Talk:Dio Brando/Personality and Relationships/@comment-162.237.205.100-20150620061826/@comment-60.240.29.198-20150701020938

No, Dio was just born evil, it was only his mother through whatever means, which I wouldn't even bet that it was genuine motherly kindness, but her strength be it physically or/and mentally and her appreciation towards Dio that brought him under her influence. Thus he loved his mother deeply, and vengeful when she was gone due to his father's abusive lifestyle.

The reason to why I said that it wasn't motherly love that kept Dio in check is due to the behaviour he expressed later on in the story. For anyone who were close with Dio, although he grew up never trusting anyone he could still treat people quite well as long as you remain useful to some degree and serve/answer his whims without question, else you die. Otherwise one could have the potential to be very useful for his cause, prompting him to think of possible methods to keep you, going as far as to brainwash with various means.

Well there were the "food" but considering they were fanatic enough to threw themselves at him as actual fodders I wouldn't say it was entirely Dio's fault for killing them, he simply granted their wish hence the statement above still holds.

As such, that's most likely the reason to why Dio really liked her mother, because she kept him company, was capable, determined, helping and devoted. And of course, she taught Dio how to read and the importance of knowledge which proved to be his favourite hobby in his adulthood.

Speedwagon, who started out as thugs in the downtown area due to the condition he grew up with, and most people around him still at least to some degree acknowledged valour, honour and companionship/comradeship. This contrasted with Dio's incredibly self centered, hateful, sadistic, bratty and greedy personality, who grew up in similar if not the exact same circumstance.

Dio simply chose to be evil in the end of the day, as Speedwagon pointed out. Another example was when he was presented with a chance to live past his old life and start anew under Joestar's settlement, he used the exact same method he killed his hated father with on his step-father who did nothing but giving and raising him as if Dio was his own son, with admittedly some little bias towards Jonathan as he would be more inclined to criticise his real son's behaviour than Dio, but other than that the man was noble, just and proud with both of his 2 boys equally.

And Dio didn't give a shiet, all he wanted was Joestar's money and getting rid of Jonathan.

Therefore in this particular case, Dario arguably didn't make Dio into who he became, he was simply Dio's first victim in his otherwise long and miserable life as his mother failed to change him for the better in his youth before her unfortunate death.