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Music  Dio's name partially comes from the heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, founder of the band Dio. Danny's name is a reference to Danny's Song by musical duo Loggins and Messina. Erina Pendleton's name is possibly based on the Japanese pronunciation of Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles. The name of the 8th chapter is a possible reference to the Queen song "Ogre Battle". Robert E. O. Speedwagon's name comes from American rock band REO Speedwagon. Wang Chan's name is inspired by the English new wave group Wang Chung. The Zeppeli surname is named after the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Poco's name likely comes from the American country rock band Poco. Tarkus is named after the song and album, Tarkus, by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Bruford is named after musician Bill Bruford, former the drummer of Yes and King Crimson. Tonpetty is named after American musician Tom Petty. Dire and Straizo are named after the British rock band Dire Straits. Doobie's name is a reference to the Doobie Brothers. Page, Jones, Plant, and Bornnam are named after Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, and John Bonham, the four members of Led Zeppelin. The farmer testifying about the presence of Jonathan and party (though he does not know their names) is named Jeff Back, presumably after English guitarist Jeff Beck. A fisherman who reported his boat stolen is named Dan Hamar, presumably named after Czech-American musician, Jan Hammer. Father Styx is named after the American rock band Styx.