evolution of chris (1981-2021/25):
classic (1981-83):
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• both him and his reboot version are named after st christopher, the saint of travelling. his surname is of dutch origin
• was originally the first protagonist of the series. he's depicted as a mischievous, curious and outspoken boy who typically has troubles with his morals
• to emphasise cbn's idea to make classic realistic and relatable, it was decided to change the kids' names to fit the international dubs. chris' names were sho (jp), luis (es) and cristi (ro)
• his most notable colour is blue. blue is seen as a colour that signifies stability, masculinity, professionalism and dependability
• in s2, his younger brother/cousin uriah was introduced and replaced chris as the main character
reimagined (2006-2021/25):
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• he's based off the original chris from the classic series
• his name means "bearer of christ" and his surname means "how many" in latin. his surname is also a reference to the discrete amount of energy (which is unironically called a quantum) and correlates to the fact that his father and late maternal grandfather are/were scientists. additionally, it could possibly be a reference to quantum mechanics and its relation to time travel
• most of the episodes tend to center around him and his moral conflicts (there are a few times where joy gets the token spotlight due to her being the deuteragonist). probably because of his main character status
• his most notable colour is red (and other warm colours). red signifies passion, love and anger. as a series-wide example, his passion is sports, music, gaming and (sometimes) science, he has a deep love and care for joy, gizmo and his parents. he's also prone to get angry, selfish, rude and egotistical
• between the kids, chris is canonically a year younger than joy (he was 11 before elijah and the widow)
• in heroes of the bible, it's revealed that chris has a middle name that begins with a j. the j in his name is unknown... in the original english version, that is. in the spanish dub, it's allegedly revealed that his middle name is santiago
• in the road to damascus, it's been stated that he's wealthy and/or has been born into wealth
• throughout the series, it's shown an array of his relatives: phoebe and crispin (his parents), his grandparents, his aunt, isobel and his cousins, tom and denise
• both him and joy have scriptures that have been allocated to them since the start of the pilot. chris' scripture is philippians 4:13
