History Fanfic / TotalDramaSurvival

%%* BareYourMidriff: Felicity, Jazmin, Kat & Stephanie

The cast, like in the original ''Total Drama'', has twenty-two [[OriginalCharacters brand new contestants]], all with their own [[BackStory personal stories]] and {{character development}}.

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Paisley

%%* DoesNotLikeMagic: The reason why, according to Ethelinda, her homeworld “Ithika” detests Earth.

%%* GenreSavvy: Michele

* {{Expy}}:
** Felicity is a {{darker and edgier}} version of Misha, an [[HarmlessVillain allegedly villainous]] character in ''Fanfic/TotalDramaStranded''.
** Paisley is a parody of the canonical ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' character, [[GoGetterGirl Courtney]].

Interested parties can read this story at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9138685/1/Total-Drama-Survival

* AFatherToHisMen: Mason
* AbusiveParents: Thomas' dad, and Kat's parents (according to her.)

* AttentionWhore: Genevieve and Hayley stand out as prime examples.
* AuthorTract: This happens on occasion on the "Author Remarks" sections that appear before and after a chapter.
* BareYourMidriff: Felicity, Jazmin, Kat & Stephanie
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: David. Justified, due to his upbringing.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Felicity]]
* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: Paisley]]. Being the first out, she is broken quickly.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: This is brought up on occasion.
* TheBully: Blake, to Thomas and Zayden.
* CasanovaWannabe: Jacob
* ChivalrousPervert: Jacob

** Augustus. His philosophical discussions and specifically, his [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness manner of speaking]].
** David, solely due to his [[WideEyedIdealist extreme naivety]]. Emphasize on "extreme".

** Hayley
** Iris
** Tania is the lightest example. She is [[ThePollyanna highly optimistic]], compared to most of the cast. Her randomness and quirky nature also puts her on this spot.
** Zayden, his constant daydreaming discract him from reality.
* {{Crossdresser}}: Hayley

** Implied for [[spoiler: Hayley, Iris, Kat and Zayden]], although no details have been given.

* DeadpanSnarker: Several, with Lois being the most prominent.

* DoesNotLikeMagic: The reason why, according to Ethelinda, her homeworld “Ithika” detests Earth.
* DumbBlonde: [[spoiler: Felicity]] [[ObfuscatingStupidity tries to pass herself off as this]].

* EyesAlwaysShut: Augustus whenever he talks.
* FearlessFool: Blake
* GarageBand: Seth's band, "The Grudge."

* GenreSavvy: Michele

* GoGetterGirl: Paisley & Stephanie
* GranolaGirl: Michele & Paisley
* HatesEveryoneEqually: Many characters, but most notably Genevieve and Seth.
* HormoneAddledTeenager: Big-Daddy and Jacob, the former being [[ExaggeratedTrope far worse]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: Blake & Genevieve
* {{Jerkass}}: Another common trait among the cast. Big-Daddy, Blake, Genevieve, Jazmin, Paisley, Seth fit the bill, as does a "stealth jerkass".

* LazyBum: Zayden
* LikeIsLikeAComma: [[spoiler: Felicity]], as a part of her strategy [[BitchinSheepsClothing to divert suspicion]].
* TheLoad: Big-Daddy

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Tania is this to Thomas.
* ManipulativeBitch: Genevieve, mostly during eliminations.
* NiceGuy / Nice Girl: David, Ethelinda, Michele and Tania.
* NightmareFetishist: Iris

* OddFriendship: There's quite a few in this fic.
* ThePhilosopher: Augustus
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[spoiler: Felicity]] with her strong hatred for gays and people of other ethnicities other then her own.
* PrettyBoy: Seth, according to Hayley and Stephanie.
* ThePrimaDonna: Genevieve

* RichBitch: Genevieve
* TheRunaway: Kat. This is the most important element of her backstory.

* SassyBlackWoman: Jazmin, played straight.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Augustus' type of speech.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Blake
* ShrinkingViolet: Thomas
* SoapboxSadie: Paisley
* TeamDad: Mason, for the Killer Conquerors
* TeamMom Michele, for the Screaming Crybabies
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Kat - Tomboy, Stephanie - Girly Girl
* TooDumbToLive: Big-Daddy

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Felicity]] and Genevieve.
* WideEyedIdealist: David and Mason
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Paisley

* {{A Father to His Men}}: Mason
* {{Abusive Parents}}: Thomas' dad, and Kat's parents (according to her.)
* {{Ambiguously Gay}}: Although Chris claimed that Hayley was homosexual, it could be that he assumed by him and the cast that he was due to his behavior and crossdressing. Hayley himself, however, said nothing about the matter as of yet.
* {{Attention Whore}}: Genevieve and Hayley stand out as prime examples.
* {{Author Tract}}: This happens on occasion on the "Author Remarks" sections that appear before and after a chapter. See "Getting Crap Past the Radar." for one specific example.
* {{Bare Your Midriff}}: Felicity, Jazmin, Kat & Stephanie
* {{Belief Makes You Stupid}}: David. Justified, due to his upbringing.
* {{Bitch in Sheeps Clothing}}: [[spoiler: Felicity]]
* {{Break the Haughty}}: [[spoiler: Paisley. It was broken really fast, as she went home first.]]
* {{Breaking the Fourth Wall}}: This is brought up on occasion.
* {{The Bully}}: Blake, to Thomas and Zayden.
* {{Casanova Wannabe}}: Jacob
* {{Chivalrous Pervert}}: Jacob
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: '''Many people are this'''

** David, solely due to his [[WideEyedIdealist extreme naivety]]. Emphasize on '''extreme'''.
** Ethelinda, although she technically doesn't count from her point of view. But from Chris' and the rest of the contestants, she is seen as one.
*** Even worse, some campers see her as a [[BadLiar fake phony]] due to her overall appearance and her seemingly outlandish claims of possessing magic powers, clairvoyance and levitation ability.
** Hayley, enough said.
** Iris, and ''how''
** Tania, although she could be considered the lightest example. She is [[ThePollyanna highly optimistic]], compared to most of the cast. Her randomness and quirky nature also puts her on this spot.

* {{Dark and Troubled Past}}: This seems to be a recurring theme to many of the characters.
** [[spoiler: Hayley and Iris are ''lightly'' implied to have this.]]
** [[spoiler: It is implied that Kat and Zayden also have this type of past.]] But two characters who are '''confirmed''' tho have this past are:
*** [[spoiler: Mason, his parents kicked him out of the house and was sent to boot camp due to his former rebellious nature.]]
*** [[spoiler: Thomas, for crying out loud, he was kicked out of the house by his father at ''age six'''. Then he was put in an adoptive home where [[KidsAreCruel his peers continued to bully him]].]]
* {{Deadpan Snarker}}: Although they are a few, Lois takes the crown with this trope.
* {{The Ditz}}: Felicity, [[spoiler: Subverted, she knows '''exactly''' what's going on and doesn't give a fuck about anyone else]].
* [[DontYouDarePityMe Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Seth has this attitude, saying that '''sympathy crap''' doesn't ''work''.
* {{Does Not Like Magic}}: The reason why, according to Ethelinda, her homeworld “Ithika” detests Earth.
* {{Dumb Blonde}}: Felicity [[spoiler: Subverted, she is not as dumb as you think.]]
* {{Elderly Immortal}}: Ethelinda is '''1,459''' years old! [[spoiler: This is one of the [[BadLiar statements that the contestants]] deem nothing more then a silly lie.]]

** Felicity - [[spoiler: Although the author was very impressed with Total Drama Stranded (a fanfic that the author read), the story was not without its [[ConstructiveCriticism criticisms]] that the author somehow did not share with Stranded's author. The author criticized a specific character's (Misha) ability as an effectual villain and deemed her as [[HarmlessVillain the type of villain who was all bark, no bite]]. Although the author liked the character, she also thought Misha was a horrible case of [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter wasted potential]]. It was for this reason that, the author told herself to [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter expand on her concept a bit more]] by making a character who is [[DarkerandEdgier just as villainous, just as dark, and just as effective]]. And thus, Felicity was born.]]
** Paisley - a parody of the canonical ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' character, Courtney.
* {{Eyes Always Shut}}: Augustus whenever he talks.
* {{Fearless Fool}}: Blake
* {{Garage Band}}: Seth's band, "The Grudge."
* {{Gender Equal Ensemble}}: Having the exact same ensemble as canon (11 females, 11 males.)
* {{Genre Savvy}}: Michele
* {{Getting Crap Past the Radar}}: [[WordofGod The author]] heavily disagrees with censorship, explaining that it infringes artistic freedom. Therefore, any material from the fic that would normally be censored would not be. This is done on purpose.
* {{God is Good}}: David specifically said that God will "fix everything bad eventually."
* {{Go Getter Girl}}: Paisley & Stephanie
* {{Granola Girl}}: Michele & Paisley
* {{Hates Everyone Equally}}: Many characters. Specific examples include Genevieve and Seth.
* {{Hormone Addled Teenager}}: Big-Daddy and Jacob, the former's case is a hundred time's worse though.
* {{Its All About Me}}: Blake & Genevieve
* {{Jerkass}}: There's quite a handful.
** Big-Daddy, Blake, [[spoiler: Felicity]], Genevieve, Jazmin, Paisley, Seth.
* {{Laughing Mad}}: Iris' signature laugh.
* {{Lazy Bum}}: Zayden
* [[LikeIsLikeAComma Like Is, Like, A Comma]]: Felicity, [[spoiler: as a part of her [[BitchinSheepsClothing strategy]].]]
* {{The Load}}: Big-Daddy
* [[SirSwearsALot Madame Swears a Lot]]: [[spoiler: Felicity, but only when using the confessionals, and ''how'']]
* {{Magic Music}}: How Ethelinda casts her magic.
* {{Manic Pixie Dream Girl}}: Tania is this to Thomas.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Genevieve, mostly during eliminations.
* [[NiceGirl Nice]] [[NiceGuy People]]:
** David, Ethelinda, Michele and Tania.
* {{Nightmare Fetishist}}: Iris
* {{ObfuscatingStupidity}}: [[spoiler: Felicty, although a couple of others use this trope too.]]
* {{Odd Friendship}}: There's quite a few in this fic.
* {{The Philosopher}}: Augustus
* {{Politically Incorrect Villain}}: [[spoiler: Felicity with her strong hatred for gays and people of other ethnicities other then her own.]]
* {{Pretty Boy}}: Seth, according to Hayley and Stephanie.
* {{The Prima Donna}}: Genevieve, and ''how''
* {{Red Oni Blue Oni}}: Mason is red, the energetic, emotional one whilst Nigel is blue, the more calm, rational one.
* {{Rich Bitch}}: Genevieve
* {{The Runaway}}: Kat - the main basis of her backstory.
* {{Sarcasm Blind}}: David is completely oblivious to Lois' sarcasm. Justified, he was isolated from the modern world.
* {{Sassy Black Woman}}: Jazmin, played straight.
* {{Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness}}: Augustus' type of speech.
* [[SmallNameBigEgo Small Name, Big Ego]]: Blake, and ''how''
* {{Shrinking Violet}}: Thomas, and ''how''
* {{Soapbox Sadie}}: Paisley
* [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smile]]: This is a tactic used by a lot of people. [[spoiler: Felicity]] stands out as the prime example.
* [[TeamDad Team]] [[TeamMom Parents]]
** Mason, for the Killer Conquerors
** Michele, for the Screaming Crybabies
* {{Tomboy and Girly Girl}}: Kat - Tomboy, Stephanie - Girly Girl
* {{Too Dumb to Live}}: Big-Daddy, and ''how'
* {{True Blue Femininity}}: Felicity - her blue jacket and blue pants.
* {{The Unintelligible}} - Big-Daddy, every sentence he speaks is hard to understand.
* {{Valley Girl}}: Stephanie, but downplayed. She does not say "like" every five seconds and seems to have some sort of intelligence. Felicity [[spoiler: appears to be this. But really, it's a part of her [[ObfuscatingStupidity facade]].]]
* {{Villain with Good Publicity}}: [[spoiler: Felicity]] and Genevieve.
* {{Wide-Eyed Idealist}}: David and Mason
* {{You Gotta Have Blue Hair}}: Paisley
* {{Younger Than They Look}}: Lois, her picture makes her look more like she's in her 30's.

Total Drama Survival is a fanfic by [[MostFanFicWritersAreGirls The Starlight Socialite]] on fanfiction.net, and is currently her debut Total Drama fanfiction. The author considers it [[FixFic "Total Drama written all over again, in a better, more unique way]].

The cast, like in the original Total Drama, has twenty-two [[OriginalCharacters brand new contestants]], all with their own [[BackStory personal stories]] along as their {{character development}} as well. There is no such thing as {{filler}} in this story!

The fanfiction has been [[DevelopmentHell in the production stages since the beginning of 2012]] due to the author previously suffering [[WritersBlock severe writers block]] to the point that the fic has been [[DeadFic cancelled numerous times]].

She decided to revamp the fic after finishing a fellow fanfiction, Total Drama Stranded, that left her heavily inspired.

The fanfiction can be found and read at your own pleasure here, http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9138685/1/Total-Drama-Survival

'''DO NOT READ THE FOLLOWING IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS!'''

** Paisley - [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TotalDramaIsland/KillerBass of Courtney]], [[WordofGod the author]] specifically stated that Paisley was meant to be a "parody" of Courtney.

* {{Strange Girl}}: Iris and Tania

** Augustus. His philosophical discussions and specifically, his [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness manner of speaking]].

* {{EyesAlwaysShut}}: Augustus whenever he talks.

* {{Ambiguously Gay}}: Although Chris claimed that Hayley was a homosexual, it could be that he assumed by him and the cast that he was due to his behavior and crossdressing. Hayley himself, however, said nothing about the matter as of yet.

* {{Author Tract}}: See "Getting Crap Past the Radar."
* {{Bare Your Midriff}}: Jazmin and Stephanie
* {{Belief Makes You Stupid}}: David, justified due to his upbringing.

* {{Break the Haughty}}: Paisley, [[spoiler: it was broken incredibly fast, too.]]
* {{Breaking the Fourth Wall}}: The author and what he thinks about certain events randomly appear at certain points throughout the story.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: '''Many people in this fic are this'''
** Augustus, due to his philosophical discussions and general dress, [[spoiler: at least that's what everyone thinks save for Hayley]]
** David, because of his [[WideEyedIdealist extreme naivety]] And when I mean extreme, I ''mean'' '''extreme'''.
** Ethelinda, she is portrayed as this by Chris and the rest of the cast due to her being accused as a {{bad liar}}, but she attempts to convince them otherwise.

** Tania, although she is the lightest example. She is [[ThePollyanna highly optimistic]], compared to most of the cast. Her randomness also puts her on this spot.
** Zayden, because of his constant daydreaming and distractions from reality.

* {{Dark and Troubled Past}}:
** Thomas, [[spoiler: for crying out loud, he was kicked out of the house by his father at ''age six'''. Then he was put in an adoptive home where [[KidsAreCruel his peers continued to bully him]].]]
** It is implied that Kat and Zayden also have this type of past.
* {{Deadpan Snarker}}: Lois
* {{The Ditz}}: Felicity, [[spoiler: subverted, she knows '''exactly''' what's going on and doesn't give a fuck about anyone else]].

* {{Dumb Blonde}}: Felicity [[spoiler: , whether she is pretending to be dumb as well is unknown beyond this point]]
* {{Elderly Immortal}}: Ethelinda is '''1,459''' years old!

** Felicity - [[spoiler: Although the author was very impressed with Stranded, they story was not without its [[ConstructiveCriticism criticisms]]. The author criticized a specific character's (Misha) ability as an effectual villain and deemed her as [[HarmlessVillain all bark, no bite]]. Although the author liked the character, she also considered Misha to be [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter wasted potential]]. Therefore, the author told herself to [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter expand on her concept a bit more]] by making a character who is [[DarkerandEdgier just as villainous, just as dark, and just as effective]]. And thus, Felicity was born.]]
** Paisley - [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TotalDramaIsland/KillerBass Courtney]], [[WordofGod the author]] specifically stated that Paisley was meant to be a mini-gimmick "parody" of Courtney.

* {{Fearless Fool}}: Blake's attitude comes across as this.

* {{Gender Equal Ensemble}}: '''Most Total Drama fanfictions have this trope.''' This is one of them, having the exact same ensemble as canon (11 females, 11 males.)
* {{Genre Savvy}}: Michele's whole strategy.
* {{Getting Crap Past the Radar}}: [[WordofGod The author]] heavily disagrees with censorship, explaining that it infringes artistic freedom, therefore, this is mostly done on purpose.
* {{God is Good}}: David's philosophy of God, specifically saying that God will "fix everything bad eventually."
* {{Go Getter Girl}}: Paisley and Stephanie
* {{Granola Girl}}: Michele and Paisley
* {{Hates Everyone Equally}}: Seth

* {{Its All About Me}}: Genevieve thinks this.
* {{Jerkass}}: There's quite a handful already.

* {{The Load}}: Big-Daddy, enough said.
* [[SirSwearsALot Madame Swears a Lot]]: [[spoiler: (More like Madame Swears-a-Lot) - Felicity, but only when using the confessionals, and ''how'']]
* {{Magic Music}}: This is how Ethelinda casts her magic.

** David, Ethelinda, and Tania.

* {{The Philosopher}}: Augustus comes across as this.
* {{Politically Incorrect Villain}}: [[spoiler: Felicity and her strong hatred for gays and people of other ethnicities other then her own.]]

* {{Red Oni Blue Oni}}: Mason is red, the more emotional one whilst Nigel is blue, the more quiet, rational one.
* {{Renaissance Man}}: Augustus, supposedly.

* {{Sassy Black Woman}}: Jazmin, in a way less stereotypical way though.

* [[SmallNameBigEgo Small Name, Big Ego]]: Blake, and ''how''.

* [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smile]]: This is a tactic used by a lot of people. [[spoiler: Felicity]] stands out as a prime example.

* {{Too Dumb to Live}}: Big-Daddy, and ''how''.

* {{Valley Girl}}: Stephanie, downplayed. She does not say "like" every five seconds and seems to have some sort of intelligence.
** Felicity [[spoiler: appears to be this. But really, it's a part of her [[ObfuscatingStupidity facade]].]]