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Battle Tendency

References in Battle Tendency

• Smokey Brown is likely named after musicians Smokey Robinson and James Brown.
• Donovan is likely named after the Scottish musician, Donovan
• The four Pillar Men are named after the bands Santana, Wham!, AC/DC, and The Cars.
• Lisa Lisa is named after Lisa Lisa from the band Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam.
• Air Supplena Island is a reference to the American soft rock duo Air Supply.
• Loggins and Messina are named after the musicians Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina or their musical group, Loggins and Messina.
• Suzi Q is named after musician Suzi Quatro and/or the song "Susie Q" by Dale Hawkins (and famously covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival).
• The Red Stone of Aja is likely named after the Steely Dan song or album, Aja
• The line by Joseph Joestar to Caesar Zeppeli, "Nice, nice, very nice, Caesarino", is a reference to the song Nice, Nice, Very Nice by Californian band Ambrosia featuring Alan Parsons. 
• Wired Beck is likely named after English guitarist Jeff Beck and his album, Wired.
• The background design in Chapter 68 was based on the alternate cover drawn by Roger Dean for the Yes album, Yesterdays.
• In Chapter 113, Joseph listens to a cassette tape by The Beatles on his Walkman.
• The track WELCOME TO THE WORLD from the anime uses the guitar intro of Owner of Lonely Heart by Yes.
• The song used for the first ending of the anime is "Roundabout" by British progressive rock band Yes.

• Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli is likely named after the Roman emperor Julius Caesar.
• A picture of John J. Pershing is shown in Chapter 108.

• Araki designed Joseph Joestar with the muscles of Sylvester Stallone.
• The cave in which Santana is discovered possibly resembles the interior of the derelict spacecraft on LV-426 from the movie Aliens.
• Rudol von Stroheim is likely named after Austrian-born actor, Erich von Stroheim.
• Joseph's favorite actor is Jean Gabin.



• Araki designed Joseph Joestar with the wits of B.T. from Cool Shock B.T., another manga by Araki.
• Kars's blades are based on Ikuro Hashizawa's Reskiniharden Saber Phenomenon in Baoh the Visitor, another manga by Araki. Kars's quest to become the epitome of biological evolution is also similar to the goal of the Dress Organization in Baoh.
• In the anime version of the hijacking scene from Chapter 46, Joseph is reading Baoh the Visitor instead of a Superman comic, presumably to avoid legal issues with DC Comics.
  • In the same episode, the cafe where Joseph Joestar fights Straizo is changed to be called "Irene's Cafe". Named after Gorgeous Irene which is another manga by Araki and/or the protagonist of it, Irene Rapona.



• Joseph is shown reading a Superman comic when he and Speedwagon are attacked by a group of hijackers in Chapter 46.
  • The anime doesn't show a Superman comic. However, the scene still references Superman in a more subtle way, as the Baoh comic's cover is based on that of Superman #1 from June 1939.
• Chapter 49's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump was "Master of the Game", named after the Sidney Sheldon novel Master of the Game. The story spans four generations of the McGregor/Blackwell family, similar to the Joestar Family. Hirohiko Araki mentioned reading the novel before in the Author's Comment for Chapter 4. The title of the novel is also used as the title for Episode 11 of the TV Anime.
• The minor character Bruto appears to be a direct expy of the character Bluto from the series Popeye.
• Chapter 71's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump was "The Master of Venice", possibly a reference to William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.
• In Chapter 79, Joseph's quotes Sun Tzu's The Art of War after cutting off Esidisi's arm with the line "Victory is decided before the battle is fought.", based on the quote "The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought."
  • After Esidisi composed himself, he states he knew Sun Tzu long ago and says "All warfare is based on deception! To fight is to deceive! If you anger your enemy and get inside of his head, you can create and opening to attack! That is what you are trying to do, correct?", based on the quotes "All warfare is based on deception." and "If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. [...] Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected."

• The Statue of Liberty, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is shown in Chapter 45.
• A Feathered Serpent head from the Temple of the Feathered Serpent and an Atlantean column from Tula can be seen on the second cover of Chapter 55.
• The Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain) made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is shown in Chapter 63.
• The Bocca della Verità (The Mouth of Truth) is shown in Chapter 65.
  • The name of it was also used as part of Chapter 65's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump, "The Truth That Hides in the Mouth of Truth".
• The background design in Chapter 68 was based on Roger Dean's "Views".
• The "Discobolus with trainer" calyx-krater attributed to the Kleophrades Painter is shown in Chapter 71.
• The Tell Monument made by Richard Kissling is shown on the first cover of Chapter 94.



• An advertisement for Miriam Gates Padded Bras is shown in the newspaper Joseph is reading in Chapter 48.
  • In the anime version of the scene, additionally advertisements for a Bissel Brush Cleaner and Weldon Roberts Erasers is shown.
• The back cover of the Baoh comic shown in the anime version of the hijacking scene from Chapter 46 features a legitimate comic book advertisement for Aurora car models and the American comedy series, Get Smart. The actor on the ad, Don Adams, was the star of the series.