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Dio Brando, later known as DIO from Part 3 onwards, is the main antagonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise.
He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu in Japanese and Patrick Seitz in English.
What Makes Him a Shonen Villain?[]
- Villainous: DIO is easily the most evil character in JoJo and is directly responsible for everything in Parts 1 and 3 and has his influence extended to all the parts.
- Powerful/Skillful: Already a very powerful vampire, due to his lust for power, DIO acquires the powerful stand "The World" in part 3, which can stop time.
- Power-Hungry: One of the most notable parts about DIO is his obsession with power and never stopping at anything to get it.
- Pursues a Big-End Goal: DIO wants to take over the world and achieve a "heaven" for him and his minions.
- Arrogant: DIO has been shown to be prideful, which ends up causing him to receive his just deserts multiple times.
- Intelligent: DIO is a highly intelligent character who is able to make almost everybody like/respect him with manipulation.
- Cold-Hearted/Ruthless: DIO is generally ruthless toward his enemies, as well as being willing to do anything to further his plans.
- Short-Tempered: While mostly having a calm attitude, DIO can lose his temper sometimes, such as when he slapped Erina after she washed her mouth with mud after being kissed by him.
- Is a Game Changer: When he joined the Joestar family, DIO decided to focus on ruining Jonathan's life.
- Laughably Evil: While he is taken 100% seriously by the narrative of the story, DIO is often shown in an extremely hammy nature to the point he ends up being unintentionally funny.
- Psychopathic: He cares about nobody at all, except for his late mother (which he subverted after becoming a vampire), and any bond he forms afterward (such as with Pucci) is completely fake.
- Has a Sinister Laugh: DIO has been shown to laugh maniacally and hysterically at several points in the story.
- Sadistic: DIO is a massive sadist who takes joy whenever seeing somebody he detests in pain and whenever he is shown to kill somebody.
- Freudian Excuse: While Speedwagon claims DIO was born evil, it is very likely he wouldn't become the monster he is if not for his terrible childhood.
- Has Incompetent Minions: DIO has several incompetent or at least dimwitted people among his underlings, such Hol Horse, Oingo and Boingo, and Alessi.
- Serves as a Foil to the Hero/Protagonist: DIO was written to be and can be considered a foil of Jonathan, as Jonathan is a noble hearted gentleman who shows great compassion, while DIO is a cold hearted vampire who doesn't care for anyone in his path to achieve his plans.
- Bloodthirsty: DIO is extremely bloodthirsty due to his vampiric nature, and even without it, he shows a colossal amount of pleasure when hurting people.
- Is a Secondary-Colored Nemesis: DIO's Part III outfit has green parts to it.
- Calls Out Attacks: DIO calls out the following when using The World.
- THE WORLD!!!/ZA WARUDO!!!
- MUDA MUDA MUDA!!!
- WRYYYYYYYYY!!!
- TIME STOP!!!
Trivia[]
- DIO is the icon of the Mature template
External Links[]
- Dio Brando on the Villains Wiki
- Dio Brando on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Dio Brando on the JoJo's Bizarre Wiki
- Dio Brando on the VS Battles Wiki
- Dio Brando on the Ultimate Evil Wiki
- Dio Brando on the Entertainingly Detestable Wiki