This squirrel might not fit your “Hollywood stereotype” of a featherweight furball with a perfectly coiffed tail—but one look at this photo snapped by user darcyWhyte, and you’ll understand why thousands of redditors are falling in love with the squirrel-next-door:

In fact, redditors love this well-rounded rodent so much, they treated him to his very own Photoshop Battle.

If you’re not familiar with Photoshop Battles, here’s how they work: A random photo is presented. Anybody in the community can participate. All you need to do is edit the image as you please and submit your work in the comments section.

Redditor PizzaDoughnut began the battle by relating the critter’s family history—starting with his father, a wealthy business-squirrel named Dennis:

Though once the richest rodent in the forest, Dennis tied the family fortunes to a volatile stock market—and one day, the debt collectors took their house, savings, and even poor Dennis’ signature monocle.

To continue putting nuts on the table, the squirrel’s mother Beverly went to work in a Nutella factory, as user justamobile revealed with this heartbreaking photo:

Even with such hardworking parents, the young squirrel had a difficult childhood. As user GallowBoob recalled, his skinnier classmates teased him mercilessly for looking “different”:

Not wanting to be the object of ridicule any longer, the squirrel—who inherited his mother’s indomitable spirit—hit the gym.

His trainer, redditor gnostic_cat, posted this photo documenting the squirrel’s first lift:

In an endorphin-fueled breakthrough, the squirrel realized he had always wanted to become an actor—but feared he would be typecast in unflattering roles:

So he redoubled his efforts in the gym, and returned to the schoolyard, looking like a Greek god:

When user workingat7’s photo of the shirtless squirrel went viral, agents clamored to represent the budding actor—eventually landing him the part of his dreams:

After finishing his press tour, the squirrel gained back his old physique with a newfound confidence. His following, meanwhile, grew with him.

Now the chubby squirrel stays up late every night, typing on his computer, trying his best to respond to all of his fan mail:

Check out the full Photoshop Battle thread to see other chapters from the squirrel’s long, rich, and adventurous life.