Australian Survivor: Titans v Rebels

Introducing a cast of 24 new players, Titans v Rebels featured high-octane gameplay at every juncture as allegiances flowed dynamically and relationships imploded and mended on a daily basis. Season highlights include the breakdown of the Middle-Aged Mafia, the volatile friendship-rivalry between Rebels Feras Basal and Kirby Bentley, and the constant shifts in power after the merge. After weeks of intense strategy and numerous blindsides, Feras emerged as the Sole Survivor, defeating Titan Caroline Courtis in a unanimous vote.

Production[]

The season was filmed in Upolu, Samoa, also the location of the previous season.^[2]

Twists/Changes[]

• Titans v Rebels: Divided into two tribes, the "utterly ruthless" Titans would take on the Rebels who live by a "different set of rules".^[3]
• Hidden Immunity Idol
  • Buried Treasure: In addition to the idols initially hidden at each tribe camp, another idol was contained in a padlocked treasure chest, the key to which was given to the tribe that won the fourth Reward Challenge. Along with the idol was another key which could be given to a member of the opposing tribe to unlock their chest.
  • Leave Feast: On Day 24, members from both tribes were offered a choice between a feast and a clue to a newly planted Hidden Immunity Idol. Those who picked the clue would head back to camp immediately to commence their search.
• Mock Vote
  • Saboteur: The tribe that lost the fifth Immunity Challenge would vote to send one member to the opposing tribe and "sabotage" them in the upcoming Immunity Challenge. If the opposing tribe lost, the "saboteur" would rejoin their original tribe before the vote at Tribal Council.
  • Tribe Switch: The tribe that lost the eleventh Immunity Challenge would not vote to eliminate a member. Rather, they were informed that the members who received votes would draw rocks to determine who would permanently switch to the other tribe.
• Tribe Switch: On Day 15, a tribe switch occurred, shuffling the final 19 into two new tribes.
• Limited Voters and Voting Options: On Day 21, the losing tribe competed in an individual Immunity Challenge where only the first three members to finish would be able to vote; they would also be ineligible from receiving votes.
• Early Merge: This season merged with 14 castaways remaining.
• Safety Without Power: The winner of the first post-merge Reward Challenge also received immunity at the first post-merge Tribal Council, but would not be able to vote.
• Ultimate Vote: This advantage grants its holder the right to unilaterally decide the outcome of a Tribal Council, provided everyone else voted against them at that Tribal Council. Like the Hidden Immunity Idol, this advantage is played after the votes are cast, but before they are read. This advantage was secretly introduced as part of one of the items at the Survivor Auction on Day 32 and must be played within the next three Tribal Councils.
• Final Tribal Council Format: Two finalists faced a jury of nine.

Castaways[]

Contestant		Tribe Affiliation						Finish	Votes Against
		Original Tribe	First Post- Swap Tribe	Original Tribe1	Switched Tribe	Second Post- Swap Tribe	Merged Tribe
	Frankie Guascoine 33, Bondi, NSW Salon Owner	Titans						1st Voted Out Day 2	8
	Jessica Danaher 33, Melbourne, VIC Professional Academic	Titans						2nd Voted Out Day 5	10
	Peta Bennett 33, Perth, WA Bar Manager	Rebels						3rd Voted Out Day 7	6
	Tobias Grant 41, Byron Bay, NSW Construction Manager	Rebels						4th Voted Out Day 9	5
	Nathan Freeman 28, Melbourne, VIC AFL Agent	Titans	Titans	Titans				5th Voted Out Day 14	10
	Viola Jokudu 22, Sydney, NSW Powerlifter	Titans	Titans	Titans	Rebels			6th Voted Out Day 16	6
	Sarah Moore 24, Newcastle, NSW Firefighter	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels			7th Voted Out Day 18	5
	Garrick Wildman 59, Gold Coast, QLD Loss Prevention Officer	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Titans			8th Voted Out Day 20	6
	Charles Noonan 35, Melbourne, VIC Litigation Lawyer	Titans	Titans	Titans	Titans			9th Voted Out Day 21	3
	Kelli Harris 52, Cairns, QLD Psychologist	Rebels	Titans	Rebels	Titans	Titans		10th Voted Out Day 25	12
	Scott Butler 31, Hobart, TAS Art Director	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Titans	Titans	Tasi	Quit Day 27	0
	Winna Bhun 25, Sydney, NSW Competitive Eater	Titans	Titans	Titans	Titans	Titans		11th Voted Out Day 29	8
	Eden Porter 39, Melbourne, VIC Cinema Area Manager	Titans	Titans	Titans	Rebels	Rebels		12th Voted Out Day 31	13
	Aileen Chong 27, Melbourne, VIC Waitress	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Titans	Titans		13th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 33	7
	Jaden Laing 28, Upper Coomera, QLD Strongman	Titans	Titans	Titans	Rebels	Rebels		14th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 35	8
	Valeria Sizova 31, Sydney, NSW Entertainment Business Owner	Titans	Titans	Titans	Titans	Titans		15th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 37	3
	Alex Coe 26, Perth, WA Maths Teacher	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Titans		16th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 39	13
	Rianna Bowley 31, Adelaide, SA Paramedic	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels		17th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 41	7
	Kitty Blomfield 42, Gold Coast, QLD Business Owner	Titans	Titans	Titans	Rebels	Rebels		18th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 42	4
	Kirby Bentley 37, Melbourne, VIC AFLW Coach	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Titans	Titans		19th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 44	9
	Raymond Chaney 27, Central Coast, NSW Retail	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Titans	Titans		Eliminated 8th Jury Member Day 45	25
	Mark Warnock 35, Townsville, QLD Former Diplomat	Titans	Titans	Titans	Rebels	Rebels		20th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 46	10
	Caroline Courtis 55, Melbourne, VIC Midwife	Titans	Titans	Titans	Rebels	Rebels		Runner-Up	12
	Feras Basal 28, Sydney, NSW HR Manager	Rebels	Rebels	Rebels	Titans	Titans		Sole Survivor	4

Season Summary[]

The season began with the twenty-four contestants divided into two tribes of twelve: The "Titans", known for being the top of their profession, and the "Rebels", known for their free-spirited nature. In the early days of the game, both tribes forewent tribal strength in favor of personal loyalties. On the Titans, the "Middle-Aged Mafia" alliance of Caroline, Eden, Kitty, and Mark established dominance; while on the Rebels, Feras and Kirby aligned early, but gradually grew suspicious and distrustful of one another.

Following a tribe switch on Day 15, the Middle-Aged Mafia maintained their control on the new Rebels tribe, though at the cost of Mark's trust when they chose to blindside his ally Viola. Meanwhile with the new Titans, Valeria rose to power, finding herself the swing-vote between Feras and Kirby's feuding alliances. The two tribes merged into Tasi on Day 26, consisting of seven members from each original starting tribe.

The post-merge game was dominated by an unpredictable and fluid power structure. Though the original Rebels initially gained the upper-hand, the dysfunction between Feras and Kirby persevered, leading to the elimination of the latter at the final five. Though Mark had gone on an immunity run, he ultimately lost the Final Immunity Challenge to Feras, who chose to take Caroline to the Final Tribal Council with him.

Facing the jury, Caroline was heavily criticized for her passive gameplay, while Feras was critiqued for his indecision surrounding his Hidden Immunity Idol plays. In the end however, the jury valued Feras' honesty and risks more over Caroline's strategic control, giving him the title of Sole Survivor in a unanimous 9-0 vote.

Voting History[]

		Original Tribes						Switched Tribes						Second Post-Swap Tribes	Merged Tribe
Episode		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11	12	13	14	15		16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23		24
Voted Out		Frankie	Jessica	Peta	Tobias	Mock Vote	Nathan	Viola	Sarah	Garrick	Tie	Charles	Mock Vote	Kelli	Scott	Winna	Tie	Eden	Aileen	Jaden	Valeria	Alex	Rianna	Kitty	Kirby	Tie	Raymond	Mark	Caroline	Feras
Vote		8-4	6-4-1	6-3-3	5-3-01	9-12	6-3-1	6-2-1	4-3-01	6-3-1	1-1-01,3	2-1	4-35	8-1	No vote6	6-5-1-1	6-63,8	6-4	7-4	5-4-01	1-09	6-2	5-2	4-1-01	4-18	2-210	Tiebreaker	1-011	9-0
►►►►►	Feras	—	—	Peta	Tobias	Kelli	—	—	—	Kirby	Winna	Charles	—	Kelli	—	Winna	Eden	Eden	Mark	Alex	Raymond	Alex	Rianna	Kitty	Kirby	Caroline	—	Mark	Jury Vote
►►►►►	Caroline	Frankie	Nathan	—	—	—	Nathan	Viola	Sarah	—	—		Alex	—	—	Winna	Raymond	Raymond	Aileen	Jaden	Raymond	Alex	Rianna	Feras	Kirby	Raymond	—	None
►►►►►	Mark	Frankie	Jessica	—	—	—	Nathan	Sarah	Caroline	—	—		Rianna	—	—	Caroline	Raymond	Raymond	Aileen	Jaden	Raymond	Kirby	Rianna	Kitty	Kirby	Raymond	—	None		Feras
►►►►►	Raymond	—	—	Peta	Tobias	Kelli	—	—	—	Kirby	None4		—	Kelli	—	Winna	Eden	None	Mark	Jaden	Valeria	Alex	Rianna	Kitty	Kirby	Caroline	Eliminated			Feras
►►►►►	Kirby	—	—	Kelli	Alex	Kelli	—	—	—	Garrick	Raymond	Raymond	—	Kelli	—	Caroline	Eden	Eden	Aileen	Alex	Raymond	Alex	Mark	Kitty	Caroline					Feras
►►►►►	Kitty	Frankie	Nathan	—	—	—	Jaden	Viola	Sarah	—	—		Rianna	—	—	Winna	Raymond	Raymond	Aileen	Alex	Raymond	Alex	Rianna	Mark						Feras
►►►►►	Rianna	—	—	Raymond	Alex	Kelli	—	Viola	Mark	—	—		Alex	—	—	Mark	Eden	Eden	Aileen	Valeria	Raymond	Alex	Mark							Feras
►►►►►	Alex	—	—	Kelli	Feras	Kelli	—	Rianna	Caroline	—	—		Rianna	Kelli	—	Valeria	Eden	Eden	Mark	Jaden	Raymond	Kirby								Feras
►►►►►	Valeria	Frankie	Jessica	—	—	—	Nathan	—	—	Garrick	None4		—	Kelli	None7	Caroline	Raymond	Raymond	Aileen	Jaden	Raymond									Feras
►►►►►	Jaden	Jessica	Jessica	—	—	—	Nathan	Viola	Sarah	—	—		Alex	—	—	Caroline	Raymond	Eden	Aileen	Alex										Feras
►►►►►	Aileen	—	—	Peta	Alex	Kelli	—	—	—	Kelli	Charles	Charles	—	Kelli	—	Winna	Eden	Eden	Mark											Feras
►►►►►	Eden	Frankie	Nathan	—	—	—	Jaden	Viola	Sarah	—	—		Rianna	—	—	Winna	Raymond	None
►►►►►	Winna	Jessica	Nathan	—	—	—	Nathan	—	—	Garrick	None4		—	Kelli	—	Caroline
►►►►►	Scott	—	—	Peta	Tobias	Kelli	—	—	—	Garrick	None4		—	Kelli	Quit
►►►►	Kelli	—	—	Peta	Tobias	Raymond	—	—	—	Garrick	None4		—	Winna
►►►	Charles	Frankie	Jessica	—	—	—	Nathan	—	—	Garrick	None4
►►►	Garrick	—	—	Peta	Tobias	Kelli	—	—	—	Kirby
►►►	Sarah	—	—	Raymond	Feras	Kelli	—	Viola	Caroline
►►►	Viola	Frankie	Jessica	—	—	—	Jaden	Rianna
►►	Nathan	Jessica	Jessica	—	—	—	Caroline
	Tobias	—	—	Kelli	Feras
	Peta	—	—	Raymond
	Jessica	Frankie	Eden
	Frankie	Jessica
Notes: ^1 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^2 The castaway voted out (Kelli) would be switched to the opposite tribe. If they succeed in getting their opponent to lose the next Immunity Challenge, they will rejoin their original tribe. ^3 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Australian Survivor rules, a revote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those involved in the tie. ^4 Only the three people who won the individual Immunity Challenge were eligible to vote. ^5 The castaways who received votes would draw rocks to determine who would be switched to the other tribe. Alex drew the blue rock and was switched to the opposite tribe. ^6 Scott elected to quit the game due to mental health problems. No vote occurred for his removal. ^7 This castaway won the Safety without Power advantage, allowing them to spectate Tribal Council without voting. ^8 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user. ^9 The Ultimate Vote advantage was played, negating the unanimous vote against its user. ^10 Per Australian Survivor rules, in the event of a tie at the final four, a fire-making challenge would be held between the tied castaways. ^11 Caroline and Mark did not vote as they could only vote for each other. By virtue of winning the Final Immunity Challenge, only Feras voted.

Trivia[]

• Titans v Rebels is the first Network Ten season of Australian Survivor whose episodes have titles.
  • Including the editions from other networks, this is the second Australian season overall with this distinction, following Australian Survivor (2002) from Nine Network.
• Titans v Rebels has the biggest merged tribe of any English-language season, with 14 at the time of formation.
  • It shares the record for most members of a single tribe with Survivor: Edge of Extinction.
• Titans v Rebels is the third consecutive season where the Sole Survivor won in a unanimous jury vote.

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