Quentino Lombardi

Quentino Lombardi, also called Tino, is the deceased don of the Lombardi Family, appearing .
==Background==
Born in Italy, in a small village near Naples, Quentino and his younger sister, Concerta, were brought up in a conservative, patriarchal environment. Unlike Concerta, Quentino embraced these traditions, adopting them as a core element of his personality.A Vault Dweller: "Why didn't Quentino just name you as his successor?"Concerta Lombardi: " "(Conterta Lombardi's dialogue) The Lombardis emigrated to the United States when Concerta was ten years old, settling down in Atlantic City, in a neighborhood inhabited predominantly by Italian immigrants like themselves.A Vault Dweller: "Do you ever miss Italy? Or are you happy with Atlantic City?"Concerta Lombardi: " "(Conterta Lombardi's dialogue) Quentino eventually started organizing immigrants, turning a local criminal group into the Lombardi Family, the Acee mafia. Set up in a traditional fashion, Quentino only admitted Italians to the family.A Vault Dweller: "Is the Family an Italian organization?"Concerta Lombardi: " "(Conterta Lombardi's dialogue) The true mastermind behind the project was his sister: While Quentino was older, he was impulsive and temperamental, motivated primarily by vice and whim. To survive, Concerta became the tactician, approaching problems in a level-headed, yet decisive manner. As such, instead of becoming beggars, the siblings became some of the most powerful people in Acee.A Vault Dweller: "You've been calling the shots this whole time?"Concerta Lombardi: " "(Conterta Lombardi's dialogue) 
Concerta didn't hold any formal position, as women were excluded from succession, and steered affairs from her brother's shadow. Her whispers in his ear were the foundation of Lombardi machinations across Acee, building up an empire from nothing. Quentino was the public face of the Family, doubling as Concerta's shield and shroud.Concerta Lombardi: " "(Conterta Lombardi's dialogue) Nobody was aware of the true extent of her power, crediting Quentino with the vision and enterprising spirit, such as when he bought up a night club and turned it into the mob's headquarters, styled Quentino's Night Club.A Vault Dweller: "Does the mafia own this place?"Billy Beltbuckles: "Don Quentino bought it up before the bombs. Prime real estate, it was. He fixed it up into somethin' like a headquarters for us. A place for Wise Guys to lay low without the damn Munis up our asses wanting their 'dues.' "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue)
While Quentino believed in tradition, he never endeavored to have children of his own, leaving the question of succession open. Antonio Russo, a prominent capo of the family was groomed by him to become his successor, in no small part due to his role in discovering The Devil's Blood and establishing the Lombardi's are the controllers of the drug trade in Atlantic City. He was unable to go against the patriarchal values he was raised with and rejected the very idea of passing the mantle of godfather to his sister.A Vault Dweller: "How is this even possible?"Antonio Russo: "Heh. How about I tell you a story, kid? Suppose you know by now I was a capo. Big one, too. Not a drop of Devil's Blood flowed in AC without my say in it. I only got where I was 'cause Quentino took me under his wing. He was the godfather when I joined up with the Family. Up until recently. We was thicker than thieves, blood brothers. He didn't have any sons of his own. He'd made it very clear that when it came time to kick the bucket, I'd become don. And then when I croak, Vin would take my place. 'Cept he has a demon of a little sister. Concerta. She never liked me. Wanted to be don herself. Yet she can't be. For...obvious reasons."A Vault Dweller: "Why would Quentino make you godfather instead of his own sister?"Antonio Russo: "It's...why you gotta ask questions that don't have an easy answer, eh? Being don, you've gotta make a lot of tough decisions. You've gotta do a lot of bad things. And... there's certain traditions we have to follow. Some of these traditions are very outdated. But they're followed nevertheless. That's how Concerta got iced out. If that hadn't been the case, who knows? Maybe she wouldn't have ended up...the way that she did."A Vault Dweller: "How has no one caught on that Quentino is dead?"Antonio Russo: "Concerta has it spun that he's just weak from old age and can't make public appearances no more. Truth is, she's probably gonna come out as don sooner or later, but is trying to ease into the process. That is, if the Family accepts her. She's going to face some opposition, even without my beautiful mug around."(Antonio Russo's dialogue) While the Lombardis enjoyed a position of power, becoming a part of the Acee triumvirate along with the Munis and the Showmen, Quentino's hot-headed, stubborn nature led to conceit, and conceit led to stumbling: He started sampling the merchandise. The Blood quickly resulted in addiction and deteriorating health.A Vault Dweller: "So you didn't kill Quentino?"Concerta Lombardi: " He got too big for his britches one day, as he often did, and sampled some of his product. Became addicted to Blood. There's no weaning off Blood. No cure, no ten step plan. You stop taking it, and you die."(Conterta Lombardi's dialogue)
Quentino wasted away, hiding away his addiction and becoming more reclusive. Only his sister was privy to his secret, yet despite that, he proved unwilling to reconsider his position on succession. He bent over the issue of ancestry, permitting non-Italians to join after the bomb, but resolved to keep the patriarchal tradition alive: Antonio and his son would take over after his passing. Even on his death bed, he refused to recognize the role Concerta played in elevating the Lombardis, considering his sister weak and emotional.Succession
She was the only one present when he went into cardiac arrest in 2105, eventually passing away at 22:54.Physician's note Rather than announce his death, Concerta resolved to seize what her brother denied her: She reported that Quentino fell ill and was unable to make public appearances no more, setting in motion events to install herself, the architect of Lombardis' power, as the official godmother. She sent out messages posing as Quentino to mayor Timothy Lane, assuring him that nothing was out of the ordinary,Nothing to see here but Lane quickly realized that it was not his words. While he feigned believing the letter, he simultaneously instructed Buttercup to aggressively collect dues, in order to benefit from the confusion.Q
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Regent of the Dead: Discovering what happened to Quentino is the goal of the quest.
==Inventory==
==Appearances==
Quentino Lombardi appears only .
==Gallery==
FO76AC Don Quentino Sleepy Aww.webp|Quentino's corpse hidden by his sister in a locked room in the casino
FO76AC Neapolitan Quentino corpse room.png|Quentino's corpse hidden by his sister in a locked room in the casino
==References==
Category:Fallout 76 deceased characters
Category:America's Playground human characters
Category:Lombardi Family characters
Category:The Neapolitan Casino characters