Diego Brando (usually called "Dio" for short) is a famous professional jockey from England. He is one of the participants in the Steel Ball Run race. Although unrelated to his DIO counterpart directly (parts 1-6 and 7-8 take place in two distinct, separate universes), he appears to be very similar to the original Dio in both looks and personality. 

~!He was raised among a group of homeless people after his mother saved him from drowning in a river when he was still a baby. He was later adopted into nobility when his talent as a jockey was discovered. Although he was raised with much love, he acts cold-hearted and will do virtually anything to win.!~

~!Diego first turned into a dinosaur after he, along with a number of villagers, were controlled by Dr. Ferdinand stand Scary Monsters in order to steal the left eye of the Saint's Corpse from Johnny and Gyro.
After Ferdinand was defeated, Diego stole the corpse part and fused it with his left eye, allowing him to retain the Scary Monsters stand ability to turn himself into a dinosaur.!~

~!Diego is killed after he attempts to kill Valentine by dragging him under the train, which results in Diego being torn in half by the train instead; although he is soon succeeded by a Diego from a neighboring universe, retrieved by Valentine, to track down Johnny.!~


Originally presented as an unrelated story, this series was later officially declared a part of the JoJo storyline. The series stars Gyro Zeppeli, who uses a set of steel balls that spin incredibly fast, and Johnny Joestar (Jonathan Joestar), a former hot-shot jockey who was crippled by an ambusher and lost his fame and fortune. They race, along with others, in a mad-dash across America for 50 million dollars, reminiscent of The Cannonball Run.<br><br>
(Source: Wikipedia)

After Jonathan's Death, his son, George Joestar II travels with Erina to live in La Palma of the Canary Islands in Spain. There he pledges his love to Lisa Lisa and eventually grows to be a World war Air Pilot. 

The seventh story arc of the long-running <i>JoJo's Bizarre Adventure</i> series.