El Serpiente

El Serpiente is a contestant labeled **El Luchador** on Total Drama Time Travel.

## Biography

El Serpiente is the youngest of nine children. He is the only boy. His father was a famous luchador, a Mexican wrestler, in the 1930s. He wrestled into the early 1950s, but retired due to his advanced age, though still a popular wrestler. His son, only known to the public as El Serpiente, was honored to continue his father's legacy as his only son. El Serpiente was fourteen when he began training. The other luchadors never took him seriously and either teased him, pulled pranks on him, or found some other way to treat him poorly. He realized that the reason was because he was so short. He hated being teased, so he decided to try harder than everyone else by training harder, working out more, and learning more wrestling moves. El Serpiente did become stronger, and is now one of the top wrestlers in his native country of Mexico, known for his complicated holds. El Serpiente's personality changed, though. The more he got teased, the more angry he became, already adding to his teen angst. Nearly anyone who ticks him off severely regrets it, as he uses his strength outside of the ring, as well. El Serpiente never removes his mask outside of his home out of pride and viewing the removal of the mask as a dishonor.

## Total Drama Time Travel

El Serpiente arrived to the competition to a flash of lightning and a bleating goat, in Welcome to the Present. He informed the others that he didn't take any guff from anybody. When Mark appeared, El Serpiente mistook him for the devil. After a few more people arrived, El Serpiente began shaking, saying that he was tired of standing around. When Love Possum arrived, El Serpiente claimed that he was the weirdest person he ever met, including Leopold. Xiomara then arrived, causing El Serpiente to take his claim back.

Mark slapped El Serpiente on the back, in Central Theme Park, and made a comment about something he said. El Serpiente angrily glared at Mark. Inga and El Serpiente found the child they were looking for, and just as El Serpiente was going to traumatize the boy, Chris called off the challenge. El Serpiente was saddened, as he was eager to attack. After walking back to Chris' location, El Serpiente told Chris that he better have had a good reason to call off the challenge. Chris stated that he did.

El Serpiente was annoyed when Sir Perlative went to sleep early, in And Then There Were Eighteen, though he continued doing one armed push-ups. When Chris commented that the door to a secluded home was locked, El Serpiente rammed into it, and broke it down with his head. El Serpiente assumed that the person that was picking off contestants was male. Sir Perlative protested, saying that it could be a woman. El Serpiente ran off by himself to find the suspect. Later, when running down the halls, Mark tripped over El Serpiente's motionless body. El Serpiente was in the bottom two, but he was declared as safe. El Serpiente agreed with Crimson Rose, in Hair Today, Gone Last Week, who wanted to hold the executives hostage so they would reverse their decision on discontinuing Chris' favorite hair gel. When the others decided not to do that idea, El Serpiente declared his hate for his team. El Serpiente put his arm around Sir Perlative, saying that they did well at the challenge. When the secretary saw Leopold's famous signature on a petition the team had gathered, she refused to show it to the executives. El Serpiente made a threat, and the secretary called security.

At the beginning of Pillaged Village People, El Serpiente expressed to Sir Perlative that he felt uncomfortable around Leopold, so he was glad he was gone. He explained that he was nervous to change around him, noting that Sir Perlative did not change around him, either. Sir Perlative commented on El Serpiente opening up, and El Serpiente sounded angry when saying he wasn't angry all the time. Sir Perlative cowered a little, and El Serpiente stated that he was just joking. He then stated that he didn't feel like an angry, violent person, but that he had trouble controlling his temper. He said that his father told him that he had temper problems at that age. Sir Perlative assured El Serpiente that he would grow out of it. El Serpiente said that he hoped so, and that he didn't have many friends that he could open up to. Sir Perlative agreed that they were friends. El Serpiente said that he wanted to be more like Sir Perlative, starting with honesty. Sir Perlative agreed to help him change. El Serpiente revealed that his real name was Miguel. He then went to take a shower. El Serpiente was angry when Chris announced that the challenge was starting, breaking things in the bathroom. He walked out without his mask on, and said that he trusted Sir Perlative to see him without his mask. He removed his towel, revealing his behind, and put on his pants. Sir Perlative yelped at seeing his butt. El Serpiente felt bad when Millie referred to Inga as their team's strongest player. El Serpiente slapped Sir Perlative's behind after commenting on how Sir Perlative was doing on the challenge. Sir Perlative's eye twitched after El Serpiente walked away. El Serpiente grabbed Sir Perlative's waist, stating that the others needed help. Sir Perlative became angry about El Serpiente's constant touching. Sir Perlative insisted that he stop. El Serpiente then stated that Sir Perlative must have been uncomfortable around him the whole time. El Serpiente stormed off, saying that he wouldn't burden Sir Perlative with his presence, anymore. Sir Perlative asked to change rooms, and admitted to El Serpiente that she was actually a female. El Serpiente claimed that Sir Perlative had lied to them, though Sir Perlative said that she never said she was male, she just went along with everyone's assumptions.

In So You Think You Can Hop?, El Serpiente glared at Lady Perlative. He broke his stare when Chris said they were going back to the 1950s, the time he was taken from. At the dance marathon challenge, El Serpiente made it to the end with Daisuke. El Serpiente taunted Daisuke, and they continued dancing. El Serpiente noted that Daisuke wasn't sweating. El Serpiente fell backward, and his eyes rolled to the back of his head. Lady Perlative ran to him. It was noted that his heart was still beating, and Chris discussed what they would do about it. El Serpiente then jumped up, acting like he was entirely fine. After the elimination ceremony, Lady Perlative went to check up on El Serpiente. He apologized for getting angry with her, earlier, and thanked her for checking up on him. Lady Perlative kissed him on his masked cheek, and left.

Alone in his room, in We Interrupt This Challenge to Bring You Something Completely Different, El Serpiente did one armed push ups without his mask on. A knock came at his door, and he assumed it was Lady Perlative, so he answered the door without putting his mask on. When he answered the door, he realized that it wasn't Lady Perlative. He turned his back around, so the person couldn't look at his face. He was then struck in the back of the head by a piece of metal, not seeing it happen, with his back turned. The others wondered wear El Serpiente was. They found a note stating that El Serpiente wanted important past government information. Bianka came back from some point in time, claiming to be El Serpiente's hostage. She told them that El Serpiente wanted Mark to go back in time so that the negotiating could take place. Lady Perlative and Julietta went back in time, as well. El Serpiente was disappointed that Lady Perlative was there, when they met with him. El Serpiente insisted that he was diabolical, even though Lady Perlative defended his character. El Serpiente was going to send Julietta and Lady Perlative back to the present, but he didn't know how to send a few people in time without sending the whole group. Bianka took the time travel device from him, in order to adjust it. Lady Perlative tackled Bianka, accidentally causing Mark and Julietta to go back in time. Bianka angrily shouted at El Serpiente, blaming him for Lady Perlative figuring out what was going on. He pleaded with Bianka for her not to hurt Lady Perlative. He revealed that he went along with the scheme because Bianka threatened to hurt Lady Perlative. The three teens traveled back to modern times, where Bianka insisted that El Serpiente and Lady Perlative were bad, while the other two insisted that she was bad. The truth came out when Bianka's wig came off, and she was revealed to be blonde. Chris recognized her as the one in surveillance videos, and sent her back to her time. El Serpiente revealed that Bianka sent Mark and Julietta somewhere random in time.

El Serpiente sat down against the wall in the main room, in When Did They Go?, instead of going to sleep in his room, like everyone else. He told Lady Perlative that he wanted to be prepared for when the challenge to find Bianka started. He later revealed to Lady Perlative, that he was actually afraid to go in his room alone, after being kidnapped by Bianka. Lady Perlative assured him that she would protect him. He told her that it was nice to have a friend in her. Lady Perlative could hear a loud commotion from El Serpiente's room, in Prom and Circumstance. She went to check on him, and he angrily told her that someone took something important to him. He accused her of taking it, and she was disappointed with his accusation. He apologized for accusing her. She saw that he had messed up his room. She volunteered to help him look for what was missing, but he declined her help. El Serpiente frowned when Chris called working out a waste of time.

Love Possum went to El Serpiente's room, in Portrait of an Artist as a Young Slob, put his arm around him, and said they could share a room, now. El Serpiente said that he wanted to stay in his room by himself. He slammed the door. When trying to motivate Jon Pierre into painting, again, El Serpiente picked him up and started shaking him. He threatened to be him up if he didn't start painting, again. Jon Pierre admitted that he probably deserved that. Lady Perlative told El Serpiente to let go of him, and El Serpiente complied. Mark later went to El Serpiente's room. El Serpiente explained that he lost something important, and turned his room upside down in an attempt to find it. Mark admitted that he was the one who took it. He held up a small bottle of pills, and El Serpiente took it from him, demanding that Mark leave. Mark noted that the pills were steroids. He related how he had been approached by his track coach to take steroids, but discussed it with his parents and decided not to. He warned El Serpiente about the side effects, something that El Serpiente was unaware of. El Serpiente insisted that the pills had no drawbacks, because they made him win matches. Mark realized that the drawbacks were not known, in El Serpiente's time. El Serpiente closed his door. Mark asked him if he noted any changes with his personality or body that weren't there before. El Serpiente didn't reply. At the elimination ceremony, El Serpiente was voted out. El Serpiente was angry, and wouldn't even say goodbye to Lady Perlative, claiming that she was scared of him, too. He left the competition and went back to his own time. He was sitting alone on the beach. He stood up, looked contemplatively at the bottle of pills, and through them into the ocean. He began walking away. He untied his mask, and left it in the sand.

In Stolen Goodies, Mark was voted out. Mark was about to leave the competition. Lady Perlative asked him what his grandfather's name was. He was confused, but admitted that it was Miguel. She told him to say hi for her. At home, Mark stated that he the whole contest went badly. He then picked up his phone and called his grandfather, he told him that he missed him and that he loved him. He then told him that someone with the last name of 'Perlative' told him to say hi. His grandfather started laughing.

The remaining contestants visited Mark, in Leaving Your Mark. They wound up with him in the boys bathroom, where he was alone, smoking. He quickly discarded his cigarette. He admitted that he only began smoking to impress a girl. He said it was nice to see the others. He then said they better leave, as he was cutting class. He looked out in the hallway and was pulled into the hallway by his grandfather. He lied to Miguel about cutting class, and apologized right away. Mark's grandfather deduced that he had been smoking. When Mark talked back, Miguel threatened to spank him in front of his friends. Mark apologized, and promised to never smoke, again. The bell rang, and the other students went into the hallway. Mark's grandfather pinched his cheeks and kissed him on the nose, embarrassing him in front of everyone. Mark then introduced the contestants to his friends, shy Deb, and flamboyant Andre, who Miguel grunted at several times. Chris said that they were there to find him a date. He said that he didn't need a girlfriend. Mark's grandfather agreed, saying that he had him. While walking to Mark's house, Mark was teased by a peer who saw him holding hands with his grandfather. Miguel scolded the boy, saying that he would tell his mother that he teased his grandson. Miguel spoke with Lady Perlative in the kitchen, and they both recognized each other. Lady Perlative encouraged Miguel to give Mark some more space. Mark came downstairs, and his grandfather told him he would give him some space. The contestants left, after solving Mark's problems.

## Trivia

* El Serpiente was the twelfth character eliminated.
* El Serpiente is from around 1956.
* El Serpiente translates as "The Snake".
* El Serpiente's mask is green to call to mind the color of a snake.
* His mask was originally going to be more detailed, but early luchadors had little detail on their masks.
* El Serpiente was originally going to be shirtless and in wrestling tights. I decided not to go with that since several other male characters were shirtless.
* El Serpiente dressed as a monk in the Medieval challenge to contrast his violent personality. It also was meant to call to mind Friar Tuck, from Robin Hood lore.
* When El Serpiente called Mark the devil, it was meant to be presumed that he was actually calling him, "El Diablos". With the translator, it made little sense.
* It was never explained in the story, but El Serpiente's name is meant to be assumed to have been programmed to not translate into "The Snake".
* El Serpiente's bio says "he did become stronger". This is an indication that he became stronger due to his use of steroids. It also mentions him becoming angrier, when getting teased after he started winning.
* El Serpiente's anger issues are a result of "roid rage". He mistakenly thought it was just an effect of puberty and growing up.
* El Serpiente nearly suffered a fatal heart attack in the dancing challenge. This is a result of over exertion, and an indication that he was taking steroids.
* El Serpiente and Lady Perlative are not meant to be romantically involved, just good friends.
* El Serpiente's decision to stop his steroid use came on his reflection that they changed his personality. He gave up his mask, knowing that he could no longer win without them. He put more value on his temperament and well-being than his wrestling career.
* El Serpiente is Mark's grandfather. Mark explained to Ira that because of some reason, his parents kept one set of grandparents hidden. This was because El Serpiente had died tragically at an early age, after fathering Mark's mother. This brought shame to the family as it had to do with steroid use, and quite possibly could have been an early case of a death caused by steroid use. It brought dishonor to his family's name as he was cheating, and hiding the fact that he'd been taking steroids. Communication with his wife also ended, because of the ordeal. Mark saved his grandfather's life by warning him about the damages of steroid use.
* Miguel was originally going to spank Mark repeatedly in front of his peers in the nineties challenge. DJ Spenstar helped me reconsider, and just make him more lovey dovey.
* Miguel recognized Mark by his appearance. He had his parents name him Mark after Mark, not knowing that he actually was Mark. They would have named him Mark, anyway.
* Miguel smothered Mark for saving his life. Miguel couldn't have known that he would die, but after seeing the side effects of steroids in others, he realized that it could have happened.