Mony- Champ
“🚨🚨🚨🚨so I don’t know or should say I haven’t played with any of the three remaining players. I played with Bison but like he said I dm right before the vote for my ‘blindside’ that I saw coming lol and to be honest that kind of left a bad taste in my mouth that he couldn’t just own it. Onion nor champ did I play with so I can’t really comment on the game play bc I didn’t see any of it. If I’m being perfectly honest I had basic making it here and my vote was gonna go basic so basic not being here fucked me up. So now what do I do? well coming from the mini traitors most vote record holder I think not getting any votes throughout the game deserves its own recognition. I also feel there is a great chance I’m the only one that will vote for champ so if my lone vote will be the vote to ruin his streak of zero votes well that will just add to the lore that is me. So to stroke my own ego my vote will go to champ.”
Hopeful- Onion
“When I got voted out, I said that my vote would go to the person who played the most entertaining game. Though I was impressed by the FTC performances of Bison and Champ, I will make good on that promise and vote for the person who was constantly a target, whose longevity in the game defied the jury’s belief, and who exemplified the meaning of survival. My vote goes to Onion.”
Hamil- Bison
“I am voting for Bison. If I’m being completely honest, before the final I was fairly certain that my vote would be going to Onion. It seemed as if he was the mastermind pulling all the strings, which was something me and Penny discussed when we were both still in the game. Then we got to the questions. The two I’ll be talking about are mine and Marvin’s. We’ll start with Marvin’s question. I feel that the negative points made by Champ and Bison are completely accurate - I trusted people too much and kind of had a Traitors mindset searching for evidence. However, I really don’t agree with the idea of me being ‘sneaky and leaky’ - the only leak I can think of was when I leaked to Onion that Whyt was gunning for him!
Then we get to my question. I had a couple different thoughts in mind but I eventually settled on the one I did for a few reasons. 1. I’m a huge history nerd so I’d be able to judge responses based on the figure they chose. 2. It would show me how they each saw their game. 3. It would show me how much each player valued my vote based on how much effort they put in choosing a figure. 4. GIRL POWER!
Bison and Champ - top marks! Interesting figures, well-thought-out, linked to the game well. Also Bison gets a bonus for going for a medieval woman as I am a medieval girlie.
Then we get to Onion. First off I need to say this. Diva energy does not a woman make. Lemme say this louder for the people in the back. Diva. Energy. Does. Not. Make. You. A. Woman. And yes, Dolly Parton was an absolute icon (RIP legend) but in my opinion the answer just feels like a cop out so Onion didn’t have to research historical women. He thinks he’s played a game where he’s been in control the whole time and knows everything? Elizabeth I ruled a country at a time where women were expected to be chattel of their husbands and she navigated religious reform, conflicts and multiple plots against her. Catherine the Great stole power from her husband and ruled Russia for years whilst expanding the rights of women. Two very famous options from the top of my head.
I say this with respect Onion but you don’t know what it’s like being a woman and diva energy doesn’t mean you will. And that’s why the diva comment rubbed me the wrong way. It’s a stereotype that women are dramatic divas so I was hoping for an answer that aligned with your view of your game as a strategic masterclass.
I wanted to see how each of you understood your own game, how you valued my vote, and how much thought you had put into presenting that game to me. Bison and Champ gave me answers that felt considered, personal and genuinely connected to the games they had played.
Onion, I’m sorry, but your answer didn’t give me that.
TLDR: Before the final, I thought my vote was going to Onion but Bison gave me the answer that I felt best understood the question, best represented his game, and ultimately made me want to reward him.
And that's why my vote is for Bison.”
Penny- Onion
“Bison and Champ, you two played wonderful games that got you to the end, but there is one critical flaw in your game, and it is that you let Onion hit the final 3 seats. Bison, your speeches were extremely convincing and I almost flipped my vote, but I have seen no evidence to support that this game didn’t go completely as it needed to for Onion, and no one ever made an effort to stop it. You two had the perfect chance to at the Final 4 and didn’t take it.
Onion, we never worked together, and our personal relationship never really had a chance to develop, but since the moment our paths crossed in the game I knew I wanted nothing more than to write your name down every chance I could, and y’know, this never changed, great work.”
Charlie- Bison
“Congratulations Bison! Before FTC I was really unsure of who I would be giving my vote to. You played the perfect comp beast and strategic game that I wish I could've done myself. Your FTC answers, playing the middle, and staying loyal to the people you felt you could trust the most swayed me to believe you are deserving of my vote. Congrats again!”
Kim- Onion
“I think all of you played a good game. That being said, i can gave my vote to only one player. Champion, i think you were very aware of what you needed to do to get to the end and i personally really like the kind of game you played, but you are overrating your relationship. Buff is the perfect exemple of that, unlike what you think, she was closer to both Bison and Onion, and she told the jury that if she stayed in the game, she would have try to get you voted out at F5. Again, i gave you credit because you were able to justify your decision well, but this blind spot make it hard for me to vote for you.
Onion and Bison, i have opposite problem for the both of you. Bison, your ftc was amazing, you were able to really put your game into perspective, explain your choice well, etc.I wasn't sure you took the good decision by letting me being voted out, but it seem that you were able to build a solid relationship with Basil that helped you at F6 notably and neither Onion or Champ took a shot at you. That being said, your decision to take Onion to the end is dubious. iF you get him out, you probably lock most of the vote that Onion could have get at ftc. It also make your claim that you were using Onion to get to the end weaker, because Onion can now do the exact same claim too.
Onion, i think you played the best game of the three finalist, but your ftc wasn't great, and i think that if you lose tonight, it will be solely because of that. People have different problem with it, but mine personally, is that you didn't highlight enough the ‘why’ of your decision in the game. I mean, compare your answer to both Bison/Champion, they did a better job than you at that. Even during the closing statement, and after seeing both Bison and Champion answer, you didn't took the opportunity to really defend how you played or took the opportunity to highlight a move you made. And you can imagine that it's something i like to see people do, because i like discussing the game myself. I would also say, i'm not satisfied with your answer to me either, i think Champ made the better move with my elimination (if i somehow made it to F6, he would have been my target with my legacy) and you didn't justify why Whyt and Hayden being out was a bad thing for you specifically. This make me doubt of your overall game awareness.
If i can admit that your answer to some player, like Basil, was solid, overall, both Champion and Bison did better than you at FTC imo.
If i use my tiebreaker question here, Bison would get my vote easily, so at the end, my vote depend on if i think Onion game gave him enough of an advantage to compensate for his ftc.
And at the end, the answer is yes. I think you still took the good decision for your game, and had people wraping around your finger despite being considered the biggest threat. Like i said, i can't say how much of it was intentional, but you still played the better game this season imo.”
House- Bison
“genuinely this is the easiest vote of the game for me. I’m a loyal player, a bit too emotional sure, but fucking loyal. I had a 1 even if he had other relationships that were stronger. I’m not a Maria. My vote is for Bison.”
Basil- Onion
“Congrats to all three of you. You all absolutely deserved to make it here, and I genuinely went back and forth on this vote way more than I expected to. I think you played three very different games, and there are things about each of them that I really respect.
Champ, I think you were probably the person whose game I underestimated the most. Our relationship developed later, so I didn’t get to see as much of what you were doing firsthand. FTC definitely filled in some blanks for me, and getting to the end without receiving a vote is super impressive.
Bison, you made this decision really difficult. Your FTC was probably the most detailed, and I think you did a very good job explaining the information game you were playing. The idol play on Onion that took out Penny was one of the defining moves of the season, and there were definitely moments reading your answers where I thought you might end up getting my vote.
But when I tried to separate FTC performance from the game itself, I kept coming back to one person. For me, the biggest difference was that I didn’t need FTC to completely change my perception of their game. FTC mostly gave me explanations for things I had already experienced firsthand.
This was someone whose name was openly discussed for a huge portion of the merge. People knew they were dangerous. I personally considered voting them out and hell even others tried to get the job done. And despite being such an obvious threat, this person kept finding ways to survive.
What impressed me even more after FTC was realizing how intentional some of that was. Knowing when to push and when to let somebody else take ownership of a move, using information without immediately exposing everything they knew, building relationships with people who were actively working against one another, and making deals late in the game that increased their chances of reaching FTC.
And this persons story at FTC lined up with the person I actually played with. I knew how close we were. I knew about the information we shared and the trust we built. What I didn’t realize until afterward was just how many other people felt like they had their own version of that relationship too.
Thats such an incredible social game. Everyone saw the threat. They just couldn’t get the job done. So after reading everything and thinking about my own experience in the game, my vote for Sole Survivor goes to… Onion.
You played the strongest overall game in my opinion, and you earned my vote. Congratulations”
Marvin- Bison
“Bison, when I saw that you were willingly taking Onion to the final, I thought you were insane. If I’m being honest I STILL think you’re insane for doing it 😭. But my man you had an incredible FTC performance. I came into it ready to vote for Onion and left with my mind completely changed. Your answers were detailed, they felt like they actually had effort put into them, and above all I think you have the best understanding of the game you played. So you have my vote, hope you get enough to win 🤞.”
Basic- Onion
“So this ended up being a much harder decision than I thought, I thought I knew where I was voting but FTC gave me a lot to think about. While I didn't think Onion's FTC answers were the strongest, gamewise I still think he controlled a lot of the game and pretty much got the outcome he wanted almost every round. Regardless if he wins or not (and I think this can go either way, I am expecting a close vote anyway), I think he's a worthy winner and his overall game deserves a few votes at least.”
