009 is visibly agitated when 002 expresses doubt about him being Japanese. His hair being chestnut-colored is meant to be a visual indicator to readers that he is not fully Japanese, as well as providing a hint to the rest of the team upon their meeting. He has swept-back, semi-spiked chestnut brown hair, the fringe of which usually falls over one of his eyes. Following this, the character was consistently drawn as a young man in his late teens at the earliest. This may be chalked up to art evolution or an initial intent in slightly aging the character, as The Underground Empire of Yomi has a bit of dialogue stating that two years passed since Joe escaped the Kurihama reformatory. His height was also gradually increased, and he became a little more muscular in appearance. His facial expressions and features were toned down in later arcs to have him look a little more melancholy and mature. In the manga's beginning stages, Joe was depicted with a wide-eyed naivety to his face and looking more like a younger teenage boy. 009's characteristics have changed over the years, owing to Ishinomori's evolving art style and changes in decisions through the course of the manga.
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