Ralph

* Romania
* Sri Lanka

*Not to be confused with Wreck-It Ralph.*

"*You have all changed Ralph. Without a doubt, Ralph can now say that it was for the best.*"
―Ralph
**Ralph** is the Sole Survivor of *Survivor: Romania*. He later competed on *Survivor: Sri Lanka*.

Outwardly neurotic and human-hating, Ralph also had an occasionally lovable and loyal aspect to him, forming bonds with Otopeni tribemates 9S and Penny Polendina, both of which he would stay by for the entirety of the game and eventually end up at Final Tribal Council with. Because of his fear of humans and refusal to let go of the robot friends he had made, Ralph greatly resisted the tribe swap, but initially found himself in a mixed bag at Mangalia, allying with his fellow android Hatsune Miku and two monsters. Ralph's time at Mangalia took a sharp turn when a violent confrontation between himself, Alice, and Mina Ashido culminated in Ralph stabbing Mina with his luxury item. Following the merge, Ralph became more and more peaceful, not feeling threatened and following his alliance's votes to the all-robot final five. There, he assisted in voting out Miku, then Project Jhin to leave him, 9S, and Penny as the finalists. Although Ralph was not the leader that 9S was, the jury saw his personal journey as more respectable than 9S and Penny's showmance, as well as seeing the deviant as more in need of the million dollars, choosing him as the Sole Survivor.

Though he was the only Romania player to return for *Sri Lanka*, Ralph was in the company of several other winners. He made a strong early impression when he tied for first place with Celty in the opening challenge; however, he and the rest of the Ahasa tribe faced an unfortunate losing streak through the starting phase of the game. Despite this, he kept in the good graces of many of his tribe, and had a strong say in Goku's elimination at the first Tribal Council - a decision that would come back to bite him and his allies. After swapping to Vanattil, Ralph faced a minority against the original members of the tribe, and plans to vote him out began to form. Luckily, the majority fragmented upon fears of a *Nahanni* reunion alliance. This split faced him with the difficult choice to vote out friend and ally Celty, a choice made easier when Beowulf fibbed to him about plans against him. When the lie was uncovered, a furious Ralph aggressively campaigned to vote Beowulf out, getting his wish at the next Tribal. This placed Ralph once again in the majority, voting out Beowulf's ally Star at the last Tribal they faced before merging. Things went south fast when Kiira, Char, and other original Vanattil members preached the plan of sticking together and eliminating the Ahasas one by one. Though the first merge vote did not strictly fall along tribal lines, Ralph did end up the first casualty of the attempted Pagonging, becoming the second juror in a 7-5 vote.

## Tribal Council

### Total votes received:

22

* Ralph's luxury item in *Romania* was a knife, which he used to stab Mina and hunt.
* Ralph's luxury item in *Sri Lanka* was a cooking set.
* Ralph received two prizes at the live Survivor Auction for *Romania*, the most of any contestant.
	+ Item #2, for $160: A cheeseburger and fries, a +3 roll boost.
	+ Item #8, for $180: A bag of Doritos, a +1 roll boost.
* During the Touchy Subjects challenge, Ralph received the most votes for the question "Who needs therapy?"
* Ralph is the only Sole Survivor to receive votes during a tied Tribal Council in their winning season.
* Because his player hosted the eleventh season, Ralph appeared during *Survivor: Appalachia* as the caretaker of the exiled contestants at the Biltmore Estate, providing oversight and advice as a former winner. He also was a guest judge during the Fires in the Sky challenge.