User blog:DJ Spenstar/A lesson on antagonists, and other news

Today I would discuss more of my eliminated Total Drama Insanity characters, but I have some other stuff in mind for now. First of all, if you check out Total Drama Insanity, you'll see I added a new pic to the front. Please tell me your opinion on TDIn's new logo. If it's good, I'll be doing a similar thing for Diary of a Quiet Goth.

Anyway, so I decided the other day to take a closer look at antagonists and their bronze-winning habits. I managed to categorize pretty much all the antagonists on the wiki into one or more of three categories. If you think yours defies this, gimme a holler, I'd love to know.

Category 1: The Heather. A Heather is the most basic of antagonists and desirable for a first story. The Heather is often made evil of sorts, using strategy and uncalled for acts to get what he/she wants. A Heather also dopes a certain number of suckers into an alliance with him/her. Basic right? Yup. Sounds like Heather? You bet. It also sounds like "The Rat", Sarah, Halle, Ronda, and Quintin. I'd also say that Craig and Jocelyn have some Heather in them.

Category 2: The Justin. A Justin is my least favorite kind of antagonist and should never be used on its own. A Justin is someone who has two personalities: an outer shell that he/she uses to sweet-talk people into an alliance or something, and an inner, more sinister and mean, true nature, which is usually only seen in the confessional. A Justin sometimes also uses good looks and charm to get his/her way, and in some cases, for this very reason, all of a Justin's followers are of the opposite gender. Of course it sounds like Justin, but that's not the most antagonistic example. A good Justin has some Heather in him/her. I have seen a Justin take the reins of main antagonist only twice: as Missy in Total Drama: Boney Island, and as Jocelyn in Total Drama Amazon.

Category 3: The Eva. The only antagonist type that I have never seen take on the "main antagonist" reins is the Eva. The Eva plays a bully, someone who uses mainly physical strength and threats to get what he/she wants. An Eva is generally voted out the first chance people get to eliminate him/her, and may return once. To date, I have only seen one full-fledged Eva in a fanfic, and no, it's not MY Eva. It's Phillip, from TDP. The very reason Evas are a type of antagonist is the very reason that it's so hard to get one far into the game. People are scared of an Eva, think that one is mean or nasty, and vote him/her off early on for it. To succeed, and Eva must have some Heather of Justin in them. Unless I'm mistaken, though, the only time even a half-Eva has been embraced is as Craig from my fanfic, Total Drama Insanity.

Thanks for reading. Now that I got that off my chest, have a nice day, everyone!