The Wall of Originals

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The Wailing Wall

The Wall of Originals (a.k.a. "The Failing Wall") is a large Relic of Fail showing Christian Weston Chandler's customized Pokémon cards, which hangs from one of the walls in Chris's room. The lighting in several of his videos suggests that the sheet is covering a window.

Things of note

Close-up

There are several interesting trends which emerge when one takes in all of Chris's cards. They provide some insight into Chris's game design process, none of them particularly surprising.

  • Every single card requires a coin flip. Or two. Or three. Every single one. Okay, not every single one, but several cards have multiple abilities, each of which requires a coin flip, which averages out. (To be fair, the same is true of actual, official cards.)
  • The earlier cards that depict Christian depict him as a disgusting mutant (fairly accurate) with a wide, flat nose and thick lips (not so accurate). This eventually branches out to include terrifying photoshops where an expressionless Chris is jammed into crude(r-than-normal) MSPaint backdrops.
  • Note the first appearance of a female alternative for Pikachu, tastefully dubbed Chicachu, who can only deal damage when accompanied by a boyfriend. Which isn't sexist in the slightest!
  • Plautistic. It is a plant, it is autistic. It is extraordinarily likely Chris seems to think autism and psychic powers are linked. This will become a recurring theme.
  • Chris shows up as a trainer, a gym leader, and a Pokémon, in several varieties apiece. Again, totally in line with his later storytelling technique of "gain as many powers as I want or need to do whatever it is I want or need to do." He has himself as a "normal" type, and is described as an autistic Pokémon, reinforcing the conclusion that he considers autism practically a superpower.
  • In fact, many cards have devastatingly synergistic effects or several complimentary effects at once, allowing Chris to pull off combos with only one or two cards. According to reports about his card game technique, Chris would need these hugely layered card effects because he can't deck-build worth a damn.
  • Some of the cards that are based on already existing Pokémon (such as Blue, Donphan, Togepi) were most likely made due to early Generation II Pokémon revealings, and the Yoshi and Luigi cards were based on an obviously fake Nintendo Power April Fool's Day Joke.

Reproduction of the Wall

Luigi2.gif Espan.gif 332-Espanolic.jpg Vega.gif 333-Vegaton.jpg Blue.gif Baniru.gif Togepi.gif Dhct.gif Missin.gif Bush.gif 334-Bushwacked.jpg
Koffin.gif 335-Koffingroo.jpg Drum.gif 336-Drummor.jpg Cym.gif 337-Cymbolic.jpg Flashb.gif 338-Flashbulb.jpg Coon.gif 339-Coonbulb.jpg Bugz.gif 340-Bugzapp.jpg
341-CWCsFlashbulb.jpg 342-CWCsCoonbulb.jpg 343-CWCsBugzapp.jpg Weeler.gif 344-Weeler.jpg Hotfin.gif 345-Hotfinish.jpg Strgtre.gif 346-Strongtire1.jpg 347-Strongtire2.jpg 348-CWCsWeeler.jpg 349-CWCsHotfinish.jpg
350-CWCsStrongtire.jpg Comfrg.gif 351-Compufrog.jpg Snuble.gif Marril.gif Yoshi.gif Plautistic.gif 352-Plautistic.jpg Donphan.gif ? SonchuC.jpg 168-SchuCard2.jpg
? CwcsonC.jpg ? DrksonC.jpg SrfsonC.jpg SnwsonC.jpg 173-CWCsSchu2.jpg 174-SchuCard3.jpg 175-SchuBday.jpg 176-SchuCard4.jpg 177-RaceSchu.jpg 178-ShineSchu.jpg
180-SchuRchu.jpg 181-SchuCard5.jpg 182-SchuCard6.jpg 183-SchuCard7.jpg 184-SonichuEX.jpg Blank 250-BlachuCard1.jpg 251-GiosBchu.jpg 252-BlachuCard2.jpg 259-WildCard.jpg 274PunchyCard.jpg 279-MagiCard.jpg
209-Metonic1.jpg 210-Metonic2.jpg 216-UltSchu.jpg 217-UltSchuEX.jpg 166-SoneeCard.jpg 234-RchuCard1.jpg 235-RchuCard2.jpg 236-RchuCard3.jpg 264-BubblesCard.jpg 269-AngelicaCard.jpg 245-VamprosaCard.jpg 233-RoseyCard.jpg
? 353-Kelbie.jpg ? 354-Annchop.jpg ? 355-Kixfairy.jpg 356-CWCsKelbie.jpg 357-CWCsAnnchop.jpg 358-CWCsKixfairy.jpg 099-CWCsCWC.jpg 100-DarkCWC.jpg 098-CWCCard1.jpg
359-Chicachu.jpg 360-Maychu.jpg CwcchiC.jpg CwcmayC.jpg 363-Evails1.jpg 364-Evails2.jpg 365-Supreon.jpg 366-Armat1.jpg 367-Armat2.jpg 368-Steeline.jpg 369-DSteeline.jpg 370-Techti.jpg
371-Cytiger.jpg 372-Booloon.jpg 373-Squirskun.jpg 256-EvilEnergy.jpg SonTrn.gif 376-STHTrainer.jpg CWCtrn.jpg 101-ChristianC.jpg ? 158-Cwc City Gym.jpg 150-MTS.jpg 377-TurboRainbow.jpg
378-Whammy.jpg 225-SchuBall1.jpg 374-ChaosEmerald.jpg 379-Bulk.jpg 224-SchuZord.jpg 380-ShineyStadium.jpg 102-HookedOnSonichu1.jpg 103-CWCsMaint.jpg 186-edgehogsInLove.jpg Cwcdex.gif Blank Blank

Gallery

Cards that aren't on the Wall of Originals, and other related images:

See also