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* MemeticLoser: Snotty, simply for being the only named character in the game who’s able to be KilledOffForReal. To the point where fans often joke about people who killed him in their first playthrough in a YouBastard sort of way.

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* MemeticLoser: Snotty, simply for being the only named character in the game who’s able to be KilledOffForReal.KilledOffForReal, before [[spoiler:The Doise]] was added, at least. To the point where fans often joke about people who killed him in their first playthrough in a YouBastard sort of way.
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** The unnamed pumpkin ghost who chases you throughout Tricky Treat is commonly called Pumpkinface, due to him resembling Pizzaface, or [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Ghost Pumpkin]].
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* BreatherBoss: If you play as the Noise when fighting the Vigilante, he becomes this. The Noise’so knock away one of his health points when two are thrown at him, making it almost impossible for him to get off an attack. Even the final quick draw section becomes easy- in fact, the Noise cheats and shoots the Vigilante before the command to draw is even given, making it impossible to fail.

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* BreatherBoss: If you play as the Noise when fighting the Vigilante, he becomes this. The Noise’so Noise’s bombs knock away one of his health points when two are thrown at him, making it almost impossible for him to get off an attack. Even the final quick draw section becomes easy- in fact, the Noise cheats and shoots the Vigilante before the command to draw is even given, making it impossible to fail.
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* BreatherBoss: If you play as the Noise when fighting the Vigilante, he becomes this. The Noise’s bombs instantly knock away one of his health points, making it almost impossible for him to get off an attack. Even the final quick draw section becomes easy- in fact, the Noise cheats and shoots the Vigilante before the command to draw is even given, making it impossible to fail.

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* BreatherBoss: If you play as the Noise when fighting the Vigilante, he becomes this. The Noise’s bombs instantly Noise’so knock away one of his health points, points when two are thrown at him, making it almost impossible for him to get off an attack. Even the final quick draw section becomes easy- in fact, the Noise cheats and shoots the Vigilante before the command to draw is even given, making it impossible to fail.
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* BreatherBoss: If you play as the Noise when fighting the Vigilante, he becomes this. The Noise’s bombs instantly knock away one of his health points, making it almost impossible for him to get off an attack. Even the final quick draw section becomes easy- in fact, the Noise cheats and shoots the Vigilante before the command to draw is even given, making it impossible to fail.
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** The fourth boss' AdvancingBossOfDoom phase originally had powerful rubberbanding, such that he would always be close to Peppino and this discouraged reckless play to keep from bouncing off straight into him. Updates made the boss crawl at a constant pace to alleviate the difficulty, but the drawback is that all the thrill of the chase is gone. You'll never see the creature on-screen if you're the slightest bit skilled in the game.

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** The fourth boss' AdvancingBossOfDoom phase originally had powerful rubberbanding, such that he would always be close to Peppino and this discouraged reckless play to keep from bouncing off straight into him. Updates made the boss crawl at a constant pace to alleviate the difficulty, but the drawback is that all the thrill of the chase is gone. You'll never see the creature on-screen if you're the slightest bit skilled in the game. As an in-joke, the rubberbanding is back and more agressive in The Noise's scenario, but The Noise will just angrily drive the boss away if he does get caught.
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** Pickles appear in Deep-Dish 9; in that level, you play as Peppino and can generally scare them by running at Mach speed so they don't attack. However, when playing as Gustavo and Brick in Gnome Forest, the duo's heavier and less fluid moveset means that you often have to contend with the enemy's attack: If they notice you, they'll teleport directly to your location after a brief delay and then electrify themselves, forcing you to dodge and then quickly counterattack if you want to maintain your combo. While teleporting, they can't be interrupted, either—Once they see you you have no choice but to dodge.

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** Pickles appear in Deep-Dish 9; 9 and Gnome Forest; in that the former level, you play as Peppino and can generally scare them by running at Mach speed so they don't attack. However, when playing as Gustavo and Brick in Gnome Forest, the latter, the duo's heavier and less fluid moveset means that you often have to contend with the enemy's attack: If they notice you, they'll teleport directly to your location after a brief delay and then electrify themselves, forcing you to dodge and then quickly counterattack if you want to maintain your combo. While teleporting, they can't be interrupted, either—Once either—once they see you you have no choice but to dodge.



** Peppino being a war veteran (with PTSD or not) is one, even if WordOfGod has already denied it. At the very least, it would somewhat explain how this seemingly average overweight cook is capable of athletic feats that would put olympic competitors to shame (besides RuleOfFun), as well as shed some light on why "'''WAR'''" is [[BizarroEpisode such a non-goofy and surprisingly stressful level]].

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** Fans often imagine Peppino being a war veteran (with PTSD or not) is one, not), even if WordOfGod has already denied it. At the very least, it would somewhat explain how this seemingly average overweight cook is capable of athletic feats that would put olympic competitors to shame (besides RuleOfFun), as well as shed some light on why "'''WAR'''" is [[BizarroEpisode such a non-goofy and surprisingly stressful level]].



** Similarly, Peppina Ramen is a RuleSixtyThree version of Peppino who originates from [[https://twitter.com/KetArtDragon/status/1642076351216664578 a fanart portraying Pizza Tower as a 90s anime]] which later inspired a mod that's currently in development. Her mod became popular upon its reveal, and she's often featured in fan works in which she's portrayed as Peppino's daughter or sister DependingOnTheWriter.
*** Related to the above, a RuleSixtyThree MoeAnthropomorphism mod of Pepperman known as Peppergirl [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEwx82coWk was later implemented]], with her version of the boss arena including a window in which [[TheCameo Pepperman can be seen spectating the fight]] between her and Peppina during the second phase. RuleSixtyThree MoeAnthropomorphism versions of The Vigilante (known simply as The Vigil), Noise (Noise-Chan) and Fake Peppino (Fake Peppina) were later implemented, with Noise-Chan and Vigil being planned on becoming playable in a future update.

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** Similarly, Peppina Ramen is a RuleSixtyThree version of Peppino who originates from [[https://twitter.com/KetArtDragon/status/1642076351216664578 a fanart portraying Pizza Tower as a 90s anime]] which later inspired a mod that's currently in development. Her mod became popular upon its reveal, and she's often featured in fan works in which she's portrayed as Peppino's daughter or sister DependingOnTheWriter.
*** ** Related to the above, a RuleSixtyThree MoeAnthropomorphism mod of Pepperman known as Peppergirl [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEwx82coWk was later implemented]], with her version of the boss arena including a window in which [[TheCameo Pepperman can be seen spectating the fight]] between her and Peppina during the second phase. RuleSixtyThree MoeAnthropomorphism versions of The Vigilante (known simply as The Vigil), Noise (Noise-Chan) and Fake Peppino (Fake Peppina) were later implemented, with Noise-Chan and Vigil being planned on becoming playable in a future update.
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** [[https://twitter.com/minuspal/status/1627046418727981057/photo/1 The Toppin Waifus]] (otherwise known as the Toppin Gals) are MoeAnthropomorphism versions of the Toppins, still comprising the same five Toppins but humanized with [[MushroomMan Mushroom]], [[PrincessClassic Cheese]], [[LazyBum Tomato]], [[{{Tomboy}} Sausage]], and [[WalkingSwimsuitScene Pineapple]], originating from a popular mod. Due to their [[MsFanservice designs]], they appear in a lot of fanmade content and memes. Though they are somewhat [[BaseBreakingCharacter Base Breaking Characters]] due to being yet another example of MoeAnthropomorphism in a time where that trope has been overused ad nauseam, as well as the fact that their creator, [=Minus8=], an NSFW artist, isn't really helping anyone who like them.

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** [[https://twitter.com/minuspal/status/1627046418727981057/photo/1 The Toppin Waifus]] (otherwise known as the Toppin Gals) are MoeAnthropomorphism versions of the Toppins, still comprising the same five Toppins but humanized with [[MushroomMan Mushroom]], [[PrincessClassic Cheese]], [[LazyBum Tomato]], [[{{Tomboy}} Sausage]], and [[WalkingSwimsuitScene Pineapple]], originating from a popular mod. Due to their [[MsFanservice designs]], they appear in a lot of fanmade content and memes. Though they are somewhat [[BaseBreakingCharacter Base Breaking Characters]] due to being yet another example of MoeAnthropomorphism in a time where that trope has been overused ad nauseam, as well as the fact that their creator, [=Minus8=], an NSFW artist, isn't really helping anyone who like them. The resulting backlash led to the artist leaving social media to escape harassment.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Considering how bizarrely playful the FinalBoss is towards Peppino, [[spoiler:complete with an implied obsession given his development of both Peppino-like robots and clones in the Tower, Pizzahead's FightingClown boss fight, and how we never actually see the laser cannon he had threatened to blow up Peppino's Pizza with, the whole incident might have been a huge prank (that only Pizzahead would find funny, mind you).]]
** In the very final level, [[spoiler:"The Crumbling Tower of Pizza", were the bosses following Peppino and the gang to save their own hides from the crumbling tower and [[IFightForTheStrongestSide knowing Peppino would lead them out to safety by simply following him]], or was Peppino being merciful to them and [[SaveTheVillain saving them from the collapsing tower]] (despite having beaten the crap out of them just moments earlier)? After all, while they were antagonistic to him, they weren't the ones that were actively threatening to destroy his pizzeria like Pizzahead was]].
** Quite a few pre-release comics involving the Noise show him in a much more serious and unhappy mood than the Noise we see in-game, which led to the theory that the Noise's wacky, energetic side is an act he puts on just to further annoy Peppino.
** [[spoiler:Interpretations of Fake Peppino, as expected given his [[TheSpook enigmatic nature]], tend to go all over the place. Is he a savage skinwalker who wants to kill and replace Peppino? Is he a playful and jovial creature who idolizes Peppino and wants to be friends with him? Maybe both or something else entirely?]]



* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Considering how bizarrely playful the FinalBoss is towards Peppino, [[spoiler:complete with an implied obsession given his development of both Peppino-like robots and clones in the Tower, Pizzahead's FightingClown boss fight, and how we never actually see the laser cannon he had threatened to blow up Peppino's Pizza with, the whole incident might have been a huge prank (that only Pizzahead would find funny, mind you).]]
** In the very final level, [[spoiler:"The Crumbling Tower of Pizza", were the bosses following Peppino and the gang to save their own hides from the crumbling tower and [[IFightForTheStrongestSide knowing Peppino would lead them out to safety by simply following him]], or was Peppino being merciful to them and [[SaveTheVillain saving them from the collapsing tower]] (despite having beaten the crap out of them just moments earlier)? After all, while they were antagonistic to him, they weren't the ones that were actively threatening to destroy his pizzeria like Pizzahead was]].
** Quite a few pre-release comics involving the Noise show him in a much more serious and unhappy mood than the Noise we see in-game, which led to the theory that the Noise's wacky, energetic side is an act he puts on just to further annoy Peppino.
** [[spoiler:Interpretations of Fake Peppino, as expected given his [[TheSpook enigmatic nature]], tend to go all over the place. Is he a savage skinwalker who wants to kill and replace Peppino? Is he a playful and jovial creature who idolizes Peppino and wants to be friends with him? Maybe both or something else entirely?]]

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Considering how bizarrely playful the FinalBoss is towards Peppino, [[spoiler:complete with an implied obsession given his development of both Peppino-like robots and clones in the Tower, Pizzahead's FightingClown boss fight, and how we never actually see the laser cannon he had threatened to blow up Peppino's Pizza with, the whole incident might have been a huge prank (that only Pizzahead would find funny, mind you).]]
** In the very final level, [[spoiler:"The Crumbling Tower of Pizza", were the bosses following Peppino and the gang to save their own hides from the crumbling tower and [[IFightForTheStrongestSide knowing Peppino would lead them out to safety by simply following him]], or was Peppino being merciful to them and [[SaveTheVillain saving them from the collapsing tower]] (despite having beaten the crap out of them just moments earlier)? After all, while they were antagonistic to him, they weren't the ones that were actively threatening to destroy his pizzeria like Pizzahead was]].
** Quite a few pre-release comics involving the Noise show him in a much more serious and unhappy mood than the Noise we see in-game, which led to the theory that the Noise's wacky, energetic side is an act he puts on just to further annoy Peppino.
** [[spoiler:Interpretations of Fake Peppino, as expected given his [[TheSpook enigmatic nature]], tend to go all over the place. Is he a savage skinwalker who wants to kill and replace Peppino? Is he a playful and jovial creature who idolizes Peppino and wants to be friends with him? Maybe both or something else entirely?]]
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** If the player gets all the Tower's Secret Treasures, during the ending, [[spoiler:Peppino is able to resurrect Pillar John and restore him to his true form. After the non-pillar John gives Pizzahead a good what-for for what he did, he is reunited with his brother Gerome and smiles happily; his brother even [[WhenHeSmiles breaking his usually unamused expression to celebrate in glee]], and even Peppino smiles a little at this moment. It looks like he was also able to help someone else out, too!]]

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** If the player gets all the Tower's Secret Treasures, during the ending, [[spoiler:Peppino is able to resurrect Pillar John and restore him to his true form. After the non-pillar John gives Pizzahead a good what-for for what he did, he is reunited with his brother Gerome and smiles happily; his brother even [[WhenHeSmiles breaking breaks his usually unamused expression to celebrate in glee]], and even Peppino smiles a little at this moment. It looks like he was also able to help someone else out, too!]]



** In-game Peppino is a {{Gonk}}ish, noodle-limbed fat guy, yet fanart tends to [[StoutStrength beef him up]] into a BigBeautifulMan.

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** In-game Peppino is a {{Gonk}}ish, noodle-limbed fat guy, yet fanart tends to [[StoutStrength beef him up]] into a BigBeautifulMan. The fact that some of the title cards and even one part of the intro stylistically depicts him as a tall, muscular guy certainly adds to that.
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** There's also some overlap with fans of ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'', mostly due to a semi-popular GameMod replacing Peppino with Moxxie as the main character.
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** If the player gets all the Tower's Secret Treasures, during the ending, [[spoiler:Peppino is able to resurrect Pillar John and restore him to his true form. After the non-pillar John gives Pizzahead a good what-for for what he did, he is reunited with his brother Gerome and smiles happily; his brother even [[WhenHeSmiles breaking his usually unamused expression to celebrate in glee]]. It looks like Peppino was also able to help someone else out, too!]]

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** If the player gets all the Tower's Secret Treasures, during the ending, [[spoiler:Peppino is able to resurrect Pillar John and restore him to his true form. After the non-pillar John gives Pizzahead a good what-for for what he did, he is reunited with his brother Gerome and smiles happily; his brother even [[WhenHeSmiles breaking his usually unamused expression to celebrate in glee]]. glee]], and even Peppino smiles a little at this moment. It looks like Peppino he was also able to help someone else out, too!]]
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** The game has some overlap with the ''WebAnimation/TheAmazingDigitalCircus'' fandom, due to the latter also starring a protagonist whose typical emotional disposition ranges from "anxious dread" to "apocalyptic panic attack", and whom is also bedeviled by floating hellions of dubious morality. Also helping matters is that both are heavily inspired by cartoons and other media from TheNineties

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** The game has some overlap with the ''WebAnimation/TheAmazingDigitalCircus'' fandom, due to the latter also starring a protagonist whose typical emotional disposition ranges from "anxious dread" to "apocalyptic panic attack", and whom is also bedeviled by floating hellions of dubious morality. Also helping matters is that both are heavily inspired by cartoons and other media from TheNinetiesTheNineties.
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** Pizzelle, a RoleSwapAU version of Peppino who is The Noise, but with Peppino's clothes, and originated from a popular fangame called ''Sugary Spire''. [[GenderFlip She]] quickly became extremely popular among the fanbase, and is featured in a ton of fan works and memes.

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** Pizzelle, a RoleSwapAU version of Peppino who is The Noise, but with Peppino's clothes, and originated from a popular fangame called ''Sugary Spire''.''VideoGame/SugarySpire''. [[GenderFlip She]] quickly became extremely popular among the fanbase, and is featured in a ton of fan works and memes.
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*** Related to the above, a RuleSixtyThree MoeAnthropomorphism mod of Pepperman known as Peppergirl [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEwx82coWk was later implemented]], with her version of the boss arena including a window in which [[TheCameo Pepperman can be seen spectating the fight]] between her and Peppina during the second phase.

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*** Related to the above, a RuleSixtyThree MoeAnthropomorphism mod of Pepperman known as Peppergirl [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEwx82coWk was later implemented]], with her version of the boss arena including a window in which [[TheCameo Pepperman can be seen spectating the fight]] between her and Peppina during the second phase. RuleSixtyThree MoeAnthropomorphism versions of The Vigilante (known simply as The Vigil), Noise (Noise-Chan) and Fake Peppino (Fake Peppina) were later implemented, with Noise-Chan and Vigil being planned on becoming playable in a future update.
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** Happened again when ''Pizza Tower'' lost the 2023 Steam Award for Best Video Game Soundtrack to a port of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Part 1'', a remaster that didn't even release in 2023. This naturally caused the fandom to riot.

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** Happened again when ''Pizza Tower'' lost the 2023 Steam Award for Best Video Game Soundtrack to a port of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Part 1'', a remaster that didn't even release in 2023. This naturally caused the fandom to riot.riot, especially due to the growing HypeBacklash towards ''The Last of Us'' franchise as a whole.
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** It's very common in fan-works such as ''Fanfic/IWasAMiddleAgedWeretoon'' and ''WebAnimation/LyonSPD'' to have swear words get [[SoundEffectBleep sensored]] with the game's taunt sound effect.

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** It's very common in fan-works such as ''Fanfic/IWasAMiddleAgedWeretoon'' and ''WebAnimation/LyonSPD'' to have swear words get [[SoundEffectBleep sensored]] censored]] with the game's taunt sound effect.
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** It's very common in fan-works such as ''Fanfic/IWasAMiddleAgedWeretoon'' and ''WebAnimation/LyonSPD'' to have swear words get [[SoundEffectBleep sensored]] with the game's taunt sound effect.
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* FandomRivalry: With ''VideoGame/Cocoon2023'', mostly due to ''Cocoon'' being seen by many ''Pizza Tower'' fans as [[AwardSnub having snubbed]] Pizza Tower's "Best Debut Indie Game" award, with many also trashing ''Cocoon'' for being too conventually artsy compared to ''Pizza Tower'', which is more experimental. This is to the point where ''Cocoon'' got review-bombed on Steam by many ''Pizza Tower'' fans, simply due to this fact.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation 90s]]-style animation, mixed with the pixellated edutainment artstyle, makes for this unique flavor that few games ever replicated.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation 90s]]-style animation, mixed with the pixellated pixelated edutainment artstyle, art style, makes for this unique flavor that few games ever replicated.



* FountainOfMemes: [[spoiler:Pizzahead himself]] is quite the popular character to meme fans, with memes such as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geuJ7ZmdEzs life unexpectancy]]" and some jokes related to his songs. His page on the ''Pizza Tower'' Wiki was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZYxwwWVC1w&ab_channel=JustDenys1 among the most vandalized ones back when the wiki was on FANDOM]]. [[https://pizzatower.miraheze.org/wiki/Pizza_Tower_Wiki:Moving_from_FANDOM That's one of the reasons it has moved to Miraheze]]..

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* FountainOfMemes: [[spoiler:Pizzahead himself]] is quite the popular character to meme fans, with memes such as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geuJ7ZmdEzs life unexpectancy]]" and some jokes related to his songs. His page on the ''Pizza Tower'' Wiki was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZYxwwWVC1w&ab_channel=JustDenys1 among the most vandalized ones back when the wiki was on FANDOM]]. [[https://pizzatower.miraheze.org/wiki/Pizza_Tower_Wiki:Moving_from_FANDOM That's one of the reasons it has moved to Miraheze]]..Miraheze]].



** [[spoiler:Fake Peppino]], despite being a deformed doppleganger monstrosity, can look rather [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/pizzatower/images/5/57/Fake_peppino_idle.gif adorable]] in his IdleAnimation. Generally there are times where his smile is less "monstrosity out of the UncannyValley" and more "subpar but enthusiastic imitator trying his best".

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** [[spoiler:Fake Peppino]], despite being a deformed doppleganger doppelganger monstrosity, can look rather [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/pizzatower/images/5/57/Fake_peppino_idle.gif adorable]] in his IdleAnimation. Generally there are times where his smile is less "monstrosity out of the UncannyValley" and more "subpar but enthusiastic imitator trying his best".
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** Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on ''VideoGame/{{Limbo}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Inside}}'', and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).

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** Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' ''{{VideoGame/Cocoon| 2023}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on ''VideoGame/{{Limbo}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Inside}}'', and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).
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** Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on VideoGame/{{Limbo}} and VideoGame/{{Inside}}, and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).

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** Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on VideoGame/{{Limbo}} ''VideoGame/{{Limbo}}'' and VideoGame/{{Inside}}, ''VideoGame/{{Inside}}'', and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).
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* IKnewIt: A Troper on the WMG page impressively managed to guess that [[spoiler:Pizzaface is really Pizza Boy in disguise]] two years before launch, thanks to oblique comments made by [=McPig=] during development.
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** Happened again when ''Pizza Tower'' lost the 2023 steam award for Best Video Game Soundtrack to a port of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Part 1'', a remaster that didn't even release in 2023. This naturally caused the fandom to riot.

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** Happened again when ''Pizza Tower'' lost the 2023 steam award Steam Award for Best Video Game Soundtrack to a port of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Part 1'', a remaster that didn't even release in 2023. This naturally caused the fandom to riot.
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** Happened again when ''Pizza Tower'' somehow lost the 2023 steam award for Best Video Game Soundtrack to a port of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs.'' This time, the fandom straight up RIOTED.

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** Happened again when ''Pizza Tower'' somehow lost the 2023 steam award for Best Video Game Soundtrack to a port of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs.'' ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Part 1''. This time, naturally caused the fandom straight up RIOTED.to riot.

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* AwardSnub: Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on VideoGame/{{Limbo}} and VideoGame/{{Inside}}, and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).

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Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on VideoGame/{{Limbo}} and VideoGame/{{Inside}}, and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).
** Happened again when ''Pizza Tower'' somehow lost the 2023 steam award for Best Video Game Soundtrack to a port of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs.'' This time, the fandom straight up RIOTED.
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This seems too much like it’s defending Cocoon, which shouldn't go on YMMV.


* AwardSnub: Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on VideoGame/{{Limbo}} and VideoGame/{{Inside}}, and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has unfortunately led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).

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* AwardSnub: Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on VideoGame/{{Limbo}} and VideoGame/{{Inside}}, and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has unfortunately led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).
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This seems too much like its bashing Coccoon., which shouldn't go on YMMV


* AwardSnub: Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on VideoGame/{{Limbo}} and VideoGame/{{Inside}}, and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has unfortunately (although deservedly) led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).

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* AwardSnub: Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on VideoGame/{{Limbo}} and VideoGame/{{Inside}}, and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has unfortunately (although deservedly) led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).
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Cocoon definitely deserved to get review-bombed after what happened


* AwardSnub: Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has unfortunately led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).

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* AwardSnub: Despite many expecting the game to win the "Best Debut Indie Game" award at The Game Awards 2023 for how popular it was at the start of the year, it ended up losing to ''VideoGame/{{Cocoon}}'' instead. To say people got mad is one hell of an understatement; many ''Pizza Tower'' fans started contesting that ''PT'' should have won due to ''Cocoon'' not having anywhere near the same level of acclaim, as it had just come out two months before the event. Others started accusing The Game Awards of being biased in favor of conventionally artsier games rather than something adventurous and different like ''PT''. Many fans were also asserting that ''Cocoon'' didn't belong in the rankings for debut indie games because Jeppe Carlsen (the man behind ''Cocoon'') had also worked on VideoGame/{{Limbo}} and VideoGame/{{Inside}}, and ''Cocoon'' publisher Creator/AnnapurnaInteractive is worth millions of dollars and is headquartered in Los Angeles, as opposed to ''PT'' being self-published and made on Patreon funds with no more than 5 developers. This has unfortunately (although deservedly) led to ''Cocoon'' getting fiercely attacked by fans of the game (to the point of it even being review bombed on Steam).

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