Gardoni

Gardoni was one of Mr Steelman's men in 2065.

After it was discovered that Roger Lyon had possession of the blueprints to a weapon, which had been originally stolen by Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward from the Luthvian embassy, Gardoni was part of the group which ran Roger's car off the road in an attempt to steal them for Mr Steelman. He held Roger at gunpoint while Luigi searched the car and then ordered that Roger be taken to Steelman's ship, which was bound for his base in Pompeii, so he could be interrogated.

Gardoni and Luigi oversaw the preparation for Roger's interrogation but it was not long before Lady Penelope and Parker intruded on the affair. Steelman allowed Penelope her final wish of some fresh make-up before being dropped into the lava of Vesuvius but her lipstick concealed a knock-out gas which Luigi accidentally released. This allowed Parker and Roger the opportunity to overpower the other men present including Gardoni. However, even after the trio were seemingly victorious, Gardoni chose to fight against impossible odds and shot and injured Roger, though not mortally. Lady Penelope then threw her handbag at him, which contained explosives. If Gardoni was not killed by the blast, he certainly was as the entire base was quickly engulfed by lava. (COMIC: Mr. Steelman)