Buddy

Buddy is one of the tritagonists and one of the main protagonists of The Nut Job movie.

Personality
Buddy is extremely loyal to his friend Surly. He is sociable, obedient, kind and friendly. He puts up to much of Surly's verbal abuse, until one day he is hurt so much by the squirrel's words when Surly said that he does not know how to speak and that he is helpless that he doesn't join him. Toward the end of the movie, Surly changes his ways and the two become best friends again.

History
After accidentally destroying the residents of The Park's food stash for winter, Surly is banished by The Park's leader, Raccoon, to the city. Buddy, being Surly's close friend, follows him. Together, they discover a nut shop and enlist the help of some of The Park's residents. This crew works together to steal more than enough food for The Park's creatures. The crew goes through many adventures, and Raccoon is discovered to be an evil leader who secretly steals the animals's food in order to continue his rule over them. Raccoon is exposed, and Surly joins the other residents of The Park.