Dire



Dire' (ダイアー Daiā) is a minor ally featured in Phantom Blood.

Dire is a Ripple disciple under the Ripple Master Tonpetty, and is a very close friend of William Anthonio Zeppeli.

[Part 1 Phantom Blood]
Dire first introduced himself after suddenly attacking Jonathan, where Dire used his Thunder Split Attack against 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. 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.