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==Tropes from the comic: A-M==
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<small>This comic contains examples of:</small>
!Tropes from the comic: A-M
* AbortedArc: Several characters are introduced, only to have little to no relevance later on. A fine example of this is Ivy: she was made Chris's eternal sweetheart by ''God and Jesus Themselves'', only to be [[BusCrash killed off-screen]] after the "death" of the "real" Ivy.
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*AccidentalInnuendo: "I cannot be deprived of my balls."
|<small>This comic contains examples of:</small>
**From Sonichu 6: a picture of a surprised Chris, an explosion in his groin area and the words: "Somethings's happening downstairs! Sonichu, Magi-Chan, come with me!" ([http://cogsdev.110mb.com/cwcipedia/index.php/Issue_6/Page_24 link])
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbortedArc Aborted Arc]: Several characters are introduced, only to have little to no relevance later on. A fine example of this is Ivy: she was made Chris's eternal sweetheart by ''God and Jesus Themselves'', only to be [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BusCrash killed off-screen] after the "death" of the "real" Ivy.
* AgeCut: Done in the Spring Break issue to show that certain characters are of legal age to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean be true loving couples]].
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AccidentalInnuendo Accidental Innuendo]: "I cannot be deprived of my balls."
* AllThereInTheManual: As an example, [=WesLi=] Sonichu, one of many villains based on real life people, makes lots of references to magic tricks and props and the like. This is because Wes Iseli, the real life counterpart of the character, is a [[http://wesiseli.com/ professional magician]]. ''In no way does the comic bother trying to explain this to the reader.'' It takes multiple trips to the [[Main Page|CWCki]] or reading through the mailbags to understand just who the hell these heroes and villains are supposed to be.
** From Sonichu 6: a picture of a surprised Chris, an explosion in his groin area and the words: "Somethings's happening downstairs! Sonichu, Magi-Chan, come with me!" ([http://cogsdev.110mb.com/cwcipedia/index.php/Issue_6/Page_24 link])
** At the height of Chris's fear that all of his "fans" would leave him for Asperchu, he decided to do his usual thing of righting the wrongs within the pages of the comic. The thing is, if you only read Sonichu and had no idea about Asperchu you would be completely lost and would need to read Asperchu to understand Sonichu... OhCrap.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AgeCut Age Cut]: Done in the Spring Break issue to show that certain characters are of legal age to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IfYouKnowWhatIMean be true loving couples].
** Chris also revealed some information that's relevant to the plot of ''Sonichu'' not in the comic itself, but only in the [=CWCipedia=] articles. For example, in the article about Magi-Chan Chris revealed that after his AuthorAvatar destroyed Count Graduon's wand "ALL of his [i.e. Graduon's, not [[VillainProtagonist Christian's]], unfortunately] brainwashings, magic and curses became undone" and that Silvana fell in love with Magi-Chan; so far, none of this was shown in the webcomic itself. This is most likely caused by Christian's [[LazyArtist laziness]], as it's much easier for him to create an article on his wiki than to draw comic book pages (though of course [[TheSlacker even writing short articles is too much effort for him to do that regularly]]).
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllThereInTheManual All There In The Manual]: As an example, WesLi Sonichu, one of many villains based on real life people, makes lots of references to magic tricks and props and the like. This is because Wes Iseli, the real life counterpart of the character, is a [http://wesiseli.com/ professional magician]. ''In no way does the comic bother trying to explain this to the reader.'' It takes multiple trips to the [[Main Page|CWCki]] or reading through the mailbags to understand just who the hell these heroes and villains are supposed to be.
* AllTrollsAreDifferent: Chris envisions the internet trolls who antagonize him as living [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_doll Troll dolls]] in the comic.
** At the height of Chris's fear that all of his "fans" would leave him for Asperchu, he decided to do his usual thing of righting the wrongs within the pages of the comic. The thing is, if you only read Sonichu and had no idea about Asperchu you would be completely lost and would need to read Asperchu to understand Sonichu... [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OhCrap Oh Crap].
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: God and Jesus are trolls.
** Chris also revealed some information that's relevant to the plot of ''Sonichu'' not in the comic itself, but only in the CWCipedia articles. For example, in the article about Magi-Chan Chris revealed that after his [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorAvatar Author Avatar] destroyed Count Graduon's wand "ALL of his [i.e. Graduon's, not [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainProtagonist Christian's], unfortunately] brainwashings, magic and curses became undone" and that Silvana fell in love with Magi-Chan; so far, none of this was shown in the webcomic itself. This is most likely caused by Christian's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LazyArtist laziness], as it's much easier for him to create an article on his wiki than to draw comic book pages (though of course [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheSlacker even writing short articles is too much effort for him to do that regularly]).
* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: Almost literally: Chris often [[AuthorFilibuster pauses mid-panel to drop cautionary messages into his comics]], such as encouraging parents to pay attention to the age ratings on the games their kids play, and plugging ''LittleBigPlanet'' while encouraging readers not to buy knock-off copies of the game for the [[strike:Xbox]] Hex Bawx 360.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllTrollsAreDifferent All Trolls Are Different]: Chris envisions the internet trolls who antagonize him as living [[wikipedia:Troll_doll|Troll dolls]] in the comic.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Alternative Character Interpretation]: God and Jesus are trolls.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle And Knowing Is Half The Battle]: Almost literally: Chris often [[AuthorFilibuster pauses mid-panel to drop cautionary messages into his comics]], such as encouraging parents to pay attention to the age ratings on the games their kids play, and plugging ''LittleBigPlanet'' while encouraging readers not to buy knock-off copies of the game for the [[strike:Xbox]] Hex Bawx 360.
* {{Animesque}}: After Chris met Megan in real life, sweat drops, anime eyes, and other Japanese influences started appearing more frequently.
* {{Animesque}}: After Chris met Megan in real life, sweat drops, anime eyes, and other Japanese influences started appearing more frequently.
* AnimatedActors: Supposedly Sonichu and Rosechu are married and have children "outside" of the comic... which makes it even more difficult to figure out on [[Reality|what level of reality all this insanity is taking place on]].
* AnimatedActors: Supposedly Sonichu and Rosechu are married and have children "outside" of the comic... which makes it even more difficult to figure out on [[Reality|what level of reality all this insanity is taking place on]].
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* ArtifactOfDoom: The Black Sonichu Medallion worn by Reldnahc.
* ArtifactOfDoom: The Black Sonichu Medallion worn by Reldnahc.
* ArtifactTitle: Despite the comic being called ''Sonichu'', the beast in question has been appearing less and less. Chris is [[PutOnABus trying]] to [[DroppedABridgeOnHim rectify]] [[GrandFinale that]].
* ArtifactTitle: Despite the comic being called ''Sonichu'', the beast in question has been appearing less and less. Chris is [[PutOnABus trying]] to [[DroppedABridgeOnHim rectify]] [[GrandFinale that]].
* ArtistDisillusionment: It seems that Chris realized that he doesn't enjoy writing ''Sonichu'' if he's forced to work on it regularly. This resulted in Chris [[ScheduleSlip not updating the comic]] (and [=CWCipedia=] in general) and [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/CWC_Blog#March_2010 insulting fans he thinks he has]].
* ArtistDisillusionment: It seems that Chris realized that he doesn't enjoy writing ''Sonichu'' if he's forced to work on it regularly. This resulted in Chris [[ScheduleSlip not updating the comic]] (and CWCipedia in general) and [[CWC_Blog#March_2010|insulting fans he thinks he has]].
* AuthorAppeal: Numerous references to {{anime}} and AdultSwim programs, a ''MontyPython'' quote or two, and most famously the "{{fanservice}}" of Rosechu making pornographic pictures of herself to try countering troll accusations of her having a "[[UnusualEuphemism pickle]]"... and then [[WordOfGod claiming in Encyclopedia Dramatica]] ''[[CompletelyMissingThePoint she did it for women's rights.]]''
* AuthorAppeal: Numerous references to {{anime}} and AdultSwim programs, a ''MontyPython'' quote or two, and most famously the "{{fanservice}}" of Rosechu making pornographic pictures of herself to try countering troll accusations of her having a "[[UnusualEuphemism pickle]]"... and then [[WordOfGod claiming in Encyclopedia Dramatica]] ''[[CompletelyMissingThePoint she did it for women's rights.]]''
* AuthorAvatar: Besides writing an idealized version of himself into the comic, Chris uses Sonichu as a proxy to channel his rage about constant accusations of him being homosexual.
* AuthorAvatar: Besides writing an idealized version of himself into the comic, Chris uses Sonichu as a proxy to channel his rage about constant accusations of him being homosexual.
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* MostCommonSuperPower: Mary Lee Walsh has this not just in fanart, but in the later issues as well.
* MostCommonSuperPower: Mary Lee Walsh has this not just in fanart, but in the later issues as well.
* MyGirlIsASlut: Pretty much ''every single goddamn Rosechu in this comic.'' When they're not out shopping, they're either having sex or stripping "for women's rights." And let's not even get into "Rage Against the Garbage"...
* MyGirlIsASlut: Pretty much ''every single goddamn Rosechu in this comic.'' When they're not out shopping, they're either having sex or stripping "for women's rights." And let's not even get into "Rage Against the Garbage"...
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==Tropes from the comic: N-Z==
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* {{Narm}}: "Well, after eating my eight daily [=McNuggets=], I'm ready to pull out my Attraction Sign and get a Boyfriend-Free Girl". ''Among so many, many others''.
!Tropes from the comic: N-Z
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|* {{Narm}}: "Well, after eating my eight daily [=McNuggets=], I'm ready to pull out my Attraction Sign and get a Boyfriend-Free Girl". ''Among so many, many others''.
** Episode 14 contains these two awesomely out-of-context lines: "My two balls!" and "I cannot be deprived of my balls."
** Episode 14 contains these two awesomely out-of-context lines: "My two balls!" and "I cannot be deprived of my balls."
** Episode 6: "Ow! I hurt in three places!"
** Episode 6: "Ow! I hurt in three places!"
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** [[DragonBallZ Curse-yehameha!]] [[WhatAnIdiot Yes, he has really yelled the name of a certain king of Hawaii in public.]]
** [[DragonBallZ Curse-yehameha!]] [[WhatAnIdiot Yes, he has really yelled the name of a certain king of Hawaii in public.]]
** His obsession with the [[RuleOfThree Third Date]] is in direct violation of the whole no premarital sex rule of Christianity. As [[TheWikiRule the CWCki]] points out, he repeatedly breaks all Ten Commandments & Seven Deadly Sins (if his DaydreamBeliever statements are to be believed, yes, this also includes [[ThouShaltNotKill murder]]). He practices witchcraft (with no results, of course), meaning that there's a [[TheBible Biblical]] mandate for his death.
** His obsession with the [[RuleOfThree Third Date]] is in direct violation of the whole no premarital sex rule of Christianity. As [[TheWikiRule the CWCki]] points out, he repeatedly breaks all Ten Commandments & Seven Deadly Sins (if his DaydreamBeliever statements are to be believed, yes, this also includes [[ThouShaltNotKill murder]]). He practices witchcraft (with no results, of course), meaning that there's a [[TheBible Biblical]] mandate for his death.
* YourMileageMayVary: Many say this is [[SoBadItsGood So Bad It's Good]] due to the sheer patheticness. Others find it [[SoBadItsHorrible unbearable to read]]. You've been warned.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YourMileageMayVary Your Mileage May Vary]: Many say this is [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SoBadItsGood So Bad It's Good] due to the sheer patheticness. Others find it [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SoBadItsHorrible unbearable to read]. You've been warned.
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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 "[[{{Hatedom}} 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 TrollFic), a normal fanfic with the characters' [[CharacterAlignment 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.
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 "[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hatedom 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 [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TrollFic Troll Fic]), a normal fanfic with the characters' [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CharacterAlignment 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.
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==Tropes found in trolling, trollfics, and RealLife: A-H==
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!Tropes found in trolling, trollfics, and RealLife: A-H
* AGodAmI: Chris really thinks he can curse people in real life. ''He really thinks he has supernatural powers.''
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|* AGodAmI: Chris really thinks he can curse people in real life. ''He really thinks he has supernatural powers.''
* AcceptableTargets - There is a [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/White_knight#Reasons_against_white_knighting list of reasons]] on [=CWCki=] to advise against White Knighting for Chris - for starters, he's homophobic, sexist, refuses to get counseling for autism, and, as a ''major'' selling point for trolls, he always gets over getting trolled, or is oblivious to his mocking.
* AcceptableTargets - There is a [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/White_knight#Reasons_against_white_knighting list of reasons]] on [=CWCki=] to advise against White Knighting for Chris - for starters, he's homophobic, sexist, refuses to get counseling for autism, and, as a ''major'' selling point for trolls, he always gets over getting trolled, or is oblivious to his mocking.
** Hell, Chris counts as an AcceptableTarget here at TV tropes, too. Any other article this overwhelmingly negative and insulting in tone probably would've gotten purged a long time ago.
** Hell, Chris counts as an AcceptableTarget here at TV tropes, too. Any other article this overwhelmingly negative and insulting in tone probably would've gotten purged a long time ago.
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*** In fact, the whole subject of Christian's attitude towards other people with autism/Asperger syndrome/physical deformities etc. is a goldmine of his hypocrisy. Chris uses his autism as a crutch and feels it entitles him to being a recipient of everyone's pity and admiration; at the same time, he gladly admits that he doesn't like to associate with other people with autism, especially people with low-functioning autism, because "[[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/IRC_%2817_December_2008%29 it would be like looking through a window to hell to me]]", which is why he doesn't want to volunteer to help them. His views about people with facial deformities that make it impossible for them to speak clearly or people with Asperger syndrome [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Mailbag_5#In_which_Chris_speaks_ill_of_the_handicapped are]] [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Mailbag_11#Elevators_are_important_for_the_handicapped.2C_so_they_don.27t_want_any_phobias vomit-]][[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Aspergers_%28CWCipedia_article%29 inducing]] as well.
*** In fact, the whole subject of Christian's attitude towards other people with autism/Asperger syndrome/physical deformities etc. is a goldmine of his hypocrisy. Chris uses his autism as a crutch and feels it entitles him to being a recipient of everyone's pity and admiration; at the same time, he gladly admits that he doesn't like to associate with other people with autism, especially people with low-functioning autism, because "[[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/IRC_%2817_December_2008%29 it would be like looking through a window to hell to me]]", which is why he doesn't want to volunteer to help them. His views about people with facial deformities that make it impossible for them to speak clearly or people with Asperger syndrome [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Mailbag_5#In_which_Chris_speaks_ill_of_the_handicapped are]] [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Mailbag_11#Elevators_are_important_for_the_handicapped.2C_so_they_don.27t_want_any_phobias vomit-]][[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Aspergers_%28CWCipedia_article%29 inducing]] as well.
** Don't forget how he whines and rages about the trolls "ruining" his life while himself is an horrendous troll who doesn't hesitate to insult, menace, curse and even (attempt to) vandalize other people's sites just because they don't give him blind praise or refuse to obey his selfish demands like good, obedient SLAVES. He also [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Michael_Snyder_is_ColdHearted_and_Mean#Description asks his "TRUE and LOYAL fanbase" to troll people he doesn't like]].
** Don't forget how he whines and rages about the trolls "ruining" his life while himself is an horrendous troll who doesn't hesitate to insult, menace, curse and even (attempt to) vandalize other people's sites just because they don't give him blind praise or refuse to obey his selfish demands like good, obedient SLAVES. He also [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Michael_Snyder_is_ColdHearted_and_Mean#Description asks his "TRUE and LOYAL fanbase" to troll people he doesn't like]].
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==Tropes found in Trolling, Trollfics, and RealLife: I-P==
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* IKnowMortalKombat: You could call [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXMP1XmD-cg this]] a pretty spectacular aversion. The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS_z-kM64rM fan]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKXtDWOuL4U remixes]] are almost as good.
!Tropes found in Trolling, Trollfics, and RealLife: I-P
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|* IKnowMortalKombat: You could call [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXMP1XmD-cg this]] a pretty spectacular aversion. The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS_z-kM64rM fan]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKXtDWOuL4U remixes]] are almost as good.
* ImYourBiggestFan: [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Robert_simmons Robert Simmons V]].
* ImYourBiggestFan: [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Robert_simmons Robert Simmons V]].
* IneffectualDeathThreats: Again, all the freaking time!
* IneffectualDeathThreats: Again, all the freaking time!
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***[[BlatantLies Stuff…candy…don't…]][[CompletelyMissingThePoint Chris stuffs vegetables down his throat!]] [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Chris_and_English#Rhetorical_comparisons_and_sarcasm He stuffs green beans! He stuffs broccoli! He stuffs corn! He stuffs carrots!]]
***[[BlatantLies Stuff…candy…don't…]][[CompletelyMissingThePoint Chris stuffs vegetables down his throat!]] [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Chris_and_English#Rhetorical_comparisons_and_sarcasm He stuffs green beans! He stuffs broccoli! He stuffs corn! He stuffs carrots!]]
* PsychopathicManchild: Chris. He easily fits the "manchild" part, and [[strike:may]] now definitely qualifies as a psychopath as well.
* PsychopathicManchild: Chris. He easily fits the "manchild" part, and [[strike:may]] now definitely qualifies as a psychopath as well.
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==Tropes found in Trolling, Trollfics, and RealLife:Q-Z==
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* QuestForSex: Nowadays it's obvious that Christian's "Love Quest" is actually this. He wants to get laid so badly that he's willing to reveal all kinds of personal information about himself, including details about his masturbation habits, as well as draw pornographic comic starring himself, photograph himself wearing diapers and film himself running around naked and displaying "random-access humor", masturbating, humping a love doll, drinking his own semen or demonstrating how he would pleasure a woman orally if he thinks it will help him score. [[{{Squick}} And yes, he actually did all these things]]. Interestingly, though perhaps unsurprisingly, one thing he won't do to get laid is actually improving himself, as evidenced by [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Jackie_e-mails_Part_3 Jackie e-mails]].
!Tropes found in Trolling, Trollfics, and RealLife:Q-Z
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|* QuestForSex: Nowadays it's obvious that Christian's "Love Quest" is actually this. He wants to get laid so badly that he's willing to reveal all kinds of personal information about himself, including details about his masturbation habits, as well as draw pornographic comic starring himself, photograph himself wearing diapers and film himself running around naked and displaying "random-access humor", masturbating, humping a love doll, drinking his own semen or demonstrating how he would pleasure a woman orally if he thinks it will help him score. [[{{Squick}} And yes, he actually did all these things]]. Interestingly, though perhaps unsurprisingly, one thing he won't do to get laid is actually improving himself, as evidenced by [[http://www.cogsdev.org/cwcki/Jackie_e-mails_Part_3 Jackie e-mails]].
** He also won't pay for a prostitute, despite spending well over a thousand dollars on games he will never play.
** He also won't pay for a prostitute, despite spending well over a thousand dollars on games he will never play.
** He is also too coward to even talk to a prostitute, as some trolls once sent TWO hookers to his house and according to them, he panicked and hid behind of his mom until she asked them to leave.
** He is also too coward to even talk to a prostitute, as some trolls once sent TWO hookers to his house and according to them, he panicked and hid behind of his mom until she asked them to leave.
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** He's also stated that he has taken a test in [[http://cogsdev.110mb.com/cwcipedia/index.php/Mailbag_21 Chesterfield Co.]] that gave him an IQ of [[http://cogsdev.110mb.com/cwcipedia/index.php/Mailbag_19 150]]. Some trolls speculate he may actually be talking about an Emotional IQ test, which is sometimes given to patients with Autism, and even then he's not fooling anyone.
** He's also stated that he has taken a test in [[http://cogsdev.110mb.com/cwcipedia/index.php/Mailbag_21 Chesterfield Co.]] that gave him an IQ of [[http://cogsdev.110mb.com/cwcipedia/index.php/Mailbag_19 150]]. Some trolls speculate he may actually be talking about an Emotional IQ test, which is sometimes given to patients with Autism, and even then he's not fooling anyone.
*** Considering Chris's tendency to bend the truth and is incredibly likely to be psychotic...
*** Considering Chris's tendency to bend the truth and is incredibly likely to be psychotic...
* [[OverlyLongGag You Fail Life Forever]]: What this page tries to say in short.
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OverlyLongGag You Fail Life Forever]: What this page tries to say in short.
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Revision as of 11:12, 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.