Julio (フリオ, Furio) is a character in the Dance Dance Revolution series.
Introduction[]
Julio is a kid first introduced in Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA2.
Games in order of appearance:[]
- Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA2 (2007)
- Dance Dance Revolution X (2008)
- Dance Dance Revolution S (2009)
- Dance Dance Revolution S+ (2009)
- Dance Dance Revolution X2 CS (2009)
- Dance Dance Revolution X2 (2010)
- Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX (2011)
- Dance Dance Revolution Dance Wars (2013)
- Dance Dance Revolution (2013)
- Dance Dance Revolution (2014)
- Dance Dance Revolution A (2016)
- Dance Dance Revolution A20 (2019)
- Dance Dance Revolution A20 PLUS (2020)
- Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX (2021)
- Dance Dance Revolution A3 (2022)
Backstory[]
DDR SuperNOVA 2:[]
Julio is always energetic and high-spirited. Using his legs and hips trained through jujitsu, he's now trying his hand at dancing! Julio admires ninjas and never misses surfing the internet every day to study modern ninjas. He's also a "microcomputer boy" by nature.
DDR X:[]
Julio is a big fan of gifts from a distant relative. He is doing well in school and plans to skip a grade soon.
DDR X2:[]
Julio's favorite thing to do these days is to walk around town dressed up as his favorite dancer. He's working hard to save his allowance to buy costume items.
Design and Conception[]
Here is what the designers have to say:
"JULIO was the first character to be finished for DDRX. We even used his screen output as the baseline for some parts. In a way, he was our benchmark. And we hear he's good at basketball, too." - DDR X
Character and Personality[]
Julio is a wild, weird, and childish boy who is hyperactive and full of energy all the time. In DDR SuperNOVA2, he has trained extensively in Ju-Jutsu (a Japanese martial art) and wants to become a ninja. In order to do this, he surfs the Internet extensively and reads magazines every day, researching modern-day ninjas. DDR X2 later portrays Julio as walking around town wearing his favorite outfits.
Appearance[]
Julio appears as a young boy with brown hair which is multiple tied in a braid, tan skinned and black eyes.
In his first appearance in SuperNOVA2, he wears a light blue Japanese Jacket under a white undershirt, red pants and sneakers. As JULIO 2, in his alternate appearance, He wears a full black ninja suit under a matching black mesh shirt and a matching black boots. He also wears a matching black bandanna on his head.
In DDR X, Julio now wears a red sleeveless jersey shirt with his name imprinted on his jersey, baggy denim shorts, and white sneakers. He also wears an openly cap while wearing this outfit.
In DDR X2 through DDR A20, Julio finally wears a black and white V-neck short sleeve shirt with a purple long sleeve shirt underneath with his name imprinted on his shirt, hipster denim pants with a red belt to his waist and orange black sneakers. He now wears a black bandanna with a white design on his head.
Street Master Mode[]
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- Julio's appearance in DDR SuperNOVA 2 resembles Dre Parker from the 2010 movie, The Karate Kid which is portrayed by Jaden Smith in his younger years. Interestingly, Julio is heavily trained in Ju-Jutsu due to his extensive research about Japan and wishes to become a ninja, while Dre is heavily trained in Kung Fu by Han which he was forced to enter the fighting tournament by Li to fight against his student, Cheng.
Videos[]
Gallery[]
To view Julio's image gallery, click here.