Tito
The Blackmailer Celia Aquino (a.k.a. Tito, The Carnation)
Tito is a notorious criminal and one of the leaders of The Coniglietto Mafia He is a Filipino immigrant, experienced in the art of reconnaissance, and known for his propensity for arson. As the more infamous head of the Mafia, Tito excels in blackmailing their opposition.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Tito is a short, wiry man, with scruffy coffee-colored hair. His shoulders are broad, but he lacks bulk. Despite the many wounds that he's both healed from and continously sustained, Tito makes himself appear to be in top condition.
Body Features
Tito is exceeding shorter than his peers. His physique is neither muscled nor lanky, more aptly described as lean and compact. Tito goes to great lengths to hide his feminine features, binding his chest whenever possible. Underneath her black suit and numerous bandages are an array of scars ranging from stabs scars, few healed-over bullet wounds and vast burns. Most curious of all her scars are several circular burns along his right forearm. Tito's hair resembles a mane: coarse and thick, and often left uncombed.
Facial Features
His face is square and rigid, normally wearing a smug smile or agitated scowl. His irises are copper-colored, with almond-shaped and slanted Asiatic eyes and thick, angular brows. He has two beauty marks: one in the corner of his left eye and left of his broad nose. His face is draped in scars that run along his nose bridge, cheeks, and forehead.
Identifying Characteristics
One of his most easily recognizable traits is his shorter stature. Another feature would be her hallmark untucked cravat, an accessory that is slowly fading from modern fashion. Lastly would be a massive scar that covers the entirely of the right side of his face - deep puncture wounds above and below his eye, sites where long canines had once pierced.
Physical quirks
Tito is somewhat nearsighted, though he can rarely be seen wearing the glasses he's been subscribed. Tito, in spite of his attitude and general disposition, is quite weak physically. Though he has survived a fair share of fights, sometimes her escaping more lethal encounters is due to either luck or a strong will. He also has the odd ability to detect spices, more specifically turmeric and coriander.
Apparel & Accessories
Tito wears a plain black suit, often rolling the sleeves up. Occasionally, Tito wears a black fedora, with a white carnation and red ribbon. He wears his iconic cravat around his neck nearly all the time, with it bearing signs of age like faded stains of blood and frayed strands. His pants are worn, tucked into knee-high boots. Underneath his suit, Tito wears a white barong tagalog.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
There is nearly nothing to be read about Tito's history in any physical records because of how well he has been able to cover her tracks. However, some aspects can be pieced together. It is a well-known fact that he hails from the Philippines: a fact that Tito wears on his chest like a badge of honor in stark defiance of those who oppose him. He often speaks in Tagalog to himself, and he wears apparel originating from the Astiac country.
Gender Identity
Tito was born Cecilia Aquino. He learned very quickly that femininity did not sit well with him. He identified with his last name throughout his teens before he gained his infamous alias. Masculinity, to Tito, is not limited to strength or resilience. It represents freedom and emancipation from ideas imposed onto him.
Sexuality
Tito is asexual. He's been with a few partners in the past, but sexual attraction has very little sway on whom he spends his time with. There is some respect he has for people who can use their sexuality to their advantage, but he'd rather use a knife than a provocative bedroom.
Romance has never been something that Tito cared for. There are allies and the opposition. If he happens to care about one particular ally more than the others, what of it? No need to draw attention to his fancies.
Education
Tito does not have an higher education. In fact, he did not even attend grade school. When asked about his educational formative years, Tito usually replies with a blank stare or off-handed comment about the education system. He claims that he learnt everything he needed to know on the street, not shackled in a classroom.
Mental Trauma
Tito doesn't talk about his feelings, especially his past traumas - it'd be foolish to tarnish his reputation with humanity. If anyone tries to pry any admission of weakness out of him, he'll violently lash out.
Intellectual Characteristics
Tito has a quick-witted, strategical mind. Be it inherited in his blood or experience hard fought for, there is no denying it. For the most part, Tito can back up every tactical choice he's made with logic and fair reasoning.
Despite how intelligent he may be, Tito is sadistic. He chooses violence when its uncalled for, believing pain to be the only meaningful currency.
Morality & Philosophy
As you'd expect from a hardened criminal, Tito's moral compass is incredibly skewed. To him, the difference between good and bad doesn't matter. He does what he wants to benefit himself, and those he deems worthy of protecting. If he wants something, he'll do whatever it takes to have it: be it extortion, blackmail or murder. To Tito, good people are people who don't take the easy way out. Goodness is not something he'd use to describe those who make other people happy or work in service of some greater being. Best intentions are worthless.
In his opinion, Tito is not a good person.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
One of Tito's main drives would be freedom. She expresses her distaste towards a passive life openly. To Tito, there would be nothing more humiliating than settling down and becoming a slave to a husband, forced to care for children and a cozy home. In her opinion, she couldn't live with herself, knowing that she could live a more fulfilling, gritty, real life. Tito wants nothing more than to feel that she's earned what she has, and to be free of constraints set on her by a husband, society or anyone.
Tito's subtler motive is to lead and command. She would never relinquish control over the Mafia willingly. Tito enjoys being responsible for others, respected, and being looked up to as powerful. Though she makes it seem fake or a sham, Tito's defense of her comrades is completely genuine in its anger.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Tito built her criminal reputation on her violence and ruthlessness. Naturally, she's able to use many weapons easily. She's a pro at using all kinds of knifes to cut, incapacitate, and kill, though she prefers her personal blade and balisongs over the more common stiletto knifes. Tito also loves to concoct her personal inventions, what she refers to as "hellfire in a bottle" or "The Devil's Wine". It consists of a tall bottle, flammable liquid, and a cloth stuck inside. The toxic cocktail is made up of multiple ingredients: gasoline, turpentine, alcohol, and other incendiary liquids. The cloth is lit on fire and thrown at a target to cause sustained fiery damage.
Unlike most gangsters, however, Tito is terrible at using guns. She hardly knows how to operate most guns thanks to her stubborn hatred. Her aim is second-rate, and she hates recoil with a blazing passion. She has a compact, barely-functioning handgun that she keeps as a last resort, though she hates using it.
An obscure fact about Tito is her affinity for cooking. She enjoys cooking soups and saucy dishes, which almost always include steaming hot rice. Her food often leans on the spicy and salty side, with savory meaty and fish.
Virtues & Personality perks
Tito's strongest trait would be her intelligence, which she notoriously uses to manipulating others to her whim and desires. She's a master of interpreting body language, deducing worlds of information just by someone's hand gestures or tone of voice. Tito investigative capabilities are extraordinary. She'll manage to dig up skeletons you've buried to years, and use it to destroy you. She'll play cruel mind games and use you like a puppet until she eventually disposes of you when you're no longer of use to her.
Just as she's a master of analysis, Tito is also a master of deception. She can lie and bend the truth, and use people's emotions against them. She will pit people against each other, or use them to accomplish her goals without lifting a thumb.
Another notable trait of Tito's is her perseverance and protectiveness. You can knock you down, but she wouldn't die without a fight. This goes for her underlings, as much as herself. Though she'd likely never admit it, she cares more than she want to about her employees. If you mess with her people, she will take you to hell and back, no matter the cost.
Vices & Personality flaws
Tito's intelligence is as much of a strength as it is a weakness. She's able to calculate strategize, and weight risks in seconds. Because of that, Tito loves to take risks that have high rewards, typically with no account for how her counterparts feel about her reckless behavior. This is opposed to Zeko, who often consults others when making important decisions. Tito will gladly gamble her strongest assets by sending them on dangerous but highly profitable shipments, even if it risks them being arrested to killed. Tito will even gamble herself, sending herself on tricky missions. These usually end with her badly injured, but with a big payday: she would be happy with herself. Another related major flaw of Tito's is her disregard for others. She says what she wants to say and does what she wants to do, feelings be damned. This mindset is evident in Tito's presentation of herself: swearing constantly and dressing in male clothing, in clear rejection of a what society thinks a female's outfit should be. Tito rarely listens to anyone but herself and logic.
Tito is also famous for her cruelty and violence. In her eyes, pain is the best teacher. Be it emotional or physically pain, Tito will use it to teach her enemies a lesson, even allies too. It isn't uncommon for Tito to punish others brutally for minor transgressions. Now, if you wrong her or those she holds close, Tito never forgets a grudge. She could wait years to get bloody and or fiery revenge and vindication she believes she deserves. If Boss weren't there, Tito would likely never consider peace or pacifism. Her default response to many things is to the lash out. Tito's ferocity is not to be questioned.
Though she maybe be intelligent in most areas, emotional intelligence is Tito's weakness. Her lack of empathy can be credited to this. She's abysmal at understanding and communicating her feelings, especially feels of anger and sadness.
Given what she knows, Tito doesn't trust easily. It takes a lot to make yourself significant in her eyes. Tito looks down on others, especially people who are, in her words, "slaves to society".
Social
Social Aptitude
Tito is, without a doubt, one of the more confident members of the Mafia. She rarely ever second-guesses herself, and is often extremely harsh of other people's actions and mannerisms. Tito is extremely extroverted, with a noticeable lack of a filter or manners. She says what she wants to, be it kind or cruel. In spite of her snarky attitude, Tito is often able to talk people to her side through logic alone, and if that fails? There's always threats.
Speech
His voice is deep and husky, often sounding similar to a growl or a snarl. Though she doesn't do it much, Tito can sing, though his range is limited to the higher registers. Tito's accent is easily to notice - he doesn't try to hide it much. Once in a blue moon, when Tito is taken by surprise, he makes a quiet squeak. This legendary sound probably hasn't been heard by anyone. Not anyone alive, that is.
Tito isn't exactly famous for his courteousness. He swears constantly, often calling people rude nicknames that hit far too close to home, taking full advanatge of the many secrets he holds in his mind. His insults aren't intellectual either. He'll usually default to simple insults like "fucker" or "asshole". In general, Tito doesn't really use big words.
Relationships
History
All that is known is that Boss and Tito have known each other for a long time. though the specifics of this relationship only becomes coherent by the time the Mafia forms in 1920. By that time, it is rumored the two were already engaged since it was not common knowledge. Among the Coniglietto, the front runners' status as spouses are clear. In the present, Boss and Tito work well together, playing off each others' strengths to run the Mafia masterfully.
Nicknames & Petnames
Although she is the less publicly affectionate of the pair, Tito often refers to Boss as "Mahal" when talking to him. No one knows what the term means except for them.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
There are a multitude of similarities between the two Mafia leaders, with one of their more wholesome similarities being their love of jazz music. Both are able to play common jazz instruments; Boss plays the trumpet, and Tito plays the baritone saxophone. The two of them also share a love of alcohol, though Tito deeply distastes Boss's wine and rakija preferences. Though Tito wouldn't dare to admit it, they both care deeply for the Mafia and its members.
Shared Acquaintances
Due to Tito's expertise in uncovering long-buried secrets (which she promptly shares with her spouse), both he and Boss know a great deal about each member's history, unwanted mysteries and all. Boss typically works with more civil issues, while Tito works in the illegal workings of the Mafia, so their connections typically don't overlap.
Legal Status
Married
Nicknames & Petnames
Tito often refers to Florence as "Kid", in spite of the fact that Florence is a grown adult and that Tito is the physically smaller of the two. In person, Florence respectfully calls Tito "Sir", which Tito finds mildly assuming. In private, Florence's typically uses names like "scary man" and "teeny terror", while hastily checking over her shoulder making sure Tito doesn't hear.
Nicknames & Petnames
Both Tito and Jeremiah have cooked up colorful insults to call each other. Tito's personal favorite would be "fatass", though she has alternatives such as "obese sex doll" and "fucking flapper slave". Jeremiah enjoys calling Tito by "frizzy-haired freak" or "homicidal midget", though his favorite would be "little bitch".
Alignment
Lawful Evil
Date of Birth
2nd of October
Circumstances of Birth
Unwanted
Birthplace
Pasig, Philippines
Spouses
Boss
(Spouse)
Siblings
Children
Pronouns
he/him
Sex
AFAB
Gender
Transgender Male
Presentation
Androgynous, leaning towards masculine
Eyes
Copper, slanted
Hair
Long, dark brown, unkempt
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Tan
Height
5'0"
Weight
110lbs
Quotes & Catchphrases
"PUTANG INA."
Belief/Deity
Agnostic
Aligned Organization
Remove these ads. Join the Worldbuilders Guild
Comments