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{{quote|Today two very handsome Young Men came to my house to Hand Deliver some Fan Art! I humbly accepted their Gifts, [[Chris and sexuality#Bisexuality|gave them Great Big Kisses (on the CHEEK)]] and sent them on their way!|Chris<ref name=kiss>https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/997957259182227458</ref>}}
{{Infobox Person
|image = CopitzPFP.png
|name = Copitz
|gender = Male
|day      = 17
|month    = 1
|year    = 2001
|race = White
|nationality = [[American]]
}}


[[File:CWC with Copitz 1.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris meets Copitz(right) and his friend.]]
'''Christian Opitz''',<ref>https://twitter.com/Copitz3/status/1218255646602211331 ([https://archive.fo/qVWAk archive])</ref> known by the username '''Copitz''' (born 17 January 2001),<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220402160511/https://twitter.com/copitz3</ref> is a YouTuber and a speedrunner on [[Twitch]] who lives in [[Charlottesville]]. Starting in [[May 2018]], he began visiting Chris and recording videos of him and his friends chatting with Chris while visiting local areas. Copitz would also play a role in developing ''[[The Chris Chan Conspiracy]]'' docuseries, organizing a meet-up between TheGamerFromMars and Chris at [[14 Branchland Court|his home]].


'''Copitz''' is a YouTuber and a speedrunner on [[Twitch]] who lives in [[Charlottesville]]. In [[May 2018]], he gifted Chris fanart and later recorded a video of him and his friend chatting with Chris.
==Initial Visit==
Copitz described himself as a big fan of Chris, and obsessively watched [[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History]]. Upon realizing that he lived just 20 minutes away from him, he drew a batch of fanart and went with his friend Eric to Chris's house in [[May 2018]]. They rang the doorbell, gave the fanart, and took a picture with him. Chris gave both of them a kiss on the cheek, and then made a tweet about the interaction. Copitz also mentioned the possibility of them making a video together.


==Visit==
{{quotebox|Today two very handsome Young Men came to my house to Hand Deliver some Fan Art!
On 19 May 2018, Copitz and his friend Eric went to Chris's house to give him fanart Copitz had drawn. Chris was overjoyed to meet them, kissing them on the cheek<ref name=kiss></ref>, which he thought they found flattering<ref>https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/997967420575760384</ref>, and agreeing to do a video with them.


==Interview==
I humbly accepted their Gifts, gave them Great Big Kisses (on the CHEEK) and sent them on their way!


This took place on 26 May 2018, with the videos released a few days later.
I might even do a Video with them Sometime Soon! 🌈🌈<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191108230701/https://twitter.com/cwcsonichu/status/997957259182227458</ref>}}


{{Infobox/video
After this interaction, Copitz signed up to [[Kiwi Farms]] and made a thread on the forum, not knowing that the forum largely has a negative opinion of Chris.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-met-chris-chan-today.43299/</ref>
| name          = A Chat with Christine Weston Chandler/Chris Chan
| video          = {{#ev:youtube|SopgLOXCcoE}}
| stardate      = 30 [[May 2018]]
| maker          = Copitz
| previous      = [[I Am Sick of the HATE!!! (I could use a break)]]
| next          = [[Count Dankula|A Chat With Chris-Chan]]
| subject        = }}


{{Infobox/video
{{quoteboxbrown|Chris Chan lives only 20 minutes away from me and I am a big fan, so I couldn't miss the opportunity to meet THE CWC. I drew some fan-art and drove to Chris's house with my friend, rang the doorbell, and was greeted by a friendly and familiar face. Chris took the art and let me take a picture of us, gave us a big kiss on the cheek and we we left. It was a very interesting experience to meet somebody so iconic.
| name          = Deleted Scenes - A Chat with Christine Weston Chandler/Chris Chan
| video          = {{#ev:youtube|QgRZgLGRb5g}}
| stardate      = 31 [[May 2018]]
| maker          = Copitz
| previous      =
| next          = 
| subject        = }}


==Transcript of "A Chat with Christine Weston Chandler/Chris Chan"==
[[File:CWC with Copitz 1.jpg|200px]]}}
{{Transcription}}
{{Incomplete}}


[''For reference, the guy with the bandages on his face is Carson, and the guy in the back is Lee'']
Kiwi Farms started insulting him for many reasons, including his appearance. Copitz decided to clarify his intentions.


=== (0:00-0:10) Intro ===
{{quoteboxbrown|Barb showed up to the door while we were talking to Chris, but we did not speak to her.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-met-chris-chan-today.43299/post-3373082</ref>}}
{{quoteboxbrown|Just to clear things up, I didn't have any intentions other than saying hi and asking if Chris wanted to make a video with me just for fun. Nothing else. I apologize that I did not make my intentions clear in the first place.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-met-chris-chan-today.43299/page-3#post-3373110</ref>}}


[''Techno music plays as text is shown on the screen'']
===The Fanart===
<center>
<gallery>
File:CopitzFanArt1.jpg|
File:CopitzFanArt2.jpg
File:CopitzFanArt3.jpg
</gallery>
</center>


<pre>A Chat With Christine Chandler
==Interview==
 
[[File:CWC with Copitz 2.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris with Copitz on the day of the interview]]
Filmed Saturday, 5/26/2018</pre>
{{main|A Chat with Christine Weston Chandler/Chris Chan}}
 
 
<pre>We accidentally lost the first bit of this footage, so that is why there is no intro here.</pre>
 
 
<pre>The only important thing that was lost was Christine indulging in some "JULAY" memes, believe it or not.</pre>
 
 
<pre>That being said, enjoy the video!</pre>
 
 
=== (0:11-0:22) Chris discusses the weather ===
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Ahh...[[Obesity|I-I tend to perspire easily]].
 
[''Chris fans his face and takes off his glasses'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah...It is pretty hot today.  Maybe eighty degrees?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yeah. It's-[''wipes face''] mid-eighties right now.


<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Mid-eighties?
Copitz started talking about his planned video in his KF thread.


<font color="purple">'''Carson'''</font color>: This is really good.
{{quoteboxbrown|The video I am hoping to make will just be us hanging out, going to McDonalds, and/or playing some video games - just something for fun, not making fun of Chris in any way.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-met-chris-chan-today.43299/post-3373216</ref>}}
{{quoteboxbrown|I definitely see why you say that. I appreciate you trying to be reasonable, but I am not planning on going any farther than us making a video together, and there's a small chance we would make more in the future if Chris would want to. But I have no intentions to do any livestreaming together or anything of the sort. Yes, I may see a marginal increase of views on my YouTube channel, but that is only somewhat of a side-benefit. Mostly I just thought it would be an iconic experience to meet and make a video with such a popular personality online, and I felt like it would be fun. Bragging here on kiwifarms was just the first thing I thought of when I got home, as I have seen this website before in relation with Chris, but I realize now that this was not the place to be posting, even though I probably would have ended up being posted on here by a third party anyway.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-met-chris-chan-today.43299/page-7#post-3373699</ref>}}


<font color="red">'''Lee'''</font color>: It's nice out.
On 26 [[May 2018]], Copitz went with Lee and a group of other friends to interview Chris. Copitz posted it on [[Kiwi Farms]], where it was largely criticized for the lack of interesting questions asked, however this did not bother him. The video is most notable for firmly establishing the friendship between Copitz and Chris.


<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: It is nice out, yeah.
==Ghost Hunting==
{{Main|Ghost Hunting with Chris Chan}}


[''jump cut'']
During [[February 2019]], almost an year after their last interaction, Copitz, Lee, and a third friend all visited Chris to ghost hunt at the DeJarnette Center for Human Development in Staunton, Virginia. Not much actual ghost hunting happens in the video, and the four mostly just walk around and talk about ghosts and other topics. Copitz later complimented Chris on his empathy for the victims of Joseph DeJarnette, both on and off camera.


==The Chris Chan Conspiracy==
{{Main|The Chris Chan Conspiracy}}


=== (0:23-1:17) Chris discusses the Kiwi Farms and BraveryJerk ===
During [[December 2019]], Copitz was contacted by the YouTuber TheGamerFromMars, who wanted to interview Chris for his documentary series '[[The Chris Chan Conspiracy]]'. Copitz accepted, and contacted Chris to plan the interview with him. Eventually, GFM drove to [[14 Branchland Court]], and met up with Chris and Copitz. They walk with Chris in his backyard, play games with him in his room, walk around the neighborhood, go to a restaurant, before ending the video by chatting to Chris on his gazebo. Copitz later released a deleted scene on his YouTube channel.


<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Y- you probably know about the, the [[Kiwi Farms]], right?
==Other Interactions==
[[File:CWC Copitz May 2019.jpg|thumb|200px|Copitz giving Chris a ride in [[May 2019]]]]
{{see also|Xleepy|Pappy Van Poodle Interview}}


<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Oh, yes.
Copitz is known to have invited Chris to his [[Discord]] server, however he never chatted.  


<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, yeah.
On 3 [[May 2019]], Copitz accidentally ran into Chris at the downtown mall, who asked him for a ride. Copitz agreed to give Chris a ride, and also took a picture with him.<ref>[[:File:Copitz's Server - Copitz chats.png]]</ref>


[''jump cut'']
On 25 [[May 2019]], Copitz was contacted by the YouTuber Nick Robinson, who wanted to arrange an interview with Chris about the character Pappy Van Poodle from Rusty's Real Deal Baseball. Copitz agreed with this, and set up a video call with Chris and Nick, which was [[Pappy Van Poodle Interview|posted online]].


<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: People probably, uh-[''jump cut''] replied to you on [[Twitter]] when you posted the picture of us, then I posted it on Kiwi Farms.
In [[February 2020]], Copitz's friend [[Xleepy]] reached out to him in order to arrange a meeting with Chris, which would be recorded and added to Xleepy's channel trailer. Copitz contacted Chris, and he made the video with Xleepy on 29 February. Copitz is seen sitting next to Chris while he showcases his psychic powers.  


[''jump cut'']
On 25 [[December 2022]], Copitz left a comment on [[Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History]] Episode 70,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw9OtvE0r6Q&t=781s&ab_channel=GenoSamuel2.1</ref> which featured his ghost hunting footage.


<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: I didn't even know what the Kiwi Farms was, I w- I just thought like [''jump cut''] It was a place to maybe brag about my experience, you know, [Chris laughs] 'cause it was the first thing I thought of when I got home, but then I realized... that wasn't such a good idea and [<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Mmm.] th- most of the people on the forums were telling me it wasn't a good idea either.
{{quoteboxbrown|holy shit hahaha this is awesome. ngl it's so weird but cool to see myself in the Geno documentary after obsessively watching that very same documentary for hours upon hours prior to ever meeting Chris.


<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Eeh.
Thank you Geno for sharing my video with people! And I'm glad you found some use of it


<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Um, but, you know-
Just a correction, February was when we filmed the Dejarnette video, about a month prior to uploading it, as I was running into issues with the PC I was using to edit


<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color> (''interrupting''): I forgive you this time.
I want to note how interesting I find what I interpret as - despite all of the things Chris has done which have hurt people - as a huge amount of empathy exhibited by Chris when it comes to the victims of Dejarnette. And the empathy they had for me during our video, with how kind they were. I will also say that from what I remember of our conversations 1-on-1 off camera, Chris was clearly far more interested in talking about me than about themself and trying to help me figure out issues in my life through what they believed to be their powers. Chris obviously has a very different view of the world from us all and it may help people wishing to understand them better to realize that despite the hurt a person may have caused in others, the reason behind their hurtful actions often comes from a desire to help both that person and themselves, yet the decision to do so can be warped by the only way they know how to understand things and a maladaptive level of empathy for themselves.


<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Haha, thank you. [''jump cut''] A lot of them were-were afraid that I was like a [[ween]] and I was gonna be like, you remember [[BraveryJerk]]?
This is why I truly hope Chris is finding happiness in the obviously inherently unhappy reality of prison through living within their own reality. And maybe some people can find empathy for Chris if they can see the empathy Chris has themselves, no matter how maladaptive.


[''jump cut'']
Thanks again Geno! Hope you had a merry Christmas!}}
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Ah, not sure.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: He was the, uh, the African-American fellow who interviewed you at the, uh, the, uh-
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color> (''interrupting''): Oh... oh, yeah, yeah.  I did n- I did not know his offline name.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Okay- no, that is his online name, is BraveryJerk.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Online, offline, [''raspberry-like sound''], what did I say.  I-[''Chris uses an extremely high-pitched and loud sing-song voice'']I kept sayin' words!!
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: How did you feel about the videos that he made?
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Uh, it is what it is, I just m'let it go, I'm cool.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, yeah.
 
 
=== (1:19-2:28) Chris discusses Toys "R" Us and restaurants ===
 
[''jump cut, Chris is now leaning forwards, reaching for a cup of tea'']
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Which tea is this again?
 
<font color="purple">'''Carson'''</font color>: It's called Iron [''unintelligible''].  It kinda tastes like, sweet, even without sugar.
 
[''Chris laughs'']
 
[''jump cut, the tea is now being poured into Chris' cup'']
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: That's good.
 
<font color="purple">'''Carson'''</font color>: Oop, didn't get your hand, did I?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Nah, you're cool. [''jump cut''] Ha, could've been hotter.
 
[''Copitz laughs'']
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yeah, I like spicy things.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, I like spicy th-
 
<font color="purple">'''Carson'''</font color>: Hey, what's your favorite food, by the way?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Mmm.  I like, uh, Mac and Cheese for longer time.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: When you go- go out to eat at uh, at, at near [[Ruckersville]], where do you normally go, do you come down to [[Charlottesville]], or...
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Uh, yeah, kinda here 'n 'ere, I mean, [''jump cut''] I just feel like it's cheap to just name [[McDonald's]] all the time, or KFC, or Taco Bell, [<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, yeah] but I tell you what-[<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Those are cheap, though] if I like it good, I might get something good from the [''unintelligible''] Buffet.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Oh, yeah, uh- that's down near where [[Toys "R" Us]] is, right?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yeah. [sigh] Stop the closing of the Toys "R" Us!
 
[''Copitz and friends mock-scream in dismay'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: No! Not the Toys "R" Us!
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: You probably get a lot of your, your [[MLP]] stuff from [jump cut] Toys "R" Us, don't you?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yeah, but's it's like, a lot of it's available online now, everyone's buying online [<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: [''sucks teeth''] Yeah.] Maybe KB will make a return, just like I heard on, uh, kind of a, news thing I s- read about, few weeks ago.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, it might- you know, that would actually be a good idea because it could pick up the business that Toys "R" Us, um, [<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Lost.] would have lost, yeah.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
=== (2:28-3:22) Copitz tells stories about Monster Energy and his friend Eric ===
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>(''to one of the friends''): It was pretty good, by the way.
 
<font color="purple">'''Carson'''</font color>: I know, I like it a lot.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: I remember, I was here one time, and, and I, and I had a, I had a big, um, can of Monster Energy, and I tried combining it with the tea, but it just tasted like gross, warm Monster.
 
[''They all laugh'']
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: They make a tea for Monster, Monster Tea.
 
<font color="purple">'''Carson'''</font color>: Oh, [''unintelligible''], I think it's called.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: So you remember Eric [''Shows a picture of Eric on the screen''], my friend that, uh, that came to [<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Uh, yes.] your house, right? [<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yes.] He-
 
[''jump cut'']
 
[''The camera lurches awkwardly towards one of Copitz's friends'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: When he was taking the behind the wheel driving lessons, he went up to- to the [[Wal-Mart]] [''phone buzzes''] on 29 North. [''Camera tilts around''] Not the one in Ruckersville, but the one- [<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Alright.] the one near Charlottesville.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
[''Copitz drinks some tea'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>:  Ooh, that is good.  I like that.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="purple">'''Carson'''</font color>: Eric was actually the one who showed me the [''unintelligible'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Oh, really.  Shoutouts to Eric. [''closeup of Eric's face'']
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: So when he was driving- [''jump cut''] through the parking lot with his driver's instruction teacher and a couple of other students- [''jump cut''] he actually saw you.  Uh, a while ago, he saw you, and he recognized you.  So that- so that was, uh, exciting for me, and we were all jealous.  [''Chris and Copitz laugh''] They got to see you.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
 
=== (3:23-3:43) Chris discusses people coming to his house ===
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: What were you thinking when we came to your house? How often does that happen?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Uhh... [''jump cut''] Feel like I wanna say on average... maybe.. uh... once every few months?
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Is it normally [[fans]], or normally [[trolls]]?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Um... I'm not quite certain.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Not- not sure? Maybe just people trying to- people that live in the area and just wanna meet an- an icon?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yeah, kinda.  [''laughs'']
 
[''jump cut'']
 
 
=== (3:44-5:54) Chris discusses Animal Crossing, Let's Play, and the GenoSamuel2 documentary ===
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Hey, try the Hi-C!  It's got mint in it, and it's really good.
 
<font color="gray">'''Friend 3'''</font color>: [''unintelligible'']
 
<font color="cyan">'''Friend 4'''</font color>: There are many, huh?
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, there are a lot of 'em.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: I like mint.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Um-
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Minty Squirrel from [[Animal Crossing]].
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Minty Squ- Yeah, you know, you did a lot of Animal Crossing stuff back in the day, didn't you?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yeah.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: You made [[Animal Crossing Documentary|that Animal Crossing video]] for [[Borb|your parents]]?  I thought that was really nice.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yeah.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: And then I just did touring of what I had on my GameCube.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Ah, right.  Yeah.  I- you kn- I remember people saying- I thought this was really cool- They said that you pioneered the Let's Play experience.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: I did?
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, 'cause you did it- you, you like, you recorded yourself, um, you're y'know, commentating over gameplay before basically anybody else did on the Internet.
 
[''Copitz plays 5:02-5:10 from Chris' Animal Crossing Documentary'']
 
<blockquote><font color="blue">'''2003 Chris'''</font color>: -moving on with the tour of my house. As you can see I've got- I'm collecting the NES games. I've got most of them down here, and I've got a couple upstairs.</blockquote>
 
[''Video clip ends'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: So some people consider you the pioneer Let's Play.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Huh.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: That's pretty cool, isn't it?
 
<font color="red">'''Lee'''</font color>: That is pretty cool.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Okay, well that's news to me.
 
[''Copitz and friends laugh'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, I saw that ag- on the, um, do you know, the uh [[Chris_in_the_media#Chris_Chan:_A_Comprehensive_History|GenoSamuel2 documentary]]?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Mmm.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Um, he's making this ''crazy'' long, comprehensive documentary, and I'd say it's very objective, he's not making fun of you in any way.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Mm.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
[''Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History - Part 10 is shown on the screen'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: He's on Part 10, and they're each 40 minutes, and he's only on like 2008, [''Picture disappears from the screen''] so it's like, it's like he's getting everything in there.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Ah, as much as he can, right?
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, yeah.  H- how do you feel about it when people make, like, documentaries and stuff about you but they're not making fun of you?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Um, I feel abou- I kinda feel like, uh...
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: You wish your past wasn't documented as much?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Uh, no, I don't wanna say that.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Mm-hm.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Um, I just kinda wish I wasn't as- more famous than infamous [<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, yeah, that's true.]  for more of my good qua- [Ego|more of my good traits, but I think they're all well noted among which.] I have faith in the goodness of people.  And that's , uh, that's discounting and discrediting the obvious bad ones.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, yeah.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Y- you've met some good people out there.  I mean, we're here, right? You know. [<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yeah.] Yeah, we're- we're trying [''camera suddenly zooms in on Chris's torso''] to be friendly.  [''all laugh'']
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="red">'''Lee'''</font color>: [unintelligible] cameraman?
 
[''He's likely saying something along the lines of "Can I be the cameraman" because of Copitz's response and his later disappearance.]
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Yeah, you think you could help us- help me out here? Thanks, Lee.
 
 
=== (5:55-6:01) Interlude ===
 
[''The same techno music plays, text is shown on the screen'']
 
<pre>Starting here, there is a lot of background noise that I did not realize was being picked up.</pre>
 
<pre>I apologize for this error.  That being said, please carry on and enjoy the rest.</pre>
 
 
=== (6:02-6:45) Chris discusses his favorite games ===
 
[''The camera is now in a different position, revealing more of the room.  Lee is gone from the frame, and is now the cameraman.'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: All right, we're good, we've got Lee as our cameraman now, so that's good.
 
[''Chris laughs'']
 
[''jump cut, camera is zoomed in more'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Um, so Chrischine[sic] was just saying off-camera that her favorite, uh, [[Sonic]] game was Sonic CD.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yeah.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Um, would that make that your favorite game of all time?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Uh...
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Or you like Animal Crossing or [[LittleBiGPlanet]] more?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: I like, I like [[List of Chris's games|all the games I've played]]-
 
[''Copitz starts getting up from his seat and reaches for the camera.  As he touches it, there is a jump cut.'']
 
[''Copitz withdraws his hand from the camera'']
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: -[[PlayStation_3#Trophies|definitely earned, like up to a hundred percent of the trophies.]]
 
[''someone laughs'']
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: I dunno about favorite game of all time, though.  Mmm...[''wipes face'']...Although, big props to everything LittleBiGPlanet, especially everything on the [[PS3]], 'cause I'm able to make my [[LittleBiGPlanet#On_costumes|Sonichu costumes]] and play the game [''Friend laughs''] as [[Sonichu]] in a way.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: [''Looks at camera''] You- you still uh, kind of a big gamer?  You play games a lot?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yeah.  Here and there, just when I- I do as I feel.
 
[''jump cut'']
[[File:Copitz's Face Swap Picture.jpg|thumb|400 px|The picture in question.]]
 
 
=== (6:46-6:56) Copitz shows Chris a picture ===
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: I got this picture right here where somebody swapped our mouths and made Eric's head really big.
 
[''The picture shows up on the screen'']
 
[''Chris and Copitz laugh'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: I'll put that up on screen.
 
<font color="red">'''Lee'''</font color>: Oh yeah, I saw those, too.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: You think that's funny?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Silly, yeah.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
 
=== (6:57-7:16) Chris talks about his typical day ===
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: What is a typical, uh, 'CWC' day like?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Um... Well,I'm gettin' into something a bit more exercising. Going to [[Chris_and_health#Anytime_Fitness|Anytime Fitness]], I am a member there.''
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: The one, uh, in Ruckersville?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Ehhhm... Not so much anymore, had to relocate, I'm not sayin' where.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: The one I'm going to, does- it's much farther... Yeah.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
 
=== (7:17-8:09) Chris talks about his jobs at Wendy's and Cutco Cutlery ===
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: So you worked at the [[Wendy's]] in Ruckersville for a while, didn't you?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>:[''nervously''] Yeah.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Wh- what was your experience like there?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Ehhh... Kinda hit-or-miss, [<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Oof.] and I was still young... um... I felt like it [''jump cut''] just didn't quite suit me as well anyhow.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Mm-hm.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Did you work anywhere else?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: [[Monthly tugboat|Uh... uh... No, not these days.]] Uh, but I did work one summer as a... representative of... [[Cutco Cutlery]]?  But I- I treated it only as a summer job, so...
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Okay. Yeah. Yeah.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Are you 36 now?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Uhf... Yes.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: 36.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: We can still make the next [''unintelligible''].
 
<font color="purple">'''Carson'''</font color>: Yeah.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: It's a generation gap that can be a brrrrrridge.  Like in a blidge[sic] dictionary, I'm making a bridge.
 
[''Unsure of what Chris is actually doing here.  I think he's trying to [[Chris and Spanish|roll his 'R's]], but if he is, he's doing it so badly that I can't tell.'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Bridge.
 
[''Chris moves his hand in a horizontal motion, supposedly imitating a bridge'']
 
[''Copitz and Chris fist bump, creating an explosion.'']
 
[''Copitz and Chris laugh'']
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: There's a good bridge.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
 
=== (8:10-?) Chris talks about his name change and his favorite movie===
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: What was it, the um, the uh, the bear, at the, at the [''unintelligible''] Mall [[Christopher's name change|that gave you that name]]?
 
[''Text is shown on the screen, accompanied by a doorbell-like sound effect.'']
 
<pre>
*Referring to the name "Christian" here.*
</pre>
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Yep.  Leonard... Bearstein.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Leonard Bearstein.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="purple">'''Carson'''</font color>: Do you have a favorite movie?
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Favorite movie.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: [[Mary Poppins]].
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: Mary Poppins.
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>:[''odd voice''] Supercalifragilisticexp-
 
[''Copitz joins in'']
 
Both <font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color> and <font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: -ialidocious.
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: You ever go to the theater?
 
[''jump cut'']
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Ehh, my friends, uh, took me there, t' see [[Pokémon]]: I Choose You
 
[''The video cuts to a still from the movie, text laid on top:'']
 
<pre>
POKEMON[sic]: I CHOOSE YOU SPOILER ALERT
 
SKIP TO 9:12 TO AVOID
</pre>
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: Pikachu... talked to Ash, literally.
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>:[''muffled by the tea he's drinking''] Mmm?
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: An' it's like, "Pikachu!"- [<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: The whole movie?]- No, just one part - but it's like [''Chris does an admittedly good impression of Ash from the Pokémon anime''] "Pikachu! [[How_the_Pokémon_Came_into_Our_PokéBalls|Why don't you get in your Pokéball?]]" an' he's like, [''very high-pitched voice'']"It's because..." [<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>:[''incredulously, looking at the camera''] What?] "...It's because, I want to be with you."
 
<font color="green">'''Copitz'''</font color>: That happened in the movie? 
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: [''still using the high-pitched voice''] Yeah.
 
[''Copitz plays a camera-recorded clip from the movie'']
 
<blockquote><font color="orange">'''Ash'''</font color>: Pikachu... Why won't you get in your Pokéball?</blockquote>
 
<blockquote><span style="color:yellow; background:black">'''Pikachu'''</span>: It's because...</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>[''The crowd starts murmuring confusedly, a few people saying variations on "What?" or "No..."'']</blockquote>
 
<blockquote><span style="color:yellow; background:black">'''Pikachu'''</span>: ...It's because I always want... to be with you.</blockquote>
 
<font color="blue">'''Chris'''</font color>: The whole movie was quite good, we enjoyed it.
 
==External links==
*[https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/998016112745943041 The fanart Copitz gave Chris].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Chris and journalism]]
*[[Copitz DMs]]
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{FanChats}}
 


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Copitz
Information
Name Copitz
Date of birth (2001-01-17) January 17, 2001 (age 23)
Gender Male
Race White
Nationality American

Christian Opitz,[1] known by the username Copitz (born 17 January 2001),[2] is a YouTuber and a speedrunner on Twitch who lives in Charlottesville. Starting in May 2018, he began visiting Chris and recording videos of him and his friends chatting with Chris while visiting local areas. Copitz would also play a role in developing The Chris Chan Conspiracy docuseries, organizing a meet-up between TheGamerFromMars and Chris at his home.

Initial Visit

Copitz described himself as a big fan of Chris, and obsessively watched Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History. Upon realizing that he lived just 20 minutes away from him, he drew a batch of fanart and went with his friend Eric to Chris's house in May 2018. They rang the doorbell, gave the fanart, and took a picture with him. Chris gave both of them a kiss on the cheek, and then made a tweet about the interaction. Copitz also mentioned the possibility of them making a video together.

Today two very handsome Young Men came to my house to Hand Deliver some Fan Art!

I humbly accepted their Gifts, gave them Great Big Kisses (on the CHEEK) and sent them on their way!

I might even do a Video with them Sometime Soon! 🌈🌈[3]

After this interaction, Copitz signed up to Kiwi Farms and made a thread on the forum, not knowing that the forum largely has a negative opinion of Chris.[4]

Chris Chan lives only 20 minutes away from me and I am a big fan, so I couldn't miss the opportunity to meet THE CWC. I drew some fan-art and drove to Chris's house with my friend, rang the doorbell, and was greeted by a friendly and familiar face. Chris took the art and let me take a picture of us, gave us a big kiss on the cheek and we we left. It was a very interesting experience to meet somebody so iconic.

CWC with Copitz 1.jpg

Kiwi Farms started insulting him for many reasons, including his appearance. Copitz decided to clarify his intentions.

Barb showed up to the door while we were talking to Chris, but we did not speak to her.[5]
Just to clear things up, I didn't have any intentions other than saying hi and asking if Chris wanted to make a video with me just for fun. Nothing else. I apologize that I did not make my intentions clear in the first place.[6]

The Fanart

  • CopitzFanArt1.jpg
  • CopitzFanArt2.jpg
  • CopitzFanArt3.jpg

Interview

Chris with Copitz on the day of the interview
Main article: A Chat with Christine Weston Chandler/Chris Chan

Copitz started talking about his planned video in his KF thread.

The video I am hoping to make will just be us hanging out, going to McDonalds, and/or playing some video games - just something for fun, not making fun of Chris in any way.[7]
I definitely see why you say that. I appreciate you trying to be reasonable, but I am not planning on going any farther than us making a video together, and there's a small chance we would make more in the future if Chris would want to. But I have no intentions to do any livestreaming together or anything of the sort. Yes, I may see a marginal increase of views on my YouTube channel, but that is only somewhat of a side-benefit. Mostly I just thought it would be an iconic experience to meet and make a video with such a popular personality online, and I felt like it would be fun. Bragging here on kiwifarms was just the first thing I thought of when I got home, as I have seen this website before in relation with Chris, but I realize now that this was not the place to be posting, even though I probably would have ended up being posted on here by a third party anyway.[8]

On 26 May 2018, Copitz went with Lee and a group of other friends to interview Chris. Copitz posted it on Kiwi Farms, where it was largely criticized for the lack of interesting questions asked, however this did not bother him. The video is most notable for firmly establishing the friendship between Copitz and Chris.

Ghost Hunting

Main article: Ghost Hunting with Chris Chan

During February 2019, almost an year after their last interaction, Copitz, Lee, and a third friend all visited Chris to ghost hunt at the DeJarnette Center for Human Development in Staunton, Virginia. Not much actual ghost hunting happens in the video, and the four mostly just walk around and talk about ghosts and other topics. Copitz later complimented Chris on his empathy for the victims of Joseph DeJarnette, both on and off camera.

The Chris Chan Conspiracy

Main article: The Chris Chan Conspiracy

During December 2019, Copitz was contacted by the YouTuber TheGamerFromMars, who wanted to interview Chris for his documentary series 'The Chris Chan Conspiracy'. Copitz accepted, and contacted Chris to plan the interview with him. Eventually, GFM drove to 14 Branchland Court, and met up with Chris and Copitz. They walk with Chris in his backyard, play games with him in his room, walk around the neighborhood, go to a restaurant, before ending the video by chatting to Chris on his gazebo. Copitz later released a deleted scene on his YouTube channel.

Other Interactions

Copitz giving Chris a ride in May 2019
See also: Xleepy and Pappy Van Poodle Interview

Copitz is known to have invited Chris to his Discord server, however he never chatted.

On 3 May 2019, Copitz accidentally ran into Chris at the downtown mall, who asked him for a ride. Copitz agreed to give Chris a ride, and also took a picture with him.[9]

On 25 May 2019, Copitz was contacted by the YouTuber Nick Robinson, who wanted to arrange an interview with Chris about the character Pappy Van Poodle from Rusty's Real Deal Baseball. Copitz agreed with this, and set up a video call with Chris and Nick, which was posted online.

In February 2020, Copitz's friend Xleepy reached out to him in order to arrange a meeting with Chris, which would be recorded and added to Xleepy's channel trailer. Copitz contacted Chris, and he made the video with Xleepy on 29 February. Copitz is seen sitting next to Chris while he showcases his psychic powers.

On 25 December 2022, Copitz left a comment on Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History Episode 70,[10] which featured his ghost hunting footage.

holy shit hahaha this is awesome. ngl it's so weird but cool to see myself in the Geno documentary after obsessively watching that very same documentary for hours upon hours prior to ever meeting Chris.

Thank you Geno for sharing my video with people! And I'm glad you found some use of it

Just a correction, February was when we filmed the Dejarnette video, about a month prior to uploading it, as I was running into issues with the PC I was using to edit

I want to note how interesting I find what I interpret as - despite all of the things Chris has done which have hurt people - as a huge amount of empathy exhibited by Chris when it comes to the victims of Dejarnette. And the empathy they had for me during our video, with how kind they were. I will also say that from what I remember of our conversations 1-on-1 off camera, Chris was clearly far more interested in talking about me than about themself and trying to help me figure out issues in my life through what they believed to be their powers. Chris obviously has a very different view of the world from us all and it may help people wishing to understand them better to realize that despite the hurt a person may have caused in others, the reason behind their hurtful actions often comes from a desire to help both that person and themselves, yet the decision to do so can be warped by the only way they know how to understand things and a maladaptive level of empathy for themselves.

This is why I truly hope Chris is finding happiness in the obviously inherently unhappy reality of prison through living within their own reality. And maybe some people can find empathy for Chris if they can see the empathy Chris has themselves, no matter how maladaptive.

Thanks again Geno! Hope you had a merry Christmas!

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Copitz3/status/1218255646602211331 (archive)
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220402160511/https://twitter.com/copitz3
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191108230701/https://twitter.com/cwcsonichu/status/997957259182227458
  4. ↑ https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-met-chris-chan-today.43299/
  5. ↑ https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-met-chris-chan-today.43299/post-3373082
  6. ↑ https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-met-chris-chan-today.43299/page-3#post-3373110
  7. ↑ https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-met-chris-chan-today.43299/post-3373216
  8. ↑ https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-met-chris-chan-today.43299/page-7#post-3373699
  9. ↑ File:Copitz's Server - Copitz chats.png
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw9OtvE0r6Q&t=781s&ab_channel=GenoSamuel2.1
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