Malolo Alliance

**Highest Ranked**: Trisha (4/20)

The Malolo Alliance was an alliance from Survivor: Ghost Island.

This alliance was founded by the oldest members of the original Malolo tribe and, despite initially finding themselves in the minority, built relationships that overthrew the majority at the first tribal council of the season. Although the alliance managed to stay in tact throughout the Tribe Expansion, the Malolo Alliance was plagued with mistrust when the tribes merged and would all become members of the *Ghost Island* jury.

## History

### The Oldest Three Take Control

The foundations of the Malolo Alliance began when the orange Malolo tribe landed on the beaches of Fiji on Day 1 of *Survivor: Ghost Island*. Jules flirted with the younger women in an attempt to form a majority alliance, though Luna was not impressed because she is a lesbian. Meanwhile, Angela, Tangaroa (nicknamed 'Big T') and Trisha formed a strong social bond due to their work ethic and for being outcasted as the older members of the tribe. When Malolo lost the first immunity challenge of the season, Jules thought his alliance had the numbers to orchestrate a blindside against Big T. However, Isaac, Luna and Reed reneged on Jules' plan and worked with Angela, Big T and Trisha to blindside Jules. This new majority felt powerful after pulling off this move. The older trio also tried building a strategic relationship with Tariq, who skipped the previous tribal council because he visited Ghost Island, but Tariq gave them no information.

Big T found the tribes Hidden Immunity Idol moments before the next immunity challenge, and was instructed to share half of the idol with another player for 24 hours in order to activate its power. Malolo then lost this challenge and Big T was sent to Ghost Island, which forced him to give half his idol to Trisha with little explanation. On Ghost Island, Big T also won an advantage to a Secret Hidden Immunity Idol that could be played anonymously, but was hidden at Tribal Council. Back at camp, the majority decided to target Ebony but decided that Luna and Reed should vote for Tariq in the event he had an advantage from Ghost Island. This gave the Malolo majority complete control over the votes at tribal council, which led to Ebony's elimination. When Big T returned to camp, Trisha gave back her half of the idol and agreed to keep this a secret for the time being. Malolo then won their first immunity challenge on Day 9 and Angela was sent to Ghost Island, where she won the duel and also received a clue to the Secret Hidden Immunity Idol. She told Big T and Trisha about her advantage, and their bond only grew when Big T told Angela about his advantage and idol.

### Surviving the Tribe Expansion

At the Tribe Expansion on Day 10, Angela and Isaac stayed on Malolo with Jules' last remaining ally Malika. When she formed new relationships with Joyce and Toya from Naviti, the pair formed a close relationship with Frank. Malolo lost their first challenge on Day 12, where Isaac was sent to Ghost Island and subsequently lost his vote. It initially appeared Angela would not have the numbers to save Frank, though Malika started to lose faith in the original Naviti players after hearing Joyce had also lost her vote. At tribal council, Angela, Frank and Malika worked together to eliminate Toya.

Meanwhile, Luna, Reed, Tariq and Trisha wore green as members of the new Yanuya tribe. They had the clear majority over Samir, though he formed a strategic relationship with Tariq following their Ghost Island visit on Day 3. On Day 13, Luna found the tribes Hidden Immunity Idol and decided to share half with Trisha in order to strengthen their bond. Trisha felt this move from Luna validated the strength of her own social game because she had also previously received half of the Malolo idol from Big T. Whilst Yanuya won three immunity challenges in a row, Reed won a Tribal Council Pass on Day 14 and Trisha won a Vote Blocker on Day 16. Malolo and Yanuya lost the immunity challenge on Day 19, where they were told both tribes would attend a Joint Tribal Council to eliminate one player. Although Luna, Reed and Trisha felt they had no ties to Samir and Tariq, it was initially agreed that Yanuya would vote together against the five Malolo players. However, the trio started to doubt this agreement after Samir and Tariq suggested they vote for Angela from the original Malolo Alliance. At tribal council, Trisha used her connections to Angela and Isaac to throw the target on Malika. She blocked Malika's vote as a sign of trust, and convinced Luna and Reed to switch their votes to Joyce as a secondary target. This ensured that the Malolo Alliance would have the numbers to eliminate Malika and keep the entire alliance safe.

On the other hand, Big T was the only member of the Malolo Alliance to be switched to the purple Naviti tribe. He was seen as the cruical swing vote between Abigial/Tito and Jacob/Vincent for being the only original Malolo player, though Krystal was also viewed as an outsider from the tribe. Big T ultimately chose to align with Abigail and Tito, where they had the numbers to eliminate Krystal when Vincent was sent to Ghost Island. When Naiviti lost again on Day 17, Big T voted with Abigail and Tito again to eliminate Vincent.

### Early Merge Detractions

The six original members of the Malolo Alliance, Angela, Big T, Isaac, Luna, Reed and Trisha, reunited when the tribes merged on Day 20. Although members of this alliance worked with Frank, Samir and Tariq during the Tribe Expansion, the Malolo Alliance was viewed as inferior over their rival Naviti Alliance. Despite this, Big T thought he was in a powerful position because he was strongly connected to both alliances whilst in possession of the Malolo idol. The Malolo Alliance planned on voting for Joyce at the first merged tribal council. However, Reed got nervous that Big T was too well connected. Reed knew that Luna was receiving votes from the Naviti Alliance, told her to play her idol, and worked with Jacob and Joyce to blindside Big T. This move caused the Malolo Alliance to split into factions based on their age, which left Angela and Trisha in the minority over Isaac, Luna and Reed

On Day 25, the Final Twelve castaways on the Lavita tribe were divided into two groups of six as part of a Double Elimination twist. The purple team consisted of Frank, Isaac, Reed, Samir, Tariq and Tito, which left Isaac and Reed from the Malolo Alliance in the minority. However, Reed saved himself by using his Tribal Council Pass and Isaac was ultimately voted out after multiple idols were played. Meanwhile, Angela, Luna and Trisha were on the orange team with Abigail, Jacob and Joyce. Luna wanted the alliance to vote for Jacob, but Angela and Trisha worked with Jacob to blindside their untrustworthy ally Luna.

### Two Women Standing

The Double Elimination left Angela and Trisha in the minority against the Naviti Alliance. However, Trisha's ability to bond with Tariq on the Yanuya tribe meant he was willing to keep the pair safe. The girls agreed to vote with Reed, Samir and Tariq against Joyce, and she was voted out at the Final Ten. They would later find out that Tariq had to use his Extra Vote for this plan to work because Samir got cold feet in the moments leading up to tribal council. Angela and Trisha tried throwing Samir under the bus as retaliation, but Reed worked with the Naviti Alliance to eliminate Jacob. When Lavita returned to camp, Angela and Trisha told Reed they were disappointed he turned on them and were willing to cut ties with Jacob if he wanted. Despite being a pair on a tribe of eight, Angela and Trisha were approached by two sides of the Naviti Alliance. They had previously worked with Reed, Samir and Tariq, but ultimately voted with Abigail, Frank and Tito to eliminate Tariq because they wanted the power in their hands.

Angela and Trisha felt their next plan of attack was to flip on the majority of four to work with Reed and Samir. The girls went through with their original plan against Frank, but he played an idol and Angela was voted out with the remaining three votes. Trisha was disappointed to lose her last remaining ally and was forced to arrange a plan with Reed and Samir. When Samir threw his vote at the Final Six, Reed was voted out. This gave the Naviti Alliance control over the game, and Trisha was voted out when she failed to win individual immunity at the Final Five. As members of the jury, Angela, Isaac, Luna and Reed voted for Frank because they were most impressed by his social game and willingness to work with the Malolo Alliance during the Tribe Expansion. However, Big T, Tariq and Trisha voted for eventual Sole Survivor Tito because they believed he played an unmatched strategic game.