Vivian Yondar

**Days Lasted:** | 39

**Vivian Yondar** is a contestant from *Simvivor: Forgotten Hollow*.

## Profile

Vivian is a married woman, having just recently graduated from an esteemed university with a Biology degree. Her dedication to science, medicine, and helping others is unparalleled, so turning her focus from her studies to winning *Simvivor* will be a true test of her willingness to take it all the way. She loves her family, loves her career, and always dreams big. But first place isn’t always rewarded to nicest or the smartest, it’s a combination of skill and wit that Vivian hopes to learn fast for a shot at the million Simoleons.

## Simvivor

Vivian's experience in *Forgotten Hollow* was fairly standard for starters. Competing on the all-Spellcaster tribe named Virtuoso, Vivian was delighted to be in close quarters with people of her breed. Developing friendships quickly, Vivian felt confident in her chances at going far. After winning the first Tribal Immunity and then swapping tribes the very next episode, Vivian proved her strength in the social game by once again befriending her new tribemates and avoiding elimination at her first Tribal Council.

Soon after, Vivian found herself in a comfortable position with an alliance comprised of herself, Henry MacDougall, Alien Lucas Delacroix, and Vampire Diablo Martel. The foursome managed to hold a significant deal of power on their tribe, with Vivian riding the middle. However, Vivian had constant conflict with leader Diablo due to his aggressive nature and over-strategizing mind. While an eventual civil war was kept at bay, Vivian continued to work hard around camp and prove her worth to her tribe.

At the Merge, Vivian yet again made new friends: this time in Alejandra Dane and Wiremu Roberts. This part of the game is where Vivian started to unravel an otherwise well-played social game. Finding herself in between two worlds of people who were with and against Diablo, Vivian would refuse to vote Diablo out, thinking that their strengths played off of each other well despite having a terrible relationship. The two continued to bicker and consider voting the other off, but Vivian hardly made any footwork to make it happen, drawing the ire of her fellow castaways.

Labeled as emotional and indecisive, Vivian wrote off the criticisms as projections from the people on the bottom of the totem pole, but maintained positive friendships with everyone aside from Diablo. By blindsiding Archimedes Vitaliy, she essentially started to poison any potential Jury votes should she make it to the Final Tribal Council.

After the Final Immunity Challenge, Diablo was aware of the disdain felt for both himself and Vivian, so he elected to take Vivian to the end despite their rocky relationship. Vivian got a negative reception at the Final Tribal Council although she provided a strong argument why her game was superior to Diablo's, but her game was viewed as self-sabotaging and villainous. Having felt she lost the entire season, Vivian lost her steam and started to pout about the consequences of her strategy. She received only the vote of Alejandra in the end.

At the Reunion Show, Vivian admitted that she was disappointed in her reaction to losing *Forgotten Hollow*, but ensured that her relationships with the cast were better than ever, even with Diablo. Graziana Salazar, originally one of Vivian's main supporters among the pre-Jury castaways, infamously said "the road to hell is paved with people who had good intentions," in regards to Vivian's game and outcome.

## Post-Simvivor

* Vivian was offered a spot on *Superstar*, but she declined the opportunity to return. In an interview, she stated that her decision came down to lack of timing between her two appearances and remains open to the idea of playing *Simvivor* again down the road.

## Trivia

* Vivian named the merged tribe in *Forgotten Hollow*. She picked the name, Death Flower, after the rare flower that is a crucial ingredient in Ambrosia.