Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty is a game-changing twist in Survivor.
Premise
The groupings of these tribes, each comprised of six castaways, reflect the distinguishing qualities that people bring to the game and test whether there is any truth to the pre-conceived notion that that certain characteristics will help you win the game of Survivor.[1] The members of the "Brains" tribe use their intellect to get by in life; while the members of the "Beauty" tribe use their looks and social skills, and the members of the "Brawn" tribe use their brute strength. When put all three traits together, they actually make up the Survivor motto: Outwit ("Brains"), Outplay ("Beauty"), Outlast ("Brawn").
History
In Survivor: Cagayan, the contestants were split into three tribes to begin the game: Aparri (brawn tribe), Luzon (brains tribe) and Solana (beauty tribe). The brawn tribe won all Immunity Challenges, allowing all six members to last until the Tribe Switch. The beauty tribe won all but one Immunity Challenge, voting out Brice Johnston. However, the brain tribe had the most unsuccessful run during their time as a tribe, losing all but one Immunity Challenge, eliminating David Samson, Garrett Adelstein and J'Tia Taylor. By the fifth episode, "We Found Our Zombies", the tribes were no longer separated by brains, brawn and beauty, thus ending the twist.
The twist will be reused in Survivor: Kaôh Rōng.
Trivia
- Jeff Probst claimed that the twist (initially code-named as "B.B.B.") was due to popular demand.[2]
- In Survivor: Cagayan, the order of the qualities at the title of the twist match the alphabetical order of the tribes: A, L, S.
- In Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, the color of the animals on the tribes' buffs matched the colors of the tribes in Cagayan. A green alligator for the Brains, an orange tiger for the Brawns, and a purple snake for the Beauties.
- In both seasons featuring the twist, a Hidden Immunity Idol effective even after the votes have been revealed is present in the game.
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