Sole Survivor
The 12-year-old son of Sly Cooper. He's inherited his father's sneakiness and uses it to mastermind an idol play and win the first season.
First Sly Cooper fan character.
Came back in Season 20: Generations.
- Anti-Hero
- The Bad Guy Wins: A light example.
- Batman Gambit: His idol scam.
- The Chessmaster
- Morality Pet: Taylor.
- Sole Survivor: The first of the series.
- Young and in Charge: He's only 12 years old and won the season.
Runner-Up
A dour goth girl who enjoys yaoi. Has a big rivalry with Taylor.
First Silent Hill fan character.
Came back for Season 6: All-Stars.
- Action Girl
- Deadpan Snarker
- Intergenerational Friendship: With Hugo.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- Perky Goth
- Plucky Girl: Surprisingly enough for a dour goth girl such as Charlie, she's the main motivator and leader on Drazen and was perhaps the only thing keeping them winning when they did before the merge.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: With Taylor. It eventually culminates in Charlie having a big part in voting her out.
- Yaoi Fangirl
The Jury
A goofy, friendly challenge threat who has a relationship with Taylor.
First Mario Sports fan character.
Came back for Season 6: All-Stars.
- The Ace
- Action Hero: The first to ever dominate the challenges.
- Farm Boy: While he may not come from a farm, he fits the personality to a tee.
- Graceful Loser
- The Hero
- Nice Guy
- Real Men Eat Meat
- Took a Level in Kindness: Hogan was a lot different in the first episodes.
A cute valley girl who says "like" constantly. Is Hogan's girlfriend, Sky's friend, and Charlie's rival.
First EarthBound fan character.
- The Cameo: In Ponderosa in All-Stars, Al shape-shifted into her to read Hogan's loved-ones message.
- Genki Girl
- Granola Girl
- New-Age Retro Hippie
- Official Couple: With Hogan.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Her and Charlie, especially during the challenges.
- Valley Girl
A grumpy shopkeeper who strikes up a friendship with Charlie, and ultimately ends up playing a fake immunity idol hidden by Skylar.
First The Legend of Zelda fan character.
- Ambiguously Brown
- Bald of Evil
- Fat Bastard
- Intergenerational Friendship: With Charlie.
- Sore Loser: Becomes very bitter toward Sky after he's eliminated.
- Team Dad: According to Wendy, Hugo was this to Drazen.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: Once he gets his hands on the fake idol.
A complete idiot who thinks he's God's gift to earth and a master of the game but is never taken seriously.
First Halo fan character.
Came back for Season 6: All-Stars.
- Butt-Monkey
- Casanova Wannabe
- Gonk
- I Just Want to Be Badass: Craig's entire reason for existing.
- Jerkass
- The Load
- Sixth Ranger: To Rene and Merideth, who really only keep him around for a number.
- Sore Loser
- Small Name, Big Ego
- Too Dumb to Live
The woman in control of her original tribe. Her alliance is eventually turned on by Sky, Hogan, and Taylor.
First Star Fox fan character.
- Disc-One Final Boss: Her defeat is what paves the way for Skylar to get to the end.
- The Chessmaster
- Lipstick Lesbian
- Smug Snake
Rene's sidekick, who is less than thrilled with her friend's sexual preferences.
First Final Fantasy fan character.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Rene.
- Perky Female Minion: The closest thing this series has to one.
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Shocking Elimination - Smug Snake
- Spanner in the Works: Unwittingly comes closest to disrupting Sky's idol gambit, being the only one to see him buy the fake idol in the village.
A strong girl with an eye-patch, who is adept at fishing with her bare hands and building things.
First Monkey Island fan character.
Came back for Season 6: All-Stars.
Eliminated
A wolf who tries to act tough and in control of the game, but oftentimes lets her emotions get the better of her.
First F-Zero fan character.
- Action Girl
- Big Guy Fatality Syndrome: The biggest threat pre-merge becomes the first boot post-merge.
- Defrosting Ice Queen
A morbidly obese man who is always hungry yet tries to get over it.
First Pokémon fan character.
Came back for Season 10: Battle of the Tribes.
A highly emotional tech head who annoyed others except for Bea, and turned out to be one of the most intelligent people in the season.
First Mega Man fan character.
- My Death Is Just the Beginning: His reveal about the three-ring alliance caused Sky and Hogan to flip at the merge.
- Nerd Glasses
- Too Dumb to Live: Falls for Skylar's easily seen-through quitting gambit.
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Word of Gay
A whiny little kid who is infamous for being bad at everything. Got dead last in a popularity poll.
First Animal Crossing fan character.
- Too Dumb to Live: Got every single question wrong in a trivia challenge. He didn't even know Jeff Probst's name.
A nurse who is close friends with Lyle. She later joins the Survivor staff to deal with injuries throughout the series.
First Sonic The Hedgehog fan character.
- Ascended Extra: Despite being eliminated early, Bea returns later in the season to help with a medical emergency. She is later apparently hired onto the show's medical staff, as she appeared three times in later seasons for similar emergencies.
- The Medic
- Too Dumb to Live: Falls for Skylar's easily seen-through quitting gambit.
A nice girl who was friends with everyone on her tribe.
First The Sims fan character.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Charlie.
- Nice Girl
- Team Mom
A smart, nerdy character who sometimes says things without thinking.
First Resident Evil fan character.
- Disproportionate Retribution: Called Wendy a "cyclops" - everyone (except Wendy) immediately overreacts and votes him out, despite the fact that he was a strong competitor and he apologized to Wendy after the fact.
- What Could Have Been: Eugene was originally planned to appear in All-Stars and start a bit of a romance with Wendy, last until the final 6/7 and get booted in the same episode as Wendy. The idea was abandoned when it was realized that there were too many good characters being left out of the original idea.
