At the end of the 19th century, Jonathan Joestar’s life is turned upside down by the arrival of Dio Brando, an ambitious young man taken in by his father. Behind his outward politeness, Dio intends to seize the Joestar fortune and gradually turns their rivalry into a deeply personal war. When he discovers the powers of an ancient Stone Mask capable of transforming a human into a superhuman creature, the conflict takes on a supernatural dimension. To stop him, Jonathan learns to master Hamon, an energy based on controlled breathing, under the guidance of Will A. Zeppeli. Their struggle lays the foundation for the long history of the Joestar family.