Gioiello Famiglia

The **Gioiello Family**, commonly known as **Gioiello** and **Famiglia** **Gioiello**, is the first Portatore organization to appear in the world and considered the most powerful mafia family in Italy. However, at the time of Gioiello Nono’s rule, the family has majorly backed down from criminal activities and currently belongs to the "Federico Faction" - comprised of Portatore families that wish to revert into the social organization they started as and co-exist with the world beyond the mafia.

## Profile

The Vongola came into being after Simon Cozzato suggested to Giotto, the Vongola Primo, to create a vigilante group in order to protect the people. From then on, each generation of the Vongola Famiglia has donned formal attire when risking their lives to fulfill this duty. The Vongola originally started as a vigilante organization, but their ways gradually changed during Secondo's reign, eventually leading to violence and crime.

The Vongola is one of the, if not the, largest Famiglia in existence, having an extremely large following. The Vongola is unique in its structure in that it accepts other Famiglias to become a part of their power, and, as such, has other Famiglias beneath them.

The influence of the Vongola is worldwide, and it was said that no Famiglia can match them in terms of size, tradition, rules, or power. Due to this, the boss of the Vongola is considered by many to be the capo di tutti capi, lit. "boss of all bosses".

Several families, organizations and individuals serve under the Gioiello, and it is believed that they house the most amount of Portatori out of all organizations in the whole world.

According to several characters, the Gioiello is considered nothing short of a royal family on its own, both in the underworld and the Portatore society.

## History

The Gioiello first came into being as an unnamed vigilante group in Sicily in 1968, when the founder Federico was 19 years old, Due to their supernatural powers, they quickly gained popularity among the masses, with several factions expressed interest in having them serve their cause. The group however insisted on remaining independent and established themselves as a formal organization under the name "Gioiello" in 1969 after recruiting many more Portatori all over the country and receiving various financial and political support.

According to various comparisons and relations to real world events, the Gioiello was formed somewhere between the start of the Meiji Period (1867) and before the completion of the liberal movement in Italy (1871).

At the time of Gioiello Settimo however, she realized how the family had strayed from its original path and had actions to bring it back to being a social organization, starting from the significant reduction of criminal activities.

## Members

### Bosses

* Gioiello Primo - Federico
* Gioiello Secondo - Giamoco Laguardia
* Gioiello Terzo - Orpheus Laguardia
* Gioiello Quarto - Aureliano Laguardia
* Gioiello Quinto - Marcela Damone
* Gioiello Sesto - Matteo Laguardia
* Gioiello Settimo - Oriana Laguardia
* Gioiello Ottavo - Emanuele Abate
* Gioiello Nono - Alfeo Laguardia
* Gioiello Decimo - Aozora Yuuma/Vilfredo

## Traditions

### Heir selection

The Gioiello boss and the DCE have equal power when it comes to choosing the candidates to be the next boss of the Famiglia. There are at most seven official heir candidates and one reserve candidate should something happened to all the former seven. The candidates are ranked based on their origin, intelligence, combat prowess, compatibility with the Elixir, ability to activate Metamorphosis Mode, relation to the current boss and several other qualities, with the most elite will be first in line for the position and the last ranked one will only ever have a chance if those before them are considered inadequate or dead. The Gioiello values the purity of the their bloodline greatly and would prioritizes a person from the Laguardia lineage over someone more capable but does not belong to the family - the latter however will be likely considered a reserve candidate.

If a candidate have any disagreement with the ranking, they can initiate a battle with the person above them to move up the rank, and the challenged one is obliged to accept the battle unless they willingly exchange their rank - which is noted by Renato to have happened only twice in Gioiello’s history. Since the Gioiello hold their ability to "control" in high regard, the goal of the battle is simply to make the opponent lose their ability to fight and any amount of injuries can be inflicted unless it results in death. If the winner killed the loser in battle, they would be considered "too barbaric" and their rank would be instantly lowered to seventh, forcing them to work up it from the start again. The punishment from the tenure of Gioiello Settimo onwards however is more severe: that person will be immediately stripped of their right of inheritance. Compared to battles, assassination is utilized more as a method to eliminate rivals since there isn’t any limitations and they can ensure their opponent won’t have the chance for revenge.

When someone is chosen as a heir, if they haven’t awakened their Metamorphosis Mode before, they will be given Elixir doses and training to help them get used to it. All the heir candidates and their would-be Guardians are requested to undergo education in knowledge, etiquette, combat ability and Luster control.

The first-ranked candidate will officially become the boss when the current boss died or abdicated their seat. Once that happens, all the other candidates will be offered other high-ranking positions in the family, such as heads of departments or presidents of the family’s establishments and conglomerates. They are also allowed to leave the family if they desire, but are obligated to never join any other Famiglia or do anything that inconvenient the Gioiello, lest they will be punished with death.

The Vongola Trial is a trial that every Vongola Boss must pass in order to gain a great power. The bosses need to be in a near-death experience in order to take the trial, and must be able to deal with the sins committed by the Famiglia.

### Inheritance Ceremony

The Vongola Inheritance Ceremony is an event that officially names the boss candidate as Vongola Boss. Since the Vongola Famiglia has far-reaching influence worldwide, powerful Famiglias from all over the world will travel to attend the Ceremony and see the next Vongola Boss for themselves. Since the Ceremony is an important tradition for the Vongola Famiglia, it is expected that some Mafia Famiglias will either boycott the ceremony, attempt to assassinate the next Boss, or try to prevent the ceremony from taking place altogether.

Aside from the title of Vongola Boss, the heir will also inherit the Vongola Sin, a small bottle that proves his/her inheritance.

### Other traditions

It is unknown whether the traditions Reborn makes Tsuna experience, such as waking people up using a defibrillator, are real or not. But, here they are:

* Vongolian Birthday. On odd-year birthdays, there are "legendary Vongolian birthday parties." The rules are as follows: The person who's birthday is celebrated gives out scores to the participants presents or performances. The participant with the highest score wins an "elegant present." But the one with the lowest score will die.
* New Year's Family Versus - A tradition that begins the year to show the family's enthusiasm for the year. It's a battle between allied families. Representatives from each family participate in New Year themed competitions. The marks awarded decide the winner and the winning family receives a generous prize. The losing family is fined 1 million yen.
* Vongola Style Community Relationship-Building Tanabata Contest - Everyone performs something to do with Tanabata and a panel of judges review them. The one with the highest score gets the wish they wrote on their tanzuku granted. If one forfeits, no matter where on earth the person tries to run, Vongola will stop their dream from coming true. Due to Vongola's considerable influence, the success rate of wishes granted have been 100%. In the past, people who have gotten first place have become kings, and one even became the first man on the moon.

## Equipments

### Gioiello Rings

The Vongola Rings are priceless, powerful Vongola treasures, and are part of the Tri-ni-set (7³) policy, together with the Mare Rings and the Arcobaleno Pacifiers. They are held by the Boss of every generation of the Vongola and the six people most suited to be the Guardians. The Boss is always a natural born Sky type, while his guardians have an attribute corresponding to their Ring. The Penalty is a small bottle has the ability to multiply the power of the Vongola Rings.

It is a common misconception both in and out-universe that the Boss always wields the Larimar Ring. Despite the fact that a majority of Gioiello Bosses indeed have the Larimar Luster, it is simply a coincidence because they came from the same lineage. Gioiello Terzo, Quinto and Ottavo are the three bosses who wielded different Lusters, and while Gioiello Quinto didn’t belong to the Languardia family, Terzo and Ottavo are both direct descendants. The true proof of being a Gioiello Boss is the Diamond Ring, which is only given to the boss in the Inheritance Ceremony.

## Trivia

* "Gioiello" means "gemstone" in Italian.
* Gioiello was probably created sometime during the 19th century. Thus, it can be assumed that the Gioiello family must have existed for at least 200 years.
* The Gioiello is associated with dragon. The family emblem has dragon wings details on it, and Federico, Giamoco and Yuuma all share the nickname "Dragon".
* The Vongola Family has several similarities to the Yozakura Family from the Mission: Yozakura Family series
* The Vongola Ring of the Sky only recognizes descendants of Giotto as legitimate heads of the family, and any others will be rejected, as seen with Xanxus. The way in which Vongola Secondo and those who came after him were accepted is unknown.