Of course it's a bait. There is no opening in the first episode of PB.

1. Well you're right. Can't sass your ass there.
2. Oh, Dio will never change. And he'll also become Johnathan's right arm eventually, and also his left arm, torso…
3. Alright that's an opinion.
4. what if I told you that's where the meme came from, four years ago, when this aired in Japan.
5. Congratulations you found the item of conflict in the series good job I'm proud of you I thought they just designed the mask in the hallway and were like "ya that a cool ass mask d00d we should show it off"