User blog comment:Epic~00/Why Total Drama All Stars Was Such An Abysmal Season (PART 6)/@comment-3410066-20150322124819/@comment-4742462-20150322165710

@King Flurry, The original Creator's Pet (Owen) was planned for this season but dropped allegedly due to Scott not wanting to voice him for a whole season.

It's also believed that Sam was added to take his place (on top of being picked over Brick) as the way he gets himself eliminated seems like something Owen would do.