Line #114 Characters/SurvivorTheAustralianOutback


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	!The Tribes
4
5	[[folder:Ogakor]]
6	->'''Color/ namesake:''' green/ "crocodile" in an unspecified aboriginal language
7	->'''Members:''' Amber Brkich, Colby Donaldson, Jerri Manthey, Kel Gleason, Keith Famie, Maralyn Hershey, Mitchell Olson, Tina Wesson
8
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10	* AnimalMotif: Crocodiles.
11	* AnimalThemeNaming: Their name is an aboriginal word for crocodile.
12	* BadassCrew: The first of four tribes to produce two winners, with Tina in this season and Amber in ''All-Stars''.[[note]]The others are Maaramu from ''Marquesas'' (Vecepia and Boston Rob), Hunahpu from ''San Juan Del Sur'' (Natalie and Jeremy), and Aparri from ''Cagayan'' (Tony and Sarah). Drake from ''Pearl Islands'' has two wins under its belt, but both of these were for the same person.[[/note]] Additionally, Tina, Jerri and Colby all go deep into the game in future seasons, with Tina and Jerri both making it to Day 38 and Colby making it to Day 37, thus making Ogakor one of the most successful tribes in the entire series.
13	* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Their tribe name is Okagor, which is an Aboriginal translated version of crocodile.
14	* TeamSpirit
15	* TrueCompanions
16	[[/folder]]
17
18	[[folder:Kucha]]
19	->'''Color/ namesake:''' blue/ "kangaroo" in an unspecified aboriginal language
20	->'''Members:''' Alicia Calaway, Debb Eaton, Elisabeth Filarski-Hasselbeck, Jeff Varner, Kimmi Kappenberg, Michael Skupin, Nick Brown, Rodger Bingham
21
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23	* TheAce: They won a majority of the tribal challenges, even winning three immunity challenges in a row.
24	* AnimalMotif: Kangaroos.
25	* AnimalThemeNaming: Their name is an aboriginal word for Kangaroo.
26	* ButtMonkey: They weren't this in the tribal phase as they won the majority of the challenges. But they did become this come the merge after Jeff is voted out.
27	* DwindlingParty: Once Jeff is voted out at the merge, Kucha gets decimated, losing all its members after the Final Four.
28	* FromBadToWorse: After Michael's evacuation, the tribe ended up pagonged due to the past votes tiebreaker giving Ogakor the advantage.
29	* KangaroosRepresentAustralia: Their tribe name is Kucha, which is an Aboriginal translated version of kangaroo.
30	* TeamSpirit
31	[[/folder]]
32
33	[[folder:Barramundi]]
34	->'''Color/ namesake:''' orange/ a local fish
35	->'''Members:''' Alicia Calaway, Amber Brkich, Colby Donaldson, Elisabeth Filarski-Hasselbeck, Jeff Varner, Jerri Manthey, Keith Famie, Nick Brown, Rodger Bingham, Tina Wesson
36
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38	* AnimalThemeNaming: Named for a type of fish.
39	[[/folder]]
40
41	!Finalists
42
43	[[folder:1st. Tina Wesson]]
44	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_tina_wesson1_8.jpg]]
45	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 40/ Knoxville, Tennessee/ personal nurse
46	->'''Luxury item:''' backgammon game
47	->'''Tribe:''' Ogakor -> Barramundi
48
49	Tina was chosen to compete on [[Characters/SurvivorAllStars All-Stars]] and later [[Characters/SurvivorBloodVsWater Blood Vs. Water]] with her [[SpinOffSpring Daughter, Katie Collins]]
50	----
51	* TheChessmaster: Tina used her knowledge of Debb's vote against Jeff to have the advantage at the merge.
52	* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Defeated Colby, the favorite to win and unstoppable challenge beast, in a close vote.
53	* EpicFail: In her audition video.
54	* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Very well-liked and respected by her tribemates. Oh, and she was blonde.
55	* [[GuileHero Guile Heroine]]: She was one of the original strategists in a time where overt strategy was looked down upon by the general fan base, but the clearest example of this would be how she convinced Colby to flip and get Mitchell voted out. She knew that she would be the next to go after Keith, if ever, so she convinced Colby to go after Mitchell to keep the tribe strong. Colby couldn't go against his values, nor could he make the viewing audience assume he was part of an alliance, so he voted Mitchell and the rest was history.
56	* HospitalHottie: She's a nurse in real life.
57	* NoDamageRun: Tina was the first winner to not have any votes cast against her.
58	* NoodleIncident: Tina somehow got Kimmi (who was from the other tribe) to admit which players had past votes against them during a reward challenge, ensuring that Ogakor had an information advantage that could break ties in their favor over Kucha during the merge. Alas, we never see this exchange on-screen.
59	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Two occasions. On the way to tribal council, she convinced Colby to vote out Mitchell. She also managed to get Kimmi to blab about Jeff having a vote against him, which meant that he would lose the tiebreaker.
60	* ThePollyanna
61	* PluckyGirl
62	* PreMortemOneLiner: She had notable ones for Mitchell and Nick’s ousters.
63	-->''for Mitchell’s vote'': I didn't come out here to starve myself and face the elements to keep the weakest person.
64	-->''for Nick’s vote'': You said you were tired of playing the game, and that you weren’t having any fun anymore. So here’s your ticket, ''buuuuddy''!
65	* ProperLady: Tina is almost unfailingly polite to everyone around her.
66	* TheSmartGirl: To Ogakor.
67	* SoleSurvivor
68	* TheStrategist: Definitely overlooked as one due to the edit. Practically everyone from her season described her as the one who made all of the decisions on who to vote out.
69	* SupportingLeader: Via being The Woman behind the Man.
70	* TeamMom: At one point, she threatens to give Jerri and Keith a time out if they wouldn't stop squabbling.
71	* TouchOfDeath: Whoever Tina voted for at every single Tribal Council in which she participated was the person voted out.
72	* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: Colby may have won most of the Immunity challenges, but it was Tina who decided the boot order.
73	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Her love of Doritos (or "Dur-ee-toes," as she calls them) is mentioned on several occasions.
74	[[/folder]]
75
76	[[folder:2nd. Colby Donaldson]]
77	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_colby_donaldson1.jpg]]
78	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 26/ Dallas, Texas/ vehicle customizer
79	->'''Luxury item:''' Texas flag
80	->'''Tribe:''' Ogakor -> Barramundi
81
82	Colby would return for [[Characters/SurvivorAllStars All-Stars]] and later [[Characters/SurvivorHeroesVsVillains Heroes vs. Villains]].
83	----
84	* TheAce: Colby set the record for most individual immunity challenges won in a single season with 5, outdoing [[Characters/SurvivorBorneo Kelly Wiglesworth's]] record of 4 immunity wins. He was only tied five seasons later by Palau's Tom Westman. Only a few have matched this record since, and zero have surpassed it. Not even his later appearances came close.
85	* BatmanGambit: He pulled one on the Kucha tribe during the first merge round by pretending to be irritating and annoying to get the Kuchas to vote for him instead of Jerri, who had several votes cast against her previously while he had none (this was back when prior votes broke up ties). His tribe also had info that Jeff had prior votes against him from his tribe, so when there was a 5-5 deadlock between Jeff and Colby to leave, Jeff was the one who had his torch extinguished.
86	* BabyNameTrendStarter: As explained by Jeff when he returned in ''Heroes vs. Villains'', he inspired a lot of parents to name their children "Colby".
87	* BeingGoodSucks: Had he took Keith with him to the final two he probably would have won, but he disliked Keith and was loyal to Tina.
88	* BreakoutCharacter: He was viewed as the show's first hero and is one of the most popular castaways of all time.
89	* ChickMagnet: Certainly for Jerri.
90	* CoolShades
91	* {{Cowboy}}: His motif throughout the season, especially given the cowboy hat.
92	* {{Determinator}}
93	* EverythingIsBigInTexas: Colby brings a massive Texas flag as his luxury item, which doubles as a shelter tarp.
94	* ExactWords: Production approved of him bringing a Texas flag as his luxury item. What they didn't count on was Colby having a tarp manufacturer build him a ''massive'' weatherized flag with metal grommets, making it an extremely valuable asset in the game.
95	* GeniusBruiser: Colby not only won many of the physical challenges but also won two of the memory challenges.
96	* GloryDays: Although he has played two more times, this season remains Colby's best showing and cast a long shadow over his future appearances, especially where challenges (his specialty) are concerned.
97	* GoodOlBoy
98	* GracefulLoser: Was happy when Tina won.
99	* GreaseMonkey: He's an auto-customizer.
100	* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Like Kelly in the first season, he won most of the challenges but still came in second.
101	* TheHero: To Ogakor.
102	* HeroicBuild: He's jacked and a beast in competitions. He is the first person to win five immunity challenges.
103	* HonorBeforeReason: His FatalFlaw. He Picked Tina, knowing it would be 50/50 just because he didn't want Keith to even have a shot at winning.
104	* MrFanservice: Consistently viewed as one of the Sexiest Male in Survivor History.
105	* MrFixIt: See GreaseMonkey.
106	* NiceGuy
107	* NotDistractedByTheSexy: He shows almost no interest in Jerri's attempts at flirting, and when he does, it's only to manipulate her
108	* PatrioticFervor
109	-->'''Colby''': When I wake up in the morning, there's two things I'm thankful for: I'm thankful I'm alive, and I'm thankful I'm a Texan.
110	* PermaStubble
111	* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: See PatrioticFervor.
112	* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: The URExample for ''Series/{{Survivor}}'', becoming known as the first hero and ending up hosting two reality shows of his very own.
113	%%* ShipTease: With Jerri.
114	* SouthernGentleman
115	* SpotlightStealingSquad: He consistently had the best content out of anyone on the season.
116	* TallDarkAndHandsome
117	* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Occasionally wears the Texas flag as a bandana.
118	[[/folder]]
119
120	!The Jury
121
122	[[folder:3rd. Keith Famie]]
123	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_keith_famie1.jpg]]
124	->'''Contemporary age/ home:''' 40/ West Bloomfield, Michigan/ chef
125	->'''Luxury item:''' pan
126	->'''Tribe:''' Ogakor -> Barramundi
127
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129	* ButtMonkey: Keith was the main target of Jerri’s torment, but once Jerri is gone he becomes Colby’s target. Even Tina admits they kept Keith around because they needed the extra vote.
130	* ChefOfIron: Keith was an actual chef and was one of the few people to give Colby a run for his money in the challenges.
131	* TheComicallySerious: His tiffs with both Jerri and Colby end up being this.
132	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Towards the end of the game, it became clear the Ogakor alliance would never be loyal to him. Tina didn't respect him and only saw his value as an extra vote. Colby outright hated him, and put his own chances of winning in jeopardy just to not bring Keith to the finals.
133	* TheLancer: To Ogakor.
134	* NonActionGuy: Compared to the strategically competent Tina, or the badass action hero Colby, Keith had nothing going on for him.
135	* SavedForTheSequel: Keith was originally supposed to appear on the first season but was held over for the second season.
136	* SitcomArchNemesis: Colby hates Keith for some reason, calling him a bozo.
137	* SupremeChef: Subverted early on, when he couldn't properly cook rice and the tribe found it disgusting. He was not pleased when Jerri made tortillas from scratch and the tribe loved them.
138	* TallDarkAndSnarky
139	* TeamChef: He was an actual chef in real life, but he wasn't actually the team chef early on in the game.
140	* TheRival: Besides Nick, he's the only real competition for Colby in the challenges, and he manages to win a few of his own.
141	* WackyMarriageProposal: To his girlfriend Peas. He proposed to her after losing the loved ones challenge and she said yes.
142	[[/folder]]
143
144	[[folder:4th. Elisabeth Filarski-Hasselbeck]]
145	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_elisabeth_filarski1.jpg]]
146	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 23/ Newton, Massachussetts/ footwear designer
147	->'''Luxury item:''' headdress she made
148	->'''Tribe:''' Kucha -> Barramundi
149
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151	* TheCutie: To Kucha.
152	* DelicateAndSickly: Was extremely malnourished in the show, to the extent that her hair was falling out. %%She found out afterwards that she had Celiac Disease and thus the rice, their main food source, was actually harming her more than it was keeping her alive.
153	%%** The above has been removed because it is not true.[[https://www.beyondceliac.org/gluten-free-diet/is-it-gluten-free/rice/ Rice is naturally gluten free, unless it has been cross-contaminated with wheat, rye, or barley.]] While it's possible that the cast were mixing gluten-containing foods into the rice (such as spices, soy sauce, or soup mix) that exacerbated her condition and made her sick, subsisting on a diet of little else but rice would be no worse for a person with Celiac Disease than anyone else. Additionally, according to [[https://www.amazon.com/G-Free-Diet-Gluten-Free-Survival-Guide/dp/1599951894 Elisabeth's own book]], she felt BETTER in the Outback than she did at home because she wasn't eating gluten there, and this played a significant role in her eventually being diagnosed.
154	* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Just about the entire tribe likes her.
155	* TheIngenue: Elisabeth was the first recurrence of the Survivor ''Ingénue'' archetype, of which Colleen Haskell was the prototype. Elisabeth was portrayed as a very sweet and innocent girl. Rodger referred to her as a daughter figure to him. Alicia also referred to Elisabeth as "meek and mild".
156	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Rodger.
157	* LastOfHerKind: The very last member of Kucha to be eliminated.
158	* NiceGirl: Almost unfailingly nice and compassionate towards everyone. Even when dealing with people who could be quite difficult to deal with like Jerri, she still at least tries to maintain her politeness. In fact, it was because she and Rodger were such respectable and likable people that the main Ogakor alliance voted them out later than their own tribemates, Jerri and Amber.
159	* NothingPersonal: Said this when voted out Amber.
160	* PluckyGirl: The very last member of Kucha, facing off against an alliance of three.
161	* SilkHidingSteel: Though it did not seem like it at first glance, she's the person on Kucha who played the hardest after Varner's boot. She realized Tina's strategy was to take whoever was "deserving" and capitalized on that, allowing her to outlast her other tribemates and Ogakor's own Jerri and Amber. She might have even considered allying herself with Amber had the conditions not decimated her body.
162	* WeightLossHorror: Not weight loss per se, but just a side effect of malnourishment. Her hair started falling off in clumps towards her boot.
163	* WorthyOpponent: The reason why they kept her over Amber was that they all liked her better.
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:5th. Rodger "Kentucky Joe" Bingham]]
167	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_rodger_bingham1_9.jpg]]
168	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 53/ Crittenden, Kentucky/ teacher, farmer
169	->'''Luxury item:''' bible
170	->'''Tribe:''' Kucha -> Barramundi
171
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173	* CoolOldGuy: A generally calming presence on the show, develops a cute friendship with Elisabeth and is respected enough to outlast other Ogakor members.
174	* FaceYourFears: Rodger is afraid of heights AND just learned how to swim right before he came to the Outback. But he still jumps off a large waterfall for one of the earlier challenges.
175	* FarmBoy
176	* HeroicSacrifice: Actually requests to go out fifth so Elisabeth Filarski-Hasselbeck can make the final four.
177	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Elisabeth. When he gave her a heart-shaped rock to give to her boyfriend.
178	* TheLeader: Of Kucha, after Skupin fell into the fire pit.
179	* NiceGuy: As mentioned with regards to Elizabeth, this is the main reason he and her lasted longer than some of Ogakor's original tribemates despite being outnumbered by them: the main alliance of Tina, Colby and Keith respected them more than they respected Jerri (and to a lesser extent, Amber) because of their likable personalities.
180	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Kentucky Joe", but he was called Rodger just as often.
181	* SimpleCountryLawyer: He played up his “Kentucky Joe” folksiness, but it was later revealed he was the CEO of a local bank.
182	* TeamDad: To Kucha.
183	* WorthyOpponent: Following Tina and Colby's desire to keep those deserving, they deemed him much more worthy than either Jerri or Amber.
184	[[/folder]]
185
186	[[folder:6th. Amber Brkich]]
187	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_amber_brkich1.jpg]]
188	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 22/ Beaver, Pennsylvania/ administrative assistant
189	->'''Luxury item:''' unknown
190	->'''Tribe:''' Ogakor -> Barramundi
191
192	Amber returned as one of the [[QuestionableCasting more questionable choices]] for [[Characters/SurvivorAllStars All-Stars]] as a replacement for Elisabeth Filarski-Hasselbeck.
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194	* BigOMG: Her defining trait this season.
195	* BrainyBrunette: In real life.
196	* CatchPhrase: "Oh my God, it's ''so good!''" To MemeticMutation levels.
197	* TheCutie: Her general archetype is this, and all she really does is follow Jerri around.
198	* CovertPervert: Enjoyed her conversation with Jerri regarding EroticEating.
199	* EvilCounterpart: She and Elisabeth are the cute girls of the season. While both are naturally sweet, Amber is marked as such by association with Jerri.
200	* GracefulLoser: Revealed in her EliminationStatement.
201	* InformedFlaw: According to her, she gets irritated rather easily, which is a trait of hers she actively tried to suppress when she was on.
202	* PerkyFemaleMinion: If Jerri was the season's villain, she becomes the sidekick.
203	* PluckyGirl: With her number one ally gone, Amber had to scrape to make sure she wouldn't go next. She managed to stay long enough to survive one more tribal, relying mostly on original tribe loyalty.
204	* TheQuietOne
205	* ThePollyanna
206	* SatelliteCharacter: Her primary role is to be Jerri's sidekick and number one ally.
207	* TeenGenius: Revealed in the final immunity challenge (which was a quiz regarding the contestants).
208	* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: With Jerri.
209	[[/folder]]
210
211	[[folder:7th. Nicholas "Nick" Brown]]
212	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_nick_brown1.jpg]]
213	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 23/ Steilacoom, Washington/ law student
214	->'''Luxury item:''' frisbee
215	->'''Tribe:''' Kucha -> Barramundi
216
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218	* TheLancer: To Kucha.
219	* LazyBum: Subverted. He was edited this way, but by all accounts from fellow cast members, this was ManipulativeEditing.
220	* MrFanservice
221	* OutOfFocus: He had the least content of any contestant on the season.
222	* TheStoic: By far the least emotional player on this season. Even when one of his Kucha tribemates ends up badly burned, his reaction is far more understated than anyone else's.
223	* WorthyOpponent: To Colby. Aside from Keith, he was the only real competition to him in the individual challenges.
224	[[/folder]]
225
226	[[folder:8th. Jerri Manthey]]
227	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_jerri_manthey1.jpg]]
228	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 30/ Los Angeles, California/ actor, bartender
229	->'''Luxury item:''' bongo
230	->'''Tribe:''' Ogakor -> Barramundi
231
232	Jerri was chosen to compete on [[Characters/SurvivorAllStars All-Stars]] and later [[Characters/SurvivorHeroesVsVillains Heroes Vs. Villains]]
233	----
234	* AffablyEvil: She's pretty nice in person.
235	* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Her castaways really disliked her attitude and were glad to be rid of her.
236	* TheBaroness
237	* BitterSweetEnding: Jerri became the most hated woman in America at the end of ''Survivor'', saying that her return was one of the loneliest experiences for her. However, she was a struggling actress working at a bar for the past decade and she notes that her appointment book filled up after her appearance.
238	* BreakoutCharacter: Ends up appearing in two seasons among a cast of legends.
239	* BreakoutVillain: Viewed as Survivor's first villainess.
240	* CoolShades
241	* DealWithTheDevil: Jerri tries to assure Colby that allying with her is not one of these, but he ultimately opts to ally with Tina and Keith.
242	* EroticEating: Jerri and Amber’s [[ChocolateOfRomance yearning for chocolate]] leads Jerri to fantasize about licking chocolate off a “[[MrFanservice hot dude’s]] bod.” But Colby isn’t having it.
243	-->'''Colby''': I’m a lot of things, but I ain’t no Hershey bar.
244	* EvilLaugh
245	* EvilRedhead: How she was perceived at the time of airing.
246	* FemmeFatale
247	* FieryRedHead
248	* PluckyGirl
249	* GracefulLoser: When she got voted out, she actually took it better than some people may have expected: "Checkmate. You guys got me. Good game."
250	* JerkAss: Compared to her castaways, Jerri was the most unpleasant person of the season.
251	** JerkWithAHeartOfGold
252	* KarmicDeath: Jerri [[TemptingFate boastfully tells everyone]] that the game is not fair. She is then voted out at the end of that episode. She even lampshades this in her final remarks.
253	* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]
254	* MsFanservice
255	* RedBaron: Referred to as the "Black Widow" by Jeff Probst.
256	* TheScrappy: InUniverse example.
257	%%* ShipTease: With Colby.
258	* SmugSnake: For all her scheming and ambition, she finishes eighth entirely because even her own tribe members (aside from Amber) were willing to get rid of her before the two (far more likable) members of Kucha they could have voted for instead.
259	* VindicatedByHistory: At the time, she was seen as a manipulative Scheming shrew. Nowadays she's overshadowed by villains like Johnny Fairplay, Parvati Shallow, and Russel Hantz among others, and people have come to see she's really not a bad person, especially by comparison. [[ReformedButRejected Her later appearances]] [[TookALevelInKindness helped her public perception out a lot.]]
260	* TheTease
261	* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: With Amber.
262	* TokenEvilTeammate: To Ogakor.
263	[[/folder]]
264
265	[[folder:9th. Alicia Calaway]]
266	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_alicia_calaway1.jpg]]
267	->'''Contemporary age/ home:''' 32/ New York, New York/ personal trainer
268	->'''Luxury item:''' comb
269	->'''Tribe:''' Kucha -> Barramundi
270
271	Alicia would return for [[Characters/SurvivorAllStars All-Stars]].
272	----
273	* AmazonianBeauty
274	* TheBigGirl: To Kucha.
275	* MeatVersusVeggies: The root of her fight with Kimmi.
276	* PerpetualFrowner
277	* PrecisionFStrike: “I’m tired of you and the f**king chickens!”
278	* SassyBlackWoman: The TropeMaker of Survivor.
279	-->'''Kimmi''': [[FingerWag Don’t wave your finger in my face!]]
280	-->'''Alicia''': I will always wave my finger in your face!
281	* WorthyOpponent: Both Amber and Jerri say they are voting out Alicia as a “respect vote” because of her physical prowess.
282	[[/folder]]
283
284	!Voted Out
285
286	[[folder:10th. Jeff(rey) Varner]]
287	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_jeff_varner1.jpg]]
288	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 34/ New York, New York/ Internet project manager
289	->'''Luxury item:''' coloring book and crayons
290	->'''Tribe:''' Kucha -> Barramundi
291
292	Varner was chosen via public vote to return for [[Characters/SurvivorCambodia Cambodia]], and would later return for [[Characters/SurvivorGameChangers Game Changers]].
293	----
294	* DeadpanSnarker
295	* ForWantOfANail: If Kimmi hadn't let Ogakor know he had a vote against him, the tiebreaker might have gone very differently.
296	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: ''Loved'' stirring the pot and antagonizing people. He was actually the catalyst for Alicia and Kimmi's argument over the chickens.
297	* MrFanservice
298	* TheSmartGuy: To Kucha.
299	* TallDarkAndSnarky
300	* TooDumbToLive: By volunteering to quit the first individual immunity challenge, Jeff left himself open to elimination at Tribal Council. This was what Ogakor were hoping for as they took advantage of his past votes to force a tie and get him eliminated.
301	* {{Troll}}: He would make vomit noises during the gross food challenge.
302	* UnwittingPawn: See Colby's BatmanGambit above.
303	[[/folder]]
304
305	[[folder:11th. Michael Skupin (evacuated)]]
306	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_michael_skupin1.jpg]]
307	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 38/ White Lake, Michigan/ software company CEO
308	->'''Luxury item:''' camouflage paint
309	->'''Tribe:''' Kucha
310
311	Michael would later return for [[Characters/SurvivorPhilippines Philippines]].
312	----
313	* CrazySurvivalist: He seriously manages to ''catch and kill a pig.'' The editors also had fun portraying him like this now and then with some judicious use of close-up shots and eerie music.
314	* DeadStarWalking: The early episodes build Michael up as the undisputed (well, other than Alicia) LargeHam leader of Kucha, with some viewers even seeing him as the second coming of [[{{Characters/SurvivorBorneo}} Richard Hatch]]. He's arguably the biggest character from the first half of this season other than Jerri. And he ends up falling into the fire a day or two before the merge.
315	* FatalFlaw: Carelessness, in a case of RealLifeWritesThePlot. Michael was ridiculously nonchalant about getting cut up repeatedly in his first day at camp, but right before the merge, when the game was going to really get underway and he was very set to go far, his recklessness caught up with him and he got injured so badly that Michael had to be evacuated and have his injuries treated by medical professionals and undergo monitoring in a hospital.
316	* {{Foreshadowing}}: On his ''very first day'' as a castaway, Michael gets himself cut and bruised over and over, including getting a gash on his forehead, a puncture in the sole of his foot, and several nicks and slices from mishandling a knife. Tribemates were disturbed and cringing at how many injuries he kept getting and his [[OnlyAFleshWound brazen dismissal of them]]. Even so, Michael manages to be a strong player up to the looming of the merge. Finally, Michael stumbled and fell into a '''camp fire''', and suffered extreme burns to his hands that were life-threatening and incapable of being healed properly during the game and would prevent him from further participation.
317	* GameBreakingInjury: Falling into the fire after passing out.
318	* GoryDiscretionShot: Averted. They show the burns on his hands after he falls into the fire, and they are very, very cringe-inducing.
319	* TheHero: Of Kucha.
320	* {{Keet}}: Michael is a GROWN version of this.
321	* LargeHam
322	* NonGameplayElimination: The URExample and TropeMaker, and the first medical evacuation in the series.
323	* ShockingElimination: The first castaway to be eliminated by the actual day-to-day life in camp as he accidentally inhaled smoke and passed out, falling into the fire. Not only was this hugely pivotal in how the game played out as Kucha was forced to go into the merge even instead of having a chance to go in with the numbers advantage, but on top of that, it happened to the person with very arguably the strongest survival skills on the show. Was shocking even InUniverse.
324	[[/folder]]
325
326	[[folder:12th. Kimberly "Kimmi" Kappenberg]]
327	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_kimmi_kappenberg1.jpg]]
328	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 27/ Ronkonkoma, New York/ bartender
329	->'''Luxury item:''' ''Scrabble'' game
330	->'''Tribe:''' Kucha
331
332	Kimmi was chosen via a public vote to return for [[Characters/SurvivorCambodia Cambodia]]
333	----
334	* AlliterativeName: '''K'''immi '''K'''appenberg.
335	* BreakTheCutie: After Mike caught and killed the pig, Jeff started to mock Kimmi for her vegetarianism. Later, Jeff instigated an argument between her and Alicia over when to cook the chickens. The latter argument is what contributed towards Kimmi getting voted off.
336	** Earlier than that, she refused to eat a cow brain because it went against her values.
337	* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Signing on to do Survivor as a staunch vegetarian. Did Kimmi not watch the first season, where contestants were so hungry that they literally caught and ate rats?
338	* FatalFlaw: Kimmi is a vegetarian who is on a game show where she might have to eat food made from animals.
339	** Honestly, Kimmi's problem is not so much her being a vegetarian as it is her feeling entitled to impose her values on everyone else. No one in the tribe seemed to care what Kimmi chose to put in her own body as long as it didn't cost them challenges - it was when she started calling the rest of them 'sick' for eating the wild hog Mike caught and moping around the chicken coop that they decided she needed to go.
340	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: According to her audition tape, she enjoys being in the nude, but only because she enjoys it and she doesn't consider anything sexual about it.
341	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: She accidentally revealed to Tina during a reward challenge that Jeff had a previous vote against him. This knowledge caused Ogakor to have an advantage during the merge when they manipulated the votes so that Jeff would leave after a 5-5 deadlock tiebreaker.
342	* MotorMouth
343	* NoIndoorVoice: On the first night of camp.
344	* NoodleIncident: There was a montage of Kimmi chatting it up with her tribe during the first night, and the excerpts of what we heard sounded pretty kinky.
345	* SpannerInTheWorks: Kimmi reveals to Tina that Debb’s vote was for Jeff, which ultimately leads to the downfall of the Kucha tribe.
346	* StrawVegetarian: Kimmi’s strong vegetarian convictions almost cause her tribe to lose a challenge and is what leads to her big fight with Alicia.
347	* WallOfBlather
348	[[/folder]]
349
350	[[folder:13th. Mitchell Olson]]
351	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_mitchell_olson1.jpg]]
352	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 23/ Union City, New Jersey/ musician
353	->'''Luxury item:''' songbook
354	->'''Tribe:''' Ogakor
355	----
356	* DidntSeeThatComing: The first true blindside of the season. He and Jerri thought their five-person alliance was solid and were shocked at Tina and Colby’s betrayal.
357	* TheDragon: to [[BigBad Jerri]].
358	* FireOfComfort: Mitchell personally wrote several songs that Ogakor members sang together around the fire every night. The Ogakor members were disappointed that none were shown on-air (though at least one scene [[DVDBonusContent appears on the DVD]]).
359	* HideYourGays: His Sexuality was not discussed on the show and he was the fourth out.
360	* TheLoad: Considering he's taller than most of the cast, he needed way more food and nutrients than the rest of his tribe. As said by Tina when she votes him out:
361	--> '''Tina:''' "This game isn't easy. I didn't come out here to starve myself and face the elements to keep the weakest person."
362	* OneHeadTaller: Than the entire cast - he's ''seven foot''.
363	* StraightGay: Although his sexuality hasn't be talked about on-screen.
364	[[/folder]]
365
366	[[folder:14th. Maralyn "Mad Dog" Hershey]]
367	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_maralyn_hershey1.jpg]]
368	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 51/ Wakefield, Virginia/ retired cop
369	->'''Luxury item:''' lipstick
370	->'''Tribe:''' Ogakor
371	----
372	* CoolOldLady: The oldest woman on the cast.
373	* GenkiGirl: Believe it or not, Maralyn is an older version of this.
374	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Amber, who was her "Mad Pup".
375	* IWasQuiteALooker: As revealed at the [[ReunionShow Reunion]].
376	* LargeHam
377	* TheLoad: The reason she was voted out was because of her lack of athleticism.
378	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Mad Dog by her tribemates.
379	* ShoutOut: She makes a thinly-veiled parody of Sue Hawk's "Rats And Snakes" speech when voting for Kel (whom she mistakenly thought was named "Cal").
380	[[/folder]]
381
382	[[folder:15th. Kel(ly) Gleason]]
383	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_kel_gleason1.jpg]]
384	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' 32/ Fort Hood, Texas/ US army spy
385	->'''Luxury item:''' razor
386	->'''Tribe:''' Ogakor
387	----
388	* ArchEnemy: Jerri was this to him. On the post-show "Back From The Outback" special, he even had a DartboardOfHate with her face on it.
389	* TheBigGuy: Kel was physically bigger than even [[TheAce Colby]] and was a former Army Ranger. Yet, he was still [[FacePalm the first person from his tribe voted out]].
390	* FishOutOfWater: Like Debb below, he had trouble relating to people who weren't from the military.
391	* NoodleIncident: The infamous "Beef Jerky Incident" (the question of whether or not he smuggled food into the game) has never been answered, and we never actually saw the footage of Kel chewing on whatever it was that he was chewing on (he claims it was a shard of grass).
392	** According to Jeff Varner's [=AMA=] from Reddit, he did. Jeff reveals that Kel was caught in front of all the contestants by airport customs for trying to smuggle beef jerky, even having a seam on his pants for it. And later he was caught again for smuggling shoes on game day.
393	* TokenMinority: He's Quechuan.
394	* TheUnreveal: As mentioned right above, we'll probably never find out whether Kel was really chewing beef jerky or if Jerri was just making it up to make him seem more unlikable to the other tribemates, or even if Jerri genuinely thought that he was eating that, but he really wasn't, and it was all just a misunderstanding.
395	[[/folder]]
396
397	[[folder:16th. Deborah "Debb" Eaton]]
398	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s2_debb_eaton1.jpg]]
399	->'''Age/ home/ job:''' Milan, New Hampshire/ prison guard
400	->'''Luxury item:''' unknown
401	->'''Tribe:''' Kucha
402	----
403	* FishOutOfWater: Had trouble relating to her tribe, leading to them ousting her first.
404	* HumiliationConga: Not on the show itself, but as revealed on the post-show "Back From The Outback", the prisoners in the prison that she works at have been subjecting her to this by continuously mocking her for being the first person voted off of Survivor. It's pretty hard not to feel sorry for her after hearing about this.
405	* SmallRoleBigImpact: She was voted off first, but the one vote she cast (against Jeff) ended up being the tiebreaker vote that gave Ogakor the upper hand at the merge, eventually leading to the elimination of the entire Kucha tribe and Tina's victory. Attentive viewers may notice that Kimmi did also vote for Jeff in the episode where she was voted off, it just wasn't tallied in front of the group due to Kimmi receiving the majority of votes before it came up. Even if Debb hadn't voted for Jeff, he still would have had more votes than Colby and been eliminated.
406	* {{Tomboy}}: A prison guard, and a particularly intimidating one at that.

Context Characters / SurvivorTheAustralianOutback