Immunity Necklace

The Immunity Necklace (also called the Talisman in earlier seasons) is awarded to an individual or in rare cases individuals, post-merge who has won an individual Immunity Challenge.

## About

Similar to the Immunity Idol that grants a group of castaways an exemption from Tribal Council, the Immunity Necklace grants one individual safety.

When a contestant is in possession of the necklace, it is brought back to camp and typically placed on the shelter. While other castaways can "try on" the necklace, ownership lies solely with the winner and cannot be stolen by another, unless the winner decides to give up the necklace. The necklace is a transferable item, permitting a castaway to hand it to another. This has proven to be a dangerous (and sometimes risky) move. Though castaways in more recent seasons haven't been offered to transfer the necklace, they can still give it up on their own terms if they wish to.

Typically, the Necklace will fit with the motif of the season, with some tribal design or small tiki attached. Other designs include feathers, tiki heads, skulls, and even teeth. A winning contestant will wear the necklace at Tribal Council around their neck to indicate their exemption from being voted against.

## Pre-Merge Immunity

There have been three seasons in *Survivor* history where castaways have been eligible to win an individual immunity necklace during the pre-merge phase of the game. Following Foa Foa's immunity challenge loss on Day 18 of Survivor: Samoa, the rival Galu was given the opportunity to award a Foa Foa castaway with immunity at tribal council. This castaway would still attend tribal council, but was immune as if they won individual immunity during the post merge. Galu chose to give Carrie individual immunity.

Additionally, the eighteen and then seventeen castaways of Survivor: Vanuatu competed in an individual immunity challenge on Days 2 and 3. The highest ranking woman and man of both challenges won individual immunity from tribal council. At the first tribal, Jenny and Kieron won immunity, saving themselves. At the second tribal, Jenny and Peter won immunity, saving themselves from elimination. In both instances, the winners of the immunity challenge were given the same safety as winners of an individual immunity challenge during the pre-merge of any other season.

Survivor: Africa was the first season to introduce individual immunity challenge wins as a staple across every cycle of its pre-merge phase. Like every other *Survivor* season, an elimination cycle began with the two tribes competing against each other for tribal immunity. However, the castaways on the losing tribe then competed in an individual immunity challenge against each other. The winner was immune from elimination, but still attended tribal council with their tribe and had the ability to vote.

## Double Immunity

Typically during the post-merge phase of the game, remaining castaways compete in an individual immunity challenge prior to tribal council where one castaway would win and be immune from being eliminated. However, there have been instances where castaways compete for one of two immunity necklaces.

## Description

* *Survivor: Panama*: A large necklace made of cloth, beads, artefacts and a carved face.
* *Survivor: Redemption Island*: A necklace of a set of golden faces with designs and jade stones.
* *Survivor: San Juan Del Sur*: A necklace of beads, artefacts and an ancient face.
* *Survivor: Gabon*: A necklace of many Gabonese faces and many artefacts.
* *Survivor: Philippines*: A metallic necklace of beads and a red gem.
* *Survivor: The Australian Outback*: A necklace of beads and artefacts with small bones.
* *Survivor: China*: A metallic necklace of symbols and thread.
* *Survivor: Nicaragua*: A golden necklace with artefacts and a cross with a red gem in the center.
* *Survivor: Cook Islands*: A necklace of gold spikes with a design in the middle.
* *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains*: A necklace of tan, brown and green tiki faces.
* *Survivor: Palau*: A necklace with beads, shark teeth and shark's line of teeth.
* *Survivor: Cagayan*: A necklace of golden Filipino designs and faces.
* *Survivor: Blood vs. Water*: A metallic necklace of carved stone and red threads.
* *Survivor: Fiji*: A necklace of bones.
* *Survivor: Tocantins*: A colourful feather necklace with symbols and faces at the top.
* *Survivor: Micronesia*: A necklace of many shells and tiki faces.
* *Survivor: Guatemala*: A necklace of turquoise beads and ancient Mayan faces.
* *Survivor: Marquesas*: A necklace with shells and a small painted tiki.
* *Survivor: Samoa*: A necklace of artefacts and a hook-shaped object.
* *Survivor: All Stars*: A necklace of thread and coins.
* *Survivor: South Pacific*: A necklace of shark teeth with a large central tiki.
* *Survivor: Thailand* and *Survivor: Thailand II*: A golden necklace with jewels and points.
* *Survivor: Worlds Apart*: A necklace of shells, green stones and wood surrounding a compass.
* *Survivor: Vanuatu*: a necklace adorned with shells and four horns.
* *Survivor: Borneo*: A small tiki with a colourful face with a necklace of shells.
* *Survivor: Caramoan*: A necklace of teeth and a small skull.
* *Survivor: One World*: A necklace of wood, artefacts and a small painted skull.
* *Survivor: Cambodia*: A large red and gold necklace with golden designs, attachments and artefacts.
* *Survivor: The Amazon*: A large feather necklace.
* *Survivor: Millenials vs. Gen X*: A necklace of wood, bones and shells around a large tiki face.
* *Survivor: Kaôh Rōng*: A colourful beaded necklace with a set of faces.
* *Survivor: Australia*: A necklace of bones with a Samoan hook in the centre.
* *Survivor: Australia II*: A large necklace resembling stone with green leafy embellishments.
* *Survivor: Mamanuca Islands*: A colourful metal necklace with several medallions around it.
* *Survivor: David vs. Goliath*: A necklace of painted brown shells, with a large nautilus shell in the centre.
* *Survivor: Island of the Idols*: A necklace of teeth, shells, and two Moai faces.
* *Survivor: Island of Secrets*: A necklace made of two Samoan clubs and a metal octopus wrapping around them.
* *Survivor: Africa*: A colorful cloth necklace.
* *Survivor: The Congo*: A necklace adorned with feathers and a stone wheel in the center.
* *Survivor: Ghost Island*: A painted shell necklace with driftwood carvings.
* *Survivor: Shipwheel Island*: A necklace of tan tiki faces, brown wood and grey rocks tied together with twine. The wood and rocks have the merge insignia carved on them.
* *Survivor: Cloncurry*: A necklace adorned with bird skulls, colorful strings, beads and aboriginal amulets.
* *Survivor: Game Changers*: A necklace made of rope and nautical objects.

## Gallery

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## Trivia

### Firsts

* First contestant to win individual immunity: Alexis (*Panama*).
	+ First man to win individual immunity: Domenic (*Panama*).
* First contestant to win consecutive individual immunity multiple times: Domenic (*Panama*).
	+ First woman to win individual immunity multiple times (both consecutively and non-consecutively): Alexis (*Panama*).
	+ First man to win individual immunity multiple times non-consecutively: Cody (*Panama*).
* First contestant to win immunity in more than one season: Domenic (*Panama* and *SJDS*).
	+ First woman to win immunity in more than one season: Vanessa (*SJDS* and *Gabon*).
* First contestant to win immunity for the first time as a returnee: Liam (*SJDS*, as he did not win immunity during *Panama*).
	+ First woman to win immunity for the first time as a returnee: Lina (*Gabon*, as she did not win immunity during *SJDS*).
* First contestant to win individual immunity in the tribal phase of the game: Carrie (*Samoa*).
	+ First man to win individual immunity in the tribal phase of the game: Kieron (*Vanuatu*).
	+ First contestant to win multiple, as well as consecutive, individual immunity challenges during the pre-merge phase of the game: Jenny (*Vanuatu*).
	+ First man to win multiple, as well as consecutive, individual immunity challenges in the tribal phase of the game: Colby (*Africa*).

### Records

* Most immunity wins in a single season: Natalia (*Fiji*), Alexys (*Japan*) and Brooke (*Cloncurry*) - 6 wins.
	+ Most immunity wins by a man in a single season: Elias (*Island of Secrets*) - 5 wins.
* Most double immunity challenge wins: Lora (*Cagayan*) - 3 wins.
	+ Most individual immunity wins by a man during a double immunity challenge: Grayson - 2 (*Cagayan*).
* Most pre-merge individual immunity challenge wins: Jenny (*Vanuatu*), Benji, Colby and Emily (*Africa*) - 2 wins.
* Most individual immunity wins across multiple seasons: Domenic - 9 (2 wins in *Panama*, 2 wins in *SJDS*, 2 wins in *Heroes vs. Villains*, 2 wins in *Blood vs. Water* and 1 win in *All Stars*).
	+ Most individual immunity wins by a woman across multiple seasons: Aida - 8 (2 wins in *China*, 3 wins in *Tocantins* and 3 wins in *One World*).