Mr. Stick is a shrewd businessman and will appear on the Hub near every boss gate. Mr. Stick requires an arbitrary amount of money from Peppino before they allowed access to the boss gate, forcing the player to collect a certain amount of Toppins before being allowed to continue their quest.

After purchasing all 5 boss gates from Mr. Stick, a new character (that definitely isn't Mr. Stick in disguise trying to take away the player's remaining money) will appear next to the Pizzaface boss gate. 