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 television film (and later series) "Total Recall 2070" was initially planned as a spin-off of the film "Total Recall" (based on Philip K. Dick's short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale"), but was produced as a hybrid of "Total Recall" and "Blade Runner". Many similarities between "Total Recall 2070" and "Blade Runner" were noted, as well as apparent influences on the show from Isaac Asimov's "The Caves of Steel" and the TV series "Holmes & Yoyo". The film has been the subject of several documentaries. A direct sequel was released in 2017, titled "Blade Runner 2049", with Ryan