User blog comment:CheeseBurgerGuy/Total Drama Theory: Who Is the 'Canon' Winner of Each Season?/@comment-11883116-20191007170328

Agreed with all, except TDWT and TDAS.

In TDWT's case, you based it solely on the exclusive clip. However, consider the reference. For the reference to work, Alejandro had to ask about the safety of someone/something he loves, only to find out this person is dead/this thing is destroyed. Obviously, they couldn't kill off Heather. So what does it leave? His other love: money. Also, it still makes sense for him to ask about the money. Keep in mind he knows Heather loves him, so if she wins, he can ask her to share it with him (which would likely fail, but still).

Besides, Heather's ending makes her redemption story come full circle. You've got everyone (except Courtney and Ezekiel) cheering for her, something that's missing in Alejandro's ending. The "canonical" winners are always the ones who are portrayed as "heroes." Owen had the group cheering for him, while Gwen didn't. Cameron had the group cheering for him, while Lightning didn't.

There are also a few animation goofs that are present in Heather's ending, but not Alejandro's, suggesting her ending was created first. You've got her missing cleft chin, only present in her ending. And the Hawaiian men being included in Alejandro's ending while running down the volcano, after the animators noticed they forgot about them in Heather's ending.

As for Mike's ending, it doesn't really make a difference. However, he's had this "hero" journey of defeating his personalities. And Zoey actually had an animation of pulling out the sword, which was missing in Mike's ending, again suggesting his ending was created first.