Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) Nicodemo Donato Brasco It's been 33 long hard years for Nicky, He was born in Palermo and stayed there for 4 years Living with his Mom. His birth Mom was abusive to Nicky's Dad, so his Dad moved to Catania with Nicky and married a woman. Nicky was happy and lived there until he was 24, His Dad was pressuring him to get a job. Nicky was a dropout student at the age of 16 and never went to university. Nicky knew that he had no hope finding a job, and he wasn't going to stick around and be some janitor. So he left Sicily and his family and went straight to New York where his distant cousin, Johnny Mariano, held a mob. The mob was small at first, but it grew bigger as more people joined. Nicky never saw himself being into crime but it was probably the only possible way of him making money and enjoying it. He started as just an associate, after his skills were proven to Johnny, he was made a soldier of his crew. Nicky has 1 step sister living in Sicily, and his dad disliked him going to New York, always asking him to come back. Nick won't go back to Sicily unless something happens to the family and he has to move to a different country. Edited February 11, 2016 by NickyB 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2016 Johnny Mariano was born Giovanni Carlo Mariano in Sicily. His father was a bricklayer and his mother a schoolteacher, but both were killed in a car crash caused by a known heroin junkie when Johnny was 19. Together, Johnny and his younger brother Paolo 'Paulie' Mariano killed the man. Though they took precautions to make sure the murder was not traced back to them, it wasn't long before the police connected the dots and the brothers became the prime suspects of the disappearance. Having exhausted all other options, they fled to the US where they tried to go straight (in accordance with their mothers wishes), but found it difficult to even scrape by. They founded a small crime ring that specialized in smuggling, extortion, fraud, contract killings, illegal gambling, and arms dealing, and quickly rose to the top of the relatively quiet criminal underworld of Paramo. Shortly after the foundation of their organisation, Johnny and Paulie's (much younger) second cousin Nicodemo 'Nicky B' Brasco came over from Sicily and started helping out. He quickly proved himself to be a competent gangster, and because of their blood connection Johnny recognized him as his logical protege and accepted him into the family. Over the years the crime ring grew to become the Mariano Crime Family, a large and respected crime family that brought in millions of dollars every year. At the top of the family were the brothers 'Johnny' and 'Paulie' Mariano, who became legendary figures in the criminal underworld. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Born Paolo "Paulie" Mariano, Paulie Mariano and his older brother Johnny's parents were killed in a car accident when he was 16 years old. After he and his brother killed the man responsible, they eventually had to flee to America. Paulie, after trying and failing to go straight, fell into crime alongside his brother. While even he would admit that he only got into the business because his brother did, no one can deny he had a talent for it. After his distant cousin Nicodemo came over from Sicily to join Johnny and Paulie in business, the two experienced some friction, but ultimately bonded because of their shared blood and talent for the business. A naturally broad shouldered intimidating man, Paulie wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Finding his specialty in extortion, shakedowns and just general intimidation, he quickly established a fearful aura, and was known as a force to be reckoned with. Paulie acts as advisor to Johnny and is frequently tasked with discussing major decisions with Johnny. As the organisation grew in power, Paulie became the right hand to his older brother, and he rose with him, and as the Family split into multiple crews, Paulie took control of the original one. Juggling duties as an enforcer, capo, underboss and consigliere, Paulie always has a lot on his plate but he manages to stay on top of it all. Today, he sits on top of the family, alongside Johnny, as a consultant and enforcer. Edited February 14, 2016 by PaulieMariano 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 16, 2016 Joseph Steel was born in Leningrad in the former Soviet Union born to a KGB Officer and a Mother who worked in a munitions factory. Several years later when Joseph was 14 his family immigrated to Dallas, Texas after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Beginning high school just speaking Russian he was tormented by the other kids, until he cracked upon one of the other kids skull... So yeah, he was expelled and his parents got him into another school where he stayed till he graduated. For the next 7 years he spent his time in the military but he was never a good person. He returned back to the states and had a short stint as a bouncer, personal trainer, and even a mail man. But then he found A peticular talent in bodyguarding. He then moved to a island off the coast... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 5, 2016 Mine was a bit long so i made my own thread but ill put a link to it here aswell: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
