Medallions

Oh yes he did.

Christian Weston Chandler loves his original character Sonichu so much that he wears a hand-made Sonichu medallion on his neck. In public. The Sonichu medallion, along with his trademark Ernie shirt, is perhaps his most famous characteristic. Over the years, Chris has produced numerous medallions of his electric hedgehog characters. As of March 2009 all known medallions have been destroyed through the efforts of trolls, although Chris has demonstrated that he is working on a new one.

Origins and Purpose

An early version of the medallion, with a bad paint job, Shrinky Dink charms of Sonichu, Rosechu, and the Chaotic Combo.

Chris himself can no longer recall when he made the first medallion except that it was sometime between the creation of Sonichu in 2000 and the publication of Sonichu 0 in 2005. Not remembering the introduction of your signature accessory within a margin of error of less than four years seems like a critical lapse in memory, but this is Chris we're talking about. The earliest known footage of Chris wearing the medallion is his So Need a Cute Girl video from 20 December 2004, in which he feels it necessary to explain what it is, suggesting that it is a relatively new feature. Based on the Classic Strip "Christian + Sonichu vs the Mastermind" (drawn 18 March 2004) and lack of a medallion at his 22nd birthday, it seems possible that the Medallion was forged in this time frame, or in the very least sometime between Chris's 22nd birthday and Christmas 2004.

Throughout the ages, many have been tempted by the allure of the Medallion, with its power of giving its possessor delusions of grandeur, being Internet famous, and fail art skills

In a Mumble chat on 10 February 2009, Chris revealed the reason for the medallion and that is...because he wanted to. It's "like a nametag" for him. In one of his ED edits, Chris says that his medallion "identifies him for the high-funcioning Autistic individual that he is" . It sure does!

Each medallion is constructed from Crayola Model Magic, a non-toxic, easy-to-use modeling clay intended for small children. Chris wedges a keyring into the edge of each medallion, from which he can attach a chain to go around his neck. Medallions are painted in the color schemes of the characters they represent, with copyright information scrawled on the back. Additional detailing varies, but Chris is known to have applied Shrinky-Dink charms to certain medallions as a form of authentication, to prevent counterfeiting.

The Sonichu Medallion

Spoiler: he even wears it during his sex fantasies

Chris's primary medal is his Sonichu medallion, which he has rarely been seen without for the past five years. This medallion of course depicts his main character, Sonichu. Within the canon of Chris's Sonichu comics, the medallion is the source of the anchuent powers that allow Chris to assume his electric hedgehog alter ego, Chris-Chan Sonichu.

Before Blanca, it was believed that the Medallion of Fail would corrupt its possessor, turning the Medallion's captor into an autistic manchild with a poor taste in fashion

As he explained to Shigeru Miyamoto in his business proposal, the medallion gives him no special powers in real life.

In several videos, Chris says that in order for it to be a TRUE and HONEST video, it will be of him wearing the medallion. In this manner he attempted to cast doubt on the videos he posted confessing homosexuality, since he was not wearing his medallion in that footage.

Since the discovery of Chris on 4chan and Encyclopedia Dramatica, it has been understood among trolls that the Sonichu medallion is Chris's most cherished possession and that he would cry like a bitch if it were ever taken from him, making its capture a prime objective. This has only proven partially true. Chris does not seem to have a special attachment to any one particular medallion, but merely his ability to always wear one at all times. Further, all successful efforts to eliminate the medallions have resulted in relatively little outrage; Chris is always more concerned with his internet girlfriends being fake than he is over losing his property because of them.

Original (and decoy)

Yes, he even wore it at his god damn college graduation

It is commonly believed that Chris's first Sonichu medallion was the only one he made or wore for years, but there is no way to be sure of this. 4chan and ED are filled with high-functioning autistics who have pored over photographs identifying subtle differences in the medal's "ears" and "cheeks," suggesting that this first medal was either repainted or replaced altogether during the years. For the sake of clarity, this article will assume there was only one until mid-2008.

The SPECIAL SYMBOLS to identify the TRUE and HONEST medallion.

In August 2008 an anon on /v/ offered a story and photograph suggesting that he had met Chris in real life and tricked him into giving the medallion to him; however, Anon asspies all immediately analyzed the details of dozens of pictures and determined the "stolen" medallion to be a forgery. This conclusion was reaffirmed when Chris himself decided to post a video announcing that the medallion had never been stolen, defiantly claiming that nobody would take it from him.

Chris claimed to have made multiple Sonichu medallions and that he would sometimes wear these decoys to frustrate attempts to steal the one true medallion. It would remain unclear whether he was bluffing until October 2008 when the team of trolls posing as Blanca Weiss tricked him into sending all of his medallions to them. The package they received contained no less than two yellow Sonichu medals--one with the special markings identifying it as the "real" one, and another with no markings. It may be assumed that these were the only two medallions he owned at that time, but whether either of them was the very first may never be known; it's possible Chris has replaced his Sonichu medallion numerous times.

Mark 2

It identifies him for the high-functioning autistic individual that he is

After sending the medallions to Blanca, and being told by Blanca that trolls had stolen them from "her," Chris created a new Sonichu medallion with a slightly larger design. He posted a video explaining that Blanca had recovered the original one and sent it back to him, and that he had modified it. This new medallion boasted a special peg on the reverse side which could be used to hold Chris's high school ring, which somehow made it copy-protected.

Assuming Chris did not create any backup medallions, this is the same one he wore while posing in his mother's underwear at the request of trolls posing as Blanca. During this same exchange he later ejaculated onto the medal. Shortly thereafter Chris posted a new video in which he is visibly not wearing the medallion. It's unclear if he replaced this soiled medallion or if he cleaned it; in either case he was wearing one again by 27 October.

On 3 March 2009 Max forced Chris to cut his medallion into pieces and shove up his ass. The idea of Chris literally inserting these chunks of ceramic into his rectum (and therefore risking anal tearing and sepsis) was highly controversial. Some have argued that he merely placed them between his buttcheeks (either in an attempt to deceive Max or out of ignorance of how to get them past his sphincter), but in any case, the remnants of the medallion were assuredly covered in fecal matter. Whatever happened, Chris thinks that his father would "have another heart attack" if he knew the details.

Mark 3

Although Chris has shown he has been making a new medallion, he has not worn any medal since the 3 March 2009 incident. He now argues that his high school ring may be accepted as a symbol of his truthiness. However, since this statement was made without the medallion, this is false and Chris has disproved himself.

The Rosechu Medallion

Only one medallion of Sonichu's sweetheart Rosechu is known to have existed, but it was probably the first one Chris fashioned after the Sonichu one. The Rosechu medallion was intended to be worn by Chris's future girlfriend, the one who would be his true love and bear him his God-commanded daughter. Chris has never been seen wearing it himself. It was sent with the others to Blanca in October 2008; its fate is unknown but it is presumed destroyed.

The medallion was first known to the internet in the pages of Sonichu 4, where Chris's imaginary twin sister Crystal was introduced wearing it. In the comics Crystal possesses the same anchuent powers as Chris and the Rosechu medallion therefore allows her to become Crystalina Rosechu. That a real Rosechu medal existed was not learned until later, when Chris revealed it to PandaHalo.

In case you haven't noticed yet: Chris has, in real life, made a medal to be awarded to the future mother of his children, and in his fantasy world he has affixed this same medal to the twin sister he created to explore what he would be like if he'd been born female. Freud would have a field day with this.

The Black Sonichu Medallion

He's too angry to show his fangs

Although Black Sonichu (now Blake) seems to have originally served as an analogue for Wes Iseli, Chris appears to use the Black Sonichu medallion to represent his own dark side. The picture at the right speaks volumes about its significance; Chris seems to believe that if he scowls hard enough and wears the evil medallion, then whoever he's angry with will be terrified into capitulation, such as when he wore it in a video aimed at Adam Stackhouse.

The Anchuent Prophecy in the comics foretells that the Black Sonichu medallion would be created as a dark reflection of the original, yellow Sonichu medallion Chris wears. Beginning with Sonichu 6, Reldnahc Notsew Naitsirhc began wearing the dark medal and acting as Christian's evil twin, following the urges Chris himself keeps bottled up inside him. Like Christian, Naitsirhc summons powers from his medallion to become Reldnahc Ha-Taque.

Naitsirhc's medallion notwithstanding, Black Sonichu's role as the symbol of pure evil has softened in recent years as Chris has allowed the character to soften and fall in love with Bubbles Rosechu. As such the actual Black Sonichu medallion was rarely seen until it was sent to Blanca in October 2008.

The Jiggliami Medallion

Despite the purpose of the Rosechu medallion, Chris was so in love with Blanca that he created a brand-new medallion for her to wear based on Blanca's original character Jiggliami. This medallion was sent along with the others to Blanca in October 2008, and like the others it is presumed destroyed. Blanca was depicted wearing this medallion in Sonichu 7 and 8

See Also

• Amnyfest Ring, which Chris claims as the source of his power after losing his medallions.