Sorbet and Gelato
Sorbet (ソルベ, Sorube) and Gelato (ジェラート, Jerāto) are two posthumous tertiary characters featured in the fifth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Vento Aureo.
They are deceased members of La Squadra Esecuzioni, who were executed by the Boss because they tried to unmask his identity. Their deaths create a grudge between the members of Squadra Esecuzioni and Passione, leading to the group attempting to find the Boss's daughter to reveal his identity.
Appearance
Sorbet and Gelato are two men of average heights and builds. Sorbet has dark hair that is gelled straight up with a large widow's peak. He wears a long-sleeve collared dress shirt. In the anime, his shirt is tucked in and he also has a belt and suit pants.
Gelato has a short, light messy hairstyle and wears earrings. He wears an untucked turtleneck long-sleeve shirt with several pockets. His belt is on top of the shirt.
In the anime, the two wear the same shade of toenail polish.
Color Schemes
Personality
Little is known about Sorbet and Gelato's personalities, as they died prior to the events of Vento Aureo. However, they are described as heinous criminals and were always very close, leading to rumors about the true nature of their relationship.[3] They are rebellious as they decide to defy the rules of Passione. Sorbet and Gelato risking their lives to investigate the Boss's identity by themselves could indicate either overconfidence or bravery.
The anime expands on their personalities. Illuso teases that they're a couple and might be getting it on somewhere since they were missing. Risotto Nero mentions that the two are motivated by money and that Sorbet specifically would never miss out on a chance to get rich. He always made sure to show up and claim his share after assassination missions. When the group realizes they must have tried discovering the Boss's identity, Illuso isn't surprised of the possibility since the two were insane.[4]
Abilities
Stand
As members of La Squadra Esecuzioni, it's inferred from Pericolo's remarks in Chapter 469 and the diagram in Chapter 470 that both Sorbet and Gelato possess Stands, however their abilities were never revealed in the story.[3] It's unclear if they were able to use them properly.[5]
History
Sorbet and Gelato are introduced during Formaggio's recollection of his motivations for wanting to kidnap Trish Una. Both were members of Passione specialized in assassination and were always so close to each other that they were rumored to be a couple. Apparently disgruntled by the lack of money their boss granted them, they attempted to pursue his identity to steal his territory. This results in the two being abducted. The anime reveals that they were caught by Cioccolata and Secco. Sorbet and Gelato's team attempt to search for them but to no avail.
Gelato is tied up and forced to watch Sorbet being cross-sectioned into thirty-six pieces with a sharp knife, starting with his toes. His face distorts in fear during the torture. Gelato becomes overcome with fear and despair seeing his partner gruesomely tortured. He commits suicide by swallowing his cloth gag into his throat to suffocate, saving himself from further terror. Formaggio discovers Gelato's corpse inside a house, with the cloth still stuck in his throat and a note attached that read "Punishment".
Days later, thirty-six individual cross-sections of Sorbet are delivered in individual packages to the assassin team. Each body part was preserved in formalin and placed inside frames.[2] In the anime, Pesci realizes that it's Sorbet based on the color of his nail polish. The team members mourn for their loss and Risotto eventually tells them to forget all about Sorbet and Gelato. They decide to never pursue the Boss's identity again until they find out the Boss had a daughter.[4]
They are later shown being recounted by Risotto Nero as he remembers his rebellion against the boss to avenge them.[6]
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 475: Narancia's Aerosmith, Part 6 (Flashback) (Death)
- Chapter 516: The Boss's Last Orders (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 544: King Crimson vs. Metallica, Part 1 (Cover only)
Anime Appearances- Golden Wind Episode 10: The Hitman Team (Flashback) (Death)
- Golden Wind Episode 21.5: determinazione
- Golden Wind Episode 27: King Crimson vs. Metallica (Mentioned only)
- Golden Wind Episode 28: Beneath a Sky on the Verge of Falling (Mentioned only)
Gallery
Gelato is tied up and forced to watch Sorbet's murder
Chokes on his gag to commit suicide
Gelato's death
Sorbet's death
The rest of Squadra Esecuzioni unpack Sorbet's body parts
Sorbet and Gelato, in the back among the members of La Squadra di Esecuzione
Chapter 544 Cover B
The end of Gelato
Cioccolata and Secco stand over Gelato's body
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Sorbet's death
The rest of Squadra Esecuzioni receive Sorbet's body parts
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The parts of Sorbet's dismembered body
Ditto, front view close-up
Sorbet and Gelato's coffins
Sorbet and Gelato key art
Animate Girls Festival 2019 Acrylic stand
Sorbet and Gelato in JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop!
Trivia
- The deaths of Sorbet and Gelato are likely a reference to Luca Brasi's murder of two enemy mafioso in The Godfather series, in which one is hacked to pieces alive (Sorbet) and the other swallows his cloth gag to save himself from a gruesome death (Gelato).
- The preservation of Sorbet's body in formaldehyde and resin frames, when mailed to the hitman squad is likely inspired from Damien Hirst's The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living and other similar works, in which the cadaver or body of a dead specimen is (sometimes) chopped into multiple segments, soaked and preserved in formaldehyde, and suspended within a resin frame, filled with formalin solution to preserve the structural integrity and appearance of the body.
References
- ↑ Golden Wind Episode 27: King Crimson vs. Metallica
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 475: Narancia's Aerosmith, Part 6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 470: Narancia's Aerosmith, Part 1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Golden Wind Episode 10: The Hitman Team
- ↑ JOJO A-GO!GO!: STANDS
- ↑ Chapter 545: King Crimson vs. Metallica, Part 2
