Cody (Total Drama)

Cody is a contestant on Total Drama. He is a semi-prominent character within the series and popular with fans. As of November 2023, he is the sixth most fanwork'd character from Total Drama as a whole on Archive of Our Own, behind Noah, Duncan, Courtney, Gwen and Alejandro.
==Canon Overview==
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
TBA
==Popular Tropes & Fanon==
In order of how common they are:
* Bisexual!Cody
* Trans!Cody
* ADHD!Cody
* Bottom!Cody
All of the above are wrangled tags on Archive of Our Own. Gay!Cody and Autistic!Cody are also common, though unwrangled. Of note is that Trans!Cody leans FTM, though it's also common to see MTF headcanons. Other places where fandom lives may portray Cody with one or all of these attributes.
In Total Roblox Drama, he is called Cory. Fans may call him this outside of the Roblox fangame. Cody is also one of the few Total Drama characters with a canonical birthday, being on April 1st.
== Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta==
===Woobie!Cody===
Cody is popular for whump and may be considered a woobie.
=== Cody, the Comrade?===
After a post of Lindsay reading Marx became viral on Tumblr around 2019, alecodys made a similar meme of Cody reading Marx later that year. The image of Cody holding up the book may be referenced in fanworks.
Goopy-amethyst used this meme to refer to the Total Drama fandom as a whole in a post which garnered over 11k notes, saying:Alecody would later create Comrade Cody edits. This edit was later featured in unironicduncanstan's Total Drama Iceberg in 2021.
=== "CODY FUCKIN' DIES"? ===
A popular YouTube video in Total Drama fandom uploaded by Undead Jared in 2014 titled "" is a short clip of Cody bouncing around before being flung into the sun. A credits sequence from Total Dramarama also flings him into the sun. Fans may believe this was an intentional nod, as discussed in by tynvbfg.
This video was later featured in unironicduncanstan's Total Drama Iceberg in 2021.
=== Cody Must Consent Before Doing What? ===
In 2020, a conversation on Tumblr between two users discussing Cody trans headcanons went somewhat viral in Total Drama fandom. The conversation may be quoted or alluded to when discussing trans headcanons for Cody.This exchange was later featured in unironicduncanstan's Total Drama Iceberg in 2021.
=== Cody Harem ===
He may also have a harem, dubbed Cody Harem by fans. 
== Relationships==
This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Cody is shipped with much of Total Drama's cast. Many Female characters on this list may also be a part of the Cody Harem.
With... 	Full Label 	Type 	Portmanteau 	Information
Noah 	Cody/Noah 	Slash	NoCo; Nody 	(Seen on its page.)
Noah 	Cody & Noah 	Gen 	n/a 	(Seen on its page.)
Gwen 	Cody/Gwen 	Het 	Gwody; Gody 	(Seen on its page.)
Gwen 	Cody & Gwen 	Gen 	n/a 	(Seen on its page.)
Sierra 	Cody/Sierra 	Het 	Coderra; Sieody 	(Seen on its page.)
Sierra 	Cody & Sierra 	Gen 	n/a 	(Seen on its page.)
Heather 	Cody & Heather 	Gen 	n/a 	(Seen on its page.)
Courtney 	Cody/Courtney 	Het 	Courdy 	n/a
Heather 	Cody/Heather 	Het 	Codeather 	Popular for Canon Divergence AUs of Total Drama: World Tour.
Courtney 	Cody & Courtney 	Gen 	n/a 	n/a
Bridgette 	Bridgette/Cody 	Het 	Codette 	Common rarepair in early Total Drama fandom. Total Drama BNF TDI Charlie Brown liked this pairing.
Bridgette 	Bridgette & Cody 	Gen 	n/a 	n/a
Duncan 	Cody & Duncan 	Gen 	n/a 	Both were once Gwen's suitors, though this arrangement leaves out Trent.
Lindsay 	Cody/Lindsay 	Het 	Codsay; Codisay 	Lindsay is often in Cody Harem fic. Otherwise, this ship in it of itself is rare.
Izzy 	Cody/Izzy 	Het 	Codizzy 	May 29th is Codizzy Day on Chefhatchet's Appreciation Calendar.
Duncan 	Cody/Duncan 	Slash	Duncody 	Pairing Gwen's suitors, though this arrangement leaves out Trent.
Dawn 	Cody/Dawn 	Het 	CoDawn 	Dawn is from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island.
Harold 	Cody & Harold 	Gen 	n/a 	Works may focus on their potential friendship. Others are friends to lovers.
Trent 	Cody & Trent 	Gen 	n/a 	Both were once Gwen's suitors, though this arrangement leaves out Duncan.
Trent 	Cody/Trent 	Slash	Trody 	(Seen on its page.)
Alejandro 	Alejandro/Cody 	Slash	Alecody 	(Seen on its page.)
Harold; Justin; Trent	The Drama Brothers 	Gen 	n/a 	n/a
Alejandro 	Alejandro & Cody 	Gen 	n/a 	They are canonically allies during Total Drama: World Tour.
Harold 	Cody/Harold 	Slash	Harcody 	Both are part of The Drama Brothers, though are rarely shipped together. Sister Ship of Justin/Trent.
Kitty 	Cody/Kitty 	Het 	Coditty 	A popular Tumblr blog known as Coditty Time focused on many things, including this pairing.
Alejandro; Noah 	Alejandro/Cody/Noah	Poly 	Alenoco 	Brings Alejandro into Cody/Noah; Brings Cody into Alejandro/Noah
Justin 	Cody/Justin 	Slash	JustCody 	Both are part of The Drama Brothers, though are rarely shipped together. Sister ship of Harold/Trent.
Eva 	Cody/Eva 	Het 	Codeva 	Opposites Attract. Notably included in Total Drama Battlegrounds
Lightning 	Cody & Lightning 	Gen 	Lightcody; Shacody	Total Dramarama had them interact for the first time
Beth 	Beth/Cody 	Het 	Codeth 	Beth kissed Cody during Total Drama: Island (2007).
Joshua 	Cody/Joshua 	Slash	Jody 	William Country is an infamous fan film series where this is canon, pairing Cody with an OC named Joshua.
Sammy 	Cody/Sammy 	Het 	Codammy 	Both are meek characters who open up over time. Sammy is from Total Drama: Pahkitew Island.
Scarlett 	Cody/Scarlett 	Het 	n/a 	Popular rarepair during 2014-2016. Scarlett is from Total Drama: Pahkitew Island.
Noah; Sierra 	Cody/Noah/Sierra 	Poly 	Nocoerra 	Uncommon, but may be a love triangle in fanworks with Cody in the middle.
==Example/Notable Fanac==
===Fan Communities/Fan Events===
*, a fanweek hosted on Tumblr and ran from October 16th to the 22nd. Cody/Trent.
*, CODY-KINS!!!, a community on DeviantArt.
*, a community for Bridgette/Cody on DeviantArt.
*cody fan world, a Discord server.
===Collections===
*, a fanfiction collection for Cody/Courtney on Fanfiction.net.
*, a fanfiction collection for Cody/Courtney on Fanfiction.net.
===Aesthetic Edits===
*, stimboard with an angel theme for Cody.
===Fanart===
*Total Drama Pride Month Collab.
*, Cody with candy. Cody canonically loves candy.
*, Cody with a Trans Pride pin.
*, Cody/Dawn fanart of them doing yoga together.
*, Alejandro racing Cody on horseback.
*, fanart where Cody has a six pack. This is uncommon for fanworks.
===Fan Films===
*William Country.
===Fan Fic ===
*Total Drama: Cody's Redemption.
===Fan Mixes===
*trody, a Cody/Trent fanmix by trentcody, aka tdrrcody and prismotron (2017)
*Cody has a playlist in Straight up geek's Total Drama Playlists (2023)
===General Fanworks===
*Island of the Slaughtered.
*, where Cody is made into a furby.
*, fusion AU with Titanic which pairs Cody with an OC.
==Notes==
==References/Further Reading==
* on Total Drama Wiki
* on the Shipping Wiki
Category:Total Drama Characters