Dire
Dire (ダイアー, Daiā) is a secondary ally featured in the first part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Phantom Blood.
Dire is a Ripple user studying under the Ripple master Tonpetty, alongside Straizo. As a close friend of Will Anthonio Zeppeli, he aids Jonathan in his fight against Dio Brando and his army of zombies.
Appearance
Dire is a very muscular mature man who has chiseled facial features and has light hair and an oversized flattop with a widow's peak.
He wears ample cotton clothes with padded tissue shoulder pads, with fringes of cloth sticking out from his shoulders and ankles. He also wears a leather vest and dark wristbands. He rolls up his sleeves to let his arm in the open.
His design changes significantly in the anime where he loses the leather armor for a simple vest that covers the arm, and instead wears a gorget and metallic shoulder pads. Moreover, the fringes are reduced to a pair of spikes coming out of the shoulder pads.
Color Schemes
Personality
Dire is portrayed as a fierce but honorable Ripple user and fighter. Upon meeting Jonathan, he tests Jonathan's fighting ability at countering an imperfect Thunder Split Attack, and later asks Jonathan that he lets him fight Dio one on one to avenge his friend Will Anthonio Zeppeli. Even in death, Dire is determined, taunting Dio one last time by sending a Ripple-infused rose into the vampire's eye.
Abilities
Dire has shown incredible mastery of the Ripple. He has complete control of his body and its speed, to the point of making afterimages when moving. He manipulates his speed to look slower than he actually is, a technique to make enemies over-confident and eventually lower their guard. He is also able to infuse objects with the Ripple and manages to use it just after being decapitated (on a rose), with the remaining oxygen in his brain.
Dire jumps at his opponent and does a split with his legs, preventing the opponent from moving their arms. He then attacks his foe's neck with a chop imbued with the Ripple. It's quick enough that Dire is even able to put objects on his opponent without them noticing, as he slips a letter in between Jonathan's shoulder and backpack. This attack's weakness is that it leaves Dire's guard open for a headbutt or another direct attack.
Those who have trained in Sendō gain extremely quick movements, footwork, and agility, allowing Dire to create afterimages when he moves.
An advanced version of the Thunder Split Attack that covers its weakness by making his arms form a cross. It is described as a perfect technique in both attack and defense, so no one, aside from Dio, has ever defeated it.
The most basic application of the Ripple. Dire attacks with either his limbs or an object imbued with the Ripple. After being decapitated, Dire spits out a rose from his mouth imbued with the Ripple. Its thorn is sharp enough to damage Dio's eye.
History
Background
Dire was a good friend of Will Anthonio Zeppeli, who trained with him and Straizo to be Ripple masters under Tonpetty. When Tonpetty received a letter from Zeppeli revealing the location of the Stone Mask, Dire travelled to Windknight's Lot with his master and Straizo.
Phantom Blood
Dire first introduced himself after suddenly attacking Jonathan, where Dire used his Thunder Split Attack against him. However, Jonathan countered the move by headbutting him. The Ripple user then revealed that he only attacked Jonathan to test his strength and see if he really was Zeppeli's friend. To prove he came to help, Dire gave Jonathan the letter Zeppeli wrote.[3]
Before Dio Brando and Jonathan had their last fight, Dire fought Dio to avenge Zeppeli. However, even Dire's best attack, the Thunder Cross Split Attack, didn't stand a chance against Dio's Freezing Attack, which completely turned his body into ice and then shattered it. Dire, now only a head, was able to use his last ounce of Ripple energy to shoot a rose into Dio's eye. For that, Dire's head was turned into ice as well and destroyed.
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 36: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 1
- Chapter 37: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 2
- Chapter 38: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 3 (Death)
- Chapter 39: Fire and Ice, Jonathan and Dio, Part 1 (Mentioned)
- Chapter 44: Fire and Ice, Jonathan and Dio, Part 6 (Flashback)
Anime Appearances- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 7: The Successor
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 8: Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio (Death)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 9: The Final Ripple! (Flashback)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 10: JoJo of New York (Flashback)
Novel AppearancesQuotes
Quotes- “Certain death! Thunder Split Attack! (必殺！
稲妻空烈刃 ！！)”—Dire, Chapter 36: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 1 - “”—Dire remembering his and Zeppeli's training days, Chapter 38: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 3
- “I, Dire, will sink you into the depths of Hell! (このダイアーがおまえを地獄の淵に沈めてやる！)”—Dire to Dio, Chapter 38: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 3
- “You fell for it, fool! Thunder Cross Split Attack! (かかったなアホが！
稲妻十字空烈刃 ！)”—Dire, Chapter 38: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 3 - “Heheh... Th-That rose thorn infused with the Ripple is p-painful... isn't it...? Ha... (フフ……は…波紋入りの薔薇の棘はい、痛か……るう………フッ)”—Dire's last words, Chapter 38: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 3
Video Games
Phantom Blood (PS2)
Dire appears as a playable character in 77 Rings Knights Mode, some battles in Extra Battle Mode, and Chapters 19 and 20 after Story Mode is beaten. His moveset consists of mainly normal punches and kicks, with his special Ripple move being Thunder Split Attack. He can also throw Ripple-charged roses and dodge attacks in a similar fashion to how he controlled his body speed in the original story.
during damage
(LV0-3)
All-Star Battle (PS3)
Dire appears as a support character in the game's Campaign Mode, where he uses his Thunder Split Attack on the player's opponent, which will reduce their health by 40% if successful. If the player pays an extra energy point, he will instead use Thunder Cross Split Attack, dealing 30% more damage. He is also available as an avatar image and quote for the player's profile in Campaign and Online modes.
Stardust Shooters (Android/iOS)
- SP Campaign - The Ripple Warrior Who Seeks Revenge
Consume all of the Skill Gauge and activate! Select 1 enemy, deal 25% damage per 1% consumed to the target and sink them to the depths of Hell!
- Gacha
Deal 520% damage to the nearest enemy within a small circular range, ignoring 40% of their defensive power
) that deals 800% damage. Furthermore, it deals an extra 500% damage to Pillar Men and vampires!
- Diamond Gacha
Deal 300% damage to all enemies within a small circular range
Diamond Records (Android/iOS)
Dire (ダイアー, Daiā) appears in Diamond Records as a playable character in both the Action Battle and Tactical Battle game modes. He has two 'Courage' type statues, one 4 star and one 5 star statue.
Dire's moveset in both game modes is comprised of various ripple-based attacks inspired by the anime. As a ripple user, Dire has an advantage over vampires, zombies, and pillar men. Unlike a majority of statues in the game, Dire lacks an unlockable SP skill.
4-star
(Courage)Max LVL Stats: 7182 HP/4158 ATK/3591 DEF
Max LVL Tree Stats: 13482 HP/9108 ATK/6741 DEF5-star
(Courage)Max LVL Stats: 10944 HP/6336 ATK/5472 DEF
Max LVL Tree Stats: 20544 HP/14736 ATK/10272 DEF
JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop! (Android/iOS)
攻守一体の必殺技 ver.
Cooldown: 85
Cooldown: 85
Cooldown: 80
Cooldown: 80
Cooldown: 75
All-Star Battle R (Various)
TranslatedLocalized
A character from Part 1: Phantom Blood. One of the Ripple users who shows up to support Zeppeli. He uses a Thunder Split Attack to test Jonathan, and later the Cross version on Dio, but is beaten both times. Though Dio's Vaporizing Freeze technique kills him, he manages to give Jonathan a hint as to how to beat Dio.[4]
A Hamon user who shows up to support Zeppeli. Uses a Thunder Split Attack to test Jonathan, and later the Cross version of Dio, but is beaten both times. Though Dio's Vaporizing Freeze technique kills him, he manages to show Jonathan how to beat Dio. |
第１部『ファントムブラッド』の登場人物。ツェペリの援軍としてやってきた波紋使いの一人。ジョナサンを試すため『 |
Dire is featured in All-Star Battle R with a list of Tag Lines (プレイヤーカード名言, Pureiyā Kādo Meigen). They are unlocked by completing 
Tag Lines- “Gotcha, sucker! (かかったなアホが！)”
- “My name is Dire! (我が名はダイアー)”
- “My special move, Thunder Split Attack! (必殺！
稲 妻 空 烈 刃 ！！)” - “Thunder Cross Split Attack! (
稲 妻 十 字 空 烈 刃 ！)” - “The thorns of this Hamon-laden rose will have you writhing in agony! (フフ……は…波紋入りの薔薇の
棘 は、い、痛か……ろう………フッ)”
Gallery
Dire first appears
Dire testing Jonathan's ability
Dire with his master and fellow Ripple apprentice
Dire remembering his and Zeppeli's training days
Dire's advanced Ripple and body control
Dire performing his most powerful attack on Dio: Thunder Cross Split Attack
Thunder Cross Split Attack
Dio destroys Dire's frozen body
Dire's last attack, sending a Ripple-charged rose into Dio's eye
Dire's last apperance
Dire featured in the ending of Phantom Blood
Reference sheet: Head
Reference sheet: Body
Jigsaw puzzle
Dire in the Phantom Blood PS2 game
Dire's render
Testing Jonathan
Confronting Dio
Frozen by Dio
Stardust Shooters; Dire
Rose
Dire
Super SP Skill
Thunder Cross Split Attack
Dire on the home screen
Stage completion screen
Dire and Dio in Story Mode
Model
4-star statue
5-star statue
Dire throwing a Ripple-charged rose
Icon
Stand-up Icon
Idle
Greeting
Apologizing
Angry
Charging to Attack
Attacking
Win Pose
Chara Heroes; Part 1
Anime 10th Anniversary Exhibition Masking Tape
Adventure Battle Card; Dire
Ripple Warrior, Dire
Real Paint Sheet; Dire
Crusade; Dire
Vaporization Freezing Technique
Trivia
- Dire's Japanese voice actor, Taketora, also voiced Plant.
- Dire's English voice actor also plays Jack the Ripper and Wamuu.
References
- ↑ Joseph Joestar - Vol.1 "Shueisha Jump Remix Battle Tendency Edition" P44 The Secret of JOJO Characters
- ↑ JoJo 6251 timeline, pg. 139
- ↑ Chapter 36: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 1
- ↑ The Three from a Faraway Land (Story Arc)