Tribe

The competing teams in Survivor RP are known as tribes. Commonly, there are two to three tribes in a season, with variations of tribes being expanded and dissolved. A tribe can have anywhere from eight to twelve contestants at the beginning of the game.Survivor Wiki
==Dividing into Tribes==
In themeless seasons, the tribes are divided by the hosts before the game begins and during tribe shuffles or tribe swaps. Other formats are as follows:
===Schoolyard Pick===
Some seasons have had the swapped tribes selected by the contestants themselves. This is known as the "Schoolyard Pick," and has occurred four times so far.
* In Survivor: The Everglades, the tribe swap occurred in a similar manner to the Galápagos schoolyard pick, with the two tribe captains (Juggernaut for Tequesta, and Ayra for León) alternating between picking someone from their original tribe and then picking someone from the other tribe, until the new tribes had four members from the former and three from the latter.
* In Survivor: Galápagos, the winning Blood vs. Water pair of the first challenge was split into two tribe captains, with each alternating picking a contestant to join their tribe; that contestant's partner was then assigned to the opposite tribe. Saki and Yugiri emerged victorious, the former becoming the captain of Rábida and the latter, Pinzón.
** This is the only instance so far when a schoolyard pick determined the starting tribes.
* In Survivor: Wild West, the tribe shuffle was determined via selecting two tribe captains at random, with each of them choosing a survivor for their tribe. Each chosen survivor then picked another person to join their respective tribe. This chain occurred until every survivor had been divided into a tribe.
* In Survivor: Jan Mayen, the tribe swap functioned similarly to The Everglades and Galápagos, where two randomly chosen captains (Sandy for Isbjorn and Maki Oze for Olonkin) selected who to place on their respective tribe.
===Tribes Divided by Theme===
More commonly, some seasons have had the tribes divided by a specific theme by the hosts: 
* In Survivor: Romania, survivors were divided based on whether they were human (Mangalia), machine (Otopeni), or monster (Fagaras).
* In Survivor: Nahanni and Survivor: Gorgona, survivors were divided based on their gender, with males assigned to one tribe and females to the other.
* In Survivor: Greece, survivors were divided based on whether their skillsets fit more accurately into brains (Apollo), brawn (Ares), or beauty (Aphrodite).
* In Survivor: Wild West and Survivor: Hawaii, survivors were divided into two tribes of twelve: one tribe containing all-new players, while the other has players from past seasons.
* In Survivor: Japan, survivors were divided based on whether their skillsets fit more accurately into science (Amaterasu) or magic (Tsukuyomi).
* In Survivor: Appalachia, survivors were divided based on whether they leaned more into authority (Pisgah) or rebels (Citico) in their daily lives.
* In Survivor: Siberia, survivors were divided based on whether they were monsters (Noch), mystics (Yarkiy), or mercenaries (Solnste).
* In Survivor: Egypt, survivors were divided based on whether they were figurative Davids (Wadjet) or Goliaths (Nekhbet) in their upbringings or daily lives.
* In Survivor: Jan Mayen, survivors were divided based on whether they were heroes (Olonkin) or villains (Isbjorn).
* In Survivor: Turkey and Survivor: Normandy, survivors were divided based on whether they hailed from, or embodied the aesthetics of, the past, the present, or the future.
* In Survivor: Camelot, survivors were divided based on their skillset, whether they used might (Arthur) or magic (Merlin) to solve problems.
* In Survivor: Socotra, survivors were divided based on whether they were earthlings (Maluf) or aliens (Aljar).
* In Survivor: Tiwi Islands, survivors were divided based on whether they qualified as a leader (Yilati), follower (Tokuta), or lone wolf (Juluwu).
* In Survivor: Bermuda Triangle, survivors were divided based on if their actions came from the heart (Revonoc), mind (Nereus), or soul (Cotopaxi).
* In Survivor: Hokkaido, survivors were divided based on if they were figurative saints (Utari) or sinners (Wajin).
* In Survivor: Shibuya, survivors were divided based on if they embodied chaos (Jigoku) or order (Tengoku).
* In Survivor: Sundarbans, survivors were divided based on if their personalities were formed by nature (Manasa) or nurture (Bonbibi).
==Starting Tribes==
Each Survivor RP season starts with 24 contestants (the only exceptions being 20 in The Everglades, and 22 in Moon Islands) stranded in a remote location and will be left there for the next five weeks. The contestants (also known as castaways, among other terms) will be then equally divided into teams ("tribes"). These tribes then will be sent out to separate camps identified by a colored tribe banner. From there on out, the contestants must fend for themselves in all aspects of survival (foraging for food, creating shelter, fishing, etc.). Tribes may also be given meager supplies, though usually they have to win supplies such as flint & steel, hunting tools, or a first-aid kit through challenges. Castaways also have the option to bring a "luxury item" along with them.
==Names and Identification==
Starting tribes are given unique names (usually based on local language, culture, or history) and identifying colors which are used on tribe flags, challenge props, and various other items. Each player is given a buff, an elastic ring of cloth generally adorned with the logo for the current season that can be worn however the contestant pleases as long as it is visible.
===Tribe Switch===
The tribe switch is the very first Survivor RP twist. One of the hosts asks the contestants to drop their buffs, signaling there will be a change in the nature and personal makeup of the tribes. In a tribe switch, the contestants will either end up at their original tribe or they will be swapped into another. They must give up their old buff and must don a new one. If there is a switch, it occurs before the merge, commonly catching players off-guard. In some seasons,As seen in Moon Islands, Wild West, Italy, Siberia, Peru, Egypt, Jan Mayen, Hawaii, Gorgona, Bhutan, and Normandy. there may even be a second tribe swap, commonly referred to as a "tribe shuffle." The logic of the twist is that the relationships from their first tribe will be tested in their new tribe, and will create additional possibilities when the tribes finally merge. Oftentimes, players who were not successful in their original tribe use the switch as an opportunity to create new bonds, and potentially last longer in the competition.
===Tribe Dissolves===
Another variant of the tribe switch is the "dissolve." In seasons that have more than two starting tribes, a tribe dissolution before the merge may take place. The tribe will be permanently disbanded, spreading its old members into the other two tribes. Like in a traditional swap, the members of the dissolved tribe must surrender his/her old buff and must join his/her new tribe. So far, this has occurred seven times: in Greece, Siberia, Cranberry Isles, Turkey, Tiwi Islands, Bermuda Triangle, and Normandy.
==Merged Tribe==
The merged tribe is composed of the remaining members of the two or three tribes remaining. Since Bhutan, this has usually been when 14 castaways are left in the game, while prior seasons usually merged at 13. Whereas the starting tribes are named by the hosts, the new tribe will be usually named by the castaways themselves. They will be given new buffs with the merged tribe's name and colors, with the tribe usually being able to freely traverse among all of the original campsites, except in cases where they are taken to a new area, such as a different island like in Canary Islands.
Reward Challenges may still be team-based (depending on the number of remaining players), but Immunity Challenges will be conducted on a strictly individual basis, aside from one-off twists. Usually the formation of the merged tribe signals the start of the jury phase of a season, but there are several exceptions:
* Nahanni, Italy, Turkey, and Tanzania had a tribe merge when there were 15 castaways remaining, with the jury phase beginning only after the merged tribes reached 13 castaways. 
** While the merged tribe of Black Forest was formed with 14 castaways remaining, a member of Grimm was soon after voted back into the game by their tribemates, bumping the number of those on the merged tribe up to 15 by the start of the first individual immunity challenge.
** The merged tribe of Nova Scotia, which had a similar return-from-elimination mechanic to Black Forest, was formed with 15 castaways from the start, including previously-eliminated contestant Hunter. However, Nova Scotia had an 11-person jury and only one member of Phoenix was sent to the pre-jury, as opposed to two like the previous 15-person merges.
* The merged tribe of Moon Islands was formed when there were only 11 castaways left rather than the standard 13. As such, the jury phase began two eliminations prior to when the merged tribe was formed.
** The merged tribe of Egypt, meanwhile, was formed when there were 12 castaways left after the Pharaoh twist, with the jury phase beginning with the twist's elimination of Valentine.
For most early seasons, the jury comprised 10 people and the jury phase began at 13th place, and the merged tribe usually formed at the same time, aside from the exceptions mentioned above, such as the 15-person merges. Following complications with the jury vote in Mesoamerica, subsequent seasons starting with Bhutan adopted an 11-person jury format, with the merged tribe now forming with 14 players. Aside from twist exceptions like the aforementioned Nova Scotia, this has been the standard jury/merge format since Bhutan.
* Prior to the adoption of this format, Socotra also had a merged tribe form with 14 players, the sole case of this before Bhutan. However, whether or not 14th place entered the jury was up to the winner of the first individual reward challenge, and the winner chose not to let them onto the jury, keeping the jury phase at 13.
* Bhutan's merge dually marked the beginning of the merge and jury phase, and did not opt to include the same twist as Socotra. This marked the beginning of the current 11-person jury/14-person merge format.
==Expanded Tribe==
An Expanded Tribe is a third tribe introduced early in or midway through the pre-merge phase of the game through a Tribe Swap. The castaways of these tribes are usually relocated to a new beach where they must again set up camp from scratch. To date, there have only been four tribe expansions: the formation of Santiago in Galápagos, Fiume in Italy, Saratoga in Cranberry Isles, and Kayin in Socotra.
===Outcast Tribe===
A pre-merge twist introduced in Black Forest; rather than an eliminated contestant immediately going to prejury, they instead were relegated to a third tribe consisting entirely of those eliminated, Grimm. There, they continued to survive and compete in challenges alongside the other two tribes, but did not go to Tribal Council if they lost a challenge. In addition, if they won a challenge, they were able to choose which of the other two tribes attended Tribal Council that night. At the merge, the members of Grimm went to a special Tribal Council where they voted among themselves to fully send one of their own back into the game as a member of Blitzkrieg. All of the others were eliminated and sent to prejury on the spot. Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, who was voted out 2nd, returned to the game and eventually placed 7th.
A similar twist was used for Nova Scotia, albeit with some changes from its appearance in Black Forest. The Lighthouse Keepers tribe did not compete in challenges against the other two teams, but continued to survive in a secluded area, where they could acquire tokens to purchase items that could affect things in the game (such as a vote blocker for the first merged Tribal Council). Prior to the merge, the Lighthouse Keepers competed in a challenge where if they won against the other two tribes, the losers would be sent to a Double Tribal Council while the Lighthouse Keepers would vote two people back into the game. If they won against just one tribe, they would vote one person back into the game, while one person from the losing tribe would be voted out. If the Lighthouse Keepers finished last in the challenge, they would all be sent home. Ultimately, the Lighthouse Keepers did, in fact, lose to both tribes in the challenge. However, Bondrewd had been granted an advantage for completing the key puzzle, in the form of being able to choose one person to return to the game. Bondrewd chose Hunter to return. All other members of the Lighthouse Keepers were sent home in the pre-jury. Hunter became a member of the merged tribe and eventually placed 12th.
==Tribe Colors Per Season==
Key 	Key
Bold Text 	Merged Tribe
Italic Text 	Dissolved Tribe
Underlined Text	Auxillary or "Ghost" Tribe
Regular Text 	Lasted until Merge
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 	Red [17] 	Orange [12] 	Yellow [13] 	Green [17] 	Blue [21] 	Purple [11] 	Pink [7] 	Brown [3] 	Black [6] 	Gray [4] 	White [6]
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==Trivia==
* The most-used color is blue, with 21 tribes having been some shade of the color. The least-used color is brown, with only three tribes.
** Brown is also the color least frequently used for a merged tribe, with only one.
* Gray was the last color to be used as a merged tribe; there was not a gray merged tribe until season 26, Bhutan.
==References==
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