Commander Olivetti

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Commander Olivetti is a fictional character in the 2000 novel Angels and Demons. Olivetti is the commander of the Swiss Guards in the Vatican City.

[edit] Background

During the papal conclave in the Vatican City, Olivetti is in charge of protecting the cardinals during the traditional services. When a security camera goes missing in the Vatican, Olivetti is determined to find out the new location as the camera is still producing a strong signal. When Robert Langdon and Vittoria Vetra arrive in Rome to explain the harsh reality of the crisis, Vittoria explains that her father Leonardo Vetra was murdered and his invention (a large quantity of antimatter has gone missing from the CERN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Vittoria explains the reactivity of antimatter to him and urges that he conducts an immediate search or else the Vatican City will be wiped out.

Olivetti disagrees to follow such a dramatic step and locks up Vittoria and Langdon in his office inorder to prevent such news from reaching Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca. Vittoria manages to contact Carlo Ventresca by using Olivetti's office phone. Vittoria manages to explain the situation briefly to the Camerlengo, and Olivetti is later ordered to bring both Langdon and Vittoria to see him.

[edit] Death

Olivetti was later killed by The Hassassin during his mission to track down four kidnapped cardinals at the fire altar of science which was the Ecstasy of St Theresa and the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. His neck was severely damaged and is identical to Leonardo Vetra's death. His body was discovered by Vittoria Vetra after hearing his phone going off behind several pews.