User blog:The Anonymous User/Total Deception Island Characters

Well, it's that time again. I saw Brandon's rankings blog for Total Deception Island this evening, and being the friendly rival that I love to be, figured it was high time to create my own rankings blog for this cast!

1. Zach: It's hard to find anything I dislike in Zach right off the bat. I mean, he's smooth, he's snarky, he can do a mean limbo (as can I), and it all adds up well. Of course, this does not mean that Zach is inherently perfect, but I just happen to think he's pretty cool.

2. Yuko: With a character so similar off the bat to Sebastian, it's hard not to like her. Wait...is my creator bias showing again? Crap...I hate when that happens, but seriously, Yuko is pretty likable so far. I think rather than using her powers for evil, like Hedda, she will just use them in particuarly sticky situations for her or her allies. Also, ethnicity bonus for my Japanophile side.

3. Douglas: "Ye're Scotch-Korean! Ye're a living contrrradiction!" I love that homage with Douglas' ethnicity, and his struggle with his inherent contraditory heritage does speak to me in a way. Douglas should be interesting to read for.

4. Elisabeth: Bleeding hearts always fascinated me, especially ones who would go as far as Elisabeth did with their protesting and all. I know she's supposed to be an exaggeration, in that part of her backstory, but those events are not unprecedented. She seems genuinely sweet, and fun at the same time.

5. Vinnie: Despite his unusual proportions, Vinnie lives a full life, and I admire him for that. He doesn't even do the typical "I'm disabled, but I just want to be normal, so treat me like everyone else" thing that Creigh did at first. He just lives his life, and doesn't even pay much attention to his arms, which is how it should be, I think.

6. Felicity: I know she seems bland, but something about Felicity appeals to me. I'm not quite sure what it is, but I think I'll really like this girl.

7. Cheyenne: This may be a bit of creator bias, but hey, she's not in the top five, right? I love doing impressions and accents and things, so Cheyenne's talent should be a lot of fun to read for. I just hope she doesn't land herself in trouble by being too awesome.

8. Shanise: I love a girl who can bring the sass like Shanise can. She does remind me of LeShawna, but I hope she's different, because I was not really a huge LeShawna fan after a while. I guess she just got stale for me, is all. Oh, well. If Alexandria and Zane are any indication, sass and snark go a long way for me, so I have high hopes for Shanise.

9. Prescott: This is where the "wait and see" or "middle ground" characters begin. I like Prescott in concept, but judging by Frederick, the concept does not always end up holding in story. I'm hoping Prescott turns my view of rich recluses back around, and as of now, I feel he will.

10. Brody: He truly is the perfect character for Brandon, but I'm not quite sure, at the moment. His distinguishing characteristic, other than his epic bro status, is his age. He is established as being a few years older than the other contestants, and married. My Sebastian senses tell me these traits are semi-important to his deception, but I wonder why he was let on, with all of the seventeen year olds.

11. Jack: Oh, Jack...he seems like a fun character to read for, but he reminds me of Ace a bit. I hope his deception isn't that he's a total liar about his travels, also. Either way, he seems like a loveable goofball of an adventurer, that should be comical at least.

12. Ina: It's not that I dislike Ina, or anything, but I simply can't get a read on her character yet. She's quiet, and doesn't relate to her peers very well, preferring the company of the elderly, but that's all I've got on her.

13. Michaiah: Eh, I'll just call him Mick for simplicity's sake. Mick has another ethnicity bonus, but because it matches my own, unlike Yuko. He's got baggage, that's for sure, and his silence may put people off in competition, so I hope he gets a chance to open up, at least somewhat.

14. Anneliese: She reminds me a bit of Anne Hathaway in "The Princess Diaries", but in reverse. I truly wonder what her deception is, because I have no reads on her, at the moment.

15. Hildegarde: Yet another character that I find so difficult to figure out. I think she's tough, and a force to be reckoned with, but I see more to that within her. I don't think she's a bad girl at all, despite her scary appearance.

16. LeVar: Now he's got some bad in him. LeVar reminds me of a cross between Dante from way back when, and an inverted Sawyer. This sounds like someone who should be automatically at the bottom of my list, because I hate arrogant bullies like this, but I do think there's something hidden beneath the outer few layers of bully in him. What that is, I am not sure, however.

17. Karen: Yeah, I dated a Karen, a bit (more like Fiona, actually), but that doesn't mean this maternal character is all bad at the start. I do hope she finds love, but it's not a guarantee with her, nor is it a make-or-break deal for me to like her.

18. Marcello: Yeah, he seems pretty off the wall, and that frightens me, a bit. I am truly not sure what to think of his ridiculous behavior, and his Aussie-ness is awfully forced in his character page. Of course, sterotypical Australians are pretty funny, most of the time, so he may shoot up once the story premiers.

19. Ginger: I don't like divas, especially flirtatious, self-absorbed divas with nothing to back up their massive egos. She does have an effect on most of the male wiki users, but girls like her just don't do it for me, so we'll see what she has in store.

20. Ollie: I can relate to Ollie a bit, because I always was in certain aspects a bit immature for my age, but not quite in the same way as Ollie. I just didn't outgrow certain interests, but never really acted like a little kid, even at the appropriate age. Ollie's character is quite alien to me, so he also may shoot up, at some point. I fear he may be an early out, though.

21. Trevor: Trevor makes me sad, a bit, from the bio. He sounds like the type who was kicked by a horse as a child, and was left developmentally and cognitively impaired. He also reminds me a bit of Lennie from "Of Mice and Men", now that I think about it. He and Ollie could make good friends, from what I gather, but usually wit goes a long way with me. This is basically why Trevor is so far down on the list- he simply lacks the cognitive capacity for my usual taste in humor.

22. Quimberly: Actually, I love her, and put her down on the list ironically. I jest, because I find Sue characters incredibly irritating, so I hope Quimberly's Parody Sue goes better than the last one.

Well, that about wraps it up! As always, leave comments below, and keep following for updates!

-TAU