S1E5 - Blockheads

Blockheads is the fifth episode of the first season of Video Game All-Stars. Just as things seem to be getting somewhat normal, a team swap is announced that shakes up the game all over again.

Plot
The episode immediately starts off with the challenge, Banjo seemingly dying to announce something. Unfortunately for the contestants, it is revealed that a team swap will ensue in order to balance the teams after Team Squidbeak Splatoon's constant victories against Team Eggman. Banjo announces that Spyro, Lilac, Marisa, Hiroko, and Mugman will make up the new Squidbeak Splatoon, leaving Dr. Eggman, Falco, and Gundham on Team Eggman. As the teams are uneven, Banjo gets a lot of backlash for this decision. However, the teams stay this way in the end. Spyro and Lilac are happy to be on the same team, but are both upset seeing two of their teammates being moved. Falco doesn't take this well either, being separated from the only people in the cast who he felt somewhat close to.

Banjo announces that the challenge this time around will be themed around Minecraft, and Marisa and Mugman decide to sit out this time around, allowing a clean 3 versus 3 battle amongst the new teams. Upon arrival at the challenge site, everyone turns blocky. Along with these changes, it is revealed that Lilac is actually Agent 4, who was undercover and dressed up to hide her identity. The contestants are told to work together as a team to build three structures, and whichever team Banjo deems as the better builders will win the challenge. He sends the contestants off, warning them to not dig straight down because if someone respawns three times, they're automatically out of the challenge, which Hiroko questions. Gundham immediately takes charge on his new team, punching a tree and giving specific tasks to Falco and Eggman. As Team Eggman gathers their supplies, Squidbeak Splatoon debates on what to build, Spyro suggesting that they should all work on one structure each. Hiroko attempts to dig straight down and find diamonds in the process, which obviously doesn't go well for her as she falls in lava. After collecting all the materials they need, Team Eggman begins building. Falco originally makes plans to make a strong base, but Gundham suggests that they all build statues of themselves, which Eggman and Falco agree with for style points. Meanwhile, troubles brew on the opposing team, when Spyro is attacked by a skeleton and respawns as a result. Hiroko travels to a village in an attempt to trade, but finds nothing that she's looking for, aggravating her. Lilac decides to build a dirt tower to get a good view of all that her team has built, but she slips and falls. She respawns, worrying Spyro in the process, who asks if she's alright. In the midst of all of this, Banjo decides to summon a wither during the last few minutes of the challenge, forcing everyone to take their focus off building and pivoting their attention towards fighting. As time runs out, Banjo deems Team Eggman the winners of the challenge for being more creative with their buildings, sending Team Squidbeak Splatoon to elimination.

After the challenge, the contestants relax after the exhausting challenge. After seeing that his team lost the challenge, Mugman believes that he stands no chance at surviving the elimination due to not helping. Spyro meets up with Hiroko and Lilac, saying that they should decide between Marisa and Mugman for elimination. Mugman walks in on this, giving them no choice but to agree to vote Marisa. After waiting hours for the results of the elimination, Banjo tries his best to make the ceremony as intense as possible by saying that Lilac got the most votes, but in reality, Marisa ended up getting the most and was silently eliminated in a 4-1 vote, not giving her team any last words.