while being a survivor super fan might not necessarily be the best label to have
the upside of being a survivor super fan is that you're a fan of the best show on tv and are a part
of a very awesome and hardcore community all super fans have different opinions and views on the game
but one thing i think all survivor super fans can agree on is that it would be a dream come true to
actually play the game they love and while 99 of super fans will never get this chance a select few
have not only been picked to play this great game or even casted to specifically fit the super fan
archetype what's going on guys i'm flynn masters and today we'll be talking about the success and
failures of super fans and survivor similar to my party video i won't be talking about every super
band to play survivor i'll specifically be talking about players casted to fit that archetype i'll
link the archetypes article in the description below but the superfan archetype is called
the know it all i'll touch on most of them and also a couple in the nervous nerds section also
this list will only consist of men as men are really the only ones to be casted to be super fans
at the end of the video i'll touch on a few super fan women but again women aren't usually casted
to specifically fit this archetype like men are so with all that said let's look at the history
of super fans in survivor the first true super fan came in season six survivor amazon and boy
did this man give a good first impression of the super fan stereotype the man in question is of
course rob cesternino aka founder of rob has a podcast rob came into the amazon having not only
studied the first five seasons of survivor but also survivor's sister show big brother in fact
rob had originally applied for big brother 3 but got switched to survivor instead man whoever in
production made that decision thank you so much robsy would go on to change survivor forever
with his gameplay in the amazon he started the game in the middle of two sides one led by ryan
and one led by roger he ended up siding with roger's group blindsided ryan in a 4-3-1 vote
after this rob stated the majority up until the swap but he wasn't in the core of the majority
so when the tribes did swap this was a blessing in disguise for him as he formed a close bond
with the woman on jabber 2.0 and he solidified his friendship with matt someone who is also not
in the core majority on the men's tribe when the merge came rob did something we had never
seen in survivor he flipped back and forth between alliances to advance his own game
at the final eight he flipped on dina after she plotted to take out his closest ally in alex
only to blindside alex to following tribal after telling rob he was number four in the alliance
then at the final six he took out the swing vote and christy after she didn't reveal which side she
would vote with that tribal again this gameplay was unprecedented as we had either seen the
majority lines dominate survivor or one flip and that was it we had never seen one person maneuver
through the game like rob did in the amazon while he ultimately fell short of winning the amazon
rob's insane gameplay inspired many future survivor players but also put a target on his back
as he was voted out at the first tribal council in all stars and might have even put a target on
future survivor super fans and speaking of being a target let's talk about the first failed super fan
in survivor broke from survivor vein of water now yes taking one look at brooke you wouldn't think
he was casted to be in the super fan archetype and i would agree with that however for one the
article believes he was indeed casted for that spot and two not only did he make it clear he was
a super fan but jeff himself pointed out at the reunion show how much of a fan he was of survivor
so i'm going to include him although there's really not much to say with brooke not looking
like the prototypical super fan he was regularly to the bottom of the men's tribe in vanuatu with
the fat five containing the majority and after the men lost the first community challenge thanks
to chris the original target was jp but the target switched to brooke instead as jp was
seen as a harder worker than brooke and in a 531 vote brooke became the first boot of banawatu
again i really do wonder if there was more to this boot here the show made it seem like brooke wasn't
pulling his weight but is that just simply the narrative the show put on to explain this boot
better as he was who the fat five just so happened to pick or maybe did they actually get super fan
vibes from him and wanted to take him out for being a potential rob 2.0 while brook's r-type
is certainly ambiguous he was no doubt a super fan and suffered the ultimate superfan nightmare
and being the first person voted out of survivor in season 11 guatemala we saw an in-between of a
success and failure from this archetype in brian corridin brian of course absolutely dominated the
pre-merge leading the tribe in the morgan blind side and when he was sent to the minority at the
tribe swap he was able to get the majority to flip on one of their own in blake unfortunately
his dominance did eventually come to an end soon after as the majority took him out the next vote
brian is still considered to this day one of if not the best premarch player in survivor
but his aggressive gameplay could only carry him so far especially an old school survivor which is
why he would be such a great choice to bring back for a second chance but then in season 15 we saw
survivor super fans dream come true as todd herzog won survivor china todd had watched every season
of survivor going all the way back to survivor borneo when he was 14 years old and at the age
of 22 he got to live out his dream in china and he took full advantage of it knowing he was going
to play aggressively and live up to the super fan archetype formed a majority alliance with the big
time threats such as aaron and james and of course formed a season-long partnership with amanda to
start the game todd used these alliances to dominate the pre-merge and at the merge
he and amanda played a rob c style game moving back and forth between the majority and minority
to take out who they wanted he then had without question the best final tribal council performance
of all time completely owning up to his schemish and cutthroat gameplay winning survivor china in
a 4-2-1 vote todd really won survivor in a way we had never seen before as he was able to play
a dominant and cutthroat game yet never needed to win a muti or play idols to advance his game
as despite his schema's play he was still able to gain the trust and loyalty of players like amanda
and courtney and always had meat shields like james and pg in front of him to hide his threat
level todd simply dominated survivor china and became the first true super fan to win the show
and man was it fun to watch following todd's win we did have a long dry spell of super fans and
survivor as this was the era of cass being heavily recruited and being mostly good eye candy for tv
we of course got eric as a massive fan if not the only true superfan on the fans tribe in micronesia
but again he doesn't fit that archetype steven fischbach of course could absolutely fit that
archetype but being that he was a bit older and was actually recruited for the show despite being
a pretty big fan i don't feel he quite belongs on the list but without question in survivor south
pacific we got the big time super fan of the era and probably the most famous super fan to ever
play survivor john cochran cochran is literally what you picture when you think of super fan
heck he's probably what you guys think i look like a skinny nerdy frame from an early 20s guy
who literally writes papers about survivor at harvard law school but for the first time ever
the pressure of survivor really got to a super fan cochran obviously felt extremely vulnerable in
the first couple days of south pacific given his stature and when savage lost the first immunity
challenge he almost talked his way into being the first boot but luckily he was able to survive
cochran also survived three other pre-merged boats where his name was on the chopping block
and then at the merge cocker made the infamous move of flipping on savage on the rebound which
obviously led to the passion of cochran throughout the rest of the game and of course the second who
polo no longer needed him he was voted out again this is where being a super fan probably came into
play for cochrane he remembered how terrible the rock jaw of marquez's was and was probably
replaying that in his mind all day and once ozzie misplayed the idol he wasn't taking any
chances despite the odds being massively in cevi's favor and yes cochran was obviously
at the bottom of savaya as well but at least he was number six instead of number seven and
you gotta figure people like ozzy and the keith whitney duo would have been targeted over him
and i truly think he would have made a deep run had somebody survived the rock draw but in the end
i guess he could say that avoiding the rock draw was the right move for cochran in the long run
as due to the big flip and lasting a couple more episodes as a result jeff in production had to
bring him back the first chance they got for survivor caramon fans versus favorites too in
one of the most dominated victories ever cochrane first joined the stealth artist alliance to start
the game to targeting the three amigos at the main merge to orchestrating some massive end game blind
sides all the while hiding behind his closest ally and dawn who took most of the blame when it came
to the jury this amazing gameplay combined with this unexpected four individual challenge wins
gave this super fan the title of soul survivor becoming the second super fan to win the show
now yes cochran's win was one the most laid out wins ever due to pre-game alliances and the fans
try being absolutely pathetic but nonetheless you still have to go out there and get the job done
and cochran did that and then some as he literally played a perfect game cochran definitely had a
bumpy first ride but as any super fan knows second chances don't come often and he took
full advantage of his second chance and above all else he became one of jeff's favorite players
now that alone might be better than the million dollars while cocker may have been the most
famous survivor super fan there probably isn't a more beloved survivor super fan than spencer
bledsoe spencer came into kagion a self-proclaimed student of the game this combined with the fact
that he was put on the brains tribe all but made his archetype very clear to the other players and
after cochrane dominated cameron just two seasons prior this may have even put a target on spencer's
back to start the game but spencer would make it all the way to the final four in survivor kaguyan
despite his insane bad luck he had throughout the game he was on the bottom of one of the worst
tribes ever yet somehow was able to make it to the merge where he immediately was sent back to the
bottom again after cass's flip yet despite being on the bottom of the entire merge he used his
relationship with tony and surprise and challenge dominance to scratch and call his way to day 37
where he ultimately fell just short of an insane underdog victory but this underdog run made
spencer a massive fan favor and he was an easy choice for the fans to vote back in for a second
chance he once again was at the bottom to start the game and could have easily been a pretty much
booed if not for chaos cast of all people saving him at the final 14 but after this spencer for the
first time in survivor was finally able to take some control in the game and play from the top
he formed a tight bond with jeremy and the two went back and forth between voting blocks to
take out their targets when need be he once again won three immunities and this time
made it to day 39 unfortunately jeremy's game was simply much more appealing to the jury
leading to a zero vote violence finish for spencer but despite not completing the ultimate goal of
winning survivor spencer is still to this day a massive fan favorite on two of survivor's most
popular seasons and was a big time player in each season if anything that type of resume may
be more appealing to a super fan than just being a forgotten about winner on to season 33 now and
at this point most if not all players casted on survivor are pretty big fans of the show
but again there's fan and then there's super fan and adam klein was no doubt a survivor super fan
an avid watcher of all english-speaking survivor franchises and even particularly in survivor
games before going on to the show this was of course a dream come true for adam adam's
game in millennials vs gen x is so interesting especially considering the fact that he was a
super fan he made some great plays like holding on to his idol despite his name being thrown around
and did a fantastic job of finding perfect allies that were loyal shields and beatable at the end
but he also did make mistakes that you wouldn't expect from a super fan like telling taylor about
his reward still advantage after literally blowing out his showmance and going to rocks with an idol
in his pocket despite this season being so crazy to where we in fact saw will flip the very next
tribal adam was able to get to day 39 and win the game unanimously a win so dominant that he knew he
won right after the season ended and was able to tell his mom he won before she passed away adam
didn't play a dominant game like todd cochran but he also didn't play a sloppy super fan game
like the super fans we've seen recently and i think that just goes to show his great level
of composure as despite him making mistakes he never panicked and did what he needed to do to
win survivor and have a dream become reality his super fandom also led to one of the most iconic
moments in winners at war as since he knew he was going home he took one last desperate shot trying
to play the podium idol he of course got this idea from survivor south africa again a franchise that
most casual survivor fans aren't even aware of two seasons later we got the heartthrob super fan of
ryan ulrich's grace our screens ryan immediately made his super fan presence known as he found
an advantage on the marooning something he had seen from sierra don thomas the previous season
he ultimately gave this advantage to chrissy on the heroes tribe and formed a close and unlikely
bond with devin on the hustlers tribe and those three players would end up making the final three
or well should have made up the final three still though it's so interesting that ryan's super fan
knowledge is literally what caused him to go far yes he formed other bonds and was a great
social player in general but does he really become that close with chrissy if she hadn't received a
massive gift from him to start the game to this day people still debate on who wins orion devin
christie final three but from what i've heard ryan is the most popular answer or at least the
one that has made the most sense for the people that have dug deeper info so basically had it
not been for a last minute fire making challenge ryan's super phantom could have really been the
catalyst that led him to winning season 35 as he was the only one to realize that there might just
be a very important advantage at the marooning but since we've been talking about mostly great
survivor super fans let's now talk about probably the worst super fan to play survivor jacob derwin
jacob is a classic example of letting the pressure get to you and flaming out too quickly in survivor
being that jacob didn't exactly have a beach body on a cast full of young and beautiful people
he immediately felt like an outsider and instead of trying to make bonds his paranoia got the best
of him between looking for idols telling obvious and playing lies and falling for stephanie's funny
attitude far too easily jacob's survivor run was a complete crash and burn as he was the second
boot of ghost island but on the bright side he was the first person to visit ghost island and despite
being the second boot he is literally one of the best things about that season we also got bradley
from that same season who was actually more so casted to fit the superfan archetype as jacob
was more of a nervous nerd archetype bradley's gameplay was the exact opposite from jacob and
most of our super fans as he was cocky arrogant and didn't hide how highly he thought of himself
this shocking character arc made for some great tv but ultimately he was seen as two threatening
to navid with dom and chelsea in fact throwing a challenge to get rid of him just missing out on
the jury and lastly our most recent survivor super fan zack wardenberger aka the man who
had the top comment on the infamous chimp reddit thread zach absolutely screamed super fan in his
short stay during survivor 42 making that clear in all his confessionals and social media posts and
even referenced the survivor wiki page during his elimination but unfortunately for zach he played
more of a jacob derwin game as opposed to an adam klein game he spread rumors of tory's idol which
made tori lose trust in him and he openly admitted to costing the tribe the challenge at the puzzle
despite ika already being behind at that point making yourself a target like that is an absolute
no-no especially in a traffic sticks with his young allies of tory and swatty turning on him to
save themselves andrea's plan to take out roxroy being too risky this early on zach was lydia
unanimous vote off as he played a shot in the dark to no avail ultimately leading to a first boot i
found this episode super interesting as the entire time i was convinced we were getting the classic
bossy downfall edit from roxroy and him filling up the challenge made me all that more convinced
yet out of nowhere zach basically volunteered himself for elimination and the small comment
he made earlier about tory's idol came back to buy them big time while it obviously must have sucked
for zach to be the first boot at least he found his true love in fiji zach voted out your crush
marianne huge reaction i told my tribe and i guess i'll tell all of you zach is like every type of
white guy that i have a crush on so there goes that really yeah so a blossoming love affair is
over no not on survivor though if we met like on a tribe swap connected after and then after this
is over before we finish let's talk about a couple of noteworthy women super fans the three that pop
into my mind are gabby aubry and hannah as most would definitely think they fit that stereotype
when first looking at them they're all given the quirky oddball label because of course women's
survivor fans have to be called oddballs but nonetheless these women all had great runs with
aubry being the epitome of a smart and strategic female super fan i also give credit to gavin and
nick as the article considers them to fit the superfan archetype however i personally don't
see it still the two both obviously had great runs during their combined three outings in survivor
so there you have it guys the success and failures of super fans and survivor as you can see survivor
super fans have been quite successful i guess for me personally the first thing i think of when i
think of super fan is people like jacob and zack who let the pressure play in their dream get the
best of them but as you can see this archetype has produced three winners four if you include nick
a couple of runner-ups and rob c was considered the best to never win for a very long time anyway
thank you guys so much for watching this video and feel free to leave a comment down below
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