>>86134541>>86137284>>86137131>>86134601>>86135610>>86135571>>86135036>>86134933>>86134823From the Jojonium interviews:
"Readers often tell me they want to see previous characters appear again. Personally, though, I don't really like that method of delivering nostalgia to people. There has to be a reason for them to appear again, otherwise it's no good. Joseph had a clear motive. He'd happily stand up to an old evil in order to save his daughter's life, as long as his body's in working condition. Also, Jojo is the story of the Joestar bloodline. Therefore, I didn't have any qualms about putting an old Jojo (Joseph) in Part 3. Fifty years after the battle with the Pillar Men, when I was thinking about making him fight again, I was worried that I might have to make him retire halfway through, especially as the serialization went on.
The first role I gave Joseph was that of navigator. I thought a previous Jojo would be the perfect person to pull the story from the battle between the Joestar family and Dio, Ripple vs. Stand, and the overall flow of the story from the world of Parts 1 and 2 into Part 3. But he's already had his time to shine, so I made sure to make Joseph not look like a main character would. Jotaro was the main character of Part 3, so I wanted to make that clear and not confuse the readers. Luckily, 50 years had passed since Part 2, so I was able to completely change Joseph's appearance without any problems. (Laugh)"
