Silvio Pirelli

Silvio Pirelli was an expert swordsman and the fencing champion of Europe. He came to Florence as the new fencing tutor of Lorenzo de' Medici, where he ended up fighting Tomaso Gherardini in a duel.

Biography
Silvio Pirelli comes to Florence as Lorenzo's new fencing tutor. He holds a demonstration in the piazza where he shows off his many skills and tricks. He asks for a volunteer to challenge him, and when a little boy comes out of the crowd, he nastily humiliates him. Lisa Gherardini is furious and challenges him but refuses to fight a woman. He then has a duel with Lorenzo, which he lets him win, before Lisa returns, now as Tomaso, challenging Pirelli. Pirelli refuses again but Tom calls him a coward so he agrees to meet the next day at 7 in the morning.

Lorenzo is angry and when Leo makes Tom realize she can't fence and that she should forget about Pirelli, Lisa comes to her senses and goes to the Medici Palace to apologize. However, she is furious when Lorenzo reveals he apologized on her behalf and takes back the apology. Pirelli tells her that there is no more backing out. As he tutors Lorenzo, he immediately beats him telling him he took the thumb of Romano of Siena. He refuses to go easy on Tom and says he will teach him a lesson. The next morning, Pirelli tries to claim a win by default when Tom almost doesn't arrive on time. However, when Tom arrives, Pirelli insists on using real swords to which Tom agrees. In the duel, he shows off and easily avoids Tom's thrusts and wrong technique. However, Tom is able to get a cut in and damages Pirelli's expensive shirt. Enraged, he knocks Tom to the ground and is about to kill her when Leonardo throws a Battle flare which stuns him. Recovered, Tom uses Pirelli's tricks against him and slashes his suspenders, causing his trousers to fall. Humiliated, Pirelli is laughed out of the city and Tom is crowned the champion. (By the Sword)

Personality
Pirelli was an arrogant, cocky narcissist who took pleasure in talking down and humiliating others to make himself look good, even an innocent little boy. He was extremely boastful, bragging about his many accomplishments. He was also extremely ruthless, using real swords and attempting to kill Tom for daring to challenge him. However his cocky attitude saw him underestimate Tom's fighting spirit and while he was too busy showing Tom, was able to get a cut in which enraged him. He was also extremely misogynistic, looking down on women and deeming them weak and unable to fight.