What is Dio Brando?
{{Infobox character |name=Dio Brando |color=yellow|series=[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]| |image=Cosplayer of Dio, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 at FF27 20160130a.jpg |caption=A cosplayer dressed as Dio from Part 3. |voice= * [[Takehito Koyasu]] (in [[Japanese language|Japanese]]) * [[Patrick Seitz ]] (in English) * [[Marco Balzarotti]] (in [[Italian language|Italian]]) |alias=DIO|species=Human, later vampire|gender=Male |family= * Dario Brando (father) * George Joestar I (adoptive father) * [[Jonathan Joestar]] (adoptive brother) |children= * [[Giorno Giovanna]] (son) * Ungaro (son) * Rykiel (son) * Donatello Versus (son) |nationality=British}} '''Dio Brando''' or '''DIO''' is a recurring character and main antagonist in the manga and anime series ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]''. After killing his father, he was adopted into the Joestar family, where he lived with his newfound adoptive brother, [[Jonathan Joestar]]. == Story == === ''Phantom Blood'' === In ''[[Phantom Blood]]'', after the death of his father, Dario Brando, Dio is adopted as a child by the English nobleman George Joestar I, becoming the adoptive brother of [[Jonathan Joestar]]. He aims to make the life of Jonathan miserable, killing his pet dog Danny, and stealing the first kiss of Jonathan's girlfriend, Erina Pendelton. He expects Jonathan to lose hope because of his evil actions, but to Dio's surprise, Jonathan instead fights back. Later, it would appear Dio and Jonathan are good friends, but Dio secretly plots to kill their father, George, to inherit his fortune. He does this by feeding George a poison disguised as medicine. Jonathan realises what Dio is doing and stops him, so Dio runs away. Then, after he discovers the hidden power of the mysterious, ancient [[Aztec]] stone mask, he kills George and uses his blood to activate the stone mask's power and turn into a [[vampire]]. Then, Dio and Jonathan fight in the burning Joestar mansion, and Jonathan wins, temporarily defeating Dio. After this, Dio spends time to heal and grow an army of