SHOCKING ELIMINATION OF THE CENTURY! Sorry to anyone who wanted him Top 3, 2, or 1, or to anyone who wanted a Survivor Top 3 (sorry zimdelinvasor :( ) but this is as far as he was going to make it in this ranking. It's really just splitting hairs for me at this point since I really do well and truly love everyone who's up this high (and I have been since at least Number 7), but unfortunately, Richard is a victim of personal preference. :(
So it's not shock as to why this guy is up this high - he invented modern-day Survivor. He was the cocky Machiavellian nudist who was one of television's most notorious braggarts who ended up proving his worth by going on to win. Much like Ethan and Tina, I haven't seen all of Borneo in a while so I can't rave at length about how much I love Richard, but I do love him as a winner and as a character as much as his ranking indicates. He is a legend, a true badass and will remain in my Top 3 even if Jesus himself came and won Survivor.
Watching him play and adapt to this game with only unwritten rules where he smashed them all up and wrote his own rules was truly a sight to behold. He truly maximized his chances of winning the game and proved that Survivor was a game that only the smartest and most cunning of personalities can win. Not only that, we really got to know him as a character as well, which is unheard of these days unless you're the fan favourite or a soon-to-be-returning player.
Plus, he brought the perception of gay people in media forward about 50 years or so. This guy proved that gays do not have to be stereotypical, being gay can just be a facet of your personality and not your entire personality.
This may be a pretty underwhelming writeup for someone who is so awesome, but I'm having a bit of writers block and I don't really have anything more to say about Richard that hasn't been written in essays and by every psychologist on the face of the earth who was alive in 2000. The guy is an awesome strategist, an awesome character, and an awesome symbol for Survivor.
#4. Richard Hatch (Survivor: Borneo)
#5. Zach & Flo (The Amazing Race 3)
#6. Uchenna & Joyce (The Amazing Race 7)
#7. Todd Herzog (Survivor: China)
#8. Julia Morris (Celebrity Apprentice Australia 1)
#9. Tanedra Howard (Scream Queens 1)
#10. Judson "Fabio" Birza (Survivor: Nicaragua)
#11. Karise Eden (The Voice Australia 1)
#12. Chip & Kim (The Amazing Race 5)
#13. Ethan Zohn (Survivor: Africa)
#14. Jun Song (Big Brother USA 4)
#15. Bates & Anthony (The Amazing Race 22)
#16. Zabrina & Joe-Jer (The Amazing Race Asia 1)
#17. Shane & Andrew (The Amazing Race Australia 2)
#18. Vecepia Towery (Survivor: Marquesas)
#19. Benjamin Norris (Big Brother Australia 2012)
#20. LaKisha & Jen (The Amazing Race Unfinished Business)
#21. Rob & Brennan (The Amazing Race)
#22. Earl Cole (Survivor: Fiji)
#23. Celeste Anderson (King of the Nerds 1)
#24. Danni Boatwright (Survivor: Guatemala)
#25. Tina Wesson (Survivor: The Australian Outback)
#26. Nat & Kat (The Amazing Race 17)
#27. Terri Munro (Big Brother Australia 2008)
#28. Natalie White (Survivor: Samoa)
#29. Denise Stapley (Survivor: Philippines)
#30. Jan Moody (The Mole Australia 1)
#31. Sophie Clarke (Survivor: South Pacific)
#32. Beth (Total Drama Action)
#33. Josh & Brent (The Amazing Race 21)
#34. Bob Crowley (Survivor: Gabon)
#35. The Linz Family (The Amazing Race 8: Family Edition)
#36. Aras Baskauskas (Survivor: Panama - Exile Island)
#37. "Boston" Rob Mariano (Survivor: Redemption Island)
#38. Reichen & Chip (The Amazing Race 4)
#39. Parvati Shallow (Survivor: Micronesia)
#40. Tom Westman (Survivor: Palau)
#41. Ernie & Cindy (The Amazing Race 19)
#42. TK & Rachel (The Amazing Race 12)
#43. Richard & Richard (The Amazing Race Asia 4)
#44. James "JT" Thomas (Survivor: Tocantins)
#45. Dave & Rachel (The Amazing Race 20)
#46. Nathan & Tyler (The Amazing Race Australia 1)
#47. Jillian Maclaughlin (Big Brother Canada 1)
#48. Kimberly Spradlin (Survivor: One World)
#49. Steven Cowles (The Mole US 1)
#50. Chris & Alex (The Amazing Race 2)
#51. Brian Heidik (Survivor: Thailand)
#52. Nick & Starr (The Amazing Race 13)
#53. Dan & Jordan (The Amazing Race 16)
#54. Heather (Total Drama World Tour)
#55. Jenna Morasca (Survivor: The Amazon)
#56. Tammy & Victor (The Amazing Race 14)
#57. John Cochran (Survivor: Caramoan)
#58. Jamie Brooksby (Big Brother Australia 2006)
#59. Amber Mariano (Survivor: All-Stars)
#60. Casey Donovan (Australian Idol 2)
#61. Guy Sebastian (Australian Idol 1)
#62. Tyler & James (The Amazing Race 10)
#63. Meghan & Cheyne (The Amazing Race 15)
#64. Yul Kwon (Survivor: Cook Islands)
#65. Owen (Total Drama Island)
#66. Eric & Danielle (The Amazing Race All-Stars)
#67. Freddy & Kendra (The Amazing Race 6)
THE TOP 3:
- BJ & Tyler (The Amazing Race 9)
- Chris Daugherty (Survivor: Vanuatu)
- Sandra Diaz-Twine (Survivor: Pearl Islands/Heroes vs. Villains)
(Aquamarine HelenCoops MHens Yerg zimdelinvasor )
(Also sorry for anyone I scarred by using this picture, but I couldn't be the only one who was scarred by this picture so nyeh)
RICHARD HATCH - SURVIVOR: BORNEO