Nyx

**Nyx** (Nekolu#0936) placed 6th in Season 4 & 7th in Season 8.

Starting the game off UTR on Moli, Nyx found herself in an okay position early in the game. While she was not the Moli Tribe’s main target, she was very likely the next due to a web of alliances involving the other players. Fortunately, this was never put to the test as OG Moli made the tribe swap unscathed. She was also able to snag the Moli Extra Vote, cushioning her position a bit further. On Nu Moli, Nyx and Tayy (a new duo) found themselves in a power struggle for the swing vote Mug. They were successful, mostly in part due to Ace’s own actions, and she proceeded to make the merge without ever being forced to be in true danger as Tayy was her shield. At the merge, Nyx’s game unraveled when Jackson flipped the game on its head and seemingly randomly played an immunity idol on Dex to eliminate Tayy with only two votes. A new majority formed without her, and in the proceeding rounds she would find herself on the wrong end of votes or being lied to or iced out by most of these players, minus Dangan. While recognizing him as a threat, Nyx rather liked Dangan and this new secret duo plotted to overthrow the Jackson 5 alliance. Dangan’s threat level was fully revealed to Nyx during this flip, when Dangan refused to vote with the minority for anyone but Phoenix despite the others wanting Giuli to go. After she revealed she had an extra vote, the plan was set as she successfully used this to blindside Phoenix when Dangan flipped with them. Following this, Nyx and Dangan’s relationship felt a bit rocky, with Dangan also realizing Nyx’s own threat level. Luckily for her, she secured herself a Hidden Immunity Idol at the auction and with Dangan’s help was set to sail to the final 5 with it in her pocket. Despite this, Dangan convinced the remaining Jackson 5 that Nyx’s Extra Vote play was actually a Steal a Vote Anonymously, a rumor she leaned into unknowingly by stating that the vote was “the best $280 she ever spent” in the tribe chat. This locked many eyes on her, though feeling as though she must not have gotten an idol from the auction because of this, Dex's underdog status still shielded her. Needing to only go one more round before guaranteed idol safety, Nyx’s game fully unraveled when Dangan was worried about her clocking his game and taking up a guaranteed final 4 spot if her idol was indeed real. When the plan was a 2-2-2 vote with Dangan as the swing, he took matters into his own hands to play an Extra Vote of his own to blindside Nyx with an idol in her pocket in a 3-2-2. She is remembered for her cynical sense of humor in confessionals.

Returning in Season 8, Nyx was determined to win it all on the Ilolma tribe. Forming a close duo with Cherry early on, Nyx would eventually find herself in a comfortable position despite being an early target due to Rikki and Harry being perceived as not very active players. However, Cherry was able to get her into a good position with the other players, and at the swap Nyx more than the other Ilolma capitalized upon meeting new people. Wanting to turn on the Ilolma players ASAP, Nyx formed the “Femme Fatality” alliance with Elise and Katt which would breathe new life into her game. Additionally, she was able to secure the Ilolma Extra Vote. At the merge, Nyx and Cherry were arguably the two most well positioned players in the game, being the only returning players to really capitalize upon meeting new people during the swap. Despite this, Nyx would go on to squander the potential power of playing the middle by being an active voice in getting Cherry’s preferred boots out over those proposed by Elise & Katt (which would benefit Nyx more), most notably at the Brian vote. The other two in this alliance wanted to take out an Ilolma, and Nyx put her foot down that it couldn’t be Rikki \*or\* Brian yet despite wanting them out, and instead opted to push Chase. This left her on an island of her own the following vote, and when Katt & Elise attempted to rope her into the “Lunch Line” alliance’s plan, her immediate running of the target to Naran would cause both sides to view her as a flip flopper. Being left out of votes and having no agency for two votes in a row, Nyx was at her breaking point strategically; despite having a salvageable game, Nyx appeared to view her odds as much more bleak than they truly were, as game and real life began to blur. Nyx would take frequent breaks from the game at this point due to protecting her own mental health. This would lead many in the game to slowly view her as a non-threat, which actually allowed her to get back in closely with both Cherry and Femme Fatality. After helping pull off a Rye blindside for Cherry and Chase, Nyx made a shocking announcement after finding new footing in the game: she was going to quit the game to protect her own mental health. Being that real life is much more important than the game, her fellow castaways respected this decision with the cast & crew wishing her the best at her departure.