Dementia

Dementia is a contestant on Visionary Survivor: Continental Conflict and Visionary Survivor: Clash of Casts.

## Continental Conflict Summary

Dementia was certainly one of the more polarizing castaways in Continental Conflict, one minute you hated him, the next you thought he was brilliant. One thing is for sure though, he certainly came to play.

As a member of the original Cartier tribe with a more aggressive and mischievous style of gameplay, it was only natural that Dementia would rather quickly develop a goal of wanting Cartier powerhouse Rochelle out of the game. What was ironic about this goal was that they both allied with each other within the first few days of the game, starting what was a near season long relationship that had many ups and downs… mostly downs. Throughout the season Dementia and Rochelle’s relationship gradually sunk deeper and deeper as the two started to dislike each other more and more. While both of them strongly wanted the other out of the game, the uncertainty of not knowing whether or not they would need the other’s vote later in the game always kept them from making moves against each other. So while they were opposed to each other in terms of personality and in many instances gameplay, they always ended up voting with each other anyway. In many ways their relationship redefined what it means to keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

At the second Cartier tribal council during the final sixteen, Dementia’s urge for wanting to overthrow Rochelle finally began to reach the surface. However, upon arriving at Cartier's campsite as a result of the second mutiny, Otter, who had the Da Gama idol, spread a rumor throughout the tribe that Brainish had an idol. While Dementia did want to make a move against Rochelle, the threat of Brainish or Otter having an idol took priority as Dementia and the rest of Cartier wanted to flush any potentially dangerous advantages out of the game. As a result, he stayed true to his alliance with Aaron, Mikl, and Rochelle and voted out Brainish in a 4-2 vote that flushed Otter’s idol when he played it out of uneasiness.

But this wasn’t nearly the end of Dementia’s plots against Rochelle, he was just getting started. Throughout Continental Conflict, Dementia jumped at every opportunity possible to play the middle man. Because he still wanted to overthrow Rochelle, he started to develop a bond with Otter now that the threat of an idol was gone. Due to his position in the minority, Otter was desperate to make something happen in order to stay in the game. At the final twelve, they were ready to strike, all they needed was one more vote. But in a five person tribe where three people were allied with Rochelle, that third number would be hard to obtain. Unfortunately, when neither Aaron or Mikl would budge, Dementia was forced to vote out his right hand conspirator in a unanimous vote.

After the evacuations of Mikl and Jornsy followed by the elimination of Star, it was time for the merge, the most complex phase of the season by a fair margin. With Cartier and Cortés facing off with even numbers and a big social threat on both sides, the game was about to get very intense, and Dementia was at the forefront of it. With a long term strategy in mind, Dementia was still hung up on eliminating Rochelle and he had good reasons. In order to approach his goal in the safest way possible, he began to form solid relationships with Jethro and Bee. His plan was to vote with Cartier to get a majority advantage after the first vote, and then flip sides to mix things up once he was at a more advantageous point in the playing field. Knowing that Hoeah didn’t have the best relationship with old Cortés, old Cartier predicted that he would be their target. What they didn’t predict was that Jethro had been holding onto a vote blocker and had been planning to use it come merge ever since he found it. However, when Rochelle’s guidance lead Hoeah to finding an idol, he was able to play it on himself and eliminate Jethro, leaving Dementia in exactly the spot he wanted to be in.

At the final seven, Dementia was prepared to make one of the most complex moves in Visionary history that in hindsight was both a success and a failure depending on how you look at it. In fear that Rochelle would play an idol, Dementia convinced Aaron to cast a stray vote for Bee while he cast a vote for Hoeah, knowing that Rochelle and Hoeah would vote for Rey. He knew three votes were going toward Rochelle, and he wanted her gone. But in order to ensure her elimination both he and Aaron had to vote for whichever of the two Cortés members Hoeah and Rochelle didn’t vote for. Dementia knew that he couldn’t place votes on Rochelle because if she did play her idol then she would be safe and she would know that both he and Aaron flipped, aside from that he couldn’t convince Aaron to write down Rochelle’s name in the first place. So instead, he convinced Aaron to cast a vote for Bee since Aaron wouldn’t flip on any Cartier, while he cast a vote for Hoeah due to not wanting to cause a tie between Rey and Bee because he felt like he could work better with Bee than Rey. While Dementia’s multiple layer plan was smart and accounted for many things on a social level, the only advantage it left room for was a potential idol in Rochelle’s possession which she did play. But Dementia’s whole plan was snatched from his hands when Noah played a vote blocker, blocking Rochelle’s vote after she played an idol. With Rochelle immune and her vote blocked, a three way tie was caused between Bee, Rey, and fellow old Cartier Hoeah. As a result, Hoeah was unluckily eliminated by wheel, old Cortés was back to even numbers with old Cartier, and Noah had stolen all glory from Dementia.

At the final six, everyone was aware of Dementia’s shifty game after he literally explained the entirety of his previous move to Rey after the vote. After Noah won immunity, it was clear that either Rey or Rochelle would be eliminated, most likely Rochelle because neither Dementia or Aaron were interested in staying loyal to her because of how big of a threat she was. However, Dementia wasn’t as close to realizing his dream as he thought he was as Rochelle had an extra vote in her possession and wasn’t even close to giving up. After a long talk with Rey, she managed to flip him to her side as they targeted Dementia. Knowing that their two votes plus Rochelle’s extra vote wouldn’t be enough, Dementia somehow found a way to convince Noah to write Dementia’s name down as well. Although he immediately regretted it, Noah’s vote ended up sending Dementia home over Rochelle in a close 4-3 vote.

## Clash of Casts Summary

After spending the majority of his first season trying to find ways to blindside his closest ally and biggest rival, Dementia was looking to change his game up for some redemption in Clash of Casts. Assuming that he would be perceived as some sort of rat, he wanted to attempt to play a more honest and loyal game. In addition, he also wanted to put more emphasis on searching for advantages after feeling that they were a big reason why his game was thrown off in Continental Conflict.

In the short time he was competing, Dementia was quite successful with both of his goals. Within the first three days he found both of the Avalokitesvara idol clues and the idol while also forming a tight alliance with Jethro and Otter. After Avalokitesvara lost the second immunity challenge, Dementia and his allies decided to target Eddie over Sean. But what Dementia and Jethro didn’t know was that Otter was playing both sides, and also had an alliance with Eddie and Sean. Stuck in the middle with an important decision to make, Otter decided to tell Eddie about the planned blindside and flip the vote onto Dementia due to him being a bigger threat down the line with Jethro.

While Dementia did have an idol headed into tribal council, he figured that the vote could go one of two ways. Either he trusted his relationships with Jethro and Otter and didn’t play his idol, or he didn’t trust him and played the idol. On one hand if he got played by Jethro and/or Otter and was blindsided he would be eliminated, but by playing an idol he would confirm that he was the intended target, which would likely result in him being eliminated at the next tribal council should his tribe lose again. So Dementia decided to take his chances and not play his idol. As a result he was eliminated in a 3-2 vote when Otter flipped on him.

### Voting History

 We're A Bomb Waiting To Explode
 Dancing With A Lot Of Fire
 Eliminated, Day 5

## Return Interviews

**Coming into your second season, which area do you think you can improve in most between social play, physical play, and strategic play? How do you plan on improving?**
To be honest I think I was overall good in my first season, I'll shift my game and adapt depending on circumstances, maybe play a bit more risky... and I'll look for advantages this time around. So overall I'd say I'd like to improve my physical play, challenge and advantage.
**What was the biggest mistake you made when playing in your first season? How did you learn from it?**
Hmm, I think, I was lazy in my advantage searching... and I overestimated the gameplay of some other players I'll need to take in account foolishness and to take more risks. Yes... overestimated.
**Have you spectated any seasons besides the one you competed on? Have any other castaways stood out to you?**
I've watched a bit of season 3... but I'll read the wiki with great attention. From what I got CK and Kalina seem like dangerous playerS. Blair, she seems dangerous but I consider immunity run as non reproductible things. In my own season Rochelle and Rey are always threats. And previous seasons I'll need to look more into it.
**How has Visionary Survivor impacted you?**
It was a fun game, and I like it. But I'm a very stable person emotionally. So in the end I can move on very fast. I did question how far I was willing to go in my game, and I'm not sure that all i did was perfectly moral though. But well that's the game.
**In what ways do you hope to refine your legacy with this second chance you’ve been given? What do you hope to gain from competing again?**