Aleks Masquina

**Aleksandr "Aleks" Masquina** is a contestant from *Simvivor: StrangerVille* and *Simvivor: Twikkii Island*.

Aleks also appeared on *The Roomies: San Myshuno* as one of the seven male Roommates.

## Profile

* StrangerVille
* Twikkii Island
Well-known for all the wrong reasons, Aleks Masquina is kind of the most hated man in all his social circles. He is open (and proud) of the fact that he’s cheated on twelve of his fourteen boyfriends, yet still complains that hardly anybody trusts him these days. Currently single, Aleks wants to use his charm to either find a new man for the real world or find a man to hide behind until the Final Tribal Council. Aleks’ hobbies include gossiping, long walks on the beach, and stabbing people in the back. His five-year plan for *Simvivor* is to play this season and do well enough for All Stars, then make a grand re-appearance there and win the million Simoleon prize. Aleks truly believe he will be the fan favorite of *StrangerVille*, so returning as such will be no problem.

Aleks returns to *Simvivor* after a rather disappointing appearance just a year ago in StrangerVille. Not quite a stranger anymore, Aleks’ redemption did come when he ended up winning the Fan Favorite award at the end of his season, a shock to a majority of his cast who all believed Maris or Gale would win the prize instead. Nevertheless, Aleks is here to re-write his own story. He feels more mature than ever before with a refined drive to win. Can he overcome the odds as one of the first-ever returning players in *Simvivor* history?

## Simvivor

### StrangerVille

Aleks started off on the Vista tribe, where he was immediately ostracized due to an argument with tribemate Weston Kirkpatrick. However, due to his strength in the challenge as well as his usefulness around camp, Aleks did not seem to be the immediate target once his tribe lost their first Immunity Challenge. Aleks made amends with most of his tribemates, even going as far as proposing an alliance with Weston, but Cornelia Tennison felt that Aleks was too big of a strategic threat to keep around. Aleks was able to convince Gale Uragano and Maris Wilton to vote with him and Weston, however during a tied vote, Gale flipped, causing Aleks to become the first person voted out.

#### Voting History

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**^1**  In Episode 1, the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Aleks and Jeremy, forcing a revote. He was eliminated after Gale flipped their vote onto him.

### Twikkii Island

Aleks made a return appearance to *Simvivor* in *Twikkii Island*. Placed on the all-male Pele tribe, Aleks stood out for being a two-time castaway, but made quick work at building positive relationships with his entire tribe. Aleks revealed his inner turmoil over being the first person voted out in his original season, telling his castaways that he was depressed over the failure of not going as far as he had hoped. Although Aleks remained focused on his new goal of making it all the way to the end of *Twikkii Island*, he soon found himself in hot water over his returning player status. He was targeted by Teen Idol at the third Tribal Council of the season, but managed to avoid elimination there. After joining forces with Keith Walton and Lincoln Bravado, the threesome seemed unstoppable, soon after eliminating their strongest tribe member, Brogan Rueff.

Heading into the merge, Aleks was delighted to see that fellow returning player Corazon Malabanan survived the most recent Tribal Council. Again, he tried to strategize his way into the top of the tribe, bonding with Kat Indie and Yolanda Landgraab. Noticing that the women's alliance was divided, Aleks joined his original Pele Tribe Alliance in eliminating Rebekah Darjeeling in a tight 4-3-3 vote. Feeling confident in his chances to continue on in the game, Aleks attempted to flip the script on long-standing rival Todd Gottwald, but was unsuccessful in an attempt to save Diyanira Lazarine.

Re-calibrating his strategy, Aleks again attempted to swing the women onto his side, hoping that he could align with Kat and Yolanda to run the later half of the season. However, he became somewhat narrow-sighted in his goals, as finally eliminating Todd meant that the women obtained the majority once again heading into the next round. Because Aleks' betrayal of his own allies caused the remainder of the cast to view him as somewhat unreliable and untrustworthy, it was Kat who decided that either Aleks or Lincoln would be the next to go. Once he found out that he was in danger, Aleks tried to turn Yolanda against Corazon, feeling that her heroic storyline as a returning player would be impossible to beat in the Final Tribal Council. Unfortunately for Aleks, the women stuck four strong to eliminate him in the final seven.

Disappointed in himself once more, Aleks found solace knowing that he was well-respected by members of the Jury, even Todd. During the Final Tribal Council, Aleks criticized Kat heavily for her betrayal of him, telling her that her best move would've been to eliminate Lincoln as Aleks had greater loyalty to her than Lincoln. He ultimately based his vote off of his personal vendetta against Kat, voting for Lincoln to be the Sole Survivor.

## Post-Simvivor

* Following his appearance on *StrangerVille*, Aleks returned home where he finished his degree in Communications.
* After *Twikkii Island*, Aleks maintained a low profile and continued in his Social Media career track. In a rare interview, he stated that he befriended fellow castaway Margaux Maria and babysits for her from time to time.

## Trivia

* Aleks has the distinction of being the first person eliminated from their season after a tied vote.
* Aleks is one of the first returning players in *Simvivor* history, as he competed with Corazon Malabanan in *Twikkii Island*.