The fact the Jonathan’s last act of life was to embrace the creature that caused him so much agony throughout his life and admit he still cared about him was so moving even Dio had to pause. I wish later parts went into more detail how Dio really felt about that moment, even if he’s unabashedly evil.
He cried of jonathan's death, his narcissistic and purely evil side drove him to murder Jonathan out of revenge, but whatever shred of humanity he had left, shed tear for his brother.
Jonathan was always the only person Dio ever respected (at least out of the Joestars). Case in point, he's the only one he referred to as JoJo and deemed his body worthy to take as his own.
The most interesting part of Dio's evil is how petty it can be. Throughout Stardust Crusaders it's established that he's made it clear to his followers who know what his stand can do must keep that secret at all cost, to the point that the idea of risking being forced to reveal it to the Crusaders is so terrifying it directly causes that follower to fail. And yet, when they do eventually figure out what The World can do and confront Dio, he merely shrugs since he is so supremely confident in his stand's power. He allowed his followers to believe the most furious vengeance would be visited upon them if they ever betrayed this secret, and yet when that secret is finally unmasked he doesn't appear to care.
MASTER. MANIPULATOR. Just how it looked like he was going to killed Hol Horse with Hol Horse breathing heavily and sweating buckets….only for him to simply grab Hol Horse’s cigarette.
Let's not forget that his first action using his Stand against one of the Jojos was to pause time, move Polnareff down the stairs, run back up, and unpause it and then repeating this just to fuck with him.
D'Arby panicked when Jotaro brought up Dio's stand because he realised that since objects were randomly appearing with Jotaro, he had the same power as Dio (without knowing it himself yet). This led him to conclude that Jotaro had cheated in an unprovable way and gotten an excellent hand. (He had not, but who would assume that Jotaro didn't know his own power?) But I agree it was the fear of Dio that made him panic and lose rather than at least playing the hand to see what happens. (Worst case for him, it ends how it did in the story and he dies; best case he gets lucky and Jotaro hadn't cheated and he defeats him).
@@haroldasusus4684The single most debunked myth in the entire series. That stand belongs to Jonathan's body. Araki has denied the theory and confirmed the stand's identity.
*“He has no rules. No boundaries. He doesn't flinch at torture, human trafficking, or genocide. He's not loyal to a flag or country or any set of ideals. He trades blood for money. He's your new best friend”*
Ngl, the girl who b*tch slapped Dio and called him "monster" after he offered her immortality and eternal youth was badass af. Truly one of the most legendary JoJogirls
@@PKFireFawx That’s JoDoes (like deer), JoHoes is villains like Mariah or Miuccia Miuller. However, we could swap JoFoes and JoHoes for Part 6, making Enrico Pucci a JoHoe and Miuller a JoFoe.
Fun fact: the Jojo ova for part 3 was the first solo directing gig for Satoshi Kon. He specifically directed the scene in the ova with Dio forcing the senator to drive for him and you can see what would become his signature animation style in that scene.
DIO's best character scene in Part 3 and it's not even canon. DIO was made significantly more terrifying in the OVA compared to the manga and later anime adaptation.
He technically didn't make her, he just turned her into a zombie and she then ate the baby of her own accord. I'm pretty sure Dio himself actually comments on it.
DUUUUDE I'm so glad you covered this!! Yoshikage Kira would be another great JoJo villain to cover, since he breaks the mold of so many villain tropes in media altogether.
I've been waiting for this episode. One thing that I think is important to note is the influence Araki had when listening to the music of Ronnie James Dio while writing DIO's character. As his story ties directly into the themes of the lyrics from songs like "Holy Diver", "Hungry for Heaven", "Egypt" and others. Holy Diver in particular definitely influenced Araki in coming up with the idea of DIO being submerged in water for years on end. Personally, I find DIO's heaven plan to be horrifying. It takes away all of the agency we may or may not have, and would leave you with a full picture of what your life is going to amount to, effectively leaving you a puppet to fate. While our lives may be planned from the start, it's only through our agency, real or fake, that we are able to become free thinking and compassionate humans. But why would that matter to someone like DIO? A man who is by all accounts, more monster than man. A man who takes away the free will of others at the drop of a hat, whether it be through his mind altering pheromones, charisma, zombification, or through his stand...DIO's sole purpose was always to infect THE WORLD with his malice. Thank You for covering my favorite series of all time!!!
You forgot Rainbow's song Stargazer, for which Dio was the lead vocalist. It probably was the source for the tarot card theme, and the heaven plan being thwarted by the Star (and also time stopping)
Joseph: "How many times have you m*sturbated with my grandfather's body?!" DIO: "I don't know. How many Caesar salads have you eaten in your life?" Joseph: "DIOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"
I'd like to point that in the context of the main literature, regardless of media (manga or anime) that the heaven plan is never framed to be good for humanity in any way. DIO's ideal of Heaven results in everyone being aware of their own fate, that fate being that humanity's one true and only king was DIO. In the absense of DIO, Heaven, under Pucci's influence isn't any better, just a different flavor of worse. There is no king to fawn over or fear, but the simple inevitable apathy that will reach all of humanity because of their awareness of their entire purpose in the universe. Jojo as a series is about exploring and celebrating the glory of humanity in all of its facets to the absurd, bizarre extremes. Both good and bad. With awareness of the future, there would be no glory to celebrate in. Everyone will simply be a sleeping slave of fate, forced to endure and play out the whims of destiny, regardless of what they feel. Under Heaven, Crime would mean nothing, Heroism would mean nothing, Death would mean nothing, Life would mean nothing. I don't think Araki is a fan of Fatalism.
Well said. I can't actually imagine how anyone could view Pucci's heaven plan as being good in any way. At best, you see that you live a long and healthy life, but all excitement and surprise is removed from it. At worst, you may learn that you will die young, and in a horribly painful way, leaving your remaining time alive full of fear and dread. Pucci's Heaven would pretty much solidify Fate, giving nobody true free will. And while Fate is a very real force in Jojo that arguably removes agency from some of the characters, it's been shown time and time again that those of strong will and good heart can change the direction of Fate, meaning free will and choice is still possible.
Heaven is an evil idea, I'm glad the theory of heaven has never been substantiated, it would rob us of everything valuable; everything we could do or have done would become meaningless and reduce the value of ourselves, our efforts and our perception of others, our lives would pale in comparison to a heaven being real. Sounds like a nightmare. Imo, Dio acted exactly like a person who didn't care about life, which made him a person to make heaven real for all of humankind. He's an evil person for making heaven(total suffering and banality) a reality for humankind. The "Idea of Heaven being real" made him even more evil than everything in his life did before. Maybe, idk.
Everyone jokes about the loafs of bread line. But when you really think about it, that line is DARK. It does a great job showing how many people he killed in the span of a few days.
@@GalekC What's the issue then? It didn't exactly come in sliced loaves back then, single use buns would be more common and someone simply calling it "Bread" would be fitting.
I love that Dio isn't just a villain he's a force of nature, and an epitome of mesmerizing evil, and being one hell of a vampiric powerhouse makes him so much better to watch, here's to the man who made ZA WARUDO a phrase that has been ingrained into my very spirit.
welcome to jojo's bizarre adventure. We have many exciting villians, such as; Dio, Better Dio's, DIO, Lesser DIO, pink drag DIO, DIO's boyfriend, DIO if you squint, (honorable mention literally Dio again xd) and finally a villain in no way related and/or similar to any previous variations of DIO. :)))) its been a while, i hope we get a DIO reference in part 9
He is the true protagonist of the entire JoJo series. He was the main villain in Pt.1 His actions influences the events of Pt.2 He was the main villain in Pt.3 His actions influences the events of Pt.4 His son is the main protagonist of Pt.5 His best friend is the main villain in Pt.6 His best friend reset the universe for both Pt. 7 and 8 Dio ends up fucking with the Joestars in one way or another
The Joestar bloodline: HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN?! DIO: Hm, lemme think... How many breads have you eaten in your life?
I get chills every time i take this wacky, bizarre series seriously; both the stunning heroism and grotesquely horrific evils Araki writes are simply amazing fiction.
"It was me, Dio! I flooded the Patreon vote to get this video made! It shall be the harbinger so all men know who the god of this world truly is! Me! DIO!"
I mean, he didn't really do all that much in Part 7 comparatively. Got turned into a dinosaurman by a stand user. Died. Got brought in from another world just so we could have The World Diego and then achieved nothing lol. No legacy in Part 8 onwards I believe?
Also the fact speedwagon was raised in the exact place and encountered the exact circumstances and probably more yet is as kind as jonathan. So for him that is not a justifiable excuse but a way for dio to play victim, and was bound to be a scumbag since birth
I think speedwagon was stripping Dio of the excuse that it was his father or poverty that made him evil -- no, it was his own choice. And that upset Dio, because he knows someone like Johnathan would have not turned to complete malice in his situation.
That scene of Dio and the woman with the baby is the most messed up scene not only in JoJo, but in all of anime and possibly in fiction for me. It's even more gruesome in the manga.
Dio is one of my all time favorite villains, he's close behind Palpatine for me. Both Takehito Koyasu and Patrick Seitz (his best character only behind Uvogin) were amazing voicing him.
Even Dio is a better person than Palpatine, at least he had redeeming qualities like respecting his henchman and loving Pucci as a friend. Palpatine just sucks as a villain and character Overall, there is nothing interesting about him.
@@stairwaytoheaven8 Dio had no intention of helping Polnareff find J. Geil. He also ordered Steely Dan to kill Enya. Some minions were just mercenaries doing a job like Gray Fly, Imposter Captain Tennille, Forever, Devo, Rubber Soul, Hol Horse, J. Geil, Nena, ZZ, Steely Dan, Arabia Fats, and Cameo. Then you had loyal true believers like Enya, Midler, N'doul, Oingo and Boingo, Anubis, Mariah, Alessi, the D'arby brothers, Pet Shop, Kenny G, Vanilla Ice, Johngalli A and of course Pucci.
Marvel Kraven the Hunter , DC Captain Cold, Jojo outta Funny Valentine and Kars , Roah and Jagi from Fist of the North Star , DBZ Perfect Cell and Frieza
Imo most iconic anime villains are Frieza, Dio, yohan liebert and kira from death note. Some other may make the list but these are top tier anime villains, on the other hand , yes palpatine isn't that great of a character, he's just typical evil guy who has no care for anybody but themselves, I mean ANYBODY, and I hate how they ruined star wars saga with " somehow palpatine returned" I mean wtf can you guys give a logical reasoning of their returning, like part 3 of Jojo or hell Jojo would not have been same if Joseph said"somehow Dio returned" they actually gave logical reason according to jojos bizarre world logic and his plan to steal jonatthans body was actually successful
Really loved this episode and really enjoy your segments. As you said on this episode, Yoshikage Kira needs a video for himself. 😁 Keep up this wonderful work, sir.
knives doesnt get enough screen time, in the anime it just seems like he has his spider and butterfly scene and thats as deep as it goes, also he doesnt see himself as human so he doesnt see himself as evil.
Wished you've talked about The World more, an embodiment of Dio's personality of being untouchable by anyone else where he has control over anything, and how offended he is when its invalidated. There's also a Hol Horse manga that describes Dio's relations with subordinates. Also the comment that Dio doesn't exist in the new universe is just false.
It contradicts Erina's character cuz like I would get it if Erina brought Dio into the coffin because she wanted to give him a burial but saving Dio after all he'd done is just silly especially since she has immense anxiety about the vampires coming back to once again ravage her family in part 2
What I think of this utterly memetic villain is truly astonishing, incredible, ludicrous & yes! Bizarre! But he certainly goes to show that one doesn't automatically become evil when becoming a vampire; bad people just need an incentive to let their inhibitions go
@@willdiesel8431 It did NOT get reset. Pucci claimed everything he did during the acceleration will be undone if they dont reach Cape Canaveral in the new timeline. This includes the very act of universe resetting itself + Pucci's actions during the acceleration. Since Pucci himself also died during the acceleration, he ceased to exist. So everything went back to how it initially was. Meaning Parts 1-5 happened the exact same way except Pucci does not exist. Meaning ONLY the events of Part 6 never happened. The timeline Emporio goes to after killing Pucci is the same on as before. The only difference being Pucci does not exist. Jolyne being named Irene is just symbolic that the Joestar curse has finally ended. It does not mean its a new universe. Think of it like a videogame. Emporio killed Pucci before he could save the game. So when Emporio reopened the game, all of Pucci's progress was undone.
@@poemirtiza in a word: No. The JJBA universe was infact reset. The main players exist as different people with different personalities. The fact that Jotaro is alive again should be proof of that. Your video game analogy would be great if a save state was reached and used in a different slot. So a version of the saved game exists that has Pucci being dead and Jotaro being brought back. On a slightly different note. Joseph probably would've rested in peace by letting things unfold initially. But again the universe reset.
Here are some suggestions. -Emperor of Mankind from Warhammer 40K, this would be more of a debate if he is even evil or not but I like to hear what you would say about him -Archaon the thirteenth Everchosen of Chaos from Warhammer fantasy -Cyrus from Pokemon -Akira Nishikiyama from Yakuza
Holy shit, perfect timing. This just popped up in my recommended 40 minutes into my shift, and 6 hours after release. This is the episode I’ve been most excited for. Can’t wait to see your analysis, vile eye. Been very keenly waiting to see your coverage of DIO.
@@sozdateljkira yoshikage did do many things wrong, I don't know about valentine though, I still have yet to finish jojos SBR (I read like 30 chapters)
@@sozdateljValentine is one of if not the most evil character in Jojo. He was willing to plunge the entire world into literal hell and constant calamity in order to maintain the supremacy of the United States. He’s a textbook imperialist. He also attempted to rape Lucy, a 14-year-old girl, in order to advance his goals.
Vile Eye, for when you do the Yoshikage Kira video, I have a very important piece of information to say about him. Kira was intentionally made to have a backstory by Araki. He even states this somewhere (possibly an art book or commentary). Point being, he chose not to show it as it would be too dark to show in a teen’s weekly manga. The story involved Kira being abused throughout his life by his mother while his father wouldn’t do anything. This would be the reason as to why Kira hated women and why his father was so protective of him. The backstory wasn’t canned as Araki said he wrote Kira with this in mind. Also, amazing work on Dio. I thought I already knew everything there was on him, but you managed to create a very different painting of him that really highlights the depth of his character. Bravo!
What's funny about Dio is that initially he hates Johnathan with all his being, and by the end, Johnathan, even dead 100 years, is likely the only person he ever loved.
@@atif45602 Nah, I genuinely think he loved Jonathan. He's the complete antithesis of himself, even going as far as to sacrifice himself to save the woman he loved while holding the severed head of his adopted brother. Dio's face as Jonathan is holding him looks as though he finally understood what love actually is.
@@SSD_Penumbra He didn't love him, he just gained a newfound respect for him. This guy went out of his way to make Jonathan's life a living hell just so he can inherit the Joestar fortune.
Analyzing Evil: Loghain Mac Tir From Dragon Age Origins Analyzing Evil: Sosuke Aizen From Bleach Analyzing Evil: Kirei Kotomine From Fate Analyzing Evil: Enver Gortash From Baldur's Gate III So many good characters I'd like to see
So the Heaven plan is actually really interesting because on the surface it would appear like what Dio and Pucci want is a greater good for humanity. The ability to know one’s fate and thus have the anxiety of the uncertain stripped from you sounds good on paper; but there’s a few things to keep in mind. The first is that Dio and Pucci are not actually doing this out of the goodness of their hearts nor even for a greater good. Dio is a prideful egomaniac who believes he stands atop humanity and thus believes he can project his thoughts and beliefs onto them without their consent; where as Pucci is an unwavering follower of a false idol and thus is blind to the true evil behind their version of “Heaven”. And two, their version of Heaven is a twisted ideal that goes against the center theme of Jojo. As Araki has stated before, Jojo is a celebration of humanity, and to be human as the series has pointed out is to accept one’s fate and to face it head on with righteousness and resolve despite the uncertainty in their minds. Dio’s heaven would rob humanity of its strongest trait and that is the ability to face fate even in uncertainty. Because if everyone knows their fates why would they bother actually living? If you already know how your life is going to go, the surprises, the love, and the good that life brings will be meaningless because it’s essentially spoiled for you. Most importantly, your actions can impact the fates of others around you, but if nobody feels the need to act anymore, then the influence someone can have and the good they bring to the world will be lost. That’s why in the end, Pucci loses, and a world where neither his nor Dio’s actions is created at the end of Stone Ocean. Because the two of them did not want to free humanity at all, but would instead create a world founded on their unproven ideals and subjugated all of humanity to what they believe is right because “they know better”. So in short, Dio’s heaven plan is evil, but evil in the strange and bizarre way evil is in Jojo😂
If I remember right, Dio's Japanese voice actor gave an interview where he said the story basically could have ended after Episode 3 of the anime (the fight in the Joestar mansion). Not to say that everything after is unnecessary, obviously, but that Dio's life is essentially over after that: the moment his evil is revealed, he is doomed to forever be a victim of his own hubris. I love that quick moment from Stardust Crusaders, when Dio pauses in the middle of his pursuit of the Joestar gang to marvel at a modern car. Dio's power came at the cost of any chance of growth.
Thank goodness we finally got DIO. I've been wanting thsi episode for so long. Can't wait to see other JJBA villains (especially Funny Valentine if we get there, because he's by far the best written)
Hope to see these covered some day: - Joe Cooper (Killer Joe) - Nino Brown (New Jack City) - Jake "The Muss" Heke (Once Were Warriors) - Spider-Man 3 villains (Sandman and Venom) - Dr. X (from the Operation: Mindcrime albums by Queensrÿche)
Dio is a one-of-a-kind villain. There's a sort of poise and class to everything he does that makes him such a joy to watch. Dio was clearly born in the wrong social class.
YESSSSS! DIO is my favorite anime/manga villain and today is my birthday! Thanks for today’s upload😁😁! I cannot wait my third favorite hopefully soon, Ryo Asuka from Devilman Crybaby.
I think an episode on the Anti Spiral from Gurren Lagann would be a very interesting episode. Their motivations are ones that come from a genuine desire to protect the universe at the cost of the livelihoods and freedoms of everyone else.
I find the most interesting part of DIOs character are the people he actually somewhat cares for, like his mother, and to an extent Jonathan’s especially after his death, he showed a lot of respect and in his own way care for him. Not to mention his relationship with Pucci. It gives me a lot of depth and I always liked that the only person DIO ever respected was Jonathan, and that ultimately he still saw him as his brother.
Recommendations: John Fitzgerald from The Revenant, Lady Eboshi from Princess Mononoke, Pagan Min from Farcry4, Illusive man from Mass Effect, and Niander Wallace from Bladerunner 2049
At last! One of my favorite characters in all fiction and my third favorite vampire. DIO is one of the most vile and irredeemable monsters with just as much (if not more) showmanship and presentation. You have my endless thanks for covering this magnificent villain.
Jojo has some of the best villains in the anime/manga world IMO. DIO is such a petty asshole right from the start that all the additional thoughts from his diary only enrich what the first episode already set up brilliantly. Also you are absolutely right Kira DEFINITELY deserves his own video.
I'm always happy to see another video from the Vile Eye uploaded. Would you consider doing a video analyzing Sephiroth from FF7? He's one of my favorite tragic villains.
Dio, whose name means god is a complete god complex sociopath. Everyone that serves him is a pawn. I don’t think he cared about anyone, including Pucci and his various male and female lovers. As it shown that Dio would consume his lovers, who were essentially just concubines. Even after his true death, Dio still had a vessel for revenge in the form of Pucci, who was again a pawn. Excellent villain analysis as always. Villain Profile Suggestions: 1. Frank Underwood/Francis Urquart (House of Cards) 3. 001 (Squid Game) 4. Petyr Baelish (A Song of Ice and Fire) 5. Frank Gallagher (Shameless US 6. Marty and Wendy Byrde (Ozark) 7. Dudley Smith (L.A Confidential) 9. Lilith (Diablo 4) 10. Idi Amin (Last King of Scotland) 11. Kratos (God of War series) 12. Eric Cartman (South Park) 13. Father (Full Metal Alchemist) 14. The Sons of Anarchy Gang
Disagreed, while many characters remark that he was "born evil" or is "pure evil" that isn't necessarily true. He did care about Jonathan and Pucci but sadly due to either his own ego or Pucci's inability to view him as an equal neither could change him in a meaningful way.
You mentioned father, are you talking about elrics father who accidentally created alchemy or you are talking about the one in the flask who was jealous of humans and their flesh and wanted to live, because he was the one who teached father alchemy and made him kill loads of people( i forgot i watched it 5 years ago) and he just wanted his body to be in flesh , kinda. Like AM from i have no mouth and i must scream, although the one in the flask never felt much hate to any human let alone elrics father, he actually liked him but he couldn't resist his desire to be in flesh , with all the knowledge he had , he sure did do some wild stuff.
Also if you are talking about eric Cartman, then peter griffin can be in the convo, he destroyed cities fighting the chicken over a fake coupon. I wouldn't think eric would be a great analysis bcz st the end of rhe day its a gag character , but still it would be fun and more light heearted compared to other villians , if you mentioned cartman than Stewie should be analyzed too , he as a 2 or 1 year old did loads of wild stuff .
In regards to knowing your own fate, it kind of brings up an interesting idea: if EVERYONE knows their own fate and if some change their own fate, would that (ironically) create chaos from uncertainty? If that's the case, would that make DIO's idea of heaven self-defeating? Considering that Pucci was defeated regardless, I would say that DIO's heaven was doomed from the start, or at the very least unsustainable in the long term.
The thing is that fate can't be changed naturally. Some Stands can alter fate but typically it just ends up going through a similar course. If DIO achieved his Heaven Plan, he would be the only one exempt from fate, everyone else would be a knowing slave of it and couldn't do anything about it. Fate in the Jojo Universe is a real thing, compared to gravity by DIO in how it moves people and things on a pre-determined path. If you are fated to do something in Jojo, you will do it unless you happen to have some ability to avoid it (Made in Heaven, Bites the Dust, King Crimson). As an example, if you are fated to be hit by a car, you will get hit by a car. Even if you know you will get hit by a car, even if you know the exact time, place and car that will, you are still getting hit by it. Fate will move you to that path. This is why at the end of Part 6, Empirio really couldn't do anything differently than what he did in the original universe. If it wasn't for Pucci changing his fate by accidentally inserting the Stand disk into him, he would have been defenseless to do anything as he'd be a slave to fate. So if you were in DIO's Heaven, you would know you are about to be hit by a car, but can't do anything to stop it.
Point is that people couldn't change their fate even if they wanted or tried, only one who could alter fate in the new universe was Pucci. Emporio tricked Pucci into inserting a Stand disc into Emporio because he literally couldn't do it himself (sure you could argue if tricking someone else into doing something is still you doing it, but in the end, it's a fantasy story)
DIO’s Heaven plan always struck me as something born out of a deeply rooted need for security. As a child he grew up in an environment where food, shelter, and peace was never guaranteed at the end of the day.
Dio Brando is a dark parody of a Victorian novel protagonist: -Like a traditional victorian protagonist, Dio was born poor and lost a parent due to tragic circumstances, while not getting along with the other one. Unlike them, Dio lacks the kindness commonly associated with those characters. -While many Victorian novels would have the poor protagonist fighting the evil rich person and winning through guile, the Joestar family are genuinely kind people and Dio is attempting to kill them to get their fortune and out of jealousy. -A Victorian novel protagonist also has a loyal group of friends who support him through thick and thin, Dio's "friends" are in reality a gang of bullies who abandon him the moment he gets knocked off his throne and enable him constantly, allowing him to be an abusive brute.
Superb video as usual. I'm so glad you covered Dio, I've been hoping you would cover more anime villains. And Dio is one of the best. My favourite moment is in Stardust crusaders when Polnareff is trying to walk up the stairs towards Dio but keeps finding himself back at the bottom of the stairs when he gets halfway up. It happened several times. The implication is that Dio was freezing time and manually moving him each time just to mess with him. It's so deliciously petty but it's what makes him so interesting as well.
Analyzing Evil: Shira from Blade of the Immortal Analyzing Evil: Leyland Palmer from Twin Peaks Analyzing Evil: Egil from Xenoblade Chronicles Analyzing Evil: Harry MacDowell from Gungrave
I have been WAITING for you to do this character for a time now and I have to say you did not disappoint. Can't wait to see you do the other characters in the Jojo franchise.
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I was thinking of what would be a nifty follow-up to Dio... *Maximilian (Vampire in Brooklyn) ...given that: 1) we're coming up on "Wes Craven Day" (he would've turned 85 on August 2); 2) Eddie Murphy's reboot of BEVERLY HILLS COP has just been released, right on time for the original's 40th anniversary. What do you think, friends?
It's fitting that Dio became a vampire, because, fundamentally, Dio is nothing but a parasite. Everything that Dio has, he only has because he stole it from the Jostars. He only gained the chance to hone his body and mind because he had Jostar's money and status via a wrongfully obtained status as George Jostar's adoptive son. He only had the chance to become a vampire because he stole the Stone Mask from George Jostar. He only survived his first death by stealing Jonathan Jostar's body. He only acquired a Stand due to possessing Jonathan Jostar's body, and there are arguments that The World is actually Jonathan's Stand, not Dio's. He only mastered The World by stealing blood from Joseph Jostar. Without the Jostars, Dio would have been nothing.
Agreed. Alal When ever Hamon users get stands the stand manifest itself as purple thorny vines for example Joseph's hermit purple. For example if Caesar were to get a stand it would also manifest as purple thorns. The purple thorns that Dio uses is actually Jonathan's stand. On a side not, In his younger days Joseph could have used hermit purple to swing around like Spider-man but he only did it in the final fight of S.C.
It’s so funny, I was literally thinking that I’d really love to see you do a Jojo video, and what a perfect start! I’d love to see you handle Kira sometime down the line, such an interesting character.
39:40 I see the heaven plan as just a bad thing. Shown in the anime and manga the prison guards knew if they went down the hallway they would get hurt but they couldn't do anything about it. To Dio it might've been heaven but to everyone who doesn't see the world in Dios way it is more like hell.
Some characters you could analyse in a future video: Black Jack Randall from Outlander Clay Morrow from Sons of Anarchy Gemma Teller from Sons of Anarchy Shane Vendrell from The Shield Boyd Crowder from Justified Monroe Fuches from Barry NoHo Hank from Barry Jax Teller from Sons Of Anarchy Errol Childress/Tuttle cult from True Detective Whiterose from Mr Robot Mr Robot from *Mr Robot* Philip Price from Mr robot Lex Luthor from DCAU Darkseid from DCAU Lelouch Vi Britannia from Code geass Bojack Horseman from *Bojack Horseman* Lucas Hood from Banshee Kai Proctor from Banshee Meruem from Hunterxhunter Emperor Belos from The Owl House Marco Inaros from The Expanse Jules Pierre Mao from The Expanse Winston Duarte from the Expanse (books but ive heard hes quite interesting) Megatron from Transformers (IDW or prime) Unicron from Transformers (IDW or prime) Shockwave from Transformers (IDW or prime) The Witness from 12 Monkeys (show) Esther from Orphan King Candy from Wreck It Ralph Lotso from Toy Story Lester Nygaard from Fargo season 1 V. M. Varga From Fargo season 3 Alma Coin from the Hunger Games Ray Shoesmith from Mr Inbetweeen Scarecrow from Arkham Series Two face from the Arkham Series Zeke Yeager from Attack on Titan Metatron from His Dark Materials Lord Asriel from His Dark Materials Marisa Coulter from His Dark Materials Magneto from X-Men: The Animated Series Apocalypse from X-Men: The Animated Series Don Draper from Mad Men Vincent Ingram from Travelers Meg Abbot from the Leftovers Edgar Ross from Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2 Micah Bell from Red Dead Redemption 2 Niko Bellic from GTA 4 Nucky Thompson from Boardwalk Empire Clarence Boddicker from Robocop Combo from This is England(film only) Abijah Fowler from Blue Eye Samurai Reapers from Mass Effect The Illusive Man from Mass Effect Yoshi Toranaga from Shogun Ishido Kazunari from Shogun Amon from The Legend Of Korra Kuvira from The Legend Of Korra Zaheer from The Legend Of Korra Askelaad from Vinland Saga Canute from Vinland Saga Vicious from Cowboy Bebop Cutler Becket from Pirates Of The Caribbean Sean Renard from Grimm Malcolm Tucker from The Thick Of It Franklin Saint from Snowfall Aku from Samurai Jack Avon Barksdale from The Wire Omar little from The Wire Peter Colier from Person of Interest John Greer from Person of Interest Delilah Briarwood from The Legend of Vox Machina The Chroma Conclave from The Legend of Vox Machina Boyd Crowder from Justified
The fact the Jonathan’s last act of life was to embrace the creature that caused him so much agony throughout his life and admit he still cared about him was so moving even Dio had to pause. I wish later parts went into more detail how Dio really felt about that moment, even if he’s unabashedly evil.
He cried of jonathan's death, his narcissistic and purely evil side drove him to murder Jonathan out of revenge, but whatever shred of humanity he had left, shed tear for his brother.
Jonathan was always the only person Dio ever respected (at least out of the Joestars). Case in point, he's the only one he referred to as JoJo and deemed his body worthy to take as his own.
he loved Johnathan, and in that moment, he loved him true, and is likely the only being he had any real positive feelings for.
Yeah It was the best moment of part 1 IMO and I wish there was more to it.
I agree he kinda respects Johnathan a lot it seems like the way he praises his body and jojo blood
-Oh... you're approaching me?
-I can't analize your evil ass without getting closer.
Hoho then come as close as you like
"Analize your evil ass"
Analize man
-Y-you mean analyze, right? ^^;
Analize instead of analyze really makes that word look different
The most interesting part of Dio's evil is how petty it can be. Throughout Stardust Crusaders it's established that he's made it clear to his followers who know what his stand can do must keep that secret at all cost, to the point that the idea of risking being forced to reveal it to the Crusaders is so terrifying it directly causes that follower to fail. And yet, when they do eventually figure out what The World can do and confront Dio, he merely shrugs since he is so supremely confident in his stand's power. He allowed his followers to believe the most furious vengeance would be visited upon them if they ever betrayed this secret, and yet when that secret is finally unmasked he doesn't appear to care.
MASTER. MANIPULATOR.
Just how it looked like he was going to killed Hol Horse with Hol Horse breathing heavily and sweating buckets….only for him to simply grab Hol Horse’s cigarette.
Let's not forget that his first action using his Stand against one of the Jojos was to pause time, move Polnareff down the stairs, run back up, and unpause it and then repeating this just to fuck with him.
D'Arby panicked when Jotaro brought up Dio's stand because he realised that since objects were randomly appearing with Jotaro, he had the same power as Dio (without knowing it himself yet). This led him to conclude that Jotaro had cheated in an unprovable way and gotten an excellent hand. (He had not, but who would assume that Jotaro didn't know his own power?) But I agree it was the fear of Dio that made him panic and lose rather than at least playing the hand to see what happens. (Worst case for him, it ends how it did in the story and he dies; best case he gets lucky and Jotaro hadn't cheated and he defeats him).
@@haroldasusus4684The single most debunked myth in the entire series. That stand belongs to Jonathan's body. Araki has denied the theory and confirmed the stand's identity.
gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss
*“He has no rules. No boundaries. He doesn't flinch at torture, human trafficking, or genocide. He's not loyal to a flag or country or any set of ideals. He trades blood for money. He's your new best friend”*
Not friend owner
Pucci meeting Dio be like
I see what you did there
He dances. He dances…. Very clever reference if I think I caught what you’re throwing in the deep heart of the desert here.
@@justjoshua5759 This is a line from Modern Warfare 2 (2009). This isn't related to the Judge in any way.
Ngl, the girl who b*tch slapped Dio and called him "monster" after he offered her immortality and eternal youth was badass af. Truly one of the most legendary JoJogirls
I think you mean JoHoes. Just like how the JoJo friends are the JoBros
@@PKFireFawxI think you mean JoDoes.
EXCELLENT WORK. THE VILE EYE 👁🗨 THE MOST EVIL 😈 CHARACTER IN JOJO BIZARRE ADVENTURE IS DIO BRANDO,
@@PKFireFawx At least call them JoBaes, JoHoes sounds offensive.
@@PKFireFawx That’s JoDoes (like deer), JoHoes is villains like Mariah or Miuccia Miuller. However, we could swap JoFoes and JoHoes for Part 6, making Enrico Pucci a JoHoe and Miuller a JoFoe.
Fun fact: the Jojo ova for part 3 was the first solo directing gig for Satoshi Kon. He specifically directed the scene in the ova with Dio forcing the senator to drive for him and you can see what would become his signature animation style in that scene.
Wow! That's a great piece of information ❤
I thought that animation style in that scene looked familiar
DIO's best character scene in Part 3 and it's not even canon. DIO was made significantly more terrifying in the OVA compared to the manga and later anime adaptation.
@@CornBreadtm1I thought Dio driving through civilians was in the manga but censored in the anime? Which scene isn't canon?
Oh wow, I never knew that. Thanks.
Dio is SO evil that he turned a woman into a vampire and made her eat her own baby.
He technically didn't make her, he just turned her into a zombie and she then ate the baby of her own accord. I'm pretty sure Dio himself actually comments on it.
Ehhh I saw worst
@@vrooommmm9631”ehhh i saw worst” 😈 ahh comment
Dio didn't force her, he knew it would happen.
@@Green-6027 bro really thought he was a demon typing that comment out
DUUUUDE I'm so glad you covered this!! Yoshikage Kira would be another great JoJo villain to cover, since he breaks the mold of so many villain tropes in media altogether.
Trueee, very cool villan, my favorite one in Jojo tbh
@@WeeabossVA I mean Diego, Valentine and Ringo would Be just as great If not more
He just wanted a quiet life.
Indeed
I wouldn't mind living in an
"Eyes Over Heaven" universe , knowing 1's future fate would be awesome
I've been waiting for this episode.
One thing that I think is important to note is the influence Araki had when listening to the music of Ronnie James Dio while writing DIO's character. As his story ties directly into the themes of the lyrics from songs like "Holy Diver", "Hungry for Heaven", "Egypt" and others. Holy Diver in particular definitely influenced Araki in coming up with the idea of DIO being submerged in water for years on end.
Personally, I find DIO's heaven plan to be horrifying. It takes away all of the agency we may or may not have, and would leave you with a full picture of what your life is going to amount to, effectively leaving you a puppet to fate. While our lives may be planned from the start, it's only through our agency, real or fake, that we are able to become free thinking and compassionate humans.
But why would that matter to someone like DIO? A man who is by all accounts, more monster than man. A man who takes away the free will of others at the drop of a hat, whether it be through his mind altering pheromones, charisma, zombification, or through his stand...DIO's sole purpose was always to infect THE WORLD with his malice.
Thank You for covering my favorite series of all time!!!
Your coment made me look in too Dio´s lyrics, men you have a great point, from Holy diver "You can feel he´s hart, but you know he´s mean".
"Holy Diver" also inspires the design of his Stand, since The World looks like a golden diver
You forgot Rainbow's song Stargazer, for which Dio was the lead vocalist. It probably was the source for the tarot card theme, and the heaven plan being thwarted by the Star (and also time stopping)
Joseph: "How many times have you m*sturbated with my grandfather's body?!"
DIO: "I don't know. How many Caesar salads have you eaten in your life?"
Joseph: "DIOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"
What?
Damn Dio burned Joseph even harder than Danny.
TS IS A FUCKING GOATED COMMENT 😂😂😂
“OHHHHH MYYYY GODDDDD!!!”
I mean, what else are you supposed to do when you're trapped in a coffin for a hundred years?
You thought it was a different Analyzing Evil, BUT IT WAS ME, DIO!
KONO DIO DA
It's still funny. It always will be.
I'd like to point that in the context of the main literature, regardless of media (manga or anime) that the heaven plan is never framed to be good for humanity in any way.
DIO's ideal of Heaven results in everyone being aware of their own fate, that fate being that humanity's one true and only king was DIO.
In the absense of DIO, Heaven, under Pucci's influence isn't any better, just a different flavor of worse. There is no king to fawn over or fear, but the simple inevitable apathy that will reach all of humanity because of their awareness of their entire purpose in the universe.
Jojo as a series is about exploring and celebrating the glory of humanity in all of its facets to the absurd, bizarre extremes. Both good and bad.
With awareness of the future, there would be no glory to celebrate in. Everyone will simply be a sleeping slave of fate, forced to endure and play out the whims of destiny, regardless of what they feel.
Under Heaven, Crime would mean nothing, Heroism would mean nothing, Death would mean nothing, Life would mean nothing.
I don't think Araki is a fan of Fatalism.
Well said. I can't actually imagine how anyone could view Pucci's heaven plan as being good in any way. At best, you see that you live a long and healthy life, but all excitement and surprise is removed from it. At worst, you may learn that you will die young, and in a horribly painful way, leaving your remaining time alive full of fear and dread.
Pucci's Heaven would pretty much solidify Fate, giving nobody true free will. And while Fate is a very real force in Jojo that arguably removes agency from some of the characters, it's been shown time and time again that those of strong will and good heart can change the direction of Fate, meaning free will and choice is still possible.
Heaven is an evil idea, I'm glad the theory of heaven has never been substantiated, it would rob us of everything valuable; everything we could do or have done would become meaningless and reduce the value of ourselves, our efforts and our perception of others, our lives would pale in comparison to a heaven being real. Sounds like a nightmare. Imo, Dio acted exactly like a person who didn't care about life, which made him a person to make heaven real for all of humankind. He's an evil person for making heaven(total suffering and banality) a reality for humankind. The "Idea of Heaven being real" made him even more evil than everything in his life did before. Maybe, idk.
Everyone jokes about the loafs of bread line. But when you really think about it, that line is DARK. It does a great job showing how many people he killed in the span of a few days.
And also just how chillingly nonchalant he is about it...
that was due to its infamous old translation: "how many Breads have you eaten?"
@@GalekC What's the issue then? It didn't exactly come in sliced loaves back then, single use buns would be more common and someone simply calling it "Bread" would be fitting.
He said, "Bread crumbs*", not "loaves* of bread."
@thegatorhator6822 it's just such a hammy way of saying it lol, "BREADS~!"
before this video: "why is dio so evil?"
the vile eye: "dio was born in london"
ah that explains it
It all makes sense now
I love that Dio isn't just a villain he's a force of nature, and an epitome of mesmerizing evil, and being one hell of a vampiric powerhouse makes him so much better to watch, here's to the man who made ZA WARUDO a phrase that has been ingrained into my very spirit.
I like how Dio has heavily influenced the JoJo series after his death.
welcome to jojo's bizarre adventure. We have many exciting villians, such as; Dio, Better Dio's, DIO, Lesser DIO, pink drag DIO, DIO's boyfriend, DIO if you squint, (honorable mention literally Dio again xd) and finally a villain in no way related and/or similar to any previous variations of DIO. :))))
its been a while, i hope we get a DIO reference in part 9
@@RookieREXdoesn't jodio counts?
@@RookieREX You thought I was a new enemy, BUT IT WAS ME, DIO!
@@blobofmeatwhoexist8460 ...
...oH *FUCK!*
He is the true protagonist of the entire JoJo series.
He was the main villain in Pt.1
His actions influences the events of Pt.2
He was the main villain in Pt.3
His actions influences the events of Pt.4
His son is the main protagonist of Pt.5
His best friend is the main villain in Pt.6
His best friend reset the universe for both Pt. 7 and 8
Dio ends up fucking with the Joestars in one way or another
DIO: *Comes back again*
JoJos: "HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON, OLD MAN?"
DIO: "I love kicking dogs"
The Joestar bloodline: HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN?!
DIO: Hm, lemme think... How many breads have you eaten in your life?
Lmao
So you like kicking dogs dontcha. Well we’ll show you old man
Diego: Bonjour 🦖
Vanilla Ice: We have that in common, master.
I get chills every time i take this wacky, bizarre series seriously; both the stunning heroism and grotesquely horrific evils Araki writes are simply amazing fiction.
🎶 Holy diver you've been down too long in the midnight sea. 🎶
🎶Oh, what’s becoming of me?🎶
🎶LIKE A RAINBOW IN THE DA-.....shit, wrong song......
that song is about if Christ returned and people got mad at Christ for not staying around but continuing to travel to do Gods work
You thought it would be another villain, but it was me, Dio!
"It was me, Dio! I flooded the Patreon vote to get this video made! It shall be the harbinger so all men know who the god of this world truly is! Me! DIO!"
Yes finally!! Clicked immediately.
Edit: Cannot wait to eventually see you cover Yoshikage Kira
His impact throughout the series is so impactful that its felt in every season or timeline
I mean, he didn't really do all that much in Part 7 comparatively. Got turned into a dinosaurman by a stand user. Died. Got brought in from another world just so we could have The World Diego and then achieved nothing lol. No legacy in Part 8 onwards I believe?
To be fair to Speedwagon, "born evil" and "born a psycho/sociopath" were basically the same thing for someone in Victorian London.
Also the fact speedwagon was raised in the exact place and encountered the exact circumstances and probably more yet is as kind as jonathan. So for him that is not a justifiable excuse but a way for dio to play victim, and was bound to be a scumbag since birth
I think speedwagon was stripping Dio of the excuse that it was his father or poverty that made him evil -- no, it was his own choice. And that upset Dio, because he knows someone like Johnathan would have not turned to complete malice in his situation.
Honestly kinda surprised it took so long to get to this bastard. He's so evil, I knew about him years before I even ever watched the anime.
That scene of Dio and the woman with the baby is the most messed up scene not only in JoJo, but in all of anime and possibly in fiction for me. It's even more gruesome in the manga.
@@AOT_HxH95 Oh my sweet summer child... that's a casual Tuesday in Berserk
Agreed, I'm surprised that isn't brought up more and talked more about of all the evil stuff Dio has done.
Read Berserk
@@r.babylon2885 I read some of it. The volumes are expensive. I got volume 41. I know about somethings like Vaush's favorite character.
@@grandadmiralzaarin4962 WOWZER le heckin BEWEWK IS SO EPIC!!
Edit: thanks for the gold kind stranger!!
"You were expecting a notoriously underrated villain, BUT IT WAS I, DIO!"
- Yellow Banana Time Man
Dio is one of my all time favorite villains, he's close behind Palpatine for me. Both Takehito Koyasu and Patrick Seitz (his best character only behind Uvogin) were amazing voicing him.
Even Dio is a better person than Palpatine, at least he had redeeming qualities like respecting his henchman and loving Pucci as a friend. Palpatine just sucks as a villain and character Overall, there is nothing interesting about him.
@@stairwaytoheaven8 Dio had no intention of helping Polnareff find J. Geil. He also ordered Steely Dan to kill Enya. Some minions were just mercenaries doing a job like Gray Fly, Imposter Captain Tennille, Forever, Devo, Rubber Soul, Hol Horse, J. Geil, Nena, ZZ, Steely Dan, Arabia Fats, and Cameo. Then you had loyal true believers like Enya, Midler, N'doul, Oingo and Boingo, Anubis, Mariah, Alessi, the D'arby brothers, Pet Shop, Kenny G, Vanilla Ice, Johngalli A and of course Pucci.
Marvel Kraven the Hunter , DC Captain Cold, Jojo outta Funny Valentine and Kars , Roah and Jagi from Fist of the North Star , DBZ Perfect Cell and Frieza
Imo most iconic anime villains are Frieza, Dio, yohan liebert and kira from death note. Some other may make the list but these are top tier anime villains, on the other hand , yes palpatine isn't that great of a character, he's just typical evil guy who has no care for anybody but themselves, I mean ANYBODY, and I hate how they ruined star wars saga with " somehow palpatine returned" I mean wtf can you guys give a logical reasoning of their returning, like part 3 of Jojo or hell Jojo would not have been same if Joseph said"somehow Dio returned" they actually gave logical reason according to jojos bizarre world logic and his plan to steal jonatthans body was actually successful
@@atif45602 I would add Chrollo Lucilfer. With Palpatine I don't consider anything Disney canon.
Really loved this episode and really enjoy your segments. As you said on this episode, Yoshikage Kira needs a video for himself. 😁
Keep up this wonderful work, sir.
Analysing Evil: Aubrey Graham
Analyzing Evil: Yujiro "The Ogre" Hanma from the Baki series.
Ooh I'd love to see this one.
Where's the evil? :^)
Yujiro isn't even evil.
@@thegatorhator6822yeah but Yujiro Is quite evil
Invisible food - this is what it is all about
None of y’all have any idea how long I’ve been waiting on this one. DIO is not only my favorite villain in Jojo’s, but of all time in general.
Analyzing Evil: Millions Knives from Trigun
This would be peak
knives doesnt get enough screen time, in the anime it just seems like he has his spider and butterfly scene and thats as deep as it goes, also he doesnt see himself as human so he doesnt see himself as evil.
Wished you've talked about The World more, an embodiment of Dio's personality of being untouchable by anyone else where he has control over anything, and how offended he is when its invalidated.
There's also a Hol Horse manga that describes Dio's relations with subordinates.
Also the comment that Dio doesn't exist in the new universe is just false.
Hol Horse damn near shits himself when he draws Emperor on Dio *and he walks away from him, laughing*
The Over Heaven light novel is not canon, which is where "Erina put dio in the coffin" comes from
That's why I don't remember it happening.
It contradicts Erina's character cuz like I would get it if Erina brought Dio into the coffin because she wanted to give him a burial but saving Dio after all he'd done is just silly especially since she has immense anxiety about the vampires coming back to once again ravage her family in part 2
What I think of this utterly memetic villain is truly astonishing, incredible, ludicrous & yes! Bizarre!
But he certainly goes to show that one doesn't automatically become evil when becoming a vampire; bad people just need an incentive to let their inhibitions go
The end of Part 6 didn't cause DIO to stop existing, it caused Pucci to stop existing
Does DIO still have influence over motivations after Part 6?
You know as the whole universe is reset.
@@willdiesel8431 he does have a part to play in Steel Ball Run but not as the main villain
@@willdiesel8431 It did NOT get reset. Pucci claimed everything he did during the acceleration will be undone if they dont reach Cape Canaveral in the new timeline. This includes the very act of universe resetting itself + Pucci's actions during the acceleration. Since Pucci himself also died during the acceleration, he ceased to exist. So everything went back to how it initially was. Meaning Parts 1-5 happened the exact same way except Pucci does not exist. Meaning ONLY the events of Part 6 never happened. The timeline Emporio goes to after killing Pucci is the same on as before. The only difference being Pucci does not exist. Jolyne being named Irene is just symbolic that the Joestar curse has finally ended. It does not mean its a new universe.
Think of it like a videogame. Emporio killed Pucci before he could save the game. So when Emporio reopened the game, all of Pucci's progress was undone.
@@poemirtiza in a word: No.
The JJBA universe was infact reset. The main players exist as different people with different personalities. The fact that Jotaro is alive again should be proof of that. Your video game analogy would be great if a save state was reached and used in a different slot. So a version of the saved game exists that has Pucci being dead and Jotaro being brought back.
On a slightly different note. Joseph probably would've rested in peace by letting things unfold initially. But again the universe reset.
@@elidasilva5558 😮💨
Ugh really? This vampire just refuses to be irrelevant. Welp this pretty much enforces my decision to stop at Part 6.
You thought it was a normal Analyzing Evil episode?
BUT IT WAS I, DIO!
Here are some suggestions.
-Emperor of Mankind from Warhammer 40K, this would be more of a debate if he is even evil or not but I like to hear what you would say about him
-Archaon the thirteenth Everchosen of Chaos from Warhammer fantasy
-Cyrus from Pokemon
-Akira Nishikiyama from Yakuza
The Emperor protects
Great idea now inquisitors he’s right here !
Holy shit, perfect timing. This just popped up in my recommended 40 minutes into my shift, and 6 hours after release. This is the episode I’ve been most excited for. Can’t wait to see your analysis, vile eye. Been very keenly waiting to see your coverage of DIO.
Dio? Lets GOO FINALLY I hope we get more Jojo Villains like Funny Valentine Kira And Many More!
Yeah, Funny Valentine definitely needs a video. Hopefully, we get a Steel Ball Run Anime series in the future.
...did nothing wrong.
@@sozdateljkira yoshikage did do many things wrong, I don't know about valentine though, I still have yet to finish jojos SBR (I read like 30 chapters)
@@atif45602 i meant Valentine.
@@sozdateljValentine is one of if not the most evil character in Jojo. He was willing to plunge the entire world into literal hell and constant calamity in order to maintain the supremacy of the United States. He’s a textbook imperialist. He also attempted to rape Lucy, a 14-year-old girl, in order to advance his goals.
Vile Eye, for when you do the Yoshikage Kira video, I have a very important piece of information to say about him.
Kira was intentionally made to have a backstory by Araki. He even states this somewhere (possibly an art book or commentary). Point being, he chose not to show it as it would be too dark to show in a teen’s weekly manga. The story involved Kira being abused throughout his life by his mother while his father wouldn’t do anything. This would be the reason as to why Kira hated women and why his father was so protective of him.
The backstory wasn’t canned as Araki said he wrote Kira with this in mind.
Also, amazing work on Dio. I thought I already knew everything there was on him, but you managed to create a very different painting of him that really highlights the depth of his character. Bravo!
What's funny about Dio is that initially he hates Johnathan with all his being, and by the end, Johnathan, even dead 100 years, is likely the only person he ever loved.
Liked, he never really loved anyone except himself
@@atif45602 Nah, I genuinely think he loved Jonathan. He's the complete antithesis of himself, even going as far as to sacrifice himself to save the woman he loved while holding the severed head of his adopted brother.
Dio's face as Jonathan is holding him looks as though he finally understood what love actually is.
@@SSD_Penumbra He didn't love him, he just gained a newfound respect for him. This guy went out of his way to make Jonathan's life a living hell just so he can inherit the Joestar fortune.
"Oh? You're analyzing me? Instead of running away, you're coming right to me?
I have to move closer if I'm gonna analyze the hell out of you.
I can't analyze the shit out of you without getting closer.
That’s a face only a mother could strangle.
Analyzing Evil: Loghain Mac Tir From Dragon Age Origins
Analyzing Evil: Sosuke Aizen From Bleach
Analyzing Evil: Kirei Kotomine From Fate
Analyzing Evil: Enver Gortash From Baldur's Gate III
So many good characters I'd like to see
Analyzing Evil: Blaine DeBeers from iZombie
Hell yes, DIO! Never stop with these amazing videos mate, keep up the good work.
Sigma
So the Heaven plan is actually really interesting because on the surface it would appear like what Dio and Pucci want is a greater good for humanity. The ability to know one’s fate and thus have the anxiety of the uncertain stripped from you sounds good on paper; but there’s a few things to keep in mind.
The first is that Dio and Pucci are not actually doing this out of the goodness of their hearts nor even for a greater good. Dio is a prideful egomaniac who believes he stands atop humanity and thus believes he can project his thoughts and beliefs onto them without their consent; where as Pucci is an unwavering follower of a false idol and thus is blind to the true evil behind their version of “Heaven”.
And two, their version of Heaven is a twisted ideal that goes against the center theme of Jojo. As Araki has stated before, Jojo is a celebration of humanity, and to be human as the series has pointed out is to accept one’s fate and to face it head on with righteousness and resolve despite the uncertainty in their minds. Dio’s heaven would rob humanity of its strongest trait and that is the ability to face fate even in uncertainty. Because if everyone knows their fates why would they bother actually living? If you already know how your life is going to go, the surprises, the love, and the good that life brings will be meaningless because it’s essentially spoiled for you. Most importantly, your actions can impact the fates of others around you, but if nobody feels the need to act anymore, then the influence someone can have and the good they bring to the world will be lost.
That’s why in the end, Pucci loses, and a world where neither his nor Dio’s actions is created at the end of Stone Ocean. Because the two of them did not want to free humanity at all, but would instead create a world founded on their unproven ideals and subjugated all of humanity to what they believe is right because “they know better”.
So in short, Dio’s heaven plan is evil, but evil in the strange and bizarre way evil is in Jojo😂
If I remember right, Dio's Japanese voice actor gave an interview where he said the story basically could have ended after Episode 3 of the anime (the fight in the Joestar mansion). Not to say that everything after is unnecessary, obviously, but that Dio's life is essentially over after that: the moment his evil is revealed, he is doomed to forever be a victim of his own hubris. I love that quick moment from Stardust Crusaders, when Dio pauses in the middle of his pursuit of the Joestar gang to marvel at a modern car. Dio's power came at the cost of any chance of growth.
Dio is the personification of evil. That man, or kid, killed Jojo's dog.
But he's how you do evil.
Thank goodness we finally got DIO. I've been wanting thsi episode for so long. Can't wait to see other JJBA villains (especially Funny Valentine if we get there, because he's by far the best written)
Analyzing Evil: Punpun Onadera from Goodnight Punpun
He just needs a little nap he aight
Hope to see these covered some day:
- Joe Cooper (Killer Joe)
- Nino Brown (New Jack City)
- Jake "The Muss" Heke (Once Were Warriors)
- Spider-Man 3 villains (Sandman and Venom)
- Dr. X (from the Operation: Mindcrime albums by Queensrÿche)
Dio is a one-of-a-kind villain. There's a sort of poise and class to everything he does that makes him such a joy to watch. Dio was clearly born in the wrong social class.
YESSSSS! DIO is my favorite anime/manga villain and today is my birthday! Thanks for today’s upload😁😁! I cannot wait my third favorite hopefully soon, Ryo Asuka from Devilman Crybaby.
Yes. Thank you. One of my favourite villains of all time. I would love if you can do all of the jojo villains because of how unique they are.
"How Many Breads Have You Eaten In Your Life"
The fact that he compared to human lives to bread showed how he truly discarded his humanity.
@@lisboahI think that was obvious in Episode 1...
I think an episode on the Anti Spiral from Gurren Lagann would be a very interesting episode. Their motivations are ones that come from a genuine desire to protect the universe at the cost of the livelihoods and freedoms of everyone else.
I find the most interesting part of DIOs character are the people he actually somewhat cares for, like his mother, and to an extent Jonathan’s especially after his death, he showed a lot of respect and in his own way care for him. Not to mention his relationship with Pucci. It gives me a lot of depth and I always liked that the only person DIO ever respected was Jonathan, and that ultimately he still saw him as his brother.
Recommendations: John Fitzgerald from The Revenant, Lady Eboshi from Princess Mononoke, Pagan Min from Farcry4, Illusive man from Mass Effect, and Niander Wallace from Bladerunner 2049
That vampire was a lawyer first... makes you think about our world 🤔
At last! One of my favorite characters in all fiction and my third favorite vampire. DIO is one of the most vile and irredeemable monsters with just as much (if not more) showmanship and presentation. You have my endless thanks for covering this magnificent villain.
Jojo has some of the best villains in the anime/manga world IMO. DIO is such a petty asshole right from the start that all the additional thoughts from his diary only enrich what the first episode already set up brilliantly. Also you are absolutely right Kira DEFINITELY deserves his own video.
Analysing evil: John-Joel glanton from blood meridian
Analysing evil: Eric Cartman from South Park
Analysing evil: Cad bane from star wars
I'm always happy to see another video from the Vile Eye uploaded. Would you consider doing a video analyzing Sephiroth from FF7?
He's one of my favorite tragic villains.
“And before you ask Walter, YES! THIS IS A JOJO REFERENCE!”
Dio, whose name means god is a complete god complex sociopath. Everyone that serves him is a pawn. I don’t think he cared about anyone, including Pucci and his various male and female lovers. As it shown that Dio would consume his lovers, who were essentially just concubines. Even after his true death, Dio still had a vessel for revenge in the form of Pucci, who was again a pawn.
Excellent villain analysis as always.
Villain Profile Suggestions:
1. Frank Underwood/Francis Urquart (House of Cards)
3. 001 (Squid Game)
4. Petyr Baelish (A Song of Ice and Fire)
5. Frank Gallagher (Shameless US
6. Marty and Wendy Byrde (Ozark)
7. Dudley Smith (L.A Confidential)
9. Lilith (Diablo 4)
10. Idi Amin (Last King of Scotland)
11. Kratos (God of War series)
12. Eric Cartman (South Park)
13. Father (Full Metal Alchemist)
14. The Sons of Anarchy Gang
Disagreed, while many characters remark that he was "born evil" or is "pure evil" that isn't necessarily true. He did care about Jonathan and Pucci but sadly due to either his own ego or Pucci's inability to view him as an equal neither could change him in a meaningful way.
@@anitaremenarova6662 to me it seemed more like he was obsessed with and jealous of Jonathan and was grooming Pucci.
You mentioned father, are you talking about elrics father who accidentally created alchemy or you are talking about the one in the flask who was jealous of humans and their flesh and wanted to live, because he was the one who teached father alchemy and made him kill loads of people( i forgot i watched it 5 years ago) and he just wanted his body to be in flesh , kinda. Like AM from i have no mouth and i must scream, although the one in the flask never felt much hate to any human let alone elrics father, he actually liked him but he couldn't resist his desire to be in flesh , with all the knowledge he had , he sure did do some wild stuff.
Also if you are talking about eric Cartman, then peter griffin can be in the convo, he destroyed cities fighting the chicken over a fake coupon. I wouldn't think eric would be a great analysis bcz st the end of rhe day its a gag character , but still it would be fun and more light heearted compared to other villians , if you mentioned cartman than Stewie should be analyzed too , he as a 2 or 1 year old did loads of wild stuff .
@@atif45602Father, the Dwarf in the Flask
“MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAICHIBIOKEKAWRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!”
Dio, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
*Takes notes*
Brilliantly said!
In regards to knowing your own fate, it kind of brings up an interesting idea: if EVERYONE knows their own fate and if some change their own fate, would that (ironically) create chaos from uncertainty? If that's the case, would that make DIO's idea of heaven self-defeating?
Considering that Pucci was defeated regardless, I would say that DIO's heaven was doomed from the start, or at the very least unsustainable in the long term.
The thing is that fate can't be changed naturally. Some Stands can alter fate but typically it just ends up going through a similar course. If DIO achieved his Heaven Plan, he would be the only one exempt from fate, everyone else would be a knowing slave of it and couldn't do anything about it.
Fate in the Jojo Universe is a real thing, compared to gravity by DIO in how it moves people and things on a pre-determined path. If you are fated to do something in Jojo, you will do it unless you happen to have some ability to avoid it (Made in Heaven, Bites the Dust, King Crimson). As an example, if you are fated to be hit by a car, you will get hit by a car. Even if you know you will get hit by a car, even if you know the exact time, place and car that will, you are still getting hit by it. Fate will move you to that path. This is why at the end of Part 6, Empirio really couldn't do anything differently than what he did in the original universe. If it wasn't for Pucci changing his fate by accidentally inserting the Stand disk into him, he would have been defenseless to do anything as he'd be a slave to fate.
So if you were in DIO's Heaven, you would know you are about to be hit by a car, but can't do anything to stop it.
Point is that people couldn't change their fate even if they wanted or tried, only one who could alter fate in the new universe was Pucci. Emporio tricked Pucci into inserting a Stand disc into Emporio because he literally couldn't do it himself (sure you could argue if tricking someone else into doing something is still you doing it, but in the end, it's a fantasy story)
DAMN its DIO time!
Giorno character is similar to DIO'S brutal method but with the ideology and soul is much closer to Jonathan.
Giorno is the only Joestar family member who actually kills a living person and does so maliciously.
You though this was going to be a video about a normal Hollywood blockbuster villain?
"BUT IT WAS I DIO!"
DIO’s Heaven plan always struck me as something born out of a deeply rooted need for security. As a child he grew up in an environment where food, shelter, and peace was never guaranteed at the end of the day.
Dio Brando is a dark parody of a Victorian novel protagonist:
-Like a traditional victorian protagonist, Dio was born poor and lost a parent due to tragic circumstances, while not getting along with the other one. Unlike them, Dio lacks the kindness commonly associated with those characters.
-While many Victorian novels would have the poor protagonist fighting the evil rich person and winning through guile, the Joestar family are genuinely kind people and Dio is attempting to kill them to get their fortune and out of jealousy.
-A Victorian novel protagonist also has a loyal group of friends who support him through thick and thin, Dio's "friends" are in reality a gang of bullies who abandon him the moment he gets knocked off his throne and enable him constantly, allowing him to be an abusive brute.
Funny Valentine deserves a video
Analyzing Evil; The god emperor of mankind From warhammer 40K
Heresy
Heresy indeed, but it would be a good video
Is it tho . The guy has anti-hero status at best .
You want an inquisitor showing up here?
Good pick
Pucci, Yoshikage, and Funny Valentine are JJBA villains I'm hoping for you to cover.
Analyzing Evil: The God-Emperor of Mankind from Warhammer 40k
I really enjoyed hearing the story from such an analytical perspective
The Vile Eye looks like an adult bearded Cartman from South Park.
Superb video as usual. I'm so glad you covered Dio, I've been hoping you would cover more anime villains. And Dio is one of the best. My favourite moment is in Stardust crusaders when Polnareff is trying to walk up the stairs towards Dio but keeps finding himself back at the bottom of the stairs when he gets halfway up. It happened several times. The implication is that Dio was freezing time and manually moving him each time just to mess with him. It's so deliciously petty but it's what makes him so interesting as well.
Analyzing Evil: Shira from Blade of the Immortal
Analyzing Evil: Leyland Palmer from Twin Peaks
Analyzing Evil: Egil from Xenoblade Chronicles
Analyzing Evil: Harry MacDowell from Gungrave
I love this so much! I really hope an analysis video of The Butcher or Homelander from The Boys are posted soon! ❤
common misconception - that lady by the carriage incident is not Dio's mother or Dario's wife
It's awesome hearing your in-depth analysis of JoJo! The AI generated Kakyoin caught me off guard though xD
He's not got any Animated Media, but from the Warhammer 40,000 Universe the Primarch Conrad Kurze would make an interesting episode.
I have been WAITING for you to do this character for a time now and I have to say you did not disappoint. Can't wait to see you do the other characters in the Jojo franchise.
I was thinking of what would be a nifty follow-up to Dio...
*Maximilian (Vampire in Brooklyn)
...given that:
1) we're coming up on "Wes Craven Day" (he would've turned 85 on August 2);
2) Eddie Murphy's reboot of BEVERLY HILLS COP has just been released, right on time for the original's 40th anniversary.
What do you think, friends?
This is great. Always top tier analysis from you.
I would love to see you do Dabi or Shigaraki from My Hero Academia.
It's fitting that Dio became a vampire, because, fundamentally, Dio is nothing but a parasite. Everything that Dio has, he only has because he stole it from the Jostars. He only gained the chance to hone his body and mind because he had Jostar's money and status via a wrongfully obtained status as George Jostar's adoptive son. He only had the chance to become a vampire because he stole the Stone Mask from George Jostar. He only survived his first death by stealing Jonathan Jostar's body. He only acquired a Stand due to possessing Jonathan Jostar's body, and there are arguments that The World is actually Jonathan's Stand, not Dio's. He only mastered The World by stealing blood from Joseph Jostar. Without the Jostars, Dio would have been nothing.
Agreed.
Alal When ever Hamon users get stands the stand manifest itself as purple thorny vines for example Joseph's hermit purple.
For example if Caesar were to get a stand it would also manifest as purple thorns.
The purple thorns that Dio uses is actually Jonathan's stand.
On a side not, In his younger days Joseph could have used hermit purple to swing around like Spider-man but he only did it in the final fight of S.C.
“I’ll stick to canon material” *already mentioned Dio over Heaven* he’s already escaped canon.
Finally!!! CAN'T wait for you to Cover Valentine, Pucci and Kira, Villains who are equal if not far compelling and complex than DIO
While DIO is pure evil, Kira is definitely up there. Pucci isn't that evil and I'd argue Valentine isn't a villain at all, outside of a few incidents.
@@SSD_Penumbra Valentine is absolutely a villain dude.
"and YES THIS IS A JOJO REFERENCE"
-Alucard
holy shit i never thought i would see an analyzing dio or any anime video from this channel
He's made a few anime character episodes already.
He made many anime ones , for example Griffith, yohan liebert or light yagami
It’s so funny, I was literally thinking that I’d really love to see you do a Jojo video, and what a perfect start! I’d love to see you handle Kira sometime down the line, such an interesting character.
I would love to see a video about Kira, Funny Valentine also
FINALLY! I’ve waited so long for this, thank you for covering DIO 🙏
Analysing Evil: Hector Salamanca
I've wanted you to do Jojo and it's goated villains forever now! I really hope you do more of them!
Analysing Evil : Steppenwolf from Zack Snyder Justice League
39:40 I see the heaven plan as just a bad thing. Shown in the anime and manga the prison guards knew if they went down the hallway they would get hurt but they couldn't do anything about it. To Dio it might've been heaven but to everyone who doesn't see the world in Dios way it is more like hell.
Some characters you could analyse in a future video:
Black Jack Randall from Outlander
Clay Morrow from Sons of Anarchy
Gemma Teller from Sons of Anarchy
Shane Vendrell from The Shield
Boyd Crowder from Justified
Monroe Fuches from Barry
NoHo Hank from Barry
Jax Teller from Sons Of Anarchy
Errol Childress/Tuttle cult from True Detective
Whiterose from Mr Robot
Mr Robot from *Mr Robot*
Philip Price from Mr robot
Lex Luthor from DCAU
Darkseid from DCAU
Lelouch Vi Britannia from Code geass
Bojack Horseman from *Bojack Horseman*
Lucas Hood from Banshee
Kai Proctor from Banshee
Meruem from Hunterxhunter
Emperor Belos from The Owl House
Marco Inaros from The Expanse
Jules Pierre Mao from The Expanse
Winston Duarte from the Expanse (books but ive heard hes quite interesting)
Megatron from Transformers (IDW or prime)
Unicron from Transformers (IDW or prime)
Shockwave from Transformers (IDW or prime)
The Witness from 12 Monkeys (show)
Esther from Orphan
King Candy from Wreck It Ralph
Lotso from Toy Story
Lester Nygaard from Fargo season 1
V. M. Varga From Fargo season 3
Alma Coin from the Hunger Games
Ray Shoesmith from Mr Inbetweeen
Scarecrow from Arkham Series
Two face from the Arkham Series
Zeke Yeager from Attack on Titan
Metatron from His Dark Materials
Lord Asriel from His Dark Materials
Marisa Coulter from His Dark Materials
Magneto from X-Men: The Animated Series
Apocalypse from X-Men: The Animated Series
Don Draper from Mad Men
Vincent Ingram from Travelers
Meg Abbot from the Leftovers
Edgar Ross from Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2
Micah Bell from Red Dead Redemption 2
Niko Bellic from GTA 4
Nucky Thompson from Boardwalk Empire
Clarence Boddicker from Robocop
Combo from This is England(film only)
Abijah Fowler from Blue Eye Samurai
Reapers from Mass Effect
The Illusive Man from Mass Effect
Yoshi Toranaga from Shogun
Ishido Kazunari from Shogun
Amon from The Legend Of Korra
Kuvira from The Legend Of Korra
Zaheer from The Legend Of Korra
Askelaad from Vinland Saga
Canute from Vinland Saga
Vicious from Cowboy Bebop
Cutler Becket from Pirates Of The Caribbean
Sean Renard from Grimm
Malcolm Tucker from The Thick Of It
Franklin Saint from Snowfall
Aku from Samurai Jack
Avon Barksdale from The Wire
Omar little from The Wire
Peter Colier from Person of Interest
John Greer from Person of Interest
Delilah Briarwood from The Legend of Vox Machina
The Chroma Conclave from The Legend of Vox Machina
Boyd Crowder from Justified