David Lao

==Background==
David Carter Lao is a contestant on The Strife, as well as the brother of Cohen Lao. He is imaginative and dedicated, although he is also abrasive and can be insensitive at times. According to him, he only came onto the show to support his brother. After Season 5, he and David started The Lao Company due to their success on the show. The company deals in multimedia ventures.To note: their heritage is Chinese.
==Season 1==
Throughout the season, he and Cohen had a secret alliance. While he was pretty insensitive and rude at times, he apologized, saying in a Confession Cam that he may be very opinionated at times but he doesn't want to cause trouble for his brother in the game. However, he did get into arguments with Candice, Mathilda, and Jonesy. Before Alisha's elimination, Allan and Jonesy started to suspect that Cohen and David were related after noticing similarities in their appearance. After Alisha's warning during her elimination, Jonesy went full force into throwing the two of them under the bus. Others catching on, plus David's behaviour earlier in the game, led to his elimination over Cohen.
==Season 2==
Returning from Season 1 as one of the early boots chosen to return, he says that he plans to watch his behaviour this time and focus on the win. He says that he will trust no one, work with no one, and sacrifice his game for no one. As a chosen returnee, he was tasked with a risk or reward challenge to determine how the first week will go for him. He failed the challenge and got 5 votes automatically as a result. However, despite an argument with Alistair, David survived to the next round. On Day 7, he, publicly, challenged Alistair, although they made up on Day 9. When asked about his past throughout his run, David said that he is the older brother and was very protective of Cohen growing up. He says that Cohen is a grown man and can do what he wants but, if anybody decides that they want to swing at him, he will kick their ass. After Percy's elimination, along with Motoki and Lane, he saw Jaxon as a huge threat and plotted with them to send him packing. After Alisha's elimination, he has been going after Karleigh the most, as well as getting in arguments with her a lot over her behaviour. Other than that, he has been acting as the dad of the remaining contestants, despite being in his 20s. He has also been avoiding winning challenges to avoid being seen as a physical threat. Despite winning one Immunity, he felt confident that he was still in control of his game. On Day 38, however, in a very shocking double elimination, he was sent packing in 7th, absolutely shocking Cal, Lane, and Mordecai, who was really surprised that he survived. To viewers, his elimination was the most shocking in the first two seasons due to his lack of challenge wins and under the radar gameplay.
Category:Strife Contestant: Heterosexual