Gwuncan

Gwuncan is the het ship between Gwen and Duncan from the Total Drama fandom.

Total Drama: Island
During the first season of Total Drama, Duncan and Gwen don't interact much being on different teams. Initially, Gwen even seems to be afraid of Duncan, even though she is not easily scared. However, shortly thereafter, the boy appears to impress her by killing a cockroach.

The first real contact between the two occurs during the second challenge of the series: staying awake for as long as possible. The two are the last remaining contestants of their respective teams and when the host Chris gives them a break to use the bathroom, the two tease each other amicably and Duncan calls "honey" Gwen (although that might not mean much, as he uses terms like this with most girls). Eventually the punk falls asleep and Gwen wins the challenge, but afterwards she doesn't seem to bear a grudge.

Some time later Heather, Gwen's worst enemy, makes the goth stay in her underwear during a challenge and Duncan seems to really enjoy the sight.

Later on Heather makes sure to kiss Gwen's boyfriend Trent in front of her and pits them against each other. Gwen's best friend, Leshawna learns of her betrayal and agrees with all the other contestants to take out Heather or Trent. Although Duncan doesn't know Gwen that well at the moment, he seems the angrier. Heather wins immunity and then Trent is eliminated. In the confessional, Duncan still seems the angrier one, with the alleged traitor.

When Bridgette and Leshawna propose to remove Duncan from the competition, she agrees. However, the plan fails due to the alliance between the boys and so Bridgette is eliminated, which devastates her boyfriend Geoff. When Duncan expresses concern for the blonde, Gwen appears surprised and when Heather notices that punk is only doing it to keep the male alliance going, she doesn't deny it. Duncan, Gwen and Izzy are the only campers to enjoy the horror movie Chris plays for them and after that, they realize they have the same favorite horror movie and talk about their favorite scenes from that movie. Their knowledge of slasher films allows them to be the last two campers left in the themed race. Duncan is the only one who takes goth advice seriously, who at one point asks him why he went to juvenile prison, but he refuses to tell him and then manages to get Gwen to leave so he can face the killer. alone and win the challenge. Once Duncan rejoins the other contestants after unmasking Chef (the co-host), he is very worried when he realizes that Gwen is with a real escaped killer and joins everyone else in rushing to warn her of the danger. When the girl knocks him out he congratulates her. He later accepts the girl's advice during a challenge. When the four finalists (Owen, Gwen, Heather, Duncan) get trapped on an island, Duncan states in the confessional that it's not bad to be stranded on an island with two sex bombs (referring to Gwen and Heather), before adding that unfortunately they are both annoying. After spending a lot of time arguing, Gwen takes a raft to escape the island and agrees to give Duncan a ride in exchange for the food he has procured.

The two continue to argue about the raft and Duncan insists that Gwen had no idea where they were going which turns out to be true. Shortly after the boy is pampered by some sort of Canadian duck / pterodactyl and Gwen tries to save him. Saved the delinquent from the monster, the two escape together and are reunited with Owen and Heather. When the former convinces them to confess their worst sins, as they think they are risking their lives, Gwen appears shocked by the reason why the dark ended up in reformatory. After Duncan is knocked out, Gwen tells him she played well and that she's sorry he lost to Owen and the two clap their fist as a sign of their friendship. Even though they spent most of the episode messing around with each other (due to the fact that the challenge consisted of females versus males), it appears that it was in this episode that Duncan and Gwen became friends. Gwen is the one who gives Duncan the warmest greeting, even though Owen is genuinely sorry for his friend's departure.

It is Gwen and Owen who make it to the final, and they both have to talk about their experience in the confessional. Gwen claims that she considers Duncan a psychotic and for his part, Duncan is one of those who support Owen from the start (almost all the eliminated contestants go over to the blond guy side, when he promises to throw a mega-party if he wins). When Gwen is attacked by an eagle, when she is walking on a beam, Duncan laughs and finds it crazy. In Gwen's finale, she rejoices when the goth decides to follow Owen's example and throw a party.

Total Drama: Action
Both Duncan and Gwen qualify for season two and as they usually tease each other amicably as they usually do. The new reality show is based on cinema and Duncan and Gwen bond again, this time thanks to a shared passion for extraterrestrial movies. Trent starts to get jealous and tries to plug into the conversation, making a fool of himself. The two team up with Trent during the challenge and when Duncan loses her, Gwen teases him and he laughs.

Their victory means that Gwen and Trent are the captains of the reality teams and therefore find themselves opponents. When they have to choose their teammates, Gwen's first choice is Duncan, which makes the punk happy and makes the guitarist jealous. Gwen and Duncan manage to collaborate very well and their interactions become almost flirtatious: Duncan prevents the goth from falling, Gwen motivates Duncan by telling him that he is "hot and sexy as a stud", which disturbs Trent. At the end of the episode, Gwen tells Trent not to worry, assuring him that there is nothing between her and the punk and the latter hides a photo of his girlfriend Courtney, under her pillow, although it is unknown how she can. to know something so personal, as Duncan is known for being reserved and caring about his tough guy image.

At the beginning of the episode, Duncan laughs after playing a prank on Trent and Gwen then slaps him in anger, calling him a third grade. During the challenge, the two laugh at Harold and when Duncan wins the challenge for the Screaming Gaffers, they hug. After returning to Camp Wawanakwa (the location of the first season), Gwen and Duncan sabotage the bus they used to get there so that they can sleep in the cabins and not in the roulettes they judge worst. When Trent starts freaking out, Duncan first teases the girl a little, then reassures her that it's not her fault that the dark-haired man is freaking out. Gwen gets mad at the teasing, but smiles when her punk reassures her.

Trent sabotages the challenges to make Gwen win and becomes more and more jealous and obsessive, so the girl decides to leave him. But one of his teammates, Justin, discovers that Trent was losing on purpose to make her girlfriend win and confronts her with all the Killer Grips, who eventually agree to take out Trent as long as Gwen makes them win the next challenge. Duncan is later one of the few who doesn't find Gwen's behavior suspicious. The girl makes the opposing team win and is eliminated, but Duncan is the only one not to vote for her besides DJ, and while he is leaving Duncan stops her to offer himself in her place, but immediately after she says that she was joking. Gwen tells him that she won't get out of the competition that easily and wishes him good luck. Duncan smiles at her as he watches her leave and she does the same as she leaves. However, Duncan does not seem to harbor any grudges towards the girl, even if he has discovered her double game.

The relationship between Gwen and Duncan is one of the main topics of the second post-show where the gothic is a guest. When Geoff points out that the cold and brutal way she dumped Trent lowered her popularity, Gwen points out that Duncan didn't vote for her and Courtney exclaims that it was only because she was seducing him. Geoff then shows a never-before-seen clip of Gwen and Duncan gazing at the stars and punk accidentally falling on top of the goth, after she landed on the ground which soon landed on her and said "ooh" in a downed Gwen. The two laugh, but then awkwardly stop and stare into each other's eyes. Gwen, however, continues to state that they are just friends.

Since Courtney was eliminated illegally in the first season, she manages to get herself back in the game and almost immediately after her arrival she accuses Duncan of having cheated on her with Gwen and he only denies her in the confessional, presumably to not let the girl understand that he is crazy about she.

Courtney is put on the opposite team to Duncan who says in the confessional that he knows and feels sorry for what happened to Trent and Gwen. While in the ball pit, Courtney freezes Duncan and Duncan fears that their relationship will end like Trent and Gwen's.

Duncan is one of two finalists, and in the final challenge questions about the other contestants have to be answered and while he doesn't know much about any of the others, he reveals that he knows a lot about Gwen, including her favorite band, what kind of car she wants and who type of guitar has his brother. Unfortunately, he is unable to answer the question asked about Gwen; the name of her pet lizards (Angus and Vampyra).

During the interview with the two finalists, Gwen asks both Duncan and Beth a question about what they would do with the money to help the environment. Duncan says he would make a donation to Green Peace, which impresses Gwen. She most likely voted for his victory, despite the fact that she doesn't say who she votes for, as she refuses to be predictable.

During the special, set after the season, it is shown that Duncan and Courtney have broken up and are now on bad terms. During the blogging war between Heather and Gwen, Heather pretends to be the goth and says "I wish Duncan was here so I could kiss him, even though I'm too scared to tell him I love him because I'm too cool", proving to be is one of many. people who think Duncan and Gwen are together. Meanwhile Gwen reveals on one of her blogs about her that she is getting tons of letters and emails asking Gwen if she likes Duncan, that they would be a great couple, and also that she deserves Duncan more than Courtney. Gwen says he has a girlfriend, not knowing that Duncan and Courtney have already broken up.

Gwen: ''Courtney is completely crazy letting Duncan go like this! He is the best thing that she has ever happened to her! Well, have you seen that cool? I mean ... he's the cool ... for her.'' When she finds out she comments that she couldn't believe Courtney let go of a guy like Duncan, as he was the best that ever happened to Courtney, but when she tries to explain why, she accidentally reveals that she thinks Duncan is hot, only to retract. nervously this comment. As the contestants are driving to New York, Gwen suggests to Courtney that she should drive Duncan the bus, and Heather comments that Gwen was just defending her "boyfriend." About her in season three and calling her "boyfriend thief." . I think Courtney let a guy like Duncan go, as it was the coolest thing that ever happened to Courtney, but when she Gwen tries to explain why she does, she accidentally reveals that she thinks Duncan is hot. Gwen then nervously retracts this comment and claims that Duncan is fine for Courtney. As the contestants are driving to New York, Gwen suggests to Courtney that Duncan should ride the bus.

Duncan and Gwen qualify for the third season.'' ''

Total Drama: World Tour
In the opening theme, Duncan and Courtney are on a boat and crash into Gwen on an inflatable raft. Duncan smiles at Gwen before realizing she is sinking. As she begins to sink into the water, she looks up sadly at her Duncan of her who worried about her, bends over immediately to help her get her out of the water, only to stop when she realizes Courtney is staring at him. At the end of the acronym, they are seen next to each other. When they get off the bus, Gwen and Duncan appear very in tune. Later neither of them is happy with the new rule that requires competitors to sing a song in installments. During the pyramid climbing challenge, Duncan notices that Gwen needs help and so the goth joins him and Courtney on the climb. The two girls, however, do nothing but fight, annoying the punk. When Chris then demands that they start singing again, fed up Duncan decides to leave the competition much to the chagrin of Courtney and Gwen. Some time later, noticing that Heather has a crush on Alejandro, Gwen comments that it's a hindrance to the game and notices her relationship with Duncan last season ruined everything for her, and immediately corrects herself by saying that she meant Trent to then look for it. Gwen and Courtney later mistake a rock for Duncan, and their teammate Sierra says that you only happen to think you see someone if you really like them and want to see them. Courtney admits she wants to see the boy again, but Gwen denies that she does.

During their search for "Jack the Ripper" in London, Gwen and Courtney decide to check out the Whitechapel neighborhood as that was where the serial killer was acting and instead find Duncan drinking with his punk band, Der Schnitzel Kickers, in a neighborhood club, they capture him and bring him back to reality, much to his anger. Only Gwen apologizes to him for getting him back on the plane and as she takes Courtney's outburst for ditching her she smiles romantically at Gwen, who is behind them, as she says "Every time I ran away from the police, I was thinking of you." The girl realizes what he was saying to her and leaves uncomfortable. Later, in the confessional, Gwen says that she is happy that Duncan is back and the latter suddenly enters the confessional taking advantage of the broken lock. After a brief chat, Duncan draws Gwen to him and the two kiss. Gwen feels guilty about kissing Duncan just when she became "friends" with Courtney but still longs to kiss Duncan again. Goth and punk later look flirtatiously at each other, which Courtney notices. Duncan is put on the opposing team of Courtney and Gwen's, and he and Gwen volunteer for the first part of the challenge, but then seek out. to come out when they realize who they should be competing against. Later, when they meet, they try to talk about their relationship before Chris forces them to sing a song, during which, Duncan states that he doesn't regret kissing Gwen.

Before the playoff challenge begins, Gwen begins to worry about Duncan when Chris hints that he may not be alive. Alejandro, who understands what happened, forces Tyler to tell everyone about the kiss he accidentally saw. In the confessional, Gwen admits the kiss was great, but now she and Duncan are in danger of being eliminated. It was the Goth team who won and fearing Duncan will be eliminated, Gwen sneaks into her team's elimination ceremony to see who is eliminated. Duncan gets away with it and Gwen rejoices.

Gwen: ''So ... the kiss was awesome, even though now everyone on my team thinks I'm the new Heather. Even Heather! But I can see that Courtney's ridiculous flirting is getting you, so if you've changed your mind about our ... it's just not a shot ?''

Duncan: Not entirely.

Gwen ''Why don't we just let things happen? No pressures, no plans, no pocum's ok?''

Duncan: See that there is why I like you. Now that they no longer have to hide anything, Duncan openly flirts with Gwen. The two bump into each other during the challenge and talk about the kiss they shared. Gwen says their kiss was great, and then adds that she knows Courtney is flirting with Tyler to make Duncan jealous and asks if he's changing his mind about. of them, when he interrupts her by kissing her. Gwen is initially surprised, but then she enjoys the kiss and returns it. The two then decide to have a normal boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with no sloppy plans, pressures or nicknames, and Duncan says that's why he likes her. When Duncan tries to get back to the challenge, Gwen stumbles him (in a playful way) and says, "He tries not to get knocked out!" Duncan replies: "Same for you!" staring at Gwen in a dreamy, romantic way as she runs away. Gwen, once again, sneaks into the elimination ceremony as Team Chris Is Really Really Really Hot loses yet again, to see who comes home (in this case it's Tyler).

Alejandro and Duncan team up to manipulate Courtney into believing that Duncan is hurt by Alejandro flirting with her. When Heather (mad with jealousy and suspicious) begins to behave well with Duncan, Gwen becomes jealous and is reassured when she Heather tells her she doesn't have a crush on Duncan (who has always been shown to be attracted to the Asian).

When Duncan pretends to cry for Courtney, Gwen loses faith in him. Her team later loses and the gothic is eliminated (partly to punk), who feels guilty. Unlike Cody, Duncan doesn't seem to miss Gwen. Upon landing in Sweden, Courtney angrily asks Duncan to apologize for her for cheating on her with Gwen, to which Duncan calmly replies "Who?" to further irritate the ex about him. At the end of the episode, Duncan is seen carving Gwen's face on a chair with his pocket knife, a sign that he misses his new girlfriend, but that he doesn't want to show it. It is worth noting that to make Alejandro jealous who continues to flirt with Courtney, Heather tries to flirt with Duncan, but he rejects her in disgust, which he never did while dating Courtney, in fact he often showed some attraction to the Asian. This proves that Duncan loves Gwen more than he loves Courtney and that despite being a couple in a betrayal, he wants to be faithful to her.

A while later, Heather tells Duncan that he caused Gwen to be eliminated in an attempt to distract him and make him lose the challenge. Because of this Duncan is eliminated ... and he is thrilled because it will allow him to see Gwen again. The two are sitting near the Doposhow. When Bridgette's pet bear Bruno scares off the contestants, Duncan appears to be holding Gwen. In one extra scene, Duncan and Gwen relax together on the beach. When Courtney starts singing a song to insult them, Duncan gets annoyed at her and throws a sandal in her face, then he and Gwen smile at each other before kissing. This indicates that Gwen forgave him for the incident that led to her elimination and that she believed her punk when she explained that he was pretending to be jealous to allow Alejandro to manipulate Courtney and eliminate her.

Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
In the fourth season, a new cast competes and in the collective cameo of the old one, Duncan and Gwen are seen kissing passionately.

Total Drama: All Stars
However in Total Drama All-Stars, their relationship is on the rocks from the start, as Gwen seems to have lost interest in Duncan. In Moon Madness, she breaks up with him after his constant desire to grab Courtney's attention makes her realize he still has feelings for her. Interestingly, her decision to break up with him allows her to rekindle her friendship with Courtney (her goal since the start of the season). The two friends mock Duncan and even ignore him when he tries to warn them about Mike not being who he seems. They ended on bad terms, as Gwen sarcastically mocks Duncan after he is arrested for blowing up Chris's cottage. However, is unknown about the two new Total Drama seasons.

Behind The Scenes

 * According to an interview, Drew Nelson (Duncan's Voiceactor) prefers this relationship over Duncan's relationship with Courtney.
 * According to an interview with Christian Potenza (Chris's Voiceactor), he also seems to prefer this relationship.

Fanon
Their relationship marked a divide in the fanbase, as loyal Duncney supporters detested their relationship, as it resulted in Duncney's relationship falling apart and both Duncan and Gwen hurting Courtney, while Gwuncan shippers were happy to see the two finally get together. This in turn has also led to shipping wars within the fandom, and toxicity from both sides.

However, both fanbases agree that Gwuncan's breakup was rushed and poorly written, with the Gwuncan fans also being sad that the relationship ended. The ship is still very popular, despite poor writing choices in later seasons. Some people ship it for the aesthetics, some people ship it because they think it is the healthier option, and some people ship it because they like the chemistry the two had onscreen.

Gwuncan is the 6th most written ship in the Total Drama tag on AO3; as well as the 2nd most written for both, Gwen and Duncan. Its main rival ships are Gwent and Duncney.

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