Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Sasquatchinakwa

Sasquatchinakwa is a large purple sasquatch inhabiting Total Drama Island and is the second-to-most recurring minor character (the most recurring being the Bear). Sasquatchinakwa first appears in "The Big Sleep" where it's revealed there's a whole pack of them although in every following episode there's only one. In the first episode a pack of Sasquatchinakwas are shown studying a sleeping Owen who wandered into their cave by accident and ultimately kick him out when he farts. A Sasquatchinakwa doesn't appear until much later in the series in "Who Can You Trust" when he is seen watching TV in his cave however Sadie who's firing apples uncontrollably hits the TV turning it to static although the sasquatch doesn't seem to notice. (Notably if one listens closely Sasquatchinakwa is listening to the Total Drama Island theme song on TV.) His next appearance is in "No Pain, No Game" where Eva's dare was to spend 10 seconds in a crate with him. Eva however instead of just surviving 10 seconds beats him half to death and rips off the fur on the top of his head, forearms and legs which she then later fashions into hats, gloves and boots which she wears for the remainder of the episode. At the ending Sasquatchinakwa is shown to have stolen Geoff's cowboy hat and is using it to cover his bald spot. Here he's shown to share a cave with the Bear although it's uncertain if it's the same Bear in every episode. Sasquatchinakwa's final appearance is in the episode "Are We There Yeti?" during which he's one of the focal points of the episode and one of the episode's 2 main villains (the other being Chef). Notably here while the remaining campers (who are supposed to find their way out of the woods where Chef dumped them) are terrified of Sasquatchinakwa and even Chef goes so far as to describe him as "one mean mammer-jammer" Sasquatchinakwa is portrayed as being just as afraid of them as they are of him if not more. Nonetheless at the conclusion when Duncan is riding the Boat of Losers Sasquatchinakwa is revealed to be the driver only to rip off a mask revealing him to be Chef only to rip of a mask revealing him to be Sasquatchinakwa etc. This process repeats never-endingly as the episode closes. It's unknown who it really was (although it was probably Chef considering it is very hard for sasquatches to obtain boating licenses) and this was the last time Sasquatchinakwa appears in the Total Drama Island.
Although it's never been confirmed the producers of the show have dropped rumors that Sasquatchinakwa may be returning for Total Drama Action alongside the Bear. This has not been confirmed however.

The bear

The Bear is as his name suggests a bear that is frequently seen in the woods surrounding Camp Wawanakwa and the surrounding areas (e.g. a mysterious island or Boney Island) interacting with the campers. His role will frequently change from a secondary antagonist in the show to a mere bystander. It's also of great debate if each appearance is the same bear or not. The Bear first appeared in The Big Sleep when Tyler had a lack of sleep-induced hallucination where he thought he saw the Bear pop out of a bush and maul Katie and Sadie to death although this was quickly revealed to be a hallucination. He later appeared in The Sucky Outdoors where Izzy first dressed up as the Bear to scare the campers although later the real Bear comes along. Although initially the campers believe it's another trick (this time courtesy of Chris) they do eventually realize it's a real Bear when they recall that Chris said that there were real Bears in the woods and when Owen in an attempt to prove he's a fake rips off a piece of hair and instead it becomes a bald patch. The Bear's next appearance is in Up The Creek where the campers take a ride to Boney Island and when the Screaming Gophers are fleeing from giant beavers the Bear who's rubbing his back against a tree doesn't believe what he saw and puts on a pair of glasses. When the campers then come running back fleeing from giant loons the Bear once more thinks his eyes are fooling him and destroys the glasses. He appears in the following episode "Paintball Deer Hunt" where he gets involved in the plot for the first time when he becomes the cause of Cody getting voted off. When Cody comes across the Bear in the woods he attempts to bribe it with berries at first but instead the Bear mauls him and leaves him in critical condition although he leaves him to finish off some of the potato chips that Cody was carrying (the chips' crumbs were actually what led the Bear to Cody in the first place). He doesn't appear again until much later in the series in the episode "No Pain, No Game" where at the end his name is revealed to Molotov by Chris (although since there's a debate about whether or not it's always the same bear he shall be referred to his adapted name) and he's the professional Russian log-rolling champion for 7 years running. At the climax of the episode where Leshawna has to survive on a log with Molotov for 10 seconds whilst avoiding certain death in piranha-infested water. Eventually though not only does Leshawna survive the given 10 seconds but also speeds up the log much to Molotov's discomfort and then jumps on it causing the log to roll over again whilst the stuck Molotov gets dipped in the piranha water causing him to get all his fur eaten clean off although he survives. At the end of the episode it's revealed he shares a cave with Sasquatchinakwa and he is shown wearing either Katie or Sadie's dress in an attempt to cover up his bald spots and then does their famous, "EEEEEEEE!" complete with clapping hands. In the following episode "Search And Do Not Destroy" where campers have to get keys from various life-threatening situations Owen is forced to get that's wrapped around the Bear's neck much to Owen's chagrin due to his phobia of bears. This ends badly for Owen since at the end of the episode Owen does retrieve the key but then the camera zooms out revealing that the entire lower half of his body is in the Bear's mouth. The bear is quickly subdued when the Camera Crew shoots him with several tranquilizer darts (humorously though one hits Owen giving him a monotonous expression for the remainder of the episode). During the episode "Wawanakwa Gone Wild" the Bear is mentioned frequently but seen only once and very briefly. During the episode Heather is tasked with capturing the Bear but this ends badly for Heather since she gets knocked unconscious with a shot the to the buttocks with a dart gun by Izzy whilst the Bear having been awakened by Duncan runs right past her in a rage. The Bear is seen briefly in Camp Castaways when the campers discover Chris' and Chef's secret campsite the Bear can be briefly seen eating some cake. The Bear's next appearance in the show was in I Triple Dog Dare You where Owen's dare was to give the Bear a purple nurple (much to Owen's chagrin). Owen complies and the Bear is seen chasing Owen out of his cave before rubbing his chest to steady the pain. The Bear's final appearance on the show was in "Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island" where he appears as one of the episode's main antagonists (the other 2 being Courtney and Justin) although he isn't seen until the second half of the episode. Here Cody, Tyler, DJ and Owen get tangled up in the tethers of Courtney's hot air balloon although unfortunately the Bear quickly hops on as well. Eventually at the climax of the episode the balloon gets destroyed by a pilotless plane that was hijacked by Justin and although Courtney escapes the Bear is left in the cockpit as the balloon lands in the kitchen. However the Bear nonchalantly walks out and dusts his fur off as if nothing happened thus indicating he survived.
The bear appears in the TDA trailer when Gwen first asks if there will not be explosions, burning buildings, or bears. A building then catches on fire with a bear inside. It then chases Gwen, Trent, and Duncan.TH

Chef Hatchet

Chef Hatchet is the mess hall's chef. Chef is a big, loud, and intimidating man with a permanent sneer on his face. He is an inept cook and bares a humorously distorted resemblance to Samuel L. Jackson, Major Payne, and Roadblock.[citation needed] Aside from cooking the meals, he also assists Chris in tormenting the campers, such as when he dresses up as a spider to scare Leshawna, puts on a sheep costume to help Chris put the campers to sleep, and flies a rickety plane with Owen and Izzy. He enjoys torturing the campers as much as Chris does. Hatchet was in the military, most likely the Navy SEALS. Clues to his career as a Seal include the fowled anchor on his left biceps and the fact that he was called Master Chief in one episode. Also, Chef acts like a stereotypical fatherly soldier such as showing respect for those who've bested him (a feat that only Gwen and Leshawna have achieved). It was mentioned by Chris in the Hide 'n Seek episode (where the campers hid and Chef hunted them down with a squirt gun that was powerful enough to knock Chris 50 yards away) that Chef not only has a high military rank but also has an advanced degree in man hunting. It is all these traits that allow him to hunt down and capture all of the campers (except Leshawna) in under one hour. In fact, he easily found Duncan by sniffing the air, licking the ground, and plucking and studying a piece of grass. Unlike Chris, who befriended a couple of the campers (Owen, Trent, Duncan and Geoff) and will occasionally show some empathy when compassionate campers (such as Bridgette) get voted off, Hatchet hates them all and won't hesitate to kill them. This is quickly demonstrated in the first episode when the campers are eating Chef's revolting hamburgers (which are actually still alive). Geoff asks Chris if he can order out thus prompting Chef to almost decapitate Geoff with a thrown meat cleaver. The only 2 campers he probably has an small amount of respect for are Gwen and Leshawna who are the only 2 campers who bested him at his own game (Gwen was the only camper who got through his boot camp and Leshawna was the only camper who managed to evade him during the game of Hide 'n Seek). Although he has respect only for those who've bested him, he still doesn't like Izzy and Duncan, who were the only two people to defeat him in unarmed combat. Izzy did so during the Hide 'n Seek episode when she easily knocked Chef out for a couple seconds with a single kick after they easily evaded each other's blows. Duncan later bested Chef during a fistfight at the Dock of Shame between the two when Chef dressed up as "The Escaped Psycho Killer With A Chainsaw And A Hook" and was terrorizing the campers in "Hook, Line and Screamer"(Duncan not being aware of Chef's true identity at the time). During the ensuing fight, Duncan managed to disarm Chef of his weapons (his chainsaw and hook), stun him with a punch to the gut, and ultimately forced him to surrender when he picked up the chainsaw. This is very surprising due to the fact that Chef is one of the strongest cast members if not the strongest (rivaled only by DJ and Eva). However, he's never been seen in physical combat but it is assumed that he's quite powerful as demonstrated during his fight against Izzy. He's the tallest recurring cast member in the show (standing about a head above DJ) and the second-to-tallest character on the show (during the aforementioned episode, the real Psycho Killer is shown to be about half-a-head taller than Chef). In the final episode, after throwing Chris into the lake, the campers go after Chef to exact their revenge on him as well.
Even though Chef's meals for the campers are horrible, revolting and incredibly unhealthy, it was actually shown in the castaway challenge and "Are We There Yeti?" that he's actually an adequate cook and just makes horrible dishes to torture the campers. This was shown when he and Chris were having a private party at their personal campsite where Chef personally made a 3-course brunch and an impressed Chris said, "You've outdone yourself, Chef." Hints have also been dropped that Chef is an escaped criminal (like Duncan), such as when Gwen said, "Why do camp chefs always look and act like escaped criminals?" referencing Chef's cruel, inhumane treatment towards them. When Chef was in the Confession Can (during the challenge between Owen and Gwen), he was criticizing the campers, calling them ungrateful. He also says, "I had better jobs in prison!", proving that he was in prison.
Catch Phrase - "Sit your butt down!"

Chris MacLean

Chris MacLean is the host of the program and one of the main characters of the series. He speaks with a "skater" accent. Easy-going and somewhat sadistic, he enjoys making the campers suffer and views them with little to no empathy, saying his trademark phrase "Awwwee-some!!!" whenever a challenge is particularly life-threatening. He clearly has no regard for their well-being, remarking that he doesn't care what happens on the show so long as he still gets paid. His talents include speaking and figure skating. According to the season finale, aside from being the show's host, Chris is also the show's writer, background designer, director, executive producer, and assassin (the latter being his task of killing anyone who tries to enter or escape the island). He frequently mentions that he hired interns in the pre-production phase of the show, most of whom died setting up the challenges; like the challengers, he shows no regard or regret for their demise. He also states the interns act as test subjects for his challenges. It's frequently mentioned that Chris does have superiors who insist that he tests his challenges first. Despite this order however it was shown in the finale (the episode between Gwen and Owen) that Chris deems his challenges safe even if the intern dies as demonstrated when the final intern (credited as Chasserocks) falls to his death whilst testing Chris' challenge to cross a gorge with sharks in them he says, "Well, that's safe enough." He also isn't above doing illegal actions to terrify the campers as demonstrated in "X-Treme Torture" and "Brunch of Disgustingness". In the first episode Chris nearly runs over a couple of campers with an airplane and then remarks that he doesn't have a pilot's license. In the Brunch of Disgustingness he also mentions that he made hot dogs out of dolphins which he poached himself despite the fact that killing and eating dolphins is considered illegal in most countries (including Canada). One of the things that frequently makes him angry is when his poorly-made, budget-priced sets are described as poorly-made, budget-priced sets (or the like). Chris is also extremely egotistical if not outright narcissistic his most beloved trait of himself being his hair. A good example of this is in "X-Treme Torture" when he froze the camera and asked if he could get an increase of make-up saying, "I look like I just fell out of bed," despite the fact he's obviously rather groomed. The campers are aware of this trait as they don't believe that there's an "Escaped Psycho Killer With A Chainsaw And A Hook" trapped on the island with them until they realize that Chris in a hurry to leave left behind his hair gel.
It should to be noted that despite having these personality flaws, Chris nonetheless has shown that he has standards, no matter how low they may seem. In fact, Chris is frequently disgusted by Heather's underhandedness, going so far as to chastise her for reading Gwen's diary on live TV, stating that it was "really messed-up." Most of the campers have a large amount of contempt for Chris since his inhumane challenges affect them both physically and emotionally, although Chris actually befriended (and remains relatively friendly with) a few campers who were relatively unfazed by the danger, specifically Owen, Geoff (due to their cheerful, energetic, and easy-going personalities), Duncan (his time in Juvenile Hall has made him used to the kind of mistreatment) and Trent (who has an incredible stroke of bad luck and copes with the danger). In the final episode, a lynch mob of the campers made up of Chris' aforementioned friends, Owen, Geoff, and Duncan get back at Chris and throw him into the lake for making them do all the dangerous challenges of season one. (It was revealed in the following episode that Owen, Geoff, Duncan and Trent are still friends with Chris and actually dissuaded the other campers from doing anything worse than simply dunking him.) Chris will appear in the second season with upgraded facial expressions and a beard.[2]
Chris is most likely based on the host of the show Survivor, Jeff Probst. The outfit Chris wears throughout most of the first season is similar to the one Probst wore during the first season of Survivor.

Katie and Satie

Katie and Sadie dressing alike and spending all their time together. Katie and Sadie became best friends when they first met as next-door neighbors.
Katie likes her best-friend-for-life Sadie, and dislikes being separated from her. Unlike overweight Sadie, Katie is thin and tan. Katie was originally on the Screaming Gophers, but switched with Izzy to be with her friend. Katie joined because it will bring greatness for her and Sadie. Katie was the fifth person voted off the competition because she got her and Sadie lost in "The Sucky Outdoors" challenge. Sadie is voted off later, and finds Katie waiting for her in the Boat of Losers as a happy surprise. Although Katie's fear is unknown, her fear is most probably the same as Sadie's.
Sadie likes her best-friend-for-life Katie, and dislikes being separated from her. Unlike thin Katie, Sadie is overweight and pale, though only Katie herself brings this up. While Katie thinks with her heart, Sadie thinks with her head. Sadie was the tenth person voted off the competition for failing the reversed William Tell shoot off. After being eliminated, Sadie was immediately reunited with Katie in the Boat of Losers. Sadie's fear is bad haircuts. They both have a strong crush on Justin.
Catch Phrase-"EEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Neither Katie nor Sadie will not participate in TDA.

Harold

Harold (voiced by Brian Froud) He had the most badges while in Possum Scouts. Despite his odd personality he has very high self-esteem, and is responsible for his team's first two wins. His fear is ninjas, though he appears to be perfectly capable of facing them, as in "Phobia Factor" he tried to fight them with nunchaku (which clunks him on the head) with no sign of fear. He also took figure-skating lessons, which has led to him becoming incredibly agile. It is implied that he possesses martial arts skills (though he may just be faking it to look cool). He is similar to Napoleon Dynamite in voice and personality. For instance, he likes to emphasize words for interjection (ex. "Yes!", "Gosh!", "Idiots!"). He is usually pranked by Duncan, DJ, and Geoff. He gets back at Duncan by switching the ballots and getting Duncan's love interest, Courtney, voted off. Harold is voted off next (Chris stating it was because of karma) after he lost the challenge for his team, having been distracted by seeing Heather's breast after a tree snagged her top. Before he leaves, he confesses his love for LeShawna and they kiss ("Farewell Total Drama Island, I loved, I lost, and I saw boobies, what more could a man ask for?... LeShawna I meant every word of that poem"). Although only a haiku he wrote for LeShawna is shown according to Chris, Chef and Courtney there were more. Later on, during the episode "After the Dock of Shame", Courtney gets back at Harold for having her voted off by beating him senseless with a lamp post she tore off the ground, then wrapping it around his body. In "Total Drama Drama Drama Island" LeShawna tells him their fledging romance was going too fast, in this episode he also reveals he has a sister. He later teams up with Heather during the competition, and though she betrays him at one point, they later reconcile when Heather admits she doesn't like being as mean as she is even though she was probably lying at that pont just to get a ride. His friends on the island are Leshawna and Trent. He used to be friends with Courtney and Ezekiel, but Courtney hated him since he cheated to get her voted off, and Ezekiel called him a traitor for cheating.
Catch Phrase-Aside from raspily emphasizing words like "Yes!," "Duh!" and "Idiots!," Harold often says "Booyah" or "Awesome" after some significant achievement.
Harold will be in Total Drama Action.

Geoff

Geoff (voiced by Dan Petronijevic) is the party guy. He loves to party, and is known as the "neutral" guy by the campers since he gets along with everyone, essentially becoming the team arbiter. His fear is hail. He has a major crush on Bridgete, but fails miserably when it comes to earning her affection. He does and says many things that turn her off. In the special TDI episode, Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island, Geoff and Bridgette are seen making-out in almost every part. As a running gag, Geoff tends to end up doing challenges which, in one way or another, end with him smelling horrible. Geoff also made a craft for Bridgette in an earlier episode, which in the end, wins her over. When Bridgette is eliminated and there is a challenge involving building a bike, he draws a picture of her and tapes it onto his bike, and names the bike Bridgette.
Geoff can be described as somewhat of the Bass equivalent to Trent (whom he's friends with) similar to how Courtney can be described as the Bass equivalent to Heather. Like Trent, Geoff is frequently hurt during the challenges (although not always) such as when he was trying to hit on Bridgette whilst water-skiing Trent ran him over with the motorboat. This trait is most obvious in the episode "Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island" where Bridgette's poor coordination on land caused him numerous injuries, most notably being when he fell off of a 1,000 foot cliff (head-first no less). Geoff, after suffering those injuries, admits in the Confession Stall that by the day's end, he thinks that Bridgette will get him killed. Trent and Geoff are also their team's arbiter, the person every body likes and every body's friends with.
Catch Phrase-"Man!"
Geoff will be in TDA.