Cardboard Jon

Cardboard Jon, or American Jon, was created for a bumper for The Runaway Guys Colosseum 2022 by MalMakes, mostly as a joke because Jon was the only founding TRG member to not be around in person that year. Prior to the requisite bumper airing, this was hinted at as "Mal's Craft Project". A glimpse of it was shown in a YouTube Short on StephenVlog posted prior to the bumper's airing if you had a keen eye. The making of it is seen on StephenVlog as well.

He reappeared during Colosseum 2023 in response to Tim and Emile getting sick with COVID over the same weekend, though it was originally not planned due to logistics concerns. He was eventually joined by both a short and tall Cardboard Tim and Cardboard Emile.

Trivia

 * Apparently has his social security number written on his back. This is what makes him "American", as Canada doesn't have that system.
 * Canonically, he's the third Alt-Jon to be made "physically". The first two times were Jon's cosplays of Buffton Jon and RosaJon.
 * This is the second time an Alt was made for a bumper for TRG Colosseum (after Rhyme's Super Sentai Rosajon), although Cardboard Jon was only adopted as such after the fact.
 * This is the first time a TRG friend (MalMakes) has made an Alt-Jon on their own. KampyDK is credited for going to FedEx to print it out.
 * The height listed in the bio section includes the stand when folded out completely, making it taller than Jon, Emile, Stephen Georg, and even R osaJon' s joke height.
 * Between events, all five cardboard cutouts (including Cardboard Jon) are stored inside MC's POD storage unit, where he stores his charity marathon equipment, set pieces, and other props.
 * It used to live with Stephen and Mal. While they were moving to North Carolina, it was temporarily with Stephen’s parents in Stephen’s old bedroom.
 * A screenshot of the extreme close-up shot of Cardboard Jon's head in the aforementioned bumper can be seen as the back cover for Black Hole Chaos. This same screenshot is also used in some of the fanzine server's emotes.