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Smash Lord
Is this for real? I may actually watch Survivor now...
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Survivor: Gabon - featuring Melee champion Ken
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D20
Smash Lord
Brawl sucks.
jim0001
Smash Rookie
Ken combo those noobs! Lol!
Ferro De Lupe
Smash Lord
Couldn't find it on CBS.
Link it? I love hearing Jeff's thoughts about each survivor before the season officially begins filming.
MyNameIsRyan
Smash Journeyman
Sweet. I never really watched Survivor so this is reason to watch! 
Fatmanonice
Banned via Warnings
He may just not care. I had a friend who was a lot like that. He was freakishly into video games but he might as well have been asexual. For the 17 years that I knew him, the only women I ever saw him talk to were teachers, his mom, and his sister and we went to four different schools together (elementary, middle, high, and the first year of community college).
Ilex
Smash Ace
I'm totally watching this season just to root on Ken.
Affinity
Smash Hero
manacloud1
Smash Champion
remember
voting on this site doesnt mean you are giving ken a vote towards fan favorite. Inorder to vote for ken on the show itself, you have to have an account on cbs and check cbs to see when they are putting up their online vote servers to vote for your favorite survivor. You can do that or text message, more info at cbs.com later on when the show airs.
Fatmanonice
Banned via Warnings
Do I have to?
Grandeza
Smash Master
vote for him. hes winning so far but we need a bigger win margin
Stealth Raptor
Smash Legend
does it matter? just vote. make him win every little popularity contest they have xD
Fatmanonice
Banned via Warnings
I think it's funny that they described him as a "true nerd" and that he weighed less than one of the lighest girl contestants they ever had. 
IWontGetOverTheDam
Smash Lord
The Halloween Captain
Smash Master
Ken is gonna win fan favorite because there is already (limited) name recognition and he has a distinct (likeable) personality.
I just voted for Ken lololol.
He's going to own every online poll.
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If he wins, he better invest some of that money into smashboards.
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http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/08/survivor-gabon.html
He's going to own every online poll.
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If he wins, he better invest some of that money into smashboards.
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http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/08/survivor-gabon.html
LIES, Ken is the most well known!
Eggm
Smash Hero
If he wins the whole thing he should hold an epic melee tournament. Using some of the money for the venue or something. And use the publicity to get it sponsored. And fly international people in with the sponsors money or something, that'd be epic.
Edit : Voted for him.
Edit : Voted for him.
OmegaXXII
Fire Emblem Lord/ Trophy Hunter
too bad this only applies to Smashers all around and not an actual worldwide audience, but in Survival i have his reputation will better be known than just a "Nintendo Smasher".LIES, Ken is the most well known!
also congrats on winning WWYP VIII, I will actaully enter myself on the next one
Best OMFG moment all year.
Stevo
Smash Champion
guess im watching survivor for the first time
Just want to clear some misconceptions up. Someone else did but still had a few things wrong.
The entire season has already been filmed (including the final vote), it isn't like American Idol where you vote for who you want to win. The two teams compete in a immunity challenge the losing team then votes one of their members off.
When it gets to the final 10 usually the two teams merge into one team and the game becomes individual with everyone voting every round. Only one person has immunity, they can still vote but cannot be voted for. The people who are voted off at the individual part of the game become part of the jury. When it gets down to the final 2 the jury members (the people who got 10th to 3rd) then vote for who they want to win. Then they come back to the US. So there isn't a live vote, however the votes are revealed live. Meaning they already voted for the winner but nobody but the producers, editors, Jeff Probst, and probably a few others know who won between the final 2.
Now those that are voted off before the jury do not come straight home, they actually go on a paid vacation until filming wraps up. So even if Ken was voted off first his flight out of Gabon was the same day as the people who made it to the final. So all 18 contestants come home at the same time, so you can't exactly figure out how well Ken did based on when he came home. However spoilers are all over the place so their should be some information on how well he did or at least speculation.
A few things tend to change, starting with season 13 (Cook Islands) they had a final three instead of a final 2 and before that the jury started at 9 people. However I assume they want to keep the contestants on their toes, the jury has started with 12 and just last season they surprised the contestant by going back to the final two. The merge has also happened with 9 people left and 8 people left and the jury has started before the merge.
Mix in a few twists, reward challenges, sending players to exile islands (not to mention a hidden individual immunity), and maybe a quitter and you've got yourself Survivor.
And I don't know if it is throughout the season or right before the final episode their is a phone in vote for your favorite and at the reunion show (right after the finale) and they do win a prize, so that is a way for you guys to all vote for Ken.
Also there was some talk in here about how minorities don't do well on the show...maybe not in the first three seasons but a black woman won the fourth season, a Spanish Woman won the Seventh, Puerto Rican Woman got fourth in the eleventh, and another black woman got fourth in Exile Island. Granted Survivor isn't the most racially diverse show but in the two seasons where it was racially diverse (season 13 and 14) the final four in each were all minorities and in Survivor China (Season 15) Peih Gee got 5th.
And how he got on? He either applied or a casting agent got in contact with him (which has become more and more common place in "reality shows")
Hopefully that helped.
The entire season has already been filmed (including the final vote), it isn't like American Idol where you vote for who you want to win. The two teams compete in a immunity challenge the losing team then votes one of their members off.
When it gets to the final 10 usually the two teams merge into one team and the game becomes individual with everyone voting every round. Only one person has immunity, they can still vote but cannot be voted for. The people who are voted off at the individual part of the game become part of the jury. When it gets down to the final 2 the jury members (the people who got 10th to 3rd) then vote for who they want to win. Then they come back to the US. So there isn't a live vote, however the votes are revealed live. Meaning they already voted for the winner but nobody but the producers, editors, Jeff Probst, and probably a few others know who won between the final 2.
Now those that are voted off before the jury do not come straight home, they actually go on a paid vacation until filming wraps up. So even if Ken was voted off first his flight out of Gabon was the same day as the people who made it to the final. So all 18 contestants come home at the same time, so you can't exactly figure out how well Ken did based on when he came home. However spoilers are all over the place so their should be some information on how well he did or at least speculation.
A few things tend to change, starting with season 13 (Cook Islands) they had a final three instead of a final 2 and before that the jury started at 9 people. However I assume they want to keep the contestants on their toes, the jury has started with 12 and just last season they surprised the contestant by going back to the final two. The merge has also happened with 9 people left and 8 people left and the jury has started before the merge.
Mix in a few twists, reward challenges, sending players to exile islands (not to mention a hidden individual immunity), and maybe a quitter and you've got yourself Survivor.
And I don't know if it is throughout the season or right before the final episode their is a phone in vote for your favorite and at the reunion show (right after the finale) and they do win a prize, so that is a way for you guys to all vote for Ken.
Also there was some talk in here about how minorities don't do well on the show...maybe not in the first three seasons but a black woman won the fourth season, a Spanish Woman won the Seventh, Puerto Rican Woman got fourth in the eleventh, and another black woman got fourth in Exile Island. Granted Survivor isn't the most racially diverse show but in the two seasons where it was racially diverse (season 13 and 14) the final four in each were all minorities and in Survivor China (Season 15) Peih Gee got 5th.
And how he got on? He either applied or a casting agent got in contact with him (which has become more and more common place in "reality shows")
Hopefully that helped.
nightSN
Smash Ace
wow i didnt expect this. LOL
3xSwords
Smash Lord
This is the ****in' sh*t son.
Tim_The_Enchanter
Smash Ace
I never watched Survivor so idk the rules...
If he gets the most votes, does he get some kind of invincibility frames during elimination?
If he gets the most votes, does he get some kind of invincibility frames during elimination?
BlkSheep642
Smash Apprentice
how many times is it necessary to say mind games here? lol
RayaGRH
Smash Apprentice
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They do not necessarily send people home right away. If they flew people back in order, websites all over the country would do research on it and spoil the entire season. I'm sure they fly people back in stages, and not necessarily in the order they are kicked off the show. Knowing when Ken got back won't necessarily help you determine when or if he was eliminated.
ANDYTW has it right. If Ken makes it past the first 8 or 9 eliminations then he will make the merge and thus "The Jury". If he is one of the final three people remaining, the other 7 Jurors vote on who to win the game and a million bucks. If hes not then he'll be one of the Jurors.
I am almost certain that Ken makes it at least past the merge based off of Jeff Probst and his comments on Ken. He had probably one of the most positive reviews from Probst, who said Ken is one of his favorites in a long time.
I guarantee that Ken will be one if not the most popular contestant this season throughout the Survivor fanbase.
I am almost certain that Ken makes it at least past the merge based off of Jeff Probst and his comments on Ken. He had probably one of the most positive reviews from Probst, who said Ken is one of his favorites in a long time.
I guarantee that Ken will be one if not the most popular contestant this season throughout the Survivor fanbase.
Wow, KEN! That is so amazing!! It's so good that the smashing community has like a representative like that. ^_^
And yeah, I never watch Survivor, but I just might now to keep up with Ken.
And yeah, I never watch Survivor, but I just might now to keep up with Ken.
flyinfilipino
Smash Master
Ken for SSB4! If you know what I mean.
Ilex
Smash Ace
digifreak642
Smash Journeyman
Eh, my parents won't let me watch Survivor. I will root for Ken nevertheless.
Tim_The_Enchanter
Smash Ace
Wouldn't that mean that they would dock and pick up the losers every week?
Turbo Ether
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Ilex
Smash Ace
Either that or they just copter them to the cruise ship every week.
sincityserious
Smash Apprentice
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ken should win. lol. mind games, son.
Haha thanks man.too bad this only applies to Smashers all around and not an actual worldwide audience, but in Survival i have his reputation will better be known than just a "Nintendo Smasher".
also congrats on winning WWYP VIII, I will actaully enter myself on the next one
I hope you enter Write With Your Power IX.
If you liked WWYP VIII's prompt, you're going to like this one too.
(Shameless Plug)
As to Ken's reputation through this.
What I really hope for, is for Ken to break the gamer stereotype.
Also, who is Ken going to hook up with in the series?
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