Total Drama: Tropical Breeze

***Total Drama: Tropical Breeze*** is the eleventh season of Vix's Total Drama.

## Format

* **Cast Size:** Like last season, this season consists of 27 players.
	+ **Debut:** Due to an evacuation, an additional player was added to the game, bringing the cast size to a record 28.
* **Returnees:** Five contestants from previous seasons return for another chance in the game.
* **Team Composition:** Like last season, the players were split into three teams of nine.
* **Shells and the Souvenir Shop:** A new twist, players were given Shells that allowed them to purchase certain advantages at the Souvenir Shop run by Lexin. These could be earned by winning MVP status or receiving them for fellow castmates. Once eliminated, players are prompted to give their shells away to another player.
	+ **Limited-Time Sale:** Three tickets went up for sale for one Shell for a limited time. The three players with these tickets would visit a summit, where they would be given a prisoner's dilemma type of offer for a chance at an advantage, or losing their next vote.
* **Double Eliminations:** There were multiple double eliminations this season.
	+ **One-Team Immunity:** In Episode 5, there was a double elimination. Only one of the three teams would win immunity, while the other two teams each went to their own elimination ceremony.
	+ **Soul Link:** In Episode 15, the final twelve were split into six pairs based on how low they ranked each other on their trust rankings. One pair would win immunity, while another would be voted out together.
	+ **Final Round:** In Episode 21, two players went home; one via doing the worst in the challenge and the other being voted out by the player who did the best in the challenge.
* **Team Adjustments:** There were multiple team adjustments this season.
	+ **Team Expansion:** The remaining twenty players were placed into four new teams of five, introducing the new Charming Starfish team. Two captains were determined by those with the most MVPs at the time, and the first people each of them chose would be captains of two different teams.
	+ **Team Dissolution:** The remaining eighteen players were placed into two teams of nine, with the Submerged Shells and Charming Starfish teams being dissolved.
* **Merge Composition:** The merge occurred when there were 14 players remaining.
* **Jury Finale:** This season's winner was determined by a vote between the final three contestants, voted by the ten most recently eliminated players.

## Lexin's Souvenir Shop

As mentioned above, players could use Shells to purchase certain items. Shells could be earned by winning MVP status, gaining them from other players, or other offers made through the season. The shop closed when there were six players remaining. Below is the list of items the players could earn.

* **Immunity Idol (10 SHELLS):** This item could be used to nullify all votes cast against a certain player. It must be used before the votes are read.
* **Double Vote (5 SHELLS):** This item could be used to grant the user the ability to cast two votes at a ceremony. It must be used during voting time.
* **Vote Blocker (4 SHELLS):** This item could be used to block a player's vote for a ceremony. It must be used right as voting time begins.
* **Vote Reveal (3 SHELLS):** This item could be used to reveal who voted for who at a ceremony. It can be used at any time, but only for ceremonies attended after its purchase.
* **Fake Idol (2 SHELLS):** This item was believed to be an Immunity Idol, but ultimately, it was a decoy that served no purpose.

## Trivia

* This is the first season:
	+ To start in 2023.
	+ With more than two teams where all teams went to an elimination ceremony at least once before any swaps or merge.
	+ To feature four teams.
	+ Since Total Drama: Booming Melodies to feature a rock-draw tiebreaker.
	+ To feature a jury vote between the final three contestants.