Tribe Switch | |
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Twist Information | |
Description | Contestants being transferred to other tribes |
Appearance(s) | Philippines Durban Boracay Croatia Peru All-Stars |
A Tribe Switch (also known as Tribe Shuffle or Tribe Swap) is the first game-changingtwist of Survivor. This twist sends members from one tribe to the rival tribe and vice versa.
About[]
The Tribe Switch is a twist can happen in a random point during a game and this reassignment of tribes will be effective until the tribes merge or a new opportunity to switch tribes shows up (e.g. a Mutiny or a second switch.) This is denoted by contestants wearing a newly supplied Buff that is colored according to their new tribe. They would then drop their old buff on the ground and start wearing the new one. Normally it would send half of the tribe to the other when both tribes have equal number of tribe members (known as Tribe Swap), though it has changed over the years. For example if one tribe has nine members while the other has seven, the switch would even the tribes out with eight members each. This also applies to season that has an Exile Island twist, where if the number of remaining contestants is odd, the odd-man-out will be sent to Exile Island, and would wait for a tribe to vote out a member, and be their replacement, thus having equal numbers. A variant of the tribe switch is the Tribe Dissolve, where one or more tribes are vacated and don't exist after the switch. It either requires the entire tribe to be dismantled and its remaining members are spread into the remaining tribes (absorption) or requires that all remaining players, usually in four or three tribes, in the game are shuffled between two of the tribes (disbanding).
Twist Histroy[]
Philippines[]
Type: Absorption (see Dissolve)
This season started out with three tribes. After Ahas lost three of their original six members, the remaining two members were dissolved into Tigre tribe and one member were dissolved into Pating tribe.
The New Tigre Tribe | ||||||
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Gustavo |
Oliver |
Richard |
Sebastian |
DJ |
Sox | |
The New Pating Tribe | ||||||
Anthony |
Bwburke |
David |
Isaac |
Zach |
Josh |
Durban[]
Type: Tribe Switch
The season featured a tribe swap after four castaways were eliminated. Random.org chooses who goes where and what tribe they are going to be on.
Bugeranus | ||||||
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Caity |
Dakota |
Danny |
Hannah D. |
Jordan |
Kiko |
Robert |
The New Renoster Tribe | ||||||
Alex |
G.T |
Hannah P. |
Jeff |
J.T |
Josh |
Kelly |
Boracay[]
Type: Tribe Shuffle
After ten days competing as tribes defined by sex, both tribes' were shuffled. Similar to Durban, Random.org chooses who goes where and what tribe they are going to be on, mixing the men and the women.
The New Amihan Tribe | ||||||
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Acacia |
Brian |
Brittney |
Jake |
Joslyn |
Nathan | |
The New Habagat Tribe | ||||||
Alexia |
Christian |
Dan |
Leah |
Tayvie |
Tess |
Mongolia[]
Due to the Back To Basics twist, there were no Tribe Switch.
Croatia[]
Type: Tribe Switch
Three members from both tribes are switched to the rival tribe.
The New Donji Tribe | ||||||
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Connor |
Daryl |
Jack |
Jacob |
Katherine |
Ryan | |
The New Gornji Tribe | ||||||
Andrew |
Anthony |
Ella |
Mickle |
Mike |
Nikki |
Peru[]
Type: Tribe Switch
Three members from both tribes are switched to the rival tribe.
The New Apu Tribe | ||||||
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AJ |
Bubba |
Cedric |
Danny |
Jared |
Joel |
Zach |
The New Kon Tribe | ||||||
Alexandra |
Kent |
Lauren |
Natalie |
Nehemiah |
Oliver M. |
Reed N. |
All-Stars[]
Type: Tribe Shuffle
Reference[]
TTJ's Survivor Twists | ||||
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Battle of the Sexes | Back To Basics | Coaches Rule | Cursed Idol | Exile Island |
Half Idols | Hidden Immunity Idol | Returning Players | Tribe Switch |