| “ | If these people were smart, they'd get rid me right away. It's the smartest thing they could do; but they won't. They never do. | ” |
—Boston Rob | ||
Robert Carlo "Rob" Mariano (also known as Boston Rob) is a contestant from Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.
Now a Survivor legend, Rob assumed a leadership position in the Villains tribe and gained the respect of his tribemates, though it gained the ire of Russell Hantz, cementing a rivalry between the two. His challenge strength contributed to the Villains' winning streak, and his charisma formed a majority Villains alliance. However, a power play by Russell, who deceived one of his allies into ruining a seemingly foolproof plan to flush out Russell's Hidden Immunity Idol, led to their elimination. This event coerced another ally of his to turn on him, leading to Rob being voted out of the tribe in a plurality vote at the following tribal council.
Profile[]
Retrieved from CBS.com
Tribe: Villains
Hometown: Boston, Mass
Current Residence: Pensacola, Fla.
Personal Claim To Fame: "My marriage and birth of my child."
Inspiration in Life: "My family."
Previous Finishes: Marquesas: 7th out; All-Stars: Runner-Up
Favorite Past Moment: "Proposing to Amber at the live finale."
Previous Survivor He Respects Most: Amber Brkich (Australia, All-Stars)
Previous Survivor He Respects Least: "Nobody."
Why Did He Come Back? : "To win!"[1]
Survivor[]
Assigned to the Villains tribe following his All-Stars appearance, Rob quickly became the de facto leader and helped his tribe achieve success, building fire without the aid of a flint by making a fire saw, and won the first Immunity Challenge for the Villains, thanks to his superb puzzle-solving skills.
The next day, as Rob was infuriated by his tribe's poor work ethic, he walked to the woods and collapsed later. Tribemate Jerri Manthey found him unconscious in the jungle, prompting the Survivor medical team to intervene. When the medics found nothing to worry about, they cleared him to continue competing. Rob then led the Villains to another victory, winning them their second straight challenge. Despite his strong work ethic and popularity within the tribe, he gained an enemy in newcomer Russell Hantz.
Rob then formed the majority alliance of six on the Villains, that was up against Russell's alliance of himself, Parvati Shallow, and Danielle DiLorenzo.
At the Day 15 Double Tribal Council, Rob won individual immunity. His alliance planned to split the votes 3-3 against Russell and Parvati, so that if someone played a Hidden Immunity Idol which negated their votes, a re-vote would occur and his alliance would vote out the non-protected player. However, Russell persuaded Rob's closest ally Tyson Apostol to switch his vote to Parvati and he subsequently played his idol on her, eliminating Tyson and blindsiding the alliance.
Despite still having the numbers in the tribe, Rob's alliance began to crumble. When Jerri switched sides to Russell's alliance and Coach Wade insisted on voting off the tribe's weakest link Courtney Yates, Rob was voted out 4-3-1.
At the Reunion, the feud between Russell and Rob was mentioned and would later be settled a year later in Survivor: Redemption Island.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
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| 1 | Villains | Battle Dig | Reward | No | Lost |
| Lock, Load and Light | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 2 | A Crate Idea | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 3 | Sumo in Mud | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 4 | Slip, Slide & Score | Reward | No | Won | |
| Roll With It | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 5 | Schmergen Brawl | Reward | No | Won | |
| Blind Cube Crisis | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 6 | Rope-a-Dope1 | Immunity | No | Won | |
| Reward | No | Won | |||
| 7 | Basket Brawl | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Caught in the Web | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| Voted Out, Day 18 | |||||
| Notes: ^1 The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.
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