History Characters / Cloudywithachanceofmeatballs

[[folder:Chester V]]

* AssholeVictim: He deserves zero sympathy after [[spoiler:being eaten alive by the Cheese-Spider.]]

* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:For Flint, whose sole reason for getting into science was because of him.]]

* 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.]]

* 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.]]

* MesACrowd: His holograms, [[spoiler:even weaponized in the climax]].

* 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'']].

* 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.]]

* 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]].

* 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.]]

* 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''

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Uh-oh!"

* 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.

-->'''Sam:''' You've been wearing the same underwear since you were kids?\\

* 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]].

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Calling for his ''holograms'' to catch him in the climax.]]

* 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.

* DemotedToExtra: He only gets a cameo in the second film. {{Justified}}, since Earl doesn't want him getting involved in the potentially dangerous plot.

* 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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