Dio Brando (ディオ・ブランドー, Dio Burandō) appears in Diamond Records as a playable character with various different iterations, ranging from his self in Phantom Blood, to multiple versions of DIO in Stardust Crusaders. Additionally, his severed head appears as part of Wang Chan's moveset.
Dio Brando's Phantom Blood iteration is playable in both the Action Battle and Tactical Battle game modes. He has three unlockable statues of both the 'Solitary' and 'Fighting Spirit' types, ranging from 5 stars to 6 stars.
Dio's moveset in both game modes is comprised of various attacks inspired by the anime, using his vampiric abilities. As a vampire, Dio constantly regenerates health, but has a weakness to attacks from ripple users. Playing as Dio will force any outdoor stages to take place at night.
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Moveset
Dio's basic attack string is a combination of up to five various basic strikes. In Tactical Battle, this is cut down to only three hits.
Dio strikes the opponent and absorbs their health.
Dio delivers a violent barrage of strikes. (Unlockable)
(Counter) If Dio is hit while this SP is activated, he will freeze and break apart the surrounding area, damaging nearby opponents.
Dio freezes a wide area, damaging all opponents in its range. In Tactical Battle, it will hit all opponents present on the stage. (Unlockable)
Dio strikes an opponent to freeze them, then attacks them with a punch that shatters the ice. This attack replaces SP Skill 1 in Dio's 'Fighting Spirit' Type 6 star statue.
Dio uses his signature Space Ripper Stingy Eyes, taking down opponents from a long range. In Tactical Battle, this hits all opponents present on the stage.
5-star (Solitary)
Max LVL Stats:15120 HP/5670 ATK/5670 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:43920 HP/7470 ATK/7470 DEF
6-star (Solitary)
Max LVL Stats:28600 HP/15400 ATK/17600 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:39400 HP/28900 ATK/29300 DEF
6-star ~Emperor of the Moon~ (Fighting Spirit)
Max LVL Stats:26460 HP/13860 ATK/10710 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:39060 HP/27360 ATK/20610 DEF
5-star (with Wang Chan) (Fighting Spirit)
Max LVL Stats:14400 HP/5184 ATK/4896 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:42000 HP/7584 ATK/6696 DEF
DIO (Stardust Crusaders)
DIO
DIO's Stardust Crusaders iteration is playable in both the Action Battle and Tactical Battle game modes. He has two 'Fighting Spirit' type statues, one 5 star and one 6 star.
DIO's moveset in both game modes is comprised of various attacks inspired by his abilities in the anime, using his stand The World. As a vampire, DIO constantly regenerates health, but has a weakness to attacks from ripple users. Playing as DIO will force any outdoor stages to take place at night time.
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Moveset
DIO's basic attack string is a combination of up to five various basic strikes from The World. In Tactical Battle, this is cut down to only three hits.
The World delivers a powerful punch that can knock back opponents.
DIO stops the time and throws a handful of knives. Time resumes and the knives are sent out as a powerful projectile. (Unlockable)
The World punches the opponent, stops the time, and unleashes a barrage of punches before resuming the time.
DIO uses The World to stop time for a short period, letting him run freely around opponents and attack them as they are frozen in their tracks. In Tactical Battle, this is used to give DIO a few free turns, as well as allowing him to ignore any of the opponent's active counters. (Unlockable)
DIO throws a knife and stops the time. In the cutscene, DIO uses The World to throw lots of knives at the opponent. When time resumes, the opponent is surrounded by knives that fly towards them.
5-star (Fighting Spirit)
Max LVL Stats:11340 HP/7875 ATK/5355 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:16140 HP/21675 ATK/7155 DEF
6-star (Fighting Spirit)
Max LVL Stats:16740 HP/11625 ATK/7905 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:29340 HP/26025 ATK/16905 DEF
Awakened
DIO ~This is the Greatest High!~
DIO's awakened form from Stardust Crusaders is playable in both the Action Battle and Tactical Battle game modes. He has two statues of the 'Fighting Spirit' and 'Solitary' types, ranging from 5 stars to 6 stars.
DIO's moveset in both game modes is comprised of various attacks inspired by his abilities in the anime, using his stand The World. As a vampire, DIO constantly regenerates health, but has a weakness to attacks from ripple users. Playing as DIO will force any outdoor stages to take place at night time.
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Moveset
DIO's basic attack string is a combination of up to five various basic strikes from The World, as well as striking with his hand to suck the life force from his opponents. In Tactical Battle, this is cut down to only three hits.
DIO uses The World to stop time for a short period, letting him run freely around opponents and attack them as they are frozen in their tracks. In Tactical Battle, this is used to give DIO a few free turns, as well as allowing him to ignore any of the opponent's active counters.
DIO lunges at the opponent with a road sign.(Unlockable)
The World stops time and unleashes a barrage of punches. DIO finishes the attack by throwing a knife and resuming the time.
DIO summons the car of Wilson Phillips to run over opponents. (Unlockable)
The World stops time and unleashes a barrage of punches, followed by a punch and a kick, and then a second barrage before the time resumes. This attack replaces SP Skill 1 in Awakened DIO's 6 star statue.
DIO uses The World to kick the opponent, before he stops the time and crushes the opponent with his iconic Road Roller, dealing damage in a large area of effect. The attack ends with the road roller exploding.
5-star ~This is the Greatest High!~ (Fighting Spirit)
Max LVL Stats:13110 HP/8625 ATK/5520 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:17910 HP/22425 ATK/7320 DEF
6-star ~Now to Unleash the Full Power Of My Stand!~ (Solitary)
Max LVL Stats:23760 HP/15840 ATK/11880 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:34560 HP/30240 ATK/22680 DEF
Shadow
DIO ~My Hands Have Already Struck!~
DIO's early Stardust Crusaders is playable in both the Action Battle and Tactical Battle game modes. He has one 'Tactical' type 6 star statue.
DIO's moveset in both game modes is comprised of various attacks inspired by his abilities in the anime, as well as including nods to his moveset in Heritage for the Future. He uses knives, vampiric abilities, and even briefly brings out The World. As a vampire, DIO constantly regenerates health, but has a weakness to attacks from ripple users. Playing as DIO will force any outdoor stages to take place at night time.
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Moveset
DIO's basic attack string is a combination of up to five basic strikes with his hands. In Tactical Battle, this is cut down to only three hits.
DIO throws three bundles of knives at his opponents, flying in different directions. In Tactical Battle, he only throws one.
DIO blasts his opponents with his Space Ripper Stingy Eyes. (Unlockable)
DIO strikes his opponent using Flesh Buds from his hair, which deal an additional hit of damage after the opponent falls to the ground.
Vines emerge from the ground surrounding DIO similar to those of Holy's Stand, capturing and damaging nearby opponents. (Unlockable)
DIO reads from a book and "teleports" behind the nearest opponent where he strikes them with The World. In Tactical Battle, he teleports in front of the targeted opponent instead.
6-star (Tactical)
Max LVL Stats:27720 HP/14520 ATK/11220 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:40320 HP/28020 ATK/21120 DEF
Knives
DIO ~There is no Escape!~
DIO ~There is no Escape!~ is playable in the Tactical Battle game mode. He has one 'Fighting Spirit' type 6 star statue.
DIO's moveset is comprised of various attacks inspired by his abilities in the anime, using his stand The World. As a vampire, DIO regenerates health every turn, but has a weakness to attacks from ripple users. Playing as DIO will force any outdoor stages to take place at night time.
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Moveset
DIO's basic attack string is a combination of three basic strikes from The World.
The World delivers a strong punch that penetrates the opponent.
DIO stops the time and throws a handful of knives. Time resumes and the knives are sent out as a powerful projectile. (Unlockable)
The World kicks the opponent, punches them, and then lunges at them in the final hit.
DIO uses The World to stop time for a few turns, allowing him room to attack and ignore all of the opponent's active counters. Unlike other time stop skills, he also gets a self buff while this is active. (Unlockable)
DIO uses The World to stop the time, as he jumps into the air. DIO flies towards the opponent and The World unleashes a powerful chop attack before time resumes.
6-star (Fighting Spirit)
Max LVL Stats:27500 HP/20300 ATK/14600 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:36500 HP/34700 ATK/27200 DEF
