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Fang​ is a tribe from Survivor: Gabon. Their tribe color is red.

In contrast to their rival Kota tribe, Fang was viewed as highly dysfunctional which attributed to their extensive losing streak in challenges during the pre-merge portion of the game, but managed to rebound post-merge by systematically eliminating the rival Kota tribe members.

Members[]

Crystal Cox
29, Durham, NC
Former Olympic athlete
Dan Kay
31, Boston, MA
Lawyer
GC Brown
25, Portland, OR
Maintenance man
Gillian Larson
61, Temecula, CA
Retired nurse
Ken Hoang
22, Westminster, CA
Professional gamer
Matty Whitmore
29, Pacific Palisades, CA
Personal trainer
Michelle Chase
24, Los Angeles, CA
Music producer
Randy Bailey
49, Eagle Rock, MO
Wedding videographer
Susie Smith
47, Charles City, IA
Hairdresser

 Ace Gordon
    
 Crystal Cox
    
 GC Brown
    
 Jacquie Berg
    
 Kelly Czarnecki
    
 Ken Hoang
    
 Matty Whitmore
    
 Sugar Kiper
    *

 Charlie Herschel
         
 Corinne Kaplan
         
 Matty Whitmore
         
 Randy Bailey
         
 Sugar Kiper
         

Tribe History[]

Episode Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out Result Exiled Eliminated
(vote)
Finish
1 One for All1 Immunity None GC None Michelle
(8-1)
1st Voted Out
Day 3
Reward Lost
Temptation Valley Reward/Immunity None Lost
Lemme Go Rock 'N' Roll Reward/Immunity None Lost Dan Gillian
(7-1)
2nd Voted Out
Day 6
2 Kicking and Screaming Reward Ken Won None Tribe Immune
Lake Launch Immunity None Won
Tribes Switched, Day 7
3 Big Oar Deal Immunity None Lost Sugar2 Jacquie
(5-2)
4th Voted Out
Day 12
4 Fruit Flies Reward None Lost Sugar GC
(6-1)
5th Voted Out
Day 15
Cliff Bowling Immunity None Lost
5 Snake in the Grass Reward None Lost Sugar Kelly
(5-1)
6th Voted Out
Day 18
Jungle Relay Immunity None Lost
6 Elephant Eggs Reward None Lost Sugar Ace
(3-2)
7th Voted Out
Day 21
Log Jam Immunity3 None [Sugar]4
Tribes Switched, Day 22
7 Keep It Up Immunity None Won None Tribe Immune
8 Super Golf Reward Corinne Won None
Tribes Merged, Day 27
Notes:
^1 The tribes competed for both tribal reward and individual immunity. GC was the first to reach the Fang's individual Immunity Idol, but the Kota tribe reached the finish line first, losing Fang the tribal portion of the challenge.
^2 Due to the odd number of players at the time of the tribe switch, Sugar, the odd person out, was sent to Exile Island, and rejoined the game as a member of Fang, replacing Jacquie and evening the tribes at 7-7.
^3 Both tribes were sent to Tribal Council. The tribes competed in an individual Immunity Challenge.
^4 The winner of the challenge, Marcus from Kota, was given a second Immunity Necklace to assign to one member of Fang. He chose Sugar.

Original Tribes First Switched Tribes Second Switched
Tribes
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Voted Out
Michelle

Gillian
Tribe
Immune

Jacquie

GC

Kelly

Ace
Tribe
Immune
Tribes
Merged
Vote 8-1 7-1 5-2 6-1 5-1 3-2
Susie Michelle Gillian On Kota On Kota
Sugar On Kota Exiled1 GC Kelly Ace
Matty Michelle Gillian Jacquie GC Kelly Crystal
Ken Michelle Gillian Jacquie GC Kelly Ace On Kota
Crystal Michelle Gillian Jacquie GC Kelly Ace On Kota
Corinne On Kota On Kota
Randy Michelle Gillian On Kota
Charlie On Kota On Kota
Dan Michelle Gillian On Kota
Ace On Kota Kelly GC Kelly Crystal
Kelly On Kota Jacquie GC Crystal
GC Michelle Gillian Jacquie Kelly
Jacquie On Kota Kelly
Gillian Michelle Ken
Michelle Gillian
Notes:
^1 Due to the odd number of players at the time of the tribe switch, Sugar, the odd person out, was sent to Exile Island, and rejoined the game as a member of Fang, replacing Jacquie and evening the tribes at 7-7.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • From the beginning of the game until the second Tribe Switch, the tribe's name was pronounced as /fɑng/ (pronounced "fong"), but after the second switch, it was changed by Corinne Kaplan to /fæng/ (sounding like how "fang" is usually pronounced in American English), because she thought the original pronunciation was "tainted" due to its misfortunes.
  • Matty is the only original member of Fang to stay on the tribe until the merge.
  • Among all the red tribes in Survivor history, Fang fared the worst in challenges, winning only four of the season's thirteen tribal challenges.
  • Fang, along with its rival Kota tribe, are the third and fourth tribes to have its tribe name originate from an actual tribe or ethnic group, following Africa's Boran and Samburu tribes, which are also African-based tribes. Fang is the dominant language of the Bantu and is spoken by 32% of Gabon inhabitants.
  • Fang, along with Kota, are the first two tribes to be a part of two full tribe switches.

References[]

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