Divanillic acid (DVA)-based aromatic polyamides (PAs) consisting of DVA with linear (methyl, butyl, hexyl, and octyl groups) or branched (isopropyl and isobutyl groups) side chains and 4,4'-methyldianillin were synthesized as high-performance and ultra-high-performance biomass plastics. The DVA PAs were amorphous with high thermal stability (decomposition temperature of ca. 380 °C). The glass transition temperature (T