Campbell Saunders
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"I'm tired...I just wish I could go to sleep and never wake up..." |
| Campbell Saunders | |
| Information | |
| Full Name | Campbell Saunders |
| Nickname(s) | Cam (By everyone)
Rookie/Rook (by Dallas and Luke) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1996 |
| Date of Death | May 8, 2012 |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Network | |
| Family | Justin Saunders (Brother) Mick Saunders (Brother) Unnamed Mother Unnamed Father Unnamed Sister |
| Relationships | Maya Matlin (Ex-Girlfriend) |
| Job | Student |
| School(s) | Degrassi Community School |
| Affiliation(s) | Toronto Ice Hounds |
| Production | |
| First Episode | Come As You Are (1) (1201) |
| Last Episode | Bitter Sweet Symphony (1) (1231) |
| Reason | Committed suicide |
| Portrayed By | Dylan Everett |
Contents |
Character History
Season 12

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In Say It Ain't So (1), Maya invites Cam to sit with her and her friends during lunch, Cam looks like he's about to accept the offer when Dallas drags him to the hockey team's table and laughs at him for even thinking about sitting with girls. Dallas invites Cam to hang out after school with the hockey team but Cam says that he has to Skype with his girlfriend from back home, Jamie. Although Dallas is okay with Cam not joining them, Luke makes a comment saying that Jamie is a guy's name. After school, Cam is practicing hockey and pretending an audience is watching him and chanting his name. Dallas walks in and Cam admits to him that he doesn't have a girlfriend back home. Dallas says that the hockey team doesn't bite, but Cam says they just kinda make fun of him. Dallas tells Cam that he's hanging out with them after school tomorrow the day before a game. After school the next day Cam and the hockey team are at the mall and Cam tells them "I was on the basketball team back home, until they made me pick between it and hockey." Then Dallas tells Cam to use his hockey stardom to pick up a girl. Dallas tells Campbell to try picking up Bianca. Cam goes up to Bianca and tries to impress her with the fact that he's a future NHL player and he will make millions. However, Bianca isn't impressed and when Cam goes with the best pick up line he can muster "You wanna get out of here.. Go get some sex?" Bianca throws her water at his face and leaves.



Added by IceHound67In Say It Ain't So (2), Campbell is in the lunch line between Mo and Maya. Maya starts talking to him and Mo makes fun of his four-leaf clover boxers. Cam then snaps at both of them. Later, he unknowingly finds himself in the girls' bathroom splashing water on his face. Bianca walks in, asks if Cam is stalking her, and threatens to tell Simpson, but Cam stops her and tells her about his troubles. Bianca stops and gives him good advice on what he needs to do. On the bus, Dallas invites Cam to sit in the back with the team but Cam refuses, sits in the front and listens to music with a smile. At Little Miss Steaks, Cam is sitting with the Hockey Team and his teammates praise him by letting him get one of the last pieces of pizza. Maya walks in and Cam immediately gets up to go apologize to Maya about his behavior. She forgives him and teases him about his four-leaf clover boxers, but reveals that she is also wearing four-leaf clover panties and Campbell asks if she would want to hang out later and Maya accepts.



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Added by Degrassi FanIn Sabotage (1), Dallas mentions how the Ice Hounds's star player is injured, referring to Cam.
In Doll Parts (1), Cam and Maya are in his room sitting on his bed. He is doing his homework while Maya is practicing a new song she wrote about him. After she asks him for his thoughts about the song he replies about his stressful homework and can't comment. She tells him to take a break in an attempt to get his mind off of the assignment but he says he can't due to an upcoming test. Maya then mentions they have been dating for a month and have only kissed six times, Cam gives Maya a quick kiss and says seven. Maya, a little hurt asks if that's all she's getting, he tells her that with everything going on it's hard to get in the mood with her. To help him she takes off her shirt and throws it at him. Confused, he asks her what she's doing then worries his billet mom might come in the room. She tries to grab her shirt back and falls off the bed before quickly leaving.


Added by Rage&LoveLater at school after asking for girl advice from Tori, Maya decides to have a make over so she would look prettier for Cam and possibly compete in a beauty pageant. After Tori and Tristan finish she asks if Cam would like it, Tristan replies that he'd be crazy not to. She goes to Cam's locker and asks him about her new look. He asks her why she is dressed like that and laughs when she tells him that she was thinking about doing a beauty pageant, saying it's not her thing. Upset and almost in tears she yells that she doesn't know what he wants and runs into the music room. Zig finds Maya crying and alone, she explains to him that Cam laughed and he tells her to compete because she should want to not because of what Cam thinks. After the pageant, Maya calls Cam and breaks up with him, ending their first relatonship.
In Doll Parts (2) Maya is talking to Zig about helping her with her song at the pageant when he spots Cam, she mentions that they broke up and he apologized asking why she didn't tell him. She says she didn't feel like broadcasting it to the world, then he asked if things would be awkward. She says no and he leaves. Cam comes up and says he messed up, then asks for a second chance and if she still likes him. Maya says liking him was never the problem, he asks what's wrong and she says he doesn't like her. He says that's crazy. She says that Zig tells Tori she's pretty all the time and he never says it once. Cam says he didn't know he had to, she says he doesn't have to. He apologizes and tells her he's not smooth like Zig but he really does think she's pretty. Maya asks why he never wants to kiss her, he sighs and says he would try harder. She says he doesn't have to try and that Katie was waiting for her, then walks away leaving Cam hurt.


Added by ThisOnePersonAfter kissing Zig, Maya feels guilty and regretful. When she is about to admit her flaw for a portion of the beauty pagent, she freezes and calls herself a bitch then runs off the stage. She goes to Cam's billet home in tears and tells him he was right, that pageants are stupid and asks if he could forgive her. He does. The next day at lunch Cam, Maya, Tori, and Zig are all sitting together discussing the pageant. Tori won from her speech and Maya says she earned it, they both apologize and Tori mentions that she can't believe Maya lost and that she looks so pretty. Cam says that Maya always looks pretty before kissing her hand as Zig looks on jealous. The bell rings and Maya stays behind telling Zig she regrets the kiss and that she was confused and caught up in the pageant then leaves with Cam before they share a quick kiss.



Added by ThisOnePersonIn I Want It That Way (1), it is revealed that he is tutored by Alli. He seems to be struggling in Chemistry and Alli teaches him a mnemonic for the elements. Alli tells him she needs to go and Cam is still struggling and asks her to stay longer. This is the first epiosde where we see Cam's arm completely healed, and he no longer has a cast.
In I Want It That Way (2), he, along with Dallas show Alli the C+ he got on his test and is very happy about it.
In Tonight, Tonight (2), Cam is studying for his french final with Maya, and he calls her beautiful in French. They kiss but he is interrupted by Tori, when she tells them that she thinks she is losing Zig. Later, Cam tells Maya that he likes her a lot and is horrible at telling her things. He gives Maya a bracelet; and from now on he will give her one for good luck before every show Maya plays at. He laughts and admits it was his Mom's idea. Maya then breaks the news to him that when they were broken up, she kissed Zig. Cam is speechless and replies with "sucks." and walks away. Cam shows that he is trying to hide the fact that he is upset with Maya's news, and is pretending to be happy on the outside. At the Battle of the Bands competition, Maya is worried because Cam hasn't been answering any of her calls. Back stage of battle of the bands, Maya yells at Zig saying how she loves Cam, and doesnt want to be with Zig. When she is on the stage to sing with Whisperhug, she notices Cam in the audience cheering her on and sending good luck. Cam is proud of Maya for her performance, and wanted to support her just like she did for his hockey games. Cam talks to Maya after the show and they talk about their relationship. He tells Maya he's not gonna let her go that easily and they share a long kiss.
In Degrassi: Las Vegas, he is briefly seen in the Matlins' home with Maya, Jake and Katie. He has his arm around Maya and says that he will be leaving Toronto over Spring Break and will be visiting his family in Kapuskasing.



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Added by Degrassi-DollIn Bitter Sweet Symphony (2), Eli and Clare come upon his body in the school's greenhouse where he lies dead. They didn't show how Cam died. All students are affected in a different way from Cam's suicide. Whether its grief, depression, guilt, denial, sympathy, wondering, comedy, helpfulness, curiosity, relateable, numbness, or any other way to cope with the tragedy. The student council plans a candlelight vigil for him, which Maya is asked to speak at. While she is writing her speech for the vigil, she is reminiscing about Cam as she re-watches the video he sent her after leaving early after their sleepover. At the candle light vigil, Maya speaks and calls him out in front of the entire school.
Mentions & Appearances



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Added by ZacpavsIn Ray of Light (2), Eli is feeling angry and taking his stress out on drugs after finding Cam's dead body. Eli breaks down in the principles office and mentions that he didnt choose to find Cam in the greenhouse. When Eli breaks up with Clare, he says that Cam isn't the problem, and that she is. At the end of the episode he is shown multiple times in the video yearbook, making everyone happy and showing that even though he is gone, he will never be forgotten.
In Karma Police (1) , he is mentioned by Tori, Zig and Madame Jean-Aux. Tori says she wishes she could have helped Cam, and Zig feels guilty for the suicide. Zig says he wishes he didn't have to sit through french class listening to "Stupid Tori and stupid Maya talk about stupid Cam." Madame Jean-Aux tries to calm Zig down by telling him that the suicide is no ones fault, besides Cam.
In Karma Police (2), Zig is talking to Damon about how he wishes he never messed with Cam. It is clear that Zig still feels guilty for the suicide. Later on in french class, Zig presents his assignment on going back in time. He says that he wishes he had never cheated on Tori or ruined his friendship with Maya, Cam, and Tristan. He also says that he wishes he had never said those horrible things to Cam before he killed himself.



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- He went by the name of "Cam".
- Campbell appeared in 20 episodes.
- The number of episodes is up for debate. Although Bitter Sweet Symphony (2) was technically the 18th and final episode including Dylan Everett, it is unknown since it only showed Campbell's body and he was seen on video and pictures.
- Campbell was featured in Ray of Light parts one and two in the video yearbook, so including these two appearences and Bittersweet Symphony (2), he appeared in 20 episodes. Not including these three, he appeared in 17.
- Campbell was the only sophomore to be introduced in Season 12.
- Campbell was one of six regular characters that didn't say anything in their first appearances. The other five were Spike, Marco, Anya, Riley, and Luke.
- His twitter
- He was a fan of the show "Lost."
- He was the youngest player on the Toronto Ice Hounds. This fits with reality - the general minimum age to play Major Junior hockey in Canada is 16, but younger players are occasionally granted "exceptional player" status and can play at that level at a younger age.
- Whenever he didn't wear his ice hounds hoodie, Cam would wear customized t-shirts with classic plaid shirts over it.
- He was in grade 10, but took Grade 9 French, due to missing out on French credits for hockey training during his grade 9 year.
- He had more "ice time" than Owen, which means that he was a more valuable player.
- He was lactose intolerant.
- He wore clover-patterned boxers for good luck on game days.
- He was Ice Hound number 67.
- He came from Kapuskasing, Ontario, 12 hours' drive north of Toronto.
- Cam was one of four characters to self-harm, the other three being Ellie, Darcy, and Adam. He is the first biological male to self-harm in the entire franchise.
- He had an older brother named Justin. He also has an older sister, and a younger sister and brother.
- Campbell was one of five heterosexual characters to be crushed on by a homosexual character (Tristan). The other four being Griffin (By Marco), Peter (By Riley), Holly J (by Fiona) and Adam (by Tristan).
- He lived with the Clarksons as mentioned by his mom in Rusty Cage (1).
- He was the second regular to die in the franchise, the first being J.T. Yorke.
- He was the sixth character to die overall, the others being Claude Tanner, Albert Manning, Rick Murray, J.T. Yorke and Anson.
- He was the second character in Degrassi history to commit suicide, the first was Claude Tanner.
- He was the youngest character to die on the show.
- Dylan Everett knew his character would only last one season and the reason behind it.
- Dylan revealed during his Google+ hangout that possible storylines for Cam were him being gay (and struggling with it) and being abused by his coach.
- Cam was planned to commit suicide when the character was originally conceived by the writers. However, there was some resistance to following through with this idea when Cam became a hit with audiences.
- Although Campbell's method of suicide is never stated, it's most likely he cut his wrists. This is foreshadowed by Campbell's reaction to cutting himself with his ice skate in Rusty Cage (1) and shown by the angle Eli was observing when he discovered Campbell, implying his body was not hanging but rather on the ground. Further implication of death by exsanguination is evidenced by Eli's psychological trauma (more specifically his reaction to a spilled bucket of red paint, as seen here). It is also likely that the item used was the skate he cut himself with earlier, as it was foreshadowed and it would cut deep enough.
- Campbell spent the shortest time as a regular (one season) along with Kelly Ashoona and Damian Hayes (also one season), followed by Alex Nuñez, Mia Jones, Derek Haig, Johnny DiMarco, Bruce the Moose, Blue Chessex, Darcy Edwards, Declan Coyne, Zane Park, and Wesley Betenkamp, (two seasons).
- Campbell is currently the only main character who overall only appears in one season.
- Maya was the only girl that Campbell ever kissed and been in a relationship with.
Quotes
- (To Maya and Tristan): "Hey." (first line)
- (To Zig): "And what's that?" (last line)
- (To Maya): "Just keep your head up. Stick on the ice. You'll do great."
- (To Tristan): "I think you have the wrong table."
- (To Maya and Tristan):"We will never be friends. Ever."
- (To Bianca): "Do you wanna get out of here, go get some sex?"
- Bianca: "Are you lost?"
Cam: "Yes. In your eyes." - (Imagining the crowd is cheering for him): "And the crowd goes wild! SAUNDERS, SAUNDERS, SAUNDERS, SAUNDERS!"
- (To Bianca): "How am I supposed to survive a whole season here? I have no friends, my hockey team hates me, my family is thousands of miles away, and I'm crying in the girls bathroom."
- (To Maya) 'I just want it all to go away."
- (To Maya): "I just want to be happy, Maya."
- (To Maya): "Maya, I'm not some loser who tries to hurt himself."
- (To Tori): "She always looks pretty." (kisses Maya's hand)
- Tori: "I feel like I'm losing Zig."
Cam: "That's not french." - (To Zig): "Dude, you only brought 2 bags of chips? Don't your parents own a convenience store?"
- (To Maya): "I'm terrible at telling you things but, I like you. A lot."
- (To Maya): "This charm is for your concert tonight, every time you play a show I'll get you a new one."
- (To Maya): "When we broke up you were confused, then you came back to me so, are you still confused?"
- (To Maya): "Good I'm not gonna let you get away that easily." (hugs Maya)
- (To Dallas) "Would that be so bad?! It gives me more time to spend with Maya!"
- (To Alli): "I'm tired. I just wish I could go to sleep and never wake up."
- (To Alli): "Yeah, but all my days are bad!"
- (Text Sent To Maya) "I'm not coming. Sorry. It's over."
- (To Maya in his video message): "Good morning, Maya Matlin! I'm sorry I had to leave, early morning hockey practice and I didn't want to wake you, you were drooling so cutely. So last night was pretty much the best night ever. Um, thank you for that. And also, I kidnapped Hoot! If you ever want to see your owl again, meet me on the steps at lunch and we will negotiate for his safe return! Muauahahaha!"
- (To Maya): "I like you, a lot."
- (To Maya): "It was Hoot!"
Relationships
- Main article: Campbell-Maya Relationship



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- Maya Matlin
- First Relationship:
- Start Up: Waterfalls (2) (1212)
- Broke Up: Doll Parts (1) (1223)
- Reason: Maya felt Cam did not give her enough attention.
- Second Relationship:
- Start Up: Doll Parts (2) (1224)
- Broke Up: Bitter Sweet Symphony (1) (1231)
- Reason: Zig made Campbell think that Maya's life would be better off without him, which triggered his break down, so he broke up with her over text and committed suicide in Degrassi's green house.
- First Relationship:
Love Triangles
- Main article: Zig-Maya-Campbell Love Triangle



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- Maya Matlin and Zig Novak
- Start Up: Doll Parts (2) (1223)
- Ended: Bitter Sweet Symphony (1) (1231)
- Reason: Cam broke up with Maya and then committed suicide in the Degrassi greenhouse.