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Papa Louie and his relatives
Papa Louie
Papa Louie
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
Papa Louie is a lovable Italian chef who got his start selling delicious pizzas. He has a legion of fanatic customers who are willing to try anything Papa Louie has to offer. Whether it’s free pizza parties, or the keys to his latest restaurant, Papa Louie is always trying to reward his loyal customers!
—Papa's flipdeck info
- All Your Powers Combined: He's the only costumer in the original Flash version of Pizzeria to order all the toppings available, giving him the most complex order in the game overall. Due to the topping palette in the game's mobile ports being too large to fit within a single order, Papa's order was simplified considerably for them.
- Badass in Distress:
- In the second and third Papa Louie platformer games, he's imprisoned alongside a number of his employees and customers, prompting the remaining of them to rescue him at the endgame and midgame, respectively.
- In Papa's Freezeria Deluxe, he ends up lost in the middle of Calypso Island's surrounding ocean within his boat after getting caught in a huge hurricane, prompting Captain Cori and plenty of the other citizens and visitors to look for him. He appears fine when he's eventually discovered after months of searching, however.
- Big Good: He is the founder of the Papa Louie restaurant chain, and is often the cornerstone of motivation for the rest of the cast.
- Chef of Iron: In addition of being a chef, he's a capable adventurer and fighter, as shown in the platformer games.
- From Nobody to Nightmare: A heroic example (unless you're Guy Mortadello or any of the other competitors of the Cluckeria). His business starts off from a small pizzeria in Tastyville. As the series progressed, his fast food empire grew bigger with each restaurant he opened, to the point of spreading all over the series' world.
- Hero of Another Story: It's implied that he's often going out for an adventure to get better ingredients for his restaurants.
- Innocently Insensitive: Papa has good intentions when hiring his employees, but some of his methods and the reaction of people he's trying to hire suggests otherwise.
- Loved by All: Putting his little quirks aside, Papa Louie is beloved by everyone, thanks to his tasty meals throughout his multiple restaurants alongside his heroic deeds.
- Manipulative Bastard: While he has no malicious intentions, he somehow manages to rope in whatever poor shmuck to work in one of his restaurants every time. Some games (especially the later ones) give a different reason why they applied, such as them working at the Hotdoggeria to get a free pass into the stadium to watch the games.
- Pet the Dog: Papa Louie has some moments regarding his employees and their misfortunes:
- In Cheeseria, he offers the protagonist a job at his new restaurant to help pay for replacement instruments after the original ones were stolen. They're eventually recovered, which also ends in Guy Mortadello's arrest for larceny.
- He offers the protagonist of Bakeria a job after the store they originally signed up for shut down overnight. At the end, he gives them ownership of a replacement store of the same type.
- He offers the protagonist a job at the recently-opened Scooperia after they tell him about Guy outright robbing them. Guy is arrested yet again for the same reason, which leads to the protagonist getting their belongings and money back, as well as a golden scooper as a gift from Papa.
- The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: While he's seen cooking at the beginning of When Pizzas Attack!, he's mentioned to have spent the majority of the series travelling around its world and even going to different dimensions to search for the best ingredients of choice for his restaurants, instead of running the restaurants himself (leaving his employees to do the job instead).
- Secondary Character Title: Outside of being the series' mascot and the central character of When Pizzas Attack! (as well as an optional playable character in specific Flash versions of Burgeria and Taco Mia!), Papa himself doesn't really get involved in much of the series, with the games often focused on his employees and costumers instead.
- Supreme Chef: While we don't see him do much cooking in the games, his first restaurant was apparently successful due to contrasting food quality compared to the Mortadello's Meat Pies chain. Although that could be simply justified as being due to Mortadello constantly degrading his own food quality to favor his business, Cluckeria reveals that he had a particular secret chicken sandwich recipe that, while he left it unused, turned out to be a delight to his usual costumers when the Crumple Sisters stole it to help in their competition against Papa's Cluckeria.
Papa's Pizzeria
Roy
Roy
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Roy is more than a mere Pizza Delivery Boy. Ever since he was left alone at work, Roy reluctantly took on the roles of a Cook, Waiter, and General Manager of Papa's Pizzeria. When he's not prepping pizzas, Roy can usually be found running errands for his uncle, Papa Louie.
—Roy's flipdeck info
- Butt-Monkey: Not that the paper-thin nature of the games' plot would give any character plenty of unlucky moments, but Roy received a bit of this treatment in the earlier installments. The biggest instance is when he's unwillingly put into the situation of having to run the pizzeria alone while Papa is away in the original version of Papa's Pizzeria; it tells that unlike later workers, who almost always keep up a smile, Roy tends to maintain a nervous or insecure expression.note
- Brother–Sister Team: Unlike the later default chefs pairing where they're either couples or being co-worker friends at best, Roy has this dynamic with Joy as them working together in Papa's Pizzeria due to being siblings.
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Pizzeria. Notably, he's the only playable chef in the original flash version.
- The Lancer: Sometimes he serves as this to his uncle, Papa Louie, with Roy occasionally assisting him in setting up his businesses or whatever errands Papa gives him.
- Nervous Wreck: In earlier games, Roy was prone to bouts of being insecure and anxious whenever he's doing a given task, likely to represent his status as the resident Butt-Monkey. It's eventually toned down later on, but he still has the nervous look on occasion, such as in the picture of his flipdeck card.
- Rule 63: If both Roy and Joy are selected as workers in Pizzeria HD, it's entirely possible to allow Roy to wear Joy's Ninjoy outfit. In turn, it's also possible to allow Joy to wear Roy's casual outfit.
- Straight Man: While it's not shown often, he occasionally serves as this to Papa Louie. Judging from his expression when Papa gives Marty/Rita a job at Papa's Burgeria as a prize for winning the Golden Ticket Customer contest, he likely thought that it's a bad idea.
- This Is Gonna Suck: Roy's expression screams this when he discovers that Papa is charging him to run the pizzeria alone.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Rotini pasta, according to his flipdeck. Which he would order it in Pastaria during Christmas.
Joy / Ninjoy
Joy / Ninjoy
First appeared in: Papa's Freezeria (as Ninjoy), Papa's Pizzeria To Go! (as Joy)
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Joy is Papa Louie's one and only niece. With his restaurants becoming increasingly popular, Joy decided to return to Papa's Pizzeria to give her little brother a hand. Roy has fond memories of watching his big sister take part in local gymnastic tournaments. Joy even received a full scholarship to Frostfield University for her skills. However, she declined the offer and instead traveled to Sakura Bay, where she worked at random jobs around town for several years before returning home.
—Joy's flipdeck info
Ninjoy is a mysterious masked girl who is a master of stealth and purveyor of sweet ninja skills. Local news claims she is a delinquent outlaw who would steal candy from a baby. However, more and more people are coming forward with accounts of Ninjoy's heroism and good deeds. Bad or good, one thing is certain: Ninjoy never misses a meal. She can almost always be found eating at one of Papa’s many restaurants.
—Ninjoy's flipdeck info
- Action Girl: As the crime-fighting Ninjoy, she is naturally this.
- Badass in Distress: In Papa Louie 2, she's one of the citizens that ends up imprisoned in Munchmore by Radley's minions.
- Brother–Sister Team: Unlike the later default chefs pairing where they're either couples or being co-worker friends at best, Joy has this dynamic with Roy as they working together in Papa's Pizzeria due to being siblings.
- Clark Kenting: Ninjoy isn't outright included in the mobile ports of Pizzeria, but it introduces Joy, her true identity. Gamerias from Sushiria onwards do the same by featuring Ninjoy's outfit as Joy's Style B.
- Connected All Along: Ninjoy initially appeared to be some random vigilante when she made her debut in Freezeria. But with her true identity as Joy being revealed in Pizzeria To Go!, she's confirmed to be Papa's niece and Roy's older sister.
- Cool Big Sis: To Roy, judging with how he has fond memories of watching her take part in local gymnastic tournaments according to her flipdeck card. Being the mask behind Ninjoy also helps.
- Dating Catwoman: Gender inverted, it's implied she has this dynamic with The Dynamoe if some of the social artworks are anything to go by. Outside of her vigilante persona, Joy seems to get along with him and the feeling is mutual.
- Decomposite Character: Due to her already being in the Freezeria pack when the Pizzeria pack was released, Ninjoy and her unmasked counterpart are this in Papa Louie Pals.
- Hero of Another Story: Her heroic acts doesn't shown directly in the games, including her rivalry with The Dynamoe.
- Heroes Gone Fishing: Whenever she's not busy saving the city or working in Papa's Pizzeria, she could be seen ordering foods at one of Papa's restaurants on her free time.
- Ninja: It's in the name.
- Promoted to Playable: She's one of the playable characters in Papa Louie 2 as well as being the female chef in Pizzeria (To Go! and HD only).
- Punny Name: Come the confirmation of Joy as Ninjoy's true identity, the latter's name blatantly stems from a pun between "Ninja" and "Joy".
- The Reveal: When Ninjoy was first introduced in Papa's Freezeria, her real identity behind the mask remains a mystery. And while it's not directly addressed, the mobile ports of Papa's Pizzeria reveals her to be none other than Papa's niece herself, Joy.
- She-Fu: Her attacks in Papa Louie 2 involves her throwing karate movesets.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Purple Burple and Teriyaki sauce, according to Joy's and Ninjoy's respective flipdeck.
Papa's extended employees
Papa's Burgeria
Marty
Marty
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Marty is the spiky-haired guy behind the counter at Papa's Burgeria. He got his full-time job from a Golden Ticket Customer contest held by Papa Louie. When he’s not flipping burgers, he’s strumming out three-chord songs on his guitar with his one and only sister, Clover, on drums.
—Marty's flipdeck info
- Brother–Sister Team: He and Clover are siblings who are members of Scarlett and the Shakers, on top of being employees of Papa in different restaurants.
- Chef of Iron: He alongside Rita is capable to defend himself with nothing but his spatula in Papa Louie 2.
- Master of None: Due to being one of the starting characters in Papa Louie 2, Marty doesn't have any special ability compared to the later characters.
- Playing Card Motifs: As the lead guitarist for "Scarlett and the Shakers", he represented with the Diamonds symbol.
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Burgeria and one of the starting playable characters in Papa Louie 2.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Atomic sauce, according to his flipdeck.
Rita
Rita
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Rita moved to Burgerburgh shortly after winning a job at Papa’s Burgeria. Rita works tirelessly all day behind the counter with her co-worker and friend, Marty. With her trusty Flipper 5000, Rita can craft the most delicious burgers around town. On her few days off, Rita loves watching the latest blockbuster movie at the Sugarplex Theater.
—Rita's flipdeck info
- Ambidextrous Sprite: Her beauty mark flips sides whenever she turns.
- Chef of Iron: She alongside Marty is capable to defend herself with nothing but her spatula in Papa Louie 2.
- I Call It "Vera": She nicknames her spatula "Flipper 5000", which she uses to attack in Papa Louie 2.
- Master of None: Due to being one of the starting characters in Papa Louie 2, Rita doesn't have any special ability compared to the later characters.
- The Movie Buff: A frequent visitor of Sugarplex Theater to the point that whenever a Gameria has Sugarplex Film Fest as one of its holidays, she will be unlockable during said holiday. Her Flipdeck photo is even used as the achievement image for unlocking all Sugarplex Film Fest ingredients in Cupcakeria HD.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef in Burgeria and one of the starting playable characters in Papa Louie 2.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Garlic, according to her flipdeck.
Papa's Taco Mia
Mitch
Mitch
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Mitch is the messy chef behind the counter at Papa's Taco Mia! He won his position after competing in the Taco Eating Contest. Although he is only an amateur eater, he strives to one day be like his hero, Kenji. When Mitch isn't eating or building tacos, he can usually be found enjoying the outdoors. Mitch enjoys camping, hiking, and kayaking. He also loves fishing with his Grandpa Wally.
—Mitch's flipdeck info
- Big Eater: In Taco Mia!, he got his job through his victory at an Eating Contest with no problem to eat a ton of tacos, and his Flipdeck mentions that he's aspiring to participate in further taco eating contests, plus the fact that him eating tacos is a commonplace thing to see him doing.
- Grail in the Garbage: He has the Thorned Emerald from Cactus McCoy thrown around his messy workplace, although it's likely a toy.
- Messy Male, Fancy Female: A rare human example with Maggie, as Mitch is the overall lazier and messier worker, as indicated by the minigame "Mitch's Mess", and his hair and beard are long and shaggy.
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Taco Mia.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Tacos, if his Flipdeck mentioning how frequently he eats tacos is any indication. Additionally, he also love pickles, according to his flipdeck.
- Trash of the Titans: One minigame called "Mitch's Mess" has you find items in his ridiculously messy workspace.
Maggie
Maggie
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Maggie was a carefree girl whose life changed when she "won" her first serious job. Maggie became head chef of Papa's Taco Mia in Tacodale where she now lives. On top of writing several spicy cookbooks and hosting the annual Taco Eating Contest, she has also started a committee to bring more businesses to Tacodale. Maggie's popularity has grown so much that residents hope she'll run for Mayor.
—Maggie's flipdeck info
- Big Eater: She shares the same huge appetite as Mitch.
- Messy Male, Fancy Female: A rare human example with Mitch, as Maggie is the overall more dedicated worker, to the extend that she has hosted future taco eating contests in Tacodale as well as her aspiration to run for mayor. Appearance wise, she looks cleaner and more proper than Mitch with her straight hair tied in a ponytail.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef in Taco Mia.
- Sombrero Equals Mexican: Whilst we don't know whether she would actually be a Mexican or not, the fact that she works at a taco restaurant and her Style H costume on Cinco De Mayo has her wear a sombrero says so.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Green peppers, according to her flipdeck.
Papa's Freezeria
Alberto
Alberto
First appeared in: Papa's Burgeria
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Alberto works during the summer at Papa's Freezeria on the beautiful beaches of Calypso Island. Being an avid football fan, he helped organized the island's first amateur Beach Soccer League. On the weekends, Alberto co-captains the Freezeria Swizzlers with his girlfriend, Penny. Although they haven't won many games, they still have a great time together.
—Alberto's flipdeck info
- Chef of Iron: He's one of the chefs at Papa's Freezeria, and fights with a soccer ball in the platformer game.
- I Know Madden Kombat: Being a football player, he uses a soccer ball as his primary attack in Papa Louie 3
- Official Couple: He's confirmed to be in a relationship with Penny.
- Promoted to Playable: The male chef of Freezeria alongside one of the playable characters in Papa Louie 3.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Bananas, according to his flipdeck.
Penny
Penny
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Penny is a high school girl who loves to dine out, but it was getting hard to afford all those pizzas, burgers, and tacos. So when she heard Papa was hiring, Penny quickly made her way to Calypso Island. However, her dreams of fun, sun, and easy money were thwarted when a flood of tourists arrived on the S.S. Louie. Penny could not complain because she got to work with Alberto, and soon the two started dating.
—Penny's flipdeck info
- Chef of Iron: She's one of the chefs at Papa's Freezeria, and fights with a blueberry syrup blaster in the platformers.
- Long-Range Fighter: In the platformer games, she's equipped with a blueberry syrup blaster to fend off her enemies.
- Official Couple: She's confirmed to be in a relationship with Alberto.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef in Freezeria as well being one of playable characters in both Papa Louie 2 and Papa Louie 3.
- Put on a Bus: Notable in that she's the only other customer (the other being Papa Louie himself) to actually avert this, being in every single game in the series.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Neapolitan, according to her flipdeck.
Papa's Pancakeria
Cooper
Cooper
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Every morning, Cooper cooks up the fluffiest pancakes for all the townsfolk of Maple Mountain. Even though he was unexpectedly "hired" by Papa Louie, Cooper quickly fell in love with flipping flapjacks for a living. After work, Cooper and his cat, Cookie, head home to Tastyville. Cooper also brings home a stack of chocolate chip waffles for his kid brother, Greg.
—Cooper's flipdeck info
- Cool Cat: He certainly feels this way about his cat, Cookie. He brings the little guy everywhere.
- The Goomba: He's the first costumer the player serves in the original Flash version of Pizzeria, and, unlike most starting costumers in later games, has the simplest order in the game overall. Averted in both mobile ports of Pizzeria, where, in addition to him being unlocked later (HD in particular making him a late-game costumer), he has a more elaborate order.
- Men Like Dogs, Women Like Cats: Inverted with his co-worker Prudence. They have a pet cat and a pet dog, respectively.
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef of Pancakeria.
Prudence
Prudence
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Prudence can be found most mornings flipping flapjacks at Papa's Pancakeria. She has a dog named Pickle she carries with her everywhere. Although Prudence spoils Pickle immensely, she has done an excellent job training her. Once a year, Prudence enters Pickle in the Cuddle Crown Championship, where they have won Best in Show several times.
—Prudence's flipdeck info
- Improbable Weapon User: In Papa Louie 2, She uses squeaky dog toys to attack her enemies and they actually work.
- Men Like Dogs, Women Like Cats: Inverted with her co-worker Cooper. They have a pet dog and a pet cat, respectively.
- Pink Means Feminine: Her regular outfit's (as well as a few alternate ones) main color is pink, and while little of her personality is known, her flipdeck mentions that she regularly brings Pickle to a beauty pageant for animals.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef in Pancakeria as well as a playable character in Papa Louie 2.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Strawberries and pickles. The fact that her dog is named Pickle should give away the latter.
Papa's Wingeria
Chuck
Chuck
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Chuck is a highly charismatic server at Papa's Wingeria. Before he won a job serving wings, he was a small-time model from Tastyville. Chuck mainly did photo-shoots for stock photos and clothing stores. Many recognize him as the face of the Surf Shack's summer catalogues. At first, Chuck was bummed about his new cooking job. However, once the tips started rolling in, he quickly changed his tune.
—Chuck's flipdeck info
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: He gained a pair in his Bakeria redesign.
- Cool Shades: He wears them on his forehead in his Style A outfit, and over his eyes in his Style B.
- Improbable Weapon User: In When Sundaes Attack!, he has a pineapple-shaped gun that shoots chunks of pineapple.
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Wingeria as well as a playable character in Papa Louie 2.
- Surfer Dude: Has the shell necklace and bracelets, the spiky bleached hair, and the lazy smile.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Pineapple. And mangoes and bananas, to a lesser extent.
Mandi
Mandi
First appeared in: Papa's Pizzeria
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Mandi is an award-winning chef at the world-renowned restaurant, Papa's Wingeria. What started as a quick vacation to Starlight City became a rather permanent, part-time job for her. When Mandi’s not frying up crispy wings and shrimp, she’s busy taking care of her four kids. Tony loves to brag about Mandi’s awesome job and how the family gets all the free wings they can eat!
—Mandi's flipdeck info
- Author Avatar: Of Tony Solary's wife.
- Happily Married: To Tony.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef in Wingeria.
Papa's Hot Doggeria
Taylor
Taylor
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Taylor lives on the fourth floor of the Papa's Pizzeria Apartments. On weekends, he loves to order a huge pizza and stay up late playing video games with his roommate Chuck. Taylor works at Griller Stadium serving up hot dogs and drinks to all the cheering baseball fans. If you see Taylor on the street, he’ll most likely be zoning out as he listens to his favorite tunes by DJ Honey Buster.
—Taylor's flipdeck info
- Improbable Weapon User: He uses his earphones like a whip in Papa Louie 2.
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Hot Doggeria as well as a playable character in Papa Louie 2.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Popcorn, as mentioned in his flipdeck.
Peggy
Peggy
First appeared in: Papa's Pizzeria
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Peggy and her family live at the Porterhouse Ranch in the small town of Toastwood. Growing up on the ranch helped her become the expert cow wrangler she is today. Peggy is also a huge baseball fan, and loves to watch the Turkeys play at Griller Stadium. Unfortunately, she has to split her time between the Ranch and Papa's Hot Doggeria in order to keep her prized “season tickets”.
—Peggy's flipdeck info
- Cowgirl: She's from a ranch in a small town, has helped wrangle up cows, and uses a lasso not just for rounding up animals, but also to attack enemies in Papa Louie 2.
- Improbable Weapon User: She uses a lasso to attack her enemies in Papa Louie 2 which is usually used to round up animals.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef in Hot Doggeria, as well as a playable character in Papa Louie 2.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Jalapeños, as mentioned in her flipdeck.
Papa's Cupcakeria
James
James
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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James is a handyman for hire who can handle everything from plumbing problems to roof repair. He is kept very busy by Papa Louie, who calls James whenever something needs repair in one of Papa's many restaurants and properties. Sometimes, his job can be quite hazardous. Once, James was kidnapped by Sarge while unclogging a sink in Wally's apartment.
—James' flipdeck info
- Improbable Weapon User: He uses a plunger to fight in Papa Louie 2.
- Mr Fix It: His flipdeck (which came out before Cupcakeria) mentions that he's a handyman and that he used to be Papa's repairman of choice. In the intro cutscene of Scooperia, he appears as one of the customers that Papa hires to construct the Scooperia itself (along with Mary and newcomer Skip).
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Cupcakeria as well as a playable character in Papa Louie 2.
Willow
Willow
First appeared in: Papa's Hot Doggeria
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Willow is a soft spoken girl who makes a living baking at Papa's Cupcakeria. In her spare time, she enjoys reading spooky novels that she buys at the local Biscotti Bookstore. Willow loves writing free verse poetry and has accumulated quite a collection. Unfortunately, she is quite shy and restricts anyone from reading her poems. The only allowed audience for Willow’s poetry recital is Jackie, her tiny pet tarantula.
—Willow's flipdeck info
- The Bard: In her free time, she writes poems, although she doesn't let anyone else read it.
- Perky Goth: She dresses like a goth and is stated to have this kind of personality.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef of Cupcakeria.
- Shrinking Violet: Her Flipdeck notes that she is a rather shy girl, and keeps her poetry work to herself and her pet spider Jackie.
- Unusual Pets for Unusual People: A shy girl dressed in goth fashion who keeps a tarantula as a pet.
Papa's Pastaria
Doan
Doan
First appeared in: Papa's Burgeria
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Doan is a long time customer from the town of Burgerburgh. He is a talented graphic designer who Papa Louie hired to design restaurants' branding and menus. Doan is also an accomplished poster artist, and his work can usually be seen hanging in the lobby of Papa's many restaurants.
—Doan's flipdeck info
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Pastaria.
- Trademark Favorite Food: If it's available, he'll put mint or Creameos (which are mentioned in the "Loves" entry of his flipdeck) on anything.
Utah
Utah
First appeared in: Papa's Freezeria
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Utah lives a relaxing life on the shores of Calypso Island. She carves out a living on the small island by offering guided hiking excursions for the many tourists. She lives in a beach bungalow on the south side of the island with her older sister, Nevada. Utah’s a big fan of Papa's Freezeria, but has made many trips off the island to check out his latest restaurants.
—Utah's flipdeck info
- Ironic Name: Despite living in a beach and overall lives most of her life in the coast, she's named after a landlocked US State. Ditto for her sister Nevada.
- Location Theme Naming: She, along with her sister, Nevada, are named after US States.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef of Pastaria as well as a playable character in Papa Louie 3.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Pink lemonade.
Papa's Donuteria
Tony Solary
Tony Solary
First appeared in: Papa's Burgeria
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Tony Solary grew up in the far off town of Cleveland. Having a fondness for drawing, he attended the Cleveland Institute of Art where he met Matt Neff and soon started Flipline Studios. Tony now spends most of his days making games, reading comics, and playing with his four kids.
—Tony's flipdeck info
- Author Avatar: Of the real-life Tony Solary, co-founder of Flipline Studios and one of the two creators of the series (the other being Matt Neff, whom Matt is the Author Avatar to).
- Happily Married: To Mandi.
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Donuteria.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Hyper Green.
Scooter
Scooter
First appeared in: Papa's Wingeria
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Scooter is a thrill-seeking skater from Starlight City. She can take all those bumps and bruises that come with skating because she grew up with three rowdy, older brothers. Amongst her other interests, Scooter absolutely loves rollercoasters. Luckily for her, she can ride them every day before work at Papa's Donuteria located right inside Powder Point.
—Scooter's flipdeck info
- Gender-Blender Name: Her overall tomboyish attitude may cause some people to mistake her for a boy, especially if her name is one that is more commonly used for boys.
- Lady Looks Like a Dude: Having Boyish Short Hair, a Gender-Blender Name and generally masculine preferences such as skateboarding and rollercoasters, it isn't a surprise that some people probably has mistaken her for a boy.
- Passionate Sports Girl: A skater girl. Unless it's her Donuteria outfit, she's never seen without her skateboard. She even uses her skateboard as a weapon in Papa Louie 2 and 3.
- Promoted to Playable: After her debut as a non-playable costumer in Wingeria, she became a playable character in When Burgers Attack!, carrying this role on to Donuteria and When Sundaes Attack! too.
- Thrill Seeker: She's this according to her flipdeck, which, in addition to her love for rollercoasters mentioned there as well, could give a more concrete reason for her employment in the opening sequence of Donuteria (where the character the player chose took the job so that they could get a free line-pass to the Sky Ninja Rollercoaster).
- Tomboy: Due to growing up with three rowdy older brothers, she can be quite rough compared to other girls, even fellow tomboys.
- Tomboyish Baseball Cap: In her Style A.
Papa's Cheeseria
Rudy
Rudy
First appeared in: Papa's Donuteria
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Rudy grew up in the town of Powder Point where the ever-present roar of rollercoasters lulled him to sleep as a kid. His mother worked at the amusement park headlining a variety show in the park's now-shuttered theater. Rudy is the bass player for the popular band, Scarlett and the Shakers. One day, Rudy and his girlfriend, Scarlett, had to quickly take side jobs at Papa's Cheeseria. This was due to their band equipment being inexplicably stolen by a crabby chef named Guy Mortadello.
—Rudy's flipdeck info
He's a closer in all of Donuteria's versions, Pizzeria To Go!, and Paleteria To Go!.
- Breaking Old Trends: He's the first Closer to become a chef in later games. Allan and Akari would later follow suit in Mocharia To Go!.
- Cool Shades: Wears them in both his normal appearance as a customer and his Cheeseria uniform. If you look closely enough, the color of the frames are different in both versions - his normal sunglasses are white, whilst his Cheeseria shades are yellow.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Was first mentioned in Scarlett's flipdeck as her boyfriend and bandmate, before being formally introduced in Donuteria as a customer.
- Official Couple: With Scarlett.
- Playing Card Motifs: As the bassist of Scarlett and the Shakers, he represented with the Spades symbol.
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Cheeseria.
- The Quincy Punk: Subverted. Given his mohawk hairstyle, clothing choice, him being a punk band bassist, and his status as a closer in his debut game (Donuteria), you might think he is one. However, he is actually a rather nice person given his smiling default expression, and currently has one nemesis in the form of Guy Mortadello.
- Symbol Motif Clothing: Spades, to go with Scarlett's hearts.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Bear claws, according to his flipdeck.
Scarlett
Scarlett
First appeared in: Papa's Cupcakeria
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Scarlett is a feisty writer from the town of Frostfield. She is the lead singer for the band Scarlett and the Shakers. Scarlett and her boyfriend, Rudy, were the founding members of the four piece band. On top of singing during a show, she’ll also play electric organ and even bust out the old trumpet. Recently, Scarlett made an appearance at Hugo's Warped Records for the launch of their new album, Bananazooka Bop.
—Scarlett's flipdeck info
- Artist and the Band: She's the leader, main vocalist and songwriter for Scarlett and the Shakers.
- Cupid's Arrow: During Valentine's Day, she is dressed up as Cupid by having wings and bringing a bow and arrow (likely a prop) to the restaurants.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She and her band are first mentioned in Clover's flipdeck, before she was formally introduced in Cupcakeria as a customer.
- The Leader: She's the lead singer alongside the band leader of "Scarlett and the Shakers".
- Official Couple: With Rudy.
- Playing Card Motifs: As the lead singer for "Scarlett and the Shakers", She represented with the Hearts symbol.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef in Cheeseria.
- Rock is Authentic, Pop is Shallow: She's a rock musician who hates pop music (according to her Flipdeck).
- Symbol Motif Clothing: Hearts, to match Rudy's spades. Being the standard unlockable customer on Valentine's Day also helps.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Cherry cordials, according to her flipdeck.
Papa's Bakeria
Timm
Timm
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Timm has been a loyal customer of Papa Louie since the very beginning. Always keeping up with the times, Timm has been evolving his look throughout the years. He finally quit his job at "Quinn, Timm, and Associates" to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a world champion dancer.
—Timm's flipdeck info
- Dance Battler: He uses his dance moves to fight enemies in When Sundaes Attack!.
- Disco Dan: He became one of these at the time of Taco Mia!'s events, when he left his legal partnership with Quinn to pursue a career as a professional dancer.
- Double Jump: His special ability in When Sundaes Attack!.
- Promoted to Playable: He's the male chef in Bakeria as well being one of the playable character in Papa Louie 3.
- Put on a Bus: He was absent in the original Flash version of Freezeria, in one of the various occasions a costumer was omitted to keep earlier games' file sizes from becoming too excessive for limitations at the time. He does appear in the game's mobile and Deluxe ports released afterwards.
Cecilia
Cecilia
First appeared in: Papa's Pizzeria
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Cecilia is a long time fan of Papa Louie's many restaurants. Most people around town recognize Cecilia as the girl who came in 3rd on the first season of Ballroom Bash. In the last few years since her disappointing loss, Cecilia has shied away from ballroom dancing. Her last spark of hope was a job opportunity at Whiskview Dance Studio, which fell through due to it’s unexpected closure. Cecilia quickly took a job at Papa's Bakeria to pay the bills. Thankfully, after a year of hard work making pies, Papa Louie opened up Cecilia's Dance Studio so she could pursue her dreams.
—Cecilia's flipdeck info
- Cutting Off the Branches: In Bakeria, you can play as Cecilia, Timm, or a custom worker, and the ending (who got the closed establishment and what type it is) depends on which character you play as. However, Cecilia's flipdeck notes that she has the game's canonical ending, as she was eventually the one who got ownership of the closed down Dance Studio (the default establishment for the default workers).
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef in Bakeria.
Papa's Sushiria
Matt Neff
Matt Neff
First appeared in: Papa's Burgeria
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Matt Neff is the co-owner of Flipline Studios. He teamed up with Tony Solary in college when they discovered they could make video games all on their own. Driven by the desire to create wild platformers, Matt became a self-taught programmer.
—Matt's flipdeck info
- Author Avatar: Of the real-life Matt Neff, co-founder of Flipline Studios and one of the two creators of the series (the other being Tony Solary, whom Tony is the Author Avatar to).
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Sushiria.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Dr. Cherry.
Clover
Clover
First appeared in: Papa's Pizzeria
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Clover is the younger sister of the popular burger chef, Marty. She is a talented drummer who can keep a solid beat at break-neck speeds. She practices daily in her garage on a quiet cul-de-sac in Burgerburgh. Clover, along with her brother are in a ska-punk band called Scarlett and the Shakers.
—Clover's flipdeck info
- Brother–Sister Team: She and Marty are siblings who are members of Scarlett and the Shakers, on top of being employees of Papa in different restaurants.
- Dye Hard: In-Universe. She's naturally platinum blonde, but she regularly wears a dye that gives it a golden tone from Freezeria onwards. An alternate outfit gives her a green fringe to go with her Playing Card Motif within Scarlett and the Shakers.
- Improbable Weapon User: She uses drumsticks to fight in Papa Louie 2.
- Meaningful Name: The clubs suit of cards is often nicknamed as "clovers", and her symbolic suit in Scarlett and the Shakers is clubs.
- Playing Card Motifs: As the drummer for "Scarlett and the Shakers", She represented with the Clubs symbol.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef in Sushiria.
- Put on a Bus: She was absent in the original Flash version of Taco Mia!, in one of the various occasions a costumer was omitted to keep earlier games' file sizes from becoming too excessive for limitations at the time. She does appear in the game's mobile ports released afterwards.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Her flipdeck gives it as cookie dough.
Papa's Scooperia
Carlo Romano
Carlo Romano
First appeared in: Papa's Pizzeria
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Carlo grew up in the town of Portallini with his older sister Bruna and the rest of the Romano family. Even at a young age, Carlo was a natural at playing the Mandolin. Although he can now play a variety of stringed instruments, he still prefers the soft tremolo of an old Mandolin. Carlo is always eager to help aspiring musicians and even taught Marty his first chords.
—Carlo's flipdeck info
- The Band Minus the Face: One of the staples of the parade in the games is the Romano Family Quartet bus, which used to host all four members of the band. Since Scooperia, however, the Romano Family Quartet van has only three members on it due to Carlo becoming a chef in Scooperia.
- Does Not Like Spam: His flipdeck mentions in the "Hates" entry that he dislikes coffee; notably, he's the only member of the Romano family who doesn't order it in Pancakeria.
- That said, he doesn't seem to mind taking Papaccinos in Mocharia, though his Papaccino only has one shot of coffee mixed with two sweet toppings to dull out the already little bitter taste while including as many sweet ingredients to the mix as possible to dull said taste even further.
- Full-Name Basis: Is always referred by his full name.
- Promoted to Playable: Male chef in Scooperia.
- Trademark Favorite Food: His flipdeck's "Loves" entry marks it as Italian Sausage, which is the type of sausage he orders in Hot Doggeria.
Koilee
Koilee
First appeared in: Papa's Sushiria
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Koilee is a cheerful chef at the popular Papa Louie restaurant, Papa's Scooperia. She lives on a tiny, two-story houseboat that floats in the center of Showa Pond. The large pond is surrounded by a picturesque forest on the outskirts of Sakura Bay. Koilee considers herself the caretaker of Showa Pond along with the numerous koi fish that glisten just below its surface. Before she started selling sundaes, Koilee was the lead Freshwater Curator at the Sakura Bay Aquarium.
—Koilee's flipdeck info
- Animal Motifs: Koi fish.
- Promoted to Playable: Female chef in Scooperia.
- Punny Name: For both "koi" (for her resemblance to the fish) and "coily" (because of her curly hair).
Papa's Mocharia
Allan
Allan
First appeared in: Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!
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Allan was happy living in Tastyville, but during high school, he had to move with his parents to the dingy streets of Oniontown. Being the new kid, Allan got picked on by the hardened students of Oniontown High. He always stuck up for himself, even if it meant a black eye or a chipped tooth. When Allan graduated, he moved back to Tastyville. His friends were happy to see Allan, but Oniontown had definitely changed him.
—Allan's flipdeck info
He's a closer in all of Taco Mia's versions, Burgeria HD & To Go!, and Paleteria To Go!.
- All the Other Reindeer: When he moved to Oniontown, a lot of the students in Oniontown High didn't like him very much because of his new kid status. Because of this, he gets bullied and picked on a lot, to the point where he ended up getting a black eye and missing tooth.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Was a frequent bully victim during his high school days in Oniontown that even he ended up getting a black eye and missing tooth that would continue to be there since Taco Mia. His Flipdeck notes that his days in Oniontown had changed him, for better or for worse, and he also is noted to dislike bullies because of it.
- Early Installment Character-Design Difference: Between Pizzeria and Taco Mia, he would gain a unibrow and lose a tooth. He would also have angry eyes in Taco Mia as a closer, but every game since Freezeria returns his eyes to normal.
- Promoted to Playable: The male barista in Mocharia.
- Put on a Bus: He was absent in the original Flash version of Burgeria, in one of the various occasions a costumer was omitted to keep earlier games' file sizes from becoming too excessive for limitations at the time. He does appear in the game's mobile ports released afterwards as a closer.
- Toothy Issue: He lost a tooth while living in Oniontown, presumably in a fight. Not only that, but he also ended up becoming a hockey player, as established by his Style B, and that a lot of real-life hockey players seem to have missing teeth as well.
- Trademark Favorite Food: His flipdeck gives it as Nutty Butter Cups.
Akari
Akari
First appeared in: Papa's Burgeria
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Akari is a highly skilled motorcyclist who loves life in the fast lane. By day, she is an independent motorcycle courier, delivering important packages across the city at lightning speed. By night, Akari can be found revving up at the Tacodale Speedway where she'll race anyone who's up for the challenge.
—Akari's flipdeck info
She's a closer in all of Taco Mia's versions and all of Sushiria's versions.
- Asset Actor: If you give a Customer Coupon to Vincent (who normally delivers said coupons to customers) in Sushiria or later games, she will stand in for him delivering the coupon. Justified as she works as a courier.
- In Mocharia however, since she is a worker, Rhonda (who is a truck driver) takes her job of delivering the coupon to Vincent instead. note
- This gets even weirder when you realize that the chef is always responsible for delivering Vincent's Style B, which means that in Mocharia, theoretically Akari is still able to deliver stuff to Vincent, it's just that a Game-Breaking Bug makes her unable to deliver Customer Coupons to him.
- In Mocharia however, since she is a worker, Rhonda (who is a truck driver) takes her job of delivering the coupon to Vincent instead. note
- Badass Biker: According to the Flipdeck, this is her job. Courier by day or racer by night, she always uses her motorcycle in her job. She even names it the ThunderVolt (although it's not mentioned in her Flipdeck).
- Improbable Weapon User: The platforming series has her holding a banana-shaped bazooka which fires bananas.
- Promoted to Playable: The female barista in Mocharia.
Papa's Cluckeria
Wylan B
Wylan "Wylan B" Bombolony
First appeared in: Papa's Sushiria
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Wylan B is a high school kid who grew up in Sakura Bay. He recently had to move to Powder Point with his dad who received a new job. Although they get along at home, Wylan would be mortified if his new classmates knew his dad was their principal at Cornelius Central High. In order to keep that a secret, Wylan Bombolony simply goes by the name Wylan B. To impress the kids at school, he started practicing breakdancing and freestyle rap. Unfortunately, Wylan still has a ways to go before people take him seriously.
—Wylan B's flipdeck info
- Amazingly Embarrassing Parent: His father, Mr. Bombolony is the principal of Cornelius Central High and judging by his morning announcements can be quite cringe-worthy, so he avoids using his real name.
- Promoted to Playable: The male chef in Cluckeria.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Sugar plums and Wildberry Derps.
Olivia
Olivia
First appeared in: Papa's Pastaria
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Although she has never seen one in real life, Olivia feels a deep connection to the Party Subs of Munchmore. She even refers to them as her “Spirit Snackimal”. This is probably because Olivia loves to party, so much so that she hosts around six a year. Olivia spends months coordinating each party down to the finest detail. The music, food, decorations, and games of her parties are perfectly orchestrated. Olivia is currently pursuing her degree at Cavatelli Community College in hopes of one day becoming a professional party planner.
—Olivia's flipdeck info
- Life of the Party: Is a huge party animal and aspires to be a party planner one day.
- Meaningful Name: Her name is Olivia and she loves olives.
- Promoted to Playable: The female chef in Cluckeria.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Olives.
Papa's Paleteria
Hacky Zak
Hacky Zak
First appeared in: Papa's Donuteria
A few summers ago, Hacky Zak got a job running the Bumper Beans at Powder Point. Being a fun loving, laid back kind of guy, he quickly made friends with all of the workers at the park. Nowadays, Zak can always be seen goofing around the park while munching on the free snacks he gets from his concession stand buddies. His current job at the park remains a mystery, because for the last year or so, nobody has actually seen Zak “working”.
—Zak's flipdeck info
- Dreadlock Rasta: Until Cluckeria, he had dreadlocks and a bandana with red, yellow, and green on it. He also has a "job" at Powder Point, even though nobody actually knew what it is, whilst also simultaneously being a Lazy Bum.
- Lazy Bum: According to his Flipdeck, he's a huge slacker and doesn't ever do anything at his job.
- Obliquely Obfuscated Occupation: His current job in Powder Point is unknown, as no other staff members there have seen him "work". However, he actually used to have a clear job in the past running a bumper car ride.
- He now has a job in the Paleteria.
- Promoted to Playable: The male chef in Paleteria.
- Punny Name: His name is a pun on "hacky sack". He also wears a hat that resembles one.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Mangoes.
Liezel
Liezel
First appeared in: Papa's Pancakeria To Go!
Liezel grew up in the rural town of Scrapple Hill. She was a natural at football, making varsity in her freshman year. Despite the wins and cheers of that season, Liezel never signed back up. The anxiety of trying to fit in with the other boys wore down on her. With each year, she became more quiet and withdrawn. After graduation, she moved to Tastyville where she made many like-minded friends. In time, Liezel became the happy, exuberant woman she always felt herself to be.
—Liezel's flipdeck info
- Official Couple: With Kaleb.
- Passionate Sports Girl: She played football in high school, and is seen with a football in her Flipdeck.
- Promoted to Playable: The female chef in Paleteria.
- Trans Tribulations:
Before it was revealed by Tony himself, many fans speculated from her Flipdeck description that she might be a trans woman, with some hint sentences being "the anxiety of trying to fit in with the other boys" and "In time, Liezel became the happy, exuberant woman she always felt herself to be."
