Safiya Nygaard

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**Safiya Nygaard** was invited by Joey Graceffa to save the town of Everlock and given the role of *The Investigative Reporter.* She allied herself with Matthew Patrick and Rosanna Pansino. Safiya was chosen by Teala Dunn to be her partner in the Circus Tent Challenge against JC Caylen and his partner, Matt. She successfully saved Teala and cleansed the Jack in the Box. She later discovered the first Lazarus Coin. Safiya then voted alongside everyone else in sacrificing Colleen Ballinger to the Maiden of Madness and tried to block out the sounds of her dying screams.

Using the Lazarus Coin she had previously discovered, Safiya unlocked the Lazarus Box and obtained the Harp of Lazarus. She then learned that it had the power to bring someone back from the dead and was relieved that Joey chose to bring back Matt. She and Rosanna were the only two who managed to escape the Funhouse and were forced to vote in two who did not. Safiya voted for Nikita while Rosanna voted for Manny. While Safiya was waiting for the winner to return, Willie suddenly barged into their lounge and killed her using a fishhook. Safiya was unaware that whoever voted for the winner of the challenge would be killed as a result.

Her soul was later collected by The Collector and brought to her Museum of the Dead. The Collector placed her soul in the Jar of Souls to be feasted on later. Safiya was eventually freed from the jar by Joey after his infiltration of the museum with Bretman Rock.

## Role

### **Season 3**

#### ***Episode 1 - The Clowns Here Kill Part 1***

Safiya is invited by Joey to save the Town of Everlock, a town stuck in the 1970’s, a time period which she loves.

#### ***Episode 2 - The Clowns Here Kill Part 2***

Safiya, along with Matthew Patrick, Rosanna Pansino, Roi Fabito and Manny Mua explored the Big Top Tent, where they searched for the spring that was needed to cleanse the Jack in the Box artifact. After the challenge is over, Safiya decided to vote Roi into the death challenge, because she didn't think Roi was solving much. After everyone votes, JC and Teala's names are drawn. Safiya is chosen by Teala Dunn to compete for her in the challenge. In the first of the four challenges, Safiya fell behind because she wasn't able to guess which cup had the ball in it. However, she was able to eat all of the hot dogs with relative ease, while Matt was struggling. Safiya completes all 4 challenges and retrieves the head of the Jack in the Box, cleansing the first artifact and saving Teala's life.

#### ***Episode 3 - Venomous Affections***

In this episode Safiya votes for Teala Dunn.

#### ***Episode 4 - The Man with No Name***

Safiya is chosen by Teala to join her team in searching for the fingers needed to gain the gems for the Statue of Era. They lose, and Safiya becomes dissapointed due to her and Matt both finding most of the fingers without much help from Teala or Ro. While she didn’t get immunity for the episode, she isn’t chosen for the challenge, Ro and Teala are as they weren't helping as much.

#### ***Episode 5 - Strong Like A Demon***

In the first round of the arm wrestling challenge, Safiya is up against Joey. Joey beats her and Safiya is disappointed with herself (Joey states he can tell). Safiya and Rosanna are captured by the Strong Man but are rescued by Joey and Manny. Safiya also recovers the first Lazarus coin, with the help of Ro and her platform Oxfords.

#### ***Episode 6 - Twin Dolls***

Safiya, Rosanna, and Joey were the group that went to retrieve the blood doll at the Dollmaker's Warehouse. Later that episode Safiya voted with Manny, Rosanna, Nikita, and Joey to vote Colleen into the maiden of madness, and she is killed. Finally, at the end of the episode her and Joey found out that sense they recovered the Lazarus coins, they were the ones who got to revive a dead guest.

#### ***Episode 7 - Funhouse***

Joey and Safiya choose to revive Matt, and when the group enters the Funhouse, Safiya is with Matt and Rosanna. Matt expresses that Safiya and Rosanna are his favorite people in the group. Since everyone else was caught by Willie, Safiya and Rosanna decide who goes into the challenge, with Safiya voting for Nikita and Rosanna voting for Manny, since Matt just got back and they will need Joey to survive. In the end, Nikita wins, but in a surprise twist, Nikita and Manny both survive, and whoever voted for the winner dies. Since Nikita won and Safiya voted for her, Willie enters the lounge. Safiya is confused by this as she is not sure where Manny and Nikita are. Willie slices into Safiya's guts, killing her. Matt is upset about Nikita's reaction to her death, as she said that maybe she deserved it, causing the two to get into an argument.

### **Season 4**

#### ***Episode 1 - The Museum of Death Part 1***

Safiya’s soul can be seen being kept inside The Collector’s jar of souls.

#### ***Episode 10 - The Collector Returns***

After Joey, Colleen, and Bretman grab The Cosmic Sphere and are about to escape Purgatory, they quickly stop by where the Jar of Souls is located and Joey goes to release the souls kept inside it, Safiya’s soul included, where they float away.

#### Voting History

 Venomous Affections | Teala Dunn | No
 The Man with No Name  | Teala Dunn | No
 Strong Like A Demon | Manny MUA | No
 Twin Dolls  | Colleen Ballinger | No
 Funhouse  | Nikita Dragun | No

## Thumbnails

Safiya alongside JC Caylen and High Tower in the thumbnail of The Clowns Here Kill Part 2Safiya alongside Colleen Ballinger and The Twin Dolls in the thumbnail of Twin Dolls (Episode)

## Gallery

Safiya’s promotional poster for Season 3.Safiya receives an invitation from Joey Graceffa to a mission on saving the Town of Everlock.Safiya arrives at the Town of Everlock.Safiya’s Season 3 confessional.Safiya in the Season 3 intro.Safiya is possessed by a spirit that once inhabited Everlock.Safiya trying to save Teala Dunn in The Circus Tent Challenge.Safiya successfully saves Teala Dunn from The Circus Tent Challenge.Safiya places the Jack in the Box on a shelf in The Divine Lounge.Safiya votes for Teala Dunn.Safiya is captured by The Strong Man.Safiya and Rosanna Pansino being rescued by Joey Graceffa, Manny MUA, and Mortimer after getting captured.Safiya votes for Colleen Ballinger.Safiya helps part of the remaining group push Colleen Ballinger into The Maiden of Madness.Safiya trying to block out Colleen Ballinger’s dying screams.Safiya taking one last look back at The Maiden of Madness, guilty.Safiya and the remaining group learning that the Harp of Lazarus can bring one of their dead friends back.Safiya votes for Nikita Dragun.Safiya is stabbed in the gut with a fishhook by Willie.Safiya’s dead body.Safiya’s soul being kept inside the Jar of Souls.Safiya’s soul being freed by Joey Graceffa from the Jar of Souls, along with the other souls kept inside it.
## Quotes

* "As soon as we get out the doors, the clowns just overtake us, except for Mortimer, who inconspicuously, but conspicuously, disappears.”
* "If I had to describe the lounge in four words, it would be...Brady Bunch sex dungeon..."

* "I have this pit in my stomach, like I'm just gonna watch my best friend die.”

* "What's going on? Where's Manny and Nikita?"
* "I guess we just wait."

## Trivia

* Safiya's death is considered the most unfair death by some of the fans of *Escape the Night.*
* It was revealed in the special behind-the-scenes episode Behind the Town, when the filming of the Killer Clown Clan's initial slaughter began, Safiya ran away from the set and hid behind the camera crew.
* Apart from Joey, Safiya and Colleen were the only people to not be voted into a challenge in Season 3.
* Safiya is one of three people who didn’t receive a single vote (that we know of) over their time on Escape the Night, the others being GloZell Green and Jesse Wellens. However, they all died. You could argue that Shane Dawson would also count, but he died before voting ever happened.
* Safiya is compared to Season 1 survivor Eva Gutowski due to the fact of their wits and how helpful they were to the group.
* Safiya is the first character to die without being in a challenge, sacrificed, or betrayed.
* Joey has revealed that Safiya was not asked to come back for Season 4 as he didn’t think she would participate in the season.
* Many fans thought that she should have been an All-Star.

• 3rd: Rosanna Pansino
• 4th: **Safiya Nygaard**
• 5th: Colleen Ballinger
• 7th: Teala Dunn
• 8th: Roi Fabito
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