Diego Brando The Better Dio.

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[@lisboah]

DIO apeared in the first part and was meant to be the story's main villain. Diego appeared in the seventh part and was meant to be a character. These differences greatly matter on how they were written and how we view these two.

[@STPstudio47]

Dio is not just an antagonist, there's more to him

[@lisboah]

@@STPstudio47 True, but he needed three parts for him to become a very deep character. Diego became a deep character in the part he was introduced.

[@Aide473]

also Araki's writing gets better with each part

[@STPstudio47]

@@lisboah I'd say he was already interesting in part 3. Part 6 added a lot but still

[@LoganProbablynot-ef1tw]

THE WORLD Diego was a villain who was just as bad as DIO. Regular Diego, yes, regular Diego was mostly chill despite ambitious, and THE WORLD Diego was a bit of (and by a bit of I mean a lot of) a creep.

[@ivanbluecool]

Also the probably most fully fleshed out story araki ever did. I can't wait for steel ball run anime.

[@igee1605]

Also the probably most fully

[@lucascaracas4781]

​@@igee1605Also the probably most fully

[@simonkisielewski3327]

Nah that's jojolion

[@projekttaku1]

@@simonkisielewski3327 honestly, despite it being the longest part, so many characters and plot points were dropped that it wasn't as fleshed out as Part 7 or Part 4.

[@flangley-]

Well you'll have to wait.

[@Synthpopper]

100% agreed. And with alternate The World we got our cake and ate it too in a hype af final volume.

[@legendaryanimelover3462]

Araki had to give us that high voltage shock, as if we already did not get enough chills with johnny and valentine at the end!!!!

[@alcatrazvongola]

Thank you for talking about Diego! This makes me look forward more to Jodio's development since he has that Brando dawg in him.

[@imvampir.]

I'd love to see how he changes

[@purplehaze2358]

I don't think a sympathetic villain is inherently better than an evil villain, frankly. I'd argue the mentality they are has done legitimate damage to writing as a craft.

[@Jolynesimpnumber4]

Exactly, a sympathetic villain isn’t inherently better than a straight up evil villain. They both have their purpose and functions. A story is a machine and it needs the parts it needs to efficiently get its main message across.

[@potatofarmergyro1720]

I kinda agree but I think the reason so many people tend to like sympathetic villains is because they're more relatable and feel more real than any other mustache twirling villains who are evil for the sake of evil. Most of my favorite villains are sympathetic despite some being horrible people. I guess what I'm trying to say is that yeah every villain doesn't need to be sympathetic but they need something that makes them feel real and not just a cardboard cutout.

[@bruh1704]

Sympathetic villains are almost always better than straight evil because they inherently require a deeper baseline of writing and character. Villain A wants to destroy the world because that kills humanity but villain B wants to destroy the world because he believes life is meaningless and serves to extend suffering. This is an example of how adding even a single layer of reasoning amplifies the depth of not only a villain - but a character. Some villains who are purely evil are amazing like Frieza from DBZ, he isn’t relatable or likeable, he is detestable in every sense however due to his juxtaposition to goku’s values and character, both are greatly enriched by the simplicity. When characters are focused in isolation, their impact in context to the rest of the cast and story is often forgotten even though it is sometimes the most important factor. Furthermore, when a villain and hero are both too sympathetic the reader is left only with plot holes that the author needs to fill in. Why don’t they see the solution the same way? Why does the villain have to be so radical if a different solution is proposed? The villain needs to oppose the hero and the author’s job is to provide strong justification that this character HAS to carry out their actions in accordance to their will.

[@redstaria963]

Diego isn't a sympathetic he's just a character with a much more fleshed out character with a proper backstory and goals

[@FencingMessiah]

​​@@bruh1704 this isn't true I've read many villains who are incredibly nuanced on paper but are dull when written and vise versa with pure evil villains. Dull on paper but incredibly interesting when written

[@wafagdplqs4421]

I've always seen Diego Brando as DIO's humanity and his better self in every way, both as a person and a character.

[@darylspeaks6431]

11:52 That ambition. The absolute desire to stand on top is what makes me love Diego. What I love most is the transition from a weaker Diego to a more powerful one. The World really added more emphasis to Diego's character imo cause he realized this was the key to winning. Alternate World Diego had a better chance at winning and achieving his goal. His ambition and his stand, the key to his victory, actually took him somewhere. He still died yes but I feel like got farther to his goal than part 3 Dio got to his. Diego's The World really was the salt that was needed in the pot. The power he attained is what made him more enjoyable. Cause original Diego was close yes as mention in the vid but he could've gotten farther if he had the world. It's like comparing it to part 1 and part 3 Dio. Using Jonathan's body and attaining the world. The world is the exact key that would've brought every Dio to their absolute peak and reach their goals if it wasn't for plot and Joestars. Vampire to Vampire with Stand. Love the original concept. It was needed in order to create the part 7 transition of dinosaur to pure stand user. But for Alternate world Diego to show how useless his other world counterpart and prove why he would stand on top is just something I enjoy. I love Diego.

[@goldenartninja2891]

RISK OF RAIN MUSIC?!?! 🔥🔥🔥

[@shred0164]

FR 💥💥

[@chancethewrapper3557]

Purple needs to be used more

[@animefan77]

While both Dio and Diego ultimately gained their iconic powers (vampirism and Scary Monsters) from others, Dio is ultimately just leeching off of a much more successful predecessor who managed to use the full potential of the power Dio became a vampire through while Dio only scratched the surface, with Dio needing another power- a Stand- something all things with the right will power can get to be a threat. In contrast, Diego's use of his new Stand is so unorthodox and versatile, that it's seen more as Diego's power than Dr. Ferninand's due to Diego taking it to heights that the original user couldn't even dream of. It's very telling that when the Stand Scary Monsters comes up, Diego comes up as the user.

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

Aye. He also made a potent conbo with Soundman and was super relentless, having almost killed Funny Valentine by the slimmest of margins. It’s only right that in his dying moments Valentine would use his last gambit to the only adversary who had both times forced him to withdraw. Diago. While it is a different Diago, it was that relentless drive and ingenuity that ultimately defeated Johnny and made him almost the ultimate victor. In a sense, Diago is a perfect foil to Johnny not because they are opposites but because they are exactly the same. Young men who are dealt an awful lot in life who would do *anything* to achieve their dreams, but despite starting from much less Diago was much more successful. Diago took *every tiny advantage* he could find and made it his own.

[@eldritchabomination6136]

I started watching this channel for the power scaling, but it's really nice to see narrative-focued videos like this. The editing is super clean, and I could watch content like this for hours at a time. Hope more is to come! ❤

[@joesue1280]

bro hit us with that invincible title card intro 😭

[@Igronavt360]

I wanted to comment on your point that "a sympathetic villain is better than a purely evil villain." That is not true, you can subjectively prefer a sympathetic villain over a purely evil villain, but neither are objectively superior to one another. There are advantages to having a purely evil villain, without needing to take their backstory seriously or having any morals you can just sit back and enjoy the actions the villain does, either through them joyfully killing innocents, steeling without a care for the world, or just want to take over the world and do it with a smile. There are reasons a one-note evil character works, and Dio takes that one note and plays it super well. The same is true with a more sympathetic villain. You get to understand why the villain is the way he is and how that drives them to perform the atrocities they do. Both have prose and cons, but neither are better or worse, it's all subjective. I still prefer Dio over Diego, because it's just fun seeing Dio being the evil bastard that he is, but that doesn't make Diego worse.

[@nick-cepticon782]

Facts

[@Gravecoyote]

*There

[@JinxeBlaq]

Well said. A villain doesn’t always have to be sympathetic to be good. Just look at Aizen from Bleach.

[@andy6201]

I agree with this statement

[@cackle529]

Of course, neither kind of villain is better than the other. It just comes down to the quality of the writing. A poorly written sympathetic villain isn't better than a well-written pure evil villain and vice-versa. Tbh I've had my fill of poorly written "sympathetic" villains where they just get redeemed by us being shown out of nowhere one scene of them being vulnerable for no good reason. I'm not talking about Diego ofc, I love that guy - he is pretty well-written and I also prefer him over DIO.

[@goroakechi6126]

Diego feels like what Araki wanted part 1 Dio to be before becoming ‘pure evil’. And it’s so much more interesting. I love my rock eating, President killing, Nun kissing British boy.

[@TheTrueCacti]

Before I say this, I love part 7, I love Diego, even if my favorite part is part 8 still love every part. But I think I prefer the main universe DIO more. From part one, to part three, to part six. And it comes down to a very simple thing, I like a pure evil villain. Albert Wesker is one of my favorite villains because he's just a guy who wants to kill billions to become a god. He's not complex. He's just evil. Therefore he can just be a badass, overpowered villain that can just do what he wants. He's fun. DIO is fun. I think DIO is more complex than Wesker. Part 3 DIO is probably my favorite villain of all time. Period. DIO in general, from 1 to 6 is my favorite villain of all time. I just like a pure evil, evil for the sake of it villain. Complex, sympathetic villains are nice. But nothing wrong with a villain that's just evil. As long as they're fun. And DIO is fun.

[@Jarethttorney]

The main thing about Diego that is so good is we get to see 2 forms of him, base Diego is far closer to I think Risotto in terms of personality than Dio both deeply scarred by the loss of a family member and both seeking revenge plus both go up against the main villain, while with AU Diego he get to see more personality traits from Dio and a form of Dio that doesn't mess around and does all he needs to obtain victory without becoming too cocky in his abilities.

[@DarthAlphaTheGreat]

If sympathetic villains are always better. Explain why the Joker, Freeza, Kefka are among the most popular and best written villains liked by everyone? The truth is it’s not SYMPATHETIC villain that makes a villain good, it’s how INVOLVED a villain is in the story. The more the villain push, contrast or conflict with our hero, the better they are. Sympathetic backstory is just a good way to achieve that purpose, but good writers can achieve that with other means.

[@jayco9214]

I love DIo. I have not read part 7 yet, but Dio is my favorite villian so far. I find his ever evolving mindset very cool.

[@STPstudio47]

The think Diego really lacks is the rivalry with Johnny like Dio and Jonathan had. I'm not saying they should be brothers, but maybe their horse racing rivalry could have been flashed out more to show that they know each other well. I also didn't like that Diego died so early. Dio's influence on the original timeline was major, he affected 6 parts, while Diego's important only in part 7, kinda downgrade, wish we saw him rule instead of valentine and perhaps in part 8 (when he's no longer so strong) someone is finally able to take him down. Oh and btw Dio is not evil just for evil sake, that's really misrepresenting of the series' main antagonist. And no, part 6 Dio isn't weird, he's the part 3 Dio in calm situations, he just acts differently in different circumstances, like everyone.

[@Jacksontrooper777]

ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS IN THE ENTIRE FRANCHISE THINGY FOR MAKING A VIDEO ABOUT HIM!

[@ethangerber3725]

loved your content for such a long time, amazing video, and i cant wait for more!!!

[@fireballyeah7705]

I’ve been waiting for this video for soo long

[@lambda1863]

I want this type of video about Sandman because to me hes like THE most underrate jojo character or at least the most wasted potential

[@jayco9214]

N someone just saying he’s been evil since birth doesn’t count. That doesn’t mean anything really.

[@STPstudio47]

Because he literally wasn't

[@eren__morwen5947]

THANK YOU I always pushed this Agenda, Diego is sheer peak, top 3 jojo characters

[@inyalgaico1563]

THANK YOU OH MY GOSH This is why i love part 7

[@cstreak2855]

You can just as easily argue how original Dio was a better villain by virtue of NOT being sympathetic. They are different characters, it mainly matters how they are used. There is no objective measure of quality in this way.

[@esaud12345]

Man high voltage is the hypest arc when the world diego pops up, love his design.

[@skagilter5152]

Part 7 is incredible. Diego vs Valentine is a phenomenal fight

[@praveenarunumar2845]

Intro got chills down my spine

[@tiredkyle]

god how much longer must we wait for Steel-Ball-Run to be animated

[@VoruXV]

Legit favorite character

[@rafaelbrites3607]

I think Diego represents the original idea that he had for him. A trickster hungry power because he thinks that the world owns him for everything he suffered.

[@isaiahmemes4507]

To be honest Diego wasn’t even THAT bad Johnny just got in his way

[@mkysoul]

Diego finally getting his respect. W vid!

[@KiyoGam1]

honestly I love Diego as a different character all together. as Diego isn't even evil or a villain . he is just against the protagonist. His motive is revenge and ambitious but the way he sets out to achieve it is somewhat decent . DIO and Dio Brando is straight up evil and is extremely ICONIC . it would be unfair to Diego to be compared to this guy. Its very easy to see Diego as a downgrade when comparing to DIO since DIO is a character whose influence changed a lot of the Manga scene.

[@RadChromeDude]

I like how as Diego isn't an outright villain compared to DIO, Johnny isn't exactly a hero like Jonathan either. Both of them are simply participants in the SBR race, looking for personal gain. Great video - I think you've detailed the difference between hero/villain and protag/antag nicely!

[@yumakuga559]

I love listening to this guy yap 🗣 (I seriously do)

[@Vladetel6]

DIO really did some of camera mining ☠️

[@RWBY-ey2kw]

2:31 it's been like 2 years since I read SBR, and only now am i noticing that a young Diego had donuts in his hair

[@jayco9214]

Can’t wait to read Dioblo though. I think Dio is way better than you gave him credit for but maybe Dio lo can become my new 1

[@nick-cepticon782]

U mean Diavolo? Bc he’s my fav JoJo villain bar none

[@trolguy122]

Absolutely crazy intro

[@Kismet-]

risk of rain music too, swagkage imma kiss you

[@chinyereugwu9431]

So the huge change between pre corpse Diego and post-corpse is his hunger increased and difference between Dio and Diego's goals and motivation is the exact same? get rich or die trying and revenge[basically stick it to haters] what a point video essay.

[@cherie..cherry]

As someone who tbh didn’t LOVE Dio until part 6- where we actually got to see his personal philosophies and thoughts etc- I really loved Diego.

[@mochiboycal]

you should try stand up comedy i really loved this one

[@turtlehermit6047]

Dio walk...so he could run 😎🚽🐉🏀

[@thecrusader1673]

Diego is smoll compared to DIO

[@Pau31076]

Diego vs valentine is the spiritual successor to risotto vs doppio

[@TobyKBTY]

Diego is incredible. And then at the end Araki gives us alternate ZA WARUDO and I totally lost my shit reading SBR for the first time 😂

[@micah1802]

Risk of rain music just makes this even better

[@S_N_O_W_U_Y]

I hear ror2 music at the start and I am happy

[@kuitaba1755]

Man what’s your intro song @METAs? It’s sooo good and kinda jazzy, such a banger, where can I find the full song?

[@METAsMETAs]

It’s custom made🙇🏽‍♂️

[@kuitaba1755]

@@METAsMETAs Aww, I understand, tho an amazing work nonetheless

[@killerqueen721]

I've been standing for so long I'm about to become johnny

[@Rubyruthings]

That intro go hard

[@Harvestinberrys]

Diego is my favorite character in JoJo, which is saying a lot considering just how many amazing characters there are and how relatively little screen time he had. Even still saying that he's "Leaps-and-Bounds" better than DIO is a stretch imo. They're both phenomenal characters that deserve the praise they recieve.

[@mutalkai8245]

4:10 sometimes evil for evil's sake characters are better than sympathetic villains like in dragon ball or disney movies

[@Xorlith]

Intro song name?

[@alphaeel95]

“Hello my name is-“ Me getting a DoorDash ad before he can finish:

[@1finxxo]

Every once in a while I’ll watch a video like this and jus go “what the absolute fuck is happening in jojo”

[@D1sgr4ced]

I agree.

[@baseninjaman5668]

what was that intro music it sounded amazing i need to know what it is

[@user-Fiji3662]

i'd like to see a "hanged man vs mirror man" it seems very interesting

[@streetgamer3452]

No, sympathetic villains are not always better than purely evil villains. It’s the executions that matters and DIO and Diego where executing different things. DIO was supposed to represent an ultimate evil that was basically a curse on the Joestar bloodline and he highly accomplished that. Diego was meant to be someone who had the ambition and drive to do anything to win, and he highly accomplished that. Both of them are absolutely amazing characters narratively speaking and to say one is better than the other just cuz ones more sympathetic is crazy. Hell, DIO is sympathetic too in the fact that his father was a drunkard and abuser and influenced DIO’s personality greatly.

[@coolkingkaleb4050]

I hear you although does Diego ask how much bread have you eaten

[@Mannnnnnnn]

Probably my favorite jojo character ever he had the potential to be tge most op character too with all of the corpse parts and already beating tusk act 4 johnny with just the world

[@caleb3639]

very hot take . i’m impressed.

[@vagabond1845]

Man part 7 will always be peak to me.

[@dth99times]

I like Dio/DIO because he starts out as a character with a difficult background who learns to manipulate people. When his nature is revealed, he is essentially defeated. The mask is his only way out, and it is absolutely a corrupting force. The mask allows for his ambitions to become infinite. Before the mask, his ambitions were laid to rest by someone he has a degree of respect for. With the mask, he obtains what he believes is absolute power, which absolutely corrupts him. He now sees the heavens (figuratively) within his reach. He is then humbled once again by basically the only person he respects. The person who he thought was the peak of humanity proves that even as a human, he still seemingly surpasses Dio. Then he gets a new lease at life. By claiming the body of the only person he believes is more powerful than his current state, he should be unstoppable. His only threats are the descendants of his only rival. His assumption is that they couldn't possibly compare to Jonathan, being simply offspring. He is now capable of conquering not only humanity, but God himself. Surely, he can achieve heaven by nature of being the pinacle of both humanity and vampire. Nothing is outside his reach. But he doesn't realize that the traits that made Jonathan weren't just in his body, but in his blood and spirit. That spirit passes along through his descendants. Jotaro is more capable of using the spirit of the Joestar lineage than even DIO. His ambition is endless, but Jotaro ihas the real spirit that can overcome time itself. The difference is that his desire/spirit isnt for domination. After part 3, he uses Star Platinum on occaision, but he does not try to use it as his focus to overcome nature. He neglects the use of Star Platinum for favor of living an honest life. DIO is truly evil, but he's truly evil because he was morally corrupt and put in a situation where he believed he didn't need to inprove, and could realize the full extent of his corrupt nature through the power within him. Aure, he would've been a shithead without the mask, but he could've potentially changed somewhat if it weren't for the mask providing him the opportunity for even greater corruption when he most desired it. Sure, a completely evil character isn't the most well-rounded character that can be created, but as far as I'm concerned, Dio's story is still a tragedy. He was a manipulative opportunist given the ultimate faustian bargain: seemingly unlimited power decoid of consequence. The cards for Dio learning to be truly good were out of his hands, and so when it came a time he could actually choose, he chose what he knew to tye greatest extent he could posdibly imagine. Idk if Dio could've ever been truly been good, but fate and the mask made it completely impossible.

[@Reppen555]

even Sandman despite being just a guy thats able to run as fast as a horse has alot of depth to his characther which is insane!

[@MrEnKaye]

I'll never get over the phrase "but now, with the corpse of Jesus Christ in the mix" 😂😂😂

[@digunder14]

7:52 to be fair, if conscious and thinking during that entire time, could warrant the change as he could have gone threw an epiphany of sorts

[@diamond56]

Yes finally🔥

[@dauvid]

Yessir finally someone appreciates Diego da goat

[@thomascapps9404]

Ok but, THE WORLD

[@mechajay3358]

I can't say I full agree with this take, DIO doees has other aspects that make him a compelling villain on his own, but I do agree with with the aspects of Diego's character listed here that makes him a great antagonist in his own right.

[@jomoduggins847]

SCARY MONSTERS

[@the.written.off.generation]

I LOVE THIS FUCKING INTRO BOIII

[@cinquacker88]

The thing is I think Diego was the better brando but I still hate him because he stopped Johnny from avenging gyro and getting first place

[@user-vi1ps7km6v]

BROOOOOO, DO THE WORLD OVER HEAVEN VS KARS PLEASSSEEEE

[@GoatTron-rp4yl]

With fate in both universes, doesn’t your personality don’t matter cause you do the same actions regardless

[@jennycascade3427]

What is going on with the title and the thumbnail text? lol

[@George-nx4in]

who wants part 7 to be animated by the end of this year?

[@fethisimsek8560]

Hell yea finally someone said that

[@bloxxedboii3896]

everyone can agree that every character in sbr and sbr itself is peak

[@justadel2]

Yes

[@EvilNinja182]

Taking the stance that there’s an apples to apples comparison that allows one character to be *better* written I think is unfair to the intention of each of the characters. While I do think part 7 is a better realized and more ambitious story, with diego being a crucial centerpiece of it, I don’t think it’s fair to just say he’s straight *better* than DIO in every regard. The story of steel ball run is of growth. Johnny has been humbled by his loss of legs and goes on a journey to regain his pride and determination in a more powerful and just fashion than he had before. Diego exists and I think represents the evil side of that hunger. They each are wronged by the world and stripped of their fundamental personalities but take to regain that sense of self in different ways. DIO and his stories are never about that. DIO is transcendent EVIL. The guy is larger than life menace in tale about the clash of good and evil and basic extremes of humans morality. At least in part 1. In part 3 he’s a menace again and a clash of titans again but now he’s a demon of bloodlines and family pride. In part 6 he’s an ally to pucci and the representation of faith, higher powers and the dissatisfaction of normal existence and the danger of the pursuit of heaven instead of standing your ground against the perils of life like Jolyne does. My point being that in every part Dio is a foil. He’s the other side of the coin. The weight that balances the message of the story from being too general. Part 7 Dio would have no chemistry with Jotaro nor Jonathan because the Johnny-Diego-Gyro dynamic only works because it’s about these young men each trying to find, prove, and steal their place in the world. It’s the journey of fortune and ideals, and how that mechanism controls our lives or how we can control it to take control of our lives. Diego IS the Dio of part 7. Dio, in concept, is a foil of similarity and the dark brother of our protag. Both Dios knock it out the park and a preference to Diego is a testament to the nuance of the part and not something as simple as “character development”, and “sympathy” being objective better practice. Dio is as the story needs a Dio to be. To like Dio is to like the story and appreciate its direction. You can’t separate Dio from his context and just say that doing the surface level things like adding certain traits to your story makes it better with no consideration of intent and direction.

[@borjindo4327]

diego is my fav character

[@najaikari8127]

This his how I found out that AW Diego is canon.

[@user-sw3tb2km8p]

So the only way Dio can be good guy no matter how his life gonna suck - getting some mother's love.

[@shred0164]

the risk of rain soundtrack is just perfect

[@computerette1122]

Nice

[@rkp5893]

Yes🙌

[@Rhodes09]

I'll be honest here i like a good complex villian but I also love a villain who is just a absolute piece of shit

[@Sergio0hf]

In my opinion is not "better" completely, rather just different iteration of the character that is still awesome and yes, a bit more "filling" Something that makes Dio such a great character is that he is Evil, and that's it. Even if he did had a bad time growing up, he was EVIL to the core and even after getting a "second chance" he still wanted to be evil. There are not many characters like him, he is on the same level as Frieza. While Diego, he obviously starts with a kind heart and he gets turned completely into someone that doesn't are anymore about what he has to do to achieve his goals, goals that are not even born from his own desires. The way I like to think about them is like this; Dio is like "F**k everyone because I AM better than everyone." And Diego is like "F**k everyone because I am tired of being NO ONE."

[@shivermetimberz7958]

I agree with the title

[@calicobagels]

I love Diego

[@TheJxR]

Diego could've gone the distance well beyond DIO but he played his role in 7 so well

[@SkinMask666]

Idk I see your point but I could just be being biased but I always loved part 1 or 3 Dio since day 1 he was my favorite he was the perfect villain for me my favorite part is part 1 and part 2 felt empty in a way without Dio and I was excited at the start of part 3 because his return but you never got to see him and you finally do and he dies so he doesn’t get much time with OG Dio I wish he’d could’ve had more time to be a villain but I see where you’re coming from liking Diego more

[@spelunky2fan424]

yo metas whatd you think of the last jojolands chapter

[@METAsMETAs]

Loved it, I’m having more fun with it then Jojolion

[@Brazil144hopeful]

It's hard for a single mother to raise a constructive child now just back then.

[@dubuyajay9964]

What?