Who will be the next jojo?
Following the pattern the SBR-verse has of naming the main character after pre-existing JoJos, we've had Jonathan and Josuke so far. Here are some other ways JoJos have appeared:
Part 8 spoilers ahead!
In the last 2 chapters of Jojolion, a mysterious character helps Lucy Steel. In his last appearance, we learn that his name is Joseph Joestar, also known as Fumi. Being the grandson of Johnny (Jonathan), he's pretty much the perfect alternate to Joseph
part 8 also introduces Kei Nijimura. Secretly Kira's sister and daughter of Holy Joestar-Kira, making her technically an alternate to Jotaro. But unlike Joseph, Kei is not the only character that could stand as Jotaro:
By using the logic that Jotaro must have Holy as his mother, Kira technically counts as a stand-in for Jotaro, however his name and stand clearly show him to be the alternate to Yoshikage Kira.
Josefumi Kujo shares Jotaro's last name, and their fathers have similar names.
Kaato Higashikata doesn't have any similarities to the main line JoJos when is comes to name and bloodline. However, her green hair with two buns, and a backstory that includes being condemned to 15 years in prison share similarities to Jolyne.
In conclusion, other than Joseph, there are no other perfect matches to other JoJos. So who will it be?
I find it unlikely. He has already been introduced in part 8, and according to the timeline, is long dead. The only time the timeline has shifted to the past was between 6 and 7, which completely changed universes. We already know the layout of his story as well, so unless something bizarre happened before him meeting Lucy or after he moved to the United States, I see no reason to follow his story.
Not the full name, at least. In the original universe, Jotaro comes from Holy Joestar and Sadao Kujo. But in the SBR-verse, Holy Joestar marries into the Kira family while Sadafumi (his name in the alt universe) Marries a random woman. The only time Kujo and Joestar blood mix is in Josuke Higashikata. Because the only Kujo we see dies at 19, there can no other Kujo, unless Sadafimi has another kid or Josuke keeps his pre-fusion last names.
Giorno in the original universe comes from Dio in Jonathan's body having a kid with some woman. In the SBR-verse Diego died much earlier than Johny, so that part of Giorno's origin cannot happen. But if Part 8 Josuke shows us anything, it is that making a direct connection between the bloodlines of the original jojo and his counter-part will only cause a giant wall of text like this one. So perhaps a Joestar family member could marry someone with the Giovanna last name a thus make him the 9th jojo.
That would bring the same complications raised in Jotaro's case. Because of the way the Kujo bloodline ended in Josefumi, who fused with Yoshikage Kira, the Kujo last name could only come back through Sadafumi revealing he had another child or some name change in Josuke's side (Which I personally find unlikely since the end of Jojolion shows how Josuke has been fully welcomed by the Higashikatas as one of their own).
According to my theory, Giorno would be the most likely to become the next jojo, but the series is known for its drastic changes between parts. No one reading Phantom Blood at the time could have guessed that in a few years the same manga series would be about a 15-year-old teenager taking over the Italian mafia. For all I know there could be an unmentioned descendant of Johnny's who marries someone called "Scrimbly Mclimby Pocolloco Kujo" and have Jotaro or Jolyne. Perhaps the new jojo will have a brand new name. There's no way of knowing for sure, unless you are Hirohiko Araki.
Also huge thanks to the Jojo Wiki for having all the family lines sourced so well-organized. This post would have never been made if it wasn't for that site. And for the very low chance someone is actually reading this, thanks for sticking out :)
