Giancarlo Bourbon Del Monte

> *"Even without looking back, I can tell… The only thing behind me is a sheer precipice. Then what’s up ahead? Nothing but pitch-black darkness."*
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### Likes

Breaking out of jail, listening to the radio, cigarettes

### Relatives

Alessandro Del Salto (Father)Gelsomina Bourbon (Mother)

Gian is the main protagonist of the series. He's the second generation boss of the American mafia, CR:5, residing in the port city, *Daivan,* And is the current leader of the *Union*.

## Personality

Gian is an easy-going person overflowing with liveliness, empathy, and confidence. He knows how to seize an opportunity and carefully analyzes any situation whilst considering his advantages and disadvantages.

Has an outstanding memory, and can memorize the letters of a memo with a glance. Adept at deceiving others and manipulating them; knowing exactly which tone and words to use, upon one look. Gian is shrewd and quick-witted, with an ability to think or react quickly and effectively in unexpected situations. He is swift at making decisions and taking action when necessary. Furthermore, he has a poisonous tongue which Gian will *intentionally* use to provoke his enemies or hit on their most sensitive spots. The Capos are no exception.

In addition to his laziness and indifference, Gian doesn't care about personal hygiene nor his outer appearance. He is highly trusted by the other capos as he carries a strong sense of responsibility beside being a very reliable individual.

Plotting for jailbreak comes like a second nature to Gian, he enjoys it as though he is solving a puzzle that turns increasingly difficult over time. As the story progresses, It is shown that Gian has a particular knack for scheming or laying out strategies which he considers akin to a game of poker.

Known throughout the story as a criminal mastermind, Gian isn't someone who is tied down by his moral compass. Although he won't go out of his way to unnecessarily hurt or murder others, Gian stops at nothing to fulfil his goals and responsibilities as the Boss of the Mafia.

## Weaknesses

* On top of his presumptuous and reckless nature, Gian is a coward and selfish man when push comes to shove. Not sparing the slightest care into hiding or coating it, he is oftentimes proceeding with actions which would leave him with regrets later on.
* Gian is way willing to save his own self even if at the expense of other people. The game being from his perspective, his narration constantly underlines how Gian's first thoughts is usually prioritizing himself which is driven by an unnerving fear overcoming him. However, soon after, he gets rid of those reflexes and immediately takes life-threatening risks. Dropping his logical thought process and going for whatsoever his heart and mere gut-feeling lean to; entirely leaving it to his luck. Gian would go as far as toss his life away for the other capos.

## Background

Gian's parents were second-generation Italian immigrants. According to Gian, his parents were brutally killed by a drug-addict when he was a young kid. And only him survived unscathed.

After the incident, a relative got the custody of Gian. But, it wasn't long before they tossed him to the Monastery of St. Rita where he grew up. In spite of the nature of his past, Gian doesn't think of himself as any sort of pitiful for the way he has lived his childhood. He was never food-deprived, bullied by other kids nor experienced things such as hideous abuse, *which* *is usual* *occurrence* *in* *similar* *tragic* *stories*, even once.

* Gian joined the Italian mafia "CR:5" at the age of sixteen. Becoming an official member from the preparatory ranks and doing all the trivial work.

Gian, an ex-convict, had been confined in Madison Penitentiary for a total of five times; out of which he had successfully escaped imprisonment. Whenever Gian found his life in jail inconvenient and grew bored of it, he would begin to plan out his escape. It is rumored that Gian was the cause of Madison having the tightest security in the province.

Having been loved by consultants and the boss of the mafia, Gian managed to go by with unexpected good favors which had many envious of him. Moreover, the elderly in the mafia, also enjoyed his company. Afterwards, Gian had been tasked by the boss, several times, to go on certain missions alongside Bernardo.

Gian seemed to always be able to find missing items or lost people. Especially, his ring memento from his mother that would always find its way back to him, no matter how many times he lost it.

Not only missing items that made Gian's name quite well-known but also other things like never getting any of the girls he slept with pregnant, *and even if somehow happened there would be no bloodthirsty husband to go after his life,* scoring all the race tickets he occasionally bought, or that particular time when a car, he was riding in, smashed in a wall yet only he managed to come out of it without any injuries.

Because of those many coincidences, everyone started calling him *Lucky Dog*.

However, despite his good luck, Gian doesn't fully rely on it and believes "A miracle isn't necessary". Preferring to have down-to-earth thoughtful preparation in advance. And after everything is in order, He leaves it up to his luck.

Gian is very conscious that luck alone is not enough, therefore, he successfully acquired the skill of adapting and using surroundings to his advantages. ​​​​​Regardless, in spite of this talent, his behavior is still easily affected by the situation, often leading to him losing this sense of rationality.

## Trivia

* Usually chews gum.
* His hobbies mainly consist of jailbreaking, which he considers the same as solving puzzles, as well as gambling -*that is only for the purpose of testing his luck.*
* Had a habit of taking a nap, everyday.

## Relationships

***Bernardo Ortolani:*** Gian's right hand man and his most capable Capo. The two had been acquainted with each other for over ten years. Putting his full trust in Bernardo, at times, Gian was the only one to remain believing in him despite everyone else's arising suspicion of Bernardo and them jumping to deem him a betrayer of the organization.

Even though Gian used to get frustrated at the secrets Bernardo hid from him, he never pried or overstepped their boundaries through snoopy asking, preferring to wait till Bernardo was ready to reveal them himself.

***Ivan Fiore:*** Ivan is the closest to Gian in terms of personality as well as mindset, oftentimes both of their interactions dropping to a kids' level. Having a profound understanding of Ivan's personality, past struggles, Gian always defends Ivan; often steering matters to be in Ivan's favor.

Unlike the rest of the capos, Gian didn't judge Ivan for being half-Italian. *Even when he was cautious of him at the beginning.*

In spite of dissing Ivan in his narration quite a lot and attaining pleasure in teasing him, as Ivan's angry retorts and embarrassment entertains Gian enough to always go further in goading him, Gian holds Ivan in a high regard.

***Giulio Di Bondone:*** With an absolute trust in Giulio's fighting skills, Gian considers Giulio CR:5's unstoppable force and his own guardian angel. Gian strongly believes that Giulio will come out victorious from whichever battle he is sent to and overcome any hurdle he is met with.

Despite being aware that Giulio's the strongest of all fighters, Gian has a weak spot for Giulio and tends to spoil and dot on him, occasionally even over-worrying about him.

Gian's first impression of Giulio wasn't a positive one. For a long while, Gian was ambivalent about Giulio. His motives and twisted personality being as ambiguous and unclear as they are, Gian found it difficult to keep up with him.

Nonetheless, he never shut Giulio out but kept on trying to understand how his mind worked. Gian is the sole one who managed to grasp and stabilize Giulio’s mentality.

Being somebody as carefree and uncaring as Gian, for Giulio, he learns to be thoughtful of every word he utters. Gian was well aware of Giulio's collapsible mentality, Giulio worshipping him, and that he was the only one capable of keeping him sane.
***Luchino Gregoretti:*** It can be said that Gian has a strong sense of admiration for Luchino. At times, describing him as an eye-catching luminous man who is composed and easy-going in any situation and consistently exuding an inviolable air around him. Resulting in Gian carrying a great deal of respect for Luchino.

Instead of feeling inferior to Luchino, Gian, at all the times, is aspiring to catch up in order to be on equal footing with him and to be someone worthy of Luchino's praise.

* Luchino is the only one among all of the capos whom Gian is the first to develop feelings for and not the other way around.

Despite appearances, Luchino is easily troubled by the complexity and sensitivity of his past and is quick to lose his composure, feel subdued and vulnerable whenever his past is brought up. Because of this, Gian sees the person he nearly idolizes in a pathetic state, which often drives him down the weather and gets him mad at himself for not being able to help with anything and at Luchino for easily succumbing to his own emotions.

## Quotes

1. *"You country hillibilles can't go around throwing kisses to my dear, cute little capos when I'm standing right here!"*
2. *"…Life goes on, uninteresting yet unfulfilling"*
3. *"If you think my luck's like some rabbit's foot, then you're in for a big surprise! The astrology corner in your daily news'd have a better chance of working!"*
4. *"If we're gonna shove him off a cliff … then the higher the better, right?"*
5. *"I won't die. That's why I went out to find the Mad Dog Giulio. With the Lucky Dog by your side, we're the strongest combo out there, right?"*
6. *"If we back down, then that's just what the GD bastards want. It's war! We'll sweep the place clean and kill every last enemy there. We'll make them regret what they've done..!! They'll have a long time to lament in hell.. about picking a fight with us, about taking hostages and betraying us, and about being stupid enough to think they could beat us!"*
7. *"What'd you say about what the fucking pig did? That it was out of pride? Tradition? What's this, a Japanese comedy?*  "
8. *"Hey there! You've reached the Gymnasium for Problem Children."*
9. *"No one's saying or thinking anything like that. Who do you think you are, some melodramatic tragic heroine? Give it a break, you idiot."*
10. *​​​​"It's fine if it's bit by bit. It's fine even if it isn't everything, I'll put together those pieces. The kind of him "now"...is what I love"*
11. *"There's no 'can't' or 'fucking won't' when l've got a gun trained on you, is there? Please get out. This is a request from the future Boss. If the signal turns green, I'm shooting, and it might be for real."*
12. *"You don't know me? What rock've you been hiding under? You sure you're not actually a hermit crab in disguise? Giancarlo. Remember it, and remember it well, 'cause that's the name of your enemy's boss. CR:5's Second generation capo, Giancarlo!"*
13. *"…I may be a youngster, but I, as a captain, came unarmed. Either way, if this talk doesn’t go down, I’m out. The crawfish down the river don’t have an appetite for pistols, after all"*
14. *"My goal? The door ten feet ahead of me…"*