Peppino

"Peppino Delivers A Beating!"

Peppino Spaghetti is the protagonist of the upcoming Pizza Tower, developed by Tour de Pizza.

He is also a playable character in Nexed.

Real-World History
TBA

Gameplay Information
"Peppino's Pizza is one of the best pizza joints in town... or at least, that's what Peppino himself would want you to believe. The panicked and ill-tempered chef of the failing eatery, he was sent on a wild adventure through several gauntlets in order to pay his debts to his landlord, Mr. Stick.

It seems like Peppino's been sent on another one of these escapades thanks to Mr. Stick, ending up in some strange fighting tournament. ...Wait, what does a fighting tournament have to do with paying rent? Whatever, can't worry about that now - It's pizza time!"

Peppino is an odd sort of grappler; Despite the norms of his archetype, he is actually a rather nimble character with a lot of mobility. In addition, his throws (both his normal throws and command grab) are some of the strongest in the game, each being able to KO the opponent relatively early. With these elements combined, Peppino is able to score kills fairly quickly.

However, Peppino is not without his downsides. Despite the high kill potential of his throws, the majority of his attacks lack kill power, often having a short range or dealing low knockback. While this can lead into combos, the main source of Peppino's kills will need to come from grabs.

Moveset

 * Crawling: Peppino can crawl.

Grounded Attacks

 * Jab: Peppino throws a chop resembling an unused animation from Pizza Tower.
 * Dash Attack: Peppino performs a shoulder bash. This is his best kill move.
 * Forward Light: Peppino throws a forwards headbutt.
 * Up Light: Peppino throws an uppercut.
 * Down Light: Peppino rolls forwards a short distance, referencing the Ball transformation from Pizza Tower.
 * Forward Strong: Peppino throws a straight punch as his fist becomes comically large, resembling one of his finishing moves from Pizza Tower.
 * Up Strong: Peppino throws an upwards kick as his foot becomes comically large, resembling one of his finishing moves from Pizza Tower.
 * Down Strong: Peppino throws a breakdance kick resembling his unused Breakdance move in Pizza Tower.
 * Counter: Peppino performs a palm strike resembling one of his parries from Pizza Tower.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Air: Peppino strikes a random pose as he emits a cartoony flash of light, damaging nearby opponents. This resembles his Taunt ability in Pizza Tower.
 * Forward Air: Peppino throws a mid-air shoulder bash.
 * Back Air: Peppino throws a roundhouse kick behind himself, resembling an unused animation from Pizza Tower.
 * Up Air: Peppino takes out a pizza box and slams it shut over his head.
 * Down Air: Peppino rapidly kicks beneath himself, dealing multiple hits of damage while being able to spike with the final hit.

Grabs / Throws

 * Grab: Peppino grabs the opponent with both hands.
 * Pummel: Peppino headbutts the opponent.
 * Forward Throw: Peppino's mouth grows large as he bites down on the opponent, sending them forwards. This move resembles one of Peppino's finishing moves in Pizza Tower.
 * Back Throw: Peppino spins the opponent around before throwing them behind himself. This is his best kill throw, and resembles his throwing animation from Pizza Tower.
 * Up Throw: Peppino uppercuts the opponent.
 * Down Throw: Peppino shoulder bashes the opponent forward. This is his best combo throw.

Stage Intro
Peppino falls out of a Pizza Portal, landing on his head and looking around anxiously before entering his battle stance.

Taunts

 * Peppino spins around before raising his fists into the air with a cheer. This combines elements of his animations when getting a key in Pizza Tower and clearing a level in Antonball Deluxe.
 * Peppino does a stereotypical Italian gesture with his hands, resembling one of his idle animations from Pizza Tower.
 * Peppino pulls out a phone and puts it next to his ear, only to recoil after the caller starts yelling. This resembles an unused animation from Pizza Tower.
 * Peppino screams out of fear/rage.

Victory Animations
Peppino's victory theme is the A-Rank jingle from Pizza Tower, slightly abridged (starts at 0:01).
 * Peppino is seen with his back turned to the camera, only to turn around and give a thumbs-up with a grin. This resembles his A-Rank animation from Pizza Tower.
 * Peppino is seen fighting off a small horde of enemies from Pizza Tower. The animation ends with Peppino stuffing a Cheeseslime into a pizza box and throwing it at the camera.
 * Peppino is seen running out of a tower, slamming the door behind him and covering it with his body while breathing heavily.

Colors / Costumes


Trivia

 * Peppino is the first character to be added to Nexed before the official release of their origin media.
 * Peppino's Back Air was originally planned to make use of the Firemouth transformation from Pizza Tower.

Credits

 * Baysha: Help with getting sprites.