Umberto

**Umberto** was a minor character in the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles. He was married to an unnamed woman and had children. He was a former soldier in the Chicago Outfit and the former bodyguard of Aria, Gianna, Liliana, and Fabiano Scuderi.

## Appearance and Character

Umberto had a shaved head and a scar that ran from his temple to his chin. Despite being thin, fewer were faster with a knife than him.

Aria mentions that he is almost 50 in June 2011, making him having been born sometime after that in 1961. He was also happily married for 21 years.

He cared for the Scuderi children like a father and despite being a Made Man who worked for someone as abusive and terrible as Rocco Scuderi (who was a negligent husband/father at best and an abusive one at worst and more often) he had very strong morals and was capable of love and compassion. He was a good father and husband, a dedicated protector of those he was protecting, and even corrected himself when he cursed. Though he had all these traits, he was loyal to Rocco, though it's unclear if it's true loyalty or him just being dutiful to the consigliere of the Outfit. Though he was usually calm he got disturbed by the idea that he'd ever touch Aria and told Matteo he would kill him if he insulted his wife again, showing that like all Made Men he could get violent and just reserved that violence for only certain people.

## Born in Blood

### Bound by Honor

When Aria was first betrothed to Luca Vitiello she confided in Umberto to find out more. He knew everything about everyone, he was sometimes referred to as a scandalmonger. This is when we first meet Umberto, when he told them everything he knew about Luca, that he killed his first man at age 11, and was then initiated into the Famiglia early because of it. When Aria called Luca a monster, he said that is what he needs to be, that ruling over New York, you cannot be a pussy. Umberto then continued on to tell Aria that Luca is a good catch, "He'll be the most powerful man on the east coast soon enough. He'll protect you." She in turn asked, "And who will protect me from him?"

He is seen again in attendance at Luca and Aria's engagement party, Aria notes his presence. and he offered to stay after Salvatore Vitiello suggests that the couple have a few minutes alone, as Aria looks uneasy, but Rocco ordered him to leave and Umberto obeyed.

Luca sends Cesare to summon Umberto and Raffaele to him, with Rocco a step behind them demanding to know the meaning of the summon. Luca says he just wants to speak to those who will protect what is *his,* but Rocco insists they are both good soldiers. Luca says that he would like to decide for himself whether or not to trust them. Umberto states that he is faithful to his wife and when Matteo questioned his loyalty to her, saying that Aria must look awfully delicious next to his old wife, he responded that if he insults his wife again, I'll ask your father for permission to challenge you in a knife fight to defend her honor, and I'll kill you. He decided he was a good choice.

He then moved on to question Raffaele, to which Raffaele proclaimed that Luca is not a member of the Outfit, and that nobody would tell him anything even if he raped Aria. Going on to say that he could break her in for Luca, and even offered to film it for him. Before Aria could even blink, Luca had thrown Raffaele to the ground, dug a knee into his spine, and twisted one of his arms behind him. He struggled and cursed but Luca held him fast. One of Luca's hands gripped Raffaele's wrist while he reached under his vest with the other, pulling out a knife. Luca looked at Rocco, honor demanded he gets permission from the Consigliere since Raffaele wasn't one of his soldiers, Rocco gave a nod and Luca brought the knife down and cut Raffaele's pinky off. They heard a female cry echo through the walls, Rocco went and opened a secret door revealing Aria and Gianna. When they came out Rocco slapped Gianna across the face and then went to do the same to Aria when Luca stepped in. Rocco was enraged, and everyone in the room, with the exception of Raffaele who was huddled on the floor, whimpering over his hand, had their weapons drawn. Luca then proclaimed that Aria is no longer Rocco's responsibility. That he no longer had the right to punish her when he made her Luca's fiancée, and that she is his to deal with now. Rocco agreed, but then said that since she will be living under his roof until the wedding, he will have to find another way to make Aria obey him. He then slapped Gianna again, telling Aria that for every one of her wrongdoings, Gianna will get the punishment in her stead. Umberto then took them both back to their rooms on Rocco's orders, with Aria questioning his manhood along the way. He responded that he answers and is loyal to Rocco and the Outfit.

Umberto is seen again when they all travel to New York for the wedding, and when the Scuderi sisters suggest going shopping, he was less than enthused, but the sisters decide to go shopping under Umberto's and another guard. That night, when he should be guarding the sisters' door, he takes a break when Luca, accompanied by Matteo, Romero, and Cesare, comes to talk to Aria. He comes back to Aria and Luca alone in the bedroom within the suite.

When Aria and Luca emerged from her room, Umberto is beside Gianna and Liliana, looking annoyed. He questions Luca on why he was there, to which Luca admonishes him for leaving them and tells him to take fewer breaks in the future. Umberto insists he was only gone for a few minutes, and that there were guards on the other doors. Gianna smirked, catching Matteo's eyes locked on hers. She asked him what he was looking at to which he responded her hot body. Umberto told him to stop, then Luca informed him that Romero would take over the watch duties until the wedding and that he could watch the door. Matteo invited him to the stag party, but Umberto declined. Luca, Matteo, and Cesare then left and Umberto took up his post outside the door while Romero stayed and started his guard duty.

On the morning of Aria's bridal shower, he was guarding the door when Aria's cousin Valentina, came a bit early to talk with her. She, with Umberto behind her, knocked on her door. Aria said that it was okay and asks Romero to wait outside as bridal showers are no place for men, which he obliged, and Umberto sat back in his chair outside the door.

The day before the wedding the Scuderi moved out of the Mandarin Oriental into the Vitiello Mansion in the Hamptons, where workers were busy setting the pavilion that would serve as the church for the ceremony the next day. Umberto is mentioned to have paroled the corridor during the night.

***To be continued...***

He is killed by the end of Bound by Honor after being shot in the head during a Bratva attack at the Vitiello Mansion.