BronyCon 2019
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BronyCon 2019 was the final iteration of the annual convention for fans of My Little Pony. The convention took place between 1 and 4 August 2019 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Unfortunately for Chris, despite his best efforts to counter the inevitable, both his favorite animated series and his favorite convention would draw to a close in such a short timespan.
Most notably at this convention, Chris discovered Twilight Sparkle's Secret Shipfic Folder, a fan-made shipping card game. Once the convention was over, he would begin posting his own fan-made cards on Twitter – becoming the successor of his 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[1] | ||
Sarah and Steve had originally planned to share a room with Chris,[2] but they pulled out, leaving Chris to appeal for $600 to cover costs.[1] 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.[3][4] Kiwi Farms soon deciphered that Chris would be cosplaying as Kris, the female selectable protagonist of the video game Pokémon Crystal. Considering Chris's 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's 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. At the convention itself, as a long time pledger of voice actor, Michelle Creber's Patreon, Chris joined her private Patreon party.[5]
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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| TRUE and HONEST Sonichu Fan Videos | |
Chris: 3, 2, 1.
Cameraman: Yeah.
Chris: Hi, Jacob! This is Christine Chandler, coming to you live from [mispronounces] BronyCon. Here's to you being a good fan of mine. Cheers [raises mug to camera] with a home mug of sarsaparilla.
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Chris sets off for Baltimore
Arriving at the Con
With Ben Saint
With a fan
An eerie foreshadow?
Chris pulls a bird
Day 2
On Day 2, Chris dusted off his old unicorn cosplay, and met voice actor, Andrea Libman.
All Star 3.0
That morning, Kiwi Farms user Jasonfan89 captured some covert footage within the convention:
| He's at some kinda arcade doesn't he play enough vyda at home?[6] |
| Chris at 2019 BronyCon - Sighting | |
| Stardate | 2 August 2019 |
| Made By | Jasonfan89 |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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| TRUE and HONEST Sonichu Fan Videos | |
| 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
Sorry for the crappy pics I'm keeping a low profile Also fuck no I didn't spend money on this fuck fest[7] |
Eventually, they captured a video of Chris while Smash Mouth's All Star plays in the background. 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:
| August 2, 2019 | |
| Stardate | 2 August 2019 |
| Made By | Jasonfan89 |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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| TRUE and HONEST Sonichu Fan Videos | |
Birthday message
Chris recorded a birthday shoutout for the rapper, Billy the Fridge:
| Chris Chan | |
| Stardate | 2 August 2019 |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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| TRUE and HONEST Sonichu Fan Videos | |
Chris: You ready?
Cameraman: All right.
Chris: Hi, Billy. This is Christine Chandler, coming to you live from BronyCon. You be an awesome dude, and you have an awesome day. You're better off than [deepens voice] BillyWitchDoctor.com. He don't like... giant chicken. [laughs]
The video was later used in a YouTube Poop-style video, as part of Billy the Fridge's birthday livestream.[8]
From The Matrix to Silence of the Lambs Panel
On the evening of day 2, Chris attended the From The Matrix to Silence of the Lambs: Movies in Pony Voices panel,[9] which saw YouTube voice actors reenact famous movie scenes as MLP characters:
| Bronycon 2019 Matrix Panel | |
| Stardate | 2 August 2019 |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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This article is still yet to be completed due to stress. We get a lot of stressful torture in our lives that makes us crash into slumber. Given that inspiration is a big variable, and we may have been lacking of it, this article will be completed as soon as possible, at our own pace... HONEST!
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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. In summary, the concert was a blend of dancing and Broadway style performances by a troupe of actors/cosplayers who play the main characters of the animated series. Concertgoers also witnessed a brony marriage proposal.[10]
Jasonfan89 chipped in once again:
| Chris at 2019 BronyCon - Gala sighting | |
| Stardate | 2 August 2019 |
| Made By | Jasonfan89 |
| Subject Matter | Conventions
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| TRUE and HONEST Sonichu Fan Videos | |
Following the concert, Chris participated in a photoshoot with the cast.
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All that clutter but no 24-pack of Pepsi
"CWC was leaning so hard on me I almost fell over"[11]
Found on /mlp/
Ditto
Dab
"Actually doing a panel right now and look whose in line to ask a question"[12]
Chris gifts Sonichu #12-9 to a Brony artist
Chris witnesses a marriage proposal at the Grand Galloping Gala[10]
Meeting a fan at the GGG
Day 3
Pony Origins Panel
On the Saturday morning, Chris was present at the Pony Origins panel, where he came face-to-face with the true original creators, Bonnie Zacherle and Lauren Faust of the 80s cartoon and Friendship is Magic, respectively.[9][13]
Jasonfan89 reported in:
| [The hosts] asked the guys who watches sailor Moon he raised both arms |
During the Q&A, Chris went on to ask Lauren Faust about whether she had planned to include Megan, one of the 80s human characters in the most recent iteration of the show:
| August 3, 2019 | |
| Stardate | 3 August 2019 |
| Made By | Jasonfan89 |
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The following livestream clip captures the full response:
| Christine Chandler at BronyCon 2019 panel | |
| Stardate | 3 August 2019 |
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Chris: Hi, Lauren. Hey y'all. All right, first. I just want to say: Thank you for all your shows. Aside from MLP, [rock on gesture] love The Powerpuff Girls!
[Applause]
Lauren Faust: Thank you.
Chris: And this'll lead into my question [?], beginning from G1. About like, you know, the human characters, especially Megan, and the relationship between the humans and the ponies. Uhh... Did you just think about wanting to do that originally for G4 in the earlier phases, or did it just kinda like–uhh, it was rejected initially, or [unintelligible] it all, and then later figured out for like, Equestria Girls?
Lauren Faust: You know, I... umm–Early on in the development process, I had considered that Hasbro might ask me to bring in Megan, because you know, working in the animation business, I was kind of anticipating like oh [jazz hands] "girls can't relate to horses, they need to have a person to talk to and relate to. So you need to have a person in the story." So, I was expecting them to do that. They never did. Like, not even once. But, I did have a little snippet of an idea to bring Megan in for like maybe a special or something like that. It was a very brief idea that might have just been like a one shot idea. But I didn't need it, so I didn't really flesh it out [chuckles].
Chris: Ah. Well, at least it brought–at least it all brought out in Equestria Girls. [very sincere] Thank you.
Lauren Faust: Sure.
[Applause]
Looking back on the event:
| And now, with a piece of lovely quartz, Lauren Faust has a copy of Nightstar’s Book too. I asked her about G1 Megan and the symbolance/relationship between Equestrians/Ponyville Residents and Humans and Human-Types.[14] |
Meeting Nicole Oliver
Later that day, Chris went to the meet and greet of voice actress, Nicole Oliver. For $30 worth of Tugboat, Chris received Oliver's autograph—done on one of his drawings—and they both posed for a photo together.[15][16]
Having failed to learn the lesson from the Tabitha St. Germain block, Chris shared his photo in a tweet tagging Nicole Oliver, which resulted in a surge of ween comments. This prompted the voice actress to voice her opinion against online harassment in a separate tweet; it is undeniable that she was alluding to Chris:
| It has come to my attention that some of you are commenting on a picture I took with a fan. People are alleging this fan is responsible for certain behaviours. I do not CONDONE any disrespectful behaviour. Period. It has no association to me.
Peace & love everyone. Xo ☀️[17] |
One month later, Chris would convey as Magi-Chan that during their meeting, he reassured the voice actress that she would be bound to voicing one character for a little longer than she hoped:
| And Celestia and Luna are a long way from retiring. As @CPU_CWCSonichu has personally told @mouthnoize at BronyCon, “The Reirement is not in.”[18] |
BronyPalooza
BronyPalooza was a recurring all-night concert, featuring several musicians of the brony community.[9] After enjoying Creber's Patreon party on the Thursday, Chris made an appearance during her Saturday BronyPalooza gig. Chris can be seen at regular intervals during the first two hours of the video, but is especially recognizable at 1:15:33, brandishing his Night Star plushie:
| BronyCon 2019 Livestream 10 (Day 3 Evening) | |
| Stardate | 3 August 2019 |
| Made By | Jonathan Zhang |
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A video with an alternative camera also shows Chris' plushie.[19]
While the concert was ongoing, Chris snapped some photos and shared them on Twitter:
| @ChuuChuuRocket, Nightstar’s Jammie’ with #CreberBrown! |
It is unknown whether Chris remained at the concert after Creber's set ended.
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Chris reunites with his gal pal from BronyCon 2018...
...and gifts her a life-size S-Chu Ball
Day 4
On the final day of the convention, Chris met an old foe, and paid another $30 to meet voice actor, Rebecca Shoichet.
Dining with bronies
According to a user of 4chan's /mlp/ board, on the Sunday, they joined Chris to ride in Son-Chu and have dinner together:[21]
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 Also, sorry about the rotation, something fucked up when I posted. But yeah, this is Barb's van because the old car got totaled or something |
| Well, we went to a burger joint and ate burgers. Chris showed us the Sonichu binder and some new age Crystal and we just chilled and talked. I said to drive safe because he headed home afterwards, but apparently there was a fender bender or some shit. It was actually really interesting. |
| By no means, but he was very calm and in a good mental state this year at the con. Last year he was talking about the dimensional merge a lot, but a lot of the crazy shit that happens with Chris is the machinations of trolls. Still kind of out there, but I'm happy he was having a good time. I'm not gonna whiteknight him, he's done some pretty bad stuff in the past and the autism is no excuse, but it was an interesting experience to meet such an internet legend. Hopefully he keeps himself out of trouble. |
The /mlp/ user found his post on Kiwi Farms and elaborated on the experience:[22]
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| He was prompted to speak about Sonichu at the table, and was showing us the binder he brought around. I believe he talked about some of the lore, but I really am not as familiar with it as I used to be. @Jaiman might be a better source on it, since he was there as well and probably could go into more detail. |
| One thing that did slightly concern me a bit was that on the ride back to the con center was Chris was hatching eggs on Pokemon Go on both phones on the center console while at stoplights. I knew a guy who used to do that and IMO it can lead to distracted driving. Hopefully that is not something that happens normally with Chris. |
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Still at it, ten years later
Meet and greet with Rebecca Soichette [sic]
The plushie purchases keep on coming
Unknown date
Day 1 or 4
Either Day 3 or 4
Souvenirs and autographs
On 6 August, Chris posted a thread on Twitter, showing off his haul from BronyCon.[23] To say that Chris bought a lot of merchandise would be a severe understatement:
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Aftermath
BABSCon
With the departure of BronyCon, Chris latched onto the next well-regarded convention in the USA, BABSCon. BABSCon is also a yearly convention; however, it is instead based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Should Chris make it to the 2021 BABSCon, this will mark the second time he has visited California.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ August 2019 social media posts#Chris settles in
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Chris' clip can be seen at 4:39 and is also addressed at 12:00.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://bronycon2019.sched.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://kiwifarms.net/threads/chris-has-arrived-at-bronycon-2019-megathread.59139/post-5105272
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://kiwifarms.net/threads/chris-has-arrived-at-bronycon-2019-megathread.59139/post-5108574
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://kiwifarms.net/threads/chris-has-arrived-at-bronycon-2019-megathread.59139/post-5119653
- ↑ According to the Con's schedule
- ↑ August 2019 social media posts#Chris meets Princess Celestia
- ↑ https://twitter.com/mouthnoize/status/1157832836675768320
- ↑ September 2019 social media posts#Chris spoke to VA about the Pony Protests
- ↑ For example, at 1:05:01
- ↑ August 2019 social media posts#Chris parties with Night Star
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/34106350
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.net/threads/chris-has-arrived-at-bronycon-2019-megathread.59139/post-5139835
- ↑ August 2019 social media posts#Chris' BronyCon loot