The following is a list of characters from Big Nate, an American comic strip and book series written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce.
[1][2][3] Nate Wright, the comic strip's main and titular character, is an 11-year-old (later 11½) sixth grader at PS 38.
In addition to his bloated self-confidence with girls, Nate is shown to believe himself to be an elite athlete and genius despite being a mediocre student (as well as being rather clueless socially) and an inconsistent athlete (however, he is shown to be an adept trash talker and basketball player and has had a few standout moments as an association football/soccer goalie, including the time he made a game-winning save against Jefferson Middle School in 2008 strip).
He also has ailurophobia, the fear of cats, hates figure skating, and is disgusted by egg salad, but loves Cheez Doodles (named "Cheesy Snacks" in the TV series, likely due to copyright issues).
In recent years, however, Nate's jealousy towards Artur has lessened due to him mostly losing his crush on Jenny and overall becoming more mature as a person.
Even when Nate still had a significant crush on Jenny, he still defended Artur from Marcus Goode and his group of bullies, despite the major physical and social danger it posed to him.
While Nate is known to be selfish and self-absorbed, he is ultimately shown to be kind and cares for his friends when it truly counts, such as helping Chad ask out a girl he liked, often pushing Francis to do well in his studies due to Francis' interest in academia, supporting Dee Dee's acting, and giving Teddy a high rating on his "Q-Score" scale, a ranking system that Nate invented which measures coolness.
Martin Earl "Marty" Wright is Nate's father, a bald-headed, overweight divorcée who lost his job in the eighth novel of the series (eventually getting another one).
Like his son, he is somewhat clueless about his failings and considers himself a professional musician despite his indescribably horrible singing voice and initially poor steel-string guitar playing, an athlete despite his inherent laziness, and an expert golfer, though he constantly cheats or loses his ball.
He is a health nut and always tries to hand out healthy alternatives to candy on Halloween (raisins, prunes, trail mix, etc.
Unlike Nate, Ellen is responsible and hardworking (though her original characterization in the earlier years of the comic strip was that of a rebellious and ditzy teenage girl) and loves cats and figure skating.
She and her husband, Vern, have a slightly tense relationship, as she sometimes nags him about giving up her career for married life and for generally being lazy.
Despite his somewhat geeky personality, Francis is shown to be a decent athlete and a good guitarist, playing in Nate's band Enslave the Mollusk.
Kim Cressly is a big girl who at one point decided Nate was her boyfriend and refused to take "no" for an answer.
She later becomes Chester Budrick's girlfriend and uses Nate to make him feel jealous, claiming his rage is "adorable."
Chester Budrick is a large tough kid in Nate's class who's an offscreen character, though his arms, torso, and legs are sometimes shown.
Recurring jokes involve Nate, Teddy, and Francis attempting to come up with comebacks to the names Marcus calls them.
Nate has called her a 'Creature Teacher' and hates her the most due to her rude attitude towards his getting detention, and the fact that she is a cat person.
She shares Nate's love for Star Trek: The Next Generation, maple donuts, and Cheez Doodles, something that is especially horrifying to him.
Often referred to as "the blushing rose of the principal's office" by Nate, she has a Twitter following that rivals most pop stars.
She reads romance novels while sitting in detention, and Nate occasionally goads her into complaining about her personal relationships.
He also appears in unexpected places doing odd jobs such as a birthday clown, DJ, store Santa Claus, mall cop, a school board meeting reporter, balloon blower, and an advertiser for Pirates Booty mini golf.
38 students move to Jefferson, Zach torments and teases Nate and his friends right up until their big soccer game.
Sabina Shah is a girl Francis liked and tutors in the Big Nate episode "Time Disruptors".
Wayne is a large hairy man who is Gordie's boss at Klassic Komix, a comic shop at the mall.
Cap'n Salty is a character Lincoln Peirce created exclusively for the children's website Poptropica.com, where Big Nate Island is one of the features.
She finds Nate adorable when he snuck into Ellen's high school during his class' field trip to the nearby planetarium in October 1993.
He is described by Nate as "the ultimate dog nerd", for he is afraid of mailmen and he had to go to the vet and get his stomach pumped after swallowing a tennis ball.
The images are never shown, but there were a few appearances of the eponymous character, as a life-size cardboard cut-out in a 2002 comic and as a cosplay actor visiting Klassic Komix in 2004.
The school is noted to be over 100 years old and is considerably run down, but it was remodeled in Big Nate: Lives It Up after a painting by local folk artist Granny Peppers was found to be worth a lot of money.