

Blackberry’s perfectionism put an immense strain on Chicory, who buried her troubles to hide any sign of weakness. She agrees to formally take Pizza as her apprentice and to guide them through the four wielder trials.ĭuring one of the trials, Chicory elaborates on her relationship with Blackberry.

After Pizza calms her down, Chicory deduces that the Brush must be the true source of the corruptions, as it is the only element the two of them have in common. Chicory lashes out, claiming that everything is her fault and begging Pizza to abandon her. Back at the Wielder Tower, Pizza finds Chicory’s room swallowed by darkness. Within, Pizza fights an apparition of themselves, revealing that Chicory isn’t the only one linked to the corruptions and thus can’t be the source. Stating she doesn’t care who the wielder is, Chicory kicks Pizza out of the Tower.Ī delegation from the bug kingdom leads Pizza to the underground city of Feast, where they must remove yet another corrupted tree. At the Tower, Chicory reveals that she is the source of the corruptions – they are a manifestation of her worst thoughts and fears. Blackberry tells Pizza to confront Chicory, suspecting she is linked to the corruptions in some way. In the swamp, an apparition of Chicory insults Pizza’s abilities as a wielder. She directs Pizza to the next corruption in Gulp Swamp. She refuses to take back the Brush, giving it to Pizza, who excitedly assures Chicory they will fight the corruptions and fill the world with color again.Īfter fighting another corruption, Pizza finds Chicory in an improved mood outside the Tower. Returning to the Wielder Tower, Pizza finds Chicory in a depressive state. They are attacked by a mysterious entity within the tree, which Pizza fights off with the Brush. Blackberry leads them to a corrupted tree deep in the woods. Wandering into Supper Woods, Pizza encounters Blackberry, a former wielder and Chicory’s teacher. Pizza finds the Brush discarded by Chicory’s bedroom door and takes it for their own. One day, while Pizza is cleaning Chicory’s Tower, all color is suddenly drained from the world. Pizza is a janitor for the current wielder, Chicory. The Brush has been passed down from teacher to apprentice for generations. Ages ago, the Brush was cut from the branch of a magical brush tree. It is the responsibility of the wielder of the magic Brush to bring color to the world. The Picnic Province is a land devoid of color. The game also has an option to skip boss fights entirely. Over the course of the game the player gains new abilities such as the ability to jump and an ability to swim through the paint with later unlocks allowing the player to swim up walls and up waterfalls.īoss fights contain the games' only combat mechanics with the player dodging projectiles in a bullet hell state while using the brush to damage the boss in arenas with dark-negative color filters. The paintbrush can also be used to solve environmental puzzles.

The world they explore is black and white, but can be painted using The Brush, a large paintbrush. The player takes the role of an anthropomorphic dog named after the player's favorite food, or the default name "Pizza" if the player does not choose a favorite food. The player can paint an environment using The Brush.Ĭhicory: A Colorful Tale, or Chicory, is an adventure role-playing video game where characters are small anthropomorphic animals.
