Anthony DeFilippo

== Summary ==
Anthony DeFilippo is a contestant from World Tour. He is known for his notorious gameplay and betrayals this season. He placed 5th overall and received the Villain award.
== Gameplay ==
=== World Tour ===
==== The Mystery of Trust ====
Anthony started off on the Fans Tribe. He had a moderate challenge presence and was soon proven to be an essential part of the tribe. He was invited and became part of an alliance consisting of Allyson, Shea, and Wes. However, his true allegiance did not lie here. In reality, Anthony was closely aligned with Joey and Michaela. Finding out that Joey was the target, he voted for Wes. The vote was in vain as Joey became the first boot by a 5-2-1 vote. After Lilly was voted out on the opposing tribe, he swapped onto Laeken.
Anthony became close with everyone on Laeken with the exception of Delaney and Shea. After losing the next immunity challenge, he and the rest of the tribe decided to vote off Shea. As a result, she went home by a 5-2 vote. Following her departure was the Greed challenge, in which Delaney immediately took the offer. With the only person on the outs being safe, there was no room for an alliance of five. Anthony solidified an alliance with Shannon and Michaela, and together they put their votes on Giada. There was a 3-3 tie between her and Michaela. To avoid a rock draw, Anthony and Shannon were able to convince Delaney and Melia to flip their votes, and Giada went home. On Day 6, Shannon won individual immunity. Anthony maintained his alliance with the two girls and instead of going for Delaney, he went for Melia instead. The motive behind this move was because he believed Melia would work closely with members of the other tribe. By a 3-2 vote, Melia was sent home.
On the first day of the merge, Anthony purchased the Legacy Advantage. Furthermore, he was part of a solid alliance, consisting of the aforementioned trio as well as Colin and Kat from Nakamura. He had a huge advantage as Allyson believed he was still with her and her side. Kat won immunity, and after finding out Colin was the target, Anthony's true allegiance was finally revealed as he played the Legacy Advantage on Colin. Five votes were nullified, and Allyson became the first member of the jury in a 5*-4-1 vote.
==== One By One ====
Following this move, his alliance became the majority. For the next three days, members of his alliance kept winning immunity, leaving the others available as open targets. Corri was their first hit, and although she tried everything in her power, including using an extra vote, she went home next. The following day, he became part of an alliance with Wes, which was also fake. He and his allies used deception and voted Maheen out, and then Wes was taken out the subsequent day. Delaney was the only one left and she was left as a sitting duck. Everything seemed so easy, but then Delaney won immunity on Day 12, forcing the five to turn on one another.
==== Power Duo ====
Anthony and Shannon remained allies through all of this. They strived to have themselves as well as Michaela make it to the finale. However, to their surprise, Michaela's true allegiance was with Colin and Kat. Delaney sided with them, and Anthony received four votes against him at tribal. Shannon stepped in and saved him with her Super Idol, which resulted in Colin's departure. With no advantages left between the two, it all came down to immunity. Shannon ended up with the necklace, and Anthony was voted out 3-2. He later voted for Delaney to win.
=== Second Chance ===
Anthony's game in Second Chance was very short lived. Like many early outs, he was busy with outside activities during the first few days, which led to his elimination on Day 3. He was then defeated by Corri on Redemption Island, leaving him in 15th place.
=== Resolutions ===
==== Instigator King ====
After flopping on the previous season, Anthony had a highly anticipated return on Resolutions. On the ARTPOP Tribe, he had underwhelming challenge performances, but had great social performance, being in the majority for the entirety of the season. Tribal councils were relatively simple, with him staying strong with the majority. He stood out in the main chat, where he played a dramatic role as an instigator, fueled by his strong dislike towards Stella and Ayesha. He was a prominent figure in Chaos & Frogs and also during the Katie McPartlin incident on Day 7. After Maddie's blindside, he developed a grudge against Ashlee. He placed last in Music Mania, but it did not break his pride. He also shook the entire game up by taking Greed. Due to his relationships, he became a dedicated member of the Perfect Illusionists at the merge.
==== Decline... ====
Anthony remained strong and prominent at the merge. The dislike of Gaga's Bad Kids was still strong, serving as motivation. Unfortunately, as days passed, he fell out of social standing and prominence, eventually being voted out on Day 15 purely unanimously as Stella stole his vote. His legacy as a player suffered a decline after this season among both fans and alumni. In contrast to World Tour, people viewed him much more as a bully than a villain in this season. An (anonymous) source also reported evidence of bitterness in the jury. He went on to receive the least number of votes in the Fan Favorite vote. He voted for Colin to win.
=== All Stars 2 ===
With his past of being an instigator and strategic villain, there was no question that Anthony would be a part of All Stars 2. He was placed on The Hills Tribe, and wasted no time aligning with Emilee and Josh. He participated in the challenges as much as he could, making an impact and contributing to the success on The Hills Tribe. There was confusion over the 8GB SD Card on the Scavenger Hunt, as he sent in a USB Drive instead. The Hills lost that challenge, and at tribal council, Anthony stuck with his allies as they voted Corri out for costing the tribe the loss. The Hills continued to thrive, not losing a single challenge up until the swap. Anthony excelled in challenges, really standing out for his input in Supersona. On Day 14, a tribe swap occurred, and Anthony was separated from his allies. As far as his tribe went, he stuck with Lady, while the other four were from the other two tribes. They lost Celebrity Recognition, and at tribal council, Shameless Party stepped in to eliminate Anthony in a 4-1-1 vote. He placed 12th overall. On the bright side, he was redeemed morally from the aforementioned decline in season eight.
=== Y2K ===
Ten months after his last showing, Anthony returned as a Favorite for the first season of the Revival Era, Y2K. Right away, he showed himself being an asset to his tribe on the opening night. While working a shift at Target, he made the most of his time and checked off as many items inthe Scavenger Hunt as possible. He ended up stopping as he got caught by his boss and his own job ended up in jeopardy. In the end, he made huge progress and allowed for the Favorites to win the first immunity challenge of the season! After this, he had a brand-new strategy: do absolutely nothing competitively. Although it is extremely risky on its own, he had great connections and would remain safe as at tribal council. He would occasionally appear in and out of chats just to say hi, which served for nice comedic relief. Unfortunately, he lost his standing when tribes were swapped and he ended up on Lohan. At this point, Jessica was his only ally. Lohan entered a losing streak, and he and Jessica were in the minority. Fortunately, they were saved at the first tribal by Sabrina's expulsion. Afterwards, Anthony came into possession of the Lohan hidden immunity idol! Things were starting to look up, but shortly fell through once again after the loss of That's Hot. Alison had individual immunity, so Leo was the obvious target. He played his idol, prompting Anthony to play his own on himself. The votes fell on Jessica, and she was sent home. It's all good, though, as she dabbed on her way out. At this point, Anthony's elimination was inevitable, and at the following joint tribal, he wrote his own name down and was eliminated. In any other season, his strategy would've been extremely exciting to witness, but the unfortunate swap ruined everything. The silver lining to the whole situation was he made great comic relief in moments, adding to his legacy.
== Personality Assessment ==
==== World Tour ====
* Favorite Element: Challenges
* Self-View: Brawn
==== Resolutions ====
* Favorite Color: Green & Brown
* Self-View: Beauty
* New Years Resolution: Become so pretty I shine
==== Y2K ====
* Favorite Color: Green
* Favorite Movie: Knives Out (2019)
* Favorite Celebrity: Kim Kardashian
== Trivia ==
* Anthony and Shannon tended to strategize in French Class.
*Anthony was so confident that Michaela had the round-trip ticket. (Spoiler: she didn't)
* He randomly encountered Delaney at a Dairy Queen soon after his debut season concluded.
* He was eliminated in North Korea (World Tour)
*He sent a lot of videos of him eating and it was a moment.
*He named the Steel alliance.
*In an ongoing battle with Megan Joyce on social media for best photography account.
Category:Villain (Award)
Category:First Boots