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Kidnapping (and its variant Observing) is a twist that has been used in multiple seasons of Survivor. The winning tribe of a Reward Challenge will choose a member of the losing tribe to join them at their camp for a time.

The original twist was used in Survivor: Pearl Islands, Survivor: All-Stars, Survivor: Cook Islands, and Survivor: China, and was rehashed in Survivor: Samoa under a new format, whereupon the winning tribe will select one of their own to observe the opposing tribe back at their camp.

On occasion, the kidnapped contestant may be abstained from their tribe's Tribal Council.

History

Pearl Islands

Rupert Boneham was kidnapped by the Morgan tribe after Morgan won Immunity during the events of "Pick a Castaway... Any Castaway". Because of this, Rupert was exempt from Drake's Tribal Council, and even participated in a Reward Challenge as part of the Morgan Tribe. After winning reward, Rupert was given the choice of staying with the Morgan tribe to enjoy the reward and returning to the Drake tribe after, or immediately rejoining the Drake tribe. Rupert chose to rejoin the Drake tribe immediately.

All-Stars

Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien was kidnapped by the Chapera tribe in "Sorry... I Blew It" and abstained from Mogo Mogo's Tribal Council. After the Immunity Challenge, she enjoyed a similar situation to that of Rupert Boneham from the previous season.

Cook Islands

Nate Gonzalez was kidnapped by the Aitutaki tribe, as a part of a reward which Aitu had won. He had a similar situation to Kathy and Rupert's from the previous seasons, in that he would be abstained from Tribal Council.

China

The winning tribe of the Reward Challenge would select one member from the losing tribe to join them back at camp. The chosen castaway would be given a scroll, which they must give to a member of the winning tribe of his choosing to open in private, which would contain a clue to the location of the winning tribe's Hidden Immunity Idol. The kidnapped contestant would return to their original tribe at the next Immunity Challenge.

Samoa

The winning tribe of the Reward Challenge would have their Leader choose one member to go to the other tribe as opposed to taking part in the reward. Known as "Observing," they would then be given the opportunity to observe their camp life and relay any information back upon their return.

Kidnapped/Observers

Kidnapped

Episode	Kidnapped by	Kidnapped
Pearl Islands "Pick a Castaway... Any Castaway"	Morgan	Rupert Boneham
All-Stars "Sorry... I Blew It"	Chapera	Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien
Cook Islands "Plan Voodoo"	Aitutaki	Nate Gonzalez
China "My Mom Is Going to Kill Me!"	Fei Long	Jaime Dugan
China "I Lost Two Hands and Possibly a Shoulder"	Zhan Hu	Leslie Nease
China "Ride the Workhorse Till the Tail Falls Off"	Fei Long	Dave Cruser
China "That's Love, Baby! It Makes You Strong!"	Fei Long	James Clement

Observed

Episode	Observed Tribe	Observer
Samoa "Taking Candy from a Baby"	Foa Foa	Yasmin Giles
Samoa "It's Called a Russell Seed"		Shambo Waters
Samoa "Walking on Thin Ice"		Shambo Waters
Samoa "Houdini Magic"		Laura Morett

Impact

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Trivia

Rupert Boneham was the first castaway to be kidnapped in the history of Survivor, as well as the only castaway to compete in multiple seasons featuring kidnappings.

Survivor Gameplay
Challenges		Challenge Advantage · Do-It-Yourself Challenge · Duel · Family Visit · Immunity Challenge (Final Immunity Challenge) · Immunity Idol · Immunity Necklace · Medallion of Power · Reward Challenge · Survivor Auction
Elimination		Edge of Extinction · Ejection · Evacuation · Final Tribal Council · Jury · Null Vote · Quit · Redemption Island · Snuffer · Sole Survivor (Perfect Game) · Tiebreaker · Torch · Tribal Council · Urn
Strategy		Alliance · Goat Strategy · Pagonging · Split Vote
Social Dynamics		Final Two · Final Three · Merge · Tribe
Twists	Casting	Battle of the Sexes · Blood vs. Water · Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty · Old vs. Young · Returning Players · Schoolyard Pick · Tribes Divided by Ethnicity
	Tribal Council	Advantage Amulet · Do or Die · Double Elimination · Double Tribal Council · Extra Vote · Hidden Immunity Idol (History) · Idol Nullifier · Joint Tribal Council · Juror Removal · Legacy Advantage · Knowledge is Power · Safety Without Power · Shot in the Dark · Vote Blocker · Vote Steal
	Game Mechanics	Advantage Menu · Buried Treasure · Day Zero · Exile Island · Fake Merge · Fire Token · First Impressions · Ghost Island · Haves vs. Have Nots · Hourglass · Island of the Idols · Kidnapping · Looting · Mutiny · One World · Reward Steal · Summit · The Outcasts · Tribe Leader · Tribe Switch
Post-Game		Fan Favorite Award · Lawsuits and Legal Action · Ponderosa · Reunion Show
Miscellaneous		Buff · Camp · Confessional · Luxury Item · Rites of Passage · Survivor Rulebook · Ulonging

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 The winning tribe selects one person from their side to ''observe'' the losing tribe.
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 '''Kidnapping''' (and its variant '''Observing''') is a twist that has been used in multiple seasons of ''Survivor''. The winning tribe of a [[Reward Challenge]] will choose a member of the losing tribe to join them at their camp for a time.
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 The original twist was used in {{S|7}}, {{S|8}}, {{S|13}}, and {{S|15}}, and was rehashed in {{S|19}} under a new format, whereupon the winning tribe will select one of their own to observe the opposing tribe back at their camp.
-On two occasions (once in {{S|7}} and once in {{S|8}}), the kidnapped castaways did not go back to their tribe to attend the Tribal Council.
+On occasion, the kidnapped contestant may be abstained from their tribe's [[Tribal Council]].
 ==History==
 ===Pearl Islands===
-[[Rupert Boneham]] was kidnapped by the [[Morgan]] tribe after Morgan won Immunity during the events of {{Ep|0704}}. Because of this, Rupert was exempt from [[Drake]]'s Tribal Council, and even participated in a Reward Challenge as part of the Morgan Tribe. Rupert was given the choice of staying with the Morgan tribe to enjoy the reward and return to the Drake tribe after or immediately rejoin the Drake tribe. Rupert chose to rejoin the Drake tribe immediately. A few days into his kidnapping, Rupert was offered the chance to [[Mutiny (twist)|permanently switch tribes]], which he refused.
+[[Rupert Boneham]] was kidnapped by the [[Morgan]] tribe after Morgan won Immunity during the events of {{Ep|0704}}. Because of this, Rupert was exempt from [[Drake]]'s Tribal Council, and even participated in a Reward Challenge as part of the Morgan Tribe. After winning reward, Rupert was given the choice of staying with the Morgan tribe to enjoy the reward and returning to the Drake tribe after, or immediately rejoining the Drake tribe. Rupert chose to rejoin the Drake tribe immediately.
 ===All-Stars===
-[[Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien]] was kidnapped by the [[Chapera]] tribe in {{Ep|0807}} of {{S|8}}. After the Immunity Challenge, she enjoyed a similar situation to that of Rupert Boneham from the previous season but was not offered the chance to switch tribes.
+[[Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien]] was kidnapped by the [[Chapera]] tribe in {{Ep|0807}} and abstained from [[Mogo Mogo]]'s Tribal Council. After the [[Immunity Challenge]], she enjoyed a similar situation to that of Rupert Boneham from the previous season.
 ===Cook Islands===
-[[Nate Gonzalez]] was kidnapped by the [[Aitutaki]] tribe, as a part of a reward which Aitu had won. He had a similar situation to Kathy and Rupert's from the previous seasons, in that he would be abstained from Tribal Council, but was not offered the chance to switch tribes.
+[[Nate Gonzalez]] was kidnapped by the [[Aitutaki]] tribe, as a part of a reward which Aitu had won. He had a similar situation to Kathy and Rupert's from the previous seasons, in that he would be abstained from Tribal Council.
 ===China===
 The winning tribe of the Reward Challenge would select one member from the losing tribe to join them back at camp. The chosen castaway would be given a scroll, which they must give to a member of the winning tribe of his choosing to open in private, which would contain a clue to the location of the winning tribe's Hidden Immunity Idol. The kidnapped contestant would return to their original tribe at the next Immunity Challenge.