Personality: From the way he presents himself to others, Dio seems like an incredible rags to riches story. His father's dying wish was to collect a favor from the Joestars and have his son taken in by them. And take him in they did, and Dio got a better upbringing, ended up having a bunch of friends, and got a good education, and sure he's a little arrogant, sure he's got some anger issues, but he's definitely a cool guy! Certainly not like that loser Jonathan Joestar.
If only those were his biggest flaws. No, Dio's got a lot more going on than that. In fact, let's start with this perception of him being a little arrogant. Dio is a little arrogant in the same way the sun is a little hot. Everyone is beneath Dio. His father, his adoptive family, his so called friends, they're beneath him and for the most part little more than stepping stones on the path towards whatever future he wants at this point. This trait is going to get a lot worse as he gets older (like a lot worse), which says a lot for someone who's already killed twice at this point.
Which is a great way to move into discussing just how awful Dio is about things. This is a guy that moments after meeting Jonathan Joestar, he proceeds to knee his dog in the face and mentally voice his intentions of destroying Jojo's life and usurping it for himself. Of course, his intentions to do the later were made completely clear when he declares that he'll take the Joestars' fortune for himself just prior to spitting on his father's grave, but that's certainly a way to make a memorable entrance. But the point here is that Jonathan has done nothing to deserve Dio's behavior. It just happens, because to Dio, Jonathan is another stepping stone to Dio being Dio. But Dio is also the type of person to enjoy trampling on these things, so it's going to get worse (it always gets worse with Dio).
Because you see, Dio can play the long game. He's not just awful, but he's also smart and manipulative (of course he is, traits like that always seem to end up stacking together). He knows how to play people (gaining the favor of Jojo's father and teacher by presenting himself as everything Jojo is not), he knows how to carry himself in public (he's actually fairly popular, despite being a gigantic asshat to Jonathan...sometimes because he's being a giant asshat to Jonathan actually). It doesn't seem to matter how long it takes (later on, he'll wait seven years just for the chance to ruin the Joestars), so long as the end result is a flawless victory for Dio.
But he's not infallible. The downside of thinking everyone is beneath him is that he doesn't quite know what to do when things don't go according to plan. And when that happens, things sort of snowball and then his overconfidence ends up coming back to bite him. After stealing Erina's first kiss by force, simply because that way it wouldn't be with Jojo, Dio ends up getting the crap kicked out of him by Jojo and he can't believe it. He can't believe that Jojo learned from the dirty tricks he used in their boing match, he can't believe Jojo is getting the upper hand on him, and as he himself says, he can't believe that something like this could happen to him, Dio. He can't deal with it. The shame of having some sort of lesser being stand on par with him or above him is worse than any physical pain he could bear (and he sure did bear a lot of that).
And that infallibility is what leads Dio to hate. Given that at this point the two people he hates are Jonathan Joestar and his father, Dario Brando, it almost seems impossible to narrow down what triggers his hatred. One is an upstanding member of society who somehow overcomes the Dio shaped roadblock life has thrown at him. The other is a weird looking alcoholic who robs carriage wrecks. They couldn't be more different. Especially when it's taken into account that Dio brings up that his father worked his mother to death and made Dio sell her clothes for liquor. From this, it seems like he has legitimate reasons to hate Dario and none to hate Jonathan. But if you take into account the possibility that each, in their own way, constantly serve as impediments to his future, it becomes clearer.
Dio hates anyone and anything that reminds him that the universe does not revolve around him, Dio. And things like that must suffer and be removed. In the case of his father, he poisoned him to death and proceeded to monologue about his father being garbage and spitting on his grave. In the case of Jonathan Joestar, Dio's first act of retaliation was to pull a switchblade on him. When that didn't pan out, he threw Jojo's beloved dog Danny into an incinerator. Admittedly, Dio probably would've done something to Danny anyway, but the fact that it was done out of hatred here is notable. Also worth noting is the fact that he acknowledges that dealing with Jojo probably isn't the best idea. His feelings of hatred haven't subsided (and won't), but he'll find ways to deal with him, no matter how long it takes. So earning the wrath of Dio is certainly an ill advised course of action. He will bide his time and strike whenever he feels the time is right, and odds are it will end horribly.
As a final mention, it's worth noting that due to his canon point, every trait here, both positive and negative...mostly negative, will only get worse as time goes on. Sure, he seems like a shining example of the worst type of person at this point, but he's still a person, so this is sort of just the tip of the iceberg for him.
Strengths/Weaknesses: + Dio is smart. From the looks of it both street smart and book smart. The kind of guy who can get good marks in school, but also the kind of guy who knows where to get the good poison from in the shadier parts of town.
+ He's a pretty tough guy too. Dio can definitely deal with the hiking and all the other physical rigors of the Pokemon world.
+ He knows when to keep his mouth shut. Dio's the type to internally monologue about his villainous plans but not really the type to should to the world about them, unless he knows no one can do anything to him.
+ As a side note to that, Dio's also coming in from a point where he...not necessarily enjoys taking orders from people (he's Dio, this has never happened ever), but he can still sort of go along with it. While he abhors not being the center of attention, he can at least pretend to go along with things at this point. If this were later, that really wouldn't be the case.
+ Since he's coming in as a Rocket, the fact that he has absolutely no qualms about getting his hands dirty should be considered a strength.
- Dio can't handle losing. At all. In Pokemon world, it's almost a given that he will lose and he will take it badly.
- At best, Dio's a jerk. And should people find out he's a jerk, it won't go well.
- Even though he's recently had his ass handed to him, he still considers himself to be above everybody. He's in control here. Nothing can go wrong. And that will probably bite him in the ass here repeatedly
-Dio's from the late 1800s. He's about 100 years behind the times at best. He's got some serious catching up to do.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Rocket Starter: Level 15 Yamask and a level 5 Zubat. Password: Cherries Strudel as of 9/28
Dio Brando | Jojo's Bizarre Adventure | Reserved | 2/3
From the way he presents himself to others, Dio seems like an incredible rags to riches story. His father's dying wish was to collect a favor from the Joestars and have his son taken in by them. And take him in they did, and Dio got a better upbringing, ended up having a bunch of friends, and got a good education, and sure he's a little arrogant, sure he's got some anger issues, but he's definitely a cool guy! Certainly not like that loser Jonathan Joestar.
If only those were his biggest flaws. No, Dio's got a lot more going on than that. In fact, let's start with this perception of him being a little arrogant. Dio is a little arrogant in the same way the sun is a little hot. Everyone is beneath Dio. His father, his adoptive family, his so called friends, they're beneath him and for the most part little more than stepping stones on the path towards whatever future he wants at this point. This trait is going to get a lot worse as he gets older (like a lot worse), which says a lot for someone who's already killed twice at this point.
Which is a great way to move into discussing just how awful Dio is about things. This is a guy that moments after meeting Jonathan Joestar, he proceeds to knee his dog in the face and mentally voice his intentions of destroying Jojo's life and usurping it for himself. Of course, his intentions to do the later were made completely clear when he declares that he'll take the Joestars' fortune for himself just prior to spitting on his father's grave, but that's certainly a way to make a memorable entrance. But the point here is that Jonathan has done nothing to deserve Dio's behavior. It just happens, because to Dio, Jonathan is another stepping stone to Dio being Dio. But Dio is also the type of person to enjoy trampling on these things, so it's going to get worse (it always gets worse with Dio).
Because you see, Dio can play the long game. He's not just awful, but he's also smart and manipulative (of course he is, traits like that always seem to end up stacking together). He knows how to play people (gaining the favor of Jojo's father and teacher by presenting himself as everything Jojo is not), he knows how to carry himself in public (he's actually fairly popular, despite being a gigantic asshat to Jonathan...sometimes because he's being a giant asshat to Jonathan actually). It doesn't seem to matter how long it takes (later on, he'll wait seven years just for the chance to ruin the Joestars), so long as the end result is a flawless victory for Dio.
But he's not infallible. The downside of thinking everyone is beneath him is that he doesn't quite know what to do when things don't go according to plan. And when that happens, things sort of snowball and then his overconfidence ends up coming back to bite him. After stealing Erina's first kiss by force, simply because that way it wouldn't be with Jojo, Dio ends up getting the crap kicked out of him by Jojo and he can't believe it. He can't believe that Jojo learned from the dirty tricks he used in their boing match, he can't believe Jojo is getting the upper hand on him, and as he himself says, he can't believe that something like this could happen to him, Dio. He can't deal with it. The shame of having some sort of lesser being stand on par with him or above him is worse than any physical pain he could bear (and he sure did bear a lot of that).
And that infallibility is what leads Dio to hate. Given that at this point the two people he hates are Jonathan Joestar and his father, Dario Brando, it almost seems impossible to narrow down what triggers his hatred. One is an upstanding member of society who somehow overcomes the Dio shaped roadblock life has thrown at him. The other is a weird looking alcoholic who robs carriage wrecks. They couldn't be more different. Especially when it's taken into account that Dio brings up that his father worked his mother to death and made Dio sell her clothes for liquor. From this, it seems like he has legitimate reasons to hate Dario and none to hate Jonathan. But if you take into account the possibility that each, in their own way, constantly serve as impediments to his future, it becomes clearer.
Dio hates anyone and anything that reminds him that the universe does not revolve around him, Dio. And things like that must suffer and be removed. In the case of his father, he poisoned him to death and proceeded to monologue about his father being garbage and spitting on his grave. In the case of Jonathan Joestar, Dio's first act of retaliation was to pull a switchblade on him. When that didn't pan out, he threw Jojo's beloved dog Danny into an incinerator. Admittedly, Dio probably would've done something to Danny anyway, but the fact that it was done out of hatred here is notable. Also worth noting is the fact that he acknowledges that dealing with Jojo probably isn't the best idea. His feelings of hatred haven't subsided (and won't), but he'll find ways to deal with him, no matter how long it takes. So earning the wrath of Dio is certainly an ill advised course of action. He will bide his time and strike whenever he feels the time is right, and odds are it will end horribly.
As a final mention, it's worth noting that due to his canon point, every trait here, both positive and negative...mostly negative, will only get worse as time goes on. Sure, he seems like a shining example of the worst type of person at this point, but he's still a person, so this is sort of just the tip of the iceberg for him.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Dio is smart. From the looks of it both street smart and book smart. The kind of guy who can get good marks in school, but also the kind of guy who knows where to get the good poison from in the shadier parts of town.
+ He's a pretty tough guy too. Dio can definitely deal with the hiking and all the other physical rigors of the Pokemon world.
+ He knows when to keep his mouth shut. Dio's the type to internally monologue about his villainous plans but not really the type to should to the world about them, unless he knows no one can do anything to him.
+ As a side note to that, Dio's also coming in from a point where he...not necessarily enjoys taking orders from people (he's Dio, this has never happened ever), but he can still sort of go along with it. While he abhors not being the center of attention, he can at least pretend to go along with things at this point. If this were later, that really wouldn't be the case.
+ Since he's coming in as a Rocket, the fact that he has absolutely no qualms about getting his hands dirty should be considered a strength.
- Dio can't handle losing. At all. In Pokemon world, it's almost a given that he will lose and he will take it badly.
- At best, Dio's a jerk. And should people find out he's a jerk, it won't go well.
- Even though he's recently had his ass handed to him, he still considers himself to be above everybody. He's in control here. Nothing can go wrong. And that will probably bite him in the ass here repeatedly
-Dio's from the late 1800s. He's about 100 years behind the times at best. He's got some serious catching up to do.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Rocket
Starter: Level 15 Yamask and a level 5 Zubat.
Password: Cherries Strudel as of 9/28