List of cultural references and inspirations from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is too popular among other professionals and commonly influences many works.

Part 3

 * Daishi, ex-vocalist of the former Japanese Visual Kei group Psycho le Cému, dressed like Jotaro in Love is Dead, the last PV of the group.

Part 1

 * Dioand Neo Dio from World Heroes based on Dio Brando and Baoh. Neo Dio's visual design is based on the protagonist of the manga Baoh(Another manga from Hirohiko Araki, while his lines in his first appearance (in World Heroes Perfect) were references to Dio Brando (in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, they are more like Santana's). Dio from World Heroes were also references to Dio Brando lines.
 * Dio Brando is also referenced by the characters Robo-Ky and Justice, who both utters WRYYYYYYYYYYYY during certain attacks. Robo-Ky also has an Overdrive move where he unleashes a rapid barrage of punches while the words "dame dame" (駄目駄目) appears repeatedly in comic text bubbles. In Japanese, "dame" and "muda" share the same meaning (useless).

Part 2

 * Guileis based on Rudolph von Stroheim. Although some surmise that Guile could also be based on Dire from Phantom Blood, since they share a similar hairstyle, Stroheim seems more logical given both characters' military background.


 * Rose from the Street Fighter Alpha/Zero series is based on Lisa Lisa from Battle Tendency. Rose's outfit is almost identical to that of Lisa Lisa, and she also channels her "Soul Power" into her scarf to fight. One of Rose's alternate costumes available in Street Fighter 4 is Lisa Lisa's outfit.
 * Rose also references Mohammed Avdol: she is a fortune teller and many of her animations feature tarot cards. One of Rose's win poses is also her waving her finger in a "Tch-tch-tch" manner, a favorite of Avdol's.
 * Chipp Zanuff is a character with an arm-blade that looks and functions identically to the one used by Cars, one of the vampires in Part 2.

Part 3

 * In the video game Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, if the Sacred Fist subweapon is used without a spellbook activated, the protagonist, Juste, shouts "Ora ora ora!" and unleashes a flurry of extremely fast, blur-like punches. This is a reference to Star Platinum, Jotaro Kujo's Stand, which attacks in the same way. Additionally, in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, a soul called "Cagnazzo" can be obtained that makes a demon appear behind the protagonist and punch wildly whilst shouting "ora ora ora!" in another reference to Star Platinum.


 * Also, in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow one of the boss characters utilises time stopping abilities in conjunction with knives (Much like Dio) however, when stopping time he exclaims "Star Platinum!" Just as Jotaro does in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure videogame.


 * Benimarufrom King of Figthers based on Polnareff.His appeareance was loosely based on Jean Pierre Polnareff right down to his outfit in The King of Fighters '94 and The King of Fighters '95. Even after Benimaru's name was decided on, the game developers continued to refer to him as Polnareff. Additionally, his taunt in The King of Fighters XI mirrors Polnareff's stature from the manga.


 * The main character of Guilty Gear, Sol Badguy, is draws influences from Jotaro Kujo. Several of Sol's moves are influenced by Jotaro's moves from JoJo's Venture. Both of them also share the same "cooler-than-thou" attitude and the same catchphrase ("Yare yare daze.").

Other characters that draws influences from Jotaro are Order-Sol, an "alternate history" Sol Badguy who has an attack called Fafnir that shares the same animation as Jotaro's Star Finger attack from JoJo's Venture, and Johnny, who has several moves that share similar animations from Jotaro's attack from JoJo's Venture.

Zato-1/Eddie's in-game win pose is the similar to Jotaro's. Eddie also fights by summoning a "living shadow" that sometimes takes over his body, similar to a Stand.

Part 5

 * Zappa is a character whose clothing is a strange combination of outfits worn by Narancia Ghirga, Vanilla Ice, and Dio Brando. Zappa's walking animation is also the same as Dio's walk animation from JoJo's Venture. In the Guilty Gear story, Zappa is possessed by multiple spirits, and he is seeking a doctor to help cure his condition. The spirits that possess him hover around him in wraith-like forms, similar to a Stand. Zappa's most powerful "summon", Raoh, looks very similar to Star Platinum.When Zappa is possessed, he twitches wildly and strikes increasingly bizarre poses, a subtle references to Araki's notable style of drawing his characters striking poses.

Part 6

 * Juri, from Super Street Fighter IV is a reference of Jolyne's hair and clothes. She also have the "Ora" cry.

Part 2

 * Tsunade of Naruto is a Lisa Lisa reference. A 50 year old woman that doesn't age.

Part 3

 * In the NBC drama, Heroes, a fictional Japanese salaryman named Hiro Nakamura is a fan of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. In his blog, he states that he wants to "be like JoJo and Vaan and go on adventures". One of his powers includes time manipulation, a gift shared with both Jotaro and Dio Brando. Hiro later posts on his blog under the pseudonym of Jotaro Kujo.