User:Superspongebobbros/Sonic Boom Protests Timeline

PROTIP: This is a work in progress.

The chronology of Chris's Sonic Boom Protests is a confusing one, since Chris technically began them many months before he became vocal about his hatred for Sonic Boom and that the protests consist of tons of actions, from Facebook posts, to vandalism, to even court cases. Thus, I have taken up the challenge of summarizing the events of the protests into one timeline.

Prelude

2014

• 6 February - SEGA first announces the release of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric alongside an unnamed 3DS companion game (later revealed to be Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal) and a CGI animated series.
• Sometime in February - Chris discovers the announcement trailer. After seeing that Sonic had blue arms, he was shocked but did not pay any more attention... for now.
• 22 June - Chris makes his first comment on Sonic's arms. He states that he is prepared to boycott the games should SEGA not meet his demands.
• 23 June - Chris repeats the same thing he said a day ago, this time on SEGA's Facebook page.
• 24 June - When asked why he is complaining now when the existence of the game had been known for months, Chris claims that he had only seen the redesigned Sonic a few weeks prior, but had too much stress to deal with it until now. He also goes off on a tangent, comparing the change of Sonic's arms to the changing of Michael Jackson's skin color, unaware that Jackson's lightened skin color was due to vitiligo.
• 3 September - Chris responds to another post about Sonic Boom, officially announcing his boycott.

Main Protests

• 11 November - Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal are released in North America.
• 13 November - Chris's Facebook friends form the group Keep Sonic Original so Chris can ramble on about Sonic Boom as much as he wants.
• 29 November - Chris posts on Keep Sonic Original, threatening SEGA with violence. He is kicked out for this, but retaliates by making his own group, FIX SONIC'S ARMS IMMEDIATELY, SEGA!!!
• 1 December - Chris sends a commission to eBay user Flufflehugs, depicting a panel in which Chris defaces a Sonic Boom stand.

Arrest, Court Hearings, and Conclusion of the Protests

2014

• 26 December - Chris goes back to the GameStop at Charlottesville Fashion Square mall, and, after being told off by staff, pepper sprays an employee on the way out. He is arrested shortly after.
• 26 - 29 December - Chris is held in Albemarle Regional Jail.
• 29 December - Chris appears in court for a hearing of his crimes. The case is extended to 5 February 2015. Chris takes to Twitter to discuss the events of the last three days. Her claims that he only entered the GameStop to purchase Skylanders figurines and that he "had No Idea of the contents of the Pepper Spray, OR that it was Illegal for use in certain situations in the state of Virginia at all." He also blames the incident on SEGA for changing the color of Sonic's arms. He concludes by saying that he was the victim.

2015

• 5 January - Chris makes his first post on his Facebook group since his arrest. He again blames SEGA for his actions and announces that he will continue his Protests.
• 5 February - Chris's second hearing is held. It is also continued, this time on 2 April.
• 2 April - Chris's third hearing is held. It is to be continued on 7 May.
• 7 May - Chris's fourth hearing is held. It is to be continued on 11 June.
• 9 June - Chris rages over Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice's announcement.
• 11 June - Chris's fifth hearing is held. It is to be continued on 23 July.
• 23 July - Chris's sixth hearing is held. It is to be continued on 15 October.
• 2 October - Chris posts on his Facebook group, stating that Sonic's arms will be back to their original color for Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Seeing this as a victory, he declares his protests over.
• 15 October- Chris's seventh and final hearing is held. He is fined and sentenced to 180 days of probation.

Aftermath

2016

• 11 April - Chris's probation expires.
• 27 September - Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is released for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the last game of the Sonic Boom sub-series.
• October - Chris attempts to convince the management of GameStop to unban him for his actions during the Sonic Boom Protests. It doesn't work.

2017

• 4 October - Chris is interviewed on the podcast "Internet Dream Lounge." In it, he states that he had gotten over his hatred over the design change, also calling the protests his greatest regret.

2020

• 21 May - Bill Freiberger, the executive producer of the Sonic Boom animated series, states that there are no plans to renew Sonic Boom for a third season, effectively ending the Sonic Boom sub-series for good.