Risotto Nero

Background

Risotto was born in Sicily in 1974. When he was 14 years old, his cousin's child was run over by a drunk driver. Though the driver was punished by the law, Risotto could not forgive him and, four years later, at age 18, he assassinated the driver. From then on, Risotto began living life in the underworld. He would eventually obtain a Stand at the age of 21 and subsequently became the leader of La Squadra Esecuzioni, a branch of the Italian mafia gang Passione.↗↗

Risotto and his team would eventually become dissatisfied with their roles, as they were largely distrusted by the organization's Boss and denied territorial control like other mafia groups. Under these circumstances, two members of Risotto's team, Sorbet and Gelato, attempted to uncover the Boss's true identity and were consequently killed.↗↗

One day, Sorbet and Gelato went missing. Gelato's corpse is discovered in an apartment, having died of asphyxiation, with a note saying only "punishment" left on his body. A few days later, packages without a sender were delivered to the team. These packages were framed blocks of formalin that contained what appeared to be 3D art. When the team removed the frames and aligned the blocks, the art was revealed to be the pieces of Sorbet's body, chopped up and preserved.↗↗↗↗

In the anime, Risotto's team was returning from a successful mission and bantering when Risotto first pointed out that Sorbet and Gelato were missing. Over the next few weeks, his team investigated their disappearance. Formaggio eventually found Gelato's corpse in the apartment. When the "art pieces" were delivered to the team, Pesci was the first to notice Sorbet's fingers within one of the blocks. Risotto ordered his men to line the blocks up, revealing the gruesome truth.↗↗

Later, when the team ransacked Donatella and Trish's apartment, Risotto took a moment to lecture his men about the importance of patience in their mission. He claimed that reacting to their situation hastily would mean certain death, and demanded again that they forget about Sorbet and Gelato.↗↗

Tracking Down Trish

Two days after Risotto and his team's investigation of Trish's apartment, Bruno Bucciarati is given custody of Trish. In the anime, Risotto is shown tracking Bucciarati's team. He finds Pericolo 's corpse and presumably takes a photo of the ashes near him. He later forces another Passione operative, seemingly a computer expert, to analyze the ashes. The expert protests, only for Risotto to make nails appear in his hand since he only needs one hand to work.↗↗↗↗

Upon hearing of the plane crash off the coast of Sardinia, Risotto remembers the photo of Donatella Una taken years ago and realizes that Trish must be guiding the heroes somewhere important. Thus, Risotto Nero heads to Sardinia. On a cliffside near the house, Risotto observes Vinegar Doppio from afar before approaching and cornering him.↗↗↗

Risotto Nero vs. Vinegar Doppio

Though Risotto is convinced that Doppio's fear is genuine, he notices that he reacted to the sound of Narancia Ghirga 's Aerosmith patrolling the area, and deduces out that he's a Stand user. Risotto becomes restless knowing that Bucciarati, his gang, and Trish are nearby. Doppio rushes towards Risotto but suddenly spews out razor blades from his mouth. Risotto concludes that whatever Stand Doppio has must be a close-ranged Power-type.↗↗↗↗

Despite the shock from Doppio's attack, Risotto powers through and uses his Stand to keep his foot afloat in the air. Risotto then goes on to explain Doppio's precognition, and that Doppio's personality has seemingly changed from a sniveling coward to a fighter brimming with confidence. Risotto slowly realizes the grander conclusion about Doppio's true identity.↗↗↗

On the brink of death, Risotto mutters that he finally discovered the Boss's identity. As the Boss stands over him, he tries to get a look at his face, only for the brightness of the sun to obscure it. The Boss approaches him, and praises Risotto's cunning and will-power. He demands that Risotto returns his iron, or he'll leave him barely alive for Bucciarati's men to finish him off. Risotto mumbles something, and the Boss reaches over to listen.↗↗

Personality

Risotto has, in fact, held a particularly vindictive nature even before joining the underworld, having in his youth murdered the man who ran over his cousin's child as an act of revenge, in spite of the culprit having legally served his sentence for the crime.↗↗↗

He is able to read Doppio's personality change over the course of the fight, his Stand powers and the true identity of The Boss.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗

Abilities / Personal

His methodical approach of assassinations and tendency to quickly kill his targets before they could act nearly killed Doppio multiple times despite his ability to predict the future.↗

Appearances

Metallica, Part 5 (Death)↗

Golden Wind Episode 28: Beneath a Sky on the Verge of Falling (Death)↗

Profile details

Status: Deceased (Part 5)↗

Date of Death: April 5, 2001↗↗

Cause of Death: Fatally shot via Aerosmith↗