Francesco di Aiello/Introduction

### Namesake

Francesco: Spanish variation of Francis, meaning "Frenchman", di Aiello: Latin surname meaning " of the field/smallholding"

### Family

Unnamed father (alive),Unnamed mother (deceased), Cassio Montagna (younger twin brother, deceased)

### Status

Dead

Francesco di Aiello is a minor character in Fate of Zephyr. In Vento Aureo, Francesco is Prosciutto of La Squadra Esecuzioni.

He is the older twin brother of Cassio Montagna and former child-actor before his untimely death. Despite being identical twins with his brother, their mother saw Francesco as a potential star and began living vicariously through him as a result; this led to her forcing him to partake in drug usage and other unhealthy habits as a means of controlling him. Francesco's eventually died years later due to overdosing on drugs and malnutrition finally catching up to him. To this day, Cassio blamed himself for not being able to see the true abuse his brother endured, therefore preventing his brother's death, and Francesco's death also led Cassio to not only kill their mother as revenge but also become a member of The Hitman Team when Olio Nero confronted him about their deaths.

It is unknown whether he is a natural-born Stand user, as he died before Cassio discovered his Stand.

## Appearance

Earlier in his life, Francesco and Cassio were identical in appearance. However, as time passed, Francesco appeared to be shorter and thinner, as well as older, due to increased drug usage and the effects of an overworked, unhealthy lifestyle. Although Francesco's hair also ended up being brown like his brother, he is forced to dye it blonde and have it permed in various textures throughout his life depending on the role he is performing or whatever his mother deemed suitable for his appearance.

When Cassio meets his brother before dying, Francesco appeared to be the same height and weight as his brother. Francesco is dressed in a simple black t-shirt with a deep v and dark blue jeans that are cuffed at the end. He is shown wearing a silk robe with a spiderweb-like motif, similar to Prosciutto's coat, and appears more relaxed than before.

## Personality

Not much is known about Francesco beyond Cassio's perspective. Due to his experiences as a child actor, he is perceived to the world as a well-mannered, exemplary fashionable gentleman. Many describe him as a prime example of young Italian machismo.

An overprotective brother, Francesco attempted to protect his younger sibling from the reality of the abuse he endured while trying to find time to show his brother love and affection privately; this was seen when Francesco said nothing when Cassio accused him of caring more for his career over him and even appearing to be the "better" brother as a means of gaining better favor from their mother. It was heavily implied that Francesco knew that Cassio was initially considered to also become an actor alongside him and would end up enduring the same drug and emotional abuse he had to endure if that happened, so he purposely persuaded their mother to view Cassio as someone less inept to become a star and hopefully make himself successful enough to take his brother away with him from further harm. He doesn't hold his younger brother against him for thinking of such things.

Unlike the original Prosciutto, Francesco is shown to be very playful and optimistic, even outside of acting like such, but also striving to be kind and courteous to others despite the tribulations of his life. Until his death, he often encouraged his brother to see the better in people and forgive others over seeking vengeance- especially to their mother. As a people-pleaser, Francesco also does what he can to gain favor from their mother in order to avoid further abuse against him or Cassio, while also increasing his chances of gaining better opportunities and treatment. This further explains his complicit-ness in engaging in unhealthy eating habits and willingly taking wrong doses of medications as a means to pursue better goals.

## Abilities

### **Entertainment Triple Threat**

Although Francesco is known to be an actor, he is marketed as a "triple threat" due to his training and work involving singing and dancing. Most notably, he is trained in opera and classical singing as well as concert dancing and ballet. As a result of his training, he is able to perform theatre-based gigs as well as other talents in film.

## References

* "The Tragic Life of Judy Garland" by MsMojo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3knnXsJf\_Ww

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