Happy Wheels: Chaos Ensues

* Original Cut
* Extended Cut
* Extra Extended Cut

***Happy Wheels: Chaos Ensues*** is a 2018 American animated action comedy film directed by Aaron M. Thompson. It is Thompson's second feature film and is based on Jim Bonacci's web game "Happy Wheels". The film centers on Steven Mitchell, who wins the role of Segway Guy at the Happy Wheels Studio. Another man who auditioned for the role, Marty Chris, built on insanity, attempts to get revenge on Steven and the entire company for his being rejected from the role.

In 2017, DBG had the idea of making a Plotagon animated film based on the Happy Wheels game. However, the idea he had was getting less and less interesting as he continued, so he scrapped that project in favor of a film with the same title, yet he inserted the subtitle *Chaos Ensues* to separate it from his first attempt.

Production for the film started on January 3, 2018 and was completed on April 19, 2018. The film received highly positive reviews and an extended cut started production in November 2018, and was finished on November 8, 2019. An EXTRA Extended Cut premiered on YouTube on January 31, 2020, which included all of the footage for the extended cut and 10 minutes of extra footage compiled into a two-hour-long video. A sequel to the film, Happy Wheels 2: Virtual Madness, was completed on August 16, 2019 and is currently considered his greatest work. A third film, Happy Wheels 3: Multi-Insanity, was immediately put into active development. It started production in April 2020, however was cancelled in August 2022 due to production problems and Aaron's complete retirement from Plotagon.

## Plot

After getting fired from his previous job, Steven Mitchell auditions for the role of Segway Guy at the Happy Wheels Studios. He gets accepted for the role, leaving another person who audition, Marty, in a state of malice toward Steven. Marty fights Steven on the street and Steven uses a pogo stick he borrowed from a man named Gerald Smith in order to fight Marty in a car he was driving with the intention of running Steven over. The pogo stick breaks and the two fight in the car. Marty crashes into a building where a convention is being held and as he causes much destruction, he screams, "Kill them all!" Steven nudges Marty and the car crashes, knocking Steven unconscious.

Steven recovers in the hospital, is assured that Marty was arrested and goes home for some rest. The next morning at the cafe, Steven and Gerald meet up again. Steven confesses that the pogo stick broke, making Gerald sad because that was the last gift he received from his mother before she was murdered when he was a kid. Steven wants to make it up to Gerald, but he needs to get to work at the Happy Wheels Studio. There, he meets Johnny Hernandez, a childhood friend of his, and they both work with the company's manager, David Bay, in filmmaking.

At prison, Marty teams up with a cellmate named Walter to escape by knocking out the jail guard and wearing his clothes as disguises. Walter starts to be seen as a wuss to Marty due to his suggestion that in order to fully enjoy watching Steven suffer, he should just beat him up, then kill him when the time is right. Marty meets up with Steven at Taco Bell and the two fight. Marty attracts an angry mob and he and Walter escape to an old abandoned building in the obscure Chinatown area. There, Marty plans on stealing all of the assets from the Happy Wheels Studio. Walter reluctantly agrees (he only wants to take a portion of the net worth).

The robbery is a success and David finds a note left by Marty saying that the company was robbed and in the hands of a private corporation, which is not revealed in the letter except by the string of letters, MWCLtd. David gathers his employees around to spread the bad news on their YouTube channel. Gerald gets the notice and retrieves footage he had of Steven and Marty fighting to show to the Happy Wheels Studio. They soon find that the string of letters means "Marty Walter Coca-Cola Limited" and make an attempt to find the robbers at their secret location.

Back at the abandoned building, Walter feels shame for his life of crime, which included the murder of Gerald's mother. Meanwhile, Marty is getting a cast and crew together for the growth of his new company. Once the employees of the Happy Wheels Studio gets to the building, Steven engages in one last battle against Marty. Gerald meets up with Walter, finding out that he killed his mother long ago, yet provides mercy for him. The two team up to kill Marty using a wrecking ball. At the point in the battle where it seems Marty has outwitted Steven for good, the wrecking ball flies in, causing Marty to accidentally stab his own eye and he gets caught underneath the wrecking ball.

Back at the studio, the company gets all their assets back and though they have many great riches, David Bay announces that he wants to go bigger. Steven suggests they take on the gaming market. They will call the company creating their first video game "Total Jerkface".

## Characters

Steven Mitchell - The protagonist of the film. He started working as an actor in the Happy Wheels Studio after he was fired from his previous job (revealed to be Pacific Records in the Extended Cut). He has shared great hatred for Marty Chris ever since their first encounter shortly after their auditions for the same role, Segway Guy, which Steven earned, making Marty beyond jealous.

Marty Chris - The antagonist of the film. He auditioned for the role of Segway Guy at the Happy Wheels Studio, but was rejected because he did not look like the concept art for the character. He has grown a hatred for the company (and Steven) ever since that day and has attempted to make their lives miserable throughout the film.

Johnny Hernandez - Steven's childhood friend and actor at the Happy Wheels Studio. He always wears bright-green T-shirts, which is how Steven recognized him at work. He plays the role of Irresponsible Dad.

David Bay - The manager of the Happy Wheels Studio and director of the many projects made by the company. As shown in the credits for the Extended Cut, he also plays the role of Moped Guy.

Gerald Smith - A man with a tragic past. His mother was killed by Walter when he was ten years old. The last gift he received from her was a pogo stick, which broke during the first fight between Steven and Marty.

Walter - The murderer of Gerald's mother. He was also Marty's cellmate. When he introduced himself to Marty, he did not remember if he had a last name. Marty came up with the last name "Coca-Cola", which Walter accepted due to his love for Coca-Cola.

Chell Woodberry - The receptionist of the Happy Wheels Studio.

Jessica makes an appearance as Gerald's mother in a flashback scene. Cameos of DBG's friend Jackster Does Plotagon, Sportacus, Prince (Extended Cut only), etc. also make appearances in the film.

Also in the Extended Cut, the film starts with Colin Young, the previous actor for Segway Guy, being pulled from the role and he chooses to work as a painter for the studio to stay as an employee.

## Extended Cuts

The orignal extended cuts added in a lot more scenes (such as the opening scene as mentioned above). Extra scenes include additions to Gerald's tragic backstory, Walter's attempts to commit suicide due to his depression, and people being interviewed on their feelings on Marty Chris.

The first part of the extended cut was released in November 2018, but no other parts have been published until September 11, 2019. The cut was finally completed on November 8, 2019. *The EXTRA Extended Cut* premiered on YouTube on January 31, 2020. This cut included everything for the regular Extended Cut plus about 10 minutes of extra footage. DBG has very negative feelings on this version in hindsight. He hated the large amount of filler in the movie, some "horrible" new scenes, the outdated visuals, lack of vocal variety, and how much of a missed opportunity this version of Chaos Ensues was, he also declares the version of the film to be among the worst films he completed.

To make up for his personal dissatisfaction of the previous extended cuts, DBG has announced that he will make a new extended cut of the film, under the name of *The Super Chaotic Edition*.

## Reception

### Critical reception

Based on 27 assessments on the like-to-dislike ratio system, 100% of assessments were positive (27 likes and 0 dislikes).

About the original cut, DBG gives his own opinion; "Looking back at it: it was great for it’s time, but now, time is murdering this film, it still holds up in most areas, however, the cardinal sin of this film, is that it is only 48 minutes long, which is pathetic. In short: It’s good, but it HASN’T aged like wine."

Fan reception was very positive on this film, more so than *Lazytown: The Movie*. Angelii commented, “I just finished the movie, it was extremely funny!! I’m starting the 2nd movie, great work! I would give it 10/10!!”. Mtndewmlg and Gaming commented, “THIS WAS A TRUE MASTERPIECE”. Henry the cool Plotagonist commented, “That was a good movie. Inspired me too start working on a movie sometime soon“. Adventure King 1000 commented, “I gotta say, I don’t like it.. I LOVE IT!”. Jackster Does Plotagon commented, “Two and a half years on from this movie's release, it holds up pretty well, quality-wise. The animation, while quite dated, still looks pretty good, and it was definitely great for its time, the characters are entertaining, even if not many characters from the original game make it into here, the story is very engaging and the humour is VERY well done. However, the biggest problem with this movie is that it is WAY too short, yes, I'm aware of the technical issues, but... 48 minutes is still 48 minutes. It ain't long. At all. But there really is VERY little to moan about in this movie other than that. RATING: Story: 8/10, Animation: 9/10, Characters: 9/10, Voice Acting: 8/10, Music: 9/10. TOTAL: 43/50 (OVERALL: 8.6/10).

## Sequels

On June 18, 2018, production started on a sequel, *Happy Wheels 2: Virtual Madness*. After many delays and setbacks due to his production of *LazyTown 2: Trashy's Revenge* running at the same time, DBG finally completed the film on August 16, 2019 and premiered a supercut of the film on YouTube on March 21, 2020. Reviews for that film were greatly positive, making it the best known work by DBG Channel.

Shortly after the premiere of *Happy Wheels 2*, DBG published a teaser trailer for a third movie: *Happy Wheels 3: Multi-Insanity*. With this film, he would have made the film in private all as one video rather than split into multiple videos published one at a time like he used to do before. The release date frequently got delayed, originally supposed to release in November 2021, then got delayed to 2022, then 2023, before getting cancelled entirely in August 2022, due to multiple production problems and Aaron retiring from Plotagon for good. He would then soon release tons of videos containing footage from the movie that had been completed up to that point.