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BronyCon was a yearly convention held by bronies, adult fans of My Little Pony, from 2011 to 2019. It was held annually at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, beginning in 2013. Chris had been a fan of the series years before then, yet he only began attending the conventions in 2017, as his interest in the children's cartoon deepened. He would continue to attend annually until My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, BronyCon's raison d'être, ended its nine-year run in 2019 (despite Chris's protests). Even with his low regard among the MLP community, Chris has remained eager to congregate with his fellow fans.
2018
The 2018 convention took place between 27 and 29 July 2018. Chris's visit to BronyCon is a remarkable contrast to his recent attendance of TooManyGames. It is notable to mention that Chris received significant attention from his female fans, including one cosplayer, who attended several events with him.
Funding
Chris had a difficult time with the funding for the 2018 trip, due to being the victim of an alleged extortion scheme.[1] Chris eventually scrounged up enough money to afford the trip from eBay sales and donations.
The first of the donations came on 17 April 2018. Following a bout of Chris's begging over Twitter and in Look, I Am helping my mother and I with the monies, Jack Z gave Chris $1,200 in the hopes that Chris would attend BronyCon and hang out with Jack and be interviewed for his YouTube channel.[2] Chris then spent $250 on registration for a Bronze plan - confirmed by "Christine Weston Chandler Sonichu" appearing on the Sponsor section of BronyCon's website, as that is a perk of the Bronze plan.[3]
However, Chris was still in financial distress. On 10 May 2018, Chris had a meltdown over Twitter, in part due to people pointing out the issues with his finances:[4]
| “ | YOU DON'T KNOW WHY I CAN'T GO TO BRONYCON! FUCK YOU! I TOOK CARE OF MY BILLS AND EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN FROM ME! FUCKING EVERYTHING! | ” |
On 18 May, Chris requested free admission from BronyCon, on the grounds that "y'all know who I am" and that he was having extreme financial difficulties.[5] A fan pointed out that BronyCon offered a three-day pass for only $65, but Chris hesitated, saying he wanted a higher tier pass for getting autographs.[6] Note: The higher tier passes only grant priority in line.[3]
The next day, a fan suggested that Chris use BronyCon as an opportunity to make some money by selling at the Artist Alley, but Chris rejected the idea, saying he wants to "experience the whole BronyCon, and I cannot do that from Sitting in ONE spot in the marketplace".[7] Chris then tried asking BronyCon for a free upgrade from the Bronze pass he had paid for weeks ago to a Diamond pass valued at $2,000, again receiving no response.[8]
Strong ebay sales during the summer pulled him back from the brink of financial ruin in time for BronyCon.
Nine days before the convention, Chris had another obstacle to overcome, explaining in My Car is Heating Up Worse; PLEASE BUY from my eBay and HELP! that Son-Chu was in bad shape and needed $850 for repairs. Luckily for him, Danielle Stone hatched a scheme to become his sweetheart, which involved giving him $1,000 to get his attention. Chris simply friendzoned Stone and used the money for his car repair. As the repairs would not be done in time, Chris instead opted to borrow |his mother's car instead, which she allowed after Chris promised to get new tires and a full oil change for it.[9]
Day 0
| This Year’s BronyCon is sponsored in part by the Nation of Cwcville, and the Sonichus and Rosechus. ⚡️💙⚡️ |
Chris arrived in Baltimore on 26 July, a Thursday, a day before the con. He picked up his badge and ate dinner with Jai Heart — a fan. During the ride, Chris had a squeegee man wash his windshield, recorded in Chris Chan Boasting About Celebrity Status.
Chris's registration badge.
Showing off his Sponsor status and sporting a drawing he had commissioned weeks before of Night Star kissing Kun T’Nyuget.
"Eating out with my new friend @CWCSonichu"
Day 1
Good Morning, Baltimare
On the morning of the con, Chris posted a video to Twitter, where he announced his appearance, showed off his cosplay and explained his options for meetups and autographs.
| Good Morning, Baltimare! | |
| Search for video | YouTube, archive |
| Stardate | 27 July 2018 |
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Chris: [imitates OG] Wassup, my [unintelligble], my bronies and pegasister peeps! This is Christine Chandler coming to you live from Baltimare, Maryland and I gotten my ears and horn from last year. All I need is a pair of wings. I’ll get a pair in a little while. [unintelligible mumbles like a Japanese schoolgirl]. Ah, I’m gonna be around, around the BronyCon. And [holds up convention pass] like I said. [deep, smug voice] I sponsored it. I sponsored it! [deep, smug laugh]. [holds up his multitude of badges] And I got this, and for that. [unintelligible] ...this! [holds up autograph book] ...From last year! Hmm! [unintelligible] And... [holds up Green Pass, which denotes approachability] it’s a green! So... Come say hi! Selfies, hugs... Little chat – free. Just, you know... Don’t harass me or anything. Be kind. Follow the rules! Okay? I’m certainly going to follow the rules. I learned my lesson from past experiences that I’m not going to go into liberty and talk about. But, where am I gonna be? Where I’m gonna be? I’ll be around. I’ll be around. [‘’places finger on lip’’] Shh. [childish voice] You don’t know where I’ll be. I’m not putting any details online but I have on this. [unintelligible]. I looked through the schedule. And I picked the events I liked. Just like I’m sure everyone of y’all did same. So, enjoy BronyCon, and... See you around.
At the convention, Chris posed for photos with fans. It is worth noting that Chris ensured his Night Star plushy was always in the shot. Users of /mlp/ once again posted their photos of Chris[10].
With a fan
Captured by a table holder
With a Twitter gal pal
Spotted
Chris meets Tabitha St. Germain
Waiting for Tabitha
Later that day, Chris attended a signing event, featuring voice actress Tabitha St. Germain.[11] As he waited in line, he uploaded a video. Once they met, they shared a photo together and had "lovely chat." Whether Chris appealed for Tabitha to unblock him following last year's Twitter events remains unknown.
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| Search for video | YouTube, archive |
| Stardate | 27 July 2018 |
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Chris: Hey, everybody. Christine Chandler coming to you live from BronyCon. And right now, I’m waiting in line to get Tabitha St. Germain’s autograph. So, nobody interrupt me there! And... my feet gave out, so I’m standing on my knees. Huh. I did get a few good selec–a few good pictures here and there of my fa–meet and greets of my fans. And also, I enjoyed uhh... ObabScribbler’s Analysing YouTube panel and [unintelligible] get to meet her. But, she knew–she recognized me and she gave me a hug off the bat. And–that was good. And I also met her fiancé, Reverb Brony. That was awesome [thumbs up]. [peace sign] So, anyway... That’s my story right now. Hmm. [falsetto] Check in again later!
Day 2
According to a Twitter user who attended a same panel as Chris, Chris engaged with a voice actor, regarding "sister dimensions".[12]
Chris tweeted about enjoying panels and the convention so far:
| I enjoyed Mad Munchkin’s Creativity Panel, and I enjoyed the TF2 Analytic Panel. I have a poster for Ingrid to sign; the Convention is Awesome. |
Nowacking rejection
Not long after the aforementioned tweet, Chris posted again:
| Okay, Venting Time |
| HE Pushed Me Away, and I had a drawing and a present. He remembered Blocking me on Twitter, like, MONTHS Ago! What is HIS Problem with me NOWADAYS?! He closed himself off from me; did not even stop to tell me why. I Feel Devastated! I Feel Upset! Tears are Welling a Bit. Why? 😧 |
| Awesome and Inspirational as he is, He Can be a Dick, apparently. Who Knew? I guess it is the Aloof, Cold Dude in him. |
Chris deleted the last tweet moments later.
Fans deduced that Chris was referring to Nowacking, who identifies as a transgender male, had a panel occurring at the time of Chris's post, and voices the character Chris attached as images.[13][14] In August 2017, Nowacking blocked Chris twice on Twitter due to Chris replying to every single tweet he made in a short space of time and the subsequent ween harassment; thus, he would have sufficient reason to turn down Chris.
Jai Heart, who dined with Chris on Friday, posted his account on the Farms:
| I personally don't want to name the VA, but they're a fandom voice actor who is transitioning FtM. These were the gifts that Chris intended to give him:
I met Chris again in the vendor hall, and she told me what happened. This was minutes before the tweets. She gave me those two gifts and suggested I give them to the VA because he might accept it from me. She seemed to be in a hurry because she rushed off. After the tweets, I told Chris in private that I won't be giving the gifts to the VA, and suggested he delete the tweets and maybe write an apology, because this could give people a legitimate report about Chris. I'm currently trying to get the gifts back to her.[15] |
Jai's post gave solid confirmation that Nowacking was the subject of Chris's upset tweets, and the pony featured in the drawing with Night Star matched Nowacking's OC.[16] Chris later confirmed that it was Nowacking who turned him down.
Chris had expressed hardships in affording to attend BronyCon 2018, yet he did not hesitate to purchase a sizeable Hasbro figurine for someone who likely receives fan gifts often. Chris' attempt at gifting a drawing to reconnect with a person who blocked him echoes the "apology piece" during the Doopie Saga — both attempts achieving similar outcomes.
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"Today I was lucky enough to get a photo taken by the creator of Sonichu , @CWCSonichu ! I wanted to surprise them with a cosplay of their very own comic character!"
Taken "around 10 pm", according to the author[17]
Mad Munchkin Panel
Chris can be seen from 2:38, near the front of the audience:
| Mad Munchkin at Bronycon 2018 Part 2 | |
| Stardate | 28 July 2018 |
| Made By | Mad Munchkin |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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Chris appears at the 3:06 mark:
| DRWolf at Bronycon 2018! | |
| Stardate | 28 July 2018 |
| Made By | DRWolf |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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| TRUE and HONEST Sonichu Fan Videos | |
Riffing Rainbow Panel
Chris participated in the Riffing Rainbow panel, which allowed audience members to come up to the stage and read terrible fan fiction for a prize. If the contestant did not correctly pronounce a syllable (as per the script exactly) the contestant would lose. Chris first appears at 0:41 mark and is the second contestant at 5:25. Briefly taking the top spot, he roleplays as a host while other contestants take part.
Ultimately, the winner greatly outperformed Chris to win a Blu-ray of Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Worth it, right?
| Riffing Rainbow (Bad Fanfic Reading) - BronyCon 2018 | |
| Stardate | 28 July 2018 |
| Made By | Red Card |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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An alternative angle was also filmed:
| Chris Chan at Riffing Rainbow panel Bronycon | |
| Stardate | 28 July 2018 |
| Made By | Karl Pilkington |
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Transcript starts at 5:25
RiffPonies member: Okay. So next up–I'm actually a big of you. I follow you on all [unintelligible].
Chris: Thank you.
RiffPonies member: Come on up. So. Let's see, where did we leave off? It was "commed."
Chris: Commed.
RiffPonies member: Commed.
Chris: I'll be sure to leave a comment on that commed.
5:42-5:48 Chris is directed to the script and is given the microphone.
Chris: Mmmkay. And just so everybody knows: I’m Christine Weston Chandler Sonichu. I am the creator Sonichu and Rosechu and the Nation of CWCville. So, let’s do this bad fan fiction.
[Scattered applause]
5:53-6:03 The cameraman realizes he's recording someone unique, so he gets up and faces the main camera towards Chris.
[Chris pauses until the current first place winner points to Chris' script]
Chris: And Spike commed over to her.
"What do you want Twilight?" Sp–Spike said.
And Twilight said, "I need you to get me the book of magic. Okay, Spike?"
–Said, "I will get it for you."
And he went over to the bookshelf to get the book for Twilight Sparkle. It was a dusty book, and Spike almost sneezed, but he didn’t. He gave the book to Twilight and she said, "Thank you, Spike. Go away now."
[audience laughs]
Chris: And Spike said, "Okay. I will go away."
And he slidded away like a dragon.
Twil-Li-i-ight.
RiffPonies member: Good.
Chris: Open the book to chapter–
RiffPonies member: [interrupts] Ah!
[Audience groans as Chris looks on with sheer disappointment]
RiffPonies member: It is "pook."
Chris: Okay, you got me.
[Applause]
RiffPonies member: But that was a nice time! 47.6 seconds.
Chris: [Falsetto] Thank you! [Bows slightly]
7:11 Chris at this point takes the top spot and sits next to one of the hosts.
Chris: [to the audience] All right! Number three, come on up!
11:31 Chris is dethroned
Chris: [to the host] What's the time on that?
RiffPonies member: That was a minute, 18.49 seconds.
11:41 Chris leaves the front.
21:52 Chris is once again waiting in the line.
53:40 By this time, the panel is selecting one more person to take part.
Chris: [yells to stage] Can I have a Round 2?
Panel: We unfortunately don't have anymore time.
53:46 Chris returns to his seat.
1:00:46 Chris shuffles to the stage to congratulate the winner.
Day 3
On the final day of the convention, Chris attended screenwriter M. A. Larson's panel with his new gal pal.[18]
At the M. A. Larson panel
Unknown date
Close-up of Chris' Night Star plush
Aftermath
- Main article: Waiting for the tow truck
After BronyCon, Chris became an avid follower of Mad Munchkin on Twitter — his obsession going as far as devising a genderswap counterpart to Munchkin's OC named Gary Stu.[19] In January 2019, following a combination of Chris' usual online behavior and excessive ween activity, Munchkin, among several other Brony analysts, blocked Chris on Twitter, paving way for the Twitter block saga.
Chris also started following DRWolf, whose aforementioned convention vlog featured Chris in the audience. Chris adapted Wolf's fursona into a Sonichu short, as well as a inadvertent Lego parody. Both media dealt with the mass Twitter block of January 2019.
| ⇐ My Car is Heating Up Worse; PLEASE BUY from my eBay and HELP | Chris's videos | Waiting for the tow truck ⇒ |
2019
BronyCon 2019 was the last BronyCon, taking place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland from 1-4 August 2019. In the end, Chris survived BronyCon 2019 without incident. Surprising indeed.
The only special thing about his visit to BronyCon 2019 was when he discovered Twilight Sparkle's Secret Shipfic Folder, a fan-made shipping card game. After the convention was over, Chris would begin posting his own fan-made cards on Twitter, being the successor of Chris's custom Pokémon cards and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards.
Funding
| “ | My Main Plan with Two Friends who HAD Reserved a room for us three, and had their passes; they fell off the Communications Map On Me!!! | ” |
| After Sarah and Steve ghost him, Chris is back to begging[20] | ||
Sarah and Steve had originally planned to share a room with Chris,[21] but they pulled out, leaving Chris to appeal for $600 to cover costs.[20] On 14 July, some ween gave him the whole amount, and on 30 July, he confirmed on YouTube that he would go the entire four days in his General BronyCon Announcement.
Cosplay
In July, Chris teased his attire for next month's BronyCon in two tweets.[22][23] Kiwi Farms soon deciphered that Chris would be cosplaying as Kris, the female selectable protagonist of the video game Pokémon Crystal. Considering Chris' usual hack jobs when it comes to hair dye, achieving such seaweed color would not prove too much of a challenge.
Suicune in Pokémon GO.
K- Chris' Pokégear.
What Chris was aiming for.
Day 1
In the early hours of 1 August, Chris made the journey to Baltimore, leaving at around 6:15 local time (EST) and arriving at around 10:45. The journey took Chris and Son-Chu about 4 hours and 30 minutes.
Chris sets off for Baltimore
Arriving at the Con
With Ben Saint
With a fan
Candid shot
Chris pulls a bird
Note the vendors selling Rule 34 art
Shoutout to a fan
| Chris at 2019 BronyCon - Clip for fan | |
| Stardate | 1 August 2019 |
| Made By | Spec |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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Day 2
On Day 2, Chris opted to wear his unicorn cosplay.
All Star 3.0
That morning, a Kiwi Farms user captured some covert footage within the convention:
| He's at some kinda arcade doesn't he play enough vyda at home?[24] |
| Chris at 2019 BronyCon - Sighting | |
| Stardate | 2 August 2019 |
| Made By | Jasonfan89 |
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| He's playing some kinda Tetris game I overheard someone say he's kiklink it casue well...he is what did you expect from someone who's had 30 odd years of practice
Also fuck no I didn't spend money on this fuck fest[25] |
Eventually, they captured a video of Chris while Smash Mouth's All Star plays in the background:
| August 2, 2019 | |
| Stardate | 2 August 2019 |
| Made By | Walter Murgas |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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At first, Chris seems reluctant to join in with the singalong – perhaps, due to his previous association with the song; however, from 0:54 onwards, he can be heard singing.
"From the Matrix..." Panel
On the evening of day 2, Chris attended the From The Matrix to Silence of the Lambs: Movies in Pony Voices panel,[26] which saw YouTube voice actors reenact famous movie scenes as MLP characters:
| Bronycon 2019 Matrix Panel | |
| Stardate | 2 August 2019 |
| Made By | Miles Es |
| TRUE and HONEST Sonichu Fan Videos | |
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Analysis details: https://kiwifarms.net/threads/chris-has-arrived-at-bronycon-2019-megathread.59139/post-5107010
Grand Galloping Gala
That night, Chris attended the Grand Galloping Gala concert...
| Chris at 2019 BronyCon - Gala sighting | |
| Stardate | 2 August 2019 |
| Made By | Jasonfan89 |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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"CWC was leaning so hard on me I almost fell over"[27]
Found on /mlp/
Dab
"Actually doing a panel right now and look whose in line to ask a question"[28]
Chris gifts Sonichu 12-9 to a Brony artist
Day 3
Panel
| Christine Chandler at BronyCon 2019 panel | |
| Stardate | 3 August 2019 |
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See also
References
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/jack-z-jack-jankowski-gave-chris-1-200-for-bronycon-wants-to-hang-out-with-him-there.42041/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://archive.is/0EGot
- ↑ May 2018 social media posts#Meltdown on Twitter
- ↑ https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/997581679521812480
- ↑ https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/997596539714392064
- ↑ https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/997794676395700224
- ↑ https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/997915157442547715
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/nulls-gambit.45655/page-11#post-3598032
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/32696878
- ↑ https://twitter.com/BronyCon/status/1022886011586732033
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SandalwoodRK/status/1023349071317221377
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/bronycon-2018.45941/page-17#post-3607785
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/bronycon-2018.45941/page-17#post-3607830
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/bronycon-2018.45941/page-25#post-3610318
- ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/wyntercreations/art/Nowacking-OC-Request-330440591
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/bronycon-2018.45941/page-22#post-3609383
- ↑ https://twitter.com/KrazyKariana/status/1023590919876927489
- ↑ September 2018 social media posts#Eye of the Beholder
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 July 2019 social media posts#Chris will attend BronyCon, still needs cash
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/chris-has-arrived-at-bronycon-2019-megathread.59139/post-5103999
- ↑ July 2019 social media posts#Chris leaves a mystery
- ↑ July 2019 social media posts#Chris Makes a Pokégear
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/chris-has-arrived-at-bronycon-2019-megathread.59139/post-5102816
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/chris-has-arrived-at-bronycon-2019-megathread.59139/post-5102889
- ↑ https://bronycon2019.sched.com
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/chris-has-arrived-at-bronycon-2019-megathread.59139/post-5104425
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/chris-has-arrived-at-bronycon-2019-megathread.59139/post-5106851