One of the villains of ジョジョの奇妙な冒険, Dio, frequently refers to himself as「このディオ」
([to the point it became a meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/it-was-me-
dio)).

What's the meaning of this grammar: この+own personal name? Is it just emphasis?
Or are there other nuances?

(might be related to [What is the nuance of この + [first person
pronoun]?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/1272/what-is-the-
nuance-of-%e3%81%93%e3%81%ae-first-person-pronoun))
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The meaning of この+own personal name
Yes that's basically the same as この in この俺. この by itself just means "this".
This type of この is an emphasis, and in this context it has a nuance of "nobody
else but me/Dio", "of all others, me/Dio", etc. この俺 usually sounds more or
less prideful, but この私 can be a humble and polite expression depending on the
context.
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