User blog:CheeseBurgerGuy/Where Did It Go Wrong?: Duncan

Welcome to a new potential series of blogs: Where Did It Go Wrong?

Often times on reality competition shows, one bad decision is all it takes to cut a great game short. Out of all the Total Drama contestants to ever play, Duncan is probably the contestant closest to realistically winning multiple seasons. Our polarizing delinquent reached the merge four times. If it wasn’t for Total Drama’s rules about repeat winners, how does Duncan get to the finale on his seasons?

Total Drama Island:
Duncan’s game-ending move was not taking out Heather at the final 6 at “Trail by Tri-Armed Triathlon”. Considering Owen’s outrage at Heather earlier in the episode and his closeness with the other campers, I don’t think it’s a stretch to say Duncan could get the votes. From here, Leshawna or Geoff is likely eliminated. In either case, it’s a boon to Duncan’s game. For the sake of this what-if, let’s assume it’s Geoff eliminated. In “Are We There Yeti?” it was Heather’s plan that gets them the win. Without Heather, whoever Duncan is paired up with (Owen/Geoff), goes on to win the comp, eliminating one of the others (probably Leshawna). With Heather gone and Owen’s friendship with Duncan, Gwen likely doesn’t receive any help from Owen and drops. Honestly, as long as Duncan makes the final 3, I believe he survives to the finale.

Total Drama Action
Do I really need to address this since he was already a finalist this season? No, I don’t.

Total Drama World Tour
Out of all the seasons, this one is the least straightforward. Firstly, I want to briefly address the idea of if Duncan never quit. If Duncan never quits, he is likely placed on Team Amazon. His presence would not likely affect their winning streak. When Greece’s Pieces happens, Duncan’s a goner, as Cody would throw the challenge to eliminate the punk. As such, Duncan couldn’t win TDWT if he hadn’t returned.

Total Drama All-Stars
This is the hardest for Duncan to win. If Duncan doesn’t blow up the cabin, then Cameron would’ve left due to the rigged voting. Theoretically, if Mal still tries to pin the votes on Al, then when Zoey and Duncan find it under Mike’s pillow, they’d have the ammo to target him. Since Cameron is gone, then unless Duncan or another gets injured instead, I see the votes sending out Mal or Al (probably the later sadly due to Gwen, Courtney, and Scott). Assuming Duncan does as well as Al in the challenge and Zoey’s friendship with Duncan remains strong, I see her allowing Duncan to get immunity. This would probably result in Zoey going home 6th as Mal and the others targeting Duncan couldn’t trust her anymore. If Mal shifts the target to Courtney like in canon to break up the couple and as a backup plan, then I see Courtney leaving (especially if Duncan gets immunity). With Gwen getting eliminated due to her painting, then unless Mal wins the challenge I see Scott taking Duncan to the finale even if Duncan loses to Scott (bonding over their exes and whatnot).

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Conclusion
Looking at these possibilities, it’s no wonder Duncan is considered one of the best contestants in Total Drama history. If Duncan was loyal just one more vote in Island, treated Cody a little bit better and/or didn’t waste his vote against Al in WT, and didn’t blow up the cabin in All-Stars, he honestly would have won all of his seasons (or at least Island). I know many here are not Duncan fans and I’m certainly bias, but good gameplay is good gameplay. While I’m not sure if I’ll do another of these blogs, I’m considering doing Owen or Heather yet. If you leave a comment, I’d be grateful to hear which won you would rather see next. Hope you enjoyed it everyone.