Anthony Cello

> 「*Actually, I'm thinking about changing jobs... If you know any good jobs, please introduce them to me!*」
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## Anthony Cello

* Character
* Stage

* 2020
* 2023

## Name Information

### Appellations

* Boku (Pronoun)
* Anthony (Renge, Benedict)

## Personal Information

### Weapon

Physical Combat
Pistol

## Actor

### Portrayed By

Watanabe Kazuki
渡辺和貴

## Name Information

### Appellations

* Boku (Pronoun)
* Anthony (Renge, Benedict)

## Personal Information

### Weapon

Physical Combat
Pistol

## Actor

### Portrayed By

Watanabe Kazuki
渡辺和貴

**Anthony Cello** is a character in the ROAD59 franchise and is affiliated with PHOENIX.

## Profile

Benedict's secretary and bodyguard who bears a youthful expression on his face. He grew up as a child soldier in a war zone, so his combat abilities are impeccable, but makes many mistakes in his clerical work such as messing up piles of documents. As he struggles from being constantly pushed around by Benedict on a daily basis, he secretly thinks about changing jobs; but in the end, he will be smitten by the gentle attitude that Benedict shows on a whim.

## Appearance

Described as having cherubic facial features, Anthony has short light brown hair, light brown eyes of a downturned shape and notably thick eyebrows. His outfit consists of a typical PHOENIX uniform; a white collared shirt with a gold PHOENIX emblem clipped on a black tie. He also wears brown suspenders with gold buckles connected to brown trousers with a plaid design, as well as black socks and chocolate-colored brogue shoes.

## Personality

Providing comic relief, Anthony is chirpy, upbeat, and a bit scatterbrained. He notably grows agitated when it comes to Benedict's erratic nature and his job. In contrast, he makes rational decisions in battle to avoid further disadvantages and uses honorific vocabulary, even towards his opponents.

## Abilities

In spite of his clumsy nature, Anthony is very precise and flexible in battle, being able to easily dodge hits and take a punch to the gut without writhing in pain. His Jingi is unexplained, but is shown to release a magnetic force that can attract his opponents in.

## Relationships

### Shinonome

* Yutsuma Kaya: They are both perplexed towards each other as Kaya finds warfare unjustifiable, yet Anthony finds warfare normal.

### Kurojou

* Hiiragi Renge: Renge finds Anthony loud and annoying.

### PHOENIX

* Benedict Lorenzo Vasari: Anthony serves as Benedict's secretary and bodyguard. Although Anthony is constantly in distress by the work Benedict gives him and has no idea of what goes on in his head, Benedict adores Anthony.
* Irina Spessivtseva: Irina finds Anthony a hindrance to her goals and doesn't hesitate to try and kill him if he causes any delays. In spite of this, he seeks a friendly relationship with her, even though she refuses to listen to whatever he has to say.

## Stage Plays

### 1st Stage Play

Anthony is first introduced around the beginning of the story when Benedict tasks him and Irina to infiltrate the Tenkai Ward and capture Kaya. Though Anthony is noticeably distraught to receive another strenuous job by Benedict, he eventually changes his mood after Irina gets impatient with him, deciding to proceed with his mission with a motivated attitude.

A couple of scenes later, Anthony reappears with Irina and PHOENIX personnel to reclaim Kaya from a confrontation between the main three yakuza factions. As soon as Renge catches Kaya at knifepoint and turns over to PHOENIX Anthony runs in to announce PHOENIX's takeover in front of Kensei and Sara. Irina notifies Anthony that their bomb is prepared for activation, and he withdraws with PHOENIX and Renge right before it sets off in the city, and Kaya now under their custody.

In the meantime, Anthony rejoices on their success on capturing Kaya, but his companions do not partake in his joyful mood. Disappointed by their nonchalant attitude, Anthony leaves them behind with Kaya to report their current situation to Benedict. A minute later, he panickily to inform the others that the Hakurou has caught up with them, aiming to retrieve Kaya back. To avoid having to battle against them, Anthony requests his companions to split and meet up at their helicopter's landing site, taking Kaya along with him to withdraw.

While Anthony evacuates with Kaya, she struggles with him to escape his grasp. As soon A she decisively expresses her disapproval over the yakuza's conflict, he immediately lets go her, perplexed on HOW she's against violence when he's used to it. Subsequently, Irina arrives to remind them that they need to hurry ahead, but they are halted by Bakuto and Takahisa, who comes to Kaya's rescue. Irina forces Anthony to handle Bakuto on his own, prompting them to fight one-on-one before Irina decides to join in. As Bakuto struggles to gain an advantage over the two PHOENIX members, Takahisa intervenes on their fight to negotiate with Anthony and Irina, tricking them into believing that he's their companion and betraying the Shinonome, in which Anthony guillibly falls for. Takahisa manages to catch the PHOENIX duo off-guard before shooting at them, then handing Kaya her katana. Suddenly, PHOENIX reinforcements arrive, but before they take action, Bakuto and Kaya's Jingi awakens, giving them power strong enough to fend off the PHOENIX members.

Realizing that the situation is at a disadvantage, Anthony orders a withdrawal, but Irina refuses to end the battle, much to his discontent. She continues to fight Bakuto that they run off, and to Anthony's misfortune, Shigure and Kiyonobu arrive to Kaya's rescue, contributing more to his stress. Seeing that the Shinonome’s manpower would be too much for him to handle on his own, Anthony ends up fleeing on his own without Irina.

Near the end of the story, after the conflict settles, Anthony visibly panics over failing his mission and the potential trouble he could get in with Benedict. He concludes that he should spare himself quitting his job, but right after that consideration, he is alarmed by a phone call from Benedict. Hesitantly picking up, Benedict notifies Anthony that he will be arriving in Japan very soon and simply wanted to check if he was safe from the crisis. After hanging up, Anthony is left smitten by his boss' caring regard for him. He ends up deciding not to quit his job and happily departs to greet Benedict.

### 2nd Stage Play

Though Anthony does not make a physical appearance in the story this time, Benedict mentions that he had sent Anthony on a business trip to Osaka to spy on the Hakurou-gumi's leader. During the scenes when Sho and Shion contact Suzuka via video call, Anthony is shown recording their conversation from the shadows while disguised in a pierrot's mask.

## Gallery

### Illustration

* Promotional Art
* Twitter Art
* Manga
* Miscellaneous

Full Body IllustrationFull Body 2023 IllustrationPHOENIX MembersPHOENIX ChibisROAD to Party Key Visual**ROAD to Party Countdown:** "Boss? Are you still going to purchase more things? I can't hold onto these any longer..."

2021 April Fools' Comic #3Gidora's Illustration for ROAD59's 2nd Stage Play"New Life" Support Campaign Illustration

ROAD to Party IllustrationROAD to Party Illustration**LINE Sticker:** "AAAAAHH!!!"
### Cast

* Promotional Images
* 1st Stage

## Etymology

* **Cello** (チェロ) is the name of the bowed string instrument of the violin family.
* **Anthony** (アンソニー) is a name of English, Greek and Latin origin, and commonly means "priceless one" or "highly praiseworthy".

## Trivia

* He mentions that his reason for fighting is because he doesn't want to die.