Gustavo (Pizza Tower)

Gustavo is the deuteragonist of the 2023 indie video game Pizza Tower. He is a chef who helped Peppino with his quest of protecting his pizzeria.
==Appearance==
Gustavo is a short individual who wears a white and brown chef outfit (or other colors if he is matched with Peppino's). He has a big nose with little eyes by default, as well as brown hair and mustache.
==History==
Gustavo, along with Mr. Stick, will appear in all levels during Pizza Time to lead Peppino back to the level's exit before time is up. In WAR, he also helps to take down enemies to let Peppino advance.
In the hub world of the game, Gustavo can be seen on Floor 1 running from a rat before he ends up fighting it on Floor 2. By the time Peppino reaches Floor 3, the two of them have made up, stopped fighting, and somehow became good friends. This all culminates into Gustavo and the rat, now named Brick, partnering up to help Peppino as a secondary character.
Gustavo also played a part in the final boss, where he helps Peppino to weaken his enemies by being used as a projectile. In the final level, Gustavo, alongside other characters, escaped the collapsing Pizza Tower and is later seen helping cool Peppino off from a marathon.
==Powers and Abilities==
Gustavo alone has brute strength, as he can break through barriers just like Peppino. Alongside with Brick, he can also perform double jump and smash tough objects below. He can also perform wall jumps to climb to higher grounds. He can also kick Brick into a ball and roll through enemies. He can run at what the game considers Mach 3 which is enough to break the metal blocks present in the game. 
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Gustavo is based off of retro representations of Mario, specifically his representation from Super Mario World.
**Brick the Rat is based off of Yoshi by proxy. One scrapped move in the game files is a move where Gustavo would punch Brick like Mario would do in Super Mario World.
*Due to his small size, Gustavo is speculated to be a gnome, though this is unconfirmed.
*McPig, the developer of Pizza Tower, jokingly claimed that Gustavo's catchphrase is "I'm going to kill you".
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