User blog:CheeseBurgerGuy/Total Drama My Universe: Island (Season 1)

Alright everyone. It's time to offically begin Total Drama My Universe. I know a lot of you have been looking forward to this season and I want to do it justice, so I'll be taking my time with this.

Last time, I relvealed the contestants in the first generation. I've made a few minor adjustments and additions since then, so I decided I should probably be giving a qucik recap.

Screaming Gophers
1. Samey

One of the muliitude of contestants that went unchanged. When reviewing my cast, I decided to apporach this through the replacement method. I realized that if I was kind of sticking within the narrative framework of TDI, that Samey and Beth would be fullfilling similar roles. Considering Samey still made the cast, I think you all know what that means for Beth.

2. Amy

Obviously if I was going to be including Samey, Amy wasn't going to be very far behind. For the sake of the arguement, Amy will be replacing Heather in the season. As I mentioned previously, I feel like Amy could use Samey as a meat sheild to go through with Heather's plans from canon (in other words, a more competant Heather with an actual strategy).

3. Jasmine

Every team needs a leader, and Jasmine is the perfect choice for the Gophers. Jasmine really fits the asthetic of this trilogy, so I couldn't not include her. Additonally, she is basically Samey and Amy's only canon interaction, so she was kind of intergal. While not a one for one exchange, consider Jasmine a replacement for Bridgette in this cast.

4. Dave

The first male and last qualifying contestant from the canonical third generation. Orignally, Dave wasn't even a consideration for the season (since Sky wasn't here). However, between Dave and Noah, I realized that the two were kind of interchangeable. Dave ended up getting the cut over Noah as I feel that Dave has more potential to devlop. Besides, just because Sky isn't here means that Dave doesn't have a love intrest...maybe.

5. Owen

The first canonical Gopher and the winner of Total Drama Island. Owen is kind of a mascot for the series, so I couldn't not include him in the season. Expect their to be some serious development for the big guy throughout this trilogy though. I mean, he is on the same team as Dave the germaphobe. I wonder how long he's going to last this time around? Obviously he's not replacng anyone.

6. Izzy

Like Owen, Izzy kind of needs to be intorduced in the first generation. While she's mostly here as a comic releif character, she obvously has her relationship with Owen and another intergal plotline that will most likely making it's apperance in another season. Let's just say the odds of her winning this go-around aren't in her favor.

7. Brick

While he was certainly going to be making the cast, I'm kind of surpised he ended up on this team. Considering the elimination order though, I realized that he would have a lot more plot with this particular group of contestants than who's on the Bass. I will give you a hint and say he's one of two characters who final placement has been an absolute pain to lock down. I'm excited to have him here, and I'm hoping everyone, including a particular contestant, feels the same. Lastly, Brick will techincally be replacing DJ.

8. Crimson

This is a weird case. I kept going back and forth on if I should include Crimson or Gwen. After a lengthy two hour internal debate, I realized Crimson had the most potential when it comes to possible growth with this cast. I also had to consider what I was going to do with Bunny if DJ wasn't around, so I decided why not have Loki instead?

9. Justin

In the update for the cast reveal, I replaced Topher with Justin, and my thoughts since then haven't really changed. While he might not have a lot to do in this particular season, Justin has such potential and is so versatile that he definetly makes the season. Unforunatley, that also means RIP Alejandro until the second generation at the soonest (don't worry, I have a plan for who's going to replace him in World Tour).

10. Leonard

Ok, I lied. More importantly though, how the heck did Leonard of all characters make the cut for the first generation? I mean, look at him, he has no potential other than being fodder! To those thinking that, you would be totally right. However, I decided to include Leonard anyway because I did kind of need some permanet fodder. That and I do see a tiny amount of potential for him in later seasons if I needed to use it.

Killer Bass
1. Duncan

I'm a Duncan fan and he's basically the most versatile character in the season. I don't think anyone expected me to cut him in the interval. He's someone that's really good at this game, so unless it's on his terms, don't exprect Duncan to be walking down the dock anytime soon. Considering that though, I will generally try and keep him only in seasons where he has a reason to be present so he doesn't float to the merge.

2. Courtney

Considering her relationship with Duncan and the fact that she athetically fits the season as a CIT, and I had to include her in this season. Like Duncan, she might just be one of those to watch out for this season. As for how long their relationship lasts...well, you'll just have to wait and see.

3. Harold

He's in a very similar boat to the two contestants competing above. Harold is a versatile character, and the majority of his plots outside of Leshawna revolve around the two above. Harold is certainly one of the few underdogs in this game, so here's hoping he can last awhile.

4. Ezekiel

Zeke is the last of the original generation conestants competing in this version of Island. I'll just say don't expect much from him this season. A redemption arc is on the way, but I kind of brought him in to be fodder. Promise he won't eventually turn feral though.

5. Jo

She's going to be a very intresting character to deal with througuhout the season. Obviously she's going to be replacing Eva. She might not leave quite the impact you're expecting from a character of Jo's caliber on the season, but I promise you it will be there.

6. Lightning

This guy is just incredible comic relief. I wanted to include a lot of funny characters in this season and I think Lightning is one of the many good ones. Obviously going to be replacing Tyler in many respects, but don't expect him to be in a relationship like the later.

7. Brody

I was honestly hesitant about keeping Brody in the cast. While he's a great substitute for Geoff, I don't really know if I actually needed him here. Considering my otherwise limited options though and wanting at least RR to have decent representation, he fits into the season rather nicely I think.

8. Kitty

The last RR character competiting in the first generation of My Universe. Like Lightning, Kitty is a very loose replacement for her canon counterpart. In this case, it's Lindsay. Kitty is going to be servng a very unique role in this cast that you might not be expecting, Definetly someone to watch out for in the later seasons.

9. Anne Marie

While Jasmine will be replacing Bridgette, Anne Marie will be replacing Leshawna. Marie is one of those characters that, the more I thought about it, the more I realzied you could throw her in with any group of contestants and she would thrive. She's defienetly going to be quite the drama maker while she's on the show.

10. Staci

Like Leonard before her, I want to introduce you to the other forever fodder character. Staci will techically be replacing the twins in this cast. Unlike the twins though, one day she might actually get a chance to do something of relevance. Today is certainly not that day though.