Speedwagon, Robert E. O.

ロバート・E・O・スピードワゴン

Robert E. O. Speedwagon first appears as an Ogre Street thug boss attacking Jonathan, but he soon realizes the young man's worthiness and dedication, becoming his good friend. He helps uncover Dio's plot to poison George Joestar, and from that point onward, he remains by Jonathan's side, helping in whatever way he can to defeat Dio. By the 1930s, he is the head of the Speedwagon Foundation, a giant oil company, which assists the Joestar family a great deal in Series 2-6. In 1952, he dies of a heart attack at age 89. Speedwagon's first three initials are R.E.O; REO Speedwagon is the name of an American rock band of the 70s and 80s. Speedwagon was absent in the 2007 animated movie version of the Phantom Blood story arc.