Marsala/Introduction

### Namesake

Faustina: Spanish for "fortunate". Romano: Latin surname meaning "Roman citizen". Marsala: Italian wine used in various American Italian cooking.

### Family

Unnamed father and mother (alive), Vittoria Shelly (sister-in-law, deceased), [[Ezio Romano] (brother, deceased)

### Status

Alive

Marsala is a minor character in Fate of Zephyr and younger sister of Ezio Romano. In Vento Aureo, Marsala is the artist Scolippi.

A street artist specializing in guerrilla structures and Graffiti, she is often referred to by her moniker in public and tries to hide herself to maintain anonymity while selling acrylic paintings on the side. She becomes entangled with The Hitman Team when she allegedly murdered her boyfriend and his father has requested the gang to avenge him. It is revealed that she is under protection of Anita Cicchetti due to her connections with Ezio.

Marsala, like the original Scolippi, is a Stand User of Shangri-Las, which both allows her to control sand but also predicted Olio Nero and other team members' deaths later on in the series.

## Appearance

Marsala is a petite woman with a curvy build. She has straight lilac hair kept at shoulder-length, decorated with a row of hair clips and a somewhat prominent bang on the right side, similar to that of her brother and the original Scolippi's design.

As an artist, she wears a dark apron tied in the back that ends at mid-thigh and is covered in various colors of paint, resembling a 1960s shift dress. When greeted by The Hitman Team, she appeared to have paint on her face and neck as well, but they are easily wiped off during her scuffle with Zura Grattachecca. Most notably, two exact paint splatters of red are on her hands, in reference to Jesus Christ's stigmata and the original Scolippi's hand injury. Underneath her apron is a plain beige shirt dress covered in rose an thorn imagery. She appeared to have dark purple shorts underneath and wears matching sneakers, which often was seen untied. She wears a dog tag around her neck, although it is unknown who it belonged to or what is written on there. When greeting Anita, she has a utility belt with a few spray paints.

A brief glimpse in her past revealed her to wear a similar rose designed dress as a child and her hair was blonde, implying that her current lilac hair is dyed.

## Personality

Marsala is a firm believer in fate, something shared with her brother as he became more insane and with the original Scolippi. When approached by Zura, Marsala is revealed to be withdrawn, meek yet benevolent, trying to calm the other down as she explained her side of the story. Due to her Stand's ability, she also sees people as puppets who are unable to escape their fates and hold no ill will to those who take their anger out on her as a result. She is also patient and understanding, as seen when she did not hold Anita against her when the other explained why Marsala wasn't saved from harm until the last minute. To those that she knows, she is more bubbly, talkative, and revealed to be very kind-hearted, although still reserved to a degree.

Marsala is shown to have a deep bond with her brother Ezio that lasted until she ran away from home to pursue her dream career, and secretly watched him get eloped to his late wife. She doesn't condone his actions after her death but sympathize with his loss and tried to reach out to him on many occasions as a means to stop him from hurting people further. She ended up feeling a bond with Anita due to her being fused with her brother, but attempts to keep her distance in order to avoid miscommunication of her intentions.

It was revealed that Marsala used to also admire Anita's husband Harsh from afar in her childhood and sent her condolences when he passed, unaware of who is actual wife was at the time, but quickly became amicable with Anita despite her marriage and the fusion between her and her brother. Marsala feels indebt to her, believing that she is the remnants of her brother and devotes herself to help Anita with tasks as best as she can, especially when it comes to finding information necessary for certain missions or details that could be used in the team's favor. As result, she became a close confidant and friend of hers, and the two shared a strong friendship as a result. Marsala is willing to respect Anita's wishes, as implied when Marsala did not disclose the fact that her friend would die alongside Olio and other team members, and is often proactive in sharing information that would be important for Anita and her team.

Marsala is shown to also be more assertive as a child, willing to speak up to her parents about pursuing a non-academic or traditionally reputable career, and speaking her mind.

## Abilities

### Stand

Shangri-Las works similarly to The Rolling Stones due to its prophetic powers.

### Artist Abilities

Although she uses her Stand to create much of her work, Marsala is shown to have an array of skills and identifies herself as a multi-media artist. Most notably, she is known for her street art in Rome for her guerrilla structures, which she often creates using her Stand.

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