[b]Name:[/b] Antonio "Big Balls" Lombardi
[b]Age:[/b] 42
[b]Appearance:[/b]
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[b]Family:[/b] Lombardi
[b]Relation to Godfather:[/b] THE Godfather ;)
[b]Role in family:[/b] The Head of the Family
[b]Bio:[/b]

[i] “Why do you call him Big Balls?

“We call him Big Balls ‘cause he ain’t afraid of nothin’--rumor has it, guy tried to wack him a few years back. Held a gun right ‘tween his eyes, and he didn’t even fuckin’ blink. He waited til the guy was ‘bout to pull the trigger. Then he walks forward, yanks the gun right out of the guy’s hand--mind you, this is point fuckin’ blank range--and he beats the guy to death right there in the middle of the damn street! Funny enough, ain’t nobody testified against him neither. THAT is why we call him Big Balls!”[/i]

Born in the city of Milan in Northern Italy, Antonio Lombardi started out from a rather wealthy family, his father making a fortune in part due to good luck and partially because of his incredible ability to make excellent investment decisions. Antonio, however, would end up leaving the relative paradise of Melbourn when he was just 12 years old; his father having left his mother to venture to America, the land of freedom and opportunity. Antonio’s mother wanted nothing to do with this new world, however--or the opportunities it provided. They had plenty in Italy, why would she want to leave? With neither one of them able to resolve this issue, Antonio’s mother was left shattered and in tears as her husband left to forge a new life overseas. Unable to handle life in Milan any longer, she moved herself and what remained of her family to Pozzuoli.

Antonio, who missed his father a great deal, spent a lot of time walking the streets of this little coastal town, especially at night. He became a rather rebellious child, sneaking off at night, getting into fights, skipping school and ignoring his education, much to the disappointment of his mother. It was three years later when he met her; the woman who, instead of taming his heart, would awaken dreams of his own--of going to America to see his father, to start his own life away from the land that seemed intent on taking away his freedom. Analise was her name, and when Antonio fell, he fell hard. 

One could argue he was a bad influence on the girl--she often snuck out of the house to see him, they would stay out all hours of the night, sometimes even watching the sunrise together. Despite his mother’s attempts to make him stay home, to settle him down, it just wasn’t in Antonio’s heart. And now he had a damn good reason to be away from home too. And the more he and Analise spent together, the more he wanted to leave his home country, to build a better life for her--away from his mother, whom he blamed for making his father leave. He was 18 when he proposed to Analise. 18 years old and ready to take what he wanted out of life, not sit idly by and wait for something to happen. He would later make his dreams come true--five years after their first meeting, just a few short months after their marriage, he would be looking over the cold ocean waters below, on a ship to America, with Annalise in hand. 

When he made it to America, he found that the Land of Opportunity was a bit misleading. As an Italian immigrant, he found himself facing prejudice. He found it hard to find the simplest work, he found it very difficult to make his way in life, and fulfill his dreams. So, he turned to his father, with whom he reunited shortly after arriving in America. His father welcomed him with open arms, and provided work. Interesting work that not only payed very well, but gave Antonio a sense of control--and a means to provide for his wife. It wasn’t strictly legal, but then, if this country was going to treat him so just because of his descent, then why should he care about following laws? He embraced the work, and it wasn’t long before he was a full fledged Made Man of the Lombardi crime family. He and Analise would later have a son, Jones, who would also be raised as part of the family. 

Tragedy would once again strike the Lombardi family, however. Antonio’s father would die when his grandson was just 18 years old. Assassinated by an unknown gunman, his end was as brutal as his life. Given how close father and son were, Antonio took this very hard. Despite the fact his father was dead, this wasn’t ENTIRELY bad for Antonio. He was next in line to run the new Lombardi family--and run it well he did. Putting up new nightclubs, working on human trafficking, drug trafficking, gun running--anything that could possibly be smuggled across borders or even overseas. But he never forgot his ultimate goal, Antonio swore that one day, he would find the man that murdered his father, find out who was responsible for his death, and make them pay. And while he has yet to find out for sure, Antonio Lombardi has never once given up on this task. And, until the day he dies, he never will.

Personality: Loyal, Calm, intelligent, cool under pressure. Does what he has to to keep his family in order. If that means killing one of his own who screwed up, so be it. Does not put up with rats. 

[b]Relationship?:[/b] Married to Analise