Who said that TD could only take place in the summer? Well, it can take place all year long. So, welcome to Total Drama Winter, the TD competition on the ski slopes of the snowy Alaskan Mountains.
1) Be VERY descriptive, but not hypocritical. For example, if your character is nice and shy, he/she will not break someone's face when he/she is mad; he/she will be might complain in private or to a friend, but wouldn't get into a fight.
2) No impossible abnormalities (eyes cannot be yellow, no super powers, etc.) If you would like to have something like green hair or yellow eyes, it will not be natural, they will dye their hair, wear colored contacts or whatever. This also means no super powers, no supernatural creatures, etc. They can believe they have super powers or that they're a vampire or whatever, but they won't be in reality.
3) If you choose to put in height and weight, make sure that it fits their body description. A 6'1" girl that weighs 101 lbs is on the brink of death from starvation, will have no muscles, and no fat on her body... any curves on her body will be the curves of her ribcage; a 5'1" that weighs 101 lbs will have small breasts, and will still be thin, and have muscles most likely. A 6'2" guy that weighs 140 lbs will be thin, not muscular. A 5'5" guy that weighs 140 lbs can be fairly muscular. A 5'2" buy that weighs 140 lbs. can have a body-builder's muscles or be extremely fat, but will probably get made fun of for his height.
4) You may not be a sibling of one of the original TDI members, or a friend… however, you may be a cousin (preferably a distant cousin if you feel you must be related to one). If you have a character in my Caribbean Summer, you are allowed to be a sibling or a friend of that character (this is only if you submitted a character and were chosen).
5) Remember to fill out every item. There is only one optional item, and if anything else is blank, you will automatically not be chosen.
6) You may submit two characters, opposite genders. If I inform you that one of your characters did not make it, you may submit another, or add more and resubmit that character. You may only have two pending at a time, and two in the fic total. The only exceptions to the gender rule (that they must be different genders) is if you are submitting BFFs, or one is a transvestite or transgender.
7) If you're at a computer, it probably has a word processor with spell-check. Please check your spelling and grammar. Internet Lingo is my biggest pet peeve because 'UR' could be you're or your. Names can be interesting and 'supposedly' incorrect with spelling, but most words in the English language have one spelling (notice the most as surprisingly, some do have and English and American spelling).
8) My number one rule, you may not be paired with your own characters, so don't send in Character one who loves character two, and character two who loves character one. Even if I choose them, they won't be together.
Only the best characters will be chosen. Your character will not be discriminated against because of his/her race, religion, ethnicity, orientation, etc. If you would like to submit a transvestite, drag queen, or a transgender, be my guest, but make them interesting and believable. Speaking of which, my aunt is a school counselor, and one of her co-workers is now transgender. I think it would have been awesome to have a transgender working at my high school.
Here are ideas for your help that can make your character a bit more unique and add depth: Allergies (popular allergies are dander, grass, wheat, nuts (especially peanuts), and shellfish), medical conditions (such as asthma), missing digit (like the left ring finger), mental diseases (mood disorders, anxiety, eating disorders, personality disorders), a likelihood to have really bad hiccups for long periods of time, never-ending craving for lasagna, stomach aches from eating grease, addicted to smoking, a persistent tic in the right eye, bad breath no matter how long they brush, joint pain when it rains, tone deaf, scratchy voice, Russian accent, usage of British terms, often speaks Spanglish, obsession of designer brands, carries a pocket dictionary (I actually carry a pocket thesaurus), tries to communicate using charades if can avoid talking… there are so many more. Make your characters interesting. Let me know if they're liberal or conservative. What do their parents do? And siblings. Give me an interesting story from their past that I can use. The more you give, the better your chances, as well, if you give me enough, I can keep them on longer! Why are they named (fill in name here) if it is relevant, like, one of my characters is Robert Mitchell Higgins, Jr. But, his father is the original Robert Mitchell Higgins, so he hates to be called Robert because he feels that people will expect him to be like his dad. Have they been to other countries, and how did that affect them?
Unlike Caribbean Summer, I will decide who goes home when and why (It was too difficult having to wait for the votes to come in every time I posted a new challenge). Also, if someone would like to create a character for the purpose to be the first off, you will more likely make the story… for one or two chapters (I may allow someone three characters if they will not pout about being first off) (in this case, pouting means a long review about (this will be in Internet lingo, a major pet peeve of mine) "Y is jon 1st off he was SOOOOO gud and i thout he wud go all the way…" If you say, "Well Jon is gone, but someone had to go first…" I will love you).
And, I need 21 people. There will be 23 contestants total, and one will not be on long enough to be on a team. The challenges will be made up by the 22 contestants from the real TDI, and every episode will have a co-host (or two) from TDI or TDI:CS. I have all of the challenges planned (Yay!).
Don't worry, my TDI: Caribbean Summer will still continue, but I want to at least get characters in line for this. This will not start until TDI:CS is finished most likely (or at least when I finish writing it).
If I changed anything in your profile (unless you spelled something wrong) I will inform you for your permission.
Please submit this as a signed review or put down your e-mail address so that I may respond, tell you if you're in or not, and ask specific question, etc.
Name:
Nickname (from friends/ from enemies):
Age (15-17):
Gender:
Hair:
Eyes:
Body:
Clothing (indoors):
Outer wear (winter coat, hat, gloves, etc.):
Swimsuit:
PJs:
Formal wear:
Accessories:
Stereotype:
ONE thing that sets them apart from everyone else (optional, but helps):
Personality:
Fears (something physical at the very least) and why:
Family:
Other history:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Talents:
Weaknesses:
Pet Peeves:
Paired up? :
With what kind of guy/girl (include how your character would try to win this person over, or if they will let others approach):
Religion (and are they religious, secular, or somewhere in the middle?):
Audition tape:
Why TDI:
Other (odd hobbies, do they have an accent, any body tics…):
Now, for my characters:
Name (first and last): Robert "Mitchell" Higgins Jr. (He hates going by Robert, or anything related to Robert (Robby, Bobby, Rob, etc.))
Nickname (from friends/ from enemies): Mitch, Mitchie/ Robert, Junior
Age (15-17): 15
Gender: Male
Hair: gel-spiked yellow blonde, so it looks like blonde, freshly mowed grass almost
Eyes: dark green
Body: He's tallish and lean, with muscles, but they're still forming, Caucasian but tanned.
Clothing: Aviator sunglasses, white t-shirt with Nike symbol on it, black jeans, black hiking boots.
Outer wear (winter coat, hat, gloves, etc.): Sunglasses, red beanie, white sports coat, red gloves.
Swimsuit (for the indoor pool and hot tub): blue trunks
PJs: Dallas Cowboys boxers
Formal wear: black suit with light grey shirt and blue tie
Accessories: His aviators
Stereotype: Charming jock
ONE thing that sets them apart from everyone else: His Texan accent
Personality: He's very suave with the ladies and friendly with guys. He'll jump into a game of almost any sport and he's really athletic. He shines the most when there are a lot of people around because people bring out the good in him. He's also kind and gentlemanly.
Fears and why: His sister Madison (she's crazy and all his friends are head-over-heels for her), swimming in a Speedo (as Madison made him once and he got laughed at), werewolves (also a result of Madison), being completely alone for a day.
Family: Older twin siblings Madison (party-girl) and Felton (charming cowboy), preteen sister Verona (Ronni)(the princess), ranch-owning, oil-tycoon, GOP-supporting parents.
He's lived on a ranch his whole life, but he was usually off playing sports, so he's not as familiar with the outdoors lives as his older siblings, but he can still ride a horse and care for animals and such
Likes: Country music (singing it), sports, just hanging around people, action and comedy movies, fencing, reading horror novels (as long as it's not werewolves), alternative and rock music, meeting new people, avoiding Madison when she seems to be in a suspiciously good mood.
Dislikes: His sister Madison trying to set him up with girls, classical music, chick flicks, Disney, spending time alone
Talents: He's very talented at most sports (baseball, football, soccer, basketball, and Rugby are his best sports). He's also good at singing Country music, plays the banjo
Weaknesses: His sister scares him more than anything else, he cracks under the pressure of being alone
Pet Peeves: People comparing him to his family, people that make fun of his accent, people who are deliberately messy
Paired up? : Yes
With what kind of guy/girl: He'd like an athletic girl that is nice and sweet, but will play sports with him as well. He'd probably just try to be near her often, and then end up just kissing her at one point.
Religion: Catholic, goes to 9:00 am church on Sundays, but isn't strict about the religion
Audition tape: First there is a tape of him dodging around soccer players and scoring a goal, then a clip of him hitting a home run, then of him on the basketball court getting a basket from half court as the buzzer rings. Then he's standing in a lavish living room. "Hi, Ah'm Mitchell Higgins, Ah'm athletic, Ah'm kind, and Ah live on a ranch. Ah think Ah'd be perfect for TDI… or, dub-ya… because Ah know Ah'll go far, and girls will want to watch just to see me." He smiles. Suddenly, he is caught in a lasso and it pulls tight around his body. "Maddie!" Then it goes blank.
Why TDW: He feels he could do well, and he also wants to use the money to help his sports teams get good gear and uniforms
Other: Loves to sit around campfires while camping and playing his banjo.
Name: Payton Summers
Nickname (from friends/ from enemies): Post-Script, Pay-pay/ (not really a nickname, but will receive "too bad it's winter")
Age (15-17): 15
Gender: Female
Hair: Light brown, straight, usually down or in half pigtails, slanted bangs over right eye
Eyes: left: blue, right: green, almond shaped
Body: She's thin, not very developed, and a little short, but she's still cute, in her own way. Sometimes, people mistake her for a preteen. Her skin is an average Caucasian, and she's got a clear complexion.
Clothing: Blue heels, green tights, and a black skirt down around her waist. Green top with sleeves down to her fingertips, but with no shoulders on shirt, and a cropped neck. Nails painted blue
Outer wear (winter coat, hat, gloves, etc.): fitted silver parka down to hips, blue scarf over ears then wrapped around neck, blue fingerless gloves over black regular gloves, black suede lace up boots up to knees.
Swimsuit: blue one piece with a racer back and a matching short blue ruffle skirt
PJs: black sweats to knees, large camouflage shirt, hair in loose, low pigtails
Formal Wear: An asymmetrical black dress with ruffles on the bottom, beaded straps, silver swirl designs.
Accessories: Sometimes she'll have a hat of some sort
Stereotype: Drama Geek/ Army brat
ONE thing that sets them apart from everyone else: Because of all the places she has lived, she knows tons of random regional facts, traditions, and will eat anything… even Chef's cooking.
Personality: Really nice, really active, loud, quick on her feet, likes to dance, hums a lot to her self, enjoys performing and being in front of people. She's easy to excite, and always tries to include everyone! Also, very artsy! If she feels threatened, however, she will go military chick on them, though she tries to avoid doing that.
Fears and why: Small dogs (they remind her of rodents). Oddly enough, she is fine with actual rodents.
Family: Military parents that don't pay much attention to her
Other history: As an Army brat, she has moved several times since she began school. This is why she liked the Drama clubs so much, because they're the friendliest group in most schools and they always accept her into their groups early.
Likes: Musicals, play productions, singing, performing, trying avant-garde fashions before other people, big fluffy dogs
Dislikes: rap, when she forgets her lines in a play, when she freezes, every time her parents announce that they're moving again, small dogs, moving from a hot climate to a cold climate and visa versa (she doesn't like the drastic change)
Talents: Acting, dancing, singing, martial arts, shooting a gun
Weaknesses: She's easily jealous when she doesn't get attention from her friends
Pet Peeves: moving, being ignored, people who think they're better than others
Paired up? : Yes, she's bi, but prefers males
With what kind of guy/girl: Usually someone taller and thin, someone likely to be a lot quieter than her and will submit to her. And yet, someone that is willing to take risks and be romantic. She's also attracted to really hot chicks, but not if their mean. She'd probably cling to him or her once she finds him or her.
Religion: atheist... so... secular, I guess
Audition tape: A tape video travels down a line of students in military stance, then stops on Payton. She looks at the camera and smiles, and steps forward. "Hey, my name is Payton Summers and I'm an army brat. I'm also an actress. Don't be fooled by this line of people, they're my drama friends. I'm really nice and outgoing and because my parents are both army officers, they've taught me a lot of combat and self-defense. My play credits include a Silly Girl in "Beauty and the Beast," Celeste in "Once Upon a Time in New Jersey," Little Red Riding Hood in "Into the Woods," both Jan and Rizzo in different productions of "Grease," Muzzy in "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Anybodys in "West Side Story," Young Eponine in "Les Miserables" and I was only eight at the time, and, most recently, I was Ulla Inga Hansen Benson Yonsen Tallen-Hallen in "The Producers" which was my favorite. I've also been in the ensemble for a number of different plays that I can't possibly list them all because I don't have the time and the tape isn't long enough. Pick me for TDW."
Why TDW: She wants her name out and enough money to go to Broadway
Other: She gets jealous and angry easily, but her acting skills are good enough that hardly anyone ever notices because she pretends she's always happy and smiling. Knows self-defense. Will break out into song and dance at ironic times. She's met Chef's Mentor while at a base in Canada, and has a message for him.