Immunity Idol

The Immunity Idol is a totem that symbolizes Tribal Immunity, and is awarded to the winning tribe(s) of an Immunity Challenge. Not to be confused with the Hidden Immunity Idol or the Immunity Necklace, the Immunity Idol serves as a trophy-of-sorts that grants an entire tribe exemption from Tribal Council, thus avoiding elimination.

When tribes convene at an Immunity Challenge, the winning tribe passes the Immunity Idol back to the host.

The idol is different every season and reflects the local culture or motif theme of the season. In seasons with more than two initial tribes, the Immunity Idol is separated into multiple pieces, to be shared by multiple tribes. In the event when the multiple tribes are spread into two new tribes, the tribe that wins the challenge would obtain the complete idol. The three exceptions were on, , and , where two separate tribal Immunity Idols were up for grabs.

The Immunity Idol could sometimes be representative of a local deity and not just a cultural object. For example, in, the Immunity Idol is a statue of , the angel of protection in Thai culture, and in  it is , the god of wealth in Chinese mythology.

In most seasons, the idol is shaped like an ornate trophy, but in some seasons such as, , , , and , the idol is shaped like a spear, and is stuck in the ground instead of being placed on a pedestal.

After the season, the idol is sold on and, like with all Survivor memorabilia that is sold, the proceeds go to charity.

Description

 * a large, colorful statuette with three faces on it.
 * A large statuette with colorful stones with a face.
 * A statuette with two figures standing on top of each other with faces.
 * A large tiki statuette.
 * A buddha statuette.
 * A figure of a person with a face, a color necklace and cloth.
 * An ax with a skull on top with a coin in one of the skulls eyes.
 * A statuette of a person holding drum, sitting on a clay figure. This idol can be taken apart to award 2 tribes with immunity. (There were 3 tribes in the beginning of that season).
 * A long, spear-like object with a carved tiki.
 * A humanoid figure with necklaces around its neck.
 * An ancient, colorful, Mayan statuette.
 * A tall stand with three heads on it. This idol can be taken apart. In that season the winning three tribes were given immunity in the form of a head. (There were four tribes in the beginning of that season).
 * A large tiki statuette that comes apart. In that season the winning three tribes were given immunity in the form of a part of the tiki. (There were four tribes in the beginning of that season).
 * A Fijian war club attached to a skull with bones.
 * A terracotta warrior statuette.
 * A humanoid figure with shells and carvings.
 * A Gabonese humanoid figure.
 * A red and tan human figure with motifs.
 * A large spear-like idol with a diamond shaped object and an animal skull.
 * A large tiki statue.*
 * A statue of a conquistador.
 * A large humanoid figure
 * A large tiki statue.
 * A tiki statue, known as the Hei-Tiki.
 * A bird-like statue, called the Sarimanok.
 * A wooden Ifugao totem statue.
 * A statue of a man, known as Cai Shen.
 * A Rangha statue.
 * A human statue resembling Xochipilli, the Aztec god of arts and games.
 * A warrior statuette.
 * A humanoid statue.
 * A human warrior statue.
 * An orange tiki.
 * The bust of a diver's helmet.
 * A statuette of a woman holding a shell.

Hidden Immunity Idol

 * See Hidden Immunity Idol

Trivia

 * Out of sheer joy, Rory Freeman accidentally broke the spear-like Immunity Idol after violently sticking it on the ground when his tribe got back to camp after winning an Immunity Challenge. However, the idol wasn't repaired and is inconsequential, as the said challenge was the last tribal Immunity Challenge before the merge.
 * CBS gave the  Immunity Idol to celebrity, an avid reality TV fan, as a gift for his 37th birthday.
 * The Immunity Idol for is similar in design to the Hidden Immunity Idols from.