Phenix Hernandez

**Phenix Hernandez** is a contestant from *Survivor 25*.

Despite his rise and fall of power in the game, Phenix never became too big of a target to the opposing alliance. Since the creation of the Swapped Pemuja Alliance, Phenix became close with Clara Souza. Too close where Phenix would often allow Clara to become the more vocal strategist in their alliance regarding the targets. Despite the jury's criticism of Phenix's perception as Clara's follower, he was able to sway a few jurors by using his unknown and unused Hidden Immunity Idol to prove that he played an individual game, but it wouldn't be enough as he finished as the runner-up in 6-3-0 vote.

## Profile

**Age:** 22

**Current Residence:** New Orleans, La.

**Occupation:** College Student

## Survivor

Phenix was a member of the Pemuja tribe, consisting of fans of the show. Phenix was brought into the majority Fans alliance created by Jalen Bailey that consisted of Vinh Kim, Alex Montilla, Malayiah Howard and Adrianna Crawford. For the first seven days of the game, the Fan's ability to win challenge kept the alliance intact.

When the Fans lost their first immunity challenge on Day 8, Jalen decided that the alliance's target would be Clara Souza, and with a six person alliance they would control the vote. Feeling confident in his alliance, Phenix went into Tribal Council in a power of position then soon ended up in a minority position when Jalen and Malayiah flipped against the alliance. Heading into Day 9, Phenix was now in a minority position, unsure of her standing within the tribe. However, after Vinh's evacuation sped up the pace of the game, the tribes were surprised by a tribe swap on Day 10.

Phenix remained on the Pemuja tribe alongside original tribe members Clara, Phenix and Talon Rowe. Immediately playing in the reward and immunity challenge, the new Pemuja tribe dominated and earned immunity. Phenix was approached by Adrianna with a new alliance of five with Talon, Clara and Sammie Woodside. Phenix also wanted to work with Ben Dubois and formed a final two alliance with him. These alliances would keep him safe during their first and only Tribal Council as a new tribe on Day 17, after winning the final immunity as a tribe on Day 19.

The two tribes came together on Day 20 as the Alyak Tribe. The Pemuja tribe had the number advantage against the Berhala tribe in a 7 to 5 ratio. In an easy first merge vote, the swapped tribes stuck together to vote out Kenza Bannani. After his alliance's win at the previous tribal council, Phenix became wary of Talon wanting to flip against the alliance and attempted to target him. However, he was unaware to him, Kasey Portero would flip with Talon to blindside his final two, Ben, at the final eleven. After the flip at Tribal Council, Phenix was reaffirmed with Clara and Kasey that they were still stronger together. Phenix pushed his target, Molan Bai, to his alliance, hoping that this would be the target that they can get out. Yet again, Kasey managed to blindside the alliance without their suspicions in order to send home Adrianna.

During the Survivor Auction, Francine bought immunity for the first vote of the Double Elimination. Phenix won the immunity challenge that would secure him immunity during the second vote if he was able to survive the first vote. Phenix found Jax Nicholson as a snake trying to play both sides of the tribe. He pushed his target to his allies, but he was shut down by Clara and Sammie who believed Jax would flip to their side to vote out Ziya Bakshi. At Tribal Council, Phenix trusted his allies to vote Ziya, who went end up going home. Not knowing how the first vote would play out, Phenix relied on his allies to tell him a name during the second vote. He voted with his allies to send Francine Lamb behind her ally, and Talon the next Tribal Council afterwards.

On the Day 34 reward, Sammie attempted to create a final three with Phenix and Jax. However, Phenix was still gunning for Jax, which promoted him to rally support for Jax. With Clara and Kasey supporting him, they got enough votes to send Jax to the jury. Phenix secured his loyalty to Clara as a promise to make the final two with each other. With Molan being an easy vote, their last obstacle of Final Tribal Council became Kasey, and trying to beat her in the final immunity challenge. Pulling out all the stops, Phenix won the final immunity challenge allowing him, Clara and Sammie to take her out on day short of Final Tribal Council.

At the Final Tribal Council, Phenix was praised for his competitions wins, but struggled to grant him the title of Sole Survivor based on being recognized as a pair with Clara, and often being her "puppy dog". As an attempt to prove them wrong, he surprised the jury with his unplayed Hidden Immunity Idol. However, the jury rewarded Clara the win over Phenix in a 6-3-0 vote after feeling she called the shots in their alliance.