Luchino B. Campanella

Luchino B. Campanella (ルキノ・B・カンパネルラ, Rukino B Kanpanerura) is a descendant of Huey Laforet and Monica Campanella, and the current leader of the Mask Makers. He is a magician and is nicknamed "Rookie".

Personality
As the current leader of the Mask Makers, Luchino is known to be a cold, merciless assassin who is highly respected by his subordinates. However, he has some psychological issues when it comes to actual murder, often vomiting in disgust after the act. He is also quite adamant when in pursuit of something, which is shown through his determination to know the truth about the murder of his ancestor Monica Campanella.

2002: (B Side) Blood Sabbath
Following the death of his wife, Luchino's father, the former leader of the Mask Makers, betrays the organisation and leaves with a good portion of their trained mercenaries. Luchino is left behind and takes on full responsibility as acting head of the Mask Makers, making use of the "mob of thugs" who chose to remain loyal. His position of authority is generally accepted in spite of his coming into the role as a teenager.

Sometime before 2002, he explains the history of the Mask Makers to a reporter in Lotto Valentino. It is heavily implied that he has already tortured him (he notes that he "can't see anymore", and that it will be difficult for him to struggle "with those broken limbs and back"), but Luchino speaks calmly and recounts his understanding of the story in full detail. He believes that Huey Laforet is responsible for the death of Monica Campanella, and intends to avenge her even if it means fighting his own ancestor. Avenging Monica is a longstanding familial goal, but Luchino seems to have cultivated a personal hatred for Huey and his crime, and is determined to see revenge through to the end. After giving this information in full, Luchino tells the reporter that now that he knows the truth he must be taken care of. He makes reference to his cover as a stage magician by saying that he'll show him a magic trick, making his stiletto disappear, then stabs and kills him.

Luchino orders the other Mask Makers to dispose of the body quickly, but does not stay to oversee or help with the cleanup job. In spite of his stoic exterior, he struggles with thought of the violent act he committed. While his subordinates handle the corpse, he locks himself in the restroom and succumbs to nausea, throwing up as he recalls every person he has killed. This is a regular occurence, and he reacts to it routinely, counting the amount of times he vomits and ensuring that his eyes are not bloodshot before leaving the bathroom.

Aging is waiting for him outside. It is implied that she overhears him vomitting, or is at least aware that he has a tendency to. She mocks his ability to stomach mercenary work, and Luchino becomes defensive, reverting to a more childish demeanour. Aging tells him that it's normal for someone his age to find killing people difficult, and that Illness has the same problem, then promptly changes the subject to their next mission. She asks whether Luchino is sure about going with them on the ship, to which Luchino replies: "I have to bring an end to this matter personally".

Aging asks whether Luchino intends to avenge Death, and he tells her she would have to pay them, suggesting that he does not act on personal grudges. Aging points out that he involves his own personal feelings in their work by plotting revenge. Luchino regains the cold expression of the Mask Maker and insists that even his hatred for Huey is just "business" to him. The job they have been comissioned for requires them to capture an immortal, and, since there will be several of them on the ship, it won't conflict with that goal if he "takes care" of one of them.

Aging mocks him, reminding him that he throws up every time he kills someone, and in response Luchino hardens his mask of cruelty and tells her that she and the other Four Agonies are tools and do not have the right to speak back to him. Aging remarks that if this was really the case he would not speak to them as individuals, and questions why he feels the need to put up such a cold front, listing off a number of theories ("Responsibility to the 'bloodline' that made you inherit this organization? For revenge against some monster you've never even met? Or are you scared that one of us is going to take over the organization if you show your weakness? You think you're gonna be killed? Or is it self-loathing? Lack of self-confidence?"). Luchino grows anxious at her ability to see through his mask and makes a swift escape.

(Full chronology section under construction)

Aging
Aging is one of the Four Agonies, and the one who Luchino is most often seen speaking to. Although she mocks him, she also looks out for him, telling him that he shouldn't push himself to kill people if he can't deal with it and rescuing him from harm on several occassions. He speaks to her harshly, referring to her as a mere 'tool', but is shown to put down his mask around her, suggesting that he may trust her more than he lets on. Aging suggests that he lets her see through him, in reality, because he wants someone to tell him to stop trying so hard. During the events of 2002, when the Mask Makers are split between the two ships, Aging is teamed up with Luchino on the Exit.

Huey Laforet
Huey is Luchino's ancestor whom he has never met. At first, Luchino harbored a great hate for Huey, but this is only because he believed that Huey killed Monica.

Elmer C. Albatross
Although Elmer was originally his primary target, Luchino eventually comes to trust him. This occurs when Elmer joins the Mask Makers and informs Luchino that Monica's death was actually by the hands of Lebreau Fermet Viralesque.

Trivia

 * His nickname is a pun on the first two syllables of "Luchino" - ルキ (Ruki) - which sound like "Rookie".
 * As a weapon, Luchino uses the same stiletto as Monica, the original Mask Maker.