Artis was a castaway from Survivor: Philippines and was part of the Tandang tribe. Although he did not get much screen time compared to the rest of his tribe mates, Artis was usually seen being angry about someone or something, usually Michael Skupin, whom he disliked and was annoyed with throughout the game. Artis was never able to act on his frustrations due to Tandang’s winning streak, allowing Artis to make the merge on Day 17. Artis joined an alliance with Abi and Pete and the three of them were perceived negatively. With R.C. and Jeff going out one by one, Denise came up with a plan to get a member of the other tribe out by targeting Artis, who was perceived to be the least likely person Abi would play an Idol on, Denise calling this a diversion strategy. Denise was able to convince Skupin to flip on Tandang and Artis was voted out in a 5-4 vote and became the 3rd jury member. He was offended by Lisa and Skupin’s betrayal at FTC, so he voted for Denise, who visited every single Tribal Council.