Dio Brando



"Dio Brando's influence felt through all of Joestar's adventures up to Stone Ocean with some guys like Giorno Giovanna and/or Enrico Pucci being directly connected to himself. He's of low birth but peerless ambition, this guy has little conscience, vast cunning, and even an insatiable hunger for power, thus becoming a vampire, and later on as a Stand user, he'd gather himself some minions around and have himself responsible for many major events of that series, such as Jonathan Joestar's death and his family's sudden acquisition of Stand power. Perhaps that his legacy would live on, maybe some other illegitimate offspring would've made him redeemed later on in that series. I have no idea of what will this potential person will hold, but this man would've done his best to do what will happen here in this real world. Wonder what's he doing?"

--Su Ji-Hoon, Brando

Dio Brando (ディオ・ブランドー Dio Burandō), known simply as DIO from Part 3 onwards, is the main antagonist of both Phantom Blood and Stardust Crusaders. However, his influence is felt through all of the first six parts of the series up to Stone Ocean, with major characters such as Giorno Giovanna or Enrico Pucci being directly connected to him.

Originally a man of low birth but peerless ambition, Dio is a villain of little conscience, vast cunning, and an insatiable hunger for power. After becoming a vampire and later a Stand user, Dio has gathered around him many minions and is responsible for many major events of the series, from the death of Jonathan Joestar to the Joestar Family's sudden acquisition of Stand power, and his legacy persists throughout the series.

Dio is the father of Giorno Giovanna, the protagonist of Vento Aureo, as well as a handful of other illegitimate offspring.