History Characters / TotalDramaToxicRats

'''Spinoffs:''' [[Characters/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace Ridonculous Race Newcomers]] | [[Characters/TotalDramaRama DramaRama]]-]]]]]

** For Courtney, they are both {{Determinator}}s who tried their best ways to get what they want while they're still participating in the franchise. However, Dakota is much more laidback as she didn't really care about the competition itself, since she's more into the spotlight. Courtney, on the other hand, is a lot more diligent as a contestant, even if she she wasn't able to achieve her ultimate goal of winning the competition.

* TragicHero: From [[IJustWantToBeLoved wanting to be loved by anyone else]] besides her family to [[spoiler:becoming a literal monster herself with the nuclear wast, Dakota's surely [[ButtMoonkey not the most fortunate character]] in the franchise]].

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** At the end of her audition tape she said she would be the biggest thing ever. [[spoiler:After being mutated by the nuclear waste, she's technically the biggest contestant the franchise has ever had]].

* TragicHero: From [[IJustWantToBeLoved wanting to be loved by anyone else]] besides her family to [[spoiler:becoming a monster herself, Dakota's surely not the most fortunate character in the franchise]].

* OppositesAttract: She's a wealthy spoiled rich girl while her boyfriend, Sam, is a chubby gamer geek.

* SecondaryColorNemesis: [[spoiler:How she now presents herself in front of the mutated monsters as the Dakotazoid, as well as Chris.]]

* StoryBreakerPower: Her [[spoiler: mutant form. With it, she gains super strength and she grows immensely in size. The writers probably had her voted off the island the same episode she mutated, and is also likely why she didn't return for All-Stars because they realized that Mutant Dakota was too strong and would've easily won many of the future challenges.]]

* TragicHero: From [[IJustWantedToBeLoved wanting to be loved by anyone else]] besides her family to [[spoiler:becoming a monster herself, Dakota's surely not the most fortunate character in the franchise]].

* {{Foil}}: To {{Alpha Bitch}}es [[AsianRudeness Heather]] and [[AcademicAlphaBitch Courtney]].

** For Courtney, they are both {{Determinator}}s who tried their best ways to get what they want while they're still participating in the franchise. However, while Dakota is much more laidback, she was also happy that her main purpose of having to [[IJustWantToBeLoved find someone to be close with]] was completely fulfilled. Courtney, on the other hand, is a lot more diligent, yet she wasn't able to achieve her ultimate goal of winning the competition.

** At the end of her audition tape she said she would be the biggest thing ever. [[spoiler:After being mutated by the nuclear waste, she's technically the biggest contestant the series has ever had]].
** Dawn also predicts in "Truth or Laser Shark", where Dakota is first eliminated, that if Dakota stays on the island, disaster will befall upon her. Dakota returns the following night after being eliminated and insists on staying for camera time, and after being bribed by her father Chris lets her stay as an intern, which eventually leads to [[spoiler:her exposure to toxic waste, and her following mutation into a monster]].

* IJustWantToBeLoved: According to Dawn, this is all Dakota wants. Judging from Dakota's reaction, Dawn proves to be right about that.

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** For Heather, they both share the same personal feeling of being socially higher than others. However, Dakota is [[SpoiledSweet legitimately kindhearted]] despite her noted attention-seeking ways, while Heather herself is, by default, '''very''' nasty (even if she does have [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold her own soft moments]]).
** For Courtney, they are both {{Determinator}}s who tried their best ways to get what they want while still in the competition. However, Dakota is much more laidback, and is also happy to get her ultimate goal (i.e. "[[IJustWantToBeLoved a depressed cry for love]]"). Courtney, on the other hand, is much more diligent, yet she wasn't get to achieve her main goal within the franchise (i.e. winning the competition).