Peppino

**Peppino**

## Peppino Spaghetti

(Full Name: Peppino Spaghetti) is the main protagonist of *Pizza Tower: Pasta La Vista*, along with being the main playable character. Peppino's main abilities consist of slapping and tossing enemies, as well as grabbing enemies, doing a speedy dash, and a powerful super jump. He shows signs of both anger and anxiety, and will shift through both emotions frequently. He also fights enemies using different forms such as a knight, and a cheese zombie, as well as using various weapons, such as a revolver and a pizza cutter.

## Moves

### Jump

Pressing the A key will cause Peppino to jump. Nothing special.

### Dash

By holding X, Peppino will begin to build up speed, before eventually beginning to dash. At Mach 2, he can destroy Metal Blocks. He can only reach Mach 4 regularly, although in The Crumbling Tower of Pizza, he unlocks Mach 5.

### Slap

By pressing S, Peppino will preform a slap attack. This attack can defeat certain enemies in 1 hit (ex. Cheeseslimes), while other enemies take 3-4 hits. Bosses, on the other hand, take 5 slaps to have part of their health depleted.

### Grab

While near an enemy/object, Peppino can grab it, and then throw it. In the case of enemies, this defeats them, and simply dropping them leaves them stunned. Bosses can also be grabbed and thrown to deplete a part of their health in 1 hit.

### Glide

By holding G, Peppino will get out a pizza box, whose pizza will then turn into a parachute, allowing Peppino to glide.

### Shoulder Bash

While running, the player can press B to activate Peppino’s shoulder bash ability. He will continue building up speed, but he will also be able to kill enemies without having to scare them. He can also break through certain walls with this move, with one purpose being to find Secrets.

## Transformations

* Grabbing a sword will turn Peppino into Knight Peppino. In the knight transformation, Peppino will be heavy and slow, but he can still take enemies by walking over them or jumping on them, you will be able to also slide down stairs. Knight Peppino can also use a short jab attack with his sword, along with slamming it on the ground and dashing with the sword, killing any enemy in the player’s path. The Peppino Clone’s second phase also uses this transformation, along with The Noise using it as an attack during his boss fight.
* Getting kicked by a Pepperoni Goblin will turn Peppino into Ball Peppino. Ball Peppino will roll, that's it. He can also take out enemies.
* When jumping into lava, Peppino will become Firebutt Peppino, where he will scream and jump up. His butt will also be on fire, what a bummer.
* Getting hit by specific enemies, or getting hit every 50 times, will turn him into Damaged Peppino. In his damaged form, he will be unable to charge, thus potentially ruining your combo, along with getting caught by The Noise if Pizza Time is active. In addition, after beating the Peppino Clone’s second phase, it will turn into the Damaged transformation, and the player will have to do one final blow on the Peppino Clone to finish it off.
* Encountering a Pizza Lady will turn Peppino into Flustered Peppino. In this state, Peppino can only run at Mach 1, and is also slower. Noisette can also give Peppino the flustered transformation in her boss fight. The transformation wears off after 10 seconds.
* Getting hit by a Cheesesick’s projectiles will turn Peppino into Sick Peppino. Sick Peppino cannot charge, but he is also capable of sneezing, wiping out enemies in an area in front of him, along with shooting a projectile. In Snotty’s boss fight, he may also shoot out a projectile through his gun that activates this transformation. Wears off after 25 seconds. The Peppino Clone’s second phase also uses this transformation.
* Getting hit by a Drunken’s beer bottle will turn Peppino into Drunk Peppino, which behaves similarly to Crazy Wario from Wario Land II and 3, in which he will involuntarily move back and forth depending on what arrow key the player presses.
* Wearing a cape will turn Peppino into Superhero Peppino, who can fly and break Metal Blocks by punching them. The Peppino Clone’s second phase also uses this transformation.
* Eating a can of oregano will turn Peppino into Muscle Peppino. In this state, Peppino can destroy many blocks by punching, along with insta-killing any enemy. The Peppino Clone’s second phase also uses this transformation.