Messina

Messina is a tall muscular man with short hair tied into a ponytail and a Fu Manchu mustache. He wears a long hat, a sleeveless tunic, and armbands. He has very hairy arms, though the hair on his right arm is completely burnt off by Caesar during his training.

Although much of Messina's personality isn't focused upon, he displays the characteristics of a stern, yet effective instructor to Joseph and Caesar. Despite this, Messina seems to have a sense of humor as he, along with Loggins, would often tease his disciples during their training. He takes a likening to Caesar, though he is quite disparaging to JoJo's personality.

When JoJo is attacked by Esidisi, he quickly restrains Caesar from simply watching out of concern, and commands him to prepare for battle if JoJo were to fall.

Ripple

Debut: Chapter 75: Ripple Teacher Lisa Lisa, Part 5 / Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Episode 16: Ripple Teacher Lisa Lisa

As one of Lisa Lisa's disciples, Messina is considered a skilled Ripple user and fighter. He is respected by both Caesar and Joseph as one of their masters, and his skill is indicated by being the final test for Caesar's 20 day training.

Messina and his partner Loggins were trained in the art of the Ripple by Lisa Lisa, eventually becoming masters in said art, as well as Lisa Lisa's servants.

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He and Loggins trained Joseph Joestar and Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli how to enhance their Ripple for about 20 days, where they had to learn things such as how to inhale for 10 minutes straight or how to inhale 10 times in one second.

Joseph and Caesar's final test involved a Ripple match against their instructors. Caesar was paired against Messina. After some time, Messina forfeited their match, impressed by how much Caesar had improved; he had gained more Ripple power in just three weeks than Messina had in ten years. He even noted that Caesar's Ripple was strong enough to burn the hairs off his arm. Following the match, Messina observed that Caesar seemed more concerned about whether Joseph would pass his own test than about his own success. He remarked that Caesar was terrible at making friends, but when he did, he cared for them more deeply than he did for any woman.

Soon after, Caesar spots Joseph engaged in a fierce battle with Esidisi through a pair of binoculars. As he watches in horror, fearing Joseph’s defeat, Messina abruptly punches the binoculars out of his hands and crushes them. He tells Caesar there's no use in watching JoJo die from afar and urges him to focus on protecting Lisa Lisa and the Red Stone of Aja, as the distance was too great to help Joseph in time. Caesar agrees, and the two rush to Lisa Lisa’s side. Later, while Joseph and Caesar are busy ransacking a post office, Messina interrupts and reveals that Esidisi had already sent the Red Stone to St. Moritz, Switzerland. He then joins Lisa Lisa, Caesar, and Joseph as they travel to Switzerland in pursuit of the stone.

When Caesar decided to go ahead of the group to Saint Moritz and fight Wamuu in an attempt to defeat Kars early, Messina decided to follow him. During the battle, Messina's arm was cut off by Wamuu and he was dragged away into the building. Caesar, upon entering, was relieved to see Messina unharmed, though knocked out for the rest of the fight. Unconscious, Messina would not bear witness to Caesar's death, and was retrieved by Joseph to safety after negotiation for the final battle had been finished. As he wasn't in any condition to fight with only one arm, he did not show up in the final battle against Kars.

After the battle, Messina attended Joseph's "funeral" and, just as everyone else, was shocked to see that Joseph was alive. He is also suprised seeing Suzi Q and discovering that her and Joseph had gotten married.