Chad Crosswire

## Character Information

### Personality

Selfish, greedy, sneaky, manipulative, short-tempered, bitter, arrogant, self-centered, dishonest, outgoing, delusional, determined, deluded (all formerly) Friendly, nice, selfless, caring, loving, funny, helpful, humble, honest, outgoing

### Occupation

High ranking official at Sears Records (1st film; formerly)
Costumed pelican (3rd film; formerly)

### Home

Mansion (1st film)
Homeless (2nd film)
Cruise (3rd film)

### Allies

Danny Murphy
Marlon Murphy
Corey Murphy
Daisy Griffin
Luna Griffin
Cindy Griffin
David Murphy
Jessie

### Enemies

Danny Murphy (formerly)
Marlon Murphy (formerly)
Corey Murphy (formerly)
Daisy Griffin (formerly)
Cindy Griffin (formerly)
Luna Griffin (formerly)
David Murphy (formerly)

### Likes

Money, getting his way, harassing the Murphys (formerly)

### Dislikes

Not getting his way, losing his fame and fortune

### Quote

*"Jeff, we go way back. We both come a long way since college. You, not so much. I wanted to like that song, but you heard it. Not that good. If I wasn't your friend, I'd say, 'Jeff, you go right back out of this office and you keep writing music. You'll get there someday.' But I am your friend, so I'm going to tell you that there is no sense in writing songs that no one is ever, ever, going to sing."*

**Chad Crosswire** is the overall main antagonist of the live-action Danny and the Brothers franchise. He is the main antagonist of *Danny and the Brothers* and *Danny and the Brothers: The Cool,* and the central antagonist-turned-tetartagonist of *Danny and the Brothers: Summer Wreck*.

He used to work for Sears Records, was the former manager and arch-nemesis of The Brothers and The Buttercup Sisters, and was Jeff's former arch-rival and best friend. Chad attended college with Jeff, his ex-roommate. When Jeff first entered the headquarters, Chad wanted to be his boss since he was no longer Jeff's college roommate; instead, he became his "best friend".

## *Danny and the Brothers*

In the first film, Chad is visited by Jeff, who presents a song that he once produced to Chad. However, he refuses and bluntly tells Jeff that he thinks it is bad and he really hated it. Then he tells Jeff that since he is his friend, he recommends that Jeff should quit writing music that he thinks no one will ever sing or give attention to.

Once again, Jeffid visits Chad to present to him Danny, Marlon, and Corey in order to convince him that they would be Sears Records' next big hit. Unfortunately, the audition goes horribly as the nervous trio refuse to sing due to intense stage fright.

That night, in his house, Chad hears a doorbell and thinks that it is just children. However, he happens upon The Brothers, who sing Chad "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" and greatly impress him and make him realize that Jeff was right. He welcomes them into JETT Records and later calls Jeff in the supermarket, calling him his favorite song writer and to tell him of the song's success and also informing him of the video that got 10,000,000 hits on YouTube. Later, at a Christmas concert, Chad tries to convince Jeff to let him work with the trio. However, Jeff quickly realizes that Chad would only exploit The Brothers and refuses, as well as pretending not to hear his proposition.

This angered Chad, who warns Jeff not to go against him, further claiming that he never loses. He later tries to manipulate The Brothers by telling them that Jeff is holding them back and that he could be making them 20 million dollars a day and that Jeff doesn't view them in a positive light. Later at Jeff's house, a misunderstanding occurs and a heartbroken group of Brothers contact Chad to see if they can live with him. When The Brothers move in with Chad, life at first seems grand as they are given a plentiful amount of toys and activities, but things begin to take a turn for the worse as Chad begins to overwork and exhaust them.

Finally, at the big concert in Los Angeles, Jeff wants to visits the boys, but is flatly refused by Chad. Chad further hurts their feelings by claiming that Jeff sent back tickets for their concert. Later, Jeff tries to sneak into The Brothers' performance to save them, but he is blocked by security guards. Fortunately, Claire assist Jeff in his plan and manages to sneak him in by pretending that he is a journalist for a local magazine and giving him a press pass. When Jeff enters the theater and calls out The Brothers' names, they quickly realize that Chad lied to them. In spite, they proceed to ruin the show and cause significant amounts of chaos.

Chad orders the security guards to get The Brothers, but they fail due to their cunning behavior, defeating the guards. Despite their efforts, Chad finally manages to once again capture Danny, Marlon, and Corey and quickly whisks them away in a cat cage. Jeff tries to stop Chad and tells him not to capture them, but Chad refuses to listen and ignores Jeff as he proceeds with his plan. However, they easily escape and trick Chad with their doll doppelgangers. As Chad is chauffeured away toward the airport, he discovers the dolls and yells in defeat.

In a post-credits scene, it is revealed that The Brothers' escape cost Chad the world tour, as well as his career and fortune. So he tries to get three squirrels to sing, but he, of course, fails. He then breaks down and sobs.

## *Danny and the Brothers: The Cool*

In the second film, Chad is depicted as a shadow of his former self: Jobless and broke. It seems that he is such a poor state that he even eats a piece of muffin that had been in the garbage and a rat had gotten hold of.

Soon, Chad ends up as the adoptive father, caregiver, and manager of The Buttercup Sisters. However, he only adopted them just to get revenge on The Brothers.

The Brothers and Chipettes later meet up at West Eastman High School, but Danny and Brittany were the only ones that ended up distrusting each other (until Danny saves her and her sisters from Chad).

Chad tricked The Chipettes into thinking The Brothers were evil and that Danny literally spit on him. Despite this, he still wanted only Brittany (whom he calls the "B-girl") as a star and didn't allow Jeanette and Eleanor on Brittany's way.

Once again, Chad loses his fortune after the girls escape just as the boys did in the first film, leaving him to lamely make up for their disappearances by dressing up as Brittany and using puppets to portray Eleanor and Jeanette. As a result, he was thrown in a dumpster by security guards.

## *Danny and the Brothers: Summer Wreck*

In the third film, Chad is now working as an employee on the cruise ship, dressed like a pelican. He tries to crack The Brothers and The Buttercup Sisters relationship with Jeff and ruin his life.

Despite this, Chad, in a way, does re-kindle his relationship with Danny and his brothers, along with Jeff and the girls by helping Jeff rescue the Brothers.

At the end of the film, when The Brothers and The Buttercup Sisters perform at the International Music Awards, Jeff and a now reformed Chad work together with them to keep them famous and happy, becoming best friends again. Chad sells a screenplay of Jessie's story to Hollywood, earning him his wealth, career, and fame back.