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Rajesh "Raj" was a camper on Total Drama Island (2023) as a member of the Frogs of Death. He returned for Total Drama Island (2024) as a member of Team Skunk Butt.

Personality

Raj is a big-time hockey player and fan. He is determined to win and is able to come up with ways to achieve so. He is friendly but can be rather immature, laughing at things that come off as innuendo. Like his best friend Wayne, he isn't the brightest, as he is shown to not be able to distinguish fiction from reality and not fully understand certain things.

Throughout his time on Total Drama Island, he came to question his sexuality when he met Bowie. At first, he was doubting whether he was straight, until he eventually realised that he is gay. However, he was worried about how he would tell Wayne, but was able to gain the courage to do so. Although he is aware of how competitive Bowie can be, he is still willing to be with him.

Total Drama Island (2023)

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Wayne and Raj laughing before the challenge.

In the premiere, it was revealed that along with his best friend Wayne, he came to Total Drama together as a package deal earning the title of "the Hockey Bros" and were placed on the Frogs of Death. The two were unpacking their stuff when they meet Bowie. During the challenge, Raj was given task of helping pull the chum bucket up. When his team lost, he and Wayne voted for each other, mainly because neither understand how voting for someone works on Total Drama.

In Pirates of the Cabbagean, Raj helps Wayne with coming up with a strategy on how to win.

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Raj accidentally gets food on Bowie.

In Drown Town Abbey, Raj is shown eating breakfast when Bowie complains about Chris' challenges are being like torture as Chef's food is. Raj starts to explain his story to Bowie that he has eaten worse, including that he has swallowed three teeth, and two of them weren't even his. Bowie is then intrigued by this and asks Raj to explain. However, while doing so, Raj accidentally spills breakfast over Bowie. Raj tries to get it off, but this incident strengthens his relationship with Bowie, with a little bit of subtle flirting.

In Numbskull Island, Raj is seen listening to Wayne questioning Nichelle about her performance in the last episode. He also listens to MK saying that this is how TV works and that none of it is real. Raj then responds that she had stopped an alien invasion, and if that was fake, wonders if they are still coming. Wayne then questions whether being on TV means they aren't real, and Raj joins Wayne as they check their bodies.

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Raj and Bowie land on each other after Bowie saved him.

Raj and Wayne discuss their team plans for the hockey challenge using terms that no one understands. Later, they both run away from Scary Girl. In a confessional, Raj talks with Wayne about what just happened with Scary Girl, and they joke around, except for the attempted murder part. Raj plans to use MK as a decoy to draw Scary Girl away from them, so they can progress. Later, Raj is about to get hit by a boulder, but Bowie saves him and then lands on top of him. Raj then has a confessional where he struggles to get a word out of himself because he doesn't know how to feel. Raj is seen later with Bowie hiding behind a shield, but Rippers fart revolts them and they run away. Later, Julia asks what happened to them, and Raj says that Rippers' butt smoked them. Raj doesn't celebrate at all, and when Julia mentions that MK supposedly didn't help, he just has a sad look on his face for her.

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Bowie and Raj at the beach.

In Jurassic Fart, Raj is seen eating breakfast with Wayne & Julia until they disgust her by talking about the outhouse. Raj then later draws out a plan with Julia & Wayne, but gets chased by a raptor. Raj later thinks of something, but Wayne thinks he is about to tell him that he is gay or bi, so he says he is ready to hear him without judgment. However, Raj asks if Wayne has any hockey tape, which saddens Wayne. Raj then sets up a hockey tape trap and explains it in a confessional, saying that he pulled it on one of his friends, and they got mad when they saw him at the hospital. Later, at the end of the episode, Raj says that he is glad Bowie is okay, and Bowie responds that he is much better than okay, which makes Raj blush even more.

In Launch Back of Notre Game, Raj is with Wayne, apologizing to their team for being late, but explains that they wanted to wear their lucky playoff beards for the challenge. In a following confessional, Raj and Wayne explain that shaving is considered bad luck in hockey, which is why everyone ends up with beards. However, Raj mentions that they'll be men soon and will eventually have to shave their faces. Wayne checks to see if he ate the lucky playoff beards in cat style after MK stole them. Raj says that Wayne is good at this and explains the things that he brought up.

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Bowie and Raj share their first kiss.

When Emma scores points, Raj exclaims that he did that, but Julia ruins it by claiming she had done it. Raj decides to pair up with Wayne, claiming double points for the double threat. Bowie comments that they both look cozy, but Raj states that they are just teammates. Julia later flings Raj too far, and he lands in what he thinks is barf, but it turns out to be tapioca pudding. Bowie jumps in the pudding to save him, and Raj kisses Bowie. In a later confessional, Raj admits that it felt right and that he had wanted to kiss Bowie for a while. Later, while MK and Julia are fighting, Wayne tells everyone to be quiet and tries to make Raj say that he kissed Bowie. However, Raj suggests that they should head to the campfire instead.

In Severe Eggs and Pains, Raj agrees with Wayne's statement that yesterday consisted of cashews, pecans, and almonds, expressing agreement with the inclusion of all types of nuts. When Wayne questions Raj about the most craziest event he has encountered, Raj responds that it was the pudding shark in the previous episode. Nevertheless, during a confessional, he shares that the most remarkable event was the kiss he shared with Bowie. Later, Wayne asks Raj whether he is aware of what he appreciates about their friendship, attempting to elicit a confession from Raj regarding his kiss with Bowie. In response, Raj states that they are capable of having enjoyable moments all the time. Wayne declines, prompting Raj to say that their sizes match, allowing them to exchange jock straps, leading Wayne to request Raj to stop talking. Subsequently, Wayne highlights their practice of sharing big secrets, such as when he admitted to Raj that he had consumed a burger in the trash. Wayne said that even though he was scared, he still told Raj that he threw up in his mom's car. Raj takes Wayne by surprise as he thought he was going to tell him that he kissed Bowie, but instead that he found them some eggs.

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Some of Wayne and Raj's final moments.

Raj then later meets with Bowie and says that he should've asked before kissing him, and that if he didn't like it, but before he can continue, Bowie assures him it's fine, and that he enjoyed kissing his face. However, in the competition to win a million dollars, Bowie claims that he might have to even kick Raj in the face. Bowie then asks if they can pause their relationship, with Raj struggling to utter a word. Afterward, Bowie says that after the game, they can go on a date and they kiss. Raj later finds 2 eggs for himself and Wayne, and then a cassowary comes after Raj since he stood there, thinking it was Wayne. Raj is later seen still running from the cassowary, and the bird pulls his shirt over his head. Wayne tries to defend him, but the cassowary beats them up. Finally, Raj explains to Wayne that he kissed Bowie and is gay, stating that Wayne is his best friend, and of course, he is going to tell him. Raj & Wayne end up getting air-lifted home due to being injured via the cassowary.

Bowie mentions Raj while going through contestants' confessionals in The Truth, The Pole Truth and Nothing But the Truth.

Raj returns in the finale where he acts as Bowie's most active supporter.

Total Drama Island (2024)

He along with Wayne, Bowie and the rest of the contestants return to the island in The Pink Painter Strikes Again where Chris drops them from a helicopter. He tries to help Bowie apologize to the rest of the campers for his actions in last season. However, Bowie says he did tactical actions to show he is better than them, much to Raj's annoyance. He is the first person Bowie chooses his for his team and convinces him to choose Wayne. He, along with the rest of his team, are scared of Scary Girl's attempt to be normal.

Wayne and Raj encourage Ripper to try talking to Axel in Taking It to the Rim Reaper. The two get the toilet clogged after attempting to go for two three-pointers. Bowie goes after them but also gets stuck.

In You Poor Saps the Hockey Bros are against MK and Julia's plan to cheat by removing the sap off them. He tries to convice Bowie to side with them, however, the team ends up cheating, and after their team won they went to bathe to "wash off the cheating".

The hockey bros along with Ripper are entering the cabin in Ice to Beat You when Bowie tells them he wants to go out for a walk with them. The true is, that Julia and the others secretly draw a maze map for the next challenge. Indicate, the team cheated again. At the challenge, when Raj asks why they are doing the maze, Ripper says they have a plan. But MK distracts them by giving skate rollers to the hockey bros, giving them enough time to skate around the ice without their acknowledging the cheat. They finally skate to the finish line but feel confused since the maze should be harder. When Wayne sees the maze on Ripper's stomach and believes it's a birthmark, Raj looks at it and eventually realizes it is a map, growing angry that they cheated again, now realizing how MK knew to bring skates. Wayne says that what they're doing is wrong, but Julia ignores their warnings and the two just stay out of their way. They are even more upset when they find Julia and MK also want to melt the opposing team's safe and steal their coin. As Bowie pleads Raj for what he has done earlier, they engage themselves in snowball fights with Julia, MK, and Ripper. As both sides throw snowballs, the still active dryer which Julia accidentally drops begins cracking the ice, causing Team Skunk Butt and the frozen Yeti to fall at the bottom. After barely getting out from the snow, the Team Skunk Butt manages to run for their lives from the yeti as they quickly jump into the bobsled to escape. MK accidentally breaks the brake, causing them to move faster and even bypass the opposite team's boat, they finally land on the dock with MK holding the team's coin. Their team cheers because they won, but Wayne and Raj aren't happy as Bowie looks at them with remorse.

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Bowie knocks Raj off of the canoe.

In Canoe Believe It?, Raj chooses Bowie as his canoe partner, much to Wayne's sadness. When the real challenge is revealed, both are shocked, but simile at each other. Then, Bowie hits Raj in face, knocking him off the canoe. Bowie feels bad, but Raj appears from the lake and compliments him. In the rest of the challenge, Raj cheers for Bowie to win. At elimination, Bowie is voted off after MK and Julia frame him that it was his idea to cheat. Raj is crying and hands Bowie a used tissue and hands it to him as he gets carried by the Drone of Despair.

In Fun Fight at the O'Cake Corral, the hockey bros are chosen by Chris to pair up with Julia for the challenge. At first, they hesitate due to Julia's scheme of voting Bowie out in the previous challenge. But Wayne reminds Raj of treating Julia as a hockey trade, so they hype her up by cheering her name and bumping her with their chests, and they end up winning the challenge.

In Haulin' n' Ballin', Raj and Wayne rush to the challenge location, but Wayne falls off the mountain, leaving Raj confused. Eventually, he arrives to the challenge, but gets immediately knocked into the finish of the challenge with zero point.

Wayne and Raj, along with Damien, try to help cheer of Priya and don't allow Caleb to speak to Priya in Breaking Up is Hard to Do and Circling the Drain.

During Working K9 to 5, the Hockey Bros feel bad for voting of Damien last episode. Throughout the challenge, they constantly get caught by the police dogs. Raj takes off his clothes and places them on a dummy and the dog ripped it apart and Wayne thought Wayne was killed until he appeared next to him. During elimination, Raj is voted off. Wayne has a tearful goodbye with him as the Drone of Despair carries him off.

Raj is mentioned in Off the Hook! when Wayne has to face his greatest fear, Raj playing on the opposing team. He is played by a bear.

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Raj helps Wayne up after the latter becomes the winner of the season.

In Soar Losers, Raj is one of Wayne's supporters. When Wayne gets distracted by the obstacles Chris places, Raj tries to help him focus, but he also gets distracted. In the second part of the race, Wayne has to cross on a tightrope, but Raj shoots him with the t-shirt cannon to give him and his mom shirts, accidentally causing him to fall between the other finalists. When Wayne becomes the winner of the season, Raj cheers with the rest of the cast.

Appearances


Trivia

Comparisons

Competition

  • Raj is one of fourteen contestants who competed in more than one season and always made it to the merge, with the others being Alejandro, Bowie, Cameron, Duncan, Julia, Mike, Owen, Priya, Ripper, Scott, Wayne, Zee, and Zoey.
  • Raj is the only male member of the Frogs of Death to have never made it to a season finale.
    • He is also the only male member on that team to not have been the highest-ranking member of his team.

Miscellaneous

References

  • Raj is very similar to the real life Big Brother contestant Zach Rance: both of them joined their shows under the impression they were heterosexual men only to realize they weren't as they fell in love with an effeminate and flamboyant gay contestant (though unlike Raj, Rance is bisexual).

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See also

Raj
Interactions with Everyone | Bowie | Wayne
Eliminated from Total Drama Island (2023)
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MK Severe Eggs and Pains with Wayne Ripper
Eliminated from Total Drama Island (2024)
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Damien Working K9 to 5 Priya
Frogs of Death teammates
Bowie | Caleb | Emma | Julia | MK | Nichelle | Raj | Wayne
Team Skunk Butt teammates
Bowie | Chase | Julia | MK | Raj | Ripper | Scary Girl | Wayne
Total Drama Island (2023) Contestants
TDI23 Axel
TDI23 Bowie
TDI23 Caleb
TDI23 Chase
TDI23 Damien
TDI23 Emma
TDI23 Julia
TDI23 Millie
 MK
TDI23 Frogs of Death
TDI23 MK
TDI23 Priya
 Raj
TDI23 Frogs of Death
TDI23 Raj
TDI23 Ripper
TDI23 Wayne
 Zee
TDI23 Ferocious Trout
TDI23 Zee
Total Drama Island (2024) Contestants
TDI24 Axel
TDI24 Bowie
TDI24 Caleb
TDI24 Chase
TDI24 Damien
TDI24 Emma
TDI24 Julia
TDI24 Millie
 MK
TDI24 Skunk Butt
TDI24 MK
TDI24 Priya
 Raj
TDI24 Skunk Butt
TDI24 Raj
TDI24 Ripper
TDI24 Wayne
 Zee
TDI24 Rat Face
TDI24 Zee
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