Total Drama: Island (2023)

Total Drama: Island (2023) is the seventh season of Total Drama. It stars 16 contestants and two hosts. 
Listed alphabetically, the contestants are Axel, Bowie, Caleb, Chase, Damien, Emma, Julia, Millie, MK, Nichelle, Priya, Raj, Ripper, Scary Girl, Wayne and Zee. Chris McLean and Chef Hatchet host. This cast is sometimes called Gen 4.
Total Drama Island is a reboot of the series, restarting the franchise after 9 years (12 years in-universe) of absence. It later got a sequel season, Total Drama: Island (2024).
==Shipping==
See List of Total Drama Relationship Names for more ship information.
The most popular ship for characters who compete this season is Bowie/Raj. Other popular ships are Raj & Wayne and Chase/Emma.
Remaining common pairings for Total Drama Island include Chase/Ripper, Damien/Priya, Julia/MK, Julia/Wayne, Damien/Scary Girl, Millie & Priya, Axel/Nichelle and Raj/Wayne. Chef/Chris is worth mentioning as well.
Friend-groups commonly found in fanworks for Island include The Trout Trio, featuring Chase, Ripper and Zee.
==Fan Opinions==
Fan opinion towards Total Drama Island has been generally positive. Many fans of previous seasons were disappointed the original casts weren't going to be a part of the reboot, though many liked the idea of a new cast.Another point of contention is the theme song circa June 2023, which was changed for the first time for this season.
Yet another was the skin color of MK, which many felt was yellow to the point it looked like she had jaundice April 18th, 2023. Given her status as the only confirmed Asian character in Island, and Total Drama’s history with depicting Asian characters with yellow skin, (see Emma, Kitty, and Devin,) this upset many long-time fans who expected better from Fresh TV October 17th, 2022. MK's skin color was changed when the series was released outside of Italy following fan-feedback.
There has also been some ship war between Bowie/Raj and Raj/Wayne. Bowie/Raj was Total Drama's first canonical same-sex relationship, and canonically, Wayne is outwardly a supportive ally to Raj realizing his sexuality and his long-time friend. Many feel Raj and Wayne works better platonically. This is sometimes called Rajcourse.
==Example/Notable Fanac==
Cartoon Network Brasil used austinpirrup's Bowie/Raj edit on Twitter 
=== Fan Art ===
*, featuring characterization predictions contrasted with their characterizations in the show itself. Some works in this series are Chase/Priya.
*, theorizes MK's unknown hairline.
*, comparing Bowie/Raj with Chase/Ripper, a common thing in Total Drama Island fanworks.
*, art of all the Female contestants in Island.
=== Fan Fic ===
*, an English Julia/Wayne realization of feelings one-shot.
=== Fan Vid ===
*, Damien/Scary Girl AMV set to Be Mean by DNCE.
=== Meta ===
*, a discussion on Reddit. Julia/Wayne is more popular on Reddit than other sites for Total Drama fandom.
*, discussion around the Trout Trio.
*, fanart where the new cast is welcomed into the "Chris McLean hate club."
==Other Total Drama Seasons on Fanlore==
*Total Drama: Island (2007)
*Total Drama: Action
*Total Drama: World Tour
*Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
*Total Drama: All-Stars
*Total Drama: Pahkitew Island
*The Ridonculous Race
*Total Dramarama
*Total Drama: Island (2023)
*Total Drama: Island (2024)
==References/Further Reading==
Category:Total Drama