Total Switched Series features all of Total Drama's cast, acting similar to many of their canonical tropes, but due to the swap, may have changes to their characterization.
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Hosts
Chris McLean, the Host with the Most
Chef Hatchet, the Scary Cook
Island
Amy, the Volleyball Queen
Teams: Killer Bass, Killer Grips, Team Blizzard
Placement: 15th (TSI) 7th (TSA) 17th (TSWT)
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Whereas Amy canonically joined the show in Pahkitew Island, here she joins the competition in Island.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Upon seeing Beth hang out with Lindsay at first.
Beth, the Wannabe
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Screaming Gaffers
Placement: 6th (TSI) 11th (TSA)
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Compared to canon, Beth doesn't cheat on Brady and stays loyal to him.
Brick, the Cadet
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Screaming Gaffers
Placement: 2nd (TSI) 10th (TSA)
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Whereas Brick canonically joined the show in Revenge of the Island, here he joins the competition in Island.
- Smelly Feet Gag: Brick retains this trope from canon. His boots are stinky enough to stop Sasquatchanakwa and a bear (secretly Sadie) from scaring him and they are what causes Jo's downfall.
Cody, the Geek
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Team Blizzard
Placement: 7th (TSI) 10th (TSWT)
- Too Dumb to Live: Goes off to find a fangirl screaming his name, despite the fact that he's in a horror challenge and a psycho killer is on the lose. Unsurprisingly, he gets captured.
Courtney, the Type-A
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Screaming Gaffers
Placement: 22nd (TSI) 4th (TSA)
- Team Member in the Adaptation: Is a member of the Screaming Gophers in this timeline, whereas in the original "Island" season, she was a member of the Killer Bass.
Dawn, the Moonchild
Teams: Killer Bass
Placement: 9th (TSI) 16th/15th (TSA)
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Whereas Dawn canonically joined the show in Revenge of the Island, here she joins the competition in Island.
Duncan, the Delinquent
Teams: Killer Bass, Killer Grips, Team Victory
Placement: 4th (TSI) 9th (TSA) 13th (TSWT)
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Like the other two shuffled fanfics, Duncan is nicer in this story than canon. He manages to befriend Harold despite bullying him originally and with Gwen not competing in the first season and he and Courtney never talking to each other, his jerky moments are toned down.
- The Stations of the Canon: All in all, Duncan still competes and retains his team and placement in Island despite the switch.
Ella, the Fairytale Princess
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Team Blizzard
Placement: 11th (TSI) 9th (TSWT)
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Whereas Ella canonically joined the show in Pahkitew Island, here she joins the competition in Island.
Eva, the Female Bully
Teams: Killer Bass, Team Power
Placement: 12th (TSI) 5th (TSWT)
- The Stations of the Canon: Eva still returns and gets eliminated in one episode. However, she manages to make it a little further than her canon performance and get eliminated in the 5th episode for her first elimination.
Ezekiel, the Home-Schooled Guy
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Team Victory, Team Power
Placement: 20th (TSI) 3rd (TSWT)
- Ship Tease: With Sadie starting from the Island special. They get together in World Tour.
- Team Member in the Adaptation: Is a member of the Screaming Gophers in this timeline, whereas in the original "Island" season, he was a member of the Killer Bass.
Harold, the Dweeb
Teams: Killer Bass
Placement: 8th (TSI) 16th/15th (TSA)
- Never My Fault: Refused to own up to leaving his underwear on the floor. It takes a couple of pranks for him to own up.
Heather, the Queen Bee
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Killer Grips, Team Blizzard, Team Power
Placement: 16th (TSI) 3rd (TSA) 11th (TSWT)
- Big Bad: For the first episodes of Island before being replaced by Jo. She gets to play this role completely in Action.
- Laser-Guided Karma: She gets attacked by raccoons, leading to her body getting scratched and her hair being cut off.
Jo, the Take-No-Prisoners Machine
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Screaming Gaffers, Team Victory
Placement: 3rd (TSI) 12th (TSA) 14th (TSWT)
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Whereas Jo canonically joined the show in Revenge of the Island, here she joins the competition in Island.
- Big Bad: Of Island.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Disapproves of Heather and shows genuine surprise at Dawn's evacuation.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Her face gets severely burned in the penultimate episode of Island.
- Pet the Dog: Manages to sort out Ezekiel and Sadie's relationship issues without looking for anything out of it.
- Ship Tease: Gets these moments with Shawn in their second season.
Lightning, the Athletic Overachiever
Teams: Killer Bass, Killer Grips
Placement: 5th (TSI) 14th (TSA)
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Whereas Lightning canonically joined the show in Revenge of the Island, here he joins the competition in Island.
Lindsay, the Dumb Princess
Teams: Killer Bass, Killer Grips, Team Power
Placement: 18th (TSI) 2nd (TSA) 16th (TSWT)
- Team Member in the Adaptation: Is a member of the Killer Bass in this timeline, whereas in the original "Island" season, she was a member of the Screaming Gophers.
Mike, the Comedian
Teams: Killer Bass, Screaming Gaffers, Team Blizzard, Team Power
Placement: 14th (TSI) 8th (TDA) 2nd (TSWT)
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Whereas Mike canonically joined the show in Revenge of the Island, here he joins the competition in Island.
Noah, the Schemer
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Screaming Gaffers, Team Power
Placement: 13th (TSI) 5th (TSA) 8th (TSWT)
- Celibate Hero: Unlike canon, he has no interest in romance or getting a girlfriend.
- Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Inverted. Noah's ankle legitimately gets sprained in Action and he has to wear a cast. However, he manages to use his injury to get out of challenges.
Owen, the Funniest Guy Around
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Team Power
Placement: 21st (TSI) 6th (TSWT)
- Demoted to Extra: Rather than being a finalist in canon, he competes far less in his debut season in this fic and doesn't come back to play for Action.
Rodney, the Country Boy
Teams: Killer Bass, Killer Grips, Team Power
Placement: 19th (TSI) 6th (TSA) 15th (TSWT)
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Whereas Rodney canonically joined the show in Pahkitew Island, here he joins the competition in Island.
- Dumb Muscle: Downplayed in that he misunderstands what people are saying.
- Too Dumb to Live: Thinks running through lasers is a good idea.
Sadie, the Thrill Seeker
Teams: Screaming Gophers, Team Power, Team Victory, Team Blizzard
Placement: 17th (TSI) 7th (TSWT)
- Divergent Character Evolution: As a result of not being with Katie, Sadie is able to have her own personality and interactions with others.
- The Dog Bites Back: Similar to Beth in canon, she leaves Heather's alliance after being pushed around too many times.
- The Prankster: A big part of her character is to pull pranks. She pretends to be a bear and even drew a smiley face on the back of Heather's head.
- Ship Tease: With Ezekiel starting from the Island special. They get together in World Tour.
- Team Member in the Adaptation: Is a member of the Screaming Gophers in this timeline, whereas in the original "Island" season, she was a member of the Killer Bass.
Shawn, the Zombie Conspiracy Nut
Teams: Killer Bass, Screaming Gaffers, Team Victory
Placement: 10th (TSI) 1st (TSA) 18th (TSWT)
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Whereas Shawn canonically joined the show in Pahkitew Island, here he joins the competition in Island.
- Ship Tease: Gets these moments with Jo in their second season.
Sky, the Athlete
Teams: Killer Bass, Killer Grips, Team Victory
Placement: 1st (TSI) 13th (TSA) 12th (TSWT)
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Whereas Sky canonically joined the show in Pahkitew Island, here she joins the competition in Island.
World Tour Newcomers
Izzy, the Psycho Hose Beast
Teams: Team Victory, Team Power, Team Blizzard
Placements: 1st (TSWT)
- Everyone Has Standards: Finds Mal's desire for chaos to be too much for her.
Topher, the Chris Wannabe
Teams: Team Blizzard
Placements: 4th (TSWT)
- Ascended Fanboy: He gets to join the show in the third season, and he admires Chris a lot
Revenge of the Island
Anne Maria, the Jersey Shore Reject
Teams: Mutant Maggots
Placements: 2nd (TSROTI)
- Ascended Extra: From a pre-merge boot to one of the finalists.
B, the Strong, Silent Genius
Teams: Toxic Rats
Placements: 13th (TSROTI)
- In Spite of a Nail: Competes in Revenge? Check. Is on the Toxic Rats? Check. Gets eliminated in the same episode for the same reasons? Check.
Dave, the Normal Guy
Teams: Mutant Maggots
Placements: 10th (TSROTI)
DJ, the Brickhouse
Teams: Mutant Maggots, Toxic Rats
Placements: 8th (TSROTI)
Geoff, the Party Guy
Teams: Toxic Rats, Mutant Maggots
Placements: 3rd (TSROTI)
Katie, the Influencer
Teams: Mutant Maggots
Placements: 11th (TSROTI)
- Divergent Character Evolution: As a result of not being with Sadie, Katie is able to have her own personality and interactions with others.
- Nice Girl: Really perky and sweet in general.
- Phoneaholic Teenager: Likes to be on her tablet in order to vlog, and is devastated when Chris takes it away.
Leshawna, the Sista
Teams: Toxic Rats
Placements: 12th (TSROTI)
- Demoted to Extra: Gets eliminated before the merge.
- Dope Slap: Does this to Geoff in order to get him to stop making noises in the dark.
Max, the Super Villain
Teams: Toxic Rats
Placements: 14th (TSROTI)
- Recurring Extra: Being eliminated first doesn't stop Max from coming back just to cause havoc.
Molly, the Indie Chick
Teams: Mutant Maggots
Placements: 5th (TSROTI)
Sammy, the Nervous Cheerleader
Teams: Toxic Rats
Placements: 4th (TSROTI)
- Beware the Nice Ones: Is generally shy, but was able to kick off Sasquatchanakwa, take control of fire-breathing goats in order to get back at Scott for his repeated sabotage, and told off Chris before getting flung off the island.
- Character Development: Grows to stand up for herself more and becomes bolder.
Scarlett, the Quiet Brainiac
Teams: Mutant Maggots
Placements: 6th (TSROTI)
Scott, the Devious
Teams: Toxic Rats
Placements: 1st (TSROTI)
- The Bad Guy Wins: Manages to win Revenge of the Island after all his scheming.
Sierra, the Obsessive Uberfan
Teams: Toxic Rats
Placements: 9th (TSROTI)
Trent, the Cool Guy
Teams: Mutant Maggots, Toxic Rats
Placements: 7th (TSROTI)
Pahkitew Island
Alejandro, the Arch Villain
Teams: Confused Bears, Floating Salmon
Placements: 4th (TSPI)
- Big Bad: Of Pahkitew Island.
Beardo, the Human Soundboard
Teams: Confused Bears
Placements: 11th (TSPI)
Bridgette, the Surfer Girl
Teams: Confused Bears
Placements: 7th (TSPI)
Cameron, the Wide-Eyed Bubble Boy
Teams: Floating Salmon
Placements: 8th (TSPI)
Dakota, the Fame Monger
Teams: Floating Salmon
Placements: 13th (TSPI)
Gwen, the Loner
Teams: Floating Salmon
Placements: 10th (TSPI)
- Demoted to Extra: Gets eliminated pretty early on due to her not maintaining her friendships, conflicts, and relationships from canon.
Jasmine, the Australian Outback Girl
Teams: Floating Salmon
Placements: 1st (TSPI)
Justin, the Eye Candy
Teams: Floating Salmon
Placements: 9th (TSPI)
Leonard, the LARPer
Teams: Confused Bears
Placements: 6th (TSPI)
Sam, the Nice-Guy Gamer
Teams: Floating Salmon
Placements: 5th (TSPI)
Staci, the Compulsive Liar
Teams: Confused Bears
Placements: 14th (TSPI)
- Flat Character: Like canon, she has no other personality other than just telling tales about her family.
Sugar, the Pageant Queen
Teams: Confused Bears
Placements: 12th (TSPI)
- Demoted to Extra: She's not the main antagonist in this version, and is booted out third.
Tyler, the Jock
Teams: Confused Bears
Placements: 2nd (TSPI)
Zoey, the Social Seeker
Teams: Floating Salmon, Confused Bears
Placements: 3rd (TSPI)
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