Do you Think Dio is a Good Antagonist?

DrBalls said:
Here come all the pretentious snobs who think an antagonist needs a deep, sad backstory to be a good character.

KP_SENSEI said:
one of the best...

SaiboT789 said:


I totally Love Antagonists like Dio who are Evil just because they want to.

Flynnnn said:
Pretty funny that he counts as mid standards type of villains but ended up being one of the most loved Jojo characters

anyways i think Dio itself making the jojo itself boring like the same damn thing

p4 has Dio mentioned
p5 is the son of Dio
p6 is about the Dio bf

thank God for sbr.

DrBalls said:

Yeah but people like to call those types of characters "unrealistic", like our world isn't actually filled with psychopaths who kill because they just have nothing else to do lmao.

JPointerrr said:
Yes he’s a good antagonist, part 6 made me like him even more

Flugzeug said:
I think that he‘s good in part 1, but pretty weak in part 3 compared to the other characters. In part 1 there is this interesting thing I think Speedwagon says, which is that Dio being evil can‘t be blamed on his sad circumstances aka backstory, that there are countless of poor, abused people who still have good hearts. Doing good or evil things is a choice, not an outcome. That‘s such a different mindset from literally every other anime relying on sob backstories to farm sympathy.
Meanwhile, part 3 Dio is just JOJOOOO ROAD ROLLER DAAA

Tyraq said:
Nah he's just charismatic and decently likeable but overall he's not that good of an antagonist and most Jojo villains are miles better than him.

SaiboT789 said:
Hey guys! So, basically a few Days ago a Friend of mine said to me "Dio is not a good Character/Antagonist, he's only good for the memes" And while that's just his opinion and ofcourse Dio is lots of meme Material (since all of JJBA is) it still kinda bugged me so Question: Part 1 and 3 Included, is Dio a good Antagonist or is he only good for the memes?

Note: I don't wanna compare him to the other JoJo Villains, just imagine Dio is the only Villain and you'd have to say if he does a good Job!

Edit: I should Probably say My Opinion about this. So I think Dio is a good Antagonist. In Part 1 he got this Mindset thinking he's the strongest and he could beat anyone with his eyes closed and both hands tied behind his back, which makes him really vulnerable on the other hand. So I really liked how careful he was in Part 3 to have his minions hold the Joestars back until he's fully prepared. So I think Dio is not only Memes!!

Flynnnn said:
Pretty funny that he counts as mid standards type of villains but ended up being one of the most loved Jojo characters

anyways i think Dio itself making the jojo itself boring like the same damn thing

p4 has Dio mentioned
p5 is the son of Dio
p6 is about the Dio bf

thank God for sbr.

SaiboT789 said:
Hey guys! So, basically a few Days ago a Friend of mine said to me "Dio is not a good Character/Antagonist, he's only good for the memes" And while that's just his opinion and ofcourse Dio is lots of meme Material (since all of JJBA is) it still kinda bugged me so Question: Part 1 and 3 Included, is Dio a good Antagonist or is he only good for the memes?

Note: I don't wanna compare him to the other JoJo Villains, just imagine Dio is the only Villain and you'd have to say if he does a good Job!

Edit: I should Probably say My Opinion about this. So I think Dio is a good Antagonist. In Part 1 he got this Mindset thinking he's the strongest and he could beat anyone with his eyes closed and both hands tied behind his back, which makes him really vulnerable on the other hand. So I really liked how careful he was in Part 3 to have his minions hold the Joestars back until he's fully prepared. So I think Dio is not only Memes!!

DrBalls said:

Yeah but people like to call those types of characters "unrealistic", like our world isn't actually filled with psychopaths who kill because they just have nothing else to do lmao.

giffica said:

Uh yes it absolutely is, and we built our civilization on laws based around keeping those people from going crazy???? what do you think dont murder, lie, steal are for? regular people dont do that shit, its evil people. you are a sick naive little fool if you think evil doesnt exist like DIO. Mao Zedong. Joseph Stalin. Pol Pot. What planet are you from?

VitorP1914 said:
he is mid imo
i prefer kira

Piromysl said:
Dio is one of those villains, who is irredeemably evil without even any sappy backstory to somehow justify his twisted morals.
Speedwagon described him as "evil ever since he was born" and when Speedwagon talks, you should listen.

Usually that's a bad thing, but Dio manages to make it work by how he dictates and influences the story by driving it forward.
You can even say, that story almost entirely revolves around him and his vendetta against Joestar bloodline.
His influence is felt even long after he dies, in parts five and six and that's phenomenal.

AlexPlayer said:
I feel like just don't understand there are two types of villains (pure evil and sympathetic) and simply judge them as bad or good outright. Just compare Dio and Diego; Dio is an irredimmable, power hungry, born evil, but charismatic and fun villain, while Diego is just a prideful and arrogant asshole. They're both different kinds of antagonists that serve different purposes in the story.

Also an underrated aspect when it comes to an antagonist is how they function in the story as a whole and what's more fitting for a series whose main theme is fate, than to have its primary antagonist be fated to be evil?

Sushi099 said:
He’s cool I just don’t think his motivations are that great. Like yes he wants to be powerful but I don’t understand why he wants to be powerful. Other than that he’s fine. I haven’t finished part 3 yet though, sorry for voting anyway I just wanted to say my opinion and stuff

Farhan_Muhib_ said:
there are better antagonists INSIDE jojo than dio

alexw1020 said:
He's a good villain in Part 1. Has clear motivation and is somewhat grounded...or at least as grounded as a vampire can be.

By Part 3 he's an over top, cartoonish, mustache-twirling villain. Still entertaining, but not as "good" as he was in Part 1.

I still like him overall, but I can't help but compare him to the much better (in my opinion) Kira from Part 4.

thazineskii_ said:

I think he’s good for both ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ So I agree with your opinion

salad_farded said:

i really hate the "pucci being dios bf" misinfo

Youkko said:
Yes, hes an Antagonist and i think S1 was the best of the season but desgracely tie later they added those stupid stands, despite of hamon energy lol.

gnbcristoss said:
He is my favorite Jojo antagonist of all. I've seen every animated part and read almost all of the manga only parts but no other main antag has had a better charisma and an actual unique goal as Dio for me. I love both Kira & Funny Valentine but Dio just takes the mark for me. I also think he has the best fight in the series with him vs. Jotaro.