Peppino

Peppino is a portly italian middle-aged chef wearing a white chef's hat, a white tank top with a black undershirt, black pants and shoes. He has black hair and a thin mustache under his long nose. He owns and works at "Peppino's Pizza" (Or Peppino Pizza), a restaurant named after himself. The business is implied to be in crippling debt, and on a rough state, As shown in the game's intro, with little to no money shown in the shop. Additionally, in the game's ending, Mr. Stick can be seen running off with a bag of money, behind what is assumed to be the restaurant. This could be the reason behind Peppino's large amounts of debt. However, Mr. Stick is still considered to be one of Peppino’s friends. Peppino is constantly nervous and anxious, but has a bit of a short-temper, frequently shifting between anger and fear. He is rarely happy, But does express a smile when accomplishes something such as unlocking doors, achieving an A or S rank, finding the level's secret treasure, or obtaining a boss key. Despite his struggles and appearance, Peppino is also demonstrably pretty strong, being able to pick up and throw large objects with ease, run extremely quickly, tear through enemies and obstacles with Mach abilities, among many other powerful attacks.