One of the largest things in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is this overwhelming power that
transcends time, space, and reality.
He's very noticeable.
Most people can probably recognize him over a majority of characters.
This person is none other than the phenomenon himself, Dio.
Dio is so many things: Charming, sadistic, manipulative,
insane, a mama's boy, and so much more.
He has a lot to go over, so I think it's time that I do.
It all begins with Phantom Blood.
Now contrary to popular belief, I don't believe Dio was born evil.
I think that Dio's environment is what truly turned him.
Speedwagon says he's been evil forever and considering that he's most likely been building
contempt for the world ever since he could form thoughts, I wouldn't say he's that far
off.
The true descent most likely began after his mother's passing.
Future evidence proposes the idea even further, but I'm going to stick to Phantom Blood information.
Dio is vocal with the contempt he has for his father as he's the reason for his mother
dying.
Or at least, that's what Dio says.
Dio has known this world from nothing to the age of 14.
Now I believe that 11-13 are some of the most crucial years in building character as a young
man, but this was Dio's reality.
There was no good for a large portion of his life, so this is who Dio became.
Anger, deceitful, and more than anything (and I mean this in the most negative way), competitive.
So, what happens now that Dio meets a positive reality?
Or well, at least positive by comparison.
Dio keeps the show going.
A change of environment doesn't warrant a change in character.
If you take Jason out of Crystal Lake, it doesn't mean that he isn't Jason anymore.
This situation is the same case with Dio.
Now with this new family dynamic, he's found new territory, waiting for his wrathful hand
to cast a terrifying shadow over everyone in the Joestar manor.
Alright, well, what happens when people don't take what Dio does sitting down?
Well, he takes it as a massive sign of disrespect, and in terms of reaction, I see that disrespect
messes with Dio-complex, where he's meant to be above everyone he knows.
When you think about when Dio has been disrespected before, the feeling most likely ran side by
side with a feeling of insignificance.
And I imagine that the last thing that Dio would want to feel is insignificant.
Now there's one huge thing that makes Dio who he is by the end of the part, and that's
his respect for Jonathan.
The world had molded Dio into this terrifying power that he is, but it was Dio who had brought
out Jonathan's true strength.
Dio had tried his best to crush Jonathan, but Jonathan had become Dio's number one adversary.
Dio notices this adaptation from Jonathan.
He gets that he's the one that did this, but he respects him so much for it since he was
able to break through it all.
Dio in Stardust Crusaders.
I don't think it would be unreasonable to say that this Dio's most popular form.
And it can't be the design that gets the credit here, even though it is a considerable contribution.
I'd say what defines this version of Dio is that he did the absolute most in our short
time with him, and it's all fueled by his sanity that's a thread away snapped.
To say he completely lost his mind is to undercut him here because, knowing his power, he could've
gone a lot further.
But, let's go over what made Dio in this part.
Maturity.
Dio moves a lot more different now that he's had a lot of time to think underwater.
How he runs his plans now versus how he's done it before is considerably different.
We learned that Dio had his hands in a lot of power in the world, so even with the short
time Dio was back, he moved with tactical precision.
Now he was always smart, but it shouldn't be too out there to notice he's a lot smarter
than before.
Journeying for the power you want to attain, rather than...
Well, actually, Dio in part 1 had a gameplan similar to this.
I'd say that it was a lot messier by comparison.
Dio in Stardust Crusaders moves a lot better.
Well, what else does Dio have?
Oh yeah, he's off the deep end.
Dio was already showing signs of his complete loss of sanity with the things he's doing
in Part 1.
In part 3, it looks like he tried to keep it together, but the power of Jotaro is what
brought it out of him.
There are more things to connect to Part 3 Dio, but that information is in the next part
I'm going to mention, and that's Part 6.
Now, Dio in Stone Ocean is a very interesting character as he’s largely different from
the character we see in Part 3 even though it’s the same Dio that came straight out
of the water.
This is most likely due to Araki wanting to update his execution of Dio and wanting to
elaborate on the character that we didn’t see much of before.
In Stone Ocean, we see Dio being a completely different person, and while it’s only to
Pucci, the difference is still polarizing.
The most noticeable thing is that Dio is nice, but that’s not seeing the full picture.
This is the first time in a long time that Dio has seen someone as a friend.
He finally has someone that helps ground him when he gets too far.
The conversations they have aren’t the average overwhelming ones Dio has with everyone else.
Dio gives his seasoned thoughts given his experience, and Pucci asks the right questions
that keep it all going.
Imagine if we were to see more of that in Stardust Crusaders instead Dio’s very abrupt
pop in and out.
People love nuance.
But putting that to the side, having Dio be this intriguing well of knowledge contributes
so much to his character.
Especially when he talks about the “gravity” that we all share, or elements of his “heaven”
plan.
This was a great Dio, and I hope that people see it soon when the anime releases.
So, I imagine this is where you expected Part 7!
Well, since we see a lot of shared stuff between Parts 1 and 7, I want to dedicate a video
to that alone, rather than do a video a character that has only been in two parts.
So thank you all for watching!
And hopefully I see you all in the next one.
Until then, peace out, and god speed.