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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His early post-merge decision to openly vote for people based on alphabetical order is what ultimately costs Pagong their last chance to topple the Richard/Sue/Rudy/Kelly alliance.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His early post-merge decision to openly vote for people based on alphabetical order is what ultimately costs Pagong their last chance to topple the Richard/Sue/Rudy/Kelly alliance. Had he voted for Richard not only would Jenna have been saved but Richard would have been sent packing and the Tagi alliance would have been destroyed.


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* UnwittingPawn: The only Tagi to make it to the merge without joining the alliance, he unintentionally joined it anyway.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: A minor example, but Dirk said he was getting annoyed with Rich talking about his homosexuality. Dirk was talking a lot about his Religion and was annoying his tribe(particular Sue) with his blather.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: A minor example, but Dirk said he was getting annoyed with Rich talking about his homosexuality. Dirk was talking a lot about his Religion and was annoying his tribe(particular Sue) with his blather.blather while Richard kept quiet about him being gay.



* PrecociousCrush: With Kelly. It's actually a little cute once you realize that it geniunely ''is'' just precocious and not sexual in nature.

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* PrecociousCrush: With Kelly. It's actually a little cute once you realize that it geniunely genuinely ''is'' just precocious and not sexual in nature.




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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother:

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Richard would return for [[Characters/SurvivorAllStars All-Stars]].



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* {{Badass}}{{Badass}}: Richard was considered the first strategic mastermind.



Years after Borneo, Kelly was chosen via public vote to compete on Characters/SurvivorCambodia



* CheatersNeverProsper: Richard claimed in post game interviews that Kelly was fed by Production.



Rudy was chosen to compete in [[Characters/SurvivorAllStars All-Stars]]



Susan was selected to return in [[Characters/SurvivorAllStars All-Stars]]



* BrutalHonesty: Sue admitted to his in her

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* BrutalHonesty: Sue admitted to his in herthis.


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Many Years after Borneo, Gervase would be selected to return for [[Characters/SurvivorBloodVsWater Blood vs. Water]] with [[SpinOffspring Niece, Marissa]]


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Jenna would return for [[Characters/SurvivorAllStars All-Stars]] as a replacement for Colleen.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: Susan ''[[NobleBirdOfPrey Hawk]];;

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* AwesomeMcCoolName: Susan ''[[NobleBirdOfPrey Hawk]];;Hawk]]''
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* ActionGirl: Her impressive streak of immunity challenge wins is the reason she made it to the final, as the Tagi alliance was gunning for her from the moment she defected.

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* ActionGirl: Her impressive streak of immunity challenge wins is the reason she made it to the final, as the Tagi alliance was gunning for her from the moment she defected. Also Kelly created the record for most individual immunity wins in a single season for woman[[note]][[Characters/SurvivorTheAustralianOutback Colby Donaldson]] broke her record with 5 wins in a single season. [[Characters/SurvivorTheAmazon Jenna Mosaca]] and [[Characters/SurvivorOneWorld Kim Spradlin]] had also won four individual immunity challenges during their respective seasons[[/note]].

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* TheDragon or TheStarscream: Depending on what point of the season it is she's either the most ardent supporter of Richard's alliance or planning to backstab him with Kelly.



* TheDragon or TheStarscream: Depending on what point of the season it is she's either the most ardent supporter of Richard's alliance or planning to backstab him with Kelly.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He chose the alphabet strategy to avoid hurting people's feelings, seeing himself as a throwaway vote and not wanting to be a swing vote. He never considered that by being so open and predictable with his strategy he was designating a target at every tribal council. When Jenna got voted out he finally realized that his one innocent vote ([[{{Irony}} cast because he believed Jenna was not at risk or else he would have deviated from his pattern]]) was responsible and was visibly horrified.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He chose the alphabet strategy to avoid hurting people's feelings, seeing himself as a throwaway vote and not wanting to be a swing vote. He never considered that by being so open and predictable predictab,le with his strategy he was designating a target at every tribal council. When Jenna got voted out he finally realized that his one innocent vote ([[{{Irony}} cast because he believed Jenna was not at risk or else he would have deviated from his pattern]]) was responsible and was visibly horrified.



* CloudCuckooLander

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* CloudCuckooLanderCloudCuckooLander: The URExample for Survivor.



* {{Hypocrite}}: A minor example, but Dirk said he was getting annoyed with Rich talking about his homosexuality. Dirk was talking alot about his Religion and was annoying his tribe(particular Sue) with his blather.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: A minor example, but Dirk said he was getting annoyed with Rich talking about his homosexuality. Dirk was talking alot a lot about his Religion and was annoying his tribe(particular Sue) with his blather.
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* {{Determinator}}: He even applied for the ''next'' season following this one, saying that he's willing to play until he finally wins. Hell, he was even willing to compete on [[ReunionShow Heroes vs Villains]] ten years later, while he was in his early eighties. This guy's a ''beast''.

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* {{Determinator}}: He even applied for the ''next'' season following this one, saying that he's willing to play until he finally wins. Hell, he was even willing to compete on [[ReunionShow [[Characters/SurvivorHeroesVsVillains Heroes vs Villains]] ten years later, while he was in his early eighties. This guy's a ''beast''.



* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Doctor]]: Sean was a Doctor, specifically a Neurologist and he did treated Sonja's wound. However His personality and portrayal on the show cause people to question how he become one in the first place.

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* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Doctor]]: Sean was a Doctor, specifically a Neurologist and he did treated Sonja's wound. However His personality and portrayal on the show cause people to question how he was able become one in the first place.



* NiceHat

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* NiceHatNiceHat: His blue Baseball cap.



* GrumpyOldMan

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* GrumpyOldManGrumpyOldMan: B.B. was upset with tribemates lack of work ethic.



* CoolOldLady: Sonja is the oldest woman to complete ever on Survivor.

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* CoolOldLady: Sonja is the oldest woman to complete ever on Survivor.Survivor and is a very sweet and funny woman.

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* AntiHero:



* BigBad[=/=]AntiHero: To the Tagi alliance.

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* BigBad[=/=]AntiHero: To BigBad: His portrayal at the Tagi alliance.time.



* NakedPeopleAreFunny: He doesn't view being nude as sexual, he viewed it as Natual.

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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: He doesn't view being nude as sexual, he viewed it as Natual.Natural.



* SitcomArchNemesis: To Colleen after the merge.



* TheBigGirl: To Tagi.

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* TheBigGirl: [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: To Tagi.Tagi.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Sean and especially Susan viewed her as this at Final Tribal Council.
* ClusterFBomb: During her fight with Sue.



* [[SirSwearsALot Lady Swears A Lot]]: From time to time.



* {{Pixellation}}: Kelly had her mouth blurred during her fight with Sue.

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* {{Pixellation}}: Kelly had her mouth blurred a few during her fight with Sue.



* AwesomeMcCoolName

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* AwesomeMcCoolNameAwesomeMcCoolName: Susan ''[[NobleBirdOfPrey Hawk]];;
* BrutalHonesty: Sue admitted to his in her



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and TakeThat: Her "Rats and Snakes" speech.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Her Snakes and TakeThat: Her "Rats and Snakes" speech.Rats Speech is the URExample.



* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Doctor]]: Sean was a Doctor, specifically a Neurologist and he did treated Sonja's wound. However His personality and portrayal on the show cause people to question how he

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* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Doctor]]: Sean was a Doctor, specifically a Neurologist and he did treated Sonja's wound. However His personality and portrayal on the show cause people to question how he become one in the first place.



* NiceGuy: He cares for others feelings and doesn't want to hurt them. Likely too Nice for his own good in this game.

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* NiceGuy: He cares for others feelings and doesn't want to hurt them. However, [[FatalFlaw He was Likely too Nice for his own good in this game.game]].



* WallOfBlather

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* WallOfBlatherWallOfBlather: about His Alphabet Strategy.
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* DwindlingParty: Both the URExample and TropeMaker. This inspired the term "[[FanNickname Pagonging]]".

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* DwindlingParty: Both the URExample and TropeMaker.TropeMaker for Survivor. This inspired the term "[[FanNickname Pagonging]]".



* NakedPeopleAreFunnny

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* NakedPeopleAreFunnnyNakedPeopleAreFunny: He doesn't view being nude as sexual, he viewed it as Natual.



* StraightGay

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* StraightGayStraightGay: Sue called him a masculine Gay Guy.



* URExample

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* URExampleURExample: For Survivor: He's the Example for the Strategist and the first winner.



* {{Pixellation}}: Kelly had her mouth blurred during her fight with Sue.



* PerpetualFrowner.
* SemperFi: Was a member of the US Marines.

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* PerpetualFrowner.
* SemperFi: Was a member of the US Marines.
PerpetualFrowner



* NiceGuy: Likely too Nice for his own good in this game.

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* NiceGuy: He cares for others feelings and doesn't want to hurt them. Likely too Nice for his own good in this game.



* WallOfBlather



* DeadpanSnarker

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* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: Especially with Richard around.
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* OutOfFocus: For the first half of the game.


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* SitcomArchNemesis: With Richard after the merge.


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* EatTheDog: Talked about in the final episode.
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* NothingPersonal: In his last episode, Greg said if you had a pet kitten, it's this in a survival situation where you have to [[EatTheDog eat the kitten]]

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* NakedPeopleAreFunny:

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* NakedPeopleAreFunny:NakedPeopleAreFunnny



* {{Pixellation}}: Richard was the first person be fully nude.



* PerpetualFrowner.



* YoungerThanTheyLook

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* YoungerThanTheyLookYoungerThanTheyLook: Sue was only 36 but looks at least 40.



* ChickMagnet



* TheSlacker

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* TheSlackerTheSlacker: Even called one by Susan.

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** BadassGrandpa: Rudy was the oldest contestant to play ever.
** RetiredBadass: He was a retired Navy seal
* TheBigGuy

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** BadassGrandpa: Rudy was the oldest contestant to play ever.
ever and an actual grandfather. Rudy was the oldest person to win individual immunity and finished the game in 3rd. Said 3rd place finish only happen because of a brief mistake when he took his hand off the idol.
** RetiredBadass: He was a retired Navy seal
* TheBigGuy
seal.



* StrongFamilyResemblance: To her mother as seen in the loved ones video challenge.



* LazyBum

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* LazyBumLazyBum: Self-Admitted.

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* WolfInSheepsClothing: Called this in the opening of episode 8.



* NakedPeopleAreFunny

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* NakedPeopleAreFunnyNakedPeopleAreFunny:



* TropeMaker

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* TropeMakerTropeMaker: For many things in Survivor.



* HardWorkHardlyWorks

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* HardWorkHardlyWorksHardWorkHardlyWorks: Being the first challenge Dominator does not mean you win the million dollars.



* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: Recognized as the very first female contestant to dominate the challenges. Yet, she still SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove.



* WhatAnIdiot: The InUniverse Reaction from his unawareness of the Tagi alliance.



* NiceGirl

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* NiceGirl[[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Greg's comment about wanting to be voted if the game turned into strategy taking over.



* BeingGoodSucks
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* NiceGuy: Likely too Nice for his own good in this game.

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* AloofDarkHairedGirl



* EveryoneLovesBlondes
* ForTheLulz

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* EveryoneLovesBlondes
* ForTheLulz
ForTheLulz: For a lot of antics.



* ActionMom

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* ActionMomActionMom: Gretchen was a Survival Instructor for the army.
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* InspirationallyDisadvantage: According to her [[AllThereInTheManual Bio]], Sonja beat out Cancer.

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* FarmBoy: According to his [[AllThereInTheManual Bio]], Joel grew up in a farm.


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* OutOfFocus: Comparatively to his castmates, Joel didn't get much screentime.


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* BlindDate: Dirk Mention liked to got out on these in his [[AllThereInTheManual Pre-Game Profile]].


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* InspirationallyDisadvantage: According to her [[AllThereInTheManual Bio]], Sonja beat out Cancer.

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** In particular, her legs were in a nauseating condition by the time she was voted out, to the point that bugs were starting to nest in her wounds.



** In particular, her legs were in a nauseating condition by the time she was voted out, to the point that bugs were starting to nest in her wounds.



* TheAce



* KarmaHoudini: While it was Gervase that made the infamous "cow joke," Joel ended up taking the fall for it and Gervase got off scot-free.

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* KarmaHoudini: While it was Gervase that made the infamous "cow joke," Joel ended up taking the fall for it and Gervase got off scot-free.Scot-free.



* BunnyEarsLawyer

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* BoyishShortHair



* TheLoad: Ramona's sickness made her weak in challenges and she didn't work around camp.
* TwoFirstNames

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* LazyBum: Her tribe accused her of this.
* TheLoad: Ramona's sickness made her weak in challenges and she didn't work around camp.
camp until the end.
* TwoFirstNamesOnlyChildSyndrome: Ramona offhandedly mentions she was an only child.

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* CoolOldGuy

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* CoolOldGuyCoolOldGuy: The oldest person to appear on the show.



* GrumpyOldMan

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* GrumpyOldManGrumpyOldMan: Certainly to Stacey.



* SitcomArchNemesis: To Stacey.



* BrainyBrunette
* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Doctor]]: While it's viewed as ridiculous and stupid now, his Alphabet Strategy actually had some merit to it - everyone from the other tribe had names that started with letters at the start of the alphabet (''C''olleen, ''G''ervase, ''G''reg, ''G''retchen, ''J''enna) as opposed to his own tribe (''K''elly, ''R''ichard, ''R''udy, ''S''ue), so it was a way to get rid of the other tribe members without forming an alliance, which was seen at the time as underhanded.

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* BrainyBrunette
BrainyBrunette: In Real Life.
* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Doctor]]: While it's viewed as ridiculous and stupid now, his Alphabet Strategy actually had some merit to it - everyone from the other tribe had names that started with letters at the start of the alphabet (''C''olleen, ''G''ervase, ''G''reg, ''G''retchen, ''J''enna) as opposed to his own tribe (''K''elly, ''R''ichard, ''R''udy, ''S''ue), so it Sean was a way to get rid of Doctor, specifically a Neurologist and he did treated Sonja's wound. However His personality and portrayal on the other tribe members without forming an alliance, which was seen at the time as underhanded.show cause people to question how he



* TheSmartGuy
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* FarmBoy
* {{Hypocrite}}: A minor example, but Dirk said he was getting annoyed with Rich talking about his homosexuality. Dirk was talking alot about his Religion and was annoying his tribe(particular Sue) with his blather.
* TheFundamentalist



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* TheFundamentalist


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* TheLoad: Ramona's sickness made her weak in challenges and she didn't work around camp.

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* TheLoad: Accused of this.



* SitcomArchNemesis: To Rudy.



* HideYourLesbians

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* HideYourLesbiansHideYourLesbians: Sonja's sexuality wasn't know until well after the show.

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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother:
* BrokenTears: After not getting her video tape from home.



* EveryoneLovesBlondes



* ForWantOfANail: Had he not won immunity at the merge, the Tagis ''were'' going to vote him off. Mario Lanza has [[http://mario-stuff.110mb.com/essay/exp9.html speculated]] just how much would be different about ''Survivor'' if Greg had missed the jury instead of Gretchen.

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* ForWantOfANail: Had he not won immunity at the merge, the Tagis ''were'' going to vote him off. Mario Lanza has [[http://mario-stuff.110mb.com/essay/exp9.html speculated]] just how much would be different about ''Survivor'' if Greg had missed the jury instead of Gretchen.

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* BigOMG: At her last tribal council.



* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: With Kelly before her boot



* SuicideByCop: He asked to be voted off, and even admits it several times during his boot episode. Interestingly, Mark Burnett makes an (possibly apocryphal) anecdote in the Borneo companion book about the psychologist who used to work for the show, Gene Ondrusek, and how he actually convinced B.B to quit the show when going through the pre-show tests.

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* SuicideByCop: He asked to be voted off, and even admits it several times during his boot episode. Interestingly, Mark Burnett makes an (possibly apocryphal) anecdote in the Borneo companion book about the psychologist who used to work for the show, Gene Ondrusek, and how he actually convinced B.B B. to quit the show when going through the pre-show tests.



* CoolOldLady

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* CoolOldLadyCoolOldLady: Sonja is the oldest woman to complete ever on Survivor.



* ItsAllMyFault: Sonja felt responsible for the tribe's loss at the immunity challenge.
* TheLoad: Sonja's stumble cost her tribe the win.



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I don\'t think he\'s the Codifier for every media in existence. Just only Survivor itself.


* TheChessmaster: The URExample, TropeMaker and seen as the TropeCodifier. He established the strategical gameplay that future players will be using in future seasons.

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* TheChessmaster: The URExample, TropeMaker and seen as the TropeCodifier.TropeCodifier within Survivor. He established the strategical gameplay that future players will be using in future seasons.
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* AntiHeroTeam: The URExample and TropeNamer as the Tagi alliance were the first alliance in Survivor history.

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* AntiHeroTeam: The URExample and TropeNamer TropeMaker as the Tagi alliance were the first alliance in Survivor history.

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