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*** And his own life and antics are so bad that whatever happens he will never be free from the people who pursue and troll him. As the CWCki explains, even if you took away his internet or he had to move elsewhere after his parents die, his antics and attitude to life would ensure no shortage of people online and offline (on both sides) ready to step in to try and help him or troll him. He inspires comedy and drama the likes of which most [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealityTelevision Reality Television] shows can only dream about... and it's all strangely compelling. As has also been stated, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity most people online would do anything for the publicity Chris has got].
*** And his own life and antics are so bad that whatever happens he will never be free from the people who pursue and troll him. As the CWCki explains, even if you took away his internet or he had to move elsewhere after his parents die, his antics and attitude to life would ensure no shortage of people online and offline (on both sides) ready to step in to try and help him or troll him. He inspires comedy and drama the likes of which most [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealityTelevision Reality Television] shows can only dream about... and it's all strangely compelling. As has also been stated, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity most people online would do anything for the publicity Chris has got].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlandNameProduct Bland Name Product]: Rosechu uses a "Quadak"-brand digital camera in Sonichu 8.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlandNameProduct Bland Name Product]: Rosechu uses a "Quadak"-brand digital camera in Sonichu 8.
* 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]].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BoringInvincibleHero Boring Invincible Hero]: Christian's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorAvatar Author Avatar] and his Sonic recolors (well, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DesignatedHero to the extent] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicSociopath they can be] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainProtagonist considered heroes]), who [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeyondTheImpossible become increasingly]] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodModeSue more overpowered in the comic] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LifeEmbellished as Christian becomes increasingly more frustrated and desperate to get back at trolls in real life].
* 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]].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BouquetToss Bouquet Toss]: <strike>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OrwellianEditor Sarah]</strike> "Nicole" tosses her wedding bouquet to Chris at the end of Episode 12... even though [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CriticalResearchFailure wedding bouquets do not work that way].
* BrokenBase: ''Sonichu'''s "fanbase" can be divided into roughly four groups - those who wish to [[{{Troll}} antagonize Chris into providing further entertainment]], those who pity him and wish that he'd get help, those who hate him for his viewpoints and actions, and those who have withdrawn in disgust. Individuals bounce from category to category as the ''Sonichu'' saga unfolds.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrokenBase Broken Base]: ''Sonichu'''s "fanbase" can be divided into roughly four groups - those who wish to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Troll antagonize Chris into providing further entertainment], those who pity him and wish that he'd get help, those who hate him for his viewpoints and actions, and those who have withdrawn in disgust. Individuals bounce from category to category as the ''Sonichu'' saga unfolds.
** People among the fourth group of said "fanbase" that wish to stay there would definitely need [[BrainBleach something to scrub their minds out with]] to forget that Chris and Sonichu ever existed.
** People among the fourth group of said "fanbase" that wish to stay there would definitely need [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrainBleach something to scrub their minds out with] to forget that Chris and Sonichu ever existed.
* BrotherSisterIncest: All of the Sonichus and Rosechus have been known to call Chris their father. Some of them are in sexual relationships with each other. Interpret that as you will. Also, his "sister" Crystal has the Rosechu medallion that Chris intended to give his true love. That, and the fact that his "sister" has the same name that his fantasy daughter has, makes one wonder.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrotherSisterIncest Brother Sister Incest]: All of the Sonichus and Rosechus have been known to call Chris their father. Some of them are in sexual relationships with each other. Interpret that as you will. Also, his "sister" Crystal has the Rosechu medallion that Chris intended to give his true love. That, and the fact that his "sister" has the same name that his fantasy daughter has, makes one wonder.
** ParentalIncest: Chris drew several pornographic pictures of Sonichus and Rosechus, [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Masturbating_and_squirtin%27 expected other people to provide him with Rosechu porn]] and [[http://cogsdev.org/cwcki/Sarah_Reveals_Herself#Chris_tries_to_leave admitted that drawing naked Rosechu turns him on ("a bit")]]. [[UnfortunateImplications And Rosechus call Chris their father]]. Also, in ''Sonichu 10'' Chris drew his AuthorAvatar making out with Silvana (in the guise of [[FamilyGuy Meg Griffin]]); since Chris apparently considers his Sonic recolors to be his children, he basically drew himself making out with his own kid.
** [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalIncest Parental Incest]: Chris drew several pornographic pictures of Sonichus and Rosechus, [[Masturbating and squirtin'|expected other people to provide him with Rosechu porn]] and [[Sarah Reveals Herself#Chris tries to leave|admitted that drawing naked Rosechu turns him on ("a bit")]]. [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnfortunateImplications And Rosechus call Chris their father]. Also, in ''Sonichu 10'' Chris drew his [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorAvatar Author Avatar] making out with Silvana (in the guise of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FamilyGuy Meg Griffin]); since Chris apparently considers his Sonic recolors to be his children, he basically drew himself making out with his own kid.
*{{The Can Kicked Him}}: Simonla is killed by an explosive device hidden in a toilet.
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCanKicked Him The Can Kicked Him]: Simonla is killed by an explosive device hidden in a toilet.
* CaptainErsatz: The majority of the cast consists of ''Sonic'' [[PaletteSwap recolors]]. [[CatchPhrase Firstly]], Sonichu is an ersatz that the author made sometime in the [=1990s=] when a teacher wouldn't allow him to use Sonic the Hedgehog or [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]] in a class project due to copyright. There's also Simonla Rosechu, who was originally a (male) FanCharacter created by a troll who's a fan of ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', but Chris decided to [[GenderFlip change his gender]] and turn him into a Rosechu before using her in the comic. Add in two characters based off {{Zelda}} (Zelina Rosechu, Clawdorf and Darkbind Sonichu), [[SailorMoon Sailor Megtune]] and various others. The only characters who seem to be completely original are Kel and Count Graduon.
* CaptainErsatz: The majority of the cast consists of ''Sonic'' [[PaletteSwap recolors]]. [[CatchPhrase Firstly]], Sonichu is an ersatz that the author made sometime in the [=1990s=] when a teacher wouldn't allow him to use Sonic the Hedgehog or [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]] in a class project due to copyright. There's also Simonla Rosechu, who was originally a (male) FanCharacter created by a troll who's a fan of ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', but Chris decided to [[GenderFlip change his gender]] and turn him into a Rosechu before using her in the comic. Add in two characters based off {{Zelda}} (Zelina Rosechu, Clawdorf and Darkbind Sonichu), [[SailorMoon Sailor Megtune]] and various others. The only characters who seem to be completely original are Kel and Count Graduon.
* CelibateHero: Magi-Chan, the most powerful Sonichu and the OnlySaneMan, used to not seek romance. Notable in that he was the only Sonic recolor with some importance in the story who ''hadn't'' been permanently paired up with someone. Chris of course noticed that and immediately took the chance to establish Magi-Chan as a character different from the rest of his boring, [[FlatCharacter flat]], obsessed-with-sex Sonic recolors, with at least some personality and originality... [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot Oh wait, that didn't happen]]. Instead, [[PairTheSpares Chris made Magi-Chan and Silvana fall in love with each other]].
* CelibateHero: Magi-Chan, the most powerful Sonichu and the OnlySaneMan, used to not seek romance. Notable in that he was the only Sonic recolor with some importance in the story who ''hadn't'' been permanently paired up with someone. Chris of course noticed that and immediately took the chance to establish Magi-Chan as a character different from the rest of his boring, [[FlatCharacter flat]], obsessed-with-sex Sonic recolors, with at least some personality and originality... [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot Oh wait, that didn't happen]]. Instead, [[PairTheSpares Chris made Magi-Chan and Silvana fall in love with each other]].

Revision as of 11:13, 11 June 2010

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.




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.