Toxic Rats

The **Toxic Rats** is one of two opposing teams in *Total Drama: Revenge of the Island*. The Toxic Rats' logo is a green, four-armed angry rat standing upright with its fists drawn out. It is mounted on a stained pale yellow circle with a green ring around it.

## Members

* Ep. 1–4
* Ep. 5–6
* Ep. 7–8

File:TDRI B.pngBFile:TDRI Dakota.pngDakotaFile:TDRI Dawn.pngDawnFile:TDRI Lightning.pngLightningFile:TDRI Sam.pngSamFile:TDRI Scott.pngScottFile:TDRI Staci.pngStaci

File:TDRI Brick.pngBrickFile:TDRI Dawn.pngDawnFile:TDRI Lightning.pngLightningFile:TDRI Sam.pngSamFile:TDRI Scott.pngScott

File:TDRI Brick.pngBrickFile:TDRI Jo.pngJoFile:TDRI Lightning.pngLightning

**Notes:**

* At the end of "Finders Creepers," Chris switches Brick to the **Toxic Rats**.
* At the end of "Runaway Model," Chris makes Jo and Scott switch teams.

## *Total Drama: Revenge of the Island*

 File:Ratsfinishfirst.png
In Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!, the Toxic Rats are formed after a race through the forest, according to the order the contestants cross the finish line. Lightning, Scott, B, Dawn, Dakota, Sam and Staci are those selected as members of the team. This team is considered one of the most dysfunctional teams in the series where most of its members are easily distracted or unhelpful at all. From the very first challenge, Staci spends more time talking about what her ancestors allegedly invented and Dakota is posing for her paparazzi. Ultimately, B comes up with a plan that almost succeeds but due to misfortune, they lost the challenge despite coming in first place. For sprouting out nonsense non-stop, Staci is eliminated that night.

 File:Iceicebaby16.PNG
Behind everyone's back, Scott plans to find the McLean-Brand Chris Head in order to save himself while he plays the role of the saboteur for his own team. In Truth or Laser Shark, the Rats almost win the challenge but Dakota gets distracted by the presence of paparazzi again, allowing Cameron to win it for his team. Because of this, along with a premonition from Dawn, Dakota is eliminated that night. In Ice Ice Baby, Scott begins to target B, seeing his inventions a threat to his plan. He also plans to get rid of Dawn, finding her "skills" creepy. Near the end of the challenge, Scott notices B's giant mirror melting the Maggots' ice fort. Not wanting to win, Scott throws a snowball at the mirror, deflecting the sunlight to the Rats' fort instead, securing their defeat. Scott immediately blames B for sabotaging the team. He later tells everyone to vote him off, which they do, much to Scott's satisfaction.

 File:Calmdownihaveaplan.png
In Finders Creepers, the Toxic Rats finally win their first challenge due to Sam's determination, much to Scott's frustration. Brick is transferred to the team as it was supposed to be a non-elimination round. His status as the "new guy" makes him unable to fit in with the other guys on the team in Backstabbers Ahoy!, especially Scott. He takes charge of the team and is responsible for them winning the first challenge. However, they lose the second round after Scott knocks Sam out, claiming that it was Jo who shot him. However, Dawn immediately sees through his lies and vows that Scott will pay for his betrayal. Unbeknownst to her, Scott overhears her plan and frames her for stealing the other campers' belongings, which he was originally going to use for Brick. In Runaway Model, the remaining members dub themselves "Team Men" but Sam is treated as an outcast. They attempt to use Sasquatchanakwa as their model for the fashion challenge, by luring him onto the runway, while he is in a fit of rage and kidnaps Lindsay. Sam almost wins the challenge for the team but ran out of power at the last minute. Being deemed as their weakest link, Sam is eliminated that night. At the same time, Jo and Scott switch teams.

 File:The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean (20).png
A power struggle between the remaining three members occur in A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste, but in order to get rid of Brick once and for all, Jo pulls Lightning into an alliance. The Rats lose again after Brick decides to help his former team, destroying his gold statuette in the process. Because of this, he is eliminated that night. In The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean, the remaining two Rats struggle due to them being outnumbered, but Jo ultimately finds out where Gwen and Sam are and digs them out, ending the Rats' losing streak.

The teams are merged in Grand Chef Auto, with Lightning and Jo being the only members of the team remaining.

## Trivia

* The original team name for the Toxic Rats was the "Radioactive Rats." Christian Potenza confirmed that the name for the Radioactive Rats was scrapped on September 27, 2011 because of the nuclear disaster in Japan.
	+ This is also the first team in the series to have a name change for the finished product of a season.
* This is the first team in *Total Drama* history with a green-themed logo to be the weaker of the two teams in its season.
	+ Out of the eight pre-merge episodes in which the two teams competed, the Rats lost six times.
	+ Thus, this team is tied with Team Victory and the Pimâpotew Kinosewak for the lowest amount of challenge wins of any team in the series, with only two.
* This is one of four teams to, at one point, consist entirely of one gender before the merge. This, however, changes after Jo switches teams with Scott, reverting the team to both genders again.
* Lightning is the only member of this team to reach the finals at some point in the series.
* This team has the larger amount of members of the two teams in *Total Drama: Revenge of the Island*, as it started out with seven against the Maggots' six, and then gained two additional members.
	+ This team is also tied for the second-largest amount of members of any team in the *Total Drama* series, along with the Villainous Vultures, with nine each (behind the Screaming Gophers and Killer Bass, with twelve each).
* This team features the highest amount of members eliminated consecutively out of any other team in the series, as they lost six members in a row.
* This is the only team that Scott has been on without Cameron.

## Gallery

Samp.pngThe team attempts to make a formation which will try to help them win part one of the challenge.Dakota1.PNGDakota about to cut the rope.386544 266075353441310 103520316363482 695641 1635436942 n.pngThe Toxic Rats ride their totem pole.Samteamwon.pngThe team celebrates their victory before the Mutant Maggots end up winning the challenge for real.20190523 201247.jpgThe entire team glares at Staci after they lose the challenge.EliminationceremonyTDROTI.pngThe team at their first elimination ceremony.Hurlofshame.PNGStaci is eliminated.2teams.pngThe Toxic Rats and the Mutant Maggots listen to Chris explain the next challenge.ToxicRatslightning.pngLightning tells his team that he needs his breakfast.ToxicRats6.pngThe six remaining Toxic Rats walk to the challenge.Toxic Rats Second elimination.pngThe team at their second elimination ceremony.Hurlofshamedakota.PNGDakota is eliminated.Landing moment.pngThe Toxic Rats when the land on the top of Mt. Looming Tragedy.Iceicebaby20.PNGScott telling the team to choose the melting fort.Iceicebaby21.PNGThe team disappointed in Scott's decision.3rdelimi.pngThe team at their third elimination ceremony in a row.Iceicebaby24.PNGB is eliminated.Finders Creepers (33).pngThe Toxic Rats win for the first time.Brickplan.pngBrick explains his plan to his new team.Youguys.pngThe Toxic Rats win the first challenge in Backstabbers Ahoy!Looseagain.pngThe Toxic Rats lose again.4theliminationceremony.pngThe Toxic Rats at their fourth elimination ceremony.DawnHurlOfShame.pngDawn is eliminated.Runaway Model (8).pngSam attempts to prove to his team that he has "catlike reflexes".Bigez Runaway Rankings.pngThe remaining Rats dubbed themselves Team Men.Runaway Model (15).pngThe Toxic Rats listening to Chris's instructions.Runaway Model (26).pngBrick takes charge of his team.Runaway Model (40).pngThe Toxic Rats are terrified when Sasquatchanakwa roars.Rats watching Sam.pngBrick, Scott, and Lightning watch Sam's attempt to save Lindsay.Runaway Model (70).pngBrick and Sam are in the bottom two.Runaway Model (72).pngScott and Jo end up switching teams.Runaway Model (75).pngSam takes the Hurl of Shame.Clash of jocks.pngThe team is captured by mutant gophers.Brickbyebye.pngThe Toxic Rats at their sixth and final elimination ceremony...AMIATTTW59.PNG...where Brick is eliminated.The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean (8).pngJo and Lightning wake up in the middle of nowhere.The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean (41).pngThe Rats come in second in the first half of the challenge.The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean (53).pngJo and Lightning watch Dakota's fight with the crocodile.Chained rats.pngThe Toxic Rats' penalty for coming in second in the first challenge.The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean (55).pngJo wins by finding Gwen and Sam, but is pushed away by Dakota to save Sam.