| “ | I'll use my Stand to solve the mystery! | ” |
—Leone Abbacchio | ||
Leone Abbacchio (レオーネ・アバッキオ Reōne Abakkio) is a side character and ally featured in Vento Aureo.
Abbacchio is an ex-cop who is loyal to Bruno Bucciarati as well as a member of Passione and by extension Bucciarati's gang. He accompanies him and Giorno Giovanna on their mission to protect Trish Una. A serious man of priority in his tasks, he provides the team core information on their journey.
Appearance
Abbacchio is a tall man of slim build. On his head is a serrated headpiece that acts as a headand.[2] He keeps long, light hair, dividing into spikes that angle outwards or upwards at their ends, being shoulder-length in his first appearance and growing longer until it was halfway down his torso.
He wears a long, dark, lapelless overcoat with laces that cross his bare chest; dark bell-bottomed pants, and black shoes. The buckle of his belt bears a silvery/golden insignia of the letter "A".
When he was younger, during his service as a police officer, his hair was trimmed short in a crew cut hairstyle, and he was not shown in anything other than a standard Italian police uniform.
Jolyne, Fly High with GUCCI
Abbacchio makes an appearance in the one-shot wearing a green jacket with blue buttons, a white pull-over, brown trouser and red shoes. He is consistenly portrayed with blue hair and blue headpiece.
Personality
As a police officer, Abbacchio wanted to keep the streets safe and vowed to give his life in the pursuit of justice. When contradictions of his job begin to present themselves, he accepts a bribe of a young man while still telling himself that he was only doing the right thing by the end of the day. His personality and outlook change drastically after his partner's death and fall into Passione.
Abbacchio is stern and distrusting, believing that trust must be earned. Out of the group, he is the most no-nonsense, taking objectives seriously and allowing very little to entertain him. Among the few times he smiles is out of spite for others (e.g. chuckling at Giorno's seemingly absurd predictions and humorously asking Illuso if he'd lost something after successfully getting Mr.President's key away from him).
He antagonizes Giorno as the new member; highly critical of the assumptions embodied by his movements and actions and freely presenting Giorno a teacup of his own urine as a trial. Somewhat prideful, Abbacchio promises to beat Giorno up after the younger member consistently proves his own course of actions optimal whenever their opinions differ.
He regrets his past, having caused the death of his partner as a policeman after he had accepted a bribe. He is highly dedicated to the mission of his group, aiming to absolve himself of or forget his mistake, and also does so as a way to keep his mind off the memory. Abbacchio is said to have given up on life after the incident that ended his career, only able to give his body as a 'soldier' type in order to further his superiors' goals. As such, he does not believe in saving allies during a mission, as their losses would be in vain if the mission is not completed in the first place. During the fight with Illuso, he easily severs his right hand in order to get Mr.President's key to Giorno, accepting impending death almost immediately before Giorno saves him.
He envies those that are able to pursue justice despite the odds pitted against them and how futile justice appears to be in the face of money. Though Abbacchio admits that he was never able to follow through with his dream, his partner corrects that he's always kept his moral compass even after becoming a gangster.
Abilities
- Main article: Moody Blues
Abbacchio's Stand, Moody Blues, re-enacts events occurring in a given place within a time specified by his user.
Synopsis
History
A young Abbacchio
Abbacchio became a police officer after graduating high school. He was very sincere about protecting people, but not long after he was stationed in his area, he realized his job had a lot of contradictions. Though the police officers risked their lives to protect the people, the people are not grateful, always trying to get out of punishments and sometimes even accusing the officers of not doing their job. And even the criminals who have been put away by the police can easily be released if they have enough money. Abbacchio began to learn of these contradictions, and one night while on patrol, he came across a man working with a prostitute. The man said that he and the girl were just trying to help the girl's father repay his debts, and quietly hands Abbacchio some money as a bribe. Abbacchio is conflicted as to whether or not he should accept the money, but reasons with himself that the streets are full of people like him and even if Abbacchio did send the man to jail, he could easily pay off the lawyer and judge to get out, and that he was still protecting the streets by accepting the money.
One night a thief was reported breaking into an old man's house. Abbacchio and his partner arrived on the scene and split up to try and trap the thief. As Abbacchio entered the house, he stumbled upon the thief, who was trying to escape through a window. It turned out the thief was the same man Abbacchio had accepted the bribe from before.
Abbacchio's partner sacrifices himself
The man recognized Abbacchio and tried to reason with him that if Abbacchio let him go, the man wouldn't cause anymore trouble, but Abbacchio was adamant that he was arresting the man. The man said that if Abbacchio arrested him, then everyone would know that Abbacchio accepted bribes. As he talked, the man began to withdraw a gun, but before he could shoot Abbacchio, Abbacchio's partner burst in, shooting the man, but also getting shot in Abbacchio's place. Abbacchio was punished for accepting the bribe but the fact that his partner died because of his corruption, haunted Abbacchio. He lost his life's purpose and joined the gang, only ever happy when he received a mission of high importance, because it allowed him to forget everything else.[3]
Vento Aureo (2001)
First appearance as a member of Passione
Abbacchio was introduced to Giorno as part of Bucciarati's gang along with Narancia, Fugo, and Mista as someone that didn't have much respect for Giorno. In an attempt to evaluate and humiliate the new member at the same time, Abbacchio mixes his own urine with tea and offers it to Giorno. However, he is left dumbstruck when Giorno seemingly downs the cup in a single gulp.
Aboard the ship heading for the island of Capri in order to retrieve Polpo's hidden treasure, the group is attacked by an enemy Stand, and one by one the members suddenly disappear. Giorno sacrifices himself to help Abbacchio and Bucciarati figure out the enemy's attack, leaving behind a fly that tracks where the enemy is. It is then that Abbacchio decides to reveal his Stand power in order to track down their assailant. Using Moody Blues, he is able to see Narancia getting attacked, and watched as his body deflates. He attempts to follow where Narancia went, only to see it having suddenly disappeared, leading him to ponder what's happening with the boat. Abbacchio, against Bucciarati's commands, forces Moody Blues to continue playing the attack on Narancia, only for it to end up in a dark place. Feeling out the area, Abbacchio realizes at the last second how their enemy is attacking before Moody Blues is assaulted, causing Abbacchio to deflate and be abducted in turn. However, shortly before being taken away, he manages to convey to Bucciarati what he's figured out, allowing Bucciarati to force their enemy, Mario Zucchero out into the open. Zucchero threatens to kill Abbacchio with his Soft Machine, but Bucciarati is quicker on the draw and defeats him. After kicking Zucchero's helpless body around with Fugo and Narancia, Abbacchio would not allow Giorno to see his Stand's ability as he replays Zucchero's conversation over radio, revealing that he had a partner that had gone ahead.
Not too long after Bucciarati becomes and operative and the group takes in Trish Una in order to protect her from apparent traitors within the gang, Narancia tells the group that their location and mission have been leaked to said traitors. Abbacchio reprimands Giorno for assuming that the Boss would send orders immediately, only to speak to soon as Mista confirms their next course of action just as quickly afterwards. They also learn that the traitors are known as La Squadra di Esecuzione.
Later, Abbacchio, along with Giorno & Fugo, is sent to Pompeii by orders of the boss to extract a key that would help them get Trish to him.
Abbacchio is attacked by Man in the Mirror
It is there that Fugo is attacked by la Squadra member Illuso, dragging him into the mirror world with his Stand Man in the Mirror. Fugo then activates his Stand, Purple Haze, which was separated from its user through the mirror. Abbacchio alerts Giorno to get away since Purple Haze's power could instantly kill them both. Giorno wants to aid Fugo, but Abbacchio is adamant to leaving him since they have to obtain the key, regardless of their feelings to help Fugo. Abbacchio leaves to get the key as Giorno stays, as the two separate, Illuso attacks Abbacchio by pulling him into the mirror world, but to his surprise, Abbacchio substitutes himself with Moody Blues, whom proceeds to overpower and beat the enemy Stand. Before he is completely defeated, Illuso pushes half of Moody Blues out and pulls half of Abbacchio in, preventing both him and his Stand from attacking. In a desperation move, Abbacchio grabs the key, cuts off his own hand, and uses Moody Blues to rewind its corresponding hand in the real world's movements back to where Giorno is. Though accepting that the mission had cost both his own and Fugo's lives, Abbacchio is soon taken aback when Illuso turns the corner only to see Giorno merely looking at the key instead of escaping with it. Illuso taunts Abbacchio with how incompetent the new member of Bucciarati's gang is, causing Abbacchio to furiously scream at Giorno to get away. When Illuso attacks Giorno and pulls him into the mirror world, both Abbacchio and him are shocked to see that Giorno had purposefully infected himself with Purple Haze's virus and was waiting for Illuso to attack him in order to spread it. After Illuso is defeated by the joint efforts of Giorno and Fugo, Fugo openly salutes Giorno for his efforts. Giorno, however, tells Fugo to salute Abbacchio for his own efforts. Abbacchio, around the corner, overhears this and loses consciousness after realizing that Giorno's plan was the best course of action, promising himself to beat him up when he is able to use both of his hands again. Bucciarati later reattaches Abbacchio's hand using Sticky Fingers' zipper.
Abbacchio is present for a few more attacks from la Squadra di Esecuzione. When Bucciarati escorts Trish to the Boss, Abbacchio once more scolds Giorno for going against orders and running in after them. Abbacchio and the rest of the gang decide to follow, and Bucciarati comes back and declares that he had defected from Passione and is going against the Boss, making sure the group knows that continuing to follow him would mean becoming targeted by the gang. Abbacchio is the first to eagerly step on the boat and join Bucciarati's cause, telling him that through all of his endeavors, he only truly feels at peace when he is with Bucciarati. Everyone but Fugo then joins in shortly afterward.
While still in Venice, Narancia claims he is being attacked by an enemy Stand, and Abbacchio follows his apparent instructions to use Moody Blues to reveal their attacker. However, Narancia's strange actions leave Abbacchio confused and somewhat angry. Outside of his awareness, Narancia and Giorno were indeed fighting two enemy Stand Users.
The group then hijacks an airline craft, and Abbacchio uses Moody Blues to replay the last pilot's flight to Sardinia, allowing the group to get there without needing any skill or experience in flying.
Abbacchio is ordered to look for the place where the Boss took a place of Trish's mother, Donatella, in order to unveil his face. Upon attempting to use his Stand powers to replay said events, Abbacchio is left alone as the group is pulled towards some commotion (a fight between Vinegar Doppio and la Squadra leader Risotto Nero). Abbacchio, having been left vulnerable, is killed by the Boss in disguise as a boy playing a game of soccer. The Boss uses his Stand, King Crimson, and punches cleanly through Abbacchio's stomach, leaving him to die quietly.
Abbacchio finds himself at a restaurant, eating a meal, when he notices a policeman under his table, picking up and inspecting glass shards too many in number to count. He questions the officer as to why he would continue to pursue the suspect, knowing that they would likely bail themselves out with ease. The officer replies that he's looking for the truth, rather than just results, and that so long as he keeps looking for the truth, he'll get them. Abbacchio admits his envy for him, and that he used to have that same mentality but ultimately could not uphold it. The policeman reveals to Abbacchio that that mentality had never left him, making him somewhat anxious. He remembers that he has to return to his allies and begins walking towards a bus, only to be told by the officer that he was brought there by said bus; It was his final stop. Upon looking at the officer once more, Abbacchio finally remembers the man as his former partner, and dishearteningly tells him that his death was all because he accepted some bribe.
Abbacchio's legacy
Legacy
Upon finding Abbacchio's body, the whole group is left shocked at how sudden his death was: Mista becomes quiet and refuses to look at it; Giorno is left in disbelief at his failure to be able to save him; Narancia becomes desperate and begs Giorno to do something; Bucciarati, despite trying to act mature and commands the gang to leave the area, unknowingly bites his lip hard enough to bleed. Giorno finds that Abbacchio held in his hand a conspicuous piece of stone, and uses his Gold Experience to return the piece to an imprint of the boss' face and fingerprints. With that, they're able to make a mold of those features and continue their efforts to defeat The Boss. Abbacchio is last seen as an apparition with his partner, watching over his friends from the sky. Before the two walk away, Abbacchio is told that he's done a good job.
In Video Games
Vento Aureo (PS2)
Abbacchio appears as one of the 8 playable characters in the game. He is playable in the second battle with Illuso in Super Story and some chapters in Another Story.
Gameplay-wise, Abbacchio can only attack with regular punches and kicks as he has no real special attacks of his own. Moody Blues, when activated, possesses stronger attacks and can be used to defend Abbacchio. Moody Blues' special ability allows Abbacchio to record all of the movements done by the player. However, Moody Blues will be frozen and vulnerable for as long as the player continues recording. If Abbacchio successfully completes the recording, reactivating Moody Blues will cause the Stand to replay all the recorded actions, dealing proper damage and creating combo opportunities. The recorded moves will stay "saved" until Abbacchio uses the recording ability again.
Aside from being playable only in the battle against Illuso, unlike Narancia and Bucciarati, whose deaths occur before and after the Story Chapter is cleared, Abbacchio's death possesses a fully animated chapter in Story Mode.
All-Star Battle (PS3)
Abbacchio appears in the game as a menu explanatory character, being the player's guide during the BGM VIEW mode. The game depicts him using Moody Blues whenever the player wishes to listen to the game's audio and soundtrack. He is the only unplayable member of Bucciarati's Gang.
Eyes of Heaven (PS4)
Although he is not playable, Abbacchio appears in a manga cutscene in Chapter 2 and is also seen in the ending of Story Mode.
In an interview with Hiroshi Matsuyama, it was stated that Abbacchio, and 119 other characters, were originally planned to be in the game. Apparently Abbacchio made it into beta testing, but the team had trouble making Moody Blues' ability to replay his opponent's moves viable in-game.[4]
Trivia
- According to Araki but never demonstrated within the story, Abbacchio is physically the strongest in the Bucciarati's Gang.[2]
- He appears along with Bruno Bucciarati and Polpo in the one-shot Jolyne, Fly High with GUCCI.
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Chapters 576: The Requiem Plays Quietly (5)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Feelin’ JOJO”! ~Part 5 Q & A~" ( "Weekly Shonen Jump" Issue 9, 1998)
- ↑ Chapter 485: Man in the Mirror and Purple Haze (7)
- ↑ Ultra Jump 2016 Issue 1: Interview with Hiroshi Matsuyama
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