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I'm the owner of Gold Saucer. The name's Dio.
Dio

Dio is a non-player character from Final Fantasy VII. He is the owner of the Gold Saucer, and addresses Cloud as "boy" or "young man".

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Appearance

Dio is a muscular man who styles himself like a wrestler, showing off his fitness by not wearing much else than shorts. He has short dark hair and a mustache.

Personality

Dio loves showmanship and presumably makes use of this personality trait to become a wealthy business man as the owner of Gold Saucer. He likes to personally visit the premises and has a giant golden statue of himself displayed at the park. He portrays himself as a celebrity, his autographs being given as rewards at the Battle Square special battles.

Dio is a man of honor. When he mistakenly accuses and exiles Cloud and his group into Corel Prison, upon realizing his mistake he brings them a buggy as recompense and relays what he knows of Sephiroth traveling through the area, suspecting Cloud wants to know. Later on he lets Cloud have the Keystone since he was "good to him in the past" under the condition Cloud fights one round in Gold Saucer Battle Square. The Battle Square may be Dio's favorite attraction at the park, as his personal collection of exotica is on display there.

Story

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When visits the Gold Saucer looking for clues for Sephiroth's whereabouts, they can meet Dio outside the Speed Square. He asks Cloud about the Black Materia, the first time the party hears about it. Dio explains that a "boy about Cloud's age" asked him if he had it, but Dio had no idea what he meant. The boy who had asked him had a black cape and a tattoo #1. Dio tells Cloud to stop by his collection at the Battle Square before making his leave.

After recruiting Cait Sith, the party heads to the Battle Square to find its employees slaughtered. Dio enters the scene with security guards and blames the massacre on Cloud's group, who are sent down to the Corel Prison. The party finds the true culprit and returns to Gold Saucer where Dio congratulates Cloud via letter for having won a chocobo race. He gives the party a buggy as an apology for throwing them into the prison as innocents. In a post script Dio mentions of having met Sephiroth and suggests Cloud try and get his autograph, as this Sephiroth person seems very popular among "boys of your age".

Dio has a museum of collector's items near the Battle Square, one of which is the Keystone he had purchased from the Weapon Seller down the coast. After the events in Rocket Town the party go looking for the Keystone, but Dio is reluctant to give it to Cloud. Dio agrees to yield it if Cloud fights a round in the Battle Arena. If Cloud wins all eight rounds, Dio is impressed and will reward him with items, but will yield the Keystone no matter how well Cloud performs.

After obtaining the Ultima Weapon as well as the top prizes from the Battle Square, Cloud can enter special battles at the arena. Some of the random rewards earned from completing the special battles more than once are Dio's autograph and Dio's diary key items, but these items have no function in the game. In the International version the player has a bonus disc that shows close-up images of all items, where the player can view these key items.

Spoilers end here.

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Dio is Italian for "God".

Trivia

In Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, there is a shop called Network Shop Duo, based in the Gold Saucer and owned by Lord Duo. Duo may be an alternate spelling of Dio.
One of the business signs in Insomnia in Final Fantasy XV is "Dio", alluding to the character.

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-'''Dio''' is a [[non-player character]] from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. He is the owner of the [[Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII)|Gold Saucer]], and addresses [[Cloud Strife|Cloud]] as "boy".
+'''Dio''' is a [[non-player character]] from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. He is the owner of the [[Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII)|Gold Saucer]], and addresses [[Cloud Strife|Cloud]] as "boy" or "young man"<!--when giving Keystone to him-->.
 ==Profile==
+===Appearance===
-Dio is shown to be a man of honor. When he mistakenly accused and exiled Cloud and his group into [[Corel Prison]] and realized his mistake, he personally bought them a [[Buggy]] as a way of apologizing for his mistake. He even told Cloud he met Sephiroth, assuming Cloud was a fan and told him where he was heading as another say of saying sorry. Later on when he bought the Keystone and Cloud asked for it, he said he would let Cloud have it since he was "good to him in the past" under the condition Cloud fought one round in Battle Square.
+Dio is a muscular man who styles himself like a wrestler, showing off his fitness by not wearing much else than shorts. He has short dark hair and a mustache.
+===Personality===
+Dio loves showmanship and presumably makes use of this personality trait to become a wealthy business man as the owner of Gold Saucer. He likes to personally visit the premises and has a giant golden statue of himself displayed at the park. He portrays himself as a celebrity, his autographs being given as rewards at the [[Battle Square]] special battles.
+Dio is a man of honor. When he mistakenly accuses and exiles Cloud and his group into [[Corel Prison]], upon realizing his mistake he brings them a [[buggy]] as recompense and relays what he knows of [[Sephiroth]] traveling through the area, suspecting Cloud wants to know. Later on he lets Cloud have the [[Keystone]] since he was "good to him in the past" under the condition Cloud fights one round in Gold Saucer Battle Square. The Battle Square may be Dio's favorite attraction at the park, as his personal collection of exotica is on display there.
 ==Story==
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-Dio is met when the party first enter the Gold Saucer, looking for clues for [[Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)|Sephiroth]]. Talking to Dio is optional, but he can be met outside the [[Speed Square]] and asks Cloud about the [[Black Materia (Final Fantasy VII)|Black Materia]]. This is the first time in the game the Black Materia is mentioned, and Dio tells that a "boy about Cloud's age" asked him if he had it, but Dio had no idea what he meant. Dio reveals further that the boy who asked him this had a [[Sephiroth Clone|black cape]] and a tattoo #1. Dio tells Cloud to stop by his collection at the [[Battle Square]] before making his leave.
+When visits the Gold Saucer looking for clues for Sephiroth's whereabouts, they can meet Dio outside the [[Speed Square]]. He asks Cloud about the [[Black Materia (Final Fantasy VII)|Black Materia]], the first time the party hears about it. Dio explains that a "boy about Cloud's age" asked him if he had it, but Dio had no idea what he meant. The boy who had asked him had a [[Sephiroth Clone|black cape]] and a [[Tattoo (body modification)|tattoo]] #1. Dio tells Cloud to stop by his collection at the Battle Square before making his leave.
-After recruiting [[Cait Sith (Final Fantasy VII)|Cait Sith]] into the [[party]] they head to the Battle Square to find its employees slaughtered. Dio enters the scene with security guards and blames the massacre on Cloud's group, who are sent down to the [[Corel Prison]]. Down in the prison the party find out the true culprit of the events and return to Gold Saucer. Dio congratulates Cloud via letter for having won a [[Chocobo (Final Fantasy VII)#Chocobo Racing|chocobo race]] and gives the party a [[buggy]] as an apology for throwing them into the prison as innocents and he is then suspended and the operation of the Gold Saucer. In a post script of his letter Dio mentions of having met Sephiroth and suggests Cloud try and get his autograph, as this Sephiroth person seems very popular among "boys of your age".
+After recruiting [[Cait Sith (Final Fantasy VII)|Cait Sith]], the party heads to the Battle Square to find its employees slaughtered. Dio enters the scene with security guards and blames the massacre on Cloud's group, who are sent down to the Corel Prison. The party finds the true culprit and returns to Gold Saucer where Dio congratulates Cloud via letter for having won a [[Chocobo Square (Final Fantasy VII)|chocobo race]]. He gives the party a buggy as an apology for throwing them into the prison as innocents. In a post script Dio mentions of having met Sephiroth and suggests Cloud try and get his autograph, as this Sephiroth person seems very popular among "boys of your age".
 [[File:Dio2.PNG|left|thumb|100px|Dio's photograph.]]
-Dio has a museum of collector's items near the Battle Square, one of which is the [[Keystone]]. After the events in [[Rocket Town]] the party go looking for the Keystone, but Dio is reluctant to give it to Cloud. Dio agrees to give it to him if he fights a round in the Battle Arena. No matter how well the player fights, Dio will award the party the Keystone, but if the player wins all eight rounds, Dio is impressed and will reward the party with items.
+Dio has a museum of collector's items near the Battle Square, one of which is the Keystone he had purchased from the [[Weapon Seller]] down the coast. After the events in [[Rocket Town]] the party go looking for the Keystone, but Dio is reluctant to give it to Cloud. Dio agrees to yield it if Cloud fights a round in the Battle Arena. If Cloud wins all eight rounds, Dio is impressed and will reward him with items, but will yield the Keystone no matter how well Cloud performs.
-After obtaining the [[Ultima Weapon (weapon)|Ultima Weapon]] and the [[Omnislash]] Limit Break manual and the [[Command Materia (Final Fantasy VII)#W-Summon|W-Summon]] Materia from the Battle Square, the player can enter special battles at the arena. Some of the random rewards earned from completing the special battles more than once are Dio's autograph and Dio's diary key items, but these items have no function in the game. In the [[International Version|International]] version of ''Final Fantasy VII'' the player has a bonus disc that shows close-up images of all items, where the player can actually view these key items.
+After obtaining the [[Ultima Weapon (Final Fantasy VII)|Ultima Weapon]] as well as the top prizes from the Battle Square, Cloud can enter special battles at the arena. Some of the random rewards earned from completing the special battles more than once are Dio's autograph and Dio's diary key items, but these items have no function in the game. In the [[International Version|International]] version the player has a bonus disc that shows close-up images of all items, where the player can view these key items.
 {{Endspoiler}}
 ==Gallery==
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 Combat Diary.png|"Combat Diary" - the first volume of Dio's diary.
 Gambler.png|"Gambler" - the second volume of Dio's diary.
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 ==Trivia==
 *In ''[[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]]'', there is a [[Shop (Crisis Core)|shop]] called Network Shop Duo, based in the Gold Saucer and owned by Lord Duo. Duo may be an alternate spelling of Dio.
+*One of the business signs in [[Insomnia]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]'' is "Dio", alluding to the character.
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