Galu

is a starting tribe from .
Galu proved to be the physically stronger tribe, winning eight of the ten tribal challenges against their rival Foa Foa tribe, in part due to Russell Swan's leadership. However, after the merge, tribal conflicts erupted, and Russell Hantz's gameplay emerged, causing its members to be eliminated in an almost consecutive order. Their tribe color is purple.
==Members==
				
				
==Tribe History==
On the first day of the competition, the ten members of Galu were instructed to vote (based solely on first impressions) for a leader. They chose Russell Swan, who did not choose wisely in the first Reward Challenge. However, this was merely a speed bump on Galu's road to pre-merge domination, which became clear when the first eight days saw the tribe immune from the first few votes.
Whilst the tribe enjoyed early success, there were clear factions within the group. The girls' alliance of Laura Morett, Monica Padilla, and Kelly Sharbaugh and the men's alliance of Erik Cardona, Russell Swan, Dave Ball, John Fincher, and Brett Clouser left Shambo Waters a sitting duck.
After their first Tribal Council and the elimination of Yasmin on Day 11, Galu remained a force to be reckoned with in terms of challenge performance. However, Russell S. began to show signs of struggling at a Reward Challenge which led to his eventual evacuation. Jeff Probst instructed that the tribe elect a new leader. Erik took this opportunity to bring Shambo into the alliance and make her the leader in order to control her later down the line. Her reign as leader was short-lived and the majority of the time scrutinized as the decisions she wanted were regularly rejected straight away (one incident regarding who would be making decisions at a Reward Challenge).
===Challenge History===
Episode 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out 	Result 	Observer 	Eliminated(Vote) 	Finish
1 	Chief's Choice 	Reward 	 	 	None 	rowspan="2" colspan="2" 	
1 	Yank Your Hank 	Immunity 	None 	 	None 	 	
2 	Schmergen Brawl 	Reward/Immunity 	 	 	 	colspan="2" 	
3 	Sea Crates 	Reward/Immunity 	 	 	 	colspan="2" 	
4 	Bocce In A Box 	Reward 	 	 	None 	rowspan="2" 	4th Voted OutDay 11
4 	Well Stacked 	Immunity 	 	 	None 	 	4th Voted OutDay 11
5 	Samoa Smoothies 	Reward 	 	 	rowspan="2" 	rowspan="2" colspan="2" 	
5 	Sack Attack 	Immunity 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Roll With It 	Reward 	 	Cancelled 	None 	 	EvacuatedDay 15
7 	Brain Food 	Reward 	 	 	rowspan="2" 	rowspan="2" colspan="2" 	
7 	Canoe Dueling 	Immunity 	 	 	 	 	
colspan="8" 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: Russell S. collapsed at the challenge, causing the challenge to be stopped with no winner. Galu and Foa Foa attended Tribal Council that night, to discuss Russell S.'s situation. The scheduled Double Tribal Council was cancelled, thus no one was voted out.	Notes: Russell S. collapsed at the challenge, causing the challenge to be stopped with no winner. Galu and Foa Foa attended Tribal Council that night, to discuss Russell S.'s situation. The scheduled Double Tribal Council was cancelled, thus no one was voted out.	Notes: Russell S. collapsed at the challenge, causing the challenge to be stopped with no winner. Galu and Foa Foa attended Tribal Council that night, to discuss Russell S.'s situation. The scheduled Double Tribal Council was cancelled, thus no one was voted out.	Notes: Russell S. collapsed at the challenge, causing the challenge to be stopped with no winner. Galu and Foa Foa attended Tribal Council that night, to discuss Russell S.'s situation. The scheduled Double Tribal Council was cancelled, thus no one was voted out.	Notes: Russell S. collapsed at the challenge, causing the challenge to be stopped with no winner. Galu and Foa Foa attended Tribal Council that night, to discuss Russell S.'s situation. The scheduled Double Tribal Council was cancelled, thus no one was voted out.	Notes: Russell S. collapsed at the challenge, causing the challenge to be stopped with no winner. Galu and Foa Foa attended Tribal Council that night, to discuss Russell S.'s situation. The scheduled Double Tribal Council was cancelled, thus no one was voted out.	Notes: Russell S. collapsed at the challenge, causing the challenge to be stopped with no winner. Galu and Foa Foa attended Tribal Council that night, to discuss Russell S.'s situation. The scheduled Double Tribal Council was cancelled, thus no one was voted out.	Notes: Russell S. collapsed at the challenge, causing the challenge to be stopped with no winner. Galu and Foa Foa attended Tribal Council that night, to discuss Russell S.'s situation. The scheduled Double Tribal Council was cancelled, thus no one was voted out.
===Voting History===
 	 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Episode 	Episode 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Voted out: 	Voted out: 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	rowspan="10" 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vote: 	Vote: 	— 	— 	— 	8-2 	— 	No vote 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Brett 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Shambo 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Monica 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Dave 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	John 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Laura 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Kelly 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Erik 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Yasmin 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.	Notes: Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.
==Gallery==
GaluIntroShot.png|Galu's shot in the intro.
GaluRowing2.jpg|Galu rowing.
Yank Your Hank.jpg|Galu competes in the first Immunity Challenge, Yank Your Hank.
HungryforawinGalu.jpg|Galu during an Immunity Challenge.
Yasmin-int-survsamoa.jpg|Yasmin voted out.
Russell Medical Evacuation.jpg|Russell S. pulled from the game due to medical reasons.
galuch.jpg|Members of Galu at a challenge.
s19galu.jpg|Galu returns to their camp from a challenge.
Survivor-samoa59.jpg|Dave, Kelly, Monica, and Shambo at camp.
==Trivia==
* Galu ties with Sook Jai and Zapatera for the longest elimination streak of an original tribe, with seven of its members being eliminated consecutively.
** Coincidentally, all three tribes were purple.
* Galu is the fourth starting tribe to secure all but one seat on the jury, following Rotu, Koror, and Timbira.
* Galu is the biggest tribe to have every member sit out of at least one challenge.
==References==
Category:Tribes
Category:Samoa Tribes
Category:Starting Tribes
Category:Purple Tribes
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor: Samoa
Category:Galu Tribe