User blog:Sprinklemist/Character Rankings, Again! (Plus Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Rankings and Fanfic Character Comparisons)

Spoilers if you haven't read the latest chapters, or seen the latest episode of Survivor. I wanted to talk about Survivor's current cast, and some of them are reminding me of fanfic characters. I'll write about that, but first:

Total Drama: Los Angeles
This story has only had one chapter but it was great, so check it out if you haven't. I'll try to do in depth opinions on each character, and change this as the story goes along.


 * 1) Garret... I created him for winning a contest (again). But... Um... He's awesome in his own right! In chapter one, I loved it when his head vibrated in place of him nodding. XD Great jorb with the character so far, Nonny. I approve.
 * 2) Sue... You know... I'm also responsible for Sue's existance in a way. XD I can't help but have Jane Lynch's voice in my head when I read her lines, and with her delivery. That alone cracks me up, but I think Sue is still hilarious on her own in the story. Some of the things she says are so random and funny.
 * 3) Lydia. She had some really funny moments in chapter one, and her rolling in Shirley's luggage was one of the highlights of the story.
 * 4) Hugh is pretty funny, and a pretty crazy inclusion in a story on here. I mean... I thought Tsuyoshi was pushing it. XD I digress. His possible crush on Monique is a hilarious possible plot point.
 * 5) Aphasia. I love the eye darting. Her theft has been quite humorous as of yet.
 * 6) Hailey. Hailey is pretty cool. I love her conflict with Jenna and I can see that going several ways. Jenna antagonizing her makes Hailey a bit of a sentimental character for me.
 * 7) River. He's pretty cool. I like him, a lot, and don't get as much of a Al vibe when reading him as I do from his picture and profile. Plus, 'chillax' is one of my favorite words. I named a character in an RPG that. XD
 * 8) Luca was pretty cool, too. He reminds me of me when I was a little kid, constantly getting my cheeks pinched. Though, I grew... But anyway, pretty cool so far.
 * 9) Mason was also quite cool. I'm gonna miss him, but his early departure makes sense. We've seen other characters like him, so I don't really feel like we'll miss a lot by him being out, but he was still a pretty fun character to read about.
 * 10) Juliana. I like her fashionista ways. I didn't think she'd be all that notable, but you were able to incorporate her fashionableness as a character trait.
 * 11) Eleanor is a little crazy, and I like her for it. It's better to have a crazy personality than a boring one... At least when your reading about someone. XD
 * 12) Kurt's alright. Not that awesome in my mind, but he could get better.
 * 13) Emmett I actually kinda like. He's not that notable, but I like something about him. The funny thing is that I think his is the one profile I didn't notice at first, so I was kinda like... Who's Emmett?
 * 14) Maurice is an interesting character, but he didn't do much mime-y things in chapter one. For example, I would have liked to see him pretend to push someone's hand away as opposed to actually doing the action (I think he did something like that). I see potential, though.
 * 15) Shirley is decent, but not too stand out(ish), yet.
 * 16) Jenna came across as slightly negative. When she wasn't hounding Hailey she seemed pretty cool, though.
 * 17) Sydney. I don't mind her that much, honestly. I look forward to her doing a little more.
 * 18) Terri also didn't really stand out in a good or bad way for me.
 * 19) Vladimir also didn't stand out a lot for me, either.
 * 20) Monique. I'm not a big fan of flirts. I was expecting her to be different, honestly.
 * 21) Buddy. For me it's hard to like someone who instantly doesn't like someone, but we'll see how Buddy comes across later on.
 * 22) Diego. Diego is the kind of person on actual reality shows that's usually my least favorite. I don't know why, but something about him really makes me want him to be a n early out.

Total Drama Island (BocaJ910's way)
A lot of these rankings are basically how I view them on the actual series, but Bocaj has done well at making the characters slightly his own, as well.


 * 1) Heather - She's always my favorite, but Bocaj still writes her well. I have a feeling that she will be an early out, so I hope not. I like some of Bocaj's creative ways of writing for her srategical-ness. I feel like a lot of people who write for Heather have her doing things she already did on the actual show.
 * 2) Eva - I think Eva is extremely interesting in this story. She may come across as same old Eva to some, but BocaJ is writing her as someone who has an internal struggle to control their anger. I really love that as it makes her more human.
 * 3) Leshawna - Leshawna is an average character for me, though in TDA I felt like she was the most human character there (except for that bizzare gas baby thing...). I think Bocaj makes her more interesting than I usually find her.
 * 4) Gwen - Bocaj writes her from a different angle, but still a believable one. I knid of like that her story isn't all about Trent.
 * 5) Sadie - I actually really like her as a pawn. I have no idea why. I think Bocaj writes for her humorously, as well.
 * 6) Katie - See above.
 * 7) Courtney - I LOVED the amnesia angle. Really unique idea. I wish she would have went slightly farther, though, but that's okay.
 * 8) Beth - Bocaj wrote Beth really well, and I always like her.
 * 9) Trent - Trent is also more interesting as a pawn, and less Gwen oriented... Seriously... He always winds up as ninth on these lists, and I seriously never realize it until after I put him up.
 * 10) Noah - I always like Noah, too, but I think he could do a little more in the story... Well, not activity wise, but at least have more focus on him, at least just a little bit.
 * 11) Tyler - I'm a Tyler fan, as well. I think he could use a little more focus, too.
 * 12) Ezekiel - Pretty interestingly portrayed, though I think he's a little weird, still.
 * 13) Cody - Pretty funny but borderline pervert... Much like the actual Cody. XD
 * 14) DJ - Semi-boring, as usual.
 * 15) Bridgette - Semi-boring, as usual.
 * 16) Geoff - I don't remember a lot of scenes with him in them.
 * 17) Harold - You keep him pretty Harold-like, but I'm just not a giant fan of his. He's not incredibly unlikable in your story, though.
 * 18) Owen - He wasn't so bad in your story. He's so low on the list because he's my personal least favorite character on the show.
 * 19) Lindsay - I normally like Lindsay, but she's a tad too stupid in the story, in my opinion.
 * 20) Izzy - Bocaj writes her a lot like herself, just not from the angle I personally enjoy. I like Izzy when she's calm or mildly crazy, not when she's a full-fledged psychopath.
 * 21) Duncan - All he seems to do is pick on Harold.
 * 22) Justin - I'm not a fan of overly exposed characters, usually. They seem so invincible without having a lot of depth, as they only talk about their strategy.

Return to Total Drama Action
Coming soon!

Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains
This should be fun... Anyway, I'll rank the contestants, and give a comparison to a TDFanfiction character that I feel is appropriate, but I'll only give comparisons for a few of them, for now. I'll wait until some are eliminated, but feel free to give your opinion, too. Sorry if I use my own characters, a lot. Those are the ones that I know best. I'll try to update after each episode.


 * 1) Jerri... Yeah... She's pretty awesome here. She seems quite likable this time, and not quiet like she was on All-Stars.
 * 2) Sandra. I'm always a big fan of hers. I love her confesional sessions, but she's barely said anything this season, which is sad.
 * 3) Cirie. Cirie is also entertaining. She has a strategic mind and people don't get rid of her early for some reason. She works her Cirie charms on them.
 * 4) Courtney. Courtney hasn't said a ton of things, but when she has it was hilarious. I like that she says things that happen. Like when she said for whoever to break Stephanie's shoulder, then they dislocated it, and then when she said that Rob was going to drop dead and he lost conciousness. I don't like that she said those things or that they kind of happened, I just liked that it seemed like she knew they were going to happen ahead of time (in a non-psychic way). Her weakness and sarcasm sort of remind me of "iRene" at this point.
 * 5) Coach - He's really awesome at this point. I never saw his original season, but he hardly seems villainous at this point. He kind of reminds me of Ace, but not massively.
 * 6) Rob - He is normally one of my least favorites, but I like him a lot this season. He's not as braggy or insulting this time, and he seems more useful even though he's always been that way (for the most part).
 * 7) Stephanie - I always like her, despite her faults. I like that she kept to herself (more than some people), and at least tried not to be confrontational. She reminded me a lot of Lisa, though. They both were on the wrong end of an alliance despite their strengths.
 * 8) Sugar - She was likable to me from the viewers standpoint, though I can see why she got old fast for the contestants. Sugar was HEAVILY Esme this season. They both flirted with the wrong guy, took the blame for losing the first invincibility/immunity challenge, and got eliminated first.
 * 9) Amanda - I normally like her slightly better, but she's pretty boring this time. I'll compare her to Stacy as they both have giant eyes.
 * 10) Parvati (or however you spell it...) - Slightly boring this time, though she was far more interesting in past seasons. Old Parvati reminds me of Luciana.
 * 11) Candace - Not exciting. She shouldn't be on the show, in my opinion.
 * 12) Randy - Really boring this time, though when he does talk, it's just to complain. I'll go with Mason for this comparison.
 * 13) Tom - Alright. I didn't like him on his original season as he passed off as an awesome guy when he was really pushy.
 * 14) JT - *sigh* Boring... His confessionals don't seem to contribute much. James... 'Nuff said.
 * 15) Danielle - The boringest of the boring. Has she said one thing in confessional? Betty or Ali or Hannah or friggin' Maurice. XD
 * 16) Colby - Never liked him, never will. He should be a villain, but America are suckers for guys like him. I liked how he talked about how much "he loved this game", and was asking Candace about who everyone even was. XD He's actually high on this list for me, but he's the lesser of several evils. XD He reminds me of Levi a little, especially with Sugar.
 * 17) Tyson - I didn't watch his season, but I instantly didn't like him. His one confessional blurb was really sexist. He is like Jerome for his meterosexuality and his disturbingly similar leopard print swimwear/underwear.
 * 18) Rupert - I normally like Rupert less, but there are two other people that bug me more. Rupert passes off as a loveable, huggable guy, but he is so conceited. Ugh. I would compare him to Stevie, but Stevie isn't conceited, at all.
 * 19) Russel - Russel has way too much exposure. He takes up about half of the confessionals where he usually just talks about how great he is, and how dumb everyone else is. If he's a great villain, his actions should speak for him. Joe... Definitely, Joe.
 * 20) James - Wow. He was semi-likable for me from his first appearances. I never thought he was all that nice, but he was really mean on the latest episode. I couldn't believe how mean he was to Stephanie, and how he just kept repeating himself over and over and over like no one was hearing the disrespectful things he was saying. Athletic and sexist, James = Dirk.