Vongola Family
The Vongola Family are a family that feature in Reborn!.
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History
The Vongola Family (Japanese: ボンゴレファミリー, Hepburn: Bongore Famirī), or Vongola Famiglia ("Vongola" means "clam", and "Famiglia" means "family" in Italian) were a criminal family that had a long violent and bloody history. Their first head and founder was Giotto who started the organization 400 years ago on the suggestion of Simon Cozzato who gave the idea on the creation of a vigilante group in order to protect the people. Since then, the Vongola Family held the status as the leading Mafia family, having dozens of other families working for them. Over the years, the family was also on the receiving end of secret black ops military technology, which has bolstered their strength. In the past, they were involved in a Mafia war against the rival Tomaso crime family who had hated the fact that the Vongola Family held the position as the Mafia's leading family, so during the second generation, they waged war against the Vongolas in order to overthrow them. The Vongola originally started as a vigilante organization, but their ways gradually changed during Secondo's reign, eventually leading to violence and crime.
Overview
In appearance, the Vongola Family were a mafia criminal organization that operated in the world. The Vongola was one of the, if not the, largest Famiglia in existence, having an extremely large following. The Vongola was unique in its structure in that it accepts other Famiglias to become a part of their power, and, as such, has other Famiglias beneath them. The influence of the Vongola is worldwide, and it was said that no Famiglia can match them in terms of size, tradition, rules, or power. Due to this, the boss of the Vongola is considered by many to be the capo di tutti capi, lit. "boss of all bosses".
Those who inherit the Vongola bloodline possess certain unique traits. Some traits are consistent, with every Vongola in each generation possessing it, while sometimes it would skip either one or possibly even several generations. One of these traits which carry on in every Vongola is having a sense of heightened intuition, otherwise called "hyper intuition". This trait allows one to have a clearer view on who a person truly is, seeing their true feelings and objectives, as well as predict their movements. This ability works best on living opponents, but can also work against inanimate opponents like robots. The Vongola Bosses are known for having the power to see through all, a trait passed down from Vongola Primo called Hyper Intuition. Vongola blood is said to be required in order for one to become a Boss candidate.
The Vongola Inheritance Ceremony is an event that officially names the boss candidate as Vongola Boss. Since the Vongola Famiglia has far-reaching influence worldwide, powerful Famiglias from all over the world will travel to attend the Ceremony and see the next Vongola Boss for themselves. Since the Ceremony is an important tradition for the Vongola Famiglia, it is expected that some Mafia Famiglias will either boycott the ceremony, attempt to assassinate the next Boss, or try to prevent the ceremony from taking place altogether. Aside from the title of Vongola Boss, the heir will also inherit the Vongola Sin, a small bottle that proves his/her inheritance.
The Guardians are the chosen holders of the Vongola Rings, and they are represented by the 6 weather phenomena that paint the Sky: Rain, Storm, Cloud, Sun, Mist, and Lightning. The Guardians are the current boss’s main Famiglia members and they are considered the last line of defense for the Vongola. It is said that whenever the Famiglia runs into trouble, the Guardians would unite to protect them.
An elite group within the family were the Varia that were a skilled independent assassination team. It was composed of genius assassins who work in the deepest recesses of the Mafia. Each member takes on missions were said to be impossible to accomplish by humans, however, they do not accept a mission unless they believe there was a 90% chance of success. Those that see them work often say that their high level assassination skills were demonic. Despite lacking loyalty and respect for other members, they are extremely loyal to their leader, Xanxus. The Varia also appeared to have more than fifty subordinates ranged under the command of the main members. The Varia were apparently reclusive, only showing themselves after Iemitsu Sawada disappeared. They have a special code used in the family that consists of rows and commas which was known as the assassin's code. Each of their names and/or major character traits coincide with one of the seven deadly sins.
There were a number of other groups that were not actual members of the family but were affiliated with the Vongola. These included the members of the Consulenza Esterna Della Famiglia (CEDF) (Italian for "External Advisors of the Family") who were considered unofficial members of the Vongola. They held a very important position in the family's structure as their leader helped the Vongola's current boss choose the family's next boss. During the Vongola Family's times of crisis, the CEDEF leader becomes the family's second-in-command.
The Vongola Messenger Bird was a bird that delivers letters from the current Vongola Boss to any subordinate that the boss needs to contact.
The Vongola Rings are priceless, powerful Vongola treasures, and and are part of the Tri-ni-set, together with the Mare Rings and the Arcobaleno Pacifiers. The types of Flames emitted by Rings are named correspond to a color of the rainbow: orange for Sky, red for Storm, blue for Rain, purple for Cloud, green for Lightning, yellow for Sun, and indigo for Mist. The Vongola Rings are held by the Boss of every generation of the Vongola and the six people most suited to be their Guardians. The Boss is always a natural born Sky type, while his guardians have an attribute corresponding to their Ring.
The Vongola Box Weapons is a set of seven boxes specially made for the Vongola Guardians. These boxes does not only contain animals, but they also have the ability to transform into weapons. The Vongola Box Weapons were said to be commissioned by Vongola Decimo, and were turned into animal rings.
The Vongola Sin is a small bottle that the Vongola Boss inherits at every generation that shows proof that the Vongola Boss Candidate has become boss. It was created by Primo to leave behind memories of his battles. It resides in a special box with the Vongola crest that the current Boss protects. The existence of this bottle is a secret known only to the Vongola, and it was later revealed to be the blood of first Simon Boss, Cozarto Simon.
Members
- Giotto (ジョット, Jotto?) : founder and first boss of the Vongola Famiglia, giving him the title of Vongola Primo. He was the progenitor of the Blood of Vongola, where he later travelled to Japan with him voluntarily renaming himself as Ieyasu Sawada. He was also the creator of the Zero Point Breakthrough. Giotto's will and spirit currently resides in the Sky Vongola Ring, in the same way as the souls of the other seven Vongola Bosses who have already passed away.
- G :
- Ugetsu Asari :
- Knuckle :
- Timoteo :
- Tsunayoshi Sawada :
- Xanxus :
- Gola Moska :
Notes
- The Vongola Family were created by Akira Amano and featured in the setting of the Reborn! universe.
In other media
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