Owen (TDI-G&S)



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

Characterization
Owen is a gluttonous, supersized lad who is eternally cheerful, will eat anything remotely edible, and is prone to verbal gaffes. The eventual winner, he was the only camper who did not complain about the (intentionally) poor quality of Chef Hatchet’s  cooking, and was the camper most likely to greet challenges with enthusiasm.

Despite his poor physical condition, Owen’s sheer bulk gives him great strength, the “blimp of steel” being an animation cliché. Like Harold, Owen is an outdoorsman, although his physique does not reflect this.

Despite being the show’s go-to character for bathroom humor (the prevalence of which is one of the most solid indications that Total Drama Island targets a young demographic), Owen is widely liked by his fellows. Like Geoff, Owen’s main flaw is a tendency to focus on the pleasures of the moment, to the point of losing sight of larger objectives.

In one of his running gags, Owen’s gaffes tended to call his sexuality into question, possibly to enhance his resemblance to Richard Hatch, the first Survivor winner. This gag was abandoned in Total Drama Action, leaving Owen apparently straight.

The animation of Owen’s thick neckline frequently showed Pythonesque crudeness.