The Impact of the Ruto Four

Hey Survivor fans!  Heather Short here!  Today, I have a Survivor article for myself.  It's about the Ruto Four from Survivor Marquesas.  It's been almost ten year, so lets get it started!

The Rotu 4 was an alliance comprised of John Carroll, Tammy Leitnor, Robert “The General” DeCanio, and Zoe Zanidakis. They were an alliance formed after the Marquesas tribal switch, best known for taking out the neutral Gabe after John’s paranoia. They quickly became known as the villains of the season, their smugness led to their downfall. The coconut challenge exposed the pecking order, with the people eliminated the same way that they were going home in the Rotu 4’s eyes. After that, they were voted out one by one, starting with their leader, John.

John- Big time queer

The General- Has a little Sausage

Tammy- Engaged so no hope there

Zoe- The toughest guy on the tribe

However, let’s play a game shall we? Let’s take a slight look back at the season. It’s the tribal switch; let’s pretend that John didn't care about Gabe. He and the four voted out Rob, like they intended. Now, that means a lot. It means that Rob never told Kathy about the alliance’s pecking order. It meant that Rob never tricked Zoe about their intentions to vote out Kathy. It meant that Vecepia didn't win, because she or Sean would get voted out first after the merge. It would mean that one of the Rotu four would have won.

This would not have happen.

Now, who of the four that would win would still be a mystery, my money would be on one of the girls, Zoe or Tammy, just to keep the status quo I guess. John is too dangerous and The General is a physical threat. So I’d like to think that Zoe or Tammy won. Leaning towards Tammy, because Zoe may or may not be crazy, I don’t know really. I’m sure Zoe would have gotten more on air time, if she did get to final two.  Also Mario Lanza said Tammy would have won as well, and this is Tammy we're talking about.

Final Two of Marquesas, Crazy Vs. the Pitbull

We’re going to talk about the purple rocks now. All I know is that Paschal will not be screwed over by them, maybe someone else, maybe not at all. If the rocks were not a problem, then it does affect future gameplay. Remember in Vanuatu where Eliza didn't side with Ami because she didn't want to draw rocks? Eliza is a huge survivor fan, so she would avoid that. What would happen then? The final four dynamic caused the tie vote, would that same dynamic happen with the Rotu four? A lot of what ifs, but notice that it has a ripple on other seasons, where people where scared to cause a tie vote after Marquesas.

Eliza's reaction to the purple rocks.

The returning players of Kathy and Rob in All-Stars may also be affected. Remember that Kathy was asked back for All-Stars only because Vecepia couldn't be there. What if Tammy was asked first, or even Zoe? A little different right? With Rob it may be different as well, being voted off before the merge this time. Although Shii Ann was asked back, even though she didn't make the merge either, Rob could be in All Stars like Kathy was. However, some other more prevalent male characters would be asked first, like John for example, and Gabe would have lasted longer as well. Remember that Rob has returned on Survivor three other times, met his wife on All-Stars, had all sorts of reality TV show appearances, and just being an iconic symbol for Survivor. I’m sure history would be different then.

The Leader of the Ruto 4 Alliance in his finest moment, this would still happen no matter what though.

The Ruto Four, the victims of the coconut chop challenge. Many different variables, but they changed Survivor history. However, you can always remember that no matter what happened in the fourth season, Boston Rob got defeated by a gay nurse from Nebraska and the rest of his crew. Not the Survivor mastermind that we all know and love right? If the Rotu four survived, in that alternate universe, all Boston Rob would have been was that one guy who got voted out two episodes before the merge, or even that one guy that got his ass handed to him by Neleh of all people.

Rob Mariano, best Survivor contest of all time

Kicked Rob's Ass

P.S.- Oh my heck, all of this was fun.  I'm sure that if this happened, Tammy would have won Marquesas, always fun.  

I'm going to receive the DVD Monday (If UPS doesn't suck), so I feel awesome.  However my favorite has to be Zoe, she has to be somewhat crazy.  So huge Marquesas rewatch this week. :D

-Heather Short.