Christine Weston Chandler, formerly Christian Weston Chandler (born February 24, 1982), also known as Chris-Chan, is a video blogger and web creator of the comic "Sonichu".[1] [2] Considered by some to be one of the most documented figures in history,[3] [4] Chandler, due to his unusual hobbies and deviant behavior, became a victim of massive and prolonged bullying from trolls from 4chan. Chandler could not adequately resist the trolls, constantly succumbed to their deceptions and provocations, eventually becoming more and more famous in the Internet environment and enduring ever more attacks from trolls. Despite the above, Chris-Chan also has his own loyal fans, ready to defend him from hostile attacks.[5]
Chris spent most of his life in the city of Ruckersville, where he lives, and in Charlottesville. Chris has been outside of Virginia, where these cities are located, only twice as of 2015: first, when he visited his cousin Cole in California, and secondly, when he went to Cleveland, Ohio in search of his next girlfriend with whom he corresponded (in fact, she turned out to be another troll). After an unsuccessful trip to Ohio, Chris's parents forbade him to travel outside his home state.[6]
He published the first issue of his webcomic "Sonichu" on March 24, 2005.[9] The character of the same name is a hybrid of Sonic the Hedgehog and Pikachu.[7] [10]
He became famous on the Internet in late 2007, after attracting the attention of users of the sites 4chan and Encyclopedia Dramatica. The initial fascination was due to his signature homemade Sonichu medallion (subsequently stolen and burned), his childhood drawings of his unoriginal repainted Sonic, and wandering around in public places. Because of this, Christian became a victim of online harassment and trolling.[2]
That same year, he began identifying as a trans lesbian named Christine Weston Chandler. He was arrested in 2014 after attempting to steal a box of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric from a local GameStop store and assaulting an employee before leaving.
On July 30, 2021, audio recordings were released in which Christian claimed to have raped his feeble-minded, dementia-suffering mother. The two were separated by the local police department on the same day.[12] On August 1, he was arrested on charges of incest.[13] [14]