#td killer bass

[tdm0912]

oguhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh im going nowhere wit this but whatever

[total-drama-brainrot]

My hottest take?

If MLP:FiM had aired a few years earlier, every boy in the Killer Bass cabin would've been a die-hard brony EXCEPT Harold.

(and Ezekiel, but only because he wasn't allowed to watch a lot of TV on the farm. He'd be quickly converted by the others though, if he lasted long enough to stay a night on the island.)

[real-total-drama-takes]

the thing about being a screaming gopher is I wouldn't get along with anyone. the killer bass is just generally more friendly to each other and everyone. keep in mind I like all the characters and I'm going to bash my favorites but this is just realistically if I knew them like in real life.

gophers: heather is a total bitch, first of all. I'd hate her. beth is just not the type of person I'd be friends with, like we'd get along but I wouldn't like her all that much. lindsay I would maybe be friends with but she would definitely get on my nerves. izzy is batshit insane. gwen is like okay but she's pretty cold and leshawna would probably scare the shit out of me after throwing heather off the cliff but maybe I would still like her. cody is a creep, noah is annoying, owen is... owen, justin is arrogant. trent is like the only person that I could say without a doubt I would be chill with.

bass: katie and sadie probably would only talk to each other but they're really nice in general and I think we'd get along. bridgette is super chill so I'd like her. courtney is bossy but I think I could still get along with her. eva has anger issues and I'd probably be on edge around her so I wouldn't really talk to her. geoff and dj are really nice and I'd like them. duncan and ezekiel I would hate because obviously. harold is weird and I wouldn't like him. but tyler is chill and I'd like him.

so yeah. I'd want to be a bass.

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[rose-of-gabriel]

My Teammates, My Friends

Set at the end of s1 ep12: Basic Straining

Harold's revenge doesn't go the way he planned. Courtney reflects on what her team means to her.

Beginning of a series of Season 1 rewrites bc I still love Duncney and can't let things go.

It was the breeziest Courtney had ever felt going into a bonfire ceremony. Yes, they’d lost the challenge, and she was fully prepared to start strategizing again in the morning, but for right now everything just felt right. Duncan stood amongst their fellow Killer Bass members on the other side of the fire pit, meeting her gaze before giving a dramatic roll of his eyes at how much Chris was milking his time at the podium. Courtney ducked her head, a heat rising in her cheeks that had nothing to do with the burning embers of the fire.

Even when Bridgette and Geoff were called, leaving her in the usually precarious position of bottom two, she didn’t feel worried. For maybe the first time in this competition, her team actually felt like her friends. It was probably - definitely - sad to admit, but she’d never experienced that before. Every “team” she’d ever been a part of - debate team, model UN, student council - had all been so performative and impersonal for everyone involved. Courtney would call those people her friends but she knew it wasn’t the kind of friendship she read about in books or magazines; friends who made you feel at ease, who had your back unconditionally. Yes, she was aware that this was still a competition, but as long as the teams remained, there was a tentative, hopeful, nearly forgotten part of her that trusted the four people before her more than she had anyone else in a long, long time.

These thoughts wrenched to a halt when she realized Chris had cut himself off mid-monologue. She re-focused, expecting to see military personnel or aliens raining down on them since there wasn’t anything else she could think of that would make Chris surrender the spotlight. There was no surrender, though. The devious, snake-like expression curling across his features opened up a pit in Courtney’s stomach, and from the looks of her teammates she could tell they’d noticed the pause with equal trepidation.

“Now campers,” Chris said, setting the plate and final marshmallow atop the podium before reaching into the placket of his shirt, “we have an interesting development.” He produced a folded stack of paper and held it aloft. “See... according to the ballots we received in the ballot box, every. single. person. voted Courtney off.”

The pit in her stomach imploded, leaving her sick and dizzy. She barely heard the reaction of her teammates over the rush of blood in her ears.

Pressure built behind her eyes as her gaze ricocheted across their faces, landing finally on Duncan, or where he would have been had the punk not already taken several imposing steps in Chris’ direction. “Dude, no fucking way! ”

Chris jumped backwards, raising the ballots high in one hand and throwing the other up in front of him. “ Hey! Hold it, hold it, hold it!”

Geoff and DJ both reached to grab Duncan’s shoulders, and while he did stop, his expression was murderous. Chris continued quickly. “All six ballots were for Courtney, making me and the producers more than a little curious as to why one of our fiercest competitors would vote herself off. So we went back and had a looksie at the confessional booth footage.”

Chris inclined his head to where Chef Hatchet was laboriously pushing an old dolly with an even older projection set up the slope toward the bonfire. While Courtney by no means had her barings back, she still noticed how Harold’s shoulders had hiked up to his ears and he had scooted as far from her on the log stool as he could. Suspicion stirred in her mind but she was too rattled to interrogate it.

“Lights please!” Chris called. The array of tiki torches and lanterns surrounding the fire pit suddenly faded to nothing, the only light now coming from the bonfire and the harsh, white light of the mobile projector. “Chef, if you would be so kind, roll tape!”

Chef arranged the projector so it displayed on one of the massive, flat rock faces that walled in the area. He pulled a VHS tape from the front pocket of his apron and opened a compartment on the side of the projector. Before he inserted the tape, though, Harold burst to his feet. “Wait!” he screamed, throwing his spindly body in front of the lens. “Wait, you don’t have to show it.”

“Oh, don’t we?” Chris grinned.

Courtney’s nerves were frayed to the point of snapping. “ Harold.” She growled, rising to her feet with her fists clenched. “ What did you do?”

Duncan was next to speak, cracking his knuckles. “You are dead, shrimpy.”

Unaffected by their outbursts, Chris continued coolly. “You’ve got a choice here, Harold. We can either play the tape or not, but somebody has to walk the dock of shame tonight.”

Everyone had put the pieces together by now; even Geoff’s usual half-grin was soured in a glare. Duncan started toward their condemned team member, but Courtney beat him to it. Harold shrieked and covered his face, but instead of clocking him Courtney grabbed a fistful of his t-shirt. Though he had a good few inches of height on her, Courtney yanked him down with enough force that his knees buckled, putting them at eye-level.

Her voice simmered with intensity as she hissed his name. “You have exactly five minutes to get on that boat. Because if I watch what I think is on that tape and you’re still on this island, I promise that you are never. leaving it. Understand?”

“Yes.” He squeaked, eyes nervously flitting between her and the team.

The instant she released her grip he was gone, sprinting for all his worth back to the cabins. Courtney inhaled deeply through her nose, efforts to calm herself ruined by Chris chiding, “Easy, Courtney. Chef’s gonna escort him to make sure he doesn’t hide out anywhere and to make sure no one tries to deal out their own justice, vigilante style.” He chuckled. “Although that would be awesome. ”

For a second Courtney thinks she might actually punch Chris’ lights out, but the host is saved by Bridgette throwing her arms around her teammate. “Oh my gosh, Court! Those were like the worst two minutes of my life.”

Two minutes? Had all of that really just happened in two minutes. Courtney felt like she’d just stepped off a rollercoaster and her stomach was finally catching up with her. When Bridgette released her, she pressed the heels of her palms against her forehead and closed her eyes. There was sound and movement all around her but nothing concretely registered except for the rough, warm pressure of a hand sliding down her spine to rest at her lower back.

“You okay?” Duncan said into her ear, so quiet she wasn’t sure if anyone else heard.

His voice and his hand on her back were the anchors she needed to feel like she was on solid ground again. She dropped her hands from her face and her shoulders fell with them as she surveyed the teens around her. Bridgette was visibly the most affected, hazel eyes wide like Courtney would vanish if she blinked. Geoff and DJ wore similar looks of both sympathy for Courtney and anger for the situation, and Duncan…

Well, Courtney didn’t know what to make of the look he was giving her. It was somehow soft and warm yet still retained its fierceness from before. She wasn’t sure if it was the intensity of his gaze or the crash of adrenaline that made her shiver. “I’m good.” She tried to sound more confident than she felt.

“Man, that is one sick little dude.” DJ groused, crossing his arms over his chest.

Geoff added, “Yeah, Court, that was wickedly messed up. Sorry, brah.”

Courtney shifted her weight just a fraction to press more firmly into Duncan’s hand, forcing a steady exhale from her lungs. “I’m just glad he was dumb enough to make all of the ballots the same.”

“Seriously.” Duncan agreed, pulling her an inch closer.

She turned her head to look up at him, nerves settling enough to crack a smile. “You have any experience with voter fraud?”

“Pfffft, that’s weak shit.” He dismissed, though the corner of his mouth ticked upward.

The vice in her chest eased, and the airiness from before was returning. These were her friends , friends who were angry on her behalf and happy that she was still here. Friends that surrounded her with support but she knew would give her space if she asked for it. That was the last thing she wanted, though, threading her arm across Duncan's back.

“Anyone up for stealing some brownies from the mess hall while Chef’s distracted?” She asked.

Geoff whistled, “Heck yeah!” at the same time Duncan praised, “Atta girl.”

It was DJ who hesitated. “Sure you don’t wanna see the ginger twerp off, Court? I know I’ll be happy to see him go.”

Courtney hummed thoughtfully. “The look on his face would be pretty satisfying.” Her gaze flickered to Duncan’s with a mirrored grin. “If we’re quick we can do both.”

The expression on Duncan's face turned wolfish as he addressed the group. “You heard the lady.” He said and the five of them took off toward the mess hall, Courtney’s heart soaring with every step.

[florisgrad]

bro eva was so cool why did they bring her back to merge after competing in only two episodes just to eliminate her again in the same episode?

[the-type-a]

Do you have any instrument HCs for the KB5? Like it's pretty obvious Courtney plays violin (and according to my personal hc viola and piano) which imo fits her soooo well as an orch kid, but what about the others? Personally I could see Bridgette on clarinet, and Duncan on percussion. I think geoff would be a brass kid (maybe tuba or trombone) and DJ a string bass or oboe

Courtney plays so many instruments it’s crazy. She’s got her violin, guitar, voice, and most definitely knows how to play the piano.

Duncan is 100% a guitar player and also knows how to play the drums.

Bridgette might know how to play some wind instruments, it might not be perfect but it’s an A for effort lmao

Geoff doesn’t know how to play anything. I can literally see him asking to play with everyone’s instruments and it’s a hard no because they just know their things will get damaged. But to make him feel included they let him play the triangle and possible a kazoo— which quickly becomes annoying.

DJ gives me piano and drum vibes. Everytime he plays something it’s so soothing and just takes you to another world.

[stuck-in-total-drama-hell]

total drama memes

[notchaoticenough]

Let Duncan perform dangerous stunts challenge

[hjcoolartnerd]

Eric might not like the bullying but he agrees with the guys that Harold should keep his things In order and not all over the cabin. That's gross and disgusting.

[amethyst-geek]

More cases of TD/6teen characters becoming related in my urban fantasy AU

You how I mentioned in some of my previous posts that Mal would be re-imagined as Mike's immortal father (while Svetlana, Vito, and Manitoba remain Mike's alters), and that Mike would have some much older half-siblings via Mal. Well among these half-siblings is an OC named Katrina and her several TD characters (along with some 6teen characters) will be among her descendants. Katrina was born during the 1870s and she'll almost certainly be a posthumous character, having died of old age in the 1960s. Her descendants will include the following characters

Amy and Sammy (via their mom)

Caitlin Cooke from 6teen (via her dad, who is the brother of Amy and Sammy's mom)

Geoff, Wayne, and Rock (who will be brothers in my AU and it's their mom who's a descendant of Katrina)

Dawn (I initially somehow forgot to list her when I first wrote this post, even though she is among the first characters I decided should be 1 of Katrina's descendants and the fact she'll have a bigger role than Blaineley or Julia)

Blaineley

Julia and her sister Megan (along with whichever one of their parents is Blaineley's sibling)

Scary Girl

Among of Mike's other half-siblings will be a pair of twin sisters who got separated at birth and are the respective mothers 2 other TD characters. I don't want to say which TD characters in case II ever get around to turning my ideas into an actual fanfic (or maybe even pitch my ideas to Fresh TV and make an actual TD high school/urban fantasy AU cartoon, but that would probably require me to move to Canada), but here's a hint, one of TD characters in question was on the killer bass, and my headcanons regarding the Killer Bass families (and what would be different in my AU) have their own post (which also includes my HCs regarding Alejandro and Sierra's families).

[rumyarabella]

Do you remember the fanfic I mentioned I had to rewrite and all that? Well, it's almost ready.

Should I show you a preview? 👀

[real-total-drama-takes]

I loved the teams’ almost opposite approaches to voting off campers in Total Drama Island.

The Screaming Gophers were way more pragmatic, I noticed. If you cost your team the game or couldn’t be of use to your team, you were out! Noah being useless at dodgeball, Izzy blabbing the idea for DJ to push everyone’s canoes to the other team, Cody being injured beyond use to his team, Beth being blamed for “cursing” their team with a losing streak. Literally the only elimination that didn’t follow this rule was Justin, which was orchestrated by Heather. Speaking of Heather, it’s why I think she always stayed over the other person she was in the bottom 2 with–she was actually determined to win for their team, was frequently a leader (if a very bossy one), and was more useful than the other guy.

Meanwhile, the Killer Bass treated the team like a social hierarchy. You had the Bass trio of Duncan (the ringleader), Geoff, and DJ. Duncan had his C.I.T. Princess at the helm (who was pretty bossy, but stayed due to Duncan’s crush on her). Geoff had his surfer babe Bridgette too (who was super popular and likable in her own right). If you weren’t those 5, you might as well go home.

The Bass definitely voted off players for costing them the game (Katie, Tyler, Harold), but I recall instances like Ezekiel and Eva making themselves social pariahs with their sexism and cabin-destroying rage, respectively. You also had Harold, and as good as he was at winning for their team, he was just gross and geeky, which made him unpopular. I recall FOUR times he was in the bottom 2 (during Eva, Sadie, Courtney, & his own elimination), and it was only for HIS elimination that he actually cost his team the game. I even remember Courtney rallying everyone against Sadie for hitting her with apples and taking it personally. And even Harold not performing the worst in the boot-camp episode couldn’t save him from almost being voted off had he not rigged the votes, just because Courtney was Duncan’s girlfriend and officially a part of the gang now.

Just interesting to see their two approaches.

[jingycakes]

Meanwhile, Duncan:

how i imagine the killer bass dynamic when bridgette was the last girl on the team

(im well aware harold would still be on the team at this point,, shhhh, I just think that these four <3) (still love harold too <3)

[the-type-a]

Bridgette: Come on Geoff!!!

Geoff: Bridge, I told you guys everything I knew last night! Look, it's not that big of a deal, so Duncan and Courtney are doing it.

DJ: I can't believe you would say that!

Geoff: Sorry. Duncan and Courtney are “making love”.

Bridgette: No! I mean come on! This is a huge deal! Fine I want—I need more details, who-who initiated the first kiss?

Geoff, thinking: I don't know.

Bridgette: God, I just can't imagine Duncan being romantic.

Geoff: Yeah.

DJ: Is he romantic with her?

Geoff: I don't know.

Bridgette: Are they in love?

Geoff, thinking again: I don't know.

DJ: You don't know anything.

Geoff: Ohh, I know one thing!

DJ & Bridgette simultaneously: What?!

Geoff, pointing to the couch they’re sitting on: They did it right there on the couch.

[enteringdullsville]

But what is if Island was made today?

The A. Plot Trio redesigned. Personalities largely the same, although (Le)Sha(u)na trades some of her trademark slang to make room for an even more snarky attitude.

Emphasis on “some”. Her calling Harry a tadpole will never not be funny.

Heather’s a little less impulsive here. Where the canon one would read Gwen’s dialogue to the world, this one would hide it and use it as blackmail. Harold’s about the same, but even more of a theatre kid.

I like to think that the writing on his shirt will change every episode.

Justin starts off as his Action self: not a complete jerk, but still very vain and petty. Katie and Sadie, however, get a complete overhaul, going the “odd friendship” route by playing up Katie’s energetic tendencies and Sadie’s relative intelligence.

Now I kinda regret ditching the hat. Eh. Anyway, they’re about the same.

Owen, Tyler, and DJ are mostly unchanged. Cody plays up his geeky traits and whatever flirting skills he had in canon are completely gone here, since Gwen doesn’t even realize he likes her throughout the season.

Also step aside, Beth. Cody’s the new shortest guy in the camp.

Speaking of which, Beth’s artistic talents are a more active part of her characterization, hence the stickers and paint splatters. Ezekiel’s more of a basket case. Turns out his canon counterpart hates going outside. Of course I started to run with it and I made him a typical “quiet kid”. He’s slightly more socially aware, but he’s probably still going home first (not that he’s complaining).

Lindsay’s the same, but lookit her cool jacket!

Courtney’s bossiness is gone almost entirely; she’s a pure teacher’s (read: host’s) pet. The only one she’s trying to push around is a canon compliant Duncan.

Noah’s part of Heather’s alliance as her spy, just as the rumors say. Eva’s more social, generally more boisterous, but no less temperamental. I may have ripped off TD Reunion’s look for her.

Izzy is a universal constant. She changes for nobody.

I could’ve added Sierra and Alejandro. But I didn’t, because where’s the fun in that?

BTW, these are very rough designs. TD’s art style, despite being the inspiration for my own, is deceptively hard to emulate.

Jeremy (Killer Bass) is a mischievous prankster who the rest of his team quickly deems an annoyance but keeps around for his unorthodox thinking. He almost immediately forms a kinship with Harold and Tyler as the team’s outcasts, meaning Courtney and Bridgette have to deal with two warring trios as whoever hasn’t been eliminated by this point watches in amusement.

Addison (Not Killer Bass) is a fast talking hustler who’s smuggled a ton of sweets into camp and barters them off to the other Gophers, mostly Owen, Izzy, and Cody, in exchange for assistance. She’s a member of Heather’s alliance, bringing their numbers up to five, but she’s clearly a wildcard who’ll flip on her if it’s convenient. Heather can’t trust so easily, but Addison’s ironically one of the few who doesn’t hate her.

I have a whole elimination order planned out, but I don’t have the time to write a full fanfic, so I’ll just keep it shelved for now. Maybe I’ll just make a broad outline.

[notchaoticenough]

CBA to put my watermark on because I’m on a train and the driver has suddenly disappeared mid-route so if I die in a murder mystery I don’t want my last actions to be working on this.