Fantasy Cast for The Challenge: Heroes vs Villains
One of Survivor's best themes is coming to The Challenge.
Survivor's 20th season was Heroes vs Villains and it was argubly the best season of all-time. We need to see a Heroes vs Villains season on The Challenge. The last 2 team season we had was War of the Worlds II and it was a mess. This will be 16 woman and 16 man (8 on each team.)
Heroes Team
Cara Maria Sorbello
Original Show - The Challenge: Fresh Meat II
Challenge Championships: 2
- Vendettas
- Final Reckoning
There was a time where Cara Maria would've been on the Villains tribe but she has been a fan favorite since she returned on All-Stars 4. I'd love to see Cara back on a 2 team season and she how she does.
Jenna Compono
Original Show - The Real World: Ex-Plosion / Back to San Francisco
Challenge Championships: 0
I think it's time for the original "Barbie Beast" to make a return. Jenna made 3 finals in her first 3 seasons but didn't get a win. She was last seen on Total Madness where she lost to Aneesa Ferreira. She has since had 4 kids and that's why she hasn't been on the show. I'd love to see her come back as a mom to see how she does.
Amber Borzotra
Original Show - Big Brother 16
Challenge Championships: 1
- Double Agents
Amber is an underdog on every season she is on. She won her rookie season and people still continue to doubt her. Her and Faysal Shafaat were my favorites to win The Challenge All-Stars: Rivals and it didn't happen. I wonder how shen would play on a team of 2.
Da'Vonne Rogers
Original Show - Big Brother 17
Challenge Championships: 0
Da'Vonne is one of America's Favorites. She won America's Favorite Player on Season 22 of Big Brother. She has a lot of fans that will back her no matter what. I'd love to see her play with Cara again and some new faces.
Justine Ndiba
Original Show - Love Island USA 2
Challenge Championships: 0
Justine has never been on the flagship before but she was on USA 1 and World Championship. She actually got 3rd place on USA 1 behind Sarah Lacina and Cayla Platt. Justine knows how to win though. She won Love Island USA 2 and Love Island Games 1. She is currently on Love Island Games 2. I'm surprised they haven't put her on the flagship yet.
Kelley Wentworth
Original Show - Survivor: San Juan Del Sur
ROOKIE
Wentworth is one of the best players to never win Survivor. She got 4th placce on Survivor: Cambodia and might have won if she made the final 3. I'm honestly surprised they haven't called her yet. She could become a Challenge Champion immediately.
Kaz Crossley
Original Show - Love Island UK 4
Challenge Championships: 2
- UK
- World Championship
Kaz has been on the flagship once as a mercenary on Battle for a New Champion. She dominated the 2 seasons she was on though. She won UK and then was partnered with Jordan Wiseley on World Championship and they killed it. I'm waiting for her to see a flagship season and she would be good UK representation for the Heroes team.
Tori Deal
Original Show - Are You The One? 4
Challenge Championships: 1
- Ride or Dies
I know Tori is very hit or miss with the fan base but I think a break will do her well. People were against Cara Maria after War of the Worlds II but she came after as a hero and I think the same thing could happen to Tori. They're marketing Tori as one of the faces of the show and with that comes the hero team.
Chris "CT" Tamburello
Original Show - The Real World: Paris
Challenge Championships: 5
- Rivals II
- Invasion of the Champions
- War of the Worlds II
- Double Agents
- Spies, Lies, & Allies
CT is one of the fan favorites and faces of the show. At one point he was one of the biggest villains but his image has changed as he grew. CT on a 2 team season might be able to slide to the end like he did on War of the Worlds II.
Kyland Young
Original Show - Big Brother 23
Challenge Championships: 0
I'm surprised Kyland isin't on season 41 to be honest. He made the final on The Challenge: Battle of the Eras and went into a couple of eliminations. He was the underdog everyone was rooting for and now they can on the heroes team.
Devin Walker
Original Show - Are You The One? 3
Challenge Championships: 1
- Ride or Dies
I consider Devin more of an anti-hero rather than a hero but people love to root for him. He's been super popular since returning on Double Agents. I know he has his haters but I'm going to take a risk here and put him on the heroes team.
Danny McCray
Original Show - Survivor 41
Challenge Championships: 1
- USA 1
I think it's time to bring Danny back. He absolutley dominated the final on USA 1 and got 2nd place on World Championship behind Jordan Wiseley and Kaz Crossley. He's also not afraid to be himself. He got into many arguments with his partner, Tori Deal, on World Championship.
Tyson Apostol
Original Show - Survivor: Blood vs Water
Challenge Championships: 1
Tyson is another one of the anti-heroes I'm putting on this heroes team. He only did 1 season of The Challenge and it was USA 2 where he got 3rd place. He was the favorite to win all season but couldn't do a sudoku puzzle. I'd love to see him return and play with some heavy hitters.
Keanu Soto
Original Show - Big Brother 27
ROOKIE
Keanu just won America's Favorite Player on Big Brother 27. He was the target all season and had his back against the wall. He found a way to get to the final 5 but couldn't pull out the win. The Challenge is the show that is more geared for him anyways. I can see him coming in strong.
Turbo Camkiran
Original Show - Survivor Turkey 8
Challenge Championships: 1
- War of the Worlds
Turbo is back to being a hero. People love him. I am really rooting for him on Vets and New Threats. It would be interesting to see him on a 2 team season again especially since the last one was War of the Worlds II where he was disqualified. I would also like to see him work with this next person again too.
Jordan Wiseley
Original Show - The Real World: Portland
Challenge Championships: 5
- Exes II
- Dirty 30
- War of the Worlds II
- World Championship
- Battle of the Eras
I know I'm going to get hate for this but Jordan has been edited as a hero the last few years. On War of the Worlds II he had to overcome Cara's Cult. People were rooting for him and Tori on Total Madness and it seemed like America loved him on Battle of the Eras. I also want to see him with Turbo again.
Villains Team
Laurel Stucky
Original Show - The Challenge: Fresh Meat II
Challenge Championships: 2
- Free Agents
- All-Stars 5
Laurel was one of the first people I thought of for the Villains Team. I like watching Laurel on the show cause she's entertaining but people definetely view her as a villain. I'm really curious how she would do on this season.
Amanda Garcia
Original Show - Are You The One? 3
Challenge Championships: 0
You can't have a Villains Team without Amanda Garcia. She hasn't been scared of popping off since she started on the show all the way back on Rivals III. I think she would be targeted early on this season though.
Mickey Lee
Original Show - Big Brother 27
Challenge Championships: 0
Mickey played a villain game on Big Brother 27 and America watched it on the live feeds. She provides entertainment and would probably do pretty well on a villains themed season of The Challenge.
Michaela Bradshaw
Original Show - Survivor: Millennials vs Gen X
Challenge Championships: 0
Michaela was targeted CT this season and that will be enough to put some on a villains season. She is getting a lot of confessionals though so they are making her a bigger part of the show.
Sydney Segal
Original Show - Survivor 41
Challenge Championships: 0
Sydney is a rookie on Vets and New Threats and has been my standout pick. She is dominating this and currently partnered with Turbo Camkiran. She is not afraid of making enemies and that is why I'm putting her on the villains team. She would be reunited with Danny McCray as they were both on Survivor 41 together.
Liv Walker
Original Show - Love Island USA 6
ROOKIE
Liv is one of my favorite "Islanders," but I would put her on the villains team. She is not scared to make a mess. Even Aaron Evans said "where's the drama there's Liv and where there's Liv there's drama." I don't think she would ever do The Challenge but this is a fantasy cast so here she is!
Kam Williams
Original Show - Are You The One? 5
Challenge Championships: 0
Killa Kam can be a fan favorite but she also plays a villain game. She is not scared to make big moves and try and take someone out. She was trying to orchestrate Cara Maria's elimination on All-Stars 4. She would be one of the leaders of this team in my opinion.
Ashley Mitchell
Original Show - The Real World: Ex-Plosion / Back to San Francisco
Challenge Championships: 2
- Invasion of the Champions
- Final Reckoning
Ashley has to be on a "Villains Team." She plays a villain game and has stolen $500,000 from someone before. I love watching Ashley on The Challenge and want to see how she would do on a villains team.
Johnny Bananas
Original Show - The Real World: Key West
Challenge Championships: 7
- The Island
- The Ruins
- Rivals
- Exes
- Free Agents
- Rivals III
- Total Madness
I mean... this just makes sense.
Shane Landrum
Original Show - Road Rules: Campus Crawl
Challenge Championships: 0
I wasn't a huge fan of Shane at first but there is a reason he is casted and it's to cause chaos. I honestly can't believe they casted Derrick Kosinski instead of Shane Landrum on Vets and New Threats. It would be interesting to see him on a team with Johnny Bananas.
Frank Sweeney Fox
Original Show - The Real World: Back to San Diego
Challenge Championships: 1
- Battle of the Seasons (2012)
I am on record saying if Frank never left after Free Agents than he would be the greatest of all-time. Frank knows how to play a villain game and would be perfect for this hypothetical season.
Josh Martinez
Original Show - Big Brother 19
Challenge Championships: 0
People love to hate Josh. He has been on quite a few seasons and gets a lot of attention each season. He is needed for a villains season.
Leonardo Dionicio
Original Show - Love Island USA 5
Challenge Championships: 0
I'm actually liking Leo on Vets and New Threats and considered putting him on the heroes team. However, I also had to think back to his time on Love Island and he played Kassy on that season.
Garrett Morosky
Original Show - FBOY Island 1
ROOKIE
Garrett is must see TV. He was a villain on FBOY Island though. He played Sarah Emig and tried to steal all of the money at the end. It would be interesting to see how far he would get on this hypothetical season.
Tyrique Hyde
Original Show - Love Island UK 10
ROOKIE
We would need more UK representation and Tyrique would be great. He's been a villain on Love Island Games 2 so far and has done Justine Ndiba dirty. It would be interesting to see how Tyrique and Justine would play on this hypothetical season together.
Paulie Calafiore
Original Show - Big Brother 18
Challenge Championships: 0
Paulie is a villain. He owns it though. He has played a villanious game on almost every season he's been on.
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