Espada

Espada is one of the two tribes of Survivor: Nicaragua, the other being La Flor.

Original Members Current Rankings
 * Dan Lembo
 * Holly Hoffman
 * Jane Bright
 * Jill Behm
 * Jimmy Johnson
 * Jimmy Tarantino
 * Marty Piombo
 * Tyrone Davis
 * Wendy DeSmidt-Kohlhoff
 * Yve Rojas

20th Wendy DeSmidt-Kohlhoff

18th Jimmy Johnson

17th Jimmy Tarantino

16th Tyrone Davis

14th Yve Rojas

13th Jill Behm

12th Alina Wilson

11th Marty Piombo

9th NaOnka Mixon

Additional Members 

Due to the tribe switch in Episode 5, Espada gained 4 new members: Tribe History
 * Alina Wilson
 * Ben "Benry" Henry
 * Chase Rice
 * NaOnka Mixon

Espada was formed on Episode 1, consisting of the olders castaways of the age of 40 and older. Although Brenda, a member of La Flor, found the Medallion of Power, La Flor gave the medallion of power to Espada to receive fishing gear and flint instead. Despite this, Jane was still able to start a fire. Immediately, Jimmy Johnson attempted to unify Espada by becoming the de facto leader of Espada and for the most part, the tribe seemed happy about it. Meanwhile, Wendy and Holly made an alliance. At the immunity challenge, Espada chose not to use the Medallion of Power, which ultimately cost them the win. Wendy was a target for being weak, which made Holly choose between playing for her alliance or playing for her tribe. At tribal council, Jimmy T. and Wendy were prime targets, and before the votes were cast, Wendy pleaded to her team why she should stay in the game. Not shockingly, that only motivated her elimination and Wendy was voted off 9-1 as the first member of Espada and this game out.

In Episode 2, Holly was stressed out about voting off her alliance mate, and then she scolded Jill for eating snails, which she deemed inedible, and then hid Dan's shoes in the ocean for talking crap about her. Holly later felt bad about doing so, so she came clean to her tribe, admitting to putting Dan's expensive shoes in the ocean, and hopes that they can forgive them. Espada was mixed about wether or not they should let her slide, but to Dan, it was crystal clear that Holyl had to pay. At the immunity challenge, Espada used the medallion of power, which gave them the advantage they needed to win immunity. After the win, Holly became one with Espada once again, and everyone was pretty tight at that moment. Jill and Marty got a clue to the hidden immunity idol, and with Jill's help, Marty found the idol.

In Episode 3, Jimmy J. was doing some fishing and also helped Espada do some fishing as well, which Jane and Jill enjoyed. However, Maty and Jimmy T. knew that Jimmy J.'s leadership prowess made him a threat, so they decided to target him. Marty chose to tell the tribe what he had done so he wouldn't be a target and to make the tribe stronger. Even though La flor didn't use the medallion of power, Espada still lost the immunity challenge. At camp, Dan and Jimmy J. were the two people with targets on their backs-Dan for having a bad knee and Jimmy J. for being a target for his leadership. Marty made his move against Jimmy J., saying that anyone that wants to play the game for real just like him is welcome to do so, and Marty's efforts were realize at Tribal Council. With Jimmy J.'s superstar status and him admitting to be a weak link, Jimmy J. got voted off 8-1. With a poven leader voted off, Jeff was anxious to see who would fill those now empty shoes.

In Episode 4, Marty immediately became annoyed of Jimmy T. beginng Espada to be more active in the challenges and be the tribe's leader, while Jimmy T. doesn't really care, saying that Marty is a preppy bitch that wouldn't last a minute in his world. Before the challenge, Espada decided to practice being blindfolded. In the immunity challenge, Tyrone acted as the tribe's caller, but nonetheless, Espada lost yet again. Once again, Dan is a target for being weak, but Marty tries to get Jimmy T. out for being annoying for his yearning to be the tribe leader. Jane and Holly told each other that they'd have each others' back and they agreed that Dan was weak. Jill was on board with Marty as usual, and Dan, knowing he was in danger of elimination, sided with Marty. Jimmy T. also wanted Dan gone for being weak. Yve and Tyrone were caught in the middle, but Tyrone felt that Marty had a point that Jimmy T. was annoying for begging to be the leader and Yve also felt that Jimmy T. was delusional. At tribal council, Jimmy T. said that he could accept not being the leader, but it was too little too late; Jimmy T. got voted off 5-3.

In Episode 5, Marty knew that Jane and Holly didn't vote with the tribe, so he knew that those two were next, and from that moment, Marty was sure of his supremacy of Espada. However, due to the tribe switch, Marty, Jill, and Jane left Espada in exchange for Alina, Benry, Chase, and NaOnka, and the medallion of power was no more. After a close reward challenge, Espada finally got a win and won the reward of a rooster and two chickens. Tyrone welcomed the new members of Espada by telling them how things work, which annoyed the tribe members, even though Tyrone wasn't trying to be bossy. The ex La Flor members felt that the Espada campsite was sup par in comparison to that of La Flor, and Holly felt that she liked the younger players better than the older players of Espada now that Jane is on the other tribe, and the younger players acknowledge that and gratefully add Holly to their side for a numbers' advantage. After a long rain storm, NaOnka broke down and considered quitting, and Alina and Chase were there to comfort her, especially Chase by telling NaOnka that he felt the same we NaOnka was at that moment when his dad died and he also said that if NaOnka quit, she'd regret it for the rest of her life. NaOnka barely stays in the game, and the lack of fire in her concerned Espada. At the immuntiy challenge, Espada had a lead going, but too many misses from Benry and Tyronecost them immunity for the third time in a row. Espada killed on of the chickens to get a decent dinner, but Benry noticed that Tyrone didn't help with preparing the chicken and that Tyrone got the most chicken to eat, which didn't please Benry. At tribal council, NaOnka was a target for possibly wanting to quit the game, and so was Tyrone for laying down the law and acting like the top dog of Espada. Tyrone apologizes if what he said made him look bad, but it didn't help as Tyrone was voted off 6-2.

In Episode 6, Dan told Holly that he couldn't take the living conditions much longer and he wants to leave, so Holly thinks that Dan should go next. Yve also talks to Holly that she feel that she's on the outs for being the only one to vote off NaOnka at the last tribal council and that she'd like to allign with Holly, but Holly said that she thought Yve was alligned with Tyrone, which Yve confirms to be false. This time, the tribes had to compete for individual immunity. Aside from Dan and NaOnka, the entire tribe proved to be fierce competition in the challenge, but in the end, Holly became victorious, although she eventually failed to beat Jill to win the reward of a beef and chicken cabob feast and listening in to the other tribes' tribal council. Yve and NaOnka felt that Dan had to go for being weak, while Chase and Benry thought that although it's important to keep the tribe strong, Dan's the perfect person to have on your side when the teams dissolve. Holly was also leaning toward Dan until Dan told her that he felt more confident in his abilities to survive and wants to continue playing, but Holly needed to make sure that he was tleling the truth because if he doesn't want to play, there are people that want to. Yve really put herself in the target zone by tleling NaOnka and Alina that her social advantages with former Espada members on the other tribe will benefit NaOnka and Alina post merge, but both NaOnka and Alina knew that that only made Yve a threat and made grounds for voting her off. Before tribal council, Yve says that she knows that Dan has gotten votes before in past tribal councils but still stayed in the game, so she's a little nervous that the streak may continue. At tribal council, Espada, except for Dan, was bothered by La Flor enjoying a feast, especially NaOnka when Jeff asked Fabio how good the food was. Once again, Dan lucked out as Yve was voted off 6-1 for being a very social player.

In Episode 7, NaOnka targeted Alina, claiming that she has those eyes that say "I can see right through you", and NaOnka tries to get votes from Chase, Holly, and Dan, who all seemed to be on board. After a long history of losing challenges, Espada won both the reward and immunity challenges in this episodes. In this episodes reward, Espada got to go to a Nicaraguan farm and work on the farm, ride horses, and be given a "real" breakfast. Between Chase saying that riding horses reminded him of before his dad died, and Holly and Alina hugging each other for the entire team being able to appreciate and share a meal together, needless to say the majority of Espada got pretty emotional, of course except for NaOnka, who only saw one good thing come out of this experience: She can now say she touched a cow's "nipples".

In Episode 8, Espada and La Flor merge with equal members and with Alina, Benry, Chase, Dan, Holly, and NaOnka making the merge. Alina got voted off in Episode 8, becoming the 1st member of the jury. Marty, a former Espada member, got voted off in Episode 9, becoming the 2nd member of the jury. As of Episode 11, none of them have won individual immunity, and NaOnka quit the game, becoming the 4th member of the jury. Currently Benry, Chase, Dan, and Holly are in the final 7, alongside former Espada member Jane.

Trivia


 * Espada only won two immunity and two reward challenges, so they're the weaker tribe.


 * Espada is the only tribe to have a member get voted off unanimously.
 * Episodes 2 and 10 are the only episodes without the elimination of a player that was on Espada at one point.
 * This is the only tribe to have contestants that this tribe received post a tribe swap only get eliminated post merge.
 * Aside from former Espada member Jane, there has yet to be a member of Espada win individual immunity post merge.
 * Dan is the last original male Espada member left in the game.
 * The four people that went on reward in Episode 11 were all members of Espada (Benry, Chase, Dan, and NaOnka).