Hey there everyone it's SqwadUp. As you may or may not know I recently decided to cancel my previous story Total Drama Extreme Crossover due to a variety of factors. I did post the planned story though if you're interested in checking that out. Extreme Crossover may not have worked out, but I won't give up yet. I'm back for round 2, but this time around I'm having a smaller more manageable cast.

The roster will be 20 characters. As you may have guessed by the title, the theme will be Heroes vs Villains. That means I need 10 heroes and 10 villains for this story. I'll also be having an even gender split so 10 males and 10 females. I won't be limiting myself to a perfect split of distribution among the gender for teams however. Depending on how the suggestions go we may see more of one gender on any given team. Now the concept may seem simple, but let me do some clarification just in case.

First of all is the simple part. If you have a hero submit them as a hero. If you have a villain, submit them as a villain.

Now what if you have a neutral character? Let's take for example Homer Simpson from The Simpsons. He's not really a hero, but I wouldn't call him a villain either. Where would he go? There's the fun part. It's up to you. If your character is neutral or in a morally grey area you decide if it's hero or villain. You just need to explain the logic. For example using Homer Simpson again. I can say he's a hero because he's a loving father, he provides for his family, and though he messes up he tries to do the right thing. If I want him to be a villain however then I'd argue he is a danger to the city he lives in with his stupidity, he's violent towards his son, he's a terrible neighbor, and a detriment to society. See how I took a neutral character and made him either a hero or villain based on what I wanted. That's what I want you to to with your suggestions. You can suggest regular heroes and villains by all means, but I think it'll be more fun for everyone if we have some netrual characters thrown onto either side as well.

There's also reformed villains that are an interesting aspect. Let's use Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z as an example this time. He started off as a villain, but reformed and became a hero. For this story you can put him on either team. If you want him to interact with villains, then put him on the villain team. If you want him to be seen as a hero, then suggest him as a hero. The same applies for heroes that turned into villains. Anyone that has played the role of both hero and villain is free to be on either team.

So that's the introduction for suggesting characters. Now let me briefly go over some other suggesting rules and guidelines.

1. Give a reason for your suggestion. What could they do in the story, and what would you like to see. There's a reason you want to see the character in the story. Some goal you have in mind by suggesting them. I want to know what this is. If you have ideas for interactions with specific characters then that's even better. Honestly, the better your reason and ideaa the more likely I accept.

2. This relates to the first guideline, but a variety of suggestions is important. Different characters play different roles in the story. By submitting a wide variety there's more for me to pick from. Consider this. If you suggest 3 characters, but they're all sadistic and cunning villains well why would I take them all? One can get the job done and the rest are redundant. Comedy and comedic relief are just as important in this story as cunning masterminds. I know with the theme being heroes vs Villains everyone will want to send some dark villain to be the main antagonist. Don't forget silly villains exist too. Likewise not every hero should be altruistic and pure of heart. That's why I said the neutral characters are perhaps the most important ones. They have the most variety.

3. Just to make things easier on me, when suggesting, clearly say where the character is from, and also what team they will be on heroes or villains.

4. Feel free to suggest as many as you want, but I won't take all of them. I don't have a set number of how many I'll take from each person, but I do want to take from as many readers as possible. To go along with this though, no spamming characters. Guests have a tendency to spam. I can't prove it's only one person doing it, but it's mighty suspicious and I'd rather not please a single person over everyone else.

5. This rule goes to readers of my failed Extreme Crossover. You can suggest a character who was in that story, but I might not use them. There was a story I wanted to tell with that cast. Even though I never got a chance to properly tell it, I don't think I'll be able to do anything with those characters here that is different from there. They're not banned from being suggested, I'm just reluctant to reuse them.

6. Last rule is only one per series. Basically everyone needs to be a stranger in this. Crossover games don't count unless they are explicitly canon. If two people met in a crossover game I won't count it against them both being in the story.

So hope everyone has fun suggesting. I have 4 characters of my own to throw into the ring just to start things off. That leaves 16 spots for you readers. If you want use these 4 as a basis and suggest characters you'd like to see interact with them. Of course you're also free to ignore my picks and go with whoever you want. My picks are the following

1. Weiss Shnee from RWBY: Hero

2. Super Macho Man from Punch-Out!: Villain

3. Puss in Boots from Shrek: Hero

4. Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove: Villain

I hope you are all excited. I'm sorry about how Extreme Crossover ended for fans of that. To he honest I can't guarantee things will end differently here. I'm only human. That being said my drive to write hasn't died yet and I'm committed to deliver the best damm story I can. Hope you'll all join me along the ride.