Close up of Dario in the manga
Dario abusing Dio
Dario's grave in the manga
Dario's letter to George in the manga
Dario Brando
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{{Character Info |title = Dario Brando
|image =|ja_kanji = ダリオ・ブランドー
|ja_romaji = Dario Burandō
|namesake = Marlon Brando[1]
Dario Argento[1]
|age = 52-53
|birthday = 1827[2]
Feb 11, 1827 (Film only)
|gender = Male
|nation = British
|family = Dio Brando's Mother (wife)
Dio Brando (son)
Giorno Giovanna (grandson)
Donatello Versus (grandson)
Ungalo (grandson)
Rikiel (grandson)
|status = Deceased
|death = 1880Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Nonetheless, he cared about Dio enough to let him be adopted within the Joestar Family.[2]
History
Phantom Blood
Dario was a poor man in Victorian England who witnessed George Joestar I's carriage crash one day in 1868, looting the wreckage on the assumption that there no survivors. But as a girl he made his accomplice noted the infant is still alive, Dario was seen by George, who assumed that Dario saved his life and felt indebted to him. But even when George later learned the truth when the head inspector alerted him that Dario was in jail from trying to pawn Mary Joestar's wedding ring, George pressed no charges and asked Dario to become a good man for his family. But even after receiving money from George to start a hotel, Dario ended up back in poverty and worked his wife to an early grave.[3]
For the next twelve years, Dario took out his frustration on his son Dio as he grew to hate his father enough to secretly murder him with poison he got from Wang Chan. With Dario unaware that his own son was killing him, he died telling Dio of the debt George made to him and tells his son to take advantage of it. However, Dio was unaware of the letter Dario had sent to the Joestar Mansion, which would play a role in exposing his attempted murder of George seven years after his father's death.
Chapters / Episodes
Manga AppearancesChapters in order of appearance
- Chapter 1: Prologue (Death)
- Chapter 6: A Letter from the Past, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 7: A Letter from the Past, Part 2 (Flashback)
- Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1 (Flashback)
Anime AppearancesEpisodes in order of appearance
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 1: Dio the Invader (Death)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 2: A Letter from the Past (Flashback)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 3: Youth with Dio (Flashback)
Video Games
Phantom Blood (PS2)
Dario appears in the game's first cutscenes, similarly to the original story, as he gives his son a letter that will allow him to live with the Joestars. After the third battle against Dio, the villain briefly mentions his father as he drinks and later meets the one who would become the first vampire seen in the series.
Trivia
- George mistaking Dario as his savior bears resemblance a similar scene in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables, in which Marius's father mistakes the corrupt innkeeper Thénardiers as his savior and sends Marius to seek aid from him on his deathbed. George also claims that he gave his ring to Dario Brando, who was imprisoned for stealing said ring, resembling the bishop Myriel claiming the same for Jean Valjean, who attempted to steal his silverware.
Gallery
Dario Brando "saves" George Joestar
Dario Brando in jail
Dario's grave in the anime
Dario And The Woman From Bar As They Appear In The OVA's Timeline Videos
Giving the letter to Dio in the Phantom Blood PS2 game
