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“ Useless, useless!!!  ( 無駄 無駄!!!   Muda Muda!!! ) ” —Dio Brando's battle cry Dio Brando  ( ディオ・ブランドー   Dio Burandō ) , known simply as  DIO  ( ＤＩＯ ディオ )  from  Part 3  onwards, is the main antagonist of both  Phantom Blood  and  Stardust Crusaders . However, his influence is felt through all of the first six parts of the series up to  Stone Ocean , with major characters such as  Giorno Giovanna  or  Enrico Pucci  being directly connected to him. Originally a man of low birth but peerless ambition, Dio is a villain of little conscience, vast cunning, and an insatiable hunger for power. After becoming a  vampire  and later a  Stand  user, Dio has gathered around him many  minions  and is responsible for many major events of the series, from the death of  Jonathan Joestar  to the  Joestar Family 's sudden acquisition of Stand power, and his legac...