History Characters / BigBrother18TheJury

[[folder: Victor Arroyo Rodriguez III (Evicted HG #12, Juror #7)]]

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!The Jury

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!''James Joseph Huling (Juror #09)''

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->'''Born:''' May 22nd, 1984 (age at time of competition: 32)

[[folder: Corey Alan Brooks (Juror #08)]]

!''Corey Alan Brooks (Juror #08)''

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->'''Born:''' Oct 31st, 1990 (age at time of competition: 25)

[[folder: Victor Arroyo Tercero Martinez III (Juror #07)]]

!''Victor Arroyo Tercero Martinez III (Juror #07)''

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->'''Born:''' Apr 20th, 1991 (age at time of competition: 25)

[[folder: Natalia Mercedes "Natalie" Negrotti (Juror #06)]]

!''Natalia Mercedes "Natalie" Negrotti (Juror #06)''

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->'''Born:''' Mar 22nd, 1990 (age at time of competition: 26)

[[folder: Michelle Edith Meyer (Juror #05)]]

!''Michelle Edith Meyer (Juror #05)''

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->'''Born:''' Dec 26th, 1992 (age at time of competition: 23)

[[folder: Paul Ryan Christopher "Paulie" Calafiore (Juror #04)]]

!''Paul Ryan Christopher "Paulie" Calafiore (Juror #04)''

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->'''Born:''' Nov 13th, 1988 (age at time of competition: 27)

[[folder: Bridgette Hailey Dunning (Juror #03)]]

!''Bridgette Hailey Dunning (Juror #03)''

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->'''Born:''' Jul 15th, 1991 (age at time of competition: 25)

[[folder: Zakiyah Narisha Everette (Juror #02)]]

!''Zakiyah Narisha Everette (Juror #02)''

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->'''Born:''' Jul 11th, 1991 (age at time of competition: 25)

[[folder: Da'Vonne Dianne Rogers (Juror #01)]]

!''Da'Vonne Dianne Rogers (Juror #01)''

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->'''Born:''' May 10th, 1988 (age at time of competition: 28)

* AFriendInNeed: James has very nice and kind to everyone and he is always there to comfort or support someone who sees it, even to those he doesn't like. He comforted Tiffany when she was being ostracized, even if he did not trust her. James would often chat with Tiffany to make her feel like she belonged. James also showed displeasure in the houseguests treating both Frank and Bridgette terribly. He even stated that despite him putting them both on the block, he felt bad for their situation and that he went back on his word.
* AllLovingHero: He may see certain houseguests as a threat to his game but he never targets people because he has something against them personally. However, this is changed as of lately. He seems to have somewhat of a personal vendetta against Victor and Paul, mostly when it comes to Natalie. James seems to believe that Victor and Paul had backstabbed him (due to a lie that Nicole and Corey told James and Natalie) because he thought that Paul was coming after James. It became personal when Natalie tried to accuse Paul of sexually harrassing her and making her feel uncomfortable because he touched her playfully. James became jealous and enraged by Natalie's accusation that he started to become petty towards Paul and plotted to have him evicted (which ended up failing). James also consistently trash talked Victor and Paul behind their backs, solely because of misinformation and a lie that Nicole and Corey fed him. This is a complete 180 to how James was on his season because all of his game moves were strategic and non-personal in nature.

* BadassAdorable: James is adorable, endearing and he is also a strong competitor. He seems to be a PintsizedPowerhouse, because even though he is the shortest male houseguest of the season he is more physical than the bigger guys. This is a guy who lasted for five and half hours during the Week 5 Endurance [=HOH=] competition and won it! He was also the runner up in an Endurance Wall competition in Week 9, in which he threw to Nicole. Despite his small stature, James seems to be very physical and he can outlast the stronger and bigger men in the house such as Paulie, Frank and Corey. James was also a strong competitor last season as well and he won a good amount of competitions, hence why he was seen as such a competitive threat.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: James is very nice but he also has a temper when he is provoked into anger. He has no problem with calling people out on their behaviour when he feels the need to. Especially later on in the game (Week 7 to Week 10), James has TookALevelInJerkass and has become more of a daker character lately. He seems to be playing more personal, something that James never did on his original season. He seems to have lost his fun loving spark and has appeared to have mentally and emotionally checked out of the game. He has become somewhat spiteful, such as when he has gone along with Natalie's accusations that Paul and Victor have flirted with Natalie and even sexually harassed her. James even mentioned that because of what Natalie told him about Paul and Victor's "actions" towards her (actions that are not even true to begin with), he would be willing to get vengeance against them on a game level to spite them. Like above, James is mostly a nice guy but do not cross him or the people he cares about.
* BigGood: James is the nicest houseguest of the season and could definitely qualify as AllLovingHero of the season, mostly because he is arguably the nicest houseguest of the season next to Natalie. Even though he was aligned with Paulie for a part of the game, ti did not change his status as this trope. He could be seen as the opposite of Paulie, who could be considered to be the BigBad of the season. However, depending on one's interpretation of him, this could be seen as a SubvertedTrope as of the later weeks. It didn't help that he managed to turn on two of his allies in Paul and Victor, two people who are well liked outside of the game and are considered to be the underdogs. James also seemed to have increased his trash talking of other houseguests and he has been acting very petty and personal, especially where Natalie is concerned. Overall, James is still a good guy, but he seems to be veering more into AntiHero (Type II to Type IV) territory lately due to his unusual behaviour.
* TheCape: James could classify as this trope because he is the nicest houseguest of the season and he has played an overall clean and moral game. Even his mild backstabbing is seen as harmless and non dirty. He is also an AllLovingHero, someone who has no personal hatred or animosity towards his fellow houseguests and only desires to evict the for strategic or game related reasons. James is also the kind of person to engage in conversation with left out or ostracized houseguests (such as Tiffany, for example) and he makes them feel welcome and that they belong even if they are a target. James is also the BigGood of the season, as he is highly likeable and has played one of the cleanest games , both on strategic/gameplay and personal level, of the season in comparison to some of the other houseguests who have played somewhat dirty either on a gameplay or personal level (such as Paulie, Nicole, Michelle, Frank, Tiffany, even Natalie).

* TheCutie: James is very loveable, because he has such an endearing personality and he is a NiceGuy. James is also very kind to other houseguests and refuses to treat any in a disrespectful manner, even if he does not care for them on a personal level. Not to mention that his small physical stature makes him even more endearing. Despite his likeability, he is also a case of BewareTheNiceOnes, as little cute ol' James can also be quite a force to be reckoned with if anyone messes with him or crosses him in any way. The best way to keep cute James is to not betray him or cross him or those he cares about in any way.

* DoggedNiceGuy: Towards Natalie. Although James would like to believe that he and Natalie are in a romantic relationship or better yet, a showmance, the reality is that Natalie is not really romantically interested in James. Their interactions show that James seems to be more into Natalie than Natalie is into him. Natalie has shown attraction towards Victor and Paulie, confirming that James was never on her radar for who she wanted as a showmance partner. As of Week 10, Natalie has basically told James to his face in so many words that she wants to be JustFriends with him. James, however, does not seem to want to take the hint that Natalie is not interested in a romantic relationship both inside the house and outside of the house. He seems persistant on trying to gain Natalie's affection, even after they constantly argue and fight with each other regarding the game and personal issues.
* TheDragon: For Natalie. With Paulie now gone, Natalie seems to have taken over as the BigBad since she has been revealing her true colors lately. James seems to want to do everything that Natalie wants him to do even if it is detrimental to his game. An example of this is in Week 10, when Natalie wanted James to turn against Paul and Victor and nominate them by backstabbing them and betraying them in the process. Natalie was successful in her attempts at getting James, Victor and Paul to hate one another and no longer trust each other, because Natalie had wanted to go to the end with Corey and Nicole. James has even discussed sacrificing his game for Natalie. That is how much UndyingLoyalty he has to Natalie.
* EndearinglyDorky: James is really loveable, dorky, silly, and endearing. He is probably the most likeable houseguest of the season alongside Natalie. It is not surprising that James won the America's Favorite Houseguest prize last season, as he is so easy to root for. This could be considered an AvertedTrope as of lately (particularly between Week 7 and Week 10) since he has become more unlikeable as the weeks passed. James became more ruthless and unlikeable because he has been willing to backstab and turn on his allies to further himself and Natalie in the game (allies such as Victor and Paul, for example).
* TheGadfly: Just like in Season 17, James spends a lot of his time pranking and messing with his fellow houseguests. Unlike the previous season, he's involved a few of the other houseguests in pulling some of the practical jokes (which have expanded upon the hide-and-startle tricks he mainly pulled in Season 17, though he has pulled a few of these this season as well), such as involving Frank and Corey in a variant of the "shaving cream to the sleeping person's face" trick and dropping popcorn kernels on certain other houseguests with Natalie in Week 1.

* GuileHero: On his original season, James was not that much of a strategist and relied more on his competitiveness by winning a lot of competitions to ensure his safety as well as the safety of all of his allies or alliance members. However, it seems that this season, James has taken a different approach to his game. James has become more strategic and is depending more on strategy than on winning comps. He also depends on his social game as there is nobody in the house that does not like James on a personal level or anybody who is actively targeting James. Case in point, the James of ''Big Brother 17'' played a more competitive game (winning competitions), but the James of this current season is depending more on strategy and social game to get to the end. So far, it seems to be working in James' favor.
* TheHeart: Easily the kindest and nicest houseguest of the season by far. He seems to share this role with Natalie. James does not have a mean or malicious bone in his body and he has never gotten really personal in the game. When James has a target, it is for strictly game or strategic reasons, not personal ones. For example, James was against Frank and Bridgette on a game level, but he was against everyone treating them terribly or in a mean fashion just because they were nominated and were being targeted. James felt the same way about Tiffany when she was being ostracized by the rest of the house. He went out of his way to still make conversation with Tiffany and make her feel included. This shows that James has a strong degree of compassion in a game that is meant to be about lying, manipulating and backstabbing. However, despite James' overall kindness, [[BewareTheNiceOnes it is not a good idea to cross him or mess with the people he considers to be friends and allies]]. He will go out of his way to defend an ally or a friend in need.

* NiceGuy: Let's face it, this guy doesn't have a bad thing to say about anyone and is easily one of the nicest houseguests in the house. If a bit flirty. He even got Natalie, who started off the season as relatively unpopular to being nearly adored by everyone. Has been somewhat tarnished as of late, being that he's with the "dark" side of the house, and has become more fiercely protective of Nicole, Michelle and his showmance Natalie, while also treating Victor and Paul (who he was formerly best friends with) pretty badly, he's become a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. James is still genuinely a good person and unfortunately seems to be affected by the type of people he is with. Compare with BewareTheNiceOnes.

* ActionSurvivor: Corey originally did not seem like he was a strong competitor as he did not win any competitions aside from one Power of Veto in Week 4. However, come Week 8, it seems that Corey had picked up his competitive side when he won the Double Eviction Head of Household and also the Power of Veto. He is starting to show that he is a competitor and will win competitions when he feels that it is necessary for him to do so. He is still not on Paulie and Victor's level of competitiveness yet (Paulie and Victor have both won 5 competitions).
* AmbiguouslyGay: Has made more than a few comments about other guys' looks. Corey has also been seen to check out or flirt with some of the male houseguests, such as Paulie and Victor. Some of Corey's interactions with the male houseguests have been highly questionable and his relationship with Paulie seemed to be abnormally close and touchy feely, even for HeterosexualLifePartners. Now that Paulie is gone, Corey seems to be transferring his "bromantic" feelings from Paulie towards Victor. Then in the penultimate week, he starts to place his bromatic feelings in James, given that James has tried to protect Nicole as much as he could. The status of his sexuality is unclear and is highly ambiguous, although he does seem to genuinely like Nicole as more than a friend.

* BattleCouple: With Nicole, although it could be considered to be an AvertedTrope. Nicole was highly competitive on her original season and won multiple competitions (she was considered to be the strongest female competitor of that season). However, it seems to be the opposite in this case. Corey has actually won more competitions than Nicole (he has won 1 Head of Household and 2 Power of Vetoes) and he seems rot be the one who pulls the weight on a competition level of their duo. Nicole has actually proven to be useless competitively this season. Yet, this does not change the fact that Corey and Nicole are still arguably the strongest and most dangerous duo left in the game.
* TheBigGuy[=/=]TheBrute: Corey is the tallest male houseguest of the season at 6'5". He towers over the majority of the other male houseguests, except for Frank. His height has actually been a disadvantage to him at some points in the game such as when he has had to be a Have Not. Corey has to sleep in the bumper cars and he has stated it is so uncomfortable because he is too tall to fit in them. His height also gives him a huge disadvantage in endurance competitions.

* TheBore: Corey doesn't seem to have that much of a personality and he's kind of just there, especially in comparison to some of the other male houseguests. He doesn't have the passion of Paulie, the bluntness of Frank, the dramatics of Jozea, the likability and charisma of James, the unpredictability of Paul, or the sophistication of Victor.
* BrainlessBeauty: Corey is considered to be a physically attractive guy but he does not seem to be very smart, intelligent or brainy. He is also one of the weakest strategists in the game. All in all, he comes off as a athletic and competitive guy who has no clue about what is really going on in the game. He needs to depend on other houseguests (such as Paul and Paulie) for strategy and game instinct. He definitely fits the DumbJock trope.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Corey comes across as quirky and out there, but there have been some houseguests who have stated that he is actually huge threat in the game, mostly because he is very clutch at winning competitions. It is uncertain if Corey is actually smart and is doing a good job of hiding it with the use of strategy or if he really is the DumbJock and doesn't have to use strategy to fool people. He is actually very similar to Hayden in this regard.
* ButtMonkey: Corey has been a Have Not for a total of three times in seven weeks. To be exact, Corey has been a Have Not ''twice in a row''! This is considered bad for Corey because he has said that he has had issues with sleeping at night due to the uncomfortableness of the bumper cars. The bumper cars are uncomfortable for Corey to sleep in because he is too tall to fit into them. Therefore, every time he is a Have Not, not only does he not get to eat any good food, but he also does not get enough sleep and always ends up extremely exhausted.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Corey seems to be zany, off beat, and a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who has absolutely no clue what is going on in the game most of the time, but he is/was actually part of the strongest duo in the game (with Paulie). He may not be overly good at strategy and he doesn't have the power of manipulation or persuasion that Paulie or even Paul do, but he has actually proven himself to be a worthy contender competitively. However, as of the recent Weeks (Week 7 in particular), he showed that he can compete and can be very clutch at winning competitions. Some of the other houseguests, such as Paul, Victor, James, and Natalie, have stated that they see Corey is a huge competitive or physical threat.

* TheDragon: For Paulie. Corey has been Paulie's biggest ally in the house since the start of the game. He could basically be considered the Cody to Paulie's Derrick, as there is a strong UndyingLoyalty between the two. They have been aligned with one another since Day 1. However, it seems that Corey has been pushed back as Paulie's #2 or backup ally as Paul seems to have taken over Corey's spot as Paulie's right hand man. Since Paul has turned on Paulie, Corey is back to being Paulie's #1 true ally in the game as he has UndyingLoyalty to him. He's also TheDragon to Nicole, being the brawn to her brains, albeit not as effective as Paul and Victor.

** DragonAscendant: Corey will become this once Paulie is evicted after Week 8. He will want to get revenge on those who turned their back on him, Paulie and Nicole. His major targets seem to be Paul and Victor, although he doesn't seem to have a problem with going after James and Michelle as well. Since Corey had UndyingLoyalty to Paulie and felt that the rest of the house screwed him and Paulie over, Corey is likely to step up his competitive game and take out the ones who backstabbed him. If Corey plays his cards right and does not end up being evicted after Paulie (which is expected), Corey might make it all the way to the end since he seems to have some fight in him.
** DragonTheirFeet: Corey may become this if Paulie is evicted in Week 8. It seems that Paulie has become the main target with Corey and Nicole as back targets shall Paulie win the [=POV=] and takes himself off the block. It is more than likely that if Paulie ends up going to Jury, then Corey will try to avenge the eviction of his ally Paulie by trying to take out the people who had him and Paulie nominated (Paul and Victor).
** NobleTopEnforcer: Corey is much, much nicer than Paulie. In fact, while Paulie is more of a JerkJock who is cocky, arrogant, and egotistical with a ControlFreak personality, Corey is more of a LovableJock, who is calm, laid back and a generally NiceGuy despite his problematic tendencies. He is no where near mean spirited and vile as Paulie and there have been instances when Corey has disagreed with Paulie's behaviour towards the other houseguests. Even though Paulie is TheLeader and the one pulling the strings and controlling the game, it is often Corey who has to pull Paulie aside and calm him down whenever he becomes overly passionate or upset about something.
** NumberTwo: Corey is considered to be Paulie's number one ally and his right hand man in the game. In their two man alliance, Paulie is considered to be TheLeader while Corey is considered to be TheLancer. Personality wise, they compliment each other. Paulie is more HotBlooded, aggressive, dominating, impulsive and emotional with a ControlFreak personality while Corey is TheStoic, calm, emotionless, laid back, aloof and TheQuietOne. The two have been in an alliance with each other since Day 1. As a result, they have UndyingLoyalty to each other and the two are BashBrothers and TrueCompanions who have each other's backs.
** VillainousFriendship: Corey seems to have UndyingLoyalty to Paulie in the game, not just because Paulie is a strong player and not out of duty or responsibility. Corey is loyal to Paulie because they are BashBrothers who are actually very close on a personal level. Paulie has even called Corey his brother and has a very protective BigBrotherInstinct towards him. In many ways, Corey is a Cody substitute for Paulie. Paulie and Corey were each other's number one ally in the game despite the both of them having other allies other than each other. It is very apparent that Paulie and Corey have a very strong personal bond and relationship with each other and the two took it very hard when they were nominated alongside each other. Paulie had even stated that he did not want to campaign against Corey to stay.

* DumbJock[=/=]DumbMuscle: Corey is strongly athletic and competitive, but he is not very intelligent or sharp and he comes off as rather dim witted at times. It is safe to say that in this game, strategy and game instincts are definitely not his strong suit. He has to have Paulie tell him what to do or what would be considered good strategy in the game. So far, he has won a total of five competitions, but his strategic game is severely lacking. Although Nicole is no strategist either, it seems that Nicole is always trying to tell him what to do on a strategic level. Although both Corey and Nicole come off as dumb, it seems that Nicole has been the one carrying the two of them on a strategic level while Corey has been carrying them on a competitive level (although Nicole is no slouch in the competitive department since she has been going on a comp win streak the last few weeks).

* GeniusDitz: While Corey is reasonably solid or strong at competitions (in particular, physical competitions), he does not seem to have anything in the way of game instinct and logic. He has to depend on people like Paulie and even NICOLE of all people, who is not all that smart herself, for some understanding of strategy in the game. Corey is definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed. In fact, it seems that Corey isn't even in the shed at all.

* IrrationalHatred: Corey seemed to display this towards both Jozea and Da'Vonne. Although, it is understandable why Corey had a strong dislike towards Jozea, since Jozea was such an intolerable personality and almost everyone in the house hated him on a personal level. Corey mentioned that Jozea also got under his skin because he would constantly make inappropriate comments about Corey's sexuality and he felt that Jozea crossed the line. Corey also disliked Jozea's know it all personality and how he constantly bragged about how amazing of a person he is. In addition, Corey has also had an unreasonable dislike for Da'Vonne and he has made it his mission to constantly trash talk her behind her back as well as target her repeatedly. Corey's strong dislike of Da'Vonne could be because Corey had heard that Da'Vonne had wanted to put him on the block so that he could split him and Nicole up and break up the showmances (also including James and Natalie and Paulie and Zakiyah). To add, Corey seems to also have a strong dislike and hatred for Natalie. He has repeatedly stated that he does not like her because she seems like she is very spoiled and entitled and acts like a princess who has everything handed to her. Corey has said that he also finds Natalie to be a very fake person and that she constantly plays the victim card when she does not get what she wants.
* LovableJock: Corey is athletic and a base ball player. He's also a reasonably NiceGuy for the most part. He is very similar to Hayden Voss (from ''Big Brother 16'') who was a hockey player. Like Hayden, he is a bit out there, quirky, offbeat and a bit of a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. Corey also seems to be a reasonably humble and down to earth guy and doesn't seem like the type to show off his muscles and his athleticism. In fact, Corey seems to be very modest about his athletic abilities as well as his ability to win competitions. Both Hayden and Corey have never used their athleticism and their athletic prowess to intimidate any of the other houseguests. Personality wise, Corey is considered to be the opposite of Paulie, who is most definitely a JerkJock, because he is very aggressive, cocky, arrogant and brash. Paulie is also very cocky in comparison to Corey, because he constantly brags and talks about how amazing of a competitor he is and how he bred for the game. While Corey is more of TheStoic, someone who is very chill, calm, laid back, Paulie is more HotBlooded, someone who is very dominating, controlling, aggressive and passionate. Considering that Corey and Paulie were athletes or jocks and their personalities could not be more different, it was questionable as to why Corey was even aligned with someone like Paulie in the first place.
* MrFanservice: Enough of an example that Nicole is always DistractedByTheSexy when around him. Corey is a physically attractive guy and he has a lot of shirtless moments in the house. More commonly than not, he is seen not wearing a shirt. In fact, he seems to rival Paulie for being the most shirtless while in the house. Nicole constantly gushes about how hot, cute or physically appealing she finds Corey and she is always showering him with many compliments (too bad that Corey rarely, if ever, seems to return the favor to Nicole).
* NonActionGuy: Only early in the game. Corey didn't seem like he was that much of a competitor, despite being an athletic guy. However, in the later weeks, he really picked up his competitiveness and started to win competitions on clutch. As of Week 11, Corey has racked up a total of five competition wins and he seems to be going on a comp win streak. He could now definitely be classified as an ActionHero. Although Corey lacks strategy and doesn't seem to have that strong of a social game (what true bonds or relationships did he really form with any of the other houseguests besides Paulie and Nicole?), he does have his strength in competitions going for him.

* TheStoic: Corey comes off as very aloof and unemotional. He comes across as very serious and detached. Even when he interacts with Nicole, there are times where he' seems like he may be disinterest in her because he holds back on showing affection at times.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Paulie and Nicole. For Corey, these two seem to be his ride or die. He will do absolutely anything and everything to protect them. Corey is considered to be Paulie's number one ally in the game and the two clearly have a strong bond and trust. And Nicole is Corey's showmance partner in the game so he automatically feels the need to protect her.

* TheAce: Victor is the strongest competitor in the house as he has won numerous competitions. He also has a decent social game and is a very likeable individual. He is also physically attractive, has a nice and decent personality, sophisticated, well spoken and also a clean and neat person. What is there not to like about him?
* ActionHero: Victor is the strongest competitor in the game. He has won a total of 10 competitions (if you count the Battle Back and the Jury Buy Back competitions). He is a CompetitionFreak who loves to compete. In his duo with Paul, Victor is the Brawn (the half of the duo who wins all of the competitions) while Paul is the Brains (the one who is the strategist and plans out all the game moves).

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Played straight in regards to his feelings and relationship with Natalie. Victor actually had a short term fling with Natalie at the start of the game. They seemed to be very into each other, but it turns out that Victor was not really into Natalie at all and their showmance was unrequited and one sided n his behalf. However, Natalie did have feelings for Victor and she felt deeply hurt when he had rejected her. The fallout from the short term fling managed to bother Natalie for weeks and she consistently talked about Victor mistreating her in the house.
* BadassBookworm: Despite not being the strongest in terms of strategy in the game and not always having the best game instincts, Victor is actually rather book smart. According to him, he has a Finance Degree and he worked in Finance. In all actuality, Victor was actually a nerdy and intelligent guy who was very similar to Steve Moses (the winner of ''Big Brother 17'') in both looks and personality. But just by looking at the way he looks now, nobody would ever guess that Victor was actually a nerdy guy who worked with numbers. With Victor being physically built, he could classify as a GeniusBruiser.
* BashBrothers: With Paul. Paul was undoubtedly Victor's closest ally as well as his close friend in the house. The two have an strong undyingLoyalty to one another and have expressed their desire to go to the end of the game together. Paul and Victor also have a strong relationship and bond with each other, which only makes their relationship stronger. Victor was also this with Jozea but to a lesser extent.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Vic is a generally NiceGuy. However, it is not wise to betray him or cross him in any way. He does have a bit of a temper (although he does not let it show all that often). An example is when Corey had nominated him and Paul for eviction at the Final 5. When Victor was blindsided by Corey nominating him (especially against his number one ally), Victor let Corey (and Nicole) know that he was not happy with their decision and that he was very angered and frustrated. He also flat out told Corey and Nicole that if somehow managed to stay in the game, he would be ruthless and relentless in his approach and he will be gunning for them hard. As stated, Victor is very calm, cool and collected and is a harmonious guy in general, but it is not a good idea to piss him off. He will definitely give his opinion and it won't be pleasant.

* BigGood: Victor has taken over this role from James, who has become more of an AntiHero. Since Victor has come back the first time around (he won three rounds of Battle Back to have a second chance at the game), he had TookALevelInKindness and became one of the most decent and respectable houseguests of the season. While some other houseguests were originally thought of as nice, kind or popular and eventually TookALevelInJerkass (people like James, Natalie and Paulie for example), Victor did a complete reversal of his personality from early on in the game. Victor became more sociable with the other houseguests and he has proven to be a very kind and understanding individual. Victor could definitely be considered the hero of the later part of the season and he is definitely in the running to win America's Favorite Houseguest (along with possibly James, Natalie, Paul and Bridgette) if he does not make it to the end of the game.

* BrainsAndBrawn: Victor is the Brawn to Paul's Brains. While Victor is more of an ActionHero who is physically competitive and is capable of winning a lot of competitions, Paul is more of TheStrategist and GuileHero who depends on his game instincts, manipulation and strategy to get ahead in the game. As a result, Paul and Victor are a complementary duo because each has what the other lacks. That does not mean that Victor isn't smart and that Paul isn't a competitive threat though.
* BrainlessBeauty: Victor is physically attractive but he does not seem to be overly intelligent or strategic in the game. His strengths seem to be his decent social game and his strong competitive abilities. Could be ObfuscatingStupidity since he beat Bronte in a memory competition. Ultimately subverted. While he's not exactly good at the game, he's got a master's degree in finance, and actually fits a more muscular nerd in some ways given that he reads a lot when he's not working out. It could be implied Victor used to be heavyset and the reason he works out so much is because he doesn't want to seem unattractive to the girls, making his biggest vice his vanity.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: It seem as though Victor may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but he is actually a lot smarter than he lets on. More than anything, he is a case of ObfuscatingStupidity. Although he is more of a physical threat because he is physically built and athletic, he can actually prove that he can win mental competitions as well (such as when he beat Bronte in a memory competition during one of the rounds of the Battle Back competition). Victor may seem like a BrainlessBeauty who doesn't have any clue about the game or may seem like he is not that strategic or smart, but it is apparent that he is actually rather sharp and smart. He may be trying to appear as a DumbJock as strategy to throw off the other houseguests.

* TheDragon: For Paulie. Victor has expressed during his Diary Room sessions that his loyalty lies with Paulie and Paul. Which is interesting considering that Paulie was the one that evicted Victor early on in the season. Much of Victor's reasons for wanting to work with Paulie is because he seems to be on board with having an all guys Final 5. Victor even created an all guys alliance with Paulie, Corey, James and Paul called "The Executives".

** DragonAscendant: Like Paul, Victor could become this if Paulie is evicted in Week 8. He is currently TheStarscream, having turned on Paulie along with Paul because he has stated that he feels that Paulie was disloyal to him and did not have any intentions of taking him to the end (which is true). It's possible that Paul and Victor may become the new Paulie and Corey respectively, as Paul has already started controlling Victor and his game and Victor is falling into line with what Paul wants.
** DragonWithAnAgenda: Victor seemed to have every intention of staying loyal to his alliance with Paulie and Paul in particular, along with the two other guys James and Corey. However, when Victor won Head of Household in Week 7, he nominated Michelle and Zakiyah with Zakiyah being his intended target. Victor wanted Zakiyah out but Paulie wanted Michelle out.Victor stated that he wanted Zakiyah out because he felt that she would nominate him if she won Head off Household (she would have...) and that he just did click with her on a personal level. Paulie, on the other hand, wanted Michelle out because he felt that she was a huge threat to his game and he was also aware that Michelle was a WildCard who was unpredictable and could blow up his game at any instant (she managed to do so..). It is clear that although they were allies and had intentions of going to Final 5 together, they clearly had different game agendas.
** NobleTopEnforcer: Victor has a much nicer personality than Paulie. Even though Victor definitely displayed some problematic behaviour and tendencies in the beginning of the game, he was still a pretty decent guy underneath. Much of Victor's negative behaviour had a lot to do with Jozea's influence. In comparing Victor and Paulie, Victor is a more calm and collected LovableJock while Paulie is a hot headed and controlling JerkJock.
** TheStarscream: As of Week 7 and 8, he has completely turned on Paulie and has nominated him alongside his number one ally Corey. Victor turned on Paulie because he felt that Paulie was disloyal to him and had no intentions of honoring their all guys alliance to the Final 5. Not to mention that Victor feels that Paulie is such a strong competitor and he sees that as a huge obstacle for him to get to the end. There's also the fact that Victor felt that he could not have complete trust in Paulie, because he was directly responsible for his first eviction when Paulie back doored him during his [=HOH=] reign.
* DumbJock[=/=]DumbMuscle: Victor comes off as a muscle head who does not have much in the way or brains or intelligence. However, this could be considered an AvertedTrope, as Victor has stated that he does have a degree in Finance and he did beat Bronte, who is a mathematician, in a memory competition during the Battle Back competition. Victor could classify as more ObfuscatingStupidity, someone who appears as though they do not have much intelligence but is actually a lot smarter than he looks or seems.
* EmotionalBruiser: Victor may be a physically fit and athletic guy with muscles but underneath it all, Victor is actually a huge softy and he has a sensitive side.
* FatalFlaw: Victor is way too honest and open about his gameplay. It ultimately puts a target on his back by Week 2, and it lead to his backdoor eviction. When he returns to the game, he seems to fix this flaw and is able to keep quiet about his game and his intentions.

* GeniusBruiser: AvertedTrope. Although it appears as though Victor is not overly intelligent and is just an athletic and physical guy, he is actually a BadassBookworm who is book smart. Although Victor rarely shows off his intelligent and nerdy side and mostly showcases his physical and athletic side. He could be hiding his intelligence for strategic reasons, so that he is not seen as a threat who is both brainy and brawny.
* GeniusDitz: While Victor seems to be a very physical and athletic guy who is good at excelling in competitions, he is not necessarily the strongest in terms of strategy and social game. Strategy and manipulation seems to be Paul's forte. This does not in any way mean that Victor is dumb, because he is smart in other ways. Even Paul proclaims that he is the brains to Victor's brawn in their two man dynamic duo.

* AffablyEvil: Natalie comes off as though she is really nice and friendly to everyone, but she has proven in the recent weeks that she is actually very scheming, conniving and ruthless. Natalie is not as sweet and kind as she tries too pass herself off to be. Plus, she is the type to pretend to be friendly to someone's face, but then lie about them, stab them in the back and trash talk them behind their back with a smile on her face. All in all, Natalie is just as catty as Michelle, although she does a better job at hiding her manipulativeness and cattiness. She may be nice to Paul's face and pretend to be his friend, but when Paul is not in her presence, she resorts to personally attacking him and bashing his character constantly. Her pettiness regarding Paul has become so personal that she even questioned Paul's religion along with Michelle simply because he had certain beliefs about Heaven and Hell. She has constantly attacked Victor and bashed his character repeatedly for no reason, even though she seems nice to his face. During the week of Zakiyah's eviction, Natalie told Zakiyah about Paulie possibly using her, but it is discovered later on that Natalie did not tell Zakiyah about Paulie and his intentions out of the goodness of her heart. She did so with malicious intent because she wanted to turn Paulie and Zakiyah against each other and she wanted Zakiyah to hate Paulie so that Paulie would not be able to defend himself. Natalie also seems to be using James for strategy, mostly because she recognizes that James was a fan favorite last season. She seems to be taking advantage of him by playing hot and cold with him. In turn, Natalie's petty behaviour has made James the somewhat disliked dark AntiHero he has become lately. It's apparent that Natalie has a negative influence on everyone she comes in contact with.

* '''AlphaBitch''': Originally, it was thought that Natalie was a NiceGirl who kind to everyone but it turns out her true colors have been showing and she has proven to he one of the cattiest, bitchiest and meanest female houseguests of the season. She is one of the biggest trash talkers and cattiest women in the house next to Michelle. She constantly trash talks and gossips about the other houseguests and has even bashed a few of the female houseguests behind their back. It makes Natalie somewhat of a hypocrite because she has been advocating for girls to align with each other and take out the male houseguests, yet she constantly talks badly about the women in the house. however, despite her trash talking of some of the women, her main targets are the male houseguests. She will bash their characters by calling all of them jerks, yet she will resort to using her sexuality and flirting with them and then turning around and using it against them later on when she wants them out (she did this with Victor, Paulie, Paul and James). What makes it even worse is that Natalie constantly tries to pretend that she is sweet and friendly to someone's face, but then she will turn around and bash someone behind their back. She also frequently resorts to using the victim card to get her way and she is very emotionally manipulative. Natalie fits the Type 2 personality as she is a BitchInSheepsClothing who can be sweet and friendly to your face but catty and mean behind your back. She appears to be TheDitz, someone who doesn't seem that smart and cunning, but will occassionally show that she is much smarter and cunning than one would expect. If one wants to reference ''Film/MeanGirls'', Natalie would be highly comparable to Regina George.
* BadassAdorable: Natalie may be sweet and likeable and petite, but she is definitely not to be underestimated. She has proven that she can compete and will not back down from a challenge if it is thrown at her. Natalie managed to put up a huge fight against Victor in the Week 7 [=HOH=] competition, even though she lost to him. She is also a lot smarter than people think she is and her reads on the house have been pretty accurate for the most part.
* BaitTheDog: Comes off as a nice person and seemed like she would be the sweetest houseguest since the start of the game but as of Weeks 8 and 9, she has shown that she is really catty and bitchy. Originally, it seemed as though Natalie was not the type to trash talk other people behind their back but she seems to have little to no problem resorting to that method. Case in point, she is not as nice and sweet as she tries to come across. She is probably one of the cattiest female houseguests next to Michelle. The only difference is that Natalie managed to keep that side of her hidden for so long. But since she received power ([=HOH=]), she has shown to be an EntitledBitch with AlphaBitch tendencies. It is, therefore, not surprising that Paulie referred to Natalie as being a Spoiled "Venezualan Princess". She seems to have some self absorbed and self centred qualities about her.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Natalie may be a NiceGirl for the most part, but she has proven that she is not to be overlooked or underestimated. Natalie is a lot smarter than she lets on and she has gathered a lot of information about the other houseguests. Natalie has also proven that she can be rather tough and that she is not a complete pushover despite her nice personality. SubvertedTrope as of late, as she is more of a BitchInSheepsClothing who is not that nice of a girl. In fact, she is very catty and bitchy. Plus, she is very entitled and self absorbed. Natalie has proven that she is very manipulative and cunning and will thrown her allies under the bus (including JAMES) to benefit herself in the game. It's kind of surprising because Natalie seemed like she was going to be the nicest houseguest of the season but it turns out that her true personality has been exposed and it is not very pleasant.
* BigBad: With Paulie out of the house and her showing a surprising amount of cunning and awareness, she has become this as of late. While Nicole and Michelle are regarded as snakes and trash talkers who can get very petty, even they are regarded as less "evil" than Natalie is now. James and Michelle could be considered to be TheDragon for her, as she is the one who is the head of the snake between the trio and is pulling all of the strings, including James' and Michelle's. Although Natalie openly hated Paulie and constantly talked about how disgusting of a person he was, she seems to not comprehend that she has basically morphed into the female version of him. Natalie has become excessively bitchy, petty, catty and manipuative in the later weeks and she has revealed her true colours as someone who is very untrustworthy and bbackstabbing. Natalie probbaly earns the villainess title even more because she has turned against the likeable underdogs Victor and Paul. Her backstabbing Victor and Paul was the beginning of her FaceHeelTurn and her revealing herself to be an AlphaBitch, ManipulativeBitch and a BitchInSheepsClothing.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Showing to be this as of late. Natalie appears like she is a really nice girl who is sweet and considerate, but she can actually be really bitchy, mean spirited, catty and spiteful. It turns out that Natalie actually seems to engage in a lot of trash talking about other houseguests. The only difference is she somehow manages to make her trash talking seem less vile and hateful.
* BlackWidow: Natalie would flirt with all of the men in the house, including Victor, Paulie, Paul, Corey and James, and then would proceed to plot their demise behind their backs. She was in a showmance with Victor in the beginning, but then had no issue with throwing him to the wolves, turning on him and making sure that he was backdoored and evicted. She continually talked badly about Victor behind his back without him even knowing about it. Natalie flirted with Corey and even openly admitted that she had a crush on him. Yet, she has talked about getting him out of the house because he's a strong male competitor. She made passes at Paulie behind James back and was flirting with him, citing that they would be good together because they are both from New Jersey. She would shamelessly use her sexuality and flirt with Paulie despite claiming to be disgusted by him, but if she knew that it would benefit her game, she would use Paulie to get her farther. She would also flirt with Paul but Paul would call out Natalie for her actions and try to stop her. This caused Natalie to retaliate by making sure that Paul ended up nominated and being the target for eviction. Natalie influenced Michelle, who was co-HOH, to put Paul on the block while she put Victor on the block for revenge. Finally, she visibly used James throughout the game and only used him because he was popular with the Big Brother community. She had thrown him under the bus to other people and eventually James found out. James called her out on her behavior and for throwing him under the bus. James exposes Natalie during their final week together in the house by claiming that Natalie didn't genuinely like him and that she was just using him the entire time. Natalie looks sweet and innocent but she flirted with all the men and then plotted their demise behind their backs.
* BrainlessBeauty: An AvertedTrope. Natalie is an attractive young woman who comes off as TheDitz who does not have much brain matter or intelligence. Natalie seems to use her sexuality and her beauty as strategy in the game, as she is having a showmance with James and had one with Victor at the beginning of the season. However, this could be perceived as strategy or a façade. It turns out that Natalie is actually much more aware of what is going on in the game. She seems to be on point regarding the intentions of the houseguests. It is very clear that Natalie is a rather smart woman who has very good instincts, but nobody would really see this as Natalie comes off as an overly optimistic, upbeat and bubbly personality. Natalie also fits the trope as she is the showmance partner of James. She could actually classify as someone who is ObfuscatingStupidity, which is someone who is a lot smarter than they appear or act.
* TheCharmer: Natalie flirts with every single male in the house. She flirts with the guys if it means that it will get her farther in the house. She likes to use flirting and her sexuality as a strategy in the game. Natalie has flirted with James, Victor, Paul, Corey, and Paulie. She manages to flirt with the other guys while she was in a showmance with James for the majority of the game. James flat out called Natalie out on her excessive flirtation with other men behind his back.
* ChubbyChaser: Mentions that her friends have referred to her as this, given her tendency to date husky men. She has also stated that she is not into men that are model types or are overly good looking. Therefore, it is completely understandable why Natalie is attracted to James and why she has previously said that Victor was not her type, despite having an early showmance with him at the start.

* ConflictingLoyalty: Natalie wants to remain loyal to both James and her Spy Girls alliance. But, she found herself faced with the decision to either lie to the Spy Girls or betray James' trust, after Natalie is informed by James that Frank won the Week 3 Roadkill Competition (and nominated Bronte as the third eviction nominee). She ultimately does keep his fact a secret when Bridgette says that she hopes Natalie is picked to compete and wins the [=POV=] competition (she was ultimately chosen to play by Bronte in the random draw), which Natalie acknowledges could jeopardize her game and break up the alliance if she ended up replacing Bronte as the third nominee.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Natalie comes off as TheDitz who does not seem to be particularly deep or brainy, but she is actually a lot smarter than she seems. She is a potentially strong physical competitor and put up a fight when she wants to such as when she was determined to win the Week 7 [=HOH=] Endurance competition and was the last female houseguest standing. She also has an accurate read on the game and the on the other houseguests intentions. Natalie could prove to be one of the bigger threats in the house, however, everyone seems to be overlooking her because they perceive Natalie to be a useless and weak player. Case in point, Natalie is not to be overlooked and she can definitely become a big threat down the line.

* DistaffCounterpart: To Paulie. They have some things in common, even though both of them may not want to admit it, because they disliked each other so much. Both Paulie and Natalie are from New Jersey. Paulie is the JerkJock while Natalie is an AlphaBitch. Both of them are also mega trash talkers; it seems that the targets of Paulie's trash talking are the female houseguests while the targets of Natalie's trash talking are the male houseguests. Both are very flirtatious people and are willing to flirt with anyone of the opposite sex. Both are in a showmance with a fellow houseguest (Paulie with Zakiyah and Natalie with James). Paulie is a ManipulativeBastard while Natalie has shades of being a ManipulativeBitch. Both of them are a BitchInSheepsClothing, because they were came off as nice at the start but revealed their true colors later on. She has shown her true colors and has proven that she is not as sweet as she comes off. She is very similar to Paulie in this regard, because at the start of the game, Paulie was popular both inside of the house and outside of the house and he was the BigManOnCampus. Everyone thought that Paulie was actually much nicer than his younger brother Cody, but as the weeks passed and Paulie's time in the house was coming to an end, Paulie's true colors began to show. Both Paulie and Natalie have strong self abosrbed and narcissistic tendencies and they seem to constantly brag about how good of a person they are. It is apparent that Paulie and Natalie think alot of themselves although they have both tried to pass themselves off as humble. Although Paulie and Natalie hated each other and fought alot, they have more in common than they both want to admit.
* TheDitz: Comes off this way at times on the show. First shown when her team alliance with James, Victor and Bronte passes around potential names, with Victor and James having to explain to her what "calvary" means when Victor suggests that as a name... not to mention her passing along "Team Baywatch" as a name. Editing has made her seem unintelligent when she's actually got a good read on the other houseguests. Though, in a DR entry during the Week 3 "BB Test Kitchen" POV competition, she does admit that memorizing things is not her best asset (or "feature" as she accidentally says at first).
* EntitledBitch: Comes off as entitled and bratty at times. Natalie has said that when Paulie called her a spoiled "Venezuelan Princess", she felt very hurt and angered by it. She insists she is not a spoiled person who had everything handed to her and that she grew up poor in a third world country (Venezuelan) and had to earn everything that she currently has, including her boob job. Despite her claims, her attitude and personality suggest otherwise. She seems to be very bratty in her ways won occasion and she will get easily angered, irritated or upset if things don't go the way that she wants them to.

* FaceHeelTurn: It's not that Natalie has become "evil" or bad, but she has become much more unlikeable as of lately. Natalie seemed to have let the power get to her head and she has revealed some unlikeable personality characteristics and qualities. She seemed to have become more power hungry and she abused the power that she had. She turned on her allies Paul and Victor, two people that she had made a deal to go to the Final 5 with. Natalie shows that she is actually a ManipulativeBitch, someone who is emotionally manipulative towards others, in particularly the male houseguests. She uses her sexuality and flirting as a strategy with the guys and then she will resort to using it against them later on when she wants them to be targeted (she did this to Paulie, Victor, and Paul). She has also increased her trash talking of people and has resorted to making personal attacks against others. Natalie has actually proven that she is not the nice girl that she constantly claims to be and that her constant preaching of how good and nice of a person she is is just nothing but her trying to reassure herself (and America) to boost her own ego.
* FallenPrincess: Natalie went from someone who was very safe in the game to someone who has become a bigger target. Natalie's popularity outside of the house also took a huge nosedive when she decided to target Paul and Victor, the two underdogs of the game. To add to this, Natalie also revealed that she is actually really unlikeable and had let the power get to her head. She revealed that she is actually very catty and mean spirited and that she is just as big of a trash talker as Michelle is. She also showed her true colors as a person, revealing that she is actually an EntitledBitch with strong AlphaBitch tendencies. To make matters worse, it turns out that Natalie (and Michelle's) [=HOH=] reign was a big waste, since the person who was evicted under her [=HOH=] (Victor) managed to come back into the game after winning the Jury Buy Back competition. Not only did Natalie (and James) make herself a huge target but her popularity has also dwindled dramatically outside of the game.

* FunSize: Natalie is arguably the shortest/smallest female houseguest of the season (Natalie has stated that she is 4'11"). Funny enough, because of her short stature, she admits to being a slow driver – for safety reasons – in a DR entry shown during the Week 3 Roadkill Competition (which involves matching a sequence of eight horns), which she also admits results in her sometimes actually causing other drivers to honk their horns at her to speed up (to her annoyance).

* GirlyGirl: Probably the girliest of the female houseguests in Season 18, with Bronte coming relatively close. In terms of physical appearance and attitude, Nicole and Bridgette are comparatively more standard Girl Next Door, Michelle is more a nerdy everygirl, while Da'Vonne, Tiffany and Zakiyah all either more tomboyish and somewhat aggressive than Natalie.

* TheHeart: Natalie is one of the nicest and kindest houseguests of the season. She is very compassionate and has gone out of her way to make all of the houseguests feel good about themselves. Natalie was very kind to Tiffany when she was having an emotional breakdown and she provided Tiffany with much comfort. She also loves to boost other houseguests' self esteem, especially when they are doubting themselves.
* HoneyTrap: Used her sexuality in order to seduce and lure James into a showmance with her. She did this because she wanted a chance to be loved and popular by America and she felt that she could achieve this by getting close to James because he was America's Favorite in the previous season. Because of her agenda, many felt that Natalie's relationship with James was far from genuine or real and they complained that Natalie was just manipulating him and using him.
* TheIdealist: Natalie has a very idealistic and optimistic view of things. She genuinely tries to see the positive or the good in everything, no matter how bad the circumstances are. She also displays an idealistic attitude regarding some of the other houseguests, Natalie has consistently given some of the other houseguests, namely Tiffany, Bridgette, Bronte, Zakiyah and Michelle, inspirational or pep talks to help lift up their self esteem and improve their spirits.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Natalie is generally nice but she can be very catty and bitchy at times. She seems to get off on trash talking other houseguests and sometimes, she comes off as a major gossip girl. She also seems to talk trash about other people's physical appearance. She also shows that she has no problem resorting to the use of emotional manipulation and playing the victim card to get her way. She veers into BitchInSheepsClothing territory, someone who can appear friendly and polite as a front, but can be very mean spirited and hateful behind the scenes. AvertedTrope as of lately, since she fits more of the AlphaBitch trope for revealing some unpleasant personality traits (cattiness, arrogance, etc).

* NiceGirl: Genuinely nice and affable to just about everyone and has yet to show any real animosity towards anyone. Incidentally, she credited her job coordinating events for hospitalized children with debilitating/life-threatening illnesses as having a humbling effect on her.This could be a SubvertedTrope as of lately depending on one's opinion of her, because she has recently been showing some unpleasant qualities and traits, such as cattiness and pettiness since she received some power ([=HOH=]).
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Comes off as a ditzy and naive girl who has no clue about the game or as someone who is a weak player overall, but she actually has a shockingly accurate read on the game and the rest of the houseguests motives or intentions. It is clear that Natalie is a very smart young woman though nobody would even realize with the dumb girl facade that she puts on. Natalie's "ditzy girl" persona could be nothing more than strategy to throw off the other houseguests from perceiving her as a threat.

* StrawFeminist: Downplayed. Natalie doesn't hate men but she does say misandrist things or make anti-male comments from time to time. She's also all about girl power and she has no problem using men to further herself and her agenda and then throwing them away like they are nothing (similar to what she did to James). She voted based on gender when it came time for her to vote for the winner of Big Brother so she voted for Nicole over Paul simply because she was a female and she wanted a girl to win.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Natalie has definitely become more of an unlikeable personality lately. She has become more arrogant. Since getting into power in Week 8 (winning [=HOH=]), she has resorted to throwing her allies (such as victor and Paul) under the bus. She has also increased her amount of trash talking and she seems to be playing very petty and very personal. Turns out that it was nothing more than a facade and that she is actually more of a BitchInSheepsClothing who has very strong AlphaBitch personality characteristics. It doesn't help that she falsely accuses male houseguests of sexual harassment.

* TheVamp: Natalie could be classified as a FemmeFatale who is using her sexuality to her advantage and is using it as strategy. Natalie will resort to using her feminine wiles to flirt with the male houseguests and then try to use it against them later on for strategic reasons. For example, Natalie openly flirted with Paulie and instigated the flirting between them, yet later on, when she wanted Paulie out of the house when he was already a target for everyone, she claimed that Paulie's flirting made her uncomfortable when she was the one who instigated the flirting between them in the first place. Paulie confronted Natalie about her accusations of sexual harassment, telling her that she was the one who flirted with him in the first place, yet Natalie continued to play the victim card and tell him that it was his fault because he was flirting with her. Natalie continued her dirty game,ay during the week that Paul was nominated. She claimed that Paul sexually harassed her or made her uncomfortable because he apparently grabbed her thigh playfully when they were play fighting. Previously when that happened, Natalie said that Paul touching her did not in any way make her uncomfortable and that she enjoyed it because she saw their relationship as a brother-sister relationship. But now that she wants him out of the house, she has decided to play the victim card once more (like she did with Paulie) and say that Paul makes her "uncomfortable". It is clear that Natalie is playing a little dirty by trying to use the strategy of falsely accusing male houseguests of sexual harassment when Natalie either instigated the flirting or when Natalie enjoyed the playful interactions with a male houseguest.

* AffablyEvil: She is somewhere between this and FauxAffablyEvil. Michelle likes to pretend that she is friendly to people's face but in reality, she is really catty and trash talking. Sometimes she can be genuinely nice to people, but there are other times when it's not so genuine. For example, she seemed like she would be civil with Bridgette to her face (despite their known rivalry with one another), but behind Bridgette's back, Michelle would be throwing her under the bus and resorting to bashing her repeatedly all out of pettiness and jealousy. She has also appeared nice and friendly to Tiffany, Paul, Frank, Nicole and Corey's faces, but she has either trash talked or bullied them behind their back. Michelle is definitely not the nicest girl but she is really good at trying to appear nice to someone's face.

* AlphaBitch: Michelle is one of the cattiest girls of the season. She seems to have a very petty personality and she seems to take enjoyment of trash talking other houseguests. She is also a big time DramaQueen and seems to behave a certain way to gain sympathy from other people. To add, her treatment of Bridgette for the majority of the game has been less than pleasant. Not to mention, this is the same girl who has fat shamed people in the real world, also exposing her pettiness. Michelle seems to fit more of the Type 2 personality, as she can put on a friendly facade and pretend to be nice, but she will resort to trash talking on the down low.

** Bridgette. Michelle is a huge fan of Frank and she was also a part of the Category 4 team along with Frank and Bridgette. Most of Michelle's animosity towards Bridgette has to do with the fact that Frank preferred Bridgette over her. Bridgette was seen as a potential strong ally by Frank. However, Frank saw Michelle as a weak player and someone who would not benefit his game in the long run. Michelle's took Frank's rejection of her and Frank's favoritism of Bridgette personally and she has been taking her anger and frustrations out on Bridgette. Michelle's dislike towards Bridgette is nothing short of personal and petty.
** Paulie. Oh so much Paulie. After being nominated by him and realizing that he is a bigger {{Jerkass}} than he lets on, she made it her mission to destroy his game and reputation. Michelle apparently turned on Paulie because she felt betrayed by him regarding the Da'Vonne vote (which resulted in Da'Vonne being evicted). She also got very personal and constantly tried to attack him and degrade his character. Michelle may have been justified in wanting Paulie out of the house, but Michelle definitely showed that she was no better than Paulie by resorting to the methods that she did to get Paulie out of the house.
** Paul. The two clearly strongly dislike each other, even though they were allies for a while. Michelle has repeatedly made personal attacks against Paul and has defamed his character both behind his back and to his face. Paul has called Michelle TheBully and said to himself that he thinks that Michelle is one of the worst people that he has ever encountered. Michelle has said that she thinks that Paul is rude and disrespectful. It got worse when Michelle decided to nominate Paul and blindside him in Week 9. She also resorted to calling him a liar and manipulator without giving any examples of how he has been a liar and manipulator. It leads to a bigger argument and the two become even bigger enemies and rivals than before. Michelle also calls Paul an Atheist and attacks his religion (a personal and unnecessary attack against someone in the game of Big Brother) because of Paul's personal belief regarding whether or not there is a Heaven and Hell. It is safe to say that the two clearly and strongly despise each other and Paul has made it his mission to get Michelle out of the house. Michelle has been targeting Paul and Paul has made Michelle is #1 target mostly for personal reasons. Also, it seems that Paul's animosity towards Michelle extends to outside of the game since he has stated to the cameras or by himself that he does not want to be associated with Michelle once the game is over.

* BaitTheDog: Zig-Zagged. Similar to Paulie, Michelle was relatively popular amongst the newbies in the beginning, until she brought up she hated husky men, which clued people in if they didn't watch her reddit. Given that America has a higher obesity rate than the rest of the world, this didn't sit well with most people and as the season went by, she began to get less popular especially with all the bitchy comments she said towards other houseguests. Contrast Nicole, who most of her bitchy comments are all in good fun and generally don't involve appearances. But then she threw up during one of the challenges and started taking pot shots at production. That, and Paul called her the c-word and people started to notice Michelle is also someone to be pitied.

* BigEater: Michelle seems to have taken over Victor's place as the biggest eater in the house. Every time she is seen on the live feeds, she is seen eating a bunch of snacks, in particular chips. It is interesting that Michelle seems to eat so much, considering that she has resorted to fat shaming obese people and making fun of them for their eating habits. This fact makes her a huge hypocrite.

* BrutalHonesty: Michelle is very blunt and honest and she is not afraid to say what is exactly on her mind. Sometimes her comments can be very hateful and hurtful. She is also one of the biggest trash talkers in the house and she doesn't seem to have too much regard for how much her comments will hurt others. In a way, Michelle sometimes does not think before she says stuff. Going by her comments regarding fat people or obese people, she has proven that she is very mean spirited and very judgemental of other people.
* TheBully: Michelle is a mean girl who has made very nasty comments about some of the other houseguests. She has resorted to personally attacking people occasionally. She treated Bridgette horribly throughout the majority of the game and she did not feel bad for it whatsoever. All because she felt jealous about Frank preferring Bridgette over her. She has also resorted to taunting behavior towards Paul and she has been unnecessarily rude to him such as when she yelled at him and threatened to burn all of his clothes for accidentally touching her clothes when he was searching for a t-shirt of his. Paul called her out on her bullying behavior and even called her a bully and a terrible person to her face after getting into a huge argument in Week 9.
* CantTakeCriticism: Michelle seems to think that it is okay to constantly judge people and make comments about others, but when someone calls her out on her crappy behavior, then she goes into a corner and either complains or cries about it. She thinks that she can constantly dole out hurtful comments towards other people and not expect to receive them in return. Michelle also likes to purposely start fights and arguments with people, but when someone else calls her out and argues back with her, she will end up crying afterwards and trying to run away from the argument that she started in the first place. Michelle comes off as a huge hypocrite and at other times, a coward.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Towards Frank. She heavily disliked Bridgette because Frank and Bridgette became very close in the house. It is obvious that Michelle is a very catty and jealous person. Her hatred of Brigette was completely party and unnecessary. Overall, Michelle seems to be a very jealous and envious person. She has also displayed jealous and envious behavior regarding the other female houseguests.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Similar to Nicole, Michelle can come off as off beat, quirky and odd at times. She sometimes displays strange behaviour or resorts to antics that are very questionable. Sometimes she will cry in an overdramatic manner to the point where it looks like she is putting an act or faking to gain attention. Some of the other houseguests have mentioned this, saying that Michelle overdramatizes at times so that she can garner sympathy. Other times, it appears that Michelle has her head in the clouds and she talks like she is zoned out or not really alert about what is going on.
* ConflictingLoyalty: As of Week 9, Michelle seems to be conflicted about who to be aligned with or who to trust in the game more: either James & Natalie or Paul & Victor. Although Michelle technically has more allegiance to Paul and Victor than she does James and Natalie, she decided to go against her allies (Paul and Victor) and go along with what James and Natalie wanted which is Paul and Victor nominated. Although it is uncertain as to where Michelle's true loyalties lie, Michelle has made it clear that she has always wanted Nicole and Corey out, as she sees them as manipulative (particularly Nicole) and a powerful duo in the game.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Michelle comes off as a useless player who does nothing but whine and cry when she doesn't get what she wants. However, Michelle should not be underestimated and she is a lot smarter than she seems. She is not afraid to call people out in the open and she seems like she does have a lot of guts. She may not be the best at winning competitions, but she is actually pretty good socially and strategically. It is hugely possible that Michelle could be a contender to go all the way to at least the Final 3.
* TheCynic: Michelle has a very melancholic and defeatist attitude. She always seems to be pessimistic about things in general and she does not seem to have that much confidence in herself. When she does not do her best or win something, she will end up beating herself up for it. Other houseguests, namely Natalie and Paul, have had to give Michelle a pep talk whenever she gets into one of her defeatist, gloomy and pessimistic moods. Opposite of Nicole, who is more of ThePollyanna and a PluckyGirl, who always tries to see the best in things and is more of an optimist (although Nicole does do her fair share of whining from time to time).

* DirtyCoward: Constantly talks trash about people and throws people under the bus behind their back but then tries to appear as though she is friendly and loyal to people. For example, Michelle has promised that she would be loyal to Victor and Paul and had intentions of going farther in the game with them. But then she decided to scumbag them and lie and backstab them when she received some power handed to her by America (the Co-[=HOH=]). Instead of telling them straight up that she was going along with Natalie and James's plans and nominating them, she decided to blindside them and resort to personally attacking Paul in particular by calling him a liar and a manipulator. On top of it, she personally attacked his religion by calling him an Atheist, because of Paul's personal belief's regarding not believing in Heaven and Hell (which is more accurately called [Apatheism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatheism]). Paul fired back by calling her a "c*nt." Although Michelle does not seem to have any particular strengths in this game, she seems to have played an overall dirty, trash talking and scumbag game.
* DoggedNiceGirl: Towards Frank. Michelle wanted to be Frank's number one, but Frank preferred Bridgette and had a closer relationship with her over Michelle. This deeply bothered Michelle and she has harboured ill feelings towards Bridgette ever since. Although Michelle was desperate to prove herself to Frank so that he could see her as a strong potential ally in the game, Frank only saw Michelle as a weak and useless player. It is obvious that Michelle never got over Frank preferring Bridgette over her.
* TheDragon: For Natalie. She shares this role with James. After Bronte and Bridgette were evicted, Michelle became Natalie's closest ally in the game and the two had even discussed going to the Final 2 together. Natalie is pretty much the AlphaBitch to Michelle's BetaBitch. The two often resorted to trash talking other houseguests and they both played very personal. In Week 9, Natalie was the one who had influenced Michelle, who had won co-[=HOH=] that week after winning America's Care Package, to turn against her allies Paul and Victor. Natalie persuaded Michelle to side with her and James against Victor and Paul and told Michelle to nominate Paul. By doing so, Michelle backstabbed and scumbagged her two closest allies, revealing her true colors. Since then, Michelle grew to hate Victor and Paul, but most of her disdain towards the two of them was because of Natalie's negative opinions about them. Natalie basically poisoned Michelle against Victor and Paul, even though they did nothing to Michelle (and Natalie and James) personally or game wise. It is safe to say that Natalie played a huge part in the downfall of Michelle's game, but even then, Michelle had UndyingLoyalty to Natalie (and James by extension) and did everything that she wanted.
** BetaBitch: Michelle is this to Natalie's AlphaBitch. It is clear that in the recent weeks, Natalie and Michelle have become tighter with each other. When Michelle received some power through America's Care Package and become the co-[=HOH=], she decided to side with Natalie plans and throw her allies Victor and Paul to the wolves, betraying them in the process. On top of this, she, along with Natalie, decided to personally attack Paul, which increased animosity between the two. Natalie and Michelle have also become the resident trash talkers of the house, constantly bashing Paul in particular. Both of them are the resident mean girls left in the house and all they seem to do is take joy in bashing people behind their back constantly. It is evident that since Michelle and Natalie do not have any strengths in the game (competitively, socially, or strategically), that their only game is to talk trash all day, eat and sleep. To reference ''Film/MeanGirls'', Michelle is the Cady Heron to Natalie's Regina George.
** CoDragons: With James for Natalie, who has morphed into the BigBad or villainess since Paulie's departure. It is very clear that both James and Michelle are willing to do anything that Natalie wants, even if it goes against their personal wishes or what is best for their personal game. Originally, Michelle was loyal to Victor, Paul, Zakiyah, and Da'Vonne and those were main allies since the beginning. But as of lately, her #1 ally in the game is Natalie. After Zakiyah and Da'Vonne were evicted, Michelle turned to Victor and Paul and they became her main allies. However, in Week 9, Natalie won [=HOH=] and Michelle won the co-[=HOH=] through winning America's Care Package. Michelle wanted to put Nicole and Corey on the block (this was her original plan and what she had always wanted to do), but Natalie wanted to go after Victor and Paul, who were Natalie, James and Michelle's allies (they had an alliance and had planned to go to the Final 5 together). Natalie chooses to nominate Victor and she wanted Michelle, as the co-[=HOH=], to nominate Victor's #1 ally Paul. Michelle and Natalie nominated the two of them and backstabbed them in the process. This caused a huge rift in their alliance and Michelle, Natalie, James, Paul and Victor no longer trusted each other. James and Michelle basically threw their own games and what they wanted out the window to do Natalie's bidding. It is evident that James and Michelle have strong UndyingLoyalty to Natalie and that they wanted to go to the Final 3 together.
** DemotedToDragon: Michelle was never really looked at as an outright villain. However, she can be considered to be a very dark AntiHero or more of an AntiVillain, mostly because she constantly started drama, has an aggressive personality, can be very petty and personal in how she appraoches the game and can be very argumentative and confrontational with the other houseguests which almost make her look like TheBully. Therefore, Michelle had all of the personality traits of someone who was an obvious villain. However, it is later revealed that in the grand scheme of things, Natalie is or becomes the BigBad as of Week 9, especially after Paulie was evicted from the house, and Michelle became TheDragon for Natalie (along with James). Natalie revealed herself to be a true AlphaBitch and a BitchInSheepsClothing in the later weeks. Natalie is someone who tried to constantly pass herself off as a sweet, loveable, likeable and kind person but was actually very catty, bitchy, manipuative, entitled, and cunning and who would constantly resort to trash talking and personally attacking houseguests behind their backs. Although Michelle appeared to be a villainess because of her unlikeable personality, it is actually Natalie that is the true villainess because she is the one calling all of the shots in the trio of herself (Natalie), Michelle, and James. In other words, Michelle was thought to be an AlphaBitch but she is actually Natalie's BetaBitch while Natalie is the real AlphaBitch in sheeps clothing. Natalie also had alot of influence or Michelle's game later on. For example, Natalie is the one that influenced Michelle to nominated Paul and backstab him along with Victor, causing disdain and distrust between Michelle, Victor and Paul. Michelle was basically being manipulated by Natalie and Michelle was too dumb and loyal to her to see it.
** DragonWithAnAgenda: While Michelle became close with Natalie in Week 9 and the two shared an inseparable bond with each other, Michelle had different plans than Natalie on a game level. In Week 9, Natalie was the [=HOH=] and Michelle was the co-[=HOH=]. Natalie had wanted to turn against Victor and Paul and nominate the two of them for eviction. However, Michelle did not originally agree with Natalie's plan to turn against her allies Victor and Paul. In fact, Michelle had actually wanted to nominate Corey and Nicole for eviction, because she felt threatened by them, especially Nicole, due to being a strong power couple in the game. However, Natalie manipulated Michelle into turning against Vic and Paul and Michelle went through with nominating Paul. Not only did she backstab Paul and Victor on a game level, but she also sunk to Natalie's level by personally attacking them, especially Paul. Although the Michelle and Natalie were close with each other, it is obvious that the two did not always see eye to eye on a game level. Even after Michelle betrayed Paul and Victor, she still realized that Nicole and Corey were the bigger threat and that they should not have betrayed Victor and Paul and should have gotten rid of Corey and Nicole when they had the opportunity.
** VillainousFriendship: Even though Michelle and Natalie became close on a game level, they also had a close personal bond. After Bronte and Bridgette (who could also be viewed as BetaBitch's for Natalie) were evicted, the female houseguest that she became closest to is Natalie (Natalie never had close bonds with Da'Vonne, Zakiyah, and Nicole). Despite Natalie being a GirlyGirl and Michelle being more of the GirlNextDoor with glasses, the two shared some things in common and formed a real friendship. Both of them are the resident mean girls of the season and they both seem to take joy in trash talking other people behind their backs. Natalie and Michelle were so close that they wanted to go to the Final 2 together. Natalie even contemplated choosing Michelle as her Final 2 partner over James, her showmance partner. Michelle even backstabbed and betrayed her own allies in Victor and Paul, two people who were undoubtedly loyal to Michelle and would have more than likely taken her to the Final 3, for Natalie, showing that they were on TrueCompanions level of loyalty and friendship. Despite their occassional differences from a game standpoint (Natalie was against Victor/Paul and Michelle was against Corey/Nicole), Michelle and Natalie have definitely formed a genuine bond and friendship that goes beyond game.

* {{Foil}}: To Nicole. Despite never having been aligned with one another and never having had a bond in the game or on a personal level, the two actually had more in common than they noticed (both GirlNextDoor types, both ClingyJealousGirl's, both BespectacledCutie girls who wear glasses, both nerdy super fans, both from the state of Michigan, etc), yet they have some obvious differences as well. Nicole is (or was on her original season) a competitive player who won competitions, while Michelle is one of the weaker competitors. Nicole has blonde hair while Michelle has dark hair. Michelle seems to have stronger shades of an AlphaBitch personality while Nicole seems to be more of a LovableAlphaBitch. Nicole is more positive, upbeat and a PluckyGirl while Michelle is more pessimistic, melancholic and defeatist. Nicole is more of TheIdealist while Michelle is more of TheCynic. Nicole has more of a PluckyComicRelief (light hearted humor) kind of humor, while Michelle has more of a DeadpanSnarker (sarcastic humour) kind of humor. All in all, while both wear glasses and have catty sides to them, Nicole's cattiness is much more tame and less frequent than Michelle, while Michelle loves to trash talk everyone in the house regardless of gender or weight.

* AcademicAthlete: Managed to spell the word "sustainability" in a Scrabble-themed challenge. Not to mention that despite being strongly athletic and competitive, Paulie is also rather smart and strategic. He most definitely has the edge over Cody in terms of intelligence and game instincts. Paulie seems like he would come off as either a DumbJock or a DumbMuscle because he seems like he doesn't have all that much in the way of brains. It should be noted that despite his intelligence and strong strategic abilities in the game, it is uncertain if he is smart or intelligent in real life. His speaking manner makes him sound like he is not all that intelligent and his constant cursing makes it sound like he has very limited vocabulary. One thing is for certain, he definitely seems to be much smarter than Cody when it comes to the game and he definitely seems to have more common sense and logic, despite his unlikeable personality.
* AffablyEvil: Paulie appears to be sociable to the other houseguests but in reality, he is actually plotting their demise in his head. Paulie appears to be the sociable guy who will befriend a houseguest and preach to them about how he wants to take them far in the game, but he is just manipulating them and telling them what they want to hear to further his own game or agenda. The real kicker is that so many of the houseguests seem to be hypnotized by Paulie and a lot of them seem to like him on a personal level and trust him in the game. This is a testament to how strong Paulie's social game is. However, Paulie had a lot of people fooled. He was nothing more than a DevilInPlainSight yet nobody realized that he was one of the biggest trash talkers in the house. He had so many targets in mind and nobody seemed to catch on. It was mostly because he was good at trying to presuade people that he was their ally and their friend,even though he was actually their enemy and was secretly plotting their demise.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Paulie was extremely ambitious about getting far in the game. He had a strong drive to get to the end so that he could live up to his younger brother Cody's reputation. To try to get to the end, Paulie decided to play a very dirty and scheming game which resulted in much lying, backstabbing, and manipulating of other houseguests. He was also incredibly ruthless and showed a LackOfEmpathy after he backstabbed houseguests. He also played extremely personal and went on the attack against the others, especially the female houseguests. Unfortunately for him, Paul's ambitious personality was what cost him the game. His overly ambitious personality cost him the game because nobody ended up trusting him or wanting to be his ally anymore. Even Bridgette admitted to Paulie in the jury house that Paulie had lost the game a long time ago no matter how hard Paulie may have worked or if he had made it to the Final 2. His ambition had caused a lot of people to be turned off by him.

** '''Tiffany and Frank'''. Frank is one of Paulie's enemies because he had heard that Frank had been throwing him under the bus and had considered nominating him alongside Corey. What makes it worse for Paulie was that he and Corey made a deal or an alliance with Frank at the start of the game. Tiffany used to be somewhat of an ally for Paulie in the first couple of weeks in the game, mostly because they were siblings of former Big Brother players (Vanessa and Cody). However, Paulie started to distrust Tiffany when she showed how paranoid and sketchy she was to her allies. It didn't help that Tiffany tried to win the Power of Veto during the week that she was supposed to throw it so that he could backdoor Victor and send him home. Paulie has also frequently compared Tiffany to Vanessa, saying that they both use their emotions as strategy in the game to get what they want.
** '''Michelle'''. She was originally an ally to Paulie and the two got along very well in the beginning. However, Michelle felt betrayed by Paulie because Paulie had intentions of getting Da'Vonne out of the house. When Da'Vonne was evicted, Michelle ended up blowing up Paulie's game to everyone and slandering him to all of the houseguests. As a result, the majority of the houseguests started to turn on Paulie and realized that they were all being played by him, Michelle included. This managed to put a major target on Paulie's back. Paulie became angered at Michelle and saw her as an adversary because she blew up his game and trash talked him to numerous houseguests. This deeply angered Paulie and resulted in him wanting to get rid of Michelle. The two have a very antagonistic relationship and Paulie and Michelle have been in some arguments.
** '''Natalie'''. Paulie's vendetta against Natalie seems to be more personal than game related more than anything because Natalie has never done anything to Paulie in the game. Hell, Natalie hardly communicates with Paulie and the two are not even in an alliance. Paulie has gone out of his way to personally attack Natalie's physical appearance (consistently mentioning that she has fake boobs, even giving her the nickname FT's which means "Fake Titties") and her personality (calling her fake and constantly referring to her as a "Jersey Girl") for no reason. Paulie seems to know Natalie in the real world as they seem to come from the same social circle due to the both of them being from New Jersey. It is uncertain of Paulie has such a strong personal vendetta against Natalie because she reminds him of a lot of the girls that he has dated or has grown up with or if she reminds Paulie of his ex girlfriend whom he had recently broken up with before coming into the house.
** '''Da'Vonne'''. Although their rivalry did not start until both of them were out of the house. Even when Da'Vonne and Paulie were still playing the game, Da'Vonne never trusted Paulie completely because he was in a showmance with one of her closest allies Zakiyah. Paulie had every intention of getting rid of Da'Vonne after learning that she was wanting to target all of the couples in the house (including Paulie/Zakiyah, James/Natalie, and Corey/Nicole). However, Da'Vonne was completely unaware of the fact that she was on Paulie's radar. During Week 6 when Paul was Head of Household, Paulie had made it his mission to make sure that Da'Vonne would be a backdoor target, even offering himself up as a pawn to be nominated alongside Bridgette (who was Paul's real intended target). Da'Vonne was backdoored and Paulie was successful in getting her out of the house after weeks of trying to do so. However, Da'Vonne and Paulie's rivalry became more intense and heated once they both went to the jury house. Da'Vonne had found out that Paulie had won the POV and chose to not use it on Zakiyah when she was nominated for eviction. This made Da'Vonne extremely angry and she never forgave Paulie since then. When Paulie entered the jury house, Da'Vonne made it clear face to face that she did not personally like him and that he made alot of mistakes concerning Zakiyah.Their rivalry has become one of the most intense of the season. It doesn't help that Da'Vonne and Paulie are constantly personally attacking each other, with Da'Vonne constantly attacking Paulie's physical appearance, his height and his personality traits and Paulie attacking Da'Vonne ability to be a good mother to her daughter because of her over the top antics and behavior. It is very clear that the two absolutely hate each other, so much that Da'Vonne chooses to not acknowledge that Paulie is in the jury house with her. Da'Vonne's personal hatred of Paulie has even managed to destroy her friendship with Zakiyah since Zakiyah has decided to mend things with Paulie and is on speaking terms with him again after having a falling out.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Paulie is a great competitor but he sure has a very cocky and arrogant way about him. Let's not forget that Paulie always likes to feel like his is running everything and he will display a very controlling behaviour towards other houseguests. Pauline seriously seems to think that he is the King of the Big Brother house.
* AssholeVictim: In Week 7 and Week 8, things really start turning bad for Paulie. He ends up having all of his allies turn on him after his game is blown up and exposed. His allies distrust him because they realize that he was playing them and manipulating them. They end up blindsiding him when the vote out Zakiyah over Michelle, who was Paulie's intended target. To make matters worse, Victor ends up winning Head of Household and nominating him and his ally Corey next to each other. Paulie also loses the [=POV=] to Victor, which would have given him the power to remove himself from the block and give him safety since he was the intended target. On top of all of this, Paulie has a complete emotional and mental breakdown and he is clearly broken down from all of the chaos that encountered in just one week. With all that has happened to Paulie, there should be a lot of sympathy and compassion for his situation. Unfortunately, Paulie has been so arrogant for a while that it is hard to feel sorry for him when the reason that he is in this situation to begin with is because he overplayed his hand.

* BaitTheDog: In the beginning, Paulie was one of the most popular houseguests of the season. He seemed like he was a likeable guy; in fact, he seemed much more likeable in comparison to Cody. However, that changed as the weeks gone by and Paulie showed that he is rather unlikeable in personality. His treatment of Tiffany in particular has been dishonourable, mostly because Paulie felt threatened that Tiffany would be a similar player to her sister Vanessa. Paulie also had no problems with treating Frank, also one of his former allies, terribly all the way till he was evicted. Now that Frank and Tiffany are gone, Da'Vonne seems to be Paulie's new scapegoat. In addition, Paulie has also thrown his close ally and showmance partner Zakiyah under the bus to numerous other houseguests and he has no problem using her and manipulating her to his own advantage. All in all, Paulie comes off as very unlikeable. Interestingly enough, the same thing happened to Cody during his season; Cody was liked in the beginning of the season until his true colors started to show later on in the game.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Paulie originally seemed like a nice, sociable and likeable houseguest but it turns out that his true colors came out and he is actually rather manipulative, controlling and unlikeable in personality. He has shown to be a sexist and misogynistic individual and he has virtually attacked every single female houseguest with the exception of Nicole. In addition, the way that he has treated Zakiyah has been terrible and borderline abusive. He spent weeks talking trash about Zakiyah behind her back yet to her face, hewas pretending to still be on her side. Paulie used Zakiyah like a dirty tissue and made her look foolish on television. This was the same guy who stated openly that he did not like the way Frank was treating the women in the house, such as sexually harassing them, making sexist comments and slapping the women's butts. Paulie even went as far as to call out Frank on his bad behaviour. But that version of Paulie was obviously fake since it turns out that he displays the exact same behaviour that he was advocating against. Over the weeks, Paulie's true colors and his real personality emerged and there was no going back.
* TheBluebeard: Downplayed. Paulie is no where near the flirt that Cody was during his season. Unlike Cody, who pretty much flirted with or befriended every single female houseguest in the house only to end up backstabbing them and then evicting them afterwards, Paulie was pretty much loyal to only one female in the house and that was Zakiyah. Even though Zakiyah was his closest ally for a while, Paulie eventually started to plot her demise once he realized that she was no longer useful to his game. He ended up having Victor nominate Zakiyah with her being the intended target to go home. Zakiyah had no clue that Paulie had betrayed her and plotted against her behind her back. Paulie didn't even use the POV on her to save her from the block! Which was a dead give away that Paulie was planning on getting rid of her but Zakiyah was much too naive at the time to realize it as she still believed that Paulie had her back and was still very much loyal to her. Even though Paulie had voted to keep Zakiyah over Michelle, it didn't change anything since Paulie was the one who "killed" her in the game and was the one who was indirectly as well as directly responsible for her eviction.
* BreakTheHaughty: In Week 7, Paulie manages to have his entire alliance or allies (such as Paul, James, and Victor) turn on him. They do this because they find out that they had been played by Paulie the entire time and that he had so many different alliances with various different people. To get back at Paulie, they all decided to blindside him by evicting Zakiyah instead of Michelle. To make matters worse, Victor wins [=HOH=] after the Double Eviction. He then nominates Paulie and his closest ally Corey. The other houseguests try to break Paulie down by arguing with him and calling him out on his behaviour in the house and towards other houseguests. On top of it, Paulie also loses the [=POV=] to Victor, a competition that would have ensured his safety for the week. Emotionally and mentally, it seems that this has all gotten to Paulie and he seems to have crumbled quite a bit. This is a far cry from the Paulie who had all the power and was controlling the game for the first six weeks.

* TheCharmer: Paulie is very flirtatious with the ladies in the house. It seems to be a trait that he shares in common with Cody. Averted as it turns out he was definitely not as charming and smooth as Cody was. Many of the women turned on Paulie and realized what a mega douche bag that he was. Cody, despite some of his flaws, was very respectful of the women in the house and was an overall gentleman, even if he flirted with them for strategy.
* TheChessmaster: Proven to be the most manipulative and scheming houseguest of the season. He is controlling everything that happens in the game, yet most of the other houseguests are too blind to see it or catch onto him. Paulie is very strategic and he has a very good read on the house and on the other houseguests. He views all of the other houseguests as chess pieces that he can use for his advantage in the game. All of his intended targets have managed to be evicted week to week so far. Paulie is also good at convincing the other houseguests to do what he wants them to do and it is very obvious that he is pulling all of their strings without them coming to the realization that they are being manipulated and used by him. In comparison to Cody, Paulie is definitely stronger when it comes to strategy and manipulation.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: There is no houseguest that Paulie has not thrown under the bus at one point or another. He has even thrown some of his allies such as Zakiyah, Frank, Tiffany, and Nicole under the bus. The only houseguests that he hasn't thought about backstabbing are Paul and Corey. What is also interesting is that Paulie has managed to backstab and turn on so many people without that much blood on his hands. Every single houseguest that Paulie has turned on or backstabbed has been evicted.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Paulie just cannot seem to understand why someone like Natalie would be so popular with voters. When Natalie received the first America's Care Package, Paulie was rather shocked and disgruntled. Which is not surprising, since Paulie has had a personal issue with Natalie since Week 1 one of the game (a vendetta that is completely unreasonable and unnecessary). Paulie also cannot seem to comprehend why James had turned on him when he voted against Zakiyah in Week 7. He doesn't seem to realize that James did not take kindly to Paulie's constant trash talking of his showmance partner (Natalie) and his overly controlling and aggressive attitude in the game.
* EvilGenius: Despite being the most competitive player of the season and being incredibly athletic, Paulie is also the most strategic and intelligent player in the game this season. He is TheManBehindTheMan as well as the ManipulativeBastard, meaning that he is controlling everything in the house. Paulie is very good at manipulating others and getting them to do what he wants. He's also TheChessmaster, as he is using the other houseguests for his own game agenda. He treats the other houseguests like chess pieces. He is not on Derrick, Dan or Dr. Will's level of excellent strategy and manipulation, but for this season, he's one of the best.
* EvilIsPetty: Paulie has made numerous personal remarks and attacks about the other houseguests. He has made misogynistic comments about some of the female houseguests such as Tiffany, Natalie, Michelle and Zakiyah. He has frequently made comments about Natalie's personality, feeling that she cannot be trusted and that she is fake because she has breast implants and she's from Jersey. Paulie has also thrown Zakiyah under the bus, calling her too emotional and too much of a liability to his game. It is obvious that Paulie enjoys playing head games with Zakiyah, which often results in them having an argument and Zakiyah emotionally breaking down afterwards. Paulie also has a strong beef with Michelle and deeply hates her because she is onto his game and feels betrayed by him as a former ally. He also treated Tiffany terribly, almost to the point of bullying her because he felt that Tiffany was an emotional mess and was too much like her sister Vanessa. The only people that Paulie has not thrown under the bus on a personal level are the male houseguests, such as Corey, Paul, and James.
* FaceHeelTurn: Paulie went from a likeable and sociable houseguest whom everyone liked and wanted to align with in the game to someone who became so arrogant, cocky, mean spirited and vengeful. The differences between the Paulie of the earlier weeks of the game and the Paulie of the more recent weeks are like night and day. Paulie turned into someone who became controlling and let his ego get the best of him. Because of this, Paulie's game was blown up and he might never recover from such a fall. One has to question: What the Hell happened to the Paulie of the earlier season?
* FallenHero: When one makes comparisons to how Paulie was at the start of the game to what he has turned out to be as of now, it's really quite shocking to see how much he has changed in just eight weeks. Paulie was one of the most liked and popular houseguests inside the house who had strong gameplay. Unfortunately for him, that has changed, as everyone has caught onto Paulie's game and his scheming antics. He has become a major target for many other houseguests (such as Michelle, James, Victor, Natalie, Bridgette, Paul).
* FinalBoss: It was clear that Paulie was the most dangerous player and the biggest villain of the season. The rest of the houseguests are nowhere near as villainous as Paulie. If Paulie is evicted in Week 8 (which seems very likely as Victor has won the [=POV=] and will likely keep the nominations of Paulie and Corey the same), the rest of the season will not have any more villains. Paulie is and will continue to be the most deadly and dangerous player of the season because of the combination of his strong competitiveness, strategy/manipulations, and social game prowess. If Paulie's game was not blown up and he did not play too hard and too fast like he did, it high likely that Paulie would have made it all the way to the Final 2 and would have won.

* HotBlooded: Similar to his brother Cody, Paulie is extremely passionate and hot headed in personality. His aggressive and hot headed personality has gotten him into a lot of trouble and he seems to get off on starting arguments with other people and confronting them. Cody, while impulsive and passionate himself, was not nearly as aggressive and forthright as Paulie is. Paulie is more likely to confront people head on and call them out while Cody would say that he wanted to call people out but would opt not to in the end.

* {{Jerkass}}: BIG TIME. Paulie was originally thought of to be one of the more likeable houseguests of the season but it turns out that he is a mega jerk who is very arrogant, egotistical, cocky, and aggressive. He has little to no problem talking trash about the other houseguests and attacking them personally. He also has a habit of mistreating the female houseguests (such as Tiffany, Michelle, Natalie, Zakiyah and Bridgette). Paulie is also very controlling in his behaviour and he believes that he is in control of everything that is happening in the game. If he does not get his way, Paulie will resort to bullying or intimidating behavior.

* LaserGuidedKarma: After treating women horribly throughout the season, Bridgette planned his demise by turning his allies Paul, Victor and James against him. After Bridgette left she was responsible for influencing Victor's second HOH reign to evict him. When Paulie arrived to jury house he found out from Bridgette he lost every jury vote if he was in the Final 2 because they felt that his gameplay was too personal and they felt that he shouldn't win because of his personal attacks towards women. Also in the jury house, Da'Vonne confronted Paulie over the way he treats women and things turn for the worse after Paulie brought up her daughter which she screamed at him "Don't bring up my daughter!" and proceeded to yell at Zakiyah how horrible of a person Paulie is.
* LovableJock <-> JerkJock: Paulie is very athletic and is a soccer player. He started out as what seemed to be a nice individual, but he later on became more arrogant, cocky, domineering and aggressive in personality. He is also very entitled and on occasion, he resorts to intimidation and bullying of other houseguests. He seems to think that he is invincible and that nobody can or should go after him in the game.

* VillainousBreakdown[=/=]VillainousBSOD: By Week 8, it is clearly obvious how emotionally and mentally broken down Paulie has become. Much of what caused this to happen was all of the drama and chaos that ensued during Week 7. His entire alliance or all the people that he was aligned with (James, Paul, Victor, Michelle, etc) turned on him. His game was blown up by numerous people and they all began to distrust him. During the Week 7 eviction, Paulie (along with Corey and Nicole) was blindsided when they decided to vote out Zakiyah. To make matters worse, Victor wins [=HOH=] after Double Eviction. He is blindsided again when Victor nominates him alongside his closest ally Corey. It gets even worse when Paulie loses the [=POV=] to Victor, a competition that would have ensured his safety. During this time, Paulie becomes completely emotionally unstable and starts to have numerous breakdowns. Even the other houseguests (including his allies that have turned on him) are concerned for his mental and emotional well being.

* NiceGirl: A trait of Bridgette's that can be an asset for her social game, and it's partly because of her affable nature that when Bridgette first became [=HOH=] in Week 3, she cited that she wanted to get as little blood on her hands as possible; not to mention she had good intentions when inviting the Big Sister alliance to join Category Four for their Outback Steakhouse dinner she won through the Week 3 [=POV=] (because it was Zakiyah's birthday on the day of the dinner, and in order to help Frank and Da'Vonne smooth things over over steak and beer). However, the disadvantage in her overall gameplay is that this trait holds Bridgette back from being assertive, considering her initial [=HOH=] reign was piggybacked decision-wise by Frank.
* StrawFeminist: Downplayed. Bridgette admits to being a feminist, but she clearly states that she doesn't hate all men. She just doesn't respect men who disrespect or put down women and acting like all men are superior to women. One of the reasons why Bridgette was so anti-Paulie was because she came to the realization that Paulie was a misogynist and a chauvinist who had a giant ego and got way too cocky. Bridgette understood that even though Paulie was the dominant player who was controlling things behind the scenes, she didn't respect the way he treated the women and talked to the women in the house. Bridgette's disdain for Paulie grew even more because of what Paulie did by calling Natalie horrible names and making misogynistic comments about her in addition to betraying Zakiyah and talking badly about her behind her back to his male allies.

* {{Tomboy}}: Bridgette is very much a tomboy. She's not as girly as Bronte, Natalie or Zakiyah. She enjoys some male-dominated past times such as surfing. Unlike the other female houseguests, Bridgette also doesn't seem to dress up in fancy clothes or wear that much make up either. Instead, she wears casual clothing such as jeans, tops and Converse sneakers.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Although Zakiyah did not realize it, Paulie eventually came to see her as this. Although the two had a very strong bond at the start of the game and had each other's backs, their relationship began to crack due to differences in personalities and in gameplay. Paulie referred to Zakiyah as a liability to his game because he felt that she was way too emotional and was a huge distraction. Eventually, their relationship became very one sided when previously, there was a mutual attraction between the two. Paulie would then start playing on Zakiyah's emotions and manipulating her by pretending to be affectionate with her, even though he was talking badly behind her back to other houseguests and was even plotting her eviction.

* AllTakeAndNoGive: Zakiyah was an ExtremeDoormat for Paulie an did everything that he had asked of her. She had UndyingLoyalty to him and had blind obedience to him. Paulie clearly manipulated her into submission so that he could have complete control over her. Even though Zakiyah was extremely loyal and trusted Paulie to a fault, Paulie didn't return the same trust and loyalty to Zakiyah. In fact, after weeks of using her and manipulating her to do his bidding or whatever he asked, Paulie was plotting and scheming to get her targeted, nominated and then evicted behind her back while Zakiyah had absolutely no clue.

* BrutalHonesty: She's highly opinionated and doesn't hesitate to speak her mind if she's provoked into doing so. While in the house, she retained her composure, she sure let out her true feelings in Jury. After Paulie entered the Jury House after being evicted, Zakiyah confronted Paulie about why he didn't choose to save her in the game by using the pOV that he had won on her to remove her from the block. Zakiyah accused Paulie of manipulating her, using her and lying to her for the entire game, something that she would have never said to Paulie's face while they were still in the house together. Zakiyah made hot clear that she felt Paulie was against her from the beginning and that he had always been plotting against her and wanting to get her out of the game. Paulie retaliates that he wanted to get rid of her because she had been getting on his nerves and playing the victim card too much for him to handle anymore. The confrontation between the two got moire intense and heated when Zakiyah called Paulie a "bitch" and a "loser" and that he got a grand dose of karma for his actions. Paulie accused Zakiyah of playing games with him while they were still in the house and that one minute, she would want to be affectionate with Paulie but the next minute, she would try to push him away and distance herself from him. Zakiyah yells at Paulie to not even think of playing her because she isn't a dumb bitch and she isn't going to fall for his foolish games. Da'Vonne and Bridgette were spectators to Zakiyah finally growing courage and calling Paulie out to his face and boy, were they elated and proud of her for giving Paulie the blunt and honest truth to his face!
* '''ClingyJealousGirl''': Definitely shows strong shades of this towards Paulie. Zakiyah gets upset or insecure any time Paulie hangs out with another female houseguest, such as Natalie for example. Zakiyah was also very needy and would constamtly throw herself at Paulie so that all of Paulie's attention would be on her and he would not get distracted by the other female houseguests. She is arguably the most jealous and needy girl of the season.