Rob Mariano/Heroes vs. Villains

Robert Carlo "Rob" Mariano (also known as Boston Rob) is a contestant from .
Rob assumed a leader 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 charisma formed a majority Villains alliance. However, a power play by Russell tricked one of his allies into ruining a seemingly fool-proof plan to flush out Russell's Hidden Immunity Idol and coerced another to turn on him, Rob was voted out of the tribe in a plurality vote. 
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
Tribe: Hometown: Boston, MassCurrent Residence: Pensacola, Fla.Personal Claim To Fame: "My marriage and birth of my child."Inspiration in Life: "My family."Previous Finishes: : 7th out; : Runner-UpFavorite Past Moment: "Proposing to Amber at the live finale."Previous Survivor He Respects Most: Amber Brkich (, All-Stars)Previous Survivor He Respects Least: "Nobody."Why Did He Come Back? : "To win!"https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/39405/
==Survivor==
Assigned to the Villains tribe following his 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 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, and if someone played the Hidden Immunity Idol then the votes wouldn't count, and then a re-vote would occur and his alliance would vote out the non-protected player. However, Russell persuaded Tyson Apostol to switch his vote to Parvati, and Russell played his idol on her, thus eliminating Tyson, Rob's closest ally.
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 , the feud between Russell and Rob was mentioned and would later be settled a year later in .
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan=12 	Battle Dig 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Lock, Load and Light 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	A Crate Idea 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Sumo in Mud 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Slip, Slide & Score 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Roll With It 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Schmergen Brawl 	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	Blind Cube Crisis 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Rope-a-Dope 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Rope-a-Dope 	Reward 	No 	 	
7 	Basket Brawl 	Reward 	No 	 	
7 	Caught in the Web 	Immunity 	No 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: 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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Episode	Rob'sVotes	Voted AgainstRob
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==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Male Contestants
Category:Contestants Appearing in Multiple Seasons
Category:Heroes vs. Villains Contestants
Category:Villains Tribe
Category:13th Place
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Contestants
Category:Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Category:1975 births
Category:Living people