Murlonio

**Highest Placing Member**: Mandy (Sole Survivor/32)

Murlonio was the merged tribe from Survivor: Redemption Island.

The post merge was dominated by the Mandy's Womens Alliance. With the Ometepe tribe surrendering to them early on, it was a relatively easy run for leader Mandy to get to the end and earn the title of Sole Survivor. Their tribe colour was black.

## Tribe History

After Ryder returned from Redemption Island on Day 19, the Ometepe and Zapatera tribes merged into the black Murlonio tribe. Isobel and Jett approached Bethany and Ryder who were burned from Mandy's Women's Alliance to form an alliance of four. However, Mandy decided to manipulate Katniss and Peeta as the leaders of the Ometepe Alliance to ensure they would not turn against her. At the merged tribal council, Mandy was able to convince her new allies to eliminate Isobel. Summer, though she trusts the work Mandy put in, spoke with Jeremiah and William to vote for Ryder at the next tribal council. She did this to avoid the vote flipping against her in the case that Katniss or Peeta decide to flip. Despite this precaution, all majority alliance members remain loyal and Jett was sent to Redemption Island.

With the Zapatera minority dwindling in numbers, Katniss and Peeta felt it was time to make a big move and avoid having Mandy's Womens Alliance turn on them first. They decide to blindside Cindy and their Ometepe allies are quick to agree to this move. Bethany and Ryder, as revenge for their eliminations in the pre-merge, also agree to this and Cindy was blindsided at tribal council. Bethany and Ryder begin to assimilate into the Ometepe Alliance, and become closer friends with Jeremiah. This however, concerns Katniss and Peeta because they want more social persuasion than their allies. To continue their power streak, the couple return to Mandy's Women's Alliance with Virgil and William. Jeremiah is thrown under the bus, and this majority send him to Redemption Island.

    Mandy becomes increasingly concerned that both Katniss and Peeta have too much social persuasion amongst the tribe, and have more opportunities than she and Summer do. In response, she built bridges with Bethany and Summer with the intention of splitting up Katniss and Peeta. With the tribe now divided along original tribal lines, a tied vote occurs between Katniss and Bethany. However, Virgil and William flip after the revote to avoid drawing rocks. Without his closest ally to develop strategy with, Peeta was unable to retain his alliances and he was unanimously voted out at the next tribal council.

Three pairs existed by the Final Six, though Mandy felt that Bethany and Ryder were bigger physical and strategic threats compared to Virgil and William. In response, she brought the boys along and they agreed in order to advance further in the game. At tribal council, the four eliminated Bethany she was sent to Redemption Island again. Despite losing his closest ally, Ryder decided to align with Mandy and Summer to eliminate William. With only four castaways left, Bethany returned from Redemption Island and the original Zapatera tribe united to eliminate Virgil. When Mandy won the final immunity challenge, she guaranteed Summer a spot in the finals but the pair was unsure who to bring with them to the end. They ended up bringing Ryder to the end because Bethany had a stronger story in front of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, Ryder was congratulated for making it to the end despite being eliminated on the first night though he was criticised for not really controlling the game. Summer was praised for her strong social skills and playing an under the radar game, but many also felt she didn't play enough of an individual game. In the end, Mandy earned the title of Sole Survivor for being considered the leader of her alliance and always finding a way to manipulate the situation to ensure she was always in a better position.