Sup, peeps.
Alright, before we get into the things I teased about at the end of the last blog, we have some breaking news to get to regarding Outcast Island, which is where part one left off. The Outsiders Ceremony has been used, and DWorld is now back in the main game. I said before that DWorld was Team Bluth's MVP last project, so him jumping on an opprotunity to really compete doesn't really surprise me. What does kind of shock me, however, is who he decided to send to Outcast Island in his place. Let me take this time to give my thoughts on Imagineer2017.
Imagineer is now one of the most colorful characters to emerge from the game in the past few years. In the days of my "evil reign" in Season Eight, after Disneyson got eliminated, Imagineer was literally my main competition. I always knew that strategically, Imagineer was NOT on my side and that me and him were essentially rivals in the grand scheme of things, but at the same time, every step of the way I admired his gameplay. At the end of the day, Imagineer ended up in 5th place that season, the best of any of the Wildcards. Imagineer's character really got going, however, when he joined forces with Season Nine collaborator Stratofarious for the Festival of Imagination. After a really rocky but overall pretty memorable first season, Imagineer really established himself as a very unique creative force. He has a mix of good creativity with a reputation for being outspoken and opinionated, which really isn't a bad thing. He's a great character, and now he's a top contender to return to the main game from Outcast Island come semi-finals.
Alright, I think the part of the blog the majority of you are most excited about is my whole "Napoleon Complex" thing regarding Disneyson1, so let's just jump to that right now. Seriously, could Disneyson possibly be in a better position than the one he's in right now? I mean, he's in a better position than KingMickey in Season Seven, and in a better position than I was after his elimination in Season Eight, where after that I had a fair share of enemies. Disneyson1 is completely running the show here. I think the dissolve of Team Davinson was the best thing that happened to Disneyson1 over the course of the first half of the season. Because of that event, he managed to get into Team Baxter and make himself a powerhouse, essentially guaranteeing himself the Golden Power of MVP. Now that he's got a hold of that power, he's practically unstoppable. Much like the Hidden Immunity Idol in Survivor, however, the trick to the Golden Power of MVP is all in the timing. You need to know when to use it, when you are being targeted, or else you'll waste it. Or, if you know someone's going to be eliminated and want to keep them around, the power could also be used for that. Either way, it's a big tool in Disneyson's bag of tricks. That, and now he's Team Leader and a dominant presence over Team Davis. He's seriously THE most powerful person to ever play this game, using sheer reputation, will power, and creative energy to drive his game forward. At this point, he's practically a lock for the Final Three. The only question is, will anyone be able to stand up and face him in the end?
If there's going to be a person like that...I don't think it's going to be Monkey. Sorry pal, but you're hanging on by a thread here. Monkey of course did have his shining moment in the ThatGuyWithTheGlasses project, but since then he's slid considerably under the radar. Like everyone else this season however, Monkey has a story. That's what I love about this game in general. It seems that no matter what happens, each person has a defining element and character trait to them that makes them stand out in their own way. With Monkey, we all know that particular strength lies in the field of comedy.
Finally, we come to Team Coats. Upon the sudden departure of ManEatingWreath, which as I said last post, is best described as a big "turning point", that left the once powerful team down to two members. Hack2112, who carried the team on more than one occasion, and Futureimagineer, who has broken out as the biggest new character of the season. These two are now in the minority here, and a big question is going to be...will people be voting along team lines? Honestly, I think AdvBlueDude is in a lot of trouble here. If you watched Survivor: Redemption Island...AdvBlueDude is the Matt Elrod to Disneyson's Rob Mariano. AdvBlueDude's character this season is all about a personal journey. We wanted a twist that would bring shockwaves to the game, and AdvBlueDude is the poster child for it. After all, this guy already has two instances of coming *this* close to the final project under his belt. It's only natural that the storyline for his third time out should be this way. Unfortunate timing has caused Adv to be the person who has contributed by far the least amount of brainstorming. This of course, puts an immediate target on his back. The only question will be if someone else gets a higher number of votes.
As for my take on how the rest of the season will play out...historically ever since we started the team format back in Season Six, the people that have been in the final project have, straight up, been in alliances together. It's never failed. Fantasmic!, HereWeGo, and PL7764 were all part of the "Yensid Three" in Season Six, KingMickey and Mater for sure had each other's backs in Season Seven, and of course my the three way alliance of myself, Jessiestudio, and Monkey made it all the way to the final three in Season Eight. If you don't want to use the word "alliance", at least having someone else's back can potentially be a very good thing in this game. As we start getting closer to the final project, and the PoMVP (which will return at the end of this project) having a greater and greater value, things are about to start getting intense. Fasten your seatbelts folks. It's been a really fun ride so far, and I can't wait to see where this game goes in the coming rounds.
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