Diavolo - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's Most Divisive Villain

[@Mangakamen]

I hope you guys enjoyed the video, and I hope you all have a lovely holiday: Make sure you don't lose track of time.

[@goroakechi6126]

Sing a song of sorrow, in a world where time doesn’t exist…

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays hope it's a great one

[@robertoberto9385]

You you put laurence the first vicar theme

[@Sonicfalcon16]

Its crazy to think if the main characters teamed up the people want want to overthrow Diavolo the fight would be easy. Since King Crimson is a close ranged stand he can't handle these very weird abilities like: Shrinking, metal coming out of your body, turning into cubes and a baby comes out of you, as a fishook goes into your body, and grow old.

[@coolrod15thecoolest24]

GOLDEN WIND

[@lisboah]

To be honest, I always found Diavolo fascinating due to his paradoxical desires. He wants to stay anonymous, but he also wants power. Those that have power tend to draw the attention of others, and Diavolo is the head of the italian mafia. He's on a downward spiral of paranoia and covering his own tracks because of his lust for power.

[@nick-cepticon782]

He more so wants complete control of his fate, which does by extension mean he needs to secure himself through an elevated seat of power. This elevated position of power isn’t driven by a lust for power, but instead is indirectly driven by paranoia.

[@geminiguy6032]

I felt a similar comparison with Kira. He wants to leave a quiet, peaceful life but keeps putting himself at risk of being persecuted because of his murderous tendencies.

[@xandold742]

One thing I love about diavolo is his dynamic with doppio it seems like doppio genuinely loves him makes me wonder what their interactions were prior. Also the fact he ACTIVELY pursued the protagonists of his part on their adventure was so cool to me definitely a great jojo villian

[@Mangakamen]

Kind of a shame that we didn't have Doppio earlier in the series, I think that would've made things a lot more interesting especially antagonistic wise - And could've made for a more solid twist.

[@dreamcream3738]

Depending on how you look at it- My interpretation; Diavolo came into existence in order to protect Doppio, as split personalities are often formed as an extreme coping mechanism after some great trauma- such as learning about a mother you never knew about. Diavolo basically exists to do all the dark deeds Doppio himself can't, as an extreme form of self preservation. This is also why he is so extremely paranoid about anyone finding out about his identity. He is Doppio's shadow, the part of Doppio that he would rather hide away from the world. When the arrow was used the first time, King Crimson was awakened through Diavolo's will, or rather Diavolo *became* King Crimson. That's why we see K.C speaking as Diavolo quite a bit. However, when Chariot Requiem swapped bodies, as Doppio is the main soul he got separated from Diavolo, who essentially went rogue for the sake of self preservation.

[@xandold742]

@@dreamcream3738 I like that final paragraph it kinda makes diavolo seems like a parasite. Like as if when doppio was born diavolo soul attached itself to doppio’s so that diavolo could do all the things he wanted to without being discovered

[@dreamcream3738]

@@xandold742 that's not at all what I meant, even though that is another valid interpretation. When I call Diavolo a Shadow, I am referring to the psychological shadow , as posited by Karl Jung. The Shadow is the part of our personality that we reject. Doppio would certainly reject Diavolo if he wasn't a split personality being "The Boss", but rather Doppio's own negative desires he had to cope with. Due to the split in personality, Doppio's Shadow got compartmentalized into "Diavolo". Unfortunately, due to a split psyche, Diavolo is able to take those desires to the worst possible extreme.

[@stormy_does_stuff]

​​​​​@@dreamcream3738 so basically (if you simplify it by a lot) Diavolo is Doppio's Mr Hyde (Also I forgot how to make text bold in here. Great)

[@bahesb2419]

Both the japanese voice actor and american voice actor of diavolo really fit the character of diavolo. The japanese voice actor mostly remains calm and collected which fits diavolo's feux affably evil nature and his mysterious nature while his english voice actor sounds like The devil speaking which fits diavolo's whole personality: he is the devil incarnate.

[@cyrus8886]

Dub diavolo is Freddy Fazbear

[@inkbit2734]

to those who are reading this and assuming it's a shitpost, this is real. English dub's Diavolo VA is Kellen Goff, who most notabley also voices Funtime Freddy and Glamrock Freddy@@cyrus8886

[@philleW12]

Diavolo is one of the few JoJo characters where i prefer the English dub.

[@dr.stronk9857]

@@cyrus8886 which makes it even better

[@roman108]

@@cyrus8886 *Funtime Freddy

[@arkenn3497]

What I really like about Diavolo is his insanity, or more particularly how it's written. The previous main villains always had their sides of madness (especially Kira), but Diavolo is just unnerving. Like, seriously uncomfortable. I think one of the factors is that, unlike all the previous main villains, he is not a calm person *at all*. There's a video called "Diavolo's angry adventure" and it's not called that just for the joke : the dude seems like he is always screaming, making him feel incredibly unhinged and dangerous. Even his stand is unnvering with both its faces always baring their teeth in a rictus of mad rage. I could go on, but this dude actually feel like a crazy person with too much power, like you found some weird junkie in a back alley, talking and growling to himself and ready to stab you with a rusted nail at any moment.

[@evauwu5190]

For me Diavolo's character and stand design are not only the best out of all the villains, but also one of the best in the entire series

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

King Crimson is awesome as a main villain Stand.

[@ThePointlessBox_]

KC is drip incarnate

[@gaminganimators7000]

​@@ThePointlessBox_Wonder Of U:

[@zalgoat]

Kira is more goated but yeah

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

A lot of people saw Diavolo's Infinite Death as a bit excessive for who he was, as in he was no question an villain but wasn't the most flat out unforgiving evil thing ever conceived like Cioccolata (the Mold guy) for example, and they asked Araki about this. His answer was along the lines of "That was Fate Itself's ultimate punishment for someone who constantly broke it" with Fate/Gravity being one of the absolute forces in Jojo's it was seen as there was no greater crime than to manipulate or alter it throughout one's entire life like Diavolo did. Now why Fate would give him the ability to alter itself in the first place if it was gonna hate him for using it is another question, then again you could see King Crimson/Epitaph as an anomaly that Fate didn't plan on having exist just like Diavolo himself with how nebulous his backstory is seeming like this anomalous birth.

[@djco8919]

I see it more as what emporio says at the end of part 6. Fate will allows side with justice. It may give you the power to overwrite it, but if you choose to be unjust with this power, fate will come for you.

[@DracoMagnius]

It could also be an instance of "Fate" being angry at how often he manipulated it. Perhaps it was OK with Diavolo using his power, but because of his paranoia, he was using it near constantly on the drop of a hat.

[@acedefective1491]

It could be a kind of reference extending from the origin of his name, that being the devil. Since God is typically shown as permitting free will but ulitmately punishing those that abuse the gift, this could be an inspiration on diavolo as the devil became a fallen angel in typical depictions when punished by the ultimate force, and with fate being an absolute in Jojo it could be considered that diavolo suffered the same way

[@kilzfordays]

It could be a stretch to say but since Diavolo is meant to represent the Devil, aka Lucifer, Lucifer gave Eve the idea of temptation. Eve had the ability to eat the apple but Lucifer tempted her to do so. Diavolo had the temptation to break/challenge fate and he bathed in the opportunity and as such, was punished by being cast into hell.

[@thunderspark1536]

@@kilzfordays Then Doppio could be Eve him/herself, unknowingly tempted by this other and (as far as we know) mostly blameless in the actions he takes.

[@goroakechi6126]

I’m one of the Diavolo defenders. I’m not going to try to argue he’s a good DID rep (although I will point out Araki did his homework, and it’s far more accurate to how DID works than, say, Toko Fukawa or other notables), but my hot take is that Diavolo in Golden Wind is everything DIO in Stardust Crusaders could have been. DIO’s biggest failing as an antagonist was that he was not an active character. He was sitting on his throne, waiting and sending goons after the hang, whereas Diavolo hunts them down and comes close to killing everyone MANY times.

[@Mangakamen]

I think part of the reason for that was the inclusion of the Egyptian based stand users in part 3 - Now, I love Darby as a villain, but some of the other ones just made the story a bit too sluggish at points.

[@goroakechi6126]

@@Mangakamen Agreed. You could cut Alessi easily and replace that time with the occasional DIO interference and they’d be about on par with each other. Also, WHY HAVE VANILLA ICE CREAM KILL THE SAME AS, IF NOT MORE PEOPLE THAN YOUR MAIN ANTAGONIST

[@Blandy8521]

​@MangaKamenTheRealOne yeah when I was watching part 3 I got kinda burnt out with the monster of the week stand and jumped ahead

[@xord6286]

Diavolo and Doppio are not a case of DID they are two separate souls but yeah Fukawa is ass

[@kaschey6145]

@@xord6286 There are tons of hints to Diavolo and Doppio being clear examples of exaggerated DID (First time seeing JoJo exaggerating something?) - the whole soul thing is more of the world-building part of the show's world where souls and fate are actual existing entities.

[@Moeranime51]

Part 5 is very interesting in how it's written, and while Diavolo isn't my favorite antagonist in the series, he serves his role very well as an intimidating and oppressive force against the heroes.

[@bahesb2419]

Diavolo is in my eyes the most evil villain of jojo. Dio might be evil but there were people he did care about or at least respected (his mom, jonathan and pucci), kars cared for his team and respected nature and pucci and funny valentine were well intentioned extremists. Diavolo has no redeeming qualities and that makes him more evil. Kira has no redeeming qualities too but is Complety overshadowed by diavolo.

[@zak22wolftheultramanzenith35]

I would argue that Kira has one redeeming quality. He wants to live a quiet life with the exception of the hand obsession, which he doesn’t go into too often. While I’m not defending his actions, since he did need to be stopped, had Josuke and friends not started to actively pursue him, he probably would have just spent the rest of his life just occasionally killing one person and then just leaving it at that.

[@tobiasbayer4866]

For me its the fact that he sees himself as completely righteous. Dio knew he was evil and reveled in it. Pucci and Valentine had a greater goal and that justified their evil means, but were still aware of the wrongness of their actions. Meanwhile Diavolo truly sees himself as touched by fate. He thinks everything he does is fates will and that all he is doing is just. He is the one that stands above everyone else and can mistreat them however he wants.

[@lisboah]

@@zak22wolftheultramanzenith35 I don't think that was a quality, but rather a representation of his sloth. He likes his life, so he doesn't bother finding ways to improve himself. He apparently never bothered learning the full potential Killer Queen because he never considered the necessity.

[@Lightlight-r2n]

Tooru has no redeeming qualities too

[@darkpinkgirl6684]

​@@zak22wolftheultramanzenith35 ain't no way you're brushing off his “hand obsession” as just a hand obsession. brother, he is a SERIAL killer. he's no different from Ted Bundy. plus, it's implied that he kills a woman for a new hand as soon as the one he has “starts to rot” (which doesn't take long if you know anything about decomposition). “oh but he only kills women occasionally and then goes back to his quiet life” is not a redeeming quality at all. if you have a hand fetish, then just get a girlfriend with nice hands. there's no need to kill innocent women for that, but he chooses to do so now I know someone would point out that he barely killed any women while he was Shinobu's husband. but the only reason he did that is because he couldn't blow his cover. he had murderous urges towards Shinobu that he had to actually tforce himself to keep in check or else risk the Josuke and the others figuring him out

[@庫倫亞利克]

Diavolo is my favorite villain in JoJo and it's so pathetic that contemporary fanfic writers seem to portray him based on the memes alone, writing him as a raving buffoon who screams "Do not come close to me" all the time, and can be ambushed and killed by any Stand user if they get the drop on him, including Koichi and f*cking Fugo.

[@ProjektTaku]

I mean Fugo's stand is pretty powerful, wouldn't be surprised if he could get the drop on Diavolo and kill him, Koichi's a stretch tho.

[@Shortestcoment]

fugo would get absolutely destroyed by diavolo tbh@@ProjektTaku

[@mellow6527]

@@ProjektTaku well koichi wins usually by being clever he's not very powerful but he IS smart.

[@ProjektTaku]

@@mellow6527 yeah, and maybe if he's fast enough echoes can weigh Diavolo down.

[@Rararaahahromaromamagagaoolala]

​@@ProjektTakuTime Erasure exempts him from everything though. If he were caught by Echoes, as soon as he erases time the weight goes away. And then he could just walk out of the radius of Echoes, resume time, and kill Koichi soon after cuz wtf is he gonna do against a Stand that is faster than Silver Chariot and around the same strength as Star Platinum and The World

[@wobblewokgaming655]

Emperor Crimson is not only such a badass Localized name, it also makes tons of sense considering Diavolo's character. Not only does it remind me of the naming style of Part 3 (Tarot Card + color), but it also works because of the hierarchy of royalty. The Emperor is the highest rank you cab reach in royalty, with king being the second highest, which fits Diavolo to a T. Diavolo isn't just a Boss. He is THE Boss. The Boss of all the other Bosses in Passione. Like how an Emperor could be considered a King of Kings.

[@elishafollet5347]

Random semi related question, what are the differences between an emperor and a king?

[@wobblewokgaming655]

@@elishafollet5347 A King rules over one domain, an Emperor rules over multiple.

[@Rararaahahromaromamagagaoolala]

Imagine if Emperor Crimson is the actual Stand associated with the "Emperor" Tarot card since Diavolo almost 100% got his Stand before Hol Horse Not true since the real name is King Crimson but eh.

[@Drip_Wooper]

localized names can miss so hard (Zipper man) but also hit so hard, Emperor Crimson isnt half bad, and as much as I like Aerosmith, Lil' Bomber is lowkey a banger name

[@JaxonHex]

Oh my god, I just realized something. We have a villain that does horrible things, kills anyone who gets in his way and doesn't want anyone to know who he is while being named the Devil. That is genius.

[@Mangakamen]

yup

[@GBDupree]

Don't forget that he is defeated by the son of Dio (which is the Italian word for God). I also think that there is a verse somewhere about Jesus crushing the devil under his heel, and Giorno primarily attacks by kicking (although he switches to punching by the end of the part unfortunately) which may be a reference to that verse, though I don't know for sure. As for Diavolo, don't forget that he was born from a woman in a prison with no father, and tries to kill his only daughter so that he can continue to enslave the world under his rule. So, he is sort of a subversion of God. He even is his own trinity as well, being Diavolo/Doppio/King Crimson (father, son, and holy ghost). And much like the devil, he is constantly searching for a way to escape his fate, since he is aware of the future (sort of like how the devil is trying to change the future described in Revelations so that he wins in the end, since his failure leads to him dying in the lake of fire for all eternity, which is sort of parallelled with Diavolo's infinite deaths). The hiding of his identity is of course a reference to "the greatest lie the devil ever told is that he doesn't exist". But it really is the case. We don't know actually know the name of the devil. Devil is just a singular form of Devils, which is synonymous with demons (it really just depends on translation which term is used as far as I can tell). As for Satan, that is also just the singular of Satans, which is the Jewish term for adversary, and so is actually less specific than Demon/Devils since it could refer to human adversaries. Lucifer is just the name of the Morning star in astrology and is another name for Mercury and as a direct reference to astrology it isn't meant to be the literal name for the devil, merely using the astrology of the morning star as an analogy to the Devil's fall from heaven (there is also another analogy in the form of The King of Tyre to corroborate the references to the actual event, so we know at least the event happened even though its not directly written about). Then the Bible mentions Gabriel and Michael as the arch angels but doesn't give the names of any other (or at least I can't remember it ever doing that). However, there are 4 books of the Bible that are controversial and considered non-canon by most people (called the Apocrypha, and it does actually directly write about the devil's fall from heaven rather than refer to it in analogies), but in some of these books it mentions specifically how many archangels there are (7) and even names ALL 7 of them! HOWEVER, it doesn't mention which one specifically is the devil, meaning we still don't know his name (assuming he wasn't an 8th unnamed one). But its interesting that the books that give us the closest chance of knowing the Devil's name happen to be the books that are called non-canon and barely anyone knows about them anymore, or just dismiss them. Even if they truly aren't canon all along (and there is good reason to think they are to be fair), its still an amusing coincidence. So yeah, he has pretty much successfully hidden his name from history, which is interesting. So Diavolo is very much an accurate portrayal of the devil by being so elusive.

[@JaxonHex]

@@GBDupree My only question now is how much was this planned because there is no way in hell all of this was accidental.

[@arkenn3497]

​@@GBDupree I agree with you. You see, the devil has a weird conundrum to deal with : on one hand he wants to rule everything, on the other hand he is literally the most evil being in existence so, unless they are particularly insane or corrupt, no one will follow him willingly. So what does he do ? He hides, he lies, and he has covers and scapegoats ready. This is very much what Diavolo does, Passione allows him to rule and have power and influence while he can hide his identity and even his very existence. Doppio is his cover while he hides from the world, and another layer of protection that he will discard if it fits him.

[@ignotaskatkus7685]

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled is convincing the world that he does not exist

[@PizzaBagels589]

Another parallel between Giorno and Diavolo is the dichotomy of control. Giorno can't fully control the creatures he makes, as they have their own will and must adapt accordingly. He also relinquishes control frequently to his teammates during battles, even when he is uncertain of how things will pan out - he puts his faith in his team. His trust and willingness to yield the situation to those he trusts builds a collective strength that he could not have on his own. Diavolo lusts for control, so he will use whatever force he deems necessary to ensure he's in control, even to his own detriment. King Crimson is a stand that completely controls the situation, leaving his foes helpless. When his control falters, he pouts like a child.

[@323starlight]

Imagine how crazy it'd be if the gangster Giorno saved in his backstory was the man who became Diavolo. Also, Golden Wind!!

[@Mangakamen]

That would've been a twist.

[@Keflabutgreen]

There'd need to be a VERY good explanation on how his personality shifted. Either that, or make him more morally grey like a JoJolion antagonist. But if it was done well, it'd be one of the best twists for sure.

[@John-Stark]

I remember hearing it was Metallica's user Risotto

[@SapphireCarbuncle009]

I think it's more supportive of Giorno's beliefs to have the mafioso he saved just be a normal guy. In the same way that I prefer Josuke's savior to not be "future Josuke" like people theorized, making such a formative moment in a character's life be due a random passerby helps make the character feel more human or relatable since it's a moment anyone could have been in the middle of.

[@evauwu5190]

It's impossible due to Diavolo being just 33 during part 5

[@maccamachine]

Part 5 has really grown on me after reading and watching it multiple times now. Part 8 is my favorite but Bruno is one of the best jojo characters out of every part for sure. Diavolo was an interesting concept with the two personalities and I loved his fight with risotto

[@Mangakamen]

I have to agree, Bruno is a great character

[@dreamcream3738]

I had this eureka moment when replying to a comment; Diavolo wants to remain a shadow in the world because he is *Doppio's* shadow, as Karl Jung defines it. He is the part of Doppio who split off due to the trauma of meeting his mother for the first time, the part that if Doppio were whole, he would want to hide from both the world and himself. The Shadow is the part of our personality that we typically reject. A shadow personified would certainly hide himself, because hes the part Doppio would seek to hide. Once the two were truly separated from one another by Chariot Requiem, Diavolo had a radical shift in personality. He is far more aggressive, and far more arrogant. He was no longer bound to Doppio's subconcious desires. A shadow unleashed.

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

You could say he lost his purpose as a protector of his weaker self, so he was really just an angry spirit roaming around

[@dreamcream3738]

@@geschnitztekiste4111 exactly

[@emmychansuper]

After watching part 5, I must admit that Diavolo is an interesting case to study as a character. The mystery that surrounds him fascinates me.

[@Blandy8521]

I mean him being overlooked by the fans is what he'd want

[@Irelevant472]

I hope we also get a pucci video, it always faszinates me how mich he resembels past villans but yet being very destinct at the same time

[@Mangakamen]

If these videos continue to do well, I'd love to keep it up.

[@emblemblade9245]

I agree on the resemblance. I’d go so far as to say that he’s the culmination of all the villains up to that point, due to sharing something in common with each of them

[@Irelevant472]

@@emblemblade9245 wich is fiting for the last villan of the Original univers

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

I love him for how OUT-THERE he is as a main villain. Also, everything that happened in Parts 3 to 6, bro caused them indirectly. BTW, it's "Passioné", not "Passion". Love that we can hear Diavolo's ASB theme in the video.

[@chugetnuget6230]

Wait what? How did he cause those events indirectly?

[@frostbite_1244]

​@@chugetnuget6230he found and sold the stand arrows to Enya

[@genso6052]

Giorno might seem bland, but, let's not forget that he has Dio Brando's Personality, yet has the pure righteousness of Johnathan Joestar.

[@Mangakamen]

it's kinda why I wanna make a video on the guy.

[@genso6052]

@@Mangakamen I would watch it, honestly.

[@Mangakamen]

Well, gotta get this video more views then.

[@emblemblade9245]

Recently I (a former anime-only) went back to read all the manga of Jojo’s and it’s crazy how much more likable the anime made Giorno. Something about him just felt really boring in the manga, and he got shilled by the other characters more often. It’s to the point that, where I see anime Bucciarati as a deuteragonist, I did not see manga Bucciarati as one.

[@323starlight]

Also.... i love your explanation of Diavolo's King Crimson. Its probably the most comprehensive explanation of that stand's powers ive ever heard.

[@arkenn3497]

Yeah, it's a good one

[@TerryB01]

Like all JoJo villains, Diavolo is BONKERS!

[@Lightlight-r2n]

He is a kirby mid boss?

[@arkenn3497]

Yeah, it's what I like the most with it I'm just gonna copy and paste a comment I wrote on this video that's probably gonna get buried, but basically TL:DR his insanity is actually unnerving What I really like about Diavolo is his insanity, or more particularly how it's written. The previous main villains always had their sides of madness (especially Kira), but Diavolo is just unnerving. Like, seriously uncomfortable. I think one of the factors is that, unlike all the previous main villains, he is not a calm person *at all*. There's a video called "Diavolo's angry adventure" and it's not called that just for the joke : the dude seems like he is always screaming, making him feel incredibly unhinged and dangerous. Even his stand is unnvering with both its faces always baring theire teeth in a rictus of mad rage. I could go on, but this dude actually feel like a crazy person with too much power, like you found some weird junkie in a back alley, talking and growling to himself and ready to stab you with a rusted nail at any moment.

[@Замок-з3п]

Vento Aureo is a very symbologically loaded part and you can't do its thematics justice with only a few words: Many different characters spiral into their own arcs that are tied to the overarching themes, but what makes it all the more special is how these characters' arcs interact with one other. To grossly oversimplify, though, it could be said that Vento Aureo is about self-acceptance, unwavering determination in the face of even inevitable destiny, and the extent of the power of the indomitable human spirit. It's a tale of Human V Destiny: How the human nature and our capacity to dream, love, and hold within ourselves an extraordinarily intense willpower can overcome even the inevitable forces of Destiny that work against us. But for all that that's worth, though, you can't do that unless you're determined to. And you can't be determined to do any of that if you don't believe in yourself, if you don't love yourself: Someone who doesn't accept themselves and doesn't believe in themselves will falter and fail in the face of a challange such as breaking the order of Fate. Across Vento Aureo much of the journeys of the gang focus on their own self-acceptance, and the power it unlocks within them: Narancia's betrayal of the Boss was only possible because of the love for himself that Bucciarati cultivated within him, Trish only unlocked her true potential after facing her fears and conquering her weaker self in the Notorious B.I.G. fight, etc. But, on the other side of the picture, we have Diavolo. Diavolo's actions aren't a result of him wanting to overcome himself. And never does he intend to overcome Destiny. No, Diavolo enforces Destiny, because Diavolo is Destiny. Destiny is always on Diavolo's side: That's a core concept of his character. He is the force of destiny, and we know that because even at the very end, even as Giorno unlocked Gold Experience Requiem and the power of the Removal of Effect, Epitaph still foretold Giorno's death. Epitaph's predictions are always right: It's the force of destiny. And what we see through Epitaph is Diavolo's victory. Destiny still on the side of Diavolo to the very last moment. It was only through the combined dreams and willpowers of the whole gang, manifested in the Arrow that was delivered to Giorno and in Gold Experience Requiem's power to overcome even the inevitable forces of destiny, that Diavolo could finally be defeated. But it doesn't end there: Before this battle, what was Diavolo even trying to do? With his concealment, with his erasure of every trace if his identity? With his desire to kill Trish? The whole time, Diavolo was fleeing from his past. He was fleeing from his identity. Diavolo's entire character revolves around this obsession with erasing and destroying his past so that it may never come to haunt him: That's why he kept trying to hide, and destroy his identity, and even kill Trish, the only link to his past that was still around after his crusade against himself Now, flashback to earlier in this comment: The gang spent their whole journey conquering themselves, facing their pasts, accepting themselves, because that's the foundation for the power of Human Resolve: Self-acceptance. Self-love. Diavolo, though, rejected himself: He spent his whole life trying to get rid of his past, ensuring none of it could ever come back to haunt him ever again: He ignored the truth of the world, avoided it altogether in his attempt to be perfect in his eyes. And that led to his defeat. Remember what Giorno said immediatelly after unlocking GER? "The only thing that will survive is the truth of this world. Righteous actions born of truth shall never be destroyed". This is what he was talking about: That which is done whole-heartedly, abiding by the truth of who and what you are, will never be destroyed, even if you die: Bucciarati, Narancia, Abbachio, they may have all died, but what they did, they did from the bottom of their hearts, respecting and never straying from their flawed human nature. And it was their acceptance of their flaws, their respect for their past failures, that made their actions result in the victory of Giorno. But Diavolo? Diavolo spent his entire life running from himself, rejecting himself: He spent his whole life rejecting his past failures and his flawed human nature, and thus his actions were not born of truth. That is why he failed: Because even if Destiny is by your side, even if you embody the forces of Fate, even if the world itself chooses you to stand tall above all others, nothing can win against the force of the indomitable human spirit. It goes even farther: For example, Diavolo, to enforce his control over the gang, to enforce his reign of terror, he enforced precisely that: Terror. Diavolo spent his time as head of Passione enforcing stagnation and repetition. When Diavolo was boss, he kept the exact same status quo in place for as long as he could: A secret identity, a very specific way of operating, and a reign of terror over Passione. You can even find this reflected in Bucciarati's character: When Bucciarati died, he told Giorno that "his soul had been fated to slowly die, but it was reborn" when he met Giorno. His soul had been fated to die (literally: Rolling Stones foretold Bucciarati's death in Venice until Mista broke fate with his resolve, but that's another even longer story) because he was too terrified of the prospect of rebellion against the Boss to actually do anything about the drug trade he despised. He, along with everyone in the gang, hated the way Passione was running things, but none dared to do anything about it. They were doomed to repeat that cycle of endless dismay and inaction forever. Diavolo's law of repetition seeping into their very souls. That is, until Giorno came along. Giorno may not be a leader: That role was Bucciarati's. But what Giorno was is the spark that lit their flaming hearts. Giorno's character is centered around innovation, rebellion, and revolt against the status quo: He also hated the drug trade (to children at least), but whereas the gang was too terrified to do anything, Giorno planned to face it head on, no matter what. Why Giorno was capable of this is down to his inheritance and the fact that he was a child of both Dio and Johnathan, but the fact of the matter is, he was, and he did. And Giorno's unwavering resolve was what brought the gang on their journey: It was Giorno who lit the spark of hope of willpower within Bucciarati. It was Giorno who inspired Bucciarati's decaying soul to take a stand against Diavolo. It was Giorno who tied the resolves of the entire gang together: It was Giorno who awoke the Sleeping Slaves of the gang, and brought them to break Fate. Giorno and Diavolo share a duality in that Giorno is the embodiment of change and rebellion, whereas Diavolo is the embodiment of stagnation and repetition. Diavolo's insidious hand was withering the souls of the gang away, and only Giorno's nature as an indomitable force of rebellion could change that.

[@metaknight3116]

Agreed

[@theganondorky7238]

Diavolo is honestly one of my favorites of JoJo's villains, I just find him very interesting, like his general design and mystique, and he has my favorite stand of all time.

[@SapphireCarbuncle009]

I think a point in support of the idea of Diavolo being a foil to Giorno as well as an example of what makes Giorno stand out from other Jojos protags is one Eyepatch Wolf mentioned, as Giorno rarely fights another stand user solo compared to past Jojos. Aside from Bucciarati and Babyface, he always has another stand user on his side helping him, which is an important detail to consider when analyzing themes of solitude vs comeraderie

[@PieDivide]

can we take a sec to appreciate how fucking LEGENDARY of a job Kellen Goff did in voicing Diavolo

[@backupschmliff1156]

Your videos have been getting better and better. I'm not even a big JoJo fan, but this is just great.

[@Mangakamen]

I really appreciate the kind words - I really mean that, thank you.

[@Aleph3575]

26:11 You can go further and say that Giorno is the "Yellow Jester" who out schemes the Crimson King in the song (which is also the title track) "Court of the Crimson King"

[@geardog24]

Makes you wonder how different the story would be if Diavolo were more trusting. Would Passione continue to grow in power? Would Trish continue her father’s legacy in crime? Would Polnareff still be a turtle?

[@LawreAnimations]

Hasn't Polnareff stayed inside the turtle?

[@MrHitmancheg]

My big issue with Diavolo is that mystique is his big thing, his identity is the big mystery of the part, the story makes finding out who he actually is a big fucking deal. And that goes absolutely nowhere. Diavolo's identity has no real relevance to the plot. He isn't someone important and, contrary to what assassin group and Bucciarati's group thought, it has absolutely zero relevance to how to defeat him. He isn't defeated because he has some big secret that could lead to his downfall, he loses because of a mcguffin that wasn't foreshadowed at all, brought by a character that wasn't alluded to before, who contacts the main characters via means he was never demonstrated to have. Take the mystery away and all we are left with is this very barebones character that a lot of people only really care about because he is physically grafted onto his much more likable subordinate.

[@thetattooedyoshi]

"Can Diavolo walk through walls?"

[@emblemblade9245]

“WHAT?!”

[@a-s-greig]

Can Doppio?

[@MikeSpike117]

It’s perfectly thematic, he wants the results of his power without the responsibility

[@error-4269]

Diavolo is a underrated Goat.

[@Mangakamen]

yup

[@AmericanBrit9834]

My personal least favorite villain but that's only because Jojo sets the bar so goddamn high. I still consider Diavolo more interesting than like 90% of shonen antagonist. He's just really hurt by how little screentime he has (Doppio doesn't count) and the fact he's facing Giorno, the dangerously-close-to-a-mary-sue jojo.

[@Mangakamen]

Yeah, pretty much

[@Passione_Offical_Channel]

I think Diavolo is a evolution on DIO in part 3, not in the sense of thematics or character, but in presentation. Araki learnt from how he use DIO in part 3, and in part 5 Diavolo does what DIO did in part 3 but better, and being more actively involved in the plot and journey.

[@creeperman1295]

Agreed. Personally I feel like DIO being in Part 1 made his presence in terms of being a mystery less effective in the story - yes the characters don't know about him much and both them and the audience don't know what his stand is, but based on Part 1 the audience still knows his history, which takes out a lot of the mystery. Diavolo on the other hand keeps that mystery all throughout, with many theories able to be made on who he truly is and represents. I don't hate Part 3 DIO, but I find Diavolo a much more compelling antagonist imo

[@themythbigpumagang]

Read part 7 u get the dio araki always wanted

[@creeperman1295]

@@themythbigpumagang Diego is a different character from DIO but I gotcha lol

[@emblemblade9245]

Diego was way more brutal and dickish than I expected after everything I heard about him from others. Very awesome character. Ironically I feel like Valentine ran into part 3 Dio’s problems. Although we know about him very early on, and there’s a few scenes with him that cause tension (anything with him and Lucy in the same room), he really doesn’t do anything active until the final arcs and just kinda swoops in when most of the work has been done by other people. His speech at the end is great but I don’t feel like it really recharacterized his earlier actions, and unlike Dio he doesn’t really have a strong sense of rivalry with anyone

[@ConstantinDOSSOU-vy1zo]

​@@themythbigpumagangexcactly in part 1 I had tge feeling Araki retconned Dio to be just evil without reason

[@noahvadertheberserkerpacki6604]

Ah yes, the hottest JJBA villain... No cap... By far...

[@Polo1000Real]

Diavolo has always been my favorite Jojo villain and I never really understood why he was the most hated one.

[@SEABWA]

Kira and Diavolo are my favorite jojo villains close second being the president of the united states. King Crimson is not only one of my favorite bands but also one of my favorite stands tying in first place with killer queen. I love your videos dude keep it up

[@r.o.b7030]

Yeah, Joe Biden was a pretty unique jojo villain.

[@benobrien7920]

Most divisive villain? Have you read the end of part 8?

[@salsamancer]

I think Diavolo is a really cool concept villain. He and King Crimson are basically one and the same. He's a rogue parasitic stand that attaches itself to other people to hide in.

[@dejinnthedjinn5311]

Ah yes, the main villain of part 5: Glamrock Freddy.

[@gutsmasterson2488]

I remember when I finished reading, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I thought about Diavolo. Not just for obvious reasons but for textual reasons from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, i.e. Diavolo wanting to rule then underworld while remaining anonymous is similar to Mr. Hyde and taking all the heat in for Dr. Jekyll.

[@purplehaze2358]

Y'know, it just occurred to me that I may have taken some kind of inspiration from Diavollo in characterizing Baphomet, the demon king of the 4th circle of hell, in my setting; because, much like how criminal organizations work, the title of demon king is claimed through offing the current ruler of a particular circle. And, much like Diavollo, Baphomet responds to this by ruling his circle from the shadows (though, a little more literally because he quite literally cursed the entire circle with darkness only penetrable by supernatural light) - specifically constructing a figurehead democracy to mask the kraterocratic monarcho-dictatorship at its heart, while also erasing record of his existence.

[@dracmanish]

Golden Wind is my favorite Part of JoJo and I love Diavolo as villain. Sure he isn’t as fleshed out as say Dio, Kira, or Pucci but I think that kinda adds to Diavolo’s character in the sense we know about Diavolo about as much as the main group does adds to discovering his identify.

[@rmt3589]

12:10 God, I know so many systems who wish it did. Dismorphia and disphoria suck.

[@markhargreaves1069]

So basically he's not erasing time he is basically skipping the parts unfavorable to him. Interesting

[@MAMZYY_YT]

I really enjoyed this in-depth analysis that you did of Diavolo. Not only did you talk about what makes him such an incredible villain, but it seems you also took the time to research and understand the character properly as well. I love diavolo, including all the reasons mentioned in your video and I’m sad many people don’t really give him the credit he deserves. But regardless, great video.

[@pauldecaro1416]

Dude the video is awesome but dio portami in cielo your Italian pronunciations are awful

[@purplehaze2358]

Giorno being the son of Dio doesn't _necessarily_ tie into the plot itself, but it _does_ tie into its metanarrative; "Dio" being the Italian word for god, and "Diavollo" being the Italian word for devil, means Araki very intentionally made part 5 an allegory for the son of god overcoming the devil.

[@a-s-greig]

As a bonus: Mista shot Scolippi through the hands. Look _harder_ at Scolippi.

[@lukescrew1981]

I always saw some similarities between Kira and Diavolo.

[@bahesb2419]

What i notice about jojo villains is that every villain doesn't see themself as evil. They either think they have the right to rule over others( dio, kars and diavolo), want a peacefull life( Kira and the main/ final villain of part 8) or a well written extremist( pucci and funny valentine).

[@electricburst0986]

Hot take but diavolo is one of the most relatable characters in jojo or atleast for me he is

[@TaxEvasion1452]

How the hell is a murderous power hungry mafioso relatable

[@smolknife]

1) Paranoid 2) Deep voice 3) Has an alter-ego 4) Willing to beat up a guy in a wheelchair Totally relatable

[@ronensalathe]

​@@smolknifeliterally me

[@sunnyrainyday6820]

Diavolo is better understood as the concept of “destroying your past to create a new future” personified. Everyone in the Gang is a delinquent that’s down on their luck, they destroyed their previous lives and are gangsters who are trying to find a new life. Giorno is different, yes he’s the son of dio (a man who also threw away his adopted family) Giorno has a relationship with his past as a weak child. At the top of this hierarchy of gangsters who constantly escape the past is Diavolo, a man who uses his child self and has perfected- I’ve listened to the part of the video where you pointed out that the team is a Foil. That was basically my comment.

[@jordanwhittle1388]

I thought Toru was Jojos most divisive villain

[@georgeleaman]

Damn, diavolos english dub va is really good

[@mikeval1525]

Golden wind.

[@ieatbirds2343]

Wow, i was not expecting to hear Diavolo's english voice in the opening, since the JoJo dub gets a lot of hate, nice to hear this underappreciated masterpiece in a video!

[@naotatheendlessesper]

i always though that diavolos other personality was actually his dad soul possesing his body. sort of like alyssa hale from clock tower 2.

[@hugoleonardoamaral586]

Another thing I find it cool about Diavolo is that he's a manifestation of the current status quo. I've read somewhere that there's a bunch of ways on how to make a villain effective. One of these ways is to show how the world has changed for the worst thanks to his presence. That way, even if he's not on screen, you can feel the consequences of what he's done. We start part 5 in Italy, and passione has been ruling the country for quite some time. We see the drugs, the children getting addicted, the mafia wars and the crime rate being 8-10x more than anywhere else in the world iirc. It's not a pretty picture, and that's why we have some scenes of people being bribed, the old ladies asking Bruno to help their addicted son, etc. This is all because of Diavolo. Granted, we could've seen a bit more of this as the story progressed, but I can understand that time constraints and the limited space of a manga chapter often get in the way of that, as Araki himself spoke about during interviews. All in all, I think that Diavolo is one of the best villains in JoJo.

[@KingRoni1222]

I think the design of King Crimson helps display Diavolo's paranoia. Constantly fish-eyed, grinding his teeth, perpetually in a state of distress, anger, horror, and a whole lot of other emotions that all fall under the umbrella of "Tweakin'".

[@Unclaimed_Username]

I wonder if Araki ever was a fan of Fight Club. The book came out less than a year after the part 5 manga came out. While I doubt it had influence, I can't help but see some parallels.

[@Birds_In_Crime]

Elaborate

[@a-s-greig]

​@@Birds_In_Crimenope, sorry. "We don't talk about _Fight Club,_ y'know?"

[@Blizz3112]

Diavolo fell apart at the end of the series... and there wasn't much to go off on to begin with, unfortunately...

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

I mean, he was separated from his other half, so he technically was just half a character at the end, an angry being with no purpose (his initial purpose being protecting Doppio)

[@bahesb2419]

Suggestions what villains you can use next: -Blackbeard( One piece) -The control devil( Chainsaw man) -William afton( five nights at freddy series) -The Culprit of persona 4 -Bob velseb(spooky month) -Emperor belos(owl house)

[@nosorab3]

Diavolo/Doppio is, in my opinion, a pretty weird case of trauma-induced Dissociative Identity Disorder. Polnareff identifies that this likely stemmed from childhood trauma, but let's look into how that manifests. The 'Diavolo' personae is at once obsessed with power and anonymity, which suggests that he cannot bear anyone know who he is/was but still wants power and control over his surroundings in order to feel safe. He'll go through any lengths to achieve this impossible goal. Compare to Doppio, who's a cheerful, friendly (unless pressed) young man who's completely oblivious to the fact that he and 'Boss' are one and the same. Since DID sufferers tend to be unaware of the 'splinters', it seems to me that the person they were before the abuse was more similar to Doppio than Diavolo, and Diavolo was basically a protector of Doppio while he was being abused, as he's strong, powerful, merciless, and brutal, everything the boy wasn't when the abuse happened. Diavolo was supposed to be coping mechanism/protector for a frightened child, but metastasized into a monster.

[@orionfight2973]

Ok, for giorno bit of being the son of dio, it was presented as a contrast for the personality of his father, of which has a beat by beat elements in their tragic pasts, but giorno being set apart to the path dio made was the golden righteous heart he inherited from Johnathan, setting him to a different path. Like a what if dio just go to a righteous path, along with his vigor, intellect and charisma.

[@ohcadin6590]

19:08 While it is technically true that him being the son of Dio doesn't really play a role in the plot, as we never see him interact with sny of the followers of Dio and if we're being honest the connection was only made because that is one of the only ways this story could have happened, the idea of Giorno being Dio's son does still play a role in the story when it comes to Giorno's character, even if it's not very obvious. Giorno was created to be a mix between the character of Jonathan and Dio, someone who has the passion and drive to obtain something greater from his life (among other things) that Dio showed in the first part, mixed with the good heart of Jonathan. I remember someone describing Giorno's story as "what if Dio the protagonist instead of the antagonist," noting that the first part of JoJo was essential more a story of Dio and his impacts on the family he entered than Jonathan, even noting that in the origional manga we are introduced to Dio before Jonathan. So, although Giorno being Dio's son does not play into the part in any literal way, it very much does spiritually. Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot to say GOLDEN WIND!

[@burnum]

I raise you a Heinz Doofenshmirtz for "Paranoid Threat" not being a threatening villain. And from what I recall seeing, they do take him seriously. Also, I wonder what your definition of "temporary" is when Bucciarati was still alive for what seems like atleast a week or more after the trip to SanGiorGio Maggiore. Which was 73 chapters in the manga and 18 episodes in the anime.

[@aspen4786]

I have DID, and what I love is that Diavolo isn’t a villain because of his condition. Often times the media makes DID out to be this massive scary disorder in which the people afflicted with it are out to kill. It is a massive and scary disorder, but really only for the people with it. We’re statistically more likely to be taken advantage of and hurt because of a lack of cohesion in our brains. Araki however just uses DID as an aspect of Diavolo’s character, showing that he was just always this messed up guy, and wasn’t evil because of his disorder. It’s not perfect representation for DID, but it’s a hundred times better than what’s typically shown, and for that I love it.

[@Zetheseus]

Bonus fact: Diavolo in the dub is voiced by Freddy Fazbear from Fnaf Security breach, who also voiced the reworked fiddlesticks in League of Legends

[@raulbetancourt5795]

For a cruel and psycopathic maniac, he did give good advices about self improvement.

[@brayenmorrison3199]

Mosh Moshi...

[@Mangakamen]

why are you holding that frog like a phone?

[@samu9872]

He falls flat in the finale, showing he's quite shallow once you remove Doppio, but everything before that, including the Venezia fight and all of the stuff in Sardinia is really great

[@Pocket_skittle]

12:07 when I “change” so does my body. I suddenly change to lebron James when needs be of basketball and you are my sunshine.

[@Argalipete]

while I know this comment has nothing to do with this video it would be sick if you talked about the rival from crosscode in one of your video's crosscode is an action rpg with an mmo as it's setting the rival battle is really something and feels like a real player playing the game when one of the later fights he perfect blocks he'll say something like i've got you and when you do the same thing again he will note that you're still falling for it

[@tooru-kun4178]

i like to think that Diavolo is actually King Crimson that similar to Anubis is a parasitic stand that created a double personality in Doppio. It will be the jojo version of a Devil possesion. If Doppio was born with a stand that was completely sentient with human desire that wanted to stay in the shadow because if his nature i think it will make something more interesting that a simple crazy,sparanoid, D.i.D and that will explain why his soul was king crimson and why their eyes are the same and they even chance when Bucciarati is using Diavolo body and why Diavolo is the stand user that talk the most through his stand. But yeah it's probably completely untrue but it's my little headcanon

[@uchihafanboy363]

In the beginning I thought someone is calling me because Doppio ringing is my ringtone 😂

[@requiem_D]

Araki explaining His source for how D.I.D works "My source? I made it the fuck up!"

[@cridow]

well diavolo is my diabooboo and i love him very much he is laying down in my arms as we speak

[@jacquestube]

So this guy wants to remain under the radar and unnoticeable so he has bright pink hair and dresses like a gay stripper?

[@Mangakamen]

Too be fair, he does have the ability to change his body proportions and hair style in a moment's notice.

[@jacquestube]

@@Mangakamen yeah but he still looks like a weird bright red transvestite. I mean seriously if if you were trying to keep a low profile even if your natural hair color is Hot Topic Manic Panic nuclear pink, why not diet black and wear a suit so you blend in with every other Guinea

[@dj-um7el]

😂

[@a-s-greig]

​@@jacquestube'manic schizo' is a decent cover for a paranoid mob boss, _hiding in plain sight._

[@marzipancutter8144]

I want to raise one fundamental thing when looking at Arakis Portrayal of DID. Although it gets lost a bit to the wayside in analysis after stands were introduced, we mustn't forget that Jojo is and always has been a series where all kinds of paranormal activity are reality. This isn't just a world of stands, but one where vampires, spiritual healing, aliens (allegedly), fate, ghosts and cryptids are straight up proven to exist, and are mixed together with scientific knowledge. It shouldn't be a surprise that Arakis portrayal of multiple spirits in one body would be based on mythology surrounding them, rather than a medically accurate description. It is just another urban legend that provides an interesting concept, and should be taken as such.

[@a-s-greig]

Mhm. "Possession" is the more accurate description and depiction of what's going on here, rather than DID _proper,_ as understood medically today.

[@teslapunk5999]

Divisive of course…until a calamity shows up 😅

[@GaryJojo]

Diavolo has always been a guilty pleasure villain of mine. I just love the little ways Araki parallels his character with Giornos while they only have one real battle with eachother face to face. The ways in which he was actually able to predict the Boss actions. And how Giorno is described as sort of a secondary leader who pushes others forward and will put himself in danger for the best outcome of all their survival, meanwhile Diavolo doesn't really care about inspiring loyalty and just thinks he can buy it while sending others to the grinder. My favorite line of his before his proper introduction is "I don't know how many men you lost on this mission." I always interpreted that as he just expects death on his missions. But what I really like is how abstract and beyond human scope his ambitions are, while simultaneously being the most cowardly being ever. Giorno was right that all of his fears come from nothing, the same nothing that Diavolo becomes. He was given the fate he always wanted, to never be free from the past and to never descend from his apex and GER granted both. No one knows who he is and he will never come down from being close with death.

[@Emmetlovesredvelvet13]

FUCKING FINALLY SOMEONE WHO GETS KING CRIMSONS POWER RIGHT

[@Nitrogenic]

He has the peakest of peak stands and that's all that matters

[@nonstopper1410]

I like Diavolo as villain! He is the only one who didn't get an upgrade in the final arc! To beat the hero. Actually the Hero has to upgrade "GRE" in order to defeat him. How many upgrades did Pucci get in part 6?

[@SAM33983]

Every villain other than diavolo and tooru got some sort of upgrade which relly shows how much of a serious threat they were can you imagine king crimson requeim or wonder of u go beyond

[@rafaelbrites3607]

bu there´s also a fact that akari was depressed during the time that he was writing golden wing, so maybe he got a idea what the villian was supossed to be, bu this affected the creative process.

[@purplehaze2358]

I'd argue Diavollo/Doppio's condition is actually a lot closer to OSDD (other-specified dissociative disorder), which is essentially a wastebasket term for any condition with DID-like characteristics but lacks a 1:1 comparison.

[@WeebGuru6]

Part 5 is the most self contained of the first 6 parts of jojo it doesn’t affect the series as whole past it part which is a strength and weakness of this part also I wish doppio is part of the reason divolo lost and giorno is an actual character

[@themythbigpumagang]

It’s literally a substory

[@WeebGuru6]

@@themythbigpumagang name one thing that happens in golden wing brought up in part 6

[@lukescrew1981]

​@@WeebGuru6That's what he's saying

[@WeebGuru6]

@@lukescrew1981 he’s saying it’s a story within a story

[@lukescrew1981]

@@WeebGuru6 Yes

[@xandold742]

Also I’m leaving a second comment about the statements he said about giorno being DIO son. I see that it doesn’t play that big of a role in the part 5 story. But I also think of it as it playing a huge part of his personality he’s essentially DIO and Jonathan combined he has the kind heart of jojo but also if you cross him he won’t have any remorse in killing you because you would get in the way of his goals like DIO would. Look at how he handled Cioccolata. He despised that he involved innocent civilians that’s the jojo half. So giorno brutally beats him to death that’s the savagery and vileness of DIO

[@4NSW3RM3]

GOLDEN WIND I didn't even think about how Diavolo and Giorno contrasted each other. Thanks for laying it out.

[@sadsworth4605]

Hes so divissive hes litreally divided himself to 2

[@i-yell-a-lot4906]

EXCEPT WHEN THROWING BLOOD IN PEOPLE'S EYES 😅

[@BiggestSniff]

i love him. hes as powerful as dio, but as careful as kira

[@redranger049]

11:30 can't believe I never noticed the fact the person cutting them up was Cioccolata and not Diavolo

[@pratmid5816]

People of the world Join hands Start a love train

[@WheatDos]

I was a Amogus impostor before it was cool.

[@TheLordMillenium]

Whats the song from the Making of a Mafioso segment?