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 confessional experience. 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 side, when he promises to throw a mega-party if he wins).

Total Drama: Action
At the start of Total Drama Action, Gwen picks Duncan to be on the Killer Grips with her, causing them to become closer during the season, but this causes their respective partners Trent and Courtney to think that they have feelings for each other, with the latter of accusing them of hooking up.

Total Drama: World Tour
In Total Drama World Tour, Gwen, who broke up with Trent in the previous season had fallen in love with Duncan but feels guilty about it since he is still dating Courtney. Even after Duncan quits the show, Gwen still shows obvious signs of attraction. When Duncan returns in I See London..., Duncan and Gwen share a kiss, unbeknownst to Courtney. However in the very next episode, their kiss is leaked and Courtney angrily breaks up with Duncan and vows revenge against Gwen. In The Ex-Files, the two share their second kiss and officially become a couple. But this relationship is put on hold when Gwen is eliminated the next episode. When Duncan is eliminated(again), they continue their relationship.

However in Total Drama All-Stars, their relationship is one the rocks from the start, as Gwen seems to have lost interest in Duncan. In Moon Madness, she officially breaks up with him after his constant desire to grab Courtney's attention makes Gwen realize that 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 end on bad terms, as Gwen sarcastically mocks Duncan after he is arrested for blowing up Chris's cottage.

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. However, both fanbases agree that Gwuncan's breakup was rushed and poorly written, with the Gwuncan fans also being sad that the relationship ended.

Gwuncan is the 7th 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 ship is Duncney.

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