Heather's alliances



Heather's Alliance is the first ever alliance shown in Total Drama Island, created by Heather in The Big Sleep. She decided it would be easier to manipulate two others to get to the Final Three. She promises the members safety from getting voted off, when, in reality, she usually does nothing.

Total Drama Island
The initial hints of the alliance emerge in Not So Happy Campers - Part 2, as seen with the actions regarding the cliff dive. Although Heather was already spying on Lindsay and Beth from arrival on the island, she and Lindsay bond over their fear regarding the cliff-dive. After doing it due to a little encouragement, Beth's chickening out from it gets the sympathy from both of them. Later on dry land, Heather and Lindsay further bond over a breif conflict with LeShawna. Heather explains specifically to Lindsay that she knows of how the game is played and suggests that she is willing to play people as friends in order to win. While suggesting Lindsay as her friend, these words would slowly ring true as the alliance slowly built.

The first members of the alliance were Lindsay and Beth, due to Beth's popularity desire and Lindsay's stupidity. Heather told them that she would take them to the final three if they did what she said. She made up some rules - always do what she says, and no dating anyone on the other team (which might lead to them giving away their weaknesses), such as Lindsay and Tyler. Beth and Lindsay were excited to be in the alliance, both being oblivious, although Beth was shown to be less oblivious than Lindsay, wondering what would happen when the alliance got to the final three. Lindsay thought that Heather was her best friend, even though she always told her what to do. Lindsay sticks by Heather's side at all times. In Not Quite Famous, the alliance made it's first major move, eliminating Justin, However, in Paintball Deer Hunter, Beth was pushed over the edge by Heather's bossiness, and fired paintballs repeatedly at Heather, along with LeShawna. Heather was furious, and took Lindsay's paintball gun and fired back. She gave Beth multiple chances to rejoin, but Beth flat out refused, only to be voted off due partly to the alliance.

However, Lindsay was dumb enough to stick with Heather, but soon starts thinking that Heather isn't that nice after all. After the teams were dissolved in Brunch of Disgustingness, Heather tried to get Bridgette to join the alliance (which caused a major conflict), but she refused. In the episode Search and Do Not Destroy, Izzy became a member of the alliance because Heather knew she would do what she says (such as in Not Quite Famous when she was convinced by Heather to vote off Justin). However, she was a relatively minor member and was nothing but a burden and after a few episodes, she acted as though she had nothing to do with the alliance so it has been assumed that she was kicked out, presumably due to Izzy's intelligence. In That's Off the Chain!, Heather convinced Lindsay to clear a path through the obstacles so she would win. When Lindsay lost the race and was eliminated by a technicality because of Heather, Lindsay found out that Heather was just using her this whole time, she got angry and called her a lot of bad names. After Lindsay was eliminated, the alliance was dissolved for a few episodes until Duncan joined voluntarily because he knew that he had to get on her good side. Heather eventually joined, as she needed another alliance to rely on. However, after Duncan's plan to catch the Bear for Heather goes awry, Heather is shot in the rear end with a tranquilizer dart, courtesy of Izzy. Heather then proceeds to lose the challenge and have to wash the communal bathrooms, however she gets Duncan to do it for her. This alliance seems to have broken up after that, as it is only mentioned again in Are We There Yeti? when Heather says that Duncan could have scored an alliance with her, but "he blew it".

Afterward, Heather's Alliance ceased to exist. Heather was eventually eliminated in I Triple Dog Dare You! after Gwen and Owen teamed up to take Heather down, with some help from the dares submitted from the eliminated contestants.

In Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island, she is left without a partner while the partners and groups search for the case with a million dollars. She eventually teams up with Harold as he was the only one who accepted her. Heather opened up to Harold about why she is so bad, but was still somewhat disdainful towards him. However, Harold was very tolerant. The two ultimately lost the case, but both qualified to compete in Total Drama Action.

Total Drama Action
Since the conclusion of the first season, Heather found it exceedingly difficult to arrange a new alliance with her teammates, as they are all familiar with her ways and now want nothing to do with her. She attempted multiple times to convince Lindsay and Beth to rejoin her, but they have rejected her every time. As a result, Heather did not wield the influence she once had on the show. However, she had established an alliance with Harold, the only one who thinks she can be trusted now. But even Harold's is very aware of not becoming a true member of any alliance, and in Alien Resurr-eggtion, Harold agreed to be one of her partners if it wasn't called an "alliance." However in Riot On Set, when Harold lets Heather down from the tangled wires, Heather says, "As annoying as hanging around with Harold would be, he'll make an easy-to-persuade alliance member. And right now, 'M'lady' needs all the help she can get," although it was never made into an official alliance. The only elimination Heather orchestrated was in The Chefshank Redemption, where she successfully voted Gwen off the set. However, the only reason Heather did this was with Harold and LeShawna's help, due to Gwen taking her claustrophobia too far and breaking a shovel over Harold's head. Gwen also voted herself off, so this was nearly just mere luck.

Heather's Alliance was not materialized again, simply because the circumstances between her and the other contestants prevented that from happening. As a result, Heather had no choice but to actually cooperate with the people she once terrorized. She did not engage in any crooked activities and managed to play fair for some time, but not without great contempt for her team. However, with her elimination, the alliance never established again in Total Drama Action.

Total Drama World Tour
In Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 1, Heather notes how close Alejandro and Lindsay are getting, and also remembers that Beth isn't in the season. This results in Heather's decision of wanting to start an alliance with Sierra. Sierra ends up nearly getting Heather killed in the pyramid when she sets off a booby trap, but Heather reluctantly forgives her. Heather is put on Team Amazon, while Sierra ends up on Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot. Therefore, it was unlikely an alliance will be formed until after the merge. In Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 2, however, Heather is satisfied when her team switches Izzy for Sierra, but she didn't mention the alliance. Alejandro, however, may have noticed that Sierra would make a good alliance member and was annoyed that he lost her to Heather.

Heather told Courtney that Sierra was her "friend" in Super Happy Crazy Fun Time Japan. However, Heather was disgusted when Courtney pointed out the fact that Sierra was going through Cody's backpack and smelling his shoes, causing the lace to go up her nose. She then coughed it out of her mouth. In Broadway, Baby!, Heather establishes her new alliance with Sierra and even may have gotten Cody to join. Sierra reveals in the confessional that she knows Heather is using her and says that Sierra herself is using Heather for her own advantage. In the confessional towards the beginning of Slap Slap Revolution, Sierra said that whenever she thinks Heather is using her she makes a notch in her belt. Throughout the remainder of the season, Heather aligns herself with several contestants, such as DJ, Alejandro, and Courtney, though her loyalties often failed within one episode.

Members
The following contestants were at one point or another were offered to join/were in Heather's alliance.

Original Members

 * Heather: Founder and leader. Began the alliance in The Big Sleep when she "promised" to take Lindsay and Beth to the final three.
 * Lindsay: Joined in The Big Sleep. She quit after finding out that Heather was truly evil and betrayed her. Possibly the 2nd in command before she left in That's Off the Chain!.
 * Beth: Joined in The Big Sleep. She quit after Heather became extremely bossy in Paintball Deer Hunter, though she still followed her orders in the next episode, which she was eliminated in.

Minor Members

 * Izzy: Joined around Search and Do Not Destroy. She quit once Heather tried to vote out Owen, as well as by suggestion of LeShawna. Also voted with Heather to eliminate Justin.
 * Bridgette: Never officially joined, but she was offered to join it in Brunch of Disgustingness, although she chooses to stay with Gwen and LeShawna.
 * Duncan: Joined in Wawanakwa Gone Wild!. He only joined the alliance to stay safer in the game, betray Heather and seemingly quit after Heather made him clean the communal washrooms for her.
 * Owen: Never officially joined, but voted with Heather's alliance in Not Quite Famous in exchange for apiece of cake.

Total Drama Action

 * No official alliance made during Total Drama Action, but she did seem to try and start one with Harold. however, she never pursued this possibility.

Total Drama World Tour

 * Sierra: Throughout Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 1, Heather attempts to pull her into an alliance, however, they were on separate teams until Izzy and Sierra switched in the next episode. However, ever since this, Heather has made many attempts to make her get into an alliance by luring her in as a "friend." However, Sierra has stated that she knows Heather is manipulating her, and says that she is counter-manipulating Heather.
 * Alejandro: Briefly teamed up in African Lying Safari to tranquilize Ezekiel, and eliminate Duncan. They once again joined forces in Awwwwww, Drumheller to eliminate Cody, but Heather betrayed him. However, the pact they make in Africa to go to the final two ends up coming true anyways.
 * Cody: Never officially joined, but Heather tries to get him in her alliance with Sierra at beginning of Broadway, Baby!, although he declines. Heather tries again in Chinese Fake-Out.
 * DJ: Never officially joined, but throughout Newf Kids on the Rock, Heather and Alejandro try to form an alliance with DJ. Heather, however, goes to much greater lengths. She makes him perform in the challenges, but he ultimately chooses to side with Alejandro.

Trivia

 * The main three members of the alliance in Total Drama Island, Heather, Lindsay, and Beth, were voted out in reverse order of how they were voted out in Total Drama Island in Total Drama Action.
 * They all made it farther than each other at some point in the series.
 * Heather's alliance was the longest running in both seasons, spanning from The Big Sleep to Wawanakwa Gone Wild!.
 * Heather's alliance caused the elimination of six people: Eva, Justin, Beth, Trent, Lindsay, and Izzy (her second time).
 * Lindsay is the only member of the original alliance (consisting of Beth, Lindsay, and Heather) to never make it to the final two so far.
 * This was the first alliance in the Total Drama series.
 * Beth is the only member of the alliance to not qualify for Total Drama World Tour.
 * Lindsay is the only member never to have her hair in a ponytail.
 * All of the main members of this alliance (Heather, Lindsay, and Beth) have conflicts with Courtney.
 * All the members of this alliance have been on a team with Courtney (DJ, Izzy, Bridgette, and Duncan: Killer Bass, Owen, Lindsay, and Beth: Killer Grips, Heather, Izzy, Cody, and Sierra: Team Amazon).
 * Beth is the only one of the main three members (Heather, Lindsay, and herself) to never be seen in earrings.
 * Lindsay wore a pair in Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special.
 * Heather wore a pair with her wedding gown in Niagara Brawls.
 * Lindsay is the only main member of this alliance never to kiss another girl's boyfriend.
 * Heather kissed Trent in Search and Do Not Destroy and Duncan in The Sand Witch Project.
 * Beth kissed Harold in 2008: A Space Owen.
 * Though LeShawna and Harold were broken up at the time, though Beth was still in a relationship with Brady.
 * Lindsay is the only major member who didn't win a season if Beth's win in the alternate ending of The Aftermath: IV is counted.