Ched

* Adult
* Young
* Horse

“*Who do you think you are? My neighbor? Who's a dentist? Who came over to my house while my dad was out of town? Nah, you can't tell me what to do.*”
―Ched, from The Key
Chedwick Chederick Chedward Chedlington Cheddison Chedboy, more commonly known as **Ched**, is a main character in the Netflix series, *Centaurworld*.

## Physical Description

Ched is a finchtaur with orange coloration for his rounded head, arms and body, while his waist and upper legs are teal. He has a buff physique and well-muscled "wing" arms. His stylized bird feet resemble chicken bones.

## Personality

Ched is hotheaded, aggressive and quick to act, making him abrasive to others. He is often defensive to the point of paranoia, distrusting many people or species until he gets to know them. While one of the smallest species in Centaurworld, he is eager to prove that he is as strong and useful as the rest of his herd. He tends to brush off small problems or handle them with brute force, proving shortsighted to what they may build up to.

Deep down, a life of rejection makes Ched crave acceptance, so genuine affection and good will can go a long way with him. Once his friendship is earned, he is very defensive towards those close to him. He has reluctance to showing weakness or his softer side, such as when he rejected a hug from Durpleton from when they first met, as seen in Bunch O' Scrunch.

## Abilities

* **Magic**: Like all Centaurs, Ched possesses magical abilities.
	+ **Handsome for Eight Seconds**: Ched can use a spell to change his face for eight seconds.
	+ **I Can Shoot Tiny Versions of Myself from My Hoof**: Ched can generate miniaturized versions of himself out of his talons. However, once they're made, the Tiny Cheds run off.
* **Super Strength:** despite his small size, Ched has demonstrated to be strong enough to overwhelm multiple enemies far larger than him while in battle.

## History

### Season 1

#### Hello Rainbow Road

Ched and his herd meet Horse shortly after she is magically sent to Centaurworld. Instead of greeting her, he immediately calls her gross and takes the opportunity to show off a Handsome for Eight Seconds spell. To welcome Horse to their world, Ched and the herd perform a song about how amazing, magical and fun Centaurworld is.

When Horse asks if the herd is bored being stuck in the same place doing the same things, Ched and the others indiscreetly agree. They eventually help Horse take down Wammawink's barrier by linking together their magic.

#### Fragile Things

As the herd makes their way to the first shaman, Ched begins to show a deeper resentment towards Horse. He is quick to tell Horse that he finds her "boring and forgettable", and that she lacks the sensitivity to sincerely apologize for her mistake when she endangered the herd's lives during a wild taurnado attack.

#### The Key

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#### What You Need

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#### It's Hidin' Time

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#### Holes: Part 2

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#### Johnny Teatime's Be Best Competition: A Quest for the Sash

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#### Ride the Whaletaur Shaman!

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#### The Rift: Part 1

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#### The Rift: Part 2

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### Season 2

#### Horsatia Wighair Beansz?

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#### All Herd All the Terd

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#### My Tummy, Your Hurts

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#### Holes: Part 3

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#### Bunch O' Scrunch

As shown through Horse's backstory magic, as a young child, Ched wished to be a Tulip Stepper like his horsetaur heroes while he lived in the Horsetaur fortress. However he was mocked and abused by them, and used as a croquet ball by Malandrew.

As a teenager, he met up with Durpleton after the latter was thrown out by his parents. The two were able to comfort each other before Wammawink conveniently arrived to adopt them into a new herd.

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#### The Hootenanny

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#### The Last Lullaby

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## Relationships

### Horse

When Ched first met Horse, he immediately gained an instant disliking to her due to her being a horse, and insults her every time they argue, calling her dumb or boring. He even thought that Horse was the "unspeakable evil" the Woman was referring to in "The Rift: Part 1", but not before calling her a great friend. At the series ending, they look being good friends, despite the fact he used to eat her mane.

### Wammawink

After years of being on his own following a traumatic fallout with the Horsetaurs, it was Wammawink who offered Ched a fresh start and a new home with her small but growing herd. It is because of this and her naturally motherly personality that Ched has taken a liking to her as his surrogate mom.

### Durpleton

Durpleton and Ched appeared to be each others' first true friend. They have formed a close brotherly bond that is noticeably closer to their bonds with others in the herd, due to their shared trauma of being rejected and abandoned at a young age.

### Zulius

The Hootenanny revealed that Ched has harbored a crush on Zulius and was mildly devastated when Zulius and Splendib got back together. It is not clear whether or not Zulius is aware of Ched's crush on him.

Zulius himself acts platonically toward Ched. He also occasionally teases him in a mischievous manner, such as when he suggested in It's Hidin' Time that Ched could be food, or when he traded Ched away to Gary in exchange for some cake.

### Glendale

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### Horsetaurs

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### Gary

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### Parents

It can be assumed that he didn't have a great relationship with his parents in the horsetaur fortress. His dad might have abandoned him and his mom when he was young, and there didn't appear to be any adults- Or at least any available to comfort him- in the house when the tulip stepping incident happened.

## Trivia

* According to Malangella, Ched's full name is Chederick Chedward Chedlington Chedison Chedboy. This is not too reliable however because Malangella is almost always inebriated.
* Apparently Ched's father left him and his mom when he was young. It's also subtly implied his mother was cheating on his father with "the dentist".
* Ched had never met a horse before Horse herself arrived, but hates them because of his experiences with horse centaurs.
* During one shot in the *Hor**satia Wighair Beansz?* song *The Power of Privilege*, Ched raises his arms while a fire rages behind him. This is a reference to the popular "Elmo Rise" meme featuring the *Sesame Street* mascot Elmo posed in a similar context.
* Within Season 2, he's shown to possibly have a crush on Zulius, saying he wouldn't mind kissing him and him being shown to be hurt at the sight of Zulius and Splendib back together.
* In "The Last Lullaby", he actually admits that he has eaten Horse's hair for about a year.

## Gallery

### Production art

Ched modelsheet by Evan Palmer, Lead Character DesignerChed model sheet by Evan Palmer, Lead Character DesignerChed expressions by Evan Palmer, Lead Character DesignerChed's "horse" form colors by Leigh Luna, Color ArtistBuff Ched colors by Leigh Luna, Color Artist
### Screenshots

Is Ched a food?Welcome back, friend"You get a Durple hug"We just sang the (w)hole song!