Say farewell to the original trilogy–it’s time to take a trip back to Camp Wawanakwa
to talk about the sins of the next generation of Total Drama campers. I’m Brad with WickedBinge,
and it’s time for the chaos of Chris’s reality TV sensation to strike back with full force today,
on EVERY Total Drama: Revenge of the Island Character’s Worst Deed!
But this time, we’ve got a couple characters who belong in a new category of their own. These
characters are The Innocent–that is, the ones who lack any noticeably bad deeds.
We’ll kick things off by saying a word about the man who never says a word, B. Also known
as “Beverly,” good ol’ B is the definition of the “strong, silent” type. Think Ferb from Phineas and
Ferb…just on a larger scale. Given that he doesn’t say a single word, all we really have on B is his
actions, which consist thankfully of general helpfulness towards his fellow campers. If Cam
has the book smarts, B has the street smarts–able to use practical knowledge to improvise a solution
no matter what problems lie in front of him and his team. When he’s eliminated,
he seems ready to talk and possibly warn his teammates of Scott’s manipulation, but is cut
off by the launching of his catapult. There’s not much to say about the guy, but that also
means there’s genuinely nothing bad to say about him, either–so this true-neutral inventor takes
the most pure spot on our list. The only crime here is how early he was eliminated. Speaking of…
Now, don’t kid yourselves…you ALL knew that Dawn would be pretty darn early on the list. Or should
we say…pretty dawn early? …hey, get your mouse off that unsubscribe button, come on! Like with B,
there’s nothing truly bad we can say about Dawn. Her intentions are pure, and while her strange
ability to read the auras of others around her could definitely be used for darker purposes, she
uses it for good–often becoming a pseudo-therapist to her fellow contestants and always doing her
best to be kind to everyone around her. She’s also got that Disney Princess-esque “friend
to all the woodland creatures” thing going on for her. She was too good for this show, man…
Now let’s get started with the Flawed Deeds.
He may be the sharpest member of the new cast, but he’s not invincible–Cameron’s Worst Deed
is being manipulated. For such a smart guy, Cameron is also a total pushover. It’s hard
to fault him too much for that, since a butterfly is enough to literally push him over. That said,
it doesn’t change the fact that Cameron often finds himself being used as a pawn by stronger,
more manipulative contestants. Most specifically, he’s practically Jo’s manservant in Revenge of
the Island, bending to her will any time she commands him to. This leads to him
trying (but failing) to sabotage Lightning per her request, even though Lightning and
him had been pretty friendly up to that point. He doesn’t have a malicious bone in his body,
but a brain that big is pretty dangerous in the wrong hands…even if indirectly so.
Continuing the trend of nerdy contestants, we now have Sam’s Worst Deed: Total Masochism.
For the first time in this video, we’re gonna head over to Total Drama All-Stars. Sam is one
of the contestants who makes a return from the previous season…but for a VERY unique
reason. He wants to become a mutant like his girlfriend, Dakota, back home. While this
is admittedly kind of sweet(in its own weird way), he ends up throwing challenges for his
team as he’s much more concerned with getting on the same physical level of his mutant lover.
That said, Sam also falls into the category of campers who are consistently kind people,
so we won’t place him any higher for this weird indirect method of sabotage.
Speaking of, up next we have Dakota, whose worst deed is Her Sense of Entitlement. Dakota is one
of the few contestants who cares about fame over money…and considering just how absolutely loaded
she is already, believe us–she REALLY cares about fame. At her worst, she can be pretty snobby and
condescending, and when she’s brought back to the show as an assistant to Chris, she takes little
issue with following his orders–however harmful they might be to other contestants. But honestly,
Dakota never really does anything bad, per se. She actually turns out to be pretty sweet by
the end of the day, and her snobby attitude is just one aspect of a surprisingly more complex
character. It may not sound like much, but being more than skin-deep is rare
for a Total Drama contestant–so we’ll keep her at a modest place on our list.
Up next is our main girl Zoey’s Worst Deed: Commando Zoey. You guys know that
one now-ironic meme that says “when the nice guy loses his patience….the devil shivers”? Yeah,
Commando Zoey is like that, but totally sincere. Zoey is a total sweetheart, and she did have
EVERY reason to be ticked off at how Scott did Mike so dirty near the season’s end…and how
Chef literally pushed her off a freaking cliff. That was also kinda mean. With that being said,
it’s still worth noting just how much of a borderline villain arc she went on.
She definitely could have been worse, as she does still have sincere concern for Cameron,
but her aggression during this mini-arc was still quite a sight to behold. Revenge is never
the answer…but it isn’t necessarily NOT the answer in this context. Tricking Scott wasn’t
a GOOD thing to do, but it’s hard to deny he had it coming. Also, even SHE couldn’t
resist laughing at Scott in the trauma chair, which is kiiiiinda messed up, to be honest.
Okay, REAL quick, let’s just go ahead and get this one out of the way. Yeah, you know who I
mean. Staci’s worst deed is Compulsive Lying. Okay, sure, it’s not TOTALLY confirmed whether
or not she’s lying. Technically, for all we actually know, every last thing she says could
be the whole truth. Beth wasn’t lying about her supermodel boyfriend, after all. But…come on. It’s
HIGHLY unlikely that she’s telling the truth, and even if she is, she completely lacks the
social awareness to tell that she’s agitating literally everyone else around her with her
constant anecdotes literally nobody asked for. Eliminating her first was one of the
best writing decisions in this entire series….we do kinda feel bad for her going bald, though.
Now, before we delve into the MOST infamous characters,
let’s take a quick detour to the Really Bad Deeds.
We feel weird placing him so low on this list, but Brick’s Worst Deed is Leaving his Friends
Behind. Brick might be the most overtly good of Revenge of the Island’s cast. Although flawed,
he’s done arguably more good deeds than any of the others, and shows willingness to put his
own safety on the line for that of his comrades. But that doesn’t excuse this event, sadly. Brick
is accustomed to a militaristic lifestyle, and as a result he has trouble acting on his own
values rather than simply following orders. This results in Brick leaving several of his friends
behind during the challenge in “Finders Creepers,” when Jo orders him to finish the challenge instead
of going back to help them. To his credit, Brick rightfully feels remorse for this, volunteering
to be eliminated for his cowardice. He even makes up for it later when he inadvertently
sacrifices his team’s win–and by extension, his chance at the million–to save Cameron, Zoey,
and Mike. Still, we have to place him higher than expected considering that, unlike Cameron,
Brick did have at least some chance of saying no to Jo’s selfish demands without facing
physical retaliation. At the VERY least, he could defend himself against it. To make matters worse,
he could have easily let his comrades die in this context due to them being
endangered by what everyone thought to be a huge spider…and honestly, Izzy isn’t THAT
much safer. You’re a good guy, Brick, but “just following orders” only goes so far.
She may have the most glamorous hair in Total Drama History, but that doesn’t excuse Anne
Maria’s Worst Deed: Multiple Counts of Physical Assault. Interestingly, despite everything about
her character being coded to say otherwise, Anne Maria isn’t particularly antagonistic throughout
the season. At worst, she’s a bit rude and hot headed…but let us tell ya, that hairspray is
flammable. This girl will not hesitate to full-on attack anyone who so much as annoys her, let alone
if they threaten to mess up her hair. Whether it’s a direct punch to the face or spraying them with
hair spray. Those chemicals hurt, man. And while she never really falls into malicious territory,
Anne Maria never really shows a significant change in character. That’s exactly why she
lands this low–you could argue that some of the earlier deeds are worse on their own,
but her attacks and general rudeness towards others are pretty consistent.
Still, she’s just tame enough to avoid our final section: these are the Truly Terrible Deeds.
First up in this category is ironically the season’s main antagonist. Scott’s Worst
Deed is being a Schemer. Yeah, not really sure how else to word it. Scott isn’t as underhanded
and calculating as Heather or Alejandro before him. This red-headed redneck is just willing
to trick others and even flat-out lie to get them eliminated, including his
own teammates. Anything goes if it gets him closer to a win. Why isn’t he higher? Well,
while Scott doesn’t really have a lot of particularly good qualities, he’s
also–believe it or not–the least violent in this final category by a decent margin. He’s the most
outwardly mean of the bunch, sure–and his constant scheming to sabotage other contestants
definitely cements his status as a main antagonist. But in terms of individual deeds,
it definitely gets worse than him–and he actually does manage to grow as a person, being one of the
few characters who DOESN’T totally regress in All-Stars. Side note, but did his “trauma chair”
give anyone else their own trauma chair as a kid…? Like…Jesus, man, I know he was mean, but come ON.
Up next is the season’s other main villain, Jo–who’s worst deed is Taking Advantage of
Others. Particularly Cameron, who she basically uses as a manservant throughout the season.
Jo has no problem using violence, threats, and verbal abuse to make others do what she
wants. This is especially obvious in the episode “Up, Up and Away in my Pitiful Balloon,” where
he forces him to build her own vehicle and even to sabotage Lightning–who she betrayed,
mind you. Sha-not cool, Jo. To her credit, though, she does show some respect for
Cameron’s ability to stand up to her and get her eliminated. She’s just a bit more violent
and manipulative than Scott, which is why she’s fittingly a bit higher.
Believe it or not, the Bronze Medal of Evil goes to a character who isn’t all
that bad of a guy: Sha-Lightning’s Worst Deed is Taking Cameron to the Finals. Lightning might be
remembered best for his absolutely brutal rivalry with Cameron in the finale. Thinking Cameron had
betrayed him by unintentionally stealing his win in the previous challenge, he decides to
choose him as his final opponent, believing he’ll be an easy opponent–and thinking he’ll
be able to absolutely crush him. To his credit, Lightning was actually pretty decent to Cameron
throughout most of the season. Not only did he save him from drowning in the first episode,
but he even encouraged him to stand up to Jo. It’s a shame things fell off SO hard at this point,
turning Lightning from an arrogant but usually-chill jock into a full-on bullying
menace. It’s a fairly huge blemish on the record of a character who was actually way
nicer than we remembered…still, at least we know that he doesn’t judge.
The Silver Medal of Evil Deeds goes to…sigh…Mike’s Worst Deed: Mal. Remember all the antagonists from
other Total Drama seasons, and how much chaos they caused? Alejandro, Heather, heck, even
Scott in season 4? Well…enter All-Stars, which introduced Mike’s evil, secret personality, Mal,
who magically turns this absolute twig of a man into someone who can easily crush Alejandro’s
wrist. No disrespect to anyone who enjoyed the Mal plotline–to each their own, really–but this
guy was an absolute menace, and one of the very few contestants whose level of violence made him
willing to attempt murder on occasion. He even lets Cameron fall off a cliff at one point,
forcing him back into his bubble for a time–and might have even killed him if he
got the chance. We’re not really sure if it’s ethical to count Mal as a deed on Mike’s end,
but…come on, it’s clear nobody writing this guy knew anything about how D.I.D.
actually works. You might just be wondering–how can anyone beat him?
Well…technically ,this next character isn’t actually a contestant…but we’re giving the Gold
Medal of Evil to Fang’s Worst Deed: Mutilating Scott. Man, don’t you just hate it when you’re
trying to literally eat someone, and they have the nerve—the AUDACITY—the CHICANERY–to break
your tooth by accident when trying to escape? Now, first of all…dude, you have, like…hundreds
of teeth. Do you really have NOTHING better to do, as a shark with legs who can explore both
land and sea, that you have to devote your entire life to hunting down your former snack
for revenge? Considering that Fang has the ability to walk and even think similarly to a human,
it’s not unreasonable to think that he could just go to a dentist. Everyone says “Heather” this,
“Alejandro” that, but Fang here is a villain who puts them to shame. We briefly mentioned earlier
what he did to Scott, and it was done during their ride together on the catapult–which,
mind you, implies that he was smart enough to arrange a ride with Scott when he got
eliminated. This man may very well have intimidated Chris McLean. Let that sink in.
Fang is a menace, and even after getting his revenge, he’s still going after Scott
at every turn he can. If you’re ever having a bad day, just remember you at least don’t
have a two-legged shark stalking you at every moment of your life. Dude is NEVER
going to be able to watch Finding Nemo again. You’re in our thoughts and prayers, Scott…