Chester Karol "Ziggy" Sobotka is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor James Ransone.

Like most of the dock workers, Ziggy frequents Delores' bar, where he amuses the other customers with his drunken antics, such as publicly exposing himself.

When thirteen dead women are discovered in one of Sobotka's shipping containers, Ziggy is dealing drugs supplied by "White Mike" McArdle.

During a meeting with George "Double G" Glekas, a front man for an international smuggling operation, Ziggy's knowledge of the product helps to secure a better deal.

When Ziggy uses his share of the money to buy a new leather coat, Nick chastises him for flashing his newfound wealth.

When offered payment in the form of drugs, Nick opts for cash instead to stop Ziggy from failing at another scheme.

Ziggy accepts regular installments from Nick until he decides that his pride has been hurt too much and dramatically throws a pile of bills away in refusal.

After losing a fight with Maui, in response to a fake paternity suit prank, Ziggy buys a duck and takes it to Delores' bar.

"[2] In an online interview, David Simon stated that Ziggy is loosely based on a real stevedore named Pinkie Bannion whose antics have become a local legend around the docks.