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→ Not to be confused with the Campaign Three gnome Chetney Pock O'Pea. Chutney Chocolatecane is a Christmas elf Rogue played by Travis Willingham for "The Night Before Critmas" (Sx41).
Description
Appearance
Personality
Chutney starts off seeming like a loyal elf to Santa, but as soon as Saint Nick gets kidnapped by the Hallow King, he soon changes his tune, putting forth the idea of leaving Santa to die and taking over the North Pole. He is also quite frustrated by the tasks Santa gives him, complaining about nobody wanting a wooden Voltron, that he can't wire a Gameboy, and how the hair didn't move on a troll doll he made. When the other elves leave with Santa back to get Christmas done, Chutney willingly stays behind, possibly due to guilt over stabbing Santa, possibly because he didn't want to get put in a home after his centuries of work in Santa's shop.
Biography
Background
Chutney is one of the oldest elves working for Saint Nick. For a long time, he tolerated this burden but secretly sought revenge by killing Santa Claus.
Fan art of Chutney's revenge, by Janelle Krzykowski.[art 2]
"The Night Before Critmas" (Sx41)
When the group of Christmas elves reached the unconscious Santa, an opportunity arose for Chutney. He stabbed St Nick into the chest to end what he thought to be an oppressive rule. However, Santa survived, while Chutney was kidnapped by the Hallow King and vanished into the darkness.
Relationships
Character Information
Abilities
Rogue Abilities
- Cunning Action
- Evasion
- Expertise
- Roguish Archetype: Mastermind
- Master of Intrigue
- Master of Tactics
- Sneak Attack
- Thieves' Cant
- Uncanny Dodge
Magic Abilities
- Rune Magic
Notable Items
- A wooden mallet and chisel[3]
- Luc's Fire Susceptibility Rune Wooden Crossbow
Appearances and mentions
- Specials
- "The Night Before Critmas" (Sx41) (first appearance)
Quotations
- "You're a fool, Klaus! We can't compete with Amazon!"
- (Chutney's monologue before he stabbed Santa): "He told me to make Voltron out of wood. No one wanted it. He told me to make a Game Boy. I can't do circuits. He told me to make the little Trolls, but the hair didn't move."[4]
- Travis: Are there any restraints on Santa?
Liam: Yeah, he's tied down.
Travis: I stab him in the chest!
Trivia
- Chutney appeared in Chutney's Christmas Vacation as the main narrator. He told a story set in Nicodranas, where his plans to destroy Santa by carving a fire rune into a toy crossbow were thwarted by Veth Brenatto, who stole the crossbow to give to her son Luc.
- Chutney loves Mai Tai's.
- Chutney is the inspiration for Travis Willingham's Campaign Three character Chetney Pock O'Pea.[5]
References
- ↑ See "The Night Before Critmas" (Sx41) at 52:06.
- ↑ See "The Night Before Critmas" (Sx41).
- ↑ See "The Night Before Critmas" (Sx41) at 53:10.
- ↑ See "The Night Before Critmas" (Sx41) at 4:09:05.
- ↑
Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) on Twitter: "You’re referring to “Chutney”. Travis’ character in C3 is “Chetney”. Entirely different. (No, Santa is not Exandrian canon, but @WillingBlam had so much fun playing Chutney in ye old Xmas one-shot, he wanted to give him a true, legit spin!)" (2021-12-10).
Art:
- ↑ Official art of Chutney Chocolatecane, by Hugo Cardenas (source). Used with permission.
- ↑ Fan art of Chutney's revenge, by Janelle Krzykowski (source). Used with permission.
