kˈæntoʊ wʌz ɐlˈɛdʒᵻdli mˈɑːdəld ˈæftɚ ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns nˈoʊbəlmən sˈɛsɛɹ bˈoːɹdʒə, bˌʌt hɪz ɐpˈɪɹəns wʌz "pˈætɚnd ˈæftɚɹ ˈɛɹɑːl flˈɪn ɪn ɐ fˈɪlm stˈɪl".
Kanto was allegedly modeled after Renaissance nobleman Cesare Borgia, but his appearance was "patterned after Errol Flynn in a film still".