Survivor: Sumatra

***Survivor: Sumatra***, otherwise known as ***Survivor: Sumatra - Isle of the Lost*** is the fourteenth season of *Brovivor*. *Sumatra* featured the theme of Isle of the Lost which had various meanings to the overall season which came from *Joseph* reviving the series after what was supposed to be the closing off of Brovivor in *Grand Final.*

After 39 Days, Morgan beat both Trent and Madi in a close 4-2-2 vote, giving the win to the first winner of a new era.

## Production

Production for *Sumatra* started long after the thirteenth season of Brovivor ended when Joseph was experimenting with logo making in Photoshop to advance his artistic abilities and eventually labeled the logo he made "Sumatra" which was the original location for the fifth season of the series before rework was done. This evolved into the idea of bringing back ideas from past seasons that weren't as successful as hoped similarly to Ghost Island from the CBS version of the show Survivor. Joseph slowly made progress on the planning and the more that he thought about it, the more solidified ideas he created. Joseph was not satisfied with the ending of the series with Grand Final where the season started out amazingly, but turned sour quickly when unlikeable characters made it far in the game. When originally producing this season, it was unknown if it was going to be a fourteenth season or if it was going to be a reboot of the series entirely and become the first season of a new ORG. However, it was decided to be a continuation of the series once plan for Season 15 were developed.

> "This is Sumatra. Known for its diverse tropical forests, Its staggeringly beautiful land full of volcanoes, And, some of the most vibrant and eccentric wildlife in the world. For the next 39 days, this land will serve as the battle grounds for the greatest social experiment of all time.18 Castaways from all parts of the world come together to play the game of Survivor where they will not only battle the elements, but also each other. All of them working towards the prize of their very own buff from the season to take home to remember their victory. They must learn to adapt, or they’ll be voted out. The game. Begins. Now..."
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## Twists/Changes

* **Isle of the Lost:** At each tribe's first tribal council, they were informed that the twist of Isle of the Lost was in play, which was where voted out contestants were sent for a chance to fight for a spot back into the game at the merge. In a style similar to Edge of Extinction from CBS Survivor, players would all be on the same beach until the one challenge at the merge, and would be able to compete for Advantages for the players in the game.
* **Returning Challenges:** Old Challenges used in past seasons that had not been used in a long time, or caused the elimination of notable players made a return with modification to create a better experience.
* **Cursed Advantages:** This season featured advantages and idols that were considered cursed from Brovivor's past, such as...
	+ RT's Doubloon Immunity Idol from *Survivor: Pirate Island - Brains vs Brawn vs Beauty*
	+ Paula's Immunity Necklace given up in *Survivor: Lesotho - Battle of the ORGs II*
	+ Fishy's Hidden Immunity that he was voted out with in *Brovivor: Grand Final*
	+ Shawn's Legacy Advantage from *Survivor: Kunlun Mountains - One World*
	+ The Smoke Screen Advantage from *Survivor: Galapagos - Pirate Island II* and *Brovivor: Grand Final*
* **Tribe Expansion:** At the Final 15, castaways were randomly shuffled into the already established Santonilyo and Saraganka Tribes, as well as the newly created Saragnayan Tribe.
* **Survivor Auction:** At the Final 9, instead of competing in the tradtional immunity challenge, castaways took part in the Survivor Auction where they could bid on advantages, food items, or individual immunity with fictional currency. This also meant that two individual necklaces were up for grabs as opposed to the normal amount of one.
* **Custom Buff Prize:** This was the first Season to feature the Custom Buff Prize for the Winner of the season, that would be given to the Winner of every season from this season onward.