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## Gion

### Enemies

* Alexis, Albert, Ciel, Charles, Leon, Felix, Xi Shao Long (Situational enemies)
* Ethan
* Hans (Situational Enemies)

## Debut

### Volume

Prince Series 06: A Royal Vengeance: Famous Destinations

**Gion** is the Prince of Italy and the vice president of the student council of Momos Academy. He is one of the main antagonists of the Prince Series and he made his debut in Prince Series 06: A Royal Vengeance: Famous Destinations. He is also the older brother of Gina and has a grandfather.

## Appearance

Gion is an average built young man with dark brown hair, parted bangs and icy blue eyes. He often wears a cold, indifferent expression on his face, and can be seen wearing the Momos school uniform, but can also sometimes be seen wearing more casual clothing.

## Personality

Gion often wears a serious expression on his face. His demeanor is shown to be very arrogant and cocky, as well as smugness as he often gives sarcastic remarks to those he deems as an inferior, much to the princes’ annoyance. Despite this, he can be seen caring and protective of those he love, such as his sister, Gina, as he always calls her and brings her a lot of gifts. His pragmatic attitude though, is seen as an attraction and charm within the school, which explains why he is very popular. He at times will show his hatred towards Alexis, for his presidential position, and other princes especially Ciel, who had a relationship with Gina.

It is revealed later that his cold personality initially came from his childhood past, in which his grandfather told him that in order to become a capable leader of Italy, he is not supposed to show any remorse towards others, even if its a cat. He can be seen developing this personality when he was 12 years old as he displayed a different one when he was 6 years old.

Gion is one of the characters who had a lot of character development. Despite his cold and aloof personality, throughout the series, Gion is shown to be a protective and caring person even though he doesn't show it. As stated by Livio, if he cares deeply about a person, he will get frustrated since it is his natural reaction. This behavior can be seen when he and Livio rescued Leon in the old library, and also when he saw Livio get bullied in the park when they were young. Even though he dislikes the other princes, he is sometimes still concerned about them.

He also has a very bad temper. Even though it is not obvious, he gets irritated easily, especially by Ciel and Alex, but that part of him has been shown less frequently later on in the series. He also loses his temper at times, such as in book 07: 'Leaders Of The Future', where he slapped Livio's face until, as mentioned by Livio the next day to Alex, his cheek swelled up. However, even then, Gion showed a bit of guilt and remorse on his face when he realized what he had done.

Since he also has a high IQ, he is smart not only because of his intelligence but also his ability to tell apart emotions and find the reasons why they are there to solve a problem. The theory on his past is that, he was told to ignore all emotions in him and focus only on his duties by his Grandfather, which is why he is the cold shell he is today. In several books, Livio states that he is bad at expressing himself but still sympathizes with Alex's situation.

He is shown to care deeply about Livio, such as in Knights of Fright where he tries to take the fall when Evan catches Livio digging up the academy grounds red-handed. Although Evan easily sees through Gion's lie, he does mention being surprised about how Gion, who doesn't seem to care for others, was willing to take the blame in place of Livio.

This fact is elaborated on in Stay Forever, Starry sky, where Gion is revealed to have given Livio a lighter punishment, a two week long suspension, instead of a serious lawsuit a furious student had threatened to sue Livio with, at the promise of dealing with people suffering from poverty and banishing them. When Livio finds out that Gion had in fact given him a suspension because he did not want Livio to face such consequences instead of giving him a harsher punishment than necessary, Livio slaps the student responsible for this on the right side of his face. This causes the student to sputter some curses and threatens to torture Livio till he wish he were dead, and it earns him another slap on the left side of his face, this time by Gion.

## Etymology

The name Gion is a male name rooted from Germanic, meaning "God is Merciful".

## Quotes

* *I've done so many despicable things, and you still think that I am kind? What an innocent child.* (To Alexis, The World's Finest)

## Trivia

In the official Prince Series characters stat, it was revealed that;

* Gion's nationality is Italian.
* Gion's birthday is on 11 November.
* Gion is 16 years old.
* Gion's star sign is a Scorpio.

    Gion's birthday is on the 11th of November, which is Remembrance Day. This can be references why he is cold and quiet.

He met Livio when he was 6 years old and get reunited when he was 12 years old.

Gion also has some abilities and interests, such as:

* He is talented in playing the piano.

* According from what Leon searched on the internet, Gion has an IQ more that 160 and considered as a genius when he was 8 years old. Other than sports, he's also excellent in every field especially politics.

Although it was stated that Gion has IQ more than 160, in Book 16, Gion has an IQ of 140 as stated by Xi Shao Long. This error may be due to writer's problems.

* In Prince at Work, it was stated that Gion is a shareholder and also owned a subsidiary travelling company.

* Ciel said that Gion had *sister-complex* since he was very protective over Gina.
* In Stay Forever, Starry Sky, it is stated that Gion has dulled senses on the left side of his body, so if it weren't for Livio staying by his side, he would stumble frequently and get into a lot of accidents.

## References

1. ↑ Gion’s age in official Character Stats, see Trivia
2. ↑ Gion’s birthdate in official Character Stats, see Trivia
3. ↑ Gion’s sign in official Character Stats, see Trivia
4. ↑ Gion's nationality in official Character Stats, see Trivia
5. ↑ Prince Series 14: Prince at Work: Occupations page 151
6. ↑ Prince Series 14: Prince at Work: Occupations page 151
7. ↑ Prince Series 25: Knights Of Fright: Remembrance
8. ↑ Prince Series 17: Champions of Wisdom: Knowledge
9. ↑ Prince Series 31: Whizzes of Connection: Communication
10. ↑ Prince Series 25: Knights Of Fright: Remembrance
11. ↑ Prince Series 07: Leaders of the Future: Innovation, Page 88
12. ↑ Prince Series 07: Leaders of the Future: Innovation
13. ↑ Prince Series 06: A Royal Vengeance: Famous Destinations