Diego Brando The Better Dio.

[@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

[@ProjektTaku]

@@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.

[@Pau31076]

Diego vs valentine is the spiritual successor to risotto vs doppio

[@TheAtraxIA]

Both have some absolute BANGER moments. “This is the line to the world I will inherit” goes SO hard.

[@Berryyyyyjam]

Diego's and Hotpants Death is so bs, it genuinely pisses me off so hard

[@TheAtraxIA]

@@Berryyyyyjam I think it’s the perfect end to Diego’s arc. Dying thinking he won is perfectly in character, too.

[@jpphilosopher]

@@BerryyyyyjamAraki is notorious for pulling the BS of having the antagonist beat an opponent that they logically should not be able to beat. I have read all Jojo’s and like the series, but I think Araki is highly flawed as a writer due to this ongoing trope he does of the villains miraculously surviving when they logically shouldn’t. Risoto should have killed Diavolo (or at least seriously wounded him), multiple characters should have seriously wounded or killed Pucci before the end of part 6, and Deaigo & HP should have killed or seriously wounded valentine.

[@Teban-uj3ds]

@@jpphilosopher Brother, i think youre just upset, Valentine was lucky but his survival was completely logical, we are shown he can swap bodies any time he gets a fatal injury since the moment Lucy stabbed his neck, he didnt pull some weird unmentioned bs move or something, same for Diavolo against risotto, he lays down his plan form the very beggining to doppio, make time and distance for diavolo to come out and kill risotto with king crimson´s time skip and thats exactly what he does, he was the one to purpuosefully call bucciarati gang with the knife knowing about aerosmith ability

[@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!!!!

[@Chris.Cubias]

@@legendaryanimelover3462The High Voltage arc is gonna break the internet when it gets animated.

[@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.

[@joezar33]

This guy's wild saying Diego leaps and bounds better than Dio , Diego makes more sense why he became a villain in the first place , Dio brand of evil a lil on the terrifying side. He comes off as the definitive Big Bad of JJBA , like Marvel Thanos or DBZ Frieza , Dio an anime villain icon

[@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.

[@diodaij]

I'd love to see how he changes

[@DamianShively]

Jodio ain't related to Diego tho?

[@peqnii3404]

@@DamianShivelyi think they're referring to the fact he's a diagnosed sociopath who's main drive in life is to become extremely wealthy

[@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

[@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!

[@newtondamon]

Diego was going to rape and capture 14 yr old lucy steel lmao

[@DarylxPain]

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.

[@sakamotoballs]

No replies? Damn that sucks you put so much effort into stating your opinion yet no one cares. You know what I say to that? ZA WARULDO WWWWRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA (insert mudas)

[@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.

[@Visualstuffidlk]

Nahhhh, Its been made very clear that Dio was always supposed to be who he is, which is why Diego isn't just another Dio, he's just meant to be more of his own person.

[@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.

[@Elegiu5]

@@lordbiscuitthetossable5352 it's Diego, not Diago

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

@@Elegiu5 Fair enough, I had probably made the typo and didn't notice it.

[@GalekC]

diagolo

[@joesue1280]

bro hit us with that invincible title card intro 😭

[@KingDingDong69]

I’m 7 months late but it was peak intro

[@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.

[@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.

[@commonviewer2488]

Diego is my favorite antagonist. He had a hard life with a loving mother who embedded within him a sense of pride, and with her passing a dark determination to do anything to rise above the masses. Other Jojo big bads are either simple in their motives, or are some kind of radical. The depths of Diego make him more of a rival than a villain.

[@goldenartninja2891]

RISK OF RAIN MUSIC?!?! 🔥🔥🔥

[@shred0164]

FR 💥💥

[@chancethewrapperr]

Purple needs to be used more

[@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.

[@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! ❤

[@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.

[@Trixiestar0]

i read steel ball run and it was super good, also was fun to read because I didn't get spoiled for most of it

[@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

[@Jacksontrooper777]

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

[@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.

[@meloneatingwolf1882]

I would call him evil, as he seeks to enrich himself even at the cost of others. His speculated sabotage of others, him swapping places with Wekikipo to avoid death and him willing to kill in order to get the corpse parts. Sure he isn’t as bad as the parallel version of him, who was genuinely psychotic, but he still isn’t a great guy.

[@KiyoGam1]

@@meloneatingwolf1882 DIO killed al lot because he like killing. Diego does it mostly to achieve his goal or to survive. A different kind of EVIl would be better wording I guess.

[@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.

[@bongo5343]

I dont see part 6 dio as a philpsopher, but the same manipulator he was throughout part 1 and 3. Dio was always said to be manipulative and convincing, always knowing how to get on ones good side. I think all dio did was appeal to puchi's thoughts on theology and philosophy and convinced him to enact the heaven plan. Everything we saw about dio in part 6 was puchis perspective seeing dio so he believed there was a friendship while dio did the same thing he always did, manipulated people to make them his allies

[@MatterOrNot]

I am still waiting for diego to return in part 9, now with the upper half of his body encased in a glass container, ready to take Jodio's lower half, sleep for a hundred years, and then return with a plan to take over the world.

[@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.

[@ProjektTaku]

While I agree with you on Part 6 Dio, Dio is still definitely evil for evil's sake. Its clearly shown in the first part, he may evolve, he may have explanations, but at the end of the day he's the evil that other's build off. Also I think you're misunderstanding Diego's purpose. He's not the main villain, just another racer, he's Dio if he wasn't the villain, plus do you just want Diego to win Part 7 then have him be the villain for the very next part? Not to mention Diego ruling the world would make it very different, and honestly limit the storytelling possibilities.

[@STPstudio47]

@@ProjektTaku As for Dio, yeah he's evil, but I'm just saying it's not so simple as "I'm evil because my goal is to be evil", he has some motive and reasons behind everything he's doing (at least in parts 3 and 6, in part 1 partially but there he's kinda cartoony evil). As for Diego, my only complaint is that his role was reduced to a single part. They even bothered with bringing Diego from another universe just so he can be "the final boss". It's not a problem for me if Diego dies, but this alternate one is really underused. He's just there to be the last opponent for Johnny, he even wins but nah actually he dies later. I would've preferred if this alternate Diego was more flashed out, that he won in the end and became a ruler. And I wouldn't really mind if he didn't show up in part 8 but just make him have a bigger role and impact than just "the final boss".

[@ProjektTaku]

@@STPstudio47 yes but at the end of Part 3 he shows that when he's drunk on power he really is just evil for evil's sake. And no? Again, you're thinking about this wrong again, Diego wasn't the "final boss", alt world Diego was more so carrying on Valentine's will while also forcing Johnny to confront his past. And yes, he dies, a common theme in the series is the villains loosing because they're on the wrong side and get themselves killed. Also, what does "become a ruler" even mean? Ruler of what? Diego didn't even want to rule, that would be so random.

[@STPstudio47]

@@ProjektTaku Well I mean if Diego was Valentine's successor I thought he would likely replace him if he lived (maybe I'm misremembering some bits of part 7). After all, Valentine trusted him with the corpse, and if Diego wants to be above society the best way to achieve this is becoming a ruler, president etc. And I get that alt Diego did play a part in the story but he was there for such a short amount of time. And wouldn't it be quite an interesting ending that the villain gets his way in the end? There's potential there instead of just killing this "new" character off right after we got him. I'm not saying that these are necessarily flaws or anything, it's just that for me it would've been more interesting to carry on with this new Diego.

[@ProjektTaku]

@@STPstudio47 Diego's only plan was to use the corpse to protect america, as Valentine wished, and also use it to give himself good fortune, but there's never any hint that he wanted to "rule". How would he even do that, form a coup against the government? It may be interesting but what's more interesting is Diego/Dio once again killing himself off, metaphorically and literally.

[@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 😂

[@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.

[@maximodubs4189]

And the only one there that has no tragedy is Frieza, Kefka has that going mad because of magitech use thing going on and Joker has some dubious backstories that paint him more sympathetically before the chemical bath

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@alphaeel95]

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

[@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

[@hyrules_feral_hero]

as a diego brando (scary monsters SPECIFICALLY!!!) kinnie i am incredibly happy with this

[@eren__morwen5947]

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

[@rafaelbrites3607]

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

[@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.

[@ethangerber3725]

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

[@Lucywilliams-s3c]

I would like to disagree people make choices and they choose to be good or evil what you were subjected to doesn't defines you but your actions does, it's really that simple .

[@ragnarok9567]

When u realize diego never got his revenge that he deserved

[@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.

[@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!

[@skagilter5152]

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

[@GoatTron-rp4yl]

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

[@isaiahmemes4507]

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

[@Brazil144hopeful]

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

[@dubuyajay9964]

What?

[@Toucan-p5h]

DIO really did some of camera mining ☠️

[@fireballyeah7705]

I’ve been waiting for this video for soo long

[@inyalgaico1563]

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

[@mutalkai8245]

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

[@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.

[@Jeal0usly]

I totally agree with you so I decided to Power scale Diego and Diego au since I think they are both strong characters and it could be a good addition to the video :) Diego Brando SM: To begin with, the speed of Scary Monsters can be evaluated by considering the battle between D4C and Tusk. Tusk reacted to and moved the light barrier of Love Train, Its bullets pierced through LT, suggesting that Funny Valentine had MFTL+ reaction speed. In his previous fight against Diego, without LT, Diego with SM reacted faster than regular D4C, dodging its attacks even in a 3 vs 1 situation. In one panel, it’s mentioned that Diego was faster than Valentine, implying his reaction and attack speed are MFTL+. In terms of strength, he should range from large building level+ to city block level (in a mid-high ball), and small building level+ (Low ball), with MFTL reaction, combat, and attack speeds, and his durability should be equal to his AP. The World AU: In my opinion, it has the same stats as DIO’s The World from Part 3, since Araki provided no information to deny or confirm it. Based on the Sun feat from Part 3, The World is many times faster than light, surpassing many other stands. Therefore, The World AU shares the same attack and reaction speed, and by the rule of three, the inertia and impact force of its blows (AP) must be the same as DIO’s The World (ranging from multi-city block level to large town level), and its durability should match its AP, as it’s seen destroying human limbs and bodies in his fight against johnny, similar to DIO’s feat of severely injuring Jotaro with a barrage of kicks before throwing the road roller at him. Diego Brando AU: Diego has MFTL+ reaction speeds when he did his time-stopping feat to dodge Tusk's bullets in his first appearance. Reaction speed = combat and attack speed, so Diego has those three MFTL+ speeds (reinforced by the panel where Diego and his stand simultaneously throw knives at Johnny, with Diego moving at the same speed as The world in stopped time). As for strength, during the final stretch of the race and his fight against Tusk, Diego's horse, Silver Bullet, not being a stand user, was frozen in stopped time, so logically, Diego had to keep moving his own horse while fighting with Johnny, dodging nail bullets and trying to win the race. An adult light horse can weigh up to 600 kg, so Diego, to be able to perform that feat, would have to have Class 1 lifting strength, which is the world deadlift record in real-life history (542 to 100 kg according to Fandom Wiki). This feat demonstrates Diego's skill and strength. Finally, his stand chopped off his leg with a punch, he endured it and continued fighting until he won the race. We could say that his durability and endurance are at large building level+ to city-block+. Diego Brando (From another world) AP- Wall (Even room level in a high ball) DC- Wall TS- Peak human (Far higher with Silver bullet if you want to count it :V) Durability & endurance: Large building level+ to city block (low-ball), multi-city block to small town (mid-ball), small town to town+ (high ball). Hax: Time manipulation and peak human and superhuman capabilities (Time stop with High universal range). The World (Au) AP- Town level DC- Small building level TS- MFTL (Within a range of ten meters) Durability: City to Multi-city block (lowball), Small town (mid-ball), Town+ (highball) Hax: Time manipulation, massively above superhuman attributes, massive precision, Non-physical interaction and massive movement in a 10-meter range

[@BoomerElectronics]

Diego showing up at the end of Steel Ball Run with The World as his stand just felt like fan service. Can't imagine that the story would have been any worse off without Diego making an unneeded appearance.

[@vagabond1845]

Man part 7 will always be peak to me.

[@Kismet-]

risk of rain music too, swagkage imma kiss you

[@yumakuga559]

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

[@nexusetmiaouss]

I was really sad on how diego actually died

[@1finxxo]

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

[@MrEnKaye]

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

[@killerqueen721]

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

[@PopeThePaladin]

Diego Brando is my favourite character, especially when he hits that ‘me time’ in the manga.

[@lanalewis6982]

Spoilers. I hate how OG Diego dies. Such a tragedy.

[@TheJxR]

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

[@monoteozin]

I'd say that even villains who are pure evil still have their place. Sympathetic villains can often times feel generic. We have currently reached a point where sympathetic villains AND villains who try to be deep but are actually really plain (the latter ruining the reputation of the former) have created a situation where often times villains who are purely villains can feel... Refreshing. Though purely evil villains can still be done right, if you take for example Kirei Kotomine from the Fate series, if you take his backstory, events in Fate/Zero and all three routes of Fate/Stay Night, you see a man who is a truly despicable person, a horrible man who simply takes joy in the suffering of others, yet, at one point he tried to do good, simply because he knew that being good is what is socially acceptable. Because being good is what is right. It's never brought him happiness, none of it. It's only when he finally lets go, lets himself accept that what he truly enjoys most, is the suffering and pain of others, that he truly becomes happy. To me, that makes him a really interesting villain, he reaches a middle ground that I really adore. Him being a pure evil villain that feels so well written because, that's just who Kirei is, he was born like this, he was born evil and yet, that's what makes him compelling, because he knows what he is, as he asks himself in the end of Fate/Zero "Has my father sired such a dog?" he understands what he is and even as he says those words, he laughs. Regarding Diego, I feel that Diego is by all accounts a far more well developed character, who truly feels like he is better written. HOWEVER... Dio is by all accounts more charismatic than Diego and that is what makes Dio so iconic, his charisma.

[@NoelComiX]

Diego needs to come back in JoJo lands as DIO did in original universe part 3.

[@user-Fiji3662]

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

[@micah1802]

Risk of rain music just makes this even better

[@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

[@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

[@Owls_are_nice]

hehe 110 hp for ball

[@meloneatingwolf1882]

I think Diego and the alternate Diego are slightly different. Main world Diego didn’t care about others, but I don’t think he was kill happy. The only time he seemed close to revelling in other’s misfortune was when he believed he was killing Valentine. But that was largely due to it means he would have all of the corpse parts, and as you mentioned, a boy who started off with nothing, surpassing a super powered President of America. Meanwhile Alternate Diego seems to just revel in suffering in general. Using fans as human shields, proclaiming “this is where the fun begins” as he tried to burn Johnny with gasoline and matches and trying to force himself on a 14 year old Lucy, he’s got that ruthless ambition, but also a cruelty that the original was just short of.

[@UsagiisChii]

You can never skip a JoJo Opening. Glad we got a new OP for part 6

[@MajinJavy]

Discussing SBR with RoR2 soundtrack in the background gained my instant sub

[@SpyRats]

*"Diego is better than Dio"* Dio meme fans be like: SORBEOSBFIDBWIVFLABDJFJSBWODBFOFODSIEBFOABSBCIFIWBDBFODN

[@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

[@eddiexd3389]

No you forgot one thing he need the ZORROZAADAAA then we have a good dip alt

[@lordcardinals]

"Relatability and sympathy will always be king" insert Jack Horner from puss in boots the last wish

[@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."

[@enafunnyperson]

I prefer Diego by a long shot (but still adore Dio) because he feels human. He feels real and he feels like he was turned into who he was from humanity's evil. Whereas Dio's whole thing is about not being human. Dio is an inhuman evil, but Diego is a human evil, which I feel makes him more interesting and scary. In addition, Diego is just more nuanced and feels far more personal and relatable than Dio who was designed to be this grandiose villain, but as a result cannot have that personal feeling Diego brings.

[@PerunsZGRevenge]

SPOILER ALERT: Last few chapters of Steel Ball Run were a bitter disappointment and a bit of a slap in the face. I love JJBA and Araki Sensei to bits, but after the strikingly high quality of the rest of the part, this was just a slap in the face. Diego Brando is a completely grey character through almost the whole part. His death and sacrifice in the train made him even more poignant. You can really sympathize with him, he's a bit of dick, but he's in it to win it as much as Johnny. Someone might consider his reasons to be a lot more base than Johnny's, but they really aren't. Johnny wants to prove he's still an ace and wants to walk again, Diego wants to prove that he is more than a pretty playboy granny-snatcher and wants to earn his place in the sun through his own determination and tremendous skill, just like Johnny. He is a lot less calm and a lot more impulsive. Overall, a nice counterpoint to the main character, just like Johnathan/ Dio, but without the Faustian pathetic and a lot more reasonable and realistic. In the end, he went from being a true anti-hero to being the old Dio. I would be perfectly satisfied with a sombre and slow paced ending, much more so than with the: "HAHAHA, I, DIO am back and I have a new stand, ZA WARUDO! I am actually the final boss and the biggest antagonist!!!!" This felt like borderline fan-service and Araki Sensei reverting to his old-style that really didn't fit there.

[@ЮрийЗагуменнов-ш7ц]

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

[@S_N_O_W_U_Y]

I hear ror2 music at the start and I am happy

[@red3994]

They both come close for me in brexit geezer terms “just a bit of banter” for Part 3/6 DIO vs Diego (Original) in terms of writing and character direction

[@mkysoul]

Diego finally getting his respect. W vid!

[@bubblyhamster3362]

Dio is DIO tho... like you cant beat that

[@jackkennedy3119]

jonathan beat him tho

[@dachop-b5r]

And jotaro

[@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

[@pleasekillyoursef]

I almost feel bad for him, he could have been the good guy, but his ambitions always take him down an evil path

[@shred0164]

the risk of rain soundtrack is just perfect

[@andrewbingham3304]

Dio is a personification of the concept of evil and acts as a foil to Joeseph who represents goodness. They're both comparatively shallow characters within the larger cast of heroes and villains that make up JJBA, but that's because they aren't primarily written to be characters. Both of them set up the larger story of the eternal fated battle between the forces of good and evil. This is juxtaposed against the absurdly unlikely way that events constantly play out to show that good will always overcome evil. The meaning at the core of the story is what makes the ridiculousness of the events that play out is what makes the manga so funny and worthwhile and it all starts with Dio and Joeseph. All of this is to say that Dio is meant to be less relatable because he's basically Satan and that makes him a great character.

[@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

[@MistyMister]

Legit favorite character

[@snowcube_steel]

I like both Dio and Diego, found Dio fun and entertaining ( sceams out every word he says ,Polnareff tom foolery, and does evil stuff because yes, except for him killing Danny, luckily he got justice for it along with everyone else). But i also like Diego not only because he was also entertaining but also because i kinda wanted him to win and felt sad when he died... Twice

[@ipgibrahim9067]

imagine if funny valentine found part 3 dio and brought him to Johnny 💀💀

[@turtlehermit6047]

Dio walk...so he could run 😎🚽🐉🏀

[@DaftSheep]

Does anyone else think it's weird that D4C's abilities stayed in effect after being destroyed--especially what happens when the same person dies when colliding with them selves? I mean, it kinda makes sense for Wonder of U because he's a literal force of nature, but not D4C. Still, a nice conclusion to the character arc of Diego, which actually highlights an important point about him: When he goes against his morals/beliefs of relying on his self, he fails in his pursuits.

[@Satenthebird]

I love the man's name idk why it's just fire

[@Homtas_]

Ok but, THE WORLD

[@jakebanks]

I wouldnt say hes better Id say they were made for different purposes

[@J4yIsGoated]

Watch Diego’s “za waurdo” sound more majestic than Dio’s