Sam

Sam is a contestant from Endure: Sierra Leone & Okanagan.
==Sierra Leone==
===Profile===
Name: Sam
Age: 18
Current Residence: Stepford, New Jersey
Tribe Designation: 
===Player Review Ranking===
Rank: 6th
Placement: 7th
Edgic: CPP4
SurvAv: 5.64
There was really never any doubt that Sam was going to get cast. In fact, the "newbie" tribe was literally formed because of her. We had initially had the six tribe format with varying communities and a whole lot of options. Tumblr, tengaged, and facebook were all viable communities to draw from in which we received applications, but honestly Sam is great. Also she was/is Vic's sister and - anyways. At the time, there were really no skype games (lol remember when) and ProSurvivor wasn't prominent enough to have it's own community, having just started season two and most of the alum base from season one being represented in iSurv1vor. So there you go - trade secret I suppose, Sam was the initial cause of the new person tribe.
Which, honestly, if you come to think of it is sort of hilarious considering just how out of place she was in general on that tribe. The whole time she was really just a loan wolf in a sea full of people making schedules in order to skype. Having a little experience in the world of Skype ORGs initially served as both a bonus and a detriment. The detriment being that she quite literally had to explain nearly every situational facet to every tribe member at all times, the bonus being she served as a guide to a whole bunch of fools. Not that it really particularly mattered since they really did murder the first few challenges.
Sam and Drew made quick friends on Kakim, I'm not really sure the extent of their pre-game relationship. Drew used to mock Vic a lot jokingly, but I don't thin Vic took it as jokingly, or he did - but sometimes it wasn't joking. Anyways, there was a straight guy thing between Drew and Vic and because of that Drew knew of Sam or something. Either way, they bonded. Sam quickly became integrated into the iSF alliance of Kakim, bonding alongside Georgina, who would eventually become her core ally. Again, there was a slight moment of rebellion among the ladies sans Britti when it came to Kakim, but being the Most Boring Tribe Ever, really helped and they eventually moved on.
Getting kidnapped really was a shockwave into the Sam storyline. Up until that point, she was pretty mute in terms of the 42-person general arc. She fell in with a group and didn't move. But Gabe saw her as some sort of martyr to vote out that still wouldn't piss off Ricky and Drew who he thought he was aligned with despite never being on the same tribe???? Riddle me that Gabe Cohn, riddle me that! (It also caused a really funny small rivalry that showed up a bit in the pressure cooker much later on) 
Sam's connection with Drew really was a turning point here. Sam quickly latched onto Rachel (who at the time was just Drew's coworker and not roommate and therefore it was pretty fair game) and using the relationship was able to wiggle her way into the Bauxite alliance back again. I don't really know logistically what Gabe was thinking - but obviously there already being three members of the initial newbie tribe and adding a fourth onto a tribe of eight - mathematically .. Realistically, Sam should have been gone. But really it was an excellent move that she absolutely murdered alongside Rachel in order to take out Jamie LaFrance. A one round blessing that brought her right into the Makeni tribe phase.
Rocks. Alliances. Blah. Tribe split. Temne. Mende. Blah.
I feel like I've covered enough of what was the three and two tribe phase at this point to be solid going forward. I kind of have to paint a solid picture now of what was Sam The Underdog going into merge. I'd like to start by saying that the reason I think Sam tops Bryce in these rankings despite having less of an overarching resumé is the fact that Bryce had a lot of opportunity and wiggle room that was generally wasted, Whereas Sam, had very few places to go or wander and didn't take a chance on any of them. Moving into merge she was an immediate underdog. Of course, tactically she was part of the larger iSF grouping, though she was well aware of her overall position among the ranks - not high. Babies R Us started to form pretty early and there was a huge chance right at the beginning of merge that someone like Sam or Bryce might have gone home.
The announcement that the first boot would be the last pre-juror really set an unfair story into the game, that was really kind of at my fault. The immediate reaction to that was pretty much the opposite of what it was intended to be and became a point of who's most deserving to hold a position in the jury. What could have been a move quickly dissipated into a question of worth and integrity. Why I mention all of this is due to a needed praise into Sam's social game. There was never really a bottom (besides Bryce, HA!) in her game, I feel like she picked up a solid relationship with everyone and actually took the time to at least check in with almost everyone (Patty, HA!) This lead, of course, to Sam getting the idol clue from Cristina upon her elimination.
The merge idol wasn't actually wide known, it played with a theme that I still use in seasons which I enjoy which is an "unknown" idol, only known to people who receive clues. It's quite reminiscent of the show which is really what I think I appreciate most about it overall. You don't know there's an idol until all of a sudden you're going home. Unfortunately, the clue was a little too easy. In the early stages we saw how hard the idol clue was so when it came time to draw up the merge idol clues at the three tribe stage, we ended up going too damn easy. Sam found the idol pretty much right off the bat. This didn't play too much into her favour either as two rounds later, Yap gave his clue to Rachel which pretty much cemented the fact that Sam had the idol.
There's a huge rivalry with Patty that I have to mention for a little bit. I don't really know the direct cause. Of course, Patty wanted Sam out and vice versa which I guess can be a large claim into it all. There doesn't really HAVE to be more than that. But the intensity of the rivalry was enough to drive a large wedge between the two groups. Sam never really battled her way back into ISF and Drew because Patty was there to knock it down every single time. Patty actively tried to get Sam out at every opportunity she got, and of course, this did eventually happened. Of course it almost happened twice - the once being when Sam played her idol, ultimately ousting Rachel (arguably one of the strongest players) out of the game.
Sam maintained strong connections within the majority alliance despite not being a part of it, which ultimately lead her to be the last anti-iSF member left in the game. Her win in the Pressure Cooker was pretty unmatched and I'm positive she would have stayed forever in the competition given the opportunity. From the very beginning it was clear that Sam was going to win that competition. She just missed out on the final seven immunity ultimately leading to her tragic elimination.
Sam's post merge game centred entirely out of the need to stay in the game with very little opportunity to look upwards. She was never truly blinded by the goings on of the game and frequently spent her time not catering to Ricky or Drew's wishes - despite keeping excellent relationships with both. She didn't lie obsessively, she kept everything at bay and was a solid player from start to finish. She truly was The Hero of the season. - Samm
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==Okanagan==
===Profile===
Name: Sam
Age: 20
Current Residence: Depford, New Jersey
Tribe Designation: 
===Player Review Ranking===
Rank: 5th
Placement: 10th
Edgic: CPN
SurvAv 3.2
Sam Vicario leads with an iron fist and don’t any of you ever forget it. After going head to head with one of the largest alliances in Endure history in Endure 1, Sam returned with a steamroller and anyone who was in the way needed to watch out. Sam attended the most pre-merge tribal councils besides Corey - she purposely went into the Ties That Bind twist tribal three times knowing she was more likely to succeed there over Vic (though Vic would have won those challenges anyways, it was a strategical decision). After Anthony’s blindside she ruthlessly murdered and slaughtered Jared in the most karmaic fashion in Endure history. Her downfall was very much just a quid pro quo. After blindsiding Scully (a huge betrayal of Kate who she had been working with for literally all of pre-merge), Sam took part in the worst lying campaign in Endure history trying to claim her and Vic did not vote for Scully. However, Vic is a really bad liar. And Kate’s revenge for Vic taking out her partner was to take out his. In a really dramatic tribal council, and in complete irony of the storylines so far in Okanagan, Sam was taken out for taking out Scully - akin to her taking out Jared. Super fun. Love Sam. Great two season arc. - Samm
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==Trivia==
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