Grand Mapper: Northern Lights

*"Asgard awaits you!"*

*Rojo**, Grand Mapper: Northern Lights***

**Grand Mapper: Northern Lights** is the fifteenth season of the Grand Mapper competition overall. It premiered on January 29th, 2021 from the Grand Mapper Discord server, and it ended on March 8th, 2021, with Idle Vize winning the season.

## **Twists**

* **Niflheim**: Upon being voted out, players will be sent to Niflheim, where they will await for the chance to return back to the game.

## **Season Summary**

### **Premiere**

The season premiered on the 29th of January, placing 20 mixed players on the frozen battleground of Scandinavia, with 2 unions into play - Canute and Ragnvald. After that, a reward challenge began, with Canute winning it. Ragnvald kept on losing the next two challenges, going twice to elimination. The first elimination saw Fruk's vote out with 7 votes cast against him. After that Rlcchamp was eliminated in a very divided 5-1-1-1-1 vote.

### **Phase 1**

Right after two eliminations, a new force joined the battle - Sigurd Union, signalizing a very early swap.

The third immunity challenge was won by Sigurd and Canute, sending Ragnvald to elimination. Jersey would become the 3rd person eliminated from the season with 4 votes. The fourth immunity challenge was won by Sigurd and Ragnvald this time, sending Canute to it's first elimination ever. A tie would occur twice between Danieer and Saint Columbia, leading to a Tatsumaki randomizer in which White Dynamite was eliminated. In the next challenge Sigurd and Canute won, sending Ragnvald yet again to an elimination which saw LeufG's banishment to Niflheim with an unanimous amount of votes. Ragnvald would continue to lose challenges, as Marianian would be eliminated next in a 3-1 vote against Poke.

### **Phase 2**

A second swap would occur, in which Ragnvald was disbanded, as Canute and Sigurd kept on fighting.

However, Sigurd would remain on winning every challenge, making it the only union from the season to never go to elimination. The next 3 challenges saw Canute's downfall. Will O' Wisp was eliminated in a very close 3-2-2 vote against Acadia and Sgt. Highway. Acadia, despite being targeted in every elimination, remained on staying live, as his next targed was American, who betrayed him during the last elimination. In the end, Acadia was proven to be invincible, sending American to Niflheim. The elimination after that would be the final one of the phase, in which Byzo played an idol and cancelled a vote against him. Sgt. Highway was eliminated with 3 votes.

### **Phase 3**

Phase 3 began with the long awaited merge - Valhalla Union. The players who made it to the halfway point of the game would take a short break, while the players who waited in Niflheim were given a chance to return. Marianian won the Revenge Challenge, narrowly beating American, and returned to the game.

After that, the Grand Mapper auction began. Poke won a Public Immunity Idol, while Marianian won immunity for the 10th elimination.

The first individual immunity challenge was won by Finnz. Right after that, Carbon quit. However, that did not stop the elimination from starting. Danieer was voted out with 6 votes. The next challenge was won by Concleror, who narrowly beats Finnz with 0.27 points difference. Finnz's skills in art would doom him in the end, as that was the primary reason why he was targeted and voted out in the next elimination. The third individual immunity challenge was the questions challenge, which Acro won while beating Byzo in a tiebreaker. The elimination after that resulted in a tie between Saint Columbia and Byzo, however, that led to the unanimous elimination of Saint Columbia.

### **Phase 4**

Phase 4 began with a new twist introduced - duos. However, that twist failed due to Poke's sudden exist from the season. After that, Byzo and Acro won immunity in the challenge. Marianian would finally be voted out with 5 votes, as Acadia kept on controlling the game. The next challenge was won by Concleror yet again, as the following elimination would be a huge blindside for Acadia, who was eliminated with 2 votes after Idle Vize played a Hidden Immunity Idol. The sixth individual immunity challenge was the quiz challenge, as Acro guessed every question on it, thus becoming immune. Byzo was finally voted out in a 3-2 vote against Idle Vize.

### **Finale**

The final phase began with the final immunity challenge - to make a mapping video on the Vikings, while incorporating references from the season. Concleror won it, which led to the final elimination, in which Acro would be the last person eliminated.

After that, the jury was introduced, and the Grand Council began.

The live finale begins after that, in which Idle Vize was declared the winner over Concleror and Mem, with 4 against 3 and 0 votes. The winner of the Fan Favorite Award was Saint Columbia.

The season ends with the name and theme reveal of the upcoming season - Grand Mapper: Gold Rush.

## **Trivia**

* This is the first season that began during 2021.
* This season is the last season to be numbered.