Survivor: Okinawa

## Series Chronology

***Survivor: Okinawa – Way of the Samurai*** is the fourteenth season of the third generation Suitman's Survivor Series, which premiered on March 19, 2021 and ended with the winner reveal on April 4, 2021.

It ended with Jared F. defeating Trey F. and Coco S. at the Final Tribal Council in a 5-3-0 vote.

## Production

The fourteenth season was announced on February 19, 2020, alongside the season subtitle *Way of the Samurai*. Applications opened on February 28, 2021, and closed over two weeks later on March 16, 2021. 39 people applied, 21 were cut from the casting, and 18 went on to become the castaways competing in the game. The full cast was revealed on March 17, 2021, along with the tribal designations.

This season, eighteen castaways were divided into two tribes of nine. The tribes are named after groups of islands in Okinawa - Kerama, wearing blue, and Yokatsu, in red. On Day 10, the tribes merged into Bushido, wearing white.

The series is produced and hosted by SuitMan13, with production assistance from Haus Gaga, JackTheFlop and PumpSmash.

## Features

### Twists

* **Samurai Duels:** This season a series of swords were placed on each tribe. When two players each found the same colored sword, they faced one another in an anonymous duel, where they could choose to play with either Honor or Dishonor. Their choice effects the outcome and the resulting advantages or disadvantages for the winner or loser.
* **Double Tribal Council:** On Day 3, both tribes went to Tribal Council to vote someone out, with the challenge being individual.
	+ **Swap Not Snuff:** Instead of being eliminated from the game, the player voted out at Tribal Council swaps tribes, and chooses one player from their old tribe to join them on the new tribe.
* **Tribe Switch:** On Day 6, the Kerama and Yokatsu tribes underwent a tribe switch, mixing up the tribes in a school-yard pick.

### Powers

* **Hidden Immunity Idols:** There was one hidden idol placed in each tribe camp, which could be found by correctly guessing the location in camp where it was hidden.
* **Vote Cache:** This power gives the player the option to abstain from voting at one Tribal Council, to use it instead as an extra vote at one of the following three tribals.
* **Legacy Advantage:** A variant of the Hidden Immunity Idol, this power allows its holder to gain immunity at either the Final 10 or the Final 6 if played. In the event that the holder is eliminated, they must will it to another player still in the game.
* **Vote Intruders:** This power enabled its holder(s) to have three people of choice from the winning tribe cast a vote at the losing tribe's Tribal Council.
* **Idol Nullifier:** This power enables the user to void the use of a Hidden Immunity Idol, by playing it on a specific person.
* **Ghost Player:** This power allows a player to remove one person from the immunity challenge and replace them with a person of their choice from outside the game to compete on their behalf.

## Contestants

* **^Note 1** : Lucy played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 7 votes against her were not counted.
* **^Note 2** : Due to Swap Not Snuff, Tocan & Tommy swapped tribes instead of being voted out and chose to take October & Farrah, respectfully, with them to their new tribes.
* **^Note 3** : Tyler played a Hidden Immunity Idol, but didn't negate any votes against him.

## The Game

* **^Note 1** : Both tribes went to Tribal Council on Day 3, so the challenge was individual.
* **^Note 2** : A Hidden Immunity Idol was used, negating all votes against the user.
* **^Note 3** : Due to Swap Not Snuff, Tocan & Tommy swapped tribes instead of being voted out.
* **^Note 4** : Due to a tie at the Final Four, the two tied castaways drew rocks to decide who would leave.

## Voting Table

* **^Note 1** : A Hidden Immunity Idol was used, negating all votes against the user.
* **^Note 2** : Due to Swap Not Snuff, Tocan & Tommy swapped tribes instead of being voted out.
* **^Note 3** : A Vote Cache was used, caching this player's vote at Tribal Council in order to cast an extra vote in the future.
* **^Note 4** : Due to a tie at the Final Four, the two tied castaways drew rocks to decide who would leave.