
The current wielder, a hare with a penchant for colors and technique. Chicory eventually reveals she let them keep the brush because they were Unchosen, not wanting to perpetuate a cycle of great expectations that already gave her intense grief. The Unchosen One: Normally, wielders of the brush are chosen by a predecessor, but Pizza just picked it up because they wanted to help Chicory.
She Is Not My Girlfriend: When first reuniting with Pizza's father at Potluck, he teases Pizza's Hero Worship of Chicory by calling the hare Pizza's girlfriend, which Pizza is quick to deny.Older Than They Look: Pizza's much shorter and looks younger than their younger sister Clementine.It's what allows Pizza to actually bond with Chicory. Mirror Character: They turn out to have quite a bit in common with Chicory because they both have similar thoughts concerning their inadequacies and self-worth.
Quite appropriate for them, since they use the advice and knowledge of everyone they meet to save the world and stop the corruption. Whereas most people are named after individual foods or spices, a pizza combines lots of things together to make a delicious result.
Meaningful Name: Their default name of "Pizza". Pizza admits that, while it wasn't completely satisfactory, the fact that they had set, non-abstract goals to complete and made a notable (if small) improvement to the world around them was fulfilling enough. Humble Goal: During the Wielder's Trials, while expressing doubt over becoming a wielder, Pizza is asked if they were happy with their old job as a janitor. and then feeling completely inadequate in comparison. This leads to eagerly picking up the brush to follow in Chicory's footsteps. Hero-Worshipper: The very first few lines of the game are Pizza praising Chicory as the best wielder yet, and how proud they are that they can work as her janitor. It's this shared feeling of inadequacy that helps Pizza and Chicory to bond, and work together to properly restore the world's color. To where the Chapter 3 boss is a facsimile of Chicory giving Pizza a "The Reason You Suck" Speech based on their feelings of inadequacy next to Chicory, and the Chapter 4 boss is a mirror image based on their internalized self-doubts. Heroic Self-Deprecation: Pizza considers themself an unworthy inheritor of the brush, especially since they were merely a janitor that picked it up in a time of crisis. Hello, : The game asks you what your favorite food is, which is actually how you name the dog, with "Pizza" being the default food. It got to the point where Pizza is just sick of them now. Does Not Like Spam: Pizza hates holeys (aka doughnuts) because their father often brought holeys home from his shop growing up.
Canon Name: The game's Kickstarter page names them "Pizza", and when cycling through name choices that the game gives you, "Pizza" is the first option. In other languages, such as Italian or French, the game will ask if you wish to be referred with male, female, or gender-neutral pronouns. Ambiguous Gender: Pizza is never referred to with gendered pronouns. Almighty Janitor: Finding the brush on the ground gives Pizza the power of color, which they use to become the next Wielder of the Brush. While they adore Chicory as much as anyone else, their doubts about being worthy enough to follow in Chicory's footsteps weighs heavily on Pizza's mind. "What's your favorite food?"A dog working for Chicory as her janitor, taking up her brush upon her disappearance.