Musical references in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
I was recently introduced to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and noticed several musical references that seemed out of place for the setting of the first "part" Phantom Blood.
- One of the supporting characters is named Robert E. Speedwagon (oddly similar to REO Speedwagon)
- An antagonist, Dio shares the name of a heavy metal superstar Ronnie James Dio
- One of the mentors to the warriors is Master Tompeti (no heartbreakers)
- The closing theme is from 1972 Yes! Turnabout
I'm sure there are many other references that I have not seen yet (please be mindful of spoilers).
Is there any in-universe reason for these names or are these somewhat random Easter Eggs (perhaps to introduce great music to a younger generation)?
Best Answer
I believe this is just an example of Theme Naming - characters in a work of fiction being named according to a theme. It's quite common - Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha, for example, has characters mostly named after cars, while RWBY has characters mostly named after colours. In the case of JoJo, as you've observed, it has very many characters named after musicians, including all the ones you've spotted in Part 1 - without giving anything away, it gets a lot more obvious from Part 3 onwards.
(Incidentally, there is in fact a pop star named JoJo, but there's no connection between her and JJBA, which began publication before she was born.)
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What are the music references in JoJo?
A Long List of Musical References in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure- Part One: Phantom Blood. Part One: Phantom Blood. ...
- Dio. Character: Dio Brando. ...
- REO Speedwagon. Character: Robert E. O. Speedwagon. ...
- Led Zeppelin. Character: Will Anthonio Zeppeli. ...
- Queen. Queen II (1974) ...
- Tom Petty. Character: Tonpetty. ...
- Dire Straits. ...
- Poco.
Why does JoJo reference music?
Because Araki, the creator of JoJo, loves the western culture of ours, and wanted to show that in his creation, which is pretty cool, to see somthing as great and legendary as JoJo to reference bands and songs of legend.Is there a Beatles reference in JJBA?
7 The BeatlesDuring the final chapter of Battle Tendency, Joseph listens to "Get Back " from The Beatles 'Let It Be' album. This appeared to be a nod to fans as many think the name JoJo is a reference to this song as it's about a man named 'Jojo' and for the stand-out lyric "Get back, JoJo!"Are there any Nirvana references in JoJo?
Nirvana is the evolution of Highway To Hell, the Stand of Dario Brando II, featured in JoJo's Other Adventure Part 10 : Wings of Fate.Music References in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood
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Answer 2
It's not an Easter eggs. It's just Hirohiko Araki named characters after things that inspired him. List of references in JoJo
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