Mike's alternate personalities

This article focuses on Mike's alternate personalities. Mike admits to having Multiple Personality Disorder in Ice Ice Baby, but has been shifting into other personalities since Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!. Mike is aware of his alternate personalities, but says he cannot control them. When another personality takes over, Mike does not remember what happens during that time. Whenever Mike is about to change personality, he breathes in deeply and bulges out his eyes. Mike tells all of the other contestants that his personalities are part of a comedy routine that he practices, because he does not want anyone to know the truth.

Chester
Chester is the first alternate personality introduced. He debuted in Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er! when the team was trying to cut down the totem pole. Chester is a grumpy old man who has a hunched back, a wrinkled face, one eye shut, and complains about the youth of today. He appears whenever Mike is frustrated.

Chester was also seen in Truth or Laser Shark. While he was sleeping, he began fussing over the youth and going back and forth from Chester to Mike.

Chester appeared when Mike was accidentally hit with a spoon in Ice Ice Baby. He was annoyed and said people used to eat with their hands.

In Backstabbers Ahoy!, Chester is shown in the beginning of the episode while Mike is asleep saying how his other personalities are "punks."

In Runaway Model, Chester appears and complains that Anne Maria and Zoey were making Jo's make-up too complicated, and that they just needed to "add a bit of rouge." He proceeded to apply the make-up on her himself, but ended up making Jo unbelievably ugly. Jo later found out and threw barrels at Mike, while calling him Chester, to which Mike had no idea of what he had done.

Chester also makes a few appearances in The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean. First, he appears in a flashback where it's explained that Mike turns into Chester whenever he gets frustrated. Mike stubs his foot on a rock, causing him to change into Chester and kick the rock, which just hurts him more. The second time is when the Mutant Maggots are rowing back to shore, and the team falls into disarray, frustrating Mike to the point of turning into Chester.

Chester appears in the confessional in Grand Chef Auto. He is skeptical that Zoey will not think they are weird.

In Heroes vs. Villains, Chester appeared when Chris introduced Mike and his personalities.

He appeared again in Evil Dread, playing a game of Go Fish with Vito and Svetlana and was worried when Manitoba warned of Mal.

In Saving Private Leechball, Mike attempts to transform into Chester in the confessional when he hurt his elbow, but failed.

In Food Fright, Mike revealed during the pancake eating challenge that Chester would complain that there would be too much syrup on the pancakes.

Svetlana
Svetlana is a Russian gymnast who debuts in Truth or Laser Shark. She appears whenever Mike is determined to get something done or when someone mentions the Olympics. Speaking in a Russian accent and in third person, she has: long eyelashes, thick lips, and a graceful figure, appearing whenever Mike needs to complete a physical task. She appears proud and confident in her skills whenever she appears. Jo compliments her on her athletic skills. Svetlana is Mike's only female alternate personality and has unique eye irises. Svetlana also appears in the opening sequence, performing acrobatics in front of Zoey. She first appears during the second challenge of Truth or Laser Shark. When Mike starts giving himself a pep talk, he changes to Svetlana, who finishes Mike's part of the relay with ease. In Food Fright, Svetlana is revealed to be a vegetarian.

In Ice Ice Baby, Cameron purposefully tries to get Mike to change to Svetlana because of her great athletic skill by calling her up to perform. It works, and Svetlana launches herself towards the Rats' fortress.

In Finders Creepers, Mike changes to Svetlana in order to save the other contestants from the spider.

Svetlana makes a brief appearance in The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean, first time being in a flashback, and the second being when Mike is climbing a tree, and begins to struggle. After landing, with perfect form, he changes back to Mike in order to rescue Zoey.

Svetlana admits that she does not want Mike to be the boss of his body in Grand Chef Auto.

In Heroes vs. Villains, Svetlana appeared when Chris introduced Mike and his personalities.

In Evil Dread, Mike transformed into Svetlana in his sleep and was later seen playing a game of Go Fish with Vito and Chester  inside Mike's mind. When Manitoba warned of Mal, she and the other two become frightened.

In Saving Private Leechball, Mike attempts to transform into Svetlana to help out with the challenge, but failed. During this time, Sierra revealed that Svetlana is her favorite personality.

Vito
Vito is a tough and aggressive man who debuts in Ice Ice Baby. He seems to enjoy picking fights and flirting. Vito also seems a little clueless and lazy at times as seen in Finders Creepers, and he appears when Mike takes his shirt off. In Food Fright, Vito is revealed to only eat meat.

This personality likes Anne Maria, as shown throughout the show. He is muscular, usually shirtless, and has hair that is gelled back. Vito, just like Anne Maria, is based on the Jersey stereotype. This attraction is disapproved of by Mike and has subsequently caused a love triangle between himself, Zoey, and Anne Maria.

The first mention of Vito was in Anne Maria's Total Drama Online biography, where she mentioned that her dream date would be with Vito. Mike is shown to not like Vito because he is harder to control than Svetlana and Chester. Unlike the actual scenario, Anne Maria believes Vito is the real personality and Mike is the real "act."

Vito appeared in Grand Chef Auto when Scott ripped off Mike's shirt. Vito wanted to know where Anne Maria was and Scott promised to take him to her, but he didn't. Whenever Vito appears, "Duncan's theme" is played.

In Heroes vs. Villains, Vito appeared when Chris introduced Mike and his personalities.

In Evil Dread, Mike transformed into Vito in his sleep and was later seen playing a game of Go Fish with Chester and Svetlana and was worried when Manitoba warned of Mal.

In Saving Private Leechball, Mike attempts to transform into Vito in the confessional by ripping-off his shirt, but fails.

Manitoba Smith
Manitoba Smith is an adventurer who debuts in A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste. He appears whenever Mike puts on a hat. He has a thick Australian accent and is able to track what is nearby just by observing the ground. He is fairly cocky and quick to take charge, but is also quite witty. He is hinted to be rather sexist, saying that the mine carts would be too dangerous for girls, which noticeably upset both Zoey and Anne Maria. In Food Fright, Manitoba is revealed he does not eat food with carbohydrates.

His next appearance was a brief one at the beginning of The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean when Mike puts on a fedora. However, Cameron quickly removes the hat, changing Mike back to his normal self. He is a parody of Indiana Jones, although his accent parodies both "Crocodile" Dundee and the late Steve Irwin.

Manitoba lassos Mike in Grand Chef Auto and says that Mike gets in the way of his flirting.

In Heroes vs. Villains Manitoba Smith appeared when Chris introduced Mike and his personalities.

In Evil Dread, Mike transformed into Manitoba after Cameron placed a hat on his head to help with the challenge. He flirted with Zoey, and complimented Mike's ability to pick girls. Manitoba later spotted Scott trying to sabotage the Heroic Hamsters by hiding a puzzle piece and was hit by a booby trap which forced him back into Mike's subconscious. He warned Chester, Svetlana, and Vito that Mal was coming, scaring the other three. Mike attempted to transform into Manitoba again, but was unsuccessful.

Mal
Mal, or known amongst the other personalities as The Malevolent One, is a hidden personality sealed inside Mike's mind and the main antagonist of Total Drama All-Stars. Prior to the series, he was incarcated to the same prison Duncan was and is one of the most dangerous inmate at the time. At some point after juvie, Mike was able to take control of Mal and he was sealed within his subconscious.

He was mentioned in the beginning of Evil Dread by the other personalities stating that how he has returned. He made his debut when Mike, as Manitoba Smith, got hit on the head by Scott's shovel. As this happens, Manitoba looks frightened when he warns the others about Mal, as the large picture of Mike behind them subsequently forms into a shadow silhouette of his evil personality. This personality also seems to affect normal Mike, making him crueler, as shown when he laughs at Sam's misfortune, surprising Zoey (showing it is something he would not do otherwise). At the elimination ceremony, he makes his first appearance when he proclaims that "One by one, they will all fall." Mike's voice arguably changes most drastically when this personality has taken over, compared to the others. He is shown to have part of his hair covering Mike's left eye. He is also shown to have dark circles around the eyes. It appears that once this personality has risen, Mike is no longer able to transform into his other personalities. Mal is the most spontaneous of all of Mike's personalities. While the others require some sort of trigger, almost all of his appearances have been random.

In Saving Private Leechball, he appeared in the beginning of the episode where he broke Sam's handheld game console. He also appeared when Mike is using the confessional while talking about Courtney.

In Food Fright, Mal sneaks into the girls' room in the hotel and breaks Sierra's phone, afterwards laughing maniacally in the confessional. During the challenge, Mal pulls a leaver on the salad spinner, prompting that anyone after Mike that uses the contraption will be spun around faster.

In Moon Madness, the mysterious effects of the Blue Harvest Moon awaken him and he spends most of the time causing havoc on his team while pretending to still be Mike. While his team was outside of the cabins, he hides underneath the stairs and pulls Cameron's legs while he was walking down, causing him to trip and his glasses to break into pieces. Later on, he abandons Cameron and scares Duncan away with a ferocious bird. After meeting up with the rest of his team, he attemps to hit Zoey over the head with a wooden log, but his team members start talking before he can do so. At the end of the episode, the moon becomes normal, reverting Mal back to Mike and cost his team the challenge.

In No One Eggspects The Spanish Opposition, Mal breaks Duncan's knife and admits he wants Zoey gone. After the challenge, Mike tries to seal away Mal by dropping a rock on his head. This, in turn, has the opposite effect, sealing away Mike in his mind, where he finds himself chained to a boulder and leaving Mal to be able to roam freely while masquerading as Mike. At the end of the episode, Mal then starts whistling "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as he gets on the Boat of Losers for exile. At that point, Duncan finally remembers where he knows Mike from. He states in the confessional that back when he was in juvie, Mal was also an inmate there and "was running the place."

Mal is still in control and pretending to be Mike in Suckers Punched. On Boney Island, Mal allies with the animals and uses them to attack Chef. Mal dives into Mike's mind to taunt the fact that he has returned and intend on causing havoc. Mal tries to get Zoey to trust him by saying that he misses her and reminds Chris that Zoey has an advantage from the last challenge. For the boxing challenge, Mal has to fight Izzy and was surprised that Izzy could sense him being evil and Mike within his mind, but believes that it was his eyes that gave him away. Mal easily beats Izzy and threw her off the ring before she can figure out his secret. During the elimination ceremony he overhears Duncan and Zoey and asks what they are talking about. Mal agrees with Zoey and Duncan that Alejandro should go to Boney Island.

Trivia

 * Mike often acts as if they are a comedy routine as he does not want anyone else to know about him having multiple personalities.
 * Chris, Cameron, Dawn, Scott, and Zoey are the only ones who originally knew about his disorder. However, as of season five, it is believed the whole cast may be aware, mostly Sierra , Duncan and maybe Izzy.
 * Anne Maria believes that Mike only pretends to act as he normally does, and whenever the two are alone, Mike returns to who Anne Maria thinks that he actually is, Vito.
 * Vito may be a homage to Jersey Shore cast-member Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino, thus possibly explaining Anne Maria's interest in him.
 * According to the Total Drama Panel at Fan Expo 2011, Svetlana was originally Swedish, Vito was called Vince, and Manitoba Smith was called Manitoba Mike.
 * Manitoba Smith parodies the famous fictional character, Indiana Jones, as both of their first names are the names of locations, along with the fact that Indiana Jones' name was originally Indiana Smith.
 * In Mike's biography, it is mentioned that Manitoba Smith is married.
 * Mike switches back to himself whenever somebody yells his name, when Zoey is in danger, or in Manitoba's case, whenever his hat is removed. Vito will also change back into Mike when he puts a shirt on and is awake.
 * Occasionally, he will switch back randomly.
 * While sleeping, Mike's personalities shift of their own accord, without the use of triggers.
 * Three of his personalities are hinted at in Mike's audition tape:
 * "Agile and graceful" - Svetlana
 * "Tough and scrappy" - Vito
 * "With a keen sense of a wilderness survivor" - Manitoba Smith
 * Chester and Mal are the only personalities which were not referenced.
 * Chester and Mal are the only personalites who appear in the confessional.
 * During an interview, Cory Doran, Mike's voice actor, admits that Vito is his favorite alternate personality. He says that "I think Vito was my favorite just because of the whole love triangle that came from it. It gave Mike a real hard time trying to win over Zoey, and it's fun to see him scramble to make it up to her."
 * Mike, along with his personalities (except Manitoba Smith and Mal) were on the Halloween 2012 episode of Skatoony.
 * Mal's name actually means evil or bad in Latin, as well as in Spanish, Italian, and French.
 * Mal may also be short for his full name, "The Malevolent One." One of the roots of Malevolent is the Latin Mal, as stated above.
 * Mal might also be short for Malice since malice means intention to do evil or ill will, which fits with Mal's character.
 * Mal's theme is In the Hall of the Mountain King, a famous piece written by Edvard Grieg as incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt.

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