Survivor Mafiascum Rankdown (Properly Dead. Leave it dead)
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- Shadoweh
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Shadoweh Idol Hands
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He sounds so dreamy. Everything I could ever want to be.I HATE YOU SO MUCH PLEASE GO JUMP INTO A FREEZING LAKE - Mr. Freeze
And this was like me realizing that you were a serial killer. - Hathor
"but I must declare my love to Edelgard here, i offer you the treasure I stole from Raphael, an idol LOL" - Shamir- MattP
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MattP Dr. Feelgood
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- Cheery Dog
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Cheery Dog Kayak
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I did not expect this many of my characters to have more character than a winner.Everything happens for a reason, except maybe football.
Telephone Pictionary!!- xofelf
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xofelf they/themMiss Mash
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they/them- Miss Mash
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Orianna isn't a Snakesbot, she's fine <3 (also someone thought she was xof for like a couple rounds, I would NEVER)Xalxe: this is xofelf sometimes we call each other names and other times we share emotions
MattyP: Ur an enigma tho when it comes to circadian rhythm and the traditions we hold dear when it comes to the sun and the moon
Get to reknow a xofelf here
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xRECKONERx GD is my Best Man
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- DeathNote
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DeathNote Mafia Scum
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- xRECKONERx
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xRECKONERx GD is my Best Man
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- BROseidon
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BROseidon Expert Marxman
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- MattP
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MattP Dr. Feelgood
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- Cheery Dog
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Cheery Dog Kayak
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How do we now add DBZA characters into this?
I need to know how little character I actually had.Everything happens for a reason, except maybe football.
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Crazy Mafia Scum
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In so many ways, xof's write-up is absolutely perfect, but maybe I can put a different spin on things.
First, I do agree that Jesse is a "gamebot" for the most part. But personally I don't remember ever finding his confessional boring towards the game, especially considering that the rest of his tribe wasn't exactly dripping with excitement. Jesse was often the only person giving any huge insight into the strategy of the game, and that's an important role.
But the reason I am idoling Jesse isn't because of his entertainment value. To be honest, the game might have been a lot better if someone else had been cast in Snakes' place. Jesse was so dominant that it made the game boring as a result, but none of that is actually Jesse's fault.
The reason I think Jesse is a good character (yes, really) is because of his unquestionable impact on the game itself as well as the site meta as a whole. As for the game, his hands were all overevery single twistwe put out. An immunity idol shared between tribes? An ambassador role, that involved him picking the merge boot, along with Dora? The sole vote at Final Four, as a result of being voted the most threatening player earlier in the game? All Jesse. The last twist was even designed as a subtle way to get the players to vote off Jesse-types, but Jesse just managed to soak up all these things and carry on. Practically everything in the game revolved around Jesse, and as frustrating as that was... it's kind of remarkable when you look back on it. Jesse might have created a predictable game, but he was by no means forgettable.
Beyond that, and I may have some bias here, but I think Jesse's character has had some impact on the site as a whole. Just like the real show, sometimes bad seasons can become some of the most memorable, and lead to some interesting looks at the meta-game. I think Season Finale works well as the Redemption Island of MS. Jesse showed that Pagongings can happen, and that it's entirely possible for a dominant player to just blaze through the game. Survivor is never a guarantee of entertainment value, and the crappy seasons can be just as important and relevant as the actively exciting ones. Jesse not only defined an entire game, but practically a whole archetype of winning games. His character is such an odd mix of boring, frustrating, memorable, and historical, that I have no idea where he should place in this ranking. But for now, I'll settle with not eliminating him quite yet.- CuddlyCaucasian
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CuddlyCaucasian Professor of Being a Dog
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DeathNote Mafia Scum
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There are so many that I would love to add but also several that would compete for first eliminated aside Fred.In post 1284, Cheery Dog wrote:How do we now add DBZA characters into this?
I need to know how little character I actually had.Looking for love in Alderaan places.-
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hiplop Jury Darling
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- Cephrir
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Cephrir he/himGoodfellas / Best Social Game
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Flameaxe Comma Police
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- BROseidon
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BROseidon Expert Marxman
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- Cheery Dog
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Cheery Dog Kayak
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I'm pretty sure my best character would still be Courtney.
I feel like Zeno would be on par with Rex for different reasons.
Sarah Jane is also around there somewhere.
At the moment I'm just waiting to find out how far Unown's coin flip has netted him.Everything happens for a reason, except maybe football.
Telephone Pictionary!!- xofelf
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xofelf they/themMiss Mash
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they/them- Miss Mash
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*angry muttering* Oh it sure netted him something alright.Xalxe: this is xofelf sometimes we call each other names and other times we share emotions
MattyP: Ur an enigma tho when it comes to circadian rhythm and the traditions we hold dear when it comes to the sun and the moon
Get to reknow a xofelf here
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animorpherv1 Honey Trap
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- Klick
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Klick Flash Forward
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- xofelf
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xofelf they/themMiss Mash
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they/them- Miss Mash
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Idk, I loved Rex forcing White Rabbit to write longer and longer PMs to the point it was making it almost impossible for her to PM anyone else they were so long. And his adamant refusal to be Poison Ivy's pet was hilarious. Sarah Jane also has a really interesting place in my heart. Both really easy to work with and talk to but also other times extremely difficult to talk to at all and relate to, and the back and forth between those extremes was a bit much at times, but it was oddly endearing.Xalxe: this is xofelf sometimes we call each other names and other times we share emotions
MattyP: Ur an enigma tho when it comes to circadian rhythm and the traditions we hold dear when it comes to the sun and the moon
Get to reknow a xofelf here
Discord is faster than PMs or sitechat: xofelf#1697 - xofelf
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- Cheery Dog
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