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For several years, '''TV Tropes''' has featured an article on ''[[Sonichu]]''. As is the case with nearly any work, the article chronicled "devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations". Being the massive pile of fail that it is, ''Sonichu'' provided plenty.
For several years, not only has [[Christian and the Hedgehog Boys]]'s music been featured on their So Bad, It's Horrible pages and did he have a list on the Memetic Mutation page, '''TV Tropes''' has featured an article on ''[[Sonichu]]'' (a work also listed under the SBIH list for webcomics). As is the case with nearly any work, the article chronicled "devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations". Being the massive pile of fail that it is, ''Sonichu'' provided plenty.


However, the page also led to vast amounts of edit-warring, trolling, and complaining — all of which have caused many a headache on TV Tropes. Sometime in mid-2010, the main article was locked so that only administrators could edit it, and pared down to have a less negative tone. All the tropes pertaining to Chris in real life were also removed, as TV Tropes admins especially dislike negativity and/or complaining that pertains to real people. The pages for ''[[Asperchu]]'' were also cut down in a similar fashion. Many other TV Tropes articles on complaint magnets such as ''My Immortal'' and ''Fifty Shades of Grey''.<ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Administrivia/LockedPages Locked Pages]</ref> As with any other page that is locked, those wishing to make alterations to the article may inquire at [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=gsjp7dldjh2dwdelcha2hu17&page=1 this] thread.
However, the page also led to vast amounts of edit-warring, trolling, and complaining — all of which have caused many a headache on TV Tropes. Sometime in mid-2010, the main article was locked so that only administrators could edit it, and pared down to have a less negative tone. All the tropes pertaining to Chris in real life were also removed, as TV Tropes admins especially dislike negativity and/or complaining that pertains to real people. The pages for ''[[Asperchu]]'' were also cut down in a similar fashion. Many other TV Tropes articles on complaint magnets such as ''My Immortal'', ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', and Fox News Channel have been similarly locked.<ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Administrivia/LockedPages Locked Pages]</ref> As with any other page that is locked, those wishing to make alterations to the article may inquire at [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=gsjp7dldjh2dwdelcha2hu17&page=1 this] thread.


The article once contained subpages for "Just Bugs Me" (now called Headscratchers), in which editors could raise questions about a work, and "Wild Mass Guessing", mainly for making joke-y predictions about a work's future. These were also deleted to help stem the complaining and trolling. At one point, a biographical article on Chris existed at the title "CWC". Its contents are unknown, but they were likely identical to the real-life section seen below. The "CWC" page was quickly deleted, and it was probably locked around the same time as the main Sonichu article to prevent re-creation. Another Sonichu-related page that disappeared in this timeframe was the one on ''[[Moon-Pals]]'', although this was as much due to that work going offline as it was for the negativity towards Chris.
The article once contained subpages for "Just Bugs Me" (now called Headscratchers), in which editors could raise questions about a work, and "[[Wild]] [[Mass debating|Mass Guessing]]", mainly for making joke-y predictions about a work's future. These were also deleted to help stem the complaining and trolling. At one point, a biographical article on Chris existed at the title "CWC". Its contents are unknown, but they were likely identical to the real-life section seen below. The "CWC" page was quickly deleted, and it was probably locked around the same time as the main Sonichu article to prevent re-creation. Another Sonichu-related page that disappeared in this timeframe was the one on ''[[Moon-Pals]]'', although this was as much due to that work going offline as it was for the negativity towards Chris.


Around the time that the Sonichu page was locked, the site introduced several more tabs to help in the diffusion of tropes. "YMMV" lists tropes that are subjective in nature; "Characters" is meant to list tropes that pertain only to an individual character; and "Trivia" for facts on a work that are not really tropes, but still worth noting. (Perhaps unsurprisingly, Sonichu's "YMMV" tab is also locked.) Several tropes, such as "So Bad, It's Horrible" and "Wall Banger", have migrated to a subsection called the "Darth Wiki" and their pages explicitly say ''not'' to list them on main articles.
Around the time that the Sonichu page was locked, the site introduced several more tabs to help in the diffusion of tropes. "YMMV" lists tropes that are subjective in nature; "Characters" is meant to list tropes that pertain only to an individual character; and "Trivia" for facts on a work that are not really tropes, but still worth noting. (Perhaps unsurprisingly, Sonichu's "YMMV" tab is also locked.) Several tropes, such as "So Bad, It's Horrible" and "Wall Banger", have migrated to a subsection called the "Darth Wiki" and their pages explicitly say ''not'' to list them on main articles, and "Wall Banger" was later deleted entirely.


Below is an archive of the ''Sonichu'' article on TV Tropes dating from approximately June 2010, shortly before admins took a chainsaw to it. Note that several tropes have since been renamed, while "Did Not Do the Research" has been deleted due to mass complaining and misuse. Also, TV Tropes no longer supports <strike>strikethrough</strike> code due to abuse. Outside the replacement of links using the now-outdated "ptitle" system (a former method of customizing page titles), and the updating of links to the [[CWCipedia]] archive, no links have been changed.
Below is an archive of the ''Sonichu'' article on TV Tropes dating from approximately June 2010, shortly before admins took a chainsaw to it. Note that several tropes have since been renamed, while "Did Not Do the Research" has been deleted due to mass complaining and misuse. Also, TV Tropes no longer supports <strike>strikethrough</strike> code due to abuse. Outside correction of TV Tropes-specific links (the former "Ptitle" format for punctuated titles has been removed, and pages on works are no longer preceded by "Main", but rather by the format of the work), and the updating of links to the [[CWCipedia]] archive and the new [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]], no links have been changed.
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The last chapter of issue 9 depicts a lengthy battle against invading forces from the PVCC, and ends with Sonichu and friends [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneSidedBattle beating them with as much resistance as a team of Mary Sues typically gets]. Christian's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorAvatar Author Avatar] is released from the timestream shortly afterwards, and this cues the beginning of Issue #10, which can best be described as a combination of undisguised [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WishFulfillment Wish Fulfillment] and Christian's attempt to get back at his internet antagonizers by turning both his avatar and Sonichu into bigger [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodModeSue God Mode Sues] than ever, via the Sonichu <strike>Crystals</strike> Balls, and depict them punishing in-comic representations of his enemies by either killing or injuring them, destroying their property or making them [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KneelBeforeZod pray to him for forgiveness]. As the story progresses, Christian's feud with his "enemies" from real life becomes increasingly more disturbing, and its culmination in issue #10 finale can be most charitably described as the ultimate proof that Christian is in dire need of psychiatric help. It's worth noting that in this issue Christian frequently derailed the plot so he could devote several pages to "punishing" comic books versions of people who "wronged" him most recently; by contrast, (supposedly) important plot threads (such as Crystal being trapped in Dark Mirror Hole, or Christian's feud with college dean) were [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeusExMachina resolved quickly and anticlimactically]. This sequence of events create probably the most unplanned and, for newcomers, incomprehensible storyline so far in ''Sonichu''. Christian (once again) promised that in the future issues he will give the spotlight to Sonichu and that his Author Avatar won't appear so often. However, he isn't famous for keeping his promises (having made this exact one before), so future issues can be expected to be similar storyline-wise to ''Sonichu 10'', with new real life-based enemies introduced as more trolling undoubtedly will continue to rain down upon him. (That is, of course, assuming there will be new issues at all, which might not happen in the foreseeable future. Christian hasn't uploaded any new pages since February 2010 and [[CWC_Blog#10_March_2010|is deeply offended even by mere suggestions that he should update his own webcomic]]. It seems that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder he decided to devote his time to more entertaining activities instead], such as masturbating, playing video games and [[:File:SonicCostumeWhining.jpg|whining]] [[GameFAQs|about them]] [[CWC_Blog#26_May_2010|on the internet]], [[OkCupid#ChrisCSonichu_profile|continuing his]] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/QuestForSex Quest For Sex] on the internet, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hypocrite condemning internet] and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlatantLies claiming that he is "active within his community"].)
The last chapter of issue 9 depicts a lengthy battle against invading forces from the PVCC, and ends with Sonichu and friends [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneSidedBattle beating them with as much resistance as a team of Mary Sues typically gets]. Christian's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorAvatar Author Avatar] is released from the timestream shortly afterwards, and this cues the beginning of Issue #10, which can best be described as a combination of undisguised [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WishFulfillment Wish Fulfillment] and Christian's attempt to get back at his internet antagonizers by turning both his avatar and Sonichu into bigger [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodModeSue God Mode Sues] than ever, via the Sonichu <strike>Crystals</strike> Balls, and depict them punishing in-comic representations of his enemies by either killing or injuring them, destroying their property or making them [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KneelBeforeZod pray to him for forgiveness]. As the story progresses, Christian's feud with his "enemies" from real life becomes increasingly more disturbing, and its culmination in issue #10 finale can be most charitably described as the ultimate proof that Christian is in dire need of psychiatric help. It's worth noting that in this issue Christian frequently derailed the plot so he could devote several pages to "punishing" comic books versions of people who "wronged" him most recently; by contrast, (supposedly) important plot threads (such as Crystal being trapped in Dark Mirror Hole, or Christian's feud with college dean) were [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeusExMachina resolved quickly and anticlimactically]. This sequence of events create probably the most unplanned and, for newcomers, incomprehensible storyline so far in ''Sonichu''. Christian (once again) promised that in the future issues he will give the spotlight to Sonichu and that his Author Avatar won't appear so often. However, he isn't famous for keeping his promises (having made this exact one before), so future issues can be expected to be similar storyline-wise to ''Sonichu 10'', with new real life-based enemies introduced as more trolling undoubtedly will continue to rain down upon him. (That is, of course, assuming there will be new issues at all, which might not happen in the foreseeable future. Christian hasn't uploaded any new pages since February 2010 and [[CWC_Blog#10_March_2010|is deeply offended even by mere suggestions that he should update his own webcomic]]. It seems that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder he decided to devote his time to more entertaining activities instead], such as masturbating, playing video games and [[:File:SonicCostumeWhining.jpg|whining]] [[GameFAQs|about them]] [[CWC_Blog#26_May_2010|on the internet]], [[OkCupid#ChrisCSonichu_profile|continuing his]] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/QuestForSex Quest For Sex] on the internet, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hypocrite condemning internet] and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlatantLies claiming that he is "active within his community"].)


Since this comic blurs the line between fiction and reality so much, a deep understanding of Mr. Chandler's life and psyche is required to make any sense of it. The best source would be [[Main Page|the CWCki]], an [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWikiRule entire wiki] cataloging Mr. Chandler's life and works (warning: some pages and images are definitely [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotSafeForWork Not Sage For Work] or [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrainBleach your mental health]), while the even more [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NSFW NSFW] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EncyclopediaDramatica Encyclopedia Dramatica] page that started this whole mess can be found [http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Chris-Chan here]. Mr. Chandler's own websites tend to be hacked and deleted with some degree of regularity. He used to have his own ''Sonichu'' wiki which could be found [http://archive.sonichu.com/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Main_Page here]; however, in response to trolls hacking and vandalizing his precious wiki (again), on 27 May 2010 he announced his decision to [[100 2188|"relinquish what was the Cwcipedia" while "keeping ownership of what it was before yesterday"]]. In response Vivian Gee and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asperchu Alec Benson Leary] took control of CWCipedia and claimed all rights to Sonichu; at the beginning of June 2010 the control of CWCipedia apparently was taken over by a mysterious individual [http://archive.sonichu.com/cwcipedia/index.php?title=True_and_Honest_FAQ who may or may not be the TRUE and HONEST CWC].<sup>* Well, actually it's definitely not CWC, but it's fun to pretend otherwise. And who knows, maybe it's a beginning of new saga...</sup>  
Since this comic blurs the line between fiction and reality so much, a deep understanding of Mr. Chandler's life and psyche is required to make any sense of it. The best source would be [[Main Page|the CWCki]], an [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWikiRule entire wiki] cataloging Mr. Chandler's life and works (warning: some pages and images are definitely [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotSafeForWork Not Sage For Work] or [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrainBleach your mental health]), while the even more [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NSFW NSFW] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EncyclopediaDramatica Encyclopedia Dramatica] page that started this whole mess can be found [http://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Chris-Chan here]. Mr. Chandler's own websites tend to be hacked and deleted with some degree of regularity. He used to have his own ''Sonichu'' wiki which could be found [http://archive.sonichu.com/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Main_Page here]; however, in response to trolls hacking and vandalizing his precious wiki (again), on 27 May 2010 he announced his decision to [[100 2188|"relinquish what was the Cwcipedia" while "keeping ownership of what it was before yesterday"]]. In response Vivian Gee and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asperchu Alec Benson Leary] took control of CWCipedia and claimed all rights to Sonichu; at the beginning of June 2010 the control of CWCipedia apparently was taken over by a mysterious individual [http://archive.sonichu.com/cwcipedia/index.php?title=True_and_Honest_FAQ who may or may not be the TRUE and HONEST CWC].<sup>* Well, actually it's definitely not CWC, but it's fun to pretend otherwise. And who knows, maybe it's a beginning of new saga...</sup>  


Compare the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GonterVerse Gonter Verse], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SilentHill Silent Hill], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hell Hell]. See also ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asperchu Asperchu]'' and ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Moon-Pals Moon-Pals]'', two much better series that you probably should be reading instead of this one, if you aren't already.
Compare the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GonterVerse Gonter Verse], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SilentHill Silent Hill], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hell Hell]. See also ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asperchu Asperchu]'' and ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Moon-Pals Moon-Pals]'', two much better series that you probably should be reading instead of this one, if you aren't already.
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*** And his own life and antics are so bad that whatever happens he will never be free from the people who pursue and troll him. As the CWCki explains, even if you took away his internet or he had to move elsewhere after his parents die, his antics and attitude to life would ensure no shortage of people online and offline (on both sides) ready to step in to try and help him or troll him. He inspires comedy and drama the likes of which most [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealityTelevision Reality Television] shows can only dream about... and it's all strangely compelling. As has also been stated, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity most people online would do anything for the publicity Chris has got].
*** And his own life and antics are so bad that whatever happens he will never be free from the people who pursue and troll him. As the CWCki explains, even if you took away his internet or he had to move elsewhere after his parents die, his antics and attitude to life would ensure no shortage of people online and offline (on both sides) ready to step in to try and help him or troll him. He inspires comedy and drama the likes of which most [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealityTelevision Reality Television] shows can only dream about... and it's all strangely compelling. As has also been stated, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity most people online would do anything for the publicity Chris has got].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlandNameProduct Bland Name Product]: Rosechu uses a "Quadak"-brand digital camera in Sonichu 8.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlandNameProduct Bland Name Product]: Rosechu uses a "Quadak"-brand digital camera in Sonichu 8.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BoringInvincibleHero Boring Invincible Hero]: Christian's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorAvatar Author Avatar] and his Sonic recolors (well, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DesignatedHero to the extent] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicSociopath they can be] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainProtagonist considered heroes]), who [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeyondTheImpossible become increasingly]] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodModeSue more overpowered in the comic] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LifeEmbellished as Christian becomes increasingly more frustrated and desperate to get back at trolls in real life].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BoringInvincibleHero Boring Invincible Hero]: Christian's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorAvatar Author Avatar] and his Sonic recolors (well, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DesignatedHero to the extent] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicSociopath they can be] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainProtagonist considered heroes]), who [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeyondTheImpossible become increasingly] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodModeSue more overpowered in the comic] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LifeEmbellished as Christian becomes increasingly more frustrated and desperate to get back at trolls in real life].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BouquetToss Bouquet Toss]: <strike>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OrwellianEditor Sarah]</strike> "Nicole" tosses her wedding bouquet to Chris at the end of Episode 12... even though [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CriticalResearchFailure wedding bouquets do not work that way].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BouquetToss Bouquet Toss]: <strike>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OrwellianEditor Sarah]</strike> "Nicole" tosses her wedding bouquet to Chris at the end of Episode 12... even though [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CriticalResearchFailure wedding bouquets do not work that way].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrokenBase Broken Base]: ''Sonichu'''s "fanbase" can be divided into roughly four groups - those who wish to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll antagonize Chris into providing further entertainment], those who pity him and wish that he'd get help, those who hate him for his viewpoints and actions, and those who have withdrawn in disgust. Individuals bounce from category to category as the ''Sonichu'' saga unfolds.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrokenBase Broken Base]: ''Sonichu'''s "fanbase" can be divided into roughly four groups - those who wish to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll antagonize Chris into providing further entertainment], those who pity him and wish that he'd get help, those who hate him for his viewpoints and actions, and those who have withdrawn in disgust. Individuals bounce from category to category as the ''Sonichu'' saga unfolds.
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** Being gay makes you more evil than [[Beel|being Hitler's assistant]] or [[:File:Jason_Kendrick_Howell.jpg|keeping a sex slave]].
** Being gay makes you more evil than [[Beel|being Hitler's assistant]] or [[:File:Jason_Kendrick_Howell.jpg|keeping a sex slave]].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Fandom Fandom]: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hatedom Inverted]. There has been literally only one person other than Chris to admit to actually liking ''Sonichu''. Even assuming it wasn't a troll, she certainly stopped after Chris publicly berated her.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Fandom Fandom]: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hatedom Inverted]. There has been literally only one person other than Chris to admit to actually liking ''Sonichu''. Even assuming it wasn't a troll, she certainly stopped after Chris publicly berated her.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FanFicChopSuey Fan Fic Chop Suey]: Though it is mostly a combination of Pokemon and Sonic, random characters from completely unrelated franchises will inexplicably show up, from [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Futurama Richard Nixon's head-in-a-jar] to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FamilyGuy Meg Griffin]] to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BillyMays Billy Mays]. In recent issues, the Transformers have also shown up, albeit heavily plagiarized versions of the ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TransformersAnimated Transformers Animated]'' cast. ([http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBumblebee Bumba-Lumba?])
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FanFicChopSuey Fan Fic Chop Suey]: Though it is mostly a combination of Pokemon and Sonic, random characters from completely unrelated franchises will inexplicably show up, from [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Futurama Richard Nixon's head-in-a-jar] to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FamilyGuy Meg Griffin] to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BillyMays Billy Mays]. In recent issues, the Transformers have also shown up, albeit heavily plagiarized versions of the ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TransformersAnimated Transformers Animated]'' cast. ([http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBumblebee Bumba-Lumba?])
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FatalFlaw Fatal Flaw]: Just like in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealLife Real Life], despite [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GaryStu being such a fantastic guy that everyone loves], Chris just can't get a girl (which he blames on the "Infinitely High Boyfriend Factor", believing that the reason he can't find a Boyfriend-Free Girl is because they're all already taken, and the fact that his criteria for such a woman are improbably strict certainly doesn't help). And later on in the comic, he can't hold ''onto'' a girl. He's actually gone through about three or four gal pals since he entered the time void, although only two had appearances in the comic (and both said they would wait for him).
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FatalFlaw Fatal Flaw]: Just like in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealLife Real Life], despite [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GaryStu being such a fantastic guy that everyone loves], Chris just can't get a girl (which he blames on the "Infinitely High Boyfriend Factor", believing that the reason he can't find a Boyfriend-Free Girl is because they're all already taken, and the fact that his criteria for such a woman are improbably strict certainly doesn't help). And later on in the comic, he can't hold ''onto'' a girl. He's actually gone through about three or four gal pals since he entered the time void, although only two had appearances in the comic (and both said they would wait for him).
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FetishRetardant Fetish Retardant]: Everything that is meant to be erotic, due to the sloppy coloring, terrible perspective, and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OffModel Off Model] nature of ''everything''...
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FetishRetardant Fetish Retardant]: Everything that is meant to be erotic, due to the sloppy coloring, terrible perspective, and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OffModel Off Model] nature of ''everything''...
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* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreenEyedMonster Green Eyed Monster]: Chris is quite guilty of misandry, since he detests every other male on the planet (with a handful of exceptions) as a romantic rival. Wes Iseli in particular became a villain in the comic since he was dating Chris' friend Sarah, thus denying Chris a chance with her. His bizarre hatred of gay men makes even less sense, since they're ''clearly'' not rivals.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreenEyedMonster Green Eyed Monster]: Chris is quite guilty of misandry, since he detests every other male on the planet (with a handful of exceptions) as a romantic rival. Wes Iseli in particular became a villain in the comic since he was dating Chris' friend Sarah, thus denying Chris a chance with her. His bizarre hatred of gay men makes even less sense, since they're ''clearly'' not rivals.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today]
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today]
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeelFaceTurn Heel Face Turn]: <strike>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnfortunateImplications Black Sonichu]<strike> <strike>Blachu</strike> [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Retcon Blake].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeelFaceTurn Heel Face Turn]: <strike>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnfortunateImplications Black Sonichu]</strike> <strike>Blachu</strike> [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Retcon Blake].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hermaphrodite Hermaphrodite]: Silvana. And before you ask, yes, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleThirtyFour Rule 34 art] of Silvana exists.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hermaphrodite Hermaphrodite]: Silvana. And before you ask, yes, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleThirtyFour Rule 34 art] of Silvana exists.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicSociopath Heroic Sociopath]: Whether it's cursing a security guard because of an almost-beating or shooting out the kneecaps of <strike>the impostor</strike> the TRUE AND HONEST CWC.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicSociopath Heroic Sociopath]: Whether it's cursing a security guard because of an almost-beating or shooting out the kneecaps of <strike>the impostor</strike> the TRUE AND HONEST CWC.
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* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InformedAttractiveness Informed Attractiveness]: Kel calls Rosechu "as beautiful as a rose."
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InformedAttractiveness Informed Attractiveness]: Kel calls Rosechu "as beautiful as a rose."
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InformedAttribute Informed Attribute]: All of the Rosechus in this comic only act as a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SatelliteCharacter Satellite Character] for their respective Sonichu and play up rather outdated female archetypes. In [[Mailbag 7#The Rosechus are totally diverse and stuff|Mailbag #7]] he assigned each of them personalities (one even said to be a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tomboy Tomboy]) which are never even hinted at in the comics.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InformedAttribute Informed Attribute]: All of the Rosechus in this comic only act as a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SatelliteCharacter Satellite Character] for their respective Sonichu and play up rather outdated female archetypes. In [[Mailbag 7#The Rosechus are totally diverse and stuff|Mailbag #7]] he assigned each of them personalities (one even said to be a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tomboy Tomboy]) which are never even hinted at in the comics.
** Chris must really like this trope; when [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll his fans]] point out that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlatCharacter his characters lack personalit]] and that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StrangledByTheRedString he forces characters into poorly written relationships], he simply responds with something like "[[Mailbag_46|My characters Have Personality]]" or "[[Mailbag_52|they both knew that they were just meant to be together. Take it at face value]]" and doesn't even bother to elaborate on this (never mind doing something crazy, like ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShowDontTell actually showing this in the comic]'').
** Chris must really like this trope; when [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll his fans] point out that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlatCharacter his characters lack personality] and that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StrangledByTheRedString he forces characters into poorly written relationships], he simply responds with something like "[[Mailbag_46|My characters Have Personality]]" or "[[Mailbag_52|they both knew that they were just meant to be together. Take it at face value]]" and doesn't even bother to elaborate on this (never mind doing something crazy, like ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShowDontTell actually showing this in the comic]'').
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InTheHood In The Hood]: Jason Kendrick Howell conceals his [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyepatchOfPower Eyepatch Of Power] with a voluminous cloak.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InTheHood In The Hood]: Jason Kendrick Howell conceals his [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyepatchOfPower Eyepatch Of Power] with a voluminous cloak.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InTheNameOfTheMoon In The Name Of The Moon]: Chris and his "dream sibling" Crystal often announce their status of warriors of love and honesty, while [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SailorMoon Sailor Megtune] is fond of these speeches as well.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InTheNameOfTheMoon In The Name Of The Moon]: Chris and his "dream sibling" Crystal often announce their status of warriors of love and honesty, while [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SailorMoon Sailor Megtune] is fond of these speeches as well.
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** [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CatchPhrase Catch Phrase]: From Vivian's commentary, "Look at that ____, god damn!" "oh god that face!" "HONOR ROLL MY ASS."
** [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CatchPhrase Catch Phrase]: From Vivian's commentary, "Look at that ____, god damn!" "oh god that face!" "HONOR ROLL MY ASS."
*** For Chris: "*SIGH* Hm, well that's your opinion that I have any catch phasses." (He says those about ten times each phone conversation).
*** For Chris: "*SIGH* Hm, well that's your opinion that I have any catch phasses." (He says those about ten times each phone conversation).
** [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrowningMusicOfAwesome Crowning Music Of Awesome]: To make up for the lack of fun in the comics, Vivian amuses herself through her selections for the background music. Transformation sequences (even for males) are accompanied by the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' theme, infiltrations are set to pieces from ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', Darkbind Sonichu's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Leitmotif leitmotif] is apparently "[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChronoTrigger Frog's Theme]", "[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/TomJones Sex Bomb]" plays whenever [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnusualEuphemism hanky-panky] is implied, and "[[Power Rangers|Go Go PowerRangers]]" plays whenever the Chaotic Combo is fully assembled. There's also fun [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SoundtrackDissonance soundtrack dissonance], such as the Spring Break episode opening with [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OminousPipeOrgan The Day of Lavos].
** [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrowningMusicOfAwesome Crowning Music Of Awesome]: To make up for the lack of fun in the comics, Vivian amuses herself through her selections for the background music. Transformation sequences (even for males) are accompanied by the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' theme, infiltrations are set to pieces from ''[[Metal Gear|Metal Gear Solid]]'', Darkbind Sonichu's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Leitmotif leitmotif] is apparently "[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChronoTrigger Frog's Theme]", "[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/TomJones Sex Bomb]" plays whenever [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnusualEuphemism hanky-panky] is implied, and "[[Power Rangers|Go Go PowerRangers]]" plays whenever the Chaotic Combo is fully assembled. There's also fun [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SoundtrackDissonance soundtrack dissonance], such as the Spring Break episode opening with [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OminousPipeOrgan The Day of Lavos].
** Not to mention a large amount consists of ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Kirby Kirby]'' music.
** Not to mention a large amount consists of ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Kirby Kirby]'' music.
** [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDanza The Danza]: The real Jason Kendrick Howell voicing ''Sonichu''!Jason Kendrick Howell in his audiobook episode.
** [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDanza The Danza]: The real Jason Kendrick Howell voicing ''Sonichu''!Jason Kendrick Howell in his audiobook episode.
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* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndYourLittleDogToo And Your Little Dog Too]: Why does so much trolling revolve around hacking Chris's PSN accounts? Easy...he's made it pretty obvious that his PS3 is the only thing in the world he loves. That, and Chris '''really''' sucks at password security.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndYourLittleDogToo And Your Little Dog Too]: Why does so much trolling revolve around hacking Chris's PSN accounts? Easy...he's made it pretty obvious that his PS3 is the only thing in the world he loves. That, and Chris '''really''' sucks at password security.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Angrish Angrish]: "I NAME IS NOT [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThisIsSPARTA IAN! BRANDON! SOMETHING!]"
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Angrish Angrish]: "I NAME IS NOT [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThisIsSPARTA IAN! BRANDON! SOMETHING!]"
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedAdaptation Animated Adaption]: ''[[Fan:Sonichu: The Animated Series|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]''.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedAdaptation Animated Adaption]: ''[[Sonichu the Animated Series|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]''.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AntiRoleModel Anti Role Model]: For people with [[Asperger Syndrome]] or [[Autism]], Chris Chan is pretty much this, their [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Comicbook/Superman Bizzaro], their [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CaptainAmerica Red Skull]. The complete negative embodiment of the Autistic Spectrum brought to life. Go onto any AS forum and ask about him and they will either refuse to talk about him or will spew off exactly why they hate him, then the thread will be locked quickly as a result.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AntiRoleModel Anti Role Model]: For people with [[Asperger Syndrome]] or [[Autism]], Chris Chan is pretty much this, their [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Comicbook/Superman Bizzaro], their [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CaptainAmerica Red Skull]. The complete negative embodiment of the Autistic Spectrum brought to life. Go onto any AS forum and ask about him and they will either refuse to talk about him or will spew off exactly why they hate him, then the thread will be locked quickly as a result.
** Although he does inspire people to do better in life, simply by looking at what he does and then doing the exact oppositie to ensure you never end up like him.
** Although he does inspire people to do better in life, simply by looking at what he does and then doing the exact oppositie to ensure you never end up like him.
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* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChooseYourOwnAdventure Choose Your Own Adventure]: "[http://cwccyoa.110mb.com/stories.htm Choose Your Own Adventure, At Your Own Pace]", two CYOAs with Christian as the main character. One scenario, "Christian Weston Chandler in Lost in Wal-Mart" has him... [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin get lost in Wal-Mart], while the other, "Christian Weston Chandler in Gay Date Rape Forever", has him accidentally go to a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GayBar Gay Bar].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChooseYourOwnAdventure Choose Your Own Adventure]: "[http://cwccyoa.110mb.com/stories.htm Choose Your Own Adventure, At Your Own Pace]", two CYOAs with Christian as the main character. One scenario, "Christian Weston Chandler in Lost in Wal-Mart" has him... [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin get lost in Wal-Mart], while the other, "Christian Weston Chandler in Gay Date Rape Forever", has him accidentally go to a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GayBar Gay Bar].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClothesMakeTheLegend Clothes Make The Legend]: Incredibly, there was a time when Chris actually stopped wearing that childish medallion, changed his wardrobe, let a goatee grow and came close to look like an average redneck. Then he shaved and went back to the medallion and striped shirts because trolls "doubted" he was [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FacePalm the real Chris].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClothesMakeTheLegend Clothes Make The Legend]: Incredibly, there was a time when Chris actually stopped wearing that childish medallion, changed his wardrobe, let a goatee grow and came close to look like an average redneck. Then he shaved and went back to the medallion and striped shirts because trolls "doubted" he was [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FacePalm the real Chris].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CloudCuckooLander Cloud Cuckoo Lander]: Christian himself. Most of his attempts of writing coherently inevitably go awry, leading to some very disjointed prose (and frustrated readers.) Examples include: Chris goes from ranting against Asperchu to describing a bad dream he once had, the Sonichu article on CWCipedia becomes a long and drawn-out description of Pokemon in the CWCville gym, and an e-mail he writes to an anti-troll about sexism becomes a description of the CWCville radio station.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CloudCuckooLander Cloud Cuckoo Lander]: Christian himself. Most of his attempts of writing coherently inevitably go awry, leading to some very disjointed prose (and frustrated readers.) Examples include: [[Mailbag 39#In which Chris describes a bad dream for no reason|Chris goes from ranting against Asperchu to describing a bad dream he once had]], the Sonichu article on CWCipedia becomes a long and drawn-out description of Pokemon in the CWCville gym, and [[White knight E-mails#September 2008 — Chris denies being fat and sexist|an e-mail he writes to an anti-troll about sexism becomes a description]] of [[KCWC|the CWCville radio station]].
** Well, he actually thinks that cartoons are real and he uses them as role models, imitating their behavior and expecting to get the same results on real life.
** Well, he actually thinks that cartoons are real and he uses them as role models, imitating their behavior and expecting to get the same results on real life.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CompletelyMissingThePoint Completely Missing The Point]: In his "Message to the Future" he encourages everyone to stay straight because "everything else is vice, as said by Doctor Kinsey." The statement "everything else is vice" was part of a larger statement in which Kinsey was saying that this was what society says and that it was not a particularly effective deterrent. Kinsey, for the record, experimented with mansex.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CompletelyMissingThePoint Completely Missing The Point]: In his [[Christian Weston Chandler's FUTURE MESSAGE|"Message to the Future"]] he encourages everyone to stay straight because "everything else is vice, as said by Doctor Kinsey." The statement "everything else is vice" was part of a larger statement in which Kinsey was saying that this was what society says and that it was not a particularly effective deterrent. Kinsey, for the record, experimented with mansex.
** In the phone call to Kacey's dad, Chris complained about how hard it was to pull weeds.
** In [[Father Call|the phone call to Kacey's dad]], Chris complained about how hard it was to pull weeds.
::'''Kacey's dad:''' "My ''grandma'' pulled weeds. My grandma had ''arthritis'' and pulled weeds."
::'''Kacey's dad:''' "My ''grandma'' pulled weeds. My grandma had ''arthritis'' and pulled weeds."
::'''Chris:''' "I'm sorry your grandma had arthritis."
::'''Chris:''' "I'm sorry your grandma had arthritis."
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** That also could mean that even Jesus is trolling him.
** That also could mean that even Jesus is trolling him.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DrivenToSuicide Driven To Suicide]: The trolls use this card quite a bit. First off, Ryan Cash's <strike>fake</strike> suicide over Chris threatening to stop making comics was Clyde Cash's motivation for becoming head of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AncientConspiracy The Miscreants] and trolling Chris. After months of trolling did little to affect his target, Clyde followed in his little brother's footsteps and <strike>pretended to have</strike> shot himself in the head. <sup>* Really, one of the other trolls, Ching Chong, thought that Clyde had [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CharacterDerailment derailed] his persona somewhat when he started claiming that he really wanted to help Chris and suggested that Clyde killing himself would be the best course of action.</sup> After ''that'', Chris would later hear that Ivy had killed herself after he broke up with her when he found out she wasn't real. The comics are also the leading cause of suicide in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKxKg4c_J4c plush hamsters].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DrivenToSuicide Driven To Suicide]: The trolls use this card quite a bit. First off, Ryan Cash's <strike>fake</strike> suicide over Chris threatening to stop making comics was Clyde Cash's motivation for becoming head of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AncientConspiracy The Miscreants] and trolling Chris. After months of trolling did little to affect his target, Clyde followed in his little brother's footsteps and <strike>pretended to have</strike> shot himself in the head. <sup>* Really, one of the other trolls, Ching Chong, thought that Clyde had [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CharacterDerailment derailed] his persona somewhat when he started claiming that he really wanted to help Chris and suggested that Clyde killing himself would be the best course of action.</sup> After ''that'', Chris would later hear that Ivy had killed herself after he broke up with her when he found out she wasn't real. The comics are also the leading cause of suicide in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKxKg4c_J4c plush hamsters].
** In January 2010 Chris drove [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll fan] [[Chris and death#Mike Jackson (1969-2010)|named Mike Jackson]] to suicide. Being the kind, caring man that he is, Chris responded to the news about his "death" [[Mailbag_52|with a copy-pasted message]].
** In January 2010 Chris drove [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll fan] [[Chris and death#Mike Jackson (1969-2010)|named Mike Jackson]] to suicide. Being the kind, caring man that he is, Chris responded to the news about his "death" [[Mailbag 52#This, if anything, requires a canned response|with a copy-pasted message]].
*** Not just any copy-pasted message, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheyJustDidntCare a copy-pasted message that didn't even fit in context].
*** Not just any copy-pasted message, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheyJustDidntCare a copy-pasted message that didn't even fit in context].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DrowningMySorrows Drowning My Sorrows]: There are hints that this is how Chris spends his lonely evenings, at least when he's not playing video games or masturbating. Alcohol might explain [[6 June 2010|why he thought stalking Michael Snyder would be a great idea]].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DrowningMySorrows Drowning My Sorrows]: There are hints that this is how Chris spends his lonely evenings, at least when he's not playing video games or masturbating. Alcohol might explain [[6 June 2010|why he thought stalking Michael Snyder would be a great idea]].
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* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePornMovie Home Porn Movie]: Chris declared that [[ChrisChanSonichu and WikiSysop correspondence#The Introduction Image Space is NOT Ad Space (CCS)|he will film himself having sex with a woman for the first (and maybe second) time, and then upload the video on the internet]] so he can finally prove to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll troll]s that HE IS STRAIGHT! Proving that is so important to him, that, if necessary, [[Mailbag 31#In which Chris crosses yet another line|he will film the event without his partner's knowledge and consent]]. And that's not even getting into his previous sex tape of him sharing an intimate moment with a sex doll while shouting Julie's name...
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePornMovie Home Porn Movie]: Chris declared that [[ChrisChanSonichu and WikiSysop correspondence#The Introduction Image Space is NOT Ad Space (CCS)|he will film himself having sex with a woman for the first (and maybe second) time, and then upload the video on the internet]] so he can finally prove to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll troll]s that HE IS STRAIGHT! Proving that is so important to him, that, if necessary, [[Mailbag 31#In which Chris crosses yet another line|he will film the event without his partner's knowledge and consent]]. And that's not even getting into his previous sex tape of him sharing an intimate moment with a sex doll while shouting Julie's name...
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HurlItIntoTheSun Hurl It Into The Sun]: This is what Chris wants to do to the tobacco supply in earth.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HurlItIntoTheSun Hurl It Into The Sun]: This is what Chris wants to do to the tobacco supply in earth.
** Actually, now he wants to dump it all on the moon since "[...][http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WallBanger the smell from all that [tobacco]] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FacePalm would likely emit from the giant star] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceDoesNotWorkThatWay and stink up our Galaxy]."
** Actually, now he wants to dump it all on the moon since "[...][http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WallBanger the smell from all that] [[Chris and drugs#Tobacco|tobacky] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FacePalm would likely emit from the giant star] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceDoesNotWorkThatWay and stink up our Galaxy]."
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hypocrite Hypocrite]: Chris at one point whined about how the winner in a contest he participated in should have been disqualified for breaking the contest rules and then ''admitted to trying to stuff the ballot box in the very same email''. He later sent a complaint to the company about contest participants he thought had violated the rules, saying "It's not a matter of jealousy or loss; it's the principal of rule violations. Justice will be done to the seven people involved in the four violating videos..." The astounding thing is not so much his hypocrisy as the sheer off-handedness with which he admits to cheating immediately after whining about how the contest winner broke the rules, as if he has no clue how such behavior [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JerkAss makes him look].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hypocrite Hypocrite]: Chris at one point whined about how the winner in a contest he participated in should have been disqualified for breaking the contest rules and then ''admitted to trying to stuff the ballot box in the very same email''. He later sent a complaint to the company about contest participants he thought had violated the rules, saying "It's not a matter of jealousy or loss; it's the principal of rule violations. Justice will be done to the seven people involved in the four violating videos..." The astounding thing is not so much his hypocrisy as the sheer off-handedness with which he admits to cheating immediately after whining about how the contest winner broke the rules, as if he has no clue how such behavior [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JerkAss makes him look].
** Furthermore, he is outraged when people steal his characters. If he steals from [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Nintendo Nintendo], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Sega Sega], or anyone else, though... that's licensed parody.
** Furthermore, he is outraged when people steal his characters. If he steals from [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Nintendo Nintendo], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Sega Sega], or anyone else, though... that's licensed parody.
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* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MyBelovedSmother My Beloved Smother]: Chris's mother Barbara seems to be pretty damn overbearing of him... quite possibly to an [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoYay improper] degree.<sup>* Chris himself admitted that [[BlueSpike PSN Chat 3|he confides in her about his masturbation habits]], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Squick so really, anything is possible here].</sup> It's clear that her constant pampering and indulgence of Chris and his antics, along with her obvious reluctance to seek any actual professional assistance for Chris and his disadvantages, played a major role in turning Chris into the reclusive, socially inept and narcissistic [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JerkAss Jerkass] that he is today. When it comes to her treatment of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWoobie poor old Cole Smithey], though, she crosses the line into out-and-out [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbusiveParents abusiveness].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MyBelovedSmother My Beloved Smother]: Chris's mother Barbara seems to be pretty damn overbearing of him... quite possibly to an [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoYay improper] degree.<sup>* Chris himself admitted that [[BlueSpike PSN Chat 3|he confides in her about his masturbation habits]], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Squick so really, anything is possible here].</sup> It's clear that her constant pampering and indulgence of Chris and his antics, along with her obvious reluctance to seek any actual professional assistance for Chris and his disadvantages, played a major role in turning Chris into the reclusive, socially inept and narcissistic [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JerkAss Jerkass] that he is today. When it comes to her treatment of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWoobie poor old Cole Smithey], though, she crosses the line into out-and-out [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbusiveParents abusiveness].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NamesTheSame Name's The Same]: Whoever Ian Brandon Anderson ''really'' is, he's probably not the frontman for Jethro Tull. That's Ian ''Scott'' Anderson.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NamesTheSame Name's The Same]: Whoever Ian Brandon Anderson ''really'' is, he's probably not the frontman for Jethro Tull. That's Ian ''Scott'' Anderson.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Narm Narm]: Chris' personal conduct is a great source of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Narm Narm] because his entire self-image seems to be a stunning example of either rampant self-deception, [http://gagne.homedns.org/~tgagne/contrib/unskilled.html this phenomenon in action], or some combination of both. He seems to be blissfully unaware of what a laughable failure on virtually every level he is and to genuinely believe himself to be an intelligent, nice, handsome, strong man [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWoobie who has endured horrible and totally undeserved suffering], and whose enemies are only out to get him because they're bigoted against autistics or otherwise bad people, and he conducts himself accordingly. This results in all sorts of unintentional comedy. Like him [[I AM STRONG|trying to]] [[Chris Loses It|be intimidating]]. And him responding to being called on his complete lack of worldly accomplishments by [[Father Call|making simple household chores like pulling weeds out to be some kind of heroic effort and suggesting they're comparable to serving in the Gulf War]]. Or [[Tobacky|claiming to have an IQ of over 300 while demonstrating he has no clue how big the solar system is]] and that [[Semen#Recycling|he apparently thinks]] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouFailBiologyForever you can "recycle" ejaculate back into your sperm count by swallowing it]. Or writing such narmy lines as "[http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Chris-chan/Megan_Saga my heart was hit so bad, that it sprung a leak... it leaked pain, torment and the deep feelings I had held in for so long. *sigh*]", which are hilarious when you contrast his rhetoric with what his conduct suggests about the true nature of his emotional life (namely that he's a selfish, egotistical, borderline sociopathic man-child whose "pain" and "torment" is mostly resentment at the world not always accomodating his king-sized sense of entitlement).
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Narm Narm]: Chris' personal conduct is a great source of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Narm Narm] because his entire self-image seems to be a stunning example of either rampant self-deception, [http://gagne.homedns.org/~tgagne/contrib/unskilled.html this phenomenon in action], or some combination of both. He seems to be blissfully unaware of what a laughable failure on virtually every level he is and to genuinely believe himself to be an intelligent, nice, handsome, strong man [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWoobie who has endured horrible and totally undeserved suffering], and whose enemies are only out to get him because they're bigoted against autistics or otherwise bad people, and he conducts himself accordingly. This results in all sorts of unintentional comedy. Like him [[I AM STRONG|trying to]] [[Chris Loses It|be intimidating]]. And him responding to being called on his complete lack of worldly accomplishments by [[Father Call|making simple household chores like pulling weeds out to be some kind of heroic effort and suggesting they're comparable to serving in the Gulf War]]. Or [[Tobacky|claiming to have an IQ of over 300 while demonstrating he has no clue how big the solar system is]] and that [[Semen#Recycling|he apparently thinks]] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouFailBiologyForever you can "recycle" ejaculate back into your sperm count by swallowing it]. Or writing such narmy lines as "[http://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Chris-chan/Megan_Saga my heart was hit so bad, that it sprung a leak... it leaked pain, torment and the deep feelings I had held in for so long. *sigh*]", which are hilarious when you contrast his rhetoric with what his conduct suggests about the true nature of his emotional life (namely that he's a selfish, egotistical, borderline sociopathic man-child whose "pain" and "torment" is mostly resentment at the world not always accomodating his king-sized sense of entitlement).
** [[:File:Chrisreply3.PNG|"Do me a favor, draw a VAGINA on my Rosechu; Rosechu IS A GIRL; SHE NEVER HAD A FREAKIN' PICKLE!!!! IF I SEE ONE MORE FREAKIN' PICKLE, AND YOU MAY SPREAD THIS QUOTE TO OTHER ADULT FAN ARTISTS, I WILL CREATE YOU IN SOUL CALIBUR III AND BEAT YOU UP LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW!!!"]]
** [[:File:Chrisreply3.PNG|"Do me a favor, draw a VAGINA on my Rosechu; Rosechu IS A GIRL; SHE NEVER HAD A FREAKIN' PICKLE!!!! IF I SEE ONE MORE FREAKIN' PICKLE, AND YOU MAY SPREAD THIS QUOTE TO OTHER ADULT FAN ARTISTS, I WILL CREATE YOU IN SOUL CALIBUR III AND BEAT YOU UP LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW!!!"]]
** "[[Mailbag 21#In which Chris receives a letter from the son of God|I feel like I am quick-decisive, I can move like a ninja, and my mind is sharp.]]"
** "[[Mailbag 21#In which Chris receives a letter from the son of God|I feel like I am quick-decisive, I can move like a ninja, and my mind is sharp.]]"
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* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SexIsCool Sex Is Cool]: This seems to be a central part of Christian's world view. He apparently thinks that because he is obsessed with his "Love Quest" and wants to have sex so badly, everyone else should want it as well, and he's unwilling or unable to comprehend that someone [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CelibateHero might not be involved in romantic and/or sexual relationship out of choice] and perhaps even [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asexuality might not be interested in romance and sex at all]. This belief also shows up in his comic, as he finds it necessary to pair his Sonic recolors up and refuses to break them up (because they simply can't be happy if they aren't in relationships), makes <strike>Mary Lee Walsh</strike> Slaweel Ryam say that she became evil because she was never loved and eradicates asexuality in ''Sonichu 10''.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SexIsCool Sex Is Cool]: This seems to be a central part of Christian's world view. He apparently thinks that because he is obsessed with his "Love Quest" and wants to have sex so badly, everyone else should want it as well, and he's unwilling or unable to comprehend that someone [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CelibateHero might not be involved in romantic and/or sexual relationship out of choice] and perhaps even [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asexuality might not be interested in romance and sex at all]. This belief also shows up in his comic, as he finds it necessary to pair his Sonic recolors up and refuses to break them up (because they simply can't be happy if they aren't in relationships), makes <strike>Mary Lee Walsh</strike> Slaweel Ryam say that she became evil because she was never loved and eradicates asexuality in ''Sonichu 10''.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShlubbAndKlumpEnglish Shlubb And Klump English]: Chris tends to misuse words and phrases that aren't even in common usage in modern English (phrases like "I do not care much for" instead of "I don't like." He even makes up words occasionally (like "instinctions" instead of "distinct instances"). These made-up words have been dubbed "[[CWC-isms]]" by his [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll followers].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShlubbAndKlumpEnglish Shlubb And Klump English]: Chris tends to misuse words and phrases that aren't even in common usage in modern English (phrases like "I do not care much for" instead of "I don't like." He even makes up words occasionally (like "instinctions" instead of "distinct instances"). These made-up words have been dubbed "[[CWC-isms]]" by his [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll followers].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Shoutout Shoutout]: ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MetalGearSolid Metal Gear Solid]'' is very popular with CWC trolls, which can be seen in their antics and parodies; shoutouts to the series are so rampant that it warrants its [[Metal Gear Solid|own page]] on the CWCki. To a lesser extent, ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Earthbound Earthbound]'' references (especially of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NightmareFuel Giygas]) are also common, though mostly only in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FanVid fanvid]s.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Shoutout Shoutout]: ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MetalGearSolid Metal Gear Solid]'' is very popular with CWC trolls, which can be seen in their antics and parodies; shoutouts to the series are so rampant that it warrants its [[Metal Gear|own page]] on the CWCki. To a lesser extent, ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Earthbound Earthbound]'' references (especially of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NightmareFuel Giygas]) are also common, though mostly only in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FanVid fanvid]s.
** Chris-Chan himself is like a real life version of Porky Minch: Just compare CWCville with New Pork City. Or rather, don't.
** Chris-Chan himself is like a real life version of Porky Minch: Just compare CWCville with New Pork City. Or rather, don't.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SignificantAnagram Significant Anagram]: Trolls have noted that "Christian Weston Chandler" is an anagram of "AntiChrist Enhances World." Hmm...
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SignificantAnagram Significant Anagram]: Trolls have noted that "Christian Weston Chandler" is an anagram of "AntiChrist Enhances World." Hmm...
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SkewedPriorities Skewed Priorities]: [[Common Questions#22 February 2010|On the list of the worst things that have ever happened to Chris]], posted by the man himself, deaths of his "sweethearts" PandaHalo and Sarah Jackson were ranked ''below'' apparently more tragic events, such as trolls hacking his PSN accounts and his original ''Sonichu'' site, as well as him getting banned from the game store where he used to play ''Pokémon'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh''. And poor Ivy wasn't mentioned at all. For that matter, neither was Chris' aunt Corrina ''who died in real life''.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SkewedPriorities Skewed Priorities]: [[Common Questions#22 February 2010|On the list of the worst things that have ever happened to Chris]], posted by the man himself, deaths of his "sweethearts" PandaHalo and Sarah Jackson were ranked ''below'' apparently more tragic events, such as trolls hacking his PSN accounts and his original ''Sonichu'' site, as well as him getting banned from the game store where he used to play ''Pokémon'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh''. And poor Ivy wasn't mentioned at all. For that matter, neither was Chris' aunt Corrina ''who died in real life''.
** There's also the fact that he doesn't want to kill his Sonic recolors, because [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DaydreamBeliever they are real to him...] yet in the comic he gleefully murders (sometimes in a gory way) ''real people'' who "wronged" him. In fact, Chris in general empathises more with fictional characters than with real people. For example, he was only in a mild disagreement with a troll roleplaying as [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThoseWackyNazis Josef] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MadDoctor Mengele] [[Mailbag 35#In which Chris almost figures it out|who suggested marking the homosexual people and taking them to camps to experiment on them]]; by contrast, he seemed genuinely disturbed by [[Mailbag 54|the other troll's suggestion to include in his comic a character that used to eat baby Sonees (i.e. Sonichus' hatchlings) alive or put them in blenders and drink them]].
** There's also the fact that he doesn't want to kill his Sonic recolors, because [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DaydreamBeliever they are real to him...] yet in the comic he gleefully murders (sometimes in a gory way) ''real people'' who "wronged" him. In fact, Chris in general empathises more with fictional characters than with real people. For example, he was only in a mild disagreement with a troll roleplaying as [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThoseWackyNazis Josef] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MadDoctor Mengele] [[Mailbag 35#In which Chris almost figures it out|who suggested marking the homosexual people and taking them to camps to experiment on them]]; by contrast, he seemed genuinely disturbed by [[Mailbag 54#The continuing adventures of Creepichu & Kimmi|the other troll's suggestion to include in his comic a character that used to eat baby Sonees (i.e. Sonichus' hatchlings) alive or put them in blenders and drink them]].
*** And still, even though his Sonic recolors are real, sentient beings for him, and even though he is probably more attached to them than to real people, he killed Simonla just to get his CWCipedia back. Interpret that as you will.
*** And still, even though his Sonic recolors are real, sentient beings for him, and even though he is probably more attached to them than to real people, he killed Simonla just to get his CWCipedia back. Interpret that as you will.
** Also, Chris thinks that it's A-OK to show sex and graphic violence in his (allegedly child-friendly) comic, yet censors [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous even mild swearing].
** Also, Chris thinks that it's A-OK to show sex and graphic violence in his (allegedly child-friendly) comic, yet censors [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous even mild swearing].

Latest revision as of 21:02, 5 July 2023

For several years, not only has Christian and the Hedgehog Boys's music been featured on their So Bad, It's Horrible pages and did he have a list on the Memetic Mutation page, TV Tropes has featured an article on Sonichu (a work also listed under the SBIH list for webcomics). As is the case with nearly any work, the article chronicled "devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations". Being the massive pile of fail that it is, Sonichu provided plenty.

However, the page also led to vast amounts of edit-warring, trolling, and complaining — all of which have caused many a headache on TV Tropes. Sometime in mid-2010, the main article was locked so that only administrators could edit it, and pared down to have a less negative tone. All the tropes pertaining to Chris in real life were also removed, as TV Tropes admins especially dislike negativity and/or complaining that pertains to real people. The pages for Asperchu were also cut down in a similar fashion. Many other TV Tropes articles on complaint magnets such as My Immortal, Fifty Shades of Grey, and Fox News Channel have been similarly locked.[1] As with any other page that is locked, those wishing to make alterations to the article may inquire at this thread.

The article once contained subpages for "Just Bugs Me" (now called Headscratchers), in which editors could raise questions about a work, and "Wild Mass Guessing", mainly for making joke-y predictions about a work's future. These were also deleted to help stem the complaining and trolling. At one point, a biographical article on Chris existed at the title "CWC". Its contents are unknown, but they were likely identical to the real-life section seen below. The "CWC" page was quickly deleted, and it was probably locked around the same time as the main Sonichu article to prevent re-creation. Another Sonichu-related page that disappeared in this timeframe was the one on Moon-Pals, although this was as much due to that work going offline as it was for the negativity towards Chris.

Around the time that the Sonichu page was locked, the site introduced several more tabs to help in the diffusion of tropes. "YMMV" lists tropes that are subjective in nature; "Characters" is meant to list tropes that pertain only to an individual character; and "Trivia" for facts on a work that are not really tropes, but still worth noting. (Perhaps unsurprisingly, Sonichu's "YMMV" tab is also locked.) Several tropes, such as "So Bad, It's Horrible" and "Wall Banger", have migrated to a subsection called the "Darth Wiki" and their pages explicitly say not to list them on main articles, and "Wall Banger" was later deleted entirely.

Below is an archive of the Sonichu article on TV Tropes dating from approximately June 2010, shortly before admins took a chainsaw to it. Note that several tropes have since been renamed, while "Did Not Do the Research" has been deleted due to mass complaining and misuse. Also, TV Tropes no longer supports strikethrough code due to abuse. Outside correction of TV Tropes-specific links (the former "Ptitle" format for punctuated titles has been removed, and pages on works are no longer preceded by "Main", but rather by the format of the work), and the updating of links to the CWCipedia archive and the new Encyclopedia Dramatica, no links have been changed.


For the Just Bugs Me and Wild Mass Guessing pages, see this page.



Go! Sonichu! Go out and zap to the extreme!
Sonichu #0
Tell me about it on CWC. Geez, when you have me facepalming at you, you have got to be pretty bad off.
David Gonterman

There is Artemis' Lover. There is Agony In Pink. There is The Girl Who Lived. There is My Immortal. There is My Inner Life. Many demonstrations could be made for the ascendant terribleness of such works, putting them above all lesser bad fanworks.

But then, standing resplendent above them all, there is Sonichu.

Sonichu was a fan TRUE and ORIGINAL webcomic created by one Christian Weston Chandler, starring (at least initially) the eponymous Electric Hedgehog Pokémon and his friends. The comic itself would be remarkable only for how unbelievably bad it is, but it has in recent years gained notoriety due to the author's antics in response to trolling and other harassment. The result is a perversely-fascinating, deeply-dysfunctional, symbiotic relationship - Mr. Chandler's creation has been saved from the curse of obscurity at the price of a "fanbase" devoted to making his life a living hell.

Sonichu started as some sort of Pokémon/Sonic The Hedgehog crossover world, and the first few issues focus on Sonichu's origin, his meeting with his "heartsweet" Rosechu (based heavily on Amy Rose), and a supporting cast of other Hedgehog Pokémon of various types. But in issue #2 and from issues #4-7, the series crystallizes into its present form, as Christian himself takes center stage and encounters and battles his enemies in real life, from mall cops to the dean of his local community college to internet trolls. Needless to say, the supposed main plot, a search for the Sonichu Bal- sorry, Sonichu Crystals, in order to use their powers to free Christian's Distaff Counterpart and "dream sibling", Crystal, from a mirror the aforementioned dean have trapped her in, takes a backseat.

Due to criticism over such a self-centered plotline, Christian eventually gets trapped in a timestream, leaving Sonichu to take up his heroic mantle of defender of CWCville. The war against Encyclopedia Dramatica and "Four-Cent Garbage" rages on, interrupted by the occasional furry sex scene, until issue #9 changes focus (again) to dating education (no, not sex education) and Christian's crude interpretation of how relationships work.

The last chapter of issue 9 depicts a lengthy battle against invading forces from the PVCC, and ends with Sonichu and friends beating them with as much resistance as a team of Mary Sues typically gets. Christian's Author Avatar is released from the timestream shortly afterwards, and this cues the beginning of Issue #10, which can best be described as a combination of undisguised Wish Fulfillment and Christian's attempt to get back at his internet antagonizers by turning both his avatar and Sonichu into bigger God Mode Sues than ever, via the Sonichu Crystals Balls, and depict them punishing in-comic representations of his enemies by either killing or injuring them, destroying their property or making them pray to him for forgiveness. As the story progresses, Christian's feud with his "enemies" from real life becomes increasingly more disturbing, and its culmination in issue #10 finale can be most charitably described as the ultimate proof that Christian is in dire need of psychiatric help. It's worth noting that in this issue Christian frequently derailed the plot so he could devote several pages to "punishing" comic books versions of people who "wronged" him most recently; by contrast, (supposedly) important plot threads (such as Crystal being trapped in Dark Mirror Hole, or Christian's feud with college dean) were resolved quickly and anticlimactically. This sequence of events create probably the most unplanned and, for newcomers, incomprehensible storyline so far in Sonichu. Christian (once again) promised that in the future issues he will give the spotlight to Sonichu and that his Author Avatar won't appear so often. However, he isn't famous for keeping his promises (having made this exact one before), so future issues can be expected to be similar storyline-wise to Sonichu 10, with new real life-based enemies introduced as more trolling undoubtedly will continue to rain down upon him. (That is, of course, assuming there will be new issues at all, which might not happen in the foreseeable future. Christian hasn't uploaded any new pages since February 2010 and is deeply offended even by mere suggestions that he should update his own webcomic. It seems that he decided to devote his time to more entertaining activities instead, such as masturbating, playing video games and whining about them on the internet, continuing his Quest For Sex on the internet, condemning internet and claiming that he is "active within his community".)

Since this comic blurs the line between fiction and reality so much, a deep understanding of Mr. Chandler's life and psyche is required to make any sense of it. The best source would be the CWCki, an entire wiki cataloging Mr. Chandler's life and works (warning: some pages and images are definitely Not Sage For Work or your mental health), while the even more NSFW Encyclopedia Dramatica page that started this whole mess can be found here. Mr. Chandler's own websites tend to be hacked and deleted with some degree of regularity. He used to have his own Sonichu wiki which could be found here; however, in response to trolls hacking and vandalizing his precious wiki (again), on 27 May 2010 he announced his decision to "relinquish what was the Cwcipedia" while "keeping ownership of what it was before yesterday". In response Vivian Gee and Alec Benson Leary took control of CWCipedia and claimed all rights to Sonichu; at the beginning of June 2010 the control of CWCipedia apparently was taken over by a mysterious individual who may or may not be the TRUE and HONEST CWC.* Well, actually it's definitely not CWC, but it's fun to pretend otherwise. And who knows, maybe it's a beginning of new saga...

Compare the Gonter Verse, Silent Hill, Hell. See also Asperchu and Moon-Pals, two much better series that you probably should be reading instead of this one, if you aren't already.

Please note that several links on this page are not work safe. Don't forget to keep the Brain Bleach close by should you decide to visit any of them, worksafe or otherwise.




But the Sonichu phenomenon cannot be contained by the comic itself. Because Christian Weston Chandler's life is inextricably intertwined with the stories he writes and his interactions with his "fanbase", just as many tropes can be applied to his not-so-private life as to his comic. Sonichu has also inspired a unique type of FanFic, the "trollfic" (not to be confused with a Troll Fic), a normal fanfic with the characters' moral alignments usually flipped. Meanwhile the blogcasts and chat channels the author uses to communicate with people can be more interesting than the actual comic, and offer profound insights into the mind of Mr. Chandler.



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