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Castaways to look up to โ€“ Survivor SA

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02 June 2021
Find out who will inspire our male castaways' gameplay.
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by Jan-Hendrik Botha

Who plans on being crowned South Africa's Boston Rob? Who is determined to play a game unique to their own? We spoke to this year's male castaways to find out which survivor, locally or internationally, will be influencing their gameplay.ย ย 

Anela:ย 
This charming rugby coach from Johannesburg considers Russell Hantz as one of hisย Survivorย idols. โ€œHe was slightly more rash and direct than what I would be, but what I love about him is that he played the game, and he played it hard from day one.โ€ That is how Anela plans on competing inย Survivor SA. โ€œI donโ€™t plan on being a passenger carried around by someone or being at the bottom of an alliance,โ€ he says. โ€œAnd if thereโ€™s an idol out there, Iโ€™m going to find it.โ€ย 

Meet Anela below:ย ย 



Chappies:
The 30-year-old Chappies from Centurion aspires to play Tony Vlachosโ€™ game. Tony is the sole survivor ofย Survivor: Cagayan and Survivor: Winners at War,ย and also competed inย Survivor: Game Changer.ย According to Chappies, Tony has the flare and enthusiasm one needs to win the game of Survivor. โ€œHe played the game and enjoyed every moment of it, and it was incredible to watch people hang on his lips to hear what heโ€™s going to say next.โ€ย 

Get to know him below:




Paul:ย 
Paul, an aftercare teacher from Johannesburg, says Rob Mariano is his Survivor spirit-animal. Rob, also known as Boston Rob, is the sole survivor ofย Survivor: Redemption Island. He also competed inย Survivor: Marquesas, Survivor: All-Stars, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villainsย andย Survivor: Winners at War.ย According to Paul, Rob was able to manoeuvre his way through the game. โ€œIโ€™ve studied the way that he has played the game, and I look to do the same thing in this season.โ€ย 

Introducing Paul:




Dino:ย 
Dino, the charming superfan from Johannesburg, has many castaways he looks up to, and for different reasons. According to him, Rick Devins fromย Survivor: Edge of Extinctionย played a fantastic social game. โ€œI loved the character and humour that he brought to the show.โ€ย ย 

Locally, he finds inspiration in the way Ashley Haden (aka Queen Ash) played the game ofย Survivor. Ashley is a previous castaway fromย Survivor SA: Santa Carolina, and according to Dino, she was ahead of the pack in her gameplay.ย ย 

Introducing Dino:



Kiran:ย 
Durban born and bred Strategy Consultant, Kiran currently resides in Johannesburg. He finds Yo Kwamโ€™s gameplay inspiring. Yul wonย Survivor: Cook Islandsย and later competed inย Survivor: Winners at War.ย โ€œJust like me, he was also a strategy consultant and an all round beast,โ€ says Kiran.ย ย 

Get to know Kiren below:



Jason:ย 
Johannesburgย Survivorย fanatic Jason has great respect for theย Survivorย veterans Joe Anglim (Survivor: Worlds Apart, Survivor: Cambodiaย andย Survivor: Edge of Extinction) and Ozzy Lusthย (Survivor: Cook Islands, Survivor: Micronesia, Survivor: South Pacificย andย Survivor: Game Changers). According to Jason, these two castaways made for memorable Survivor moments, and he plans on doing the same. โ€œThe amount of energy they have put into this game has made it memorable, and Iโ€™d like to honour them by doing the same.โ€ย 

Meet Jason below:



Mike:ย 
Mike, the quick-witted Advocate from Johannesburg, plans on mirroring Zeke Smith (Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen Xย andย Survivor Game Changers). Zeke is best known for his progressive strategy and flamboyant personality. โ€œItโ€™s that combination of moustache, Hawaiian shirt and confidence that I find fascinating, but I also like his type of gameplay,โ€ says Mike. The combination of playing a strategic game and being a genuinely nice person is what Mike finds appealing.ย 

Meet Mikeย below:



Tyson:ย 
โ€œI feel like this is going to be the best season ofย Survivor, because Iโ€™m involved.โ€ Tyson is a creativeย director who is originally from Durban, and currently resides in Johannesburg. Tyson plans on bringing something different to the game of Survivor, โ€œsomething this game hasnโ€™t seen beforeโ€. Therefore doesnโ€™t plan on being influenced by any previous castawayโ€™s gameplay.ย ย 

Find out more about Tyson below:




Renier:ย 
Ourย Survivorย superfan Renier, a chemical engineer from Secunda, relates to three specific castaways: Firstly Tom Westman, (Survivor: Palau and Survivor: Heroes vs Villains), secondly Parvati Shallow (Survivor: Micronesia, Survivor: Cook Islands, Survivor Heroes vs. Villainsย andย Survivor: Winners at War) and lastly, Adam Klein (Survivor: Millennials vs Gen Xย andย Survivor: Winners at War)ย ย 

โ€œI can see myself playing a game like Tom, although I know that in a modernย Survivor, that will be a death sentence, so Iโ€™ll need to underplay the Tom inside of me,โ€ explains Renier.ย ย 

โ€œParvati was a machine in building alliances. Her social game was incredible, getting people to love her while at the same time being able to manipulate a social game.ย ย 

โ€œInitially, I didnโ€™t like Adam, but I definitely see a lot of him in myself and can see myself portrayed like him in this season.โ€ย 

Watch the video below to get to know Renier:



Shaun:ย 
Shaun, an IT Business Owner from Johannesburg, says David Ganat will inspire his gameplay. โ€œDavid is the golden god of Australianย Survivorย because he played an immense game, especially duringย Australian Survivor: All-Stars.โ€ David also competed inย Australian Survivor: Champions vs Contenders,ย and is infamously known for exchanging a fake hidden immunity idol for a real one. โ€œI think if I can mirror his gameplay, Iโ€™ll do very well,โ€ says Shaun.ย 

Get to know Shaun a below:


Who will outwit, outplay and outlast and become the sole Survivor ofย Survivor SA: Immunity Island? Tune in to find out!ย 

Survivor SA: Immunity Island airs on M-Net (DStv channel 101), Thursdays at 19:00. Join the conversation onย Twitter,ย Instagramย or theย Survivor Facebook Pageย by using the hashtag #SurvivorSA.ย