#pahkitew anon

[fraudulent-cheese]

Do you think they made Dave a bit of a straw man near the end of Pahkitew? Like it always felt to me they needed someone to use as a hate buffer you know since they couldn't use any of the antagonists they had already made. And this is coming from someone who likes Dave. He was just a pathetic guy who had some charm to him if explored and used them correctly but in the end he was... Mauled by a robotic bear? The punish may fit the crime, the culprit sure doesn't.

-Pahkitew anon

Total Drama in general has a problem with over punishing it's antagonistic characters in general. I mean, Heather's head getting shaved off is fine imo? It's harsh, but also a punishment in line with her character; if her hair's the hottest thing about her, taking it is a fitting punishment (again. Really fucking harsh). Same with Justin's downfall, caused by him actually liking a girl instead of just charming one. I haven't watched the ending of Action so i can't say anything for how Courtney's elimination is treated.

However, as the series went on, the antagonist punishments started going... way too far. I think the writers just thought that making Ezekiel a weird creature was funny and the volcano erupting would've made for a dramatic finale, but making Alejandro both get burnt alive by it and then stuffing him in a robot suit for over a year is just overboard. Same thing with Scott in ROTI; the trauma chair's implications just get worse the more you think about it - at least Alejandro could speak in the machine at first!

I won't cover the Reboot in this context, but i will cover PI: mostly because this season seemingly has 2-3 antagonists, and most don't carry the plot. Scarlett's an actual antagonistic force for a single episode and doesn't get any punishment on screen outside of elimination (and being sent with Max). Sugar is who im pretty sure the writters wanted to treat as an antagonist? But she doesn't feel like an overarching vilain since she's mostly just doing her own thing all season and the show's just... really mean to her? The narrative repeatedly treats her as unattractive, annoying and dismisses her abilities (specifically in singing) when she's like. Fine. in those aspects. She's also not the smartest, but knows how to use the rules to her advantage (see Ella's elimination, probably the worst thing she does all season)

Getting to the actual topic of your ask now, Dave's heel turn to murder just... feels a little off. Oh sure if the writing insisted on the conditions on the island wearing him down and having Sky be the only positive connection he had (especially considering his attitude towards relationships), having it torn down like this could make it work? At least a little better? But by the episode he's eliminated in he seems to be doing ok.

In general the finale just seems to exacerbate Dave's worst traits for either comedy reasons or plot reasons (pre and post Sky-has-a-boyfriend reveal), but i could personally excuse it if his reaction was more akin to one he'd have before. He would not have reacted well to the reveal, hell him trying to stop Sky from winning could've worked but like??? Not like this man! Im not asking the Total Drama teenager to have a reasonnable reaction, im asking the Total Drama Writters to stick with the character they wrote, and frankly it would be funnier if he failed miserably in trying to get back at Sky or something. Out of all the seasons i feel like either TDAS or TDPI should've ended with the contestants fighting back against Chris instead of the actual endings we got.

Also, as a final clarification: Dave wasn't mauled by a bear (onscreen), Scuba bear was just standing behind him as the entire season ended. I guess my big problem is that he gets consequences for his actions during a single episode and not actions from over the course of the entire season; frankly Sky rejecting him is enough consequences, the dude's pathetic and didn't listen to her 'but', multiple times.

[totally-drama-takes]

Has anyone else noticed how much Dave's hair kind of looks like a hand?? Like that's literally how hands look like in the td artstyle

-☀️

Oh my god

[positive-total-drama-takez]

WHICH PAPA LOUIE GAME IS FAVORITE OF WHICH CHARACTERS HEADCANONS, GO!! sugar - papa's burgeria ella - papa's bakeria beth - papa's donuteria lindsay - papa's freezeria cody - papa's pizzeria harold - papa's sushiria (BECAUSE HE HAS MAD SKILLS) kitty - papa's cheeseria - slay, serve, survive!🧯 anon

LMAO THESE GOOFY SIGNOFFS I CANT-

[total-feminism-takes]

Oh boy let's go

Oh my fucking god why do people hate sky and sugar so much--

Sugars so funny but then gets treated unfairly for like 2-3 fart jokes but also she has some fun moments of actual strategy, she plays into things sometimes, she's dumb yes but she's not as bad as people make her out to be

Sky is Geuinely what I consider the best use of an athletic girl ( I like priya at least in s1 why did they make your story revolve around a boring man girlie... the writers hate you priya ::() but she has such fun Traits, nobody talks about how cocky she can be and how she can get in over her head!!

UGHHH

🗒 anon (hi)

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[hanasinbloom]

Hi for the requests can you draw a full body version of Topher and/or Dave? Love your arts by the way!

Not a full body, but here's a Topher ✨ Thanks for the request! ❤

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[canonically47]

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this one

okay well total drama has a LOT of obvious mistakes and most of them come from the time in which it was written and published and the rushed season of only 13 instead of 26 episodes starting with ROTI

i also feel like they treat their characters and ships very badly, making them go right back where they started if they ever get any growth, which rarely happens. or their development is too sudden and not believable. priya, max, scarlett, that mini-arc shasmine had about splitting the money, aleheather in TDWT, prileb in TD 2024...

i rewatched ROTI and the girls were mistreated horribly. what can you expect from a season where the finalists are two guys? dakota’s internal issues were never discussed further than a funny haha moment when dawn read her aura, dawn never got to do anything for her team and her elimination was rushed, jo’s internalized mysoginy was a haha joke and never adressed properly, zoey had a whole villain-and-back-to-hero arc and STILL didn’t make finale???

also i hate when they introduce some groups and never further develop them, or develop them very little. lindsay, beth and ezekiel could’ve been an ICONIC trio. i miss leshawna and gwen’s friendship so much, and same goes for bowie and emma. jo and brick had so much potential to become allies or at least frenemies, amy and sammy were not handled well, THE E-SCOPE TRIO!!! i’m in shambles

so if i wrote TDI i’d just give the characters some proper development, more moments to shine, more fun relationships with the others. this show is based on its characters, they’re the stars!! so why not make them shine instead of burn??

gen 1 is too much work to rewrite but i’d keep TDI about the same except have a leshawna vs gwen finale, with leshawna as a ‘canon’ winner. TDA would have a harold vs lindsay finale with harold as the ‘official’ winner.

in TDWT i’d cut the duncney-gwuncan arc, make duncan never come back cuz fuck that guy, gwourtney wins. sierra gets better development. noah makes merge and fulfills his schemer role, constantly sabotaging alejandro. they become frenemies. aleheather still wins and goes to finale. alejandro doesn’t get the robot costume and we don’t hear from him again until TDAS.

for ROTI, would make jo a proper antagonist and make her butt heads with scott when the merge happened. my final six for ROTI would be scott, jo, zoey, brick, lightning and anne maria. yes, brick and anne maria, you read that right.

i still think scott shouldn’t make finale, and jo only if she got development. so maybe the merge could happen just two episodes earlier to get more stuff out of them, so the merge would include cameron and mike. scott would go before jo, and jo would be left to fend for herself after scott got cameron eliminated. this is where i would make her develop a friendship with anne maria and brick. get zoey in there and you have the anti-scott alliance. they get him out (NO TRAUMA CHAIR NEEDED, HE WILL BE FINE) and then lightning, then the girls unite against brick. sorry man.

the finale would be between two of the girls, i’d like to see jomaria or joey fight, jo needs that development. the one who gets out previously is an insta-elimination and not decided by the others.

and voilá! jo gets development and some healthy friendships! her and brick could also get together but maybe in another season. this season is for her alone to shine, she deserves it.

oh, and that’s the main thing about ROTI - i’d give them two more seasons. they deserve a WT-esque season.

i’d completely rewrite TDPI. make rodney first diss when the girls are disgusted by him (and also shit him cuz fuck him), dave an earlier boot, get beardo like third or fourth cuz i wanna see more of him, give scarlett a proper character arc instead of a rushed one throughout just one episode, make max a bit smarter and let him become a ‘hero’ rather than a villain he wants to be by rescuing everyone from scarlett since he knows her weaknesses best...

my ideal final five are shawn, jasmine, max, topher and ella. also my five favorites so no wonder. i’ll explain their arcs.

topher - 5th: shawn and jasmine, as well as max and ella, become duos after the scarlett incident (maybe it happens earlier?), and topher is outside of any alliance. plus he was getting kinda annoying, not to mention he gave chris too many ideas for challenges. damn it, topher!

ella - 4th: when she is forbidden from singing, she still goes behind chris’ back and does it, only that she intercepts sugar’s note and burns it. sugar is an earlier boot than originally because ella realizes she just hates her guts and she’s trying to befriend her for nothing. when ella stops singing, she puts her head in the game more than usual, but her refusal to hurt animals and serenade them instead gets her out eventually, by chris, not by the others.

max - 3rd: with no alliance and a softer spot than usual, he gets out at his own, last challenge.

finale: shawn vs jasmine

the same conflict about splitting the money, only that it comes earlier and is developed more. for one, chris shows jasmine the confessionals right after max’s voting ceremony.

shawn’s helper ends up being ella, but she’s been watching from playa des losers and is unhappy with how shawn treated jasmine. meanwhile, max is jasmine’s helper. max and jasmine sabotage shawn, ella doesn’t help him, but then when max and ella are given the controls for the island, they both realize the gravity of what they’ve done when they see shawn and jasmine buried in snow.

both jasmine and shawn get an ending. in both endings, jasmine gets out of the snow, doesn’t pay attention to the finish line, and goes to search for shawn, who pops out in confusion. the two have a heart-to-heart interrupted by chris to announce the race is still happening, and they have ten seconds left. in shawn’s ending, jasmine just nods to him and he crosses; in jasmine’s ending, shawn insists she crosses. pretty similar endings, the outcome is about the same, but i like to think jasmine’s is the ‘canon’ one.

and then they get another season!

so, our seasons are...

gen 1 - 3 seasons: total drama island, total drama action, total drama world tour

gen 2 - 3 seasons: total drama revenge of the island, total drama retour, total drama cruise or lose

gen 3 - 2 seasons: total drama pahkitew island, total drama reaction

gen 1 x gen 2 x gen 3: total drama all stars

TDAS would include eight contestants of each generation. gen 1 gets heather, alejandro, owen, noah, gwen, courtney, sierra, and leshawna. gen 2 gets jo, anne maria, zoey, mike, brick, cameron, lightning and scott. gen 3 gets shawn, jasmine, topher, max, ella, sugar, sammy and scarlett.

and then for the reboot i’d just make bowie win for the first season. the second season would have more development.

emma and bowie become friends again. mkulia become reluctant allies but still dislike each other. eventually they warm up to each other tho 👀. ripaxel also happens over the course of more episodes. couples butt heads - mkulia, rajbow and ripaxel - but mkulia dominate the game. short ripaxel-mkulia alliance in which they get out prileb (who have a better development trust), wayne and bowie.

damien gets to keep his immunity idol but doesn’t need to use it until the final five: axel, julia, mk, damien and raj. the girls unite against him, but he and raj voted for julia, so you can imagine mk is unhappy, but damien wins immunity. yikes.

so finale time is damien, raj and axel. everyone gets an ending, but damien is the ‘canon’ winner because HE DESERVED IT COME ON.

[therealmofamorus]

(Ask, Original Stud, SMB) Trent: Courtney, Taylor and Emma.

"Smash Courtney."

"Damn straight you will be smashing me."

"Marry Emma."

"N-Not I want to marry to a sleazy womanizing jerk-!"

"Breed Taylor."

"Better than me than Cuckitch, whore and fat bitch."

[crimson-chaser]

Shawns on her shoulders with her hat over his beanie, Sky is on her back, like a piggyback ride, Ella is half awake and shes holding Jasmines hand so she doesnt eat shit trying to cross the road and Dave is being carried like a toddler on her side

- SOZED anon, Louie

OMG THIS IS JUST- 🤭

LOVE THIS SM!!

[twiixr4kidz]

DJ, Heather and Jasmine + cruella-esk reader? I've been obsessed with it for a while. Reader is crafty, fashionable, smartassy, pickpocket, ect.-👻 (is there a request limit? If so i need to know :p)

ooh, this should be fun!! also there isn't a request limit, so you don't have to worry abt that!!

dj, heather, and jasmine w/ a cruella-esque reader!!

dj:

he's a little concerned at first tbh

he's not really sure what to think

you're a lot different than him; he's very easy-going and kind and relaxed while you're eccentric and sassy and a little brash

but he won't even lie, the clashing of your personalities is something he's really into

he doesn't agree with you pickpocketing from people, and he's tried (and will continue to try) to talk you down from it

but other than that, he really likes your personality

you've completely piqued his interest

heather:

NOW WE'RE TALKIN

she absolutely loves it

she's also a total smartass, so watching you snap at other campers and say incredibly condescending things definitely makes her feel some type of way

she also loves your taste in clothes

you're sharing your wardrobe, whether you want to or not

she likes that you have an attitude and you take absolutely nobody's shit

the way you're able to use your words to get your way is something she admires a lot in you, even though she's good at doing it too

you're just better LMAO

jasmine:

she's one of the only people who doesn't find you to be too bossy because she also likes having control

you're intimidating, but she knows that deep down, you're a good person either way

she loves listening to you snap back at people A LOT

you seem to come up with the best responses to people who're being mean, and she loves hearing you rapid fire say some of the funniest insults known to man

but only when the person deserves it

she harbors a lot of respect for you, even if she doesn't agree with something of the things you do or say

[nress]

still waiting for those death drawings

-sus anon

Im actually gonna edit this cuz i wrote it bfore thinking, yes i will have more time to work on the deaths but please don’t expect them to be the exact same as they were two months ago cus theres been a lot of changes in my life and i dont feel the same motivation and love for them as i did, so while they will come eventually whether that takes one week or another few months i don’t want to force something that is supposed to give me joy onto myself im sorry if u feel disappointed but this is the best response i can give.

OG message:

I PROMISE IT IS COMING I WAS EVEN SKETCHING THEM YESTERDAY although i did give up after 5 attempts at drawing my original idea all looked horrible but once i finish what im working on rn I WILL DO JASMINE I SWEAR

[noahtally-famous]

your thoughts on dave as a character are super interesting actually.... come to share a hc i have . how do you feel about dave having bpd because to me it actually makes a lot of sense for his character if you think about it

hiya, thanks, anon!

that is an interesting hc, and some individual symptoms of bpd do fit with his character, but as of rn, I personally don't know whether I can see dave having bpd--the hc is an interesting take, though, I can see how, in your opinion, it makes sense to his character. thank you for sharing it with me!

I mainly see him as someone with attachment issues (particularly toward people he admires/respects) that stem from the lack of proper attachment/affection he's given (and has been given in the past), and whenever it backlashes he tends to react extremely--whether internally or externally. but that's just my personal preference!

[fraudulent-cheese]

Why do I never see people talk about how Dave tried to sweep in a cave? I get that it's supposed to be a joke on how much of a neat freak he is or something i think, but I find it adorable, cause it means he did care and tried to make their living situation better. Like if you gave that little man curtains, throw pillows, and some rugs he'd be getting all interior with it. Would probably tell you to use a coaster even if you're sitting on a damn rock.

Gives domestic/house spouse vibes and I think that's glorious and funny.

-pahkitew anon

Dave's just a weird little guy! Neat freak of a man. He would do the coaster thing!!!

See the fun part about Total Drama characters is that all of them have some weird quirks you can expand on for both comedy and/or tragedy and it's really fun! And the Pahkitew Island cast is no different in that regard :]

[total-drama-shark]

whats ur favorite ship from each season? can be canon, can be crack idm at all just curious

Anon thank you for letting me go off the rails on this one

Island: I have such a soft spot for duncney, I can’t say no to them, and all the other canon ships like lyler, gwent and gidgette are great too.

Action: I already shipped lindsbeth and chref in Island but action was were the top tier moments for them took place, lindsbeth specially is super under appreciated.

World Tour: Aleheather my beloved, I am a sucker for rivalry ships and enemies to lovers, nowen and gwourtney were also so real to me, I See London ruined me. (Lesharold shined brightest this season too btw)

Revenge: Samkota is by far my favorite ROTI ship, Jock comes second though and I’ve said it before but I love how many different interpretations they have.

All Stars: Scottney!!! I did not expect to ship them so hard in my first viewing, never even came to mind beforehand, but they stole my heart.

Pahkitew: imagine having a couple so good it was the saving grace of the season for some, that’s jashawn. And dashawn has all my brainrot I love analyzing it.

[positive-total-drama-takez]

SAM X BEARDO

They would treat eachother so nice and sweet that they would date without even knowing-

Like, Beardo and sam would be so "atteched to eachother" that everyone on camp would think theyre gay but they will always say: what? No, we arent!

(Then theyre holding hands)

-Bloody Valentine Anon❤

(I forgor the hear in my last ask)

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[real-total-drama-takes]

Sky's my favourite girlie of all time and I'm tired of people acting like she's not fun as a character

Like

Shes honeslty a fun rendition of a "generally nice and well meaning character" with just that extra edge that makes her a bit more flawed then your average nice character

I love me a girlie who sometimes fucks up due to her overconfidence!!! That's such a fun flaw!!! She has problems with saying no that get her into bad situations!! I love her. Pahkitew is such an underrated season just because it's slightly more gimmicky then the normal season.

-> 🗒 anon

[alecodys]

Jasmine for the character ask? Or Jo perhaps

sorry i forgot to respond to this, anon! been in the hyperfix trenches lately. to make up for it ill do both jasmine AND jo :)

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jasmine

Sexuality Headcanon: bisexual!

Gender Headcanon: hmm.. i can see her being cis or trans. no real headcanon here, just a vibe that flips and flops depending on the day

A ship I have with said character: her and shawn or her and sammy or both! she has two hands

A BROTP I have with said character: again her friendships w shawn and sammy outside of any romantic intentions were great. no notes

A NOTP I have with said character: only ship ive seen w her that i can solidly say i Dislike is her and topher

A random headcanon: she volunteers at her local animal shelter <3

General Opinion over said character: i LOVE her. obviously, look at my icon and my header. i desperately wish wed gotten to see more of her bc shes one of my favourite characters on this show and i feel like a lot of other ppl dont rlly appreciate her (or if they do they label her as one of the 'few good bits' from pahkitew which i think is unfair)

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jo

Sexuality Headcanon: i personally am a lesbian jo believer but i can see her being bi. it depends on how other ppl write her honestly

Gender Headcanon: he/she butch

A ship I have with said character: jomaria. sorry for being basic LMAO

A BROTP I have with said character: really getting into fanon here. i think her and cameron were fun. same with her and lightning. would i call them brotps? ehhh. but theyll have to do

A NOTP I have with said character: im sorry im not a jock fan

A random headcanon: if she doesnt have a crusty white dog (or alternatively, some small yappy dog) then Someone in her family does. i know this in my heart. and shes the one responsible for walking it

General Opinion over said character: i like her! shes not in my top ten but i enjoy when shes on screen. wish the show treated her better