MTV The Challenge: War of the Temple

***MTV The Challenge: War of the Temple*** is the fifth season of *MTV The Challenge*. Premiered on April 9th, 2021 and concluded on May 14th, 2021.

This is the final season of *MTV The Challenge*.

## Description

16 Rookies arrive to Kauai, Hawaii, followed by 11 of their fellow veterans to battle in an ultimate game where their minds will all be tested physically, socially and emotionally! Who will win this season? Tune into the season to find out!

## Format

* **Daily Challenge:** Challengers will compete in numerous daily challenges where,depending on the round, some challenges may be played individually, working in pairs and/or teams. This game is still be 100% INDIVIDUAL as well. For the top 3 individuals, first place pair, and or first place team of the daily challenge will earn the role as the "*Warriors Of The Temple*".
* **Secret Votes**: Once the winners of the daily challenge are announced the remaining safe challengers will cast a secret vote in their submissions channel. The challenger who receives the majority vote will automatically enter "*The Temple Of Fate*" where he or she will have to battle it out to remain in the game.
* **Warriors Of The Temple:** Following nominations, the winners of the daily challenge must decide if they would like to come down and take the opportunity to earn a pyramid piece. If the winners of the daily all decline the opportunity to come down and earn their piece, consequences will suffer.
* **Eliminations (The Temple Of Fate):** Is where all eliminations will be held where 2 challengers will battle out head to head for their right to remain in the game. The loser is eliminated while the winner receives a Pyramid Piece and remains in the game. The coveted Pyramid Piece is required in order to participate in the Final Challenge and can only be earned by winning a elimination round in The Temple Of Fate.

### Twists

* **Purge Challenges:**
	+ In Episode 1, these 16 eager challengers will compete INDIVIDUALLY in the opening challenge where the top 3 performers of the opening challenge will each bank some cash into their individual bank account, whereas the bottom 2 rookies with the worst/slowest time will instantly be purged and eliminated from the competition.
	+ In Episode 6, players who already own at least 1 pyramid piece will be exempt from competing. The rest of the players will have to compete a hard and wild purge where the two worst performances are automatically eliminated, and the player with the best performance will win 1 pyramid piece!.
* **Veterans Invasion**: Shortly after the purge, 11 returning veterans/alumni entered “The Bungalow” in Episode 2 to compete alongside the 14 rookies.
* **Pyramid pieces:** Being voted into the elimination isn’t necessarily a bad thing, because to running Marq's final are very important to obtain at least 1 Pyramid Piece and can only be earned by winning a elimination round in The Temple Of Fate.
* **Call Out:** During episode 2, after the nomination, it was revealed that, if the "Warriors of the Temple" do not go down to elimination, ALL secret votes will no longer be secret!. If that happens, the player sent to the "The Temple Of Fate" will be able to choose his opponent from among those who voted for him in the secret votes.
* **Multiple Eliminations:**
	+ In episode 3, a double elimination was carried out. The house voted a team from the daily to send it to elimination, then The Warriors of the Temple decide if they would like to go to The Temple of Fate or leave all the power to the Secret Vote players, the secret players will select another player and automatically his partner to go to the elimination with them.
	+ In episode 5, a triple elimination took place. The losers vote for a team (which is composed of 3 participants), then The Warriors of the Temple choose if they will go down to get their pyramid piece, in case only 2 or none of them go down , The Secret's vote player will call 2 of the people who voted for them.
	+ A double elimination was also carried out in episode 8, but this time, the Secret's Vote players could individually choose who they would each face regardless of which team in case The Warriors of the Temple did not go down to the Temple of Fate.
* **The Redemption Villa:** Similar to "Devil's Cave" from *Devils Island*, The Redemption Villa gives eliminated players (as of Chapter 7) the opportunity to re-enter the game with a pyramid piece. Redemption Villa players participated in a redemption challenge, with the top 2 returning to the game with one piece each, while the losers are officially eliminated.

## Gameplay

### Daily Missions

* **Breeze Thru Hawaii:** The challengers will to run 6 miles thru the beaches of Kauai & complete a puzzle. To begin this challenge start your timer "a.stopwatch" and begin typing the phrase "(YOUR NAME) breezes thru Hawaii 1 .. 2 .. 3" & so on until you reach 60. Once that portion is complete enter the command ”!openingchallenge” to receive a tangram puzzle in which you must complete and send in a completed screenshot to your submissions channel. Once the puzzle is completed will then start to count backwards from 60 using the phrase "(YOUR NAME) breezes thru Hawaii 60 .. 59 .. 58" & so on until you reach the number 1. Once complete end your timer "a.stopwatch" to finish the run. The 2 players with the worst time will be eliminated instantly!
	+ **Winners:** *Endor, Jacob & Sylvia*
	+ **Purged:** *Goof & Jalen*
* **Search and Decrypt:** The objective is to search thru 80 volcanoes for a 7 letters, when unscramble the word you will be presented with the final task. To begin this daily challenge please start your timer ”a.stopwatch” in your submissions channel and enter the command "!daily1" to receive 80 volcanoes, you must search thru them by entering the command ”!volcano1 .. !volcano2 .. !volcano3 and so on until you find all 7 letters. If you enter the command and don’t receive anything that means there was nothing there!. When all of your letters have been found unscramble your letters by entering your answer in command form ”!xxxxxxx” to receive your final task for this daily. The top 3 challengers who can get this done within the fastest time will become our first "Warriors Of The Temple" of this season.
	+ **Winners:** *Endor, Noor & Sylvia*
* **Rings on Fire:** This challenge will be played in 12 duos and only 1 member will represent your team at a time, if no member can be present they will be disqualified. Each duo will start with a total of 5 rings not lit. A duo will be chosen at random to choose another of the 11 remaining duos to set their torches on fire. After that, the team must pass the torch to any other duo, even the team that you set on fire, the process will repeat until there are only 2 duos left, the duo with more torches wins and will earn the role The Warriors Of The Temple.
	+ **Winners:** *Team Knowledge (Dom & Jack)*
* **A Test of Endurance:** This verbal quiz is about the television show "Endurance." Competitors start their timer and enter the command "! Daily3" to receive 22 questions about this challenge! Once the questions have been completed and answered, the competitors stop their timer. The 3 players who get the most correct answers in the shortest time win.
	+ **Winners:** *Matt, Taona & Tyler*
* **Pyramid Builders:** Played in 7 teams of 3. One member will start the team's timer. Enter the command "!daily4" to receive a set of 3 jigsaw puzzles, everyone must to complete 1 of 3 puzzles all ranging from easy, medium, hard. On each puzzle will be a number, use all 3 numbers from each puzzle to figure out a number combination and must use in command form(!###). Once you have the correct numbers you will be given a picture with 60 pyramids on them. You will all take turns alternating when building your pyramids, where you must stack them in order by colors and number. When stacking your pyramids you will use the phrase ”I BUILD THE BLUE PYRAMID 1” and so on until all 60 are completed. Once it is finished, the challenger who started the timer must stop it. The team who gets this challenge completed the within the fastest time will become The Warriors Of The Temple.
	+ **Winners:** *Team Luck (Booty, Julian & Noor)*
* **The Midway Escape:** This challenge is a designed as a mini final. By placing 1st in this purge challenge the best performance of this purge will earn a PYRAMID PIECE showing that you are qualified and ready to run Marq's final! Unfortunately for the bottom 2 challengers with the slowest times will be eliminated.
	+ *Part 1:* To begin this challenge start the timer and enter the command "!daily5" where you will receive a maze in which you must complete. Once a completed screenshot is sent, you will be begin typing the phrase "I ESCAPE FROM THE TEMPLE 1" and so on until you reach 50.
	+ *Part 2:* When you heave reached 50 enter the command ”!purgepuzzle” where you will receive instructions on how to complete a sudoku. Once the sudoku is completed send in a screenshot. Once completed add all the numbers up on the volcanoes and enter the numer in command form (!75) for receive your next task!
	+ *Part 3:* Challengers must complete a crossword puzzle and Send in a completed screenshot. And once completed add all the words up in the puzzle and enter that number in command form (!13).
	+ *Part 4:* In the final stage of this mini final. they must play a memory game of 24 cards and send in a completed screenshot once finished. When you have finished that portion enter the phrase "I ESCAPE THE TEMPLE 51" and so on until you reach 100 you reach, when you heave reached 100 stop your timer to end the run.
	+ **Winner:** *Sylvia*
	+ **Purged:** *Avery & CJ*
* **3 Minutes to Get It:** Tthe objective is to list as many words as you can in 3 rounds. Each round will be 1 minute a piece; also each round will be different categoriesIn the first round they will enumerate words that start with a specific letter; In the second round they will write down articles found in a specific place; and in the last round they will list things of a fun category (celebrities, countries, animals, etc). The letter, place and funny category will be randomly given to each challenger. The 3 challengers who can list the most amount of words within the 3 minutes wins.
	+ **Winners:** *Bryce, Matt & Tyler*
* **App War Battle:** Played in 5 teams of 3, the challengers must to choose a game from 1-3 and will decide on which games they would like to play (all games are accessible on the Android Play Store/Apple App Store). Of course you won’t find out what game you are playing until you are ready to begin, they must send in a score of 0 before sending in your first score, owever you will only have 30 minutes to score as high as you can. The team with the most amount of combined points win and will become this rounds The Warriors Of The Temple.
	+ **Winners:** *Team Trust (Dom, Sylvia & Tyler)*
* **Betting Your Volcanoes:** Playing in 7 pairs, each duo will be granted with "120 Volcanoes" and will be betting on special advantages/disadvantages that can help in the game and hinder someone else. Enter the command ”!daily8” where you will receive the first option. They have to say ”BETTING # VOLCANOES” to place your bet just say, and say "LOCKED" to agree. When placing your points take note that options also have value in points. So if you & your duo bid the most amount of volcanoes on that option you will claim the advantage & points! The duo with the most points will at the end of this round will become The Warriors Of The Temple.
	+ **Winners:** *Team Courage (Jacob & Sylvia)*
* **Plant The Flags:** Start your timer and enter the command ”! Daily9” where you will receive a silhouette of a countries (the silhouettes will be numbered depending on how many countries are provided). You must then use the phrase ”I PLANT THE 🇺🇸 FLAG ON # 1” (if # 1 is a silhouette of The USA) & so on until completing the 3 stages of the challenge. The 3 challengers with the most points win.
	+ **Winners:** *Endor, Noor & Tyler*
* **Majority Rules:** The objective for this challenge is to answer 15 questions based on what you feel the majority would answer, are questions that relate to the current challengers who are left in the game. You can answer honestly however it’ll come down what the overall majority answer was. The 3 challengers with the most points wins and will form The Warrior Of The Temple.
	+ **Winners:** *Fury, Noor & Steven*

### Temple Of Fate Games

* **Broken Temple:** Challengers to go thru 5 phases where they will have to count (aka break) the amount of volcanoes presented in the image provided. They must enter the command ”!temple1” where they will receive a picture with numerous volcanoes on them. After must enter ”!ibreak##volcanoes” where # indicates the volcanoes they count in the picture, if they are correct will receive the next image. When reach the final stage, a link will pop up to a memory game, complete the game and send in a screenshot to the submissions channel and end the timer. The player with the quickest time win the elimination.
	+ **Played By:** *Matt vs. Taona*
* **Temple Destruction:** The challengers must start the timer and enter the command ”!temple2” to receive a slide puzzle. Once the slide is completed send in a completed screenshot and begin typing the phrase ”I pull ball bin 1 .. I pull ball bin 2 .. I pull ball bin 3” and so on until you reach 50 once completed start destructing your windows by typing the phrase ”!ibreakwindow1 .. !ibreakwindow2 .. !ibreakwindow3” and so on until you receive 2 pyramid pieces! Once they have them both stop the timer. The 2 challengers who completes this elimination with the fastest times wins.
	+ **Played by:** *Alex vs. Andre vs. Endor vs. Jade*
* **Temple Hall Brawl:** The objective is to run down a narrow corridor through your opponent and ring the bell on the opposite side of the corridor. Marq will leave 4 tasks in the Temple of Destiny that they must complete. Once all 4 tasks are completed, challengers will enter the phrase "I RING THE BELL 🔔". This elimination will be based on the best of 2/3 rounds where the challenger who rings his bell twice will win this elimination.
	+ **Played by:** *Hayden vs. Tyler*
* **Temple Search, Shoot, Score:** Start the timer and enter the command ”!temple4” where you will receive a word search. Find all the words that are represented and once completed send in a screenshot. Next you will enter 2 words from the word search in command form (!eliminatiotion) to receive a app game. Once you enter the correct words you will receive instructions on how high you need to score on the app game "Dunk Hit". After getting a score of 65 or higher send a screenshot (you must send a screenshot of 0 before submitting your score) and stop your timer. The 3 challengers who completes this elimination with the fastest times wins.
	+ **Played by:** *Fury vs. Halfy vs. Jack vs. Jacob vs. Noor vs. Patty*
* **Temple Navigation:** Start the timer and enter the command ”!temple5” to receive an easy puzzle to building your car. When finished send in a completed screenshot. Enter the command ”!complete” to receive your maze in which you must guide your little thru. You will see the emojis “⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️” on your maze. Using the arrows “!1up .. !2down .. !3right .. !4left”! There are 12 levels in this maze when navigating thru this maze, so after each correct move count up with the next proper directions and if you have entered the right direction The Bot will let you know if you are correct! When you finish the final level just stop your timer. The challenger who completes the elimination in the fastest time wins. If a player makes a mistake / forgets any command, he will be penalized 5 seconds more in his time.
	+ **Played by:** *Bryce vs. Endor*
* **Temple Tug:** The challengers will start on opposite ends of the rope and there will be a pyramid piece in the middle of the rope (: =()=()=()=(🔺)=()=()=()= :). Marq will post a picture of words with missing letters, emojis, phrases etc. (before each round I’ll let you know what should be done) they must repeat that back to Host & the person who answers correctly first will pull the pyramid closer to them. Once your piece hits your final brackets you grab your piece meaning you have won this elimination.
	+ **Played by:** *Dom vs. Fury*
* **Temple Colorboards:** Start the timer and enter the command ”!temple7” to receive a color board, answer all the questions in one message, (do not go back & edit), you will repeat this process for 5 rounds. When you are finished stop the timer. The challenger who get this done in the fastest time and the most answers correct will wins.
	+ **Played by:** *Fury vs. Taona, Alex vs. Julian*
* **Temple Objects:** Challengers will be given 5 images which each have a hidden emoji in that corresponding image. They will start off with the first image and once they find the emoji, they can move onto the next. Once they find all 5 emojis, they will stop their stopwatch to be given their final time. The player with the most emojis correct in the quickest time wins.
	+ **Played by:** *Alex vs. Steven*
* **Temple Pole Wrestle:** Both challengers will start with 2 hands on the pole, Marq Savage will put some emojis, and then the challengers will have to interpret them describing what they are about, if you guess two rounds you get 1 point, the first player to get 2 points wins.
	+ **Played by:** *Booty vs. Sylvia*

### Redemption Game

* **Connect The Dots:** Start your timer and enter the command ”!redemption” where you will receive your first image with dots on them. Count up the amount of dots and enter that number in command form (!2) and so on until all 6 images are complete. Lastly you will have to add all the correct numbers that you entered in command to retrieve your flow puzzle. The top 2 challengers who get this done within the fastest time will each bank $15,000 into their individual accounts & will now be qualified to run the Marq's final.
	+ **Winners:** *Julian & Shaad*

## Game Summary

### Elimination chart

**Notes**

* Warriors of the Temple players in **bold** indicate that the player volunteered to compete in Temple of Fate.

### Temple Progress

     The contestant won the Final Challenge.
     The contestant lost the Final Challenge.
     The contestant did not complete the Final Challenge.
     The contestant won the daily challenge.
     The contestant won the purge challenge.
     The contestant did not win the daily challenge but was part of the Warriors.
     The contestant was exempt from competing in the purge because he already possessed a pyramid piece.
     The contestant was not selected for The Temple Of Fate.
     The contestant was revealed to be one of the Secret Votes but was not chosen to compete.
     The contestant won the purge challenge and won a Pyramid Piece.
     The contestant won in The Temple Of Fate and won a Pyramid Piece.
     The contestant won the daily challenge, was volunteered for elimination, won in The Temple Of Fate and won a Pyramid Piece.
     The contestant lost in The Temple Of Fate and was eliminated.
     The contestant won the daily challenge and was volunteered for elimination, lost in The Temple Of Fate and was eliminated.
     The contestant was eliminated at the challenge.
     The contestant withdrew from the competition.
     The contestant was disqualified from the competition.
### Individual Bank Progress

Players will be awarded $ 15,000 each time they manage to win the title of The Warriors of the Temple (in the first challenge only $15,000 was given to the first place, $10,000 to the second place and $5,000 to the third place).

## The Redemption Villa

### Redemption progress

     The contestant won the Redemption challenge and returned to the game.
     The contestant returned to the game to replace a contestant who was disqualified.
     The contestant lost the Redemption challenge and was permanently eliminated from the game.
     The contestant did not do the redemption challenge correctly and was disqualified from the game.
     The contestant withdrew from the competition.

## Secret Vote's Progress

* **Bold** indicates the contestant was part of the Warriors of the Temple.
* ***Bold and Italic*** indicates that the Warriors of the Temple leave all fate in the hands of the Secret's Vote player.
* DNV indicates that a player did not cast their vote on time, so they received an automatic vote and a strike.

## Episode Guide

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Endor was disqualified from the competition before the "Temple Pole Wrestle" elimination after it was revealed that his brother Gible Guy was actually posing as him using his Discord account. Bryce returned to the game to take the Endor's pyramid piece, since he was the one who had beem eliminated by Endor.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bryce was disqualified during the Final Challenge after taking too long to complete stages 5 & 6.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Booty left the competition during the fourth stage of the Final Challenge due to being exhausted.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 After the "Temple Pole Wrestle" elimination, Shaad and Tyrell were disqualified from the competition and sent to The Redemption Villa after failing to get a Pyramid Piece in time.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tyrell was disqualified from the redemption challenge for not doing the puzzle correctly and not setting it up in time, if Tyrell had done it, he would have returned to the game.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rodrigo withdrew from the competiton during the "A Test of Endurance" challenge duo to dislike of daily challenges
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Steven quit the first stage of the Final Challenge after feeling unable to complete it and do better than other players.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Sylvia did not go to The Redemption Villa after leaving the server after losing in The Temple Fate against Booty.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dom left The Redemption Villa before the redemption challenge due to being too busy with IRL things.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Mikee' was disqualified from the competition after failing to do the opening challenge "Breeze Thru Hawaii". Jack entered the game as his replacement.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Jack was disqualified from the competition after failing to complete the "Temple Search, Shoot, Score" elimination on time.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Matt & Taona gained an advantage during the "Betting Your Volcanoes" challenge, where they gained safety during this round, however, both had to sacrifice their votes in this round, becoming Warriors of the Temple automatically.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Alex & Steven got 2 advantages during the "Betting Your Volcanoes" Challenge, Blocking a player's vote making them elegible to be Called Out and getting a double vote by Stealing a duo's vote making them elegible to be Called Out. They decided to block Fury and steal Booty & Tyler's votes.