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|name = Chas Chandler
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|name= Chas Chandler
|image = Chas Chandler.png
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|image= Chas Chandler.png
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|species= Human
|occupation =Member of [[John Constantine's team]] <small>(formerly)</small><br> Taxi driver at [[Yellow Crown Cab Co.]] <small>(formerly)</small>
 
|status = Alive
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|status= Alive
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|occupation= Taxi driver at [[Yellow Crown Cab Co.]]
|family = [[Renee Chandler]] <small>(ex-wife)</small><br>[[Geraldine Chandler]] <small>(daughter)</small>
 
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|affiliation={{F|John Constantine's team}}
|homeuniverse=Earth One
 
 
|family= {{F|Renee Chandler|(ex-wife)}}<br>{{F|Geraldine Chandler|(daughter)}}
|actor = [[Charles Halford]] <small>(''[[Constantine]]'')</small><br>[[Damian O'Hare]] <small>(voice, ''[[Constantine: City of Demons]]'')</small>
 
 
|homeuniverse= Earth-1
|show = Constantine
 
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|actor= [[Charles Halford]]
 
|show= Constantine
 
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{{Dialogue|I can't live like this.|Yes, you can. You can shoulder this burden, let it consume you from within. Or you can wield it as you have. A weapon against evil by my side. Whichever way you choose, mate, I'm with you every step of the way.|Chas Chandler and John Constantine|Quid Pro Quo}}
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{{Dialogue|I can't live like this.|Yes, you can. You can shoulder this burden, let it consume you from within. Or you can wield it as you have. A weapon against evil by my side. Whichever way you choose, mate, I'm with you every step of the way.|Chas Chandler and [[John Constantine]]|Quid Pro Quo}}
   
 
'''Francis "Chas" Chandler'''<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/> is [[John Constantine]]'s partner and oldest friend. After an incident at a bar, Chas, along with 47 others were killed but due to a [[protection spell]], Chas was resurrected, with 47 souls now bound to him, allowing him to die and rise again until all souls are released.
 
'''Francis "Chas" Chandler'''<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/> is [[John Constantine]]'s partner and oldest friend. After an incident at a bar, Chas, along with 47 others were killed but due to a [[protection spell]], Chas was resurrected, with 47 souls now bound to him, allowing him to die and rise again until all souls are released.
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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Early life===
 
===Early life===
After a long night at a bar, [[John Constantine]] cast a protection spell on Chas so he could drive home safely. Unfortunately after John left, a fire broke out and Chas, along with 47 others, were trapped in the bar. Chas woke up in the hospital, shocked to find himself alive. Chas went to John and told him he was in the bar while the building burned down. Chas was informed that John's protection spell worked and told that he now has 47 other lives to live before dying. Chas then worked along with John, however, he grew distant from his wife and daughter, causing a divorce with his wife.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo">{{Ep|Quid Pro Quo}}</ref>
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After a long night at a bar, [[John Constantine]] cast a protection spell on Chas so he could drive home safely. Unfortunately after John left, a fire broke out and Chas, along with 47 others, were trapped in the bar. Chas woke up in the hospital, shocked to find himself alive. Chas went to John and told him he was in the bar while the building burned down. Chas learned that John's protection spell worked and told that he now has 47 other lives to live before dying. Chas then worked along with John. In the process however, Chas grew distant from his wife, [[Renee Chandler|Renee]], and daughter, [[Geraldine Chandler|Geraldine]], eventually leading to him and Renee getting a divorce.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo">{{Ep|Quid Pro Quo}}</ref>
   
 
==Powers and abilities==
 
==Powers and abilities==
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*'''[[Protection spell]]/[[List of magical powers|Resurrection]]:''' Due to a [[protection spell]], Chas has the ability to resurrect after being killed though only up to 47 times.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/>
 
*'''[[Protection spell]]/[[List of magical powers|Resurrection]]:''' Due to a [[protection spell]], Chas has the ability to resurrect after being killed though only up to 47 times.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/>
 
**'''[[List of magical powers|Accelerated healing factor]]:''' Chas is also capable of healing from injuries other than death, such as when he was brutally slashed by a ghost in an alleyway.<ref name="Danse Vaudou">{{Ep|Danse Vaudou}}</ref>
 
**'''[[List of magical powers|Accelerated healing factor]]:''' Chas is also capable of healing from injuries other than death, such as when he was brutally slashed by a ghost in an alleyway.<ref name="Danse Vaudou">{{Ep|Danse Vaudou}}</ref>
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===Abilities===
 
===Abilities===
*'''Skilled hand-to-hand combatant''': Chas was skilled in using his fists in close combat.<ref name="Danse Vaudou" />
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*'''Skilled hand-to-hand combatant''': Chas was skilled in using his fists in close combat.<ref name="Danse Vaudou"/>
*'''Cooking''': Chas was a masterful cook, providing food for members of [[John Constantine's team]].<ref name="Danse Vaudou" />
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*'''Cooking''': Chas was a masterful cook, providing food for members of [[John Constantine's team]].<ref name="Danse Vaudou"/>
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===Weaknesses===
 
===Weaknesses===
 
*'''Limited souls:''' The [[protection spell]] placed on Chas can work only up to 47 times, due to the number of people who died around Chas when the spell was cast. With each death, Chas gets less and less chances to survive. At the time of confrontation with [[Felix Faust]], he was up to 32 lives, then lost one to demonstrate his power to Felix, and another one to destroy the dark mage.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/>
 
*'''Limited souls:''' The [[protection spell]] placed on Chas can work only up to 47 times, due to the number of people who died around Chas when the spell was cast. With each death, Chas gets less and less chances to survive. At the time of confrontation with [[Felix Faust]], he was up to 32 lives, then lost one to demonstrate his power to Felix, and another one to destroy the dark mage.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/>
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==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
 
*Chas ''may'' have died from a train derailment in Pennsylvania courtesy of a [[succubus]].<ref name="The Darkness Beneath">{{Ep|The Darkness Beneath}}</ref>
 
*Chas ''may'' have died from a train derailment in Pennsylvania courtesy of a [[succubus]].<ref name="The Darkness Beneath">{{Ep|The Darkness Beneath}}</ref>
*Chas died to save a family from a demon called the [[Monkey King]].<ref name="Quid Pro Quo22">{{Ep|Quid Pro Quo}}</ref>
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*Chas died to save a family from a demon called the [[Monkey King]].<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/>
 
*Chas was impaled by a telephone wire that was possessed by [[Furcifer]].<ref name="Non Est Asylum">{{Ep|Non Est Asylum}}</ref>
 
*Chas was impaled by a telephone wire that was possessed by [[Furcifer]].<ref name="Non Est Asylum">{{Ep|Non Est Asylum}}</ref>
*Chas was stabbed by Misaki Ross' ghost with scissors.<ref name="Danse Vaudou" />
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*Chas was stabbed by Misaki Ross' ghost with scissors.<ref name="Danse Vaudou"/>
 
*[[Nahash]] snapped Chas's neck in an attempt to prevent [[Anne Marie Flynn]] from performing an exorcism on John.<ref>{{Ep|The Saint of Last Resorts: Part Two}}</ref>
 
*[[Nahash]] snapped Chas's neck in an attempt to prevent [[Anne Marie Flynn]] from performing an exorcism on John.<ref>{{Ep|The Saint of Last Resorts: Part Two}}</ref>
*Chas slit his own throat to prove his powers to [[Felix Faust]].<ref name="Quid Pro Quo" />
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*Chas slit his own throat to prove his powers to [[Felix Faust]].<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/>
 
*Chas tied a grenade to the sinew of Achilles while shaking hands with [[Felix Faust]] to kill both of them.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/>
 
*Chas tied a grenade to the sinew of Achilles while shaking hands with [[Felix Faust]] to kill both of them.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/>
*After killing Faust, Chas had 30 souls left, meaning he'd died a total of 17 times since the bar fire two years earlier.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo" />
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*After killing Faust, Chas had 30 souls left, meaning he'd died a total of 17 times since the bar fire two years earlier.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo"/>
 
==Trivia==
 
*Due to significant changes in his backstory and family, in ''[[Constantine: City of Demons]]'', it is possible that this version is unrelated to his live action portrayal. It is also possible that his appearance in the web series takes place on an alternate Earth within the [[multiverse]].
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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===''John Con Noir''===
 
===''John Con Noir''===
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*{{Web|Trash|(non-canon)}}
   
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==Behind the Scenes==
===''Constantine: City of Demons''===
 
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*In the DC comics, [[Wikipedia:Chas Chandler (comics)|Frank William "Chas" Chandler]] first appeared in Hellblazer #1 (January, 1988) is a London cabbie, a good friend and ally of John Constantine.
*{{Ep|Episode One|page=Episode One (Constantine: City of Demons)}}
 
*{{Ep|Episode Two|page=Episode Two (Constantine: City of Demons)}}
 
*{{Ep|Episode Three|page=Episode Three (Constantine: City of Demons)}}
 
*{{Ep|Episode Four|page=Episode Four (Constantine: City of Demons)|(flashback)}}
 
*{{Ep|Episode Five|page=Episode Five (Constantine: City of Demons)}}
 
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 02:39, 21 August 2019


"I can't live like this."
"Yes, you can. You can shoulder this burden, let it consume you from within. Or you can wield it as you have. A weapon against evil by my side. Whichever way you choose, mate, I'm with you every step of the way."
—Chas Chandler and John Constantine[src]


Francis "Chas" Chandler[1] is John Constantine's partner and oldest friend. After an incident at a bar, Chas, along with 47 others were killed but due to a protection spell, Chas was resurrected, with 47 souls now bound to him, allowing him to die and rise again until all souls are released.

Biography

Early life

After a long night at a bar, John Constantine cast a protection spell on Chas so he could drive home safely. Unfortunately after John left, a fire broke out and Chas, along with 47 others, were trapped in the bar. Chas woke up in the hospital, shocked to find himself alive. Chas went to John and told him he was in the bar while the building burned down. Chas learned that John's protection spell worked and told that he now has 47 other lives to live before dying. Chas then worked along with John. In the process however, Chas grew distant from his wife, Renee, and daughter, Geraldine, eventually leading to him and Renee getting a divorce.[1]

Powers and abilities

Powers

Abilities

  • Skilled hand-to-hand combatant: Chas was skilled in using his fists in close combat.[2]
  • Cooking: Chas was a masterful cook, providing food for members of John Constantine's team.[2]

Weaknesses

  • Limited souls: The protection spell placed on Chas can work only up to 47 times, due to the number of people who died around Chas when the spell was cast. With each death, Chas gets less and less chances to survive. At the time of confrontation with Felix Faust, he was up to 32 lives, then lost one to demonstrate his power to Felix, and another one to destroy the dark mage.[1]

Deaths

  • Chas may have died from a train derailment in Pennsylvania courtesy of a succubus.[3]
  • Chas died to save a family from a demon called the Monkey King.[1]
  • Chas was impaled by a telephone wire that was possessed by Furcifer.[4]
  • Chas was stabbed by Misaki Ross' ghost with scissors.[2]
  • Nahash snapped Chas's neck in an attempt to prevent Anne Marie Flynn from performing an exorcism on John.[5]
  • Chas slit his own throat to prove his powers to Felix Faust.[1]
  • Chas tied a grenade to the sinew of Achilles while shaking hands with Felix Faust to kill both of them.[1]
  • After killing Faust, Chas had 30 souls left, meaning he'd died a total of 17 times since the bar fire two years earlier.[1]

Appearances

Constantine


John Con Noir

Behind the Scenes

  • In the DC comics, Frank William "Chas" Chandler first appeared in Hellblazer #1 (January, 1988) is a London cabbie, a good friend and ally of John Constantine.

References