Brent

* S2: Reality
* S10: WotW

Brent is a contestant on Total Drama Reality and Total Drama: Worst of the Worst.

## Biography

Brent is an only child. He's perfectly satisfied with blending in. He doesn't have any discernible talents or interests, but he doesn't mind. He does average in school. He's fairly well liked, as he has never offended anyone, but he doesn't have any really close friends. He's completely satisfied with that, too. He never really says anything interesting, or does anything interesting. He doesn't get in trouble with his father, but his father wishes that his son had some goals, or character.

## Total Drama: Worst of the Worst

Chris described Brent as ‘utterly average’ upon his arrival. Patsy commented that he helped her picture how to describe a doormat in her next novel. Dirk commented on Brent’s pecs as being above average. Upon seeing a newly bulked up Anders, Brent lamented not working on more than his chest. Anders described using his strength to stomp out the competition, and stomping on a plank of wood. The plank of wood hit Brent in the crotch, making him double over in pain. Patsy investigated his cry of pain, but went the wrong direction. Yuko revealed herself to Brent, who asked for help, only to apologize about the fact that she could not get involved as an objective observer. Upon Ruth’s arrival, Brent begged her for help. She then proceeded to sketch him, and commented that the single tear that rolled down his cheek was a nice touch.

During the first challenge, when Zane announced the women as winning, Brent spoke up about the women not using a key to open the shackles on their teammate, as was required by the rules. Because of this, Zane overturned the judgement and the men won the challenge for completing it properly. Brent was overwhelmed by the commendation he received from his team, insisting that it was a fluke.

During the second challenge, Brent was among the group that witnessed an animatronic red dragon created by Herman. He remembered and greeted Herman, right away. He also asked LeVar what his costume was, to which LeVar responded that he didn’t know.

After Cary was missing overnight, Brent and Yuko noticed his absence. When about to get dumped with maple syrup, Brent failed to warn Cary, despite noticing it. Brent seemed to regret his inaction after the others laughed at Cary.

Late one night, Brent sat on his team’s cabin’s steps. Grace asked what he was doing, and he admitted that his cabin was feeling a little too crowded. He also overheard Grace, Patsy, and Tamira talking about taking the fingerprints of suspects, which seemed to alarm him. During the fashion design challenge, Brent noticed that Ruth’s costumes looked familiar, being based on his outfit from Total Drama Reality. He also noticed someone that Chris had previously fired, at the challenge, and informed Patsy. Chris was saved from a near serious injury from a falling light. Brent was nearby when Anders caught the suspect who was indeed a former intern.

Noting that Cary and Brent had unresolved issues, Anders carried both men over his shoulder as he ran so they could work out there differences. Brent admitted that he resented Cary for his past, and had difficulty separating the current Cary from the Cary he first met. He spoke about his breakup with Melinda. Brent ended up forgiving Cary. During the challenge, seeing that his team was behind, Anders again carried Cary and Brent, as well as Herman across a bridge. He dropped his team members before finishing, and then the structure they were standing on broke apart. Brent reached out and rescued Cary from falling. Ultimately, Anders was voted out by his team.

During the challenge where gossip columnist Hedda revealed secrets about the contestants, Brent was revealed as having an extraordinary autobiographical memory, meaning that he has the ability to recall events that happened to him in great detail. This was a surprise to Brent. Another surprise came in the form of an unexpected quadruple elimination. After Cary and Ruth were eliminated, Brent was the next voted out because he expressed satisfaction in placing better than average this time around. On the boat ride home, Brent asked if his pecs were getting bigger as he failed to zip up his raincoat.

## Trivia

* Had I designed Brent’s image more recently for Worst of the Worst, I likely would not have made him as muscular. I tried to poke fun at his pecs, even though I didn’t like the idea now. I believe I did this to make him ‘above average’, but I think his average nature is part of his charm.
* Patsy stating that he inspired her for her next novel was a direct reference to his being Ruth’s muse in Total Drama Reality.
* Brent was written as part of a trifecta with Cary and Anders, who I considered as secondary premerge characters in this story. Cary was meant to represent emotion, or the heart, Anders was meant to represent the body, or physicality, with Brent representing the mind with his exceptional memory.
* I decided to have Brent have a great memory as something to outwardly make him ‘above average’ that could also not be considered a big deal to him, at least. I also have an above average memory, so it was something I could pull from regarding his story. It’s something that can help me in some areas, but also can be challenging, like h he had a hard time letting go of Cary’s actions from their first season together.
* In the image for the Runway or Another Brent appears in, Brent is dressed like the Pokémon Bisharp, and wrestler Shawn Michaels.
* In that image, Brent looks the shortest among the present men. I accidentally cut him off looking a little short, but decided that the other contestants pictured are all just above average in height.
* In the image on The Boat of Losers, Brent is wearing yellow as I consider that a basic color for raincoats in media.
* I almost didn’t draw the image on The Boat of Losers, but decided it would be a good way to acknowledge the quadruple elimination. I also had been meaning to make a visual gag involving Brent’s chest, so used this as an excuse.
* I considered having Brent place better than he did, with his being a favorite of Brandon/TDIWriter. I decided to do what I felt was best for the story, however.
* For chapter images, Brent doesn’t appear in an image with less than four total people. This was intentional to show him being in an ensemble type role.

## Gallery

Brent during his time on Total Drama Reality.Brent in his cavalier costume.