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But then, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeyondTheImpossible standing resplendent above them all], there is Sonichu. | But then, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeyondTheImpossible standing resplendent above them all], there is Sonichu. | ||
''[http://archive.cogsdev.org/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Sonichu_Comic_Collection Sonichu]'' was a <strike>fan</strike> [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MemeticMutation TRUE and ORIGINAL] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Webcomic webcomic] created by one Christian Weston Chandler, starring (at least initially) the eponymous Electric [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SonicTheHedgehog Hedgehog] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitlei015gc004kw4 Pokémon | ''[http://archive.cogsdev.org/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Sonichu_Comic_Collection Sonichu]'' was a <strike>fan</strike> [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MemeticMutation TRUE and ORIGINAL] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Webcomic webcomic] created by one Christian Weston Chandler, starring (at least initially) the eponymous Electric [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SonicTheHedgehog Hedgehog] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitlei015gc004kw4 Pokémon] and his friends. The comic itself would be remarkable only for how [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Horrible/Webcomics unbelievably bad it is], but it has in recent years gained notoriety due to the author's antics in response to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll troll]ing and other harassment. The result is a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BileFascination perversely-fascinating], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DysfunctionJunction deeply-dysfunctional], symbiotic relationship - Mr. Chandler's creation has been saved from the curse of obscurity at the price of a "fanbase" devoted to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeusAngstMachina making his life a living hell.] | ||
''Sonichu'' started as some sort of ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitlei015gc004kw4 Pokémon]/[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog]'' crossover world, and the first few issues focus on Sonichu's origin, his [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MeetCute meeting] with his "heartsweet" [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheChick Rosechu] (based [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CaptainErsatz heavily] on [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/SonicTheHedgehog 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 [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LifeEmbellished Christian himself takes center stage] and encounters and battles his enemies in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealLife real life], from mall cops to the dean of his local community college to internet [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll trolls]. Needless to say, the supposed main plot, a search for the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGuffin Sonichu Bal]- sorry, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Retcon Sonichu Crystals], in order to use their powers to free Christian's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DistaffCounterpart Distaff Counterpart] and "dream sibling", Crystal, from a mirror the aforementioned dean have trapped her in, takes a backseat. | ''Sonichu'' started as some sort of ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitlei015gc004kw4 Pokémon]/[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog]'' crossover world, and the first few issues focus on Sonichu's origin, his [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MeetCute meeting] with his "heartsweet" [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheChick Rosechu] (based [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CaptainErsatz heavily] on [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/SonicTheHedgehog 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 [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LifeEmbellished Christian himself takes center stage] and encounters and battles his enemies in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealLife real life], from mall cops to the dean of his local community college to internet [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll trolls]. Needless to say, the supposed main plot, a search for the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGuffin Sonichu Bal]- sorry, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Retcon Sonichu Crystals], in order to use their powers to free Christian's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DistaffCounterpart Distaff Counterpart] and "dream sibling", Crystal, from a mirror the aforementioned dean have trapped her in, takes a backseat. | ||
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* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllTrollsAreDifferent All Trolls Are Different]: Chris envisions the internet trolls who antagonize him as living [[wikipedia:Troll_doll|Troll dolls]] in the comic. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllTrollsAreDifferent All Trolls Are Different]: Chris envisions the internet trolls who antagonize him as living [[wikipedia:Troll_doll|Troll dolls]] in the comic. | ||
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Alternative Character Interpretation]: God and Jesus are trolls. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Alternative Character Interpretation]: God and Jesus are trolls. | ||
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle And Knowing Is Half The Battle]: Almost literally: Chris often [ | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle And Knowing Is Half The Battle]: Almost literally: Chris often [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorFilibuster pauses mid-panel to drop cautionary messages into his comics], such as encouraging parents to pay attention to the age ratings on the games their kids play, and plugging ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet]'' while encouraging readers not to buy knock-off copies of the game for the <strike>Xbox</strike> Hex Bawx 360. | ||
* | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Animesque Animesque]: After Chris met Megan in real life, sweat drops, anime eyes, and other Japanese influences started appearing more frequently. | ||
* AnimatedActors: Supposedly Sonichu and Rosechu are married and have children "outside" of the comic... which makes it even more difficult to figure out on [[Reality|what level of reality all this insanity is taking place on]]. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedActors Animated Actors]: Supposedly Sonichu and Rosechu are married and have children "outside" of the comic... which makes it even more difficult to figure out on [[Reality|what level of reality all this insanity is taking place on]]. | ||
** Even the characters themselves are having trouble with telling the difference between their reality and in-universe fiction, such as Sonichu mistaking drawings of Rosechu in the nude as real candid photographs of her. | ** Even the characters themselves are having trouble with telling the difference between their reality and in-universe fiction, such as Sonichu mistaking drawings of Rosechu in the nude as real candid photographs of her. | ||
*** Although that one may have been the artist's attempt to make his own drawings look better [ | *** Although that one may have been the artist's attempt to make his own drawings look better [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShowDontTell by having the characters talk about how life-like they are]. | ||
** A second phone call between Chris and Alec Benson Leary confirmed that [[Alec Benson Leary Phone Call 2|Chris actually believes that all comic book and cartoon characters - including Sonichu characters - really exist]] in some sort of bizarre, ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit''-esque "toon world"...in fact, [ | ** A second phone call between Chris and Alec Benson Leary confirmed that [[Alec Benson Leary Phone Call 2|Chris actually believes that all comic book and cartoon characters - including Sonichu characters - really exist]] in some sort of bizarre, ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Who Framed Roger Rabbit]''-esque "toon world"...in fact, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FacePalm he cited Roger Rabbit as evidence that this is true.] | ||
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: the BigBad is named Count Graduon, who is a living, breathing manifestation of Chris' bad memories of his graduation. Chris was angry because he was not allowed to recite some inane poem, so he created Count Graduon to "protest". | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnthropomorphicPersonification Anthropomorphic Personification]: the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBad Big Bad] is named Count Graduon, who is a living, breathing manifestation of Chris' bad memories of his graduation. Chris was angry because he was not allowed to recite some inane poem, so he created Count Graduon to "protest". | ||
* ArtEvolution: Well... Chris' self-insert character has stopped [[:File:CWC_collage.jpg inflating/deflating at random]] due to Chris trying to draw himself realistically while at the same time denying his quickly increasing baldness and obesity. Also, his hair is now firmly glued to his head. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtEvolution Art Evolution]: Well... Chris' self-insert character has stopped [[:File:CWC_collage.jpg|inflating/deflating at random]] due to Chris trying to draw himself realistically while at the same time denying his quickly increasing baldness and obesity. Also, his hair is now firmly glued to his head. | ||
** By the end of 2009, his artwork has improved further... but only slightly. While rushing to make up for constant | ** By the end of 2009, his artwork has improved further... but only slightly. While rushing to make up for constant [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScheduleSlip schedule slippage], Chris's artwork has devolved back to that of a preschooler. | ||
*** Considering the slight improvement only really got up to 1st year school standards, this trope needs to be considered in the widest possible context. No matter how one looks at it, the art is still quite bad. | *** Considering the slight improvement only really got up to 1st year school standards, this trope needs to be considered in the widest possible context. No matter how one looks at it, the art is still quite bad. | ||
* ArtifactOfDoom: The Black Sonichu Medallion worn by Reldnahc. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtifactOfDoom Artifact Of Doom]: The Black Sonichu Medallion worn by Reldnahc. | ||
* ArtifactTitle: Despite the comic being called ''Sonichu'', the beast in question has been appearing less and less. Chris is [ | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtifactTitle Artifact Title]: Despite the comic being called ''Sonichu'', the beast in question has been appearing less and less. Chris is [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PutOnABus trying] to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DroppedABridgeOnHim rectify] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GrandFinale that]. | ||
* ArtistDisillusionment: It seems that Chris realized that he doesn't enjoy writing ''Sonichu'' if he's forced to work on it regularly. This resulted in Chris [ | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtistDisillusionment Artist Disillusionment]: It seems that Chris realized that he doesn't enjoy writing ''Sonichu'' if he's forced to work on it regularly. This resulted in Chris [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScheduleSlip not updating the comic] (and CWCipedia in general) and [[CWC_Blog#March_2010|insulting fans he thinks he has]]. | ||
* AuthorAppeal: Numerous references to | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorAppeal Author Appeal]: Numerous references to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Anime anime] and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AdultSwim Adult Swim] programs, a ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MontyPython Monty Python]'' quote or two, and most famously the "[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Fanservice fanservice]" of Rosechu making pornographic pictures of herself to try countering troll accusations of her having a "[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnusualEuphemism pickle]"... and then [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod claiming in Encyclopedia Dramatica] ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CompletelyMissingThePoint she did it for women's rights.]'' | ||
* AuthorAvatar: Besides writing an idealized version of himself into the comic, Chris uses Sonichu as a proxy to channel his rage about constant accusations of him being homosexual. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorAvatar Author Avatar]: Besides writing an idealized version of himself into the comic, Chris uses Sonichu as a proxy to channel his rage about constant accusations of him being homosexual. | ||
* AuthorFilibuster: Played straight when the author avatar harangues the "Jerkops" (policemen who tried removing him from a mall) after defeating him, or Sonichu's | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorFilibuster Author Filibuster]: Played straight when the author avatar harangues the "Jerkops" (policemen who tried removing him from a mall) after defeating him, or Sonichu's [http://cogsdev.110mb.com/cwcipedia/index.php/Issue_8/Page_30 impassioned speech] given to "Jason" on the top of "Four-Cent Garbage" building about trolling. What makes it funny is that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PatrioticFervor it ties into patriotism and has a damn American flag in the back]. | ||
* BaitTheDog: Chris was starting to actually be nice to the Asperchu people, something he's never really done... only to turn around and make himself even more of an asshole by killing them in his fictional comic. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BaitTheDog Bait The Dog]: Chris was starting to actually be nice to the Asperchu people, something he's never really done... only to turn around and make himself even more of an asshole by killing them in his fictional comic. | ||
* BaldOfEvil: A fair few of the male villains, possibly because Chris didn't feel like drawing hair. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BaldOfEvil Bald Of Evil]: A fair few of the male villains, possibly because Chris didn't feel like drawing hair. | ||
** Chris-Chan himself is already becoming this trope, as his bad health and worse nutrition are thinning out his hair at a scary rate. | ** Chris-Chan himself is already becoming this trope, as his bad health and worse nutrition are thinning out his hair at a scary rate. | ||
* BeyondTheImpossible: The comic just keeps topping itself in terms of offensiveness and general badness. Issue 10 alone consists of Chris making a cure for homosexuality from his own "straight" blood, Chris raping his future wife, stage directions put into the dialogue, [ | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeyondTheImpossible Beyond The Impossible]: The comic just keeps topping itself in terms of offensiveness and general badness. Issue 10 alone consists of Chris making a cure for homosexuality from his own "straight" blood, Chris raping his future wife, stage directions put into the dialogue, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster homosexuality presented as akin to demonic possession], trolls Clyde Cash and Jack Thaddeus portrayed as gays who are informed by a demon that they're going to hell because they're gay, and them being instantly accepting of that, Chris ''destroying a skyscraper full of people with a song about how much better ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PowerRangers Power Rangers]'' used to be'' (and then acting sad about their "unavoidable" deaths), Chris curing the whole world of homosexuality and asexuality by pouring his blood into every drinking water supply on earth (presumably without anyone's permission) not only forcibly eliminating homosexuality without anyone's consent but [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArsonMurderAndJaywalking rendering the world's water supply unkosher], a visit from [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FamilyGuy Meg Griffin] that's terribly drawn even by Chris's standards, the debut of "Collossal Chris-Chan" who looks like some bizarre fusion of Sonic, Chris and Paul Bunyan, Chris going to Minnesota, pettily frying Alec Leary's hard drive and messianically freeing all of ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asperchu Asperchu]'s'' characters from Alec's evil grasp, Chris beating up <strike>Mary Lee Walsh</strike> [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SdrawkcabName Slaweel Ryam] and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FateWorseThanDeath paralyzing her], and culminates with ''Sonichu'' characters torturing, mutilating and murdering Asperpedia trolls. | ||
** And the mailbag explanations... Hoo boy. He still manages to claim that he accepts the gay community. He claims the future wife thing was not rape and that Meg was pushing it on him which is why he didn't cheat on his wife. | ** And the mailbag explanations... Hoo boy. He still manages to claim that he accepts the gay community. He claims the future wife thing was not rape and that Meg was pushing it on him which is why he didn't cheat on his wife. | ||
* BerserkButton: Rosechu and pickles, Sonichu being called a homo. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BerserkButton Berserk Button]: Rosechu and pickles, Sonichu being called a homo. | ||
* BigNo: Chris does this in one of the comics when he finds out he's been set up by a girl working in a coffee shop who said she wanted to date him. He has also done it in real life at least once (and he apparently freaked out so much that [[ | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigNo Big No]: Chris does this in one of the comics when he finds out he's been set up by a girl working in a coffee shop who said she wanted to date him. He has also done it in real life at least once (and he apparently freaked out so much that [[Jackie e-mails Part 2#Chris Lies About The Game Place|the police had to be called]]). | ||
* BiggusDickus: The "Giant Penis Comic", which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. It's an [ | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BiggusDickus BiggusDickus]: The "Giant Penis Comic", which is [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Exactly What It Says On The Tin]. It's an [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Squick enormous and uncomfortably-detailed drawing] of his own "duck," complete with a rather scary 45-degree bend in it. [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrainBleach Brain Bleach], please. | ||
** For extra squick value: | ** For extra squick value: <font color="#FFFFFF">It's possible Chris may have traced his own penis, because that scary bend is true for Chris IRL as well.</font> | ||
*** On the other hand, FridgeBrilliance: If it really is deformed like that, using the word "duck" as a euphemism makes perfect sense, when you consider the genitalia of actual ducks. | *** On the other hand, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance]: If it really is deformed like that, using the word "duck" as a euphemism makes perfect sense, when you consider the genitalia of actual ducks. | ||
*** Why do you know this. | *** Why do you know this. | ||
* BigBrotherIsWatching: Magi-Chan Sonichu enforces | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBrotherIsWatching Big Brother Is Watching]: Magi-Chan Sonichu enforces CWCville's anti-homosexuality and child abuse laws by spying telepathically on people having sex, on the off-chance that two men might be having sex at any time (which equates to a $500 fine or 50 hours of community service). Possibly the most screamingly offensive and mind-bugging (no pun intended) [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word Of God] statement ever, and that's saying a lot. | ||
** Once enough people got ticked off and used the mailbag to say that, he backpedaled and deal with Magi-Chan and the Sonichu no longer uses his powers to determine what people do with their sex life. | ** Once enough people got ticked off and used the mailbag to say that, he backpedaled and deal with Magi-Chan and the Sonichu no longer uses his powers to determine what people do with their sex life. | ||
** He didn't reverse it so much because he realised it was wrong, but because it was pointed out to him that he was basically making one of his characters watch gay sex. | ** He didn't reverse it so much because he realised it was wrong, but because it was pointed out to him that he was basically making one of his characters watch gay sex. | ||
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*** Knowing Chris though, he'd probably be exempt from that law. | *** Knowing Chris though, he'd probably be exempt from that law. | ||
** Mostly because of Magi-Chan's purple colouring, he is often assumed by trolls to be gay, adding a whole new meaning to his psychic search for other gay people. | ** Mostly because of Magi-Chan's purple colouring, he is often assumed by trolls to be gay, adding a whole new meaning to his psychic search for other gay people. | ||
* BileFascination: ''Sonichu'' has approximately zero actual fans, but is nonetheless mesmerizing due to its sheer horror and as a look into the mind of its creator. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BileFascination Bile Fascination]: ''Sonichu'' has approximately zero actual fans, but is nonetheless mesmerizing due to its sheer horror and as a look into the mind of its creator. | ||
** Honestly, ''Sonichu'' '''is''' [ | ** Honestly, ''Sonichu'' '''is''' [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MostTriumphantExample the very pinnacle of this trope.] The average bad fanwork gets ignored or a few mocking reviews. Something that goes beyond bad might get a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DramaticReading Dramatic Reading] or two, or a skilled [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MST MST]. ''Sonichu'' has inspired multiple parody comics, a well-drawn redo of the comic, several makeshift animated adaptions, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWikiRule a whole wiki] devoted to its 'minutae', and who knows how many people following it all who will not stop pressing Chris' buttons because the well seems bottomless. You don't see, for a random example, people adapting ''[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanficRecs/MarvelUniverse The Shocker: Legit]'' into a fan-comic, yet something like ''this'' gets this degree of attention, simply for how ''bad'' it is and how beyond belief its creator is. It leaves one at a loss for words. | ||
*** 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 | *** 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]. | ||
* BlandNameProduct: 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. | ||
* BoringInvincibleHero: Christian's AuthorAvatar and his Sonic recolors (well, [[DesignatedHero to the extent]] [[HeroicSociopath they can be]] [[VillainProtagonist considered heroes]]), who [[BeyondTheImpossible become increasingly]] [[GodModeSue more overpowered in the comic]] [[LifeEmbellished as Christian becomes increasingly more frustrated and desperate to get back at trolls in real life]]. | * BoringInvincibleHero: Christian's AuthorAvatar and his Sonic recolors (well, [[DesignatedHero to the extent]] [[HeroicSociopath they can be]] [[VillainProtagonist considered heroes]]), who [[BeyondTheImpossible become increasingly]] [[GodModeSue more overpowered in the comic]] [[LifeEmbellished as Christian becomes increasingly more frustrated and desperate to get back at trolls in real life]]. | ||
* BouquetToss: [[strike:[[OrwellianEditor Sarah]]]] "Nicole" tosses her wedding bouquet to Chris at the end of Episode 12... even though [[CriticalResearchFailure wedding bouquets do not work that way]]. | * BouquetToss: [[strike:[[OrwellianEditor Sarah]]]] "Nicole" tosses her wedding bouquet to Chris at the end of Episode 12... even though [[CriticalResearchFailure wedding bouquets do not work that way]]. |
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“ | Tell me about it on CWC. Geez, when you have me facepalming at you, you have got to be pretty bad off. | ” |
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 ascendent 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.
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This comic contains examples of:
---> Rosechu's thoughts: "I love being appreciated and fully understood for my being, as well as my bod." (Note that personality isn't mentioned.)
---> Magi-Chan: "Reginald, I'm afraid I have some bad news, Angelica was just killed by Slaweel's bomb at the Mal-Wart. She was buying some feminine hygiene products when the bomb exploded. Sonichu had a fierce fight with her but was not able to stop her from explodin the bombs. Since I know you and Angelica were very close, LackOfEmpathy I would suggest you buy a love doll from Specners Gifts or some other quality adult goods retailer to keep you company while you find another heartsweet to date and eventually have intercourse with after the third date." ---> Reginald: "This is terrible news. Thank you for telling me Magi-Chan. ForgottenFallenFriend I will take your idea of Spencers Gifts love doll into consideration"
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* Template:Narm: "Well, after eating my eight daily [=McNuggets=], I'm ready to pull out my Attraction Sign and get a Boyfriend-Free Girl". Among so many, many others.
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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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* AGodAmI: Chris really thinks he can curse people in real life. He really thinks he has supernatural powers.
--> I can imagine myself doing it with a collie at least. You know, like Lassie.
NineteenEightyFour 1984 has the anonymous main character make up the alias "Winston" when meeting another character, who uses the alias "Orwell."
---> Kacey's dad: "My grandma pulled weeds. My grandma had arthritis and pulled weeds." ---> Chris: "I'm sorry your grandma had arthritis."
---> "Hmm... probably because they couldn't stand you?"
---> "I PRAY TO GOD AND JESUS TO KILL JASON KENDRICK HOWELL!"
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* IKnowMortalKombat: You could call [this] a pretty spectacular aversion. The [fan] [remixes] are almost as good.
--> kaybear@mail.com: You're almost 28. Why do you think you are still a virgin at your age? --> Chris: Because I still have not ever had sexual intercourse.
> "Death to the trolls, peace to everyone else."
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* QuestForSex: Nowadays it's obvious that Christian's "Love Quest" is actually this. He wants to get laid so badly that he's willing to reveal all kinds of personal information about himself, including details about his masturbation habits, as well as draw pornographic comic starring himself, photograph himself wearing diapers and film himself running around naked and displaying "random-access humor", masturbating, humping a love doll, drinking his own semen or demonstrating how he would pleasure a woman orally if he thinks it will help him score. [[Template:Squick And yes, he actually did all these things]]. Interestingly, though perhaps unsurprisingly, one thing he won't do to get laid is actually improving himself, as evidenced by [Jackie e-mails].
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