Paulo Gollini is a member of the Gollini Family mafia in My Hero Academia: You're Next.
Appearance#
Paulo is a man with an eerie appearance, having purple skin, small green eyes that are slightly sunken in, no visible mouth, and a face with a pointed muzzle and jagged fin-shaped ears that stick upward at an angle.
His clothing consists of a black suit, leather tailcoat, white gloves, purple tie, black pants, brown derby shoes, and a black fedora with holes for his ears to pass through. Like other members of the Gollini Family, he has a rose on his person, being on his tailcoat.
Personality#
Paulo was a cautious and dutiful member of the Gollini Family who sought out any threats or loose ends. Upon learning about a mysterious assaliant out to kill Anna Scervino, Paulo took immediate notice of him and requested his boss if he could deal with him, wanting to make up for his previous failure of letting Ginji Kurau escape with Anna.
Unlike the other members of the Gollini Family, Paulo sought to deal with and finish his targets rather than play with and torment them. This direct approach was best demonstrated with him pursuing Giulio after getting his Quirk overmodified with no delay. With two of his henchmen by his side, Paulo remained stern and confident, refusing to hand Anna back to Giulio and telling the man that they would use her Quirk as they saw fit. In battle, he remained calm and was able to coordinate with his allies on a plan of attack to corner and suppress their enemies.
Despite his supposed seriousness and commitment to the Gollini Family, Paulo soon shows a more cowardly side and quickly panicked when the tables were turned on him. Immediately after Izuku Midoriya and Giulio defeated his allies, Paulo desperately tried to flee but to no avail. Upon being seized and confronted by his boss, Paulo began bawling and begging for his life, swearing that he would never fail or disappoint him again in order to be spared, only to be ignored.
Abilities#
Quirk#
Erasure Spot: Paulo's Quirk allows him to create a large dome-shaped wave of energy that deactivates the Quirks of anyone within its range. He could also create a smaller bubble within the field which kept all Quirks active. When boosted by Anna's Overmodification Quirk, his range increased dramatically, to the point where it can cover an entire mountain-range area.[2]
Battles and Events#
My Hero Academia: You're Next Gollini Invasion Deku & Giulio vs. Paulo
Trivia#
- Paulo's two henchmen are shown to have purple tattoos on their face and neck respectively.
- Paulo's English voice actor, Reagan Murdock, also voices Dictator.
- During production of the English dub, Paulo's lines were recorded in both American and Italian accents. The American accented recordings were used the final cut, though the scrapped Italian ones were still used during production as reference material for the other actors.[3]