Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Oct 7, 2013 23:53:00 GMT -5
Full Name: Dio Brando
Nickname(s): DIO (Yes, the all-caps is necessary.)
Age: 122
Height: Unknown but fairly tall
Weight: Unknown, but somewhat heavy due to muscle
Gender: Male
Race: Vampire
Alliance: Very Evil
Home: Great Britain
Franchise: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Physical Description
See the picture. Since arriving, Dio has regained his yellow jacket and looks similar to how he did back in Part 3 of Jojo.
Weapons
His hands, his vitreous humor, his Stand, knives, steamrollers; whatever he can get his hands on, really.
Abilities/Powers
Dio's Stand, The World, is quite strong and fast, able to punch extremely rapidly. It is also capable of stopping time. The amount of time Dio is capable of moving in the stopped time is dependent on his stamina; he has, at one point (while hopped up on Joseph Joestar's blood, as the blood of Jonathan Joestar's descendants gives him the 'highest of highs', as he says), been able to move in it for over fifteen seconds.
Dio himself is capable of lowering the temperature of liquids and tissues around himself, though he stopped using that power after getting The World. He also is capable of firing a high-pressure blast of vitreous humor from his eyes, like a laser. Unlike typical vampires, though, Dio drains blood through his fingers (I believe because of tendrils in them, but I can't confirm this.)
Skills
Dio was a skilled fighter even before becoming a vampire, being a capable boxer. He's also very crafty and charismatic.
Personality
The Abridged Series of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood put it best. "What's a three letter word for 'total dick'?" "DIO!" "...That works."
Dio is evil. He desires power, especially power over others. He's also not afraid to hurt innocents if they're in his way, or target those close to others to make them suffer. He's extremely crafty and is a skilled Chessmaster.
History (This will all come direct from the JJBA wiki, so it'll be a long read.)
Dio was born the son of Dario Brando, an alcoholic and abusive father who he secretly despised - in part for having caused pain to his mother. On Dario's deathbed, he told Dio of his encounter with George Joestar twelve years prior, instructing Dio go to the Joestar house and use his wiles to become wealthy. He was then adopted into the Joestar household and subsequently began undermining his new adoptive brother Jonathan at every opportunity. Dio was resolute to shatter Jonathan's spirit and take his place as the favored son, even going so far as to arrange for Jonathan's dog, Danny, to be burned to death.
Seven years later, both boys attend Hugh Hudson Academy, where Dio intends to graduate as a top law student. During that seven-year span, he had acted brotherly and friendly toward Jonathan to lull the latter into a false sense of security. Dio's plans to take over the Joestar household are discovered by Jonathan, who comes to realize that not only had Dio poisoned his biological father to death, he was doing the same to his adoptive father, all to take the Joestar estate for his own.
Determined not to be stopped and understanding the potential to enjoy power over all things instead of just the Joestar estate, Dio plans to subtly kill Jonathan by using the mysterious Stone Mask the latter had been researching. However, during a live experiment, Dio realizes that the mask is not a torture or killing device; it is capable of turning the wearer into a nearly unstoppable vampire. The man he had tested the mask on nearly kills him, but he is saved by a timely sunrise which obliterates his attacker. Returning to the Joestar estate, Dio is confronted by the recently-returned Jonathan, a recovered George, and an ensemble of policemen set to arrest him for attempted murder. Cornered and with nothing left to lose, Dio wears and activates the Stone Mask (by stabbing George, who prevented the knife from reaching Jonathan) and becomes a vampire himself. The policemen shoot him repeatedly, sending him crashing through a window. Though he is at first presumed dead, he soon reappears and attacks those present.
In the battle between him and Jonathan which ensues, the Joestar mansion is set aflame and Dio ends up impaled on a statue of the goddess of love. The combination of such a severe injury and the surrounding flames overpowers Dio, who seemingly burns away to a mere skeleton. However, a few days later when Wang Chan visits the charred remains of the house to find items to sell for profit, Dio resurfaces and drains his blood while vowing vengeance against Jonathan.
Dio, now with burns across his face and body, turns Wang Chan into a vampire and the pair hunt down others to become Dio's underlings - Jack the Ripper, Bruford, Tarukus and Page, Jones, Plant and Bonham, among others. With these, he continues his fight against Jonathan et al. In his climatic battle with Jonathan, Dio's lower body is destroyed and he severs his head to prevent the Ripple from taking his life. He decides to kill Jonathan and take over the latter's body, ultimately managing to kill him while on a boat sailing the Atlantic Ocean. Together, they sink to the bottom of the ocean and Dio succeeds in removing Jonathan's head and taking over his lower body (giving Dio the same star birthmark as the members of the Joestar family). However, he remains there inside his specially-prepared casket until 1983, when divers salvage the casket.
Dio's casket is recovered off the coast of Africa by fishermen, who are implied to have been killed by him shortly after. Dio then seems to travel a great deal, ranging from Egypt to Japan. Around July-August of 1984, he impregnates a Japanese woman who goes on to give birth to Giorno Giovanna. The following year, he meets Enya Geil and gains a stand power (The World) as a result of a bow and special Arrow.
In 1987, he encountered a priest named Enrico Pucci while hiding a church, waiting for the sun to set. Pucci became one of Dio's most staunch followers (remember that name; it'll be important in a little bit.)
The awakened Dio Brando, now referred to as simply "DIO", begins his next moves within the later months of 1987. For most of part 3, DIO is off-screen and in the shadows, and the question of exactly what his stand "The World" does is a mystery. DIO's ambition is to create a perfect world for him and his servants. In the interim, he seeks to drain for himself the blood of the Joestar lineage, which will help him to fully fuse with Jonathan's body and take better control of The World.
Despite his knowledge that Joseph and allies are looking for him, he doesn't make any effort to go confront them himself and instead is occasionally shown lounging around his mansion reading or feeding on unknown girls. In fact, judging by the flashbacks shown in part 6, DIO spends a fair amount of time philosophizing in his mansion with Pucci while the protagonists battle their way toward him. Even with being part 3's main antagonist, DIO only plays a key role toward the end.
To make a very long story short, Dio fought Joseph (Jonathan's grandson) and Jotaro (Jonathan's great-great grandson), nearly won, but Jotaro awakened to his Stand, Star Platinum,'s ability to stop time; the two clashed attacks, and Dio wound up exploding in a fountain of blood.
You'd think that would be the end of it, but nope. Because of Pucci's devotion to Dio (He worshipped him like God; ironically enough, Dio means 'God' in Italian), Dio gave him one of the bones of his fingers to ensure he wouldn't fade. One of Pucci's minions named Sports Max used his Stand to reanimate the bone, which turned into a Green Baby homunculus, basically a reincarnation of Dio himself. This Baby would eventually merge with Pucci's Stand, Whitesnake, turning it into C-Moon. Eventually, that Stand evolved further into Made In Heaven, and Pucci nearly successfully ended the Joestar lineage with a new universe being made (without the Joestars). Pucci was killed before it could happen fully, though, and the universe experienced a 'snap back', Dio reincarnating for 'Steel Ball Run' (Part 7) as 'Diego Brando'. However, that wasn't the only part of Dio that came back... As Dio was a part of Made in Heaven, the feedback from the Stand's immense power upon death sent the true Dio to Dimensional Island...
Other
Like with Bruno, poses might happen and I will attempt to describe them as best I can.
Picture(s)
Dio's Stand, The World.
Nickname(s): DIO (Yes, the all-caps is necessary.)
Age: 122
Height: Unknown but fairly tall
Weight: Unknown, but somewhat heavy due to muscle
Gender: Male
Race: Vampire
Alliance: Very Evil
Home: Great Britain
Franchise: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Physical Description
See the picture. Since arriving, Dio has regained his yellow jacket and looks similar to how he did back in Part 3 of Jojo.
Weapons
His hands, his vitreous humor, his Stand, knives, steamrollers; whatever he can get his hands on, really.
Abilities/Powers
Dio's Stand, The World, is quite strong and fast, able to punch extremely rapidly. It is also capable of stopping time. The amount of time Dio is capable of moving in the stopped time is dependent on his stamina; he has, at one point (while hopped up on Joseph Joestar's blood, as the blood of Jonathan Joestar's descendants gives him the 'highest of highs', as he says), been able to move in it for over fifteen seconds.
Dio himself is capable of lowering the temperature of liquids and tissues around himself, though he stopped using that power after getting The World. He also is capable of firing a high-pressure blast of vitreous humor from his eyes, like a laser. Unlike typical vampires, though, Dio drains blood through his fingers (I believe because of tendrils in them, but I can't confirm this.)
Skills
Dio was a skilled fighter even before becoming a vampire, being a capable boxer. He's also very crafty and charismatic.
Personality
The Abridged Series of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood put it best. "What's a three letter word for 'total dick'?" "DIO!" "...That works."
Dio is evil. He desires power, especially power over others. He's also not afraid to hurt innocents if they're in his way, or target those close to others to make them suffer. He's extremely crafty and is a skilled Chessmaster.
History (This will all come direct from the JJBA wiki, so it'll be a long read.)
Dio was born the son of Dario Brando, an alcoholic and abusive father who he secretly despised - in part for having caused pain to his mother. On Dario's deathbed, he told Dio of his encounter with George Joestar twelve years prior, instructing Dio go to the Joestar house and use his wiles to become wealthy. He was then adopted into the Joestar household and subsequently began undermining his new adoptive brother Jonathan at every opportunity. Dio was resolute to shatter Jonathan's spirit and take his place as the favored son, even going so far as to arrange for Jonathan's dog, Danny, to be burned to death.
Seven years later, both boys attend Hugh Hudson Academy, where Dio intends to graduate as a top law student. During that seven-year span, he had acted brotherly and friendly toward Jonathan to lull the latter into a false sense of security. Dio's plans to take over the Joestar household are discovered by Jonathan, who comes to realize that not only had Dio poisoned his biological father to death, he was doing the same to his adoptive father, all to take the Joestar estate for his own.
Determined not to be stopped and understanding the potential to enjoy power over all things instead of just the Joestar estate, Dio plans to subtly kill Jonathan by using the mysterious Stone Mask the latter had been researching. However, during a live experiment, Dio realizes that the mask is not a torture or killing device; it is capable of turning the wearer into a nearly unstoppable vampire. The man he had tested the mask on nearly kills him, but he is saved by a timely sunrise which obliterates his attacker. Returning to the Joestar estate, Dio is confronted by the recently-returned Jonathan, a recovered George, and an ensemble of policemen set to arrest him for attempted murder. Cornered and with nothing left to lose, Dio wears and activates the Stone Mask (by stabbing George, who prevented the knife from reaching Jonathan) and becomes a vampire himself. The policemen shoot him repeatedly, sending him crashing through a window. Though he is at first presumed dead, he soon reappears and attacks those present.
In the battle between him and Jonathan which ensues, the Joestar mansion is set aflame and Dio ends up impaled on a statue of the goddess of love. The combination of such a severe injury and the surrounding flames overpowers Dio, who seemingly burns away to a mere skeleton. However, a few days later when Wang Chan visits the charred remains of the house to find items to sell for profit, Dio resurfaces and drains his blood while vowing vengeance against Jonathan.
Dio, now with burns across his face and body, turns Wang Chan into a vampire and the pair hunt down others to become Dio's underlings - Jack the Ripper, Bruford, Tarukus and Page, Jones, Plant and Bonham, among others. With these, he continues his fight against Jonathan et al. In his climatic battle with Jonathan, Dio's lower body is destroyed and he severs his head to prevent the Ripple from taking his life. He decides to kill Jonathan and take over the latter's body, ultimately managing to kill him while on a boat sailing the Atlantic Ocean. Together, they sink to the bottom of the ocean and Dio succeeds in removing Jonathan's head and taking over his lower body (giving Dio the same star birthmark as the members of the Joestar family). However, he remains there inside his specially-prepared casket until 1983, when divers salvage the casket.
Dio's casket is recovered off the coast of Africa by fishermen, who are implied to have been killed by him shortly after. Dio then seems to travel a great deal, ranging from Egypt to Japan. Around July-August of 1984, he impregnates a Japanese woman who goes on to give birth to Giorno Giovanna. The following year, he meets Enya Geil and gains a stand power (The World) as a result of a bow and special Arrow.
In 1987, he encountered a priest named Enrico Pucci while hiding a church, waiting for the sun to set. Pucci became one of Dio's most staunch followers (remember that name; it'll be important in a little bit.)
The awakened Dio Brando, now referred to as simply "DIO", begins his next moves within the later months of 1987. For most of part 3, DIO is off-screen and in the shadows, and the question of exactly what his stand "The World" does is a mystery. DIO's ambition is to create a perfect world for him and his servants. In the interim, he seeks to drain for himself the blood of the Joestar lineage, which will help him to fully fuse with Jonathan's body and take better control of The World.
Despite his knowledge that Joseph and allies are looking for him, he doesn't make any effort to go confront them himself and instead is occasionally shown lounging around his mansion reading or feeding on unknown girls. In fact, judging by the flashbacks shown in part 6, DIO spends a fair amount of time philosophizing in his mansion with Pucci while the protagonists battle their way toward him. Even with being part 3's main antagonist, DIO only plays a key role toward the end.
To make a very long story short, Dio fought Joseph (Jonathan's grandson) and Jotaro (Jonathan's great-great grandson), nearly won, but Jotaro awakened to his Stand, Star Platinum,'s ability to stop time; the two clashed attacks, and Dio wound up exploding in a fountain of blood.
You'd think that would be the end of it, but nope. Because of Pucci's devotion to Dio (He worshipped him like God; ironically enough, Dio means 'God' in Italian), Dio gave him one of the bones of his fingers to ensure he wouldn't fade. One of Pucci's minions named Sports Max used his Stand to reanimate the bone, which turned into a Green Baby homunculus, basically a reincarnation of Dio himself. This Baby would eventually merge with Pucci's Stand, Whitesnake, turning it into C-Moon. Eventually, that Stand evolved further into Made In Heaven, and Pucci nearly successfully ended the Joestar lineage with a new universe being made (without the Joestars). Pucci was killed before it could happen fully, though, and the universe experienced a 'snap back', Dio reincarnating for 'Steel Ball Run' (Part 7) as 'Diego Brando'. However, that wasn't the only part of Dio that came back... As Dio was a part of Made in Heaven, the feedback from the Stand's immense power upon death sent the true Dio to Dimensional Island...
Other
Like with Bruno, poses might happen and I will attempt to describe them as best I can.
Picture(s)
Dio's Stand, The World.
