Pizza

Pizza is the main playable protagonist of Chicory: a Colorful Tale. However, any name can be chosen for them when creating a new game. But if left undesignated, Pizza is typically chosen as the first recommendation, thus leading to them being commonly referred to by that name.

Appearance
Pizza is a small dog with a bean-shaped head, a large black nose, and large flopped ears. Game art also tends to depict Pizza with a short, puffy tail. At the beginning of the game, they wear a black bandana hat and white overalls. However, the appearance of Pizza can be changed by the player, both outfit-wise and color scheme-wise, with new hats and outfits being unlocked via gifts found throughout Picnic.

Description
"'You play as Pizza! You can name, dress, color, and gender yourself however you like, but your character comes with a bit of a personality. You're Chicory's number one fan, and devote yourself as a loyal custodian in Chicory's tower. Until Chicory disappears, leaving you to take up her brush and fill in! Despite your lack of confidence, you do your best to make things right for everyone!' - Description from the original Kickstarter"

Relationships
Pizza has a sister, Clementine, and an unnamed (in-game) mom and dad.

Trivia

 * In dialogue with Clementine after finishing all of Potluck Art Academy's assignments, Pizza says that they were originally a barista, as well as a janitor after moving out of home. It is presumed that they were a barista before becoming a janitor, although it isn't stated how long Pizza was a barista or janitor.
 * They were also a babysitter for Miso at one point, according to dialogue between them. It's never mentioned if Pizza did it as an occupation, however.


 * In dialogue with Radish, it is revealed that Clementine is Pizza's younger sister.

Behind-the-scenes
Greg Lobanov drew the first sketches of the character, initially looking very similar to the Heart Fairy from Lobanov’s previous game, Wandersong.

Alexis Dean-Jones would further develop the character’s design and personality. After many iterations with Lobanov, the final in-game animations were animated in Adobe Animate by Dean-Jones.