# Core-chan Core-chan, also known as Reactor-chan, is an anime-style anthropomorphic drawing of the exposed reactor four core from HBO's 2019 Chernobyl miniseries. 4chan's /tv/ board turned a still from the show into a glowing, smoke-bodied girl within days of the premiere, and by May 15 the character had a dedicated Rule 34 gallery. ## Origin HBO aired the first episode of Chernobyl, titled "1:23:45," on May 6, 2019[1]. In that episode, the camera lingered on the destroyed reactor four, glowing red inside the open pit[8]. On May 7, an anonymous user on 4chan's /tv/ board asked whether any anthropomorphic fan art of the reactor existed yet[2]. One day later, another anon reposted the core still with the caption "this is core-chan"[3], and a third user edited the same screenshot to add anime eyes on top of the fire[4]. - **Platform:** 4chan /tv/ (origin) / Rule 34 paheal (archive) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2019 ## Overview Fan artists usually draw her as a tall nude figure with ash-grey or black skin, molten orange cracks across her chest, and plumes of radioactive smoke rising from her hair[5]. Earliest 4chan edits worked bottom-up, starting from the raw screenshot of the burning core and pasting anime eyes over the glow[4]. Full gijinka illustrations came next and replaced the photo entirely, with the reactor fire shown as light through her ribs and neck[6]. Tone across the art skews horny and ominous at the same time, playing the gijinka suffix for jokes against the backdrop of the real 1986 disaster[7]. ## How to Use Artists typically start with her canonical features (ash-grey skin, nuclear-green or orange inner glow, smoke pouring off her hair) and place her into gijinka scenes with elements from the disaster, like a reactor lid or a hazmat crew[6]. Posts often lean NSFW, since the lineage runs through /tv/ and paheal, not general anime fan communities[7]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Core-chan? Core-chan is an anime-style anthropomorphic drawing of the destroyed Chernobyl reactor four core, usually shown as a glowing female figure made of smoke and nuclear material[5]. ### Where did Core-chan come from? The character originated on 4chan's /tv/ board on May 7 and 8, 2019, one to two days after HBO aired the first episode of the Chernobyl miniseries[2]. ### What does Core-chan mean? "-chan" is a Japanese diminutive suffix, and the name applies gijinka personification to the exposed reactor core shown in the HBO series[5]. ### How do you use Core-chan? Fans draw the character in gijinka scenes, often NSFW, with glowing skin, radioactive smoke, and visual references to the Chernobyl disaster[6]. ### Is Core-chan still popular? Most activity stayed on 4chan /tv/ and paheal from May 2019 onward, where BobMarcel's Rule 34 gallery became the main archive for the character[7]. ## References 1. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_(miniseries)]() 2. [https://archive.4plebs.org/tv/thread/114292999/#q114299439]() 3. [https://archive.4plebs.org/tv/thread/114327837/#q114329827]() 4. [https://archive.4plebs.org/tv/thread/114363828/#q114364801]() 5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/core-chan]() 6. [https://archive.4plebs.org/tv/thread/114536161/#114536636]() 7. [https://rule34.paheal.net/post/list/user_id=324985/1]() 8. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cmk52YwLQc]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/core-chan Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library