Survivor: Heroes vs Villains

Survivor: Heroes vs Villains is the tenth season of Survivor Simps. It took place from late December 2021 to late January 2022. The theme of the season was to put 12 of the biggest Heroes in the franchise against 12 of the biggest Villains. Aesthetically, the season was themed around the jungles of the DRC.

Kaidence became the tenth Sole Survivor, defeating Mohammed and Janna in a 6-5-1 vote. This season saw the return of twenty-five returnees, at least one representative from each of the first nine seasons (with the exception of All Stars and Phu Quoc - Second Chance).

It was preceded by Survivor: Nepal - The Himalayas, and was succeeded with Survivor: Baia - The Sunken Sin City.

## Format

* **Tribe Composition:** The twenty-five castaways were divided into two tribes of twelve, based on their heroism, or their villainy.
* **Merge:** The merged tribe was composed of fourteen members.
* **Final Tribal Council Format:** Three finalists faced a jury of eleven. After the tie, Janna became the final member of the jury, choosing between Kaidence or Mohammed to win the game.

## Season Summary

The series premiere began with the twenty-five Heroes and Villains being separated into their respective tribes of the same names, with Roach being immediately sent to exile. The Villains lost the first challenge of the season, sending Lea home unanimously 11-1. The Villains won the next three challenges, sending Brian, Addison and Paris home due to an eight player supermajority that formed on the Heroes tribe. Noa received votes at all three tribal councils, and it became a running joke at this point that if you thought Noa was going home, you were actually being sent home.

The first Tribe Swap was a mess, with the following being the vote counts:

On Day 16, Kendra quit the game after Rowen was voted out due to the cast holding her accountable for her association with people outside of the game after recent controversy. Later that same day, Christian K. and Janna were both voted out in a double tribal where Damon and Alec won individual immunity for their respective tribes. After the second Tribe Swap, Narek was controversially idoled out by Roach with an idol gifted to him by Dog Mathew. The very next day, on the same tribe, Pesto was eliminated from the game after losing Fire to Roach. After Damon was voted out 7-1 on Day 21, a battleback was held for the premerge players, where one player would reenter the game through a challenge tournament, and the other through a vote. Christian K. and Janna reentered the game, starting off the fourteen player merge,

The merge started off with Rocks when two sides of the game were clearly defined. Kaidence, Dog Mathew, Christian K., Natalie, Roach, Kamai and Davion vs Mohammed, Janna, Noa, Kate, Julia, Christmas and Alec. Alec drew the white rock on Day 24. The very next day, Davion was idoled out by Noa 6-(4\*-3), resulting in the two groups being even once more at the final twelve. On Day 26, Rocks occurred again, and Kamai drew the white rock. This allowed the Mohammed, Janna, Noa, Kate, Julia and Christmas contingent to vote out Roach 6-5 on Day 28. This is when the sides blew up, and on Day 31, Christmas was double idoled out 4\*-3\*-3 by Julia and Natalie. Julia went next in a 4-4-1 -> 6-1 revote on Day 32, and Natalie, the last Sole Survivor standing, was voted out 6-1-1 on Day 33.

The next few days saw the eliminations of Christian K (3-2-1-1) on Day 36, Dog Mathew (3-3 -> 3-1) on Day 37, and Kate (4-1) on Day 38.

Noa, shockingly, won final immunity, much to the joy and amusement of the jury. To even greater shock, she sent herself to fire against Mohammed, in which the latter won.

At Final Tribal Council, the energy was spread between Kaidence, who wasn't able to make an appearance due to her schedule, and Mohammed. The two sides of the game were the defining lines in which finalist you were rooting for. The vote ended up tying 5-5-1, the shocker being Noa's sole vote for Janna, resulting in Janna becoming the final member of the jury, deciding the winner between Kaidence and Mohammed. Janna, though when asked who she'd vote for to win in the jury questioning responded with Mohammed, voted for Kaidence to win the game. The commencing fallout was never seen before in Simps, and remains one of the most talked about decisions discussed about the franchise.

## Awards & Trivia

* **Most Popular:** Janna (twenty-four votes against)
* **Comp Beasts:** Mohammed
* **Hero of the Season:** Christian K. and Noa
* **Villain of the Season:** Julia and Christmas
* **Best Confessionals:** Davion
* **Best Premerger:** Narek
* **Player of the Season:** Mohammed
* **Most Robbed:** Alec and Kamai
* **Most Underrated:** Christian K.
* **Duo of the Season:** Rowen and Kendra
* **Most Robbed Premerher:** Pesto
* **Trio/Alliance of the Season:** Natalie, Julia and Christmas