Ika

Tribe(s): Yawa, Soko, Solewa
Finish: 4/18
 Survivor: Island of the Idols
Tribe(s): Vokai, Lairo, Lumuwaku
Finish: 6/20
Days Lasted: 36

Ika is a contestant from *Survivor: Mamanuca Islands* and *Survivor: Island of the Idols*.

## Survivor: Mamanuca Islands

Ika began *Survivor: Mamanuca Islands* originally on the red Yawa tribe. Rather than forming a majority alliance, Ika wanted to have secret pairings with as many members of her tribe as possible. This began with her and Elena, then with Jose. Yawa was an extremely strong tribe and won all three immunity challenges they had together. Ika's personal power also strengthened with the finding of the tribes Hidden Immunity Idol.

At the Day 9 tribe switch, Ika was placed on the yellow Soko tribe with Elena and joined Justin, Karlos and Will. When Soko lost the first immunity challenge, the Yawa girls tried to convince Karlos to eliminate Justin. This plan failed however because only Ika's vote counted when a vote blocker prevented Elena from voting at tribal council, which led to Elena's elimination. Without an ally now, Ika remembered where she found her idol at Yawa and also found the Soko idol. When Soko lost their second consecutive immunity challenge, Ika played one of her idols and Justin was eliminated with her sole vote against him.

At this point, Ika made the merge and reunited with Jose. He formed a bond with Neda, and the pair convinced Ika to bring in adversaries Karlos and Will into the Hybrid Alliance. The new alliance voted for Deborah at the first merged tribal council, but a tie occurred when the post-switch Levu Five voted for Will. Ika didn't change her vote at the revote, but Neda, Kieran and Tom flipped to eliminate Will. With Ika, Jose and Karlos on the outs, the trio tried to convince the Levu Five to eliminate Kieran but this was not the case and Karlos was made the first member of the jury.

Ika's alliance was given a lucky break because Kieran and Tom were the first two targeted by the Levu Five, even though they tried to campaign against Deborah and Isabelle. By the Final Eight, Ika tried to avoid losing Jose or being forced to play her idol by painting the target on Neda. This led to an afternoon of campaigning between the women, where Ika ended victorious when Chanelle, Isabelle and Raph joined her and Jose to eliminate Neda. Despite this temporary safety, it was clear that either Ika or Jose were going to be voted out. At tribal council however, Chanelle was voted out when Ika played her second idol on herself.

The loss of Chanelle broke the Levu Five, causing Ika to exploit this crack in an attempt to save herself and Jose. This began with Jose and Ika frantically searching and finding another idol. Isabelle and Raph then joined forces with Ika, hoping to eliminate Hannah but she was apprehensive of their intentions. In case Hannah played an idol, Ika also told Jose to vote for Raph. Ika's back-up plan was not necessary however because Isabelle and Raph voted as promised and Hannah was eliminated. Whilst in possession of the idol, Jose was hoping to keep him and Ika safe once more and eliminate Isabelle. At tribal, he played his idol for Ika but the majority alliance planned for this situation and Ika was alone when Jose was voted out.

Ika was one day away from the Final Three, and hoped she would win the final immunity challenge because she knew no one would be willing to bring her to the end any other way. She wasn't able to win immunity, and became the final member of the jury. At the Final Tribal Council, Ika voted for Isabelle to win the title of Sole Survivor for making moves with her once the Levu Five broke apart.

## Survivor: Island of the Idols

Ika then returned for *Survivor: Island of the Idols* where she originally placed on the purple Vokai tribe. She quickly formed a tight trio with Dre and William who both competed on *Kaôh Rōng* with the intention of bringing in Sasha and Jose from the rival Lairo tribe whom the castaways had previously worked with in their respective seasons. The group wanted to target the Old School players Bethany, Leo, Penny and their new ally Ellis. They were unsuccessful because infamous villains Kameron and Flick were instead voted out at Vokai's two tribal councils together. At the tribe switch, Ika was switched to Lairo along with Henry, Leo and William. True to their earlier plan, Ika and William joined forces with Sasha and Jose to create a tight alliance of four. The remaining castaways formed an alliance, which left a 4-4 divide on Lairo. This conflict was never resolved because Lairo won all four immunity challenges they had together. Ika's four however, was hit with the loss of her original ally Dre as the sole ally to remain on Vokai.

The tribes merged on Day 23, where Ika's rivals on Lairo joined forces with the Old School Alliance to have the majority. With Emma playing a vote blocker at the first merged tribal council, the Pairs Alliance suffered with the loss of their affiliate Henry and Ika's *Mamanuca Islands* ally Jose. After winning individual immunity on Day 28, Ika elected herself to go to the Island of the Idols where she was joined by *Survivor: The Australian Outback* and *Survivor: India* winner Ashleigh. The pair were unsuccessful in finding an idol, though Ika was given advice on how to manipulate her way into the majority. Ika's remaining allies then voted for Emma in the hopes that the Vokai Old Schoolers would turn on her, but thankfully they blindsided Luke. Their next plan was to go after Bethany and when the Old Schoolers split their votes, a three way tie occurred between Bethany, Ika and Natalie. A deadlocked tie at the revote meant Ika became immune, and Jaclyn was eliminated after drawing the odd rock. With the fear of the rock draw fresh in their minds, the Pairs Alliance joined forces with the Vokai Old Schoolers in order to get rid of Emma who was considered a 'safe vote'.

At the Final Seven, Ika felt she had a strong relationship with William from being on the same tribe the entire game but was wary of being the third wheel because William previously competed with Sasha. She decided to work with the Old Schoolers at the next vote to blindside Natalie because she wanted to ensure her trio would make it to the Final Three with each other. Sasha and William told Ika they were willing to go after Natalie and began to mistrust her for going behind their backs, but agreed to forgive her. At tribal, Ika and Sasha voted for Penny but William flipped and Ika became the eighth member of the jury. At the Final Tribal Council, she voted for Sasha to win the title of Sole Survivor.

## Trivia

* Ika holds the record for the most votes cast against them during *Mamanuca Islands*, with sixteen.
* Ika is the highest ranking member of the Yawa tribe.
* She, Dusk and Mickey are currently the only castaways to be the eighth members of the jury on two separate seasons.
* Ika is the first and currently only player in *Survivor* history to have someone else play their idol for her on two separate seasons. However, neither idol play removed the majority of votes.