Chive

"And why can't the musician DECIDE how he should look?" Chive, also referred to as Ches, is Glam's best friend and bandmate. He and Glam met in their late teenhood, where Ches helped Glam find true happiness in metal music. After Glam runs away from home, Ches is his one and only support as he helps Glam transition into his new life.

Just as Ches was the one to give Glam his nickname, Chesnok is the nickname given by Glam to him, originally intended as an insult due to him being "stinky and green like a young sprout of garlic (чеснок)." This was changed in the English dub to accommodate to language barriers, so he's known and referred to as "Chive" in the English translation. To this date, Ches' real name is yet unknown.

Childhood
In Ideal Tone and Glam, as well as the subsequently officially released comic "Goodbye," Ches's teenage life is shown through interactions with Glam. His life is shown as one of a being polar opposite to Glam's socioeconomically since Ches lived in the industrial zone of town with his alcoholic, verbally abusive mother in a broken down, dusty trailer. As seen in episode 10, Ches and his mother lack a proper relationship, with her being addicted to alcohol, treating him badly, disregarding his interest in music and even going to the point of throwing glass bottles at him. Nevertheless, Ches still defended his mother from Glam's bad comments towards her and insisted on how she suffered things in her life that made her the way she was, how he had no right to judge her as he doesn't know what she has been through and even threatening to hurt Glam if he spoke badly of her again.

Details in his appearance reveal patched holes, worn-down sneakers, and even cracked fingernails, indicating that he is not in a position to maintenance and possibly even personal hygiene, per Glam's comment that he "stinks."

Ches' enormous talent goes back to the insane amount of practice, interest and determination he puts in his music despite his lacking resources and of course, his inhuman amount of luck, even going so far as coming in first place at an audition, when teenage Glam (back then known as Sebastian) who practiced hours upon hours and was far more musically gifted, came in second place.

Present Life
He is shown to own a store where he apparently sells guitars and other music related stuff. Unlike Glam, Ches appears to still be single and childless. He and Glam are shown to still be friends and Ches became a sort of surrogate uncle to Glam's sons, even passing down the green jacket he wore in his teen years to Heavy and in the pilot Ches is shown carrying a younger Dee on his shoulders in one of Glam and Vicky's family pictures.

Ches, despite now being an adult, seems to be irresponsible enough to the point where he arrives one hour and a half late to Glam's house after he is invited to play cards with his family. He also has the habit of entering Glam's house through the window.

He has been numerously named as the uncle of both Dee and Heavy and is considered a sort of relative to them. So it's safe to say he is an honorary member of the family.

Appearance
In Ches’ teenage years, he had a lean physique, tan skin with brown fluffy hair and dark brown eyes. Ches also had gapped teeth. He was usually seen wearing a maroon colored shirt with a dark green jacket over it, jeans, and a necklace which had yellow circle charms. Now in his adult phase, he grew out his hair, and has a light beard. He is commonly seen with a gray shirt, a plaid jacket and jeans. Some accessories he has on are, a necklace, wrist warmers and piercings (he only has a piercing in the lobe of his ears). He is also very hot stanches

Personality
Ches is a "relaxed punk" who is easy going and doesn't get angered easily. He is also strange as he has habits like entering Glam's house by the window isntead of knocking on the door and giving weird answers as to why he is late or using a guitar as toilet paper.

Playlist
In the official Metal Family VK page, a series of posts about the tracklists of the five main characters were made. Here are the songs that were attached to the post featuring Ches' playlist:


 * The Misfits - Vampire girl
 * Aerosmith - Amazing
 * Король и Шут - Танец Злобного Гения
 * Johnny Cash - Solitary Man
 * Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
 * Nirvana - Rape Me
 * Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
 * Bon Jovi - Last Cigarette
 * Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen (Remastered 2012)

Trivia

 * Ches is known to be unrealistically lucky. When asked about it, Alina said that "The universe just loves him." (Also it was mentioned in the same context that he "has a small secret".)
 * It is confirmed that Ches is not a hippie, but a "relaxed punk". According to Alina, the reason for that is that "he had just seen so much he doesn't care anymore".
 * Dima once mentioned that Ches is a good listener.
 * In her Q&A, Victoria described Ches as "Alright, but definitely strange."
 * Heavy mentioned in his Q&A video, that listening to punk rock is somehow better with "Uncle Ches".
 * As an answer to a question, Dima said that other than Victoria, Ches is one of the only people Glam truly respects. (in their answer it was also mentioned that there's is another person, but the Q&A occured before the release of the 9th and 10th episodes, so we can only assume that the third person may be Lydia or someone else, whilst that remains unknown.)
 * When discussing character flaws, it was said that Ches' flaw is that he is irresponsible.
 * When asked about Ches' sexual orientation, both Alina and Dima agreed that it's a mystery. It has also been stated he has a "cosmic orientation".
 * Glam mentioned in his own Q&A that Ches once used a guitar to wipe his butt.

Gallery
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