Vito Montanari

**Vito Montanari**, known by his hero (and later villain) name Weighted Hero: "Density Man" is a villain that was working alongside the Hero Organization under the name "Vince Lawrence."

Vito Montanari is the current supreme leader of the Montanari Family who originally ruled it from the shadows while his cousin, Ryuunosuke Montanari, took over the face of the family in America. Once certain plans have came up causing Vito to reveal his true colors, he assumed the role as the face of the Montanari Family once more.

## Appearance

Vito is a fairly tall man that has a short haircut that is black in color and has grey sideburns. He also has a mustache that has the same color scheme and also blue eyes. His hero/villain suit is that of a white and orange jumpsuit that also has an orange cape. Finally, has the number "0" on his chest signaling his quirk allowing him to go "Zero Weight."

## Personality

> "*Hero? Villain? Vigilante? You can classify me any as you see fit. All that matters in the end is that the Montanari Family reigns over all. I thought that was pretty obvious, but I guess I still had to clarify.*"
> ― Vito's disposition about himself.
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Vito, as a hero, has often been described as caring, though a bit blunt with his words at times. Vito views Hero work in general as a privilege, not a responsibility. Vito is often reluctant to work alongside other heroes often saying he has the work covered and doesn't want others to interfere in his missions. Vito also often has a lower opinion on women saying that most of them often need help from the more masculine heroes. Despite this, Vito himself is married and only has this opinion towards "weak women." He also appears to not be too fond of children as he was often grunting whenever they try to touch his cape.

However, this is a front that Vito put together in order to keep his true nature hidden. Although he still retains his lower opinion of women and dislike of children, Vito reveals he has hero work due to how "demanding" it is. He also chastises heroes for working "for cheap" saying that they should ask for more for putting their own lives at risk. Vito himself appears to not be fond of any of the terms of hero, villain, and vigilante. Vito says that there is only such a thing as "Necessity" and that only those that have the power and drive their goals are the only ones worthy of making decisions.

Vito is also very sarcastic and makes dry remarks towards others. He often makes backhanded remarks towards heroes that try to taunt him or even lesser villains that attempt to kill him. Vito also cares very little for other forms of life around him, as seen when he flew quickly past a deer that cause it to be set ablaze, Vito only commented that the wolves will finally experience the joy of cooked food. Vito is also very dismissive toward the younger generation especially those he feels won't succeed. However, he will be impressed by certain heroes that do stand up to them even remarking he will make their deaths "quick and painless" as a sign of respect.

Vito can also be extremely merciless in battle, even when he was a hero. Vito himself lives by the code "kill or be killed" as he mentions is one of the defining phrases of the Montanari Family (alongside "Rise above the weak"). Vito often goes for the kill and usually uses his great strength to make his foes' deaths as slow and painful as possible. He will often purposely drag out fights just to bring a point towards someone that particularly annoys him. Vito doesn't like it when his own mindset gets question, and will often beat down and kill those that he feels isn't worth his time.

## Abilities

### Quirk

**Picnokinesis:** Density Man's quirk allows him to alter his weight how he pleases. He can either make himself light to float/fly around or heavy for powerful attacks. He can even control the weight/density of his muscles to give him a form of super strength, as well as increase his own base speed thanks to the weightlessness of his powers. Density Man has displayed incredible control over his quirk being able to shift his weight on the fly allowing him to fly fast when making himself light and deliver powerful punches by making himself heavy. Density Man has been training his quirk his entire life in order to achieve the proficiency he is known for. Picnokinesis can also allow Density Man to manipulate the weight of things he touches, allowing him to lift large buildings or vehicles.

### Stats

Vito Montanari's stats, according to the Official Character Book

## Equipment

* **Weighted Suit:** Density Man's clothing consists that of an extremely dense fiber made from his own hair. This suit is special that it weighs over 100 lbs. Density Man mentions that this clothing is to help him constantly get used to fighting with extra weight on him. He can also use it alongside his powers to make himself even heavier when increasing his weight or more of a bullet when making himself light. The suit is also very durable and is less prone to tears and burns because of it's highly dense structure. Naturally, this material is also made into his gloves and boots, but not his cape opting for the lighter route saying that "capes naturally need to drift."

## History

### Goal of the Montanari

In his youth, Vito was revealed to be the one to inherit the late Luis Montanari's quirk allowing him to be the true emperor of the Montanari Family. Vito was always focused on training his quirk to achieve the feats that Luis was able to obtain. Even at the young age of 5, Vito was proud of his status as a Montanari and would train himself to one day lead the entire organization. Vito was born in Germany where he would hone his skills in order to prove himself a valuable asset to the family. He was always put on a high pedestal trying to impress the elders and other higher officials in order to prove himself.

Vito trained himself for years and years hoping to impress the elders with his skills that he has trained himself. At the age of 12, Vito was then told by the elders about the true destiny of the Montanari Family to claim the entire world for themselves. Vito was told that he is destined to lead the family thanks to inheriting Luis' quirk: Picnokinesis. Though the quirk itself isn't too special, it is the fact that it is used by the original founder that makes the quirk special. Vito had difficulty trying to adjust to his quirk as he would constantly get muscle cramps and his eyes would get bloodshot from overusing his quirk. He would then find a training regimen that would allow him to train and maintain his quirk easier and is set to hear about the plan for the Montanari empire.

Vito would be told that the Montanari Family is the most powerful family in the world that strives to take it over in their name. The elders tell Vito that Luis came close to accomplishing their goal, but was untimely defeated. Vito was told that he would need to take a different approach in order to try and take over the planet. A plan where he could scout out the strongest heroes while, at the same time, trying not direct too much attention to himself. That is when Vito suggested that he will pretend to be a Pro Hero in order to get all of the insight on the heroes while also giving important information to the higher ups of the Montanari Family. The elders were very pleased by this decision and give Vito the right to go forward with his plan.

### The "Aspiring Hero"

Vito spent a few more years trying to remodel himself under the false pretenses of a hero. Making sure to hide his family name due to it being associated with the Montanari Family, Vito went by his alias "Vince Lawrence" who moved to the United States in hopes of being a hero undercover. Vito also adopted the name "Density Man" knowing most heroes require a name. Vito put up a great front trying to make it appear that he is a hero that loves the children, but deep down he actually resents them.

## Trivia

* The image claim for him is of Noland Grayson/Omni Man from *Invincible*.