Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-38810910-20190320155055/@comment-31598739-20190320222433

But Diego looks rad. He's wearing a horseracing helmet with pins on it spelling his own nickname for god's sake. In 1890, Diego was looking as fresh as someone in Part 4. And at least we get a better explanation for why Diego is so evil, unlike any other Dio. The fact that you could actually feel sympathy for a man as terrible as Diego, is something that should be mentioned.

If I had to say the best original universe version of DIO, I would probably have to go with his Stardust Crusaders version.