Paco Laburantes
Also known as: Paco
Paco Laburantes is Jodio Joestar's primary Honolulu gem-trading partner — a working-class Hawaiian Stand-user operating alongside Jodio and Dragona in The JOJOLands' lower-income criminal sub-economy. His Stand Tinted Windows of Bulletproof Glass produces window-form barriers that block bullets while remaining visually transparent. He is one of the few JOJOLands characters depicted with a sustained protagonist-aligned role across the arc's early-and-middle publication run.
Story
The JOJOLands
Part 9 · 2023–presentPaco's pre-arc biography is depicted across the opening chapters as a Honolulu working-class Stand-user who has known Jodio across multiple years of gem-trading operations. His Stand Tinted Windows of Bulletproof Glass — a window-form barrier-producing Bound Stand — provides the team's primary defensive capability across early-arc combat sequences. He is one of the few JOJOLands characters depicted with sustained protagonist-aligned screen-time across the arc's first dozen chapters.
Powers & Abilities
Tinted Windows of Bulletproof Glass
StandTinted Windows of Bulletproof Glass is a Bound Stand that produces transparent window-form barriers capable of blocking bullets and other high-velocity projectiles. The windows remain visually clear — opponents cannot see the barrier until they attempt to fire through it — giving Paco substantial concealment-and-defence tactical advantages across urban Honolulu combat environments.
Relationships
Trivia
- Paco is Jodio Joestar's primary Honolulu gem-trading partner — one of the few JOJOLands characters depicted with sustained protagonist-aligned screen-time across the arc's early-and-middle publication run.
- His Stand is named after the **2009 Cypress Hill track *Tinted Windows of Bulletproof Glass*** — Araki's deliberate hip-hop reference continues The JOJOLands' broader music-Stand-cluster.
- The Stand's transparent-barrier mechanic gives Paco substantial concealment-and-defence tactical advantages across urban Honolulu combat environments — a structural counterpoint to Jodio's offensive November Rain Stand.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Paco Laburantes?
Paco Laburantes is Jodio Joestar's primary Honolulu gem-trading partner — a working-class Hawaiian Stand-user operating alongside Jodio and Dragona in The JOJOLands' lower-income criminal sub-economy. His Stand Tinted Windows of Bulletproof Glass produces transparent window-form barriers that block bullets.
What is Tinted Windows of Bulletproof Glass?
Paco's Bound Stand producing transparent window-form barriers capable of blocking bullets and high-velocity projectiles. The windows remain visually clear, giving substantial concealment-and-defence tactical advantages across urban Honolulu combat.
