Rattana

## Buff

**Rattana**​ is the merged tribe of Pagong and Tagi​ from *Survivor: Borneo*.

This tribe was known for being the first merged tribe in *Survivor* and also for featuring the first systematic elimination of members of one tribe. Their tribe color is green.

## Tribe History

The day after Tagi voted out Lois, one person from each tribe went to the opposite tribe's camp and would then convene to decide which beach to live on. Keinan went to Tagi and Michael went to Pagong. After a bit of time at camp, Keinan and Michael met with each other at a neutral site to decide which beach they wanted to live on and what to name the newly merged tribe. They were welcomed by a feast, including lobster and wine, and got to stay the night under a canopy shelter and on beds. The next day, Keinan and Michael decided to live at the Pagong beach and named their merged tribe Rattana.

On Day 21, Erika won the first post-merge Immunity Challenge. At Tribal Council, the disorganized Pagong tribe were completely split, with The Four blindsided by Anne and Viktor, the remaining Tagi tribe who all voted out Keinan. At camp, the former Pagong tribe was stunned and surprised at Keinan's departure, with the former team divided.

Erika then won the next Immunity Challenge on Day 24. Heading into Tribal Council, the Pagong tribe was able to come to a consensus on a target, able to work together after a divided vote at the previous Tribal Council. As a result, the former Pagong tribe, with the exception of Viktor all voted for Michael, eliminating him from the game.

After Michael's elimination, Viktor ended up winning the next Reward Challenge and invited Stephan to share the barbecue feast and letters from home with him. At the Immunity Challenge, Anne broke Erika's winning streak, securing safety at the upcoming Tribal Council. Given Erika's vulnerability, targets on the tribe shifted, with Stephan and Erika having a small fight, while Iskra discussed potentially voting Erika out. As a result of Erika's developing relationships with Seema and distancing from Pagong, the tribe's loyalties were divided. At Tribal Council, after a tie-vote, Erika, Anne, Julienne and Seema voted together, sending Stephan to the Jury.

Following Stephan's vote, Erika won the next Reward Challenge, winning a slice of pizza and a phone call home with her mother. At the Immunity Challenge on Day 30, Gabrielle won her first individual Immunity. Despite showing a degree of assemblance at the past few Tribal Councils, the Pagong tribe was divided, yet again, torn between targeting Erika and Anne, who were both vulnerable heading into Tribal Council. At Tribal Council, Anne was voted out in a close vote, with Pagong and Tagi both split.

With only 6 castaways remaining, 3 Tagi and 3 Pagong, the tribe dynamic was uncertain, with Erika the only castaway playing the middle. At the Reward Challenge, Viktor won, sharing his night at the *Sipadan Princess* with Erika. Viktor's momentum allowed him to also win the Immunity Challenge, keeping him, the only remaining man, in the game. At Tribal Council, Gabrielle, Iskra and Julienne were all placed into a tie-vote, with Seema and Erika voting to eliminate Julienne in the re-vote.

Tagi, only consisting of Iskra and Seema now, found themselves in the minority of the tribe, yet again. Erika went on to win both the upcoming Reward and Immunity Challenge, reiterating her physical dominance in the game. However, with Viktor now vulnerable, Gabrielle and Erika voted alongside Seema to eliminate him, betraying their former Pagong tribe member and eliminating the last man from the game.

Heading into the Finale, the women's dominance this season was clear, with 4 women remaining in the game, evenly split between Tagi and Pagong. Both Seema and Erika had shared loyalties within the tribe, with the two working together to orchestrate the remainder of the game. At the next Immunity Challenge, Erika won her 4th Individual Immunity Challenge of the season, securing her place in the Final 3. However, at Tribal Council, Erika betrayed Gabrielle, the only other remaining Pagong member, voting her out with Iskra and Seema.

At 4:00 am on Day 38, the remaining three were awoken by Jeff, who told to put on something comfortable, and took a long boat ride to their Rites of Passage and Final Immunity Challenge. For their Rites of Passage, they covered themselves with mud, walked through palm fronds held by locals, passed the torches of their fallen comrades, then passed through a bamboo curtain and walked barefoot through a fire pit.

At the Final Immunity Challenge, after two hours of holding on the idol, Jeff tempted the three with oranges. After 2 and a half hours, Iskra dropped out of the challenge, leaving Seema and Erika to compete. After 6 hours and 3 minutes, Erika dropped off, resulting in Seema winning her first and the last individual Immunity Challenge of the season. At Tribal Council, Seema voted out Iskra because she thought she might have a better chance of winning against Erika, despite Erika's challenge dominance.

At the Final Tribal Council, Seema attempted to convince the Jury that she had played the best strategic and social game, referencing her ability to survive the early stages of the game and remedying her gameplay in the merge phase, by consistently maintaining her tribemates allegiances, even when she didn't reciprocate. Although the majority of the Jury was comprised of former Pagong members, it overall found Seema's speech to be more convincing than Erika's, with Pagong also feeling betrayed by Erika's allegiances. As a result, Seema won the season by a vote of 5-2, gaining the votes of Gabrielle, Julienne, Anne, Stephan & Michael, and becoming the first winner in AI Survivor history.

## Trivia

* Rattana is the first merged tribe in the history of *AI Survivor*.
* Rattana is the only merged tribe to paint the *Survivor* logo on their flag manually.
* Rattana is the first ever green tribe in *Survivor*.
* Rattana is one of ? merged tribes to have its final four all eventually return in future seasons, along with ?.