Snick

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Snick The Porcupine
Affiliation	Snick Amateur Game Expo

"Snick is (Usually) Good... Until you discover the monster behind those beady, black eyes."
— Toppinbot.

Snick the Porcupine (simply referred to as Snick) is a minor character in Pizza Tower, as well as a SAGE 2019 Demo exclusive playable character.

Description

Snick is a sharp purple porcupine with two small beady eyes, a snout reminiscent of a hedgehog, and a red and white pair of sneakers matching his cap. He has white-gloved arms that stay mostly hidden within his spikes.

Snick is a 1990's animal mascot akin to Sonic the Hedgehog, though is described as much less popular. Despite this, he still holds his own expo in the form of the Snick Amateur Game Expo, abbreviated to SAGE, seen in his debut demo, a blatant reference to the Sonic Amateur Game Expo of which the SAGE 2019 Demo was a part of.

Unlike Peppino, Snick finishes levels by touching a sign, spinning it around to reveal a picture of himself before striking a victory pose and making a peace sign with his right hand, a reference to how Sonic would finish the levels in his games.

Snick also has a doppelgänger known as Snick.exe, an obvious reference to the infamous Sonic creepypasta, Sonic.exe. This being looks identical to Snick, though his eyes bleed and his posture is more upright.

Main Abilities

When playing as Snick, the player automatically builds speed when walking, but pressing the opposite direction while dashing nullifies it. Most of his other abilities are near identical to Peppino's.

Whenever Snick is damaged, he drops all Pizza Points collected, similarly to how rings work in the Sonic games. If Snick is damaged with no points, he falls off-screen and the level must be restarted.

Snick cannot collect Toppins or Pizza Coins, disallowing him the use of shotguns.

Snick is unlocked as a playable character in the SAGE 2019 Demo when the player finishes Snick's Challenge for the first time. A block will spawn in the Cowboy Task room that, when hit from below, will switch the player's character from Peppino to Snick and vice versa.

Jump

Pressing the jump button while on the ground will initiate a jump, with the time the button is held determining how high the jump will go.

Jumping on top of enemies will stun them, disabling any offensive measure they have. Snick can bounce higher off of an enemy by holding the jump button when landing on them.

Automatic Dash

Snick automatically gains momentum while walking, slowly increasing in Mach speed the longer he walks. The effects of each Mach speed is identical to Peppino's, so more information about each one can be found on his article. Unlike Peppino, however, trying to drift in any Mach will just slow Snick to a halt.

Peelout

Pressing the dash button stop Snick in place, commencing a peelout for however long the button is held. During a peelout, Snick gains Mach speed without having to move before launching forward when it's done. A peelout cannot be done right next to a wall.

Slide

Pressing down while dashing at Mach 2 or higher will cause Snick to slide. This ability is next to useless, as Snick's hitbox is already low enough to fit through one-block gaps, meaning that its only real uses are to dash forward at a constant rate or quickly dive off of ledges.

A quirk to note involving Snick's height is that even though his hitbox is always low enough to fit through one-block gaps, he will break breakable blocks, notably small ones, with a height of two blocks identically to Peppino. Sliding, however, will break Breakable Blocks with a height of one block.

Dive

Pressing down while dashing in the air at Mach 2 or higher will cause Snick to dive downwards at a diagonal angle with the same properties as if we were dashing.

Super Jump

Pressing up while dashing at Mach 3 or higher will cause Snick to go into his Electric form, a reference to Super Sonic from the Sonic games, slowly inching across the floor for however long the up button is held. When it is let go, Snick will launch upward at a constant rate until he hits a ceiling, breaking most breakable blocks in his way aside from Metal Blocks and defeating any enemies on contact.

If the dash button is pressed during a Super Jump, it will cancel, bringing Snick back into his normal form and bursting him forward.

Body Slam

Pressing down during a jump at Mach 1 will initiate a body slam, which can break most breakable blocks (Metal Blocks can be broken by body slamming at a higher height) and knock all enemies on-screen upward. It also has the power to defeat most enemies, and is most likely the best option for most close-quarters combat.

Taunt

Pressing the taunt button will cause Snick to strike a variety of poses with props. This stops him for a bit while still maintaining Mach speed.

Quickly after a combo of 3 or more is made by defeating multiple enemies in a row, taunting will become a screen-clearing move, defeating any enemies on-screen and continuing the combo.

Transformations

See also: Transformations

Along with his basic moveset, Snick has the ability to transform in a variety of ways for different purposes.

Ball Snick

Unlike Peppino, Snick cannot use stairs to enter his Ball form, meaning that the only way for him to become Ball Snick is by being kicked by a Pepperoni Goblin.

Snick curls himself up and quickly rolls until he hits a wall. He is invincible during this state, defeating any enemies and destroying small breakable blocks on contact.

Robot Snick

To become Robot Snick, the player must be hit by a Pizzard's lightning bolt, as Snick cannot pull out the sword from the stone.

Snick becomes heavy and slow, but invulnerable with the power to take out enemies by simply walking into them or jumping on them. Due to his newfound weight, Snick slips uncontrollably on contact with Stairs, not stopping until he hits a wall, breaking his robot suit and ending the transformation.

Bomb Snick

To become Bomb Snick, the player must pick up a bomb from a Pizza Box Goblin or Enemy Spawner.

Snick becomes a literal ticking time bomb, continuously running forward, turning at walls, with only the ability to jump. He will eventually explode on his own, but explodes instantly on contact with a Bomb Block, which can only be destroyed with this form. This transformation is instantly lost on contact with Boiling Sauce.

Firefur Snick

To become Firefur Snick, the player must touch Boiling Sauce.

Snick's fur will set ablaze, and he will jump up high before having to recover after landing. He can defeat enemies and destroy most breakable blocks from below on contact during this form.

Dialogue

Dialogue	Time Seen
Thanks for bringing the pizza Peppino Sadly Im the only one who came... You can still try out the games But before starting I suggest going down to the left To learn some important moves	Before Snick's Challenge is unlocked
You shouldnt have played the games You will suffer the consequences... Accept my challenge if you dare	Once Snick's Challenge is unlocked
Well congrats you beat my challenge You can play as me now Go to the cowboy task room And jump under my block	After completing Snick's challenge
Well congrats you beat my challenge Now do all the cowboy tasks To prove you're a real cowboy	After completing Snick's challenge in the Lets Go To SAGE Versions of the Build
Wow you got S rank Keep it up!	After getting an S-rank on one level
You did it! Yes you the player! You did all of this demo content Theres nothing left to do! Get yourself a pizza or something Go play the real other sage games Oh and you can go home Peppino	After completing every cowboy task

Trivia

• Snick's playable aspect wasn't removed from the game up about to the Peppino's X-mas Break build. He could be playable by altering multiple parts of the code to unlock Snick, yet again along with his moveset.
• It is possible to cheat death as Snick if one positions their defeat over a Pepperoni Goblin's kick. Nothing special really happens aside from the fact that white particles continuously surround the player until they die once more or exit the level.
• Snick is an obvious inspiration to Sonic The Hedgehog.
• Snick's taunts are all references to various Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog YTPMVs created by iteachvader.
  • Snick's parachute and goggles are a reference to "Skydiving!".
  • Snick's submarine is a reference to "Getaway Submarine".
  • Snick in a pot is a reference to "Hedgehog Stew".
  • Snick's go-kart and trophy are a reference to "Win the race".
• Snick was made playable in the SAGE 2019 Demo after Pizza Tower Guy held a vote as to whether to include him or The Noise as the demo's second playable character.
• Hacking in and beating Pizzascare as Snick will take the player to the SAGE 2019 Demo hub.
• Due to the fact that Snick's victory pose stops him completely, it is possible to do it midair by touching the top of his ending sign.
• Snick guest-stars in the SAGE 2020 Antonball Deluxe Demo, as its creator is friends with Pizza Tower Guy.
• Playable Snick's sprites were removed in PT_Eggplantv15 Build, making it least likely Snick would return as playable character.
• Snick has multiple cameos in the full Pizza Tower game. These include:
  • An entity in a background of Wasteyard can be seen wearing a slipper heavily resembling Snick.
  • Snick appear in one of Gustavo's taunts, of which he nervously stares at Gustavo, whilst Gustavo stares at him angrily.
  • A tile decoration seen in the Slum depicts a missing poster of Snick.
  • In a background of Refridgerator-Refridgerador-Freezerator, a carton of "John E. Cheese Milk" can be seen, where a missing image of Snick is seen on the side of the carton.
  • Snick can appear in a secret room called "Pizzaboy's Wash n' Clean", where he can be seen under a bedsheet.
  • In Fun Farm, There is Are A Set Of Enemies Of Vegetable Farmers, With One Having The Colors Of Snick, Having The Hat, And Charges Fast.
• Oddly enough, Snick has 5 taunts in the files. However, his 5th taunt just re-uses his "Hedgehog Stew" Taunt.
  • A similar reason goes for Peppino as well: if one goes into the data.win file and searches for the taunt sprites, Peppino has 11 taunts, with the 11th being a re-using of his "thumbs-up while grinning and winking" taunt.
• When people in the Pizza Tower Official Discord were asking McPig about Snick being playable in the full game, McPig simply laughed, because he thought they were joking.

Gallery

For more images, see the gallery here: Snick/Gallery

The sign above Snick.

Snick's idle animation.

Snick's Idle animation. Based off Sonic's iconic waiting animation.

Snick's stun animation.

Snick preparing to body slam.

Snick at the start of his body slam.

Snick's body slam Animation.

Snick in his dive animation.

Snick walking.

Snick being stunned.

Snick dashing at Mach 1.

Snick dashing at Mach 2.

Snick dashing at Mach 3.

Snick's falling animation.

Snick's climbing animation when he is on a ladder.

Snick's get key animation.

Snick bonking into a wall at Mach 3 or higher.

Snick's victory pose.

Snick's animation for when he is about to enter a level.

Electric Snick before he super jumps.

Snick crashing into the roof after using the super jump.

Firefur Snick.

Robot Snick.

Snick walking in the knight animation.

Snick in the knight transformation sliding off a slope.

Snick's jumping animation.

Snick's landing animation when he falls on flat ground.

Snick's Animation for picking up a bomb.

Bomb Snick.

Snick in his bomb transformation about to explode.

Snick's explosion animation for when the bomb transformation wears out.

The animation that plays when Snick recovers from the bomb.

Snick taunting, appears to be based of Sonic Racers. And the YTP Wins the race.

Another one of Snick's taunts, Appears to be based off of the YTP Hedgehog Stew.

Another one of Snick's taunts, appears to be based off of the YTP called skydiving.

And yet, Another one of Snick's taunts, based off a YTP named getaway submarine.

Snick.exe from Snick's Challenge and Hard mode.

Snick under a blanket in Noise's Hardoween. Also seen in the Wash n Clean secret room in Staff Only, which is Snick's only physical appearence in the final game aside from one of Gustavo's taunts.

Snick in sheer panic before pulling the sleigh for Peppino and his allies in the Peppino's Xmas Break Demo.

Snick commemorating his birthday with his friends.

The goal post Snick has instead of an exit gate.

One of Gustavo’s taunts depicting Gustavo staring at a footless Snick in irritation.

Snick.exe
First Appearance	Snick's Challenge
First Demo Appearance	SAGE 2019 Demo

"You shouldn’t have played all the games. Complete my Challenge if you dare…"
— Snick.Exe

Snick.exe is a SAGE 2019 Demo exclusive boss in Pizza Tower.

Description

Snick.exe is a ruffled purple floating porcupine akin to Snick with two glowing, bleeding white eyes masqueraded by its red and white cap which match its shoes. It has a snout reminiscent of a hedgehog and two small black claws.

Snick.exe is a blatant nod to the popular (although infamous) Sonic the Hedgehog creepypasta, Sonic.exe, which tells of a bloodied evil Sonic murdering his friends in a chasing fashion.

Snick.exe's exact relationship with Snick is unknown. It's heavily implied through its dialogue and design, as well as Snick's Toppinbot description, that it is simply Snick's evil side which he doesn't initially show, though when a user on the Pizza Tower Discord asked Pizza Tower Guy whether or not they were the same entity, PTG said that they weren't.

Behaviour

"You shouldn't have played the games... You will suffer the consequences... Accept my challenge if you dare..."
— Snick.exe

Snick.exe will initially appear in a harmless manner in the Hub of the SAGE 2019 Demo, temporarily replacing Snick after completing Pizzascape, The Ancient Cheese, and Bloodsauce Dungeon. It'll urge the player to enter the newly unlocked Snick's Challenge, where if Peppino wins, Snick is unlocked as a playable character.

Within Snick's Challenge, Snick.exe appears as a constant looming threat. Whenever the player enters a room, Snick.exe will spawn from the top and slowly float towards the player, phasing through walls. Most contact with Snick.exe will hurt the player, though dashing at Mach 3 or higher, rolling, grabbing, or body slamming into it will cause it to disappear for a short while before floating once more. Unlike most enemies, Snick.exe is unaffected by super taunts.

Upon completing Snick's Challenge, the player will unlock Snick as a playable character and can swap between him and Peppino in the Cowboy Tasks (Achievements) room.

Trivia

• A plushie of Snick.exe can be seen as a decoration in Noise's Hardoween version of Pizzascare, which is a reference to another popular Sonic the Hedgehog creepypasta, Tails Doll. It might also be a reference to the ending to the original Sonic.exe creepypasta, where a plush of Sonic.exe appears on the writer's bed.
• Snick.exe makes an appearance in an unused hard mode where he would spawn enemies rather than floating towards the player and can be spawned using the command "hardmode true" in the debug console; however, this is just a placeholder, the character that was supposed to be used was Pizzamancer.
  • All of the enemies he can spawn:
    • Cheeseslime
    • Forknight
    • Pencer
    • Swedish Monkey
    • Flying Anchovy
    • Tribe Cheese
    • Bandito Chicken
    • Noise Goblin
    • Pineacool
    • Pickle
    • Peppibot

Gallery

Regular animations

Snick.exe's sprite.

Snick.exe on the tv in the SAGE demo.

Miscellaneous

Snick.exe in the Hub area.

A plushie of Snick.exe seen in Pizzascare.

Snick.exe in Snick's Birthday