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1This is ''Survivor: David vs. Goliath''. And like all seasons of Survivor, spoilers are going to be unmarked. Proceed with caution.
2%%* Please do not bring personal feelings towards the players into the character sheets, even if those feelings are backed by other fans on social media. That is what YMMV is for. Only use examples from the game, or information from the players themselves on social media, in here. And please keep the writing as neutral as possible.
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6!The Tribes
7!!!'''Initial Tribes:''' David (Orange), Goliath (Purple) → '''Tribe Switch:''' Vuku (Orange), Jabeni (Purple), Tiva (Green) → '''Merge Tribe:''' Kalokalo (Light Blue)
8
9[[folder: David/Vuku]]
10* AllForNothing: The Davids worked as hard as they could to take the numbers advantage from the Goliaths, and once they succeed, they tear themselves apart and give the Goliaths a 4-2 advantage in the finale. Fortunately, Nick survived till the final three and won, giving the David's a victory.
11* DavidVsGoliath: Of course.
12* TookALevelInBadass: After Carl joined the tribe swapped Vuku, they came first in both the reward and immunity challenges on Episode 5, and would later win the final tribal immunity challenge in Episode 6.
13* TotalPartyKill: The version of this tribe after the Episode 4 switch failed to get any of their members into the Final Three.
14* TrueCompanions: After the Elizabeth is voted out, the five remaining Davids became this. This is a huge reason why they manage to escape two eliminations at the final eleven and twelve. Eventually, this became subverted after Christian and Gabby voted out Carl.
15* UnderdogsNeverLose: The motif for their tribe, though it appears subverted early on with only winning the first reward challenge and losing the first two elimination challenges. Despite that, they did manage to send two Goliath's home in the tribe swapped episodes. Even after Elizabeth was eliminated right after the merge, the five stuck together, and with a collection of advantages, they got two of the strongest Goliath's out. And then when the Davids were reduced to just Nick, he persevered and won the final immunity challenges to ensure his spot in the final tribal council.
16[[/folder]]
17
18[[folder: Goliath/Jabeni]]
19* DavidVsGoliath: Of course.
20* DividedWeFall: Since the tribe swap, the Goliaths went from a 9-7 number advantage to a 7-6 numbered advantage leading into the merge. This was due to Alec and Mike switching sides during their respective Tribal Councils and got rid of Natalia and Natalie.
21* MeaningfulName: Jabeni means "champion" in Fiji. Ironically, the final three this season contains all three players from the Jabeni tribe that made it to the merge.
22* PurpleIsPowerful: Implied by both their tribe colors and by the fact that they're the Goliath tribe.
23* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Post tribal swapped Jabeni is made up of two Davids and three people of the Goliaths that honestly looked out of place from the initial line up (Angelina, Mike, and Natalie).
24* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In comparison to [[TrueCompanions Davids]], the Goliaths has a hard time getting along. Nobody trusts Angelina in the game (to the point where Kara and Alec casted votes against her), Kara wanted to vote-out Dan, and Mike/Alison/Alec wanted to work with some of the Davids for a brief time.
25[[/folder]]
26
27[[folder: Tiva]]
28* EmeraldPower: With the exception of losing a reward challenge, Tiva went undefeated in their short run, and did not lose a member come the merge.
29* TotalPartyKill: Despite their success before the merge, they had all of their members eliminated before the Final Four.
30[[/folder]]
31
32!The Sole Survivor
33
34[[folder: Nicholas Joseph Caleb "Nick" Wilson]]
35[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nick_wilson.PNG]]
36
37-> '''Tribe''': David → Jabeni → Kalokalo
38-> '''Age''': 27
39-> '''From''': Williamsburg, Kentucky
40-> '''Occupation''': Public Defender
41----
42
43* AdvantageBall: Found the vote steal along with Carl in episode 8. He used in the following episode to steal Alison's vote, as part of the David's plan to vote out Dan.
44* AntiHero: While the beginning of the first episode painted Nick as scheming and manipulative, the moment where all the Davids bond over past traumas and hardships eventually has him break down and admit his own troubled past, even having him crying for the first time since his mother passed away.
45* AscendedFan
46* CompositeCharacter: Of [[Characters/SurvivorTocantins J.T. Thomas and Stephen Fishbach]] with him having the former's sourthern background as well as the latter's strategic gameplay.
47* DarkAndTroubledPast: Nick grew up surrounded by the opioid crisis in the south, and even lost his mother to it. This is what inspired him to become a public defender.
48* EveryoneHasStandards: Nick admitted in a few confessionals that he is willing to do anything to advance his position in the game. However, when Natalie threatens him to send him home if he either doesn't give her his jacket or give her Lyrsa's jacket, he was completely disgusted and abandoned any attempt to work with her.
49* {{Foil}}: To Mike. Nick was among the most personally successful Davids, and came across as a scheming manipulator, but proved that he actually is a good guy after becoming friends with Christian. Mike, by contrast, was the "David among the Goliaths" and came across as a friendly NiceGuy. However, he has become Christian's primary opponent.
50** Also to Davie, as both of them are cunning players, found idols, and were leading the David's to get out the Goliaths. However, when Christian betrayed them both, their reactions were stark in contrast -- Davie didn't take it personally and still wanted to work with Christian, while Nick did and is trying to cut his throat.
51* HistoryRepeats: Just like fellow Southerner [[Characters/SurvivorTocantins J.T. Thomas]], he wins the last three Immunity Challenges, has no votes cast against him throughout the entire game, and also receives seven jury votes.
52* IronicEcho: Natalie asks him "Is a jacket worth a million dollars?" when he refused to give up his jacket so she could give it to Angelina. After Natalie is voted out and Angelina is futility begging her for her jacket, he asks Angelina "Was that jacket worth a million dollars?"
53* InSeriesNickname: "Kentucky," if he has anything to say about it.
54* ItsPersonal: How he feels about Christian voting out Carl, which ended up ending their alliance.
55* LastOfHisKind: Became the final David left in the Final 5 after Davie's elimination.
56* ObfuscatingStupidity: Implied to be part of his strategy: if people hear his accent and think of him as a dumb hick, that's fine with him.
57* OddFriendship: With Christian.
58* RealMenLoveJesus: Has often been seen praying in pre-game sequester.
59* TheNicknamer: Not for people, but for ''alliances''. For instance, his alliance with Christian is called "Mason-Dixon," since the line sits on top of both Kentucky and Maryland. A lot of his nicknames are so cringey that his alliance members straight up refuse to go with those names.
60* NoDamageRun: Nick didn't receive any votes at any Tribal Council he went to, until he made it to Final Tribal.
61* SoleSurvivor: Of David Vs. Goliath.
62* SoreLoser: Nick tends to become whiny and angry when things don't go his way.
63* SouthernFriedGenius: Cites being a "Redneck Lawyer" as a point of pride.
64* TookALevelInBadass: Despite him winning zero individual immunity challenges before the finale, he won all three of the immunity challenges. He became the only person that season to win multiple individual immunity challenges.
65* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: He wasn't exactly a saint but compared to Mike's unlikeable behavior post-merge and how Angelina rubbed people in the wrong way he was this.
66* WhatBeautifulEyes: Angelina tries to sway him to her side at one Tribal Council by gushing about his "pretty Wilson blue eyes".
67* WhatTheHellHero: Basically his reaction to Christian blindsiding him by voting out Carl. As far as he's concerned, Mason-Dixon is dead.
68[[/folder]]
69
70!Runners-Up
71
72[[folder: Michael Christopher "Mike" White]]
73[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mike_white.PNG]]
74
75-> '''Tribe''': Goliath → Jabeni → Kalokalo
76-> '''Age''': 47
77-> '''From''': San Diego, California
78-> '''Occupation''': Filmmaker
79See Creator/MikeWhite for filmmaking credits.
80----
81
82
83* ArchEnemy: Having targeted him thrice now, it's safe to say he's Christian's. His third try is a success.
84* AntiVillain: Mike's a nice guy and really easy to get along with, but he's still a scheming, treacherous player willing to say and do anything to win.
85* AscendedFan: While he's no stranger to CBS reality TV, he says he's excited to play Survivor because it's something he's always wanted to do.
86* BirdsOfAFeather: As of episode two, he's in an alliance with Jeremy, who is also apart of the LGBT spectrum.
87* CelebritySurvivor: Mike is a screenwriter, best known for writing the scripts for ''Film/OrangeCounty'' and ''Film/SchoolOfRock''.
88* {{Crossover}}: He's appeared on two seasons of Series/TheAmazingRace with his father.
89* DeadpanSnarker: He has a very dry wit.
90* FaceHeelTurn: At the start of the season, Mike wanted to work with the Davids and even considered himself as an honorary member of the David tribe. However, at the merge, he ultimately felt he couldn't trust the Davids and threw his lot in with the Goliaths.
91* {{Foil}}: To Nick. Nick was among the most personally successful Davids, and came across as a scheming manipulator, but proved that he actually is a good guy after becoming friends with Christian. Mike, by contrast, was the "David among the Goliaths" and came across as a friendly NiceGuy. However, he has become Christian's primary opponent.
92* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mike references this by name after getting grilled by Natalie over his idol hunting on day one.
93* {{Hypocrite}}: Mike told Christian he didn't trust Gabby because he thought she wasn't taking their Strikeforce Alliance seriously. In that same episode, he later then turns on the alliance and tries to get Christian out.
94* ItsPersonal: He votes Natalie out of the game for no reason other than he personally dislikes her.
95* KickTheDog: His dismissive treatment of Alison at her final tribal council was uncharacteristically cruel.
96* TheLeader: Mike takes over as leader of the Goliaths after Natalie (who was convinced she was the tribe leader) and John (the actual leader) were eliminated in short order.
97* SadisticChoice: Mike has a major one in episode 6 where he ended up having to either vote-out Angelina or Lyrsa in the game. If he votes out the former, he risks the Davids pagonging the Goliaths in this game. If he votes out out the latter, he will be voting out somebody who he trusts more than the former.
98* ThirdTimesTheCharm: Mike led the charge to vote out Christian on three separate occasions. His third attempt was the one that succeeded.
99* TookALevelInJerkass: Mike started of as a nice guy, but come the finale, he started to get meaner to people (especially Alison), and became arrogant in how he orchestrated some late eliminations. This probably bit him in the as though as he lost to Nick in the finale.
100[[/folder]]
101
102[[folder: Angelina Michel Keeley]]
103[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/angelina_keeley.PNG]]
104
105-> '''Tribe''': Goliath → Jabeni → Kalokalo
106-> '''Age''': 28
107-> '''From''': Sparks, Nevada
108-> '''Occupation''': Financial Consultant
109----
110
111* AintTooProudToBeg: Begged Dan to play an idol on her once Davie played one on Christian. This ended up causing Dan to ''waste'' an idol.
112* AlphaBitch-->LovableAlphaBitch: Tries to get the geeky strategist voted out, despite the fact he is often the first out of each Individual Immunity. Though with the Goliaths backstabbing her, she ended up joining with the David Alliance and even showed some kinder moments, such as when she gave up her shot at immunity to feed the entire tribe.
113* BigBad: She was shaped up to be the main villain of the season.
114* CassandraTruth: Told Nick he didn't have to play his idol in episode 13, but he ignored her suggestion and played it -- wasting it as no votes were directed to him.
115* TheChessmaster: Instigated a stunning blindside against Jeremy and got the entire tribe to go from unanimously voting out Natalie to unanimously voting him out.
116* TheLeader: Was elected student body president of her class at Stanford, where she met [[Characters/SurvivorMillennialsVsGenX Adam Klein]]. It was watching him play that convinced her to apply to the show.
117* EvilIsPetty: She developed a fixation with jackets to the point that she threw a phony vote at Lyrsa to con Natalie into giving her hers.
118* TheFriendNobodyLikes: None of the Goliaths trust her very much as they only kept her around due to numbers. Deconstructed as because of how none of the Goliaths trust her as well as her receiving votes from the Goliaths, she ended up flipping to the Davids. It was that same distrust that led her to getting ''zero'' votes in the finale.
119* IdiotBall: Grasped it pretty hard when she decided to tell Elizabeth that she would be the one going home. While it didn't change the outcome of the vote, it's clear that everyone, including her own alliance, saw it as a blatant attempt to gain a jury vote and they proceeded to call her out on it.
120* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Angelina may have started out the season as TheChessmaster, but her inability to disguise her intentions has rendered ostracized from the tribe and given little power beyond being an extra number, no matter what alliance she is in, a fact that she's desperaely trying to combat.
121* {{Irony}}: After being accused of trying to get Elizabeth's jury vote, Elizabeth voted for Nick instead.
122* KickTheDog: She attempted to use a fake idol to publicly humiliate Alison while voting her out, a move which everyone agreed was over the limit of acceptable gameplay. This was one of the reasons she lost to Nick in the finale.
123* ObviouslyEvil: Pretty much everyone on her tribe can tell that she is a manipulative schemer, to the point that she might actually be the least trusted player in the whole game.
124* PetTheDog: Angelina willingly gave up her chance at immunity in order to get the Tribe more food, as they were running low on rice.
125* ThePollyanna
126* TheRival: Developed an intense rivalry with Alison after the merge.
127* RefugeInAudacity: She wanted to vote Lyrsa out because she wanted to steal her jacket. Not to mention that she asked Natalie for her jacket as she was leaving the game.
128* RunningGag: A common joke throughout the season is Angelina asking somebody for something.
129* TheSmartGuy: She graduated from Stanford with a 4.8 gpa.
130* SixthRanger: After some of the Goliaths voted for her in Episode 9, she became this within the Davids Alliance.
131* SmugSnake: Cunning strategist she may be, but her obviousness and her arrogance have rendered her mistrusted and disliked by her tribe.
132* TokenEvilTeammate: After joining the Davids.
133* TwoferTokenMinority: She's primarily of Latina and Native American descent.
134* VillainHasAPoint: Played with. Angelina was right in that voting out Christian was her idea first and that she should be given proper credit for it, but Mike's approach to the idea was more thoughtful and inclusive to the Goliath group as they initially didn't have a target, while Elizabeth had already been decided before Angelina all but demanded they switch it to Christian.
135* {{Workaholic}}
136[[/folder]]
137
138!Jury
139
140[[folder: Kara N. Kay]]
141[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kara_kay.PNG]]
142
143-> '''Tribe''': Goliath → Vuku → Kalokalo
144-> '''Age''': 30
145-> '''From''': San Diego, California
146-> '''Occupation''': Realtor
147----
148
149* AscendedFan
150* {{Determinator}}
151* MsFanservice: Before going into real estate, Kara was a cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers.
152* ShipTease: With Dan in the first episode.
153* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: By telling some of the Davids about Dan's idol, it lead the Davids to vote for him as well as Carl using his idol nullifier to guarantee that Dan goes home even if Dan plays his idol.
154* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Her first reaction to Alec betraying the Goliaths is anger...and then utter disbelief that she just got played by ''Alec'' of all people.
155[[/folder]]
156
157[[folder: Alison Laurel Raybould]]
158[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alison_raybould.PNG]]
159
160-> '''Tribe''': Goliath → Tiva → Kalokalo
161-> '''Age''': 28
162-> '''From''': Leawood, Kansas
163-> '''Occupation''': Physician
164----
165
166* AscendedFan
167* ButtMonkey: Alison spent almost the entire merge being targeted for elimination and surviving by the skin of her teeth, but by the final five, she had nowhere else to hide.
168* {{Callback}}: The three words she uses to describe herself are [[Characters/SurvivorHeroesVsHealersVsHustlers "hero, healer, and hustler."]]
169* DeadpanSnarker: If her cast bio is any indication.
170* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Refused to let Angelina humiliate her with a fake idol by playing it while declaring she knew it was a fake, and handling her fake idol with more grace than Angelina did with her real idol.
171* {{Irony}}: Much like her claim to fame, she ended up in 5th place.
172* OutOfFocus: At the start of the season, she hasn't gotten a lot of screen time. She has gotten a little more screen time after Natalie Cole was voted out though.
173* TheRival: Developed an intense rivalry with Angelina some time after the merge.
174* SelfDeprecation: Her claim to fame is finishing in fifth place in her grade school spelling bee.
175* [[{{ShoutOut}} Shout-Out]]: Quotes Dwight Schrute in her cast bio.
176* UndyingLoyalty: Flipflopped over the idea of betraying the Goliath's and joining with the David's, but come Episode 9, she decided to go Goliath strong. This bit her in the ass, however, as Nick decided to use his vote steal an advantage on her, not only losing her vote, but seeing Dan sent to the jury.
177[[/folder]]
178
179[[folder: Davie Armstrong Rickenbacker]]
180[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/davie_rickenbacker.PNG]]
181
182-> '''Tribe''': David → Vuku → Kalokalo
183-> '''Age''': 30
184-> '''From''': Orangeburg, South Carolina
185-> '''Occupation''': Social Media Manager
186----
187
188* AscendedFan
189* BigDamnHeroes: He managed to prevent Christian's elimination and the David's downfall by playing an idol on the former, and then split the vote to prevent a tie if Dan played his idol on Angelina -- which led to ''John's'' elimination.
190* BlackAndNerdy: AND HOW. In his First One Out interview, he mentions that he cosplayed as King Ezekiel from The Walking Dead, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. He even [[LampshadeHanging name dropped the trope]] during a confessional.
191* GracefulLoser: Left in high spirits, and told whoever orchestrated his elimination just won his vote (unless somebody else does a better move).
192* JackOfAllTrades: He also builds doghouses.
193* MiddleChildSyndrome: He's the "black sheep" of his family because he's a middle child, and wants to win to give himself something to be proud of that separates him from his brothers.
194* NothingPersonal: How he feels about the game, especially after his allies have been blindsided. Which puts him in stark contrast to [[ItsPersonal Nick]].
195* PlayingBothSides: He told Christian that he's the target then voted for him. Whether Christian played his idol or not, Davie would be on the winning side.
196* RealMenLoveJesus: Like Carl, Davie cites his Bible as one of his personal items he'd like on the island.
197* RedBaron: "The social media guru".
198* SavedForTheSequel: Averted. He was originally cast for the season after this, but joined this season after someone withdrew.
199* TheStrategist: Davie's usually the one who comes up with the Davids plan of action at Tribal Council.
200* WeNeedADistraction: In order to give Carl and Nick cover to find the vote steal, Davie went out on a rock with his staff and did a weird Tae Kwon Do routine to draw their attention.
201[[/folder]]
202
203
204[[folder: Christian Michael Hubicki]]
205[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/christian_hubicki.PNG]]
206
207-> '''Tribe''': David → Tiva → Kalokalo
208-> '''Age''': 31
209-> '''From''': Baltimore, Maryland
210-> '''Occupation''': Robotics Scientist
211----
212
213* AllLovingHero: Christian likes and gets along with everybody.
214%% * AscendedFan
215* BigEater: Pat noted in a pre-game interview that he witnessed Christian effortlessly eat three large pizzas in one sitting. Then in his Ponderosa video, Elizabeth comments that on his first night he ate even more food than Dan, John AND Carl.
216* BirdsOfAFeather: With fellow nerd Gabby, which led to them becoming friends and entering an alliance.
217* BewareTheNiceOnes: Perfectly willing to betray allies if it means furthering himself in the game, despite being nicer than Ryan, Spencer, or Cochran.
218* TheConfidant: Frequently goes out of his way to comfort people who are upset (most often Gabby), patiently listening to their feelings and essentially acting as a soundboard.
219* FatalFlaw: His selflessness drives him to be overly accommodating towards players he trusts, ultimately at the cost of his own game.
220* {{Foil}}: In a sense, to previous geeky castaways, especially [[Characters/SurvivorSouthPacific John]] [[Characters/SurvivorCaramoan Cochran]], [[Characters/SurvivorHeroesVsHealersVsHustlers Ryan Ulrich,]] and [[Characters/SurvivorCagayan Spencer]] [[Characters/SurvivorCambodia Bledsoe]]. While they were willing to do anything to survive in the game including betray allies, and [[KarmicDeath paid]] for it in their first and second[[note]]for Spencer in that he got zero votes despite making it to the end of his second season[[/note]] seasons, Christian is a NiceGuy who is extremely kind to everyone outside of his interests in the game while also being a strong strategic player.
221* {{Foreshadowing}}: His last words to Gabby after her elimination foreshadowed his own soon after.
222--> '''Gabby''': "I'm sorry Christian! I love you!"
223--> '''Christian''': "We'll see each other again soon, okay?"
224* HiddenDepths: He says he wants to win Survivor to prove that he's not what his degree says he is.
225* InSeriesNickname: John calls him "Sudoku Sam" in pre-game interviews. Mike also called him "Big Bang Theory" during the marooning.
226* MeaningfulName: The guy named Christian wins the immunity challenge where the plays hang on crosses on the season where the theme is a bible reference
227* MotorMouth:
228** Dude talks up a storm during confessionals. There was even a bit in Episode 1 where the producers started to cut away from his confessional and go into commercial as he was still talking.
229** He also talks to Jeff for a couple hours rambling on about random things during an immunity challenge. Chrisitan actually ''weaponizies'' this trait to win the challenge by annoying Alec into submission.
230* NiceGuy: Christian is very empathetic, humble, and easy-going, making him extremely popular among his fellow castaways.
231* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His blindside of Carl destroyed the David's Alliance, returning the numbers advantage to the Goliaths.
232* OddFriendship:
233** His "Mason-Dixon" alliance with Nick hinges on this: who expects the nerdy robotics scientist and the good ol' boy from Kentucky to work together?
234** Taken up to eleven with his friendships with his fellow "Brochachos" John, a professional wrestler and superb athlete, and Dan, an [[MrFanservice incredibly handsome]] S.W.A.T officer. Didn't stop him from voting John out though.
235* TheSmartGuy: He's a robotics professor and won the very first challenge of the game alongside Lyrsa by solving a slide puzzle in seconds, and also uses his knowledge to his advantage in gameplay several times (such as when he successfully finds an idol by using a strategy based on the "breadth-first search" algorithm).
236* SelfDeprecation: Lists his claim to fame as having his research mocked by Stephen Colbert on national television.
237* ShipTease: With Gabby. Later becomes ShipSinking when his girlfriend of 13 years shows up for the loved ones' visit.
238* ShutUpHannibal: With the Goliaths clearly in power, his move to blindside John could be seen as a warning for Angelina.
239* TragicMistake: His decision to help Gabby blindside Carl. This mistake ripped apart the Davids, turned his two closest allies Nick and (ironically) Gabby against him, and caused him to get voted out.
240* HundredPercentHeroismRating: Everyone on the cast and outside the cast liked Christian to the point that people voiced conflicted feelings about the idea of voting him off simply because they liked having him around. This ultimately worked against him, however, as his charm and lovable personality combined with his intelligence ended up making him the most obvious jury threat.
241[[/folder]]
242
243[[folder: Gabby Pascuzzi]]
244[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabby_pascuzzi.PNG]]
245
246-> '''Tribe''': David → Tiva → Kalokalo
247-> '''Age''': 25
248-> '''From''': St. Augustine, Florida
249-> '''Occupation''': Technical Writer
250----
251
252* AscendedFan
253* BreakTheCutie: Wanted to blindside Christian since she was worried she wouldn't get credit at FTC for moves both of them made such as the Carl blindside, and ended up voted out as Christian played his idol.
254* DidntSeeThatComing: Was shocked that Christian played his idol and she became a secondary target the night she tried to send Christian home.
255* IJustWantToBeBadass: Much of Gabby's story revolves around trying to prove that she can be a major power player.
256* IneffectualLoner: She's terrified of the fact that she is this. Her meekness and Christian's popularity put her on the outs with her tribe.
257* LaserGuidedKarma: Ultimately trying to blindside and betray her closest ally Christian opened the opportunity to make her a back-up target, and get voted off when Christian played his idol.
258* ProneToTears: Gabby is very emotional and has tendency to break down crying almost every episode.
259* ProperlyParanoid: Given she's one of the physically weaker members of the tribe, she was correct to be paranoid that Lyrsa leaving could mean she's next on the chopping block. She quickly gets Christian and Nick on board to eliminate Jessica instead.
260* TheScapegoat: Despite Jessica's blindside being caused by Elizabeth and Lyrsa, Gabby is the one who was blamed by the tribe.
261* TheSmartGuy
262* TheQuietOne: Gabby's been described as very quiet and reserved in pre-game press. It's deconstructed in Episode 4 as she laments to Christian how she's too quiet to bond with the Goliath members.
263[[/folder]]
264
265[[folder: Carl James Boudreaux]]
266[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carl_boudreaux.PNG]]
267
268-> '''Tribe''': David → Exile → Vuku → Kalokalo
269-> '''Age''': 41
270-> '''From''': Beaumont, Texas
271-> '''Occupation''': Truck Driver
272----
273
274* ArchEnemy: He tends to clash with Elizabeth on both a strategic and personal level.
275* AdvantageBall: During his time in exile, Carl found a brand new advantage called the idol nullifier, allowing him to nullify anybody's hidden immunity idol from play. He would effectively use it on Dan successfully come Episode 9.
276* BaldOfAuthority: He was the leader of the Davids, and he is bald.
277* DefiedTrope: He outright defies the InvincibleVillain trope on Dan by playing an idol nullifier on Dan in Episode 9. This causes Dan to get voted even after he played his idol.
278* DrunkWithPower: It was stated in-universe that he was this, both figuratively and literally, after Dan's blindside.
279* FamilyMan
280* HappilyMarried: His personal claim to fame is that he's maintained a happy marriage for twelve years.
281* TheLeader: Carl is the leader of the David tribe, even at the beginning of the season.
282* OutOfFocus: Of all the men on the season, he's the one who has had the least screentime.
283* RealMenLoveJesus: Two of the items he'd bring to the island are a prayer card and a pocket bible.
284* SirSwearsALot: Carl cursed up a storm in his First One Out interview with Josh Wigler.
285* TeamDad: For the Davids, most notably with Jessica in the first episode.
286* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Wound up getting Elizabeth voted out of the game by getting drunk and complaining about her to the Goliaths, giving them an easy target for the first boot.
287[[/folder]]
288
289
290[[folder: Alec M. Merlino]]
291[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alec_merlino_3.PNG]]
292
293-> '''Tribe''': Goliath → Vuku → Kalokalo
294-> '''Age''': 24
295-> '''From''': San Clemente, California
296-> '''Occupation''': Bartender
297----
298
299* AlasPoorVillain: Alec may have been a treacherous schemer, but his last few days in the game are heartbreaking. Upon realizing that the Davids are targeting him for elimination, he fights as hard as he can in the Individual Immunity challenge that will decide his fate. Despite hanging in for over five hours, he's unable to beat Christian. He attempts to form a counter-alliance to take out Carl, but even he knows that it will never work. In the end, all of the Goliaths turn on him and he goes home unanimously.
300* AscendedFan
301* TheCharmer: Fancies himself as one of these and cites it as the biggest reason he'll win. Probst tags him as this as well.
302* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: On the surface, Alec comes across as a doofy surfer dude, but he's actually surprisingly cunning and insightful.
303* DidntSeeThatComing: Was genuinely caught off-guard when Davie pulled out an idol and played it for Christian, especially since earlier in the episode he laughed at the idea that Davie could pull off a comeback.
304* EveryoneHasStandards: He didn't appreciate the way Natalia threatened Davie, and even outright called it bullying. This was one of the factors that caused him to vote Natalia out.
305* {{Foil}}: To Angelina. Both of them are players willing to make big moves and use under-the-radar tactics, such as secretly going to the David's with information. However, Alec is ''genuinely'' trying to work with the Davids and his visits have been kept quiet, where as Angelina did it on an impulse after not getting what she wanted, which lead to her conversation with Elizabeth getting outed.
306* TheMole: For the David's, as Alec has repeatedly told them vital information while remaining under the Goliath's radar.
307* MrFanservice
308* PsychoticSmirk: Alec has one plastered on his face when Natalia realizes he voted her out.
309* TheStarscream: Towards the other Goliaths. While the others are pursuing a unified Goliath front, Alec simply wants to assume control of the game by building a secret counter alliance that will strike once it holds the majority. Despite the fact he ''did'' vote with the Goliaths, his information on Angelina and the other Goliaths attempting to blindside Christian was a vital clue in getting John out.
310* SurferDude: As a montage in First One Out shows, almost everyone has Alec pegged as this.
311* Unperson: Did not appear in the reunion as he broke his non-disclosure agreement by posting a picture with Kara months before the show aired.
312* VerbalTic: "Bro" and "Dude" are staples.
313[[/folder]]
314
315
316[[folder: James Daniel "Dan" Rengering]]
317[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dan_rengering.PNG]]
318
319-> '''Tribe''': Goliath → Tiva → Kalokalo
320-> '''Age''': 27
321-> '''From''': Lake Butler, Florida
322-> '''Occupation''': S.W.A.T. Officer
323----
324
325* AscendedFan
326* ButtMonkey: Both of the idols he played did not go well for him. During the first time he played an idol, he ended playing it on somebody who he doesn't trust and wouldn't have been voted out even if Dan didn't play that idol for her. The second time he played an idol, it got nullified, and he got voted out. Even more so, given how Jeff Probst confirmed that the idol nullifier only blocks only one idol and not two idols meaning that if he hadn't misplay his first idol, he wouldn't have been voted out at the final eleven.
327* DistractedByTheSexy: His attraction towards Kara is becoming very apparent, and becoming a detriment as people see ''him'' as the love struck one, while Kara is deemed a threat.
328* FamilyMan
329* FormerlyFat: This is the main reason Jeff called him a "Goliath in bloom." Dan's physical transformation was the first step to getting where he is today.
330* GeniusBruiser: Making S.W.A.T. at 27 is nothing to sniff at and he was able to find two idols...
331* IdiotBall: ... that being said, leaving his first idol in his pocket where anyone could find it wasn't exactly a smart idea.
332* InvincibleVillain: Subverted. While he could have been this trope thanks to the idols he found in the game that could make him too powerful for him to be voted out much like [[Characters/SurvivorHeroesVsHealersVsHustlers Ben Driebergen]], [[Characters/SurvivorGhostIsland Wendell Holland, or Domenick Abbate]], Carl ended up defying that trope thanks to his idol nullifier, causing Dan to be voted out despite him playing an idol on himself.
333* ManChild
334* {{Keet}}: Described in the pre-game by others as energetic and excitable.
335* MrFanservice: He's not called "Hot Cop" for nothing.
336* NerdsAreSexy: Castaways have mentioned that he wore a lot of superhero shirts, backpacks, etc., and read comic books at pre-game Ponderosa.
337* OohMeAccentsSlipping: When he gets really mad, like in episode 7, a distinct Southern drawl shows up in his voice that normally isn't anywhere to be found.
338* ShipTease: With Kara in the first episode.
339* TookALevelInJerkAss: Postmerge
340[[/folder]]
341
342[[folder: John Randall Hennigan]]
343[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/john_hennigan.PNG]]
344
345-> '''Tribe''': Goliath → Tiva → Kalokalo
346-> '''Age''': 38
347-> '''From''': Los Angeles, California
348-> '''Occupation''': Professional Wrestler
349----
350
351* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The three personal items he'd bring are "three ab-wheels...in case the first two break."
352* TheBigGuy: Being a professional wrestler, it's not surprising.
353* CardCarryingVillain: Of all the Goliath members, he looked to be the one who would play the gimmick of the season to the hilt; in the preseason, he was calling himself "Johnny Goliath". Ultimately subverted, as John didn't do anything remotely villainous during his time on the show.
354* {{Foil}}: To Austin Mattelson on Big Brother 17. Both are Heel wrestlers, both are smarter than they look, both end up befriending the token geek of the season and both are blindsided by said geek. However, while Austin's friendship was more gameplay, John legitimately likes Christian and even allows him to be the comptroller of SlamTown.
355* GentleGiant: He's a professional wrestler that is also a NiceGuy.
356* GeniusBruiser: Not in any actions from him, per se, but many of his fellow castaways have noticed an air of calculated-ness and intelligence in his pre-game demeanor. In the game, too, he was shown to be a solid hand at the social politics of the game, having in-roads with everyone. It was this that probably led to his blindside.
357* GracefulLoser: One of the classiest losers in recent memory. After realizing he's voted out, he laughs and congratulates the Davids for outwitting him and the Goliaths. When Christian asks if he can still be the Comptroller of Slamtown, he smiles and says "You're in, brother!"
358** Even during his final words, he makes fun of himself for predicting a "Brochacho Blindside" and being the one actually blindsided.
359* IHaveManyNames: Wrestling/JohnMorrison, [[Wrestling/LuchaUnderground Johnny Mundo]], Johnny Nitro, Johnny Impact, and this is just to mention his ring names. Taken up to eleven when he gets a confessional in episode one that's mostly him just listing these nicknames off.
360* {{Irony}}: Predicted a ""Brochacho Blindside" and ended up being the brochacho blindsided.
361* RedBaron: "The Mayor of Slamtown," "The Shaman of Sexy," "The Guru of Greatness"...
362* MrFanservice
363* NiceGuy: When he isn't putting on any wrestling personas, he is this. This continued all the way through his exit, where even after being blindsided, he was a great sport about it.
364* TheNicknamer: To him, Christian is "Sudoku Sam," Lyrsa is "Unicorn Fairy," etc.
365* OddFriendship: With both Natalie and Christian. Natalie was probably because she gets under people's skin, and therefore would make a good sacrificial lamb for the Goliaths, and Christian because he genuinely wants to bond with his tribe.
366* OhCrap: Has this reaction having seen several votes nullified for both Angelina and Christian and then his name comes up.
367* OnlyFriend: Bizarrely, he seems to be the only one on his tribe who genuinely enjoys Natalie's company.
368* PunchClockVillain: Despite being the leader of the Goliaths, he is easily one of the least villainous of them. Despite being a Heel wrestler, he's extremely kind and a GracefulLoser to boot.
369* ShootTheDog: Implied in a preview of Episode 8 that he would perform a "Brochacho Blindside". Ironically and lampshaded by him it was ''him'' who got blindsided.
370[[/folder]]
371
372[[folder: Elizabeth Olsen]]
373[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elizabeth_olson.PNG]]
374
375-> '''Tribe''': David → Vuku → Kalokalo
376-> '''Age''': 31
377-> '''From''': Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
378-> '''Occupation''': Kitchen Staff
379----
380
381* ArchEnemy: She and Carl clash on both a strategic and personal level.
382* AscendedFan
383* BerserkButton: In her own words, lazy people and stupid people.
384* DefiantToTheEnd: Despite knowing she was going to be voted out, Elizabeth spent her last moments in the game ensuring that Angelina wouldn't be able to reap the benefits of a Goliath-David pagonging.
385* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Just before tribal, Angelina approaches Elizabeth and informs her she is the target of the vote. Realizing she was buttering her up for a jury vote, Elizabeth decided to publicly expose Angelina at Tribal Council, sinking her game and ensuring that no one in the game will trust her, before being unanimously voted out.
386* FlippingTheBird: Can be seen doing this in a cast photo, which an intern apparently didn't catch.
387* IfOnlyYouKnew: Elizabeth told Davie that she believes that she knows where the Vuku idol is at. In actuality, Davie has that idol.
388* OddFriendship: With Lyrsa
389* SacrificialLamb: At the merge, the there are alliances between Davids and Goliaths due to the switches, but the Goliaths want a David to go first. Due to Elizabeth having fewer close allies, the Davids agree to vote her out in order to further their own game.
390* UndyingLoyalty: Which saved Lyrsa from elimination in episode 2.
391[[/folder]]
392
393!Voted Out
394
395[[folder: Lyrsa Maria Torres]]
396[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lyrsa_torres.PNG]]
397
398-> '''Tribe''': David → Jabeni
399-> '''Age''': 36
400-> '''From''': Puerto Rico
401-> '''Occupation''': Airline Agent
402----
403
404* AscendedFan
405* ButchLesbian
406* BrutalHonesty: Lyrsa is very blunt about her feelings and gets straight to the point. Best seen in episode 2 and 5 when she's at tribal council, especially when she's calling Natalie out.
407* InSeriesNickname: John's taken to calling her "Unicorn Fairy."
408* OddFriendship: With Elizabeth
409* OlderThanTheyLook: She looks more like she's in her late 20s than late 30s.
410* OverlyLongName: Downplayed. Her full name is Lyrsa Maria Torres Velez, but she's shortening it for the game.
411* TheSmartGuy: Graduated cum laude and is pursuing a masters in Anthropology.
412[[/folder]]
413
414[[folder: Natalie Norwood Cole]]
415[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natalie_cole_7.PNG]]
416
417-> '''Tribe''': Goliath → Jabeni
418-> '''Age''': 56
419-> '''From''': Los Angeles, California
420-> '''Occupation''': Publishing CEO
421----
422
423* AlasPoorVillain: While calling Natalie a villain might be a stretch, it was clear her tribe ''did'' feel sympathetic to her after all the awful things Jeremy had said to her, especially regarding the funeral comment.
424* AscendedFan
425* DiscOneFinalBoss: She was set-up to have an antagonistic role throughout her time on the show only for her to be voted out in Episode 5.
426* InnocentlyInsensitive: {{Jerkass}} she might be, but considering she does seem to like her tribe and believes they like her back, it might her just being unaware of how she comes off to others.
427* {{Irony}}: Jeremy criticizes her for not being self-aware and Natalia criticizes her for being too bossy. During the boot episodes for those two, they got voted out for those exact reasons as Jeremy blew-up his own game and Alec turned on Natalia due to her bossy behavior.
428* {{Jerkass}}: She's obnoxious, bossy, and rude, and most of her tribe can't stand her. This caused her to be voted out in episode 5.
429* KickTheDog: Threatened to send Nick and Lyrsa home if they didn't give her their jackets. She also coldly denied Angelina her jacket, despite the fact Angelina had been the one to protect and defend her since the beginning.
430* NoSocialSkills: To the point where Jeremy tries to make Natalie work on that only for his attempts to fail and he walked away from that conversation ''wanting to vote her out''.
431* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Strongly averted. Natalie worked at the LA Times for 20 years before founding her own small newspaper. She's now a major player in the publishing scene.
432* PetTheDog: Though she was angry while voting him out, Natalie still paid Jeremy a small compliment for how well cared for his skin was. And considering she has a small business in skincare, while also being a publishing CEO, it probably ''was'' a genuine compliment.
433* RagsToRiches
434* SmugSnake: Despite being wildly disliked, she's convinced that the tribe respects her and that she's somehow smarter than everyone else.
435* TeamMom: Averted as well. Jeff describes Natalie as a take-no-nonsense woman and cites it as the biggest reason she could go early.
436* ThrillSeeker: Says in her bio that she loves to do over-the-top, challenging things.
437[[/folder]]
438
439[[folder: Natalia Azoqa]]
440[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natalia_azoqa.PNG]]
441
442-> '''Tribe''': Goliath → Vuku
443-> '''Age''': 25
444-> '''From''': Irvine, California
445-> '''Occupation''': Industrial Engineer
446----
447
448* AscendedFan
449* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite disliking Natalie to the point of wanting her out, even she didn't want Jeremy to stay after his controlling and cruel behavior.
450* {{Hypocrite}}:
451** Before the vote, she stated that if she went home tonight, she would be happy because she was proud of the game she played. However, the minute she is voted out, she's absolutely livid and tears into Alec (and Kara for a bit), getting frustrated when she tries to set her torch for Jeff to snuff and even kicking a rock on the way out.
452** She criticizes Natalie for being bossy in which having a bossy behavior was one of the reasons why Natalia got voted out of the game.
453* ImmigrantParents: Her father came to the United States from Jordan when he was a teenager.
454* {{Jerkass}}: She tries to bully Davie, and she acted like a SoreLoser when she left the game.
455* MsFanservice
456* OralFixation: Played with a bit. She mentions teeth a lot in her cast bio.
457* TheParanoiac: Her paranoia towards Kara and Elizabeth's budding friendship and panicking threats towards people who don't vote her way ended up backfiring on her, as Alec grew sick of her bullying and wanted to make a move, and decided to help Elizabeth and Davie by eliminating her.
458* SoreLoser: She's in a ''state'' as she leaves the game. Her final words are her wishing for violence upon Alec.
459* TokenMinority: In a sense, as she's one of the few contestants of Arabic descent. She is also only the second Muslim contestant in Survivor history.
460[[/folder]]
461
462[[folder: Bi Dieu Nguyen [[note]](quit due to injury)[[/note]]]]
463[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bi_nguyen.PNG]]
464
465-> '''Tribe''': David
466-> '''Age''': 28
467-> '''From''': Houston, Texas
468-> '''Occupation''': MMA Fighter
469----
470
471* ActionGirl
472* AmazonianBeauty: She's an MMA fighter, and an attractive woman.
473* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Bi might be a tough MMA fighter, but she shows her soft side by comforting Jessica after her emotional breakdown and reveal of her difficult past by talking about her own, and then telling Jessica she's a hero for helping her mother.
474* DarkAndTroubledPast: Bi survived an abusive relationship when she was younger.
475* {{Determinator}}: The main reason she's on the David tribe, despite her occupation, is her upbringing. She grew up in rural Vietnam and ran away from home at fourteen, overcoming much adversity.
476* GameBreakingInjury: Owing to a knee injury suffered in the previous episode's immunity challenge, Bi made the decision to remove herself from the game in episode four. This injury reflected a previous injury from mixed martial arts when Bi was hurt in a bout and it tore her MCL, and she was worried this second affliction to her body would make it worse. She discussed it prior to the episode when she decided to quit the game, evidently in a lot of pain.
477* GeniusBruiser: Paints herself as this in her cast bio.
478* TheHeart: She's usually the one who encourages the tribe and most of the tribemates tend to discuss their personal issues with her.
479[[/folder]]
480
481[[folder: Jeremy Scott Crawford]]
482[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jeremy_crawford.PNG]]
483
484-> '''Tribe''': Goliath
485-> '''Age''': 40
486-> '''From''': Clover, South Carolina
487-> '''Occupation''': Attorney
488----
489
490* AscendedFan
491* ControlFreak: What sunk his game was his desire to control the flow of conversation in the tribe, to the point that he tried to ban side conversations.
492* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Implied. He mentions in his interview with Josh Wiggler that he's thinking about leaving the legal practice, and that he doesn't know what he'll do if he does.
493* {{Hypocrite}}: He tried to ban any ban side conversations even though he himself has participated in side conversations himself.
494* {{Jerkass}}: Post-elimination interviews have him ''slandering'' Angelina, claiming that she was cheating on her husband with John Hennigan on the island. His former tribe mates had called him out for it on social media.
495* KickTheDog: Although Natalie had rubbed the tribe the wrong way, Jeremy's comment at tribal council about how no one in their tribe would show up to Natalie's funeral if she died right now was absolutely uncalled for. Even his tribe mates looked visibly uncomfortable by it.
496* MrFanservice
497* OlderThanTheyLook
498* SanitySlippage: Slipped into paranoia in the third episode and managed to turn his entire tribe against him by becoming increasingly controlling and aggressive.
499* SmallTownBoredom: One of the many reasons he moved out at a fairly young age.
500* TheSmartGuy: Passed the bar in three different states on his first try.
501* StraightGay
502* Unperson: Like with Alec, Jeremy did not appear in the reunion and was not mentioned by the cast. Like [[Characters/SurvivorCambodia Vytas Baskauskas]] beforehand, this is because of how he left Ponderosa before the season wrapped up.
503[[/folder]]
504
505[[folder: Jessica Lynn Peet]]
506[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jessica_peet.PNG]]
507
508-> '''Tribe''': David
509-> '''Age''': 19
510-> '''From''': Lakeland, Florida
511-> '''Occupation''': Waitress
512----
513
514* AlphaBitch: Downplayed, but still there. Her dismissive and arrogant attitude towards Gabby was what prompted her to help Lyrsa and Elizabeth, and ultimately became her undoing.
515* AscendedFan: Her biggest inspiration is Stephenie [=LaGrossa=], whose [[Characters/SurvivorPalau first season]] aired when Jessica was 6.
516* ComingOfAgeStory: She was 19. Her coming-of-age story was cut short, but she still got a minor one.
517* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her mother was in an abusive relationship when Jessica was younger, which forced Jessica into the role of maturity and caused her to repress her own problems.
518* DidntSeeThatComing: Her elimination, as she didn't even bother bringing her bags because she thought Lyrsa was unanimously leaving.
519* HiddenDepths: Hopes to weaponize her looks to make people overlook her.
520* KidHero
521* OlderThanTheyLook: Much like [[Characters/SurvivorGhostIsland Michael Yerger]], Jessica plans to utilize this and lie about her age.
522[[/folder]]
523
524[[folder: Patrick M. "Pat" Cusack [[note]](medically evacuated)[[/note]]]]
525[[quoteleft:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pat_cusack.PNG]]
526
527-> '''Tribe''': David
528-> '''Age''': 40
529-> '''From''': Cohoes, New York
530-> '''Occupation''': Maintenance Manager
531----
532
533* AscendedFan: Pat applied for every season except the first.
534* TheBigGuy
535* DarkAndTroubledPast: He had no father figure as a child and had to take care of his disabled mother, living from paycheck to paycheck.
536* {{Determinator}}: Pat's worked every day of his life to get to where he is. Jeff Probst has even said that Pat's story is what inspired him to make the theme of the season what it is.
537* FamilyMan
538* GameBreakingInjury: On the way back from the first immunity challenge, Pat severely injured his back when a wave rocked the David boat, and he had to be evacuated.
539* NonGameplayElimination: The truest example thus far, as Pat's game literally came to end because of a freak injury that had nothing to do with playing ''Survivor''.
540* SacrificialLion
541* WeHardlyKnewYe: Averted entirely. First boots often receive little exposure if they have little impact on the game. Because of the shocking nature of Pat's removal from the game and his lively personality, he got a lot of screentime.

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