First appearance: S5E4 — Chaos in Chinchilla Forest — Tormiir v Granny Edith · watch it on YouTube
The Chinchilla Forest is where the Void gets its chinchillas. It is a stretch of tall trees and fresh air where the little creatures run wild, roll in talcum powder and grow big and strong nibbling the bones of champions left to rot there. It has hosted three Deathmatches so far. The forest has suffered for it: by the end of its second fight, part of it was stained orange, cratered and decayed into a radioactive wasteland.
Description
At first glance the forest is lovely. It is a lush pine woodland of tall trees and clean air, with a chinchilla den tucked among the trunks. For Deathmatches the canopy is opened up, and a ring of stands hangs above it so The Acolytes can look down on the carnage. The ground drinks blood, which is probably for the best.
The Chinchillas themselves are the main attraction. According to Thea, they “run wild and free and sometimes nibble on the bones of the champions who’ve been left to rot here… so they grow up big and strong.” They are also said to keep a roaming secret kitchen. Giant plastic pools of talcum powder sit around the forest, and the chinchillas roll in them.
History
S5E4: Chaos in Chinchilla Forest
The forest made its debut in S5E4 — Chaos in Chinchilla Forest — Tormiir v Granny Edith, during the Season of Fate. Thea opened the way by standing inside a doughnut hole and pulling its sides down “like a curtain.” The scene dropped into the woods and she flew through, trailing a puff of ink dust. The Arbiter, ruling that season as the Lord of Fate, explained that the setting let the Acolytes “see where we source our local chinchillas.” Tormiir and Granny Edith then fought among the trees.
S5E11: Appliance Adversaries
The Deathmatch returned to the forest in S5E11 — Appliance Adversaries — Atlas v Frigidoom. Thea had decided to double up on her chores: since the match was in the forest, she would release the chinchillas there. It went badly for the scenery. By the time Atlas and Frigidoom were done, the forest was stained orange. Pooka Pooka had knocked down trees, and two craters scarred the ground: one from a blast and one from Atlas’s geyser hole. Worst of all, Frigidoom’s sweat had decayed part of the forest into a radioactive wasteland, and the chinchillas needed a new home.
S7E5: Rock and a Hard Place
The forest was back in the Season of Vigilance for S7E5 — Rock and a Hard Place — Iowa-Ska v the Pebble, with tall trees, fresh air and a chinchilla den once again. By this point the chinchillas were unionized. Iowa-Ska and Thea spent part of the fight “just rocking out,” and Iowa-Ska was having the time of his life:
“I’m still doing burnouts! Go faster! I don’t care if it’s scratched, I’m having fun for the first time!”
The Arbiter confirmed the location (“this is Chinchilla Forest”). Iowa-Ska then stage-dived into one of the talcum-powder pools. The Grandmaster looked at him and said, “It looks like you’ve done so much cocaine.” He climbed out of his “chinchilla ecstasy” just in time to see a minotaur charging at him. His opponent in the match was The Pebble.
Notable Figures
- Chinchillas: the forest’s native residents, bone-nibblers and talcum enthusiasts
- Thea: opened the forest in S5E4, released the chinchillas there in S5E11, and rocked out with Iowa-Ska in S7E5
- The Arbiter: presented the forest to the Acolytes
- Tormiir and Granny Edith: its first champions
- Atlas and Frigidoom: the pair who left it orange and radioactive
- Iowa-Ska and The Pebble: its Season of Vigilance combatants