Benedict Lorenzo Vasari

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> 「*I've really took a liking to the Tenkai Ward. I'll make sure that I acquire it, this artistic city.*」
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## Benedict Lorenzo Vasari

* Character
* Stage

* 2020
* 2023

## Name Information

### Appellations

* Watashi (Pronoun)
* Benedict (Shizuka, Kensei, Renge, Maria)
* Benedict-san (Kensei)
* Benedict-sama (Irina)
* Shachō / President (Anthony)

## Personal Information

### Role

Entrepreneur
Head of PHOENIX's Japanese Branch

## Actor

### Portrayed By

Aoi Shouta
蒼井翔太

* 1st
* 2nd

## Name Information

### Appellations

* Watashi (Pronoun)
* Benedict (Shizuka, Kensei, Renge, Maria)
* Benedict-san (Kensei)
* Benedict-sama (Irina)
* Shachō / President (Anthony)

## Personal Information

### Role

Entrepreneur
Head of PHOENIX's Japanese Branch

## Actor

### Portrayed By

Aoi Shouta
蒼井翔太

**Benedict Lorenzo Vasari** is a character in the ROAD59 franchise affiliated with PHOENIX.

## Profile

The leader of the Japanese branch of PHOENIX, a mafia organization that aims to take control of the Tenkai Ward. Hailing from Italy, his eccentric makeup and fashion style exudes a poisonous and attractive charm. Under orders from the upper management of the organization, he is in charge of the Tenkai Ward seizure plan in order to obtain the **Yamata-no-Orochi no Kubi**. But due to his unique speech and peculiar behavior, he is disreputed amongst the other executives in the organization for being "incomprehensible". Nevertheless, he is entrusted important duties due to his rational judgement and proven capabilities.

## Appearance

Benedict has long blonde hair with pink ends that reach down below his hips. His body has a pale white complexion, a toned figure and a slender face with emerald-colored eyes. Sporting a flamboyant demeanor, his fashion sense is indicative of his refined taste; he is dressed in a magenta suit, with a long-tailed, low-cut jacket baring his chest. The lapels and inside of the jacket are black, with a paisley pattern (or, at least, a pattern similar *to* paisley). His trousers have flared bottoms, which are completely unbuttoned. He wears black high-heeled shoes, with what appear to be gold crescent-shaped designs on them.

Benedict is heavily accessorized, wearing gold earrings adorned with glowing green jewels, a black choker with a gold PHOENIX emblem attached to it, and a golden phoenix accessory attached by a long chain to a pen placed in his jacket pocket. His nails are also painted magenta, adding to his feminine presentation.

## Personality

On one hand, Benedict is a sophisticated and extravagant man who has a keen eye for aesthetics and "beautiful" things. On the other hand, he is notable for having a very eccentric and whimsical personality, resulting in others viewing him bizarrely. He also has a tendency to gesticulate his words in an exaggerated manner, especially when he adds English phrases into his speech. But beyond his quirky personality, Benedict has an intimidating side where he can easily bring anything to his advantage, and is particularly willing to get any info on people's personal matters for his own interest.

## Abilities

Benedict usually doesn't engage in combat as he has personnel at his disposal. But when it comes down to it, he will use his Jingi to control and manipulate people to his will. He also seems to have swift reflexes, easily avoiding a handful of people attempting to attack him.

## Relationships

### Shinonome

* Yutsuma Kaya: Benedict first meets Kaya in the second stage play. He is interested in the "beauty" of her Jingi, but she refuses to use it in front of him due to its risk.

### Hakurou

* Himuro Shizuka: Benedict and Shizuka apparently knew each other in the past as they once worked as informants for one another. Now, after the revelations from the previous stage, Shizuka has grown skeptical about Benedict's role in the yakuza conflict as he feigns ignorance while she tries to interrogate him, then decides to sever ties with him. She later grows more aversive towards him after he mocks the Hakurou's traditions and abducts Suzuka.

### Kurojou

* Sumeragi Kensei: Benedict and Kensei seem to have a vague relationship with each other as demonstrated when they had negotiated in the past to discuss business affairs for their respective corporations. While they seem to have an "interest" in each other, Kensei feels as if Benedict's connection to the mafia could be a threat towards his influence in the Tenkai Ward and is possibly trying to take him down. Meanwhile, Benedict is also trying to take down the Kurojou in order to claim the Tenkai Ward for himself.
* Hiiragi Renge: Renge considers Benedict as a "weirdo" and treats him sternly. It is revealed she had made a deal with him to turn in Kaya and leak information on the Kurojou in exchange for having a chance to escape with her sister overseas. As a result, they work closely behind the scenes in order to plan out the Kurojou's demise and have him take over the Tenkai Ward.

### PHOENIX

Benedict is the leader of the Japanese branch of PHOENIX and tends to dote on his subordinates. Based on ROAD59's correlation diagram, all of his subordinates find him odd.

* Anthony Cello: His secretary and bodyguard, who is one of his favorite subordinates along with Irina. While Benedict has trust and adoration towards Anthony, he seems to be ignorant of the amount of distress that he places on him.
* Irina Spessivtseva: An assassin he hires to work with Anthony. She is very obedient and diligent in the duties he assigns her, and in return he dotes on her. As she commits suicide in the first stage play, he produces a clone of her in the second stage play, who bears the same appearance and behavior.
* Maria Bernard: His collaborator whom he dotes on. Maria is very straightforward and ruthless when following Benedict's bidding, though she often questions his peculiar behavior. In a gag scene of the second stage play, Benedict mocks her for having a "poker face" and encourages her to smile more.

## Stage Plays

### 1st Stage Play

Benedict does not make a physical appearance in the stage play as he was involved with affairs in the Middle East at the time. He first appears in a recording delivered to Irina and Anthony, tasking them to infiltrate the Tenkai Ward and capture Kaya. Throughout the recording, Benedict is attacked by various hostilities, yet simply dodges their hits and has his bodyguards protect him.

Near the end of the stage play, Benedict contacts Anthony again after hearing he had failed his mission. He notifies Anthony that he will be arriving at Japan soon and mentions that he only called to ensure that Anthony was safe from any danger. Afterwards, he hangs up, leaving Anthony smitten by Benedict's kind-hearted nature.

### 2nd Stage Play

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He works with his collaborator Maria Bernard for his plan to make the extinct sakura from long ago to bloom again.
*More TBA...*

## Gallery

### Illustration

* Promotional Art
* Twitter Art
* Manga
* Miscellaneous

Full Body IllustrationFull Body 2023 IllustrationFranchise PromoPHOENIX MembersLeaders' ChibisROAD to Party Key Visual**ROAD to Party Countdown:** "Anthony, there's cream on your face yet again. Eat more *elegantly* please."2021 Christmas Illustration

2021 April Fools' Comic #5Gidora's Illustration for ROAD59's 2nd Stage PlayGidora's Illustration for ROAD59's 2nd Stage Play"New Life" Support Campaign Illustration

ROAD to Party IllustrationROAD to Party Illustration**LINE Sticker:** "Well, that's fine♪"
### Cast

* Promotional Images
* 1st Stage
* 2nd Stage
* Other Media

1st Stage2nd Stage

4Gamer - November 2020 Interview4Gamer - November 2020 Interview4Gamer - November 2020 Interview4Gamer - November 2020 InterviewCUT - January 2021 Issue4Gamer - March 2021 Interview4Gamer - March 2021 Interviewanimate Times - April 2021 Interview
## Etymology

* **Benedict** is a masculine given name of Latin origin, meaning "blessed". Etymologically, it is derived from the Latin words *bene* ('good') and *dicte* ('speak'), i.e. "well spoken".
* **Lorenzo** is a name of Latin origin mainly used in Italy and Spanish-speaking countries. The name was derived from the Roman surname **Laurentius**, which means "from Laurentum", an ancient Rome city.
* **Vasari** is a common masculine Italian surname.

## Trivia

* His signature catchphrase is: "Well, that's fine".
* He is publicly known as the president of an overseas company that develops resorts. The second stage play implies that he also used to own a chain of overseas casinos.

## References

* Official Website Profile

1. ↑ Benedict's Twitter Overview