Born into a Military family, Colton is the Son of a disgraced high-ranking army officer, and a former Army Sargent. His older sister Sarah was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2010. It's her Dog Tags that he carries around his neck, and is constantly polishing them to a shine. His Dad, former Major General Eric Rowe, before he was court-martialed and prosecuted for sexual assault, instilled in Colton a strong respect for women and authority, as well as a strong work-ethic. Colton kept the strong work-ethic and respect for women, especially his Mom Ashley, a former sergeant who lost both her legs below the knee and her left arm below the elbow in an I.E.D blast. He dropped the respect for authority though, and has gotten expelled from 3 schools, 2 private since his dad's prosecution and his Sister's death, two incidents involving fellow students and a teacher, all of whom he caught bullying others, and lost it on all of them. All this despite being a volunteer lifeguard at his two private schools, and having top marks in every one of his classes. Feels as if he has a duty to put others first and protect the vulnerable, even if it puts himself in trouble, or at odds with authority, which it often does. Abrasive, judgmental, and extremely blunt, harsh and sarcastic, Colton can be a hard person to deal with, but once you get though to him, he's a very good and loyal friend to have. Just don't bring up his dad, just don't.
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Total Drama All Stars Do Over
In Post Plunker's Paradise, Brick makes a call to his boot camp. Colton answers the phone call. Colton scolds Brick for his poor performance on the show and chides him for interrupting him, being a higher military rank than Brick. Colton promises to do better than Brick when he competes in season five.
Total Drama Revenge Do Over
Colton arrived at Wawanakwa with his team, the Radioactive Rats. There, he immediately gained a disgust for Sugar and an annoyance for many of his teammates. His doubt for Leonard and Constance dissipated in Radioaction. Colton declared himself the leader off the bat, and took charge of his team. Colton and Scarlett plotted with each other in order to figure out how to take down the Mutant Maggots, the strongest team and the one Colton surmised was sabotaging them. They targeted Ella. Colton tried having Candace manipulate them, before Ella proved herself innocent. Colton was swapped to the Mutant Maggots in Finders Creepers. Colton butt heads with Harrison for the role of team leader. In Curse Of The Black Hurl, the two put aside their differences and become friends, leading the team side by side, respecting the other's abrasiveness. Harrison teaches Colton how to properly prank Chris, which Colton becomes especially fond of doing, before one of his own pranks is sabotageed by Scarlett. In Treasure Island Of Dr. McClean, Colton learned of Sammy's Amy disguise, and tries to goad her into revealing herself. Later, In Trivial Matters, Tanner blindsides Colton, believing him to be a major threat. Colton reveals Sammy's identity at his elimination before he is hurled.
Colton is one of three contestants from the second generation, prior to their debut on TDDO, to personally know one of the first generation contestants. In Colton's case, he used to go to the same boot camp as Brick.