Zura Grattachecca/Introduction

### 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.

### Occupation

The Hitman Team second-in-command (former), Giorno Giovanna's Consigliere

### Status

Alive

Zura Grattachetta is the second-in-command of The Hitman Team and a core ally in Fate of Zephyr.

In the past, she was best friends with fellow ice skate competitor Ghiaccio Francescon before he was accused of attacking her in an attempt to covet her chances of joining Italy's Olympic figure skating team. She eventually murdered Ghiaccio's step-father to save him and was inprisoned for it until she was bailed out by Olio Nero. Zura is also a mentor figure for Giorno Giovanna and follows him and Olio in their mission to bodyguard Gigi Una and ultimately help them identify the Boss before being promoted to Consigliere of Passione.

Zura is known for her stand Demidevil, which can transform inorganic or dead items into precious stones, and obtained it after going through Ogio Engio's test.

## Appearance

Zura is a young woman of average height and build with greenish-brown eyes and long dark blue curly hair. The top part of her hair is tied into two pigtails, one on each side of her head, which is twirled around to be buns. She is of both Persian and Uyghur descent, sharing physical traits from both ethnicities.

Zura wears white triangular bikini top that is laced up in the front, with matching detached laced-up long sleeves and thigh-high laced boots, and with black metal accents. The laces vary in colors of white, blue, black, and red. The top edge of her top is lined with light blue and silver small diamonds that alternate. Matching her top, Zura wears white jean shorts, which are attached to her top by ribbons, which alter in colors like her other laces. She is shown wearing glass platforms that are decorated in shiny pearls and other colored precious stones. Her face and body are covered in small diamonds, resembling freckles, and she wears a daisy pendant that matches Ghiaccio's hair pin around her neck. She also sports long blue nails, which can grow to resemble blue diamond claws when activating her Stand.

As a child, Zura's hair was not curled or blue, but black and more wavy than curly, which she frequently tied up in a tight bun to avoid it from getting in her face when she competed in figure skating. Her body was much slimmer due to years of training as a figure skater, only developing a more muscular build after joining The Hitman Team. As a former practicing Muslim, Zura grew up wearing a hijab and more modest clothes when visiting mosques and praying.

When she became Consiglieri, her hair is dyed white in reference to Olio with blue tips. It is tied into two pigtails and decorated with white roses with blue diamonds and shaped like cat ears. She has a detatchable black leather collar and wears a red and black dress with short puffed sleeves, with the black fabric also being leather. Although her nails still resemble blue diamond claws when her Stand is activated, her actual nails have changed to red, with encrusted gems of various colors littering her hands. Her shoes are replaced with blue lace up sneakers, resembling the original Ghiaccio's shoes.

## Personality

Zura presents herself as confident and proud, relishing in praise and admiration towards her abilities and talents even when she trained to be a figure skater. Like Ghiaccio, she is known to have a short-temper, is prone to fits of anger, and often acts on impulse as a result of her fits and anger getting the best of her. This was especially seen when Zura went to find Briano Zucchero on the boat despite Olio telling her to stop and then afterwards proceeding to torture the former until her anger was satisfied. Even when her impulses compromise her success, she tries to remain conscious about her weaknesses and work her way around them when she is level-headed. According to Taehyung, Zura is also a quick thinker and strategist in her own right, able to reverse a situation in her favor and ultimately change the tide in combat to her favor. She is also known to have a competitive streak, which followed her from her childhood to her career as a hitman.

Despite being known as a polar opposite of Olio, Zura is also proven to have leadership skills and easily take control of the situation when called on it. Initially, Zura attempted to follow the same approaches Olio used but then was encouraged to find her own leadership style instead. Unlike Olio, her style was proven to be more gentle with her approach, as she encouraged Giorno to find different ways to apply his Stand, yet still critical when necessary. She is also known to be empathetic, although only showing her ability to sympathize and provide emotional support when one-on-one with members instead of as a group, and ended up being a confidant to members for various reasons. Zura, however, presents herself as more aggressive and hostile towards strangers, often assuming the worst to whoever attempts to approach her team with no proper introduction or announcement. She is willing to physically attack or threaten anyone regardless of status, as she threatened an aged businessman before the latter asked Olio to investigate Marsala. Oftentimes, her threats include her revealing her Stand via her claws, retrieving and retracting them in front of potential attackers, and nearly nicking them to establish dominance. To those that she is familiar or friends with with, Zura is very close to them, regardless of how she met them. An example was Zura's former parole officer, which she explained her close bond coming from the officer often sneaking in snacks for her while she was in prison in exchange for information about inmates.

As a woman who also pursues justice, she has a distain for those who abuse or oppress individuals or groups, especially those who do it towards women and children, and stands in solidarity with those who had been victims in the past. As a result, she has a soft spot for the women and Taehyung on the team due to their histories of surviving abuse, and became the unofficial mentor and advocate for the other female members when she can. She also developed a soft spot for Gigi after discovering the truth of her and Father Diavolo's relationship, although she was initially had a professional distance with her in the beginning. Zura is critical on herself when she is unable to see abuse or unfairness right away. This was especially evident when discovering Ghiaccio being abused by his step-father and criticizing herself for not being able to step in to help her friend all those years.

## Abilities

### Stand

Demidevil is a short-ranged Stand that allows Zura to turn solid matter into precious stones, mainly blue diamonds; these stones must be at least a 7 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. The ability would only work on non-living matter or matter that is either dead; using it on living items will cause it to die if left in its state for too long. However, because of this effects, it can be used to catharize wounds and decrease the chances of creating scar tissues or living areas to die faster despite it's potential when left alone.

When used in close combat, Zura would often transform her nails into sharp claws and use them to scratch or shield herself from attacks. While it cannot be used on living items or contribute to growth, it has a rather interesting effect where nails can be grown longer and sharper. These nails are often unbreakable but can be broken off from the finger via extreme force but still capable of being used as a weapon.

### Ice Skating Abilities and Athleticism

As a trained athlete since childhood, Zura is physically stronger than many of her contemporaries and continues to strengthen herself physically even after retiring from figure skating. This was seen when she took down a man with minimal effort and having to be pulled back and drive away before she could finally kill him. Due to her previous career, Zura is shown to still have some skills and abilities when it comes to jumps and spins, although she is somewhat limited due to the injuries she sustained as a result of her attack.

Despite being able to fight, Zura does not have any background training in defense or fighting techniques. However, she is able to take down her opponents without her Stand with ease.

### Driving Abilities and Car Interest

Zura is a fan of cars, something that she shares with Salata Mista. The two are often seen racing each other or attending car meetups.

## References

* Zura's outfit at the 2021 Life is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpfNCZmeWT4
* Ashnikko's Genius interview regarding their song "Daisy": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3p8Appnu\_g
* Ashnikko's Genius interview regarding their song "Slumber Party": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlUgcDjnn3w
* "Daisy" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i01tOMgBDU

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