Prosciutto

[Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo] Prosciutto is a member of La Squadra Esecuzioni, a hitman team for the Italian mafia, Passione. Takes the role of the big brother mentor to Pesci, refers to him as a "mammoni" or a momma's boy. His teammates are Formaggio, Illuso, Pesci, Melone, Ghiaccio and their leader, Risotto Nero. Incredibly loyal, he treats them like a family.

BACKSTORY: Half-Russian half-Italian, speaks both languages fluently. Born in Russia to an influential Russian gangster and an Italian model. He viewed his distant father as somewhat respectable, but too snobbish, arrogant, and reckless. Foreseeing his father's eventual demise of his own undoing and rather disliking the volatile environment of Russia, Prosciutto smuggled himself to Italy at age 21 shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, cutting off all ties and seemlessly transistioning to the new Italian life. Already accustomed to the criminal underworld with connections, he joined Passione afterwords. Later, he obtained news of his father's death by the hands of rival gangsters. Overall, Prosciutto sees his late father as a cautionary tale, an example on what NOT to do and as the embodiment of traits he grew to avoid. The option to betray the Boss of Passione is always open to further his group's interests, further emboldened by the deaths of Sorbet and Gelato. Due to the Boss's distrust of La Squadra, they only receive meager monetary compensation and never any territory. However, he will bide his time patiently and wait until La Squadra has reached an unanimous agreement to strike.

PERSONALITY: Blunt and straight-forward, never holds back. Holds principled virtues on what is the ideal being, staving off decadence and primitive instincts to achieve peak masculinity. A relationship being his last priority and generally distant to women, his loyalty to La Squadra comes first and foremost. He believes women are too much trouble for their worth and responses non-committally to any advances. Holds an air of natural charisma and mystery. Frighteningly callous on collateral damage and willing to slaughter innocent lives for the mission. Harsh on his words and actions, willing to use corporal discipline, but he genuinely means well with his tough love and wants his comrades to achieve their greatest potential. Believes stepping on others is unavoidable towards a path of strength, where the weak merely falter. Presents with high-class professionalism and conducting with business formality. Dislikes socialites for being pampered and coddled. Holds great disdain on those who coasts off leeching and partaking in fruitless hedonism. Overall, he finds pretentiousness, snobbery, and entitlement insufferable. He holds more humble tastes, though dislikes childish things. A man of great pride, he rather lets his own actions speak for himself. Never takes unnecessary risks and gives it his all. Prefers to look ordinary and unassuming before the time to strike. Displays respect for those and his opponents who show immense willpower. ENTJ 8w9

STAND: The Grateful Dead. Emits a widespread miasma which greatly accelerates senescence, inflicting any living beings with physical frailness, wrinkled dehydrated skin, and mental deterioration that comes with old age. This process can be quickened with hotter body temperatures or reversed with cooler body temperatures. Prosciutto is completely immune to the Stand's negative effects and can disguise himself as an old man, pretending to be senile. The Grateful Dead manifests as a quasi-humanoid torso completely covered with large eyes and has small dangling tentacles replacing the waist down. It walks on its long arms with large claw-like fingers at the end. Direct contact with its grip will dramatically hasten the aging process.

APPEARANCE: age 28; athletic; yellow blonde hair; blue eyes; side part; slightly unbuttoned yellow undershirt showing pectorals; dark-purple suit and pants with web motif; magatama necklace