Dio Brando

*“Useless, useless, useless, useless!!!”*

— Dio's battle cry

* Part 1
* Part 3
* Part 6

Joestar Family

Stand Users

George Joestar (adoptive father)

Jonathan Joestar (adoptive brother)

Giorno Giovanna (son)

Rykiel (son)

Ungalo (son)

Donatello Versus (son)

**Dio Brando** (later known as just **DIO**,) is the main antagonist of both *Phantom Blood* and *Stardust Crusaders* and a major character in flashbacks of *Stone Ocean*. His influence is felt through all of the first six parts. He is the first antagonist of the series. He acts as the final boss in both of the parts that he antagonizes in.

He was born into poverty in the late 1800s England to Dario Brando and an unnamed woman. Dio and his mother were abused by his father, and Dario's intense drinking lead to Dio's mother's untimely death. Dio blamed his father for her dying, and when he turned 13 years old, slowly poisoned his father to death. Not before discovering that his father had a due to be payed from a man who he apparently saved his life 12 years ago, and getting that debt repaid by being adopted by them. Dio was taken in by the Joestar family with open and loving arms, but Dio himself had no intent to become family with them, as his primary objective was to obtain the large Joestar fortune when he became of age. Dio became friendly with the Joestars for 7 years, becoming like a brother to Jonathan Joestar, before he began his plot to steal the Joestar fortune by slowly poisoning his adopted father, as he did to Dario before him. Eventually Jonathan catches onto this and attempts to stop him, and Dio makes a make-shift plan to dispose of Jonathan quickly by destroying him with an ancient Stone Mask. He accidentally uses this Stone Mask on himself, turning him into a bloodthirsty immortal vampire. Dio and Jonathan become opposed to each other, as Dio makes it his true mission to take over the world with an army of undead zombies. Eventually he is stopped by Jonathan, and the two of them seemingly perish in a ship explosion.

Dio actually survives this explosion, and steals the dead body of Jonathan Joestar from the neck down that they may become one, he and his arch rival. In his escape from the ship he hides inside an indestructible coffin, but is trapped in it at the bottom of the sea for 100 years. 100 years later he is discovered by a fishing ship and is released onto the surface world again. He is soon discovered by Enya the Hag, who recognizes his ultimate potential, and stabs him with a Stand Arrow, giving him the power to stop time with The World. Because of his awakening a Stand, Jonathan Joestar's descendants, whom DIO now shares a psychic bond with, awakened a Stand, and they make it their mission to find and defeat DIO before one of these new Stands kills Holly Kujo. DIO is eventually tracked down by Jonathan's descendants and he is defeated by Jotaro Kujo and his Stand Star Platinum.

Dio is the father of Giorno Giovanna, the protagonist of *Vento Aureo*, as well as several other illegitimate children. Three of them that are known are Ungalo, Rykiel, and Donatello Versus.

Dio wields the ability to stop time with his Stand The World.

## Appearance

Dio is a tall bulging man with long blond hair. On his right ear he has three tiny black birthmarks.

His outfit in Part 1 is a maroon coat over a white shirt. He wears a leather chest piece with a purple scarf and knee-high leather boots.

In Part 3, now in possession of Jonathan Joestar's body from the neck down, he wears a green headband under his hair, and has a yellow jacket over a black tight-fitting tank top. He has yellow pants and gold pointed shoes, and over the rest of his outfit are many different green heart designs. He has a star shaped birthmark on his left shoulder.

In *Time For Heaven* DIO is shown in a flashback meeting Enrico Pucci for the first time. He wears a black tank top with a tattered collar.

### Occasional Appearances

In *Dio the Invader*, he appears as a 12 year old boy. His hair is much shorter than his usual appearance and he wears a suit and tie.

In *Dio the Invader*, also as a young boy while boxing, he wears pants with a black t-shirt and blue boxing gloves.

In *Dio the Invader*, aged up 7 years, he is much more bulky, and wears a white and green striped collared shirt.

In *A Letter From the Past* he wears a large coat with feathers on it, and the Stone Mask when he first transforms into a vampire.

In *The Final Ripple!* Dio is nothing more than a head in a glass case.

Dio appears in *JORGE JOESTAR* he appears shirtless with a dark cape and his Part 3 pants.

In *A Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit* DIO is seen in the shadows without a shirt on, showing his star birth mark.

In *The Faraway Journey, Farewell Friends* DIO is now empowered with the blood of Joseph Joestar and loses his jacket. His hair spikes up and he now wears black lipstick.

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## History

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## Powers and Abilities

### The Stone Mask

After being pierced by the Stone Mask, Dio becomes a vampire. With these powers he becomes immortal and is able to do a fair sum of other abilities such as:

* **Sting Ripper Laser Eyes:** Shooting lasers out of his eyes that span for miles and miles and can rip through just about anything.
* **Chimera creation:** The ability to fuse two creatures together to become chimeras
* **Vampire/Zombie creation:** The ability to turn humans or animals into zombies or fellow vampires.
* **Cryokinesis:** The ability to freeze the air of his surroundings, essentially being able to make ice.

### The World

With his Stand, The World, he is able to stop time for several seconds. His longest time stop is 13 seconds long.

## Age

Dio is 21 in Part 1, and before that he was 13. As of Part 3 he was 123 years old.

### Part 1: *Phantom Blood*

* Episode 1: Dio the Invader
* Episode 2: A Letter from the Past
* Episode 3: Youth with Dio
* Episode 4: Overdrive
* Episode 5: The Dark Knights
* Episode 7: The Successor
* Episode 8: Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio
* Episode 9: The Final Ripple!

### *JORGE JOESTAR*

* Chapter 3: Wounds (mentioned)
* Chapter 5: Box (flashback)
* Chapter 11: Gremlin (mentioned)
* Chapter 12: Rhinoceros Beetle (photographed)
* Chapter 14: Desolation Row
* Chapter 15: Beyond
* Chapter 16: Beyond II

### Part 2: *Battle Tendency*

* Episode 10: JoJo of New York (flashback)
* Episode 11: Master of the Game (mentioned)
* Episode 21: A Hundred Against Two (flashback)
* Episode 24: The Bond That Binds JoJo (flashback)
* Episode 26: The Man Who Became a God (mentioned)

### *Rey Infinito*

* Chapter 4 (mentioned)
* Chapter 20: *Epilogo* (mentioned)

### *Iggy the Stray Dog*

* Chapter 1 (mentioned)
* Chapter 2 (mentioned)
* Chapter 3 (flashback)
* Chapter 4 (mentioned)
* Chapter 5 (mentioned)

### Part 3: *Stardust Crusaders*

* Episode 1: A Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit
* Episode 2: Who Will Be the Judge!?
* Episode 3: DIO's Curse
* Episode 4: Tower of Gray
* Episode 5: Silver Chariot
* Episode 6: Dark Blue Moon (mentioned)
* Episode 7: Strength
* Episode 8: Devil
* Episode 10: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 1 (mentioned)
* Episode 11: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 2 (flashback)
* Episode 15: Justice, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Episode 16: Lovers, Part 1 (mentioned)
* Episode 24: High Priestess, Part 2
* Episode 25: "The Fool" Iggy and "Geb" N'Doul, Part 1 (mentioned)
* Episode 26: "The Fool" Iggy and "Geb" N'Doul, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Episode 31: "Bastet" Mariah, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Episode 33: "Sethan" Alessi, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Episode 34: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 1 (mentioned)
* Episode 35: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Episode 36: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 1
* Episode 38: The Gatekeeper of Hell, Pet Shop, Part 1 (mentioned)
* Episode 39: The Gatekeeper of Hell, Pet Shop, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Episode 40: D'Arby the Player, Part 1 (flashback)
* Episode 42: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 1
* Episode 43: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Episode 44: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 3
* Episode 45: DIO's World, Part 1
* Episode 46: DIO's World, Part 2
* Episode 47: DIO's World, Part 3
* Episode 48: The Faraway Journey, Farewell Friends (death)

### Genesis of the Universe

* Chapter 1: The Desert of Red-Hot Sand (mentioned)

### *Crazy Heartbreakers*

* Chapter 1: Dire Straits, Part 1 (flashback)
* Chapter 2: Dire Straits, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Chapter 3: Dazed Date, Part 1 (voice)
* Chapter 4: Dazed Date, Part 2 (flashback)
* Chapter 5: Dissonance, Part 1 (mentioned)
* Chapter 6: Dissonance, Part 2 (flashback)
* Chapter 7: Descent On, Part 1 (flashback)
* Chapter 8: Descent On, Part 2 (flashback)
* Chapter 9: Disquietude, Part 1 (mentioned)
* Chapter 10: Disquietude, Part 2 (flashback)
* Chapter 11: Double Doubt, Part 1 (flashback)
* Chapter 12: Double Doubt, Part 2 (flashback)
* Chapter 13: DIO, Part 1 (mentioned)
* Chapter 14: DIO, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Chapter 15: Diamond, Part 1 (flashback)
* Chapter 16: Diamond, Part 2 (flashback)

### Part 4: *Diamond is Unbreakable*

* Episode 3: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1 (mentioned)
* Episode 5: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 3 (flashback)
* Episode 25: Atom Heart Father (flashback)

### Part 5: *Golden Wind*

* Episode 1: Gold Experience (flashback)
* Episode 2: Bucciarati Is Coming (flashback)
* Episode 33: His Name Is Diavolo (mentioned)

### ***OVER HEAVEN***

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Chapter 3
* Chapter 4
* Chapter 5
* Chapter 6
* Chapter 7
* Chapter 8
* Chapter 9
* Chapter 10
* Chapter 11
* Chapter 12
* Chapter 13
* Chapter 14
* Chapter 15
* Chapter 16
* Chapter 17
* Chapter 18
* Chapter 19
* Chapter 20
* Chapter 21
* Chapter 22
* Chapter 23
* Chapter 24
* Chapter 25
* Chapter 26
* Chapter 27
* Chapter 28
* Chapter 29
* Chapter 30
* Chapter 31
* Chapter 32
* Chapter 33
* Chapter 34
* Chapter 35
* Chapter 36
* Chapter 37
* Chapter 38
* Chapter 39
* Chapter 40
* Chapter 41
* Chapter 42
* Chapter 43
* Chapter 44
* Chapter 45
* Chapter 46
* Chapter 47
* Chapter 48
* Chapter 49
* Chapter 50
* Chapter 51
* Chapter 52
* Chapter 53
* Chapter 54
* Chapter 55
* Chapter 56
* Chapter 57
* Chapter 58
* Chapter 59
* Chapter 60
* Chapter 61
* Chapter 62
* Chapter 63
* Chapter 64
* Chapter 65
* Chapter 66
* Chapter 67
* Chapter 68
* Chapter 69
* Chapter 70
* Chapter 71
* Chapter 72
* Chapter 73
* Chapter 74
* Chapter 75
* Chapter 76
* Chapter 77
* Chapter 78
* Chapter 79
* Chapter 80

### Part 6: *Stone Ocean*

* Episode 3: The Visitor, Part 1 (flashback)
* Episode 12: Torrential Downpour Warning (flashback)
* Episode 13: Kiss of Love and Revenge, Part 1 (flashback)
* Episode 15: Ultra Security House Unit (flashback)
* Episode 22: Time for Heaven! New Moon! New Priest! (flashback)
* Episode 23: Jail House Lock! (flashback)
* Episode 27: Sky High (flashback)
* Episode 29: Under World (mentioned)
* Episode 31: Heavy Weather, Part 2 (flashback)
* Episode 32: Heavy Weather, Part 3 (mentioned)
* Episode 34: C-Moon, Part 1 (mentioned)
* Episode 35: C-Moon, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Episode 37: Made in Heaven, Part 2 (mentioned)
* Episode 38: What a Wonderful World (mentioned)

## Trivia

* The word "Dio" in Italian means "God."
	+ This is ironic that his son Giorno battles with a character named Diavolo, who's name in Italian means "devil."
* Dio has two alternate universe counterparts in the Steel Ball Run universe, both representing the two parts that he is physically featured in, Parts 1 and 3.
	+ Diego Brando represents Dio pre-Stand, as both were born Standless and have a rivalry with Jonathan/Johnny Joestar.
	+ Alternate Diego Brando represents DIO because they both share the same Stand, The World.
* Dio's plan of achieving "Heaven" (which is outlined in his diary that Jotaro is retconned to have discovered after his defeat,) has been foreshadowed since at least Part 4, as it is stated then that DIO was apparently "searching for a specific type of Stand," we later find out that this Stand was Made in Heaven.

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