A primary focus of Total Drama is their portrayal and parodying of popular stereotypes. Most of the characters lampoon or reference tropes in popular culture. This article lists the character labels by season.
Total Drama Island
Blogspot entry
- Beth: The Wanna-Be
- Bridgette: The Soulful Surfer Girl
- Chef Hatchet: The Chef
- Chris: The Host with the Most
- Cody: The Geek
- Courtney: The Type-A Force to be Reckoned With
- DJ: The Brickhouse with Heart
- Duncan: The Delinquent
- Eva: The Female Bully
- Ezekiel: The Home Schooled Guy
- Geoff: The Funniest Guy Around
- Gwen: The Loner
- Harold: The Dweeb with Mad Skillz
- Heather: Queen B
- Izzy: The Psycho Hose Beast
- Justin: The Eye Candy
- Katie: The Sweet Girl
- Leshawna: The Sista with 'Tude
- Lindsay: The Dumb Princess
- Noah: The Schemer
- Owen: Crazy Party Guy
- Sadie: The Sweet Girl's Friend
- Trent: The Cool Guy
- Tyler: The Jock that Sucks at Sports
Not So Happy Campers - Part 1 script
- Beth: The Wanna-be
- Bridgette: The Soulful Surfer Girl
- Cody: The Geek
- Courtney: The Type-A Force to be Reckoned With
- DJ: The Brickhouse with Heart
- Duncan: The Delinquent
- Eva: The Female Bully
- Ezekiel: The Home Schooled Guy
- Geoff: The Funnest Guy Around
- Gwen: The Loner
- Harold: The Dweeb with Mad Skills
- Heather: The Queen B
- Izzy: The Psycho Hose Beast
- Justin: The Eye Candy
- Katie: The Sweet Fun, kind of out there girl
- Leshawna: The Sista with Attitude
- Lindsay: The Dumb Princess
- Noah: The Schemer
- Owen: The Crazy Party Guy
- Sadie: Her Best Friend (they share a brain)
- Trent: The Cool Guy
- Tyler: The Jock who Sucks at Sports
Promotional poster
- Beth: The Wannabe
- Bridgette: The Surfer Girl
- Cody: The Geek
- Courtney: The 'Type A'
- DJ: The Brickhouse With Heart
- Duncan: The Delinquent
- Eva: The Female Bully
- Ezekiel: The Home Schooled Guy
- Geoff: The Funniest Guy Around
- Gwen: The Loner
- Harold: The Dweeb
- Heather: The Queen Bee
- Izzy: The Psycho Hose Beast
- Justin: The Eye Candy
- Katie: The Sweet Girl
- Leshawna: The Sister With 'Tude
- Lindsay: The Dumb Princess
- Noah: The Schemer
- Owen: The Party Guy
- Sadie: The Sweet Girl's Friend
- Trent: The Cool Guy
- Tyler: The Jock
Total Drama Action
Virtual flipbook
- Beth: Wannabe
- Bridgette: Surfer-Girl
- Courtney: Over-Achiever
- DJ: Teddy Bear
- Duncan: Criminal
- Geoff: Party Guy
- Gwen: Goth Girl
- Harold: Uber-Geek
- Heather: Queen Bee
- Izzy: Insane
- Justin: Jaw-Dropping
- Leshawna: Lively
- Lindsay: Dimwit
- Owen: The Big Guy
- Trent: Deep & Mysterious
Total Drama World Tour
Virtual flipbook
- Alejandro: Arch Villain
- Bridgette: Surfer-Girl
- Cody: The Geek
- Courtney: Overachiever
- DJ: The Teddy Bear
- Duncan: The Juvie
- Gwen: Goth Girl
- Harold: Uber-Geek
- Heather: Queen Bee
- Izzy: Insane
- Leshawna: Lively
- Lindsay: Dimwit
- Noah: The High IQ
- Owen: The Big Guy
- Sierra: Obsessive Uber-Fan
- Tyler: The Sporto Who Sucks at Sports
Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
Distribution article
- Anne Maria: Jersey Shore Reject
- B: Strong Silent Genius
- Brick: Cadet
- Cameron: Wide-Eyed Bubble-Boy
- Dakota: Fame-Monger
- Dawn: Moonchild
- Jo: Take-No-Prisoners Jock-ette
- Lightning: Athletic Overachiever
- Mike: Multiple Personality Disorder
- Sam: Nice-Guy Gamer
- Scott: Devious
- Staci: Compulsive Liar
- Zoey: Indie Chick
re:Fresh blog wallpaper
- Anne Maria: Tanned Attitude in a Can
- B: Big, Burly, Brilliant Guy
- Brick: Plays By the Rules Army Cadet
- Cameron: 98 ½ Pound Braniac
- Dakota: Superstar Wanna Be
- Dawn: Ethereal and Mysterious
- Jo: Heartless Tomboy
- Lightning: Uber Jock
- Mike: Has a Great Personality and then Some
- Sam: Ultimate Gamer
- Scott: Dirt Disturber
- Staci: Miss Chatterbox
- Zoey: Sweet Small Town Retro Girl
Total Drama All-Stars
re:Fresh blog post
- Cameron: The Bubble Boy
- Courtney: Certified C.I.T.
- Gwen: Soulful Loner
- Duncan: Delinquent Heartthrob
- Heather: Conniving Queen Bee
- Jo: Take-No-Prisoners
- Lightning: Ultimate Jock
- Lindsay: Prettiest Girl in the Camp
- Mike: Multiple Personalities
- Sam: Sweetheart Gamer
- Scott: Troublemaker in a Tank Top
- Sierra: Obsessive Uber-Fan
- Zoey: Small Town Girl
Total Drama Facebook album
- Robot: Rusty and Outdated
- Alejandro: The Arch Villain
- Cameron: The Wide-Eyed Bubble Boy
- Courtney: The Type A
- Gwen: The Loner
- Duncan: The Delinquent
- Heather: The Queen Bee
- Jo: The Take-No Prisoners Machine
- Lightning: The Over-Achieving Athlete
- Lindsay: The Dumb Princess
- Mike: Multiple Personality Disorder
- Sam: The Nice Guy Gamer
- Scott: The Trouble-Maker
- Sierra: The Obsessive Uber-Fan
- Zoey: The Indie Chick
Total Drama: Pahkitew Island
Elliott Animation
- Amy and Samey: The Cheerleader Twins
- Beardo: The Human Soundboard
- Dave: The Normal Guy
- Ella: The Fairytale Princess
- Jasmine: The Outback Survivalist
- Leonard: The LARPer
- Max: The Super Villain
- Rodney: The Country Boy
- Scarlett: The Quiet Braniac
- Shawn: The Zombie Conspiracy Nut
- Sky: The Athlete
- Sugar: The Pageant Queen
- Topher: The Chris Wannabe
Total Drama Facebook album
- Amy: The Evil Twin
- Beardo: The Human Soundboard
- Dave: The Normal Guy
- Ella: The Fairytale Princess
- Jasmine: The Australian Outback Girl
- Leonard: The LARPer
- Max: The Super Villain
- Rodney: The Country Boy
- Scarlett: The Quiet Brainiac
- Shawn: The Zombie Conspiracy Nut
- Sky: The Athlete
- Samey: The Good Twin
- Sugar: The Pageant Queen
- Topher: The Chris Wannabe
Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
- Brody and Geoff: Surfer Dudes
- Carrie and Devin: Best Friends
- Chet and Lorenzo: Stepbrothers
- Crimson and Ennui: Goths
- Dwayne and Junior: Father & Son
- Ellody and Mary: Geniuses
- Emma and Kitty: Sisters
- Gerry and Pete: Tennis Rivals
- Jacques and Josee: Ice Dancers
- Jay and Mickey: Adversity Twins
- Jen and Tom: Fashion Bloggers
- Kelly and Taylor: Mom & Daughter
- Laurie and Miles: Vegans
- Leonard and Tammy: LARPers
- MacArthur and Sanders: Police Cadets
- Noah and Owen: Reality TV Pros
- Rock and Spud: Rockers
- Ryan and Stephanie: Daters
Trivia
- Blaineley and Mr. Coconut are the only contestants in the series to have never been given an official label.
- Noah's original label was The Schemer but during his time on the show, he does little (if any) scheming.
- It is worth noting that, with the Total Drama Action flipbook, Geoff has inherited Owen's original label as The Party Guy. As of Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, he is now one of the Surfer Dudes.
- Heather has her original hairstyle in the lineup for Total Drama Action despite being bald in the season.
- Ezekiel is noticeably absent from the Total Drama World Tour lineup.
- The character lineup for Total Drama: Pahkitew Island shows prototype designs for the season's cast.