Gerome

Gerome
Information
Aliases	The Janitor
Relatives	Pillar John (brother)

Gerome is an NPC found in all regular levels in Pizza Tower.

Description

Gerome is a magenta pillar creature, wearing blue overalls, faded orange shoes and gloves, and a blue cap. He sometimes appears to be either in a lunch break, mopping the floor, or taking a nap. He is Pillar John's brother.

Gerome is implied to be the Tower's one and only Janitor, cleaning up many levels on the tower, with his janitor closet having a Tower Secret Treasure. He is one of the few pillar creatures that will never attack the Player and is passive to them, the other being Pillar John.

Behaviour

Gerome can be found in every single level (Except for Tutorial and The Crumbling Tower of Pizza), hidden in specific locations. After the player finds him, Gerome will start to follow them. The player then needs to get him to his Janitor Room in that particular level so he can unlock it and reveal that level's Tower Secret Treasure inside. He will also refill any combo's timer upon being found.

Gerome also appears in small cutscenes after unlocking next floor, lifting up the elevator.

In the game's ending, Gerome stands sadly next to John's remains. If the player has all Tower Secret Treasures, John will be resurrected, and Gerome and John will celebrate together and enact a bonus cutscene. Otherwise, Peppino will just look towards the screen disappointed, and then will leave.

Trivia

• PTG has mentioned that he imagined Gerome would sound something like Jasper from The Simpsons.
• Once on a stream PTG mentioned that Gerome is British.
• In the April 2021 Build and Rework, Gerome was used as Lap 2. He would be near the exit, and could only be collected during Pizza Time. The Tower Secret Treasure door would be located not far from Pillar John, and collecting it would end the level.
  • In the Rework build, ending a level through the Tower Secret Treasure would then spawn the player out of bounds in a broken version of Oh Shit!. See the Trivia on that page for more info.
• Gerome is very similar to Keyzer from Wario Land 4.
  • The elevator cutscene could also be referencing Virtual Boy Wario Land which contains a similar scene between stages.

Gallery

Regular animations

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  Gerome's first idle animation, depicting him doing his normal janitor duties.

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  Gerome's second idle animation, showing him eating a sandwich while sitting on a bucket.

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  Gerome's third animation, showing him taking a nap.

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  Gerome's only "taunt", where he holds his keys and looks into the screen.

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  Gerome being collected. This is also used for his Super Taunt.

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  Gerome's idle animation when following the player.

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  Gerome walking while following the player.

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  Gerome unlocking the Janitor Room for the player.

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  Gerome's idle animation during The Crumbling Tower of Pizza. This is also seen in the true ending.

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  Gerome's walking animation during The Crumbling Tower of Pizza.

In-game miscellaneous

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  Gerome's walking animation in the elevator room.

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  Gerome lifting up the elevator.

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  The door leading to Gerome's Janitor Room.

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  Gerome mourning the death of John in the normal ending.

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  Gerome being happy after John's resurrection in the true ending.

• Gerome in the options menu.

  Gerome in the options menu.

Concept art

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  Concept art of Gerome seen sleeping on his broom.

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  Concept art of Gerome running with Peppino while holding keys.

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  Concept Art of Gerome vacuuming a cheeseslime while sleeping.

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  Concept art of Gerome on a lunch break eating a sandwich, while Peppino attacks a Swedish Monkey.

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  First concept of Gerome's pillar design.

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  Concept artwork of Gerome cleaning a patch of slime off the floor during Pizza Time, with Peppino frantically trying to get his attention.

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  Three concept designs that were made during the creation of Gerome. One being to be a lanky guy with headphones, one being a guy with a vacuum cleaner and a short beard, and one that has a mustache and a beard.

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  Joke art of Gerome teleporting while holding beer, a reference to the PTG class in the DOOM mod Bring Your Own Class.

Miscellaneous

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  Artwork of Noisette and Gerome (part one)

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  Artwork of Noisette and Gerome (part two)

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  Artwork of Noisette, Gerome, and Pepperman (part one)

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  Artwork of Noisette, Gerome, and Pepperman (part two)

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  Artwork parodying Spongebob Squarepants, with Mr.Stick as Mr.Krabs.

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  Gerome standing next to Peppino holding several Toppins on the Steam page. The Tomato Toppin in particular is resting on Gerome's head, above which is also a Secret Eye.

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  Ditto, But It's only Gerome.