Chang Shong

**Chang Shong** (Чаң Шоң, born 11 March, 1969 AT) is a determined young man from Siangwaan. He is Chang Gao's son.

## Nicknames

* Shong (often)
* Brawler
* Fists
* Punches
* Ch-Sh, Cho-Sha (Ч-Ш)
* Unicorn Boy
	+ After Chang Shong's steed, Dok Saau, became infamous in his town for having unicorn DNA.
* "Chicken Boy"
	+ From Bobby's appearance in his jousting shield, during his appearance in Uorimon Faire.
* Pterodactyl
	+ From the way he screams in excitement whenever he sees his favourite sportsmen.
* Prince Charming (Teraxari)

## History

When Chang Shong was a young boy, his father took him and his family to holidays in Josol. One of his most cherished memories was taking pictures in front of its mountain temples.

His father sent him to a class to be a jouster because he wanted his son to carry on his legacy as a local champion. As many local classes were unavailable at the time, Chang Gao sent him to a jousting class at the nearby town of Gwai Yuen.

He became a local celebrity, being popular among young jousting and sports fans for his skill and being the son of the former champion Chang Gao. However, he was also pestered by fangirls because of his fame.

Chang Shong eventually became a member of the national jousting sports team of his country. Yet at times, he enjoys exploring the caves and ruins in Siangwaan's mountains with his friends, either to know more about his grandfather or simply to enjoy battling the dark forces that lurk within.

## Personality

His hobbies include reading comics, running, and (especially) jousting on Dok Saau's back.

Although Chang Shong often presents a tough facade, like his peers and other jousters, he is prone to arrogance, overconfidence, and fanboyism. He is too determined that he could just win, even if he knows he might lose: to him, the most important things in a game are winning and "at least I tried!"

Chang Shong also likes to challenge other boys, especially in jousting. Sometimes he likes the thrill of riding and pushing his opponent off his horse; and sometimes he wants to see if his opponent can become as strong and skilled as him.

Like Gworofando, he can become very excited when he is near his favourite celebrities. His actions - like screaming in joy, asking for autographs and photographs, and showing a poster of his superstar - earned him the contempt of his favourite sportsman, Piu Dak the jouster.

## Relationships

His friends include Gworofando, Oskar, Liaocheng, Mjariloz (whom he forms with them a jousting group known as "the Brotherhood of Arms"), and Ang Yeung. He and Ang Yeung have a crush for each other.

His father is Chang Gao, a farmer and a former jousting champion; his mother is Chang Mai, a florist. His sisters are Chang Yau and Chang Lai. He regards the unicorn stallion and his jousting steed, Dok Saau, as his amusing little brother and a very good friend.

Teraxari used to have a crush on him because of his unicorn and his muscular build, but he refused. They still remained friends. She and five other Heronoi girls (Karakitheja, Korumida, Naredato, Nisamento, and Awamaite) are his biggest fans, seeking to be his personal army and protectors.

At one time, Chang Shong met with the girls and ask them why do they like him. He wanted them to stop blindly following him, and start treating him like a person.

One of his tricks is to avoid mentioning Teraxari or saying her name. This was from certain cartoons he used to watch where characters get pestered by some friends just by saying their names. As long as he is not in Gwai Yuen, he would be fine for the most part, but anyone saying Teraxari's name near him would cause him to suffer from nightmares, where he would see attractive blonde women tormenting him in his dreams.

He knows that Gworofando has that weird Heronoi urge to hug people, so sometimes he allows his awkward blonde friend to give him a hug, even shirtless. Gworofando also has an urge to fight, especially if he doesn't go punching for a few days. When that happens, he obliges and both men take off their shirts for a spar, or tells him that he can just punch the ground or a tree.

## Trivia

* His name in Chinese should be 昌商 (chang shang).
* In earlier drafts of Unicorn Farmhand, Chang Shong was unnamed, and he was supposed to be a future police officer. The author changed Chang Shong to a jouster as he thought that Americans dislike police officers.
	+ The author wanted him and Ang Yeung to be subversions of stereotypes of his own people. Instead of an awkward coward, Chang Shong was written as a determined jock who would stand up and protect his friends, although he can be boastful and overconfident.
	+ Chang Shong's overreaction to Piu Dak was inspired by the fans at Super Smash Bros, e-sports championships, and baseball and soccer fans.
	+ Chang Shong himself was inspired by medieval knights in fantasy works, characters from the Empire of Man and Bretonnia in Warhammer (especially Boris Todbringer), Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings, and its actor Simu Liu. In fact, his depiction as a sports jock and fanboy was largely influenced by Shang Chi.
* Chang Shong's favourite celebrities are Zou San (his rival), Piu Dak (the greatest champion in Siangwaan), and Lu Sheng; all of them are jousting superstars. Zou San angrily rejected him, condemning him as a "stupid, dirt-poor fanboy" and a "pathetic peasant". He eventually was defeated by Chang Shong in the Uorimon Faire of 1986, and apologised to him.
	+ When his friends noticed that he sometimes screams in excitement when he sees his favourite sportsmen on TV, they laughed at him. Gworofando especially liked him more, because he thought that his fanboyism makes the two boys more similar.
	+ The reason why three local champions in Siangwaan wanted to compete against him at Uorimon Faire was to make fun of him for riding an actual unicorn to the jousting championship, claiming that he looked either "weird" or "effeminate".
* Chang Shong is Buddhist. However, like most Siangwaanians, he also worships Vozonid gods.
	+ His parents once considered "consecrating" him with a Sarmelonid name like some of their neighbours. It was "Bjaruthinoz", meaning "defeater of fear". (bjarinol + ruþi)
* The furthest that Chang Shong had ever went was:
	+ Josol, southwards - several times, since he was a kid with his Dad. The latest trip to Josol was on August 1986 AT, when Chang Gao followed his brother and Chang Shong's disgruntled uncle from the city.
	+ Heronoja, northwards - on holiday with Dad.
	+ Varn Venn, eastwards - on another holiday when he was 11 with Dad.
	+ Bujan, westwards - on a holiday with his friends due to their fame in jousting matches. Did not like having to wear a suit or a vest, preferring his loose tank top and jacket, especially because Bujan is colder than Siangwaan (or it was just being autumn at a boreal latitude).
* Chang Shong's favourite books are Da Zeng and The Teachings of Sir Larasenko.
	+ Da Zeng is a detective-themed comic book. Dok Saau was named after its main character, a detective named "solitaire".
	+ The Teachings of Sir Larasenko is a manual written by a jousting champion from eastern Rukania, whose family rode on raptors. The copy he and many other jousting students carry is a simplified version of only ten chapters (the original was 378 volumes long, enough to fit an entire room or a cafe), but only parts of it were used in Coach Tormond's jousting school.
	+ He also studied Sun Chak’s The Craft of Combat, an ancient treatise from Daizhou. In spite of its Daizhouvian origins, it was common enough to be popular in Siangwaan.

## Gallery

Chang Shong's jousting armour, his steed Dok Saau, and his pauldron-shield.Chang Shong, heroically charging on his steed in a cool and sunny morning, using that torn robot arm-blade as his newest lance. Charge!Chang Shong and Dok Saau, riding from one of the Celestial ruins in Siangwaan's jungles.Teraxari loves Chang Shong for being such a "prince charming" - but CS is annoyed at her attitude.Chang Shong with his girlfriend Ang Yeung, to see another jousting match together.Chang Shong is a farmboy. "Where did you train? On a farm?!" - yes, his dad did it.Chang Shong practicing jousting or riding on his horse Dok Saau.Chang Gao training his son to be an expert jouster."Don't worry. I'll tell the fangirls to leave you alone."A drawing of Chang Shong on Dok Saau, fighting a monster.Chang Shong, winning another round of jousting.Ang Yeung kissing Chang Shong, her lover.Chang Shong chased by Teraxari and the other fangirls. "One man's nightmare is another man's dream come true!"When Chang Shong was younger, his father brought him on a trip southwards to Josol, to look at the temples along the mountains.Because Chang Shong has a habit of screaming in joy, other Heronoi laugh back at him for mocking their excitement. He is sometimes called "Pterodactyl Boy" because of the way he screams."THAT'S RIGHT, BROS, HIT THEM HARD! PUSH THAT BLOKE OFF HIS SADDLE ALL THE WAY TO THE WALLS! GO, ZU ZEUK!"Even in adulthood, Chang Shong found Gworofando to still be the awkward lad he was.Years later, Chang Shong follows his friends at times to explore the ruins. He also fights the Celestials that lurk within its depths, pretending to be gigantic statues.
## Non-canon

### Chang Shong x Teraxari

In an alternate timeline, Chang Shong falls in love with Teraxari, as she lives in the same neighbourhood. It started with Teraxari being attracted to Chang Shong as he becomes stronger from his jousting. At first, Chang Shong was annoyed that Teraxari kept on following him, but as he spent more time with her and appreciated her support, he develops an attraction to her.

### Chang Shong x Wiresa

In another timeline, Chang Shong and Wiresa confess their own feelings for each other. So instead of Ang Yeung (who moves on to another guy and remains friends with them), he admires Wiresa for being more relatable, even as a beautiful girlfriend. Wiresa, in turn, likes him for being caring about her frustrations.