Chester Barklight
Age: 17
Height: 5'8" (175 cm)
Weight: 62 kg
Chester and Cress grew up together and are best friends. Orphaned at a young age, Chester lives with his little sister. A master of the bow, he is a tireless worker with a somewhat sarcastic attitude. - Game Manual
As a boy in the quiet hamlet of Toltus, Chester was inseparable from his best friend, Cress. As both grew into manhood, they frequently hunted in the woods just outside the south gate. As a master archer, Chester's quiver holds astonishing secrets. - Nintendo of America
Chester is one of the playable characters in Tales of Phantasia, and while he is part of Cress' party early on, events force the two apart for the majority of the game until about more than halfway through; it is then when Chester becomes a permanent member of your party. He also has the distinction of being one of the few melee attackers in the cast; with Suzu, there are a total of three melee attackers and three mages, but in the original SNES game only Cress and Chester were physical attackers.