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Hurtful Truth Level: /* Attempted Blu-ray Sales */

2026-04-23T18:57:03Z

Attempted Blu-ray Sales

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	For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-ray collection of ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-ray discs to store, making selling it on Blu-ray in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a whopping $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref>. Unfortunately for Geno, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.		For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-ray collection of ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-ray discs to store, making selling it on Blu-ray in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a whopping $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales.<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref> Unfortunately for Geno, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.

	==See also==		==See also==

Slophop at 18:42, 22 April 2026

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	~~{{incomplete\|info on planned blurays, [[Geno Samuel DMs#Demanding Cut for Possible DVD Sales]]}}~~
	{{Imposter}}		{{Imposter}}
	{{Unreliable\|type=cred\|Has a habit of making dishonest and disingenuous statements{{refn\|group="note"\|Geno has made posts falsely claiming: [https://archive.fo/fhEOZ that he is not gaming a system for selfish gain] regarding his sales, when he has ripped off Chris's design of ''Sonichu'' [[medallions]]; that, about his ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]'', [https://archive.is/GAwAc that those are not Chris's characters] he used, when he has used Chris's characters such as [[Christian Weston Chandler (comic character)\|the fictionalized Chris Chan]] and [[Reldnahc Notsew Naitsirhc]]; that he does not read the CWCki, which he has [[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History#Credit claims\|used material from]] in his series ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''; that his series is unbiased, when [[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History#Bias\|there is bias]] within it.}}}}		{{Unreliable\|type=cred\|Has a habit of making dishonest and disingenuous statements{{refn\|group="note"\|Geno has made posts falsely claiming: [https://archive.fo/fhEOZ that he is not gaming a system for selfish gain] regarding his sales, when he has ripped off Chris's design of ''Sonichu'' [[medallions]]; that, about his ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]'', [https://archive.is/GAwAc that those are not Chris's characters] he used, when he has used Chris's characters such as [[Christian Weston Chandler (comic character)\|the fictionalized Chris Chan]] and [[Reldnahc Notsew Naitsirhc]]; that he does not read the CWCki, which he has [[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History#Credit claims\|used material from]] in his series ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''; that his series is unbiased, when [[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History#Bias\|there is bias]] within it.}}}}
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	===Attempted Blu-ray Sales===		===Attempted Blu-ray Sales===

	For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-ray collection of ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-ray discs to store, making selling it on Blu-ray in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a whopping $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref>. ~~Finally~~, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.		For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-ray collection of ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-ray discs to store, making selling it on Blu-ray in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a whopping $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref>. Unfortunately for Geno, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.

	==See also==		==See also==

Slophop: Fixed header mistake

2026-04-17T19:20:18Z

Fixed header mistake

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	Initially, Geno heavily promoted his Patreon alongside the series, and updated his Patreon's description to mention the series.<ref>https://archive.is/4Phwa</ref> Geno also animated at least two of Chris's Sonichu Classic Strips, both of which are locked behind a paywall on Patreon.<ref>https://archive.is/WrSpF</ref><ref>https://archive.is/z6Mi7</ref> Despite the copyright strike, the [[May 2025 social media posts#Geno Samuel copyright strike\|public statement of disapproval from Chris]], and Geno's statements of agreement to cease continuing the project, he premiered Episode 3 of the series on Twitter later the same day.<ref>https://x.com/genosamuelgeno/status/1919555649316508051 ([https://archive.fo/Yp6OQ archive])</ref> Notably, Geno makes money from post engagement on Twitter, due to paying for a blue checkmark.		Initially, Geno heavily promoted his Patreon alongside the series, and updated his Patreon's description to mention the series.<ref>https://archive.is/4Phwa</ref> Geno also animated at least two of Chris's Sonichu Classic Strips, both of which are locked behind a paywall on Patreon.<ref>https://archive.is/WrSpF</ref><ref>https://archive.is/z6Mi7</ref> Despite the copyright strike, the [[May 2025 social media posts#Geno Samuel copyright strike\|public statement of disapproval from Chris]], and Geno's statements of agreement to cease continuing the project, he premiered Episode 3 of the series on Twitter later the same day.<ref>https://x.com/genosamuelgeno/status/1919555649316508051 ([https://archive.fo/Yp6OQ archive])</ref> Notably, Geno makes money from post engagement on Twitter, due to paying for a blue checkmark.

	==Attempted Blu-ray Sales==		===Attempted Blu-ray Sales===

	For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-ray collection of ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-ray discs to store, making selling it on Blu-ray in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a whopping $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref>. Finally, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.		For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-ray collection of ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-ray discs to store, making selling it on Blu-ray in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a whopping $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref>. Finally, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.

Slophop at 19:07, 16 April 2026

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	==Attempted Blu-ray Sales==		==Attempted Blu-ray Sales==

	For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-~~Ray~~ collection of ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-~~Ray~~ discs to store, making selling it on Blu-~~Ray~~ in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a ~~whoppingly unreasonable~~ $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref>. Finally, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.		For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-ray collection of ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-ray discs to store, making selling it on Blu-ray in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a whopping $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref>. Finally, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.

	==See also==		==See also==

Slophop at 04:58, 16 April 2026

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	==Attempted Blu-ray Sales==		==Attempted Blu-ray Sales==

	For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-Ray collection of ''[[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History]]''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-Ray discs to store, making selling it on Blu-Ray in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a whoppingly unreasonable $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref>. Finally, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.		For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-Ray collection of ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-Ray discs to store, making selling it on Blu-Ray in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a whoppingly unreasonable $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref>. Finally, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.

	==See also==		==See also==

Slophop at 04:57, 16 April 2026

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	Initially, Geno heavily promoted his Patreon alongside the series, and updated his Patreon's description to mention the series.<ref>https://archive.is/4Phwa</ref> Geno also animated at least two of Chris's Sonichu Classic Strips, both of which are locked behind a paywall on Patreon.<ref>https://archive.is/WrSpF</ref><ref>https://archive.is/z6Mi7</ref> Despite the copyright strike, the [[May 2025 social media posts#Geno Samuel copyright strike\|public statement of disapproval from Chris]], and Geno's statements of agreement to cease continuing the project, he premiered Episode 3 of the series on Twitter later the same day.<ref>https://x.com/genosamuelgeno/status/1919555649316508051 ([https://archive.fo/Yp6OQ archive])</ref> Notably, Geno makes money from post engagement on Twitter, due to paying for a blue checkmark.		Initially, Geno heavily promoted his Patreon alongside the series, and updated his Patreon's description to mention the series.<ref>https://archive.is/4Phwa</ref> Geno also animated at least two of Chris's Sonichu Classic Strips, both of which are locked behind a paywall on Patreon.<ref>https://archive.is/WrSpF</ref><ref>https://archive.is/z6Mi7</ref> Despite the copyright strike, the [[May 2025 social media posts#Geno Samuel copyright strike\|public statement of disapproval from Chris]], and Geno's statements of agreement to cease continuing the project, he premiered Episode 3 of the series on Twitter later the same day.<ref>https://x.com/genosamuelgeno/status/1919555649316508051 ([https://archive.fo/Yp6OQ archive])</ref> Notably, Geno makes money from post engagement on Twitter, due to paying for a blue checkmark.

			==Attempted Blu-ray Sales==

			For years, Geno would play with the idea of producing and eventually selling a Blu-Ray collection of ''[[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History]]''. This plan would solidify in 2026, when Geno would begin promoting the idea, without realizing that the sheer length of the series would require 35 Blu-Ray discs to store, making selling it on Blu-Ray in 1080p infeasible. Despite this setback, Geno would reattempt this venture by scaling down the videos to 720p each, allowing for the entire series to fit on only 7-8 discs. Geno would announce to his fans that this smaller disc set would be sold for a whoppingly unreasonable $250, along with this price, the discs would remain censored due to publishing laws in China, where he lives. After this announcement, Chris would demand a 25% cut of any potential Blu-ray sales<ref>[[Geno_Samuel_DMs#Demanding_Cut_for_Possible_DVD_Sales]]</ref>. Finally, the planned sale would fall through due to a lack of fan interest.

	==See also==		==See also==

Hurtful Truth Level: /* History */

2026-03-28T10:18:02Z

History

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	In [[April 2025]], Geno began releasing ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]'', which took Chris's artwork for the ''Sonichu'' comics - notably ''[[Sonichu 0]]'' - and applied limited animation to the pages, but without Chris's permission. The trailer and two episodes had been uploaded when Chris filed a [[copyright]] complaint, and YouTube terminated the series and placed a copyright strike on Geno's channel. Chris later lifted the strike after discussion with Geno, who chose not to continue the series on YouTube (instead posting the remainder onto Twitter).		In [[April 2025]], Geno began releasing ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]'', which took Chris's artwork for the ''Sonichu'' comics - notably ''[[Sonichu 0]]'' - and applied limited animation to the pages, but without Chris's permission. The trailer and two episodes had been uploaded when Chris filed a [[copyright]] complaint, and YouTube terminated the series and placed a copyright strike on Geno's channel. Chris later lifted the strike after discussion with Geno, who chose not to continue the series on YouTube (instead posting the remainder onto Twitter).

			==Fake Geno==
	On 3 [[February 2026]], Chris posted a request on [[Bluesky]], directed at Geno and asking him to record a video of himself analyzing Chris's custom ''[[Transformers Legacy United Merged]]'' movie.<ref>[[February 2026 social media posts#Chris begs for attention from Geno]]</ref> A [[ween]] quickly created an account impersonating Geno and posted a message inviting Chris to DM.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/genosamuel.bsky.social/post/3mdyaex7sz226</ref> Chris promptly liked the ween's post and followed the account. Chris liked a post from the account that wished him a [[Chris's birthday\|happy birthday]] and attempted to initiate a DM conversation.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/genosamuel.bsky.social/post/3mflf3x3jcs2i</ref> Chris was noticed to have had unfollowed the account on 4 March. The ween continued to post over the following weeks, and Chris reacted by calling it out for being a fake on 24 March, blocking the account right after.<ref>[[March 2026 social media posts#Calling out ween impersonating Geno Samuel]]</ref>		On 3 [[February 2026]], Chris posted a request on [[Bluesky]], directed at Geno and asking him to record a video of himself analyzing Chris's custom ''[[Transformers Legacy United Merged]]'' movie.<ref>[[February 2026 social media posts#Chris begs for attention from Geno]]</ref> A [[ween]] quickly created an account impersonating Geno and posted a message inviting Chris to DM.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/genosamuel.bsky.social/post/3mdyaex7sz226</ref> Chris promptly liked the ween's post and followed the account. Chris liked a post from the account that wished him a [[Chris's birthday\|happy birthday]] and attempted to initiate a DM conversation.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/genosamuel.bsky.social/post/3mflf3x3jcs2i</ref> Chris was noticed to have had unfollowed the account on 4 March. The ween continued to post over the following weeks, and Chris reacted by calling it out for being a fake on 24 March, blocking the account right after.<ref>[[March 2026 social media posts#Calling out ween impersonating Geno Samuel]]</ref>

Ayumu Kasuga: /* History */

2026-03-27T23:21:51Z

History

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	In [[April 2025]], Geno began releasing ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]'', which took Chris's artwork for the ''Sonichu'' comics - notably ''[[Sonichu 0]]'' - and applied limited animation to the pages, but without Chris's permission. The trailer and two episodes had been uploaded when Chris filed a [[copyright]] complaint, and YouTube terminated the series and placed a copyright strike on Geno's channel. Chris later lifted the strike after discussion with Geno, who chose not to continue the series on YouTube (instead posting the remainder onto Twitter).		In [[April 2025]], Geno began releasing ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]'', which took Chris's artwork for the ''Sonichu'' comics - notably ''[[Sonichu 0]]'' - and applied limited animation to the pages, but without Chris's permission. The trailer and two episodes had been uploaded when Chris filed a [[copyright]] complaint, and YouTube terminated the series and placed a copyright strike on Geno's channel. Chris later lifted the strike after discussion with Geno, who chose not to continue the series on YouTube (instead posting the remainder onto Twitter).

	On 3 [[February 2026]], Chris posted a request on [[Bluesky]], directed at Geno and asking him to record a video of himself analyzing Chris's custom ''[[Transformers Legacy United Merged]]'' movie.<ref>[[February 2026 social media posts#Chris begs for attention from Geno]]</ref> A [[ween]] quickly created an account impersonating Geno and posted a message inviting Chris to DM. Chris promptly liked the ween's post and followed the account~~, but was noticed~~ to ~~have had unfollowed it on 4 March~~.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/genosamuel.bsky.social/post/~~3mdyaex7sz226~~</ref> The ween continued to post over the following ~~month~~, and Chris reacted by calling it out for being a fake on 24 March, blocking the account right after.<ref>[[March 2026 social media posts#Calling out ween impersonating Geno Samuel]]</ref>		On 3 [[February 2026]], Chris posted a request on [[Bluesky]], directed at Geno and asking him to record a video of himself analyzing Chris's custom ''[[Transformers Legacy United Merged]]'' movie.<ref>[[February 2026 social media posts#Chris begs for attention from Geno]]</ref> A [[ween]] quickly created an account impersonating Geno and posted a message inviting Chris to DM.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/genosamuel.bsky.social/post/3mdyaex7sz226</ref> Chris promptly liked the ween's post and followed the account. Chris liked a post from the account that wished him a [[Chris's birthday\|happy birthday]] and attempted to initiate a DM conversation.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/genosamuel.bsky.social/post/3mflf3x3jcs2i</ref> Chris was noticed to have had unfollowed the account on 4 March. The ween continued to post over the following weeks, and Chris reacted by calling it out for being a fake on 24 March, blocking the account right after.<ref>[[March 2026 social media posts#Calling out ween impersonating Geno Samuel]]</ref>

	==Carpetbagging==		==Carpetbagging==

Ayumu Kasuga at 23:11, 27 March 2026

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	'''Edwin Grigonis''', ~~also~~ known by the pseudonym '''Geno Samuel''', (born circa 1990s)<ref>According to his [https://archive.fo/cMMP9 LinkedIn profile], he attended university between 2014-2018.</ref> is a Lithuanian-born YouTuber and musician. He is a [[Christuber]] and [[carpetbagger]] known for creating the series ''[[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History]]'' and ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series (2025)]]'', as well as exploiting Chris's imagery by selling items themed after him without his permission.		'''Edwin Grigonis''', better known by the pseudonym '''Geno Samuel''', (born circa [[1990s]])<ref>According to his [https://archive.fo/cMMP9 LinkedIn profile], he attended university between [[2014]]-[[2018]].</ref> is a Lithuanian-born YouTuber and musician. He is a [[Christuber]] and [[carpetbagger]] known for creating the series ''[[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History]]'' and ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series (2025)]]'', as well as exploiting Chris's imagery by selling items themed after him without his permission.

	Chris has generally expressed a positive opinion towards Geno and has occasionally chatted with him. At one point Chris asked Geno for input on creating a custom [[TSSSF]] card referencing him, and when Geno asked that the card not be made, Chris obliged.<ref name=genochu></ref> Geno, on the other hand, neglected to ask Chris for permission when selling items based on him (including appropriating his artwork for ''Sonichu: The Animated Series''), causing some pushback by Chris.		Chris has generally expressed a positive opinion towards Geno and has occasionally chatted with him. At one point Chris asked Geno for input on creating a custom [[TSSSF]] card referencing him, and when Geno asked that the card not be made, Chris obliged.<ref name=genochu></ref> Geno, on the other hand, neglected to ask Chris for permission when selling items based on him (including appropriating his artwork for ''Sonichu: The Animated Series''), causing some pushback by Chris.
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	In [[April 2025]], Geno began releasing ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]'', which took Chris's artwork for the ''Sonichu'' comics - notably ''[[Sonichu 0]]'' - and applied limited animation to the pages, but without Chris's permission. The trailer and two episodes had been uploaded when Chris filed a [[copyright]] complaint, and YouTube terminated the series and placed a copyright strike on Geno's channel. Chris later lifted the strike after discussion with Geno, who chose not to continue the series on YouTube (instead posting the remainder onto Twitter).		In [[April 2025]], Geno began releasing ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]'', which took Chris's artwork for the ''Sonichu'' comics - notably ''[[Sonichu 0]]'' - and applied limited animation to the pages, but without Chris's permission. The trailer and two episodes had been uploaded when Chris filed a [[copyright]] complaint, and YouTube terminated the series and placed a copyright strike on Geno's channel. Chris later lifted the strike after discussion with Geno, who chose not to continue the series on YouTube (instead posting the remainder onto Twitter).

	On 3 [[February 2026]], Chris posted a request on [[Bluesky]], directed at Geno and asking him to record a video of himself analyzing Chris's custom ''[[Transformers Legacy United Merged]]'' movie.<ref>[[February 2026 social media posts#Chris begs for attention from Geno]]</ref> A [[ween]] created an account impersonating Geno and posted a message inviting Chris to DM. Chris liked the ween's ~~message~~ and followed the account but ~~later~~ unfollowed it.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/genosamuel.bsky.social/post/3mdyaex7sz226</ref> The ween continued to post over the following month, and Chris reacted by calling it out for being a fake on 26 March.<ref>[[March 2026 social media posts#Calling out ween impersonating Geno Samuel]]</ref>		On 3 [[February 2026]], Chris posted a request on [[Bluesky]], directed at Geno and asking him to record a video of himself analyzing Chris's custom ''[[Transformers Legacy United Merged]]'' movie.<ref>[[February 2026 social media posts#Chris begs for attention from Geno]]</ref> A [[ween]] quickly created an account impersonating Geno and posted a message inviting Chris to DM. Chris promptly liked the ween's post and followed the account, but was noticed to have had unfollowed it on 4 March.<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/genosamuel.bsky.social/post/3mdyaex7sz226</ref> The ween continued to post over the following month, and Chris reacted by calling it out for being a fake on 24 March, blocking the account right after.<ref>[[March 2026 social media posts#Calling out ween impersonating Geno Samuel]]</ref>

	==Carpetbagging==		==Carpetbagging==

Hurtful Truth Level at 17:45, 24 March 2026

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	{{Unreliable\|type=cred\|Has a habit of making dishonest and disingenuous statements{{refn\|group="note"\|Geno has made posts falsely claiming: [https://archive.fo/fhEOZ that he is not gaming a system for selfish gain] regarding his sales, when he has ripped off Chris's design of ''Sonichu'' [[medallions]]; that, about his ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]'', [https://archive.is/GAwAc that those are not Chris's characters] he used, when he has used Chris's characters such as [[Christian Weston Chandler (comic character)\|the fictionalized Chris Chan]] and [[Reldnahc Notsew Naitsirhc]]; that he does not read the CWCki, which he has [[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History#Credit claims\|used material from]] in his series ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''; that his series is unbiased, when [[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History#Bias\|there is bias]] within it.}}}}		{{Unreliable\|type=cred\|Has a habit of making dishonest and disingenuous statements{{refn\|group="note"\|Geno has made posts falsely claiming: [https://archive.fo/fhEOZ that he is not gaming a system for selfish gain] regarding his sales, when he has ripped off Chris's design of ''Sonichu'' [[medallions]]; that, about his ''[[Sonichu: The Animated Series (Geno Samuel)\|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]'', [https://archive.is/GAwAc that those are not Chris's characters] he used, when he has used Chris's characters such as [[Christian Weston Chandler (comic character)\|the fictionalized Chris Chan]] and [[Reldnahc Notsew Naitsirhc]]; that he does not read the CWCki, which he has [[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History#Credit claims\|used material from]] in his series ''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History''; that his series is unbiased, when [[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History#Bias\|there is bias]] within it.}}}}