#dio brando

[zwm985]

Drew this so fast oh my god

[joljulep]

So the recent news huh

[highdio]

Araki listed Dio's gender as "⚨" on his updated Character History form, differentiating him from Kira and Valentine who Araki listed as "♂." Basically, Araki confirming that DIO transcends not just humanity but also gender.

Top graphic via Jojo_wiki's twitter (my added highlight), lower scan from Hirohiko Araki's New Manga Techniques. The original text reads "性別" (gender/sex).

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

Hirihiko Araki using a single tiny stroke of a pen to retroactively make one of the most iconic anime villains of all time canonically even queerer than they already were:

[rihrus]

Dio is now canonically androgyne!

Dio's sex marker compared to Kira's

[izunias-meme-hole]

"He's just kind of a stinker and wants those damn Joestar boys outta the picture."

You kinda said it yourself. While we aren't privy to what DIO's plans for the future were at the time, we did know that he wanted the Joestar bloodline out of the way as soon as he could because he knows that he would eventually have to face off against Jonathan's descendants at some point, hence why the fleshbudded Kakyoin was sent to kill Jotaro to begin with.

The thing I love about DIO is that throughout Part 3 he's treated as this inhuman, larger than life menace whose very existence cannot be sanctioned. He's talked about by other characters as if he's some terrifying, almost Lovecraftian force of pure evil. A monster whose very presence is a threat to the entire world.

Yet for the life of me I cannot tell you what his evil machinations are. Dude became a vampire, killed some people, stitched some human heads onto cats for some reason, and vaguely said he was gonna rule the world, then got stuck in a coffin at the bottom of the ocean for a calendar century and popped out, somehow made it all the way to Egypt, and just sorta vibed out in his big dramatically beshadowed vampire mansion. So far as I can tell all he did in that timeframe was scam people into being his henchmen and have no less than 5 illigitimate children. The only reason Jotaro has beef with him is cause cosmic forces were somehow making his mom sick, which I never got the impression that DIO was even aware was happening. Yeah the whole "heaven" thing was established later but as far as his actual presence in the narrative he has absolutely no master plan or end goal, he's just kind of a stinker and wants those damn Joestar boys outta the picture.

Still somehow the most iconic, show-stealing villain in the series. An unforgettable big bad who was 100% carried by a great design, one sick fight, and Aura™️. Your fave antag could never.

[passionesolja]

Everybody wake the fuck up, Dio Brando’s gender has been confirmed by Hirohiko to be androgyne. One of the most influential and iconic manga/anime antagonists is non-binary/agender.

[arielluva]

hi

[cyberlandpursefire]

Everyone thabk hiillosmakkara on twitter for this. Can't believe it's official

[tomboyjessie13]

First of all, I highly doubt DIO is really 18. And secondly, no kidding? I saw that sheet some time ago and didn't see that, does DIO still go by he/him pronouns?

Why are people posting about nonbinary dio

[hi-im-your-friend-now]

Diversity win! The ancient vampire who is desperately trying to eradicate your bloodline is nonbinary!

[hawkofkrypton]

In light of recent revelations:

[chuyalvr]

Did this the other day

Also non-binary/androgyne dio!?!

[lonelynight00]

[fire-lord-katara]

So proud that Dio finally came out as nonbinary

[tsukiyo-7]

WHAT A GREAT DAY TO WAKE UP WITH CANONICALLY NON-BINARY DIO BRANDO CONFIRMED