

He was forced to hold the portal gates open forevermore, with Gerome stuck as the tower’s only janitor.

The duo took care of the tower until one day, Pizzaface placed a curse upon John, turning him into a multitude of giant, hive-minded pillars. Backstory Īccording to an official source, John and Gerome are brothers. Pillar John appears in every level, excluding WAR and bosses. Pillar John stays in place at the end of most levels, doing nothing. He seems mostly displeased with this role, as shown in his mostly grumpy expressions and his Toppinbot quote. As said by Pizza Tower Guy in a Discord discussion, "The lore explanation is that the gates are like portals to pocket dimensions, and what keeps the portal connected is the pillar you destroy in each level". It is unknown what exactly Pillar John is or how he was created, but he is heavily tied with the entrance gate to each level. This doesn't have a defeat sprite, instead using the same sprite when killed. He also has his small orange hat on his head. His body is far more damaged, having deep cracks and being covered in pizza toppings, as well as having missing teeth and eyes devoid of pupils. He has a different appearance in The Crumbling Tower of Pizza. He is also slightly bandaged and cracked. He has yellow ringed pupils in his black eyes, a distinguished wrinkly forehead, a large nose and eyebrows, and an underbite, which hides his teeth. Pillar John is a large purple pillar bearing a tired expression. Attacking or running into him will trigger Pizza Time. Pillar John is an enemy in Pizza Tower, and an element in gameplay.
