Season 4: Pikachu's Revenge

## Development

This was the fourth season of **Myka's VideORG Games** themed around **Pokemon: Red and Blue**

## Twists/Changes

* **Redemption Island**: Once premerge player's torches were snuffed, they were not completely out of the game and would instead go to redemption island to fight for their chance to get back into the game
* **Demerge**: Players merged, and then proceeded to go back into tribes for two cycles, and finally merge again.
* **Idol Hunt**: The players had to go through a long idol hunt in order to obtain the idol this season.

## Season Summary

What is there to say about this season? It was about at flawless as you can get in a discord org. Nearly every single player brought a fantastic character to the season. There was drama. There was comedy. There was excitement. There was rivalries. There was unpredictability. There were *Villains*. Boy, where there villains. And there was a fantastic and deserving winner, and a fantastic and deserving final 5. You really cannot write the script much better. Even the supposed easy votes were filled with excitement and entertainment. I cannot say enough good things about this cast. If I had any gripe at all, it would be that there was a bit more negativity, towards each other and at times towards hosts, then I would have liked. But in the end, that doesn’t detract from what I believe is one of, if not the, best org season I have ever witnessed. If you want an irl survivor comp, try Cagayan. Yes, it was *that* good.

## Trivia

* This is the first season in which someone played 2 idols correctly
* This season contained the most players out of all seasons
* This season contained the most vote outs of this season

## Episode Guide

Episode 1: "close thine mouth in the name of the christian minecraft server owner - Dad Bot"

Previously, on Survivor...

Our largest-yet cast of 24 have officially been marooned, kicking off Season 4: Pikachu's Revenge of Myka's VideORG Games!

The castaways were split into 4 tribes, based on ORG experience.

On the Viridian Forest tribe: Ashy B., Cooper, Dan, Diana, Shooflie, and Wisey.

On Rock Tunnel tribe: Brock, Dusty, Felt, Fire, Iz, and Leaf.

On Diglett's Cave tribe: Ice, Morgs, Parker, Riley, Will, and William.

And finally, on S.S. Anne tribe, our returnees: Baile, Bam, Joey, Jordy, Tim, and Z.

While the players were split into tribes, all tribes were able to communicate through a shared channel, Cycling Road. Due to this, early socializing was significant.

While many members raced to make contact with the other 23 players, many also directed their focus on finding idol clues. They were certainly successful, as the clues were found and numerous players engaged in the idol hunt.

Early on, Morgs, Tim, and Dan had all found the clue and begun to engage in the hunt. Morgs particularly had made the most early idol progress.

Meanwhile, players had already begun to form alliances. The first of the season was between Ice, Parker, and Will, all from Diglett's Cave.

Players continued to socialize and hunt for the idol throughout the first night. And early the next morning, finally, someone broke through.

Wisey, who had not been one of the early idol hunt standouts, completed the hunt and received the first hidden immunity idol of Season 4! Would they be able to hide this fact, or would it get out and put a target on their back?

Unfortunately, a little later that morning, disaster struck.  Ice decided that they did not want to continue the season. While it was still early in the game, unfortunately it was too late to drop in a replacement, and adjustments would have to be made.

Originally a double Tribal was planned following the episode's challenge, but with Ice bailing, only one tribe would be going to Tribal Council.

Meanwhile, the remaining players had been presented with their challenge: they would be playing Design Your Own Pokemon! In this challenge, the tribes would be working to create an entirely new Pokemon: its design, its function, and a fitting theme.

The tribes' submissions would be scored by a panel of alumni judges. The judges would be Hannah, Xander, Mars, CC, Jobre, and Mr. Pink. They would be scoring the submissions on three categories: Originality/Creativity, Functionality, and Connection to the Game/Theme. Each category would have a maximum of 10 points, for a total of 30 possible points per submission per judge.

Over the duration of the challenge time, our cast continued to socialize among themselves, which led to some tension. Given the amount of well-known or returning players in the cast, some players felt like they may have been at a pregame disadvantage. While it was reasonable to suspect that some players knew each other better than others, it went too far in the form of accusations of pregame alliances. This is not how we operate in Myka's VideORG Games. Everything is above board and everyone is expected to play in good faith. So when the environment was starting to get a little accusatory and toxic, Myka felt the need to shut things down. He shared a thoughtful message outlining the changes that needed to happen in order to prevent this season from derailing, and cooler heads prevailed. The issue was resolved, and the season pushed forward.

Later in the day, the second hidden immunity idol was found by Leaf. Tim managed to complete the idol hunt, but with both available idols already claimed, he was unable to receive any reward.

Players had been "working together" on the idol hunt, strategically sharing clues and information about who may have found the idol. Some used this to their advantage, giving out bad information to throw others off, including telling others they didn't know if the idol had been found when they did in fact know. The social gameplay was already well underway.

Finally, all tribe challenge submissions were in, and it was time to hand them over to the judges.

Diglett's Cave chose to submit a full evolutionary line based on their new Pokemon Surflint, a fire-type Pokemon, with a series of special combination support+attack moves.

Rock Tunnel tribe submitted Pyrocon, their fire-fairy-type support Pokemon. Rock Tunnel focused most of their energy on the design of the submission.

S.S. Anne tribe submitted Pomerain, a water-ice-type dog Pokemon, with 4 special moves, each themed off of the seasons of Myka's VideORG Games so far. Unfortunately they used a name and design that they found online, with a few tweaks made, which was a major factor of the challenge and would be reflected in their score.

Viridian Forest submitted Conyvern, a dragon-grass-type Pokemon themed around Christmas. They went above and beyond with all aspects of their design.

The judges were given time to make their determinations.

Gameplay slowed down somewhat as players waited for the judges, but they continued to build bonds and alliances in the meantime.

Finally, all judges' scores were in. Judges were not aware which tribe was which, so they were given tribe numbers to label their scores with. Diglett's Cave was Tribe 1, Rock Tunnel was Tribe 2, S.S. Anne was Tribe 3, and Viridian Forest was Tribe 4. The scores were as follows, ordered as Originality/Creativity, Functionality, and Connection to Game/Theme.

Hannah:

Tribe 1: 10/8/6

Tribe 2: 8/8/5

Tribe 3: 0/3/4

Tribe 4: 9/9/8

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Xander:

Tribe 1: 6/9/10

Tribe 2: 10/7/8

Tribe 3: 3/6/5

Tribe 4: 10/10/10

Mars:

Tribe 1: 7/9/9

Tribe 2: 8/7/9

Tribe 3: 5/7/8

Tribe 4: 9/9/9

CC:

Tribe 1: 3/5/1

Tribe 2: 9/8/6

Tribe 3: 3/7/6

Tribe 4: 6/7/8

Jobre:

Tribe 1: 7/6/10

Tribe 2: 8/9/6

Tribe 3: 3/7/9

Tribe 4: 9/6/10

Mr. Pink:

Tribe 1: 7/9/10

Tribe 2: 8/6/8

Tribe 3: 6/6/7

Tribe 4: 9/9/9

Combined, this led to the following scores:

Diglett's Cave 132

Rock Tunnel 138

S.S. Anne 95

Viridian Forest 156

As this was a now a single Tribal Council, this meant unfortunately S.S. Anne would be the only tribe facing Tribal. They were given 24 hours to strategize their votes. DMs were limited and Cycling Road was closed.

After some time all S.S. Anne votes were in and Tribal Council was underway. Players were given a chance to play any idols, and none were played.

It was time to read the votes.

The first vote was for Baile, starting things off.

The second vote was also for Baile, giving him 2 votes.

Next was a vote for Bam, setting the tally at 2-1.

Fourth was another vote for Baile, putting the tally at 3-1. One more vote for Baile and he would be going home.

And unfortunately, the next vote was also for Baile. While he was the first player of Season 4 to be voted out normally, since Ice had quit the season, technically he was the second member to lose.

However, this season had another twist up its sleeve: Redemption Island! Players sequestered here would be able to fight for chances to return throughout the season, dueling each other for the privilege of advancing, until a re-entry point in the season.

Baile was sent to Redemption Island for a redemption duel, but alas, as Ice had quit and the challenge had become single elimination, there was nobody to duel. Baile received the first Gym Badge and awaited the next match, and the episode was officially over.

Our cast has set the stage early for our most competitive season yet - will they keep up the heat?

Tune into the next episode to find out!

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Episode 2: #GetJoeyPast20th - Tim

Previously, on Survivor…

After an eventful first episode of the season, the stage was set for an intense season, and Episode 2 would certainly be a continuation of that.

After a little break following the conclusion of the previous Tribal Council, the remaining cast were presented with this episode's immunity challenge: they would be playing Gym Defense, in which the tribes would have to fight for control for various gyms from the Pokemon universe.

Tribes would attack and defend gyms using specific phrases, and would have to work strategically to maximize their gym coverage. Any typos would break the chain of specific phrases needed and reset the gym ownership, while any complete failures to even get close to the right phrase would lead to a disqualification from the challenge, and the loss of a point for the tribe whose member had been disqualified.

At points throughout the course of the challenge, gyms would suddenly close down, and whichever tribe was in control as it closed would receive a point.

It would be a challenge of discipline and strategy. In order to eliminate any numbers advantages, Viridian Forest and Rock Tunnel tribes would have to select a player to sit out of the challenge. They chose Dan and Dusty respectively.

After this, they were given an hour to strategize.

Finally, the challenge was underway. 12 gyms appeared for the tribes to defend, and they sure went for it.

The strategy the tribes apparently whose was complete, unbridled chaos. There were a significant number of players who had not fully read the challenge instructions and thus were posting phrases at the wrong time, negating their progress.

Disqualifications began quickly. Less than a half hour after the beginning of the challenge, Brock was eliminated, and Rock Tunnel lost a point.

The players were briefly admonished for some of them trying to delete mistakes before they were caught, unaware that the hosting team could still see them. They were warned that any more of this would result in their entire tribe's disqualification.

Shortly after, Felt was eliminated and Rock Tunnel lost a point.

For a while, the players were using attack phrases when they already had control of the gym, meaning that nobody was properly defending the gym. This was pointed out to them.

Quickly thereafter, both Will and Joey were eliminated, taking a point from each Diglett's Cave and S.S. Anne.

The challenge was briefly halted as the chaos boiled over, and the players' misunderstandings of the rules compounded into confusion and frustration. After a while, things cooled off, and the challenge resumed.

And shortly after that, Iz was eliminated, taking another point from Rock Tunnel.

Diglett’s Cave tribe : +3

Rock Tunnel tribe : -1

S.S. Anne Tribe  : +2

Viridian Forest Tribe : -3

The game continued through the night, with little action in the late hours.

In the morning, Ashy B. was eliminated and Viridian Forest would lose another point.

However, at this point, there was a bit of a stalemate. Only 3 gyms remained, and there was a 3 point gap between 2nd and 3rd place. Theoretically, it was possible for Rock Tunnel to come back to take 2nd.

However, each of the top 2 tribes had chosen not to continue posting anything as a strategy, making any change mathematically impossible. Because of this, the challenge was called, and both Diglett's Cave and S.S. Anne were awarded with immunity.

Unfortunately, this meant that Viridian Forest and Rock Tunnel would have a date with Tribal Council.

The players would have 24 hours to submit their votes, and would use this time to strategize their votes.

Early targets included Diana, Cooper, Iz, and Dusty. Diana had been largely inactive, but the tribe was approaching this vote more strategically.

Meanwhile, with Iz a potential target, Leaf chose to transfer his idol to Iz.

Before votes were in, the players in Tribal Council were presented with a number of questions to answer publicly. They were absolutely grilled for real, revealing answers, so there would be no hiding behind fluff answers. Would being forced to publicly call out fellow players accelerate the strategic gameplay of the season?

Viridian Forest moved more quickly than Rock Tunnel. After only a few hours of deliberation, all their votes were in, and it was time for the reading.

Players were given a chance to play and idols, and nobody did.

The first vote was read. It was for Diana.

Second was a vote for Cooper, setting the tally at 1-1.

Third was another vote for Diana, putting her up by a vote.

However, the fourth vote was for Cooper, again evening the tally.

Fifth was another vote for Cooper, putting him at 3 votes, and one away from elimination.

Unfortunately, the next vote was for Cooper. This meant he would be going to Redemption Island to earn his chance to return.

Rock Tunnel took their time, but finally, all votes came in, and Tribal Council was ready to begin.

Players were given a chance to play any idols, and none were played.

The first vote to be read was for Felt.

Second was a vote for Leaf, setting the tally at 1-1.

Next was another vote for Felt, making it 2-1.

The fourth vote was also for Felt, putting him one vote away from elimination.

And unfortunately, the next vote would take him out. Felt would also be heading to Redemption Island.

With the conclusion of both Tribal Councils, the episode came to a close.

After a tense challenge and thoughtful vote, clearly the heat was already on this early in Season 4: Pikachu's Revenge of Myka's VideORG Games.

Would they continue to deliver us such good content?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 3: "Rip we won immunity, that's unlucky. - Wisey"

Previously, on Survivor...

Following the Cooper and Felt votes in the previous episode, Redemption Island was now occupied by three players: Cooper, Felt, and Baile. These players would now have to engage in a duel, where the one winner would remain in Redemption Island for now, while the other two would be eliminated completely from the season.

These players were presented with their Redemption Island duel: they would be playing Flow Puzzle Gauntlet,  in which they would have to complete a series of 5 different flow puzzles in the lowest amount of total time. They were given 24 hours to complete the task, and chose to use that time to think things through and practice before diving in.

Meanwhile, the rest of the cast in the main game were given their challenge for the episode: they would be playing the classic fan-favorite, Scattegories. Every player would be given the same letter and list of categories so everything was fair, and would be scored based on their answers. Valid answers that other players also used would be worth 1 point, while valid answers that no others used would be worth 3 points. Tribes would be scored as a whole, with 2 receiving immunity and 2 facing Tribal Council.

These players did not take as long as the Redemption Island players to jump into the challenge. A handful of players completed the challenge within a few hours.

As time was ticking down for challenges to be completed, some drama continued to brew, which had been the theme of the season thus far. While the hosting team had previously tried to assuage concerns of pregaming and metatargeting, the cast seemingly couldn't get it out of their heads.

At the same time, Rock Tunnel tribe was tossing around the idea of all their members using matching profile pictures and statuses. With 4 tribes and a swap coming, this would be a great way to alienate future tribe members and create concerns of starting tribe loyalty.

Clearly, the strategic mix of this season was shaping up to be a strange blend of paranoia and carelessness.

Over the next few hours, players continued to submit their challenge entries and strategize with their tribe mates.

Finally, all 3 players in Redemption Island completed their task, and it was time for their scores to be announced.

And what a close set of scores it was. All 3 players' times were within a single minute of each other.

With the highest score, Felt unfortunately would be getting eliminated. This left Cooper and Baile as the options to continue on in Redemption Island.

Cooper scored a time of 7m16s, plus a 30s penalty.

Baile scored a time of 7m11s.

Baile would be continuing in Redemption Island, and Cooper would unfortunately be eliminated.

Shortly thereafter, the main challenge results were in.

The first score to be read was of S.S. Anne, who posted the highest combined score at 101. This gave them immunity from Tribal Council for the cycle.

The other scores were quite close - 93, 94, and 97. The lowest score of 93 was by Diglett's Cave, making them the first tribe to have a date with Tribal.

This left Viridian Forest and Rock Tunnel in the running. Only 3 points would determine which was immune.

And unfortunately for Rock Tunnel, they had scored the 94. They would have a date with Tribal Council, while Viridian Forest would receive immunity.

Rock Tunnel and Diglett's Cave were given 24 hours to strategize and submit their votes.

Wisey was making a not-so-subtle attempt to drum up metatargeting in his strategizing, disguised as criticisms of certain players. Would he be able to effectively steer his tribe toward his motivations?

Over in Diglett's Cave, William was starting to appear as the target for the vote. He hadn't made a particularly strong impression on his tribe, so his tribe mates weren't particularly attached.

Rock Tunnel was the first to submit all their votes, and their Tribal Council began.

Players were given a chance to play and idols, and none were played.

The first vote was read, and it was for Leaf.

The second vote was for Dusty.

Third was another vote for Dusty, making it 2-1, and putting Dusty one vote away from elimination.

And unfortunately for her, the next vote was also for her.

Outside of Dusty, the tribe voted unanimously. Dusty understood why and was gracious about it. She had tried to submit a self vote to keep things clean but didn't want to wait the full 24 hours to receive a strike in order to self vote, so she voted for Leaf as a formality. It was a clear vote all around.

After a while, Diglett's Cave's votes were in, and their Tribal Council began.

They were given an opportunity to play idols, and did not.

The first vote to be read was for William.

Second was a vote for Riley, tying the score at 1-1.

Next up, another vote for William. This put him one vote away from elimination.

And similarly to Rock Tunnel's vote, this one had been unanimous. Outside of William's vote for Riley, all votes were for him. The next vote read was for him and unfortunately eliminated him.

William did not understand why he was going home, and suggested that someone in his tribe, Morgs, had organized a metatarget of him.

Unfortunately he hadn't realized that he had not made a strong impression, and it came back to bite him. William, along with Dusty, would be heading to Redemption Island.

Structurally this episode was rather straightforward, but the underlying dramatic narrative of the season continued to percolate. With a swap coming, how would these relations play out going forward?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 4: "You all are dead to me and your bloodlines are cursed for 10 generations" - Shooflie

Previously, on Survivor…

While our cast had spent the season thus far giving us all the drama and entertainment we could possibly hope for in the season, this time it would be the season's turn to provide the players with some action.

It was time for a tribe swap!

To kick things off, the remaining players' names were thrown into a randomizer to provide us with new tribes. The results were as follows:

Kanto Safari Tribe:

Dan

Joey

Morgs

Riley

Tim

Wisey

Lavender Town Tribe:

Will

Ashy B

Parker

Bam

Fire

Brock

Seafoam Island Tribe:

Diana

Iz

Jordy

Leaf

Shooflie

Z

With our new tribes settled, players were given time to familiarize themselves with anyone they hadn't previously talked to, though with the One World format, this wouldn't be as difficult as usual.

While the players in the main game were getting settled, over on Redemption Island, a duel was playing out.

The Redemption Island duel was a Jigsaw Puzzle Grind, where the players had been given 24 hours to complete a jigsaw puzzle as many times as they wanted in order to complete it in the least possible time. Baile, William, and Dusty were the participants.

While the Redemption Island players were working on their task, the challenge for the players in the main game was announced: they would be playing Poke Duel, a spin-off of Dodgeball. They were given some time to strategize and come up with their movesets.

At this point, the 24 hours for the Redemption Island duel had run out, and scores were finalized. The winner would remain in Redemption Island, while the other two players would be officially eliminated from the season.

The first score to be announced was Baile's, as he posted a DNF. This meant he would be eliminated, leaving just William and Dusty.

Dusty's best score was 57m12s.

William's was 46m2s.

This meant William had won, also sending Dusty home. William would survive another day in the game, hoping for a chance to re-enter the main game.

Shortly after the results of the Redemption Island duel were finalized, all movesets for the Poke Duel challenge were in. They were sets of 5 moves, comprised of Attack, Defend, and Combo moves. Each player's list would be compared against other players', in order to determine the results of each move.

It was time for the first set to be announced.

In the first round, Leaf attempted to catch Tim by surprise with an attack. However, Tim was prepared, using his combo. This shielded Leaf's attack and attacked back, taking Leaf out.

In the second round, Wisey attempted to go for Z. But Z was ready, using his combo move, eliminating Wisey from the challenge. Multiple other attacks were played, mostly shielded against. However, Tim attacked Diana, who had failed to shield herself. Diana was the next to be eliminated from the challenge.

In round 3, Riley attempted to attack Jordy. But Jordy had used Combo, knocking Riley out. Iz attacked Brock, Ashy B attacked Iz. Adding insult to injury, Brock was actually killed twice in the same round. Brock and Iz were eliminated.

In the fourth round, Morgs attacked Jordy, and Jordy tried to attack Dan. However, Dan was ready with his shield. Dan was safe for now, and Jordy was eliminated. Fire attacked the defenseless Shooflie, eliminating Shooflie as well.

In round 5, Z and Dan each targeted the other. With no defenses, both were taken out by the other's attacks, sending them home.

Unfortunately for the Seafoam Islands tribe, this meant they were now out of remaining players.

Kanto Safari and Lavender Town had won immunity, while Seafoam Islands had a date with Tribal Council.

They were given 24 hours to decide and submit their votes.

There seemed to be conflicting strategies, as some members wanted to take out Diana, who hadn't been one of the more communicative players to this point. On the other side, some wanted to target Z, a larger perceived threat.

The tribe used less than half of their time to submit their votes, and it was time for them to be read.

The players were given a chance to play any idols and did not do so.

The first vote to be read was for Diana.

Second up was another vote for Diana, putting her at a 2 vote disadvantage.

However, the third vote was for Z, making the tally closer.

Fourth, another vote for Z, tying the tally at 2.

The fifth vote was another vote for Z, putting him one vote away from being sent to Redemption Island.

And unfortunately for Z, that's what happened. The next vote was for him, eliminating him from the main game.

Z was absolutely blindsided, but understood that he had been perceived as a threat. He was gracious, but warned his fellow players that no one could be trusted on the way out.

Episode 4 is a little early for a major strategic vote, but this cast has been nothing if not intense. Will they keep that up going forward?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 5: "SCREAMING TIM EXPOSING HIS TRUST RANKINGS" - wisey

Previously, on Survivor…

After a swap in our last episode, followed by strategic, competitive play, the heat had been turning up here in Season 4: Pikachu's Revenge.

This episode would be no different, as it would start with a major wrinkle: our players on Redemption Island would be dueling for a return in this very episode. The loser would be officially eliminated from the game, while the winner would re-enter the main game.

They would be playing Plant Identification Showdown, in which they would all be shown an image of some type of plant. The first player to correctly identify that type of plant would receive a point. They would be allowed to use any research methods EXCEPT for a reverse image search. First to 10 points would win.

Z and William were ready, and the challenge began.

From the getgo, it played out as an incredibly tight race. While the players took their time correctly identifying plants, they eventually found themselves in an 8-8 tie. It would be anybody's game.

In the 17th round, William would score a point, putting him at 9 and 1 away from a victory.

And that's what he would get, correctly guessing the next one, and winning the challenge. This meant he would be re-entering the main game, and Z would be going home.

Which tribe William would be sent to would come down to randomization. A randomizer was used and it was determined that he would be joining Lavender Town.

Everyone was given some time before the main challenge, allowing William to acclimate himself somewhat.

Finally, the time had come for the announcement of the main challenge. Our Jr. Trainers would be playing Battleship, the classic game. Tribes would be competing as a whole against each other. One tribe would win, while the other two would be going to Tribal Council.

Players were given a few minutes to strategize and construct their boards.

All tribes promptly gave their submissions, and it was time for the challenge to begin.

Early on, Kanto Safari Tribe was clearly the other tribes' target. Over time, Lavender Town began to get some more heat, but Kanto had taken some major damage early.

Kanto Safari was the first to have a ship sunk, followed by Lavender shortly thereafter.

Through about an hour, each tribe had lost 2 ships.

Lavender and Seafoam each lost another ship shortly thereafter, but then focus turned back to Kanto Safari, who would lose back to back ships within a number of minutes, taking them out. It was now down to Lavender Town and Seafoam Island.

And Lavender Town struggled to take down Seafoam's ships, frequently missing with their guesses. Seafoam took out 2 consecutive Lavender ships, which was enough to end the challenge. Seafoam Island had won immunity, while Lavender Town and Kanto Safari had a date with Tribal Council.

All inter-tribe communication was closed while the tribes awaited the results. They were given time to strategize their votes.

On Kanto Safari, Joey found himself a clear target, while on Lavender Town William was under some pressure but had some allies. He attempted to deflect the heat onto Parker.

Kanto Safari was the first tribe to submit all their votes, and it was time for them all to be read.

First up was a vote for Wisey, getting things started.

Next up was a vote for Joey, setting the tally at 1-1.

Third was another vote for Joey.

The fourth vote was also for Joey, putting the tally at 3-1, and putting Joey one more vote away from being sent to Redemption Island.

Unfortunately for Joey, that's how it went down. The next vote was for him, and he would be sequestered on Redemption Island to await a chance to re-enter. He was not thrilled with how this cycle had shaken out, but was kind about it.

Lavender Town took a bit longer to get all their votes submitted, but finally they were in, and it was time for Tribal Council to begin.

The first vote to be read was for Parker.

Second was a vote for William, tying it up at 1.

Third was another vote for Parker.

Fourth up, a vote for William, again tying it up.

The next vote was also for William, putting him ahead 3-2.

Sixth, a vote for Parker, yet again tying things. At 3-3, the next vote would determine who would go home.

Unfortunately for William, the next vote for him. In the very same episode he returned to the main game, he would be going straight back to Redemption Island.

William was a little upset that his fellow tribe members had lied to him, but was determined to avenge himself on Redemption Island.

It was a shock to see William return and get eliminated again so quickly, but this cast has provided us plenty of drama and entertainment. What do they have in store for us next?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 6: "Ay, sure thing Wisey! What’s up?" - Myka

Previously, on Survivor…

After Joey and William were voted out at the end of the previous episode, with William having just returned in the very same episode, both would be off to Redemption Island to duel, in hopes of a chance to return to the main game.

However, Joey felt like his heart wasn't really in it, and decided to eschew his opportunity at Redemption Island. Thus, the duel was canceled, and William technically advanced to the next duel.

Meanwhile, the players in the main game were informed of their challenge for the episode: they would be playing Rock Pot. In this challenge, each player would be holding an urn and 10 rocks. They would be able to distribute their rocks to any player, on any tribe, in any number they chose. The goal would be to get the closest to 40 total rocks as a tribe. On top of this, the individual to receive the most rocks in their urn would receive an advantage, while the individual with the fewest would receive a disadvantage.

Lavender Town needed to choose a player to sit out of the challenge in order to balance numbers. They chose Ashy B, and then all players were given a day to strategize and distribute their rocks.

The players used the full amount of time to submit their rocks, and finally it was time to tally and read scores.

First up, the individual who received the most rocks and thus an advantage was Jordy, who had received 29 rocks.

On the other hand, the individual with the lowest number was Tim, who had received a paltry 2 rocks. This meant he would receive a disadvantage.

On to the tribe scores, Seafoam Island had blown past the goal of 40, receiving a total of 66 rocks. This made them the first tribe to have a date with Tribal Council.

The winner would be either Lavender Town or Kanto Safari, depending on who was closer to 40.

...and it turned out neither were closer to 40. The tribes had tied with 42 rocks each. This meant the challenge would have to be determined by a tiebreaker.

Unfortunately for Kanto Safari, the tiebreaker was based on which player had individually received the fewest rocks. As Tim had only been given 2, Kanto Safari had lost the tiebreaker and would also be going to Tribal Council.

Given the upcoming holiday, players were given 3 days to strategize and submit their votes.

However, players did not seem keen on waiting, as they quickly began to strategize moves.

Early on in Kanto Safari, it looked like Dan and Wisey were the two main targets. Some word had gotten around that Wisey might have an idol, which was true, but players seemed to think that may be a bluff.

On Seafoam Island, potential targets seemed to be Leaf and Jordy.

Dan seemed to be uncomfortable with what he perceived as his tribe mates throwing the challenge. He felt that he'd rather be eliminated than be on a tribe with people who would throw, and thus told Wisey to vote him out. Wisey was confused but seemed comfortable obliging.

Dan was upset with Wisey for not following their plan. They had discussed Wisey giving himself 1 or 2 rocks, but gave himself all 10. Dan felt misled.

Outside of them, the rest of the tribe was zeroing in on Wisey as the vote. Dan knew of Wisey's idol, thus his request that Wisey vote for him was essentially giving Wisey the green light to eliminate him altogether.

Meanwhile on Seafoam Island, Shooflie and Diana were discussing working with Jordy to save him, but also were uncertain of whether they'd truly end up going along with him or using the situation to make a move.

After a few hours of deliberation, Seafoam Island had submitted all votes. It was time for them to be tallied and read.

Players were given a chance to play any advantages, and none were played, so the reading of the votes continued.

First up was a vote for Jordy.

Second, a vote for Leaf, tying the tally at 1-1.

Third was another vote for Jordy, putting him ahead at 2-1.

Fourth, shockingly, an unexpected vote for Iz. This put the tally at 2-1-1. One more vote for Jordy would send him home.

And then the fifth vote was read. It was also for Iz. With only 5 votes, this meant we had a tie between Iz and Jordy.

All communications outside of Tribal Council were immediately locked for a revote. Iz and Jordy would not be allowed to participate.

Iz' tribemates had gotten word that she had an idol, and were suspicious. Meanwhile, Diana and Shooflie had decided not to go along with Jordy, which he called them out for lying about.

Within only a few minutes, the 3 revotes came in, and they were tallied and read.

The first revote to be read was for Iz, putting her one more vote away from elimination.

And unfortunately for Iz, that's what happened. The next vote was for her, sending her to Redemption Island and destroying the idol she had.

She was completely shocked.

Jordy was not particularly sympathetic at her frustration with being blindsided, as she had participated in a blindside vote earlier in the season.

Altogether Iz was gracious but clearly upset. She would still have a chance to return to the game, if she could survive Redemption Island.

Kanto Safari took longer to submit their votes, but less than an hour after the conclusion of Seafoam Island's Tribal Council, it was their turn. All votes were tallied, and it was time for them to be read.

Players were given an opportunity to play any advantages, and Wisey stood up to stop Myka.

Wisey announced that he had a hidden immunity idol, and would be playing it on himself. This meant any votes for Wisey would not count.

The first vote to be read was a no vote, the result of Tim's challenge disadvantage.

Second was a vote for Wisey, which would not count.

Third, another vote for Wisey.

And the fourth vote, again for Wisey.

Through 4 of the 5 total votes, not one had been counted. This meant that the next vote would determine who would go home. As they had discussed, Dan had expected Wisey to send him home.

And then Wisey's vote was read.

It wasn't for Dan.

It was for Morgs.

Unfortunately, Morgs had found herself on the short end of an idol play. Morgs seemed rather annoyed, but would have a chance to redeem herself in Redemption Island.

But in the meantime, both Seafoam Island and Kanto Safari had each blindsided the biggest perceived threat in their tribe. It was the most dramatic, chaotic day in VideORG history.

As has become the standard for Season 4: Pikachu's Revenge, the players continue to find new and unexpected ways to entertain us. Will they be able to keep it up, or will they burn themselves out?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 7: "I am merely a fart in the wind" - Dan

Previously, on Survivor…

After the shocking results of the previous episode's Tribal Councils, the players were all given a few days off for the holidays. Would it disrupt their chaotic rhythm?

When the break was over, the players were in for a surprise. We would be merging! The players had suspected it would be coming eventually, but it coming this early was surely a surprise.

The new merge tribe consisted of our remaining 14 members. While the players were at an advantage here as the early in the season format was One World, some would still have to work on new social connections they hadn't yet prioritized. The players were given an hour to get settled before the challenge was announced.

Finally the time had come for the challenge announcement. The players would be playing Escape Room, using an online escape room game an attempting to complete it in the least time possible. Players were given a full day to submit their challenge entries.

While a handful of players completed the challenge the same night as its announcement, it ended up going right down to the wire.

With only 4 minutes left in the challenge period, the final entry came in, and it was time for scores to be announced.

While all our players had put forth valiant efforts, three had finished with scores under 7 minutes. They were Dan, Fire, and Will.

Fire's score of 6m39s was the highest of the three.

Dan had posted a score of 5m54s, which Will would have had to beat in order to win immunity.

And with a final time of 4m35s, he had done exactly that. Will received immunity in the upcoming Tribal Council.

Bam was frustrated with himself, as a procedural error yielded a DNF, but if he had followed the proper steps would have handily won the challenge.

With that, Tribal Council opened.

Meanwhile, a duel was playing out on Redemption Island. The players there had been tasked with Mastermind, in which they would have to identify a specific sequence of 4 colors. They would be given a master list of possible colors, and submit guesses for the sequence. They would be told how many colors in their guess were correct, correct but in the wrong spot, or incorrect altogether. They would not get any more detail than that.

Iz, William, and Morgs were competing here for a chance to possibly return to the main game. The two players with the lowest scores would be eliminated from the game altogether.

All the results came in within the given period and it was time for scores to be announced.

With a score of 12 guesses, Iz unfortunately had posted the worst score, and would be one of the two to go home.

That meant it would come down to William and Morgs.

With a score of 7, Morgs had put forth a strong showing. William would need to have scored 6 or fewer guesses in order to win.

Unfortunately for William, he had taken 8 guesses to get the sequence correct. This meant he would be the second one going home, and Morgs would survive to duel another day.

Back in the main game, a couple votes had come in. It seemed like Leaf, Will, and Wisey were potential targets here.

However, suddenly things were put on hold. Myka had an announcement to make.

Leaf decided that he could not continue on in the game, and pulled himself out. As a result of this, there was no need for Tribal Council, which was canceled. The episode abruptly ended.

Our re-entry from the holiday break ended with a disappointing whimper. Would our cast get back to their high-stakes ways soon?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 8: "Omg we’re gonna get thrown in a cage of men after doing asterisks?” - Morgs

Previously, on Survivor…

After merging tribes in the previous episode, our remaining trainers were starting to get deep into the game. With Leaf's exit in the previous episode, only 13 trainers remained in the main game.

As Leaf had chosen to leave the game, there was no Redemption Island duel at this time. Morgs technically advanced a cycle closer to a potential re-entry.

The trainers were given some time off before the challenge would be announced. After the break, they were informed of what they'd be playing. Their challenge would be Greed, and all communications outside the arena would be closed. In order to privately message someone else, a trainer would have to publicly disclose that they had messaged that person.

After 24 hours after this, an immunity idol valid for this cycle's Tribal Council would be placed in the arena. Any player could claim it, but it would come with a price. The 24 hour period would allow individuals to strategize.

For a significant portion of the strategizing period, there was little communication between trainers. Over time, more and more started to indicate that they were privately messaging others.

Various players considered taking the idol when the time came, willing to pay the price of opening Pandora's Box. The "winner" would not only lose their vote in the next Tribal Council, but there would be another price to pay.

Finally, the time was about to come. Myka placed the idol in the arena.

Within moments of this announcement, both Shooflie and Will attempted to grab it.

As they had both attempted to claim it so quickly, it would need to be verified which had posted sooner. Myka checked the precise time of each message.

The difference in their times was one tenth of a second. By that slimmest of margins, Will had claimed immunity.

And then, suddenly the significance of his choice became clear.

We would be demerging back into two tribes. And Will, as the victor of Greed, would be responsible for placing his fellow cast members into their tribes.

He chose to split them as follows:

On Indigo Plateau tribe: Ashy B, Brock, Fire, Shooflie, Riley, and Wisey.

On Mt. Moon tribe: Bam, Dan, Diana, Parker, Jordy, and Tim.

But this still left Will.

Will's tribe would be chosen randomly. The randomizer chose Mt. Moon to be his tribe.

Will was not pleased, and regretted the way he had split the tribes.

With the demerge settled, the trainers were informed that Greed had not in fact been the cycle's main challenge. Next, they would be playing Color Code.

In Color Code, our trainers would be presented with a grid of colored squares, each labeled by a coordinate system. After examining the entire grid, the players would be shown small segments of the grid, with one marked square. The first player to identify the coordinates of the marked square would score a point. First tribe to 5 points would win immunity from Tribal Council.

Each tribe would choose two representatives to handle the challenge, and were given a day to decide who they would be.

Finally the heroes were chosen, the challenge was ready, and it was time to get things started.

The players were shown the grid and given a few minutes to study it. After that, the first segment was given.

Wisey quickly got the correct answer, scoring the first point for Indigo Plateau.

In round 2, Wisey again got the answer almost immediately. Indigo Plateau had a 2-0 lead, a significant head start in a game to 5 points.

In the third round, Dan quickly scored a point, bringing Mt. Moon within 1.

In round 4, Wisey again scored quickly. The score was now 3-1 Indigo Plateau.

In round 5, Dan scored, again bringing his tribe within 1 point.

In the 6th round, Wisey got the point. At 4-2, Indigo Plateau was one more point away from immunity.

In round 7, Wisey closed it out. Indigo Plateau had reached 5 points, and secured immunity.

Unfortunately for Mt. Moon, this meant they would have a date with Tribal Council.

They were given the usual day to strategize and submit their votes.

They would not take the full amount of time.

All votes were in, and it was time to tally and read the votes.

First up was a no vote, lost by Will as part of Greed.

Second up was a vote for Parker, setting the tally at 1-0.

However, the next vote would be for Diana, evening things at 1 vote each.

Third up would be another vote for Diana, putting her up 2-1.

The fourth vote was also for Diana, making it 3-1.

Fifth was another vote for Diana, making it 4-1, and putting her one more vote away from going to Redemption Island.

Unfortunately, that's what happened. Diana would be leaving. She was not vocally upset, and vowed to try to succeed on Redemption Island.

An episode full of twists and turns ended in a straightforward, unanimous vote. This cast never fails to surprise. Will they keep their momentum going forward?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 9: “WELCOME BACK TO EVERYTHING I SAY AGING POORLY” - Will

Previously, on Survivor…

After Diana's vote out in the previous episode, the players in the main game were given a day off.

However, over on Redemption Island, the last duel of the season was underway. The winner would be returning to the game.

The challenge for their duel would be Asterisks. In this challenge, the players would have to post an exact phrase every minute. The first player to fail to post the phrase in a given minute would lose the duel, and the winner would return to the game.

Diana and Morgs went back and forth, posting their phrase each minute. Through an hour, no posts had been missed.

But shortly before the hour and a half mark, Diana missed a minute. She posted at 2:24 and 2:26, but not 2:25.

Unfortunately for Diana, this meant she had lost the duel, and Morgs had won.

With this, Morgs would be returning to the main game.

As Mt. Moon tribe had been randomly given Will as a result of the Greed challenge, Morgs was assigned to Indigo Plateau. Redemption Island was officially closed.

Shortly after this, the remaining players were presented their challenge for the episode: they would be playing Grid Lock Unscramble. In this challenge, tribes would be presented a series of scrambled words, related to the game. As they unscramble each word, submitting the correct word would give them the next unscrambled word, and so on until all 30 words had been unscrambled. The tribe with the fastest time would win.

Indigo Plateau was forced to choose a player to sit out in order to keep numbers balanced. They chose Ashy B.

The tribes were given a day to complete their challenge, but only took a few hours. With that, it was time for the scores to be announced.

Mt. Moon posted a score of 28m22s. Indigo Plateau would have to post a lower time to win.

And with a score of 14m49s, that's exactly what they did. Indigo Plateau had won immunity, while Mt. Moon had a date with Tribal Council.

Mt. Moon's players were given a day to strategize and submit their votes. However, they moved quick. Within just a couple hours, all votes were in, and it was time for them to be read.

Players were given a chance to play any advantages, and none were played.

The first vote read was for Dan, kicking things off.

Second up was a vote for Will, tying Dan at 1.

The third vote was also for Will, making it 2-1.

The fourth vote was again for Will. At 3-1, he was one more vote away from elimination.

And unfortunately, the fifth vote was for Will. It was enough to send him home.

Will was very gracious to his fellow players on the way out.

In what was the first fairly straightforward episode in a long time, Will drew the short stick. Will our players get back to their wild ways, or have things settled down?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 10: “there’s a smaller, secret core group of goats that have an eternal bond” -ashy b.

Previously, on Survivor…

In the previous episode, our ever-chaotic cast took a break from their wild ways to give us a straightforward episode. Would this episode be a repeat of that?

Not if the hosts had anything to say about it.

That's right - after a merge, then a demerge, we were now merging again, this time for real.

The remaining members of Mt. Moon and Indigo Plateau would now coalesce into one single merge tribe - Victory Road tribe.

The players were given an hour to reacquaint themselves before the challenge was announced.

This challenge would be a little different. Today our players would be participating in an Auction, where they'd be given a budget and a list of game-related items they could bid on.

A total of 9 items were made available for the players to bid on, and they were given a full day to decide how to distribute their bids. Their budget was $500.

They would not take the full time. With about 10 hours left in the period, all lists had been submitted, and it was time to announce who had won each item.

The first item was a Pokedex. Nobody bidded on it, and thus nobody won it.

Second up was a Pinap Berry. For a price of $120, Fire received the Pinap Berry.

The third item was a Poke Ball. Fire bid $260, and was the only individual to bid on this item, subsequently winning it.

The fourth item was a Repel. Each Jordy and Morgs put in the maximum $500 bid, meaning its winner would be randomized. The randomizer chose Morgs, giving her the Repel.

Fifth up was Calcium, which nobody bidded on.

The sixth item was a Dire Hit, which received the most bids. Ashy B, Bam, Dan, and Riley all submitted max bids. The randomizer chose Ashy B, awarding him the Dire Hit.

Seventh was a Weedle. It received no bids and nobody won it.

The eighth item was an Instruction Manual. Brock was the only individual to bid, submitting a max bid. He received the Instruction Manual.

The 9th and final item was an Individual Immunity Idol. Parker, Shooflie, and Wisey all submitted max bids. The randomizer chose Shooflie, who received the idol.

With that, the auction concluded, and Tribal Council was opened. The players were given 24 hours to strategize and submit their votes.

The players ended up using the full time. Clearly this had been a tough vote and needed lots of coordination. With the time period over, it was time to tally and read the votes.

The players were given a chance to play any advantages, and at the last minute, Wisey spoke up.

Wisey played a hidden immunity idol. This would negate all votes against Wisey for this Tribal Council.

The first vote was read. It was a self-vote by Ashy B., the result of not having submitted a vote in the 24 hour period.

The second vote was for Wisey, but would not count.

The third vote was also for Wisey. At this point, the only vote to count was Ashy B.'s self vote.

Fourth up was another vote for Wisey.

Fifth, another vote for Wisey.

Sixth, yet again Wisey. With half the votes read, only one so far would count.

Seventh was another vote for Wisey.

Eighth, again Wisey.

The ninth vote was...also for Wisey.

Tenth up… a vote for Parker. Suddenly we had a 1-1 tie between Ashy B. and Parker.

The eleventh vote was also for Parker, putting him in real danger with only one vote left.

The twelfth and final vote would be for Ashy B. This meant we had a 2-2 tie, and things were about to get real.

All DMs and alliance chats were immediately closed. All discussion would have to take place publicly, and our players would be revoting.

The players were given a day to submit their revotes.

The public discussions were intense, with players not holding back in calling each other out.

Finally, after a laborious period of infighting, all revotes were in and it was time for them to be read.

First up, a vote for Parker.

Second, a vote for Ashy B., tying things up.

Third, another vote for Parker.

The fourth vote was for Ashy B., again tying things.

Fifth, another vote for Ashy B., putting him ahead for the first time.

Sixth, another vote for Ashy

Seventh up, another vote for Ashy.

The eighth vote was also for Ashy, unfortunately ending his time in the game.

Ashy was surprised but polite.

After a low-drama, straightforward episode last time, our cast went back to being themselves, with maybe their most dramatic performance yet. Would it continue with them further into the game?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 11: “i didnt think id be crying over a stupid love heart react” - Wisey"

Previously, on Survivor…

Following an intense Tribal Council in the previous episode, our cast was a little bit exhausted.

Unfortunately, there would be no respite. The players had already scheduled a live challenge time for this episode and some individuals had planned their evenings around it, so the challenge would have to move forward as planned, shortly after the conclusion of that messy TC. And, to add fuel to the fire, the challenge today would be Tile Smash.

Tile Smash is a trivia game, where the players would be answering Pokémon-related questions. However, the reward for correctly answering a question would be to attack another player in the challenge.

Each player would start with 3 points, and after correctly answering a question, players would choose another player to remove a point from. Last player standing would win immunity. It was time for the challenge to begin.

The first question was asked, regarding the effects of the Dire Hit item in Pokémon Yellow. Brock, Fire, and Shooflie correctly answered the question. Brock removed a point from Shooflie, Fire removed a point from Wisey, and Shooflie removed a point from Brock.

Question 2 asked how many starter pokemon there were in Generation 1. Only Dan answered correctly. He removed a point from Riley.

The third question regarded which games in the series were original Generation 1 games. Brock, Bam, Dan, Fire, and Wisey answered correctly. Brock removed a point from Tim, Bam removed a point from Fire, Dan removed a point from Morgs, Fire took a point from Shooflie, and Wisey removed a point from Parker.

At this point, Shooflie had 1 point; each of Bam, Dan, and Jordy had 3; and everyone else had 2.

Question 4 asked about Pikachu's unwillingness to occupy a Poké Ball. Bam, Brock, Dan, Fire, Jordy, Parker, Tim, and Wisey answered correctly. Bam removed a point from Dan, Brock removed a point from Bam, Dan removed a point from Jordy, Fire removed a point from Bam, Jordy removed a point from Dan, Parker removed a point from Wisey, Tim removed a point from Riley, and Wisey removed a point from Parker.

Question 5 asked what Pokemon was originally Ash's partner. Bam, Brock, and Wisey answered correctly. Bam took a point from Morgs, Brock took a point from Dan, and Wisey took a point from Parker. With these, Dan and Parker were eliminated.

Question 6 asked about Eeveelutions. Everyone except Fire and Jordy answered correctly. Bam removed a point from Tim, Brock removed a point from Jordy, Morgs took a point from Brock, Riley took a point from Wisey, Shooflie removed a point from Fire, Tim removed a point from Brock, and Wisey removed a point from Riley. Wisey, Riley, and Brock were all eliminated as a result.

Question 7 asked about the real world basis for the Kanto region. Bam, Fire, Morgs, Shooflie, and Tim all answered correctly. Bam took a point from Jordy, Fire removed a point from Shooflie, Morgs took one from Fire, Shooflie removed a point from Morgs, and Tim took one from Bam.

With that flurry of moves, all players but Tim were eliminated, meaning he had won immunity in Tribal Council.

The players found themselves facing another Tribal Council just a couple hours after dealing with the previous episode's heated one. They were given a day to strategize and submit their votes, and many took the opportunity to unplug a bit.

They used nearly the full time, but finally all votes were in and locked. With that, it was time for them to be tallied and read.

Players were given a chance to play any advantages, and none were played.

The first vote to be read was for Dan.

Second up was a vote for Wisey, tying things up at 1.

Third was another vote for Dan, putting him back up.

Fourth was a vote for Wisey, tying things back up.

Fifth up was another vote for Wisey, putting him ahead 3-2.

Sixth, another vote for Wisey.

The seventh vote, also for Wisey.

And the eighth vote would also be for Wisey, putting the final nail in the coffin. With 6 votes, Wisey had officially been eliminated from the game.

Wisey did not have much to say.

The other players wished Wisey well, and he was on his way.

An unfortunately timed challenge had the potential to cause a full-scale blowup, but our cast didn't allow that to happen. They kept the episode fairly straightforward, with a clear consensus vote.

Have they simmered down, or will tension once again boil over?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 12: "never trust a kpop stan with nothing to lose" - shooflie"

Previously, on Survivor…

After Wisey's elimination in the previous episode, the mood of the season was settling down a bit. There had been many ups and downs in terms of drama and tension, but at this point, we seemed to be in one of the downs.

Which made today the perfect time for Touchy Subjects.

In Touchy Subjects, each player would be presented a list of game-related questions, specifically focusing on relationships with other players in the game. There would be no way to dance around it; players would have to publicly put their chips on the table. Every time their answer to a question matched the majority answer, the individual would receive a point. Most points at the end would win immunity.

Players were given a day to submit their lists. However, they would take only half this time for all lists to be in. With that, majority answers would be announced.

For Q1, players were asked who they trust most. The majority answer was Parker.

For Q2, players were asked who they trust least, and the majority answered Shooflie.

Q3 asked who the season's biggest goat is, and the majority answered Bam.

For Q4, players were asked who is least likely to reach FTC. The majority answered Shooflie.

Q5 asked who has been the biggest challenge beast, and the majority answered Shooflie.

For Q6, players were asked who has made the best relationship, and the majority answered Parker.

Q7 asked players who is the most strategic player, and the majority answered Parker.

Q8 asked who is running the game, and the majority answered Parker.

Q9 asked which player is least self aware about their game, and the majority answered Fire.

Q10 asked who would be most difficult to vote out, and the majority answered Parker.

For Q11, players were asked who least deserves to still be here. The majority answered Shooflie.

Q12 asked which player has the biggest game secrets, and the majority answered Fire.

Q13 asked players who has flown most under the radar, and the majority answered Riley.

For Q14, players were asked who the biggest threat is. The majority answered Parker.

Q15 asked the players who is least engaging to speak with. The majority answered Bam.

Q16 asked which player is most likely to join Team Rocket, and the majority answered Shooflie.

For Q17, players were asked who is most likely to walk into a pole while playing Pokémon Go. The majority answered Shooflie.

Q18 asked who is most likely to catch all the Pokémon first. In our only tie, the majority answered Dan and Shooflie.

Q19 asked who is funniest, and the majority answered Shooflie.

Finally, Q20 asked our players who they were most likely to stay in touch with after the season has ended. The majority answered Parker.

Three players performed the best: Brock, Tim, and Fire. Brock had 13 points, while Tim and Fire had 14.

As Tim and Fire tied, there would be a tiebreaker question. They were asked to guess the total cumulative score of the challenge.

Fire answered 120, while Tim answered 106. The correct answer was 101, which Tim was closer to, meaning he had won immunity. Everyone else would have a date with Tribal Council.

The players were given a day to strategize and submit their votes, and would end up using nearly the entire time.

Eventually, all votes were in, and it was time for them to be tallied and read.

Players were given a chance to play any advantages, and none were played.

The first vote was for Fire, kicking things off.

Second up was a vote for Riley, tying it up.

Third was another vote for Fire.

Fourth, another vote for Riley, tying it again.

The fifth vote was for Fire.

Sixth, a vote for Riley. At this point, we were tied 3-3.

Seventh up was another vote for Fire.

The eighth vote was for Riley. At this point, 4-4.

The ninth vote was for Fire.

Tenth up, a vote for Riley. We were now tied 5-5, with one vote left.

The eleventh and final vote would be for Riley.

Unfortunately, this meant Riley would be going home. However, he had earned a spot on our Jury.

With that, the episode was…

Not over yet.

Because we would be heading straight into a live Tribal Council. All DMs and alliance chats immediately locked. All communications would occur publicly in the Tribal Council channel.

It was announced that as Fire had purchased an F9 immunity idol in the auction, and this was F9, he would be immune.

Players were given a full day to submit as usual.

As always seems to be the case when this cast is forced to publicly litigate their grievances, nobody was shy in speaking their mind on the state of the game. The strength of Dan's and Parker's social games was highlighted, with Parker's many "secret" pairs being exposed.

At the same time, they carried out a lovely discourse regarding the Cheetah Girls.

Players continued to publicly point out the dangers of their competitors in hopes of gaining numbers for the vote.

However, as time passed, it became clear that Morgs was overwhelmed. She asked to be removed, saying she didn't want to be here anymore. Her fellow players were receptive.

Players submitted their votes to oblige her and it was time for them to be read.

The first vote was for Dan.

Every vote after this was for Morgs, as she requested.

With that, Morgs got her wish, being eliminated from the season. It was an unfortunate end to a high-stakes episode, but her fellow players understood and were ready to move on.

This time, the episode was truly over. Morgs was grateful on the way out.

An intense layout led to a predictably dramatic episode. Had our cast gotten back to their wild ways, or was it just a blip on the radar?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 13: "I'm going out as the main character though which is all I've ever wanted" -shooflie

Previously, on Survivor…

Following the emotional conclusion to the previous episode, our players were given some time off, more than a full day. They clearly needed the time to unwind, and they were in for a pleasant surprise when they came back.

The episode's challenge would be Shazam, where players would hear a clip from a song and try to name it first. For naming a song correctly, a player would receive a point. The first player to 10 points would win immunity. This figured to be a fun, low-tension challenge. A twist was announced, in that Myka had posted a playlist earlier in the day. As it turned out, that playlist  would be the source of the music for the challenge, giving players a leg up.

Now, the challenge was ready to begin. The first song was played.

Shooflie guessed Beware, which was correct. He started off strong.

For the second song, Shooflie correctly guessed Do Re Mi, taking a second point.

Song 3 was correctly guessed by Jordy to be Drowning, giving someone other than Shooflie a point.

For Song 4, Shooflie correctly guessed In The Ayer, giving him a 3-1 lead.

Song 5 was canceled as there were technical difficulties.

Song 6 was End Of The Road, correctly guessed by Shooflie.

Song 7 was correctly guessed by Dan to be Let It Rock.

Song 8 was My Oh My, correctly guessed by Shooflie.

Song 9 was correctly guessed by Shooflie to be Come Get Her.

Song 10 was Falling Down, correctly guessed by Bam.

At this point, the score was as follows:

Shooflie- 7

Jordy- 1

Dan- 1

Bam- 1

Song 11 was Erase Your Social, correctly guessed by Shooflie.

Song 12, shockingly guessed by Shooflie, was Take What You Want.

Song 13 was Roman's Revenge, guessed by...Shooflie.

Song 14 was 1-800-273-8255, correctly guessed by Dan.

Song 15 was correctly guessed by Fire to be Heathens.

At this point, the score was as follows:

Shooflie- 9

Jordy- 1

Dan- 2

Bam- 1

Fire- 1

This meant Shooflie would only need one more point to receive immunity.

And with Song 16, I'm Beamin, Shooflie did exactly that. He won in one of the most dominant challenge performances in VideORG history.

Shooflie would be immune, but the rest of the players would have a date with Tribal Council. As always, they were given a day to strategize.

And they would use nearly the full time. With only an hour left to submit, the last vote was in, and it was time for them to be tallied and read.

The players were given a chance to play any advantages, and none were played.

The first vote was read. It was for Bam, kicking things off.

Second up was a vote for Brock, tying things up at 1.

Third was another vote for Brock.

Fourth, a vote for Bam, tying it back up at 2.

With the fifth vote, Bam again. It was now 3-2.

However, the sixth vote was for Brock, tying it up again.

Seventh was another vote for Bam.

And with the eighth vote, unfortunately Bam had met the end of his journey.

Bam was a little upset, saying that he really didn't want to end up voting for any of this cast in FTC. However, he did say that there were some members he was rooting for. He wished his fellow players well, and went on his way.

Bucking the recent trend of straightforward votes, we got a split vote today. Are alliances beginning to fracture? Will our players be forced to start making moves against their former associates?

Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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Episode 14: "LMAO!!!!! i lied. and i would do it again!" - shooflie

Previously, on Survivor…

After some slower cycles recently, this time, we'd be heading straight into it.

Right off the bat, the challenge for the episode was announced: the players would be going through a Puzzle Gauntlet. There would be a total of 8 puzzles, to be completed in sequence. The player who completed the most puzzles accurately would receive immunity. Players would have 24 hours to complete the Gauntlet. They were advised to plan their time well, as these puzzles would require significant time.

Puzzle 1 was a Pikachu Slide Puzzle. As a simple 6x6 slide puzzle, this would be on the easier side.

Puzzle 2 would be a medium-difficulty Sudoku puzzle.

Puzzle 3 was a Pokémon-themed word search, with a significant number of words to be found.

Puzzle 4 was a video game themed Zebra puzzle, which is a form of logic puzzle.

Puzzle 5 would be a low-difficulty drop quote puzzle.

Puzzle 6 was a cryptogram, in which a message would be encoded by numbers for the player to decide.

Puzzle 7 was a Pokémon-themed acrostic puzzle.

The 8th and final puzzle would be a peg solitaire puzzle.

As expected with such a significant challenge, the players used nearly the full time to complete it.

With all submissions in, it was time to read the scores and times.

Coming in last place was Jordy, with only 2 correct. His time was 4h34m49s.

Second to last was Dan, with 3 correct in 2h23m32s.

They were the only two players to get less than 7 puzzles correct.

Third to last was Tim. He got 7 correct, in 4h29m48s.

The top 4 all got the whole 8 correct.

Coming in fourth, Shooflie took 4h24m54s.

In third place, Fire, with a time of 2h13m12s.

Only Brock and Parker remained.

Parker used 2h2m41s.

Brock only took 1h18m17s, winning the challenge, and thus immunity.

The rest of the players would have a date with Tribal Council.

As always, the players were given a full day to strategize.

And it appeared that this was not a straightforward vote for anyone. With 5 hours left to submit, not a single vote was in.

And then suddenly, a bunch came in quickly. It appeared that extensive discussions had been taking place.

Finally, with an hour and a half left on the clock, all votes were in. It was time for them to be tallied and read.

Players were given an opportunity to play any advantages. None were played, and the reading commenced.

The first vote was for Shooflie, to kick things off.

Second, a vote for Fire, tying the vote at 1.

The third vote was for Shooflie.

Fourth, another vote for Shooflie.

It would only take one more vote to eliminate Shooflie.

Unfortunately for him, that's how it went down. The fifth vote was for Shooflie, and he would be the next member of our jury.

Shooflie was gracious to some of his fellow players, but emphasized that he felt wronged by those who left him in the dark today.

What appeared to be a difficult decision ended up as a unanimous vote. Were our players starting to plan their paths to the finish line?

Tune into the next episode to find out!

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Finale:  "I do not want to be a kingmaker. I wanted to be given the chance to become the king myself." - Dan

Previously, on Survivor…

Down to our Final 6, the season was nearing its conclusion. Brock, Dan, Fire, Jordy, Parker, and Tim were the last players standing, and one of them would become the winner of Season 4: Pikachu's Revenge. But there was plenty to be sorted out before then.

The players were told about the first challenge of the finale: they would be going through the Lavender Town Gauntlet.

In this task, players would be going through a series of 8 tasks, each chosen by one of the already-determined jurors. Scoring would be determined by what place among their fellow players an individual finished in each task.

The players were given a full 24 hours to complete the task, and could use the full time to get the highest possible scores in each task.

The group would use the entire 24 hours, with one player not completing all the tasks.

The scores for each task were tallied, and it was time for them to be announced.

Tying in last, Jordy and Tim each scored 16 points.

Next up was Parker, who scored 28.

Brock scored 31. Only Dan and Fire were left.

Dan scored 32 points. Fire would need 33 or more to win the challenge.

And with a whopping 40 points, that's how it went down. Fire earned immunity in the challenge, and everybody else would be vulnerable in Tribal Council.

However, Fire immediately transferred his Immunity Necklace to Brock, making Brock immune instead.

As usual, the players were given 24 hours to strategize and submit their votes.

And it appeared that they had no clue what to do. With 23 of the 24 hours passed, not a single vote had come in.

Myka poked the players to consider submitting votes. After that, they all cascaded in. With about 20 minutes left in the period, the final vote came in, and we were ready to go.

Players were given an opportunity to play any advantages, and none were played.

The first vote was read. It was for Fire, kicking off the festivities.

Second was another vote for Fire, putting the tally at 2-0.

The third vote was for Jordy, bringing the tally within 1.

Fourth up was another vote for Jordy, tying it at 2.

Fifth up was another vote for Jordy. At 3-2 and with 6 players, Jordy would need the last vote to be for Fire to have a chance of staying.

Unfortunately, it wouldn't come. The sixth and final vote was for Jordy, sending him home as our 6th place finisher.

Jordy's fellow players wished him well, and continued on their journey.

Shortly after the conclusion of Tribal Council, the next challenge was announced.

The final 5 would be playing Juror Trivia, where players would be given a quote from a juror's confessional during the season, and would guess who had said it. A correct guess would score a point. The player with the most points after 20 questions had been asked would win the challenge.

A time was scheduled for all players to participate, not long after the announcement. Players were ready to go.

The time had come to begin the trivia, and we were underway.

Question 1 was a quote from Shooflie, and nobody guessed it correctly.

Question 2 was a quote from Bam. Tim and Fire scored.

Question 3 was from Wisey, and everyone scored.

Question 4 was a quote from Ashy B. Nobody scored.

Question 5 was from Riley, and Tim and Fire scored.

Question 6 was a quote from Morgs, and everyone scored.

Question 7 was from Shooflie. All but Brock scored.

Question 8 was a quote by Jordy, and nobody scored.

Question 9 was by Diana. Tim, Fire, and Dan scored.

Question 10 was a quote from Will. Parker and Dan scored.

Through half of the questions, the score stood as follows:

Brock-2

Dan- 5

Fire- 6

Parker- 4

Tim- 6

Question 11 was a quote from Diana. Everybody scored.

Question 12 was from Ashy B., and nobody scored.

Question 13 was from Jordy. Only Dan scored.

Question 14 was a quote from Bam. Dan, Parker, and Tim scored.

Question 15 was from Morgs, and both Tim and Fire scored. Only 5 questions remained.

Question 16 was from Riley, and everybody scored.

Question 17 was a quote by Wisey. Dan and Tim scored.

Question 18 was from Shooflie. Brock, Parker, and Tim scored.

Question 19 was from Will, and Brock, Fire, and Tim scored.

Question 20 was not necessary, as the first place finisher was decided in either case. Tim had won, with 13 points. These were the final scores:

Brock-6

Dan- 10

Fire- 10

Parker- 8

Tim- 13

Tim had won immunity, while the others would be vulnerable in Tribal Council.

They were given a full day as usual, and took their time to strategize.

After some time waiting, the 5 votes were in and it was time for them to be tallied and read.

The players were given a chance to play any advantages.

And Parker stood up.

Parker showed a video he had made, indicating he was playing an idol. Myka confirmed that Parker had played a hidden immunity idol, and any votes cast against Parker would not count.

The first vote was read, kicking things off. It was for Brock.

Second up was a vote for Dan.

Third, another vote for Brock, putting him up 2-1.

However, fourth was another vote for Dan, tying it at 2.

The fifth and final vote was for Brock. Unfortunately, he would be going home as the next member of our jury.

Brock was gracious and had known this was coming. He wished his fellow players luck, and headed off.

With that, the Final Immunity Challenge was announced. They would be going through an Elite 4 Gauntlet, with 4 stages, each very difficult. This would truly be a test for our Final 4.

Stage 1 was an Ice Cave Mining challenge, in which the players would hunt for gems and attempt to accrue points, and the players were asked to schedule times to complete it.

The players took nearly the full time, but all completed Stage 1 in time. The results were in.

In fourth place, Parker scored only 2 points.

In third, Tim scored 6 points.

It was down to Dan and Fire.

Fire scored 9 points, winning Stage 1. This meant he would be able to skip Stage 2 and go straight to Stage 3.

Everyone else headed to the arena for Stage 2.

In Stage 2, the players would be playing Hot Pokeball, a variation of hot potato. The Pokeball would be randomly assigned to someone to start, and then the player would have 5 minutes to pass it to someone else. This would continue until someone failed to pass it within 5 minutes,

and they would be eliminated. They would be removed from the Gauntlet completely, with the winners moving on.

The challenge lasted about 4 hours, until Dan missed his window. That meant the challenge was over, and Parker, Tim, and Fire would be continuing with Stage 3.

In Stage 3, players would be competing in Season Trivia. There would be a total of 20 questions, and the player with the most points after that would win.

The challenge was underway. The first question was asked, asking for the total number of tribes this season. Parker scored, answering 11.

The second question was to name every tribe. Fire correctly named them all, scoring a point.

Third, players were asked who had been the first player to play an advantage this season. The answer was Wisey, and Fire scored.

The fourth question asked what the command was for the first real idol clue. The answer was !idolx3, and Parker scored.

Fifth, players were asked what episode the de-merge was in. The answer was episode 8, and Parker scored.

Question 6 asked for the total points scored in Touchy Subjects. The answer was 104, and Fire scored. However, a procedural error was made and the question was scrapped.

Question 6 take 2 asked who was first to whisper during greed. The answer was Fire, and Fire scored.

Question 7 asked how many songs were on the playlist Myka had shared earlier in the season. The answer was 874, and Parker got it.

Question 8 asked what occurred this season for the first time in VideORG history. The answer was giving away immunity, and Tim got it.

Question 9 asked when the first time had been that Myka mentioned Elite Gym Leaders. The answer was January 2nd, and Fire scored.

Question 10 asked what three items were not bid on in the Auction. The answers were Pokedex, Calcium, and Weedle, and Tim scored.

At this point, the score was as follows:

Fire- 4

Parker- 4

Tim- 2

Question 11 asked what was the first challenge after demerge. It was Color Code, and Tim scored.

Question 12 asked who was voted out at the first non-unanimous Tribal Council. It was Cooper, and Parker scored.

Question 13 asked how many votes were negated by idols. The answer was 11, and Parker scored.

Question 14 asked which tribe had never attended Tribal Council. The answer was Indigo Plateau, which Fire answered.

Question 15 asked how many rounds Dodgeball lasted. The answer was 5, which Fire got.

Question 16 was about how many people had held individual immunity during the season. The answer was 5, and Tim scored.

Question 17 asked who had received the most votes against them, not counting negated votes. The answer was Ashy and Wisey, and Parker scored.

Question 18 asked how many advantages were played in total this season. The answer was 5, scored by Fire.

With that, the challenge was ended, as there was no way for Tim to catch up. This was the final score:

Fire- 7

Parker- 7

Tim- 4

This meant Parker and Fire would be facing off in the final stage of the Gauntlet.

Stage 4 would be the most difficult Jigsaw Puzzle in VideORG history.

Parker and Fire began the puzzle, and found it taking an extremely long time. They agreed to set a time limit, and use the percentage of the puzzle completed by that time to determine the winner.

When the time was up, they shared their puzzles. Parker had completed 58% of the puzzle. Fire had completed 78%. This meant Fire had won Stage 4, and the Final Immunity Challenge.

And with that, we were back to Tribal Council, to see which of Dan, Parker, and Tim would not make it to FTC.

It would be a tough vote for all. This was reflected in the fact that the last vote did not come in until there were only 3 minutes remaining. But finally they were all in, and it was time for the votes to be read.

The first vote was for Parker.

Second up, a vote for Tim.

Third, another vote for Tim. With only one vote remaining, Tim needed the last vote to be for Parker in order to have any chance of remaining.

Unfortunately, the last vote was also for Tim. He would be going home as our 4th place finisher and final juror.

Tim was hurt, but kind, and grateful for the time he spent here. He thanked everyone, and went on his way.

With that, we were down to our Final 3: one of Parker, Dan, or Fire would be winning this game. All that was left was Final Tribal Council.

The players were given some time to compose their speeches.

When it was time, all three posted their speeches for their fellow players to take in.

Parker laid out his performance at each stage of the game, demonstrating the moves he made and why they had been successful. He also highlighted the interpersonal relationships he made. He then laid out the part he took in the votes later in the game. Clearly his goal was to demonstrate the strength of his game strategy.

Fire similarly laid out his strategies and decision making, but with a greater emphasis on how he had adjusted to stumbling blocks and surprises along the way. He also emphasized how he had gone out of his way to assist certain players through the course of the game, demonstrating his loyalty.

Dan submitted two speeches. One was a straightforward summary of his gameplay through the season. He then made a separate speech intended to highlight the nuances of his game. In this one, he focused on his social gameplay, challenge performance, and voting record. He also made a point of focusing on things he wished he had been able to do, but couldn't.

After this, the jurors were free to ask questions.

Dan was mostly asked to defend some of the bolder claims he made, which some felt did not line up with how things had actually gone.

Fire was asked to justify why he had not focused much on his social gameplay. Some players felt he never bothered to deal with them, and felt he owed an explanation as to why.

Parker was harder to ask questions, as everyone knew and respected his game and why he had to make the moves he did. However, he stepped on many toes in the process, and despite that respect, some wanted him to justify those actions.

The jurors were given time to consider the finalists' speeches and answers to questions. Now all that was left was for all the votes to come in, and the reunion.

And finally the time was here.

All jurors had gone over all the finalists' speeches and answers to their questions, and submitted their votes. The time had come for us to find out who would bear the crown.

The first vote was read. It was for Parker.

The second vote was for Fire.

Third was a vote for Dan. After three votes, everybody had one.

Fourth up, a vote for Parker.

Fifth, a vote for Fire.

The sixth vote, a vote for Parker.

Seventh, a vote for Fire.

With three votes left, Parker and Fire were tied with three votes each. Dan had received one. It was still possible for anyone to win.

Eighth was a vote for Parker. With this, Dan was officially out of contention. Fire would need both of the remaining votes in order to pull off the victory.

And the ninth vote was for Parker.

Parker had clawed his way through a brutally difficult season and emerged victorious.

But the story was not over yet! There were still awards to be handed out in the reunion. Immediately after the announcement of Parker's victory, the reunion began.

The first award to be announced was Hero of the Season. This award was given to Tim, for his universal likeability.

The next award was Villain of the Season. This award was given to Dan, for the hypocrisy he demonstrated in his game, for demanding loyalty and transparency from his peers throughout the game, but being unwilling to reciprocate.

The third award to be handed out was the Dark Horse award. And this was awarded to Morgs, for the upward trajectory she was displaying before her elimination.

The next award was the Robbed Pre-Juror award. This was highly contested, but ultimately went to Z. Others had been eliminated while holding advantages, or made social missteps, but Z was taken out merely due to his reputation as a strong player.

Next up was the Robbed Juror award. This was given to Brock, who would have been able to make a strong case in FTC, had he made it there. Unfortunately, he didn't.

The sixth award would be the Best Alliance/Duo award. While there were numerous highly successful alliances throughout the game, one of them contained the three finalists of the season. For that, The Brigade took home the win.

Next up, Rivalry of the Season. This season provided us with no shortage of contenders for this award. However, one stood out for its longevity. The award went to Shooflie and Dan.

The eighth award would be the Best Confessionals award. Despite the generally high quality of confessionals this season, this one was a runaway. Shooflie was Shooflie. Which means Shooflie won this award by a mile.

The next award was the Most Episode Titles award. See: Best Confessionals. Shooflie wins.

The tenth award to be given out would be Best Move of the Season. This one was easy, as in a VideORG-first, Wisey correctly played two idols over the course of the season.

Next up would be the Worst Move of the Season award. One particular move stood out: Ashy B self-voting himself out of the game.

Twelfth up would be Funniest Move of the Season. This award went to Shooflie, for attempting to hypnotize the cast into not voting him out.

Next, one of the big ones. This was the Player of the Season award. This went to Wisey, whose uncanny ability to read people brought home the award.

The next award would be Fan Favorite. This one was voted on by the spectators, and there were numerous favorites. The difference between second and first place was a single vote. This one was taken home by Shooflie.

With that, the season had officially come to an end. It was certainly our most chaotic season yet, and gave us a worthy winner. Will Season 5 be able to live up to its standard?

Tune in to the next season to find out!

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