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'''Name (Age): James "J.R." Rao (32)'''

Current Residence: McDade, Texas

Occupation: Blacksmith

Claim to Fame: Making my hobbies and passions into a career that keeps me fit and well paid.

Hobbies: Reading, Playing Dungeons and Dragons, sketching designs and characters for builds I can make.

Pet Peeves: People who falsely say that they're being bullied. I can't stand people who have no self awareness

If You Could Have Three Things on the Island, What Would They Be and Why: I have a leather-bound Tolkien Collection that I love and could probably last through the game. I'd also like my sketchbook, to keep me busy in my spare time and help me connect with others by sketching them. Lastly a knife, a good tool for survival, but with my skills, I could probably whittle so good little tricks to help myself.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like (can be my fanon or canon): Yul Kwon. While I may seem physically intimidating due to my size thanks to my job, I know that can only get me so far. I'm planning on relying on my social skills and strategic abilities to get me far in this game. I'm a savvy business man, I know how to connect with people and sell my tools and trade.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I want to say to be an inspiration to anyone who feels socially awkward, or pressured a lot in high school. To let those people know that it's not always going to be that way. I want to say that, but there's a part of me that feels like I need to prove all that to myself first, So I'm going to do that, and use everything I have to win this game.

Why You Will "Survive" SURVIVOR: I know the ins and outs of survival, I can make shelters, fire, and I know how to fish, surviving isn't a problem. What will get me to the end is my ability to blend in with the crowd, and bide my time until I can take over. I will not get ahead of myself, I'm going to play it day by day and do what gets me from one Tribal Council to the next,

Why You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: If I win this game it's going to be because of my ability to sell myself and my game to the jury. I plan on strategically focusing on myself, doing what gets me from step one to step two and so on from there, but Socially I'm going to be as open and friendly as I can be, I'll work hard to make myself desirable without becoming a threat. There are two JRs playing this game, the real James and the Survivor James, and I'm going to make sure they see that both of them deserve to win.

'''Rate you castway's strategic, physical and social game out of 10, 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. Provide a reason why you chose the numbers.'''

Physical: 5- Average. He's going to be very useful pre-merge in challenges, but doesn't want to be viewed as a physical threat so he'll try and play down this part of the game. He can win individual challenges if necessary, but doesn't want to.

Social: 9- Very High. He's going to rely on his social game more than anything, he wants to make very personal connections in a way that, should he make it to the end, people will vote for him because they like him more than they feel burned.

Strategic: 7- Above Average. His strategic game will most likely focus entirely on himself more than those around him. He's not likely to make, or stick with an alliance. His biggest skill is his self awareness, so he'll flip the game whenever necessary is he feels threatened and hope his ability to talk and explain his reasoning will earn him the win.

'''What could cause your castaway to win? '''He wants to play a game where he can win against anyone he sits next to. He'll subtly play to the jury, gauging reactions and trying to figure out what will help him most. In the end his game is about building a resume for himself and selling it. He's very eloquent and has a large vocabulary, but not in the same way as Adrian. He's good at changing how he speaks based on who he talks to.

'''What could cause your castaway to lose? '''At FTC, Being seen as a Strategic recluse or unreliable. At any other point in the game, an Idol will easily blindside him if he doesn't suspect anything. He's also susceptible to a "Kill the swing vote" mentality. That or there's always his game getting blown up and then losing immunity. He'll be careful to manage everyone he can, but one wrong move can easily be his ending.

'''What kind of castaways would your castaways align with? '''He's most likely to align with people who are threats in a strategic or physical aspect, but are otherwise social pariahs. He's not planning to play an alliance heavy game. He'll put up as many shields as he can to get to the end that he feels like he can still beat in the end.

'''What kind of characters would your castaways avoid or be enemies with? '''Players who claim to be misunderstood or bullied, while also being obnoxious, rude or lazy. He's likely to call them out should they complain about their social status that they bring on themselves. He's also not fond of Goats, he views them as taking up a seat at the FTC that he would much rather fill himself and will target them if he can. the biggest threats in his eyes are the players who can't win, because they'll eat up your chance of making it to day 39.

Please provide a small paragraph of backstory.

James is the third child in a family of six. He has an Older Brother, who is significantly older, an older Twin sister and a younger brother. He comes from a long line of people who have worked in law, with his great grandfather being a lawyer and so on. Growing up, James and his sister felt a lot of pressure to uphold this family tradition, especially due to their younger brother being a prodigy who graduated college at seventeen. With their parents also being a Lawyer and Forensic Scientist respectfully, they both wanted to impress their parents, but never showed an aptitude. Realizing the pressure their children felt, their parents helped relieve that pressure and get jobs in the fields they wanted. They would both go to college as art students, where his Sister Annette would later drop out after being Recruited by Disney, while James himself would switch majors to business and use his art skills to help him build his own business. Of his Family, James stands out as the roughest in appearance, being the only one to not dress his best at all times, and having a much more physically demanding job. Despite his alternate life choices, he gets along very well with his family, but of them all his loved one will most likely be his sister. He's currently Single.

'''Do you consent to having your manga altered (such as natural hair shades, eye colours, custom clothing/face details) if your castaway is cast? '''Go for it.