Passione/Description

Passione is one of the most powerful gangs in Italy despite its low membership compared to others. It has 757 known members, including Giorno Giovanna, at the beginning of both Fate of Zephyr and Vento Aureo.

The gang is based in Naples, but operations go as far as Greece, England, and Morocco. There is speculation that the syndicate plans on expanding but nothing had been confirmed during Father Diavolo's tenure. While it is known for its involvement in contraband, fraud, organ, and the human trafficking trade, it is infamous for its strict criteria and nearly monopolizing grip on the drug trade. However, Passione also has a false reputation of being very anti-drug as a means to maintain the monopoly.

## Hierarchy

Passione runs similarly to any mafia syndicate, which strict hierarchy is maintained. Unlike many mafioso hierarchies, there is no connection to any role and promotion based on family-based nepotism- at least at a glance.

The syndicate is run by **The Boss**, then Father Diavolo, who is considered the first head to the rest of his subordinates. The only people after him in status and power are the **Consiglieri**. It is unknown who Father Diavolo's Consiglieri are, how many of them exist, and whether he had any, although many suggest that his elite Special Unit, or at least its supposed leader Solido Doppio, represent the group. Giorno publicly appointed Jean Pierre Polnareff and Zura Grattachecca (eventually also Clara E.) as his Consiglieri, making them his second and third in command respectively; Zura ended up being the leader of the Special Unit, similarly to how Solido Doppio was before.

There seems to be at least seven different regions that represent Passione's territories; at least four oversee Italy. Each region within Passione's control is overseen by the **Caporegimes**, or Capos, who receive their orders either directly from the boss or through his Consiglieri; the orders are mostly by the former via Passione's complex computer system. A Capo would often have one to many **Teams** under their leadership to preform specific or general tasks, depending on their purpose for overseeing a territory, ruling their respective regions based on their own leadership style. Some Teams will also have their own sub-teams or hierarchy, depending on how the capo oversees the region and level of power Passione has in that territory. Certain Teams oversee both trade and protection of their regions, reaping profits from the areas as a result, while others are merely given a lump salary for their work on specific tasks. These Teams are all categorized and labeled based on their tasks. These categories include the **Information Teams**, which has teams such as Info Team #12, **Gambling Teams**, **Real Estate Teams**, and so forth; the biggest group is the **Hitman Teams**. Members of these teams are generally known within and outside of Passione as **Mafiosos.** The lowest ranking or newcomers are typically labeled as **Soldiers** and those that have a higher ranking or more experiences are known as **Associates**. Teams themselves may have their own titles and statuses separate from Passione overall, differing from the general titles, or forgo titles and only refer everyone as Mafiosos. **Leaders** of their teams may also be called Capos or captains by their subordinates if it is within the team's own culture.

There specific teams and members in Passione that slightly differ from a typical syndicate and do not completely fit in the hierarchy. The Special Unit is a specific team that operates directly under the Boss's Orders and are considered to some as either his own Consiglieri or secret body guards; however, it is unknown what their officially known roles are within the syndicate during Father Diavolo's tenure and therefore they do not fit in the ranking listed. They became known as the Consiglieri when Giorno came to power. Passione's strangest member is Solido Doppio, who serves as the main cover for the Boss and works as his right hand, thus operating alone, and referred to as the real Consiglieri of Father Diavolo by some. Other teams, such as The Narcotics Team, are their own category, as the team is the only group able to create the addictive drugs Passione makes profits from with the use of only one Stand User, Massimo Volpe. Because of this, they also do not fit the hierarchy compared to the others. However, both teams are seen as at least higher in status than Hitman Teams.

Hitman Teams consist of the lowest-ranking mafiosos in the overall hierarchy, often tasks with dangerous missions and executions, and as a result are known for having the most overhead and casualties compared to other teams. Like all other teams, each team is labeled a specific number by random and the team as a whole is often referred to as such a number or a nickname that the team has chosen for themselves. Most teams in this category are paid low wages for their works and given no other benefits. However, proper politics and bribery can allow certain Hitman Teams to elevate in status or gain better favor within their peers or possibly promote themselves to a higher status. The most notable example of this is **Hitman Team #47**, which Olio Nero is able to ascend to the status of Capo by using Polpo's hidden 10 billion lira stash. Another Hitman Team known in Passione is **Hitman Team #99**, who eventually rebranded themselves as Team Bucciarati, and **Hitman Team #88**, who also refer to themselves as The Rise. The Rise became known for having the most favorable team within their territory due to their association with Ogio Engio.

Although not considered members of Passione or within the hierarchy, **Dead Callers** are suicide messengers sent to teams to assign missions or send messages from their superiors before they are killed off-either by someone or by themselves. These Dead Callers are often unwilling victims; most come from Passione's human trafficking system to be discarded or later used for organ harvesting, regular civilians who were blackmailed into becoming a Dead Caller or formerly held as ransom and no longer needed, or mafiosos in Passione who are to be punished by becoming a Dead Caller. Although uncommon, Dead Callers may also be willing to be one. The biggest example of such is Capo Pericolo, when he willingly killed himself to send The Hitman Team a message to go to Venezia for the final information needed to hand off Gigi Una. Once a Dead Caller relays the necessary message, they are either forced to commit suicide, are killed soon after by a mafioso (either the one receiving the message or one that was following behind to ensure the message was properly done), executed by Father Diavolo himself, or executed by their own team if the message was for them. An example of such is Stracciatello when his paralyzed body was sent to his team's base after being caught for treason with Sorbetto and had a note attached with orders for the team to kill him. It is unknown whether the method of suicide can be chosen.