Chef Hatchet

Chef Hatchet is a big, loud, tough, intimidating man with a permanent sneer on his face. Under Chris' employment, he works as an inept chef in the mess hall. He assists Chris with his various challenges, and works as a ridiculous idol on the camp. Chef is presumably the only other staff on the island (besides the camera crew). He constantly says he hates his job and that Chris never pays him (as in Alien Ressur-eggtion he asked Chris where his check was, which Chris hesitantly says it's in the mail). He also seems to have once had a girlfriend as when he saw Bridgette and Geoff making out, he said "I once knew love like that." Chris put him in charge of the Boot Camp challenge in the episode Basic Straining, making him order the campers around like a drill sergeant. He says he was in the army but no one believes him. He hates Duncan and has nicknames for almost every camper, like Owen is "fatty" or "tubby" and he calls Noah "Scrawny kid". He is not as tough as everyone thinks he is. Chris is much more calm than he is, and Chef will do whatever Chris tells him to. In the episode, I Triple Dog Dare You, he wears a frilly pink dress. He also was seen in Not So Happy Campers Part 2, while jumping of the cliff into the shark infested waters after Chris teases him by calling him a chicken. In The Big Sleep, he is seen dressed up in a tutu spreading sparkling dust on the campers while Chris reads fairy tales, enjoys playing the harp and makes sticky buns. In No Pain, No Game he is wearing a mask which is the same one worn by Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th films. In Camp Castaways, he cries over how dedicated Chris is to the show, and leaps into Chris' arms in fear after the campers try and scare them as headhunters. He also filled in for Chris as host in Are We There Yeti?, he also messed with Duncan's head with the mask-switcheroo when the two were headed for Playa Des Losers. In the last episode, he enjoys when they dunk Chris, but doesn't want to join him in the water. However when he does all of this, he mutters "I don't get paid enough for this." According to Chris, he has a degree in human hunting, and during the same episode shown knowledge of Karate or at least the basics. He rarely tries to make friends with the campers, but he appears to have gained respect for Gwen and Leshawna since they both completed his challenges. His relationship with Izzy is debatable. Chef seems to see Izzy as a hindrance as he seems to be on the receiving end of most of her insane moves (such as getting shot during the animal capture challenge). The two of them have faced off twice in combat, although Chef is usually the one who comes out victorious. They first dueled in Hide and be Sneeky, after Chef spots Izzy she attempts to escape and the two duel in hand to hand combat. Izzy breaks away and makes a run for home base, though Chef stops her just before she touches it. They duel yet again in Alien Resur-eggtion, Chef is playing the role of Mama Alien and Izzy faces him in combat using paintball canons. Though she nearly hits him, Chef winds up shooting her in the end. However Izzy's act causes Chef to worry that he really killed her, but when she gets up the two happily laugh about the incident. This may indicate that Chef has some respect for Izzy too as she she has held strong against him.

In Riot On Set, Chef takes DJ under his wing because he is upset at how he is too nice. Chef says in the confessional that he sees a bit of himself in DJ, but doesn't like how he is too nice all the time. Chef is currently working with DJ and should DJ win, he will receive half of the prize money.

He is also the proprietor of Chef's Roadkill Cafe.

Audition tape
In his audition tape, Chef is mopping the floor of the main lodge. As he's doing that, he's complaining about how his life has turned out.

Trivia

 * According to Chris in Not Quite Famous, Chef is a former deejay, veejay and rap artist.
 * Chris also refers to Chef as a former army corporal in Riot On Set.
 * Chef tells several war stories in Basic Straining, but will not say which war he was in.
 * Chef ran three challenges in the first season of Total Drama Island, the one in Basic Straining, the one in Hide and Be Sneaky, and the one in Are We There, Yeti?.
 * Chef says that he would go to war with Gwen any day in Basic Straining
 * Chef owns Chef's Roadkill Cafe