Darius White

Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen

### Tribe(s)

Rojo Tribe, Heroes Tribe, Merge Tribe (Heroes vs Villains)Ho-Chunk Tribe, Merge Tribe (Twist Manor)

Tribe Cochran, Tribe Parvati, Merge Tribe (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)

### Finish

2nd Runner-Up (Heroes vs Villains)3/13 (Twist Manor)

9/14 (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)

### Alliances

Cody Conroy, Kyle Scheel, Christian Davis, Jacob Harris (Heroes vs Villains)Dudewipes Alliance (Twist Manor)

Adam Frelka (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)

### Votes Against

1 (Heroes vs. Villains)2 (Twist Manor)

11 (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)

**Darius White** is currently a contestant on Survivor: Legends and was the second runner-up on Survivor: Heroes vs Villains, a contestant on Survivor: Twist Manor, and Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites.

Although he played a much more quieter game in *Survivor: Heroes vs Villains*, Darius is regarded as one of the best to play the game due to his powerful performance in *Survivor: Twist Manor*, where he was seen to be controlling almost every aspect of the game. Upon his third attempt in *Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen*, Darius would be a topic of concern on everyone's minds, and he would ultimately meet his demise in the early stages of the individual phase after he became too big of a threat moving forward.

## Survivor: Heroes vs Villains

Darius was thrown off at the start of the season alongside everyone else when it was revealed that the Heroes and Villains would be mixed together. Darius would be put onto the Rojo Tribe, and would immediately make bonds with his fellow players. He would then help the Rojo Tribe win their first immunity challenge. When his tribe would lose the next immunity challenge, Darius wasted no time helping to secure the target on Seth, as people felt weary that he was playing the same game and on the same tribe as his girlfriend, Bailey. Darius and the others would see reason, and Darius would be be in the right side of the vote and Seth would be sent home in a 6-2 vote.

When the swap happened, Darius was put back onto the Heroes Tribe to play the game with Bailey, Kyle, Cody, Bri, Kaleb, and Jake. They would win the next immunity challenge, and Darius would make more bonds with the people he was playing the game with. After they lost the next immunity challenge, Darius was approached about plans to get rid of Bailey and Kaleb. Bailey was still seen as a liability for not having any allies in the game after Seth was voted out, and Kaleb was well known to have many connections on the other tribe. He would eventually help vote out Kaleb, as his connections were very much more threatening to him than Bailey was. Darius would then do a great deal in the challenge that would help the Heroes Tribe to win the next challenge and secure himself a spot at the merge.

After realizing that he made the merge, Darius was happy to have been able to make it to that point in the game. Although Darius would not win the first individual immunity challenge of the season, he would still find himself in a safe position, and he would join the others to vote out Conner in a 10-1 vote. After winning the next individual immunity challenge, Darius wanted to put the target on Bri and get her to use her advantage that she won by not participating in the first individual immunity challenge. Darius also then became more closely aligned with JP, Cody, Christian, Kyle, and Jake, most of whom he would work much with in the future of the game, and all of whom he would be able to convince to help him vote Bri out of the game in an 8-1-1-1 vote. Darius would then become immune once again, as the next tribal council was told to be taking place five minutes from Bri's voteoff. After much careful strategizing with everyone, Darius and the other guys would take out Bailey due to her being the last big outsider of the game at that time being. After losing the next individual immunity challenge to Christian, Darius then talked with Christian, Jake, and Cody about how they could flush Kathy's hidden immunity idol out of the game and get rid of someone from her alliance at the same time. The trio then considered multiple ideas, some of which involved throwing Kyle under the bus in order to make Kathy think he was going home. Darius however suggested that they tell Kathy it is her vs. Kyle, but then all vote Nathan and hope that Kathy would use her hidden immunity idol on herself. Christian and Darius would then go up to Kathy and Nathan and they would both convince them to vote for Kyle. In the end, Darius' plan would fall just short, as even though Nathan would be eliminated with five votes, Kathy still did not use her hidden immunity idol. Immediately following the next individual immunity challenge, Darius was approached by JP about targeting Cody, as he was a huge threat by that time to win. Darius however, still wanted to try to blindside Kathy, but he would not get his way as he and Jake would be forced to comply for Jake's safety in the game once Christian and Cody became aware that Cody's name was being thrown under the bus. Darius would cast his vote for JP, sending him home in a 4-3 vote.

After losing to Christian once again in the next individual immunity challenge, Darius was visibly disappointed, as he stated off to the side that he had intended to lead a charge to get Christian out of the game and he knew that Kathy would have to do as his next target. Darius would be approached by Cody about splitting the votes between Kathy and Kyle, although he would know where his vote would be going regardless of whatever plan would be occurring. Darius would cast his vote for Kathy, but he would once again not see his plans come to fruition, as Kathy would finally use her hidden immunity idol and negate the three votes cast against her. An even worse fate fell to his ally Jake, as he was eliminated from the game with only three votes cast by Kathy, Cody, and Christian. After Cody won the next individual immunity challenge, Darius saw his time to strike was finally near. He rallied up Kathy and Kyle and convinced Cody to vote with him, and together the four of them not only voted Christian out of the game, but also negated his vote on Darius when Cody played his hidden immunity idol on him. After Cody won the Final Individual Immunity Challenge, Darius was approached by Kathy about getting rid of Kyle, as the both of them knew his social game would make him a threat to go up against. However, Darius knew she had friends on the jury who would vote for her in an instant due to her being the underdog of the season, and he would help Cody and Kyle secure her fate and send her to the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, Darius preached for how he did not receive a vote during the entire season and he mentioned that he was on the right side of almost all of the votes and he preached that he lead the game. He then threw Kyle under the bus and called him out for being a follower, and then said he respected Cody's game. Darius then mentioned how he helped greatly to get big people out of the game that season, such as Christian and Kathy. Despite an impressive under the radar performance while not being immune for most of the game, many of the jury members berated him on his disloyalty and dishonesty towards those he was not aligned with. Bailey's question did not help his case as it made some question on if he did not receive votes throughout the game due to how he was not perceived as a threat by anyone. Although he was applauded by Jake for his loyalty to him, the biggest concern was that some people saw his and Cody's games being similar in terms of having an under the radar type of strategy that confused some in terms of what defined both of their games when compared to the other. In the end, Darius would find himself to be unsuccessful at winning, as he only garnered Nathan's vote to win the game, losing to both Kyle and Cody in a 4-3-1 vote. Darius would become the second runner-up of the season, and would place 3rd out of 16th.

## Survivor: Twist Manor

At the start of the game, Darius would pick one of the marked balls and would get the right to be one of the two tribe captains and he also received the right to have immunity at the first tribal council he went to. Darius would pick Nathan, Hunter, Juice, Kyle S., and would lastly pick Rob, sending Richie to the Solo Room. Darius' tribe selection would help him a lot, as the Ho-Chunk Tribe would win the first two immunity challenges. Darius would also find his first idol and get into a six person alliance with the rest of his tribe that they nicknamed the *Dudewipes Alliance*, the name coined after the popular brand *Manscaped*.

Darius would stick onto the Ho-Chunk Tribe at the swap alongside Hunter and Rob, and they would gain Richie and Breanne. Although their tribe would lose the next immunity challenge, Darius was not worried in the slightest, as he knew he had control over the vote. An anxious Richie approached him about working together, of which he immediately was able to help his anxieties by promising him that he would not be the next one out and that they wanted to target Breanne, as her winning game in *Survivor: Battle for Cambridge* was very much more threatening to him. He was also able to help calm Rob's weariness of Richie when he repeatedly kept asking Darius and Hunter to keep Breanne and vote out Richie. Darius, knowing Richie was the better option in the game to keep, persuaded Rob to keep Richie for the time being. He would get his way, and Breanne would be the third person voted out of the game. When Jack came in from the Solo Room to replace Breanne's spot, he approached Darius and gave him half of his idol and they made a pact, if they lost the next challenge, they would blindside Richie. However, Richie, Jack, and Darius would make great work at the next immunity challenge, and the Ho-Chunk Tribe would win, keeping himself safe and guaranteeing him the merge once again. However, this came at a cost, as Juice was taken out of the game after Nathan flipped on their alliance, and even though Juice won himself back into the game, Darius knew he had work to do to ensure the men would be able to trust each other once more.

After Richie won the first individual immunity challenge, Darius and Hunter immediately set their targets on Michael, as he was responsible for getting Juice out at the previous tribal council. He would have information passed onto him from Nathan, Jack, and Kyle, all of whom had talked to either Richie, Hailey, or Michael, all of whom were trying to maneuver their games to save themselves. Darius would once again get his way, and Michael would become the next person blindsided out of the game. Hunter would immediately campaign to Darius after that tribal council to take out Richie, as they figured out almost immediately that he was the third vote for Hunter. Darius would lose the next individual immunity challenge to Jack, and he would have to give Jack the other half of his idol back by that point, and they agreed to work together once again to take out Richie. Darius and Hunter would have no problems putting the target on Richie, and Darius even convinced Hailey to turn on Richie and lie to him about the vote. Darius would even talk to Rob to convince him that Richie was targeting him and that Rob needed to vote Richie out before he would succeed, only to talk to Richie minutes later and convince him to vote Rob. Darius would still not leave that tribal council unscathed though, as he did not prepare for Richie exposing him and Hailey for lying to him. However, this would not end him though, as his talks with Rob suddenly became much more valuable, as it helped Rob to think that Richie lied to stir the pot on his way out. After the next challenge, Darius set his eyes on Jack, as his now full idols and previous immunity wins made him into his biggest obstacle left in the game. Darius wasted no time and in mere minutes the target was on Jack. Although it was a messy vote, with a vote from Kyle randomly going to Rob plus Nathan's and Jack's votes going to Kyle S., Jack was still sent home with five votes, signifying that Darius had a very big influence over the others. After losing the next individual immunity challenge to Kyle S., Darius went to talk to his next target, Nathan, about the next vote and he claimed that Jack was not supposed to go home the previous tribal council. Darius also gave Nathan a fake hidden immunity idol, of which Nathan was skeptical of and rehid in the house for someone else to find. In the end, Darius was still able to convince the other guys and Hailey to all put their votes on Nathan, and convinced Nathan to once again turn on Juice and try to vote him out, keeping his name out of people's heads for the time being.

After Kyle S. won the next individual immunity challenge, Darius put the target on Juice, as there was nothing left that Darius could benefit from him in comparison to the others. He would once again convince the others to vote for Juice with no questions asked and he would tell Juice to vote for Hailey. Darius would once again get his way and Juice would be voted out in a 5-1 vote. When Rob won the next individual immunity challenge, Darius knew this was their time to strike against Kyle S. before he could win another challenge and get himself to the end. What he did not know was that Kyle S. and Hailey had been talking to his right hand man, Hunter, about getting Darius out of the game, of which he highly considered. However, after Darius told Hunter of his hidden immunity idols in his possession, Hunter immediately backtracked and told Hailey to vote Kyle S. and vice versa. Darius would get Kyle out in an instant. Darius would get a breather in the game after winning individual immunity, and he and Hunter would have a big decision to make. One path would lead them to staying loyal to Rob and their final three deal, and the other led to them blindsiding Rob and taking Hailey so they could guarantee that one of them would win the game. The pair decided to blindside Rob, as they felt that his social game would propel him in the end. What the three of them did not know, was that it was going to be a Final 2 sitting at the Final Tribal Council instead of a Final 3. Although he tried his hardest to make a deal with Hunter to ensure his safety, he ultimately lost to Hunter, taking his fate out of his hands. He then continued to talk to Hunter and reminded them of their own deal to take the other to the end and attempted to make Hunter think that taking him was the better option. Unfortunately, Darius' flame finally burned out, and Hunter decided to vote him out as he knew his game was going to be harder to go up against than Hailey's was. Darius would become the eighth and final member of the jury, placing 3rd out of 13th.

At the Final Tribal Council, Darius congratulated the final two on getting to the end, and he admitted his mistake was being too trusting of Michael. Darius called out the both of them for listening to them throughout the game. He said he did not want to be bitter though, and he wanted to vote on gameplay and not bitterness. Darius would go on to vote Hunter in what would become a 4-4 tied vote at the Final Tribal Council.

At the *Survivor: Twist Manor Reunion Episode*, Darius said he regretted dropping out of the Final Individual Immunity Challenge, and he also was grateful that he won the individual immunity challenge at the final four. Darius had wanted to play a more intense game and in doing so wanted to pick people who he knew would follow what he said. It was also revealed that if Darius would have won the Final individual Immunity Challenge, he would have won the game on the spot. Darius then gave his respects to Hailey, Hunter, and Rob for attempting to blindside him on multiple occasions only for them to backtrack on that because of his hidden immunity idols. Richie revealed that he picked the people he did for the Ho-Chunk Tribe due to how he knew he would be able to manipulate them easier than the others. Darius then went on to say that people should never trust Michael, as he plays very aggressively in the game and is able to get people to work against each other, referencing how he was able to get Nathan to vote for Juice.

## Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen

Darius would immediately be thrown back into the twists and turns of the game when he found out the Favorites Group would have to endure the newest twist of the game, the *First Impressions Vote*. Seeing her as the biggest threat of the game for her performance in *Survivor: Winter War*, Darius would cast his vote for Steph, only for his girlfriend, Ness, to vote for him and receive the votes of the others on their tribe. Luckily for Darius, Ness would not be out of the game nor would she on his tribe. Darius' luck would continue further when his new tribe, Tribe Cochran, won the first immunity challenge due to his efforts in the tiebreaker round. At camp, Darius planned to take many of the contestants under his wing to repeat his past strategy from his last attempt. However, many of his tribemates, most specifically his former *Survivor: Twist Manor* opponent, Richie, started to make plans to take him out of the game if they had to go to the next tribal council. This would not stop Darius though, as he would continue to attempt to get along with his tribe as he would make an alliance with Vin and would begin to bond more with Thomas. Darius would get more time to ally and bond with the others in the game as his tribe would win the next immunity challenge, keeping him away from tribal council for another round.

Darius' luck in the game would get even better, as a tribe swap kept him on Tribe Cochran with Vin and gave the two of them Adam and Sam, making their new tribe the edge in challenges. This would be proven when their tribe would win the next two immunity challenges in the game, and Darius' immunity streak would continue. After the first challenge win with the new Tribe Cochran Darius was able to find an hidden immunity idol that was a voodoo idol making it his 4th idol find in his career after finding two regular idols and one voodoo idol in Twist Manor. During his extra stress free time from winning, Darius would take his time at their new camp to bond with his new tribemates and create alliances with them to prepare himself for the later half of the game.

When a second tribe swap was announced, Darius was thrilled at being able to experience a new camp as he was transferred over to Tribe Parvati alongside Adam, Corey, Kenzie, and Sam. His efforts in the next immunity challenge would guarantee his tribe immunity and would unknowingly guarantee him his third time making the merge. However, Corey and Kenzie would grow concerned over Darius' threat status in the game, and would start to consider taking him out if they had to go to tribal council before the merge.

At the merge, Darius would struggle in the first individual immunity challenge of the season, but he would not struggle in any other aspect of the game. He would prove this by making a Final 2 pact with Adam and by consistently talking with people to ensure that the votes would go towards Michael. At tribal council, Darius would help to take Michael out of the game, securing that one less returning player remained in the game to take him out. After narrowly losing the next individual immunity challenge to Adam, Darius would be the talk of the town, mainly being thrown out there by Corey, Richie, and Ness, all of whom saw him as the biggest threat in the game. Darius would attempt to rally up the troops to take out Kenzie, who was claiming to him that he wanted to leave the game. However, this would only earn him one less vote from Adam, who only voted with him for jury management. At tribal council, Darius would be voted out in a 7-2 vote, being eliminated from the game before the Final 3 for the first time and with his idol in his pocket. Darius would place 9th out of 14th and would become the second member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, Darius would ask the players of their games, specifically asking Richie about why he chose to take Corey to the end when given the choice to at the *Final 4 Passage Challenge*. Impressed with how he managed to get to the end despite the odds against him, Darius would cast his vote for Richie to win the game.

## Trivia

* Darius is the first contestant to get to the Final 3 twice, he would be succeeded by Hunter Heschke.
* Darius is the first male contestant to place the same placement in back-to-back attempts.
	+ Darius is also the first contestant to have done this in the game.
* Darius is the only contestant in *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains* to win an individual immunity challenge, but not win multiple individual immunity challenges.
* Darius is the only person to be immune for the entire tribal portion of a season, he accomplished this feat. in *Survivor: Twist Manor*.
* Darius currently holds the record for going the most tribal councils and not receiving a vote while eligible to receive a vote. He went to 15 Tribal Councils where he was not immune without receiving a vote across *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains* and *Survivor: Twist Manor*.
* Darius is currently the only contestant to be eliminated at the Final 3, this happening in *Survivor: Twist Manor*. All of the other seasons have currently ended at the Final 3, with *Survivor: Twist Manor* being the only season to end at the Final 2.
* Darius has the record for the least amount of votes at tribal council with four votes overall, with one jury vote to win and three votes cast to vote him off. If Cody Conroy's hidden immunity idol play in *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains* is counted, then Darius would have three votes overall.