Don Pianta

Don Pianta, also known as the Don of Untimely Death, is the boss of the Pianta Syndicate. He is orange-skinned, has a mustache, and wears a dark suit, dark sunglasses, and a gangster-style fedora in addition to his traditional hula-skirt.

He has a rebellious and demanding daughter named Francesca who elopes with Frankie (one of his mob-underlings) during the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Trivia

 * Don Pianta resembles "Don Lino" from the dreamworks movie Shark Tale, also in resemblance to the classical Italian mob boss The Godfather, referred to as "The Don".


 * The Don has a rival mob-gang led by Ishnail. The Don's gang is more organized and professional than Ishnail's.