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* BadassGrandma: Takes out the king of Kota, wins two individual immunities when her head was on the line, and ends up becoming the first runner up.
* CatchPhrase: "I can't believe it."



* TeamMom



* BadassAdorable: She's a model - and ''it shows''.

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: She's a zero vote finalist, and the Onions make it pretty clear that they all hate her.
* BadassAdorable: She's a model - and ''it shows''. However, she somehow manages to become integral parts of most of the season's many power shifts.



* TheChessmaster
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: If a less malicious version than prior invocations of this trope in Survivor.

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* TheChessmaster
TheChessmaster: Averted. Despite being in the greatest position of power throughout the game, it's more of a result of everyone else's incompetence. She has zero strategy on her part and votes based on her emotions instead.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: If a less malicious version than prior invocations of this trope in Survivor. She has never backstabbed anyone out of strategy or malice, but because she thought they were mean people.
* ComingOfAgeStory: She views Survivor as an opportunity to grow and help her get over her father's death.



* PluckyGirl

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* PluckyGirlOutOfTheLoop: One of the possible reasons she hadn't been voted off was because she was constantly exiled, becoming another just number instead of a clashing personality.



* TheWomanBehindTheMan: She's the whole reason Bob is in the finals in the first place.



* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Susie.

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* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Susie. Develops one with Randy as well.



* MusclesAreMeaningless: Has an imposing frame, but it has been an asset to her in exactly one challenge. They're meaningless when she doesn't have the speed, agility or endurance to go along with it.



** BitchInSheepsClothing: While the show makes it seem like he's an all around good dude, he willingly participates in the isolation of Crystal at Ponderosa,
* ShipTease: With Corinne and [[HoYay With Charlie]].

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** BitchInSheepsClothing: While the show makes it seem like he's an all around good dude, he willingly participates in the isolation of Crystal at Ponderosa,
Ponderosa.
* ShipTease: With Corinne and [[HoYay With Charlie]]. Very early on had a thing going on with Jaquie, to the point that the other tribe members were scared of another [[Characters/SurvivorAllStars Romber]] situation.



* ThrowTheDogABone: After his team had exiled Sugar a few times, he decides to give her the immunity necklace.



* EpicFail: His search for idol on Exile.

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* EpicFail: His search for idol on Exile. The very first clue is to look for a sandy crater across the lake. He tries searching for a sandy crater ''within'' the lake.
* ItAmusedMe: He says that they keep sending Sugar to exile for humor reasons.



* BaldOfAwesome: The second most physical member of the Fang tribe.

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* BaldOfAwesome: The second most physical member of the Fang tribe.tribe, after Matty.



* EvilBrit: Definitely a sleazy member of the cast.



* LeaderWannabe: Poised himself as the leader of Kota, but everyone ranked Marcus as the top man.



* TheLoad: What she was accused of.

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* TheLoad: What she was accused of.of, especially after being ranked eight by the original Kota.



* ChainsOfCommanding: Fully aware of what being a leader entails and is forced into the role. He steps off because he's incapable of handling it.
* DespairEventHorizon: He all but begs to be sent home.
--> "I've suffered all my life. I just want to stop suffering."



* TheLoad

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* TheLoadTheLoad: His laziness cost the tribe some challenges, like when he refused to continue digging during a challenge.
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* ShipTease: Briefly with Marcus. It's never followed up on.

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* ShipTease: Briefly with Marcus. The two of them would go off and share boat rides together while the other tribe members would get suspicious. It's never followed up on.

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* JerkAss: The things he posts on his Twitter account can be quite vicious, even in regards to players who are quite nice, or people he doesn't even know. He also seems to view Jeff Probst as TheScrappy these days.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being a CardCarryingVillain, he's a lot nicer than Corinne.
* JerkAssWoobie

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* JerkAss: The things he posts on his Twitter account can be quite vicious, even in regards to players who are quite nice, or people he doesn't even know. He also seems to view Jeff Probst as TheScrappy these days.
** JerkassHasAPoint: One of his meaner moments is calling GC an incompetent leader. Unlike most other villains on the show, the edit typically backs him up.
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JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being a CardCarryingVillain, he's a lot nicer than Corinne.
* JerkAssWoobie
Corinne. Compare his behaviour towards Crystal on Ponderosa to the likes of Corinne, and even Marcus!
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* BornUnlucky: Placed on a tribe of physically inept losers for literally half the game, which wasn't ameliorated by a swap. Post-merge, he becomes the number one threat because of his challenge prowess, yet somehow keeps losing to a 57-year old teacher. In the end, Sugar decided that

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* BornUnlucky: Placed on a tribe of physically inept losers for literally half the game, which wasn't ameliorated by a swap. Post-merge, he becomes the number one threat because of his challenge prowess, yet somehow keeps losing to a 57-year old teacher. In the end, Sugar decided that she should force a tie for some reason and he ended up just short of winning the million.

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* BornUnlucky: Placed on a tribe of physically inept losers for literally half the game, which wasn't ameliorated by a swap. Post-merge, he becomes the number one threat because of his challenge prowess, yet somehow keeps losing to a 57-year old teacher.

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* BornUnlucky: Placed on a tribe of physically inept losers for literally half the game, which wasn't ameliorated by a swap. Post-merge, he becomes the number one threat because of his challenge prowess, yet somehow keeps losing to a 57-year old teacher. In the end, Sugar decided that



* WorthyOpponent: The reason why everyone wanted him gone post-merge was his challenge ability. He's also the only guy that most people on the cast actually respect.

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* WorthyOpponent: The reason why everyone wanted him gone post-merge was his challenge ability. He's also the only guy that most people on the cast actually respect. When the jury was asked, five-sevenths of them said they'd vote for him if he made it to the finals.



* AlphaBitch: She loved hanging out with rich, cool yuppies like Marcus and Charlie, even referring to them as the cool kids. Meanwhile, she hates the Fang tribe and refers to them as mutants.



* TheBaroness

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* TheBaronessTheBaroness: The primary villainess of the season, if not for her comments about Danny and wanting to stab Susie in the face, definitely for mocking Sugar's dead dad.



* BreakoutVillain

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* BreakoutVillainBreakoutVillain: She returns as a "favorite" in Caramoan.



* NiceGuy: Jeff calls Charlie one of the nicest people on the show, especially given how he finds the good sides of both Corinne and Randy. In the Ponderosa vids, he didn't like isolating Crystal and found it petty, but he was scared that Marcus and Corinne would disown him.
* OddFriendship: Lampshaded in the finale. Charlie is one of the nicest people on the show, yet is great friends with two of the meanest.



* NiceGuy: Surprisingly. He's very polite and even apologizes to Kenny when voting him out. But that didn't help him that much. His final words were best wishes for Bob, because he knew that he was the next on the chopping block.

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* NiceGuy: Surprisingly. He's very polite and even apologizes to Kenny when voting him out. But that didn't help him that much. His final words were best wishes for Bob, because he knew that he was the next on the chopping block. Despite not liking Sugar, he mentions in the finale that he understands both Sugar and Corinne, and phrases a response such that neither look bad.
** BitchInSheepsClothing: While the show makes it seem like he's an all around good dude, he willingly participates in the isolation of Crystal at Ponderosa,

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* ProneToTears: Though most of her moments occur as a result of her dad's recent death, compounded with being sent to exile multiple times for funzies. She also cried because Crystal and Kenny were being mean to Matty.



* TheAce

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* TheAceTheAce: Being, undoubtedly, the best physical asset on Fang, while also having good strategic and social positions that landed him in the "Fallen Angel" spot.
* BornUnlucky: Placed on a tribe of physically inept losers for literally half the game, which wasn't ameliorated by a swap. Post-merge, he becomes the number one threat because of his challenge prowess, yet somehow keeps losing to a 57-year old teacher.



* OnlySaneMan: The Fang tribe is composed of a bunch of weirdos, so Matty stands out as the most level-headed of them all. Take note that Matty seems to have been cast as the laidback surfer stereotype.
* SlasherSmile: Very noticeable after Marcus' elimination.



* WackyMarriageProposal

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* WackyMarriageProposalWackyMarriageProposal: Proposes to his girlfriend during the loved ones visit, handing her a necklace he made whilst on Gabon.
* WorthyOpponent: The reason why everyone wanted him gone post-merge was his challenge ability. He's also the only guy that most people on the cast actually respect.



* DrunkWithPower: Pretty much the moment Corinne is voted off does his true self shine, which is kind of a bastard.
* EvilGenius: The go to guy for Fang when it came to puzzles, squaring off against Bob most of the time. He later becomes the brains of the operation, following the fall of the Onions.



* BlackBestFriend: To Kenny.

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* BlackBestFriend: To Kenny.TheBrute: Though terrible at challenges, she is very physically imposing and is considered a bully by the other cast members.


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* LaserGuidedKarma: Feeling she had a finalist position locked, she decides that it would be cool to shit on Matty because he was next on the chopping block. Sugar realized this and made her pay.

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* TheAce: For an early boot, she had a lot of potential. She's a good social player, being a member of both of her tribe's alliances, and is enough of a physical asset that the Kota tribe genuinely considered keeping her to help win challenges.
* AintTooProudToBeg: When the first tribe swap happens, she's immediately down in numbers. Though she's close with Ace, she's stuck with four Kota members and Kelly, who was not fond of her former tribemates. Her final episode is spent begging and pleading with the tribe to keep her over Kelly. However, Kota chose numbers over strength and voted her off.



* ICouldaBeenAContender: If not for the first tribe swap, Jacquie probably would have done well.

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* ICouldaBeenAContender: If not for the first tribe swap, Jacquie probably would have done well.well, securing a position in the Onion alliance while also being aligned with Ace and Sugar.



* TheStoic

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* TheStoicWorthyOpponent: Crystal doesn't regret voting her off, but she feels bad about it because Jacquie genuinely wanted to keep on playing and was a potentially strong asset.
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* TheSmartGuy: Of the Kota six, as assumed by the original Fang tribe. Kenny painted him this way as an excuse to vote him for outing the idol clue. The way he speaks reinforced this idea in their head, which got him eliminated.


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* TheLeader: Of the Onion alliance.

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* DiscOneFinalBoss
* EvenTheGuysWantHim

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* DiscOneFinalBoss
DiscOneFinalBoss: For Kenny and Crystal, since he was the king of Kota.
* EvenTheGuysWantHimEvenTheGuysWantHim: Just ask Charlie.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Charlie's gay. He's straight.



* MrFanservice
* NiceGuy: Surprisingly. He's very polite and even apologizes to Kenny when voting him out. But that didn't help him that much.
* ShipTease: [[HoYay With Charlie]].
* StandardizedLeader

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* MrFanservice
MrFanservice: While a handsome man who gets shirtless a lot is enough to qualify, his dick hangs out in one episode uncensored so there's definitely that.
* NiceGuy: Surprisingly. He's very polite and even apologizes to Kenny when voting him out. But that didn't help him that much.
much. His final words were best wishes for Bob, because he knew that he was the next on the chopping block.
* ShipTease: With Corinne and [[HoYay With Charlie]].
* StandardizedLeaderStandardizedLeader: Just your resident handsome dude compared to GrumpyOldMan Randy, mean Corinne, and flamboyant Charlie.



* NoSocialSkills: Corinne describes him as socially inept, which is a rather large contribution to his eventual kick off.



* BaldOfAwesome
* BaldOfEvil

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* BaldOfAwesome
* BaldOfEvil
BaldOfAwesome: The second most physical member of the Fang tribe.
** BaldOfEvil: Fang's primary villain after the swap.



* GeniusBruiser

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* GeniusBruiserGeniusBruiser: Has an air of eloquence thanks to his British accent, but also takes on the role of leader. He's also just behind Matty as the athlete of the tribe.

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* AccentuateTheNegative: On Kota, there were two clear weak links: Paloma and Sugar. Ace had the plan to place Paloma on the pole so that the tribe could see how weak she was and choose to get rid of her.



* MsFanservice



* TheLoad

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* TheLoadTheMedic: Well, they assumed she would take this role, being a nurse and all that. When Randy had a cut on his face, they wanted her to take a look at it. Without proper medical equipment (and a light source), they had to call on the actual medics instead.
* TheLoad: Needed the help of two people in order to climb up a hill. She was even pushed aside so that Fang could roll the boulder properly. Needless to say, this was the reason she got booted.
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* ManiacalLaugh: Particularly in the endurance challenge against Bob.

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* ManiacalLaugh: LaughingMad: Particularly in the endurance challenge against Bob.
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* HumiliationConga: At the tribal council he was voted out in, he overheard Crystal [[CrowningMomentOfFunny yelling at him to the confession cam]], played a fake idol, and then got voted out.

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* HumiliationConga: At the tribal council he was voted out in, he overheard Crystal [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments yelling at him to the confession cam]], played a fake idol, and then got voted out.
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* CelebritySurvivor: Although certainly not to the extent of later players like Jimmy Johnson and Lisa Werchtel, but Hoang was already a well-known professional ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' player by the time he was on the show and won three Major League Gaming championships in a row from 2004 to 2006.
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* JadedWashout: The closest thing to [[MarriedWithChildren Al Bundy]] the show has ever seen.

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* JadedWashout: The closest thing to [[MarriedWithChildren [[Series/MarriedWithChildren Al Bundy]] the show has ever seen.

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* AscendedFanboy: Would you believe that he's been applying for the show since ''[[Characters/SurvivorPearlIslands Pearl Islands]]''?
** Actually, he had applied prior to Pearl Islands. His Pearl Islands audition video which went viral mentioned that he previously applied

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* AscendedFanboy: Would you believe that he's been applying for the show since before ''[[Characters/SurvivorPearlIslands Pearl Islands]]''?
** Actually, he had applied prior to Pearl Islands. His Pearl Islands audition video which went viral mentioned that he previously applied
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* {{Expy}}: Very similar to [[{{Characters/SurvivorTheAustralianOutback}} Jerri]] in many regards.

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No longer a trope


* BowtiesAreCool: See SharpDressedMan.



* SharpDressedMan: Already notable when he [[BowtiesAreCool uses his buff as a bow-tie]].

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* SharpDressedMan: Already notable when he [[BowtiesAreCool uses his buff as a bow-tie]].bow-tie.
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* DirtyOldMan: Not shown in the show, but rumors spread that Bob would grope women at night. These rumors were confirmed by Kenny in a Reddit AMA in 2015.

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* [[ShowyInvincibleHero Showy Invincible Tribe]]: Until the second switch.

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* [[ShowyInvincibleHero Showy Invincible Tribe]]: ShowyInvincibleHero: Until the second switch.



* [[FailureHero Failure Tribe]]: All the way up to the second tribe switch.

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* [[FailureHero Failure Tribe]]: FailureHero: All the way up to the second tribe switch.



* {{Badass}}
** BadassBookworm
** BadassGrandpa: Despite not being actually Granddad, Bob is the oldest person win the game, being 57 at the time of filming.
** BadassTeacher
** RetiredBadass

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* {{Badass}}
** BadassBookworm
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BadassGrandpa: Despite not being actually Granddad, Bob is the oldest person win the game, being 57 at the time of filming.
** BadassTeacher
** RetiredBadass
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* JadedWashout

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* JadedWashoutJadedWashout: The closest thing to [[MarriedWithChildren Al Bundy]] the show has ever seen.


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* SurroundedByIdiots: Complains constantly about how stupid the people around him are, especially Susie. It especially infuriates him when he's forced to vote for one of them to win.
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* BusCrash: Died unexpectedly in December 31st 2016.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: The only member of the Fang alliance that wasn't hated by Randy and Corinne.
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* ArchEnemy: To Randy.
* BlackBestFriend: To Kenny.


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* LargeHam: The things she says are hilarious.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: She won the very first individual immunity challenge, as well as the very last one. And she was just ''one'' vote away from winning the title of SoleSurvivor.
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* JerkAss: The things he posts on his Twitter account can be quite vicious, even in regards to players who are quite nice, or people he doesn't even know. He also seems to view Jeff Probst as TheScrappy these days.
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** Actually, he had applied prior to Pearl Islands. His Pearl Islands audition video which went viral mentioned that he previously applied
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* StatuesqueStunner: Six foot three! This makes her the tallest women to compete.

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Randy\'s entire plan was to be an asshole. He knew he was one.


* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being a CardCarryingVillain, he's a lot nicer than Corrine.
** YMMV. Corrine falls into the sort of "Russell Hantz" camp, in the sense that Corrine knew perfectly well she was mean and nasty and deliberately played it up. Randy seemed ''oblivious'' to the fact he was an asshole, and the problem was on everyone else's ends.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being a CardCarryingVillain, he's a lot nicer than Corrine.
** YMMV. Corrine falls into the sort of "Russell Hantz" camp, in the sense that Corrine knew perfectly well she was mean and nasty and deliberately played it up. Randy seemed ''oblivious'' to the fact he was an asshole, and the problem was on everyone else's ends.
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Sugar returned for [[Characters/SurvivorHeroesVsVillains Heroes Vs. Villains]]


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Corinne would return to compete in [[Characters/SurvivorCaramoan Caramoan Fans vs Favorites]]


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Randy would return for Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.

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** BadassGrandpa

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** BadassGrandpaBadassGrandpa: Despite not being actually Granddad, Bob is the oldest person win the game, being 57 at the time of filming.



* OneDegreeOfSeparation: He was [[Characters/SurvivorVanuatu Julie Berry]]'s high school Physics teacher.



* SpinOffspring: A variant. He is the former teacher of [[Characters/SurvivorVanuatu Julie Berry]].
* SternTeacher: Justified.

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* SpinOffspring: A variant. He is the former teacher of [[Characters/SurvivorVanuatu Julie Berry]].
* SternTeacher: Justified.Justified as Bob is an actually teacher..



* TeamDad

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* TeamDadTeamDad: To Kota.



* GirlishPigtails: How she styles her hair.



* NoDamageRun
* {{Odango}}

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* NoDamageRun
* {{Odango}}
NoDamageRun: No one voted against her, but no one voted ''for'' her either.



* AsianAndNerdy

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* AsianAndNerdyAsianAndNerdy: Ken was a video game master.



* HugeGirlTinyGuy: With Crystal.

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* HugeGirlTinyGuy: An non romantic example With Crystal.



* HairTriggerTemper

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* HairTriggerTemperHairTriggerTemper: What gotten her voted out.



* AscendedFanboy: Would you believe that he's been applying for the show since ''Pearl Islands''?

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* AscendedFanboy: Would you believe that he's been applying for the show since ''Pearl Islands''?''[[Characters/SurvivorPearlIslands Pearl Islands]]''?



* DiskOneFinalBoss

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* DiskOneFinalBossDiscOneFinalBoss
* EvenTheGuysWantHim



* [[IncrediblyLamePun The Ace]]



* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong



* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong



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