Chester Budrick is a student at P.S. 38, and a school bully. Chester is mostly seen either in detention, threatening 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 (at a later time) and basketball team.
Biography
According to his baby pictures, Chester had tattoos and a mustache when he was a baby.
At some point, Chester began playing on the school baseball and basketball team. Chester went to summer school, according to Nate. Chester has gotten a detention for wanting to trade lunches with Eric Fleury, but when Eric refused, Chester stuffed a hot dog up his nose, and as a result, got detention alongside fellow students Nate Wright, Seth Quincy, and Lee Ann Pfister.
He began dating Kim Cressly, who used to bear an obsessive love for Nate. During a school dance, Nate got out of going out with Cressly, so she danced with Chester instead.
Physical Description
Chester's face is never seen but it is implied that he has a mustache and tattoos. When he is appears, his arm and/or legs are usually the only part of him that is shown. His face has also been said to be a combination of King Gong and another famous fictional gorilla. It was also observed by Nate that Chester's knuckles drag on the ground even while standing up straight.
Chester is 1.98 meters (78 inches) tall and weighs 136 kilograms. His BMI is 34.7, making him somewhat obese, but he is very strong.
Personality and Traits
Chester is not exactly a school bully (unlike Randy), but simply is an overgrown student who is insecure, has no control over his actions whatsoever, and is easily provoked by actions. When Nate asked him to borrow a pencil, Chester shoved him into a garbage can. 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.
Chester has been known to consume entire chicken corpses, including the bones.
He has actually been seen once in all of the Big Nate books, in Big Nate in a Class By Himself, Chester is seen taking Nate's lunch table in the cafeteria.
Abilities
Chester is known to be incredibly strong due to his size, arguably the strongest student in attendance of P.S. 38. This also grants him superior dodgeball skills. Nate claimed that he throws the ball at one billion miles per hour. This is an obvious hyperbole.
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.
- At P.S. 38, he is a bully and picks on all students.
- He is 6'6" tall and weighs 300 pounds.
- Chester went to summer school before according to Nate.