List of References in JoJo

It is widely known that the manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is influenced by multiple origins. This article presents a list and a summary of each.

Music

Part 1

• JoJo is a reference from a Beatles song called "Get Back"
• Dio Brando have its name based on Heavy Metal singer Ronnie James Dio
• Speedwagon's name is inspired by the Rock band "REO Speedwagon"
• William Zeppeli's surname is based on the English rock band "Led Zeppelin"
• Tonpeti's name is based on American musician Tom Petty
• Dire and Straights have their names based on British Rock band "Dire Straits"
• Poco's name is based on Californian Country Rock band "Poco"
• Wang Chan's name is inspired by 80s Pop group "Wang Chung"
• Tarkus is named after the album "Tarkus" by "Emerson, Lake and Palmer"
• Bruford is named after Bill Bruford, member of band "Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe"
• Doobie's name is a reference to the "Doobie Brothers"
• Page, Jones, Plant and Bonham are named after the four members of "Led Zeppelin"

Part 2

• Caesar Zeppeli's surname is based on the English band "Led Zeppelin"
• Lisa Lisa name is based on Lisa Lisa, from the band "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam"
• Loggins and Messina have their names based on "Kenny Loggins" and "Jim Messina"
• Suzie Q name is a reference from a Dale Hawkins song, "Susie Q"
• Wired Beck is ispired by musician Jeff Beck and his album "Wired"
• The four pillar man have their names based on bands Santana, ACDC, Cars and Wham

Part 3

• Vanilla Ice is a reference of the rapper of the same name.

Part 4

• Yoshikage Kira's stand Killer Queen is based on the song "Killer Queen" by British rock band Queen.

• Josuke's stand Crazy Diamond is based on the song "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd.

• Similarly, Koichi's stand Echoes is based on the song "Echoes" by Pink Floyd.

Part 5

• Gold Experience is based on Prince's album "The Gold Experience"

People

Part 1

• Dio Brando have its name based on american actor, Marlon Brando
• William Antonio Zeppeli's first name is a reference to William Tell

Part 2

• Caesar Zeppeli's name Julius Caesar, Roman Emperor.
• Rudolph von Stroheim is named after Austrian-born actor Erich von Stroheim

Film

Part 2

• In Battle Tendency, the cave in which Santana is discovered in looks very similar to the interior of the wrecked derelict spacecraft on LV-426 from the movie Aliens.

• Battle Tendency also draws influence from the Hellraiser movie series. In Hellraiser, evil spirits are trapped in "living" statues that consume blood, and when enough blood has been offered the evil spirits are released from the statues - similar to the modus operandi of the "Pillar Men". Also, in Hellraiser the evil spirits summon chains with hooks on the end to hold and draw blood from the victim - something the "Pillar Men" uses frequently.

Manga/Anime

Part 1

• Jonathan Joestar, Joseph Joestar and Jotaro Kujo are based on Kenshiro, character of Hokuto no Ken series.