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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Outside of his own corporation, it seems that Chester has a positive reputation, enough for Flint to be deceived. Behind that reputation is a CorruptCorporateExecutive who is willing to turn to the genocide of a species for the sake of profit.
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* MeanBoss: When Barb tells him to "take care of that weather girl [Sam]", she tells him that he can't because she's a scientist (like he is). His response is to essentially coerce her into obeying him by praising her for her intellect, then running off when she agrees.
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* MeanBoss: When Barb tells him to "take care of that weather girl [Sam]", she tells him that he she can't because she's a scientist (like he is). His response is to essentially coerce her into obeying him by praising her for her intellect, then running off when she agrees.
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* MeanBoss: When Barb tells him to "take care of that weather girl [Sam]", she tells him that he can't because she's a scientist (like he is). His response is to essentially coerce her into obeying him by praising her for her intellect, then running off when she agrees.
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* IdiotBall: He's an inventor and very much capable of creating useful and successful experiments, but when Chester presents him with the BS-USB, he suddenly forgets that USB actually means "Universal Serial Bus" for the sake of the plot, allowing him to [[spoiler:fall into Chester's more devious goals much easier.]]
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His whole character is a spoiler so this may be easier to deal with.
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* AssholeVictim: He deserves zero sympathy after [[spoiler:being eaten alive by the Cheese-Spider.]]
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* AssholeVictim: He deserves zero sympathy after [[spoiler:being being eaten alive by the Cheese-Spider.]]
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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:For Flint, whose sole reason for getting into science was because of him.]]
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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:For For Flint, whose sole reason for getting into science was because of him.]]
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* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:Caught by the Cheese Spider and swallowed whole. To really drive it home, the Cheese Spider spits out his trademark vest which quickly deflates.]]
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* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:Caught Caught by the Cheese Spider and swallowed whole. To really drive it home, the Cheese Spider spits out his trademark vest which quickly deflates.]]
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* HopeSpot: He manages to survive being thrown into the food grinder which spits him out toward an exit [[spoiler:only to be caught and eaten by the Cheese Spider.]]
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* HopeSpot: He manages to survive being thrown into the food grinder which spits him out toward an exit [[spoiler:only only to be caught and eaten by the Cheese Spider.]]Cheese-Spider.
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* MesACrowd: His holograms, [[spoiler:even weaponized in the climax]].
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* MesACrowd: His holograms, [[spoiler:even even weaponized in the climax]].climax.
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* ShadowArchetype: Shares a lot of traits with Flint; crazy inventions, a simian lab partner, odd yet quirky personality, he was even bullied as a kid due to his love of science. The only defining trait is that he gave into his ego and does unscrupulous actions in his endeavors [[spoiler:up to and including ''trying to kill Flint and shred his friends alive'']].
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* ShadowArchetype: Shares a lot of traits with Flint; crazy inventions, a simian lab partner, odd yet quirky personality, he was even bullied as a kid due to his love of science. The only defining trait is that he gave into his ego and does unscrupulous actions in his endeavors [[spoiler:up up to and including ''trying to kill Flint and shred his friends alive'']].alive''.
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* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Calling for his ''holograms'' to catch him in the climax. While he didn't exactly have any other options at the time, points for thinking it would ''work'' though.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Tried to pull it on Flint after they find the food machine.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Tried to pull it on Flint after they find the food machine.]]
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* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Calling Calling for his ''holograms'' to catch him in the climax. While he didn't exactly have any other options at the time, points for thinking it would ''work'' though.]]
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:[[spoiler:Tried Tried to pull it on Flint after they find the food machine.]]
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* BunnyEarsLaywer: No one would think that an over-the-top person like Chester would be the CEO of a corporation and somehow manage to keep it afloat, but he does. Unfortunately, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive those means of doing so are not ethical in the slightest]].
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* BunnyEarsLaywer: BunnyEarsLawyer: No one would think that an over-the-top person like Chester would be the CEO of a corporation and somehow manage to keep it afloat, but he does. Unfortunately, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive those means of doing so are not ethical in the slightest]].
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* BunnyEarsLaywer: No one would think that an over-the-top person like Chester would be the CEO of a corporation and somehow manage to keep it afloat, but he does. Unfortunately, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive those means of doing so are not ethical in the slightest]].
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He derogatorily calls Sam Sparks a "cutlet" while inciting Flint to keep producing food weather under his demands.
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* TheHedonist: He seeks pleasure at any cost; including eating large amounts of FLDSMDFR food and trying to be as "big" as possible solely to make his little town stand out in the world.
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This is the subversion of that.
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* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. It looked liked he got away scot-free for overloading the food machine, which led to the disasters, and pinning the blame on Flint. But he doesn't get far in his escape and the credits show he was arrested by Earl. [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion However]], he escapes right after that. He also appears as a cameo in the sequel, selling corndogs.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. KarmaHoudiniWarranty: It looked liked he got away scot-free for overloading the food machine, which led to the disasters, and pinning the blame on Flint. But he doesn't get far in his escape and the credits show he was arrested by Earl. [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion However]], he escapes right after that. He also appears as a cameo in the sequel, selling corndogs.]]
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* JabbaTableManners: He is constantly shown shoving all sorts of junk food in his mouth from the sky, at one point swallowing a 6-foot dog while ''while he is still talking''
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* JabbaTableManners: He is constantly shown shoving all sorts of junk food in his mouth from the sky, at sky. At one point swallowing point, he swallows a 6-foot 6-foot-long hot dog while whole ''while he is still talking''talking''.
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* CharacterCatchphrase: He has more often than not yelled "FLIIIIINT!!" when acting as the ButtMonkey to his inventions.
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* ArtifactName: He still goes by "Baby Brent" even though he's a grown man now.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: CharacterCatchphrase: "Uh-oh!"
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* AllThereInTheScript: According to the first movie's script, he was 8 years-old at the beginning of the film, and the main events take place 15 years after, placing him at 23 years-old.
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** The way he's revealed as the BigBad is because Manny flipped his company logo to reveal that "Live Corp" actually means "''Evil'' Corp". He basically calls his own company a company for evil.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: After it become overloaded, it gains sentience and starts raining down larger sized proportions of food not only on Swallow Falls but the rest of the world as well.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: After it become overloaded, it gains sentience and starts raining down larger sized proportions of food not only on Swallow Falls but the rest of the world as well. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] completely by the second movie.]]
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* LeaveNoWitnesses: His motive behind [[ILied lying]] about letting Flint's friends go, that being that they're technically witnesses to his Food Bar conspiracy.
-->'''Chester:''' Please understand I can't leave any witnesses.
-->'''Chester:''' Please understand I can't leave any witnesses.
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* SlaveToPR: Implied in his MotiveRant when he discusses wanting to keep his company's reputation to Flint.
-->'''Chester:''' Live Corp will remain the coolest, hippest company in the world, with the new Food Bar version 8.0.!
-->'''Chester:''' Live Corp will remain the coolest, hippest company in the world, with the new Food Bar version 8.0.!
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-->'''Sam:''' You've been wearing the same underwear since you were kids?\\
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-->'''Sam:''' You've You guys have been wearing the same underwear since you were kids?\\
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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: In the sequel, she discovers that Flint and Chester designed "wedgie-proof" underwear at the age of three and six and offers up a rhetorical question. They answer literally.
-->'''Sam:''' You've been wearing the same underwear since you were kids?\\
'''Flint & Chester:''' ''({{Beat}})'' Yes!
-->'''Sam:''' You've been wearing the same underwear since you were kids?\\
'''Flint & Chester:''' ''({{Beat}})'' Yes!
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* InsufferableGenius: He's an inventor who was also treated as an outcast due to being different in his youth, but unlike Flint, he's also a self-centered {{Jerkass}}.
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Not what that means.
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* CrossingTheBurntBridge: Despite mockingly calling Barb a monkey throughout the film and firing her when she hesitates to carry out the order to kill Flint's friends, Chester still has the nerve to beg for her help, all the while continuing to call her "monkey." This is what cements Barb's HeelFaceTurn and [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal leads her to turn on him]].
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* EntitledBastard: Despite mockingly calling Barb a monkey throughout the film and firing her when she hesitates to carry out the order to kill Flint's friends, Chester still has the nerve to beg for her help, all the while continuing to call her "monkey." This is what cements Barb's HeelFaceTurn and [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal leads her to turn on him]].
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* CardCarryingVillain: He very gleefully points out what a ManipulativeBastard he is and shows no signs of delusion regarding it.
** When he reveals that he was manipulating Flint the entire time.
--->'''Flint:''' B-But you were my idol! My whole life, I looked up to you! I wanted to ''be'' you!\\
'''Chester:''' Oh, Lockwood. I was just using you to get your invention!
** When he reveals his EvilPlan to Flint.
--->'''Flint:''' I never should've believed in you!\\
'''Chester:''' Yes, that was quite foolish.
** When he reveals that he was manipulating Flint the entire time.
--->'''Flint:''' B-But you were my idol! My whole life, I looked up to you! I wanted to ''be'' you!\\
'''Chester:''' Oh, Lockwood. I was just using you to get your invention!
** When he reveals his EvilPlan to Flint.
--->'''Flint:''' I never should've believed in you!\\
'''Chester:''' Yes, that was quite foolish.
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* IntentionalWeightGain: Due to his desire to be "big", it doesn't take long to start gorging on any and all food within his reach, quickly gaining so much weight that he starts needing a scooter to move around.
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* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Calling for his ''holograms'' to catch him in the climax.]]
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* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Calling for his ''holograms'' to catch him in the climax. While he didn't exactly have any other options at the time, points for thinking it would ''work'' though.]]
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* DemotedToExtra: He only gets a cameo in the second film. {{JustifiedTrope Justified}}, since Earl doesn't want him getting involved in the potentially dangerous plot.
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* DemotedToExtra: He only gets a cameo in the second film. {{JustifiedTrope Justified}}, [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], since Earl doesn't want him getting involved in the potentially dangerous plot.
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* DemotedToExtra: He only gets a cameo in the second film. {{Justified}}, since Earl doesn't want him getting involved in the potentially dangerous plot.
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* DemotedToExtra: He only gets a cameo in the second film. {{Justified}}, {{JustifiedTrope Justified}}, since Earl doesn't want him getting involved in the potentially dangerous plot.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A very downplayed example. His [[TechnologicallyBlindElders lack of understanding for technology]] coupled with his [[CantSpitItOut difficulties in expressing himself]] make it extremely hard for him to bond with Flint. Despite this, it's very clear that he loves his son and wants him to be okay in life.
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* MrViceGuy: A very downplayed example. His [[TechnologicallyBlindElders lack of understanding for technology]] coupled with his [[CantSpitItOut difficulties in expressing himself]] make it extremely hard for him to bond with Flint. Despite this, it's very clear that he loves his son and wants him to be okay in life.