User blog:Masta Shake1/Shake Talks: Team Analysis - Killer Bass

Shake here, with another installment of Shake Talks! Today, I'll be reviewing the Killer Bass of Total Drama Island!

The Killer Bass is considered the 'inferior' team of Total Drama Island, having lost 7 of the 12 pre - merge challenges. They have lost 7 members of their team and only 4 were able to move on to the merging of the teams.

In "Not So Happy Campers - Part 2", Katie switches from the Screaming Gophers to the Killer Bass to be with Sadie, and thus Izzy switches over voluntarily. This leaves the Bass with Sadie, Katie, Bridgette, Courtney, DJ, Duncan, Eva, Ezekiel, Geoff, Harold, and Tyler.

Bridgette, DJ, Duncan and Geoff all qualify for the merge, as Ezekiel, Eva, Katie, Tyler, Sadie, Harold, and Courtney do not qualify. Eva returns in "No Pain, No Game."

Bridgette, Geoff, DJ, Duncan, Harold all qualify for Total Drama Action, with Courtney debuting midway.

Bridgette, DJ, Duncan, Harold, Courtney, Ezekiel, and Tyler all qualify for Total Drama World Tour.

Duncan, and Courtney later returned for Total Drama All - Stars.

Duncan is the highest ranking Bass, with Ezekiel being the lowest ranking.

The Killer Bass ~ Enjoyability
The Killer Bass were enjoyable. Courtney and Duncan's interaction were amazing, with a theme of ​opposites attract​. This alone stands makes the Killer Bass stand out. Another thing that boosted the Bass was the elimination of Courtney. A classic. The shock on the viewers everywhere must have turned hatred onto Harold, who rigged the votes to get back on Duncan's bullying. Seeing Geoff try to get it on with Bridgette was hilarious with his 'clever' compliments. I would say the Killer Bass may even be more interesting then the Screaming Gophers, which it most likely was.

The Killer Bass ~ Flaws
Being the inferior team, the Bass lacked coordination. More to say, they couldn't really work together. An example is building that hot tub. They couldn't do it properly. This forces Courtney to take action and lead the team, but instead spent most of her time with Duncan. Another flaw was the wasted opportunities of Sadie, Katie, and partially Courtney. Courtney could have used Katie and Sadie as votes so she could have a authoritarian regime. She could have already influenced Duncan, who at the time, already had Geoff and DJ with him. With 6 votes, Courtney could have ruled the Killer Bass.

The Killer Bass ~ How Good Were They?
The Killer Bass won 5 out of the 12. Let's see how they did it.

In Not Quite Famous, Harold gets a perfect score of 9 in the talent show. Sounds good, right? Wrong. In fact, Justin and Trent's scores totaled 14, and the Killer Bass only had 13. Despite this, the Killer Bass win.

In Dodgebrawl, the Killer Bass win once again because of Duncan and Harold. Duncan guides the Bass out of last place and Harold scores the win. With Duncan's knowledge it is likely that he could've taught his tropes quickly. Harold was shot straight in the chest with a dodgeball, by Owen no less. Despite Harold getting a rib fracture, he scored the win by being able to catch the ball.

In Up The Creek, it was up to DJ to paddle his team to victory after Harold burned his teams oars. DJ may have been able to do it, but with 3 canoes and 6 teammates of various weights, he couldn't have defeated the Gophers nor have gone so fast he caused a montage of crashes.

In If You Can't Take The Heat..., the Bass are declared the winners when their dishes get more points then the Gophers. This is helped out by Owen sabotaging his team by eating the food.

In Paintball Deer Hunter, the Bass rightfully win from taking out the Gopher's deers and having some players remain spotless.

In the end, the Bass only truly won 3 of their 5 challenges.

The Killer Bass ~ Best Elimination
The Killer Bass's best elimination was Courtney. The sheer shock was enough, but after finding out it was rigged, it truly brought things to lights. All the events building up to it, Duncan's torment on Harold, Harold seeing Duncan and Courtney's first kiss, something was bound to happen. This event told viewers what Harold was capable of, and he had a secret antagonist side. Furthermore, it showed the votes could be tampered with, with no repercussions. This also brought about the stage of Duncan trying to find out the perpetrator of this, blaming Heather, of course.

The Killer Bass ~ Worst Elimination
The worst elimination of the Killer Bass is also Courtney. Tyler could be on this, as he couldn't conquer his fear and had to pay Courtney's price. It was unfair of Tyler to have to go through all that, but the Bass could've also felt he was an incompetent teammate. Courtney takes first though as she had potential. Making the merge, she could've been ruthless. Making orders in Brunch of Disgustingness and unlikely, but possibly taking Leshawna's spot in taking out Molotov. It wouldn't take long for Courtney and Duncan to be realized as threats. There could also be an interesting plot for Duncan and Geoff to turn on each other when they want to take out the other guy's girl. Things could've surely been done if Courtney had stayed.

​The Killer Bass ~ My Take
I would say the Killer Bass is a great team, within themselves. Against the Gophers, they couldn't compete well and were saved from voting off 2 members. Duncan and Courtney did not fail to entertain, and Courtney's elimination was a shock for the viewers. DJ and Bunny were adorable, Bridgette and Geoff were too. A great team in their dynamics, a bad one when compared to the Gophers.

That was Team Analysis for the Killer Bass! Total Drama Island is officially done, with Total Drama Action being the next in place.

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