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"Dio, no matter what happens, live nobly and with pride. If you do that, you'll surely be able to go to heaven."

- Dio Brando's Mother

Dio Brando's Mother (ディオ・ブランドーの母) is an unnamed tertiary character featured in the first part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Phantom Blood.

She is a mother of Dio Brando who is sent into an early grave by her husband, Dario Brando. Although she is only briefly mentioned in the manga, she plays a major role in the light novel JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN, serving as a major influence on Dio and helping him form the idea of heaven.

Appearance
It is unknown what she looks like, as she isn't present in the manga and her appearance isn't described. When she was alive, she owned a buttoned dress with long sleeves.

Personality
Dio's mother is described as a noble, proud, pure and righteous person.

She believes in heaven and that to go to heaven one must live nobly and with pride.

Phantom Blood
Little is known about her. She was a poor woman married to Dario Brando. Dio blames her untimely death on his father for making her suffer and "working her to death," though he disdained her as well for devoting herself to such a man. The year of her death was between 1867 and 1880.