Pizzeria Employee

**The Pizzeria Employee**, nicknamed **Pizza Burnish** by fans, is a minor character from *Promare*. He appears twice throughout the film, once at the pizzeria and the other in Heris' lab.

Portrayal: Yuu Okano

## Personality

He appears to be a fairly quiet man who keeps to himself as he only briefly talks, typically nodding instead. Despite this, he warns Pops against trying to protect him from Freeze Force, putting his boss' safety over his own. His boss claims that he 'just wants to make the best pizza in town,' hence his position as a cook. This may of been an interest of his even before becoming Burnish.

## Appearance

The Pizzeria Employee is a lanky thin man of average height with brown skin and dark hair adorned in a bun. His eyes are a green tint. Like his boss, his brows are thick.

He wears a white t-shirt uniform with a red pizza logo at the front. Alongside that, he has a black apron wrapped around his waist, wears blue jeans and tennis shoes. Besides the presence of a logo, his outfit matches with his employer.

## History

### *Promare*

After the defeat of Mad Burnish's leader by Burning Rescue and Kray awarding Galo with a medal, the firefighting group visits a local pizzeria. There, an employee is making pan pizza. His boss credits him as being an excellent cook. He nods to the group as he continues on with orders.

Freeze Force then arrives on the scene. They have arrived to apprehend him for the Foresight Foundation's Burnish experiments and the migration plan. In self defense, he unleashes flames, outing himself as Burnish. He is then locked in icicle handcuffs. His boss attempts to defend him, only for Pops to be arrested as well. Aina and Galo berate Vulcan for his heinous actions, who merely tells them to "shut up and watch" as he takes the two men away.

Later on, after Galo confronts Kray about his experiments thanks to Lio, the employee is seen once more. He is strapped to a device surrounded by machinery and scientists. This is an experiment regarding the warp drives. The procedure then begins. The employee is spun on the device and set ablaze with his energy drained from him. This creates a mini portal the scientists transport themselves with. After the test, his hand is shown fading away. According to artworks and interviews, the only deaths were Deus and Thyma, meaning the employee and various other Burnish lived.

## Relationships

### Galo

Galo appears to be a regular customer of his boss'. He briefly nods to the group while preparing their meals. As to whether they know each other personally is unknown. Nevertheless, both Galo and Aina attempt to protect him when Freeze Force apprehends him. Galo would later bare witness to Kray and Heris' experiment on him. He is shown commenting on how heinous the act was, resulting in Galo also being arrested.

### Pops

The duo appear to have a close relationship with each other, as Pops harbors him and was willing to protect him when Freeze Force arrives. The employee briefly attempts to stop him from doing so. He also comments on his skills, noting his dream of making pizza. For all this, Pops was arrested as well. As Pops is not Burnish, he was likely not sent to the same institution as the employee.

### Aina

Aina is a fellow customer of his alongside Galo and their peers. She can be seen eating food that the employee personally prepared for the group. After Freeze Force's sudden arrival, Aina alongside Galo attempt to defend them. She specifically points to how neither he nor his boss would be considered 'terrorists' by Promepolis' laws. This only results in Vulcan referring to her as 'little girl' and continuing his business.

## Gallery

*For Pizzeria Employee's full gallery, go here.*

Making pizzaClose-up shot of employeeHeris' experiment
## Trivia

* When defending himself, the Burnish employee is able to convert the oven's flames into Burnish flames.

### Miscellaneous

* The employee shares the same English voice actor as Remi, Billy Bob Thompson.
* According to interviews and art books, the only present-time death was Thyma's. This means both him and other Burnish seen lived.