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The '''Pianta Syndicate''' is a criminal organization located in West [[Rogueport]]. The syndicate is made up of [[Pianta]]s, and during the events of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', was led by [[Don Pianta]]. The Pianta Syndicate is the rival organization to the [[Robbo Gang]] located on the East Side. Often, violence erupts between the two gangs. The Pianta Syndicate owns the [[Pianta Parlor]], a place where people can gamble on games after acquiring membership cards.
{{group infobox
|image=[[File:PMTTYD Don Pianta Sprite.png|frameless|upright=1.4|]]<br>[[Don Pianta]], original leader of the Pianta syndicate
|leader=[[Don Pianta]] (formerly)<br>[[Francesca]]<br>[[Frankie]]
|members=[[Lahla]]<br>[[Peeka]]<br>[[Rocko]]<br>[[Tony (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Tony]]<br>[[Vinny]]
|member_species=[[Boo]]<br>[[Pianta]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
The '''Pianta syndicate''' is a criminal organization of [[Pianta]]s located in west [[Rogueport]]. During the events of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', it is first led by [[Don Pianta]], and later on by [[Frankie]] and [[Francesca]]. The Pianta syndicate is the rival organization to the [[Robbo Thieves]], who are located on the east side of Rogueport. Violence often erupts between the two gangs, with at least one instance of violence occurring as Toadsworth meets with Mario shortly after Princess Peach's disappearance from Rogueport. While Toadsworth talks, two members of the Pianta syndicate can be seen in the background beating up two members of the Robbo Thieves.  


[[Category: Organizations]]
The Pianta syndicate also owns the [[Pianta Parlor]], a place where people can gamble on games with pianta tokens after acquiring membership cards. The syndicate's base is a nearby building in a rundown alley, and the only way to gain access is to purchase a [[Dried Mushroom]] followed by a [[Dizzy Dial]] from [[Westside Goods]]. The store's [[Peeka|owner]] will then inquire about the customer's favorite color; if the answer is yellow, the customer is granted access to the Pianta syndicate's headquarters.
 
Many aspects of the Pianta syndicate are similar to the Sicilian Mafia and its various offshoots. The use of the title "Don", the colloquial Brooklyn accents and speech used by its members, the residency in an economically polarized town (Rogueport) situated near a busy port resembling those of the northeastern United States (where mafia members were most prevalent), member Piantas originating from [[Isle Delfino]] (which itself has Italian inspiration), the various members of the syndicate being given Italian names, and the use of the Pianta Parlor as a front are all examples of this. Additionally, Mario, who is also Italian, is at one point asked if he has considered joining the syndicate. This similarity is further supported in the Japanese version, which gave them the name "Monteone Family", which, as noted above is stylized after how units in the Sicilian mafia are called 'families'. Lastly, they are also shown wearing sunglasses and suits that are indicative of 1940s-era mafia units.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=モンテオーネ・ファミリー
|JapR=Monteōne Famirī
|JapM=Monteone Family, from Don Pianta's Japanese name, Monteone, and how units of a mafia's organized crime are called 'families'.
|ChiS=蒙特・奥內
|ChiSR=Méngtè Ào Nèi
|ChiSM=Monteone Family
|ChiT=蒙特・奧內
|ChiTR=Méngtè Ào Nèi
|ChiTM=Monteone Family
|Dut=Pianta-syndicaat
|DutM=Pianta syndicate
|Fre=Mafia Pianta
|FreM=Pianta Mafia
|Ger=Palma-Familie
|GerM=Pianta Mafia
|Ita=Malapalma
|ItaM=From ''malavita'' (a slang term for "organized crime") and ''Palmense'' ("Pianta")
|Kor=몬테오네 패밀리
|KorR=Monteone Paemilli
|KorM=Monteone Family
|SpaA=Clan Malpianta
|SpaAM=Pianta Clan
|SpaE=Clan Forestone
|SpaEM=Don Pianta Clan
}}
{{Piantas}}
{{PMTTYD}}
[[Category:Pianta syndicate|*]]
[[Category:Groups]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door characters]]
[[de:Palma-Familie]]
[[it:Malapalma]]

Latest revision as of 08:03, September 24, 2024

Pianta syndicate
The sprite of Don Pianta from the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Don Pianta, original leader of the Pianta syndicate
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Leader Don Pianta (formerly)
Francesca
Frankie
Members
Member species

The Pianta syndicate is a criminal organization of Piantas located in west Rogueport. During the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it is first led by Don Pianta, and later on by Frankie and Francesca. The Pianta syndicate is the rival organization to the Robbo Thieves, who are located on the east side of Rogueport. Violence often erupts between the two gangs, with at least one instance of violence occurring as Toadsworth meets with Mario shortly after Princess Peach's disappearance from Rogueport. While Toadsworth talks, two members of the Pianta syndicate can be seen in the background beating up two members of the Robbo Thieves.

The Pianta syndicate also owns the Pianta Parlor, a place where people can gamble on games with pianta tokens after acquiring membership cards. The syndicate's base is a nearby building in a rundown alley, and the only way to gain access is to purchase a Dried Mushroom followed by a Dizzy Dial from Westside Goods. The store's owner will then inquire about the customer's favorite color; if the answer is yellow, the customer is granted access to the Pianta syndicate's headquarters.

Many aspects of the Pianta syndicate are similar to the Sicilian Mafia and its various offshoots. The use of the title "Don", the colloquial Brooklyn accents and speech used by its members, the residency in an economically polarized town (Rogueport) situated near a busy port resembling those of the northeastern United States (where mafia members were most prevalent), member Piantas originating from Isle Delfino (which itself has Italian inspiration), the various members of the syndicate being given Italian names, and the use of the Pianta Parlor as a front are all examples of this. Additionally, Mario, who is also Italian, is at one point asked if he has considered joining the syndicate. This similarity is further supported in the Japanese version, which gave them the name "Monteone Family", which, as noted above is stylized after how units in the Sicilian mafia are called 'families'. Lastly, they are also shown wearing sunglasses and suits that are indicative of 1940s-era mafia units.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モンテオーネ・ファミリー[?]
Monteōne Famirī
Monteone Family, from Don Pianta's Japanese name, Monteone, and how units of a mafia's organized crime are called 'families'.
Chinese (simplified) 蒙特・奥內[?]
Méngtè Ào Nèi
Monteone Family
Chinese (traditional) 蒙特・奧內[?]
Méngtè Ào Nèi
Monteone Family
Dutch Pianta-syndicaat[?] Pianta syndicate
French Mafia Pianta[?] Pianta Mafia
German Palma-Familie[?] Pianta Mafia
Italian Malapalma[?] From malavita (a slang term for "organized crime") and Palmense ("Pianta")
Korean 몬테오네 패밀리[?]
Monteone Paemilli
Monteone Family
Spanish (NOA) Clan Malpianta[?] Pianta Clan
Spanish (NOE) Clan Forestone[?] Don Pianta Clan