Chad Johnson (TPDoDG)

Chad Johnson in The Peculiar Disappearance of Doot Greenwood.

**Chad Johnson** is an investigative journalist and one of the protagonists in *The Peculiar Disappearance of Doot Greenwood*. He is portrayed by Helios He.

## Character Background

In The *Peculiar Disappearance of Doot Greenwood*, Chad introduces himself by telling Chloe he works alongside Rick McGill and her husband Doot Greenwood. Seeing as Doot is eventually revealed to be an investigative journalist, it can be inferred that Chad has a similar occupation and is also a journalist. He seems to be closer in friendship to Rick, as they often have side conversations out of earshot of Doot. After Doot's body is found, Chad goes to call the police but is pulled aside by Rick to hear that he has suspicions that someone in the home committed the murder. They brainstorm and decide the sole motive comes from Chloe, then split up so that Chad can call the police. After he finishes, he and Rick confront Chloe but are unsuccessful in obtaining a confession from her, so they head upstairs to Doot's office where they discover his unfinished article revealing the other guest, Diana Foster, was developing a super-virus to take over the world, and was truly behind the murder. Diana confronts them and explains how she pulled off the murder, then releases her virus 'Joker Venom' into the air, ultimately crippling Chad. In the epilogue, Chad explains how things turned out for each of the characters, revealing that he managed to survive the Joker Venom poisoning but was left with cerebral palsy, blindness and deafness, essentially ruining his life and giving him immense guilt.

## Personality

Chad Johnson is shown to be a strong, 'alpha' male who often takes control of situations and presents himself as a leader. this can be seen when he aggressively shakes Chloe's hand after meeting her, and when Doot's body is discovered, as he immediately takes charge and gives instructions to everyone else. However, after he suffers from Joker Venom poisoning, it is shown that his personality changes due to the trauma of the event and the lasting effects of the poison. He states that he never had the same manliness after the incident, making him more reserved. Additionally, due to him being blind and deaf, he found himself in a state where he had extreme difficulty communicating with others, meaning he could not testify to Chloe's innocence in the incident.

## Quotes

***NOTE:** As the original film was in French, these quotes are all translated into English using the English video captions as a reference.*

> "*Hey, I'm Chad Johnson. Rick and I work with Doot.*" ― Introducing himself to Chloe Greenwood.
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> "*Chloe?! Why do you think she did it? They're married!*" ― Reacting to Rick presenting his theory that Chloe murdered Doot.
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> "*We want an answer! How could you do this?!*" ― Confronting Chloe about their suspicion.
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> "*Noooooooooo!!!*" ― Chad's last words before he passes out due to the Joker Venom poisoning.
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> "*The police arrived at the scene soon after and they cleaned up the crime. Chloe was taken by the police and they didn't believe her story. She's currently serving a life sentence at the Women's Federal Corrections Centre in Kingston, Ontario. Diana and Rick died on the scene from the Joker Venom. Diana's secret work was never discovered and her reputation remains unharmed to this day. Rick was remembered as the hero who tried to take control of the situation. As for me, I recovered from the Joker Venom poisoning, but I now suffer from cerebral palsy, blindness and deafness. I never had the same manliness again and I deeply regret accusing Chloe of the murder.*" ― Chad's epilogue at the end of the film.
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## Trivia

* The name "Chad Johnson" was chosen for the character due to the popular meme and stereotype of the 'Chad' who is a confident male and successful with women.
* In the original French version of *The Peculiar Disappearance of Doot Greenwood*, the epilogue states that after the Joker Venom poisoning, Chad suffers from cerebral palsy and erectile dysfunction. This was changed in the English captioning to cerebral palsy, blindness and deafness, likely to make the film more family-friendly and to cover up the plot hole of Chad surviving the incident while Chloe is wrongfully imprisoned.