Fang

Tribe Profile
Version	United States
Season	Gabon
Namesake	Fang, a Beti-Pahuin ethnic subgroup
Tribe Type	Starting Tribe
Day Formed	Day 1
Rival Tribe(s)	Kota
Tribe Status	Merged with Kota on Day 27
Challenge Wins	4
Lowest-Placing Member	Michelle Chase (18/18)
Highest-Placing Member	Susie Smith (Runner-Up)
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Fang<font style="background-color:#DD241A; border-color:#DD241A; color:white; border-radius:3px; padding:2px;?">Fang​​ is a tribe from Survivor: Gabon.

Fang was one of two tribes with 9 castaways that began in "Want to See the Elephant Dung?". The tribe was known for 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. Their tribe color is red.

Members

• Original
• Day 10
• Day 22

Crystal Cox 29, Durham, NC Former Olympic athlete	Dan Kay 32, Boston, MA Lawyer	G.C. 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 Kota	Crystal Cox Fang	G.C. Brown Fang	Jacquie Berg Kota
Kelly Czarnecki Kota	Ken Hoang Fang	Matty Whitmore Fang	Sugar Kiper Kota1

^1 As Sugar was not selected at the tribe switch on Day 10, she was exiled until after the next Tribal Council, joining Fang on Day 13.

Charlie Herschel Kota → Kota

Corinne Kaplan Kota → Kota

Matty Whitmore Fang → Fang

Randy Bailey Fang → Kota

Sugar Kiper Kota → Fang

Tribe History

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Gallery

Fang's intro shot.

Fang competes in the first tribal Immunity Challenge, Temptation Valley.

Michelle voted out.

Ken competing for Fang in Lemme Go Rock n' Roll.

Gillian voted out.

The members of Fang ranked before the first Tribe Switch.

Jacquie voted out.

G.C. voted out.

Kelly voted out.

Ace blindsided.

The third incarnation of Fang.

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 Whitmore 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.