History YMMV / TotalDramaTokyo

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: WordOfGod says that Neal, being based on a character from the beloved ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'', was supposed to be just like him and make it far, with funny lines and possibly the ventriloquist plot. But the many other interesting characters on his team made it hard to develop him, and he ended up out-of-character and gone quickly.
** Flora and Wolfgang were also prone to this, however both returned for Fanfic/TotalDramaSuperstarShowdown and have improved on their previous placings, with them [[spoiler: getting third place and ''winning'']] respectively and receiving tons of development.
** Isabel and Vivienne are two characters with an amount of fans but who ultimately don't get as much of focus or development with their respective plots (Isabel possibly being smart and Vivienne's desire for romance and relationship with Kai) as other characters. [[spoiler: Not helped in that they're the first two eliminated in the merge]].

** Though after the story ended Gail started gaining an ironic fandom and became a [[MemeticMutation common joke]] among readers, becoming an EnsembleDarkhorse of her own, though still not to the level of Flora.

** Delia, mostly after reading her biography.
** Charles (for the various torture he has to go through to cater to Layla) and Tolkien (due to being rejected by girls, namely Ari and Roz, frequently) are also both considered to be this.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: WordOfGod says that Neal, being based on a fan favorite character from ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'', was supposed to be just like him and make it far, with more funny lines and possibly a ventriloquist plot. But the many other interesting characters on his team made it hard to develop him, and he ended up mostly being under the radar, OOC, and eliminated early.

** Gail, due to having a label that had nothing to do with her personality ("The Animal Lover") and repeatedly yelling at EnsembleDarkhorse Flora for being boring, despite being commonly known as the most boring character in the story herself. A reader's comment is below:

** Flora and Wolfgang were also prone to this, however both returned for TotalDramaSuperstarShowdown and have improved on their previous placings, with them [[spoiler: getting third place and ''winning'']] respectively and receiving tons of development.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Puck. He is commonly known as either a hilarious and comedic character, or extremely annoying and a nuisance who stayed past his welcome. Of course, there's also a camp who thinks he's only funny when interacting with Wolfgang.

** Despite being an invoked FlatCharacter who was booted at the end of the pre-merge, Flora may be the most popular character in the series, rivaling only a few other stars like Chelsey and Layla. Many readers loved her kind nature and her being a parody of the cliche boring character.

* JerkassWoobie: Layla. She seems to be depressed, despite (or more likely due to) how rich she is, but is so unpleasant that one initially forgets this.

* MemeticMutation: Puck's "beans and cornbread" scene.

** Charles (for the various stuff he has to go through to cater to Layla) and Tolkien (due to being rejected by girls, namely Ari and Roz, frequently) are also both considered to be this.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: WordOfGod says that Neal, being based on the author's favorite character from ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'', was supposed to be just like him and make it far, with funny lines and possibly the ventriloquist plot. But the many other interesting characters on his team made it hard to develop him, and he ended up mostly being under the radar, OOC, and eliminated early.

** Isabel and Vivienne are two characters with an amount of fans but who ultimately don't get as much of focus or development with their stories (Isabel possibly being smart and Vivienne's desire for romance and relationship with Kai) as other characters. [[spoiler: Not helped in that they're the first two eliminated in the merge]].

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[spoiler: Layla WINNING, and realizing that she doesn't need Charles to get work done. Then, she proceeds to make amends with the contestants she was rude to earlier in the season, and gives Charles the million-dollar prize.]]
** Kai and Vivienne's sweet interaction after Vivienne is voted off, although Puck ruins this one with the infamous "beans and cornbread" line (see MemeticMutation).
** Also, Ari giving Tolkien a kiss on the cheek and her rare trading card at her [[spoiler: (first)]] elimination ceremony.

** Some of the {{Youkai}} in the "Yokai Gabba Gabba" chapter count as well, especially [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment the demon that strangles Puck in the bathroom]], though that doubles as a CrowningMomentOfFunny due to Puck's over-the-top reaction and the general absurdity of the situation.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[spoiler: Layla WINNING, and realizing that she doesn't need Charles to get work done. Then, she proceeds to make amends with the contestants she was rude to earlier in the season.]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Layla was loved for her hilarious interactions with Charles and the other characters along with her CharacterDevelopment.
** Roz was also appreciated, due to her antics and GenkiGirl nature. Due to this, she replaced Chris as the host of the following season.
** Flora may be the biggest EnsembleDarkhorse in the series, rivaling only Chelsey and Layla. Many readers loved her kind nature and her being a parody of the cliche boring character.
** Casey, due to her [[LoonyFan funny archetype]], bizarre personality, and even more bizarre SlapSlapKiss relationship with Puck.
** Wolfgang, despite being the third boot and [[TheVoiceless not actually speaking until after being eliminated]], gained a fandom due to his over-the-top hatred of Puck, great character design, and ever-so-stylish fashion sense. Similar to Flora, he returned for ''Fanfic/TotalDramaSuperstarShowdown'' [[spoiler: and ended up getting tons of character development and winning the season]].

* MemeticMutation: The "beans and cornbread" scene.
* NightmareFuel: Estrella is a fan of invoking this in her lines.

* TheScrappy: Gail, due to having a label that had nothing to do with her personality ("The Animal Lover") and repeatedly yelling at EnsembleDarkhorse Flora for being boring, despite being commonly known as the most boring character in the story herself. A reader's comment is below:

** Charles (for the various stuff he has to go through to cater to Layla) and Tolkien (due to being rejected by girls, namely Ari and Roz, frequently) are also both occasionally considered to be this.

** Flora maybe the biggest EnsembleDarkhorse in the series, rivaling only Chelsey and Layla. Many readers loved her kind nature and her being a parody of the cliche boring character.
* JerkassWoobie: Layla. She seems to be depressed, despite how rich she is, but is so unpleasant that one forgets this.

* NightmareFuel: Estrella. Yeesh...

** Though after the story ended Gail started gaining an ironic love and became a [[MemeticMutation common joke]] amongst readers, becoming an EnsembleDarkhorse of her own, though still not to the level of Flora.

** Wolfgang and Flora were also prone to this, however both returned for TotalDramaSuperstarShowdown and have improved on their previous placings.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: WordOfGod says that Neal, being based on the author's favorite character from FreaksAndGeeks, was supposed to be just like him and make it far, with funny lines and possibly the ventriloquist plot. But the many other interesting characters on his team made it hard to develop him, and he ended up mostly being under the radar, OOC, and eliminated early.

* BaseBreaker: Puck. He is commonly known as either a hilarious and comedic character, or extremely annoying and a nuisance who stayed past his welcome. Of course, there's also a camp who thinks he's only funny when interacting with Wolfgang.

* MemeticMutation: "Beans and cornbread."

* BreakoutCharacter: Flora is a one dimensional character as a joke on slotfiller characters in Total Drama fanfictions. She's also a very popular character, so popular she appeared in the 'all-stars' season.

* NightmareFuel: Estrella. Yeesh...