User blog comment:CheeseBurgerGuy/My Thoughts On Total Drama Action/@comment-28092650-20191028145511/@comment-25342388-20191030013425

"I like Mike, but felt Mal ruined his character. Mal was Gray Stu fanfic OC.

"Like look he beat Al in a second he so much badder then Al. See how awesome he is."

To be fair, Alejandro had a Target on his back ever sense he eliminated Heather. He had no allies, and everyone hated him and we're itching to eliminate him. He was a sitting duck. By the time the merge hit everyone except him had an ally. In fact he probably would have been eliminated as early as Suckers Punched if his team didn't win.

Besides, why would the contestants believe the same guy who is known for being a scheming, backstabbing manipulative liar over the guy they believe to be a harmless nice guy? That would have been the real Gary Stu move. They even saw first hand how ruthless Al can be when he stole Heather's idol and used it to eliminate her. After he did that it was going to be extremely difficult for Al to earn anyone's trust or support. As Mal said Alejandro is "the most manipulative player in TD history" and Mal used that knowledge to his advantage.

You are misusing the definition of a Gary Stu. If anything, Alejandro was a Gary/Villain Stu in World Tour for how easily he dominated the cast.