Talk:Dio Brando/@comment-82.11.93.218-20150523215634

just wondering, did Araki ever confirm that Dio's surname comes from Marlon Brando? There was an Italo Disco musician called Brando who was active around the same time Part 1 was being written, which would fit more with the musical naming theme of the series, not to mention Araki's love of things Italian.

But then again the genre and era differ from the 70s rock namesakes of most other Phantom Blood characters, and he seems to be a relatively obscure artist even within the genre (I stumbled across him completely by accident after discovering one of his songs being used, probably without authorisation, in a video game - he doesn't even have a Wikipedia page). Still, could be a possibility maybe?