Twistvivor: Heroes vs Villains

***Twistvivor: Heroes vs Villains*** is the sixteenth season of *Twistvivor* and the second all-returnee season in the franchise. It was hosted by Dylan and Kat's production team (only by Dylan, as Kat played in this season), being the only season for this team to have hosted before the disbanding of the production team system. The season, despite following a simple format, featured a lot of personal drama, which created a lot of chaos and tension between players.

Becoming the first unanimous jury-vote winner and two-time winner in *Twistvivor* history, Courtney defeated Sam and Ainsley in an 8-0-0 vote. After the initial votes were revealed, Courtney decided to grant Sam second place by voting for him to break the tie. Only a couple players from this season have returned to play again, but many players joined the production team.

## Production

This season was hosted by Dylan's production team and is the last season to be hosted with the three production team format. Crimson and Tommithy joined Dylan as co-hosts this season, and the production team had a good number of people of people as well. These included Andrew, Bolivia, Cage, Candle, Kaiden, Lexi, Poster, Ragu, and Tyra.

## Twists/Changes

* **Heroes vs Villains:** Eighteen castaways were split in half and divided into two tribes based on their prowess in previous seasons. The Heroes were comprised of nine players who played positively, successfully, and heroically in their previous seasons, and the Villains were comprised of nine players who played chaotically, selfishly, and unapologetically in their previous seasons.
* **Simple Format:** Despite this being an iconic returnee season for Twistvivor, the format of the season was very simple. Two tribes started the season, followed by a tribe switch at the Final 14, and a merge at the Final 11.
* **Two Groups Twist:** At the Final 9, the nine players were divided into two groups of four, with the winner of the individual immunity challenge joining both groups as their fifth members. Each group of five would vote someone out in their own groups, with the immunity challenge winner voting at both tribal councils.
* **Safari:** The Safari was an area of exploration for the castaways, which had four paths for the castaways to go on. Each path came with its own risks and equally powerful rewards. The Safari was available to be searched three times throughout the course of the game.
* **Heaven and Hell Temptations:** At the beginning of the merge, this twist came into effect. During the start of a cycle, a player could enter their name into a raffle, and after the immunity challenge was finished, one person was randomly chosen from the raffle. That player would be privately notified with a mission. This mission needed to be fulfilled and completed in order for that person to receive an extra vote usable until the Final 5.

## Trivia

* This is the first all-returnee season of *Twistvivor* in Era 2.
	+ Subsequently, this is the first all-returnee season of *Twistvivor* since *Allstars*, making it the longest period in between all-returnee seasons to date.
* This is the first and only *Twistvivor* season to date to produce a two-time winner in Courtney.
* This is the first and only *Twistvivor* season to date in which two of the Final 3 players were previous winners of *Twistvivor*.
	+ These include Sam, winner of *Trust*, and Courtney, winner of *Game of Death*.
* This is the first season since *A New Era* in which players were given season-themed backgrounds behind their Piccrews.
	+ Subsequently, this is the first season in which the backgrounds were themed around natural differences among the players. Blue flames represented the Heroes, and red fire represented the Villains.
* Of the eighteen returning players, only two placed higher than their previous best placement. These include the following:
	+ Ainsley going from 8th place to 3rd place.
	+ Peter going from 5th place to 4th place.
* Subsequently to the previous point, one player placed exactly their original best placement (Courtney finished in 1st place in both season fifteen and this season).
* The most represented season this season is *Allstars* with 6 players, with *Fans vs Favorites* right behind it with 4 players.
	+ Subsequently, the only season that is not represented this season is *Go Big or Go Home*.
* To date, this season has produced two returning players (Breezy and Reid) for future seasons.
* The castaways featured in the season sixteen DVD cover are as follows from left to right, top to bottom: Breezy, Reid, Sam, Frey, Courtney, and Ainsley.