Peppibot Factory

**Peppibot Factory** is the fourteenth level in Pizza Tower, and the second level of the Slum.

Half of the level takes place in an industrial cityscape, with a mysterious factory shown in the background. The second half takes place inside said factory, and features many new factory-themed gimmicks and mechanics.

The level's titlecard shows an uncomfortably detailed Peppino in the factory wearing a metallic version of his normal outfit, while he anxiously hides behind a wall from a Peppibot armed with a knife.

## Enemies

* **Peppibot**
* **Box Stamper**
* **Grabbie Hand**
* **Weenie**
* Pizza Box Goblin
* Cheeseslime

## Mechanics

### Transformations

* **Boxed**
* Ball

### Gimmicks

* **Conveyor Belt**
* **Factory Spawner**
* Bomb
* Present
* Goblinbot
* Dash Pad

## Collectables

* Mushroom Toppin
* Cheese Toppin
* Tomato Toppin
* Sausage Toppin
* Pineapple Toppin
* Tower Secret Treasure
* Pumpkin

The first Toppin is in the second room of the stage, located in the area on the left with a gray brick backdrop that leads into multiple boost pads.

The second Toppin is located in the first room inside the indoor section of the level. The player needs to go into upper left part of the room to get to it.

The third Toppin is located in the same room as Gerome and the second secret, near the room's exit. It is right on the floor where the player naturally runs.

The fourth Toppin is in the first room where the player gets Boxed, located on a platform where it is out in the open.

The final Toppin is in the first room accessed after activating Pizza Time. It is out in the open and will automatically be collected if the player touches the Grabbie Hand under it.

Gerome is located in the second room of the indoor factory section of the level, behind a Metal Block. To break that Metal Block, the player needs to get to Mach 2 speed, and then jump into a Grabbie Hand as to carry the momentum to the right, breaking the block. The door to the  is located in the second room of the stage. There is a Breakable Block wall immediately on the right. To get to this room itself after getting Gerome, the player needs to first get to the true end door, then destroy bunch of Breakable Blocks on the right (indicated by the warp box that leads to the Lap 2 portal), to get access back to the second room.

Pumpkin is located in the room with Pillar John after becoming Pizza Box Peppino.

## Secrets

* First Secret
* Second Secret
* Third Secret

The first secret is in the second room, near the room's exit. The player needs to destroy Breakable Blocks visible inside the right wall of the vertical corridor to get to the secret, ignoring the spring that shoots the player out of the room.

In this room, the player bears witness to mass Elite Weenie destruction, as they run into some Outlets. However, as the Weenies die, they will spawn a horde of fists from their "Whoop" cans, creating a flurry of projectiles the player must dodge.

The second secret is in the second room of the indoor factory section of the level, near Gerome. It is in between two Grabbie Hands, hidden behind Breakable Blocks. To get to these blocks, the player needs to either to use uppercut or a grab to jump over a Grabbie Hand.

In this secret, the player gives a bomb to a Grabbie Hand to destroy a Stupid Rat blocking the exit.

In the first Pizza Time room with the Boxed transformation, clear the transformation with the Priest. The player then needs to run into the right wall behind him at Mach 2 to get to the secret.

In this secret, the player uses Boxed Peppino to clear massive lines of Stupid Rats.

## Trivia

* This level was at first titled **Factory** in Demo 2, then temporarily titled **Industrial** in PT\_Eggplantv15 before getting its final name.
* Peppibot Factory once had its own unique escape theme, known in the files as "Running with Pockets full of Meatballs" The idea, however, was removed and the escape theme was removed from the game. This is also the case for "Toxic Rave" and "Small Fruit, 5 PM", which were meant to be the escape themes for Oh Shit! and Pizzascape respectively, and this was heard when playing the unused factory challenge level in Demo 2.
* The Peppibot carrying a knife in the title-card is a possible reference to its old enemy behaviour, where it would spit out knives instead of peforming moves similar to ones from Peppino's moveset.
* The gate sprite's background references an outdated version of Background #1, as seen by the sky and clouds being orange.
* In Background #3, there's a door that references the old sprite of said object, as seen by the yellow circle in the center of it.
* The maximum combo that the player can reach in Peppibot Factory is **157**.
* Upon entering this stage, the game's window will rename itself to "Mass-produced Pizza Tower".

## Gallery

### Regular animations

Background #1. An outdoor view of the factory showing some enemies on work, including a Weenie and Robot Peppino smoking with a don't smoke sign near them.Background Decoration #1. Gray tubes tangled up with eachotherBackground Decoration #2. Brown bent pipes.Decoration #1. A metal mechanical chunk seen on the walls of the top section as you enter the factory.Background #2. An inside part of factory with lights, windows and fans.Background Decoration #3. A slightly bent grey metal pipe.Background #3. An inside part of the factory showing pizzas being produced by a Peppino Robot head and a Box Stamper.Background Decoration #4. Railings as well as a pipe system connected below them,Decoration #2. Robot Peppino's face seen throughout the Factory section.Breakable Block sprites.
### Hub assets

Level gate.Level gate background. Orange sky with clouds.Level gate background decoration #1. Building top.Level gate background decoration #2. Building with a square Peppibot head.Level's icon on Pizza Granny sign.Level's title card.Level's name in Chef Tasks room.
### Scrapped animations

Old version of Background #1.Pizza Time variant of Background #2.Unused variant of Background #2.Pizza Time variant of Unused version of Background #2.Background decoration. Conveyor belt with pizzas.Pizza time variant of background decoration.Old version of Background #3.Demo 2 Factory sign.Unused sprite of Peppibot Factory on the HUD.