Belluccio's Tower

**Belluccio's Tower** is a luxury skyscraper, appearing as the final location of *Guns, Gore & Cannoli*, serving as the last area of The Rooftops and the scene of the Frankie the Fly boss battle. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Belluccio crime syndicate, located in Thugtown and privately owned by Mr. Belluccio, the millionaire Don of the family.

## Background

The Belluccio Tower was likely already an existent building and later acquired by the Belluccios following their massive success in the alcohol trade. Otherwise, Mr. Belluccio may have contracted the construction and had it built in record time, with little regard for the workers' welfare, like many other contemporary businessmen.

The tower is a tall white-greyish brick building, in stark contrast with the rest of Thugtown's urban landscape, dwarfing the neighboring structures in comparison. The tower has countless stories, and towards its top, there appears to be a wide balcony-like area, underneath a number of massive metal letters, completely displaying its owner's name. Further up, towards the sides, a custom stone statue of him, depicting him as a mythical being with wings in an outstretched standing pose, holding a goblet-like cup, can be found. On the roof of the tower, a blimp is docked, with a large bold text reading the name "Belluccio", the faded "Army" still partially visible, likely obtained through illicit means for boasting purposes rather than actual regular transport, though the vessel still had a designated pilot. The only interior of the tower seen is Mr. Belluccio's Office, which is a regular sized dark wood-lined room, furnished with a writing desk holding a phone, an armchair and a grand window, providing a wonderful view on the city.

## Guns, Gore & Cannoli

During the Thugtown Incident, the Belluccio's base of operations was turned into their temporary hideout, due to the ongoing riots and nigh-complete loss of contact with the outside world. Belluccio goons were sent out into the area surrounding the tower, turning locations such as a construction site into outposts and started regularly patrolling the perimeter to protect the tower from potential threats, dead or alive.

Aware that this crisis was more than just a sudden and fleeting moment of violence, Mr. Belluccio planned to make his escape with his airship, but the loss of his pilot, a made-man named Frankie the Fly, further complicated things, as he couldn't risk crashing his only means of escape by one of his henchmen's or his own hands. This forced him to use the still-functioning phone lines to call an out-of-town mob enforcer, Vinnie Cannoli, urging him to come to Thugtown and find his pilot and offers Vinnie a hefty reward for his assistance, no questions asked, as his own men were too busy defending the tower. This was likely out of desperation, as he probably also wanted to evade arrest, in case the military, did manage to regain control of the situation. Vinnie soon set sails for Thugtown, while Mr. Belluccio had to play the waiting game.

After hours of staying put in his office, a frantic Frankie showed up, curiously not in company of Vinnie. Frankie insists that Vinnie was a madman, who had just massacred the Bonninos and was now coming for them as well, begging him to direct all of his men to the outposts to stop Vinnie's path of destruction. Despite his initial doubts and some hesitation, Mr. Belluccio gives in and notifies one of his capos per phone to keep his eyes peeled for Vinnie. Unbeknownst to Mr. Belluccio, while it was true that Vinnie killed the entire Bonnino Gang, Frankie had betrayed Vinnie and left him for dead. Now that the ploy was in action and Mr. Belluccio's security gone, Frankie takes out his sidearm as his boss ends the call and shoots him in the back of the head, gloatingly thanking him for his blimp and his fortune. Frankie begins loading the airship full of moneybags, certain that nothing stood in his way of escaping with Mr. Belluccio's millions.

Vinnie, however, survived Frankie's attempt in his life and soon found himself jumping from one roof to the other, finally reaching the near top of the tower as the city was being gassed. He killed the remaining Belluccio members before confronting Frankie, who he catches red-handed as he finishes up the payload. A battle soon ensues between the two and at the same time, zombies begin to swarm the building and reach the roof in a matter of seconds. Despite Frankie's best efforts, Vinnie trumps over him and tosses him off the flying aircraft.

The tower is presumably destroyed during the Army's bombing of Thugtown.