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DIO
A vampire whose Stand, The World, stops time in a hard-limited window that lengthens as he masters it.
First appearance: JoJo: Stardust Crusaders (1989), Shueisha
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Commonly believed DIO can stop time indefinitely.
Actually The World starts at roughly five seconds and reaches about nine as he masters it. The duration is the entire tension of the fight.
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The World stops time for roughly five seconds at first, extending to about nine as he masters it 9 seconds
The World stops time entirely, leaving him free to move inside the stopped interval
The stopped duration lengthens as he grows accustomed to the Stand
A vampire who does not age and recovers from destruction of most of his body
Lifts a steamroller overhead and brings it down as a weapon
Sunlight is the stated weakness, not injury — which is how he is finally killed
Uses stopped time to place attacks that land the instant it resumes
Survives on a stolen body, which is why his power set is not purely his own
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- Manga canon — Events as published in the manga
- Anime canon — Events as broadcast in the anime adaptation
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version