Kasama

Tribe Profile
Version	United States
Season	Blood vs. Water
Namesake	Filipino word meaning "companion"
Tribe Type	Merged tribe
Day Formed	Day 19
Tribes Merged	Galang Tadhana
Lowest-Placing Member	Aras Baskauskas (11/20)
Highest-Placing Member	Tyson Apostol (Winner)
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Kasama is the merged tribe of Galang​ and Tadhana from Survivor: Blood vs. Water. Kasama's tribe color is purple.

Members

Aras Baskauskas Galang → Galang → Tadhana

Caleb Bankston Tadhana → Tadhana → Tadhana

Ciera Eastin Tadhana → Tadhana → Tadhana

Gervase Peterson Galang → Galang → Tadhana

Hayden Moss Tadhana → Tadhana → Tadhana

Katie Collins Tadhana → Tadhana → Galang

Laura Morett Galang → Galang

Monica Culpepper Galang → Galang → Galang

Tina Wesson Galang → Galang → Galang

Tyson Apostol Galang → Galang → Tadhana

Vytas Baskauskas Tadhana → Tadhana → Galang

Tribe History

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Gallery

Aras blindsided.

Tribal Council, Day 22.

Vytas voted out.

Tina voted out.

Aras eliminated.

Laura M. voted out the 2nd time.

Vytas eliminated.

The Day 29 Immunity Challenge, Wrist Assured.

Caleb blindsided.

Caleb eliminated.

Katie is sent to Redemption Island by the white rock.

Katie eliminated.

The Day 35 Immunity Challenge, Pulled Up.

Hayden voted out.

Hayden eliminated.

Laura M. eliminated.

The final 5 at Tribal Council.

Ciera voted out.

Tina voted out for the second time.

Tyson is the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Blood vs. Water.

Trivia

• Kasama is the first merged tribe that Monica Culpepper has been a member of in her two seasons.
  • It is also the first merged tribe that Candice Cody, Kat Edorsson, and Rupert Boneham were not a member of in any of their respective seasons.
• Kasama is the second tribe to merge at 11 castaways (the first being Dangrayne).
• Kasama is the second merged tribe to have the first castaway voted out be a returning male who had previously won the game, following the Yin Yang tribe from Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.
• Kasama is the first tribe from which Aras Baskauskas has been voted out.
• Kasama is the first merge tribe from which Tina gets voted out.
• This is the fourth tribe to have a former member pass away, after Koror, Pagong, and Tadhana.
• According to Aras' exit interview on Rob Has a Podcast, the tribe was initially intended to be named Tai Tay Wai Tay (a reference to the song Tighty Whities by Survivor: Fiji contestant Lisi Linares, and which has been a running gag on RHAP). However, production nixed the name at the last minute.
• Kasama is the second purple tribe in a row (the first tribe to start the chain was Bikal).
  • It would be followed by Solana from Survivor: Cagayan.
  • This is also the first time in Survivor history where there has been a streak of purple tribes spanning multiple seasons.
• Kasama is the second tribe to draw rocks in a tiebreaker. Soliantu of Survivor: Marquesas was the first.
• Kasama is the first merged tribe since Barramundi from Survivor: The Australian Outback to have a deadlocked tie outside the final 4.
  • Coincidentally, Tina Wesson was a member of both tribes.
• Kasama is the first tribe since Nobag from Survivor: Gabon to have a deadlocked tie.
• Kasama is the only tribe to have the first and last person voted out be former winners.
  • Kasama, along with Yin Yang, are the only tribes whose highest and lowest placing members are Winners.
• In Filipino, Kasama means Incuding
• This is the only merged tribe in a Newbies vs. Returnees season with a number of new players that isn't 4.
  • Dabu of Survivor: Micronesia had Jason Siska, Alexis Jones, Erik Reichenbach, and Natalie Bolton.
  • Enil Edam of Survivor: Caramoan had Michael Snow, Reynold Toepfer, Eddie Fox, and Sherri Biethman.