Antonio (2012 TV series)

"Pizza Face? I like a-that"

- Pizza Face.

Antonio was the owner of the Antonio's Pizza-Rama food chain, a famous New York City pizzeria in the 2012 TV series, at least until he was turned into the evil Pizza Face when he was exposed to a canister of mutagen in the second season.

History
For a long time Antonio was just an alluded character that appeared in pizza boxes, but he was also the owner and main chef of Antonio's Pizza-Rama. As revealed in the episode Pizza Face, the incidents occured The Mutation Situation caused Antonio to find a mutagen canister and due to his culinary curiosity he tasted it hoping it would turn out a good ingredient for his beloved pizzas. The mutagen caused him to mutate into a pizza monster with the ability of creating living pizzas that would help him to capture humans for satisfy his hunger. Michelangelo was the only one who could stop him as his brothers were already under Pizza Face's control and so he literally ate his way to victory, easting the cheesy villain from his insides only leaving a slice behind that freed the humans and his brothers. Pizza Face's last slice attacked Mikey and caused him to faint, than he woke up at home and thought it all was a dream, but lurking from a pizza box in Mikey's room there was Pizza Face.

Appearance
Pizza Face is a giant mutated blob of pizza with chubby arms and a face, he has pepperoni eyes and mozzarella skin covered with various toppings, such as mushrooms and tomato sauce.

Pizza Pies
Pepperoni and Mushroom pizzas covered with a special four-cheese blending that made people eat them even against their will so they're minds could be controlled by Antonio.

Pizza Zombies
For Pizza Face they were just another ingredient for his giant calzones

"Elita" Mozzarella Guard
Pizza Face's elite guard have pizzas for their faces.

Known Members:
 * Leonardo
 * Donatello
 * Raphael
 * Splinter
 * Little Girl

Trivia

 * Originally Pizza Face was an action figure from Playmates toyline in the early 90's, a character which never got to appear in the cartoon.
 * His design may possibly be a reference to the character "Pizza the Hutt" from the Mel Brooks' film "Spaceballs" which is a parody of Star Wars.
 * He is the second mutant to mutate by tasting mutagen and also the second to have a food-related mutation, the first one for boths cases being Ice Cream Kitty.

Gallery
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