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[[4 chan anime Writefaggotry]]
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[[File:All board-tans.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Aw shit, here comes 4chan.]]
[[4 chan anime]]
This is a directory for linking to in-depth character descriptions of the [[Board-tans]] living in 4chan House for the [[4 chan anime]]. [[/tg/]], as it is one to do, has written a few relevant [[4 chan anime Writefaggotry|short stories]]. There is an [http://shimmie.4chanhouse.org/ image gallery] and [http://dis.4chanhouse.org/char/ character discussion boards].
== /x/ ==
Due to the chaotic nature of 4chan, there will never be a [[canon]] for the board-tans. There may be consensus, but it is best to treat all of the characters as fanon. If a certain character design upsets you, use the interpretation that you like the most, or be a real [[fa/tg/uy]] and [[Character Creation|make your own]].
<b>Gender/Physical Description:</b> Female. Atrractive, but not overly so. Somewhat short. She has long, loosely curled hair which usually covers her left eye which is either completely red or black with a red pupil. She wears a black tank-top with a skull on it, black jeans, and sneakers.
<b>Personality/Habits/Hobbies/Behavior etc.: </b> /x/ is a shy, quiet girl. She's intelligent, creative, and paranoid, sometimes to the point of insanity. Sometimes it seems she knows more about the way the world works than she lets on, maybe even more than most people.She loves to read, and her favorite books include the "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" series and "House of Leaves".
<b>Special Power:</b> /x/ "dabbles" a bit in witchcraft. She has a lot of magical potential, but she's too afraid of it to use it.
<b>Relationships:</b> Of course, we all know that she and /tg/ become an item and that she is extremely afraid of /b/. As for the rest of the characters, she gets along with them and is pretty comfortable around them, but she wouldn't really call them friends.
<b>Job:</b>She is either a supernatural/horror author with a cult following, or she writes a series of books in which she gathers "true" hauntings and other supernatural events.
== /r9k/ ==
==History==
<b>Gender/Physical Description:</b> Male,
Once upon a time, [[:File:4ChanHouse.jpg|an image]] was posted on the /r9k/ board of 4chan labeled "4chan house" that showed all the then-boards of [[4chan]] as little stick figures doing board-relevant things. Then a [[drawfag]] named {{Anonymous|Three Angled Blue}} drew [http://dis.4chanhouse.org/comic/res/21.html#21 a comic] immortalizing /b/'s failed invasion of /v/, showing both boards personified as characters. A new era dawned unexpectedly.
<b>Personality/Habits/Hobbies/Behavior etc.:</b> /r9k/ is a nihlistic, depressed loner who whines about how he hates life and how life hates him back. Is misogynistic due to repeated rejection, and spends his time philosophising about politics, religion, and other weighty subjects. Brutal at dissecting the character flaws of others in public. Secretly wants to have sex with his sister. He also thinks he is a robot, and is trying to hide this from the other boards, though he has been known to slip up. He replaces /b/ as the landlord after the Cancer King, and he opens up the 3 rooms /b/ was hoarding to himself
<b>Special Power:</b> Becomes an android
<b>Relationships: </b> None. Ronery. /r9k/ is a loner and despises the rest of 4chan as inferior imbeciles. Reserves contempt for all other boards, but especially /b/.
<b>Job:</b> No job, is studying computer science at university
Prior to these events, 4chan's boards did not have character representations. There was always the portrayal of {{Anonymous}} as the featureless green-skinned "<nowiki>[No Picture Available]</nowiki>" man-in-a-suit, and there were certainly [[Yotsuba|mascots]], but a character that ''was'' a whole board? Preposterous.
[[Image:Board-tans_cosplay_ck_co_i_x.jpg|thumb|320px|Cosplay of /ck/, /co/, /i/ and /x/'s board-tans, from way back when sometimes 4chan users actually went outside and had meetups.]]
Fast forward some years through multiple iterations of failed group projects, thread deletions, and moderate obscurity and you get to where we are today: a vast and rather unorganized collection of scribbles, fiction, and even cosplays that portray the various boards of 4chan as anthropomorphized characters living out their crazy lives.
== /tg/ ==
Some thought it brilliant, and others equated those people to fanfiction-loving scum. In the end, it's a matter of [[skub|taste]].
<b>Gender/Physical Description:</b> Male. Somewhat skinny, average height, brown hair that reaches his shoulders.
<b>Personality/Habits/Hobbies/Behavior etc.:</b> /tg/ is an obsessive fan of many tabletop games, the foremost being Dungeons and Dragons and Warhammer 40k. His behavior is influenced by this in some ways- for example, Has a tendency to narrate his own actions when things get hectic (ie. rushes into a room by forcing the door open, yelling "I KICK DOWN THE DOOR".)
<b>Special Power:</b> Up for debate. May or may not be the Dice of Prestidigitation, which affect the world around /tg/ in small, subtle ways, as was suggested before.
<b>Relationships:</b> /tg/ mainly hangs out with /co/ and /x/. He's also hung out with /v/, /ck/, /k/, and several other boards from time to time.
<b>Job:</b> /tg/ works at the LGS owned by /co/.
== /g/ ==
The -tan suffix is a [[weeaboo]] holdout, in the vein of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS-tan#Tan_suffix OS-tan] characters.
<b>Gender/Physical Description:</b> Male. Tall skinny and as pale as a ghost
<b>Personality/Habits/Hobbies/Behavior etc.</b> Basement dweller/hacker, possilby neurotic. manages the building's Internet connection. Has access to all kinds of forbidden information thanks to his amazing hacking skills Is able to do amazing things with technology, but demands a payment of a 6pack of his current favorite energy drink (will sometimes take DVD-R's or other memory storing materials
<b>Special Power:</b> But he is a kickass hacker,
<b>Relationships:</b> None really, possible friendship with /v/ because of all the emulators
== /k/ ==
==See Also ==
<b>Gender/Physical Description:</b> Male. Tall and lean, with a grizzeled white beard still speckled with dark grown hair. Tends to wear an old army jacket, presumably his from long ago. Often seen scowling, and is hard to catch off guard.
* [Http://shimmie.4chanhouse.org/ The image dump for all things Board-tan]
</b>Personality/Habits/Hobbies/Behavior etc.:</b> Rather grouchy, but has a soft spot for /an/, and finds /c/ adorable. He loves his guns, which is probably an understatement, and is an expert marksman with almost everything.
* The [[: File: Boardponies.jpg|My Little Ponies version]]
Is very protective of the 4chan house and those that live there, once even going so far as to mine the front lawn. For obvious reasons, he was forced to remove them.
* [[/d/-tan Gets it Done]]
<b>Special Power:</b> Unknown. Any power he does have is almost certainly channeled through his guns. (alternative power: hyperspace arsenal?)
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgBWo5FzN-KvdFRoQWQ5WndjMEROWDNuTlpXM3drUnc#gid=0 A very outdated shipping grid]
<b>Relationships:</b> Married(?) to /an/. Friends with /trv/, but /trv/ is rarely there. Often seen with /v/, but they argue constantly, especially about the inpracticality of many of the weapons that /v/ idolizes in his games.Will sometimes participate in various wargames, with /tg/ but is very critical of their accuracy or lack thereof.
<b>Job:</b> Retired. Previously: Unknown position in the US army, followed by a brief stint as a professional bodyguard.
== <b>/sp/</b> ==
[[Category:Not related]]
<b>Name:</b> /sp/
<b>Gender/Physical Description:</b> Large, Black Male (say, 6'4", 250 lbs), extremely muscular and atheletic, tends to wear an old sports jersey (perhaps #18)
<b>Personality/Habits/Hobbies/Behavior etc.:</b> Extremely belligerent and spiteful, often reacting with threats of violence to even the most minor of offense. Obviously a steriods user, most likely from his days playing "in the pro leagues." (However, asking what sport he played, or why he no longer plays it, will cause /sp/ to react violently). Generally, the pompous jerk of the apartment, but still easier to stand than /b/. Likes watching and/or playing several sports, but also critiques them to no end.
<b>Special Power:</b> /sp/ uses ROID RAGE! It's super effective!
<b>Relationships:</b> Doesn't relate well with the other boards, although a rivalry with /fit/ is present. As well, there is room for /sp/ to carry a gun (but not know how to use it), leading to a relationship with /k/ as well.
<b>Job:</b> A former professional athelete, but now is simply a sports beat writer for the local newspaper/online blog.
Due to the chaotic nature of 4chan, there will never be a canon for the board-tans. There may be consensus, but it is best to treat all of the characters as fanon. If a certain character design upsets you, use the interpretation that you like the most, or be a real fa/tg/uy and make your own.
Once upon a time, an image was posted on the /r9k/ board of 4chan labeled "4chan house" that showed all the then-boards of 4chan as little stick figures doing board-relevant things. Then a drawfag named Three Angled Blue drew a comic immortalizing /b/'s failed invasion of /v/, showing both boards personified as characters. A new era dawned unexpectedly.
Prior to these events, 4chan's boards did not have character representations. There was always the portrayal of Anonymous as the featureless green-skinned "[No Picture Available]" man-in-a-suit, and there were certainly mascots, but a character that was a whole board? Preposterous.
Cosplay of /ck/, /co/, /i/ and /x/'s board-tans, from way back when sometimes 4chan users actually went outside and had meetups.
Fast forward some years through multiple iterations of failed group projects, thread deletions, and moderate obscurity and you get to where we are today: a vast and rather unorganized collection of scribbles, fiction, and even cosplays that portray the various boards of 4chan as anthropomorphized characters living out their crazy lives.
Some thought it brilliant, and others equated those people to fanfiction-loving scum. In the end, it's a matter of taste.
The -tan suffix is a weeaboo holdout, in the vein of the OS-tan characters.
