All-Star Battle R/DIO

"Useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useless, useleeeess! (無駄無駄無駄無駄無駄無駄無駄無駄無駄無駄無駄無駄無駄ァーーーッ！)"

- DIO's Stand Cry

DIO was confirmed for All-Star Battle R during the announcement trailer, although briefly. He is one of the four characters playable in the game's Early Access Demo alongside, , and. He is now part of the game's current demo alongside, Jotaro, Jolyne and.

His moveset is fundamentally the same as his from, although a few tweaks have been made to both balance the character and fit him into the overall gameplay changes that All-Star Battle R brought.

As DIO's voice actor since All-Star Battle who also went on to voice him in the Stardust Crusaders anime, Takehito Koyasu reprises his role in this game. As with the majority of the game's roster, voicelines for DIO were either added or re-recorded.

Gameplay
DIO has 840 health and uses the Stand (スタンド) Battle Style, fighting foes with The World. During a fight, he can use several different attacks that were featured in Stardust Crusaders.

Special Interactions
After Jotaro is eventually 'crushed', DIO celebrates his victory momentarily, before himself being trapped in a timestop, unable to move. Jotaro is then revealed to be standing behind DIO, claiming he stopped time and escaped. This interaction is reminiscent of Chapters 263 & 264. However, rather than Jotaro succesfully kicking DIO away like is done in the original story, DIO is instead able to free himself, causing The World and Star Platinum to clash fists before both Users are blown away.
 * After taking a Joestar's blood, DIO will re-enact his "Now THIS is the greatest high!" moment from Stardust Crusaders.
 * When DIO attacks with his Great Heat Attack, Jotaro initially holds the vehicle back with punches from Star Platinum.
 * If Jotaro decides to activate his timestop during this GHA, this interaction is extended:
 * When punched by 's Heart Heat Attack, Gold Experience's fist strikes the side of DIO's skull, similar to how Jotaro did in their confrontation.
 * Like all vampires and Pillar Men in ASBR, DIO will burn up in the sunlight of the Situation Finish for the DIO's Mansion stage.

Dialogue
Outside of the All-Star Battle Mode, DIO has unique interaction dialogue for both his match entrances and victories when facing certain characters.

All-Star Battle Mode
All missions in the All-Star Battle Mode starring DIO as either the Player or Enemy, in order of appearance.