Courtney/Duncan

Courtney/Duncan, also known as Duncney, is the most popular pairing within Total Drama fandom. The ship is between Courtney and Duncan, both prominent characters. It has been popular since 2007, when the contestants bickered throughout the start of Island (2007) and shared a kiss during Basic Straining. Courtney/Duncan was canon from 2007 to 2010. The two were broken up in an infamous love triangle during World Tour, where Duncan cheated on Courtney with Gwen, forming Duncan/Gwen, and causing Courtney to furiously hate both of them and desire revenge. She and Duncan would be bitter enemies for the rest of the season.
In All Stars, Courtney still hates Duncan but ignores him and has come to terms that their relationship would never last, while Duncan desires her attention and is somewhat hurt over being ignored. Courtney unknowingly causes Duncan and Gwen's breakup, as Courtney ignoring Duncan makes Duncan desire Courtney's attention even more to the point that Gwen believes he is still obsessed with his ex, leading to her angrily dumping him. 
Courtney/Duncan and Duncan/Gwen are inseparable as pairings, as is Courtney/Gwen, and the vast majority of fans have seen content of all three ships. Ship war between Duncan/Gwen and Courtney/Duncan fans specifically has existed since 2009, though Gwen/Trent and Courtney/Gwen shippers are not to be ignored from the equation.
==Common Tropes==
*Getting Back Together - An off-shoot of future fic. Since around 2015 or so, this mostly happens in fanworks only after Total Drama has long since ended.
*Lawyer and Motorcyclist AU - Another off-shoot of future fic. Courtney may be portrayed as a lawyer and Duncan, a motorcyclist or some other kind of rebel, (tattoo artist, musician etc.) Although Duncan canonically ends up in prison after Total Drama: All-Stars, Duncan is rarely seen imprisoned in Courtney/Duncan fanworks.
*Playa Des Losers - Missing scenes focusing on their time at the Playa Des Losers during Total Drama: Island (2007), since Courtney and Duncan got together the same episode which had Courtney eliminated, Basic Straining.
*Crime AU - Courtney and Duncan may be portrayed as star-crossed lovers on opposite sides of the law, or on opposing gangs, inspired by Romeo and Juliet. In these fanworks, Total Drama, the in-universe reality show, doesn't happen.
==Courtney/Duncan Fandom==
Courtney/Duncan shippers may dislike Duncan/Gwen and prefer Gwen romantically with Trent. This is largely due to the love-triangle arc of World Tour, which effectively de-canonized Courtney/Duncan from then on. The arc revealed Duncan had been cheating on Courtney for some time beforehand and Gwen helped him do it, leaving Courtney heartbroken. Needless to say, Courtney/Duncan fans disliked this arc. Fanac for the pairing tends to ignore World Tour all together, taking place in Alternate Universes where Total Drama never happened more so than other pairings for TD.
By the time later seasons such as Revenge of the Island aired, the flames directly from World Tour cooled. Since Gwen broke up with Duncan during All Stars, there are many Duncey fans that hope Duncan and Courtney will reconcile. As of 2020s' Total Drama fandom, some fan circles consisting of mostly younger users such as Wattpad and TikTok may invoke flames while communities such as Reddit and Tumblr are more sympathetic on all sides.Fanon ships getting into the ship-war picture, whether Het, Slash or Femslash, is rare but not unheard of. The biggest BNF for the pairing back in the day was CITPrincess on DeviantArt and Tumblr. Modern ones include the-type-ahttps://www.tumblr.com/the-type-a and duncneyhttps://www.reddit.com/user/duncney/. Overall Total Drama BNF Kika-ilahttps://www.deviantart.com/kika-ila also produces fanworks for this pairing.
In May, Duncney Week is celebrated in r/Totaldrama.
==="Screw you I’m getting my duncney on"?===
In 2014 on the day before Mini Duncney Day, an infamous harasser in the fandom, cherriquitecontrary, who ran theconfessioncam, said this after an argument on her Tumblr. The phrase is sometimes memed in the fandom and otherwise parroted around. It was also featured in unironicduncanstan's Total Drama Iceberg in 2021.
=== Pairing Names for Courtney/Duncan ===
DxC was the first and most popular pairing name for Courtney/Duncan from 2008 to around 2010/2011. It was one of the last in the fandom overall to get a commonly-used portmanteau name. CITPrincess popularized the use of "Duncney" on DeviantArt, though she didn't create it (18 Feb 2014).
==Fan Opinions==
Because everyone who watches the show knows about Courtney/Duncan, fan opinion regarding the pairing varies greatly. Courtney's somewhat drastic character shift in Total Drama: Action is often a point of contention.
Perspectives are split into Watsonian and Doyalist for convenience on this article, as both are prevalent in meta.
===Largely Watsonian===
===Largely Doyalist===
===Axel, their Zombie-Killing Official Lovechild?===
After the unveil of Total Drama: Island (2023)'s cast, Axel struck out to some fans as a new contestant who looked like a Courtney/Duncan lovechild.
==Example/Notable Fanac==
, an AMA by duncney, considered a BNF in Courtney/Duncan fandom.
===Fan Communities/Fan Events===
*Mini Duncney Day (2014)
*Duncney Week 2012-2014, a fanweek hosted on Tumblr.
*Duncney Week 2023 and Duncney Week 2024, two fanweeks hosted on Tumblr by the-type-a.
*, a subreddit. Moderated by duncney.
*, ♥Forever Our OTP♥, a community on DeviantArt.
*, a community on DeviantArt.
*, a large Fanpop club.
*Mindless Indulgence
*The Duntrent Den has a channel for Courtney/Duncan.
===Collections===
* on FanFiction.Net, which features 150 stories.
* on FanFiction.Net, which features 9 stories.
* on FanFiction.Net, which features 37 stories.
* on FanFiction.Net, which features 119 stories.
*, a collection of 365 works of fanart on DeviantArt.
===Blogs===
*, a once very-active askblog.
===Fan Art===
* by assortednerdetry as part of Sallychan's Bouncey series. (25 Jan 2014)
*, featuring Genderbent Courtney.
*, where both Courtney and Duncan are wearing outfits from Action for Valentines Day.
*, Axel's first day of school with Courtney and Duncan.
===Fan Comics===
*.
*, featuring Axel as their daughter.
===Fan Fiction===
*Stuck (Total Drama fic), the oldest Total Drama fanfiction on FFN as of 2024.
*The Art of Pretending It Isn't Your Fault, one of the most popular fics for them on FFN.
*The New School, a high school AU notable for the sheer amount of reviews it has for a Total Drama fanfiction on FFN.
*Prinzessin, a decisive Holocaust AU.
*. Courtney and Duncan meet again years later as single parents. This Fix-it and futurefic has multiple chapters. It is rated Explicit and in English.
*. This Fix-it and futurefic is a one-shot, rated Mature, and in English.
* . There was no way that he could be HER type. This is one of the first Courtney/Duncan fics on FanFiction.Net. Two-shot. Rated K+ and is in English.
===Fan Vids===
*, a rare(?) example of an anti-shipping AMV. Set to She Hates Me by Puddle of Mudd.
=== Fan Mixes ===
* Be My Bad Boy by youngjusticeslut (2014)
* Video Games by khrisdroppeddead (2014)
* I hate you, dont leave me by tdandme (2013)
* Love/Hate (Total Drama fanmix) by thewinchestersguardian (2013)
* You're Awful, I love you by CITPrincess (2012)
* You Hot Crazy Bitch by mendez5525 (2011)
* Say You're Sorry by CITPrincess (2013)
* drives me crazy by unironicduncanstan, aka bibble (2020)
===Meta===
*, a discussion on Reddit regarding Courtney/Duncan.
*, a discussion on Reddit regarding Courtney/Duncan.
*, a slideshow by duncney.
*, a "finish the sentence" forum post on Fanpop.
*, a discussion on Fanpop from March 20th, 2010, three months before World Tour premiered. how do you think there relationship will be like? discuss it here!
==References/Further Reading==
* on Shipping Wiki
* on Total Drama Wiki
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