Targaryen Tribe

The **Targaryen Tribe**, also referred to as **Tribe Targaryen**, was a tribe on Survivor: Winter War.

The Targaryen Tribe was filled with misfortune from the start, and they would be dissolved quickly at the season's tribe swap. They are considered to be one of the worst tribes in *Survivor Whitewater* History, with almost all of its' members being quickly decimated before the tribe swap.

## Members

Original Targaryen Tribe
 Richie Gureski
*Survivor: Twist Manor*
 Casey MacPhetridge | 3rd Voted Out
 Collin Hinz | 6th Voted Out
11/15
 Vanessa "Ness" Mulyk | 10th Voted Out
7/15
5th Jury Member

## History

The Targaryen Tribe would start off the game as four new players, joined by a returning player, Richie Gureski from Survivor: Twist Manor. At camp, the tribe would attempt to get to know each other, but it would not be long before they all separated and started looking for idols. During this time, Richie and Alex would form an alliance, and the other three members would form an alliance of their own. At the first immunity challenge, Richie stepped up to be the leader and chose Alex and Ness to compete in the first immunity challenge, thinking the challenge would involve both mental and physical aspects. Sadly, this would be a mistake on his part, as the challenge involved balance and physicality, and this decision would force them to attend the first tribal council of the season. The vote quickly came down to Richie, who got backlash from Collin for him feeling that Richie did not listen to them well when they said their strengths and weaknesses, and Alex, who got some more minor backlash for failing his part in the first immunity challenge. Despite Casey wanting to target Riche more, he would ultimately vote against Alex alongside Ness and Collin, who wanted to keep Richie around for the future for his communication skills. Alex would be taken out by a vote of 4-1.

Back at camp, Richie would be elected the leader of their tribe once again, and at the next challenge, Collin stepped up to the plate. Sadly, his efforts were not enough, and they went to their second tribal council in a row. Although Richie would attempt to try to throw Casey and Ness under the bus for their connections to others in the game, and in Ness' case her connections to bigger players outside of the game such as her boyfriend, Darius White, it was not enough to deter the other three from seeing themselves as having better chemistry together. At tribal council, Richie would be taken out by a 3-1 vote, his second chance being cut off very early on.

The three would then compete in the next immunity challenge, but their combined efforts still were not enough, and they lost their third challenge in a row. Ness and Casey would quickly go at each other. Ness was targeted for her strategic abilities, and Casey was targeted for his connections with others currently in the game, such as his girlfriend Dacota. Collin would ultimately agree with Ness, and at tribal council, he would help take out a blindsided and irritated Casey.

Back at camp, the remaining two agreed to work together the rest of the game if they could, and they both shared valuable information about the game with each other. They would get the opportunity to make good work of that promise at a tribe swap that sent the both of them to the Lannister Tribe. It was at this tribe swap, that the Targaryen Tribe would be completely dissolved, and would be no more.

Although the three eliminated Targaryen Tribe members would get a shot back into the game via. the Comeback Challenge, Jadon Selsmeyer, eliminated from the Stark Tribe, would be the contestant who returned, with only Richie coming close to beating him.

## Trivia

* The Targaryen Tribe is considered to be the worst tribe in *Survivor: Whitewater* history, winning none of the three challenges they were a part of in *Survivor: Winter War.*
* The Targaryen Tribe is the first tribe in *Survivor: Whitewater* to be dissolved, this occurring in *Survivor: Winter War* at the tribe swap.
* The Targaryen Tribe is the second tribe to not be represented in the Final Tribal Council, with all of its' members being eliminated from the game before that point in the game, the first being the Villains Tribe of *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains*.