Zura Grattachecca

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* Introduction
* History
* Trivia
* References

Image of Zura in Artbreeder

### Aliases, if any

Rey, Giada Bianco (pretending to be Ghiaccio), The She-Devil, Signora Zura, Dona Bastani (as leader of Passione)

### Occupation

The Hitman Team member and second-in-command (former), Passione leader

### Namesake

Zura: Persian for "force, strength, power".Reyhangül: Uyghur elaboration of Reyhan, meaning "basil", with gül meaning "flower". Grattachecca: Italian shaved ice. Bastani: Persian ice cream.

**Zura Grattachecca** is the second-in-command of The Hitman Team and and a core ally in Fate of Zephyr who later became Don of Passione.

A former Olympic hopeful on track to join Italy's figure-skating team, an attack supposedly orchestrated by her best friend and look-a-like Ghiaccio Francescon left her crippled and forced into retirement. Ghiaccio was later arrested for murdering his step-father and Zura was rumored to have commited suicide in response to her career cut early. However, it is revealed that Zura swapped identities with Ghiaccio after learning about the horrific abuse that led to her attack, killed his step-father, and pretended to be her best friend in order to take the fall. Olio Nero was the first person to discover Zura's actions and visited her in prison two years after her sentencing. He offered her a position in Team #47 so she would not remain imprisoned for the rest of her life, later making her his second-in-command when he became the team's leader. She was the first to join Olio in defecting Passione and also helped Giorno Giovanna defeat Father Diavolo. Giorno would then name her his successor, making Zura the first female leader of Passione.

Zura received her Stand Demidevil, which can transform inorganic or dead items into precious stones, after taking Ogio Engio's test as part of her initiation.

## Appearance

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## Skills and Talents

### Ice Skating Abilities and Athleticism

(Insert other strengths unrelated to Stand power) Zura Grattachecca was born Reyhangül Bastani and identifies as Persian, Uyghur. She was born in Tehran, Iran. but moved to Bejing, China soon after.

When she was four years old, Zura began her career as a figure skater after an Olympic coach scouted her in Bejing, China and suggested she take figure skating lessons. Her parents took the opportunity to enroll her into figure skating as a means of letting her train to become an Olympic athlete in the field. Zura would spend most of her life without her parents due to them working abroad in order to pay for her classes and competitions. However, she doesn't mind and loved the independence she got as a result.

When she turned five, she moved by herself to Paris, France to continue training for her first competition. It was in Paris that she met Ghiaccio Francescon and the two became close.

* Zura was a redesign of an original character Azzura Grattachecca, a jewelry designer who is revealed to be a neice of Ghiaccio. Both Zura and Azzura share similar names and Stand abilities.
* Zura's backstory is based on The 1994 Cobo Arena Attack, which American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was struck with a baton in an attempt to prevent Kerrigan from taking part in the ongoing 1994 United States Figure Skating Championships, which would allow her to compete in the upcoming 1994 Winter Olympics. Evidence pointed to her rival Tanya Harding for planning the attack and Tanya was ultimately banned from figuring skating as a result.
* Zura's character is based on the "Daisy" persona Ashnikko described when being interviewed for her song. According to Ashnikko, Daisy "... is a bad bitch who wears... blue diamonds and these glass platforms... and she throat-punches rapists and horrible, horrible people."
* Salata Mista was the one that suggested Zura dye her hair blue prior to the breakdown between their teams.
 The following are references and inspiration regarding the character.

## Links

* Zura's outfit at the 2021 Life is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas
* Ashnikko's Genius interview regarding their song "Daisy"

## Photo Gallery

Ashnikko's iconic blue hair as inspiration for Zura's own hair.