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 Every castaway from SFC1 originated from a video game related node. | |
| Survivor Fan Characters Gameplay | |
| Description: | The series or franchise that a contestant comes from. |
| Appearances: | Every season |
About 
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A node can provide context to contestants' backgrounds, and are prominently featured in the lower third during confessionals. Originally appearing underneath the contestant's name, though beginning with SFC7, they have since appeared beside the contestant's name.
List of Nodes Edit
| List of Nodes represented in Survivor Fan Characters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Node | Year of Inception | Category | No. of Contestants |
| Resident Evil | 1996 | Video Games | 4 |
| The Sims | 2000 | Video Games | 2 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | 1991 | Video Games | 8 |
| Animal Crossing | 2001 | Video Games | 3 |
| Mega Man | 1987 | Video Games | 4 |
| Pokémon | 1996 | Video Games | 5 |
| F-Zero | 1990 | Video Games | 1 |
| Monkey Island | 1990 | Video Games | 1 |
| Final Fantasy | 1987 | Video Games | 4 |
| Star Fox | 1993 | Video Games | 5 |
| Halo | 2001 | Video Games | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda | 1986 | Video Games | 1 |
| EarthBound | 1994 | Video Games | 1 |
| Mario Sports | 1995 | Video Games | 2 |
| Silent Hill | 1999 | Video Games | 1 |
| Sly Cooper | 2002 | Video Games | 2 |
| Cooking Mama | 2006 | Video Games | 1 |
| Lucky Star | 2003 | Anime and Manga | 2 |
| Bully | 2006 | Video Games | 1 |
| Devil May Cry | 2001 | Video Games | 1 |
| Destroy All Humans! | 2005 | Video Games | 1 |
| Donkey Kong | 1981 | Video Games | 1 |
| Naruto | 1997 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Kirby | 1992 | Video Games | 2 |
| Love Hina | 1998 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Crash Bandicoot | 1996 | Video Games | 1 |
| Advance Wars | 2001 | Video Games | 1 |
| Haruhi Suzumiya | 2003 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Guitar Hero | 2005 | Video Games | 1 |
| Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | 2001 | Video Games | 3 |
| Grand Theft Auto | 1997 | Video Games | 2 |
| Inuyasha | 1996 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Trauma Center | 2005 | Video Games | 1 |
| Harry Potter | 2001 | Film | 1 |
| Yoshi's Story | 1997 | Video Games | 1 |
| Mii Channel | 2006 | Video Games | 1 |
| Chibi-Robo! | 2005 | Video Games | 1 |
| Katamari Damacy | 2004 | Video Games | 1 |
| Harvest Moon | 1996 | Video Games | 2 |
| WarioWare | 2003 | Video Games | 1 |
| Street Fighter | 1987 | Video Games | 2 |
| Jak and Daxter | 2001 | Video Games | 1 |
| Golden Sun | 2001 | Video Games | 1 |
| Blinx: The Time Sweeper | 2002 | Video Games | 1 |
| Death Note | 2003 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Tomb Raider | 1996 | Video Games | 1 |
| Metal Gear Solid | 1998 | Video Games | 1 |
| Spyro the Dragon | 1998 | Video Games | 1 |
| South Park | 1997 | Television | 1 |
| Kingdom Hearts | 2002 | Video Games | 4 |
| The Urbz: Sims in the City | 2004 | Video Games | 1 |
| Ice Climber | 1985 | Video Games | 2 |
| Dragon Ball Z | 1989 | Anime and Manga | 3 |
| The World Ends with You | 2007 | Video Games | 2 |
| Total Drama Island | 2007 | Television | 2 |
| Animaniacs | 1993 | Television | 2 |
| Suikoden | 1995 | Video Games | 2 |
| Happy Tree Friends | 1999 | Television | 1 |
| Tales | 1995 | Video Games | 1 |
| MapleStory | 2003 | Video Games | 1 |
| Marvel vs. Capcom | 1996 | Video Games | 1 |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1988 | Television | 1 |
| One Piece | 1997 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Metroid | 1986 | Video Games | 2 |
| The Powerpuff Girls | 1998 | Television | 1 |
| Superjail! | 2008 | Television | 1 |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | 1990 | Television | 1 |
| World of Warcraft | 2004 | Video Games | 1 |
| Riviera: The Promised Land | 2002 | Video Games | 1 |
| Fire Emblem | 1990 | Video Games | 1 |
| Invader Zim | 2001 | Television | 1 |
| The Raccoons | 1985 | Television | 1 |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 1979 | Novels | 1 |
| Conker's Bad Fur Day | 2001 | Video Games | 1 |
| The Flintstones | 1960 | Television | 1 |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy | 1999 | Television | 1 |
| Teen Titans | 2003 | Television | 2 |
| Twilight | 2005 | Novels | 1 |
| Survivor: Samoa | 2009 | Television | 1 |
| Soulcalibur | 1995 | Video Games | 1 |
| Final Fantasy X | 2001 | Video Games | 1 |
| Kung Fu Panda | 2008 | Film | 1 |
| Yu Yu Hakusho | 1990 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Tytania | 1988 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Get Fuzzy | 1999 | Comics | 1 |
| Left 4 Dead | 2008 | Video Games | 2 |
| Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures | 1987 | Television | 1 |
| The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | 2008 | Television | 1 |
| America's Next Top Model | 2003 | Television | 1 |
| SSX Tricky | 2001 | Video Games | 1 |
| Batman | 1940 | Comics | 1 |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 1997 | Television | 1 |
| Darkwing Duck | 1991 | Television | 1 |
| Rocko's Modern Life | 1993 | Television | 1 |
| Scrubs | 2001 | Television | 1 |
| Friends | 1994 | Television | 1 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | 1992 | Comics | 1 |
| Ranma ½ | 1987 | Anime and Manga | 2 |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | 2003 | Television | 1 |
| Darkstalkers | 1994 | Video Games | 1 |
| Sonic X | 2003 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Total Drama | 2007 | Television | 2 |
| The Hunger Games | 2008 | Novels | 1 |
| Mortal Engines | 2001 | Novels | 1 |
| Chrono Trigger | 1995 | Video Games | 1 |
| Rock Band | 2007 | Video Games | 2 |
| Shaman King | 1998 | Anime and Manga | 2 |
| Enchanted Arms | 2006 | Video Games | 1 |
| SimCity | 1989 | Video Games | 1 |
| Glee | 2009 | Television | 1 |
| Second Life | 2003 | Video Games | 5 |
| Baywatch | 1989 | Television | 1 |
| Dead Rising | 2006 | Video Games | 1 |
| Backyard Baseball | 1997 | Video Games | 1 |
| Liar Game | 2005 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Barbie | 1959 | Toys | 2 |
| Portal | 2007 | Video Games | 1 |
| Recess | 1997 | Television | 1 |
| Final Destination | 2000 | Film | 1 |
| Power Stone | 1999 | Video Games | 1 |
| Tengaged | 2008 | Video Games | 1 |
| Mass Effect | 2007 | Video Games | 1 |
| Ratchet & Clank | 2002 | Video Games | 1 |
| Jersey Shore | 2009 | Television | 1 |
| Half-Life | 1998 | Video Games | 1 |
| Calvin and Hobbes | 1985 | Comics | 1 |
| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | 2010 | Television | 4 |
| Survivor Fan Characters | 2006 | Comics | 2 |
| Neopets | 1999 | Video Games | 1 |
| Super Sentai | 1975 | Television | 2 |
| Drawn Together | 2004 | Television | 2 |
| The Big Bang Theory | 2007 | Television | 3 |
| Ace Attorney | 2001 | Video Games | 2 |
| The Walking Dead | 2010 | Television | 2 |
| The Most Popular Girls in School | 2012 | Television | 3 |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | 1999 | Television | 2 |
| Super Mario Bros. | 1985 | Video Games | 4 |
| Kim Possible | 2002 | Television | 2 |
| The Looney Tunes Show | 2011 | Television | 2 |
| Parks and Recreation | 2009 | Television | 2 |
| Modern Family | 2009 | Television | 1 |
| Minecraft | 2011 | Video Games | 1 |
| Full House | 1987 | Television | 1 |
| Professor Layton | 2007 | Video Games | 1 |
| The Last Dragon Chronicles | 2001 | Novels | 1 |
| That Guy with the Glasses | 2008 | Television | 1 |
| Jet Set Radio | 2000 | Video Games | 1 |
| Borderlands | 2009 | Video Games | 2 |
| Adventure Time | 2010 | Television | 1 |
| Bad Girls Club | 2006 | Television | 2 |
| Star Trek | 1966 | Television | 1 |
| Club Penguin | 2005 | Video Games | 1 |
| 2 Broke Girls | 2011 | Television | 1 |
| The Land Before Time | 1988 | Film | 1 |
| Deer Hunter | 1997 | Video Games | 1 |
| Desperate Housewives | 2004 | Television | 1 |
| Warriors | 2003 | Novels | 1 |
| Orange Is the New Black | 2013 | Television | 2 |
| Kid Nation | 2007 | Television | 1 |
| Persona | 1996 | Video Games | 1 |
| Danganronpa | 2010 | Video Games | 2 |
| Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | 1989 | Television | 1 |
| TaleSpin | 1990 | Television | 1 |
| Deer Avenger | 1998 | Video Games | 2 |
| BioShock | 2007 | Video Games | 1 |
| Cheers | 1982 | Television | 1 |
| Frasier | 1993 | Television | 1 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | 2009 | Television | 1 |
| Castlevania | 1986 | Video Games | 1 |
| Despicable Me | 2010 | Film | 1 |
| Digimon | 1997 | Video Games | 1 |
| Splatoon | 2015 | Video Games | 1 |
| Mortal Kombat | 1992 | Video Games | 1 |
| BoJack Horseman | 2014 | Television | 1 |
| Marvel's The Avengers | 2012 | Film | 1 |
| CSI: Miami | 2002 | Television | 2 |
| Fairy Tail | 2006 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| 90210 | 2008 | Television | 1 |
| My Hero Academia | 2014 | Anime and Manga | 1 |
| Town of Salem | 2014 | Video Games | 1 |
| Pikmin | 2001 | Video Games | 1 |
| Hyperdimension Neptunia | 2010 | Video Games | 3 |
| Call of Duty | 2003 | Video Games | 1 |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | 2005 | Video Games | 1 |
| Family Guy | 1999 | Television | 1 |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | 2015 | Television | 1 |
| Littlest Pet Shop | 2012 | Television | 1 |
| Weeds | 2005 | Television | 1 |
| Ace Attorney Investigations | 2009 | Video Games | 1 |
| Shantae | 2002 | Video Games | 1 |
| Five Nights at Freddy's | 2014 | Video Games | 1 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | 1987 | Anime and Manga | 2 |
| The X-Files | 1993 | Television | 2 |
| Star Wars | 1977 | Film | 2 |
| Mean Girls | 2004 | Film | 2 |
| Yakuza | 2005 | Video Games | 2 |
| Fur Fighters | 2000 | Video Games | 2 |
| Rick and Morty | 2013 | Television | 1 |
| The Legend of Korra | 2012 | Television | 1 |
| Treasure Planet | 2002 | Film | 1 |
| Klonoa | 1997 | Video Games | 1 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | 2005 | Television | 1 |
| RWBY | 2013 | Television | 1 |
| Zootopia | 2016 | Film | 1 |
| Night in the Woods | 2017 | Video Games | 1 |
| Tokyo Afterschool Summoners | 2016 | Video Games | 1 |
| Steven Universe | 2013 | Television | 1 |
| Rivals of Aether | 2017 | Video Games | 1 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2012 | Television | 1 |
| Dora the Explorer | 2000 | Television | 1 |
| Monster Prom | 2018 | Video Games | 1 |
Other Nodes Edit
| Other Nodes represented in Survivor Fan Characters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Node | Year of Inception | Category | Notes |
| Friday the 13th | 1980 | Film | This was the node that Russell Hantz (under the alias of "Mr. Stabby") claimed to be from until his true identity was revealed by Skazzatrazz. |
| Tekken | 1994 | Video Games | This was the node that Heinz Keller claimed to be from, but this was later revealed to be false by Oehda. Heinz's true node is currently unknown. |
| YouTube Simulator | N/A | Video Games | This is the node that Allison Kathrati (A.K.A. "CutieCat") is labeled under. However, the node itself is not an existing piece of media. |
Trivia Edit
- The Sonic the Hedgehog series is the most recurring node in Survivor Fan Characters with eight different contestants.
- Additionally, there are also two other contestants who come from a Sonic-related property, which makes ten in total from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
- The Kingdom Hearts series and the Pokémon franchise are the only nodes to generate two finalists. With Kingdom Hearts, there was Baxter in SFC3, and Kala in All-Stars, both of whom were the Runner-Up. With Pokémon, there was Jim Fraser in SFC13 and Josh Thunderbolt in Alola, the former being the winner, and the latter being the Runner-Up.
- Bully was the first node in Survivor Fan Characters to be younger than the series itself.
- Currently the Batman franchise (1940-) is the oldest node in Survivor Fan Characters, while the most recent is Monster Prom (2018).
- Brains vs. Brawns, Fans vs. Canons, All-Stars, Fans vs. Canons, Blood vs. Water, and Past vs. Future are the only seasons to feature contestants from the same nodes.
- SFC7, SFC9, Battle of the Tribes, and Alola features contestants from the same series or franchise, but do not share the same node.
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