Previously on, Survivor,
JD began to worry about upcoming tribal councils, since he knew he would have to turn on one alliance or the other. He was so worried, that Rainbow Dash noticed something was up with him. She thought he was hiding something.
At the Redemption Island Duel, Niko used his time wisely to finally put Kazooie out of the game for good. But for the people who came to watch them; Bomberman, Kratos, No-Face, and Regal, they were swapped to the opposite tribe. JD and Ren were also moved over to the other tribe as part of the twist.
At the new Nokowawa camp, Ren wasn't happy with the situation, and hoped that he, Regal, and Bomberman could work a way out. Sam and Banjo, however, thought of it as an opportunity to get numbers on their side.
At the new Hapino camp, Kratos hoped that his past relations with Raine would help the old Nokowawas get a chance to fit in. They also hoped that Hartman would be voted out before them. This would give them a chance to flip someone over to their side.
At the challenge, with Dash's flying and Bomberman's bombs, Nokowawa worked their way to victory.
Before tribal council, the former Hapinos, minus Hartman, discussed whether or not to vote him out or a Nokowawa. En-Tee-I was a bit worried about giving the Nokowawas a chance to get past, and wanted JD to go. Meanwhile, Hartman tried to rally up votes to get rid of Squidward.
At tribal council, the Hapinos agreed to send Hartman to Redemption Island, giving JD, Kratos, and No-Face a chance to take over. 14 are left in the game, who'll be sent to Redemption Island next?
Hapino: En-Tee-I, Fluttershy, JD, Kratos, No-Face, Raine, and Squidward
Nokowawa: Bambi, Banjo, Bomberman, Rainbow Dash, Regal, Ren, and Sam
Redemption Island: Hartman and Niko
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Redemption Island Night 11
Hartman entered the Redemption Island camp with no greeting.
"Niko was asleep when I arrived. Didn't know if that was his intention to ignore me or if he was really sleeping." - Hartman
Hartman sat down next to the fire, and watched it for most of the night.
"I have a duel waiting for me tomorrow morning, and I'm looking forward to it. If I lose, that's fine with me. Tell ya the truth, I was ready to pack my bags and leave this hellhole. Not because I can't handle it, but because I didn't think I could win the money anyway. Someone my age couldn't keep up with all these young kids." - Hartman
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Hapino Day 12
Kratos and JD were talking in the woods.
"Lucky enough for us," smiled JD, "We now have a chance!"
"Tribal council was nerve racking, since I thought I was going home. But, long behold, I'm still here, and Hartman's gone. Now we just need one of them to flip and we're good!" - JD
"Here's the problem though," warned Kratos, "As much as I would like to trust Raine with this, I doubt she would do it. It'll depend on who we target, I think."
JD groaned, "C'mon Kratos! Don't ruin my happiness now!"
"It's a fact, JD," stated Kratos firmly.
"Just talking to Raine won't be enough for us. If we can get a fifth person with us, the probability of us making it through the next tribal council will increase." - Kratos
"So you want someone else?" asked JD, "Our choices are very limited! A squid, an alien ball, or a pony?"
Kratos sighed, "Pick the one you think would be beneficial. If I were you, I'd pick Squidward, just because the other two would probably be bad choices."
"So apparently, Raine won't be enough to help a Nokowawa win the game. According to Kratos, we need a fifth. So, who'll that fifth be? Squidward Tentacles. Because En-Tee-I we don't trust, and Fluttershy is too weak." - JD
"Don't mention my name or No-Face's names to Squidward, just yours." explained Kratos.
JD nodded, and left.
Meanwhile, En-Tee-I and Raine were talking.
"Now that Hartman is gone, we can start on eliminating the Nokowawas." noted En-Tee-I.
Raine nodded.
"I have faith in Kratos and Fluttershy at the moment, and I guess Squidward too, but without Ren, I really can't put trust in him. If Kratos says he'll vote out En-Tee-I, then I'm on board with it 100%. It's the best game move right now, since he's the smartest guy in the game." - Raine
"It's a tough decision though," replied Raine, "All three of them are strong in some way."
"Yet they all have a reason to be voted out," explained En-Tee-I, "JD's the weakest of the three, Kratos is too much of a physical threat, and No-Face is a jury threat. Makes no difference which one goes."
"In my mind, the best choice would be JD, especially if we lose the next challenge. Kratos and No-Face would be useful in challenges. After JD, it'll be No-Face, and we'll kick Kratos out last." - En-Tee-I
"I don't want to think about losing right now," noted Raine, "I just want to win challenges."
"As do I." replied En-Tee-I.
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Nokowawa Day 12
Regal took Ren out into the jungle.
"You swear you have the clue from the grill?" asked Ren.
Regal nodded, "I do. Take a look for yourself."
Regal handed Ren the clue.
"I decided today would be a great day to go looking for the hidden immunity idol, since most of the tribe was out fishing. Ren and I stayed behind to tend to the fire, but in reality, we were looking for the idol." - Regal
"Anything could be possible in this screwed up land," noted Ren, "You look left, and I'll look right."
Both Ren and Regal walked along the path through the jungle. The clue told them to look under rocks, and to go deep into the woods.
"This clue is just asking us to get caught." complained Ren.
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"Ren, look." said Regal, turning around to Ren. Ren looked back at Regal, and saw the idol in his hands. He had found it under a bunch of moss stones.
"Perfect!" smirked Ren evilly, "We've got the idol! We're going to change the path that this tribe has taken!"
"At first, I was under the impression that none of us had a chance to beat Nokowawa. However, since Regal has the hidden immunity idol, that impression is now gone, and a path of gold has been unlocked!" - Ren
Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash was talking with Bambi, Banjo, and Sam.
"Are you sure that's the case?" asked Banjo, after hearing what Dash had to say about Regal and the grill.
She nodded, "Yuh huh! I think Regal is trying to find the hidden idol, and save him or another Hapino. We cannot let that happen you guys!"
"I really wanted Ren to go home first," commented Bambi, to which both Sam and Banjo nodded, "But if Regal is seeming like a threat right now, he might have to go first."
"We all agreed that Ren would be the first to go out of the Hapinos, however, according to Rainbow Dash, Regal might be looking for or already have a hidden immunity idol. Regal might have to go first, instead." - Bambi
Soon, both Dash and Bambi left, leaving Sam and Banjo alone.
"You'd think now would be a great time to get Bomberman into our alliance?" asked Sam.
Banjo nodded, "Definitely."
"Since Regal might end up getting voted out soon, Sam and myself have decided to ask Bomberman into the alliance. Who knows, maybe Bomberman was on the oust on old Hapino." - Banjo
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"Come on in guys!"
Both tribes had to send in 2 people from their tribe to come and watch the duel at hand. Nokowawa chose Sam and Rainbow Dash, and Hapino chose Squidward and Fluttershy.
"We'll now bring in the competitors for today's duel."
Both Hartman and Niko walked out into the duel arena.
Jeff: Welcome to Redemption Arena. Sam, Rainbow Dash, Squidward, and Fluttershy have all come to watch you compete in the challenge.
"C'mon Niko! Give us the advantage of 8-7 now! Take out the Hapino!" - Rainbow Dash
"I'm looking forward to this duel, especially if Hartman were to lose." (laughs) - Squidward
"This is it. One shot to stay in the game. Winner stays, and the loser is out for good. Here's how the challenge works: There are scattered puzzle pieces around the arena. Your job is to collect your color coded pieces; brown for Hartman, black for Niko, and put together a 3D cube using those pieces. First person to complete their puzzle correctly, stays in the game."
"Let's see if age can be physical strength! You need the brains to work a puzzle. Betcha Bellic has no brains on him whatsoever." - Hartman
"This guy is way older then I am, but I got the speed to get an early start on the puzzle. I just hope I have enough time to beat him." - Niko
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Both Hartman and Niko rushed out to where the puzzle pieces where, and started to individually drag them back to their platform. Each person had to bring back 8 pieces. Niko was dragging back 2 at a time, while Hartman was only dragging one back.
"I can already tell who the winner will be." muttered Dash to Sam.
Niko was having an easy time carrying the pieces to his platform, compared to Hartman. Hartman's older age could not compete with Niko's younger age. Nevertheless, Hartman did not give up.
Niko eventually got all 8 pieces, and started working on the puzzle. He noticed that Hartman only had 5 pieces so far. Niko smirked, and started taking his time on the puzzle.
Even though Hartman was slowing down by the minute, soon Niko started slowing down along with him. He kept placing the blocks in wrong places. He had an unfair disadvantage having the black color since it was hard to see any change in the blocks.
Hartman finally got his last piece to the platform, and began working his tail off. Soon, Niko understood the blocks well enough to understand what goes where. However, Hartman's quick thinking was catching up to Niko...
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"Done!" said a voice.
"NIKO WINS AND STAYS ALIVE!"
Everyone clapped for Niko. Hartman shrugged, and went to catch his breath.
"Congrats, Niko. You've won your second duel, and stay alive to fight another day. As for you Hartman, the game is officially over for you. Pull your buff off, and leave Redemption Island."
Hartman walked over to the urn, saluted to Niko and the other players, and placed his green buff in the urn. He then walked out of the arena.
"Niko, you may return to your camp and await the next duel. As for the others, you may return to your own camps now, and I'll see you for the immunity challenge."
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Hartman's Final Words
"To be perfectly honest, I'm glad to be out of that hellhole. Not because it was tough, nor was it grating on my nerves. I wanted out because I hadn't a chance in the world to win the money. No one liked me, and I knew that. To hell with Hapino, they are losers!"
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Hapino Night 12
JD and Squidward were talking to eachother.
"So Hartman's gone, huh?" noted JD.
Squidward nodded, not saying a word.
"That's great and all, because he was totally not my favorite person!" laughed JD.
Squidward remained silent, although he did smirk at the last part of JD's line.
"Right now, I'm feeling out Squidward for answers and maybe an alliance. I mean, he seems quiet enough, don't you think?" - JD
"So, how are you doing in the game so far?" asked JD.
"And why should I tell you anything?" asked Squidward, feeling a bit suspicious.
"Listen," explained JD, "Your tribe might end up being a lost cause. If Niko returns to the game, there is a large chance Nokowawa will take out each Hapino."
"Why should I be caring right now?" asked Squidward, "How does that affect my vacation?"
JD ignored the 'vacation' comment, "Well, you will be taken out with the rest of your friends. But, I'm willing to save you, and let you join me."
"JD thinks he can control me and make me betray the tribe. Well, I'll make him think that. Then, we'll boot his butt out!" - Squidward
"Fine, Dr. Dorian," sighed Squidward in a sarcastic way, "I'll do whatever his majesty asks."
JD chuckled at the 'majesty' quote, "Great. Trust me, you won't regret it."
After JD left, Squidward nodded for no reason.
"Yep. I won't regret it. You might, though." chuckled Squidward.
Meanwhile, En-Tee-I and No-Face were talking.
"I've been meaning to ask you since you joined us," said En-Tee-I, "But what the heck happened to your face. Doesn't it hurt?"
"Ever since I got out here, not one person has asked me about my face. No one has asked if it hurts or what. However, En-Tee-I was interested, and I told him everything." - No-Face
"Few years ago, I was a small time boxer," explained No-Face, "I went into this one fight, and got the $#%# knocked out of me. I was handed over to some cheap doctor to fix me up. However, the son of a bitch bet $20,000 on me."
En-Tee-I shook himself in a 'no' way, "Idiot."
"Yeah," chuckled No-Face, "And he got his revenge on me by cutting out my eyes and tongue, and stitching my eyelids and mouth closed. That's why I eat the juices of the foods we eat, if any. I can squeeze them through the small holes in between the stitches."
"After talking with No-Face, I had a totally different opinion about him. At first, I saw him as a jury threat, but now it seems like... well... he won't use the money for his face. He doesn't seem to mind the pain it causes him." - En-Tee-I
"Your a boss, man," noted En-Tee-I, "In my world, we view you as a champion."
No-Face barely shifted his face into a smile.
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Nokowawa Day 13
Banjo, Bomberman, and Sam were talking.
"Are you sure he might have the idol?" asked Bomberman, after hearing what Banjo and Sam had to tell him.
Banjo shook his head, "No. He just has the clue. But we have to be careful."
"Today, Sam and Banjo were talking with me, and they told me about Regal having a hidden idol clue. I don't really trust either original Hapino member, so I was a bit worried about him having it." - Bomberman
"If you guys need a hand in voting him out before he finds it," explained Bomberman, "I'm on board with it. I didn't have a bond with anyone over at Hapino."
"Well, that's what we wanted to ask you anyway." replied Sam.
"Bomberman agreed to join me and Banjo in an alliance, and also include JD and Kratos should they make it over to the merge. I'm in a 5-man alliance, and I believe we'll be unstoppable." - Sam
"We were gonna vote Ren off first," Banjo said, "However, due to this realization, we have to take Regal down. Can't risk him finding the hidden immunity idol."
"I agree." replied Bomberman, "By the way, who told you about this?"
"Dash did," stated Sam, "She's not in with our alliance, but she's on board with taking out Regal."
"I trust Banjo and Sam. While Banjo might've played this game already, and Sam might be a tad naive, I think we will do fine in the game." - Bomberman
Meanwhile, both Ren and Regal were in the shelter.
"Now that we have the idol, what do we do with it?" asked Ren.
"We play it on one of us," explained Regal, "I'm guaranteeing that you will be the target."
Ren nodded, "I'm expecting that."
"Now that Regal has the idol, we can even up the scores here. He will use that idol on me if we lose, and send one of the Nokowawas home." - Ren
"Who would we vote out?" asked Regal.
"Probably Pajama Sam or Bambi," suggested Ren, "Take out the weak, something they will never do with us hanging around."
Regal nodded, "Exactly. That's one thing that irritates me: no matter how weak a tribe member is, as long as they are in the majority tribe group, they stay."
"Ren, Bomberman, and myself HAVE to stick together if we're gonna make it through this. If we have to use this idol, we'll 3-3. Thats the perfect chance to gain control of the game." - Regal
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"Come on in guys!"
The tribes entered the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded.
"I'll take back immunity from Nokowawa."
Bambi did so.
"For today's challenge, one tribe member will become your leader. This leader will lead 3 other tribe members through a maze. Through the maze are 4 ladder rungs. Your leader must lead their tribe, blindfolded by the way, to those rungs, and return them to the leader. Then the leader must complete the puzzle by his or herself. First leader to complete their puzzle and climb to the top of the tower, wins reward and immunity."
Jeff revealed a bunch of pastries and a coffee maker.
"Desert time! We've got a bunch of mini pastries and coffee supplies. You can wake up to a refreshing morning now. Let's get started."
Hapino
Leader: Kratos
Leading: Fluttershy, JD, and Raine
Nokowawa
Leader: Ren
Leading: Banjo, Bomberman, and Sam
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Kratos and Ren began barking orders out to their tribe. Kratos was a natural leader, while Ren wasn't. You could tell who was doing a better job already.
Hapino had a steady lead above Nokowawa. However, Hapino began to have problems with the commands. While Kratos was making himself loud and clear, the tribe members were not interpreting his orders correctly. Ren soon had Nokowawa back on their feet.
Nokowawa soon caught up to Hapino in numbers. Both tribes had collected 2 ladder rungs. Kratos was trying to gain control of his tribe. Banjo, Bomberman, and Sam were doing an excellent job sticking together and following Ren's simple orders.
With the third rung in hand, and the fourth one in sight, Ren knew this was going to end up in victory. But Hapino was finally pulling it back together. The tribe collected their third rung.
Nokowawa collected their final rung, and they delivered the rungs to Ren. Ren soon began on the puzzle, with a large lead.
But Hapino wasn't done just yet. Kratos made a last ditch effort to push his tribe to get the last rung...
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"KRATOS FINISHES FIRST! HAPINO WINS IMMUNITY AND REWARD!"
All of Hapino hugged and cheered.
"Nice come back Hapino! You've won immunity for the first time as a new tribe. As for you Nokowawa, tribal council tonight, where one of you will be sent to Redemption Island. See you tonight."
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Hapino Day 13
Squidward helped carry the coffee machine into the camp.
"Need help with that?" asked No-Face.
"Nah, I got it!" replied Squidward, clearly showing he was struggling.
He placed it down on a tree stump that Kratos placed a few minutes ago.
"Ahh... I love coffee. It's what keeps me sane from the antics of Spongebob. It never works, but it might work out here, since... NO SPONGEBOB!" (arm pumps) - Squidward
"Anyone know how to make coffee?" asked Kratos.
No-Face nodded, "I do."
Raine also nodded, "Let me make my own blend with what we got. I like my coffee different from all yours."
No-Face and Raine joined Kratos at the coffee maker. However, Kratos was holding a piece of paper.
"Were you just HOPING we made coffee?" asked No-Face, jokingly.
"Kratos didn't know how to make coffee, apparently. So Raine and I go to help him, and long behold, he's holding what I assume to be the immunity idol clue." - No-Face
"Yes," replied Kratos, "If we had that idol... just imagine the power we would have over the others."
"Should we show JD?" asked Raine. Kratos shook his head.
"I don't trust him handling an idol for us."
"If we can get our hands on that immunity idol, we wouldn't really need Raine for the next vote. While I trust Raine, I would still like for us to get that idol before anyone else." - Kratos
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Nokowawa Day 13
Ren and Regal were resting in the shelter.
"Just use the idol on me," said Ren, "And then vote for either Sam or Bambi. Deal?"
Regal didn't respond. He instead was watching something else.
"Regal?"
Regal pointed a finger forward, "Those guys are going off into the forest. If we want to play that idol right, you need to go spy on them."
"I saw the original Nokowawas walk into the forest, presumably to talk about the game. While I do believe they'll vote Ren, I want to make sure that's who to play the idol on." - Regal
Ren got up, "Would make sense, wouldn't it?"
He left the shelter, snuck through the tall grass.
In the forest, Sam, Rainbow Dash, Bambi, and Banjo were discussing the vote.
"Tonight," stated Dash, "Vote. For. REGAL! He's definitely got the idol clue. If he gets that idol we're done!"
Banjo was concerned, "What if he already does have the idol? It would make sense to split the vote 3-2. 3 vote for Regal, 2 vote for Ren. We will then likely tie, and we'll all vote out Ren."
"Tonight would make perfect sense to split the vote, and take either Ren or Regal out tonight. It's the best move to make right now, especially if they have the hidden immunity idol." - Banjo
"Banjo, I highly doubt he's got the idol!" said Rainbow Dash with confidence, "There is no need to split the votes!"
"What about Bomberman?" asked Bambi.
"He spoke to me the other day," replied Sam, "He says he's on board with voting the Hapinos out."
"Tonight at tribal council, the Nokowawas and Bomberman will be voting for Regal. He has a clue to the idol, and if he finds it, he will become dangerous." - Bambi
Ren smirked to himself after hearing a bit more, "Good luck with that." He then snuck back home.
"Bomberman's with them? Regal's the target! HAH! Like that means anything to me. Well, we'll see how they'll react to their plan not working!" - Ren
Regal saw Ren return from the tall grass. Ren looked very anxious.
"What'd they say?" asked Regal.
Ren rolled his eyes, "Change of plans: use the idol on yourself. Another change of plans: screw Bomberman."
Regal was confused, but soon got what Ren was saying, "So... I'm the target now, and Bomberman's with them?"
Ren nodded.
"With Bomberman on the other side, it complicates the vote. This means that no matter what, we will not have a 3-3 advantage. (groans) This sucks." - Regal
"Would it be worth taking out Bomberman?" asked Ren.
Regal shook his head, "I... well... ugh I don't know."
"I almost want to vote out Rainbow Dash," muttered Ren, "She seems the most on board with voting us out."
"We can't," explained Regal, "She's the strongest of the Nokowawas."
Regal and Ren were silent for a bit.
"We've decided on a target, and a plan for what to do afterwards. It should all work out fine." - Regal
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The Nokowawa tribe entered tribal council.
"Nice seeing you again at tribal council Nokowawa! Banjo, how have the new tribe members been working out?" asked Jeff.
"They have a lot of uses for our tribe. Regal's good in challenges, Ren's good at telling jokes, and Bomberman's creative. I like the change in our tribe." replied Banjo.
"Sam, are the old Hapinos targets?" asked Jeff.
"They should feel that way, since they are only 3 against 4. But, this is Survivor Jeff, anything can happen tonight." replied Sam.
"Rainbow Dash, will the vote go against a Hapino?" asked Jeff.
"Wait and see for yourself, Jeff!" replied Rainbow Dash.
"Regal, if it's you tonight, would you understand?" asked Jeff.
"Almost. I know I'm a Hapino, but is it worth taking me out first?" replied Regal.
"Ok, it's time to vote, Rainbow Dash, your up."
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Rainbow Dash's Vote: Regal, you have the idol clue and you're also a physical threat. You should understand why you're going home. (Regal)
Regal's Vote: Sorry about this vote, but it's the best move for me right now. (?)
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"Once the votes are read, the decision is final, person voted out must leave the tribal co-"
Just then, Regal stood up.
"Yes Regal?" asked Jeff.
"I would like to play this little treasure tonight on... Ren." smirked Regal.
Ren quickly got up.
"Oh no, Regal. Don't use it on me!" smirked Ren, "You found that idol for yourself! It's clear who you should use it on!"
It was clear they were putting on a show.
Regal smirked, "Ok then. Jeff, I would like to use this idol on myself tonight."
Jeff took the idol from Regal.
"The rules of Survivor state that if a hidden immunity idol is played, that any votes cast against that person will not count, and the person with the next highest votes will be sent home. This is an idol, any votes cast against Regal, do not count."
"Ok, Once the votes are read, the decision is final, person voted out must leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes."
First vote, Regal, doesn't count. (Regal nodded. Banjo buried his face in his paws.
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Regal, doesn't count. (Ren glared at Bomberman, then smirked evilly.)
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Bomberman. One vote Bomberman. (All the Nokowawas were surprised. Bomberman wasn't happy.)
Fifth person voted out of Survivor Redemption Island, Bomberman. For tonight, 2 is enough. You need to hand me your torch.
Bomberman sadly took his torch over to Jeff.
"Bomberman, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out his torch.
"But you will have a chance to reenter the game. Take your torch, and head on over to Redemption Island."
Bomberman looked back at Ren, "How'd you find out?"
"Spied on these guys talking." smirked Ren.
Bomberman sighed, "You won't win playing like that Ren." With that said, Bomberman left for Redemption Island.
"I'd like to say that was the first blindside of the season. Was it worth voting him out though? We'll soon find out. Grab your torches and head on back. Good night."
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Redemption Island Night 13
Bomberman walked into Redemption Island a bit upset.
"What went down?" asked Niko, when he saw the white bomber enter the camp.
"Stupid tribe members blindsided me." replied Bomberman.
Niko nodded, "That must suck, huh?"
Bomberman nodded with him.
"If I return to the game, I WILL get my revenge on that Ren. But, if I don't, I am happy in knowing he won't win this game." - Bomberman
VOTES
Bomberman – Regal and Ren
Regal – Rainbow Dash, Bambi, Sam, Bomberman, and Banjo (never counted)