Heritage for the Future ★ Evil Incarnate DIO
Evil Incarnate DIO (邪悪の化身ディオ, Ja'aku no Keshin DIO), or "Shadow DIO" in the English localization, is the form DIO takes for most of Part 3 while waiting for his body to completely assimilate. To reflect this, his moveset involves mainly open-hand light and heavy attacks (which ties into how weak the left side of his body was if Dio happens to have his animations be performed when facing right).
The World in this form, is also depicted as a faint-and-clear silhouette.
Moveset and Gameplay
In the game where Active Stands are prevalent, Shadow DIO is a passive Stand User. He can deal a lot of damage with full offensive attacks without an Active Stand via a solid amount of frame-traps and pseudo-disjointed pokes with his silhouette-version of The World, even though he lacks the more defensive and utility-type traits of having an active Stand. He also has a counter-reversal move, a reference to his encounter with Hol Horse, that helps this playstyle to be more effective, which can be used either for offense as a reversal punisher, or defense when DIO himself is under pressure.
While not shown in the manga or anime in earlier chapters, Shadow DIO is capable of throwing knives. These knives, while not too fast for up-close combat, can push enemies further back and gives him a semblance of anti-air defense. The angle of the knives can be varied (straight forward or in a fanned-spread either upward or forward, and he can throw knives twice. The first knife throw has a large amount of hitstun and can be used to ease into combos, though either version is meant to control a certain range of space.
His eyebeam projectile can be charged to an incredibly powerful and unblockable level, sometimes causing a Stand Crash in one hit. But like his normal form, it can easily be ducked under.
His Stand attacks are effective as surprises, and capable of juggling and/or short bread-and-butter combo finishers. Combined with his own attacks, he deals a lot of damage in a short time, more so within The World, when he stops time.
His Super Combo, "Punishment", deals heavy damage if it connects. However, it cannot be incorporated into combos easily and works better as an out-of-pressure reversal or a frame trap. His other Super Combo, called "Charisma", takes two levels of power, but the buds coming out of his hair are unblockable and home in on the enemy. The slow start-up animation of this move requires it to be a part of the combo, in order to perform the move without being interrupted by the enemy's attacks (or to be used during the opponent's wakeup to lock them down more effectively).
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Story Mode
His Story Mode in JoJo's Venture has him simply face off enemies until reaching Jotaro, with no storyline involved. In Heritage for the Future, the incarnation of evil, DIO awaits the arrival of the Joestar Group to annihilate his adversaries and become the ultimate being. Evil Incarnate DIO only appears in Kakyoin's Story Mode as the first stage, and Hol Horse's as the final.
In Super Story Mode on the PS1 version, after finishing Super Story Mode once, four extra stages are unlocked, adapting various characters' encounters with Evil Incarnate Dio.
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(Polnareff Stage 1)
(Muhammad Avdol Stage 2)
(Kakyoin Stage 3)
(Iggy Stage 4)
(Joseph Joestar Stage 5)
(Jotaro Kujo Stage 6)
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(Polnareff Stage 1)
(Muhammad Avdol Stage 2)
(Kakyoin Stage 3)
(Iggy Stage 4)
(Joseph Joestar Stage 5)
(Jotaro Kujo Stage 6)
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(21番目のタロットカード 21-banme no Tarotto Kādo)
Avdol decides to tell Jotaro about his meeting with DIO in Cairo around four months ago, and the battle begins as a flashback. After the fight, Avdol runs without a second thought and manages to narrowly avoid falling under DIO's control.
Secret Factor: I didn't even think about fighting him. (戦おうなどとは考えもしなかった)
(DIOの呪縛 DIO no Jubaku)
Kakyoin remembers his meeting with DIO, who approached him and asked to test his unique ability. After the fight, DIO implanted a flesh bud into Kakyoin's brain, influencing him into pledging his undying loyalty to DIO.
Secret Factor: That's a flesh bud made of DIO's cells. (それはDIOの細胞からなる「肉の芽」)
(星のアザをもつ男 Hoshi no Aza o Motsu Otoko)
Polnareff recounts his meeting with DIO one year ago. DIO offered to relieve Polnareff of the memories that were troubling him, and implanted a flesh bud within him after battling him. Polnareff was then ordered to dispose of the Joestar group.
Secret Factor: The flesh bud influenced him to side with him. (肉の芽で仲間に引き込まれていた)
(DIOを撃つ!? DIO o Utsu!?)
Meanwhile, Hol Horse meets with DIO in Cairo to report the defeats of his latest minions. DIO dismisses Hol Horse's report and urges him to battle the Joestars directly, inciting Hol Horse to attack him. After the fight, Hol Horse puts his gun to DIO's head, but DIO somehow appears behind him. Praising his tenacity, DIO leaves Hol Horse to contemplate the overwhelming power of his Stand.
Secret Factor: How did he get behind me...? (どうやっておれの背後へ・・・？)
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Trivia
- If Shadow DIO is transformed by Alessi's Stand, he will transform into Wang Chan carrying Dio's severed head in a jar from the final few chapters of Phantom Blood.
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