Winston

**Winston** was a contestant of SurviVARs: Seven Seas, SurviVARs: Secret War, and SurviVARs: Four Nations.

## **Profile**

**Discord:** Winstoib

**Gender:** he/him

**Timezone:** PST

## **Survivor**

* S4 - Seven Seas
* S5 - Secret War
* S8 - Four Nations

**Player Rankings (5th)**

Winston was an awesome presence in the season, and alongside BK really epitomized the chaos of Seven Seas. He found an idol right away but was also off to a bad start with his first tribe, so he had to use it immediately just to survive the swap. But survive he did, and he really positioned himself well. He had alliances on all sides and was willing to break them at a moment’s notice. He went from worshiping Nick P as his savior to cutting him off without hesitation, and it was a blast to watch. He was also part of the batshit crazy move at F6 that wound up sending him home, where he and BK thought they were forcing everyone’s hands but then just wound up putting themselves into a rock draw. Apart from the insanity of his gameplay, he also has one of the most entertaining confessionals out there and was a constant source of gold thanks to his long winded monologues and engaging style of speaking. He’s a real character, and I couldn’t be happier to have him cemented in the SurviVARS canon as one of the best villains (if not THE best villain) in this ORG’s history.

### **Awards**

**Best Duo**

This was actually one of our hardest awards to pin down, because it was like no duo actually made it far enough without betraying one or the other. Every duo either splintered, flipped, or one of them got sent home too early to really grow into a power couple. So, this award looks a bit different this season. This pair wasn’t a duo from the very beginning, but they shared a very unique relationship that made them a real force to be reckoned with. They were bitter rivals on their first tribe, and one very nearly got the other eliminated. Still, they bounced back, and wound up making one of the game’s wildest (though unsuccessful) moves. When the third part of their ideal trio was blindsided, the Barbossa Bros rallied to each other. This relationship culminated in the execution of a brilliant move to take control of the game, which was unfortunately ruined by a clutch idol play from Nick W. These two refused to be seen as goats, and this was their chance to prove it. When the move fell apart, they decided to hold their ground and go down swinging, and one of them followed Zach as a victim of the almighty rocks.

**Villain**

This season was almost exclusively made up of villains once we hit the merge. Players were betraying each other left and right, and nobody was safe. However, one player seemed to relish their villainy more than others, sometimes to a dangerous extent. The most engaging villains are the ones that will seem frighteningly sincere and loyal, and then take on this brutal savagery when the moment arises. That was how this player played their game. One moment, their confessional would be a lovely ode to their allies and loved ones, and then they would spend the next vote trying to vote those very people out after changing their mind. They flipped on almost everyone who trusted them at one point or another, and somehow managed to make a deep run in spite of this. They had a flair for the dramatic like every great villain, and certainly emerged as this season’s Barbossa, Davy Jones, and Blackbeard all rolled into one.

#### **Voting History**

**Player Rankings (8th)**

Winston was almost a man of two personalities this season. When the game started, Winston was on top of the world. He was playing harder than I had ever seen him play, and this made an Edgic-topping badass. He had alliances all around him, and was rivaling Izzy as top contender to win it all. This continued up to the late pre-merge, I would say, when it was like he became a completely different person. I don’t blame him at all for this, because he was graduating high school and that should always come first. Unfortunately for this season, though, that really took a toll on his gameplay. He went from top of the totem pole to almost invisible, and it was disappointing from an entertainment perspective. If this season had taken place only a month earlier, we may have watched Winston control the endgame just like he was poised to do, and maybe win it all. I really wanted to rank him higher, and if he was able to end the game the way he started it, he very likely could’ve been a top 3 character. But unfortunately for us (although with absolutely no judgment to him) the bitch had to graduate. Either way, we’re all proud of you, Winston. Thanks for giving this game your all.

### **Nominations**

**Funniest Player**

Winston is one of the most iconic personalities on Discord, and his confessional is so… unique. He’s a really cool guy to talk to, and has a natural sense of humor as it is. But he also does this thing in confessionals where he goes on long, rambling monologues that are 1/3 strategy, 1/3 self-reflection, and 1/3 existential quotes and observations. It’s not funny in a laugh out loud sense, but it’s funny because it’s so unique to see someone like that on Discord. His mind is unlike anyone else’s, and it comes out so clearly when you read his confessionals or watch his YouTube videos. Top this off with the strength of his gameplay and the passion he has for this game, and you’re left with one of the most memorable and unique people you’ll ever meet.

**Best Duo (With Merlin)**

If Izzy and Victoria were the topdog duo, Merlin and Winston were the underdog duo. They weren’t exactly number ones, and weren’t always as close as many seemed to think, but these two worked wonders together. They worked with Izzy to establish total control of their first tribes, utilized the insane Stark/Ultron swap numbers to cruise through that phase, and then reconnected in the merge to continue running the show from the middle. They were two of the biggest contenders in the premerge, and it took the other players quite some time to realize how deadly they were together. One person flipping around in the middle is dangerous enough, but two people can be unstoppable once they start riding the middle. If Red hadn’t have played his idol and Winston stuck around, these two could have controlled the endgame and we may have gotten a very different ending to this season.

**Best Move (Alice's Elimination)**

This is easily my favorite Tribal Council of the season, and maybe in all of SurviVARS. So many different factors were at play, and they all had different effects on the tribal. Two prior winners were targeted, which is already a recipe for a wild Tribal. It was right after the auction, so everyone was paranoid about advantages. It was also the round where the Soul Stone was revealed, so many of the heavy hitters were weighing whether or not they could safely vote against their #1. Alice played a Stone Steal, which allowed her to take the Mind Stone from Vic to steal JRay’s vote in an attempt to save herself. Great move! JRay used his extra vote to help balance this out. Great move! BK used the chaos to throw a vote towards Biggy, sacrificing Alice but earning a Soul Stone. Great move! (Although it also kind of ended BK’s game in hindsight). All of this compounded into one of the most chaotic, unpredictable Tribal Councils this ORG has seen.