User:DerSchnitzelkicker

About Me
Not too much to say that I really want to put here just yet. :P

I'm male, a 19-year-old college student, about to finish my fourth semester, and I like to write and draw (although I'll admit I'm not the best at either— they're mostly hobbies, and my actual major is unrelated to either). I was a fan of Total Drama as soon as it hit the US— not only is it actually one of the funniest and most interesting cartoons I've seen (quite an accomplishment when you consider most modern cartoons aren't good at all), but it has a great deal of staying power and, of course, the characters are interesting and in some cases (like Gwen) easy to relate to. Since I can't get Cartoon Network while I'm away at college, I'm trying to catch up on the ending to Total Drama World Tour over the internet, but I really don't expect it to disappoint. :D

Top 5 Characters
5. Lindsay— I probably wouldn't have liked Lindsay as much if it weren't for Total Drama Action. Say what you will about Season 2 and how it derailed a ton of characters, but I actually thought it did more good for Lindsay than bad, especially with episodes like "The Sand Witch Project" and "Get A Clue." I've heard people call her out on voting herself off, but I actually didn't think it was THAT stupid compared to how she usually is— sure, she shouldn't have clicked while looking away from her voting device, but it's not as if she missed Duncan's face WHILE looking. Other than that, the funniest moments in a lot of the episodes are hers (usually in quote form)— "Not Quite Famous" and "That's Off The Chain!" (even though her cuss-fest was epic, the episode was still hers thanks to her confessionals).

4. Alejandro— Now this was a breath of fresh air after the antagonist fail in Total Drama Action. Throughout Season 3, I had a feeling that either he or Heather would win, especially because it would've been more interesting than if the final two had followed the same patterns as in previous seasons (not that I have anything against the previous match-ups, mind you). I actually liked how he combined the better traits of the two TDA antagonists (although it makes me wonder why Courtney was even allowed into TDWT— just put the B.I.T.C.* on the bus!)— we actually had a charmer that wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty, which made for great competition! Early on, I expected him to win because it seemed like he was always at least two steps ahead of everyone else; it was nice to see that he was actually human later on, especially as it made the ending a bit harder to call.

3. Gwen— Gwen was actually my absolute favorite character for a while. She's a well-portrayed Goth (compared to, for example, the Mallgoths that cameo'd in 6teen) and I can see her having similar tastes to myself (like in music— she'd probably be a fan of Danzig, Lacuna Coil or Type O Negative; not so sure about Megadeth or Slayer...). But most of all, I found her easy to relate to, anatomical differences aside. XD All along I felt like she was more a loner than a Goth, so it was good that her stereotype originally reflected that— I'd consider myself more a loner than a metalhead as well, and I've looked at different people the same way she perceived her competitors at first (especially with the party guy-types, being a college student at all). One of the only real things I have against her is the way she handled Trent throwing challenges for her team— I feel like she should've consulted her own teammates on the matter before talking to Trent directly, although that would've cut out the actual drama factor of the events that followed (and would've made Justin even less useful as an antagonist). It's just too bad she's so hard on her luck following Total Drama Island, with her later eliminations basically triggered (directly or indirectly) by the same thing— for someone who only made it to the merge once, her peak performance was amazing.

2. Duncan— What's Not To Love? The guy's a textbook bad boy, but he's definitely a bit more of a round character than the average bad boy in fiction. Whoever wrote most of his lines and came up with most of his pranks, especially in Total Drama Action, (e.g. "Who cares when we're gonna die of toxic butt-poisoning?!" and, of course, the script that was meant for Izzy) deserves a lot of credit. It's a shame that he has as many technically self-inflicted accidents as Tyler, but when he's good, he's awesome. He also developed very well as a character, and one of my favorite parts of this was when he realized his first relationship on the show was a sinking ship (pun completely intended)— any two people who fight that much are just not meant to be. And as one of the more entertaining and better-developed characters on the show, it was great to see him win TDA in the USA. (Plus he came up with an awesome bandname, even if it's grammatically incorrect. :P)

1. Heather— Back when there was just Total Drama Island, I wasn't that big of a Heather fan and for obvious reasons. In retrospect, however, her attitude early on in the show was part of what makes her this interesting for me now. If it hadn't been for her, Total Drama just wouldn't have had half its initial impact, or anywhere near as much staying power. Her methods were definitely underhanded and questionable, but she was able to keep the viewers guessing and her ability to outlast most of the contestants (and even stir things up after her eventual elimination) kept things interesting, to say the least.

Even so, I liked how she was actually able to work with her teammates later in the show ("Ocean's Eight - Or Nine" springs to mind as an early example), and it was good that she underwent a lot of development. She wasn't bad as a merciless bitc* at first, per se, because she actually played the part nicely compared to another character, but she was toned down to a snappish girl with a little bit of a heart once she'd run her course as an antagonist. The only downside was her treatment in the later seasons, especially Total Drama World Tour— I hated how Courtney never had the same target on her back, despite being even LESS tolerable during her antagonistic run! I'd expected Heather to win TDWT ever since Alejandro started showing signs of weakness, and I figured that would be the ultimate form of redemption for the show's first antagonist. It was, of course (especially with somebody pointing out that Heather really wasn't the Big Bad anymore, considering others refused to let go of the past or failed to acknowledge that she was trying to help), but I don't feel like she really deserved to lose the million bucks seconds after she rightfully won it. Here's to hoping that this (and whether or not she ends up injured) get resolved in a future special...