Taku

​ is a tribe from . Their tribe color is orange.
Despite being the first tribe to lose two members, Taku dominated in challenges as a result of Jonathan Young's unparalleled physical strength and the tribe's ability to work as a cohesive unit, allowing its four surviving members to make the merge as the most united of the three tribes. The tribe continued with their strategic collaboration after the merge, later producing four members of the final six and the season's eventual Sole Survivor.
==Members==
		
		
==Tribe History==
Even at the marooning, Taku stood out as the most physically stacked of the three tribes, primarily due to Jonathan Young's assignment to the tribe. However, Taku failed to translate this into a challenge win as they lost the opening Reward Challenge, thus having to perform either the "Savvy" or "Sweat" task to earn their flint. Taku decided to pick the mentally-demanding "Savvy" option, which challenged the tribe to count triangles. While half of the tribe started building the shelter, the other half successfully completed the task and earned Taku their flint. On Day 2, Maryanne Oketch volunteered to attend a summit, where she chose to "risk" her vote for an Extra Vote. Later that night, Jackson Fox shared a story about his gender transition with his tribe, providing Taku their first opportunity to bond emotionally.
However, on Day 3, Jackson began to show signs of dehydration. Host Jeff Probst showed up that morning to inform Jackson that it would be unsuitable for Jackson to continue in the game because of his lithium use from which he had only recently withdrawn. Jackson was pulled from the game, putting Taku at an immediate numerical disadvantage. However, Taku's combination of physical dominance, puzzle aptitude and cohesive teamwork allowed the tribe to win the grueling first Immunity Challenge.
On Day 4, Omar Zaheer shared about his Muslim background. The tribe supported him by opening up about their own religions, and seminary student Maryanne offered to weave Omar a prayer mat from fronds for his daily prayers. At the same time, Omar saw that his intellect complemented well with Jonathan's indisputable physical prowess, hence deciding to pair together before joining up with Lindsay Dolashewich, who had already forged a connection with Jonathan. Meanwhile, Maryanne's exuberant personality began to grate on her tribemates, particularly the quieter Marya Sherron. The trio of Jonathan, Lindsay, and Omar saw that they were the core of the tribe and, when they lost the next Immunity Challenge, had to decide whether to side with Marya, who was more mature but failed to make early connections, or Maryanne, whose energy alternated between welcome and grating. Eventually, Taku settled on voting off Marya. Though their lack of subtlety alerted Marya to play her Shot in the Dark at Tribal Council, the tribe was successful in voting her out in a unanimous 4-0 vote. After Tribal Council, Maryanne shared that she had received an Extra Vote from the summit, which she offered to use for the tribe at the merge. The next morning, Taku went on an idol hunt, where Maryanne found the Beware Advantage, which she also shared with her tribe.
Taku continued to dominate in challenges, notably in the next Immunity Challenge where Jonathan's height and strength allowed their tribe to overcome the turbulence in the ocean to easily place first as both Ika and Vati struggled hopelessly in the water. Taku sent Omar with Chanelle Howell from the losing Vati tribe to the summit. Although Chanelle claimed that she would play defensively, unbeknownst to Omar, she ended up risking her vote. Thus, Omar also chose to risk his vote, unaware that he had now lost his vote.
Taku won the next Reward Challenge, after which Jonathan blurted out that the Taku four were a tight family, to his tribemates' chagrin. At camp, tribal dynamics became increasingly tense as Jonathan and Maryanne began clashing more frequently; Jonathan for Maryanne's non-stop high-energy conduct, and Maryanne for Jonathan's occasional brashness. However, despite showing an uncharacteristic struggle at one of the challenges, Taku would proceed to win the final two tribal Immunity Challenges and make the merge on Day 12 with Ika and Vati with four members each.
=== Merge ===
After the merge, the Taku Four would continue to work together to control the Kula Kula dynamics to their advantage. Their collaborative efforts would take them to the final six, after which they dissolved the alliance and turned on each other. In the end, Maryanne was crowned the Sole Survivor of . 
=== Challenge History ===
Episode 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out	Result	Eliminated(Vote) 	Finish
1 	Marooning 	Reward 	None 	 	 	EvacuatedDay 3
1 	Forty Two 	Immunity 	None 	 	colspan="2" 	
2 	Can't Find My Way Home	Reward/Immunity	None 	 	 	
3 	Spiral Architect 	Reward/Immunity	None 	 	colspan="2" 	
4 	Tangled Up Sled Slide 	Reward 	None 	 	colspan="2" rowspan="2"	
4 	Beyond the Tuna 	Immunity 	None 	 	 	
5 	Ramplified 	Reward/Immunity	None 	 	colspan="2" 	
colspan="7"	 	 	 	 	 	
===Voting History===
 	 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes 	Original Tribes	Original Tribes
Episode 	Episode 	1 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	 	
Voted Out 	Voted Out 	 	 	 	 	 	 	rowspan="6" 	 	
Vote 	Vote 	No vote 	— 	4-0 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	
align="left" 	Maryanne 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	
align="left" 	Jonathan 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	
align="left" 	Lindsay 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	
align="left" 	Omar 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	
align="left" 	Marya 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align="left" 	Jackson 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: Jackson was evacuated over his medical condition. No vote occurred for his removal. This castaway used their Shot in the Dark, making them ineligible to vote at Tribal Council. The scroll they selected, however, read "Not Safe", thus all votes against them remained valid.	Notes: Jackson was evacuated over his medical condition. No vote occurred for his removal. This castaway used their Shot in the Dark, making them ineligible to vote at Tribal Council. The scroll they selected, however, read "Not Safe", thus all votes against them remained valid.	Notes: Jackson was evacuated over his medical condition. No vote occurred for his removal. This castaway used their Shot in the Dark, making them ineligible to vote at Tribal Council. The scroll they selected, however, read "Not Safe", thus all votes against them remained valid.	Notes: Jackson was evacuated over his medical condition. No vote occurred for his removal. This castaway used their Shot in the Dark, making them ineligible to vote at Tribal Council. The scroll they selected, however, read "Not Safe", thus all votes against them remained valid.	Notes: Jackson was evacuated over his medical condition. No vote occurred for his removal. This castaway used their Shot in the Dark, making them ineligible to vote at Tribal Council. The scroll they selected, however, read "Not Safe", thus all votes against them remained valid.	Notes: Jackson was evacuated over his medical condition. No vote occurred for his removal. This castaway used their Shot in the Dark, making them ineligible to vote at Tribal Council. The scroll they selected, however, read "Not Safe", thus all votes against them remained valid.	Notes: Jackson was evacuated over his medical condition. No vote occurred for his removal. This castaway used their Shot in the Dark, making them ineligible to vote at Tribal Council. The scroll they selected, however, read "Not Safe", thus all votes against them remained valid.	Notes: Jackson was evacuated over his medical condition. No vote occurred for his removal. This castaway used their Shot in the Dark, making them ineligible to vote at Tribal Council. The scroll they selected, however, read "Not Safe", thus all votes against them remained valid.	Notes: Jackson was evacuated over his medical condition. No vote occurred for his removal. This castaway used their Shot in the Dark, making them ineligible to vote at Tribal Council. The scroll they selected, however, read "Not Safe", thus all votes against them remained valid.	 	
==Gallery==
Taku Marooning.jpg|Taku competing in the opening Reward Challenge, Marooning.
Taku summit ep1.jpg|Taku decides who to send for the summit on Day 2.
Taku camp.jpg|Taku at camp.
Jackson Evacuated.png|Jackson evacuated.
taku draggin the dragon.jpg|Taku competing in the first Immunity Challenge, Forty Two.
Taku wins day 3.jpg|Taku after winning the first Immunity Challenge.
Taku holding idol.jpg|Taku holding the Immunity Idol.
taku cant find my way home.jpg|Taku competing in the Reward/Immunity Challenge, Can't Find My Way Home.
taku tribal council.jpg|Taku at Tribal Council.
vo marya.jpg|Marya voted out.
Taku spiral architect.jpg|Taku competing in Spiral Architect.
jonathan takes idol s42e03.jpg|Taku wins immunity.
taku ep4.jpg|Taku at the second Reward Challenge.
taku wins reward ep4.jpg|Taku after winning Tangled Up Sled Slide.
taku s42e04.jpg|Taku enjoying their fish reward.
taku beyond the tuna.jpg|Taku competing in Beyond the Tuna.
jonathan ramplified.jpg|Taku competing in Ramplified.
taku wins s42e05.jpg|Taku wins the challenge.
taku merge.jpg|Taku disbanded.
==Trivia==
* Taku is the first starting tribe in Survivor to have more than one Canadian member.
* Both members of Taku who were eliminated pre-merge, Jackson and Marya, never cast a vote.
* No male members of Taku ever received the majority of the vote, whereas all three female members received the majority of the vote at their last Tribal Councils.
* Taku is the first orange starting tribe to produce a female Sole Survivor.
** Taku is the second orange tribe overall to produce a female winner, after Barramundi.
* The Taku tribe banner is currently in Maryanne's ownership after she purchased it from the post-season prop auction.https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/v526xv/
==References==
Category:Tribes
Category:Starting Tribes
Category:Orange Tribes
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor 42
Category:Survivor 42 Tribes
Category:Taku Tribe