Gianluca "Jupiter" Bussoli

**Gianluca "Jupiter" Bussoli** is a high ranking officer of the F.D.M, playing a pivotal role in the Battle of Weebistan. He serves mainly as the 'brains' of the Militia, leading the F.D.M's R&D division, various corporations along with Camilo "Penguin" Portela as well as the Apache Squadron.

## **Biography**

### **Parents and Immigration**

Gianluca Bussoli is the son of the Italian refugee Adriano Bussoli. Adriano was born in the Italian town of Ortona in 1941. At the age of two, Adriano's parents were sent to Nazi concentration camps in Italy for a few months until they were liberated by the Franco in the Allied invasion of Ortona. Since the Franco treated the family better than the Italians and Nazis, they decided to move to Calgary where Adriano would grow up. In 1978, Gianluca would be born to Adriano and Luisa.

### **Early life**

Gianluca was raised to hate war and discrimination by his parents. In school it was hard to keep this belief, as much of the academia revolved around the Militia. Regardless, he distracted himself through an interest in the facts taught to him, as well as the Commodore 64 that he used to create useless programs. In school he became a generalist, able to understand each subject sufficiently. But most of all, it was mathematics and sciences that he excelled in. By the end of high school Gianluca was top of his class in these categories. On his way to success, he gained many friends that would eventually become his fellow councilmen, like Julien "Napalm" Nguyen and Alexandros "Zeus" Kordakis.

### **Career**

After graduating from University in 2000, Gianluca had no difficulty finding work. He joined a small engineering company, where he would work for the next seven years until he would be fired for endangerment of the workplace. There, he honed his skills in technical design and software engineering. After being fired, he worked with his school friend Camilo "Penguin" Portela as lead engineer in the Franco Aerospace Group. Gianluca would catch the eye of the council for his obscure and borderline illegal designs, some of which would be used by the Militia. Even though Gianluca never joined the Militia, he would eventually be invited to the Franco Oligarch Council in 2012.

### **Life in the council**

Jupiter, as he was now known, would be an important figure within the council. He was elected as the new head of R&D in the FDM, and in spite of this the F.A.G. would become an essential part of the FDM's arsenal. His stance on war was tested when he was appointed as a Brigadier-General in the war against Weebistan. In 2020, Gianluca would divert his attention from machines of war to development within the country. With the growing population being a new issue, he would make plans for entire new cities and infrastructure. These plans would be dubbed by Gianluca the "Great Habitation Project" and the development would last five years. The GHP would expand into the new protectorates in Weebistan and Manitoba, and would take an extra ten years to complete.

## Glorified Artillery 12

### Info

The GA-12 is a Tank with thin armor on the sides, and no armor on top. It has four wheels, each connected to a diesel motor. The front of the tank holds a stationary artillery barrel.

## Tank Locomotive

### Info

The TKLC is a diesel locomotive train. It is shorter than average, and the front is angled at a 10 degree angle. atop this flatbed is a turret, capable of firing 155mm shells.

## Nucleus-76

### Info

This Tank is unmanned. It appears as if it is a normal tank, but fires Thermonuclear bombs. It is powered by a miniature nuclear plant inside, and all the waste is inserted inside ammunition.

## Floating Fortress

### Info

The FL-FR is an Apache Attack Helicopter, stripped of its usual weapons, heavily armored, and with a tank turret on it's underside.

## Mars Zeppelin

### Info

The MZep is a Zeppelin filled with helium. The walls of the ballasts are made of aluminium and in place of propellers are Xenon Ion Engines. This craft is meant to maintain a higher elevation than a normal zeppelin.

## Handheld Railgun MK.8

### Info

The HR8 is a sniper rifle equipped with a series of electromagnets around the barrel. These magnets are powered by a rechargeable lithium ion battery. Instead of conventional bullets, this rifle accepts anything ferro-magnetic. (Although bullet shaped objects are recommended)