Everyone and Shawn

This article focuses on the interactions between Everyone and Shawn.

Overview
While Shawn is generally quite nice to others, his paranoia makes him easily suspicious of them, as shown how he refuses to sleep near his team out of fear they would turn into zombies while he's asleep. However his survival skills have also proven to be quite resourceful to his team, and they come to respect him over time. Early on his fear of the undead caused him to be extremely cowardly, and he would abandon all of his friends without a second's hesitation. This changes after his cowardice costs him his relationship with Jasmine, which lets him learn that there is more to life than ensuring his own survival against the zombie apocalypse. Following this incident he becomes more selfless and will be more willing to protect others from danger in addition to himself.

Amy
In A Blast from the Past, Shawn sees Amy emerge from the lake covered in vegetation and becomes terrified due to mistaking her for a zombie.

Chef Hatchet
In A Blast from the Past, when Shawn was absent during the challenge, Chris sends Chef to find Shawn. Unknown to everyone, Shawn had become hysteric the night before after seeing what he thought to be a zombie and covered himself in garbage to protect himself. Eventually, Chef found Shawn walking like a zombie and started chasing him after Shawn mistaken him for a zombie. Upon hearing Chef speak English, Shawn realizes he isn't a zombie and tries to warn him of the zombie apocalypse. He tells Chef that they could hide behind the waterfall he found, but when he looks back it has disappeared, wondering where it went. Chef dismisses it as Shawn "hallucinating from the stink" before tossing him into the back of his jeep. He later throws him harshly onto the dock.

Chris
Shawn doesn't appear to hate Chris as much as other contestants, save for the collective feeling of being annoyed when he goes too far. Likewise Chris doesn't hate Shawn, but his zombie-related antics often lead Chris to question his sanity, leading him to give him the nickname "Zombie Boy" and like everyone else he gives him no sympathy whenever he is hurt.

In the opening sequence, when Shawn and Jasmine are gazing at each other, Chris interrupts their moment by coming between them while wearing a zombie mask, which scares Shawn away.

In I Love You, I Love You Knots, Chris compliments Shawn's ability to blow boogers, but then mocks him by pointing out he didn't complete the challenge correctly resulting in Chris shocking him and his team.

In A Blast from the Past, after everyone (especially Jasmine) notices Shawn is not present, Chris speculates he may have gotten lost on the crazy island. Chris also gleefully announces that if Shawn doesn't show up before the challenge ends he will automatically be eliminated. After Chef brings Shawn back, under the belief that the island is under attack by zombies, he angrily calls Chris a "crazy man" for commentating on the game at a time like this.

In Scarlett Fever, Shawn, along with the rest of the competitors, is unhappy with Chris lying to them about the island and leaving them to die. When Jasmine and Shawn accidentally release the robot animals, Chris makes sure Sky and Sugar know that it was the couple's fault. Shawn also single-handedly destroys an army of Chris Promo Bots, something Chris berates him for when he sees what Shawn has done.

In Sky Fall, Chris is delighted by seeing Shawn get eaten by a crocodile robot, but becomes disappointed when Shawn busts out from the inside.

In Pahk'd With Talent, Chris announces Shawn's idea of finding a document confirming the existence of a zombie virus, stating it came from Shawn's "twisted uneaten brain". However, he rejects the idea which causes Shawn to go into a conspiracy rant before Chris cuts him off. During the final challenge, Chris loves Shawn's talent of armpit farting and calls it a musical piece. He then cries before giving him a top score of nine.

In Lies, Cries and One Big Prize, Chris mocks Shawn several times before the challenge begins, which includes throwing a coin into his eye. He also probes at Shawn's reluctance to share the prize money with Jasmine. He eventually strains Shawn's relationship by showing Jasmine his past confessionals on how he feels about splitting the prize money with Jasmine, and footage of him insulting Jasmine's idea to spend the money.

Dave


Although Dave initially viewed Shawn to be weird like the rest of his team, while Shawn refused to get too close to others in case they become zombies, the two of them generally get along well. After a while, Shawn notices that his friend slowly begins to lose his mind trying to win Sky's heart and does all he can to make sure Dave doesn't go insane. However, he has little success. Eventually, Dave loses his sanity after Sky rejects him and finding out that she already has a boyfriend, which also ruins his friendship with Shawn as seen in the finale.

Ella
Ella greatly respects Shawn for his leadership and how he helps the team out. Likewise Shawn is always kind to Ella, as he is with everyone, and cares enough about her to make attempts to ensure he does not to hurt her feelings.

In the opening sequence as Shawn scans the terrain through binoculars, he looks up in surprise as Ella floats downwards carried by little birds.

In Twinning Isn't Everything, Ella is grateful for Shawn for bringing the team some food and she shows her gratitude by singing a song. She is then interrupted halfway by Sugar, who shoves a pear in her mouth. Annoyed by her singing Shawn politely sends her away to go sing to team Pimâpotew Kinosewak.

In I Love You, I Love You Knots, Shawn and Dave hold an enraged Sugar back when she tries to attack Ella.

In A Blast from the Past, Ella cheers for Shawn along with the rest of their team after he wins the challenge for the Waneyihtam Maskwak.

In Mo Monkey Mo Problems, Shawn runs into Ella looking for Sky (as Dave had prepared a romantic picnic for her). However, Ella who had become attracted to Dave since the previous episode, is also looking for him and asks Shawn about his whereabouts. Shawn tells her Dave's location and that he is waiting for his love, but doesn't specify who he is waiting for which leads Ella to misunderstand that Dave is waiting for her.

Jasmine
Very early on, Shawn and Jasmine take a liking to one another. However, Shawn is at first hesitant about forming a relationship, out of fear that she would turn into a zombie. His cowardice later proves costly, when he strikes Jasmine after mistaking her for a zombie, making her lose faith in him. She spends the next few episodes giving him the cold shoulder, while Shawn vainly tries to make amends. He finally manages to regain her trust after saving her in Hurl and Go Seek, and Jasmine forgives him and they start an official relationship. A few episodes later, the two discuss sharing the prize money, which Shawn reluctantly agrees to, due to needing the money to build his dream zombie bunker. After Jasmine is eliminated, Shawn spends most of his time mourning her loss, but is also relieved he can now keep the prize money all for himself. Once Shawn reaches the finale, Jasmine is randomly selected to be his helper. After seeing how helpful she is, Shawn rethinks keeping the prize money for himself. However, Chris reveals his past confessions, making Jasmine mad at him and determined to keep him (along with Sky, with the help of Dave) from winning. Despite this, Jasmine is still worried about Shawn's well-being. In the end, whether Shawn or Sky wins, Jasmine forgives Shawn and the two of them leave Pahkitew Island as a couple.

Leonard
In So, Uh This Is My Team?, Shawn, along with most of the team, supports Leonard's idea to build a Wizard's tower and cheers for him. In I Love You, Grease Pig!, Leonard is impressed by Shawn's ability to forage for food and states he would make a great "kitchen wizard". Shawn is unsure of what to make of this and awkwardly thanks him. In Lies, Cries and One Big Prize, as Shawn lists off all the competitors in order of physical ability, he adds at the end he would be fine with anyone other than Leonard.

Max
In Twinning Isn't Everything, Shawn mans the slingshot and fires two paint-filled balloons at Scarlett and Max, which hits them, covering them in paint. This angers Max and leads him to shout "Revenge!". When Dave tells him that someone had bursted Sky's balloons, Shawn states that he doubts it was Max, seeing how incompetent he is.

Rodney
In So, Uh This Is My Team?, while on the zeppelin Rodney overhears Scarlett's explanation of the velocity and comments to Shawn that Scarlett has some "serious brains"; however, Shawn hears the word "brains" and immediately becomes paranoid and shields his own brain in fear, baffling Rodney.

Samey
Shawn and Samey have been shown to get along in all of their interactions, most likely due to both of them being friends with Jasmine. However it's unclear whether the two of them are friends.

In I Love You, Grease Pig!, whilst Jasmine and Samey were foraging for food and Jasmine stops Samey from eating a poisonous apple. Shawn overhears this and explains to Samey that the apple is a deadly poisonous Manchineel fruit. After Samey's hand begins to blister, Shawn gives her advice on how to treat it. Samey will eventually use this information to get back at her sister in the future.

In Twinning Isn't Everything, Shawn once again approaches Jasmine and Samey. He and Jasmine begin to flirt, so Samey leaves them in private.

Scarlett
In Twinning Isn't Everything, Shawn successfully eliminates Max and Scarlett from the challenge by using a slingshot to fire his balloons at them.

In Scarlett Fever, Scarlett lures Shawn and the other contestants to a room filled with Chris Promo-bots to prevent them from interfering with her plan to blackmail Chris into surrendering the million dollars to her. However, Shawn manages to destroy all the robots after believing that they are zombies.

Sky
Although Shawn and Sky normally get along, Shawn's paranoia of zombies prevent him from spending any quality time with his team as he believed that they might turn into zombies and eat his brains. Once they reach the semi-finals, the two of them become rivals for the million dollars, spending most of their time trading insults to each other. In the end, the two of them reach the finale and they continue to insult each other and their opponent's helpers. Despite their rivalry in both episodes, the two of them appearently depart the season with Jasmine on friendly terms.

Sugar
Shawn and Sugar were placed on the same team, where they initially showed no hostility to one another. Sugar appeared to respect Shawn's leadership and Shawn was mostly nice to her, albeit he was sometimes annoyed by her disgusting habits. However later on Shawn begins to show hints that he dislikes her.

In I Love You, Grease Pig!, Shawn instructs Sugar to take the last place due to her pig handling skills. While she is flattered by his decision, she instead insists the "wizard" should take her place. In Twinning Isn't Everything, Sugar tackles Shawn to the ground when he brings food back to the cave, much to his annoyance. In I Love You, I Love You Knots, Shawn (and Dave) restrain Sugar when she tries to attack Ella.

First signs of a possible conflict emerge in This Is The Pits!, where Shawn refuses Sugar's offer to form an alliance, stating he would rather have his brains eaten by a zombie. He is also disgusted by her actions throughout the episode. In Three Zones and A Baby, Shawn sends Sugar back to fetch the baby she had left behind. After doing so she intentionally awakens a rattlesnake, causing it to bite a lion, before it gets eaten. Shawn is disturbed by this, and states that for a living person she really scares him. In Scarlett Fever, Shawn congratulates Sugar for defeating Scarlett.

In Pahk'd With Talent, when they reach the final three with Sky, the three of them try their best to win in order to get one of them eliminated. When it comes to Sugar's challenge, Sugar taunts Shawn and Sky that they are "gonna get Sugared bad," since they have no experience in talent shows while she does. During her performance, Sugar mocks the both of them again.

Topher
In I Love You, Grease Pig!, during the challenge, after Topher witnesses Shawn falling off the cliff, he smugly states that he has learnt from Shawn's mistake. In Three Zones and A Baby, Topher provides commentary on Shawn's failure to woo Jasmine.

Zombies
Shawn has a severe fear of zombies, and has made it his lifelong mission to prepare for the impending apocalypse, and stop his brain from getting devoured by the undead. Over the course of the series his response to "zombie" encounters has varied from him fleeing in terror, to fiercely fighting them. While Shawn has never had a true zombie encounter before, he has tendency to mistake other people or creatures for zombies, and will act in accordance to his beliefs.

In the opening sequence Shawn is gazing at Jasmine, however Chris comes between them wearing a zombie mask, and he flees in terror.

In A Blast from the Past, Shawn witnesses Amy emerge from the lake, covered in muck and vegetation, and mistakes her for a zombie. He spends the rest of the episode hiding on the island. Later on when Chef goes to hunt for him he mistakes Chef for a zombie and tries to flee, before being apprehended and taken back to the challenge. He is also tricked by Dave into believing Jasmine is a zombie, leading him to brutally hit her using a jousting stick, which causes a strain on their relationship.

In Hurl and Go Seek, all the contestants experience food poisoning due to being fed excessively expired Juggy Chugs by Chris, which renders them pallid and nauseated. In this state their skin became green, they groaned, and walked with a gait. As they approach Shawn he mistakes them for a zombie horde. However, he remembers his previous actions and how they cost him his relationship with Jasmine, so this time he braves up and seeks her out rather than abandoning her. As the zombies approach Jasmine he swings in to save her, but discovers she had twisted her ankle. Shawn tries to carry her but her massive size proves to difficult for her, so he tells her to climb instead and hefts her into the tree, while the zombies close in. Jasmine and Shawn climb further up the tree, but to Shawn's surprise the zombies are capable of climbing as well, leading him to comment his zombie knowledge was wrong. As they reach the treetop and nowhere else to go, Shawn performs one last act of dedication to Jasmine and "sacrifices" himself by jumping down the tree and knocking all the zombies off, to give Jasmine a chance to escape. They all fall and pile up at the bottom of the tree, where Chris announces the challenge has ended and the contestants are to have their stomachs pumped.

In Scarlett Fever, the contestants are attacked by Chris Promo-bots sent by Scarlett. Jasmine comments that the Chris Robots were like zombies; however, this sends Shawn into a combat mentality and he fiercely rushes forwards to fight the Chris Promo-bots. He viciously attacks all of them, and ends up destroying every single one of them.

In Sky Fall, Shawn and Jasmine are attacked by crocodile robots sent by Chris. Shawn once again compares them to zombies and becomes frozen in fear. However Jasmine manages to revive him to his sense by kissing him. Later on he encounters the robot crocodiles again when he's at the top of the mountain, where they have activated rocket in their feet making them capable of flight. Shawn manages to evade several crocodiles and grab the flag (the objective of the challenge), but he lands into the mouth of the final crocodile and gets eaten. However, the crocodile then begins to malfunction and starts to dance, before sparking and exploding. This is due to the fact that Shawn busts out of the robot from the inside, destroying it in the process.