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Did Antonio have any associates?
There's the one who will probably take over for him...Vialli. Don't know too much about him.
~ Cole Cassidy and Gabriel Reyes

Augusto Vialli[1] was a member of Talon's inner council.

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Vialli

Vialli

Vialli was known to Blackwatch at least eight years prior to the disbandment of Overwatch.[2] He was a known associate of Antonio Bartalotti,[3] and served as his right hand. After Antonio's assassination, Vialli was made council member in his stead[4] rather than Antonio's daughter, Marzia.

While Doomfist was imprisoned, Vialli attempted to steer the organization in a new, profit-driven direction, ordering the assassination of Katya Volskaya because she was unwilling to give in to their demands—though the attempt on her life was sabotaged by Sombra.[5] In Marzia Bartalotti's opinion, Vialli led Talon to ruin.[4] The Zurich Archive noted that while Vialli's vision for Talon was "quieter" than Doomfist's, it was a vision nonetheless.[6]

Following Doomfist's prison break, Vialli ordered a failed hit on Doomfist and Widowmaker at a casino in Monaco, where they were meeting with Maximilien. Some time later he encountered Doomfist at a masquerade ball in Venice, Italy, which was cover for a clandestine meeting of Talon's leadership. Vialli assured Doomfist that there was nothing personal behind his actions and that he was simply looking out for the well-being of the organization, but Doomfist threw him from a bridge to his death, declaring that Talon was not a group of criminals concerned only with profit.[5] His body was later discovered amidst the carnage of Doomfist's coup.[7]

References

  1. Widowmaker (Overwatch 2), PlayOverwatch. Accessed on 2022-12-24
  2. Blackwatch Dossier
  3. Overwatch Retribution
  4. 4.0 4.1 Vendetta, Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed on 2026-01-08
  5. 5.0 5.1 Doomfist: Masquerade
  6. Overwatch: Declassified
  7. Reaper (Overwatch 2), Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed on 2022-10-05