Naveen

Naveen is a contestant in Total Drama: The Next Generation. He is labeled as **The Little Brother**.

## Naveen

### Friends

Jasmine, Eddy, Max, Gabe, Vivi, Kirika, Declan

## Biography

Naveen has an older sister that is very protective of him. Despite his massive size, Naveen wouldn’t hurt a fly. He absolutely hates confrontation, and will do anything to avoid it, which often gets him taken advantage of. That’s usually when his sister steps in. Naveen is also a huge fan of television and movies.

Naveen joined the Total Drama series because he’s always wanted to be on television.

## Total Drama: The Next Generation

Naveen arrived on the island with his sister, Jasmine. She did most of the talking, as Naveen remained quiet. When Yolanda commented on Naveen’s size when Jasmine referred to him as her baby brother, Jasmine mistook her intent as flirting. This caused a slight confrontation ending in Jasmine threatening anyone that harm her brother.

Max was impressed by Naveen’s size, as well, and was astonished when Naveen stated that he doesn’t work out. Naveen went on to compare Max to an actress, stating that he loved movies. Jasmine put an end to the conversation.

When the incredibly honest Gabe arrived, he seemed to be insulting Jasmine as Naveen looked on. It turned out to be a mistake. Upon Tiffany’s arrival, Jasmine and Naveen mistakenly thought that she was nice, until she started making mean comments. Despite this, when Tiffany requested help to unload her belongings from the boat, Naveen approached to assist. He stopped when Jasmine intervened.

Once teams were announced, Jasmine protested at her and Naveen being on opposite teams. The host, Jack, denied her request, stating that the teams were already in writing. Tiffany taunted Jasmine, flirtatiously assuring that she would take care of him.

The first challenge required the contestants to dress as past contestants, identify who the others were dressed as, and place the matching name on their back in order to eliminate them. Naveen’s extensive knowledge of the show helped him confidently instruct his teammates. This also made him a target, as Declan observed him as a threat.

As the challenge progressed, Naveen did well, though he questioned LeVar‘s fashion choices. When Tiffany ordered him to eliminate his sister, Naveen refused, but it was part of Tiffany’s plan to distract Jasmine as she eliminated her. Naveen insisted that he was not in on the plan. Later, Naveen was eliminated from the challenge by Declan when his pants split when helping Tiffany retrieve her shoe. Naveen’s team, The Cool Cats, ultimately won the challenge.

When Tiffany invited the guys on her team to a late night swim, Naveen accepted the offer, though he seemed concerned about what his sister might think. In the water, Tiffany commented on Naveen’s weight which made him begin to feel self conscious. The following day, those comments from Tiffany effected Naveen where he had trouble participating in the pie eating challenge over concerns of his weight. Naveen started participating in the challenge when Tiffany whispered something in his ear. While he helped his team catch up, they still lost the challenge, though Naveen was safe from the vote, it being revealed that he was in an alliance of boyfriends with Tiffany.

That night, Naveen was discovered washing Tiffany’s laundry in the lake by his team member, Vivi. Vivi expressed concern over Naveen’s relationship with Tiffany, asking questions in order to reason with him. The two were interrupted by Yolanda who attempted to enforce curfew. Vivi was able to prevent Yolanda from reporting them by claiming that they were ridding the lake of pollution, and then agreeing to head back to their respective cabins.

Later, Naveen admitted to Vivi that part of why he was dating Tiffany, in addition to his low self esteem, was because his sister made him feel incapable of making his own decisions. Even though he knew it was a bad choice, he wanted to make a choice he knew Jasmine would not approve of. He admitted that he liked the attention he received from Tiffany, but also that he wished someone like Vivi would like him.

Naveen was excited for the superhero cosplay challenge, as he explained to Vivi different details about the characters they were dressed as. Naveen was the first player free to help rescue his team members. He quickly used his one special ability in the challenge for Vivi to be freed and join him, though he needed to wait for some time for her to be brought to him. Once reunited, Naveen asked Vivi if she was dating, which she was not. They ignored Tiffany’s cries for help when they heard her, and later sent Max to retrieve her.

As Naveen and Vivi continue to walk with each other across the island, Vivi admitted to liking Naveen. Naveen was determined to break up with Tiffany. When he went in for a kiss, Vivi insisted that she was not ready to date, stating that she barely knew herself. Naveen was apologetic, and proposed that the two of them date once Vivi was ready, to which Vivi agreed. After losing the challenge, Tiffany and Max staged an argument designed to prevent Naveen from breaking up with her, and from strategizing before the campfire ceremony. This was successful, as Vivi was eliminated due to Tiffany deducing her and Naveen’s budding relationship. Naveen said goodbye to Vivi, obviously saddened by the turn of events.

Naveen refused to speak with Max after he manipulated him. Naveen spoke with Kirika about potentially turning things around on Tiffany. Naveen was sorry for not siding with Kirika and Vivi from the start, though the situation seemed hopeless, now. During the challenge, Jasmine drew concern after Tiffany blamed Naveen for her misfortune. Naveen also succeeded in tossing Declan into the water. Later, Wolf was able to easily get Naveen into the water using his immense strength.

Things took an unfortunate turn, when one of Naveen’s friends, Eddy, nearly drowned during the challenge. Naveen and Max reconciled, as the guys said a sad goodbye to Eddy as he was removed from the game due to respiratory issues.

After the dramatic events of the previous challenge, Naveen stood up for Eddy when he felt that Tiffany was more concerned about herself. This upset her, and led to Naveen officially breaking up with her before storming off. During the challenge, Naveen, Kirika, and the rest of Tiffany’s ex-boyfriends teamed up to solve the carnival themed escape room, playing games and ignoring Tiffany in the process. The team ended up being victorious.

After observing that Naveen seemed to be in danger, his sister Jasmine sabotaged her team for him to stay in the competition. When she gleaned that he seemed safe, after all, Jasmine felt guilty for her sabotage, admitted it to her team, and was eliminated.

After the merge, Max was voted out, which made Naveen feel helpless after Vivi and Jasmine getting eliminated, as well. Naveen was concerned about the former members of The Chilly Dogs having the numbers advantage, and didn’t grasp the point in trying, anymore. During the challenge, where Naveen was dressed as a masked villain, he was easily deterred by Tiffany. He quickly gave up and floated in the lake. After the challenge, Naveen loomed in the water, as the others looked on in concern. Despite his defeatist attitude, Naveen was safe.

Naveen continued to mope around, as Kirika took initiative to speak with him. She was successfully able to remind him of when he stood up for himself with Tiffany earlier on, as well as his friends not wanting him to give up. This left Naveen determined to put more effort into the next challenge. The next challenge involved a laser tag competition. After confronting Declan, and Declan getting the upper hand, the guys decided to team up for the challenge. They further bonded over shared taste in movies and comics. Declan ultimately turned on Naveen to win the challenge, though Naveen held no hard feelings. Naveen was voted out of the competition, though he took it well.

## Trivia

* Naveen is named after Prince Naveen from Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. This is referenced in his sleepwear.
* Naveen’s character design is based on a former coworker of the author.
* I had concerns that Naveen looked too much like LeVar or TDIwriter’s Jeffrey. This is why Naveen dressed as LeVar for the first challenge.
* Naveen’s scar above his belly button was a line I was originally planning on erasing, but ultimately decided to leave it as a scar.
* Naveen and Jasmine were born within a year of each other so they could both be sixteen or seventeen during filming.
* When Tiffany whispered to Naveen during the pie eating challenge, her offer was not meant to be anything inappropriate, though I didn’t really have any specific offer in mind.
* With Vivi potentially being transgender in mind, I considered having Naveen make the realization before Vivi revealed it. Before the reveal, he would have recognized that he had no problem with her being transgender and would have pursued a relationship with her. I tweaked the idea to him not knowing. This was all scrapped as the timing of the reveal, as well as his response felt too quick. Vivi potentially being transgender is not official as of yet, but open to interpretation.
* I wanted Naveen to dress as The Joker to compliment Vivi as a Harley Quinn reference, but thought it would be a little too on the nose. I also considered him as a Bishop reference for this challenge, but ultimately went with all villains for his team. The Bishop reference was possible in a future challenge.
* The metal objects on Naveen’s Magneto reference costume were added as a last minute touch.
* The image of Naveen dressed as Jason Vorhees was made before the scene of him looming was written. I liked how it looked without Tiffany on the boat, so I added the scene to include the image.
* I regretted not having Naveen make more movie and tv references throughout the competition, so I added a lot in the chapter he was eliminated in. This also served as a unique way for him to bond with Declan.
* I originally considered having Jasmine make the merge and Naveen having a hand in voting her out, so he could experience the competition without her watching over him.
* Naveen was meant to seem like a potential winner, with him succeeding once Jasmine was eliminated.

## Gallery

Naveen in his sleepwear.Naveen in his swimwear.Naveen’s original image.