Kouki

is the winner of Survivor: Blood in the Water.
Kouki's gameplay in Survivor: Blood in the Water was defined by his sharp strategic plays and social finesse. From the start, he became a part of the solid Style alliance with Dania, Lacey, and Archie, focusing on reaching the merge and maintaining control. He strategically navigated key votes throughout the post-merge, including flushing idols and orchestrating blindsides. Kouki positioned himself as the swing vote in many scenarios, making crucial decisions that consistently furthered his game. Kouki's game was almost perfect, as he received no votes and always voted in the majority, however, this was ruined when he refused to vote his partner Dania out. Kouki also secured himself three immunity wins, and unwavering control over those around him, which ultimately earned him the title of Sole Survivor in a 5-2-1 vote, and the Fan Favourite award, cementing his status as one of the best villains in Essix's ORGs history.
== Survivor: Blood in the Water ==
Interview
Interviewed on 20th September 2023
Age: 16
Birthday: 25th March
Nationality: 
Tell me a bit about yourself outside of the game. What are your hobbies, interests, or passions?
I play the piano, I swim and I'm a big taylor swift and lana del rey fan!
Explain to us what your general strategy is going into any ORG - unrelated to its format or twists. Then, could you point out any flaws in your gameplay?
So my strategy in any org is to be on everyone's good terms till the end, form alliances with strong players that I'll have to betray later on, not try to make any moves and stay under the radar until merge that will be when I'll start making moves on my own and get my allies help with everything. Most important thing for me is to be socially connected with almost every player, to know what's happening all the time and that will help me make moves coming to merge. Making it to the end is not easy but if I do the right things in the right moments I can make it. Oh and the flaws I have... It's only one thing. I can panic sometimes sm and get my allies to panic with me and make them paranoid but that happens like once in an org so i should be good!...
How will you adapt your personality and your strategy to better fit the twist of being with your duo?
So I'll try to make an alliance with my duo and another good duo at the beginning. I will try not to show that I'm very connected with my duo to everyone this way they don't think of getting rid of us first. I love the twist sm that my duo is in my team I'll always work with her and stay loyal to her, but maybe cut her off if needed at the end but I'll try to make an alliance of me her and another duo that'll hopefully rule the game or so.
As a host, confessionals are one of the most important things to me! How do you tackle your confessionals? Do you update them live with your thought process, or info dump at the end of an episode, or something else?
I love giving confessionals like all the time, talk about every player, everything important that's happening, alliances, strategy, trust rankings, etc. And I've gotten 3 best confessionals awards before, one because I've been very active in it and I've been such a villain, and two for always making my plans in my confessionals and organize everything in it
How do you handle conflict or disagreements with others?
Okay, so I will try not get in any conflicts with anyone but if they really are dragging my name so bad I'll drag their name even harder. If that person is an asshole, I'll use this information to get everyone to hate them..
Placed on the blue Wasa tribe, Kouki's strategy was clear from the very beginning: reach the merge with his partner, Dania, and form a tight alliance with another duo within their tribe. This plan materialized as Kouki and Dania quickly connected with Lacey and Archie, forming the four-person alliance Style on Day 3, which would eventually last into the endgame. Although it was initially challenging for the alliance of four to build a social bond with Squid, his partner Lea proved to be even more difficult to communicate with. The tribe's first immunity challenge loss brought the issue of Lea's challenge performance and tribe loyalty to the forefront.
Kouki's first vote was an experience marked by chaos and a Joint Tribal Council twist with the opposing Bati tribe. After discovering Bati member Soggy's intent to vote for Archie - through an accidentally leaked confessional in the Tribal channel - Dania shared this information with Kouki. They decided to relay this information to Archie, aiming to solidify his loyalty. This moment marked the official first strategic discussion between the Style alliance, however the Bati Tribe Alliance was simultaneously formed among the Bati tribe members, with a focus on voting out a Wasa tribe member.
During Tribal Council, the idol hunt began, with Kouki progressing through the first two Dakuwaqa Trials. Kouki chose not to participate in the third trial, which involved throwing a challenge self-voting, to avoid getting an idol that would be public knowledge. Ultimately, Lea was voted out on Day 4 after the Style alliance agreed to give in and vote out a member of their own tribe, mainly due to Lacey forming a cross-tribal alliance with RileyKate and Clayton. When the Wasa tribe was down to just four members, suspicion began to arise when Archie threw challenges without informing Kouki and Dania. This lack of transparency began to corrode trust within Style, as they believed Archie was pursuing the idol for his own benefit. Kouki's connection with Squid grew stronger as they collaborated on strategies, won the next two immunity challenges, and formed the trio alliance of the Brooklyn Babes. 
However, when the Dra tribe lost the Day 9 Reward Challenge, and BB10 and Cryo were absorbed onto the Wasa tribe, problems began to arise for Kouki and his alliances. Squid devised a strategic plan to split the votes between BB10 and Cryo, being weary of a possible Hidden Immunity Idol. It was discussed that the guys (Archie, Kouki, and Squid) would vote for BB10, and the girls (Dania and Lacey) would vote for Cryo. This plan seemed to be going ahead, however, Lacey formed a strong bond with BB10, which was mainly fueled by their past ORG history together from years back. Ultimately, Dania and Kouki had to choose between being in the minority with Squid or keeping their stable majority with Style. They chose the latter, and despite the rapport Kouki had built with Squid over the past week, he was voted out.
The merge marked a significant turning point in the game. Kouki was excited to have reached this stage with Dania for the first time in his ORG history. Kouki's social interactions with other players, particularly BB10, Clayton, and RileyKate, became more prominent. Directly coming into the merge, Kouki's partner Dania relayed important information (which she had learned from BB10) to him: Clayton had found the Bati tribe's idol. After Dania and BB10 had built a strong strategic rapport on voice calls they had together, they decided to form the Solve Physics alliance - of themselves, Kouki, and BB10's partner Cryo. 
At the Day 18 Tribal Council, the halfway point of the game, the initial plan was pitched by Archie and Lacey to vote out Soggy. However, after talking with RileyKate and Clayton, they changed their minds to vote for Cornelius. Kouki noted this as strange behaviour and deduced that Archie and Lacey must have an alliance with Clayton and RileyKate - which they did, named The Hoebag Society. Kouki and Dania discussed the threat that this alliance imposed on their own trust with Archie and Lacey, and started to piece together a plan to flush Clayton's idol, which would earn them Archie and Lacey's undivided attention, and the needed power position going into the middle section of the merge. However, not wanting to uproot anything in the game immediately, the Style alliance followed Clayton and RileyKate in voting out Cornelius, leaving the final ten to consist of five intact duos. 
With Archie and Lacey winning the Day 19 immunity, they had to divide the tribe into two groups for the Double Elimination. Kouki aimed to flush Clayton's idol and take control of the game and requested to be put in a group with him. However, Archie and Lacey decided to split each pair in half and put Kouki with RileyKate instead. Kouki found himself in the swing position between two factions: Archie and RileyKate, and BB10 and Flaming. Kouki ultimately formed the Kouki's Math Test alliance with BB10 and Flaming, proposing the idea to blindside RileyKate in a 3-2 vote. BB10 also made the Day 21 alliance with himself, RileyKate, and Archie, to lull Archie into a false sense of security so that he would not use his idol on RileyKate. Ultimately, the RileyKate blindside went off without a hitch, being the most ruthless one of the season. Archie didn't use his alliance, and RileyKate was completely unaware of what was coming to her. Ultimately, Kouki did this to weaken The Hoebag Society and improve his position in the game - which it did, Kouki was now in the coveted swing vote position and would ride this out until the endgame. However, RileyKate's blindside was only a prequel of what was about to come...
After Kouki won immunity in the Chop, Chop, Chop!, he knew he was in the best position to execute a plan. A plan to flush both Archie and Clayton's idols in one Tribal Council was formed, and it was divided into two ideas. The first one was decided in a voice call with the Solve Physics alliance, and it was to blindside Archie and Lacey by telling the pair that Lacey was being targeted by BB10 and Cryo and to use BB10 as the decoy vote, whilst the Solve Physics alliance would vote for Clayton, in the hopes he would be sent home with his idol in his pocket. The second idea was purely devised by Kouki and Dania. Kouki told Dania to voice chat with Archie just one hour before the votes were revealed, and to tell a lie that Kouki and BB10 were both voting for Lacey and that Lacey was in real danger of being voted out. This aimed to make Archie misplay his idol on Lacey, even though neither of them was receiving votes. Both parts of the plan worked. Archie played his idol on Lacey, who didn't receive any votes. Clayton was voted out in a 5-3 vote, with his idol in his pocket. 
When the tribe had come back from Tribal Council, Dania and Kouki lied their way back into a trustworthy position within the Style alliance, saying they would vote for whoever Archie and Lacey wanted them to. As an added layer to his lies, Kouki started acting like he loved BB10 and backed up his strategy. It's important to note that, to Archie and Lacey, BB10 was the mastermind between the RileyKate blindside, and that he voted Clayton out to get the "target" (as he was the decoy vote) off his back. So, Kouki began to give the false perception that BB10 had masterminded the two previous votes and that Kouki was completely infatuated with BB10. Lacey fully believed this and became frustrated with Kouki's behaviour and (feigned) ignorance, which started to slowly erode the trust between the Style alliance. After Dania won the immunity challenge, Kouki still kept his position as the swing vote in the final seven, as he was positioned between Style, and the Needy alliance of BB10, Cryo, and Flaming. He ultimately voted for Flaming, and the vote count was 4-3.
As the Wasa tribe members dominated the final six, Kouki sought to create ties that would help him navigate the game to the very end. He managed to continue convincing Lacey and Archie that BB10 was a significant strategic threat and had many game-breaking moves added to his résumé. This successfully kept Kouki from receiving any votes, and BB10 went home in sixth place. Regardless of the steps that Kouki was strategically taking to solidify himself as the winner of the season, he came under fire on Day 30 after BB10 had been voted out. There was a heated confrontation between Kouki and Cryo, BB10's partner. Kouki was called out for his insensitivity in the moves he had made, and the unnecessary volume of lies he had spread, because it was the endgame with no idols left. Before BB10's elimination, Kouki had even gone as far as to make the Fuckosers alliance of himself, BB10, and Dania, to convince BB10 he was staying. Dania had also voice-called with BB10 for three hours on the day he was voted out. And still, the pair decided to not tell BB10 that they were voting him out. This type of behaviour from Kouki and Dania made Cryo bitter and this resulted in both Cryo and Kouki lashing out at each other in the Solve Physics chat.
However, Kouki's game took a significant blow when - despite winning immunity himself - his partner Dania was voted out in fifth place, after being caught out in her lies that made Archie misplay his idol. As the game reached the final four, tensions ran high, leading to conflicts with Lacey, again over the way Kouki had dealt with his deceptive gameplay. Kouki's success in the final immunity challenge secured his spot in the final three, while his strategic thinking continued to shine. Kouki emphasized his strong overall game, mentioning his flawless voting record, multiple immunity wins, and his pivotal role in controlling tribals throughout the season. However, he was also criticised for not thinking about how his actions would affect others' emotions in the game - especially during the endgame and his failure to be truthful to BB10 and Cryo.
In the end, Kouki pulled through with the strongest Final Tribal Council performance and an in-depth speech about how he earned his way into the power position by flushing two idols. He was crowned the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Blood in the Water in a 5-2-1 vote and also awarded the Fan Favourite vote from spectators who praised his boldness to make cutthroat moves and deceive other players, even those in his own alliances. 
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