Noah/Owen
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Noah (Total Drama)/Owen (Total Drama) |
| Alternative name(s): | Nowen |
| Gender category: | Slash |
| Fandom: | Total Drama |
| Canonical?: | Fanon; Best Friends |
| Prevalence: | Popular Pairing |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | Reality TV Pros, the gen interpretation of their relationship Wedding AU for Noah/Owen by realitytvpros. This was drawn for the prompt AU/Free Day from Nowen Week 2020. |
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Noah/Owen, mostly known as Nowen, is a popular pairing within Total Drama fandom. The ship is between Noah and Owen, both prominent characters. Although Noah and Owen's friendship could be seen as early as 2007, it was only after their Laurel and Hardy-esque dynamic in 2010, during World Tour, that the ship got traction in Slash circles. This popularity caused some light Ship War between Noah/Owen and Duncan/Noah shippers. Both got popular around the same time, though Duncan/Noah was first.
Noah/Owen gained popularity across the entirety of Total Drama fandom after they were teammates during The Ridonculous Race as "the Reality TV Pros," (a term adopted to label their gen relationship in fanworks overall by some fans regardless of the season.) Although their time on that show ended with Noah being Emma's boyfriend, many fans saw ship potential between Noah and Owen. This popularity caused ship war between Emma/Noah and Owen/Noah shippers. To add fuel to the flames, Noah's canon implied sexuality, (see, queercoding,) is and was contested at the time.
Noah/Owen is Owen's most common ship and Noah's third, after Cody/Noah and Alejandro/Noah. As of October 2023, over 105 works on Archive of Our Own are of Noah/Owen.
Reality TV Pros, the gen interpretation of their relationship, is more popular with fans than Noah/Owen.
Common Tropes
- "Reality TV Pros": Their duo name in The Ridonculous Race.
- Matchmakers Izzy and Eva: Eva and Izzy from Team E-Scope may help either Noah or Owen ask the other out.
- Realization of Feelings: As with many friends to lovers pairings.
- Future Fanworks: Many fanworks for the pairing take place after Total Drama ends. Although this is a common trope for TD fanworks, only for Noah/Owen is this somewhat based in canon.
- Beary: Beary is a stuffed bear Owen holds to help overcome his fear of flying during Ridonculous. Fans may joke that this is their son.
- Fix-it: Many fans were disappointed that their friendship in World Tour didn't translate exactly to Ridonculous. In the latter, Noah's often mean to Owen. Fanworks may make Noah endeared by Owen's eccentricities rather than annoyed by them.
- Opposites Attract: Owen's cheery and naive. Noah's deadpan and sassy.
- Height Difference: Owen's taller, Noah's shorter. Very much Big Guy, Little Guy.
Noah/Owen Fandom
BNFs for Noah/Owen fandom include chref[1], doglover502[2], CerendaRoth[3], totallyredacted[4], nowarin[5] and realitytvpros[6].
December 7th is Nowen Day on Chefhatchet's Appreciation Calendar.
Ripper, their Male Chauvinist Official Lovechild?
After the unveil of Total Drama: Island (2023)'s cast, Ripper struck out to some fans as a new contestant who looked like a Noah/Owen lovechild.
Further adding to this joke fan theory was the reveal of Ripper's name. Because Noah was eliminated in World Tour after capturing Jack the Ripper, leaving Owen without Noah the rest of the season, fans may joke that they bonded over this moment so much, realizing their feelings for each other, that they decided to name their son Ripper to commemorate it. Either that, or Owen wanted to make a fart joke and Noah simply didn't catch on.
sonicponie said:
my heart actually broke when ripper mentioned he had a mom i genuinely forgot he wasnt a nowen lovechild
kokodree replied:Uhhhhhh wdym his mom is Noah’s sister aka his aunt she was Nowen’s surrogate???? Keep your chin up soldier Ripper Nowen is still real[7]
Eva and Izzy may also be considered Auntie figures to Ripper[8], making him a "Team E-Scope child."
Example/Notable Fanac
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Nowen Week 2020, Archived version, a fanweek which ran from October 25th to the 31st.
Aesthetic Edits
- Nowen aesthetic by totalaestheticisland, Archived version, Aesthetic Edit for Noah/Owen. Red and blue theme.
Gif Sets
- happy (early?) nowen appreciation day! by gaynoah-blog, Archived version, gifset featuring scenes from Ridonculous.
Fan Art
- They in love by nowarin, Archived version, pride themed fanart of Owen kissing Noah.
- bedtime story for their bear son by remi-ih, Archived version, fanart where Beary is considered to be their son.
- Go for it, Noah! by pumpkin-potoo, Archived version, Go For It, Nakamura! redraw where Nakamura is Noah.
- self indulgent owen + noah pixel by 9001s, Archived version, Owen holding Noah in the air and calling him "little buddy."
Fan Comics
- untitled by doglover502, Archived version, Owen yelling to the ocean in a Heartstopper AU for Noah/Owen.
- unreleased secret ending by totallyredacted, Archived version, fix-it comic for a scene in Ridonculous.
Fan Mixes
- In Love With My Best Friend by tofumouth (2014)
- Reality TV Pros by Pixel-Lightart (2016)
References/Further Reading
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/chref
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/doglover502
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/cerendaroth
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/totallyredacted
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/nowarin
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/realitytvpros
- ^ my heart actually broke when ripper mentioned he had a mom i genuinely forgot he wasnt a nowen lovechild, Archived version posted April 19th, 2023 on Tumblr
- ^ from that clip alone, i’m starting to think Ripper wasn’t just raised by Owen and Noah— but ALSO Eva and Izzy. Homeboy is STRONK and homeboy is FUCKING INSANE. ESCOPE CHILD, Archived version posted March 23rd, 2023 on Tumblr