DioPucci

DioPucci is the pairing of Dio Brando and Enrico Pucci.

Both are characters of the 6th installment of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stone Ocean.

"I apologize... I've insulted you. I never thought I would meet someone who could put me at ease just by talking... I was afraid of losing you."

- DIO to Pucci after he questioned his trust

## DioPucci

### Tropes

Divine DateDevoted to You, Friends to Lovers, Unholy Matrimony

### Level of Popularity

Most popular Stone Ocean ship, fairly well known in the Jojo community as a whole

## Popularity Level

    Though the most popular ship in the Stone Ocean community, DioPucci is only fairly well known in the entire Jojo fandom as a whole. It has over 360 works on Archive of Our Own as of now, and receives some love on other websites such as Tumblr and Quotev. DioPucci is the 2nd most written ship for DIO, and the number 1 most written ship for Pucci. Though not very popular, it is definitely doing great in terms of being well known while also not being in the top 10. In fact, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Encyclopedia posted a poll on the fandom's favorite couple, and DioPucci won 2nd place. Fans of this pairing show their support of this ship through fanart, headcanons, doujinshis, comics, and gifs. This ship is likely to grow a lot more once their first scene together gets animated. Probably the most popular DioPucci related videos are "Is Dio a Power Bottom?" by Jewce Man, and "Ranking Jojo Villains from Straightest to Gayest". which was also made by Jewce Man.

## First Seen In:

Manga: Stone Ocean, Chapter 94: "Time for Heaven"

## Notable DioPucci Moments

It is important to note that Pucci met DIO during the Stardust Crusader gang's journey to Egypt. When they first met each other, DIO healed Pucci's disfigured toes, gave him a stand arrow, and proceeded to go on a tangent about gravity. After that event, the two would spend a lot of time together, and traversed to each other's locations and discussed their goals and philosophies, and how to make them into a reality. During one of these discussions, DIO brings up that he wishes to achieve heaven, and that he has the plans to do so written in his notebook. DIO tells Pucci he would need his assistance in doing so.

In Chapter 94 of Stone Ocean, the two are seen laying down in bed together. DIO is seen talking about sculptures and paintings being akin to stands. He then proceeds to grab Pucci's hand tightly, and asks if he will betray him one day. Pucci explains that he loves DIO as he loves God, and that he has never even thought of it. DIO then apologizes for insulting him, and hands him a bone that he ripped from his own body as a token.

## Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven

(TEAM INTRO)

DIO: "Will you betray me someday?"

Pucci: "The thought never occurred to me..."

OR

DIO: "The true victors are those who have seen heaven..."

Pucci: "I'll follow you anywhere."

(DUAL HEAT ATTACKS)

Pucci: "It's time, DIO!"

DIO: "Okay!"

DIO: "The World!"

DIO: "One second left! And time moves again!"

Pucci: "In that case... Time, accelerate!"

DIO: "Time for the finisher."

DIO: "Flawless instincts, friend."

Pucci: "Thank you, DIO."

(DIO VS PUCCI)

Pucci: "You're a king amongst kings."

DIO: "Your White Snake can turn souls into objects and store them... Why don't you try to do the same to me, then?"

OR

DIO: "If you made my The World into a DISC and stole it, you would rule the world. Just try it!"

Pucci: "How far will you reach? I want to join you."

(PARTNER DEATH REACTIONS)

DIO: "WRYYYYYYY!" (dies)

Pucci: "DIO?! ...AHHH!!"

Pucci: "H-how could you lose?"

Pucci: "GaaGAAAHHHHBAAHHHH!" (dies lol)

DIO: "Am I really going to lose you here?"

DIO: "The road to heaven is a long one, huh..."

(TEAM VICTORY DIALOGUE)

DIO: "I aim to make it there no matter what I have to sacrifice!"

Pucci: "DIO, let us journey into your world together!"

OR

Pucci: "I like people who help me grow-like you, DIO..."

DIO: "Sorry... I didn't mean to insult you."

(PUCCI VICTORY DIALOGUE)

Pucci: "I love you as I love God Himself!"

OR

Pucci: "I never thought about that before. I like people who help me grow."

## Why People Ship it

Pucci is the only person besides Jonathan that DIO shows respect to. Many also ship it for their devotion to one another, sharing the same goals and philosophies. Pucci is also the only person DIO has apologized to, and DIO even sacrificed a part of his own body to show his respect for Pucci after insulting him. DIO has also mentioned that he has never met anyone that can put him at ease just by talking until he met Pucci.

## Links

DioPucci AO3 Fanfiction

Dio Brando and Enrico Pucci AO3 Fanfiction

DioPucci Tumblr

DioPucci Instagram Tag

#DioPucci on Twitter

## Trivia

* A running joke in the fandom is that Pucci is super duper gay for DIO. So much so to the point of resetting the universe for him.
* Pucci is a priest, and DIO means "God" in Italian.
* In the manga, the scene where the two first meet has an open window with sunlight radiating through it. It is unknown how DIO survived that, though it's likely that the people who colored the manga forgot. Though, in the anime version this is fixed, and the setting is changed to nighttime rather than day.
* The fandom, especially the Asian part of the fandom, likes to draw Pucci and DIO taking care of DIO's children. People also like to see the two hang out with other the part villains, and usually make DIO and Pucci have the most positive interactions together.
* In a 2007 Eureka Araki interview, Araki states that DIO is also attracted to men, and when asked if DIO and Pucci had a more "intimate" relationship than what is shown, he responds with saying that he had something like that in mind when he drew them together.
* DIO and Pucci's relationship have oddly similar parallels to the Whitesnake song "Still of the Night", which is about a young man staying away from the sun because he's in love with the moon. Two of Pucci's stands are named "Whitesnake" and "C-Moon"

## Gallery

DIO questioning Pucci's trustA very iconic DIO lineDIO giving Pucci a stand arrowDIO giving Pucci his bone as a tokenDIO and Pucci flirting