History Characters / SurvivorIslandOfTheIdols

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Looked to be a powerful player based on what was shown from the pre-merge but was imminently targeted at the first tribal council.
* EpicFail: Like James Clement, she managed to get eliminated with 2 idols in her pocket. Especially shocking as she was shown to be very smart and perceptive all season.

* NiceHat: She has a nice, little sun hat that pops up from time to time.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Dean may be a huge goofball, but he's also dangerously unpredictable and managed to get his hands on the most advantages of the season.

* DitzyGenius: Downplayed on both aspects. His background and occupation suggest that he's a smart man, which is why they insist putting him on puzzles, but he's looking like the island doofus, so far. Though he did show some intelligence by being the first one to realize that constantly keeping Karishma around as an easy vote for later will just guarantee her a spot in the final 3.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Everybody finds her behavior erratic, but they recognize that as an asset because she is a loyal number.

* IAmWhatIAm: She knows she's crazy, brutally honest, and everything else that people would use to describe her, but she doesn't care. She's Noura and she's proud of that.

* ShipTease: She seems to have developed a liking for Jason, calling him cute.

%%* {{Determinator}}: "Tenacity is my middle name."

* SoreLoser: Like you wouldn't believe. This woman breaks into tears even when she's given relatively minor setbacks, and usually needs a moment to cry when even the slightest part of her plan goes wrong. She's practically inconsolable after Noura decides to force her to make fire.

* ChekhovsSkill

* {{Unperson}}: Was not at the reunion due to fear of backlash after the Dan incident.

* [[FaceDeathWithDignity Face Elimination with Dignity]]: When he was voted out, he bore no ill-will towards his companions. He's just FREAKIN' PUMPED to be a part of the jury.

* {{Unperson}}: Was not in the reunion as he wanted to support Elizabeth not coming.

* {{Unperson}}: Because of his ejection from the game, Dan was banned from the reunion show.

* VillanousBreakdown: Broke into tears after Noura put her on in the fire making challenge, as she had no proper practice in the game.

* SoleSurvivor: The 39th.

* {{Unperson}}: Was not at the reunion for some reason.

* {{Unperson}}: Was not in the reunion for some reason.

* BoringButPractical: Tommy is relying on the most tried and true strategies in Survivor history, even though they are a bit boring. The first having a strong enough social game that everyone lets him in on their plans, and the second is overseeing the pagonging of a rival tribe. Not the best television in the world, but devastatingly effective enough to make him the most powerful player of the season.

!The Castaways

[[folder: Janet Carbin]]
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-> '''Age''': 59
-> '''From''': Palm Bay, Florida
-> '''Occupation''': Chief Lifeguard

* TheAce: Despite her age, they rely on her during challenges and was even capable of keeping up with Elizabeth, who's an Olympic level swimmer.
* AgonyOfTheFeet: She splinters her big toe after falling off the pedestal.
* BeingGoodSucks: The only person left on the season that refuses to cross moral boundaries gets stabbed repeatedly by the people who do.
* BigGood: Janet is easily the most unambiguously good person left on the island. She stands for what she believes is right, has lines she will never cross, and genuinely cares about the feelings of other people and doesn't hesitate to help them.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Immediately takes a liking to Tom, because he's the oldest man on the cast and he's a straight shooter. Doesn't stop her from being incredibly wary of him on a strategic level.
* BreakTheBadass: The constant gaslighting and betrayal took a toll on her and she ends up wanting to quit because of it. She doesn't thankfully, wanting to stay for her family and lifeguard crew.
* CommonalityConnection: She and Elizabeth are both strong swimmers on account of their occupation, and they bond because of that.
* CoolOldLady: The first thing she establishes is how she wants to break the mold of the older woman going out early in order to keep the tribe strong. She immediately establishes her value by starting a fire within minutes of entering camp and manages to land her grappling hook after a single try. She's also the only one on the Vokai tribe with a shot at catching up to [[TheAce Elizabeth]] in a swimming showdown.
** She's tied with Scout as the oldest woman to make the merge ''and'' the oldest person to find a hidden immunity idol, at the age of 59.
* DueToTheDead: The tribe's name was Lumuwaku, which they named in dedication to Jack, who was eliminated the night before. Lumuwaku was something that his father would say before he left deployment and it stands for "Love you, miss you, really wanna kiss you." She was the one who brought up the suggestion.
* TheFettered: Janet strongly believes that some issues transcend the game, and there are some things that simply should not be tolerated.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Janet was sitting comfortably in the game. She was well-respected among everyone, wasn't seen as a liability because of her age, yet wasn't threatening enough strategically or physically that she had to be taken out. When the girls come to her to vote off Dan, this puts her in the position to support her surrogate children at the expense of her game or to let things slide and hang on a little longer. She chooses the former and suffers for it.
* MamaBear: A tragic example. Despite being allied with Dan, when all the young women came to her about his inappropriate behavior, she was willing to vote him out just to make sure the remaining women felt comfortable in the game. This ended up backfiring on her '''hard''', as Missy, Lauren, and Elizabeth all ended up flipping on her and voting out Kellee, then allied themselves with Dan.
* TheParagon: She stands for what she believes is right and she takes a stand against Dan, Elizabeth, and Missy even though it places a greater knife in her back.
* SenselessSacrifice: She jeopardized her game because she wanted to all the younger girls, especially Kellee, to feel safer. Kellee ends up going home and Janet finds herself on the bottom.
* StopBeingStereotypical: She wants to buck the trend of the older woman by proving herself capable in both camp life and challenges.
* TeamMom: She naturally falls into this role, being the oldest member of the tribe and they've even taking to calling her mom.
** The younger members of the tribe go to her for advice as well, such as when Kellee and Molly came to talk about her issues with Dan.
* ThousandYardStare: After Kellee's vote off, she doesn't sleep, staring at the horizon until daybreak.
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[[folder: Lauren Beck]]
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-> '''Tribe''': Vokai --> Vokai --> Lumuwaku
-> '''Age''': 28
-> '''From''': Glendale, California
-> '''Occupation''': Nanny

* ADayInTheLimelight: After ''ten'' episodes of being a background character, Lauren asks to get sent to the Island of the Idols. Her next few scenes are her formulating and executing her plan.
* BatmanGambit: She needs one of two people to win the immunity challenge so that she herself could get an immunity idol. She believed that Noura and Liz were the most likely to win, and spent the rest of her time convincing everyone else to sit out it. The only hiccup was that Karishma wasn't dissuaded from trying her luck, but that was a non-issue because she lost after a few seconds.
%%* {{Determinator}}: "Tenacity is my middle name."
* LaughingAtYourOwnJokes: Has a tendency to do this during her confessionals.
* ItsAllAboutMe: States that she doesn't care about Dan's behavior with the women since it didn't happen to her.
* MsFanservice
* TheManBehindTheMan: Lauren was behind the Molly vote off and is implied to be the real brains in her partnership with Tommy, but she gets so little content that it's hard to determine how much strategic agency she actually has.
* SatelliteCharacter: Lauren is essentially always seen around either Tommy or Missy, and is one of their closest allies.
* SmugSnake: Lauren tends to be very arrogant and treats players that are lower on the totem pole than her with disdain.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: She claims that Elaine isn't smart enough to be a threat. She's proven wrong during Jason's vote out.
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[[folder: Noura Salman]]
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-> '''Tribe''': Vokai --> Lairo --> Lumuwaku

[[folder: Tommy Sheehan]]
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-> '''Age''': 26
-> '''From''': Long Island, New York
-> '''Occupation''': 4th Grade Teacher

* AscendedFan
* BadDreams: During Vince's escapade, Tommy wakes up screaming because of a nightmare, alerting the rest of the tribe.
* BadassTeacher: One of the more physically adept members of the cast, also teaches for the fourth grade.
* BoringButPractical: Tommy is relying on the most tried and true strategies in Survivor history, even though they are a bit boring. The first having a strong enough social game that everyone lets him in on their plans, and the second is overseeing the pagonging of a rival tribe. Not the best television in the world, but devastatingly effective enough to make him the most powerful player of the season.
* DeathGlare: Delivers an ''intense'' one towards Aaron for betraying them during the Jason boot.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Episode 10 shows that he is disgusted by the way Missy treats Karishma, likening her to a bully.
* TheGenericGuy: Out of all the contestants with their varied personalities and complexities, Tommy is probably the most underdeveloped and average. We know very little of his personality or his quirks, only really getting anything when he's talking strategy or about being a teacher.
* GroinAttack: Suffers a hit in the crotch at the 4th immunity challenge.
* TheLeader: While it's not clear if he actually intends on being one, he has the tribe's respect and they defer to him whenever they want to make an important decision. Even during the swap, Elaine notes that he's definitely the one calling the shots.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Amusingly, he's the only player in the Final Five with no knowledge of the Idols twist.
* MagneticHero: Tommy is liked by pretty much everyone in the game, and everybody wants to work with him and protect him.
* MrFanservice
** StandardizedLeader: Of all the people in his tribe, he's presented as a strategist rather than a personality. This means we don't get a lot of characterization and development from him.
* OnlySaneMan: In a cast full of nutcases, gamebots, and Noura, Tommy just comes across as a normal dude.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: According to Janet, Tommy was one of the people defending her during the tribal of Jamal's boot, but it was left on the cutting room floor.
* TheStrategist: Whenever he gets the spotlight shone on him, it will always be about his position in the game and how he could make it further. This is worth mentioning because this is the ''only'' characterization he gets. Even his confessional following Dan's ejection is purely gameplay focused.

!Jury

* OnlySaneMan: In a cast full of nutcases, gamebots, and Noura, Tommy just comes across as a normal dude.

* SmartGirl: One of the things that the idols immediately peg about her is her intelligence. Case in point, she wins a memory challenge to get her first idol.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: These two are the biggest names in Survivor history and seasons with twist islands tend to eat up a lot of time (Ghost Island being the most recent example). It's actually subverted because their segments aren't particularly long, and there's a few episodes where nobody visits Island of the Island (those episodes still have deleted scenes showing the two doing mundane chores).

* NeverMyFault: He claims to be horrified by his actions, but never actually takes the time to reflect on his behaviour. It's evident that he's never actually sorry for his actions. Instead he's "sorry they feel that way" about him, and is frustrated that they can't just accept his "apology" and move on. When Missy and Elizabeth coddle him (because it's the game), he uses it as validation that he never actually did anything wrong.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He's inappropriately touchy with the women, which becomes a sore point for Kellee and Molly. It eventually gets bad enough that the producers have to step in offscreen and begin issuing warnings (and they also asked Kellee if she wanted them to go further, but she declined).

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* TheManBehindTheMan: Lauren was behind the Molly vote off and is implied to be the real brains in her partnership with Tommy, but she gets so little content from her that it's hard to determine how much strategic agency she actually has.

* NonGameplayElimination: Despite getting a severe warning about his inappropriate touching in the past, Dan was reported to have harassed a production crew. It served to be the final straw as Dan was removed from the game sometime in the morning on Day 36 just when the final six was formed. No goodbyes, no placement on the jury, no final words, not even a trip to tribal council to discuss matters. Dan was ''gone'', making him the first person to ever be removed from the game.
* ObliviouslyEvil: He genuinely doesn't seem to understand the damage he's causing. In the early episodes, he and everyone else saw his actions as ultimately harmless (inappropriate, but harmless). Even when it got to the point that it couldn't be ignored, Missy and Elizabeth led him to think that his behavior wasn't actually a serious problem. It's really only the following Tribal Council, where Jeff tries to call him out on his behavior, that he digs in his heels and drops out of this trope by becoming ''willfully'' "evil".

* TheStrategist: Whenever he gets the spotlight shone on him, it will always be about his position in the game and how he could make it further. This is worth mentioning because this is the ''only'' characterization he gets.

* {[Irony}}: He rags on Karishma and Noura because he viewed them as goats. However, Tommy sees him as a goat for having very little strategic agency and playing the subtle game.

* DwindlingParty: Around the final 11, the six remaining Lairo members began to be targeted due to multiple reasons (Aaron, Missy, and Elizabeth being seen as viable threats, while nobody wanted Karishma in the final three). By the time the final seven arrives, only Dean and Elanie are left.

* NonGamePlayElimination: Despite getting a severe warning about his inappropriate touching in the past, Dan was reported to have harassed a production crew. It served to be the final straw as Dan was removed from the game. No goodbyes, no placement on the jury, no final words. Dan was ''gone'', making him the first person to ever be removed from the game.

* DirtyOldMan: At the very least, his tribe mates are starting to think of him as this because his inappropriate touching has led to him snuggling up against Elizabeth at night.

[[folder: Elaine Stott]]

-> '''Tribe''': Lairo --> Vokai --> Lumuwaku
-> '''Age''': 41
-> '''From''': Rockholds, Kentucky
-> '''Occupation''': Factory Worker

* BigFun: An exuberant woman whose girth is matched only by her charisma.
* BornUnlucky: Elaine believes herself to be this when Jeff asks why she's so apprehensive. This isn't without precedent because she's a candidate for first boot on account of being super ''likable'' when historically, it's for the opposite reason and she's stuck on the losing tribe for most of the premerge. She does get swapped into a 4-4 tie, but that includes Missy and Aaron, who are both treat their tribemates as expendable.
* TheCharmer: Her greatest strength and her most dangerous asset. The idols had moderate disdain for her for being clueless but, after spending time with them on [=IoI=], they also grew to love her.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: A downplayed example. While not actively malicious, Elaine has turned on all of Lairo as well as her other alliances and seems to flip back and fourth.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Elaine gives off the impression that the only reason she has stuck around so long is because people like her, but underneath that exterior is somebody very perceptive and is capable of strategizing.
* GoodIsNotDumb: The plucky heroine of the season, she is probably the nicest lady on the cast and people underestimate her because of it (and also because of her background). However, she definitely has strategic chops.
* HeelFaceTurn: She turned on the Lairo Alliance in Episode 10 by voting out Missy as she realizes how mean she is.
* LastOfHerKind: With Karishma gone, she is the last remaining original Lairo woman.
* MissingMom: Her mother died a few months prior to the season, and Elaine cites it as one of her reasons for pursuing this adventure.
* NiceGirl: Karishma is in a vulnerable position because she's the obvious vote off, but she wants to fight to stay alive. Elaine knows she can use her as another number and wants to take out Missy. Does she pull a Missy and start controlling and dictating Karishma? No. She uses basic decency and compassion when talking to Karishma. Like an ''equal''.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Sandra comments on how Elaine seems to be entirely clueless about everything, but her confessionals indicate that she is incredibly aware about Lairo's current situation. She's one of the better social players and secured a rather safe spot, so she's trying to lower her threat level by appearing clueless.
* OutdoorsyGal: Tom's initial assessment of her character was this trait.
* PetTheDog: Despite using Karishma for a vote, rather than do what Missy did, she talked to Karishma as an equal and listened to her problems.
* ShipperOnDeck: She floated the idea of Chelsea and Dean hooking up.
* TheSocialExpert: Unexpectedly for a factory worker from Kentucky, Elaine quickly proved to be this becoming by far the most liked player on Lairo. This has actually been her own undoing because, she became a target earlier on ''specifically'' for being too damn likable.
* StraightGay: Though with her tomboyish looks and attitude, she could also lean to ButchLesbian.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Lairo Alliance, by sheer virtue of the fact that she genuinely doesn't know about Dan's behavior, is not actively malicious, and is loyal to her tribemates. Eventually, she realizes how mean Missy treats Karishma, and the two agree to blindside the former.
* UnluckilyLucky: Episode 6 sees her as being the intended target yet again, with two of her allies even being willing to vote her out, and she is later sent onto the Island of Idols after sitting out, which puts an even bigger target on her back. However, she does manage to get a Block-A-Vote, which ends up turning the 4-4 situation into a 4-3 in her favor, and she manages to turn the tides and stay while Jason ended up leaving instead.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: She has wrestling matches against the other Lairo girls, suplexing Chelsea on the beach and pinning Missy a bunch of times.

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[[folder: Dan Spilo]]
-> '''Tribe''': Vokai --> Vokai --> Lumuwaku
-> '''Age''': 48
-> '''From''': Los Angeles, California
-> '''Occupation''': Talent Manager

* AnalogyBackfire: In defending his behavior, he states that he works in the entertainment industry where the [=#MeToo=] movement was born. As posters on Reddit commented, that's not something to brag about; the industry isn't the champion of equality like Dan tried to present it, it's the hotbed of poor behavior that [=#MeToo=] was ''protesting''.
* ADayInTheLimelight: He doesn't have much focus, being limited to the occasional comedy scene, but the merge episode highlights him and his repugnant behaviour.
* DirtyOldMan: At the very least, his tribe mates are starting to think of him as this because his inappropriate touching has led to him snuggling up against Elizabeth at night.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: At the most, he's tolerated by the people he's around. He's a very touchy person in a way that the group as a whole finds inappropriate. Jamal thinks he's skeevy, and Missy doesn't like him going through people's things. After Jason's vote, Tommy and Lauren immediately try and put him under the bus.
** After Kellee's elimination, he finds use to round out their numbers but Janet loathes him while Missy and Elizabeth don't respect him.
* HateSink: The editors have made it clear that Dan is not someone we should root for.
* KnightOfCerebus: Beyond the occasional confessional, Dan didn't receive a lot of content prior to the merge. When the spotlight started shining on him, the season took a noticeably darker turn.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: At the beginning, it was rather clear that Dan intended no malice, but he came across like a slimy car salesman to some on the tribe. But then it ceased being innocent when he was asked to stop and didn't.
* NeverMyFault: He claims to be horrified by his actions, but never actually takes the time to reflect on his behaviour. It's evident that he's never actually sorry for his actions. Instead he's "sorry they feel that way" about him, and is frustrated that they can't just accept his "apology" and move on. When Missy and Elizabeth coddle him (because it's the game), he uses it as validation that he never actually did anything wrong.
* ObliviouslyEvil: He genuinely doesn't seem to understand the damage he's causing. In the early episodes, he and everyone else saw his actions as ultimately harmless (inappropriate, but harmless). Even when it got to the point that it couldn't be ignored, Missy and Elizabeth led him to think that his behavior wasn't actually a serious problem. It's really only the following Tribal Council, where Jeff tries to call him out on his behavior, that he digs in his heels and drops out of this trope by becoming ''willfully'' "evil".
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He's inappropriately touchy with the women, which becomes a sore point for Kellee and Molly. It eventually gets bad enough that the producers have to step in offscreen and begin issuing warnings (and they also asked Kellee if she wanted them to go further, but she declined).
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: From a meta-narrative perspective. Prior to the merge, he was the skeevy guy that no one really liked who was an easy vote because he kept touching people and things. He then causes Kellee to have an on-camera breakdown, refuses to acknowledge the damage he does and his repulsive behavior is used as ammunition to keep Missy in power.
* RunningGag: Dan doesn't get a lot of focus but when he does, it usually involves him touching things. It gets hit with CerebusSyndrome and stops being funny after the merge, where it starts to become a serious sexual harassment problem.
* TokenEvilTeammate: He's this for the otherwise fairly likable Volkai Alliance, due to being a perverted creep.
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* ArrangedMarriage: It's a result of her Indian heritage. She likens her relationship with her husband to be much more similar to roommates than love.

* OnlySaneMan: In a cast full of nutcases, gamebots, and some truly unconventional players, tommy just comes across as a normal dude.