Danny

Danny
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Japanese Name	ダニー
Namesake*	Danny's Song (Loggins and Messina song)
Profile
Gender	Male
Race	Harlequin Great Dane (resembles one)
Other Information
Hair Color	White with Black Spots (fur)
Eye Color	Black
Relationships	George Joestar I (master) Jonathan Joestar (master)
Status*
Status	Deceased
Date of Death	1880
Cause of Death	Incinerated by Dio Brando
Media
Manga Debut	Chapter 1
FinalAppearance	Chapter 5
Anime Debut	Episode 1

Danny (ダニー, Danī) is a minor character appearing in Phantom Blood.

He is Jonathan Joestar's dog and childhood best friend. Danny's death at the hands of Dio Brando serves as one of the primary catalysts in the lifelong rivalry between Jonathan and Dio.

Appearance

Danny resembles a large and lean Harlequin Great Dane. He is white and spotted with black.

Personality

Danny is cheerful, given his active play with Jonathan.

Danny was timid and fearful before he saved Jonathan's life. George Joestar I comments that Danny is a very gentle dog who saved a drowning Jonathan despite the boy having antagonized him for a while, as Danny respects the value of life.

Abilities

On one occasion, Danny heroically swims out to Jonathan while he is drowning, dragging him back to the land by his collar.

Jonathan mentions that Danny is well behaved, and is smart enough to open doors.

History

Phantom Blood

George Joestar I bought Danny when he was a puppy when Jonathan was five years old. Danny was very afraid of unfamiliar places and strange people causing him to bite Jonathan when the young boy first approached him. For a while, Jonathan also antagonized Danny by throwing stones at him. One day, while swimming in a river, Jonathan started drowning and was saved by Danny, which made them the best of friends.

When Dio arrives, he knees Danny in the jaw while lying that he did it because he has been startled by the animal running at him. Weeks later, Dio retaliates for Jonathan beating him in a fight by placing the hound in the incinerator to be burned to death. When Jonathan learns of Danny's agonizing death upon his return, the dog is buried in the backyard of the Joestar Mansion. Jonathan knows that Dio has a role in this. That night, Jonathan cries while lying awake in bed over losing his only remaining friend.

Chapters / Episodes

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

• Chapter 1: Prologue
• Chapter 2: Dio Brando the Invader, Part 1
• Chapter 3: Dio Brando the Invader, Part 2
• Chapter 4: Dio Brando the Invader, Part 3
• Chapter 5: Dio Brando the Invader, Part 4 (Death)
• Chapter 15: Youth with Dio, Part 4 (Mentioned only)
• Chapter 28: Tarkus and the Dark Knight Bruford, Part 3 (Flashback)
• Chapter 44: Fire and Ice, Jonathan and Dio, Part 6 (Flashback)

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 1: Dio the Invader (Death)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 9: The Final Ripple! (Flashback)

Video Games

Phantom Blood (PS2)

Danny appears in a story mode cutscene where he is kicked by Dio.

Gallery

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  Dio kicking Danny

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  Danny to the rescue

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  A young Jonathan throws rocks at Danny

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  Danny in flames



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  Danny's initial appearance in the anime

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  Dio welcomes Danny

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  Danny's Grave

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  Kicked in the Phantom Blood PS2 game

Trivia

• In the manga, Danny manages to escape from the incinerator as he is being burned, but in the anime, this is only commented on and not actually shown.
• In the Anime, Danny's backstory and his saving of Jonathan's life are omitted.
• In Steel Ball Run, Danny's counterpart is a white mouse.