#izzy hoppernook

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I haven’t posted anything TD related in a while. This started out as a drawing of Owen. Then I added Izzy for scale. Then I added Noah because I didn’t know what to make Izzy do with her hands.

Then I drew this because I realized if Owen’s this big, DJ would be colossal.

I also drew Beth, who is short.

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For those of you who remember that one time I made a reimagining of the original TDI, I’ve done three things here:

1. Redesign the OCs. Jeremy (The Class Clown) is mostly the same, but I’ve reimagined Addison (now The Theatre Kid) since her original concept was basically MK-lite. I’ve also done a relationship chart for them to give the general gist of who they get on best with. Addison is envisioned as returning for Action and Jeremy in World Tour, although Addison could tentatively return in that as well.

2. Draw the cast from memory. I didn’t use any sort of reference for any of the characters here.

3. Dial back on some of the changes I made last time to return them closer to their canon selves, since I kinda feel some of my old takes were a bit Death of the Author-y, even for a supposed reboot.

Duncan’s played up a lot more as the secondary antagonist of the season. Something I noticed about him in Island was how he and Heather had the same strategy: surround yourself with allies, control the vote against people who threaten you, and ditch anyone who rebels (Beth and Geoff respectively). The only difference is Duncan kept his alliance until the final eight. This is why Jeremy has Duncan on his enemy list, by the way. Tyler, Sadie, and Harold’s eliminations in canon pretty much boiled down to not being in this clique, so the fact it’s a plot point now gives the former two something to do. DJ, too since he’s stuck between being his usual nice self and staying with his friend group.

Speaking of DJ, the pairing of a histrionic drama queen like Addison with the most mild mannered camper was too good to pass up, especially since it gives Courtney her own answer to Lindsay and Tyler. They don’t directly interact that much though since they’re on different teams, and it’s hard to get a word in edgewise against Addie. It’s definitely going to inform the three’s relationship in the following season.

I’m adding the “Le” back to LeShawna. She has regained prefix privileges.

Ezekiel’s still the same as last time I drew him because I got a lot of positive feedback on him and no other character fits that archetype.

Noah’s role is merged with my initial plans for Addison. He’s an ally for Heather, one that’s far less reliable. He also inherited Addison’s old stash of goods to bribe people with.

Katie and Sadie are closer to their canon selves. Instead of “brawn and brains”, it’s “extrovert and introvert”. Katie’s a lot more brash and impulsive in a Shōnen hero sorta way to separate her from cosmic sister Lindsay, while Sadie naturally talks less. Team Outcast gives her friends outside Katie to interact with (and a romantic plot through Jeremy) since Sadie still outranks her in this. Katie at least has a new label as “The Social Butterfly”.

Justin’s laziness will be better established from his time here. Noah’s defined less by his apathy since I’m going by his audition tape characterization, so that part’ll go to Justin.

Something I found interesting is that Heather just keeps Beth around for grunt work while Lindsay gets the classy jobs like diary stealing. This won’t go unmentioned.

Trent’s in desperate need of meaningful character interactions with people other than Gwen why do the writers refuse to let him do anything else

Cody’s more sheltered to evoke his Dramarama self and to distinguish him from Jeremy. He’s explicitly the youngest at fifteen, which also makes his birthday in WT his sweet sixteenth.

All I’ll reveal about the elimination order is:

Izzy still returns

Addison outranks Jeremy.

The merge is still 12 people

1 Premerger reaches the merge in this version.

There is a double elimination.

Ezekiel is still the first boot, but eliminations start in The Big Sleep.

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Riffing off of the Duncan post, what do these five have in common?

Hint: this doesn’t apply to Leshawna and Izzy’s Total Dramarama counterparts except for the episodes in which Teen Izzy appears; as far as I know, they’re the only girls to have this distinction.

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Bobbie Gobbes, the Bubblegum Pink Drewman

Be Unhinged

Rank: B+ (Season Two Major Character)

Visual Inspiration

Other Character Bases

How Many Beatdowns Do You Wish?

Bobbie’s among the shortest people of her age in Dullsville. Maybe she’s trained herself to fight to deter would-be threateners (hence her bat), but she’s more likely just insane. For her merrily bloodthirsty attitude, Bobbie doesn’t have the brute strength her fellow shorty squaddie Rudy has, but she knows just where to strike to make someone hurt for a long time.

Fun Facts

Bobbie’s surname is a play on “gobstopper”, otherwise known as a jawbreaker.

Bobbie is one of several characters to change colors and names in development, starting off as Lucy (puce).

Bobbie’s original design motif was a tiny, rabid animal, as “puce” comes a French word meaning “flea”. The same concept was used previously for Olaf the rat (off-white) and eventually for the current Lucy (formerly Bonnie; ebony). As a result, Bobbie’s hair and bow, on top of resembling chewed and pulled gum, resembles stylized bunny ears.

Bobbie was originally a slightly more relaxed character. She inherited most of Lucy (ironically) and Rosie’s (rose) hyperactivity.

Bobbie is the shortest ICT member introduced in S2, the shortest girl in ICT overall (beating out Chloe [green]), the second shortest Drewman (read: not Sylvester [grey]) in ICT after Cedric (citron), and the second shortest adult non-animal Drewman in Dullsville (again, after Cedric).

Bobbie was the first new character created in the jump to It’s Color Theory after Rough Sketch’s cancellation.

Bobbie originally had a mouth full of fangs rather than her canine teeth. The change was partially to avoid confusion with Tyler (teal) and partially because it’d be weird for a bubblegum themed character to have shark teeth.

Bobbie’s baseball bat was inherited from a scrapped characterization for Millie (vermilion). Her baseball motif is a nod to bubblegum baseball cards.

Bobbie may be ferocious, hyperactive, terrifying, and violent, but she’s actually not all that strong. If you can pin her limbs down, she’s basically harmless.