Dio Brando emotional one. Araki wanted his name to sound cool next to JoJo's, so he chose Dio, the Italian word for God. According to Araki, Dio's physical appearance is inspired by Rutger Hauer's character Roy Batty from the 1982 film "Blade Runner". Throughout all his adulthood depictions, Dio possesses a towering, muscular build as impressive as that of the series' first three titular protagonists. As a vampire, he maintains messy, shoulder-length blond hair, and his various designs all feature clothing that prominently display the color gold. Once Dio fuses his head to the body of Jonathan Joestar, the first protagonist of
Blade Runner (franchise) opposed to 'creature features'. The tone of "Alien: Covenant" in particular has been noted as having a much more "Blade Runner" than "Alien" feel to it. A joint universe has not been publicly endorsed by Ridley Scott though he has indicated future "Alien" films will lean further towards the use of A.I. On December 12, 2012, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of "Blade Runner", Joanna Cassidy, who portrayed the replicant Zhora Salome in the film, released a short film on her YouTube channel entitled "What Might Have Been: Snake Dance". Directed by Paul Sammon, based on