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“ | Can your ideas change the world? | „ |
~ Chester's most famous catchphrase. |
Chester V is the main antagonist of Sony Pictures Animation's 11th full-length feature film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.
He was the founder/CEO of Live Corp and Flint Lockwood's former idol turned arch-nemesis. At first, he joins Flint's community to restore Swallow Island back to normal after the FLDSMDFR nearly destroyed the world with gigantic food leftovers, but it later turns out Chester wants to acquire the FLDSMDFR.
He was voiced by Will Forte, who also played his holograms in the same film, Principal Farquhare in The Cleveland Show, Eddy Davenport in Lat Rats, Doug in Strays and Older Scott in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
Appearance[]
Chester V is a tall, slender, elderly man with tan skin, green eyes and a short white pointy beard and mustache. He wears an orange sleeveless, a black sweater, black pants, orange and white shoes, and glasses. His head, neck, and the collar of his vest resemble an incandescent light bulb. When he was younger, he had ginger hair.
Personality[]
Chester V is known to be deceptive, conceited, fraudulent, callous, egotistical, and manipulative, as he’ll do what it takes to further his goals while showing no regard for anyone's life other than his own. He appears to have great knowledge of Chinese proverbs and greets others with "Namaste", a common greeting used by Hindus, revealing that he’s also knowledgeable of Indian culture and other world cultures in general.
To the public, Chester V displayed a character of brilliance and curiosity by wanting to help the world become a more flavorful better place by using a long line of Food Bars, he has a great fondness for more than any other of his creations. In reality, he was more concerned about the popularity of his company and was willing to make it more popular through extreme means. He also has several holograms who help him with his goals and protect him whenever he’s in danger.
At first, Chester V is trying to protect the world from the supposedly dangerous Foodimals. However, it’s revealed that the Foodimals are very friendly and afraid of Live Corp. When Flint learns the truth, Chester reveals to him that he was planning on making the Foodimals into food bars to improve his business by seizing control of the FLDSMDFR. Given his personality, it’s implied that he has a history of stealing other inventor's ideas and creations to further the “coolness” facade. He also further shows his cruelty and his sadism when almost kills Flint's friends despite promising to spare them and shows no remorse for betraying Flint nor for using him.
Although Chester is inferred to have been bullied and had a rough childhood, he is long past it having become nothing short of a bully himself. To add emphasis, his statements about "keeping around his bullies" so he can "crush them with his success" make clear that Chester has a resentful and unforgiving nature. On top of this, his visceral resentment implies that Chester would have been content with being the person he became when he got older, especially if it meant he could have his way. Chester had very little, if all but no, respect for his assistant; Barb as he purposely kept calling her a "Monkey" instead of an "Ape". He clearly displays himself to be ungrateful for loyalty by also casting aside Barb when she was no longer useful to him. He emphasizes his ungratefulness even stating once that he would never send a monkey to do his work. What makes it worse is that he did this in spite of trying to help him with the situation of being exposed, proving Chester to be a truly cold-hearted, backstabbing, traitorous, and cruel man that genuinely has no redeeming qualities. No more than a callous and self-serving opportunist who truly doesn’t care for anyone but himself. On the other hand, Chester is somewhat of a coward, since he wouldn't fight Flint like a man, and he calls out to Barb to save him as the last resort for escaping from his enemies, but she turns against him for his abusive treatment.
Ultimately, despite being a genius, his arrogance proved to be his downfall. Proving that he would do anything to get his way; even going as far as to kill the friends of an eccentric inventor who looked up to him, like most villains who seem to be geniuses, Chester displays himself to be a truly self-serving and hardened man. He realized too late, however, that he was a fool to believe that Flint's friends held him back which led them to overpower him and defeat him. Despite his evil demeanor, however, Chester remains a somewhat comedic and over-the-top individual. While this is mostly a front, he moves and acts in an even goofier fashion than the other characters. This comedic element lessens his evil side and commonly keeps him from being too utterly atrocious despite his heinous crimes.
Biography[]
Early Years[]
Chester V's origins are quite unknown, but in his early years, he made his first invention known as the food bar, and then began to invent and founded Live Corp. A world-renowned scientist (very clearly a parody of the late Steve Jobs), apparent super-inventor, and the CEO of Live Corp, Chester invented various items, such as Live Corp's ever so popular food bars, his assistant: Barb, and presumably; his holograms programmed to travel and run errands where the real Chester couldn't go. When he and Flint were recovering tech from the latter's lab, Chester claims to have been bullied as a kid due to his genius. Though given Flint’s similar upbringing treatment, this isn’t played much for sympathy due to how little it seems to affect him now, especially compared to Flint.
However, he was extremely greedy, malicious, and acquisitive, as he tried to expand his company's popularity, calling it "the coolest, hippest company in the world". Around some point, his orange facial hair went white, and he began to wear a Live Corp vest instead of a lab coat. He also discovered Flint's latest, "destroyed" FLDSMDFR, and tracked down the invention; discovering that the FLDSMDFR survived the explosion.
Immediately, Chester sent one of his holograms and Live Corp members to the food-covered Swallow Falls in search of the machine, which Chester wanted to use to develop his latest food bar: the Live Corp Food Bar 8.0.
Arrival at Swallow Falls[]
He relocated Flint, his friends, and the citizens of Swallow Falls to San Franjose, California. Unbeknownst to Flint, the FLDSMDFR survived the explosion and landed in the center of the island, and Chester was determined to find it, using the cover of having his employees clean up the island for the inhabitants to avoid suspicion.
Chester invited Flint, his biggest fan, to work at Live Corp, where he meets Chester's assistant Barb, a talking orangutan with a human brain. Meanwhile, Chester was informed that his search parties on the island had been attacked by monstrous cheeseburgers which were learning how to swim.
Fearing the world's inevitable doom, Chester tasks Flint to find the FLDSMDFR and destroy it once and for all by using The BSUSB (short for Bifurcating Systematic Universal Stop Button). Despite Chester's demands to keep the mission classified, Flint recruits his girlfriend and meteorologist Sam Sparks, her cameraman Manny, police officer Earl Devereaux, and "Chicken" Brent. Much to Flint's dismay, his father Tim joins the crew and they travel to Swallow Falls on his fishing boat.
Later, Chester discovers that Flint allowed his friends to join in the mission and arrives on the island with Barb, chagrined and determined to separate them. After escaping a Tacodile attack, Sam notices that the Foodimal is protecting its family, and begins to suspect Chester is up to no good. Sam attempts to convince Flint to spare the Foodimals, but Flint is intent on making Chester proud. Sam leaves in anger along with the others (including his pet monkey named Steve).
In the jungle, Sam proves that the Foodimals mean no harm by taming a Cheesespider. Upon realizing Chester had deceived them and Live Corp's true colors (via Manny' camera revealing the company's true name Evil Corp), the group is taken hostage by Live Corp employees.
Operation Slice n Dice[]
“ | Food Bars; the lifeblood of my company. I learned your FLDSMDFR food is far more delicious than "food" food, so using your Foodimals as ingredients would make my product super delicious! I had to have your invention. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it, until you helped me. | „ |
~ Chester V revealing his plans to Flint. |
Flint finds the FLDSMDFR but notices a family of cute marshmallows and becomes hesitant to destroy the machine. Flint finally realizes that the machine and its Foodimals are not dangerous. However, Chester V plugs the BSUSB into the machine. It reveals that what it really does is reprogram the machine to a Live Corp setting and that the former reveals to Flint that he wanted his machine all along. Chester immediately seizes control of the FLDSMDFR and knocks Flint into the river but is rescued by the marshmallows.
Flint is taken to his father who, along with the Foodimals, helps him infiltrate the Live Corp building that is under construction on the island. Flint frees the trapped Foodimals and confronts Chester, who announces his plot to make his updated line of food bars out of the Foodimals and threatens to make food bars out of his friends who are wrapped by police tape. Chester makes several holograms of himself to overwhelm Flint, but Flint uses the "Party-In-A-Box" to expose the real Chester. An army of Foodimals arrive and Flint's friends are freed.
Meanwhile, Chester V runs up the stairs and breaks the glass where the FLDSMDFR is being held. Despite, Flint's attempts to make him stop, Chester proceeds to escape anyway, only to be surrounded by Flint and his friends, as well as the Foodimals. Flint demands that Chester V hands over the FLDSMDFR, only for Chester to foolishly decline and say "Never!". Chester V makes his final stand when he spots Barb and tells her to save him, calling her "monkey" once again. Finally having enough of Chester's treatment, Barb shouts that she is an ape, and snatches the FLDSMDFR out of Chester V's hands, having a change of heart.
Death[]
Chester attempts to recover the machine from Barb, but loses his balance and falls into the Live Corp Food Bar 8.0 Maker. He spots his holograms and asks them to save him, which they obey. Chester V gloats at Flint but stops when he falls right through his holograms (due to them being projections and completely unable to do anything to stop his falling). He retracts his limbs and his head into his vest right before he hits the bottom of the grinder. He ricochets erratically between the blades of the machine before he is sling-shot out of the machine.
As Chester boasts about having managed to save himself, he attempts to make his escape but is immediately grabbed by the Cheesespider's special sauce web and pulled into the mouth of the Cheesespider. The Cheesespider spits out Chester V's vest. After a suspenseful moment, it deflates, revealing that Chester V had been killed, ending his threat to the Foodimals.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Flint Lockwood - (Formerly) Former Employee
- Barb - (Formerly) Former Assistant
- Chester V's Holograms - Holograms
- Live Corp
- Thinkqanots - Helpers
- Flinty McCallahan - Hired employee
- Sentinel Louise - Second in command Sentinel
- Sentinel Peter - Sentinel
- Labcoat Jenny - Sentinel
- Other Sentinels
Enemies[]
- Flint Lockwood - Former Employee and Attempted Victim And arch-nemesis
- Sam Sparks - Attempted Victim
- Manny - Attempted Victim
- Earl Devereaux - Attempted Victim
- Brent McHale - Attempted Victim
- Barry - Attempted Victim
- Barb - Former Assistant
- Steve - Attempted Victim
- Tim Lockwood
- Cheesespider - Killer and Attempted Victim
- Foodimals - Incarcerated species
Quotes[]
“ | Welcome back, science friends. You know I have devoted my life to inventing the future. But every dream has a beginning. I still remember my first invention: the humble Food Bar. Now look at us. Our new Food Bar XL with flavor crystals. Still making people happy after all these years. Now kids, you'll almost certainly never be me. But, remember, there's no such thing as small science. Only small scientists! | „ |
~ Chester V in his earlier years, also his first words in the film. |
“ | Flint: The BS-USB… reprogrammed it?! Chester V: It was never gonna turn off the machine! A BS-USB? Hello! Your machine is what I wanted all along. Flint: You… lied to me! Chester V: Of course I lied to you. I knew you'd eventually fall for these pathetic creatures! Flint: But… but you were my idol. My whole life, I looked up to you. I wanted to be you! Chester V: Oh, Lockwood. I was just using you to get your invention. We're ready. Launch Operation Slice and Dice. (chuckles) And now that I've got what I want, I no longer need you. I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go. |
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~ Chester V revealing his true nature to Flint after reprogramming the FLDSMDFR. |
“ | Chester V: Barb, grind them. Barb: But, sir, I didn't think we were going to- Chester V: This is why I work alone, Monkey! You are dismissed. |
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~ Chester V revealing his true nature to Barb before coldly firing her. |
“ | Flint: Chester, there is nowhere to go. Chester V: That's what you think. Save me, monkey! Barb: I'm an ape! Chester V: Bad monkey! Give that back! Bad monk- (gibberish) AHHH! OHHH! My holograms, save me! |
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~ Chester V begs for Barb to save her but she betrays him for all those times he called her a monkey and takes the FLDSMDFR away from him. |
“ | I saved myself! | „ |
~ Chester's last words before he's eaten and killed by the Cheespider, and also his most famous quote. |
Trivia[]
- Chester V is the first of the four Sony Pictures Animation villains to die, followed by Hunter, PAL and Pockets. He is also the only Sony Pictures Animation villain to die in a movie sequel.
- Chester V is the first Sony Pictures Animation main antagonist to have been a protagonist’s idol. He was followed by PAL.
- Despite being highly intelligent, while falling, Chester ironically asked his holograms to save him, although they are just 3D projections of himself, which was a foolish idea. This is an callback to Flint's statement that he rather have friends than being alone like him, showing how truly alone Chester is.
- Chester V breaks the fourth wall when he looks at the audience and says "Oh Fudge". He is the first Sony Pictures Animation villain to have self-awareness.
- Chester is also the most cartoony character in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs movies as his movements are completely exaggerated (him being able to move his arms in ways that would be considered impossible due to the bones within arms and being able to fit in his orange vest like a turtle) in a setting that is mostly based in reality. The cause of this is probably an incident with science.
- Chester V may be an evil version of Steve Jobs, with his black sweater underneath his orange vest and jeans matching Steve Jobs' most iconic outfit. In addition to this, the "Food Bar" may be a reference to the iPhone, as Chester V releases multiple new versions of it and calls it the "lifeblood of the company."
- Chester is also an evil counterpart to Flint: Both are genius scientists who both began their careers at a young age, were bullied since their childhoods, and have primate monkey assistants (Steve for Flint; Barb for Chester). However, while Flint wanted to use his inventions to help his town and eventually the world, Chester was only in it for himself and to obtain fame and fortune. Also, Chester shows no respect for Barb, while Flint treats Steve as an equal. Furthermore, Flint values his friends and family, while Chester believes that he has no use for them, which ended up being his downfall as he expected his holograms to save him instead of relying on actual human beings. If Flint never was considered his close ones and had he ever deserted his moral code even while as a scientist, he would have ended up like Chester.
- Chester holds the distinction of being one of the few villains in an animated kids' movie to use some form of profanity as when he reveals his true colors to Flint, he calls his flash drive a "BS USB".
- The way he was eaten is similar to how the dragon in Shrek ate Lord Farquaad, both get swallowed whole but soon after a part of them comes out, Farquaad crown and Chester's vest.
External Links[]
- Chester V on the Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Wiki
- Chester V on the Sony Pictures Animation Wiki
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