DIO

Goal

Eliminate the Joestar to keep their fortune (when he was human) Dominate the world (as a Vampire) Mold the world in his image and likeness through the Ultimate Stand (This objective is fulfilled indirectly by Enrico Pucci )

Information

AGE 120 years old BIRTHDATE 1867~1868 (self-affirmation) DEATH DATE January 16, 1989 AIM Eliminate the Joestar to keep their fortune (when he was human) Dominate the world GENDER Male HEIGHT 1.95 NATIONALITY British HAIR COLOR blonde EYE COLOR Amber Golden RELATIVES Dario Brando (father) Unnamed mother Giorno Giovanna (son) Donatello Versus (son) Ungalo (son) Rikiel (son) George Joestar I (adoptive father) Mary Joestar (adoptive mother) Jonathan Joestar (adoptive brother)

Story

Dio Brando (ディオ・ブランドー, Dio Burandō ) , called simply DIO (ＤＩＯディオ, , DIO ) from Part 3 onward, he is the main antagonist of Part 1: Phantom Blood and Part 3: Stardust Crusaders . He is also a posthumous character in Stone Ocean being responsible for Enrico Pucci 's rise to villainy. Originally from birth a man of few means, but of unparalleled ambition, Dio is a villain with little conscience, great cunning, and an insatiable hunger for power. He is the father of Giorno Giovanna , the protagonist of Part 5: Vento Aureo , as well as a few other illegitimate children . As the dominant antagonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , his legacy lives on throughout the story.

Appearance

Just like the shadowed form, only DIO's suit is now yellow. DIO's face is visible, her hair has been kept blonde, and she is wearing a jacket with a tank top underneath. He now also wears a heart-shaped headband, and rings on his cuffs. This is his form during the beginning of the "World of DIO" story arc. In the anime adaptation , DIO's nails are also shown to be sharp and black. He also has a necklace that covers his neck scar and heart emblems above his feet on his pant legs, but he quickly stopped sporting both after his first confrontation on the steps with Polnareff . In pursuing the Joestar group, DIO wears a cloak that he would remove during his confrontation with Kakyoin .

Personality

DIO doesn't appear much for most of Stardust Crusaders entirely, but is seen discussing various philosophies with the Stand users he wishes to recruit, and with his already loyal followers, particularly Enya Geil who serves as his top adviser. It seems equally likely that DIO does this to manipulate and persuade him to believe what he says, but he nonetheless recognizes the power and value that mere humans can have, particularly while respecting the willingness to die for their goals. Wishing to get rid of the Joestars quickly, he listened to Enya and was told that he had already sent agents to deal with them, and rested peacefully in his mansion .to gain more strength. Furthermore, DIO learned his lesson from him and stopped underestimating his opponents, taking special care with the Joestar bloodline. However, he scoffed at the efforts of other Stand users to fight him, notably Kakyoin , whose discovery ended up being crucial in his defeat. This time, DIO is much more calm and collected. Perhaps due to knowing that his Stand The World was far beyond anyone's reach, DIO is more tolerant of people who resist him, and did not react to Polnareff 's taunts and insults . He even seems to appreciate Hol Horse 's insubordination , which confirms the mercenary's strength, and lets him go off to try and assassinate Jotaro . However, DIO remains callous about human life and kills anyone who fails him, even Enya—who was, again, nothing less than his closest advisor. The usually confident and shrewd gambler Daniel J. D'Arbyhe was driven insane when he couldn't handle the pressure of possibly revealing DIO's Stand ability to Jotaro. In flashbacks set before the events of Part 3 , DIO demonstrates a blossoming ability to be genuinely likable to another person in numerous conversations with Enrico Pucci . Intrigued by Pucci, who suspiciously let him be hiding in a church, DIO healed his sprained foot, a kind gesture, and gave him the head of an Arrow , which would grant him his own Stand From him, Whitesnake . During these flashbacks, DIO is seen chatting quietly about random trivia, confessing to Pucci that the priest could make him at peace. Once challenging Pucci to steal his StandUpon Pucci's refusal, DIO thanked him for his loyalty, and even admitted that he feared the idea of Pucci betraying him. It's debatable how good of a friend DIO really was, considering Pucci's good-willed nature during his youth directly opposed to his later nastiness and bigotry. DIO also seems to have built that friendship to further his ambitions, which calls into question how sincere he was. It is implied that he wanted to use his Stand to create a perfect world for himself and a handful of his minions. He enlisted Pucci as his living "conscience", in case he went berserk and strayed "off track".

Stand, The World

DIO's Stand is the humanoid The World; facilitating melee attacks nearly equal, if not even superior, in its immense strength and speed to Jotaro Kujo 's Star Platinum . In Part 4 it is discovered that Dio developed this Stand after being injured with the Arrow . About a year after obtaining his Stand, DIO discovered that he was able to stop time. At first, he could only do this for a very short period of time, but by the end of Part 3 , he is able to stop time for up to 9 seconds. [11] This duration would have continued to develop if DIO had not been defeated. By stopping time, DIO gives the impression that he is teleporting or moving at impossible speeds. The ability is best known for DIO's activation and cancellation phrases, "THE WORLD, time, stopped!" (世界ザ・ワールド! 時よ止まれ!, za warudo! toki yo tomare! ) and "Time Resumed" (時は動き出す, , toki wa ugokidasu ) .