Chef

Chef is the main antagonist from the animated film, Trolls.
==Appearance==
Chef appears to be a light purple, ugly Bergen with short, light turquoise hair. On her large chins some different sized moles can be seen. She has yellow and red eyes, a large purple nose, thin purple lips and crooked teeth. Chef's outfit consists of a tall, white chef hat, a white chef uniform, brown trousers and a leather brown Fanny Pack where she keeps some of the Trolls in.
==Personality==
Chef was a celebrity and enjoyed all the luxury that came with her status.
It was clear she held a grudge about being expelled due to the Trolls escape, and even sought control over the other Bergens. She saw her position as the keeper of Bergen's happiness, believing that only she and only she can deliver what Bergens want. This leads to her to crave power above her station and it even gave her desperation.
Chef also would sacrifice every Troll if possible, as well as giving up Trolls to the Bergens outside of Trollstice if possible.
== Relationships ==
=== Bridget ===
When Chef gets her job back as the chef of the castle she meets Bridget. Straight away she tells Bridget to wash the dishes and treats her in a very harsh way. She even mispronounces her name as "Idget." She also throws piles of dishes on top of Bridget, ordering her to wash all of them.
=== Bergen Royal Family===
Though she displayed no loathing against the Royal family in the beginning, due to her banishment from Bergen Town she came to resent the Royal Family. The main reason for this was due to how cowardly King Gristle Sr. had stripped her of her title as Royal chef of Bergen Castle and sent her package, using her as an escape goat in the process. She began to resent the family for this. 
Later when King Gristle Jr. is on the throne she expresses a desire to see them ousted and for herself to be on the throne as she saw control of the Trolls as controlling all Bergens. While she talked politely to his face, this was just an manipulation to get what she wanted. 
==Skills & Abilities==
She has all the normal abilities of a Bergen. 
Cooking
In source material it states her cooking skills were unmatched by any other Bergen. It is why she was able to become the head chef of Bergen Castle. She had a number of recipes for preparing Trolls. 
With her position came great power, control of the Bergen's happiness allowed her as much power as King Gristle Sr. had since her position allowed her access to the Trolls. She enjoyed all the luxuries that came with her position.
==History==
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 which was control of the Trolls. Before the storyline she was known to have also grabbed Grandma Rosiepuff, Branch's mother after Chef spotted him singing in the open at the Troll Tree and she tried to take Branch. Rosiepuff sacrificed herself by pushing Branch out of the way only for herself to be grabbed, as Chef took her away Rosiepuff could be heard screaming for her life. It is presumed by Branch she was eaten as a consequence. 
Chef held Trollstice 20 years before the storyline and was charged with selecting a Troll for Prince Gristle, his first Troll. She choose the baby Princess Poppy as his first Troll and flicked her Pod to snatch her. However, to everyone's alarms, Poppy had been switched with a fake Troll. Kicking the tree the Bergens discovered 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 chefs, 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 a escape goat to temporary sway the Bergens of the town from taking their anger out on him. Chef was banished from Bergen Town, loosing all her power and status in the process.
She was left to spend 20 years searching Troll Forest for the Trolls. 
Eventually on the 20 year anniversary she 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 Chef to find her missing Trolls. 
She invades Poppy's party and snatches Guy Diamond, DJ Suki, Fuzzbert, Biggie & Mr. Dinkles, Satin and Chenille and Creek. As she goes to snatch also King Peppy Poppy rescued him and hide, Chef halts her attack on the Trolls and thanks them for their party. 
She heads back to Bergen Town and presents the Trolls to Prince Gristle, who is now King Gristle Sr. and convinces 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 the King notices how few Trolls they have to offer. However, he had promised the entire Town a Troll. In an attempt to sway the King everything is fine she tries to force Gristle to eat Creek. after appearing successful, she gets him to celebrates by existing the room. She tells Bridget the scullery maid to look after the Trolls and forces her to do dishes. 
Outside, however, Creek pleas for his life and offers that if they spare him he will 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. During a date with Lady Glittersparkles, she reminds the King to stick to their plan and fails to identify who his date is but agrees with he says that Lady Glittersparkles will be his +1 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, Chef and the other cooks capture the entire village of Trolls with Creek's help. The Trolls are thrown in a pot.
As the pot is carted to the dinner hall, she finds Bridget taking too long and hurries her. At the dinner, she tells the King to start when his date doesn't show. When Bridget arrives, the pot is empty and Chef accuses her of eating all the Trolls. 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, as exampled by Bridget and Gristle's date leaving both feeling warm inside. Chef tries to force feed Branch to Gristle by 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 Poppy and the Trolls, she is hit by a wooden spoon thrown by Bridget, the Trolls then squire lemon in her eyes and she falls backwards onto the pot and it 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. 
When the pot finally comes to a halt, she attempts to eat Creek. It turns out the hill they stopped on is actually a monster and the pair fall. Their fate is unknown.
== Merchandise==
===Official Website===
Chef never was the same after the Trolls escaped Bergen Town. She had it all: a sterling reputation, throngs of admirers, and a coveted spot in the Royal Kitchen. But everything she had built crumbled in an instant the day the Trolls fled in tunnels under the Troll Tree. Chef was utterly humiliated. Now, after 20 years spent wandering the forest in exile, Chef hears something in the distance… A celebration!
Could it be the thing she’s been vowing to find all these years? Will Chef finally discover the Trolls’ hiding spot, and put Troll Cuisine back on the menu in Bergen Town?
* She is ​impatient and gruff.
* Chef loves to whack underlings with her ladle.
* She has many Troll recipes, like Troll-loaf and Egg-Trolls.
* Chef secretly holds the power in Bergentown.
==Trivia==
*She originally was going to have a song to herself called Bringing Back Happy. It was dropped as they realized the song didn't fit a Bergen who knew not what Happiness was, though the full track had been recorded.
*No confirmation on her death has been made officially despite she and Creek last being seen being eaten.
**The Trolls: The Junior Novelization and Trolls Chapter Books book no.2 Branch and the Cooking Catastrophe states that a rumour has it she is now living deep inside the forest. Here, she uses Creek to scrub dishes. The Chapter book is a licensed material, but is not considered official canon. However, the Junior novelisation had elements from Trolls that were later rewritten, meaning this was likely the original movies ending.
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