Chester Budrick is a male student at P.S. 38, and a school bully. Chester is mostly seen either in detention, bullying Nate, etc. He is also dating Kim Cressley, who previously had a crush on Nate. He is also shown to play on the school baseball and basketball team.
Biography
At some point, Chester began playing on the school baseball and basketball team. Chester has gotten a detention for wanting to trade lunches with Eric Fleury, but Eric refused, and because of this, Chester stuffed a hot dog up Eric's nose, and as a result, got detention alongside fellow students Nate Wright, Seth Quincy, and Lee Ann Pfister.
Appearance
Chester's face is never seen but it is implied that he has a mustache and tattoos. When he is appears, his arm is usually the only part of him that is shown. His face will be fully revealed in "Big Nate Goes Underwater" (which is not officially confirmed nor released yet).
Personality and Traits
Chester is not exactly a school bully (unlike Randy), but simply is an overgrown student who is insecure and has no control over his actions whatsoever, and is easily provoked. Chester's personality is commonly known as a ruthless, hot-headed, easily-tempered person. He is referred to as "a psycho," and is easily aggravated by things, such as his weight, people annoying him, people telling him what to do and people touching him.
Behind the Scenes
Chester is a minor character, only making a few appearances in the comics and seldom ones in the novels. His face is never seen in the novels nor comics, but Francis Pope claims that he had a mustache, tattoos, and was very hairy ever since he was a baby.
- Chester has also been known to eat entire chickens (including the bones).
- At P.S. 38, he is a bully and picks on all students.
- Chester is also known to be the best at dodge ball because of his strength. Nate claims that when he throws the ball in dodge ball, he throws it at 1,000,000,000 miles per hour. This is an obvious hyperbole.
- During a school dance, Nate got out of going to the dance with Kim, and Chester and Kim danced. This was in a comic also.
- He is 6'6" tall and weighs 300 pounds.
- Chester went to summer school before according to Nate.