If you’ve spent any time in the darker corners of anime Twitter or Reddit, you might have stumbled upon a strange, intriguing concept: Dio Brando reading the Quran.

And maybe, just maybe, it’s a reminder that true strength isn’t stopping time. It’s knowing when to kneel. What do you think? Would Dio respect the structure of Islam, or would he see it as another thing to conquer? Let us know in the comments below.

Because the Quran offers exactly what Dio wants (peace, eternity, Heaven), but it requires the one thing he refuses to give: surrender.

Dio wanted to achieve Heaven by conquering his fear. He says, “Peace of mind… is the result of a resolved mind. That is what ‘Heaven’ means to me.”

In Islam, Jannah (Heaven) is achieved through Islam —submission. You achieve peace by letting go of your ego and acknowledging that you are not in charge.

If Dio read the Quran, he wouldn’t convert. He would see it as the greatest threat to his existence. He would likely try to destroy every copy, just as he tried to destroy the Joestar bloodline.

At first glance, it sounds like a joke. The flamboyant, time-stopping vampire from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure sitting down with the holy book of Islam? Preposterous.

For the rest of us, it’s a reminder of why Dio is such a compelling villain. He is us at our worst—our pride, our hunger for control, our refusal to acknowledge a power greater than ourselves.