Courtney (TDI-G&S)



This character page is designed for use with Total Drama Island, by Gilbert and Sullivan

Characterization
Courtney is a Type A go-getter. Despite being one of the few contestants with relevant prior experience—as she reminded people at every opportunity, in her main running gag—her record in the challenges was not particularly strong. Most notably, she seemed unable to face fear, and failed two challenges because of this. (In Total Drama Action, she became a dominant player.) Courtney is essentially Heather  without the evilness, although this distinction was eventually blurred under  Duncan’s  corrupting influence.

Courtney became the leader of the Killer Bass, partly because she has a dominant personality and partly because nobody else seemed to want the job. A love-hate relationship with Duncan eventually came to dominate her screen time. The first major character to be eliminated, due to vote tampering by Harold, Courtney was the first of three contestants who had to be removed by force.

In the episode where Courtney was eliminated, Duncan succeeded in opening her eyes to the attraction of living outside the law. In later episodes, therefore, the Guide to Incidents frequently refers to Courtney as “Darth Moll”. (A “moll” is a gangster’s girlfriend.)

Courtney’s pairing with Duncan has a reasonably close analog (Ralph/Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore) in the Gilbert &amp; Sullivan  series.