Diavolo (ディアボロ, Diaboro) was confirmed to return for All-Star Battle R during the game's initial announcement trailer.[1] He was also 1 of 15 playable characters during the Evo 2022 Demo on August 5.[3]
His moveset is fundamentally the same as his from All-Star Battle, with a few tweaks being made to both balance the character and fit him into the overall gameplay tweaks that All-Star Battle R brought.
In the English version of All-Star Battle R, Diavolo's Stand, King Crimson, is localized as "Emperor Crimson", carried on from its first official usage in All-Star Battle.
Replacing Toshiyuki Morikawa, Katsuyuki Konishi reprises his role as Diavolo's voice actor from the Golden Wind anime adaptation. Aditionally, Soma Saito replaces Akira Ishida as his alter ego, Vinegar Doppio. As with the majority of the game's roster, voicelines for Diavolo were either added or re-recorded.
Diavolo has 900 health and uses the Stand (スタンド, Sutando) Battle Style, fighting foes with King Crimson. During a fight, he can use several different attacks that were featured in Vento Aureo.
Outside of the All-Star Battle Mode, Diavolo has unique interaction dialogue for both his match entrances and victories when facing certain characters.
1. Use the "Star Platinum, The World!" style: 1000 G 2. Land a 20-hit combo: Star Platinum Publicity Artwork 3. Land a Great Heat Attack: Jotaro 4 Color Tint C
Entrance Dialogue
Jotaro 4: I sense... You've got some connection to the Arrow, don't you? Diavolo: Who... Who are you? You know about the arrow? About me?
Victory Dialogue
Jotaro 4: Good grief, no one linked to that Arrow is a decent person.
Defeat Dialogue
Diavolo: A friend of Polnareff's... But no, it's over. I've erased every last trace of my past!
Golden Wind
Boss Battle (★★★★)
Unlock Conditions: Clear two panels on the same page.
Giorno starts in Gold Experience Requiem mode. The player starts with 50% health. The opponent's Heart Heat Gauge continuously refills.
Secret Missions
1. Land the First Attack: 1000 G 2. Land the "Can you escape destruction?" skill: Gold Experience Requiem Reference Sketch 3. Land the "You will never reach the truth!" skill: Gold Experience Requiem 3D Model 4. Win with the "USELESS!" skill: Giorno Special Outfit A
Entrance Dialogue
Giorno: You think you can survive this without getting annihilated, boss? Diavolo: I'm not even going to give you enough time to regret the fact that you're dead!
Victory Dialogue
Giorno: Your end will be never ending! That's the power of Gold Experience Requiem!
The player's attack power is increased. The opponent's Heart Heat Gauge continuously refills.
Secret Missions
1. Land a 5-hit combo: 1000 G 2. Do a normal attack with Stand on: Sticky Fingers Publicity Artwork 3. Land the "This isn't my arm" skill: Bucciarati's Theme
Entrance Dialogue
Bucciarati: This evil nauseates me! The way you use innocents simply for your own profit... Diavolo: You better go away now, Bruno Bucciarati... Approach me, and you'll die.
Victory Dialogue
Bucciarati: I'll never forgive you! You betrayed me again!
The opponent's Heart Heat Gauge continuously refills. The player's attack power is decreased.
Secret Missions
1. Use a Heart Heat Attack: 1000 G 2. Land the "The passage of time resumes!" skill: Diavolo Reference Sketch 3. Land the "This is the end!" skill: Rohan's Theme 4. Win with a Great Heat Attack: Rohan Special Outfit A
Entrance Dialogue
Rohan: Why do you want to hide your past so bad? It just makes me want to read it all the more! Diavolo: You want to expose my past, too? Then I have to get rid of you!
Victory Dialogue
Diavolo: A Stand that can read memories and experiences? I'll eliminate everything that could threaten me!
Defeat Dialogue
Rohan: I see... There's someone else in your mind! I think this has the makings of a true masterpiece!
Boss Battle (★★★★)
Unlock Conditions: Clear four panels on the same page.
The player's Heart Heat Gauge does not fill while their Stand is active. Each round lasts only 60 seconds.
Secret Missions
1. Attack the opponent's Stand: 1000 G 2. Call 3 Assists in a single round: Spice Girl Publicity Artwork 3. Use the "I've turned it soft!" skill: Trish's Theme 4. Win with a Great Heat Attack: Trish Special Outfit A
Entrance Dialogue
Diavolo: My daughter... I've been waiting for you to call your Stand. If I can take your Stand, I can control your body as well! Trish: Me? I'm the one who's possessed?!
Victory Dialogue
Trish: You used tension to force Mista's bullet back at him... I'll never give you the arrow!
The main antagonist of Part 5: Vento Aureo. He is the user of the StandKing Crimson, boss of the gang Passione, and a person with a dual personality. He has the pride of an emperor, but is also very secretive. He tries to kill his own daughter along with Team Bucciarati, but suffers a never-ending death at Giorno's hands.[4]
User of the Stand Emperor Crimson, boss of the Passione mob, and a schizophrenic. He is fiercely proud, but also very guarded. He tries to wipe out his own daughter along with the Bucciarati mob, but suffers a never-ending death at the hand of Giorno.
Diavolo's Stand. It can erase time and "skip" the events that would have occurred, leaving only the outcome intact. With Epitaph, the second face on its forehead, it can see into the future. The range of the Stand itself is roughly two meters, and its means of attack are limited to the Stand's own fists.
Diavolo's Stand that can erase time and obliterate events that would have occured, leaving only the outcome intact. With Eulogy, the second face on its forehead can see into the future. Its physical attacks are incredibly powerful, too.
An Italian mafia gang of which Diavolo is the boss. Translates literally to "Passion" from Italian. The gang controls most of Naples, including hotels, the port, undertakers, construction and transport industries, restaurants, and so on.
An Italian mafia gang of which Diavolo is the boss. Most of Naples, including hotels, the port, undertakers, construction and transport industries, and restaurants, are all under its control.
Adjusted hitbox to fix issue of move not hitting when opponent was against a wall.
Fixed bug where King Crimson would occasionally attack in the wrong direction.
1.6.0
Forward Step
Delayed when Diavolo becomes invulnerable when using this skill.
Backward Step
Delayed when Diavolo becomes invulnerable when using this skill.
Standing Medium Attack [Stand Off]
Reduced knockback on hit.
Standing Heavy Attack [Stand Off]
Reduced knockback on hit.
Crouching Heavy Attack [Stand Off]
Increased forward launching power when hitting an airborne opponent to increase comboing difficulty.
Jumping Medium Attack [Stand Off]
Decreased size of hitbox.
Decreased time hitbox is active.
Jumping Medium Attack [Stand On]
Increased time hitbox is active.
Jumping Stong Attack [Stand On]
Made attack hitbox appear faster.
"The passage of time resumes!" skill
Reduced the amount of knockback on hit for and versions to make it easier to punish when guarded.
"This is the end!" skill
Added some homing on the opponent for all versions.
"Time has been erased..." skill
Fixed bug where King Crimson would sometimes not attack and only Diavolo's animation would play if a attack was attempted after this skill was activated.