maurice, peddito, doise, el diego, and mr. orange are ponies now yay
noisette went from earth -> pegasus! pegasus fits her more imo due to her bunny ears making her fly
info about the side guys in the first image under the cut
ok here we go here's my reasonings for their species/cutiemarks
maurice: earth, cause he's pep's sibling. cutiemark is a dark pale blue trashbag cause he's a trash person And also he works at the garbage factory. double-meaning lets go
peddito: earth, peppino recolor. ??? his cutiemark has been removed, much like his eyes. what his cutiemark was, only a certain doise knows...
doise: earth, noise recolor. his cutiemark is a rock/boulder, for a few reasons. kind of like "a boulder in a pile of gems," AND/OR he's "as stubborn as a boulder" so to speak when it comes to somehow surviving from peddito. hard to take down, so to speak.
el diego: earth, noise -> doise recolor. i dunno what el diego does outside of being a drug lord, so for now, it's ambiguous
mr. orange: earth, initially a noise recolor. he's yellow for an amazing reason: back when his old design had a yellow cape! i don't know what his cutie mark is either don't ask me
FINALLY!!! the VERY final refs for the ponified cast of pizza tower. everypony has the same name except for pizzahead, who's called pizzahoof. pizzahoof was also designed by @c0met-dr01d!! go check them out :]
under the cut is me rambling about their cutiemarks (or lack thereof) and other design choices
gustavo's cutiemark is a pizza with three mushroom toppings, because he's a chef, and earlier in pizza tower development, he was a gnome! this isn't the case anymore though, but i still like to think he is. that, and i just associate him with gnome forest, so it felt fitting. plus, i suppose it adds to the mario comparisons lmao
peppino's cutiemark is a pepperoni pizza alongside a pizzacutter. i know people are raising eyebrows at the pepperoni, but my excuse is... uhh, they're not actually pepperoni. it's like, some vegetarian alternative. probably made of flowers or some shit. the pizza is obvious, he's a chef and he cooka-da-pizza. the pizza cutter isn't just to hammer that in, but it's also a callback to the various times throughout pizza tower development where he used to have a pizza cutter buzz-saw! especially in pizza massacre
noise's cutiemark is a bomb with its fuse lit, because it represents his explosive personality and he often uses bombs. dude is wacky, unpredictable and can be a feral fucking thing. also something about acting, being a mascot or being in the showbiz somewhere in the mix. he has a tail, but it's just... in his suit. he's a dumbass
noisette's cutiemark is a ruby chocolate bar. she runs a cafe, and while she presumably has Really Weird Taste, i figured it would be a really cute fit for her. it's sweet, just like her! and pink. just like her!
fake peppino deliberately does not have a cutiemark. it's to add to the sense of "failed clone," where many aspects of peppino have been successfully recreated (body type, hair color, coat color, outfit, facial hair) but other small things have been muddled or changed by mistake (height, eyes not staying in their sockets, hair being more smooth looking, face shape). not to mention, he's made of dough, like his original clone counterpart. in the show, it's established that only ponies can have cutiemarks. while he looks like a pony, who's to say he really is one?
stick's cutiemark is that television hud you see when you have enough money to buy a boss gate in pizza tower. i chose this cause on top of being a tv, a reoccurring object throughout the game, it also has some modifications to make it more... stick-y. it has his hat and a propeller coming from the top, and if you know stick, that man likes to make shit, specifically to sell and make money. that's also why there's a money sign in the tv. stick has a tail stub but i never really draw it myself. he's completely bald. mind you, he still has his coat, but no mane, no tail. zilch. he's a bald motherfucker. also stick's magic color is green
pizzahoof also does not have a cutiemark. he's a fucking cheese pony, why would he need one? dude just exists to be silly and whimsical. giving him one i feel would go against his character of just being clownish, doing what he wants when he wants, regardless if it means others suffer because of him or not. also, he's MADE of CHEESE!!!
Idk if anyone has ask this yet but has pony Peppino met Discord yet?
i like to think peppony would occasionally wish he had hands so making pizza would be easier but discord actually takes him up on that and he flips out