Daniel Mbaju

**Days Lasted:** | 38

**Daniel Mbaju** is a contestant from *Simvivor: Felicity Island*.

## Profile

Daniel’s daily life revolves around gaming and getting his fanbase pumped up for his next livestream. Although rejected by his family for being a bit of a loser in life, Daniel finds success as an online superstar. Daniel is known for his colorful personality and chaotic style of play, often referred to as the court jester of the MMO world. However, Daniel is also incredibly smart. While he could’ve been a member of SENSA, Daniel decided to forgo the elitist intelligence testing to get in and has never really looked back since. But honestly, what about Daniel suggests he’d fit in with hyperintelligent snobs?

## Simvivor

An abrasive personality, Daniel started *Felicity Island* as a likable figure on a the dominant Tuzu tribe, but later got antsy about the lack of movement in the game. He picked fights with Finley Fincher while also maintaining a fierce rivalry with Belen Quiroga, lowering his likelihoods of surviving should Tuzu lose another challenge, but thankfully he made it into the merge unscathed. Daniel won the first Individual Immunity Challenge of the season and then survived two attempted vote-outs by Belen, later aligning himself with Hudson Brothers with the goal of making it to the Final Tribal Council together.

Proving himself to be the competition beast of the season, Daniel won three Individual Immunities and two Reward Challenges, which only placed fear in the minds of his allies. Dominic Ruiz felt troubled by Daniel's closeness to Hudson while Daniel believed that Dominic's strategic game was going to be respected by the jury. Wanting to honor his promise with Hudson, Daniel tried to win the Final Immunity Challenge, but was beat by Hudson himself. Hudson betrayed their alliance and voted Daniel out the day prior to the finals.

On the jury, Daniel was very upset with Hudson and highlighted Hudson's deceptive path to the finish, but did not hype up Dominic's otherwise impressive game to the undecided jurors. Daniel's vow to ensure Hudson does not win went unfulfilled as Hudson soon earned four votes to win against Dominic's three. At the Reunion Show, Daniel said that his competitive side would never forgive Hudson, while his empathetic side that understood the nature of the game was able to make amends with the decision. Daniel said that he and Hudson remained close friends after the conclusion of the show.

### Voting History

**^1**  In Episode 13, the vote ended with a 2-2 tie between Otto and Hudson, forcing a revote. Daniel did not change his vote on the revote.

## Post-Simvivor

* After *Felicity Island*, Daniel swallowed his pride and applied for SENSA, which he later announced he had gotten accepted into.
* Daniel retired from the Gamer career and decided to focus on becoming a "social media mogul".

## Trivia

* Daniel is the first Sim to have won Individual Immunity.
* Daniel currently holds the record for most challenge wins in a single season with 14.
	+ This counts both tribal and individual wins. He and Hudson Brothers are currently tied for the most individual wins, with 5 each.
* Daniel is the only *Simvivor* castaway to have won three Individual Immunity Challenges.