Chris McLean

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**Chris McLean** is the main host of the *Total Drama* franchise.

The main host of the Total Drama series. He is a sadistic man who takes pleasure in the suffering and misfortunes of the contestants and loves to mess around with the relationships between them. He is also willing to change the rules to his whim.

In the AWA fics, Chris is set to appear in a future AWA storyline.

## **Appearance**

Chris is slightly short but can still be considered a tall person. He has a black neck-length messy hair, he has dark eyes and a slighty shaved facial hair. H wears a dark-green collared shirt over a white long-sleeve shirt, gray cargo pants and white & dark-green rubber shoes.

## **Personality**

Chris is an overwhelming narcissist, with little concern for the well-being of his contestants – and even sometimes best friend Chef Hatchet as well. Chris feeds off the pain of the teenagers, physical and emotional and strives to keep the drama in Total Drama alive at all times. He is a very selfish and arrogant man as he does not care about anyone or anything but money, higher ratings, and personal pleasure gained from the pain and suffering of others. Chris also enjoys messing with and preying upon the relationships of the contestants for his own personal gain as he loves it when contestants bicker, argue, and fight amongst each other. He appears to have gotten increasingly sadistic as the series has progressed, with the challenges turning from humiliating and occasionally dangerous, to being full-on life-threatening. While he continues to elaborate that it is for high-ratings, in later seasons it seems he is more concerned with causing pain than actually increasing the popularity with viewers.

In The Final Wreck-ening, he excitedly explains that the challenge was so dangerous the network rejected the initial proposal - and he lies about shutting it down. However, in one instance, Chris does actually begin to worry that the contestants may die (but only because this would result in no show, and thus no paycheck to support his luxurious lifestyle). Despite the negative points of being a reality show host, Chris loves his job and the fame that comes with it. He enjoys spending life in luxury, including catching some rays in his tanning bed and relaxing in his jacuzzi. He has tried other activities like hosting a cooking show and being in a boy band, but all of them have been ill-fated. Chris is frequently seen in various costumes when introducing challenges, with Chef often dressed up as well to coordinate with him. He is highly rebellious against the network lawyers. On a few occasions, he has shown to be somewhat childish as well, whining when he is displeased about something.

## **Trivia**

* He is the first person seen in the confessional, as he explains what it is used for.
* Chris bears a resemblance to *Jeff Probst*, the host of the American version of Survivor. He also has a torturing personality like *Joe Rogan* from *Fear Factor*.
	+ Chris's voice actor, Christian Potenza, explained in an interview that, when he asked co-creator Tom McGillis for guidelines to use for Chris's personality and performance, McGillis told him to think of Jeff Probst and *Ashton Kutcher* combined.
* Assuming the show takes place in the present, Chris is confirmed to be thirty-nine or forty years old, after his birth year was revealed by Sierra (1978).
	+ According to Total Drama Online, his birthday is November 18th. This makes him one of four characters with a confirmed birthday, the others being Cody, Chef, and Junior.
	+ However, he claims to be thirty in Total Drama: Pahkitew Island.
* Chris is one of a few characters to have their name referenced in an episode title, the others being Harold, Owen, Courtney, Chef Hatchet, Bridgette, Ezekiel, Scarlett, and Sky. In his case, it is The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean.
* Chris is one of thirteen characters with a confirmed last name, the others being Harold, Cody, Blaineley, Alejandro, Brick, Dakota, DJ, Cameron, Chef Hatchet, Lightning, Sanders and MacArthur.
* Chris has worn more outfits than any other character on the show:
	+ *Star Wars* Rebel pilot uniform; X-Treme Torture.
	+ Pirate outfit; Search and Do Not Destroy, Mutiny on the Soundstage, and The Bold and the Booty-ful.
	+ Blue formal suit; the award ceremonies in Total Drama Action, Rock n' Rule, for the Gemmie awards in Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special and Niagara Brawls.
	+ Thick winter wear; Beach Blanket Bogus, Anything Yukon Do, I Can Do Better, Sweden Sour, Ice Ice Baby, and Three Zones and A Baby.
	+ Cowboy outfit; 3:10 to Crazytown.
	+ Sasquatchanakwa costume ("Steve the Yeti"); The Aftermath: I.
	+ Police officer's uniform; The Chefshank Redemption.
	+ Caveman clothing; One Million Bucks, B.C. and 2008: A Space Owen.
	+ Referee outfit; Million Dollar Babies.
	+ Greek toga and laurel wreath; Million Dollar Babies.
	+ Bond-villain; Dial M for Merger
	+ *Batman* costume; Super Hero-ld.
	+ A knight helmet; The Princess Pride.
	+ Kung fu robe; Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen.
	+ Pharaoh outfit; Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 1 and Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 2.
	+ Brown aviator costume; beginning and end of most Total Drama World Tour episodes.
	+ German outfit; Slap Slap Revolution.
	+ Mariner outfit; Newf Kids on the Rock.
	+ Traditional woman's dashiki; Jamaica Me Sweat.
	+ *Crocodile Dundee* hat; Picnic at Hanging Dork.
	+ Chinese Emperor costume; Chinese Fake-Out.
	+ African tribeleader outfit and bald cap, African Lying Safari.
	+ Traditional Easter Island loincloth and headdress; Rapa Phooey!
	+ *Darth Sidious*; Hawaiian Punch.
	+ Fashion designer outfit, homage to German designer *Karl Lagerfeld*; Runaway Model.
	+ A prisoner's uniform in Heroes vs. Villains.
	+ He sometimes wears a variation of his usual outfit; the most common being with shorts and sandals instead of pants and sneakers. This includes hats and accessories added to his casual clothing.
* He is one of a few characters to have dotted eyes, with the others being Beth, DJ, DJ's mother, Harold, Miles, Mary, Pete, Rodney, Sam, and Tom.
* Chris had played a role in eliminating fourteen contestants over the course of the series, making him the second-highest character who caused the most amount of eliminations.
	+ He directly played a role in eliminating Owen, Duncan, Courtney, Blaineley, Sierra, Gwen, Ella, Topher, Scarlett and Max while indirectly eliminating Leshawna, Duncan and Gwen.
* Chris starred in a badminton movie in which he played a character named "The Flipper."
* Chris has written an autobiography, which he gives to Courtney in Rock n' Rule.
* Chris is revealed to own a tanning bed named the "Tan-o-Matic 3000" in Mutiny on the Soundstage.
* Chris is one of thirteen characters to have visible abs, the others being Chef Hatchet, Devin, Don, Justin, Alejandro, Mike, Lightning, Geoff, Brody, DJ, Ryan and Jacques.
* According to an interview with Christian Potenza, the contestant that Chris dislikes the most is Heather.
* Chris is one out of nine characters on the show to be or have been bald, the others being Chef, Sierra, Alejandro, Heather, Staci, Dakota, Dave and Ezekiel.
* In Anything Yukon Do, I Can Do Better, Sierra revealed that Chris's favorite drink is tomato juice, and his second favorite drink is hot chocolate.
* Sierra mentions that Chris was in a boy band, hosted a cooking show (which got canceled after one episode), and starred in a few bad movies about talking cats.
	+ As revealed in an interview with Erin, Chris's band members from his boy band, Fametown, are prototype designs of Ezekiel, Cody, Tyler and the intern who appeared in The Very Last Episode, Really! and Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special.
* In an interview with Christian Potenza, he stated that if Chris was a contestant, he would be in a relationship with Lindsay for "obvious reasons," which are purely physical. He described her as "hot."
* His widespread use of German in Slap Slap Revolution shows that he is fluent in the language.
* Chris is one of two characters to grow a beard in the course of the series, the other being Owen.
* In Newf Kids on the Rock, it is revealed that Chris was born in Newfoundland.
	+ This makes him the second character on the show to have his homeland revealed, the first being DJ.
* According to Fresh TV Blog, Chris was offered to host a Japanese version of the series but the idea was scrapped as there weren't enough contestants.
* As revealed by Blaineley in Chinese Fake-Out, Chris was only offered the job of hosting Total Drama because Blaineley turned it down.
* The default ringtone of Chris's cell phone is the show's theme song.
* According to Dakota, Chris phones his mother every day.
* Chris is currently the only character in the series to have a team named after him.
* Chris, along with Beth, Duncan, Izzy, Lindsay, and Mike (as Mal), has a confirmed prison record.