Ezio Romano/History

Ezio was the oldest child of two professional academics who expected their son to follow a similar career path. However, his family considered him to be their only child after Marsala decided to pursue a career in art instead, but later consider both nonexistent after Ezio became a killer.

## Before Encountering Anita

As a result of being raised strictly academically, Ezio became an alumni at the Polytechnic University of Milan for a double major degree in Computer Information Systems and Bioinformatics. He was eventually accepted into the university's doctorate program a few years later. Between his acceptance and obtaining his degree, he worked professionally in Turin, ultimately meeting his former wife Vittoria Shelly while at a work function. The two of them fell in love over shared interests in the computer sector and both were accepted into the same doctorate program at the same time. Records showed that Ezio's work focused on using machine learning and bioinformatics for cancer detection, while his wife focused on artificially creating life using artificial intelligence and biotechnology.

According to rumors surrounding Ezio, the relationship was disapproved by his parents due to Vittoria's academic background as a first-generation graduate who transferred from an unknown community college in America to Italy. Nonetheless, the two eloped and began their doctorate programs overseeing their projects. They planned on having children after they both graduate.

### Downfall into Insanity and Crime

A tragic accident in one of the university's labs led to the death of his late wife and believed to have fueled Ezio's decent into madness, fueling more rumors that he actually murdered his wife. However, speculations reveal that Vittoria's death was organized by the university's officials and local government due to her project being too controversial, and Ezio's madness began with him collecting evidence of such. However, he seemed to have disappeared from the public eye soon as he was labeled a person-of-interest. It is also revealed that the tragic accident caused Ezio's eye to be injured and other injuries contributed to his own infertility.

## After Anita's Death

It is unknown what happened to Ezio after Anita disappeared.

## Comparison to the Original Melone

Ezio's backstory up to his descent into further madness shares the same backstory with the original Melone, as both were former Ph.D. students driven to madness due to their beloved's death and their Stands being a manifestation of said beloved's research.

While the original Melone was ultimately found by La Squadra Esecuzioni, stopped his experimentation, and encountered Anita years later during Vento Aureo, Ezio did not join any syndicate or group- working independently as a serial killer to continue experimentation and encountered Anita before Fate of Zephyr. It is also unknown what Ezio did to Anita that led him and Babyface to be fused into her or whether Ezio truly died when. At the same time, Ezio is revealed to have some family connections to Anita and implied to have admired her in childhood, but forgotten about it when they finally met, while the original Melone never encountered her until Vento Aureo and did not know her.