

Father Styx is named after the American rock band, Styx.Jeff Back and Dan Hamar are named after musician Jeff Beck and collaborator Jan Hammer.Page, Jones, Plant, and Bonham are named after the four members of the band, Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, and Jon Bonham.Doobie’s name comes from the American rock band, The Doobie Brothers.Bruford is named after the musician Bill Bruford.Tarkus is named after Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s album, Tarkus.Wang Chan’s name comes from the eighties pop group, Wang Chung.Poco is named after the country-rock band, Poco.The two characters Dire and Straizo are named after the rock band Dire Straits.Tonpetty’s name is inspired by the American musician Tom Petty.Will Anthonio Zeppeli’s surname comes from the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Speedwagon’s name comes from the American rock band REO Speedwagon. Dio’s name is based on the heavy metal singer, Ronnie James (Dio), who is also the founder of the band “Dio”. Let’s start with this part’s main villain, Dio.In this post, I’ll go over all of the references hidden throughout the anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Well, it’s no secret that Araki loves naming his characters after his favorite musicians and songs. Some obvious while others, not that much. If you’ve been watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure for some time you have probably noticed that it’s chock-full of musical references.
