Steely Dan exhibits a particularly cruel, petty, and cowardly personality. When he shows himself in front of the Joestar Group, Steely Dan is particularly smug and shows great confidence in his Stand. Steely Dan is greatly callous, punching a child for mildly hitting him with a stick which he asked. When he forces Jotaro to become do his bidding, Steely Dan takes pleasure in constantly humiliating the student, gratuitously hitting him, and using him as a decoy to be beaten while he steals