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4	* [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/DisventureCamp Alternative Character Interpretation]]
5	* [[AssPull/DisventureCamp Ass Pull]]
6	* [[BaseBreakingCharacter/DisventureCamp Base-Breaking Character]]
7	* [[BrokenBase/DisventureCamp Broken Base]]
8	* [[EliminationHoudini/DisventureCamp Elimination Houdini]]
9	* [[Fridge/DisventureCamp Fridge]]
10	* [[ShockingElimination/DisventureCamp Shocking Elimination]]
11	* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot/DisventureCamp They Wasted A Perfectly Good Plot]]
12	* [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic/DisventureCamp Unintentionally Unsympathetic]]
13	* [[WhatAnIdiot/DisventureCamp What an Idiot!]]
14	* [[Woobie/DisventureCamp The Woobie]]
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19	* AbandonShipping:
20	** It already happened to Lill x Nick to a lesser extent in the original version, although their ambiguous WillTheyOrWontThey at the end improved their popularity a little. In the remastered version, however, Nick's AdaptationalJerkass personality is the main reason why many may abandon the ship after [[spoiler:he blindly falls for Fiore's rather obvious FrameUp of Lill (especially in contrast to Ashley who still believes in her) and acts antagonistic towards her afterwards.]]
21	** While it was initially a fairly popular ship, Connor x Riya lost some supporters after [[spoiler:Riya's FaceHeelTurn, causing her to be hostile even towards him and claim she doesn't need his help after he refused to continue supporting her in the finale upon seeing who she's become. It only got worse during ''All-Stars'', where not only does Riya keep mistreating Connor and eventually votes him out, but even Connor eventually realizes that the Riya he once knew is gone and he doesn't want anything to do with the new Riya.]]
22	* AngstWhatAngst: Aside from initial reactions upon coming back to [[spoiler:reality]]. the final seven of the remastered version of Season 1 doesn't comment much on dying and/or surviving for anywhere up to a month (depending on how long each individual survived) in a ZombieApocalypse. None of them also seem bothered by essentially losing up to a month of their life due to the [[spoiler:YearInsideHourOutside time passage of the virtual reality they were in.]]
23	* ArcFatigue: In All-Stars, many find the false love triangle storyline between [[spoiler:Jake, Tom, and Aiden]] to be very drawn out and tiring. The plot line so far has been present since Episode 2 and has been the main source of drama and conflict within the season so far, with many being upset that [[spoiler:fan favorites like Lake and Fiore and {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s like Connor and Tess for example were booted early, with Lake, Ellie, and Tess in particular feeling they were booted in order to keep the Tom/Jake/Aiden story alive. The story arc also hasn't helped Aiden who is already a BaseBreakingCharacter as is, with many feeling this further cements him as a SatelliteCharacter.]]
24	* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The series is praised for its smooth animation and art style perfectly replicating that of ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama]]'', putting it above any other fanmade web animation based on that show.
25	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dINJAcSw05A Born to Drive Me Crazy]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkvErGpyzt0 Piggyback]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifbvVHd7g4I No Matter How Hard We Try]], the three songs that Magenta Team, Cyan Team, and Yellow Team perform respectively in "Strike a Cord" are all very pleasant to listen to, with a good quality of both the music and the vocals, which is especially impressive for a web animation.
26	* BizarroEpisode: Episode 9 of the remastered version of Season 1 features a ZombieApocalypse, which is revealed to take place in [[spoiler:a virtual reality with YearInsideHourOutside time passage]], both of which are rather out there for an otherwise fairly realistic reality show set on a summer camp. Furthermore, the events of the episode are rarely mentioned again, while contestants essentially losing a month of their life is never brought back again.
27	* CaptainObviousReveal:
28	** Episode 7 of Season 1 reveals that [[spoiler:Ellie and Grett merely switched teams instead of being eliminated.]] This was pretty easy to predict based on several clues: from the mysterious {{Cliffhanger}} scene and Derek thanking the Patreons in their place, to the show creators being guests on Silly Billy's review of the episode rather than the voice actresses of Ellie and Grett. There's also the fact that [[spoiler:Episode 6]] was one of two cases where both teams had to vote someone out (as a whole team rather than one member of the winning team getting to eliminate someone from the losing team in Epsidoe 5), with the previous one being Episode 1, which pulled off the same twist.
29	** During ''All-Stars'' episode 5, a rogue vote for Yul is made, with the guy immediately pinpointing Connor as the suspect. For a portion of the fanbase that didn't theorize it was actually Grett's vote, given that Connor voted for Miriam and the handwriting of the vote, [[spoiler:it was obvious that Riya was the one who voted for Yul, given that the two have been at each other's throats the entire season up to that point, and Grett, Yul's girlfriend and the other possible suspect, doesn't have a clear enough motive to vote for him just yet]].
30	** Depending on the person, [[spoiler:Ashley's]] elimination in Episode 10 of ''All-Stars'' may not be so shocking at all. The moment the "heroes" are split in who they want to vote for among each other, it's obvious that the Villains' Alliance will use the opportunity to form a majority. And while it's not as obvious who they're going to vote for, anyone who can tell what their most strategic option would be at this point would see the elimination of the [[TheHeart one person who wasn't at odds with anyone]] coming.
31	* CatharsisFactor: Yul [[spoiler:getting poisoned instead of Aiden]] Is this as a result of his role of a HateSink TheBully. It's even more cathartic for [[PortmanteauCoupleName Jaiden]] shippers.
32	* CommonKnowledge:
33	** Whenever Riya's [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn]] is brought up, those who argue for how bad it was bring up the moment when [[spoiler:she leaves Aiden dangling on a cliff]] during the final challenge before leaving him to die, claiming that it was done deliberately in order to get rid of him. This is only partially true: while Riya ''does'' leave Aiden to die by [[spoiler:falling off a cliff]], what she was actually trying to do was BreakThemByTalking by telling Aiden how he wasn't cut out for the finale, all while walking towards him and Aiden walking backward, which eventually lead to the mentioned moment by accident.
34	** Some fans believe that Ellie is one of, if not the biggest causes of trauma for Jake, as well as the main reason why their relationship eventually fell apart. While Ellie had an undeniable role in the relationship crashing down, it was actually ''Grett'' who kickstarted it, revealing Tom's secret to Jake and Miriam, which would eventually lead Jake to be vulnerable enough to fall for Ellie's lie.
35	** Likewise, a few fans believe that Ellie took advantage of Jake's trauma as a basis for her lies in what lead to his and Tom's relationship falling apart. However, nothing in canon indicates that Ellie even knew that Jake ''had'' any particular trauma before she made her lie, as while they do interact a few times prior to the incident, none of those interactions mentions his trust issues or the like.
36	* CrackPairing:
37	** From Season 1, there's a significant number of fans who ship Alec and Nick together, despite the fact that in canon, the only real thing they have in common is being on the same team, not even interacting with one another [[spoiler:before Nick is eliminated]].
38	** From Season 2, next to Jaiden, or Aiden X James, Aiden X Hunter was one of the most popular pairings during the airing of the second season, and still has its fair share of supporters even after the season ended. In terms of canon, the two hardly share an interaction before the final few episodes, and even then, they don't have any one-on-one interactions.
39	* CreatorsPet: Aiden, Jake, and Tom. All three are the most prominent SpotlightStealingSquad members, getting a significant amount of CharacterFocus in their respective debut seasons as well as in ''All-Stars''. All three are involved in the main romantic pairings of their debut seasons and their fake LoveTriangle is the main source of drama in ''All-Stars'', also having a case of ArcFatigue and RomanticPlotTumor. Furthermore, all three appear on thumbnails more often than any other character, even beating [[MsFanservice Ally, Ashley]], and [[MrFanservice James]] at that (although the creators have explained that this is based on [=YouTube=] clicks data). It's also common for fans to accuse the three of this when more popular contestants like [[spoiler:Lake, Ellie, Tess, and Ashley]] were sent home over them at ceremonies, with [[spoiler:Ashley's]] boot especially beginning to rile up fans against the three since it was strongly implied that either Aiden or Jake would finally leave, only for the Villain's Alliance to send home [[spoiler:Ashley]] instead simply for the sake of dragging the three's plot line out even longer.
40	* CrossesTheLineTwice:
41	** Any time someone has a WouldHurtAChild moment with Fiore, given that they are effectively abusing a child. Child Abuse? ''Horrible''. That fact that it's all happening to [[EnfantTerrible Fiore]]? ''Hilarious!''
42	** How some may see Miriam [[spoiler:eliminating Ellie in the finale by pretending to suffer from a heart attack to steal and throw away her shovel.]]
43	* CryForTheDevil: With most characters being given depth, it's actually not that hard to sympathize with and feel sorry for the antagonists of the show. Many of them have JerkassWoobie moments, have valid reasons to win the money, and have to deal with hardships even when they're not doing anything wrong after becoming HatedByAll due to their past strategies.
44	** Ellie is probably the biggest example. She enters the game in easily the worst economic position out of everyone, working two jobs that barely keep her afloat. And even after joining up with Alec and Fiore, it's clear that she doesn't enjoy having to do the nasty things she does, which isn't helped by how she's constantly betrayed across the game, which only furthers her Descent into pragmatism and ruthlessness. [[spoiler:To add insult to injury, she ranks 3rd place after being tricked yet again by Miriam, one of the few campers remaining who hadn't played dirty by then, and unlike future competitor Rosa Maria, she doesn't even get any compensation for her loss: she's just forced to go back to her poor lifestyle with only Gabby by her side]].
45	** A close second is Alec. Like Ellie, he didn't enter the game as a bad person, but became one the longer he interacted with Fiore and the game became more cuthroat. He's dealing with a broken family back at home, with him entering the game to try use the money to fix his marriage with his wife. [[spoiler:This all ends up for nothing when his wife decides to file a divorce while he's one of the last few campers remaining, which, to add insult to injury, is followed by Fiore betraying him and getting him eliminated before the final three, with Fiore herself barely reeling from the action while Alec is left utterly devastated]].
46	* DesignatedHero:
47	** Gabby in the remastered version of Season 1. The narrative clearly favors her point of view and rarely, if ever, calls her out on her actions. Her being the type of animal activist who'd threaten to kill someone just for the clothes they're wearing is treated as some sort of silly quirk. She's never called out for being a MotorMouth, a trait which contributed to [[spoiler:her team's loss in Episode 1]]. In fact, said trait is treated as something positive as it gets her the role of a navigator in [[spoiler:Episode 6]]. Finally, her team voting her out in a fake elimination ceremony in Episode 1 is treated as being in the wrong and something worth for her to get {{Revenge}} for, with both Gabby and the narrative failing to address that her behavior rightfully annoyed her teammates in the first place.
48	** [[PortmanteauCoupleName Jaiden]] (Aiden and James) has a tendency for this trope, especially regarding Karol. [[spoiler:In Episode 2, James learns from Aiden that she'd be willing to vote for one of the girls from the trio of Lake, Maggy, and Rosa Maria since their alliance now forms half of the team and thus poses a threat. He reveals that to the girls to turn them against her. While a dirty play on Karol, it's a fairly smart strategic move to protect himself and Aiden from potentially losing a tie-breaker. However, joining in on voting her out and thus [[DidntThinkThisThrough becoming minority on the team]] is not, which comes off as unnecessarily betraying her. Things are worse after her return when Aiden outright sabotages Karol during the challenge after learning she's rightfully trying to get her revenge for aforementioned stunt, which in comparison to Karol merely trying to convince Riya to vote for them by describing what they did to her, makes the couple come off as more in the wrong, even though the show portrays them as the protagonists we should root for and Karol as an obstacle they need to overcome.]]
49	** Hunter is portrayed as a friendly if somewhat socially awkward NiceGuy, but his tendency for UnintentionallyUnsympathetic moments makes him come off as this instead.
50	* DesignatedVillain: Karol is portrayed as the [[spoiler:BigBad upon her return, specifically as a scheming antagonist Jaiden must overcome. However, as a result of her UnintentionallySympathetic qualities, such as being justified in wanting to get rid of Jaiden for their dirty play against her, using methods for her revenge which come off as more sympathetic than the ones Jaiden use to fight back against her, and her [[AnimalLover soft spot for animals]] make her come off as this instead.]]
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54	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
55	** Ashley is possibly the most popular season 1 contestant [[spoiler:who didn't make it to the merge.]] She's a well-meaning, but brave cowgirl who has good interactions with characters like Will and Lill, and unlike the Beta version, she figures out Fiore's true nature before it's too late, [[spoiler: although she's still eliminated fairly early by Gabby's sole vote]]. She is also considered one of the prettiest girls in the season. Her status as one of these is why she likely returned for All Stars.
56	** Drew, [[spoiler:the second boot of the first season]], has a smaller but loyal fanbase who loves him for being a NiceGuy who writes in his notebook to communicate since he doesn't talk. The fact that he's one of the few characters who didn't appear in the Beta version also makes him interesting.
57	** You'd be hard pressed to find someone who didn't like Connor, due to his status as an older contestant with a friendly and encouraging personality, his struggles with his aging and trying to stay current with a younger generation causing many funny moments of awkwardness, and being one of the most openly vocal against Yul and his negative and awful attitude. Some people have even made plenty of fanarts featuring him. Again, his status as one is likely why he returned for All Stars, [[spoiler: although he doesn't make it much farther than his debut season]].
58	** Though Tess was eliminated [[spoiler:just after and before the merges in season 2 and All-Stars, respectively,]] she proves herself to be one of the most popular characters in the whole series due to showing a tremendous amount of depth and sympathy to her character and having one of the biggest CharacterDevelopment arcs within her screen-time. It helps that by All-Stars Tess has become the kindest and most honest contestant in the game and many fans being disappointed that [[spoiler:she was eliminated just before the merge]].
59	* EpilepticTrees:
60	** During the early episodes, there was a theory that Hunter would turn out to be the HiddenVillain of the season. Several factors contributes to this: from his name and label of the "Player" being potentially interpreted in a villainous way, his rather grim character design which would easily suit antagonistic character, to his eventual infamous tendency for UnintentionallyUnsympathetic moments which followers of the theory viewed as him accidentally (or not) letting his true colors slip. His involvement in the LoveTriangle was also seen as him trying to manipulate the girls into an alliance, with his alliance with Yul from the earliest episodes also contributing to the theory. Eventually, the theory almost entirely faded away around the middle of the season, once Hunter's personality and plots have been more established.
61	** Before [[spoiler:Aiden]] was revealed as the trans character teased during the Trivia challenge and although [[spoiler:he]] was still the most common pick, Maggy was possibly the second most theorized candidate for this role. This was as a result of several factors, with her [[spoiler:staying in the forest allowing to potentially pick up on the unanswered question in the future]], her character design being basically a female version of Rodney's from ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama]]'', and her backstory of being bullied potentially tying in with the theory as it wouldn't be uncommon for a trans person to be bullied.
62	*** Lake was also a fairly common pick for the theory due to [[spoiler:still being in the competition at the time, allowing for unanswered question to be revealed in later episodes]], having a name commonly associated with trans community, and wearing a full-body swimsuit. Although, she was just as often debunked as a potential candidate, with most stating that her AbusiveParents would've never allowed her to go through a sex change operation.
63	** Some fans theorize that Nina might be artificial intelligence or a robot controlled by someone, perhaps Chris checking on his daughter's work, as a way to explain how she's apparently sentient without even Marcus around.
64	* FandomVIP: [[https://www.youtube.com/@SillyBillyDucky Silly Billy]] is a [=YouTuber=] who became known for both his Disventure Camp reviews and Total Drama content. He was so recognized in the fandom that he [[PromotedFanboy was offered to voice Trevor]] as of Season 1's remaster.
65	* FansPreferTheNewHer: While a BaseBreakingCharacter, you'd be hard pressed to find fans of Riya who prefer her self from the early half of Season 2 compared to her [[spoiler:post-FaceHeelTurn]] self from the latter half, as she is considered a pretty forgettable background character during early Season 2 while the latter half [[spoiler:gave her an interesting arc of going from a good/neutral person to a maliciously competitive one, and showed a strategic mindset she didn't show before]].
66	* FriendlyFandoms: As expected of a web animation project which started as a fanmade season of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', pretty much the entire fanbase are fans of its inspiration show. While there is some competition over which aspects are done better in which show, the fans are unitied in enjoying both.
67	* HarsherInHindsight:
68	** In "Slip N Slide", Fiore claims she doesn't listen to her mother and that the latter still thinks she can control the former. Fast forward into "Don't Open, Campers Inside", Fiore tells Grett that her mother [[AbusiveParents did not love her at all.]] So It makes sense why Fiore wouldn't listen to her.
69	** Fiore [[spoiler:getting hit by a bus in her ending of Adventure Camp]] can become this for some after Miriam reveals in the remastered version of Season 1 that she's [[spoiler:a SoleSurvivor of her family after her husband and son were run over by a car.]]
70	** In "Pilot", Lake asks Rosa María if she wants "half" of her bread, which was something that the latter took note of. [[spoiler:2 episodes later, Rosa tricks Lake into lying about having breakfast, confirming that she didn't eat. [[AbusiveParents Unfortunately, that wasn't the only problem Lake had...]]]]
71	** Riya crying after [[spoiler:her loss in the finale of Season 2]]. It already caused mixed reaction back then, with many fans not buying her tears and seeing it as a case of someone who was sorry for being caught rather than genuinely sorry. It only gets worse by the time of ''All-Stars'', which reveals she hasn't learnt her lesson at all, with her career as villain actress making her believe it pays off being a villain even more, and with her [[LackOfEmpathy lacking in empathy]] even more as a result.
72	** In ''All-Stars'', at one point, Tom tells Gabby to never change, finding her GenkiGirl personality endearing. Cue [[spoiler:her FaceHeelTurn following Ellie's elimination, which also [[WeUsedToBeFriends strains their friendship]].]]
73	* HeartwarmingInHindsight:
74	** A photo of Miriam's family reveals that her son was gay. This makes all of her interactions and support towards Jake more heartwarming.
75	** After Lake admits that her parents put her into an ArrangedMarriage, Rosa snaps in the confessional and decided that she'll have to adopt Lake if this keeps up. Come the finale, Lake confirms that she's going to stay with Rosa in Mexico, with All-Stars showing them and Sofia happy together.
76	* HilariousInHindsight:
77	** Season 2 of this show was produced at the same time as the 2023 season of its inspiration, Total Drama. Despite the two production teams having no way of knowing what the other show was planning, they somehow managed to have a pair of finalists with the same racial identities and sexual orientations, only with an inverted hero-villain dynamic between them. In Disventure Camp, [[spoiler:a pansexual black man is the hero against a straight Indian woman who is the villain]], while in Total Drama Island 2023, [[spoiler:a straight Indian woman is the hero against a gay black man who is the villain]]. The women also have almost identical names: [[spoiler:Riya in ''Disventure Camp'' and Priya in ''Island (2023)'']].
78	*** Furthermore, Season 2 had a case of BreakingOldTrends as it broke Adventure Camp and Total Drama's trend of having two endings per season. ''Island (2023)'' was also the first season of Total Drama to have only one ending.
79	*** For yet another bonus, Season 2 featured the earliest merge thus far, starting in Episode 6. The same would happen in the second season of Total Drama's reboot.
80	*** And for yet another example, in the second season of both shows, the BigBad uses the immunity idol to save herself from elimination in the final 4 (which also happens to be the last voting ceremony before the final 3 competing in the finale), making only their sole vote count. Both antagonists were also female and received all of the remaining three votes against them in this voting ceremony.
81	*** Finally, the final challenge of Season 2 of both shows involves a gliding challenge where the three finalists wear special gliding costumes.
82	** When Tom was reading the patreons names, he reads the name "Aiden baby, give me some sugar" in a seductive way. Come All-Stars, he becomes friends with Aiden, which kickstarts Jake's animosity towards the latter over his assumptions of them being in a relationship.
83	* IKnewIt:
84	** While there were various theories about what the mysterious card meant exactly for them, it was generally predicted that [[spoiler:Ellie and Grett weren't eliminated in Episode 6.]]
85	** When the trailer for Episode 10 in the reboot of the first season dropped, many people speculated that [[spoiler:Tom would be eliminated, which turned out to be true]].
86	** Many fans predicted the [[MemeticMutation "Miriam Miracle"]] aka [[spoiler:Miriam winning the remastered version of Season 1. From Miriam being written as the most sympathetic character in the final 5 (and not sharing Rosa Maria's fate), having a LetsGetDangerous confessional at the end of Episode 11 that clearly hinted her winning, getting CharacterDevelopment over the course of the season; to her fellow finalists, Ellie and Fiore, already having their own endings in the original Adventure Camp, as well as both experiencing EliminationHoudini moments in the remake that could make their victory feel unfair.]]
87	** [[spoiler:Aiden identifying as trans]] was a relatively popular fan theory before it was revealed in Episode 11 in season 2.
88	** Although predictions were mixed about the exact person, many fans correctly predicted that a female contestant from Season 1 would be eliminated in Episode 7 of ''All-Stars'' based on the fact that male contestants were outnumbered since the start and even more so after the first six eliminations, with Season 2 cast also being greatly outnumbered due to [[spoiler:Miriam]] being the only Season 1 contestant eliminated at the time.
89	** Tom's boyfriend [[spoiler:being fake]] was predicted by many fans the moment Tom having a boyfriend was mentioned, and later confirmed in Episode 9.
90	* ImprovedSecondAttempt: The remaster of Season 1 included a CaptainObviousReveal in regards to [[spoiler:Ellie and Grett switching teams instead of being eliminated]] since Derek thanked Patreons in their place as well as because the showrunners were special guests in Silly Billy's discussion of the episode, not to mention a case of HistoryRepeats due to repeating the same twist from Episode 1; with the predictability of the twist being complained about by some fans. While it's been confirmed that one contestant would return after their elimination in ''All-Stars'', the fact that both Derek and Marcus respectively replace two contestants in two different episodes in thanking the Patreons makes it less predictable this time around.
91	* LesYay:
92	** Ally and Tess bond with each other well in spite of being in a LoveTriangle with Hunter, getting especially closer to each other in [[spoiler:episodes 6 and 7]], becoming TrueCompanions.
93	** The friendship trio between the nice girls - Lake, Maggy, Rosa Maria and later on Riya - is also quite affectionate at times.
94	* LGBTFanbase: As a result of having a gay main couple (for the second season in a row), having aforementioned LesYay moments, and having a confirmed trans character among the cast. Between the two casts, there are 12 LGBTQ+ competitors.
95	-->'''Emily:''' You think you saying you're gay is something huge? Look what show we're on.
96	* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Like contestants would actually die in the middle of the competition in [[ZombieApocalypse Episode 9]] of the remastered Season 1 or [[SlasherMovie Episode 8]] of Season 2.
97	* LoveToHate: Fiore, Grett, and Yul will be this for one side of the fanbase. Karol might qualify for some as well, assuming they don't [[JerkassWoobie feel sorry for her]] instead.
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101	* MagnificentBastard: James is a highly strategic [=TikTok=] influencer, knowing that the main couple of the last season became a fan favorite he seduces Aiden into an alliance and PublicityStuntRelationship. James uses Aiden to [[spoiler:expose Karol's intentions to eliminate one of the girls in Rosa Maria's alliance, getting her eliminated and manipulates a tie vote between Yul and Maggy. When Yul tries to poison Aiden, James tricks Yul into eating the poison mushroom instead getting him [[NonGameplayElimination medically evacuated]]. Following Karol's return, James sees through her facade and records a video of her admitting her intentions to eliminate him and Aiden, leading to them sabotaging her and causing her elimination. Growing [[BecomingTheMask genuine feelings]] for Aiden, the two help each other in the final challenge where James goes on to win the season.]]
102	* MemeticMutation:
103	** Quite a number of Patreons' usernames ends up being those for their...uniqueness, with the most recurring being: "Tam loves Yul and his spicy abs", "Yul's baby mama", and "Dan was robbed and should have won the season".
104	** "Miriam Miracle"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Quite a lot of fans were surprised how Miriam made it further in the remastered version of Season 1, going from 7th place in the original version all the way to the finale, hence a term describing something unexpected. With her sympathetic portrayal, a lot of fans started rooting for her to win, with the "miracle" also referring to their hopes of her winning. Finally, the term also gained some popularity for being an AlliterativeName - '''Mir'''iam '''Mir'''acle.[[/labelnote]]
105	** Tom doing something "while being shirtless." [[labelnote:Explanation]]On Fandom Wiki, a lot of the older image captions on Tom's page used to follow this pattern and the meme extended to the Total Drama Wiki. [[/labelnote]]
106	** "Trashley" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A mean-spirited {{Pun}} on Ashley's name spread by her detractors after ''All-Stars'' reduced her to acting as a SatelliteCharacter for Jake.[[/labelnote]]
107	* {{Moe}}: [[BespectacledCutie Ally]], [[TokenMiniMoe Fiore]] (at least [[TheFakeCutie on the surface]]), [[GenkiGirl Gabby]], [[CuteBookworm Lake]], [[ShrinkingViolet Maggy]], and [[GenkiGuy Trevor]].
108	* MoreInterestingAsAVillain: Back when Season 2 was still just starting, a popular theory popped up that claimed Hunter could become a villainous character, whether a minor one or even the main antagonist of the season, an idea that was only enhanced when Hunter performed some rather questionable actions that made him seem less sympathetic than intended. Needless to say, while Hunter has plenty of fans, there are just as many fans who feel he'd be more interesting, or at least less controversial, if the show had gone down the villain route.
109	* {{Narm}}: The voice acting for the English dub, especially Season 2 in particular, has been criticized by some for some of the line deliveries being seen as dull. Some characters sometimes mispronounce certain words (granted, some of the voice actors are not native English speakers like James and Gabby's for example). Considering some of the characters hail from countries outside the Anglosphere, this could be intentional.
110	** [[spoiler:It can come as a detriment to certain scenes, such as the scene in season two where Riya reveals to Rosa Maria she stole her totem and framed her comes off as awkward due to the more flat delivery.]]
111	* OneTruePairing:
112	** Even between the many characters of the first season and the combinations thereof, you'd be hard-pressed to find a fan who doesn't ship Will and Ashley together, as a result of their adorable interactions and healthy dynamic among the more morally neutral pairings in the show.
113	** Likewise, there's very few fans who don't ship Ellie and Gabby together, owing to the fact that they're not only very supportive and wholesome with each other, but that her relationship with Gabby is one of the few positive things about a character as morally ambiguous as Ellie.
114	** While nobody can deny that they had a rough start and some pretty low moments, by the end of Season 2, Jaiden (James X Aiden) is easily the most popular pairing and considered a highlight of the season, to the point they're one of the few couples to be relatively happy and healthy come ''All-Stars''.
115	* OneTrueThreesome: Hunter, Tess, and Ally, who all quickly bond with each other. In fact, all of the combinations (Hunter x Tess, Hunter x Ally, Tess x Ally) seemed to be getting ShipTease at one point or the other. The entire trio remained as TrueCompanions in spite of the initial LoveTriangle dynamics.
116	* OvershadowedByControversy: One of the original writers for the series, [[https://www.youtube.com/@carazarzone Carazar Zone]], has become infamous throughout both the Disventure Camp fandom and the TD Fandom as a whole for his offensive, bigoted, and perverted attitude and content, as well as being responsible for some of Season 2's major issues since a lack of script proofreading in the early days of the series allowed him to slip his questionable ideas through. This is especially true for Hunter, who had almost all of his dialogue, actions, and victories written by Carazar, such as sharing a bed with Ally and Tess, him rifling through Tess' medication, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a scrapped scene of him and Ally entering the shower together]], and him forcing a kiss on Ally despite telling her and Tess that he had wanted to wait until after the competition to discuss and settle the LoveTriangle. Even worse, members of production have stated that Hunter was basically just Carazar's self-insert and a way for him to live out some sort of GaryStu Harem Protagonist fantasy of his, which got even worse when they revealed that he tried to include Lake, who was the youngest person in the cast and very much underage, in the mix as another potential suitor for Hunter. Although the show runners eventually dismissed Carazar after the above stated kiss sparked major [[TheScrappy fan backlash against Hunter]] that Carazar felt no remorse for and tried to salvage the season after the damage he did, many current viewers (including even current proofreaders) have deemed Season 2 to be hard to watch as a result of Carazar's writing, and some viewers have struggled to shake off this negative initial impression even into the series' latter seasons.
117	* PortmanteauCoupleName:
118	** "Jaiden" (James x Aiden)
119	** "Tomjake" or "Jam" (Tom x Jake)
120	** "Gabellie" (Gabby x Ellie)
121	** ''Wishley'" (Will x Ashley)
122	* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap:
123	** While he was never a hated character, Tom in the beta was a very divisive character by making quite a few idiotic decisions, such as not bothering to hide that he is an DeepCoverAgent and causing Gabby's elimination just to spite Grett. In ''Disventure Camp'' he receives a necessary AdaptationalIntelligence by also trying to hide his identity and becoming a more sympathetic character by not causing anyone to be eliminated. It also helps that unlike the beta version, Tom does not easily forgive Jake for believing Ellie's lies, causing many to see him as a relatable character.
124	** Hunter fell into TheScrappy territory [[spoiler:post Episode 9 for his tendency for UnintentionallyUnsympathetic moments, the way he handled his LoveTriangle at times such as when he avoided the girls or [[ATragedyOfImpulsiveness when he impulsively kissed Ally even though he told the girls to wait for his answer after the show]], as well as for his streak of 3 contrived immunity wins in a row (one of which he didn't even win and was handed to him). However, Episode 10 improved his popularity a little, restoring him back to his earlier BaseBreakingCharacter status. This was because the episode portrayed him more sympathetically, with him acknowledging his mistake, actually genuinely earning his victory for a change, and developing a nice OddFriendship with Rosa Maria, even to the point of being the only one who believed she didn't steal anything and didn't vote for her.]]
125	* RomanticPlotTumor: The LoveTriangle between Tess, Ally, and Hunter in Season 2. Even without having [[BaseBreakingCharacter Hunter]] as a member of the triangle, the subplot played the WillTheyOrWontThey part for all it was worth, without giving the triangle much progress. Not helping matters is the fact that [[spoiler:Hunter eventually asks the girls to wait for his answer after the finale]], which some viewers saw as the subplot being further padded out. And then, once the finale came, [[spoiler:Hunter doesn't choose either of them as a love interest]], which can make the subplot come across as pointless. This is later subverted in All-Stars where Ally and Hunter get together during the TimeSkip while Tess went to go study in New York.
126	** The storyline between Jake, Tom, and Aiden in Season 3 also counts. See ArcFatigue above.
127	* RonTheDeathEater:
128	** Some of Ellie's detractors tend to paint her as a manipulative {{Jerkass}} who willingly played with Jake's trauma in order to destroy his and Tom's relationship. While she's undeniably one of the more unpleasant players within the game, Ellie's generally neutral at best, and is implied to be at least decent outside of the game.
129	** Likewise, some of Jake's detractors paint him as an overly emotional {{Manchild}} who's dumb enough to be played by everyone and too toxic for Tom. In truth, Jake's usually fairly chill and even friendly during the game, and it's only when his traumas are pressed does he act like an irrational paranoiac.
130	* RootingForTheEmpire: Much like in its inspiration show, fans may often find the antagonists to be more interesting and fleshed out characters and root for whatever strategy they use to advance in the game.
131	** Fiore, Grett, and Alec have a big fanbase, especially the former, and fans want them to make it far in the game.
132	** While Ellie had become a villain by the end of Season 1, her realistic personality, sympathetic backstory and motivation, and relationship with Gabby gave her a lot of fans who were rooting for her to win.
133	** It's honestly not hard to actually root for Jared from the original Adventure Camp to succeed in his {{Revenge}} plot against [[Characters/TotalDramaHosts Chris McLean]], given how much of a [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] HateSink the latter has become in later seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''.
134	** While Yul is a BaseBreakingCharacter, during the early episodes when it seemed like he'd be the main antagonist of the season, quite a lot of fans were rooting for him, especially since he had an occassional strategic move in spite of his otherwise purely {{Jerkass}} TheBully personality.
135	** Although he turned out to be more of an AntiHero as opposed to the main antagonist as was originally widely believed, James has a lot of fans rooting for him. Partly because of his ship with Aiden and partly because he's the only character who's been strategizing since the day one.
136	** Although she's a temporary antagonist, Karol comes off as DesignatedVillain. This is one of the reasons why a lot of fans find it easy to root for her, as they sympathize with her for being done dirty by Jaiden twice. More meta reasons also helped her case, as episodes 6 and 7 having NoAntagonist made her strategizing a welcome change for a lot.
137	** While the twist is divisive, Riya's [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn]] made quite a number of fans start rooting for her as opposed to when she was more of a [[OutOfFocus background character]]. This is partly because the change fleshed out her personality more and gave her an interesting arc, as well as because otherwise the [[spoiler:final 5 lacked a more typical antagonist]]. The fact that the other members of the final four are [[DesignatedHero Designated Heroes]] makes more people want to root for Riya.
138	** The villains' alliance in All-Stars consisting of Alec, Grett, Riya, and Yul. While half of them are controversial, the alliance has been heavily supported by the fan base due to them having plots worth watching unlike the other heroic characters in the season.
139	* SpecialEffectsFailure: In a lot of close-up shots, usually during elimination ceremonies, the backgrounds are blurry and pixelated.
140	* SpoiledByTheFormat: Two elements basically spoil the reveal of Season 1's Episode 7 that [[spoiler:Ellie and Grett switched teams instead of being eliminated]]: Derek thanks the Patreons, replacing the usual eliminated contestant(s) who do so; and the showrunners appear as the special guests on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taORlTWoMF8 Silly Billy's review of Episode 7]] instead of the usual voice actor(s) of the eliminated contestant(s).
141	* StrawmanHasAPoint:
142	** When Lill and Ashley manage to expose Fiore with her notebook, Fiore complains about how they didn't have the right to steal it. While this was meant to be apart of her usual nature, she's also right about what she said given the two stole her notebook AND invaded her privacy by reading it, which doesn't make them any better.
143	** Karol's main goal in "Sabotage Below Zero" was to eliminate James and Aiden as {{Revenge}} for what happened in "Open Your Eyes" and is meant to be seen as the BigBad for it. However, not only was she right for this when talking to Riya about it (the only exception being that they 'lied about her') but what James and Aiden did during the episode itself was [[DesignatedHero too far to even call it "justified".]]
144	** While Ellie was rather harsh in her words about her fellow contestants in post-Season 1 interviews, which even her own girlfriend points out, she did raise some valid points. Namely, why would a secret spy enter a reality show where their identity and job was bound to be revealed to the public, calling out Miriam for pretending to have a heart attack to eliminate her, or calling out Alec for claiming on international TV that he wished his son was more like [[EnfantTerrible Fiore]].
145	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
146	** Will, [[spoiler:being both the first boot of the first season and the second of the original version. Some fans wish his friendship with Lill and Ashley was explored more. Some even wish he became less cowardly over time. Unlike Oliver, he only [[BackForTheFinale comes back for the finale]] and has TheCameo in the premiere episode of ''All-Stars''. There's also the fact that a LovableCoward was eliminated right before a WhatDoTheyFearEpisode.]]
147	** Drew, [[spoiler:one of the new contestants added to the remake, is booted in the third episode through Dan's old boot method. This split the fandom quite a bit as many had come to adore Drew for his silent nature and wondering why he only communicated through notes, as well as the fact that the audience learned nothing about Drew before his boot other than his note writing, which was used to give him an excuse to be booted, making him feel more like deliberate padding than an actual contestant.]]
148	** Connor. [[spoiler:His abrupt and out of nowhere boot in Episode 3]] came off as unnecessary and an unfair waste of his potential, especially since he had already become a fan favorite.
149	** Karol. [[spoiler:She's eliminated second which automatically makes her one of the [[WeHardlyKnewYe least focused on]] contestants. Then she gets to come back and appears to be set up as the BigBad of the merge, having a major rivalry with the main couple of the season...only to be eliminated via a medical evacuation in the episode following her return.]]
150	** Marcus and Nina. Similarly to [[Characters/TotalDrama Chef Hatchet, the co-host]] of ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama]]'', they were already more in the background when compared to contestants or the host. However, aside from ADayInTheLimelight, [[spoiler:Oliver becoming an intern]] made them take a back seat even more since their roles are mostly interchangeable, with Marcus only getting to drive the bus. In fact, they only got more focus in one of the episodes during which [[spoiler:Oliver was missing]]. This is despite their very unique personalities and dynamics with each other and the hostess of the show.
151	* UnexpectedCharacter: While even Ashley, Connor, and Yul - the three returning contestants with the lowest participation count in the past - were predicted to compete by some fans, pretty much no one expected Derek and Trevor, two hosts of the first season who [[spoiler:were arrested in its finale]], to come back as [[TheIntern interns]].
152	* UnpopularPopularCharacter: With the sole exception of James who ends up redeeming himself and thus developing several friendships, pretty much every single antagonist of the show ends up HatedByAll, with a potential one exception of an OnlyFriend or a LoveInterest. However, they're all popular among the fandom, often having a case of CryForTheDevil, JerkassWoobie, LoveToHate, and/or RootingForTheEmpire.
153	* UnintentionallySympathetic:
154	** [[spoiler:Fiore is supposed to be seen as cruel for forcing Will to help out aggressively. While she did reveal her true colors in the process, she made some good points about why she lost her temper at Will, considering that he slowed the team down by refusing to ride down the hill out of fear and chose to argue back at Fiore, costing them more time.]]
155	** Karol is painted as the [[spoiler:BigBad upon her return, with her vendetta against the main couple, James and Aiden. However, she might actually get a lot of sympathy or even fans rooting for her against Jaiden as a result of several factors. Firstly, she has every right to be mad for being betrayed by them. Secondly, while Aiden actually attempts to sabotage her during the challenge, she merely ends up trying to get Riya to vote against them, and what she tells to her about them isn't even false (aside from the claim that they lied about her). Finally, some might view her as sympathetic for deeply caring for a tarantula, seeing how devastated she was when Aiden accidentally squished it. She might also get sympathy from some for her reaction to her NonGameplayElimination, as she failed to accomplish her revenge and wasn't allowed to stay in the competition due to a broken leg in spite of her protests.]]
156	* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack: How some fans felt when Connor forgave Riya, even though she had previously and cruelly told him that she didn't need him and he had witnessed her endangering and sabotaging Aiden.

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