Malakal

Malakal was a tribe on.

This tribe was comprised of favorite Survivor players from previous seasons. Malakal's tribe color is purple.

At the final 16, a tribe switch occurred. The new Malakal consisted of four Fans and four Favorites. Malakal lost all four post-switch Immunity Challenges, merging with a 6-4 minority. Despite this more Favorites made the merge with a 6-4 majority over the Fans.

Original Tribe

 * Amanda Kimmel from, best known for orchestrating James Clement's elimination by ousting him without using his two Hidden Immunity Idols.
 * Ami Cusack from, known for being the leader of the failed all-female alliance.
 * Cirie Fields from, known for being a fish out of water, but made it far because of her superb strategies and social skills.
 * Eliza Orlins from, known for being the paranoid law student with very expressive facial gestures and also a former member of Ami Cusack's imploded all-girl alliance.
 * James Clement from, known for being voted out without using either of his two Hidden Immunity Idols.
 * Jon Dalton, (aka "Jonny Fairplay") from, known for his infamous "Dead Grandma" lie.
 * Jonathan Penner from, known for his candor and taking the mutiny offer and betraying both the Rarotonga and Aitutaki tribes.
 * Ozzy Lusth from, known for his impressive challenge performance and underdog comeback.
 * Parvati Shallow from, known for her flirtatious and bubbly personality.
 * Yau-Man Chan from, a fan favorite known for being betrayed by Dreamz Herd after a deal to trade his newly-won truck for a possible Individual Immunity in the future.

Post-Tribe Switch

 * Amanda Kimmel
 * Ami Cusack
 * Chet Welch, a Pharmaceutical Customer Service Representative from Ford City, Pennsylvania.
 * Cirie Fields
 * Erik Reichenbach, an ice cream scooper from Pinckney, Michigan.
 * Joel Anderson, a firefighter from Avondale, Arizona.
 * Ozzy Lusth
 * Tracy Hughes-Wolf, a residential builder from Richmond, Virginia.

The Schoolyard Pick to choose the tribe went as follows:
 * Ozzy chose Joel.
 * Joel chose Amanda.
 * Amanda chose Erik.
 * Erik chose Ami.
 * Ami chose Tracy.
 * Tracy chose Cirie.
 * Cirie chose Chet.

Episode 1-4
In You Guys Are Dumber than You Look, the tribe of fans (Airai) arrived on the mats when Probst announced that they are competing against favorites. One by one the favorites came out and were introduced by Probst. Probst stated that there was a special immunity necklace on a nearby island for one member of each tribe. Kathy received Airai's special immunity, whereas Yau-Man received Malakal's special immunity. Airai won the first challenge, which was a combined reward/immunity challenge. This sent the Favorites to Tribal Council, where Jon became the first voted off by a vote of 9-1.

In The Sounds of Jungle Love, Malakal won the combined reward/immunity challenge. Cirie and Kathy were exiled. At Airai's first tribal council, Mary became the second voted off by a vote of 6-2-2.

In I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing!, Malakal won the reward challenge, with Ami and Kathy being exiled. Airai won the immunity challenge. Despite Yau-Man being kind and helpful, many of his tribemates (especially Cirie) were worried he would find the Hidden Immunity Idol. Yau-Man became the third voted off by a vote 6-2-1.

In That's Baked, Barbecued and Fried!, Malakal won the reward challenge. Ozzy and Kathy are exiled. This is the third time that Kathy is sent to Exile Island. Malakal won the immunity challenge, sending Airai to Tribal Council. Mikey B became the fourth voted off by a vote 6-3 due to his strength and vote manipulation.

Episode 5-8, Mixed Tribes
In He's a Ball of Goo!, the two tribes were switched, thus dissolving the direct competition of Fans vs. Favorites and integrating these members into the two tribes. The new Airai won the reward challenge. No one was exiled in this cycle. The new Airai won immunity, sending the new Malakal to Tribal Council. Joel became the fifth voted off by a vote of 6-2.

In It Hit Everyone Pretty Hard, the new Airai continued winning challenges by winning both the reward and immunity challenge. Jason and Chet were sent to Exile Island. Jonathan, who was on the new Airai, was evacuated due to an infected knee. Chet became the seventh castaway eliminated by a vote of 5-2.

In Like a Wide-Eyed Kid in the Candy Store, Malakal won the reward challenge, with Tracy and Jason being exiled. Airai wins the immunity challenge. A member of the Airai Tribe, Kathy decided to quit. Tracy became the ninth castaway eliminated by a vote of 5-1.

In A Lost Puppy Dog, the Airai tribe would win the last tribal challenge, being a combined reward/immunity challenge. Alexis and Ozzy are exiled. Ami became the tenth castaway eliminated by a vote of 4-1.

In I'm in Such a Pickle, the two tribes merged into the Dabu Tribe, consisting of six favorites and four fans.

Trivia

 * Malakal and its rival tribe, Airai, were the first tribes in Survivor history to each have ten members on Day 1.
 * Malakal is the first starting purple tribe to produce a winner.
 * Erik Reichenbach was the only original Airai on post-switch Malakal to make the Merge.
 * Six members of the original Malakal tribe wound up eventually returning for another season later on (Cirie Fields, Amanda Kimmel, James Clement, Ozzy Lusth, Parvati Shallow, and Jonathan Penner). By comparison, only one original Airai tribe member returned for another season; Erik Reichenbach in, another season that has the Fans vs. Favorites twist.
 * All seven returnees were on Malakal at one point.
 * Not much information was known about James Clement and Amanda Kimmel due to being aired while  was being filmed. Amanda did not reveal what became of her, while James hinted that he did "something stupid."
 * Malakal is the fifth purple tribe.
 * The color scheme used in this season is copied for.
 * The two tribes of favorites, Malakal and Bikal, are both purple.
 * The two rival tribes of fans, Airai and Gota, are both orange.
 * Malakal and Bikal, both favorites tribes, both end with -kal.
 * Malakal is a city in Sudan
 * Similar to Bikal, after the Tribe Switch occurred they lost all the remaining immunity challenges.
 * Parvati Shallow, Amanda Kimmel, and Cirie Fields were the only Malakal members to improve on their previous placements.
 * Cirie is the only one to not make the Final Tribal Council.
 * Malakal is the seventh tribe to have three of it's members comprise the final three. The others are Tagi, Ogakor , Boran , Chuay Gahn , Koror , Fei Long , Foa Foa , Villains , La Flor , Ometepe , Upolu , Salani , and Galang.
 * Malakal is Cirie Fields' second purple-colored starting tribe, following Casaya of Survivor: Panama.
 * Malakal (and Dabu) lived at the Ulong camp from Survivor: Palau.
 * Malakal is the first all-Returning Players tribe to have more then six returning players on it; Chapera, Mogo Mogo and Saboga in each had six returning players on their tribe respectively