Passione

Passione

Passione (パッショーネ, Passhōne) is an Italian Mafia gang created by The Boss which Giorno infiltrated in order to seize control of it. It is remarkable by the secretiveness of its members and the unusual number of Stand users among them.

Description

Passione is one of the most powerful gang in Italy despite its reduced numbers, 757 members counting the newly recruited Giorno Giovanna. The gang is based in Naples, but operatives from Rome and Venice are not unheard of.

Hierarchy

Passione's hierarchy

Diavolo is the gang's founder and first head, being called "The Boss" by his subordinates. Directly beneath him is the adviser who counsels the Boss and acts as a messenger between him and the adviser's direct subordinates, the lieutnants: officers tasked with running the gang's business smoothly. Every lieutnant is assigned one or several teams of gang members who are to obey him and are dedicated to one type of work, such as tax collection or drug dealing. The most remarkable teams of Passione were La Squadra di Esecuzione charged of assassinations, and Diavolo's Guard Squad, who operates directly under the Boss' orders. It's strangest member is Vinegar Doppio, who serves as the principal cover for the Boss and works as his right hand.

Giorno Giovanna eventually became the second head of Passione after overthrowing Diavolo.

Policies

Like any gang, Passione generates income via illegal trades such as drug trades, and violently protects itself against any enemy, sending members to punish anyone who harms one of them as was the case with Luca. It also entertains a certain secretiveness, his members trying to hide from the public. However the Boss of Passione has unusually secretive policies, refusing to personally meet anyone and giving orders through proxies. Diavolo spend his time trying to erase all traces of himself, ordering his own daughter to be brought before her so he could kill her; moreover any member who tries to uncover his identity is immediately branded a traitor and made an exampple of.

Otherwise, it seems to have poor discipline within its ranks, presumably due to to the many vindictive Stand users in the gang. Corruption and infighting are not unusual, and comradship doesn't exist beyond one's team. Besides rebellion is omnipresent and many members plan to betray the Boss, some out of greed, others because they are dissatisfied that the gang is now dealing drugs, when they joined it because it claimed fighting the drug trade. Anyone betraying the Boss is condemned to death, as to remind everyone of the risks of rebellion.

When a lieutnant dies, it is customary for its subordinates to attend his funeral. Afterward, the next lieutnant is chosen by another lieutnant among said subordinate who has performed a task unusually benefitial to the gang as a whole, for instance bringing several billions of liras' worth of jewels.

Passione possesses a high number of Stand user despite having less than one thousand members, due to the harsh membership test. In order to join, one must be approved by a capo in the gang through an interview. Polpo mandates a test in which one tries to keep a lighter lit for 24 hours. If the applicant fails to do so, Polpo's Stand will automatically activate and target anyone who steps into the shadows, stabbing them with the Arrow. If it succeeds, the person will turn into a Stand user if they have enough spiritual energy. If not, they will die painfully. This is considered a cost-effective way to weed out the weak while simultaneously produce Stand users and reliable soldiers.

Revenues

Prior to the events of Vento Aureo, Passione controlled Naples' hotels, port construction sites, and restaurants. Its main businesses were originally gambling and drugs. The latter drug trafficking was said to be worth billions of liras.

It can be presumed that Giorno Giovanna put an end to the drug trade, having joined Passione to stop it in the first place.

History

Passione under new management

Giorno joins Passione with the intent to overthrow its boss and seize Naples from him, as well as help Buccellati put a stop to the drug activities that endanger Italy's youth. It is due to both this dream and Giorno's actions that Buccellati and his subordinates slowly change and become more than willing to betray the boss. After the boss's defeat, Giorno takes over as the head of Passione and, as can be assumed, changes things from the inside.

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Members

SPOILER WARNING: Part spoiler details may follow.

Known Passione Members
Giorno Giovanna ★	Bruno Buccellati †	Guido Mista	Leone Abbacchio †	Narancia Ghirga †
Pannacotta Fugo ☮	Luca †	Polpo †	Mario Zucchero ⚓	Sale ⚓
Formaggio †	Illuso †	Prosciutto †	Pesci †	Ghiaccio †
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Risotto Nero †	Cioccolata †	Secco †	Pericolo †	Sorbet and Gelato †
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Melone †	Squalo †	Tiziano †	Jean Pierre Polnareff	Diavolo †

Legend of Symbols 

★: The character is leader
(✩: Subsequent leader / ✦: Leader of their own faction within the group)
(👻: The character remains as a soul or ghost)
☮: The character has resigned
⚓: The character retired (incapacitated) and/or their fate is unknown