Austin

Austin played on Survivor: Venus where they placed 6th by a vote of 3-2-1. He then went on to join Ground Control during Survivor: Mercury.
He returned to play Survivor: Sol, where he placed second after receiving 3 votes in the Final Tribal Council. He was then voted the Biggest Villain.
== Venus Player Profile ==
Name: Austin 
Age: 26 
Gender Identity: Male 
Location: Houston Occupation: Advertising 
Current Favorite Song: "Ooh La La" by Josie Dunne 
Favorite Survivor or BB player: Dan Gheesling is always the right answer 
2. Have you played ORGs before? If so, how many? Are you playing any others right now? 
I have! This will be my 8th org, and like Tarantino, I'll probably stop at 10. 5 BB orgs (6th, 11th, 5th, 9th, 1st), 2 Survivors (1st, TBD). Currently in Snorbys Sri Lanka, but I think that will be done before this starts, and I'm also cohosting Alice's Wonderland!
3. Do you consider yourself (or do you think you will be) more of a strategic, social, or physical player? 
When I played Big Brother, I quickly became known as a competitive threat. In the one BB org I won, I won 8 competitions to get to the end, and that doesn't work with Survivor if you want to win. I've tried to shed that narrative and become a strong social player during my Survivor run. I think I bring a strong mix of all three.
4. Do you know, or know of, any of the other astronauts on this mission? What do you think of them? 
I'll go back and answer this when I have a full cast! Right now I only see my name and I know I hate Austin.
 
5. You are allowed three personal items on this space voyage with you - a comfort item, a luxury item, and a piece of personal memorabilia. What are you bringing? 
Comfort - My comfy ass blanket because it's cold in space Luxury - My watch so I can always know when it's time to party Personal - Honestly, a picture of my family. Or Avengers: Endgame. Whichever I grab first
6. We'd like to celebrate the mission launch with a last meal! Our menu is limitless - what would you like?
CHICKEN PARMESAN
7. Are you a cat person, a dog person, a spaghetti person, or a bear? 
In real life, I'm a dog person! On discord, I'm definitely a @Space Kat🐾 and @Spaceghetti person.
8. What are your thoughts on artificial intelligence? Are you afraid of the impending Age of A.I., or are you ready to welcome our robotic overlords? 
Every sci-fi movie has told me that AI will become self-aware and destroy human existence, but that's not for a long time. A robot vaccuum cleans my apartment so I'm all for it. Sorry losers 3,000 years from now.
== Sol Player Profile == 
1. Name, age, pronouns, time zone, and previous Cosmic season and placement? 
Austin, 26, he/him, CST, Venus-6th Place
Fun fact: I've played 5 Survivor ORGs, with placements of 1, 2, 2, 2, 6. Venus was that 6th place finish. And although it's my worst placement, it was still the best ORG I've ever played. I met friends for life there, and I was allowed to be on Ground Control the last 2 seasons with the best hosting team on Discord.
I never hesitated on playing this or not, because this is a celebration of the hard work the @Host and @Ground Control have done to build a community in such a short amount of time. I don't really think I'll make it far, but whatever happens, this is worth it.
2. Why do you think you were asked to return?
I feel like I was playing a really strong game in Venus. I was part of an amazing trio that ran the game (Kate, Theo, myself). I found an idol, I had a vote steal, and solid connections. The only problem was everyone kept voting for me I was originally the merge boot, however, the vote flipped at the last second and Taco went home 6-4. I was setup to be the boot at F9, then Andrew played an idol on Brock, and Theo played his idol. If it weren't for a last second decision to play mine, I would have gone home. Gotta love a 4-3-1-1. At the end, our trio got too paranoid about idols as there was one unaccounted for. We all agreed to engineer a 2-2-2 split, but I tried to change it to a 3-2-1 on Marina...and then I went home 3-2-1. I believe I was one vote away from a win in Venus. 
3. If you could take a vacation anywhere, where would you go and why? 
I would go to the Swiss Alps, to a little town called Interlaken. I'm actually going there this summer.
4. What is your favorite thing about ORGs? Least favorite thing? 
I love the relationships you can build, and the friends you can make along the way. I've won twice already, so for me it's all about the experience. A placement is a placement, but it's not worth being an asshole. Least favorite thing - the potential for these to get toxic and out of hand. Again, it's not worth being an asshole lol but this is an AS season, so we'll see how that works out.
5. Who do you think is the biggest threat in this game?
This is a tough one, and I wonder if I'll be an answer for some people here. But this is All Stars, and everyone is a threat. Jonnemarie is an amazing player, strong socially and physically. LSE is a master strategist, and someone I would really want to work with. But overall, I think Jonnemarie is the biggest threat. It's impossible to treat an AS season like a new ORG. This is going to be about connections and previous games, and Jonnemarie will have Chief, Keaton, and Nuge without even trying. A solid group that is obvious like that is dangerous, and if they all make merge, they'll be unstoppable.
6. Name 3 things that make you smile/laugh. 
1. My dog Louie. He's the best dog ever! 2. Every episode of This is Us (also makes me cry) 3. Pug Party
7. What did you learn from your last game in this series, and how will you use it to succeed this time? 
I learned that you can make an ORG experience fun if you just stay loyal and play with people that make you happy. No need for toxicity or drama. My goal is to continue this mindset and find people that genuinely want to work with me and go far in this game, and then I'll ride or die with that ship. If anyone has ever seen me play, they know that I LOVE creating and working in trios. I will try to get in with a majority alliance and then create individual trios within that core.
8. What is your favorite family vacation memory as a kid?
I once went on a hiking trip to Zion in Utah. I was 15, and we didn't look at a map before picking our first hiking trail. It turned out to be Angels Landing, which is famous for being a trail that required chains to climb or else you'll fall off a cliff and die. So I climbed that when I was 15 
9. Is there a person on the cast you would love to work with but never have yet? What draws you to them? 
I've actually played, worked with, or hosted almost every single person on this cast, which is probably a bad thing. But I've never played with LSE and would love that opportunity. She seems like an amazing ally to have, and someone who would be a bigger shield than me. I would also like to actually work with BROCK this time. We were against each other all game in Venus, so it would be fun to flip that.
== Hosting Career ==
Austin joined the hosting team for season 3. He continues to host, pausing only to join the cast for Season 5, Sol.
== Stats ==
Austin: Player Stats 	
Average Placement 	4
Days Played 	55
Votes Against 	8
Individual Immunity Wins	1
Idols Found 	2
Votes Negated 	7
Advantages 	2
== Trivia ==
* Austin has brown hair
*Austin is the one of two players to find idols in separate seasons, finding one in Venus and Sol.
*Austin correctly played both his idols, both on minority vote splits: Venus F9 and Sol F13.
*He won Biggest Villain by the largest margin in Sol. 
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