Damien

was a camper on Total Drama Island (2023)as a member of the Ferocious Trout. He returned for Total Drama Island (2024) as a member of Team Rat Face.
== Personality ==
Damien is an intelligent and resourceful young man who is easy to get along with. His charm and friendliness leads him to be well-liked by the majority of the campers. However, he is also very cautious about his surroundings and has a tendency to panic. His more logical and pragmatic mindset leads him to often be flabbergasted by the antics of his fellow campers.
Damien entered the competition after making a bet with his friends, and is initially very confident and enthusiastic. However, due to never seeing the show before, Damien is shocked by the physically draining and often life-threatening challenges. He constantly underestimates how far the show will go to put their contestants in danger. After nearly dying on multiple occasions, Damien tries to get himself eliminated to the point of making a campaign to get himself voted off.
Despite Damien's initial reluctance to participate in challenges, he proves himself to be a valuable asset due to his intelligence. In Jurassic Fart, Damien uses his knowledge to help save the team from the raptors. After this, Damien's confidence returns and he starts gunning to win the entire competition. Unfortunately, his campaign to get himself eliminated betrays him when his team finally complies with his wishes and votes him off, right after he decides that he wants to stay.
Because of his experiences on Total Drama Island (2023), when Damien returns for the next season, he is shown to be much more competitive and somewhat more confident than he was last season. His caring and kind personality had also managed to get most of his teammates by his side after a great betrayal, courtesy of a "friend".
== Trivia ==
=== Comparisons ===
* Damien is one of 14 characters who wears a hat as part of their regular outfit, the others being Chef Hatchet, Ezekiel, Geoff, DJ, B, Shawn, Jasmine, MK, Wayne, Zee, Junior, Laurie, and MacArthur.
* Damien is one of the 10 males in the franchise to have prominent lips, the others being B, Bowie, Caleb, Cameron, Chef Hatchet, Justin, Leonard, Lightning, and Ryan.
* Damien is one of nineteen male characters to have facial hair, with the others being Alejandro, B, Beardo, Chef, Chet, Chris, Devin, DJ, Duncan, Ezekiel, Gerry, Harold, Lorenzo, Pete, Sam, Shawn, Spud, and Wayne.
* Damien is one of 18 characters to have visible abs. The others are Alejandro, Brody, Chef Hatchet, Caleb, Chris, Chase, Devin, DJ, Don, Geoff, Jacques, Justin, Lightning, Mike, Raj, Ryan, and Wayne.
* Damien is one of the characters who serve as a "pain magnet" of a particular season, who is injured excessively as part of a running gag. He serves this role in Total Drama Island (2024).
** The other characters to do so are Owen in Total Drama Island (2007), Harold in Total Drama Action, Tyler in Total Drama World Tour, Brick in Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, Scott in Total Drama All-Stars, Max and Dave in Total Drama: Pahkitew Island, Jacques and Devin in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, Cody in Total DramaRama, and Chase in Total Drama Island (2023).
* Damien is one of the eight male contestants to wear piercings.
** The other ones include Alejandro, B, Bowie, Caleb, Duncan, Ennui, and Lightning.
* Damien shares the same name as Heather's younger brother.
* The subplot of Damien's campaign to get himself eliminated is similar to that of DJ in Total Drama World Tour, as they grow to dislike the competition, only to remain safe for several more episodes before finally getting their wish, ironically after changing their mind.
** In addition, his campaign involving handing out pins with his face crossed out on them mirrors Dave's actions in "Hurl and Go Seek".
* Damien, like Gwen, created his audition on a dare. In Damien's case, his friends dared him to.
* Damien is one of six characters to purposely vote for themselves, with the others being Dave, DJ, Gwen, Harold, and Lindsay.
* Damien is one of seven characters known to roleplay. The others are Harold, Leonard, Sam, Sierra, Noah and Tammy.