Cardinal Cosimo Trebaldi

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Cardinal Cosimo Trebaldi
Full Name	Cosimo Trebaldi
Alias	Cradinal Trebaldi, Pope Trebaldi
Origin	No information
Occupation	Evil Priest, Pope
Powers / Skills	Fancing, Manipulation
Hobby	Killing Scorpio
Goals	Restoration of the power of nine noble familes
Crimes	Attempted child murder, Murder, Priest murder, Pope murder,Torture, Power abuse
Type of Villain	Tragical villain, Evil priest

Cosimo Trebaldi

Cardina Cosimo Trebaldi is main antagonist in Franco Belgian comic book Le Scorpion.

He is an ambitious cardinal who later becomes a Pope and starts reign of terror in Rome.

Plot

Cosimo is one of three sons of Horacio Trebaldi. During his youth, Cosimo was in love with Magdlene Catalan, a beautiful young woman who was raped by his father and head of Trebaldi family in order to produce male heir for Trebaldi, since Cosimo was unable to produce child.

This left psychological mark on Cosimo's mind, who was certain child was his. He went to Madlenes house, and in rage he attempted to toss newborn child into fire place. Madlene stopped him, but during quarrel, baby was dropped on floor and touched incandescent iron of fire place with his shoulder and got the infamous mark of devil.

Cosimo told the Inquisition about baby's mark and Magdlene was arrested, tortured on rack and latter burnt on public square in front of masses.

The Inquisition's mercenaries tired to drown baby during the night in river, but they were stopped and killed by Magdlene's father and baby's grandfather.

Years latter Cosimo now achieved high position in Roman Catholic church. He was ministry of religion. On his high position he assembled his Warrior Monks with captain Roshnan, his right hand man in charge of his dirty work. Slowly Cosimo begins eliminating opponents among clergy, one by one.

Cosimo's plan was to restore power of nine noble families from Ancient Roman time(among whom are Trebaldis). He also got obsessed with idea to murder Magdlene's son, now grown man Armando Catalano, a treasure hunter whos alias is Scorpio.

Trebaldi arrange with Roshan to stage murder of present Pope, and than with fake Cross of St Peter he aquires votes among Cardinals and become new Pope.

His arch nemesis and brother Scorpio sets on journey into Holy land in search of real Cross with Gypsy girl Mejai who was hired by Trebaldi to kill Scorpio, but she turned sides, and Scorpio's right hand man Aristotel the Hussar.

In Holy land Scorpio is chased by Ottoman police and Roshan. Mejai finds member of Teutonic order Gottfried who poses the secret where Templars hid the Corss. Gottfried is latter captured by Roshnan and tortured. He revealed that Cross is in fortress of Sen Serak. There Scorpio and Roshan fight and Roshan reveals himself that his body is covered by marks of punishment. In the duel he dies. The real Cross of St Peter is destroyed by dying Gottfried.

Latter on Scorpio returns into the Rome. Trebaldi thinks Roshan has finished the job and that Scorpio is killed. Trebaldi organises a Ball where a French ambasadour promises Trebaldi gold as support in from French king. Scorpio and Hussar dressed as Warrion Monks ambush the wagon with gold. Trebali now was unable to pay his Monks, so he goes to jail and hires ill men promising them blessing before death.

Trebaldis brother Nelio with his three friend decides that he should kill Cosimo. In final confrontation it is than reviled in front of Horacio that Scorpio is his son and brother of Cosimo and Nelio Trebaldi.

Scorpio run away. Latter a mysterious man kill both Horacio and Cosimo Trbebaldi.

Personality

Cosimo is harsh and formal man. When comes to his affairs, he can be very brutal. It can be noticed, that he was much better man during his youth and his love affair with Magdalena.

The truth that Magdalena son isn't his, but his father was turning point in Cosimo's life.

In his older days as Cardinal and Pope, he can be seen as bitter, brutal and somehow Machiavelistic man, that has subdued all his life and interest in his plan of restoring power of nine families and his own family power. However from later development of story, we can see that Trebaldi is a man that carries great burden and has regreted some thing from his past all his life.

Also when he latter becomes a Pope, he said to one of his subordinante, that there is no God and there was no resurrection of Jesus Christ, but there is only this wonderful institution of Roman Catholic Church, that stood there for centuries. That show that he is not a true believer, but that he is more of pragmatic and likes authority which is presented in form of Church.

We can see also that in some moments, Trebaldi tries not to do bad things, influenced by bad things he did in past, like when he tries to hit Mejaji with the whip, he was stopped by memory of how he whipped his beloved Magdalena. That shows us that in he maybe view himself from his youth as a coward, and that now he tries to act in better manner.

Also his words to Scorpio, his own brother and child of Magdalena, when Scorpio finds the truth, that he regrets of what happens all his life, and that there was not a day that he did not regret it Magdalena's fate, show us what Trebaldi is in true nature.

Appearance

During his youth, Cosimo had long black hair, a more rounder face and he had moustache. In his older days, he has more bonnier face, with gray hair and gray mustache and goatee. He always wears his Cardinal and Pope attire.

Trivia

• Cosimo Trebaldi, even as a villain, can be understanded, since he had a tragic past that shaped his life as villain. He had a tragic love, was victim of his ambicion father who favours his younger brother Neo and was under the pressure of Church.