Donovan

“	You plan on fighting me, Donovan, Nazi SS Commando, with your bare hands?! I'm slightly offended, but that's beside the point! Let's chalk it up to youthful foolishness!	„
	~ Donovan to Joseph Joestar

Background

Donovan is a tertiary antagonist in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency. He is a Nazi SS commando tasked to capture Joseph Joestar for information on Straizo. Once he located Joseph he would attempt to ambush him and would be defeated. He would then be integrated by Joseph before being tried to cactus upside down by Joseph. His fate after that is unknown.

Statistics

Tier: 10-A, 9-C with his whip-knife

Name: Donovan (Donobang in the English localizations of JoJo)

Origin: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency

Sex: Male

Age: Around 28 during Battle Tendency (Stated Joseph was ten years too young to trash talk him implying he is about ten years older than Joseph, who is 18 years old), Would be 112 if he were still alive (It is currently the year 2022 in the original JoJo continuity making Donovan this age if he is still alive)

Classification: Nazi

Species: Human

Occupation: Nazi SS Commando

Status: Unknown likely Deceased (Donovan was around 28 years old during early Battle Tendency which took place in 1938 meaning Donovan could be dead as it is currently the year 2022 in the original continuity)

Alignment: Lawful Evil (Is a Nazi commando loyal to Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Athlete level (Can harm Joseph Joestar, who can knock a police officer's teeth out and can overpower a large man), Peak Human level with his whip-knife (Used his whip-knife to stab Joseph Joestar)

Durability: Athlete level

Striking Strength: Athlete Class

Lifting Strength: Athletic Human (Can pin down Joseph Joestar)

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Was able to trail Joseph Joestar while he was travelling the dessert via a motorcycle)

Combat Speed: High Hypersonic (Able to tag Joseph Joestar, who can dodge and block Straizo's Space Ripper Stingy Eyes, an attack that can blitz Jonathan Joestar)

Reaction Speed: High Hypersonic (Dodged an attack from Joseph Joestar, who was capable of planting grenades on Straizo without him noticing. Straizo is a vampire that is superior to Dio Brando, who's weaker self can react to Star Platinum, A Stand that can block attacks from Crazy Diamond, A Stand that can block close range tank fire from Bad Company, which results in these speeds)

Stamina: Peak Human (Since morning he as able to trail Joseph Joestar while he was travelling the dessert via a motorcycle and was then able to fight and pin him down without getting tired)

Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with his whip-knife (Used his whip-knife to stab Joseph Joestar. His whip-knife can be used a a whip)

Intelligence: Gifted (Is able to sneak up on wild bats and can trail someone without leaving footprints. Able to do a handstand on a knife that was balanced on a cactus. Shown to be skilled at fighting and using his whip-knife)

---

Powers and Abilities

Superhuman Speed, Stealth Mastery (Is able to sneak up on wild bats and can trail someone without leaving footprints), Martial Arts (Shown to be a skilled fighter), Weapon Mastery (Dagger/Knife Usage; Shown to be skilled at using his whip-knife), Penetration Damage (Type 1; Used his whip-knife to stab Joseph Joestar)

---

Standard Equipment

• Whip-knife: Donovan uses a knife that has a special cloth wrapped around it that allows him to use it like a whip.

---

Notable Techniques

• Stealth: Donovan is a mastery a stealth which allows him to sneak up on wild bats and trail people without leaving footprints.

---

Other

Standard Tactics: Donovan will try to sneak up on his opponent and attack them with his whip-knife

Weaknesses: None notable.

Trivia

• Donovan is named after the Scottish musician Donovan Phillips Leitch.
• Donovan's English voice actor for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Amination, Ray Chase, would later go on to also voice Loggins, Rubber Soul, and Bruno Bucciarati in the later parts of the anime.

Gallery

• 

  Donovan as he appeared in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation

Battle Records

None.

None.

None.

Discussions (Link For Mobile Users):

Discussion threads involving Donovan