Tribes

Tribes
Survivor Gameplay
Description	A group of individuals, or "team" competing against one or more "teams" in immunity challenges and tribal council.

A Tribe is a competing team in Survivor. They exist in every single season. There can be two or more tribes in a season, but typically eventually merge into one tribe when immunity challenges become solely individual. Tribe make-up will depend on the season a tribe is in, but each season there are at least two starting tribes.

Overview

Tribes compete against one another as teams for immunity. If a tribe loses a challenge, then only the members of that tribe attend tribal council and the members vote one of their own off. Sometimes two tribes may attend tribal council in one day where one member will receive individual immunity on each tribe.

In many seasons, one tribe dominates over the other tribe in challenges, such as Tavili against Hunganga, or Andapa against Sambava. The tribe a castaway begins on can affect the entire game, present and future. Sometimes original starting tribes are changed and the tribes switch to new tribes.

Eventually when a certain number of people remain, the tribes merge into one tribe and begin fighting for individual immunity. Everyone typically attends tribal council at this stage of the game, voting someone off each round until only two or three remain.

Starting Tribes

Two Starting Tribes:

Two starting tribes is the classic format for Survivor. Most seasons typically contain two starting tribes.

Season	Starting Tribes

Three Starting Tribes:

Thee starting tribes was the second difference in the starting tribes in Survivor.

Season	Starting Tribes

Four Starting Tribes:

Four starting tribes was the first difference in the starting tribes in Survivor.

Season	Starting Tribes

Merged Tribes

The Main Article: Merged Tribes

Special Tribes

Eliminated Members:

Eliminated members have a shot to return to the game in some way, shape, or form.

Season	Special Tribes

Special Circumstances

Tribe Captain(s):

In some seasons a tribe captain may be present at any time in the pre-merge. In Survivor: Costa Rica, the two tribe captains were the first two people to step up. They selected their tribes and effectively (without knowledge) outcasted two people. Being a tribe captain can have powers and sometimes it can be just more of a label given by the tribe itself (as a First Impressions twist).

Tribe Colors

Key
Bold Text	Merged Tribe
Italic Text	Dissolved Tribe
Regular Text	Lasted until Merge

LoganWorm's Survivor Tribe Colors Per Season
	Yellow/Gold	Orange	Red	Magenta	Purple	Blue/Teal	Green	Brown	Silver/White	Black
Tonga	Hunganga		Athena			Tavili
Madagascar			Sambava				Lakota		Andapa
Brazil		Rebeliao				Jibóia		Anta
China	Hwang Ho		Long							Xiong Mao
Greece	Olympus		Ares	Aphrodite	Zeus	Athena				Hades
Costa Rica		Tenorio				Rio Celeste				Alajuela
All-Stars		Zarcero			Upala		Palmeres			Termina
Galapagos	El Sol			Serpiente		Escudo		Darvinismo
Exile Island		Marchena	Floreana		Solitario
Australia - The Outback		Guwing					Bamal