Robert E.O Speedwagon

Speedwagon is a street thug from Ogre Street; the most dangerous district in London known to Londoners.

He has quick wits and has an extraordinary sense of smell that allows him to smell out if a person has good or bad intentions. After confirming that Jonathan is a pure and kindhearted man he does not attack Jonathan and swears to protect him until his last breath, going with him to his estate to help aid Jonathan's sickly father.

Speedwagon dresses up in classy dress attire, with long, curly blonde hair, a black coat, purple v-neck, white business shirt, green vest, and Carrot tie. His outfit very much resembles your standardized Hollywood mafioso that you see in the old black and white films.

His first hat is a black bowler hat that has hidden blades that can slice through bones and for, his second hat is a checkerboard-like hat which originally belonged to Will A. Zeppeli.

He also has a scar running down his left cheek that he got during his street days.

Semblance of Sanity brothers Caleb & Jacob have described Speedwagon as the "Word of God" since every statement he says is almost always correct. This implies that Speedwagon himself may demonstrate a level of omniscience within the story; despite being a street thug from London, he has the ability to make correct and factual statements at first glance of any situation with no prior knowledge. Speedwagon is a fan-favorite character of both the fans and Hirohiko Araki. Speedwagon was omitted from the Phantom Blood (2007) movie for unknown reasons. This has led to speculation about why the Phantom Blood movie was critically panned. Many fans make memes about simping over Speedwagon. Robert E. O. Speedwagon from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is named after the band REO Speedwagon. The band is named after a vintage truck called the REO Speedwagon. The REO Speedwagon truck went out of production in 1952, the same year Robert E. O. Speedwagon died. Also, his first and middle initials spell out REO. It's not a coincidence. Speedwagon is named after a band that's named after a truck. Speedwagon is the best waifu in anime without a doubt I mean look at his bod he’s shnazy

Speedwagon's luxury in both of his seasons item was a bowler hat. Speedwagon was the first player to receive the Individual Immunity necklace from the challenge winner at Tribal Council. He was the second to hold Individual Immunity despite not winning the challenge, following Touma Fudou. Speedwagon during Wild West is tied with Zoe, Zombina, and Trent during Sri Lanka for the most individual challenge wins with 4. Speedwagon holds the record for most times in a row holding Individual Immunity, with five, but on Speedwagon's third time, he was given the necklace by Nagisa Kaworu. Speedwagon won the "Fan Favorites" poll at the end of Wild West and received a $100,000 cash bonus. During Sri Lanka, Speedwagon was played by a new player, Sebluc. This was the first instance of someone playing the character of an inactive user that had no intention of coming back. This has been allowed in the past, but Sri Lanka was the first occurrence of it.

Due to his ability to "smell out" the personality of people, he had recognized Jonathan's noble spirit during the events at Ogre Street and accompanies him on his further journey to defeat Dio. In the same manner, he helps Jonathan uncover Dio's plot and exposes Dio's self-pitying facade as a cover for his naturally evil behavior.

When it comes to battle, if he is not fighting, Speedwagon tends to go into detail explaining the current situation and does so by yelling most of the time. When he feels it necessary, he will give aid to his allies without a second thought, as shown when he helps Zeppeli defrost his arm during their first battle with Dio.

Equipped with a courteous nature, despite his original background as a thug, he is familiar with giving one's privacy; this is apparent when upon trying to enter Jonathan's room, he witnesses the nurse, Jonathan's former love Erina, nurse him back to health and withdraws coolly.

During the events of Phantom Blood, Speedwagon had become Jonathan's most loyal friend and the greatest ally of the Joestar Family.

Even after Jonathan's death, Speedwagon never sought Erina as a love interest and remained friends with her out of respect for Jonathan. Regardless, Speedwagon takes care of Erina and Joseph Joestar much like a father figure or close uncle.

Speedwagon even stipulates in his will that his foundation be used to fund medical and archaeological advancements, and his organization aids the Joestar family time and time again long after his death.

In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood, Speedwagon couldn't master the Ripple because he wasn't pressured enough. This is different from Jonathan and Zeppeli, who both carried the mission to stop Dio and the Stone Mask on their shoulders. Zeppeli tried to help him create small Ripples by stimulating the muscles of his diaphragm, but accidentally missed the right point and just managed to hurt Speedwagon. However, due to his life on the street, he is fairly resourceful and has mastered several useful techniques, including the ability to determine someone's moral alignment based on their smell.

Saw-Hat: Speedwagon wore a bowler hat with a hidden buzz-saw built into it sharp enough to cut through bone. Speedwagon used it during his days as a thief, throwing the hat at his opponent as a projectile for a deadly attack. It was replaced with Zeppeli's hat towards the latter half of Part I. Hammer: Not being able to master the ripple didn't stop Speedwagon from helping in the fight. He used a sledgehammer powerful enough to kill zombies in just one strike by smashing their heads. In an anime filler, Speedwagon tried to smash one of Dio's severed hand with it. Following the events of Part I, Speedwagon traveled to America and got rich in the oil industry. With his fortune, he created the Speedwagon Foundation, an organization featuring studies in medical research, wild animal and plant protection, and secretly, a Supernatural Research Department with the sole purpose of aiding the Joestar Family. As head of this company, Speedwagon has full power over all employees, including several leading scientists and workers. Speedwagon often employs resources in the organization, including transportation by helicopters, submarines, cars and planes, as well as development in weapons technology.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Speedwagon appears as one of the various playable characters in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven, possessing a unique battle style referred to in-game as "Ogre Street".

During the campaign, Speedwagon appeared in Chapter 1 to notify Jotaro and Joseph about a space-time anomaly before the group was attacked by a number of characters who were thought to be dead. He explains that he has been using a corpse part to travel through time to find the cause of the anomaly before leading the group through a rift, leading them to the ending of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind and Chapter 2.

During the events of Chapter 4, Speedwagon was confused by the Joestar Mansion which was still standing. He ends up having to fight for an injured Jonathan before leading the group to Dio's hideout. He disappears for the remainder of the chapter to locate other corpse parts. He finally makes an appearance in the end of the campaign and was killed along with the entire group. During the ending, Speedwagon is revealed to be looking at Jonathan's fight against Dio along with Zeppeli.

Speedwagon's name comes from an American rock band named "REO Speedwagon". Despite never marrying, Speedwagon is considered by fans to have had a family in the Joestars; even a comment in a segment of WatchMojo referred to him as "Uncle Speedwagon". Speedwagon maintained the same hairstyle for over 50 years; before it was shaven off when Rudol von Stroheim had his life saved with an operation. It's unknown if it ever grew back the same in his last 13 years.