Zapatera is a tribe on 'Survivor: Redemption Island'. The returning titan leading the tribe is Russell Hantz.
Tribe Members
- David Murphy
- Julie Wolfe
- Mike Chiesl
- Ralph Kiser
- Sarita White
- Steve Wright
- Stephanie Valencia (TBA)
- Krista Klumpp (15th)
- [[Survivor: Samoa|»]][[Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains|»]] Russell Hantz (17th)
Rankings subject to change due to Template:Ri.
History
Zapatera, along with Ometepe, was formed in Episode 1. At first the tribe seemed happy to have Russell around, but the feeling faded as everyones' mind was set on voting off Russell the first chance they got, with the exception being Stephanie, who feels that she needs to be alligned with Russell to make it to the end. Russell once again chose the young pretty girl to allign with, which definitely didn't go unnoticed, especially not by David or Ralph. In the first challenge, Zapatera beat Ometepe and won flint, securing all of the tribe members' places in the next episode. In Episode 2, Ralph woke everyone up via perfectly imitating the sound a rooster makes, which has urged some Survivor fans to nickname him rooster, despite not being called that by anyone else in the tribe. Russell expanded his alliance to include Krista, saying that three worked for him last season; it'll work for him this season. Russell also says "Who cares about numbers? I never have numbers, yet I make it to the end every time. All I need is trust, loyalty". While collecting rocks (who knows why Ralph was doing that), Ralph found a hidden immunity idol, saying that was "easier than wiping your hiney with toilet paper". Once again Zapatera won immunity courtesy of Ralph and Stephanie, winning them fishing gear. Russell found the clue to the hidden immunity idol, and he shared it with Stephanie and Krista, but Ralph and Mike catch him and confront him about whether or not he had an idol, thus sparking a conflict between Russell and Ralph. However, little does Russell know that Ralph already has the idol.
In Episode 3, Steve Wright and the rest of his alliance felt comfortable in their two-person lead against Ometepe. David and Steve witnessed the duel between Matt and Francesca and even though Francesca lost, they decided to tell Russell that Matt lost to throw him off when they vote him off. They then decided to throw the challenge, but Julie Wolfe expressed hesitance. At the challenge, they decided to throw it and Ometepe took home the reward and immunity idol. Back at camp, Russell's alliance of Krista and Stephanie tried to pretend that they had the hidden immunity idol. Figuring that the other six would split the votes 3-3-3, they tried to convince Julie to switch over to their group. At tribal council, there was a three way tie, and since no immunity idols were played, the revote was played out, and Russell was voted off for the first time 5-1 and was sent to Redemption Island.
In Episode 4, Stephanie and Krista had a strong feeling about Russell returning. Ralph came clean to the tribe about having the hidden immunity idol after nearly revealing him having it at the duel between Matt and Russell in front of Kristina and Phillip. Stephanie and Krista complained about Russell's elimination upon losing the duel to Matt, but the tribe performed strong at the Immunity challenge and won.
In Episode 5, cracks in the main Zapatera alliance of 6 began to show. First, however, Stephanie and Krista pledged their loyalty to Rob and the Ometepe tribe if they made the merge. At the challenge, Stephanie was chosen by Sarita to put together a word puzzle over David. After losing, the tribe bickered over why they lost, half blaming Sarita for not letting David perform, the other blaming the difficulty of the challenge. This arguement caused a minor conflict between David and Sarita. Stephanie and Krista didn't both to lobby their tribe and Krista was sent home over Stephanie in a 6-2 for being more rude and vocal than Stephanie. Krista currently awaits her duel against Matt.
In Episode 6, Zapatera continued to fall apart and lost the reward/immunity challenge. David and Stephanie tried to lobby to get the weak Sarita voted out of the tribe to keep it physically strong. However, the rest of the tribe decided to keep the trust that existed and voted out Stephanie.
Trivia
- This is the first tribe his the Villains tribe to win the first two immunity challenges in a row.
- This is the second tribe Russell has been a part of that is more successful than the opposing tribe.
- Unlike last seasons, the majority of the tribe seems to be against Russell from the very beginning.
- This is the first and by the looks of it only tribe to vote off Russell.
- So far the elimination apttern is boy-girl. Judging by the fact that Stephanie is on the outs, the pattern may break soon.