Byron

Byron is a contestant in Total Drama: The Next Generation. He is labeled as **The Smart Aleck**.

## Biography

Byron is a transfer from the U.K. He had no fears of not fitting in at his new school, as he isn’t concerned about things like popularity. The other students quickly liked him, however. The teachers, on the other hand, did not. He isn’t afraid to speak his mind in order to insert a particularly scathing remark, especially to authority figures.

Byron joined the Total Drama series for the prize money.

## Total Drama: The Next Generation

Upon arrival, Byron commented on the unusual appearance of the other contestants. Gabe commented on liking Byron's Mohawk. Byron insulted Gabe's sweatshirt, but soon apologized. Tiffany was uncomfortable when Byron put his arm around her, but he quickly stopped and apologized, again.

When teams were being selected, Byron sarcastically asked if their name would be The Hot Dogs, to which Jack changed the name to The Chilly Dogs.

In his team's cabin, Byron poked fun at Orlando and his sleepwear. His intent was misconstrued when he commented on Orlando's weight, as well.

For the challenge, the teens were to dress as predetermined contestants from previous seasons. He was presented with Reeve as his contestant, but disliked the style, and was allowed to dress as Wade, whose costume was on display. Things backfired on Byron, however, as the colored contact lenses that he was required to wear for the costume caused his eyes to hurt so badly that he was incapacitated and eliminated from the challenge very early on. The Chilly Dogs lost the first challenge, but Byron survived and continued in the competition.

The following day, Byron was playing volleyball with his team. Andrea went to retrieve the ball for the other contestants when she stumbled across a piece of wood that she found suspicious. Byron followed after her, and inquired about what she was doing. She gave him the brush off.

During the second challenge, Byron won his portion in a task that required him to call the host on the phone and conceal his identity. He was also revealed to have brought a pink teddy bear as a personal item, though this caused him obvious embarrassment. His team won the challenge.

That night, Andrea catches Byron out at night, and notes the smell of cigarette smoke. Byron assures her that it’s from his uncle and the lingering smoke smell from his jacket. Byron turned attention to Andrea, asking what she was doing out at night. She revealed to him that she was searching for cryptids, hoping he would aid her in her investigation.

When the others played volleyball, again, Byron sat out in order to speak with Andrea. When deciding what to investigate, Byron suggested looking for Declan's misplaced sunscreen. This led Andrea to include Byron in her suspicions that Declan is a banshee. The theory caught Byron off guard, but he said that it was making sense as Andrea continued to explain her theory.

In the challenge, which was a pie eating contest, Byron contributed by eating a steak and kidney pie. His tea, was victorious in the challenge.

That night Byron suggested to Andrea that they investigate Jack's quarters in order to find any evidence of cryptids or supernatural activity that Jack May be hiding. Andrea had deduced the location of Jack's residence, which was in a cave that could only be reached underwater. The two swam out and investigated Jack's home. They discovered a book on an ancient looking pedestal. Byron retrieved the book successfully, switching his pants with the item to prevent a booby trap from activating. He encouraged Andrea to open the book, and picked it open with his pocket knife for her.

When they returned, Yolanda seemed to be expecting them on the shore. She chastised Andrea for spending time with Byron. This angered Byron and he led Andrea away from Yolanda, who was attempting to enforce curfew.

During the challenge, Yolanda was in charge of directing her teammates to find puzzle pieces while blindfolded. Byron, at one point, purposely disobeyed Yolanda and ended up running into Wolf, and was removed from the challenge after getting injured.

After the challenge, Byron scrambled to suggest different team members for elimination, but he got a negative response. After Yolanda spoke with Jack, Jack and Byron spoke privately about his and Andrea searching his room. Byron was ultimately eliminated, after blaming Andrea for entering Jack's home, and accusing her of stealing from Jack, as her messenger bag contained items that Byron had taken from Jack. After reviewing the camera footage, Byron was revealed to have been the one that took the items. Even without that information, his team voted him off of the show. Andrea deduced that his goal was to get back at Jack for confiscating his cigarettes, and to frame Andrea to cast suspicion on her. As he left, Byron returned a few items he had stolen, including Declan's sunscreen.

## Trivia

* Byron was created based on an old unused character image. Byron is given more cartoonish proportions than the original image.
* I was having difficulty replicating parts of his clothing design, so I had to make it simpler.
* Byron was originally going to be the first contestant eliminated due to lack of ideas, but I wanted to challenge myself and come up with ideas for him.
* Byron has a younger sister.
* Byron is revealed to have a pink teddy bear as his personal item, which he denies as being his. This is meant to belong to his sister, and it’s foreshadowing of his habit of taking other people's things.
* Byron's task in the second challenge was going to be focused on more. He was going to impersonate a telemarketer, and Jack was going to mistake him for his grandmother.
* Byron switching from Reeve to Wade's costume in the first challenge was meant to give him responsibility for his performance in the challenge, and make it seem like he was going to be eliminated first.
* Byron's originally going to be dressed as Reeve for the challenge was meant to draw similarities in their style, especially the blue Mohawk and faux hawk. Byron selecting Wade's costume instead was a nod to Wade having a very popular character model.
* Byron's suggestion of looking for Declan's missing sunscreen was meant to eliminate any suspicion that he had taken it.
* Yolanda watching Andrea and Byron during the volleyball game where she gets hit in the face with a volleyball was meant to indicate that she was already worried about Andrea befriending Byron by that point.
* Byron was meant to think he wouldn’t be caught stealing from Jack, not realizing that there were cameras in Jack's home. His stealing is also a compulsion, taking items that he has no use for.
* Byron originally stored his pocketknife in his pants in the messenger bag, but his keeping it in his speedo was a reference to Jonesy from 6teen keeping his cell phone in the crotch of his speedo.
* Byron's elimination was going to be far less dramatic, being more of a joke of his hair getting stuck and becoming a liability in the challenge.
* Byron was going to be eliminated for being clumsy in challenges.
* Byron and Andrea were meant to be reminiscent of Ivan and Hedda, and Jack and Yuko.
* I wanted to avoid having Byron mock or insult Andrea, as I didn’t want to add maliciousness to his actions. I wanted him to feel like taking advantage of someone without personal feelings getting in the way.
* I wanted to hint at a romance developing between Byron and Andrea. Andrea had no interest in a romantic relationship with Byron, though he was flirting with her heavily. I wanted to avoid it feeling like Byron was making unwanted sexual advances, however, and any flirtation was strategic on his part.
* Byron didn’t intend to betray Andrea, but felt backed into a corner and vulnerable for elimination.
* Byron's lack of respect for authority figures was especially evident with Jack and Yolanda, though not intentionally meant to be over the top.
* Byron had no intention to correct his speech for Suzy's sake, but pronounces a hard 'h' in a last ditch effort to get on her good side.
* I struggled writing for Byron due to his accent. I made him British as that was the vibe his image gave me.
* Yolanda being a rule enforcer wasn’t always meant to be a catalyst for Byron, but it made perfect sense.
* I was reluctant to do a chapter image of Byron in his scant swimwear, but the scene seemed to be the best option.
* I toyed with the idea of having Byron be disqualified, but ultimately I wanted a more traditional campfire ceremony.Byron in sleepwear.Byron in swimwear.Byron’s original image for Total Drama: The Next Generation.The image Byron was based on.