First Impressions

First Impressions is a minor twist that originated in and has since reappeared in  and. The twist sees each tribe vote somebody out at the very start of the game; however the people voted out are not eliminated from the game.

History
In, after raiding the truck for supplies, Jalapao and Timbira were instructed to vote for one member of their tribe who would not make the trek to camp. Jalapao voted out Sandy Burgin based on her age, whilst Timbira voted out Sierra Reed who was sick. However, the two contestants voted out remained in the game and were given a helicopter ride to camp, saving them from a four-hour grueling hike. Upon arrival at camp, Sandy and Sierra were also given a clue to a buried Hidden Immunity Idol which could only be used at their first Tribal Council and a dilemma: to search for the Idol or use the four hours to begin constructing a camp in order to overcome their bad first impression. Sierra chose to start building the shelter while Sandy decided to look for the Hidden Immunity Idol.

In, Galang and Tadhana voted out one member each after being split from their loved ones into separate tribes. Unlike in Tocantins, this time the voted off players would actually leave their tribes. However, instead of being eliminated from the game, the two people voted out were instead sent to Redemption Island. Galang voted out Candice Cody based on the fact that they didn't know or remember her too well, whilst Laura Boneham was voted out by Tadhana due to her relationship with Rupert. However, in a further twist, Rupert Boneham and John Cody were given the option to swap places with their wives. Rupert took his wife's place at Redemption Island, and she re-entered the game as a member of Galang. However, John chose not to take Candice's place at Redemption Island.

In, right after the tribes arrive, they must choose a leader. For Solana the leader was LJ McKanas, for Aparri the leader was Sarah Lacina, and for Luzon the leader was David Samson. The leaders must choose who they think is the weakest on their respective tribe, the 3 chosen players (1 from each tribe) get to ride to camp in the chopper and get there faster. The leaders chose Morgan McLeod, Trish Hegarty, and Garrett Adelstein, respectively. At the camp, they choose between a clue for the HII or an extra bag of rice for the tribe.

Trivia

 * The twist somewhat resembles the schoolyard pick in which saw two contestants - Jonathan Libby and Wanda Shirk - immediately eliminated from the game when they were not chosen for the tribes. Unlike First Impressions, however, they were not formally voted out by the whole tribe and they were eliminated from the game.
 * A similar twist occurred in, but instead of being told they were voting somebody out, the tribes were instructed to vote for a tribe leader.
 * So far, only women have been voted out as a result of the First Impressions twist.
 * Tyson Apostol is the only person to compete in multiple seasons featuring this twist.
 * is the only season to not have the majority of the tribes deciding who will be picked.