Chip

"'I, Captain Chip, do solemnly swear to fuck shit up, to help those in need and to be the best goddamn pirates anyone has ever seen.' –Chip making his pirate oath with Gill and Jay in Episode 47."

Chip is a human swashbuckler rogue and one of the three co-captains of the Riptide Pirates. He is played by Bizlychannel, aka Bizly.

Appearance
Chip is a 19-year old male human rogue of 'medium' height, with short brown hair framing his slightly chiseled (and slightly smudged and dirty) face. He wears a puffy, white, open-collared shirt that is described as considerably fancy but evidently worn. Over his shoulders are a set of suspenders that attach to dark grey, pinstripe trousers. On his left ear he wears a single golden axe earring and, after the events of the Loffinlot Arc (episode 3-10), Chip also gains a scar that runs up his left cheek. He also has a few chipped teeth after biting into a sand dollar in episode 5, and again from chains in episode 30.

In episode 19, Chip shaves his hair, ending up with a buzz-cut that he decides to grow out in the following episodes.

During the events of Episode 44, Gillion cuts off Chip's pinkie on behalf of Boss Blossom. This finger is then replaced with a black and gold mechanical prosthetic, also gifted to him by Boss Blossom in episode 48.

In episode 43, he buys a red silk bandana to put around his hair, also buying a matching one for Oliver. According to the thumbnail of episode 47, Chip also has wave tattoos up his left arm similar to the tattoos of Arlin. In episode 58 he gets the wave tattoos all over his body.

Personality
Even though most of the time Chip is seen often joking around or trying to find a way to get something whether by stealing or coercion, Chip is a multifaceted person. He has his own codes and morals he lives by which is clearly shaped by his previous time with the Black Rose Pirates and his father figure Arlin.

He cares deeply for his friends and crew mates (most notably his co-captains, Jay Ferin and Gillion Tidestrider) and would do anything to keep them safe. Being a self-sacrificial person, this means Chip will often hide things or attempt to keep his friends out of his problems (as evident in Chip's solo episode, A Price to Be Paid). Since the beginning of the campaign, this habit has somewhat improved but nonetheless he tends to be a closed book when it comes to his personal issues.

Chip is very nostalgic of his time with the Black Rose Pirates and evidently desire his crew to be similar to them both in notoriety and in relational ties.

Prior to the Events of Riptide
An orphaned kid, Chip was taken aboard the Midnight Rose, ship of the Black Rose Pirates, as the ward of Arlin James. He stayed there until he was about 9 years old when the pirate crew encountered a whirlpool in The Hole in the Sea. Chip was one of the very few people to escape the destruction that came with the whirlpool and, to his knowledge he, Elizabeth, and Drey Ferin are the only ones who were able to escape; although, he holds hope the rest of the crew is still alive. Later, he was also made aware of Chey, the Black Rose Pirate's chef, who escaped with Elizabeth, but unfortunately passed not too long after their initial survival.

Nearly a decade later, Chip still searches for the Black Rose Pirates; however, he is no longer alone in this endeavour. Prior to the Island of Zero fiasco, Chip met and convinced Jay Ferin, a waitress at her mother's tavern who greatly dislike the life she lived in, to join him on the seas. The two would later rescue Gillion after they found him floating aimlessly in the water.

All-Port Arc
Episode 56: Mystery and Misery

As of episode 56, Chip has made a deal with the Wish Doctor, Niklaus Hendrix. Originally, it was not meant to be a deal. Chip wished to find where Arlin was, and Niklaus agreed to give him hints and coordinates to follow, asking that Arlin be saved no matter the consequences that would follow. Niklaus also asked that when he calls upon Gillion Tidestrider's favor, Chip will not interfere in any way. Chip added an extra step by asking that Oliver would be returned to normal immediately, as Oliver had been cursed to suddenly grow in age and become obsessed with going home after he used the compass Niklaus had made for Alveros.

Arlin James
Agreeing to travel with the man aboard the Midnight Rose, Chip sees Arlin as his primary father figure who looked out for him and taught him what it was like to be loved and cared for. Chip often states how his ultimate goal is to find Arlin and the rest of the Black Rose Pirates to be a 'proper pirate crew' again. He holds onto the hope that Arlin is still alive but as stated in Episode 47, "[he] wouldn't know what to do with himself if he was gone." Chip tends to imitate the mannerisms and aesthetic Arlin had, as seen by his striped pants, suspenders, and wave tattoos that cover his body.

Drey Ferin
Another one of the Black Rose Pirates, Chip looks up to Drey as a hero figure and idealised version of a 'true pirate.' When Chip meets Drey once again for the first time since the Black Rose Crew's disappearance, Chip is quick to try and shield him as a means of potentially impressing him. Later, he often mentions how Drey could possibly captain the Riptide Pirates, much to the discontentment of Chip's fellow co-captains, Jay and Gillion.

Edyn Tidestrider
Meeting Edyn during the All-Port arc, Chip is immediately infatuated by Gillion's older sister and frequently does his best to impress her in any way he can. His attempts often come with mixed or negative responses. Caspian notes that if he were to truly attempt to impress Edyn, he would have to prove himself to her and as well as fight Gillion.

Elizabeth Lafayette
Chip met Lizzie, known at the time as simply Elizabeth, on the Black Rose Pirate ship, the Midnight Rose. As the two youngest members of the crew, it is heavily implied the two shared a close sibling relationship prior to the final voyage of the crew. After the wreck, the two are separated and assume each other dead for the next near decade,

By stroke of luck, however, the two end up meeting once again during the Paramount Tournament arc, albeit in more violent of circumstances, attempting to beat each other during the tournament game, Jack the Jolly Roger. Despite the unorthodox reunion, their sibling relationship has not changed. Lizzie, in a drunken conversation with Jay, refers to Chip as like a little brother to her; though she also mentions that she would never tell him this, ever, sober or not.

As part of two different pirate crews, Chip and Lizzie will often help each other as needed but still drift back to the respective paths they carved after their survival from the Hole in the Sea.

Gillion Tidestrider
For more information, see article: Relationship Between Chip and Gillion Tidestrider

As fellow co-captain of the Riptide Pirates, Gillion is considered one of Chip's best friends that he cares for deeply. Despite their initial strained relationship with one another at the beginning of the campaign, the two have grown both as people and as comrades. The two take what many describe to be an "old married couple" dynamic that center primarily around Chip's effective but also incredibly stupid ideas that Gillion somehow makes both functional and radically worse. During the B.L.O.C.K Arc, Chip once referred to Gill as, quote, "the light of [his] life," further cementing their friendship.

In a conversation with Elizabeth during the Paramount Tournament Arc, Chip makes a comment about how he would undoubtedly sacrifice himself for Jay and Gillion, but is unsure if they would do the same.

Jay Ferin
Being the first crew member to join him on the seas, Chip initially met Jay at her mother's tavern where she reluctantly served as a waitress there. He convinced her to come with him on the seas and has since grown to become akin to a little brother to her. The two often argue and bicker, poking fun at one another constantly.

That being said, Chip cares deeply for Jay, as seen in his response to certain revelations during the B.L.O.C.K arc. He stands up for her and pushes her to be her own person, regardless of her past and familiar ties.

In a conversation with Elizabeth during the Paramount Tournament Arc, Chip makes a comment about how he would undoubtedly sacrifice himself for both Jay and Gillion, but is unsure if they would do the same.

Pirate Bandana of Disguise
This red bandana allows him the ability to transform his features to fit whoever and however he wants to be. This can be used to either present as a different character (such as becoming Tay Ferin in episode #50) or to improve his general appearance (seen in episode #61 trying to impress Edyn).

(Spraying) Philter of Love
A Philter of Love causes the drinker to be Charmed by the first creature they look at for an hour and, if it is of a species and gender they are attracted to, they regard it as their true love. Chip ordered a Philter of Love from Braxton Brady at Calico Mists in episode #27 which he received in episode #32; it is worth noting he paid extra in order to be able to spray the potion, instead of having a person drink it. At one point, it had appeared that he was intending on using it on Gillion, having stealthily removed the necklace that protects him against being Charmed. It was also confirmed by Bizly on Twitter that he had attempted to use the potion on Jayson Ferin in their confrontation with him in episode #53, however neither plan came to fruition. As of now, the potion has not been used, and was only vaguely mentioned again in episode #57.

Trivia

 * According to his character sheet, Chip has the Haunted One background.
 * Chip first appeared in the Black Rose Pirates One-shot as an NPC played by GrizzlyPlays.

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