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David "Dave" was a contestant on Total Drama: Pahkitew Island as a member of the Wâneyihtam Maskwak.

Personality

Due to seeing himself as the only "normal" person on the show, Dave can be critical of people and expects little of them. He is a logical thinker, albeit a little uptight, and is a complete neat freak and has an intense fear of germs and bacteria. Dave is easily frustrated by his teammates, believing most of them (with the exception of Sky, and to a lesser extent, Shawn and Ella) to be crazy, and sometimes belittles them. Despite his pessimism, he generally means well and can be considerate of other people's feelings. However, all this began to drastically change as the season progress. His affection for Sky has made him prone to anxiety over being separated or turned down by her, making Dave a lot more whiny, and prone to mood swings and affecting his overall performance in the competition. By the finale, Dave's mental state turns for the worse after finding out from Chris that Sky already had a boyfriend, turning him vindictive and out for revenge against the girl he thought he could trust.

Total Drama: Pahkitew Island

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Dave suffers a panic attack until Sky calms him down.

Dave makes his first appearance in So, Uh, This Is My Team? as one of the fourteen new contestants competing. Upon reaching Pahkitew Island, he is placed on team Wâneyihtam Maskwak along with Sky, Shawn, Ella, Sugar, Beardo, and Leonard. Dave is immediately frustrated with his team's odd antics and thinks little of them, believing all of them, save for Sky and, to a lesser extent, Shawn and Ella, to be crazy and misguiding, and that their contribution to the team is worthless. In fact, during the first campfire ceremony of the season, he wants to vote four people off. Despite his complaints, Dave himself isn't helpful in all of the challenges, worrying of getting injured or dirty.

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Dave pretending to like Sky's plan in order to impress her.

During his stay on the island, Dave develops a crush on his teammate, Sky. Wanting to get closer to her, Dave often goes wherever Sky does, including following her to forage for food and trying to partner with her in Twinning Isn't Everything. In addition, Dave also agrees with whatever Sky says, even though he voices against it in the confessional. While Sky is often angry with the mistakes he makes, the two of them nevertheless become closer as the season progresses. Dave eventually gets another admirer in the form of Ella after helping her in A Blast from the Past. Unfortunately, Dave is unaware of her crush and unknowingly breaks her heart after rejecting her in the next episode, leaving Ella sad for most of the episode. When Ella gets disqualified , Dave is saddened but he is still clueless about her real meaning.

Dave's infatuation with Sky begins to affect his mind. This is first displayed in Mo Monkey Mo Problems when Shawn tries to talk him out of his plan to impress Sky, as she only cares about winning the money rather than being in a relationship with him. Dave hears him, but waves it off. Although Sky admits that she has feelings for Dave as well, she has something else she wants to say. However, Dave cuts her off before she can finish. When Sky is transferred to the opposing team in This Is the Pits!, Dave is deeply saddened and cries hysterically in the confessional but remains hopeful that they can be together regardless.

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Dave crying profusely in Three Zones and a Baby after Sky betrays him.

Despite now being on opposing teams, the two of them still help out each other in Three Zones and a Baby. Dave believes that this is a sign that they can still be together. Although Dave keeps getting injured throughout the episode, the biggest impact to hit him is when Sky (who was coerced by Jasmine) gives his position away to Chef and is shot by his meatball launcher. Dave believes that Sky no longer likes him and begin to cry hysterically in the confessional. He even tells Shawn to let him quit the game as "nothing matters to him anymore". Attempting to boost his self-confidence, Shawn tells him to win the challenge in order to show Sky that he is still worth her love. This works, and with his team using him as a snowboard, they reach the finish line first.

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Dave campaigns for his own elimination after Sky rejects him.

Still listening to Shawn's advice, Dave tries to prove to Sky in Hurl and Go Seek that he is a strong player by trying to finish his Juggy Chunk before her, despite its disgusting nature. Even after Sugar had already won the challenge, Dave and Sky continue to drink their Juggy Chunks, with Dave finishing his faster than Sky. Dave then misguidedly boast about beating Sky. However, Dave is unaware that Sky is angry about losing the pre-challenge and she sternly yells at him that they will never be a couple. This saddens Dave to the point of crying. Still hoping that they have a shot, Dave tries to find Sky only for him to be rejected again. Angry at her rejections, Dave proclaims he doesn't needs Sky before howling like a wolf to exert his "lone wolf" status. He is the first person to be captured by Sugar. While helping her to find the other contestants, he watches two love birds and tells the male not to trust the female. Sugar realizes what has happened and manages to encourage Dave to lead her to where Sky is hiding. After the challenge ends and his stomach is pumped, Dave confesses that he told some of the contestants to vote him off, seeing as his chances with Sky are over. At the Cannon of Shame, Dave tries to say his goodbye to her one last time, but she is not there. Depressed, Dave tells Chris to fire him away.

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Dave finally snaps at Sky.

Dave returns in the finale as Sky's helper after she turns the slot machine twice and ends up with him both times. Upon finding out about this from Chris, Dave goes into a depression again. Sky, determined to make Dave as useful as possible, kisses him to motivate him, saying that she was upset about him being the helper because she did not want to be distracted by her feelings for him. With his new found confidence, Dave becomes determined in helping Sky to win the million dollars. At one point, Dave loses his hair after Sky provokes the mechanical kitten from Scarlett Fever to melt the snow that they are trapped in.

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Dave is accidentally left behind by Chris after the season is over.

In the end, Chris decides to make the challenge more interesting by revealing Sky's audition tape to Dave, in which she reveals she has a boyfriend back home named Keith. The shock of discovering that Sky had a boyfriend the entire time snaps his already fragile sanity and causing him to lose his patience with Sky. Dave angrily yells at Sky and vows to ensure that Sky never gets the million. With the island's weather control at their disposal, Dave and Jasmine activate all of the island's traps to prevent Sky and Shawn from reaching the finish line, as Chris promised to give them half of the million each if neither of the finalists complete in time. Dave, however, is more interested in getting revenge on Sky and wishes to burn the million dollars she wants so much in front of her to “make her pay”. However, one of the finalists manages to reach the finish line in the end, disappointing Dave. It is later revealed that Chris and the other three contestants had accidentally left Dave behind on the island. As Dave sighs for failing, he admits that "it can only get better from here", to which he discovers that Scuba Bear 3.0 is standing right behind him.

Appearances


Audition tape

View this video for Dave's audition tape.
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Dave messes up his introduction in his audition tape.

Dave's audition takes place in his garage, where he enters from the left and messes up his introduction. He starts over, but continues to fumble over his words and wishes he had written down what he wanted to say. He states that he would have, but the only available pen was chewed on, which grosses him out. Due to this, he walks off again and comes back with disinfectant, which he starts rubbing on himself, and comments that he would be a vicious, cold competitor that only cares about winning the money.

Trivia

Comparisons

Competition

Miscellaneous

  • Dave is the second shortest male contestant of the third generation, being only taller than Max.
  • In Twinning Isn't Everything, Dave states all of the allergies he believes he has; although, he admits that he has not been tested for them. He does, however, appear to be allergic to flowers as seen in Mo Monkey Mo Problems.
  • He shares the same name as Staci's alleged great-grandfather.
  • Lindsay calls Tyler "Dave" in Broadway, Baby!
  • Dave wears the same shoes as Harold, recolored in a black color scheme.
  • Dave is one of five contestants whose ethnicity is confirmed Indian, with others being Ellody, Raj, Priya, and Noah.

References

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See also

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Interactions with Ella | Shawn | Sky
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