Charlie Irons

**Charles Anthony "Charlie" Irons** is the Sole Survivor of *Zovivor: Oaxaca*.

After losing his closest ally Shannan Paul at the first tribal of the season, Charlie found himself on the bottom of the Zapotec tribe. He was able to avoid elimination by placing a target on Ali Ahmed and Gracie Roque, which got him to the merge with new allies Jonesy Little, Victor Gonzalez, and Quincy Senate. With a final 4 alliance in place, Charlie seemed destined to make the end, but after Quincy and Victor were blindsided, Charlie again found himself on the bottom. And again, he was able to survive by placing a target on bigger threats in Thomas Alexander, Justin Martinez, and Tinasha LaRaye. At the final 3, Jonesy kept his word and brought Charlie to the final tribal council with him. Although the jury favored Jonesy, Charlie's strong performance in painting himself as a strategic underdog ultimately swayed enough of the votes to reward Charlie with the title of Sole Survivor in a close 5-4 vote.

## Profile

**Pronouns**: He/Him
**Age**: 21
**Location**: Wichita, KS
**Occupation**: Psychology Student
**Hobbies**: ---
**Pet Peeves**: ---
**What are three words to describe you?** ---
**What is one accomplishment you're most proud of?** ---
**Why will you be the Sole Survivor?** ---
 **Which previous player do you identify with the most?** ---

## Survivor

### Cagayan

Tony was initially placed on Aparri, the Brawn tribe of *Cagayan*. While in the woods, fellow police officer Sarah Lacina looked him in the eyes and asked if he was a cop, though he lied and said no. She told him she could tell because she too was a cop. Soon after, he admitted to her that he was a cop and they bonded and formed an alliance called "Cops-R-Us". Tony spent the first few days building a "spy shack," finding a Hidden Immunity Idol, and forming alliances with both Sarah and Trish Hegarty. He also harbored some resentment towards Cliff Robinson for his popularity within the tribe. Tony lied to Sarah, saying that Cliff and Lindsey Ogle were gunning for her successfully manipulating her against her initial alliance. Sarah then convinced Trish and Woo Hwang to come into their alliance and throw the fourth Immunity Challenge to vote Cliff out, followed by Lindsey. Tony, along with Lindsey, sat out of the challenge while the others (except for Cliff) attempted to throw the challenge. Cliff, however, single-handedly saved himself by winning the challenge for Aparri. Due to their challenge prowess, Aparri never attended Tribal Council.

On Day 12, a Tribe Switch occurred, sending all of Aparri's members, with the exception of Sarah, to the new Solana tribe, along with original members Jefra Bland and LJ McKanas. After Solana lost the next Immunity Challenge, the former Aparri members were set to vote LJ out, though Trish, who had bonded with LJ, attempted to get Tony to vote Cliff out instead. At Tribal Council, Tony and Trish joined LJ and Jefra in blindsiding Cliff. Upon returning to camp, Trish and Lindsey got into a heated argument, resulting in Lindsey quitting the game. Tony was happy with this development.

After winning the next Reward Challenge, Solana won the right to raid Aparri's camp. The tribe sent Tony and Woo to conduct the raid, with the two also receiving a clue for a Hidden Immunity Idol at the Solana camp. Tony, however, thought of using this clue in order to target Aparri's strongest member, Jeremiah Wood. He claimed in front of the other tribe to have been instructed to give a clue to a Hidden Immunity Idol to a member of Aparri and gave it to Jeremiah. The plan, though, did not work because Jeremiah immediately recognized that it was the same clue that the original Solana tribe had received prior to the tribe switch, though it managed to cast suspicion on Jeremiah.

Tony made it to the merge on Day 17 and became part of the merged tribe, Solarrion. Being down in numbers, the new Solana Alliance needed Sarah's vote, but Sarah overheard her former allies Tony, Trish, and Woo yell "Top 5!" along with Jefra and LJ at the previous challenge, which made her feel excluded. Tony tried to pull Sarah back into their alliance, seemingly to no avail, as Sarah was committed to staying with the opposing Aparri Alliance. Trish saw an opportunity to swing Kass McQuillen, who was bickering with Sarah, by offering to vote Sarah out should Kass join them. A hesitant Tony eventually agreed to target Sarah after recognising that he had not succeeded in flipping her after she refused to swear on her badge. At Tribal Council, Tony and LJ made a grand stand by playing their Hidden Immunity Idols for each other, though this was all for naught as the Aparri Alliance had actually targeted Jefra. Kass, however, decided to flip and Sarah became the first member of the jury.

At the next Tribal Council Tony suggested voting out Morgan McLeod as due to her laziness she was the least likely to have an idol. His alliance agreed and Morgan was voted out. Though now in a position of power, Tony found himself to be increasingly paranoid after the Aparri Alliance voted for him at the following Tribal Council where Morgan was voted out. Tony decided to target LJ as he believed LJ was the biggest strategic threat in the game. Tony decided to play up his paranoia and suggested voting out Woo to LJ, following this Tony then framed him by claiming that LJ wanted to vote Woo out. Tony then told Trish that LJ was sketchy and untrustworthy but Trish dismissed this as Tony being paranoid. The team of Tony, Jeremiah, and Spencer Bledsoe won the next Reward Challenge, and Tony used this opportunity to try to use their alliance's votes. Tony then told Woo that LJ had been targeting him getting Woo on board to target LJ. At the next Tribal Council, Tony and Woo joined the Aparri Alliance in blindsiding LJ, much to Trish's shock.

The following day, Jefra began to feel insecure about Tony's deception towards everybody and confronted Trish to try to gun for him. Trish and Kass, however, were able to assuage Jefra's fears and pull her back into their alliance. Trish also had Tony reassure Jefra himself, which he did by swearing on his family members. It was also at this time that Tony's paranoia led to him finding a Hidden Immunity Idol with "special powers."

The alliance came back together and decided to target Jeremiah as they believed Spencer had the idol and would be more likely to play it for himself. This proved to be correct as Spencer did have an idol but played it for his own safety with Jeremiah going home. While Spencer played his idol, Tony bluffed using an apparently fake idol in order to ensure that he played it on himself rather than Jeremiah.

At the Survivor Auction, Tony, along with Spencer and Tasha Fox held out on buying any food, anticipating that there would be an advantage offered and feared that either Spencer or Tasha would get it. When an advantage was indeed offered, Tasha backed out while both Tony and Spencer bid the maximum amount of $500 for a chance to draw rocks to win the advantage. Tony won the advantage, which turned out to be a clue to another Hidden Immunity Idol, which he also found. At the same time, Tony began to fear the possibility of a women's alliance forming between the remaining women, who had outnumbered the remaining men in the game. Tony and Woo again struck a deal with Tasha and Spencer, and they blindsided Jefra at the next Tribal Council.

The next morning, Kass, fed up with Tony's double-dealing, got into an argument with Tony, in which Tony revealed that he had the Hidden Immunity Idol with "special powers." This led to Kass, Tasha, Spencer, and Woo plotting to flush Tony's Hidden Immunity Idol, though Kass later changed her mind, instead wanting to face Tony at the Final Tribal Council due to her perceiving him as an easily beatable Hantzian jury goat. At Tribal Council, she and Woo rejoined Tony and Trish and sent Tasha to the jury.

Woo then revealed to Tony the next day that he and Kass had conspired against him the previous night. Tony confronted Kass about this, but later claimed to forgive her, stating that he planned on going to the end with her and Trish. Unsatisfied, Kass revealed this to Woo, which made Woo question his own loyalty to Tony. After Tony won the next Reward Challenge and picked Trish to share his reward with, Kass, Spencer, and Woo plotted to split the pair up. At Tribal Council, Tony revealed that he actually had two Hidden Immunity Idols in his possession. He played the regular one for himself and proceeded to join the rest of the tribe in blindsiding his ally Trish.

Although the Hidden Immunity Idol with "special powers" expired at the final five, Tony bluffed by claiming that it could be used until the final four. The remaining castaways were then surprised by a visit from their loved ones. Although Tony was glad that his friend, Arnold, visited him, he was upset that his wife, Marissa, could not come as she was taking care of their baby girl. After Kass won the next Immunity Challenge, Spencer came up to Tony and told him that he believed that there would be a Final Two. Spencer claimed that if either Kass or Woo won, they would take each other to the end. If Tony voted Woo out and Spencer won, he would take Tony. Unconvinced by Spencer's argument, Tony joined Kass and Woo in voting him out at Tribal Counci due to him being a big jury threat.

Upon returning to camp, Kass and Woo agreed that voting Tony out was both in their best interests and agreed to take each other to the end. At the Final Immunity Challenge, Woo narrowly beat Kass by half a second to win immunity. Back at camp, both Tony and Kass pleaded with Woo, with Tony appealing to Woo's sense of honor, pointing out that the jury would see him as being disloyal if he voted Tony out. At Tribal Council, Woo shocked everyone by voting Kass out, making her the ninth and final member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, the jury scolded Tony. He was confronted by Sarah for swearing on his badge and by Jeremiah for swearing on his family. He was also confronted by LJ and Jefra for his blindsiding both of them. He was then lambasted by a furious Trish for swearing on his late father's grave, then proceeding to blindside her. In spite of this, Morgan and Spencer both lauded Tony for his control of the game. In the end, Tony received eight jury votes to Woo's one (from Tasha), earning him the title of Sole Survivor of *Survivor (franchise)*.

* Challenge History
* Voting History

**^1** In Template:Ep, LJ used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Tony, but did not negate any votes against him.
**^2** In Template:Ep, Tony used a Hidden Immunity Idol, but did not negate any votes against him.

### Game Changers

Tony entered *Survivor: Game Changers* as one of the season's three former winners, along with J.T. Thomas and Sandra Diaz-Twine. He was initially placed on the Mana tribe. Minutes after arriving at camp, Tony jokingly ran off making llama sounds, blatantly proclaiming that he was on a hunt for a Hidden Immunity Idol. Though it started as a joke, after he realized that no one was on his tail, Tony decided to start digging a "spy bunker" in the sand near the water well in order to eavesdrop on conversations. Ultimately, he was caught by Sandra and Caleb Reynolds and had to put his spy bunker on hold.

After Mana lost the first Immunity Challenge, Tony gathered the tribe members who were at the water well and the group decided to boot Ciera Eastin first for her over-scheming and for her failure in the challenge. When Ciera approached the group, Tony threw out Michaela Bradshaw's name, and Ciera accepted this as the plan for the night. However, when Tony told Michaela that it was her that was being used as a decoy, Michaela became upset. The majority decided that it might be a good idea to take out Michaela, who was not only emotionally volatile, but also an unknown factor. In the end, Mana stuck to their original plan, and Ciera was voted out unanimously.

Immediately after Tribal Council, Tony felt uneasy that the first vote had gone so easily. He wanted to start playing hard, and so went back to the water well and continued to dig his bunker. The next day, Tony approached Aubry Bracco and the two decided that it may be best if they recruit other big threats in order to use them as shields and as allies. They decided to bring in Caleb, Sandra, and Malcolm Freberg. However, in the middle of the night, Sandra and Troyzan Robertson went to the well in order to discuss tribal happenings. Tony had been working on his bunker, and so he crawled into the bushes, and later jumped out at the pair after he heard his name being thrown out. He decided that Sandra was too sketchy, and effectively cut her loose from the "big threats alliance". In response, Sandra began recruiting for her own alliance, and brought in Michaela, Troyzan, Hali Ford, and Jeff Varner after being left out of Tony's alliance.

After Mana narrowly lost the second Immunity Challenge, Tony and Sandra campaigned against each other. The two winners gathered their troops, and Jeff and Michaela became the two swing votes. At Tribal Council, the tribe discussed how physical strength should be kept in the tribe to prevent further losses. Sandra was rattled, and when Tony continued to campaign against her, she countered with reasons to take Tony out. When it was time to vote, Tony voted against Aubry, in the hopes that a split vote may have been in operation and that by voting against his ally, he could save himself. However, the only other person who had voted for Aubry was Sandra, and the rest of the tribe eliminated Tony. Before departing, Tony called out Sandra for her control of the tribe, to which Sandra retaliated by saying that Tony had targeted her first.

* Challenge History
* Voting History

 Blue Lagoon Bustle | Reward/Immunity
 Serpent Turf | Reward/Immunity

 Aubry

### Winners at War

Tony returned to play in the all-winners season *Survivor: Winners at War*, where he was initially placed on the Dakal tribe. Not wanting to make the same mistakes he did in his last time out, Tony opted to keep a low profile and focus more on getting to know his tribemates on a personal level. On Day 3, after losing the Immunity Challenge, Tyson Apostol initially targeted Tony, to which Tony fired back and campaigned against Tyson. In the end, Tony joined Yul Kwon in dismantling the supposed "poker alliance" and voted out Amber Mariano.

The next day, Tony reconnected with his fellow *Cagayan* castaway Sarah Lacina, and the two recreated their old Cops-R-Us alliance from said season. A few days later, Sarah received a note from the Edge of Extinction telling her about a Vote Steal advantage hidden at the opposing Sele tribe's camp. To help infiltrate their camp without getting caught, Sarah got help from Tony to camouflage her via rubbing ashes on her face. Sarah succeeded in getting the advantage without anyone noticing her.

On Day 11, Dakal lost the Immunity Challenge, and Tyson was targeted for his duplicity. Tony, however, wanted Nick Wilson out because Tyson was more use as a target shield than Nick. Ultimately, Tony joined the majority in voting out Tyson. The next morning, a Tribe Switch occurred. Tony remained on Dakal with Kim Spradlin-Wolfe and Sandra Diaz-Twine, along with original Sele members Denise Stapley and Jeremy Collins. Though Tony and Sandra were dead-set on getting Denise and Jeremy out, they worried Kim would flip to the latter's side since she was on the outs before.

On Day 16, host Jeff Probst announced that only the first tribe who won the challenge would be immune, and thus there would be two separate Tribal Councils for each of the losers. Yara won the Immunity Challenge, which meant Dakal and Sele would both vote someone out. Tony was paranoid about the state of his tribe, so he attempted to reuse his strategy of spying on his tribemates to gain information. That night, he decided to join the group in voting out Denise, but unbeknownst to him, Sandra had given Denise an idol to save herself. This plan backfired, as although Denise used the idol for herself (along with one she already had for Jeremy), she voted Sandra out in return. This move left Tony on the outs, but fortunately, he won the next Immunity Challenge and lived to see another day.

On Day 19, the tribes merged into the Koru tribe, along with Tyson, who returned from the Edge of Extinction. From there, a new alliance of "lions", as Tony dubbed them, were getting together to vote out the "hyenas". For Tony, this meant low-level threats like Nick, Adam Klein, and Wendell Holland. Though the group was divided between the three, they settled on Wendell and voted him out that night. Adam quickly followed after a few chaotic days.

Tony won his first individual Immunity Challenge on Day 25, and he then turned his focus to Jeremy, who wanted to separate his two closest allies Sarah and Sophie Clarke. Despite it looking like Jeremy was going to go, a series of chaotic events led to Jeremy using his Safety Without Power advantage to leave Tribal Council without voting or being voted against. Tony's alliance quickly shifted gears and blindsided Tyson that night.

Early the next morning, Tony went searching for a Hidden Immunity Idol while everyone was still asleep. Although he was found by Nick, Tony managed to find the idol without Nick in sight. The next day, Tony received an advantage from the Edge of Extinction. It was an Extortion Advantage that would block the target from voting or competing in the Immunity Challenge unless they paid a certain number of Fire Tokens. Tony was excited until he realized the advantage was being played against him. Desperate to gain back power, Tony convinced Nick, Jeremy, and Ben Driebergen to give him one Fire Token each, giving him enough to pay the extortion. He was able to compete in the Immunity Challenge, which he won.

Afterward, although Tony was initially set on voting out Jeremy, he decided to split the votes between Jeremy and Sophie, the latter he worried was getting too close to Sarah. Sophie was blindsided that night and was sent to the Edge of Extinction. Though Sarah was initially angry with Tony for what he did, she chose to stick with him. The next day, Tony won his third individual immunity in a row, and he later learned that Kim was targeting him. Tony retaliated by getting his alliance together to vote off Kim.

Despite still wanting Jeremy out, Tony shifted his efforts toward Nick because he viewed Jeremy as a shield. However, Nick won Immunity, and, knowing about Michele Fitzgerald's 50/50 Coin, Tony decided to split the votes between Jeremy and Michele. Michele played her advantage at Tribal Council, nullifying her votes, but it was no use as Jeremy received the most votes and was sent to the Edge. This left Michele on the outs, and everyone was ready to vote her out next. However, when Michele won the next Immunity Challenge on Day 34, the majority turned on each other. Tony discovered through his spy nest that Denise wanted him out, so he in turn lobbied against Denise. In the end, though, Tony joined his alliance in voting out Nick.

Natalie Anderson returned from the Edge of Extinction on Day 35, and she immediately put Tony on the spot by saying the jury loved him. Tony grew concerned about this, along with the possibility of Natalie having some sort of advantage form the Edge. He tried suggesting to his alliance that they vote off Denise, but to no avail. He turned out to be right; Natalie played an idol on Night 36, nullifying her votes. Tony and Ben both played their idols after her, resulting in a null vote. At the revote, Tony got his way, and Denise was voted out.

Right after Tribal Council, Tony searched for the idol, but Natalie found it before he could. Tony won his fourth individual Immunity on Day 37, and back at camp he discovered through his spy nest that Natalie had the idol. Knowing this, Tony told Ben and Sarah to vote for Michele. However, unbeknownst to Tony, Ben asked Sarah to vote him out that night, to which Sarah obliged. The next day, Natalie won the Final Immunity Challenge, and she was adamant on forcing Tony to compete in the fire-making challenge, eventually deciding to pit his partner in crime, Sarah, against him. In a close battle, Tony beat Sarah and secured his spot in the Final Three, with Sarah becoming the final member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, the jury praised Tony for his prowess in every aspect of the game. However, Tony was also criticized, especially by Jeremy for his betrayal and broken promises. Despite Jeremy's critique, he followed Sandra in becoming the second two-time Sole Survivor with 12 jury votes to Natalie's 4 and Michele's 0.

* Challenge History
* Voting History

**^1** In Template:Ep, Denise used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Tony's vote against her.
**^2** In Template:Ep, Tony used a Hidden Immunity Idol, but did not negate any votes against him. Also, Natalie used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Tony's vote against her. Because Ben and Natalie both used Hidden Immunity Idols and negated all the votes cast at Tribal Council, a vote restart was held between the two non-immune players, Denise and Sarah. Tony changed his vote to Denise on the restart.

## Trivia

* Charlie is the first LGBTQ+ Sole Survivor.

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