Claudius Fetuccine

Claudius is one of the main villains of Part 3, Crimson Abyss. He was a notable criminal in Italy, having a taste for the finer things in life, and didn't care how he acquired them. He was recruited by Romeo Valentino about a year before Part 3, and was struck by Romeo's Arrow, gaining a stand, which he named A Dark Switch. After being recruited by Romeo, they created a plan to revive Romeo's past gang leader, Dante Aventus. Claudius took the helm of the Italy side of that operation, running a gang and gaining notoriety so Dante could have a head start rebuilding the criminal empire he had before his death.

## Appearance

Claudius is a well built man with jet black hair, who is 6'1, and weighs 182 lbs. He has light brown eyes, and he's clean shaven. wears a pair of stylish glasses, a fur coat, a white tie, a red button down shirt, black dress pants, a black belt, and black boots. He often smokes a cigar and wears a gold watch. He has no scars apart from the one on his chest from where Romeo's arrow stabbed him.

## Personality

Claudius is a very power hungry man, who likes having nice things. He's quick and anger and quicker to force. When he finds someone he has to work under, he acts relatively the same, but he reserves his taste for violent actions for those working under him. Claudius knows when he's outmatched, which is rare, but he recognizes it all the same, while his pride is damaged, he is more than willing to "tactically retreat".

## Stand Ability

A Dark Switch has a powerful ability, weakness embodiment. When A Dark Switch faces an enemy its stats and power set change based on which stand he uses to counter. As an example, when Claudius fought Chase Reid’s Blink, A Dark Switch changed its skill set to become an immovable wall that hits very hard. Every time it changes it glows with a brilliant white light. The stand is capable of adapting to face multiple opponents at once should the situation occur. Additionally the stand is capable of adapting to a situation as well rather than an ability, though this is less common.

### **Stand Weaknesses:**

While A Dark Switch can embody more than once weakness at once it cannot do so at maximum efficiency. Every stand that is adapted to will lower the overall effectiveness of adaptation. This means that a large and varied group will be able to defeat Claudius without much trouble. His stand also cannot adapt to immensely powerful abilities such as time or reality benders

### **Stand Stats:**

Power: S

Potential: Infinite

Precision: S

Durability: S

Range: S

Speed: S

## Backstory

Claudius was a young Italian criminal who had an enjoyment of the finer things in life, one day, he met a man named Romeo Valentino, who recruited him to help in his plan to resurrect his old master, Dante Aventus. After being stabbed with Romeo’s arrow, Claudius became a stand user who is responsible for building a criminal empire for Dante to rule over. Over the course of Part 3, Claudius builds up the gang of Crimson Phoenix however while he does, he attracts the attention of a rival gang named Dream Police and over the course of the part they battle leading to the final battle in the streets of Italy. Dream Police and Crimson Phoenix begin battling, and one by one his gang members are taken out. After being insulted by his right hand man August Winters, he brutally murders him right before Romeo Valentino arrives with The Imagine Pendant and revives Dante, sacrificing himself in the process. During the fight Dante is killed, and Claudius flees the scene, most likely escaping to somewhere in England.