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We haven't got to ASS rivalries yet, though here is Rob's first appearence.

#14 Rob Mariano vs John Carroll (S4)



What do you get when you cross The Godfather with Happy Gilmour? (see above pic)

For 4 episodes following the switch in Marquasas, the two alpha male leaders butted heads. Memorable moments include John forming the Rotu 4 and stupidity booting Gabe, Rob winning the IC before the merge while John sat out and hoped they'd lose so Rob could be booted, and Rob turning Kathy against the Rotu 4 in his role as tribal ambassador at the merge. Also pretty of classic Rob lines, including some anti-John comments perceived as homophobic by Rob haters.

Outcome: Rob laid the groundwork for the demise of the Rotu 4, but it was a posthumous victory as John sent him home first. The real winner was Vee, whose "too much drama" catchphrase was her response to Rob and John going at it. For some reason Sucks sided with Rob and hated John, who was given a hard time when he posted here.

In ASS, Rob showed that he'd learned only too well not to repeat John's error of making the pecking order too obvious. He went to the other extreme - a handshake deal with every juror but Shii Ann for F4 or better.


#13 Jenna Morasca vs Rob Cesternino (S6)



Most of the rivalries listed so far have ended in mutual destruction. Rivalries are entertaining, but making enemies and focusing on beating them distracts from the goal of winning. The next 3 are a nice change, in that the outcome was mutual respect and one rival voting for the other.

Jenna and Rob were the greatest "frienemies" in the history of Survivor. They were both huge Survivor fans and good social players who enjoyed each other's sense of humour. Rob dreamed of the cute girls while on tribe sausagefest, Jenna picked him for New Jaburu, and together they took control of the game. But at F7, Rob worried that Jenna and Heidi were so tight and that and Alex was willing to go to F3 with them. So he orchestrated a powershift with the help of his backup alliance of outsiders.

Jenna and Heidi yelled at Rob and called him out. But Rob was too smart to put two livid ladies on the jury, and he agreed to blindside an indecisive Christy, which made Jenna feel much better about Rob (much as Adam did when Yul booted Jonathan). Heidi went next, since the girls couldn't flip Butch, and Jenna appeared doomed until a surprise IC run carried her to victory. She spared Rob at F4 (she liked and respected him more than Butch), then combined revenge and good strategy by taking Matt Von Goat to F2.

Outcome: Rob voted for Jenna, his strategic adversary, rather than his handpicked goat who threw the final IC. It was comparable to Candice voting for Yul, the gamer voting for the threat who made it to the end despite their best efforts. Jenna and Rob became and remained great friends.