Shaun

**Shaun** is a contestant from Tropic Survivor: Kauai.

## Cast Assessment

Shaun is a very reserved individual, which ironically is the very reason he’s so excited to play. Shaun views this season as an opportunity to step out of his comfort zone, hoping that this will be an experience he can grow from. It’s uncertain how Shaun will fare in this season, it’s safe to say that if he doesn’t find solid social footing he could find himself exiting the game earlier rather than later. But what makes Shaun so special is his creative mind and ability to shift perspectives. As a performing arts student Shaun has no issue stepping on stage and playing a character, a talent that could become a secret weapon.

## Kauai

Shaun was by far the most analytical castaway in the first season. His strong curiosity and fixation on the social and strategical functions of the game fueled him to develop genuine relationships with others in the game as well as constantly consider the pros, cons, and consequences of every step he would take in the game. A big part of the success the original Kai tribe found in challenges was the combination of Shaun and Tris’ efforts in leading the tribe with concrete gameplans. Shaun quickly became such a tribe player that there really wasn’t anyone on the Kai tribe that had anything bad to say about him.

When the swap came Shaun was in an interesting position. He had been swapped onto the new Lā tribe with tied numbers along with the two members of the original Kai tribe he felt the least connected to. Despite spending so much time with Tris during the challenges he didn’t see her as someone who he could reach the end of the game with and he hadn’t developed a very strong relationship with Raini either. However, he saw a lot of potential in Raini as an ally and saw the swap as an opportunity to round out his options before the merge.

After the tribes merged Shaun was in a great position. He had a majority based on his original tribe and his swapped tribe due to winning six out of the seven pre-merge immunity challenges and the only castaway left in the game who he hadn’t spent time with before the merge was Kaden. The first tribal council was easy. Since he felt a little weird about Logan, he and Tris came up with a plan to test how trustworthy he was. Shaun fed Logan a bunch of fake opinions about Tris to see if he would snitch to her and sure enough he did. Shaun expected Logan to be voted out 5-4, but after he received six votes Shaun knew something was up.

Someone from the original Lā tribe flipped on Logan, and it only made sense for it to be Kaden. And if Kaden knew the plan someone must’ve told him, which would’ve been Alyssa and/or Jacob, most likely Jacob. That was Shaun’s theory, and he was correct. Thus, he knew he needed to make a move against Kaden at the next tribal council. Shaun had Tris, Aidan, and Velma locked after Kaden flipped against Logan. But finding a fifth was going to be tricky. Kaden and Jacob were a locked duo and had Alyssa as a strong third. She knew she needed to make a move against them at some point but wasn’t convinced that the final eight was the time to do it. As for Raini, he had reconnected with Jacob and found himself as their fourth. The numbers were tied 4 and 4 and it was looking like both sides were ready to draw rocks if need be, but after Kaden played his idol Shaun was eliminated in a ~~4~~-4 vote.