Malik Waller

**Malik Waller** is a contestant from *Simvivor: Forgotten Hollow* and *Simvivor: Superstar*.

## Profile

* Forgotten Hollow
* Superstar
Malik never fit in with the swimming team. Born and raised in Sulani, Malik grew up with bigger dreams than becoming a lifeguard or a star swimmer. Shipped off to college like a true fish out of water, Malik pushed himself to graduate with a distinguished degree, later becoming an Engineer like he always wanted. A smart yet charming man, Malik believes he is the total package this season. He hopes that he can walk away the winner no one could’ve ever expected.

Malik tried to make himself out to be the greatest underdog that there ever was, when in reality, he was just an outsider looking in for a vast majority of the season. A fan favorite despite his attempt to control his own narrative, Malik is looking to play the game the way he should’ve the first time. “There’s nothing left for me to give this game, I want to win more than anybody else.” Will Malik overcome the obstacles he’s set out for himself, or will he put himself in the minority once again?

## Simvivor

### Forgotten Hollow

Malik's introduction in *Forgotten Hollow* was highlighted by his own admission to being "obsessed with being the hero" whenever possible. Featured as the rootable underdog, Malik seemed to struggle with getting along with his tribemates, constantly finding time alone, away from the watering hole like the other Mermaids. Despite his loner habits, Malik avoided elimination at the season's first Tribal Council, but this early loss seemed to set off a fire underneath him to stay focused on the prize.

Swapping onto the Virtuoso tribe as the only Mermaid, Malik actually found himself in an advantageous position as the "easy number" for anybody to grab onto. But through multiple clashes with bona fide leader Diablo Martel, Malik found himself working with the majority to take out low-hanging fruit Xochitl Fierro. His first real encounter with danger emerged when the combative Vampire Graziana Salazar attempted to have him voted out with Vivian Yondar on her side, but Malik luckily was able to flip the majority to a split-vote decision and instead have Graziana taken out.

Coasting from then on until the Merge, Malik's arrogance and bad relationship with Diablo came back to bite, as he was viewed as the easy vote at the next Tribal Council. Desperately trying to turn this around onto the unlikable Margarethe Xenon, Malik failed and he was voted out in a decisive 7-3 vote.

#### Voting History

 1

### Superstar

Returning for *Superstar*, Malik was placed on the dominant Aguilera tribe. Winning the first four Immunity Challenges, he was safe from ever having to attend Tribal Council. He spent hardly any time strategizing with his tribemates, but rather working hard around camp and trying to establish himself as the leader of his tribe. One of his biggest blunders came when he coyly suggested that he had actually won his previous season, since the entire cast had never seen him compete. Due to Maritza La Playa's targeting of previous winners, this led to a target getting placed on his back.

However, it did not seem that Malik was in imminent danger, as Kat Indie stood out as a much more prominent target. Malik later confided in James Melendez that he had lied about possibly winning *Forgotten Hollow*, which only made Malik look worse as a serial liar. Despite Malik having been a massive help in challenges, the Warhol tribe lost in the seventh episode. This was also when the Kidnap twist was introduced, which allowed the Monroe tribe to kidnap one of Warhol's members, keeping them safe from the upcoming Tribal Council. They chose Kat, which moved Malik up the list in terms of who would be next to go.

As it was his first time attending Tribal Council on this season, he had little connections with anybody left. While he came clean about his lies, it had already been leaked by James and everyone else held little trust in Malik. Expecting to go home, he did not make significant campaigns to stay and ultimately left in a dejected state. James threw his vote for Jordan Daniels with Malik in order to generate drama.

#### Voting History

 1

## Post-Simvivor

* Following *Superstar*, Malik announced that he had been fired from his career due to not having enough vacation time to cover his appearance on back-to-back seasons. He now works in the Entertainment field.

## Trivia

* Malik is the first Returning Player to never make it to the Jury stage.
* Malik was actually a last-minute alternate for Wiremu Roberts in *Superstar*.
	+ Casting needed one player from *Forgotten Hollow* to compete in the upcoming season, so it was narrowed between Malik and Wiremu. After cast photos and profiles had completed, it was decided to cut Wiremu in favor of Malik.