Ometepe Alliance

**Highest Placing Member**: Virgil (5/20)

The Ometepe Alliance was an alliance from Survivor: Redemption Island.

Originally comprised of only men, Katniss' connection to Peeta meant that the alliance turned on each other so the pair could be in power. Their thirst for power continued into the merge, though their frequent loss of allies proved to be a fatal error and their eventual demise.

## History

### Origins

After the orange Ometepe tribe was formed on Day 1 of Survivor: Redemption Island, the tribe was divided between the men and the women though Katniss and Peeta began a flirtatious relationship. At the Day 3 Double Tribal Council, the women were voting for Virgil. However, Katniss recognised that the men of her tribe (especially Jeremiah, who was a powerhouse in the first reward challenge) were physical assets and she flipped to join forces with her closest ally Peeta. At tribal council, the men and Katniss had the majority and Clara was sent to Redemption Island.

### Becoming the Majority

Ometepe won the following three immunity challenges they had together and the relationship between Katniss and Peeta only grew as the game continued. Though they wanted to remain loyal to their alliance, the pair also wanted to assert their role as the leaders of Ometepe. When the tribe lost immunity on Day 11, the alliance originally wanted to target Mia. However, Katniss and Peeta convinced Jeremiah, Virgil and William that they would be stronger as a group of five and Danny was blindsided.

After Katniss and Peeta successfully executed this blindside, they ensured they were the leaders of their alliance. Ometepe lost the next three consecutive immunity challenges on Days 16, 17 and 18. With their numbers advantage and undying loyalty to each other, the Ometepe Alliance successfully sent Glimmer, Mia and Kat to Redemption Island.

### Working with the Enemy

The Ometepe and Zapatera tribes merged on Day 19. Bethany and Ryder from Zapatera recently returned from Redemption Island, which created friction between them and Mandy's Womens Alliance who voted them out. Mandy spoke with the Ometepe Alliance and promised to look after them for the time being whilst the two alliances joined forces to get rid of outsiders Bethany, Isobel, Jett and Ryder. Jeremiah was hesitant to work with Mandy originally because he bonded with Bethany and Ryder, but agreed to work with them for the sake of his alliance. Their pact was successful for the first two tribal councils, with Isobel and Jett sent to Redemption Island.

Once again, Katniss and Peeta wanted to become the leaders of the tribe and recognised that this was becoming impossible if they were to work with Mandy's Alliance. The pair again convinced the Ometepe Alliance to switch their votes, whilst also bringing along the Redemption Island returnees Bethany and Ryder to blindside Cindy. The bond between Jeremiah, Bethany and Ryder worried Katniss and Peeta because they didn't want him to flip on the alliance. In response, they decided it would be better to work with Mandy's alliance once again and convinced Virgil and William to work with them to blindside Jeremiah.

### The Downfall

The loss of Jeremiah proved to be a fatal error for Katniss and Peeta because there was a 4-4 split between the original Ometepe and Zapatera tribes. The remaining members of Ometepe voted for Bethany whereas Zapatera voted for Katniss. At the revote, Virgil and William flipped on Katniss and sent her to Redemption Island out of fear they would have to draw rocks. With a numbers disadvantage, Peeta was unanimously voted out next.

After voting out Bethany at the next tribal council, Virgil and William as the final members of the Ometepe Alliance thought that Ryder would be the next target. However, they wanted to make a big move and blindside Mandy after Virgil won the next individual immunity challenge. Their plan was unsuccessful because Ryder aligned with Mandy and Summer to eliminate William. At the final Redemption Island duel, neither Katniss nor William won their way back into the game and became members of the jury. Upon Bethany's return from Redemption Island, Virgil was hopeful that Bethany and Ryder would want to make a move against Mandy and Summer. Both pairs formed a temporary truce and Virgil, as the final Ometepe Alliance member, was voted out and became the eighth member of the jury.