Taylor West (Earth 5)

Taylor West from Earth 5 is the second instance of the character of Taylor West, and is the only one to not be related to the Symbiosis Series in any capacity. Instead she is the star of Total Drama's Northern Rescue Island. One of the more damaged instances, she joins Total Drama Island as a way to escape her horrendous home life and finds herself mildly disadvantaged but quickly catches into the drama and suffering the show entertains.

Background
Unfortunately, this version of Taylor's background is far more tragic and depressing than the others. After her mother Sarah's death in 2019, she became the subject of wicked, endless abuse by her father John. Her brother and sister did little to stop the abuse, but in the case of her sister Maddie it was because she fled the home to live with her biological father, Rick. This meant Taylor was the one to face the brunt of John's drunken rages.

This version of Taylor developed a hightened sense of resilience and anger bubbling deep down inside, and resisted her demons nagging her to end it all. This may be because this Taylor is also a certified genius and she is able to map out a possible future.

The abuse from her father is doubled down by the bullying inflicted by her classmates, and like the Earth 2 version of the character, Nathan Carlson soon dumped her after cheating on her with one of her bullies. She openly expressed her suicidal thoughts, though she just let the bullies trample over her and her depression took a nose dive. With her father's beatings becoming more and more severe