Nathan Valk

Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island

Legends

### Tribe(s)

Azul Tribe, Villains Tribe, Merge Tribe (Heroes vs. Villains)Ho-Chunk Tribe, Potawatomi Tribe, Merge Tribe (Twist Manor)

Tribe Natalie (Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island)

Tribe Garcia (Legends)

### Finish

8/16 (Heroes vs. Villains)7/13 (Twist Manor)

6/14 (Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island)

19/19 (Legends)

### Alliances

Kathy Moritz, The Inner Circle (Heroes vs. Villains) Dudewipes Alliance, Jack Demet (Twist Manor)

Vin Petruzzella, Cody Conroy, John Weber, Kathy Moritz (Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island)

### Votes Against

6 (Heroes vs. Villains)6 (Twist Manor)

5 (Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island)

? (Legends)

**Nathan Valk** was a contestant on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Survivor: Twist Manor, Survivor: Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island, and Survivor: Legends.

Calm and cunning, Nathan was seen as a big threat by many of his opponents for his big moves that would often lead to his demise. He was seen as a fan favorite in *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains,* and he was also remembered for the fake hidden immunity idol fiasco that took place in *Survivor: Twist Manor*. Nathan would return for *Survivor: Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island*, where he would find many open doors for him to use to his advantage to make key moves in the game before his eventual blindside towards the endgame.

## Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

Nathan's shock at the tribal divisions being different than they had thought did not phase him much, and he soon found himself in a good position in a good alliance with Jake, Dion, and his girlfriend, Kathy that they would nickname *The Inner Circle*. When the Azul Tribe lost the first immunity challenge, they found out that the *Darlington* *Alliance*, consisting of Michael, Elizabeth, Kaleb, and Bri, was targeting Dion. They would attempt to put their votes on Michael, as they saw him as a huge threat. However, Nathan then suggested their alliance vote a different way, as he grew concerned that Michael would have an advantage, and he campaigned for Elizabeth to be ousted. However, as he predicted, they would not be able to secure Kathy, as her concerns over the 4-4 split turning into a rock draw were too strong and she would vote out Nathan's ally Dion. Nathan would stay safe for the next tribal council as the Azul Tribe would win the next immunity challenge.

When the swap came, Nathan, Kathy, Michael, and Elizabeth would find themselves swapped to the Villains Tribe alongside Conner, JP, and Christian. After they lost the next challenge, Nathan would find himself in a much better position than before, and Nathan would avenge Dion by getting rid of Michael, the head of the *Darlington* Alliance. The Villains Tribe would then go on to win the next immunity challenge, keeping Nathan safe for even longer. After they lost the last tribal challenge of the season, Nathan would randomly be targeted by a lonely Elizabeth, the last of her group within their tribe. It was not enough to put him at risk though, and Elizabeth would be taken out in a 5-1 vote, with Nathan receiving the one vote.

When the merge hit, Nathan would find himself in a good position, but Kathy would not. Nathan would be able to help Kathy campaign against the others just enough to keep her safe for a few tribal councils, and he would help to blindside Conner, Bri, and Bailey. However, once Nathan lost the next individual immunity challenge he and Kathy would be two of the biggest names thrown out there by Christian, Cody, Jake, and Darius. Nathan would attempt to throw Kyle's name under the bus in order to get Kathy's name under safer terms for that tribal council. It would not be enough to save him though, as he would become the fourth member of the jury and would place 8th out of 16th.

At the Final Tribal Council, Nathan asked all three of the finalists of what their thought process was behind voting him out of the game. After hearing what they had to say, Nathan would cast the only jury vote for Darius to win the game.

**Nathan's Voting History**
 **6** | Conner
 **7** | Bri
 Bailey
 **8** | Kyle
 **Voted**
**To Win**

## Survivor: Twist Manor

At the start of the game, Nathan would be Darius' first choice for what would become the dominant Ho-Chunk Tribe. After the tribes went back to their respective camps, Nathan and the rest of the Ho-Chunk Tribe consisting of himself, Darius, Kyle S., Hunter, Rob, and Juice, would form the *Dudewipes* *Alliance*. Nathan would not have to worry about anything major for awhile though, as the Ho-Chunk Tribe would win the first two immunity challenges of the season in a dominant fashion against the Potawatomi Tribe.

When the swap came, Nathan, alongside Kyle S. and Juice, would be swapped to the Potawatomi Tribe with Hailey and Michael. Nathan would help lead the Potawatomi Tribe to victory. However, when the Potawatomi Tribe would lose the next challenge, and Nathan would be informed by Michael of his advantage being an idol for that next tribal council. Nathan, Kyle S., and Juice would plan to stick together. However, when Michael's advantage was revealed to be a vote blocker that he would use against Juice, Nathan did not hesitate to vote out Juice and blindside him in a 3-1 vote.

When the merge hit, Nathan was unknowingly targeted by Richie, who saw him as a big threat in the future. However, Nathan did not become the overall target though, and he and Jack found more options than they did before for their alliance of two that was finally able to reunite. Nathan and Jack had two options, the first involving going with Michael, Hailey, and now Richie to take out Hunter for his strong standing in the game as well as his connections with Darius. The second option involved sticking with the *Dudewipes* *Alliance*, now with a hardened and weary Juice who had returned to the game due to a comeback competition, to take out Michael for his huge strategic threat. The two played their cards good and blindsided many when they chose to take out Michael over Hunter. Nathan's closest ally Jack would win the next individual immunity challenge, and with Nathan being in a good spot, he would not need to worry as he and Jack would easily vote out Richie that next tribal council. When both of them would lose the next immunity challenge to Juice, Darius came up with a plan to get Jack out. Although the two had campaigned for Kyle S. to get blindsided, it was not enough to save them and Nathan would see his best ally get taken out of the game.

When Nathan lost the next immunity challenge, he would be given a fake hidden immunity idol by Darius and would be told to vote for Juice. Nathan would sense something was off with this idol, and he would campaign much for Juice to get taken out. Approaching Darius again about the fake hidden immunity idol, he asked for more information about it and was given more false information about where it came from as well as a fake message associated with it. Seeing that the idol was fake, Nathan hid the fake idol which would later be found by Hunter in the Final 5. Nathan would not be successful in obtaining his safety, as he would become the 4th member of the jury once again, placing 7th out of 13th.

At the Final Tribal Council, Nathan commended Hunter's good game, but criticized him for not calling more of the shots like Darius was. Nathan applauded Hailey and said she had played the under the radar strategy better than he did. Nathan would cast his vote for Hailey in what would turn out to be a 4-4 tied vote at the Final Tribal Council.

At the *Survivor: Twist Manor Reunion Episode*, Nathan said he enjoyed the fake hidden immunity idol situation, especially rehiding the fake hidden immunity idol. He said he also predicted correctly that Darius was lying to him about the Jack voteoff to get trust with him, and used the fake hidden immunity idol as leverage.

**Nathan's Voting History**
 **5** | Michael
 **6** | Richie
 **7** | Kyle
 **8** | Juice
 **Voted**
**To Win**

## Survivor: Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island

At start of the game, Nathan would find himself on the dominant Tribe Natalie, who would go on to win the first three immunity challenge thanks to his help. At camp, he would also find many successes in the game, as he would gain information immediately on Corey's first hidden immunity idol find and the two would immediately align with each other and would include Cody in to make it a trio. Nathan would continue to bond and align with others in his tribe as the game proceeded, such as John and Lita, to ensure that his social game would ensure his safety in the early game.

However, he would be at risk for the first time in the season when a tribe swap kept him on Tribe Natalie, this time with a different story with more losses as he was now fighting for his life in the game with his girlfriend, Kathy. After his tribe lost the next immunity challenge, he would help to set a target on Breanne very quickly in order to guarantee Kathy's safety, as his girlfriend was the target of Breanne, who quickly found herself on the bottom due to Nathan's work as he refused to vote against the love of his life. At tribal council, Nathan would help to vote out Breanne in a 4-1 vote, sending her to Redemption Island only to be shocked when he learned that she had beat his *Survivor: Twist Manor* ally, Jack, in the next duel, leading to his elimination. After they lost the next immunity challenge and Kathy's injury during the challenge, he would find his girlfriend on the chopping block against Lea, who took Breanne's spot on their tribe. Despite his campaigns to keep her safe, the next tribal council would catch him off guard, as a tied vote would lead to Kathy's elimination, leaving Nathan alone in the game after she would lose the final duel on Redemption Island against Breanne.

Once at the merge, Nathan would gain information from Breanne and Cody about the *Jersey Alliance*, and after he lost the first individual immunity challenge to Breanne, he would help to blindside Christian at the next tribal council with the knowledge that he would run the game if he made it any further. While he would lose the next individual immunity challenge to Corey, he knew he would be safe as he helped to set a huge target on Breanne for her past three consecutive individual wins in the game. He would be successful, as Breanne would be the next one to be eliminated from the game at the next tribal council.

After losing individual immunity to Cody, he would find his ally John on the chopping block as he would immediately recognize the benefits of getting rid of his ally, as he was fully aware of how dangerous John's flip-flopping game was. However, it would not be enough to sway him, as the opportunity to get Corey out seemed greater to him. This would not work though, as Corey's hidden immunity idol play would put a tiebreaker vote on John and Lea, and Nathan would once again lose an ally to a tied vote against Lea. After he lost the next individual immunity challenge to Lita, he was approached by Cody, who wanted to make an endgame deal with Nathan, who was very hesitant on accepting it due to the lying nature of the game. However, he was willing to trust Cody over Corey to help to vote the latter at tribal council, or so he thought. He would once again be shocked at losing another ally as Cody would be taken out of the game due to another hidden immunity idol play from Corey.

Nathan would lose the next individual immunity challenge to Vin, and now he was starting to be the topic of a lot of conversations as Em and Lita had started to make big campaigns to take him out. Nathan would attempt to make a campaign to everyone to take Em out, seeing her as an under the radar threat going into the endgame. However, this would not be enough to save him, and he would be eliminated in a 4-1-1 vote, with Vin being the only one to not vote against him in an attempt to gain his respect and jury vote at the end for not breaking his promise to not vote for Nathan. Nathan would place 6th out of 14th, his personal best, and he would become the fifth member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, Nathan had no questions from the finalists, stating that he had heard everything he needed to know from the previous four jurors who addressed the finalists. He would then go on to congratulate the Final 3 on making it to the end and said that he definitely thought they all deserved to sit at the Final Tribal Council. Nathan would then go on to cast his vote to help Vin to win the season.

**Nathan's Voting History**
 **5** | Lea
Lea
 **6** | Christian
 **8** | ~~Corey~~
Lea
 **10** | Em
 **Voted**
**To Win**

*Note: Lea had received the Slip-Up Advantage from the Solo Room, which she used against Nathan. Since he did not win the first individual immunity challenge, he had an extra vote cast against him.*

## Survivor: Legends

***More Coming Soon...***

**Nathan's Voting History**

## Trivia

* Nathan is the first contestant to ever receive a fake hidden immunity idol, which he received from Darius White in *Survivor: Twist Manor*.
* Nathan is the only original member of the Ho-Chunk Tribe to cast a vote for Hailey Briski to win the game in *Survivor: Twist Manor.*
* The first two times times Nathan played, he cast a vote against Michael Garcia the second time he went to tribal council.
* Everytime Nathan played, he has not accumulated more than 6 votes against him throughout the season.