Dio is a megalomaniacal vampire who is the sworn enemy of the Joestar family, becoming a burden to them even after his death, as well as being the arch-nemesis of Jonathan Joestar and Jotaro Kujo. Dio is hellbent on destroying them and the Joestar clan as a whole in his quest to obtain Godhood and take over the entire world. More than just a powerful vampire, Dio Brando himself wields the Stand known as The World, which grants him the ability to stop time itself.