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Phantom Blood

References in Phantom Blood

• Dio Brando's first name comes from the heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio and the band he founded, Dio.
• Danny's name is possibly a reference to the Loggins and Messina song, Danny's Song.
• Erina Pendleton's name is possibly based on the Japanese pronunciation of The Beatles song, Eleanor Rigby.
• Chapter 8's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump, "The Battle on Ogre Street", is a possible reference to the Queen song, Ogre Battle.
• Robert E. O. Speedwagon is likely named after the American rock band, REO Speedwagon.
• Wang Chan is likely named after the English new wave group, Wang Chung.
• The Zeppeli surname is named after the English rock band Led Zeppelin.
• Poco is likely named after the American country rock band, Poco.
• Tarkus is likely named after the Emerson, Lake & Palmer song or album, Tarkus.
• Bruford is likely named after the English musician Bill Bruford, former drummer of Yes, King Crimson, and Genesis.
• Tonpetty is likely named after American musician Tom Petty.
• Dire is named the British rock band, Dire Straits.
• Straizo is named the British rock band, Dire Straits.
• Doobie's is possibly named after the American rock band, The Doobie Brothers.
• Page, Jones, Plant, and Bornnam are likely named after Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, and John Bonham, the four members of Led Zeppelin.
• Jeff Back, a farmer testifying about the presence of Jonathan and party, is likely named after the English guitarist Jeff Beck.
• Dan Hamar, a fisherman who reported his boat stolen by a person of Asian descent, is possibly named after Czech-American musician Jan Hammer.
• Father Styx is likely named after the American rock band, Styx.



Dio drinking Cronenberg

• After deciding on "Jonathan" as the series' protagonist, Araki also wanted Jonathan's initials to match in a way similar to the American filmmaker, Steven Spielberg (S.S). Him and his first editor, Ryosuke Kabashima, eventually landed on the name, "Jonathan Joestar" (J.J) and thus the nickname "JoJo" was born.
• Dio Brando's surname is possibly named after the actor Marlon Brando.
• The university where Jonathan and Dio studied is named Hugh Hudson Academy. This is likely named after the English film director, Hugh Hudson.
• The concept designs of Jonathan and Dio came from Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose films were popular at the time.
• In Chapter 9, Dio is unsure of Jonathan's survival and seen drinking on the street. The label on the bottle reads both "Cronenberg," a reference to the Canadian film director, David Cronenberg, as well as "Dead Zone", referencing the movie adaptation Cronenberg had directed of Stephen King's novel The Dead Zone.
• Chapter 14's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump was "Attack of the Living Dead", possibly referencing the George A. Romero film, Night of the Living Dead.

• Will Anthonio Zeppeli's moustache is inspired by the one Spanish artist Salvador Dalí had.

• Jonathan Joestar is possibly influenced by Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star with his appearance and physique.
  • Araki wanted Jonathan to exude an aura of strength like in Karate Baka Ichidai after the protagonist did martial arts training alone in the mountains.
• Will Anthonio Zeppeli's moustache is inspired by the one Iyami from Osomatsu-kun had.

• The interactions between George Joestar I and Dario Brando parallel that of various interactions in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. George mistakes Dario, who was trying to loot him, as his savior, just as Marius' father mistakes Thenadiers as his savior. George also claims that he gave Dario the ring that Dario himself stole, similar to how the bishop Myriel claims that he had given Jean Valjean the silverware.
• The premise of Phantom Blood parallels Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, in that both take place in the closing years of the 19th Century and involve a young adult protagonist named Jonathan interacting with and defeating a charismatic vampire.
• Chapter 21's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump was "Salem's Lot", named after the Stephen King novel 'Salem's Lot. The novel also shares similarities to Windknight's Lot.
• The very first page of Volume 1 features the quote "Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud and the other stars." from Frederick Langridge's book "A Cluster of Quiet Thoughts".
• Will Anthonio Zeppeli's first name possibly comes from the English novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray, who Zeppeli himself quoted in his dying moments, "To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best."