Arceus

**Arceus** was a contestant of SurviVARs: Evolution.

## **Profile**

**Discord:** ArceusIsThe1God

**Gender:** he/him

**Timezone:** EST

You know it’s an incredible cast when the winner doesn’t break Top 3 in rankings. I want to emphasize that this is NOT a bad ranking, and I do NOT think that Arceus is a bad winner. All four of the top four characters here would be equally deserving of a first place ranking for different reasons. At the end of the day, Arceus had a very impressive game. He was a top dog through the whole merge, and everyone saw him as this massive threat. Through advantages, immunity wins, and strong positioning, Arceus earned a very dominant win against all odds. He’s a topdog with an underdog’s story, and that’s what made him so captivating to watch. The only reason he ranks lower than the other three is that his confessionals weren’t as consistent, and his strategic moves were less prominent than his advantages and immunity wins compared to the other three who were captivating for very different reasons. Arceus was the winner this season deserved, and his storyline from beginning to end is one of my favorite winner arcs we’ve had.

### **Nominations**

**Underdog**

Arceus is an underdog in the same ways that Izzy was an underdog in her All Stars game. He came into this game with a pre-established threat level, just by being the literal god of Pokémon in a Pokémon-themed season. His early presence was not to be underestimated, and the early merge turned out to be JC versus Arceus in a lot of ways. His “side” was always in the minority, but somehow Arceus managed to avoid being the actual target. His allies were toppled one by one, but Arceus was always left standing. He used anything he could to survive, and won challenges when he needed them most. Arceus was only an Edgic contender twice, because we all thought he would get sniped the moment he was vulnerable. Then, when those moments did come, he somehow made it through anyways.

**Best Move (Drew's Blindside)**

Anytime someone goes home with an idol in their pocket, it’s impressive for the players who pulled off the blindside. It’s even more impressive when the player with the idol is on top of the tribe and is situated to take the game by storm. Drew had been subtly influencing every vote he participated in, while using players like JC to buff his threat level. It wasn’t long before someone caught on to this, and his immunity idol made him even more of a target. After the chaos of the Sorbet vote, and then the unanimous Jack vote, an organized blindside against Drew was the last thing anyone expected (especially Drew). He went from a dark horse contender with a real shot to win to an early juror with an idol in his pocket.

**Fan Favorite**

The god of Pokémon made it to FTC, and immediately the server started to blow up. Old friends came from miles around just to watch him finally take home a deserved win. But his supporters weren’t just there at the end, but from the very start. There were countless spectators who would pop in at random times just to go “Is Arceus winning yet?” and most of the time we got to say “yes.” He’s a badass player, but he also has a really understated sense of humor that makes him so rootable and relatable. He didn’t have an easy path to the end, but he strutted for every step of the journey. It’s hard not to like Arceus, and that’s earned him a spot on the FF roster.