Father Diavolo

> You will obey me and not see that Una whore again, or you will be at my mercy instead of God's.
>
> Father Diavolo, threatening his son Solido Nasto for not listening to him.

###### Character Summary:

*How did a young priest ultimately become the leader of one of the deadliest criminal empires the world has ever seen? Formerly known as Father Niccolò, Father Diavolo began his journey after killing his supposed adopted son and using the opportunity of finding the arrows to create Passione. Wanting the syndicate for himself and control over everything he claims his own, his ambitions led him to plan the death of his granddaughter under pretenses that he was going to protect her. Cunning, sadistic, enigmatic, and full of pride, nothing seems to stop him in his eyes- especially with his Stand Dark Twisted Fantasty. With its abilities to alter time like King Crimson and more, Father Diavolo is able to rise up to where he was now... and unfortunately led him to fall to the infinite death the original Diavolo was forced to endure as well. The mighty emperor became no more thanks to Giorno and his new family.* * Introduction
* Gallery
* History
* Trivia

## Father Diavolo

### Namesake

Diavolo: Italian word meaning "devil"Niccolò: Italian variation of Nicolas, meaning "Victory of the people". In reference to Italian writer Niccolò Machiavelli. Occidente: Italian word meaning "west". In reference to American rapper Ye.

### Family

Solido Nasto (son, deceased), Gigi Una (granddaughter, alive)

### Occupation

Roman Catholic priest (former), Passione Don

### Status

Dead

Father Diavolo, or The Father, Boss, and similar titles, is the Don of Passione and the main antagonist Fate of Zephyr. In Vento Aureo, he is the priest that adopted the original Diavolo and was killed by his son years later.

Formerly a Roman Catholic priest that went by Father Niccolò, he impregnated a female prisoner and became the father of Solido Nasto, who he eventually killed after years of emotional abuse. After finding the arrows in Egypt while in hiding and using them on himself and others, he established his syndicate in Naples and adopted an alter named Solido Doppio. Like the original Diavolo, he goes out of his way to hide his past and identity, going as afar as killing his late son's lover when she attempted to contact his son years later. It was Father Diavolo who ordered the execution of Sorbetto and Stracciatello and later commanded The Hitman Team to escort Gigi Una, who was supposedly his actual daughter, to him. The mission lead to the death of most of Team Bucciarati and The Hitman Team to defect themselves. Father Diavolo ultimately died at the hands of Giorno Giovanna.

Through the arrow, Father Diavolo gained his Stand Dark Twisted Fantasy, a variation of King Crimson that alters time, among many other things.

## Appearance

Prior to adopting Solido, Father Diavolo appeared to be a regular priest, wearing the usual habits that other Catholic priests would wear.

## References

* "Unraveling the Madness of Kanye West" by j aubrey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y663k\_OlTw (reuploaded)

Tim Henson's appearance used as inspiration for Cassio's appearance.
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 Father Diavolo was born Niccolò de Occidente in Cagliari, Sardinia.

## Childhood and Life as a Priest and Father

Niccolò was born as an only child to an aspiring politician and his wife, and not much is known about his childhood due to it being lost to history. When Niccolò was five, his father divorced his mother and left both her and child destitute. Despite not knowing exactly what his father did to get them in such a situation, Niccolò learned that his father used his financial and political power to do so. The action also ensured that not only was Niccolò forced to be in his mother's sole custody but also that his mother's own reputation is ruined to the point where she was completely ostracized from the small Sardinia village they lived in. Niccolò's mother died soon after and Niccolò himself was placed at the mercy of his neighbors and other children, who continued to abuse him due to his association to his mother. Meanwhile, his father continued to abandon him and focused more on gaining power in business and politics, taking advantage of the aftereffect of World War II. His father became known for being powerful and picking those deemed politically or financially "weak" to establish further dominance. When Niccolò was 12, he learned that his father, at the height of his power, was brutally assassinated by a rival. Niccolò came to the conclusion that his father didn't die because he was murdered but because he was unable to maintain the vas but came to the conclusion that his father died because he was unable to maintain the power he has garnered. He vowed to gain power the way his father had but to keep it for as long as possible.

It is his desire for power that made Niccolò decide to be a Catholic priest. Initially, Niccolò feigned interest and devotion to Catholicism to avoid attention as he did what he pleased, and found the unique yet seemingly safe power the clergy had was enough to satisfy his desire to have power. He excelled in his study and quickly became ordained at age 20 due to a high demand for priests to serve in Sardinia at the time. As a priest, Niccolò was immediately respected as a man of God and nearly worshipped by the conservative community of his village as such. He grew to love abusing the fact that he could simply get away with anything he desired - no one would dare accuse a priest of being immoral - and he relished using his reputation as a respected clergyman of his hometown. He quickly used his newfound reputation to get away with crimes like fraud and murder, and even used his supposed celibacy to seduce women- from rich, affluent wives and the lowest prostitutes- along with other crimes related to such. He often frequented prisons to provide services due to lack of funding in the prisons to have a permanent chaplain, frequenting the Primadonna State Prison for Incarcerated Women the most. Despite the prison being strict with having male visitors, Father Diavolo's status as a priest allowed him to not only visit the prison frequently without issue but also have close, often private, unsupervised interactions with the prisoners.

His act of seducing and sleeping with women could be hidden due to him believing to be infertile. It wasn't until he slept with a female prisoner that he discovered his action had led to the conception of Solido Nasto. Not wanting to have children and too avoid taking accountability for his actions, he bribed nd manipulate enough people, including the prisoner, to believe that she was never pregnant, that she was simply imagining symptoms of a pregnancy caused by an old lover that died more than two years ago. Some of people who were bribed were eventually replaced by new employees who were unware of the encounter, making the pregnancy more of an enigma. Niccolò further used his reputation as a priest to proclaim Solido's birth as a Christian miracle and feigned a kind heart by willingly adopting his birth son in his own right while hiding the fact that he was Solido's real father. He further convinced the prison staff to separate mother and son and did what he can to destroy whatever evidence he could find regarding Solido's origins.

The community believed that Niccolò was merely a strict parent due to his Catholic views, but in reality was emotionally abusive to his son. This was in part to control him, taking advantage of the abuse to discourage his son from further questioning his authority. As a result, Solido gained a reputation of being cowardly and bullied by those who wanted to take advantage of it- including his own father. Niccolò was able to justify his actions by using Catholic doctrine and playing in favor of conservative views regarding child-rearing. However, part of the reason why Niccolò was abusive came from him developing jealous thoughts about Solido. Despite Solido being a known coward and ridiculed as a result by the community, his youth and good nature became an admirable aspect of his character. As a result, Solido became beloved and attention suddenly shifted from Niccolò to his son. Niccolò found his powers as a priest waning, something he didn't realize would happen if he took Solido in as a son, and grew to hate Solido for gaining this "power". Niccolò often wondered whether he should remain a priest and be satisfied with his current reputation and power or pursue other ventures, worrying about the fallout that would happen if he did so. These thoughts continued to haunt him as Solido grew older and began to be curious about his past.

He became especially curious when Donatella came to visit the village from Thailand. Solido and Donatella immediately got along, which made them gain a reputation as adorable sweethearts who are destined to marry and establish a family. Niccolò grew jealous of Solido's new reputation as well as had his own obsession with Donatella, but realized that Donatella was starting to make Solido to further investigate his past. This is due to Donatella sharing her culture as Thai, which Solido discovered to be a part of his culture due to hearing in the past that his birth mother was half-Thai. When Solido tried to probe further into his past by asking Niccolò questions, Niccolò began to restrict Solido from interacting with Donatella under the guise of conservative views on courtship and claimed that Donatella was merely a whore that was trying to seduce Solido and damn him to hell as a result. Despite being threatened if it continued to see her or dive deeper into his past, Solido continued to see Donatella privately and the two worked together to find more info about who Solido was.

## Death of Solido Nasto and Discovery of Arrows

Eventually, Solido's findings let him to contact his mother, who had just been released from prison. Niccolò was unable to stop him from meeting and discovering the truth of his birth and decided to get rid of his son once and for all. When Solido came home, believing that Niccolò was in the spare room that was about to be made as a garage, he found his mother hidden underneath the excavated area of the room. Niccolò stood behind his son with a pickaxe and killed him immediately. He then set fire to the entire village to hide his crimes and make it look like it was a tragic fire that happened out of nowhere. Solido was believed to be sent away to the military right before in order to be a sailor, and the body of Niccolò was never recovered. Donatella, who had left Sardinia prior to Solido meeting his birth mother, believed the lie about Solido being sent away and attempted to reach out to him after the fire.

Meanwhile, Niccolò managed to escape to Egypt with little savings. He found himself working as an excavator to earn extra money when he discovered the Arrows and gained his Stand Dark Twisted Fantasy when he scrapped himself from the tip. Discovering such an unusual, new power, he decided to sell most of the arrows and return to Italy with a new identity to create a mafia syndicate. Relishing his new power, he used secrecy and fear to maintain his identity and adopted his alias "Father Diavolo" to establish Passione's familial culture. As a result of Dark Twisted Fantasy's powers, he develops a split personality named Solido Doppio, which represented Solido Nasto's personality, and used his new persona as a unofficial "second-in-command".

## Post-Fate of Zephyr

* The use of the album *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy* and references to rapper Ye came from the album's song "Power", which is known for sampling King Crimson's song "21st Century Schizoid Man". Likewise, Ye is known for his use of religious imagery and celebration of God complexes in his style and music.
* One of Father Diavolo's alters, Dionigi Damocle, is in reference to the tale "The Sword of Damocles", in which King Dionysius II of Syracuse allowed a courtier Damocles to experience life as king- leading to the latter to find a sword hanging above his head by a single horsehair.
	+ The reference to the tale is seen in *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy*, notably in the music video for "Power".
	+ Coincidentally, the name Dionigi references the Italian word *dio*, meaning "God", as it comes from the Greek word *dios* and in reference to the God Dionysus.
* It is highly implied that the original priest knew and had interacted with Enrico Pucci at one point.