Dakota

Dakota Milton was a camper on Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, as a member of the Toxic Rats. She was originally eliminated in Truth or Laser Shark, but thanks to her father, she returned in Ice Ice Baby as an intern. She later returned as a contestant in A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste and was placed on the Mutant Maggots after one of its members quit.
== Personality ==
Dakota is one of the show's most fame-hungry contestants. The daughter of a very wealthy man, she has dreams of becoming a multi-talented Hollywood superstar. Unlike the other competitors, Dakota joined Total Drama not only to win the money but to get enough camera time to turn her life into a spin-off reality series. She even carries a cell phone with her to inform the paparazzi of her presence. While Dakota seems to be spoiled, selfish, and can be picky when it comes to friends, she is far from heartless, behaving quite kindly towards her fellow contestants.
In Truth or Laser Shark, Dawn determines that Dakota's desire for fame is actually "a depressed cry for love". Dakota becomes frantic when she hears this, revealing that not only is this true, but she requires a therapist to deal with it. She is a kind person underneath her spoiled demeanor, thanks to Sam, who loves her even after she transforms. No one has ever accepted her true self, and no one saw her beyond her looks, and when Sam saw under the surface, Dakota shows her true colors as someone sweeter and with more heart than she appears.
After her mutation, she retains her kind demeanor. However, she is willing to attack in self-defense or after Chris for being responsible for her misfortune. She speaks in broken sentences and in third-person. She eventually accepts her mutation with Sam's help and even uses it to obtain the fame she desires.
== Trivia ==
=== Comparisons ===
* Dakota is the fourth contestant after elimination to hold a staff-like position on the show; in her case, a job as an intern. The others are:
** Owen in Total Drama Action, as a saboteur.
** Ezekiel in Total Drama World Tour, as "Jack the Ripper" for a challenge.
** Noah in Total Drama Action's Celebrity Manhunt special.
* Dakota is one of twelve characters to have their full name revealed; with the others being Alejandro, Blaineley, Brick, Cameron, Chris, Cody, DJ, Harold, Lightning, MacArthur, and Nichelle.
* Dakota is one of the few characters who possess more than one main design, having her normal design and her Dakota-zoid design. Other characters include Ezekiel, Heather, Mike, Sierra, Lightning, Scarlett, and Chef Hatchet.
* Dakota shares many similarities with Ezekiel:
** Both were the only two contestants to be brought back to the show as something entirely different from a contestant; Dakota as an intern and Ezekiel as a challenge.
** Both were eliminated second in a season.
** Both were eliminated once, but Chris eventually let them back in after someone else quit.
** Both were placed on the team with more contestants eliminated before the merge in a season.
** Both eventually transformed into hideous monsters at the end of their participation in the show.
* Dakota is one of six characters to have sleep masks with the others being Heather, Lindsay, Justin, Courtney, and Tom.
* Dakota is one of nine characters on the show to have been bald or currently be bald, with the others being Alejandro, Chef, Chris, Dave, Ezekiel, Heather, Sierra, and Staci.
** She is one of two contestants to become bald due to radiation, with the other being Staci.
** She is also the only person to have been entirely bald without any hair left on her head or any patches.
* Dakota is one of three contestants confirmed to have competed in a beauty pageant, with the other two being Sugar and Taylor.
* Dakota is the fifth contestant in the series to return after being previously eliminated, with the others being Eva, Izzy, Owen, and Duncan.
** Dakota is also the second contestant in the series to return after being previously eliminated, yet still not reach the merge. The first was Izzy in Total Drama Action.
** Dakota is currently the only second-generation character to return after being previously eliminated.
=== Miscellaneous ===
* Dakota's stereotype, "Fame Monger", is a term on the Total Drama Online website, a contest that rewards a different person monthly for being a big Total Drama fan.
* The picture on her Total Drama Online profile shows Dakota's top as black instead of pink.
* Dakota is the highest-ranking Total Drama: Revenge of the Island contestant to not compete in Total Drama All-Stars.
* Dakota's fate was foreshadowed three times in the show:
** In her audition tape, she says she'll be "the biggest thing ever" on television (her mutation would later turn her freakishly tall),
** At the whistle part of the intro, she is the only contestant to sit on a toxic waste barrel,
** In Truth or Laser Shark, Dawn predicts that if Dakota remains on the island, "disaster will befall her", referring to her mutation.
* With her mutation, Dakota has become the tallest contestant in Total Drama, as confirmed by Fresh TV's now-defunct website