List of Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager characters

This page is a comprehensive listing and detailing of the various characters in the web series Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager, divided sectionally as appropriate.

Main characters

Chad Vader

Chad Vader is played by Aaron Yonda and voiced by Matt Sloan. He is the main character of the series, and day shift manager of Empire Market. Sometimes using lines lifted from the Star Wars films, Chad's main goal is to crush the store's competition and help make it dominate the food retailing industry. While he has harsh relationships with some of his co-workers, most notably Clint, he has better ones with others, such as Jeremy, whom he adopts as his "young apprentice". Chad implies in "The Date", that his older brother is Darth Vader, and that he gave Chad a life support suit similar to his own, after Chad accidentally rode his bicycle into a volcano;^[1] Chad had lost touch with his family when they moved to Tatooine without him. Though Chad's loyalty to the store is unquestionable, his habit of maiming customers and brandishing his lightsaber at co-workers has led to trouble with management. He was devoted to his initial day shift manager position, and quit his job when he was demoted to the night shift; however, he later returned. At the conclusion of the third season, Chad is finally promoted to the general manager position.

Jeremy Wickstrom

Jeremy Wickstrom is played by Paul Guse. He is an Empire Market employee who idolizes Chad and wears the headpiece of an Imperial Ground Officer (which is the back piece of the Hasbro Darth Vader Voice Changer mask). He is usually referred to by Vader as "Commander Wickstrom", and is treated as his "young apprentice". Jeremy eventually transfers to the Night Shift with Chad, until Chad went back to being a Day Shift Manager. In "Laser Trouble", he is shown to have the power of the Force when he pulls a broom to his hand. Jeremy often sees Chad more as his leader than his boss. In the second season, Chad neglects Jeremy in favor of Robby Johnson, which leads to Jeremy being persuaded by Margaret McCall to betray Chad by spying on him with Libby. In "Bandito Beatdown", Jeremy is shown to be very upset with Chad's apparent betrayal and very confused about what he should do. He also regrets telling McCall about Chad dating Libby. After his fight with Chad in the episodes "Showdown" and "Somebody Dies", they eventually make amends. However, in "Somebody Dies", Jeremy accidentally delivers a fatal wound to Weird Jimmy with his lightsaber. In season 3, Jeremy is being trained in "expecting the unexpected". It is revealed that he is being haunted by Jimmy's spirit, who also informs him that Jeremy is "the key for stopping him" (referring to Randy). In "Six Ways to Die", after learning that the final Baby Cookie bomb is inside the Surveillance Assailant, he decides to sacrifice himself by taking it out of the store, but Damien Nightshayde stops him and instead does so in his place. Feeling responsible for the deaths of both Jimmy and Damien, Jeremy informs Chad that he is leaving to go on a journey of self discovery. Michelle, however, assures Chad that he will be back.

Clint Shermer

Clint Shermer is played by Matt Sloan. He is Chad's nemesis and the Empire Market's former night shift manager. In the first season, Clint is a bully who constantly abuses Chad; the two had frequent altercations where Chad brandished his lightsaber at Clint. After Chad quit his job in season one, Clint—having been promoting to day shift manager in Chad's place—began bullying his subordinates. His treatment of Jeremy greatly angered Chad, who subsequently defeated Clint and forced him to quit.

In the third season, Clint returns at the behest of McCall, who hires him back as a "manager-for-a-day". This time around, Clint comes with a device that electrocutes Chad if he comes within a certain distance. As manager-for-a-day, he has Empire Market run as a "crazy store" to attract new customers. Tensions between him and Chad boil to a point where they have a lightsaber duel in the stock room, though they stop when they learn that Randy has planted bombs around the store. Clint defuses most of the bombs. As a result of his actions, Clint is promoted as the general manager of a new Empire Market branch.

Randy Morgan

Randy Morgan is played by Brad Knight. He is Chad's boss as the general manager of Empire Market, but is later demoted to night shift manager and janitor. Chad, who takes his day manager job very seriously, practically worships Randy, kneeling before him and calling him "Emperor". Randy—as seen in the first Chad Vader episodes, as well as Chad's training videos—is often unsettled or annoyed by Chad's valorous treatment of him. Randy demotes Chad to managing the night shift during the first season for spying on him with a hologram, causing Chad to quit. However, he hires him back after Chad settles his score with Clint.

During the second season, Randy himself is put on the night shift by McCall after a demonstration of Empire Market's checkout system goes awry. The night shift drives Randy insane, making him believe he can talk to Baby Cookie, a doll belonging to a strange customer named Hal. Randy steals Baby Cookie and proceeds to have hallucinatory one-sided "conversations" with the doll. With Cookie's help, Randy tries to kill Chad with a sword; when he fails, he is appointed janitor in Weird Jimmy's place. In the third season, Randy claims to be cured, but relapses when Baby Cookie turns up in the store. After Hal retrieves Baby Cookie, Randy reveals his collection of Baby Cookie-like dolls, rigging them with time bombs and planting them throughout the store. Randy's bombs are defused by Chad and Clint; a final bomb is taken out of the store by Damien and explodes in the parking lot. Randy's status in the store remains unknown.

Recurring characters

• Clarissa (Christina LaVicka) - A cashier at Empire Market who went on a date with Chad, but later dated Clint. She twice asked Chad if he wanted to go on another date after Clint had quit his job. The first time, Chad said he had to check his schedule, the second time he completely declined, saying that he was dating Libby.

• "Weird" Jimmy (Craig Johnson) - An insane janitor. He used to be the day shift manager, but has become unstable since moving to the night shift and losing his position as manager. He consults his mop (named "Mop") before he does anything, believes in elves, and possesses, shown on two occasions, a gun with a long silencer. In the second season finale "Somebody Dies", Jimmy was accidentally killed by Jeremy when he was trying to save Chad from an assasination attempt by a crazed Randy. He then reappears as a spirit and haunts Jeremy, calling him a murderer, out of a need to be avenged (though this seems to merely be his excuse, as he derives great pleasure from scaring Jeremy, but is a big help when it comes to saving the store and getting him out of the cooler).

• Margaret McCall (Karen Moeller) - The new owner of Empire Market. She is the liaison for Red Leader Foods that Mr. Pepper sold Empire Market to. Outwardly, she appears nice, but, in truth, has many hidden unpleasant qualities. She is very indifferent to others' well being, and apparently has a very small amount of values, especially when she starts turning Jeremy into her personal spy, using a technique similar to that Emperor Palpatine did to Anakin Skywalker. McCall is also responsible for Randy's mental collapse after assigning him to the night shift, and for having Libby deported to her native island country New Zealand, after she learns of her romantic relationship with Chad. In many episodes, Chad fantasizes about killing McCall. She is subsequently removed from Empire Market by a clause in her contract, but she demands a job, accepting the Night Shift Manager job (which she takes as an honor, much to Champion's annoyance).

• Libby (Kate Sprecher) - McCall's assistant whom Chad begins to fall in love with. The two of them kiss "First Kiss", directly before she is deported back to New Zealand by McCall after learning of her relationship with Chad.

• Lloyd (Rob Matsushita) - An employee who often makes sexually suggestive remarks and is a friend of Clint. Chad is deeply irritated by him and will often torture him in many different ways, including Force chokes and using the Force to hurl store produce and items at him.

• Sean Banditson (Sean Moore) - A former customer of Empire Market who became Chad's "arch-nemesis" after Chad ended a store sale on marshmallow. His alter-ego is called "Marshmallow Bandito", which appeared twice in Season 2 and once in Season 3. He was a failed manager-for-a-day in the episode "Rockets and Chaos". When he injured several customers, he was placed in jail and his last request for Chad was to bring him marshmallows. He wasn't seen again in Season 3, although he appears in "Chad Vader's Halloween Seance", one of the Babelgum videos.

• Damien Nightshayde (Ian Zander) - An emo-esque vampire-like man who was hired by Clint as the new stock boy. All female employees find him very attractive, annoying Chad. Damien claims that he will protect various characters "until [his] heart stops beating." He is killed protecting Jeremy when a Baby Cookie bomb detonates inside the Surveillance Assailant. Played by Ian Zander, son of Robin Zander from Cheap Trick.

• Baby Cookie - A cursed doll which Clint finds in a shop, and is bought by Hal. She is able to speak telepathically and give "special powers", like the ability to debone a chicken. Hal keeps her until Randy steals her. Cookie's influence corrupted Randy, driving him to attempt an assassination on Chad Vader. Randy failed, causing Weird Jimmy to be slaughtered instead. Later, when having partially regained his sanity, Cookie attempted to enslave him to her will, but failed until "Return of Clint", in which Clint is able to pressure him to join him in a struggle against Chad. Later, Hal confronts Randy in an attempt to liberate his "special baby friend". After defeating Randy, Hal takes her back with him. Randy, however, has several different Baby Cookie dolls in multiple lockers. She is the childhood doll of producer Courtney Collins. Baby Cookie was featured in a video parody of Bing Crosby and David Bowie's Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy. She also starred in her own unique "Baby Cookie's Got Answer."

• Champion J. Pepper (Matt Sloan) - The original owner of Empire Market and Clint's father. He wears a cowboy hat and speaks with a Texas accent, and is fond of introducing himself every time he enters a room, as it is a "new thing [he] is trying out". He sold the market to Red Leader Foods, a corporate conglomerate, but bought it back in the third season finale.

• Ben (Mike McCafferty) - A Jedi spirit who stopped Chad from committing suicide and helps him get his life back together. He claims his death was caused by driving drunk over a gas station pump, which then exploded. He appears suddenly, but disappearing requires additional effort, such as performing a song and dance. He finally finds another way to disappear — by doing a strange scream three times. He briefly reappears in one of the Babelgum videos, "Chad Vader's Halloween Seance", with some important news for Chad. Unfortunately, Chad does not want to hear it.

• Hal Thompson (Aaron Yonda) - An odd man who searches for bizarre items within the store, often for his "voodoo ritual." He is one of the main characters in one of Blame Society Productions other series, "Fun Rangers". Yonda also plays Chad (but does not provide the voice). This factor is the main reason both Hal and Chad have rarely been seen in the same shot standing. Hal is also the original owner of Baby Cookie, who he bought from an unknown shop. He spent quite a lot of time with her until Randy stole it from him in "The New Employee", but was able to reacquire in "Sick Day".

• Tony Edwards (Asa Derks) - An employee in Empire Market who doesn't like Chad very much. He can be seen in the first two episodes. Chad refers to him as "Commander Edwards," much to Tony's annoyance. He also hates being told to search his feelings to find an aisle. He made a comeback appearance in "Surveillance Assistant", where Chad considers him for the role as manager. He makes his prominent appearance as the manager in episode 4, season 3, when he is chosen to be the manager for a day. His cynical and careless point of view affects the store employees as they find the things that they do everyday are boring. In the end, Tony belatedly storms out to go home in excitement, with Chad remarking that he is the greatest manager ever.

• Tammy (Kealynn Kees) - An employee in Empire Market who refuses Chad's proposal for her to work an extra shift in the first episode. She will occasionly appear in the backround.

• Lionel (William Bolz) - A weird employee in Empire Market who always says that customers "save a lot". In one of the episodes he asks Chad if anything is faster than the speed of light (referencing Star Wars spaceships). He also asks Chad if he likes light bulbs. He brings his dog into the store in episode 4 but refuses to search for him saying "I'm not supposed to leave the cash register". He made a short appearance in "Showdown", where he uses the conveyor belt to move a coconut, telling Jeremy "It's alive!"

• Star Wars Nerd (Steve Agee) - A Star Wars fan whom Chad sees when he's about to commit suicide.

• Mayor (Mayor Dave Cieslewicz) - The mayor of Madison. Chad tries working for him but it didn't work out. He appears in two episodes of season 1 (episodes six and eight).

• Bartender (Drew Foerster) - The bartender who serves Chad in Episode 5.

• Mouse Droid a somewhat Dalek like droid that cleans the floors and attacked Hal in season two. It also appears in Season 3, when Chad Vader tests his lightning powers on it.

• Frustrated Customer (Adam Koralik) - A customer confused by the incredibly high price of beans sold at Empire Market in season 3.

• Robby Johnson (Wolfgang Stein) -An Empire Market employee who had worked there for half a day, before he was terminated after following the instructions in Chad's training videos. He was rehired by Maggie in the episode "The New Employee". In "First Kiss", he was selected by her as an employee who demonstrated skills, and thus was given a free meal at Gino's Pizzeria Facility. He was accompanied by Chad and Libby, all of whom became intoxicated with alchol, leading Robby to obsess over "Staying drunk for forever!". In "Somebody Dies", it is shown that Robby has since become an alcholic, even getting drunk while at work. In his debut episode, he states that, as he doesn't have a family, he views the market's staff as his family, particularly Chad, who he sees as a mentor and father, before saying he believes that Chad "Probably is [his] father", since he's "Never seen [Chad's] face". Despite this, an exchange between Chad, Maggie and Robby in "First Kiss" implies that he is attracted to Chad.

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