 When the character was announced , he was described as a hustler who sees everything as an opportunity , and has created several personas since the age of seven to hide his real self . Norwood expanded on this , saying " when he was in school and the register was being read out and it got to his name it would be ' Chubb ! ' and all the kids in school would start taking the mickey out of it . What he did was create something even more ridiculous to take away from that . He took the mickey out of himself and took the power away from those that were taking the mickey out of him . [ ... ] For the same reason most kids put on a front , it 's to protect himself from the world . He doesn 't like his real name so he tried to create something that would get away from that and Fatboy was that creation . The street and the slang stuff is not something that is far away from him , it is still from the area that he lives in . Fatboy was someone he adopted to put a brave face on , to put a mask on himself , to protect Arthur from the world . " Before adopting the " Fatboy " persona , he would adopt personas of men he saw on television , and Norwood said Fatboy was " an awkward kind of child " . Fatboy comes from a wealthy background , and gets what he wants from his parents , with whom he has a good relationship , but hustles to hide the fact . He often wears clothing brand Ed Hardy , and his speech has , according to Norwood , a " unique rhythm " . Norwood is able to make viable changes to the script to make it sound more authentic . 
