Tonio Trussardi
Tonio Trussardi (トニオ・トラサルディー, Tonio Torasarudī) is a tertiary ally featured in the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable, introduced in the "Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food" story arc. He also appears as a primary ally in the one-shot Poaching Seashore.
Tonio is a professional chef of Italian origins working in an Italian restaurant named Trattoria Trussardi, at the edge of the town of Morioh. He is also a Stand user who uses his Stand, Pearl Jam, to enhance his cooking.
Appearance
Tonio is a man of average to above-average height and medium build. He keeps short, light, neat hair; and he often wears a genial expression.
Tonio is only shown in his chef's uniform, comprising a light or white double-breasted jacket, a loose tie, an apron, and a tall, cylindrical hat. He wears small, metallic, T-shaped emblems on the upper corners of his apron and jacket, around his chest. He also wears a semicircular emblem with a plus-shaped indent on the frontal fold of his hat.
In Poaching Seashore, Tonio is seen wearing a short-sleeved wetsuit with two T-shaped emblems on the center of his chest going downward, and a set of waterproof shoes. Despite the swimming attire, Tonio still wears his chef's hat.
Color Schemes
Personality
- What greater joy is there for a chef but to do just that? This is what I live for. This is what I want.
Tonio Trussardi is a benevolent chef whose goal is to make people happy with his cooking.
He is very dedicated to his craft, and his ambition is to serve and cure people of their ailments through his dishes, showing a benevolent and caring personality. Although he was trained as a chef, he made extensive work to research the human body, studied alternative medicine, and looked for rare ingredients that are especially healthy.
Tonio expresses great pride in his country's national cooking, stating that Italian cooking is so healthy, people there live long lives thanks to it, and also that Italians are the best when it comes to cooking tomatoes. Secondly, Tonio has a preference for simple, home-made style cooking; he wishes to make dishes that mothers can pass down to their children and is opposed to pleasing "snobby critics." To establish himself, Tonio didn't hesitate to work overseas, and creates his restaurant in the small coastal town of Morioh, in great part because Morioh's closeness to the sea and farmlands allows him to acquire especially fresh and high-quality products.
Tonio also works as his restaurant's waiter and displays a charismatic and courteous personality. It allows him to convince even reluctant clients to try out his dishes. However, he is also a mysophobe with a profuse hatred for germs, especially when they risk to contaminate his food. As a chef, Tonio is rightfully furious when a client intrudes upon his kitchen as they bring bacteria from outside. His usual smile turns into a raging grin, and while he doesn't turn violent, he still forces the intruder to clean up his kitchen as a punishment.
In Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, Tonio confesses that he came to Morioh to cure his girlfriend Vergina, showing great commitment to her and their relationship, going as far as to illegally harvest abalones for her. When questioned by Rohan about his girlfriend's condition, he tears up, despaired and disgraced by his inability to cure her tumour with his Pearl Jam alone.
Abilities
Stand
Tonio's Stand is Pearl Jam, a swarm of vegetable-like creatures that infuse themselves into Tonio's dishes, and increase the healing potency of the dishes to supernatural levels.
Cooking
Tonio is a preeminent chef specialized in Italian cuisine. He is able to create delicious dishes[4] using the highest grade ingredients. Tonio also mentions having studied several undisclosed foreign gastronomy.
Esoteric Knowledge: Tonio Trussardi has studied many miscellaneous esoteric healing techniques such as palm-reading to diagnose ailments. He also mentions having studied Chinese medicinal art, Amazonian medicine, and researched various African healing herbs. It helps him select obscure ingredients for his dishes.
History
Background
Tonio Trussardi was born in Naples, Italy,[5] but claims Amalfi as his hometown.[6]
Tonio did extensive studies in cuisines all around the world and is extremely proud and confident in the skills he accumulated. Some of these studies include Chinese medicinal arts, Amazonian medicine, and African herbs.[2] During his travels around the world he developed his Stand Pearl Jam, allowing for a much better cooking ability, but no one in his country, Italy, recognized his new ability. Due to being too young he couldn't open his own restaurant there, so he traveled to Morioh where the competition between restaurants is more intense and his chances were bigger.
Diamond is Unbreakable
Okuyasu Nijimura and Josuke Higashikata find Tonio's restaurant in Morioh and decided to visit it. Tonio presents himself to be different from other chefs, as he doesn't have a menu and the food he prepares is decided by himself after examining his customer's hands to determine what their ailments are. He examines Okuyasu, determining that Okuyasu had constipation, stiff shoulders, had only 4 hours of sleep and athlete's foot, and serves him food to make him feel better, but Josuke grows suspicious of him after several weird incidents with Okuyasu after eating the food. Okuyasu's eyes water uncontrollably after drinking African mineral water but afterwards, Okuyasu feels re-energized, as if he had just had a full 10 hours sleep. His shoulder begins to ache and Okuyasu ends up rubbing enough dirt and dead skin off of his shoulder to make a softball out of them after eating a cheese and tomato dish but afterwards, his arms feel much better and he can stretch in a far more agile fashion. After eating a spicy pasta dish named "Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca", two of Okuyasu's teeth cavities are violently ejected and new teeth grow in their place. Josuke becomes incredibly suspicious and discovers miniature organisms in the food, determining them to be Tonio's Stand, Pearl Jam.
Josuke investigates the kitchen and finds the main dish, lamb and applesauce, on a nearby countertop, as well as Tonio himself feeding the same dish to a small dog. Said dog's intestines are violently expelled from its body and the same fate befalls Okuyasu when he runs into the kitchen and eats the dish hungrily, his intestines bursting from his stomach. Tonio notices Josuke and becomes incredibly violent and angry, throwing a knife at Josuke and thrusting a bar of soap into Josuke's face, demanding he follow proper kitchen hygiene and berating him for entering the kitchen without permission.
Amazingly, Okuyasu's stomach feels far better, his constipation cured, and the dog who also ate the same dish is also fully healed, much to Tonio's joy. Tonio clears up the misunderstanding by stating that his only goal was to make good food that could make everyone feel better. He discovered his Stand whilst training in his culinary style, but since his hometown did not accept his style and he was too young to legally be allowed to start his own restaurant by Italian law, he moved to Japan, to the town of Morioh where, while competition was harsh, the opportunities were rife.
Though the misunderstanding is cleared up and Tonio is revealed to ultimately be a good person with an unorthodox Stand, Tonio still forces Josuke to clean the kitchen from top to bottom whilst he prepares Okuyasu's pudding dessert to cure his athlete's foot.
He later appears among the Stand users warned by Josuke about Yoshikage Kira after Shigekiyo Yangu's death. He promises to keep an eye on his customers. His final appearance is at the end of Part 4 where he, along with the other heroes, bid farewell to the spirit of Reimi Sugimoto.
Poaching Seashore
Rohan Kishibe goes to Tonio's restaurant and is cured of his sleepy eyes. In return, Tonio asks Rohan to assist him in seeking out "Disk Abalone", a Morioh-exclusive fish located near the Hyogara Rocks. Though uneasy of the legality of this at first, Rohan agrees to join him out of self-interest. Later that night, Rohan and Tonio travel to the outer rocks and discover a swarm of abalone in the water. Rohan notes that the property belonged to the Higashikata's, which is why fishermen cannot legally sell the fish. Tonio reveals that his true intent for obtaining the abalones was to cure his lover's tumor, an illness that even his Pearl Jam was unable to fix. The two swim into the water and begin collecting a few by hand, though after awhile Tonio suddenly disappears, much to Rohan's surprise. He discovers that the abalones had the tendency to cling onto objects and were slowly drowning both him and Tonio. Rohan eventually saves them by using Heaven's Door to make a nearby octopus attack the swarm. Later, Rohan, Koichi, Okuyasu, and Josuke are seen dining on octopus in Trattoria Trussardi. Tonio is seen in the kitchen with his lover, Vergina, who is fully recovered thanks to Tonio's new abalone dish.
Novels
Purple Haze Feedback
Tonio's full name is Antonio Volpe, the older brother of villain Massimo Volpe. He originally came from a well-known bureaucratic family. As the eldest son, he was supposed to gain the family inheritance when he came of age - but when he voiced his desire to become a chef, he was disowned by his father who was trapped by antiquated ideals of class. Antonio then left his inheritance to his brother Massimo, and he relinquished his surname for his mother's maiden name, Trussardi. Antonio then travels the world, looking for a place where he can establish himself in the world of culinary arts, ultimately settling in Japan.
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1
- Chapter 304: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 2
- Chapter 305: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 3
- Chapter 306: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 4
- Chapter 307: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 1 (Cover only)
- Chapter 308: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 315: We Picked Up Something Crazy!, Part 1 (Cover only)
- Chapter 337: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 3 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 347: The People of Morioh
- Chapter 412: Cheap Trick, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 414: Cheap Trick, Part 3 (Phone book)
- Chapter 439: Goodbye, Morioh - The Golden Heart
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 6: Poaching Seashore
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 4: The Harvest Moon (Cameo)
Anime Appearances Novel Appearances- Purple Haze Feedback Chapter 7: luna nova (Flashback)
Live Action Appearances- Diamond is Unbreakable (Film) (Mentioned only)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (TV Drama): Poaching Seashore
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9.5 (TV Drama): The Other Poaching Seashore (Mentioned only)
Quotes
Quotes- “Si, Signore, I am Italian. My name is Tonio Trussardi. Call me Tonio. (シ...シニョール ワタシ「イタリア人でス トニオ・トラサルディーといいます トニオと呼んでください)”—Tonio Trussardi, Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1
- “Menu? A list of food? I'm afraid... we don't have that here. (メニュー？「
献立表 」？のことですか？そんなものウチにはないよ…)”—Tonio Trussardi, Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1 - “I have been traveling around the world to study the art of making food that relieves people's health problems, in order to make them feel better. I studies Chinese medicinal arts... I've studied under Amazonian medicine men... I've researched African herbs...
And I have incorporated all of these into my country's cuisine; into traditional Italian cooking. The people of Southern Italy, the people of the coast, have been known for living live lives with virtually no illnesses. That it due to the fact that they eat healthy Italian food. I will prepare you a meal that will make you feel much better.”—Tonio Trussardi, Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1 - “Now! Let us continue the meal!”—Tonio Trussardi, Chapter 304: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 2
- “I will never make food that will appeal only to a few snobby food critics. What I aim for is to make food that will be passed down from mother to daughter, food that respects its ingredients, food that will go on as time passes.”—Tonio Trussardi, Chapter 304: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 2
- “I won't forgive you! I can't forgive you barging into my workspace without permission! You! You must wash your hands before you enter the kitchen! The kitchen must stay sanitary at all times!”—Tonio to Josuke Higashikata, Chapter 306: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 4
- “That is simply fantastic! My greatest joy is... to have my customers enjoy my food, and to feel better afterwards.”—Tonio Trussardi, Chapter 306: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 4
- “In the world of Italian cuisine, someone as young as I am is not permitted to start his own restaurant... but in Japan, there are many different kinds of cuisine. And though the competition is harsh, there are also many opportunities. That is why I came here.”—Tonio Trussardi, Chapter 306: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 4
- “In a kitchen... bacteria is our worst enemy! (調理場という所は... バイキンが一番の敵デスッ！)”—Tonio Trussardi, Chapter 306: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 4
Quotes- “We'll poach them. (「密漁」をします)”—Tonio Trussardi, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 6: Poaching Seashore
- “I need them, no matter the cost. The black abalones of Morioh... I was finally able to bring her to Japan... She's my lover whom I left back in my hometown of Amalfi. Her name is Vergina. She has a tumour.... the size of a grapefruit in her head. She's sick... She can no longer stand or walk around... To my disgrace... my Pearl Jam cannot make her healthy. So I must give her those black abalones to eat. It's the food of the gods... My hope is that it may help her recover, if even a little... If I can use it to make a new dish... So... So I left my hometown to come here to Morioh.”
Quotes- “I can tell everything about your body simply by examining both of your hands.”—Tonio Trussardi, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (TV Drama): Poaching Seashore
- “Could you be the famous Rohan Kishibe? No! Your work, Pink Dark Boy, is cherished in Italy too! I'm a lifelong fan myself!”—Tonio Trussardi, to Rohan Kishibe, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (TV Drama): Poaching Seashore
- “You two are my very first customers. Let me give you special treatement.”—Tonio Trussardi, to Rohan and Kyoka, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (TV Drama): Poaching Seashore
- “I'm sorry my cooking didn't satisfy you. Don't bother with the payment; it's on the house.”
- “Tonio must be an expert in all sorts of toxins from animals and plants around the world. He uses just the right amount to heal sickness, embracing food as medicine. He really is a specialist in medicinal cuisine. He's trained in all schools of herbology, from Eastern medicine, Africa's wildflowers and plants, and the art of medicine men in the Amazons.”
- “When I woke up, I had somehow gotten this strange ability. Now, I can tell a person's ailments just by examining their hands. This ability has greatly enhanced my cooking too. It was what you'd call a blessing from the heavens. With this newfound ability, I plunged myself into research and came up with a variety of recipes. All so that my dishes can help people feel better... and live a comfortable life.”—Tonio Trussardi, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (TV Drama): Poaching Seashore
- “Hatsune, you can't give up.”—Tonio Trussardi, to Hatsune Morishima, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (TV Drama): Poaching Seashore
- “This is the same recipe my mama made when I was a little boy: crossed tarta. I've travelled all around the world and tried all sorts of cuisine, but to this day, I haven't found anything that tasted more delicious than my mama's crossed tarta.”—Tonio Trussardi, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (TV Drama): Poaching Seashore
Video Games
Stardust Shooters (Android/iOS)
Tonio Trussardi is a playable character in Stardust Shooters with six different units in rarities ranging from SSR to R.
Diamond Records (Android/iOS)
Tonio Trussardi (トニオ・トラサルディー, Tonio Torasarudī) appears in Diamond Records as an assist character in both the Action Battle and Tactical Battle game modes. He has one 'Unity' type 4 star assist statue. Like all assist characters, when the active assists link together, his assist ability may provide extra effects (Action Battle mode only).
4-star Assist
(Unity)
Max LVL Stats: 10500 HP/3360 ATK/3990 DEF
Max LVL Tree Stats: 50500 HP/5360 ATK/5990 DEF
All-Star Battle R (Various)
TranslatedLocalized
An ally in Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable. He is the user of the Stand Pearl Jam, and the proprietor of the Italian restaurant Trattoria Trussardi. He lives to cook, and to cook well. Although kind, he has an obsession with hygiene, which drives him into a rage if anyone sullies his kitchen.
User of the Stand Pole Jam and poprietor of the Italian eatery, Trattoria Trussardi. He lives to cook, and to cook well. He is kind, but his hygiene obsession drives him into a rage if anyone sullies his kitchen. |
第４部『ダイヤモンドは砕けない』の登場人物。『パール・ジャム』のスタンド使い。イタリアンレストラン『トラサルディー』を営む料理人。良い料理を食べてもらうことを生きがいにしている。善人だが、衛生に関して神経質な面があり、調理場を汚す者に対しては恐ろしい顔で激怒する。 |
Tonio Trussardi, localized as "Tonio Trendy", is featured in All-Star Battle R with a list of Tag Lines (プレイヤーカード名言, Pureiyā Kādo Meigen). They are unlocked by completing 
170 Secret Missions in All-Star Battle Mode. He is voiced by Tokuyoshi Kawashima who is also his voice actor in the Diamond is Unbreakable anime.
Tag Lines- “There you go! Eat up! (さっ！ めし上ってみてクダサイ)”
- “I can't let that slide! I suggest you prepare yourself! (ただじゃあおきませンッ！ 覚悟してもらいマスッ！)”
- “Ho capito. (オ・カピートォ)”
- “What do you think you're doing here?! You... You saw me! (そこで何をしている～～～ッ、見タナァ～～～～っ)”
His Stand, Pearl Jam, also appears in the game as a Support Effect and an additional Tag Line.
Gallery
Close-up smile
Diagnosing Okuyasu's ailments using palmistry
Serving an appetizer: mozzarella and tomato salad
Telling Okuyasu to remove his jacket
Very upset over an unwashed invader in the kitchen
Tonio catches Josuke from behind...
...and orders him to wash his hands
Pleased with Okuyasu's satisfaction
Tonio and the others bid Reimi farewell
Chapter 304 Cover
Chapter 307 Cover
Chapter 315 Cover
Volume 35 Book Cover
Chapter 303 Tailpiece
Volume 33 (Inside Illustration)
First appearance, preparing to carve meat
Using palmistry to diagnose Okuyasu's health problems
Explaining the cultural significance of tomatoes in Italian cuisine
Telling Okuyasu to remove his jacket
His aura revealed, implying him as a Stand user
Foreshadowed as evil
Pulling a knife out on Josuke
Very upset over an unwashed invader in the kitchen
Commanding Josuke to wash his hands before entering a kitchen
Lecturing on keeping the kitchen clean
Explaining his passion for both cooking and helping others
Revealing his Pearl Jam
Giving farewell to Josuke and Okuyasu
Tonio and the other warriors of Morioh
Final Diamond is Unbreakable appearance
Silhouette, Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town
Cheerfully walking, Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town
A group shot over Morioh's town seal in the third opening, Great Days
In the final shot of Great Days
Key Art
Diamond is Unbreakable Promotional Artwork
Serving Rohan Kishibe, Poaching Seashore
Thanking Rohan for his compliment
Inviting Rohan out to help catch abalones
"Bene."
"We'll poach them."
Swimming costume, keeping the chef's hat on
Preparing to explain his motivations
Explaining Vergina's situation
Shocked at the masses of abalone
Yelling in awe
Surrounded by abalones
Expressing joy at their lucky find
Unconscious on the sea bed
Rohan saves them from drowning using an octupus
Standing with Vergina whom he has cured
Serving Rohan Kishibe and Kyoka Izumi
With Hatsune Morishima
Ready to poach abalones
Eating crostata baked by Hatsune, his mother's recipe
Stardust Shooters unit
Main Dish
Link Skill
Mineral Water
A Chef's Heart
Tonio Trussardi
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5-star statue, Diamond Records
Model
Chara Heroes, Part 4 Vol.1
Statue Legend Second
ultra BRAND Light Yellow
ultra BRAND Light Brown
ultra BRAND Black
tk.TAKEO KIKUCHI Grege
tk.TAKEO KIKUCHI Black
tk.TAKEO KIKUCHI White
Ichiban Kuji Glasses
Ichiban Kuji Tonio's Pasta Plate
Tower Records Coasters
Sentinel Coaster Gallery
JoJo Festival in Morioh, S City Can Badge
JoJo Festival in Morioh, S City Stickers
Ichiban Kuji Art Trays
Anime 10th Anniversary Exhibition Can Badges
Spring Morioh Festival Bromide Sets
Ichiban Kuji Tonio Trussardi Plate
Ichiban Kuji Clear Poster
Jump Festa 2025 Stickers
Morioh: Trattoria Trussardi Italian Restaurant
Tonio the Chef
Angry Tonio
JOJO A-GO!GO! (Inside Illustration)
Inside Illustration in The Book ~jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day~
Eyes of Heaven commercial
References
- ↑ Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 6: Poaching Seashore, p.4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1
- ↑ JOJO A-GO!GO!: STANDS, p.104
- ↑ Trattoria Trussardi's Menu & Dishes
- ↑ Chapter 305: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 3
- ↑ Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 6: Poaching Seashore
