User blog:TDFanatic52/Total Drama Action Top 5 MVP

If many of you can recall, two months ago, I did a blog about TDI's top five valuable players. Well, I am back here to do one for the second season, Total Drama Action.

Just like last time, we will analyze these top five individuals through strategic and social game play that helped them go through the season. There might be some that have not made the merge and others who made the merge. These individuals here would cause some to think and say that they had a shot at winning this season, that is if they did not made it to final two. If they did, then it would be a case of whether they did better than their opponent.

If you are confused, this list only revolves around the actions these individuals made during Total Drama Action. Their actions in any other season do not apply, although there may be some comparisons and transactions to and from the previous season revolving around game play.

Without further adieu, let us begin the rankings!

#5
Reaching out at number five is everybody's favorite dweeb, Harold.

Coming in from last season, Harold surprised many fans by his unique skill set acquired by a camp whose director is named Steve. He served as a comic relief through his many painful moments on the season while risking his life while saving everyone from a simulation malfunction. This has been Harold's best season yet, ranking 5th out of 15 contestants.

Though Harold has a strong sense of loyalty, in seeing as how he did not want to form an alliance with Justin and Duncan due to the Screaming Gaffers he already had with Leshawna and Duncan, his strategic side did not go well for him unlike last season.

Through his lack of strategic elements and has shown to be easily manipulated but a great social player, earned the H-Bomb number five in this list.

#4
Being a stark contrast to Harold is our number four slot... the eye candy, Justin.

Though Justin barely did anything in Total Drama Island, mainly due to his early exit, Justin expressed his evil side to him in Beach Blanket Bogus where he said that he will do anything to win.

His strategy in Action is similar to how I portrayed Topher's strategy in my current fanfiction as both men formed an alliance with two girls. In Justin's case, he aligned himself with Beth and Lindsay, two girls that are known to be apart of Heather's initial alliance. With his "alliance" with Beth and Lindsay, Justin controlled the Killer Grips during the team portion of the competition and managing to get rid of Trent, Gwen, and Izzy (second time). In Super Hero-Id, Justin formed the second guy's alliance of the series, putting him in more of a secured spot, though dethroned a few episodes later.

Though Justin isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, he earned his number four spot for being centered around a group of people that admired him for his looks. Quite frankly, that makes him a devious competitor.

#3
Our bronze winner has been on the top five MVP players of Total Drama Island. She is most recognizable as the second antagonist of the season. No need for any explanation as I am talking about Courtney.

Though Total Drama Action was a mediocre season for yours truly, I do admire the strategic game Courtney has, though I can live without her whining (which was not taken into account). Coming in late to this season, Courtney has been placed on the Killer Grips with Justin, Beth, Lindsay, and Owen. When the team lost in the episode, Courtney, through a lawsuit, was the sole vote to send Owen home. When the merge came, she convinced Harold to eliminate Leshawna in a close 4-3 vote to save Duncan, her romantic partner and ally at the time. When the final five came, she formed an alliance with Beth, which was quickly broken when Beth won immunity which was against Courtney's wishes.

What makes Courtney our third place finisher is the fact that she came in late into the season. Had she arrived with everybody else, she would be placed further down the list.

#2
I know a lot of people will disagree with me on this one, but coming in at number two is Lindsay.

Lindsay has improved a lot since her stay on Total Drama Island. Her story arc could be summed up as the sheep who became the shepherd. In the very early parts of the game, Lindsay remained her mental dullness and her fascination towards make-up. However, she soon began to emerge as a leader on two occasions, both times losing the challenge.Through her friendship with Beth, Lindsay continued to stay in the majority of the Killer Grips.

When the merge came, Lindsay began making moves, often to irritate Courtney. One of which was to take Duncan with her for a reward in Get a Clue. The other was to eliminated Duncan, much to the displeasure of Courtney, but failed to do so thanks to Lindsay accidentally voting against herself.

With the transaction from being a sheep to a shepherd, and major improvement and respectable game moves earned Lindsay at our silver platform.

#1
Rising and taking the gold for this list is a contestant who I consider to be the winner of this season, and like Courtney, he has been on the last list. I am talking about Duncan.

After surviving the first elimination of the season, Duncan was placed on the Screaming Gaffers team. With a mutual respect of gameplay from Gwen, Leshawna, and Heather and a bondship with DJ, Duncan was in good standings at the team portion of the game. When the Gaffers were to vote somebody off for the first time, Duncan went for somebody who he could trust, in this case, Gwen. During the second time, Duncan pulled off a huge move by voting off Heather, the keen manipulator from the previous season.

When Courtney came back, Duncan's game was shaken up. However, with several more Gaffer wins, Duncan was able to make the merge. When the merge came, two alliances came to him, one from Leshawna to form a Gaffers alliance, and the other from Justin to form a guy's alliance. While both contestants who asked for Duncan to be in their alliance were eliminated back-to-back, Duncan soon became a target thanks to his association with Courtney. With some luck, he pulled through each attempt and managed to earn his way up to the finale.

While Duncan barely changed his game from last season, he did play the game from the start and earned his way to be the (unofficial) winner of TDA and the most valuable player of Total Drama Action.

Agree with the list? Comment below who you will keep, change, remove, add, and all that jazz.