TV-Series
Description
Roberto Nicholas, born Roberto Nicholas Puccini, is a 27-year-old Italian Catholic priest serving the Vatican’s Seat of the Saints. A cryptanalysis expert and polyglot, he deciphers ancient texts and scrutinizes alleged miracles through scientific rigor, fluent in Italian, classical Latin, ancient Greek, old Aramaic, Hebrew, Farsi, Arabic, old French, and Haitian Creole. His childhood was marked by violence: Bruno Puccini, his alcoholic painter father, abused Roberto and his mother Noemi until they fled. Bruno later killed Noemi during a confrontation, leaving Roberto with selective mutism, memory loss, and isolation at St. Bernardo Boarding School. There, he met Josef Lycolas Bartridge—"Saint Josef"—an older student who bridged Roberto’s solitude through shared books. Josef’s sudden hospitalization and death gifted Roberto cryptic golden bookmarks hidden in library texts, igniting his lifelong thirst for knowledge.
To honor Josef’s unrealized vocation, Roberto entered the priesthood. Four years before the main events, he joined the Vatican as a miracle investigator, partnering with Hiraga Josef Kou after initially confusing him for his late friend due to their physical resemblance and shared name. Their professional alliance deepened into mutual reliance, with Roberto managing domestic tasks for Hiraga, whose practical ineptitude contrasted with his intellectual prowess.
Medium-length dark brown hair styled with gel frames Roberto’s composed face, his dark blue eyes masking inner turmoil. Clad in a cassock and white gloves, he projects calm while battling nightmares and guilt over endangering Hiraga during perilous missions. His passions—opera, art, and cooking—coexist with a zeal for collecting rare texts in extinct languages, once quipping he’d trade his soul for wisdom. Though the shadowy Galdoune organization dangles access to forbidden archives, he rebuffs their unethical tactics, clinging to his principles.
A survivor of abuse and orphanhood, Roberto channels protective instincts toward Hiraga, concealing vulnerabilities like health risks during investigations. Galdoune’s attempts to recruit him—and ties to his past—challenge his resolve, yet he remains steadfast in pursuing justice through the Church, balancing duty with the fragile hope of redemption.
To honor Josef’s unrealized vocation, Roberto entered the priesthood. Four years before the main events, he joined the Vatican as a miracle investigator, partnering with Hiraga Josef Kou after initially confusing him for his late friend due to their physical resemblance and shared name. Their professional alliance deepened into mutual reliance, with Roberto managing domestic tasks for Hiraga, whose practical ineptitude contrasted with his intellectual prowess.
Medium-length dark brown hair styled with gel frames Roberto’s composed face, his dark blue eyes masking inner turmoil. Clad in a cassock and white gloves, he projects calm while battling nightmares and guilt over endangering Hiraga during perilous missions. His passions—opera, art, and cooking—coexist with a zeal for collecting rare texts in extinct languages, once quipping he’d trade his soul for wisdom. Though the shadowy Galdoune organization dangles access to forbidden archives, he rebuffs their unethical tactics, clinging to his principles.
A survivor of abuse and orphanhood, Roberto channels protective instincts toward Hiraga, concealing vulnerabilities like health risks during investigations. Galdoune’s attempts to recruit him—and ties to his past—challenge his resolve, yet he remains steadfast in pursuing justice through the Church, balancing duty with the fragile hope of redemption.