Chef/History

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From the concept sketches included in The Art of DreamWorks Trolls so far, Chef didn't go through many design changes, with her only known previous design having only one sketch. Some sketches of her final design depicted her carrying a baseball bat, which was dropped out in the movie.
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=== Early Life ===
Chef was born somewhere in Bergen Town. Most of her childhood and early life is unknown. Chef rose to fame among the Bergens as a chef with unrivalled cooking skills. She eventually became the royal chef of Bergen Castle, a position that came with many perks.
One of these perks was "control" of the Trolls. She was known to have grabbed Grandma Rosiepuff, Branch's grandmother, after Chef spotted him singing in the open at the Troll Tree and tried to take him. Rosiepuff sacrificed herself by pushing Branch out of the way, only for herself to be grabbed instead. It is presumed by Branch that she was eaten as a consequence.
Chef held the yearly Trollstice event every year prior to the events of the movies, and when it was time for Gristle Jr to eat his first troll, she chose the baby Princess Poppy as his first Troll, and flicked her pod to snatch her. However, to everyone's alarm, Poppy had been switched with a fake Troll. When Chef kicked the tree, the Bergens discovered that all the Trolls were gone and in their place were wooden fakes. The Trolls had escaped via a tunnel they made through the Troll Tree and down under it.
Chef frantically dug for the Trolls with the other Bergens, as well as King Gristle Sr. and his son. When no Trolls could be found, the Bergens began to turn on the Royal Family to blame someone for their loss of happiness. To appease the Bergens, King Gristle Sr. used Chef as an escape goat to sway them from taking their anger out on him. Chef was banished from Bergen Town, losing all her power and status in the process. However, Chef vowed to find the Trolls and get revenge on her fellow Bergens, especially the royal family, for casting her out.
She was left to spend many years searching for the Trolls in Troll Forest, taking a caravan as her new home.
=== Trolls ===
Eventually, twenty years later, Chef got a stroke of luck. Poppy, now 20 years old, had thrown the biggest, the loudest, the craziest party ever. The fireworks and noise attracted her attention, and it didn't take long for her to find the Trolls.
She invaded Poppy's party and snatched Guy Diamond, DJ Suki, Fuzzbert, Biggie & Mr. Dinkles, Satin & Chenille and Creek. As she goes to also grab King Peppy, Poppy rescues him and hides. Chef halts her attack on the Trolls and thanks them for their party.
She headed back to Bergen Town and presented the Trolls to Gristle Jr., who is now King Gristle Jr., convincing him to bring back Trollstice. She bares a grudge against her fellow Bergens, and desires to use the Trolls to get power.
As preparations for Trollstice begin, Gristle notices how few Trolls they have to offer; he had promised the entire Town a Troll. In an attempt to sway Gristle that everything's fine, Chef tries to force him to eat Creek. After appearing successful, she gets him to celebrate by exiting the room. She tells Bridget the scullery maid to look after the Trolls, and gives her dishes for her to do.
Offscreen, however, Creek pleas for his life and offers that if they spare him, he'll tell them where the other Trolls are. The deal is struck and all they have to do is wait for Poppy to attempt to rescue Creek.
When Chef goes to Captain Starfunkle's pizzeria to go rollerskating, she witnesses Gristle on a date with Lady Glittersparkles. Chef reminds Gristle to stick to their plan and is suspicious over who his date could be, but agrees with him, saying that Lady Glittersparkles will be his plus one at the table.
Chef catches The Snack Pack soon after their attempt at rescuing Creek fails, and Creek reveals his betrayal. He takes Poppy's cowbell, and helps Chef and the other cooks capture the entire Troll Village. The Trolls are thrown in a cooking pot to be served for Trollstice.
As the pot is carted to the dinner hall, she finds Bridget taking too long and hurries her. At the dinner, she tells Gristle to start when his date doesn't show. However, when Bridget arrives, the pot turns out to be empty. In reaction to this, Chef accuses Bridget of eating all the Trolls, and tells the guards to cease her. To everyone's surprise, the Snack Pack returns and reveals Bridget is Lady Glittersparkles.
Chef tries to maintain that her way is the only way for the Bergens to be happy as Poppy reveals they don't need to eat Trolls to feel happy, which is exampled by Bridget and Gristle's date leaving both feeling warm inside. Chef tries to force-feed Branch to Gristle, but Poppy saves him. As the Trolls dance and sing, the Bergens join in. Soon Chef finds herself surrounded by Bergens and no one paying attention to her. As she goes to attack the Trolls again, she's hit by a spoon thrown by Bridget. The Trolls then squirt lemon juice in her eyes and she falls backwards onto the cart, which starts rolling. Cooper lights a match and tosses it at the pot, making it heat up.
Chef is sent rolling out of Bergen Castle, with Creek still in her fanny pack. In a mid-credits scene, when the pot finally comes to a halt, she attempts to eat Creek, but it turns out the hill they stopped on is actually a hill monster, and the pair fall into its mouth. Her fate is unknown, but it is likely she has been eaten and died.
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