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The Tribes
Manihiki
Color/ namesake: yellow/ Manhiki island
Members (start): Nate Gonzalez, Rebecca Borman, Sekou Bunch, Stephannie Favor, Sundra Oakley
The black castaway tribe, but was disbanded on day 7's tribe shuffle.
- A House Divided: The very first challenge showed an immediate division between the men and the women.
- The Artifact: Maniki and Puka Puka collapsed into the other two tribes early on.
- Dwindling Party: Only Nate and Sundra made it to the merge.
- In-Series Nickname: Simply called the "Hiki"s.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Let's just say they benefitted from shifting to other tribes, if only for personality reasons.
Puka Puka
Color/ namesake: green/ Pukapuka atoll
Members (start): Becky Lee, Brad Virata, Cao Boi Bui, Jenny Guzon-Bae, Yul Kwon
The asian castaway tribe, but was disbanded on day 7's tribe shuffle.
- The Artifact: Puka Puka and Manhiki collapsed into the other two tribes early on.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Most of them left before the merge, but Becky went to the finals and Yul outright won.
- In-Series Nickname: Simply called the "Puka"s.
Aitutaki
Color/ namesake: red/ Aitutaki island
Members (start): Billy Garcia, Cecilia Mansilla, Cristina Coria, J.P. Calderon, Ozzy Lusth
Members (swaps): Becky Lee, Candice Woodcock, Cao Boi Bui, Cecilia Mansilla, Jessica Smith, Jonathan Penner, Ozzy Lusth, Sundra Oakley, Yul Kwon
The latin castaway tribe, but was used as one of the two usual tribes after a week.
- A House Divided: Pre-tribe swap, they all decided early on to throw the challenge and take out Billy. At the swap episode, between Cecilia and Becky's alliances.
- David vs. Goliath: On the "David" side. Jonathan and Candice left them for Raro, and they wound up down 4-8 at the merge. Like the Biblical story however, the four Aitu members persevered and knocked out Raro one by one until they were the only ones left.
- Dwindling Party: Aitutaki is the only tribe in Survivor history to not have a single representative of its original incarnation on the jury. Why? Because four of its five members were wiped out well before the merge, while its remaining member was a finalist.
- Factoring in the tribe shuffle is only a marginal improvement; with Sundra being added to the jury, plus Becky and Yul being the other finalists. Jonathan and Candice might count, but "mutinied" back to Rarotonga before the merge.
- In-Series Nickname: Simply called "Aitu" much of the time.
- Law of Chromatic Superiority: A probable reason why Aitutaki and the blue-colored Rarotonga were the tribes everyone shuffled in.
- The Power of Friendship: This is what keeps the Aitu 4 together for long after the mutiny. They only had four members compared to Raro's eight, and after an emotional bonding reward following the mutiny, they became closer as a unit. Compared to Raro, who spent most of their time bickering and mistrust.
- The Quisling: Jonathan Penner and Candice Woodcock both quit the tribe to rejoin Rarotonga after less than a week.
- Underdogs Never Lose: After the mutiny they had half the other team's numbers, yet managed to survive and produce the Sole Survivor.
Rarotonga
Color/ namesake: blue/ Rarotonga island
Members (start): Adam Gentry, Candice Woodcock, Jessica Smith, Jonathan Penner, Parvati Shallow
Members (swaps): Adam Gentry, Brad Virata, Candice Woodcock, Cristina Coria, J.P. Calderon, Jenny Guzon-Bae, Jonathan Penner, Nate Gonzalez, Parvati Shallow, Rebecca Borman, Stephannie Favor
The white castaway tribe, but was used as one of the two usual tribes after a week.
- David vs. Goliath: On the "Goliath" side. They had double Aitutaki's numbers at the merge, but every single member was viciously pagonged by the final four.
- In-Series Nickname: Simply called the "Raro"s, like the other starting tribes.
- Lawof Chromatic Superiority: Probable reason why they and the red-colored Aitutaki were the tribes everyone dissolved into.
- Team Spirit: While they were still pagonged, the team was nonetheless united.
- Too Dumb to Live: The last remaining Raros are debating their next move, and the recently-swapped Penner tells them that Yul has the idol. They absolutely refuse to believe him despite zero evidence showing otherwise. Thus, Penner switches back on their alliance come the merge.
Aitutonga
Color/ namesake: black/ blend of Aitutaki and Rarotonga, the tribes for most of the game
Members: Adam Gentry, Becky Lee, Candice Woodcock, Jonathan Penner, Nate Gonzalez, Ozzy Lusth, Parvati Shallow, Sundra Oakley, Yul Kwon
The merged tribe.
- A House Divided: Despite the season starting with four tribes, almost all of the alliances came down to "who used to be on post-swap Aitutaki" and "who used to be on post-swap Rarotonga". Jonathan and Candice did appear on post-swap Aitutaki, but quickly left them to return to Rarotonga. In fact, after the swap, this season might have had less cross-tribe cohesion than most of the others.
Finalists
1st. Yul Kwon
Tribe: Puka Puka -> Aitutaki -> Aitutonga
Age/ job/ home: 31/ San Mateo, California/ management consultant
- Chekhov's Gun: The hidden immunity idol he found early in the game became his key to victory.
- Cutting the Knot: One challenge involved aligning a boat to a target so that they could aim a cannonball at a platform device. Yul discovered they didn't need to aim anymore because he could see the platform through the cannonball launcher. This discovery blew the Raros out of the water.
- Defeating the Undefeatable: Both by leading the Aitu Four to a complete rout of the Raro tribe which was twice their size after Candice and Jonathan defected, and by beating one of the most physically dominant players in Survivor history in Ozzy at Final Jury.
- Genius Bruiser: While his claim to fame is his leadership and strategic mindset, he is no slouch in the physical department either as both he and Ozzy did the heavy lifting during the team challenges.
- Heroic Build: Ozzy may have been a straight-up warrior, but Yul still helped him out.
- Invincible Hero: His extremely powerful immunity idol helped him achieve this. Immunity idols in later seasons would be played before the votes were read.
- The Leader: Was the de=facto leader of Puka Puka before becoming the leader of Aitutaki.
- Not Distracted by the Sexy: Noticeable when he, Ozzy, and Parvati go on a reward trip, Parvati's flirting doesn't work on him.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: While not as extreme as other examples of the trope, his style of speaking is notably more "intellectual" than anyone else.
- Smart People Wear Glasses: He'd even sometimes wear them during swimming challenges.
- Sole Survivor: The winner of Survivor: Cook Islands.
- Worthy Opponent: Everybody seemed to consider him this. Ozzy said that, during the finale, he and Yul deserved to be the only two finalists.
2nd/3rd. Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth
Tribe: Aitutaki -> Aitutonga
Age/ job/ home: 24/ Venice, California/ waitron
- Afro Asskicker: Ozzy only lost two challenges overall.
- The Big Guy: Subverted; he was definitely this for the Aitu Four, but he's not actually physically big in the slightest.
- Breakout Character: Ozzy became the winner of the Fan Favorite award and was back for The First Fans vs Favorites.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: Trust and believe that if a challenge involves swimming that Ozzy will lap the competition.
- Determinator: He really did fight to make sure the Aitu 4 went into the merge intact.
- Diabolus ex Machina: Ozzy probably would have won the game if there had been a Final Two instead of the first ever Final Three, provided he won the final immunity challenge and voted Yul out.
- Graceful Loser: Fully accepted that Yul earned his win.
- Hard Work Hardly Works: The most physical of the contestants on the entire season, yet lost to the strategist of the team.
- Ineffectual Loner: Despite the jury acknowledging him as a Worthy Opponent, the main reason he lost is due to being this.
- Last of His Kind: Ozzy was the only Latino and original Aitutaki member for the majority of the game as the rest were voted out early.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Ozzy.
- Parental Abandonment: At the final tribal council he says his father had never been there for him, though he points out the person he considers his real father during the reunion show.
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: One of the shortest and slimmest male competitors, however it didn't stop him from having far and away the best physical game in the season.
- The Quiet One: Especially when you compare it to his later showings when he was in the majority alliance, Ozzy was pretty much a loner this season and was seriously in danger of being voted out if not for the mutiny.
- The Runner-Up Takes It All: Has appeared in three more seasons since while also winning the fan favorite award.
- Sixth Ranger: To Yul's alliance. Initially after joining Aitutaki he had been leading an opposing faction, which was being picked off by the majority alliance, but after Jonathan and Candice switched tribes, he became integrated into Yul's group.
- This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman: To this day there are few castaways that could rival Ozzy's blinding speed in the water. His all around prowess towards anything involving water has earned him the nickname "Dolphin Boy" from Jeff Probst himself.
2nd/3rd. Rebekah "Becky" Lee
Tribe: Puka Puka -> Aitutaki -> Aitutonga
Age/ home/ job: 28/ Washington, D.C./ attorney
- Epic Fail: At the final four tiebreaker. For almost two hours, she and Sundra struggled to make a fire with the flint and steel provided. It got so tedious and embarrassing Jeff Probst had to call the producers to bring in matches for the two of them. Sundra ran out of matches, so Becky did at least manage to win; but that had to have done a number on the jury's view of her.
- The Confidant: For Yul. She was the only person he told about the idol, up until the merge where he told the remaining Aitu for about it.
- The Ingenue: Becky was likely cast to fulfill the role of the Survivor Ingénue archetype (for which Colleen Haskell is the prototype). In the Survivor: Cook Islands - TV Guide Preview show, Becky said, "I'm 28. I don't look 28. I have a baby face, so they see someone who doesn't look very judgmental." Yul also saw Becky as his "little sister".
- The Lancer: To Yul. She was with him every step of the way, to the point where he even considered selling out Sundra for her.
- No-Respect Guy: Aside from being in the first tribal council with three people, she has the distinction of being the first finalist to receive zero votes. Even Ozzy mentioned he had some disdain for her.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: Even without the Epic Fail tie-braking challenge, the fact that she's with the season's resident Guile (Yul) and Action (Ozzy) heroes in the final three pretty much screwed her chances of winning.
- Platonic Life-Partners: Jeff had to check in to see if she and Yul were an item during the reunion show.
- True Companions: With Yul. Though the Aitu 4 are incredibly tight and impenetrable, Yul's relationship with Becky was special and he was completely willing to throw Sundra under the bus for her.
Jury Members
4th. Sundra Oakley (tiebroken)
Tribe: Manhiki -> Aitutaki -> Aitutonga
Age/ home/ job: 31/ Los Angeles, California/ actor
- Epic Fail: Not only fails to make fire with flint and steel for ninety minutes, but she also almost runs out of flint. When Jeff Probst had the producers give her and Becky matches, she still can't start a fire and runs out of matches too.
- Graceful Loser: She was just glad that her three favorite people reached the end.
5th. Adam Gentry
Tribe: Rarotonga -> Aitutonga
Age/ home/ job: 27/ San Diego, California/ sales executive
- Always Second Best: Not as good at challenges as Ozzy or Yul, and doesn't have the social game Jonathan or Parvati did. He does at least get to outlast his former teammates at Rarotonga.
- The Big Guy: Manages to get the only individual immunity win that Ozzy didn't.
- Cassandra Truth: His pitch to Ozzy and Sundra about joining him in voting for Yul at his last tribal council is a valid one; it doesn't put them in danger since Adam is going home regardless, and it flushes out Yul's idol in a way that puts everyone on an even playing field going into the next challenge. Ultimately, the alliance holds firm due to their Undying Loyalty; and Yul ends up guaranteed a spot in the finals once it's revealed that the season will end with a final 3 slate of players instead of a final 2.
- Chekhov's Gun: Made a last-minute deal with Yul that if the Aitu 4 voted Jonathan out before him or Parvati, Yul would get Adam's jury vote. Yul agreed and voted Jonathan out, and true to his word, Adam voted for Yul to win.
- Graceful Loser: Surprisingly considering how much of a Jerkass he's shown to be throughout the game. After he was voted out, he congratulated the Aitu Four in his last words.
- Kick the Dog: Was very mean to Cristina preceding her elimination. He's also a huge jerk towards Penner.
- The Last Dance: Subverted. He tried to convince Ozzy, Becky, and Sundra to vote for Yul and force him to use the idol, making him vulnerable at the next tribal council. However, since the Aitu Four are True Companions, nobody listened to him and he was voted out unanimously.
- Last of His Kind: The last member of Rarotonga.
6th. Parvati Shallow
Tribe: Rarotonga -> Aitutonga
Age/ home/ job: 23/ West Hollywood, California/ boxer
- Action Girl: Didn't win anything, but the group notes she's particularly good in endurance competitions and is a boxer back home. She's unfortunately outclassed by too many other physical competitors, but...
- The Charmer: ...she knows she has reasonably more luck than, say, Adam trying to sway the other members of the group. Unfortunately, everyone else caught on and sent her packing.
- Cute Bruiser: She's listed as a boxer in real life.
- Femme Fatale: The reason Yul decided to keep Adam over her was because she was blatantly hitting on Ozzy during their reward, which meant that she might be much brighter than one would otherwise assume.
- I Lied: Told Yul that if they kept her, she'd vote for him at the end. She then votes for Ozzy.
- Incompatible Orientation: She loved the idea of all the hot guys joining her tribe. Unfortunately for her, half of the ones she mentioned were gay.
- Lovable Alpha Bitch: If Aitu weren't able to mount their epic comeback, Parvati would have been the winner.
- Ms. Fanservice
- Plucky Girl: The very next person to go with only her an Adam left. Not that it stops her from trying.
- Ship Tease: With Nate; and Adam as well on occasion.
- The Tease: She let the audience know that she was excited to flirt with all the hot guys on her tribe.
- The Vamp: Had no problem with using her looks to gain an advantage in the game.
- Unfortunate Names: Is accidentally called "Poverty" several times throughout the season, not that "Shallow" is any less forgiving a name.
7th. Jonathan Penner
Tribe: Rarotonga -> Aitutaki -> Rarotonga -> Aitutonga
Age/ home/ job: 44/ Los Angeles, California/ writer
- Anti-Villain: He has betrayed pretty much everyone he has played with, but he's given a understandable reasons for doing so.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: His reasoning for joining up with Aitu was because the younger players on Raro were arrogant and disrespectful. This was also the reason he voted for Yul over Ozzy. That, and because Yul brought his hat back.
- Breakout Character: Jonathan's wit made him popular and was brought back for Micronesia and The Philippines as a result.
- Cassandra Truth: Warns the remaining Raros that Yul has the idol, but all of them ignore him.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: It got to the point where by the time he was eliminated there wasn't a single player left in the game who he hadn't betrayed.
- Cool Old Guy: He wasn't particularly old this time, but he was as suave as his younger competition.
- Deadpan Snarker: One of the most iconic ones in the history of Survivor.
- The Dog Bites Back: After switching tribes, he promptly found that he wasn't actually that liked or wanted on his new one, but the Raro alliance kept him around because he was a good provider of food and they felt that he'd already burned his bridge with the Aitu Four so he had nowhere to go. Instead, post-merge he flipped back to the Aitu Four and helped to further sink Raro's chances of winning.
- Elimination Statement: "And I'd like my hat back at some point."
- The Friend Nobody Likes: Became a scapegoat on the merged tribe due to his history of flipping and his tribemates claiming not to like his personality. Multiple people expressed happiness when he was on Exile Island because they could hang out as a tribe without him there.
- Grumpy Old Man: After Mutinying to Raro, Jonathan became annoyed that he was the only person working around camp.
- Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: The primary reason the Aitu 4 was whittled down in the first place, and flipped on the Raros, causing their downfall. He's probably the first cast member to have betrayed everyone he's played with, earning him the ire of his castmates. However, his back was against the wall in both situations and he had no choice but to do the things that he did, and everyone is fully aware that he would never get any jury votes.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Invoked when the Manhiki tribe sends him to Exile Island for accidentally stealing the Puka Puka tribe's chicken.Nate: "[[Karma's a Totally Radical bizzle]]".
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: He snaps at Jeff Probst for the usual narration bothering him during a challenge. Survivor contestants obviously know it's game and none of them are truly playing characters, but they're all told to ignore the production staff and never refer to the fact cameras are rolling.
- The Quisling: Like Candice, he defected back to Rarotonga the first chance the tribes were swapped. Unlike her, he had a bad case of Chronic Backstabbing Disorder.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: To Jeff Probst himself, starting a beautiful trend for all of his seasons.
- Team Dad: Irritably describes himself as this to the Raro tribe.
- Turn Coat: Wound up having to switch alliances multiple times. Some of this was genuine strategy, some of it was being in a bad spot with no other choice.
8th. Candice Woodcock
Tribe: Rarotonga -> Aitutaki -> Rarotonga -> Aitutonga
Age/ home/ job: 23/ Washington, D.C./ pre-med student
- Action Girl: The second to the last person standing during the first immunity challenge, she even shows off for a bit.
- Butt-Monkey: The Aitu Four alliance loved messing with her.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Her very first was abandoning Aitu for her island boyfriend. This would foreshadow Heroes vs Villains, where she would end up betraying them as well.
- Hospital Hottie: She's an attractive medical student.
- Humiliation Conga: Guess who gets sent to Exile Island nearly every time the Aitu Four can give it? Most notably for this trope, the time that Becky won the right to banish her to Exile Island in an auction challenge and to add insult to injury, got to take all her money for said challenge too. Ouch. Worse, to totally demolish her morale in finding the hidden immunity idol, Yul reveals that he has it and even shows it to everyone. Poor girl as this broke her spirit and into tears.
- Hypocrite: She really lays into Penner for betraying the tribe... despite having eagerly done so prior.
- Kick the Dog: Nobody trusts or likes Penner, and Candice makes it her mission to keep putting him down and arguing with him.
- The Quisling: Defects alongside Jonathan back to Rarotonga. They immediately get targets on their backs for it.
- Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: Is repeatedly sent to exile for having betrayed the Aitu. Then, she's the second elimination after the merge.
- Villainous Breakdown: When she gets sent to exile for the fourth time, she cries about how much it sucks.
9th. Nathan "Nate" Gonzalez
Tribe: Manhiki -> Rarotonga -> Aitutonga
Age/ home/ job: 23/ West Hollywood, California/ boxer
- And There Was Much Rejoicing: Was extremely happy to see Jonathan Penner voted out once he got on the jury.
- Dreadlock Warrior: He was one of the strongest members of Raro and he wore his hair in dreads.
- Hunter of His Own Kind: Nate was accused of being a race traitor for being responsible for the eliminations of Rebecca and Stephannie.
- The Nicknamer: At the Final Tribal Council, he deems Yul to be "The Godfather" and Ozzy to be "The Warrior".
- Token Minority: Of the Raro alliance.
- Twofer Token Minority. Heavily downplayed. Nate is Afro-Latin. However, the "Latin" part isn't touched upon in show, and it didn't stand out to the audience anyway because of this season's casting gimmick.
- Totally Radical: "Karma's a bizzle."
- Unusual Euphemism: "Eat us off," "Feedin'em some nuts," and "Chop them up like poop" are among the sayings he uttered on the show. As you can see, he had his own way with words.
10th. Jenny Guzon-Bae
Tribe: Puka Puka -> Rarotonga
Age/ home/ job: 36/ Lake Forest, Illinois/ real estate agent
- The Cassandra: Tries to convince Raro that keeping Jonathan would be a bad move considering he had a high chance of flipping back to Aitu at the merge.
- Diabolus ex Machina: She's voted out in a surprize vote right after Rebecca, with little-to-no time for strategising or scrambling. She's, not surprisingly, miffed at how that went down.
- Innocently Insensitive: Jenny has a tendency to make little doodles on her votes. On Cristina's vote, she drew a gun, which makes sense since Cristina's a cop. Unfortunately, Cristina's dad was killed when she was a child and she, herself, nearly lost her arm after a shooting.
- Last of Her Kind: The last asian on Raro. All of the new Rarotonga except Nate believed this was good enough reason to keep her from the merge, as Becky and Yul were still on Aitu and they feared she would flip back. After the show, Jenny confirmed that she absolutely would have, had she not been eliminated.
- Older Than She Looks: Would you believe she's 36? She barely looks a day over her twenties.
11th. Rebecca Borman
Tribe: Manhiki -> Rarotonga
Age/ home/ job: 34/ Laurelton, New York/ makeup artist
- The Load: One of the weakest members on her tribe when it comes to challenges. Best exemplified when Brad decides to do the puzzle instead of swim. Her body pretty much gives up after one round, forcing Adam and Parvati to do at least two. She ultimately was kicked out before the merge for challenge performance.
- One-Steve Limit: Averted somewhat with Rebekah "Becky" Lee.
- Out of Focus: Of the Manhiki tribe, she gets pretty much zero relevance and screentime despite outlasting two of her tribe members. She was also the only castaway up to that point to not get last words.
12th. Brad(ley) Virata
Tribe: Puka Puka -> Rarotonga
Age/ home/ job: 29/ Santa Monica, California/ fashion director
- The Generic Guy: Had a reasonable amount of screentime, but never really stood out from the crowd.
- Informed Ability: He's said that he's better at puzzles than he is at swimming; however, since he's the strongest swimmer on Rarotonga, we never got to see his supreme puzzle solving skills.
- Twofer Token Minority: Downplayed. While asian and gay, most of the cast is some form of racial minority and his sexual orientation is never brought up.
- You Lose at Zero Trust: He openly stated that he doesn't trust his tribemates, leading to a unanimous elimination.
Voted Out
13th. Jessica "Flicka" Smith
Tribe: Rarotonga -> Aitutaki
Age/ home/ job: 27/ Chico, California/ roller derby player
- The Ditz: In the first episode, Jessica caused the chickens to escape.
- Dreadlock Warrior: Is a physical member of the tribe and she sports really long dreads.
- Known Only by Their Nickname: Subverted. She introduces herself as "Flicka Flame" or just "Flicka", which indicates that might be what people call her, à la Fabio. Most people, however, just call her Jessica.
14th. Cristina Coria
Tribe: Aitutaki -> Rarotonga
Age/ home/ job: 35/ Los Angeles, California/ cop
- Action Girl: In Real Life, Cristina was a involved in law enforcement since the tender age of 14.
- Alliterative Name
- Determinator: Though a lot of people in survivor are Determinators, she proved to be one before the show. When she was shot, the damage was so severe that the doctors told her that she might never have full control of her arm again. Just look at her in action to know this wasn't the case.
- Disappeared Dad: In her Pre-Game Profile, he was murdered when Cristina was 12.
- Full-Circle Revolution: J.P. "crowned" himself the king with his bossiness, which made people vote him out. When that was done, Cristina immediately took up his mantle and was voted out as well.
- Tragic Backstory: She shares with the original Aitutaki tribe about her father's death at when she was a child and that she nearly lost her arm in a police standoff. Jenny, unfortunately, was not aware of when she drew a gun next to Cristina's name.
15th. Anh-Tuan "Cao Boi" Bui
Tribe: Puka Puka -> Aitutaki
Age/ home/ job: 42/ Christiansburg, Virginia/ nail salon manager
- Boomerang Bigot: He often made jokes at the asians's expense, much to the rest of the tribe’s discomfort.
- Cassandra Truth: He wanted Jonathan and Candice out because he didn't trust them and thought they'd turn on Aitu. Lo and behold, a couple challenges later...
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: He enjoys talking about things that make everyone confused.
- The Cuckoolander Was Right: He shares his crazy dream with his allies, a dream which gave him the idea for "Plan Voodoo", a plot where the tribe were split six votes between Candice Woodcock and Jonathan to flush out the Hidden Immunity Idol and avoid a possible "Whites Alliance" prevailing. Yul Kwon proceeds to compliment Cao Boi in hs confessional when he explains that amidst all Cao Boi's crazy, quixotic ideas, he has these strokes of brilliant genius. The only problem was Yul happened to be allied with Jonathan Penner and Candice at the time, and so this settled it that Cao Boi should be the one voted out over Flicka. Cao Boi's idea of "Plan Voodoo" or "splitting the votes" was used in the following season of Survivor: Fiji and is still used to this day. He changed the game.
- Irony: He never once considered that Yul would have the idol, which was made apparent when he made sure that Yul is the first to know of "Plan Voodoo."
- Fish out of Water: After his elimination, he says he is most vulnerable around other asians.
- Known Only by Their Nickname: "Cao Boi"
- New-Age Retro Hippie: He even said that he identifies more so as a hippie than as an asian.
- Kooky Old Man Has A Point: Even though he was totally irrelevant to the overall story of Cook Islands, Cao Boi did technically invent the idea of splitting up the votes in order to flush out the hidden immunity idol as well as maintain majority control of the tribe, AKA "Plan Voodoo".
- Younger Than They Look: Cao Boi was around 42 years old in Cook Islands, but looks at least ten years older.
16th. Stephannie Favor
Tribe: Manhiki -> Rarotonga
Age/ home/ job: 35/ Columbia, South Carolina/ nursing studnet
- Alone Among the Couples: In a platonic sense, she noticed that Rebecca and Sundra became a quick pair whilst Sekou and Nate also did. She became the swing vote for their only tribal council.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: When she mentioned wanting mashed potatoes and gravy, she was promptly eliminated at tribal council.
- Disproportionate Retribution: On the receiving end of this; she told Nate that she wished she had some "mashed potatoes and gravy", and he uses this as ammunition against her by telling the tribe that she'd given up and wanted to go home. This was possibly done as revenge for voting off Sekou, rather than siding with him to vote out Sundra.
17th. John Paul "J.P." Calderon
Tribe: Aitutaki -> Rarotonga
Age: 30/ Long Beach, California/ volleyballer
- Graceful Loser: Despite his self-serious attitude, he took his elimination well.
- Jerk Jock: Acts especially demanding to Billy, but he eventually irritates his other tribemates too with his bossy, entitled attitude. Back home, he's a professional volleyball player.
- Mr. Fanservice: Definitely one of the hot guys, according to Parvati.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: "J.P.".
- Straight Gay: Didn't come out of the closet until after the show.
18th. Cecilia Mansilla
Tribe: Aitutaki
Age/ home/ job: 29/ Oakland, California/ risk consultant
- Living Prop: Pretty much her only role was to inform Candice that Billy claimed they had a mutual profession of love, and the other when Ozzy was upset over her elimination.
- Out of Focus: She barely gets a word in before her sudden elimination.
- Spicy Latina: Ozzy refers to her as his "Peruvian Princess" at the rites of passage walk.
19th. Virgilio "Billy" Garcia
Tribe: Aitutaki
Age/ home/ job: 36/ New York, New York/ risk consultant
- Ascended Fanboy
- Fat Comic Relief: One of the most memorable second boots in history, and not just for his mistaken declaration of love.
- Fish out of Water: He says that he never felt like a member of the Latin community, being far more comfortable within the metalhead one.
- Lazy Bum: One of the reasons he was booted was because he didn't do any work unless prompted.
- The Load: To the point his team threw the challenge just so they could vote him off.
- Metalhead: Was in a metal band, wore a bandanna and had a roaring skull on his shirt. He believes that he would have lasted longer if he was on a tribe of other metalheads
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Never called "Virgilio", on nor off the show.
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Romance on the Set: Averted. What he misunderstandingly thought he had with Candice Woodcock before his elimination.- After Aitutaki lost the second immunity challenge, Billy glumly told Jeff that he knew that he was the one targeted for elimination. Candice, in an effort to cheer him up, said, "we (Rarotonga) love you," which Billy misinterpreted as her proclaiming that she loved him.
- Too Clever by Half: According to Billy, Ozzy told him that the real reason he wanted him gone immediately was that he was a Survivor superfan and didn't want someone like that going too far.
20th. Sekou Bunch
Tribe: Manhiki
Age/ home/ job: 35/ Los Angeles, California/ musician
- The Leader: Tried and failed to mitigate his physical weaknesses by being the Team Dad.
- The Load: According to Stephannie, he was a Lazy Bum who often took breaks.
- Graceful Loser: His elimination speech, is about how he managed to impart his "wisdom" before he left that he was proud of how strong they'll be. He was even so happy about the whole experience that he wrote a song about it, which he performed at the reunion show.
