DIO's Diary

DIO's Diary (DIOの日記, DIO no Nikki), also known as The Way to Heaven (天国へ行く方法, Tengoku e Iku Hōhō), is a key item referenced in the sixth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stone Ocean.

Jotaro Kujo finds the diary after the events of the third part, Stardust Crusaders; considering it dangerous, he burns it. However, because he remembers its contents, he becomes the target of Enrico Pucci, who aims to extract his memory DISC.^[1]

The diary contains the vague details of a plan to attain "Heaven". It is unknown how DIO discovered these specific steps.

Summary

The contents of the diary, as remembered by Jotaro, follow:^[2]

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“

What I need is my Stand: The World.

Jotaro reading the Diary, as seen in his memory DISC.

What lies beyond my Stand is the way forward for humanity. What I need is a trustworthy friend.

He must be someone who can control his desires. Someone without a lust for power, honor, wealth, or sexual gratification. He must be someone who puts the laws of God before the laws of humans. Will I, DIO, meet someone like this one day?

What I need are the souls of at least 36 sinners. The souls of sinners contain incredible power.

What I need are 14 phrases:

Spiral staircase

Rhinoceros beetle

Desolation Row

Fig tart

Rhinoceros beetle

Via Dolorosa

Rhinoceros beetle

Singularity point

Giotto

Angel

Hydrangea

Rhinoceros beetle

Singularity point

Secret emperor

I'll engrave these words onto my Stand so that I won't forget myself. What I need is courage. I must have the courage to part with my Stand. As it disintegrates, my Stand will absorb the souls of the 36 sinners. As a result, something new will be born.

Whatever is born will awaken. It will recognize the 14 phrases that my trusted friend will utter... I will trust my friend and become his friend.

Finally, what I need is an appropriate location. Go to 28 degrees 24 minutes north latitude, 80 degrees 36 minutes west longitude...

Wait there for the new moon...

That will be the time for heaven...

”

—DIO

“

必要なものは『わたしのスタンド』である。『ザ・ワールド』。

Jotaro reading the Diary, as seen in his memory DISC.

我がスタンドの先にあるものこそが人間がさらに先に進むべき道なのである。必要なものは信頼できる友である。

彼は欲望をコントロールできる人間でなくてはならない。権力欲や名誉欲金欲・色欲のない人間で。彼は人の法よりも神の法を尊ぶ人間でなくてはならない。いつかそのような者にこのDIO(ディオ)が出会えるだろうか？

必要なものは『極罪を犯した３６名以上の魂』である。罪人の魂には強い力(パワー)があるからである。

必要なものは『１４の言葉』である：

らせん階段

カブト虫

廃墟の街

イチジクのタルト

カブト虫

カブト虫

天使(エンジェル)

カブト虫

特異点

秘密の皇帝

わたし自身を忘れないようにこの言葉をわたしのスタンドそのものに傷として刻みつけておこう。必要なものは『勇気』である。わたしはスタンドを一度捨て去る『勇気』を持たなければならない。朽ちていくわたしのスタンドは３６の罪人の魂を集めて吸収。そこから『新しいもの』を生み出すであろう。

「生まれたもの」は目醒める。信頼できる友が発する１４の言葉に知性を示して…『友』はわたしを信頼しわたしは『友』になる。

最後に必要なものは場所である。北緯28度24分西経８０度３６分へ行き…

次の「新月」の時を待て……

それが『天国の時』であろう……

”

—DIO

“

Hitsuyō na mono wa "watashi no Sutando" dearu. "Za Wārudo".

Jotaro reading the Diary, as seen in his memory DISC.

Waga Sutando no saki ni aru mono koso ga ningen ga sara ni saki ni susumu-beki michi nano de aru. Hitsuyō na mono wa shinrai dekiru tomo de aru.

Kare wa yokubō o kontorōru dekiru ningen de nakute wa naranai. Kenryoku-yoku ya meiyo-yoku, sanyoku, shikiyoku no nai ningen de. Kare wa hito no hō yori mo kami no hō o tōtobu ningen de nakute wa naranai. Itsu ka sono yō na mono ni kono Dio ga deaeru darō ka?

Hitsuyō na mono wa "goku tsumi o okashita 36-mei ijō no tamashī" de aru. Zainin no tamashī ni wa tsuyoi pawā ga aru kara de aru.

Hitsuyō na mono wa "14 no kotoba" de aru:

Rasen kaidan

Kabuto-mushi

Haikyo no Machi

Ichijiku no taruto

Kabuto-mushi

Dororōsa e no Michi

Kabuto-mushi

Tokuiten

Jotto

Enjeru

Ajisai

Kabuto-mushi

Tokuiten

Himitsu no kōtei

Watashi jishin o wasurenai yō ni kono kotoba o watashi no Sutando sono mono ni kizu toshite kizami tsukete okō. Hitsuyō na mono wa "yūki" de aru. Watashi wa Sutando o ichido sutesaru "yūki" o mota nakereba naranai. Kuchite iku watashi no Sutando wa 36 no zainin no tamashī o atsumete kyūshū. Soko kara "atarashī mono" o umidasu de arō.

'Umareta mono' wa mesameru. Shinrai dekiru tomo ga hassuru 14 no kotoba ni chisei o shime shitei... "Tomo" wa watashi o shinrai shi watashi wa "tomo" ni naru.

Saigo ni hitsuyō na mono wa basho de aru. Hokui 28-do 24-bu seikei 80-do 36-bu e iki...

Tsugi no 'shingetsu' no toki o mate...

Sore ga "tengoku no toki" de arō...

”

—DIO

Corresponding Events

The "trustworthy friend" DIO requires is found in Enrico Pucci.
The "36 sinners" are found among the population of Green Dolphin Street Prison.
DIO's Bone is used as a substitution for DIO's Stand, The World. The 36 prisoners and DIO's bone combine, forming a large system of grotesque tree and root-like structures. A knot of roots in this system houses the Green Baby.
After its birth, the "14 phrases" Pucci speaks indeed induce an effect on the Green Baby.
"I will trust my friend and become his friend" refers to the Green Baby fusing with Pucci.
The coordinates "28 degrees 24 minutes north latitude, 80 degrees 36 minutes west longitude" point to Cape Canaveral.
The "time for heaven" refers to the subsequent emergence of the Stand Made in Heaven.

Novels

The information below derives from a source not written by Araki. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.

OVER HEAVEN

The light novel OVER HEAVEN presents itself as a transcript of DIO's diary.

DIO begins writing the diary after being freed from his coffin that sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean a hundred years prior. The contents of the diary contain DIO's reflections on his past and present, as well as his thoughts on the concept of heaven and the process that led him to his conclusions. DIO continues writing the diary until putting it down shortly before attacking Nukesaku, fully anticipating to continue his writing the following day.

The 14 phrases outlined in the diary are nonsense words that DIO's mother sang to him as a lullaby in his youth. In the context of DIO's plan, they signify intelligence and close intimacy between the Green Baby and its intended host.^[3] DIO later reveals the reasoning behind needing 36 sinners' souls to achieve his goal: taking a cue from Osiris, DIO pictures souls being split into white and black chips, with the souls of sinners possessing 10 black chips each. By obtaining 360 black chips, the number of degrees in a clock, DIO hopes to gain the ability to make a full circuit around the clock.^[4]

After Jotaro Kujo falls into a coma, the Speedwagon Foundation requests that DIO's diary be restored in order to find a way to free Jotaro from his current state. The translator confesses that his work is motivated mainly by his fascination with learning about the thought process of Dio Brando, in addition to the book's secrecy. The translator then comments on the difficulties faced during the restoration and deciphering of the book, incidentally revealing that Josuke Higashikata was responsible for its near-complete restoration. Most of the proper nouns throughout the book were deciphered by comparing their context to the facts surrounding Dio's life. The translator ultimately decided to translate Dio's idiosyncrasies and theories literally, leaving their interpretation to the reader.^[5]

JORGE JOESTAR

In the 37th universe, DIO's diary is replaced by a chunk of the Giotto spacecraft. The 14 phrases each relate to a event, item, or concept which appears across the 37 universes.

Spiral Staircase refers to the idea that the universe is a "Spiral Staircase" created by Pucci's Made in Heaven, a loop of 37 distinct universes.
The 4 Rhinoceros Beetles refer to the four walking islands in the story: Morioh, Nero Nero Island, Great Britain, and Manhattan. However, Giorno later remarks how the real 4 Rhinoceros Beetles are the 4 Stand Arrows of the Arrow Cross House which he had turned into Rhinoceros Beetles to avoid their destruction from Made In Heaven.
Desolation Row refers to the crumbling London found in the first universe.
The Fig Tart refers to the fig smell produced by Kars when he is burning up while reentering the atmosphere of Earth.
Via Dolorosa refers to when Jorge, Narancia, Pucci, and Kars are reentering the atmosphere of Earth. As they are falling upside down, the Arrow Cross House is below them at their backs, referencing how Jesus carried the cross on his back on his way to his crucifixion.
The 2 Singularity Points refer to the Saint's Corpse and Jorge, as only one of them exists in all of the universes.
Giotto refers to the Giotto spacecraft which Dio wrote the fourteen words on.
Angel refers to Enrico Pucci.
Hydrangea refers to how Kars described the earth as a "water vessel," the etymology for Hydrangea.
Secret Emperor refers to Dio Brando.
The coordinates 28 degrees 24 minutes north latitude, 80 degrees 36 minutes west longitude refer to the exact location on Mars that Kars was located at, as the plan involved allying with Kars.

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DIO carrying his diary
The first need, The World
The second need; a trustworthy friend, as shown by the young Enrico Pucci
This friend must be a person who can control his own desires
The third need, the souls of at least 36 of the worst convicts
The fourth need, 14 phrases that should never be forgotten
The fifth need, courage to let go of The World once
The sixth and final need, a suitable location
All that's left is to wait for the next new moon, Pucci stands outside the prison in preparation for it.