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Tied Destinies is a recurring game mechanic introduced in non-American versions of the game. For one round, the castaways' fates in the game are tied, for better and for worse.

Overview[]

For one "cycle", an even-numbered group of castaways will be divided into pairs. Challenges, whether for reward or immunity are won as a pair. Any play of a Hidden Immunity Idol or any immunity-granting advantages will protect both members of the pair. Conversely, if either member gets voted out, their partner will also be eliminated from the game by default.

After a pair is eliminated, the Tied Destinies mechanic is retired and the castaways will resume to competing as individual players. It should be noted that despite being paired, the castaways will still vote individually at Tribal Council, though any votes received by a player will also be counted against their partner.

History[]

Philippines[]

The paired elimination mechanic was first seen internationally in Celebrity Doubles Showdown where ten pairs of celebrities competed similar to the Blood vs. Water format seen in the American version. The season began with an Immunity Challenge where the two winning pairs will receive Immunity Bracelets that would protect both members, and the right to sort the remaining pairs into tribes through a Schoolyard Pick. Host Richard Gutierrez clarified that while the castaways were paired, they will still vote as individual players but votes will be counted against both members of the pair and will be eliminated together, and there was only going to be one Sole Survivor. The winning pairs, rugby teammates Arnold Aninion and John Odulio and former onscreen couple Chuckie Dreyfus and Isabel Granada selected the tribes, with Arnold and John choosing members for the Bulan tribe, and Chuckie and Isabel for the Tala tribe.

On Day 2, despite seemingly having a considerable position within the tribe, Geneva Cruz from Bulan opted to leave the game as its cutthroat nature conflicted against her morals. Her partner, ex-husband KC Montero, who did not feel the same way, was allowed by production to compete as an individual castaway.

An additional layer to the pairs format called the Temptation Reward was introduced after the Day 3 Reward/Immunity Challenge where the tribe that won reward will be sent away (similar to the journeys introduced in Survivor 41) to choose between keeping the tribe's reward in exchange for an advantage in the game. Tala won the challenge and selected friends Angelika Schmeing and Jackie Forster to partake in the Temptation Reward where they were enticed into exchanging the creature comforts they won from the challenge for "twin" Immunity Bracelets. By taking the Immunity Bracelets, one of them will be forced to switch to Bulan; and with the paired elimination still in play, if one of them gets voted out with or without playing their bracelet, the surviving partner's bracelet will have to be flushed out or face elimination by default. Angelika and Jackie chose to keep the tribe's initial reward. The next day, the losing tribe, Bulan, decided to vote out friends Alyssa Alano and Aifha Medina in a 7-2 vote. After one member quitting and a paired elimination, Bulan was quickly reduced to 7 members.

On Day 5, Bulan won the next Reward Challenge and chose mother-daughter pair of Maribel Lopez and Mara Yokohama to partake in the Temptation Reward during which they faced the same temptation as Angelika and Jackie had. This time however, they chose to take the Immunity Bracelets given their unpopular position within the tribe, with Mara choosing to stay on Bulan and Maribel moving to Tala, increasing Tala's roster to eleven members while decimating Bulan further at six. Tala however lost the next Immunity Challenge, but just as the tribe was a about to vote, Angelika and Jackie left the game due to exhaustion and conflicting game ethics. After Tribal Council, dating couple Ellen Adarna and Filo Cucueco also quit the game for the same reasons, almost erasing Tala's numbers advantage over Bulan 7-6.

After winning the Reward Challenge on Day 7, Bulan selected Arnold and John to partake in the Temptation Reward where they were tempted to give up the tribe's reward to Tala in exchange for hotdogs just for the two of them and a considerable amount of money. Despite being indispensable as the tribe's physically strongest members, the pair decidedly refused. Tala, who lost the next Immunity Challenge on Day 8, decided to split their votes between Maribel and Chuckie and Isabel who all had Immunity Bracelets. At Tribal Council, both parties played their Immunity Bracelets, causing a Null Vote. As Survivor Philippines rules dictated that playing an Immunity Bracelet was only effective for one voting round and a castaway was required to play another bracelet to stay immune, Maribel, with no second bracelet to produce, was swiftly voted out, 6-1. Because Maribel's bracelet was discarded, so was Mara's, forcibly surrendering hers the before the next Reward Challenge on Day 10. However, before the challenge, a Tribe Switch occurred, splitting up the pairs on separate tribes, retiring the paired elimination mechanic, and the castaways competed as individual players. Moreover, all future Temptation Rewards will be partaken by just one player.

France[]

The term "Tied Destinies" was formally coined in Malaisie, when host Denis Brogniart announced that the remaining castaways would be paired up for three days. they would win Reward and Immunity as a pair and at the end of the three days, two castaways would have to leave the island following a unique vote.

In Malaisie, Catherine and Camille were the first casualties of the twist after the pair of Thierry correctly played his Hidden Immunity Necklace on his partner Myriam.

The twist was used again in every other Koh-Lanta season except La Nouvelle Édition and L'Île au Trésor. Although this twist does not happen at the exact same time each season, it usually happens around early merge.

In Johor, Nessim and Charlaine were targetted because of their lack of work ethic around camp.

In Thaïlande, Laureen and Steve were voted out because of the latter's grating personality as well as fighting continuously during their time as a pair. Pascal tried to strategize and save his ally, but he eventually chose not to play his Hidden Immunity Necklace on the young woman.

In Cambodge, Corentin and Kelly's lack of relationship with their fellow tribemates and inability to find a Hidden Immunity Necklace caused their demise.

In Fidji, the votes were equally split between Marguerite, targetted by the younger contestants, and Maxime who had lost the trust of his fellow older tribe members. A savvy idol play by Romain managed to save him and his partner. However, immediately after the Tied Destinies twist, Mélanie was evacuated. As per the rules of Koh-Lanta, the castaway that was eliminated at the previous Tribal Council had the opportunity to replace her in the game. Since André and Maxime were voted out as a pair, they competed in an endurance challenge with the winner rejoining the merged tribe. André won the challenge and returned to the game, eventually winning the season.

In Le Combat des Héros, Yassin and Alban were eliminated after their alliance flipped on them. They used Yassin's weakened position to get rid of him before he had the opportunity to go on an Immunity streak.

In La Guerre des Chefs, Cyril and Maud, the last members standing from the Kama tribe, were partners and had an obvious target on their back. Their scrambling as well as Ikalu members Cindy and Brice managed to save them from elimination while the latter was voted out in a 9-2-2 vote, thus bringing down kitesurfing instructor Sophie with him.

In L'Île des Héros, at the Tribal Council, a first vote ended in a tie between Charlotte and Éric, with 6 votes each. A second round is then held, where the penalty votes against Alexandra and Éric no longer count, the black vote against Éric no longer counts, and adventurers only have the choice between Charlotte Éric and. In the end, Charlotte is the one who is voted out, six to four for Éric. The fates of the pairs being linked, she drags Teheiura down with her. Before leaving, Charlotte reveals to the rest of the tribe that she had an Immunity Necklace, which she chose not to play; all are appalled. Teheiura speaks up and says that he too had an Immunity Necklace. This situation is unprecedented, and this is the first time a pair has left the game with two necklaces in their possession.

In Les 4 Terres, at the Tribal Council, Brice gets two votes (those of Loïc and Lola), Fabrice gets three votes (those of Alix, Laurent, and Dorian) and Laurent gets the six remaining votes. He is consequently eliminated and drags Alix, his partner, in his fall.

In Les Armes Secrètes, at the Tribal Council, Laetitia and Vincent play their necklace but Lucie plays her black bracelet on Maxine and Thomas. With this secret weapon, it is finally Vincent who drags in his partner Laetitia down with him.

In La Légende, at the Tribal Council, it is finally the duo Christelle-Teheiura who is eliminated with four votes against Christelle, because of a big division of votes. This is Teheiura's second consecutive elimination in the Tied Destinies.

In Le Totem Maudit, it is Maxime who is eliminated and drags Louana in his fall. Louana feels betrayed by her ex-green friends with whom she had an alliance. François, who voted against Maxime, explains to her that he feels more in phase with the values of the other pairs. For his part, Maxime is angry...

In Le Feu Sacré, Esteban is eliminated with 6 votes against 4 (for Nicolas). This also causes the elimination of his partner Clémence. If Esteban is philosophical, Clémence is bitter. Esteban chooses to give his black vote to Quentin. They both leave the Tribal Council, and discover the sign announcing that they are going to face each other in a duel and one of them will have the possibility to come back in the adventure.

South Africa[]

In Immunity Island, the original Vuna members (Anesu and Kiran, Chappies and Santoni, Tyson and Wardah) and the original Zamba members (Amy and Renier and Anela and Nicole) were all coincidentally paired up with each other. Anesu, Chappies, and Santoni were in a swing vote position and held the power to side with either Tyson & Wardah or Amy & Renier. In the end, Renier was voted out 6-4 over Tyson, eliminating Amy with him too.

Twist Development by season[]

France[]

Season Episode Reward Challenge Winners Immunity Challenge Winners Idol Used Voted Out
Malaisie 10 Bricekohlanta15
Brice
Philippekohlanta15
Philippe
Bricekohlanta15
Brice
Philippekohlanta15
Philippe
Myriamkohlanta15
Myriam
Thierrykohlanta15
Thierry
Camillekohlanta15
Camille
Catherinekohlanta15
Catherine
Johor 9 Chantalkohlanta17
Chantal
Sebastienkohlanta17
Sébastien
Jeffkohlanta17
Jeff
Jessicakohlanta17
Jessica
Charlainekohlanta17
Charlaine
Nessimkohlanta17
Nessim
Thaïlande 9 Gabrielkohlanta18
Gabriel
Wendykohlanta18
Wendy
Ceciliakohlanta18
Cécilia
Nicolaskohlanta18
Nicolas
Carinekohlanta18
Carine
Pascalkohlanta18
Pascal
Laureenkohlanta18
Laureen
Stevekohlanta18
Steve
Cambodge 11 Clairekohlanta20
Claire
Sebastienkohlanta20
Sébastien
Clairekohlanta20
Claire
Sebastienkohlanta20
Sébastien
Corentinkohlanta20
Corentin
Kellykohlanta20
Kelly
Fidji 11 Andrekohlanta21
André
Maximekohlanta21
Maxime
Magaliekohlanta21
Magalie
Sandrinekohlanta21
Sandrine
Margueritekohlanta21
Marguerite
Romainkohlanta21
Romain
Andrekohlanta21
André
Maximekohlanta21
Maxime
Le Combat des Héros 8 FRS22 cassandre t
Cassandre
FRS22 nathalie t
Nathalie
FRS22 javier t
Javier
FRS22 pascal t
Pascal
FRS22 alban t
Alban
FRS22 yassin t
Yassin
La Guerre des Chefs 9 FRS23 cindy t
Cindy
FRS23 nicolas t
Nicolas
FRS23 cyril t
Cyril
FRS23 maud t
Maud
FRS23 brice t
Brice
FRS23 sophie t
Sophie
L'Île des Héros 10 FRS24 charlotte t
Charlotte
FRS24 teheiura t
Teheiura
FRS24 claude t
Claude
FRS24 naoil t
Naoil
FRS24 charlotte t
Charlotte
FRS24 teheiura t
Teheiura
Les 4 Terres 11 FRS25 fabrice t
Fabrice
FRS25 lola t
Lola
FRS25 alexandra t
Alexandra
FRS25 loic t
Loic
FRS25 alix t
Alix
FRS25 laurent t
Laurent
Les Armes Secrètes 9 FRS26 flavio t
Flavio
FRS26 laure t
Laure
FRS26 arnaud t
Arnaud
FRS26 lucie t
Lucie
FRS26 maxine t
Maxine
FRS26 thomas t
Thomas
FRS26 laetitia t
Laetitia
FRS26 vincent t
Vincent
La Légende 10 FRS27 alix t
Alix
FRS27 phil t
Phil
FRS27 loic t
Loic
FRS27 ugo t
Ugo
FRS27 christelle t
Christelle
FRS27 teheiura t
Teheiura
Le Totem Maudit 12 FRS28 ambre t
Ambre
FRS28 bastien t
Bastien
FRS28 francois t
François
FRS28 olga t
Olga
FRS28 louana t
Louana
FRS28 maxime t
Maxime
Le Feu Sacré 12 FRS29 Laura t
Laura
FRS29 Quentin t
Quentin
FRS29 Frédéric t
Frédéric
FRS29 Tania t
Tania
FRS29 Clémence t
Clémence
FRS29 Esteban t
Esteban
Les Chasseurs d'Immunité 11 FRS30 Jean t
Jean
FRS30 Mégane t
Mégane
FRS30 Jean t
Jean
FRS30 Mégane t
Mégane
FRS30 Aurélien t
Aurélien
FRS30 Sébastien t
Sébastien
La Tribu Maudite 11 FRS31 Ilyesse t
Ilyesse
FRS31 Ugo t
Ugo
FRS31 Ilyesse t
Ilyesse
FRS31 Ugo t
Ugo
FRS31 Cassandre t
Cassandre
FRS31 Maxim t
Maxim

Philippines[]

Season Cycle Reward Challenge Winners Immunity Challenge Winners Idol Used Voted Out
Celebrity Doubles Showdown 1 Tala SP4 aifha tSP4 alyssa t
Aifha & Alyssa
2 Bulan Bulan
3 Bulan Bulan SP4 chuckie tSP4 isabel t
Chuckie & Isabel
SP4 maribel t
Maribel
SP4 maribel t
Maribel

South Africa[]

Season Episode Challenge Winners Idol Used Voted Out
Immunity Island 10 ZAS8 anela tZAS8 nicole t
Anela & Nicole
ZAS8 amy bwZAS8 renier bw
Amy & Renier

Pairs by season[]

France[]

Season Pair #1 Pair #2 Pair #3 Pair #4 Pair #5 Pair #6
Malaisie Bernardkohlanta15
Bernard
Ugokohlanta15
Ugo
Bricekohlanta15
Brice
Philippekohlanta15
Philippe
Camillekohlanta15
Camille
Catherinekohlanta15
Catherine
Charleskohlanta15
Charles
Vanessakohlanta15
Vanessa
Myriamkohlanta15
Myriam
Thierrykohlanta15
Thierry
Johor Brunokohlanta17
Bruno
Melissakohlanta17
Mélissa
Chantalkohlanta17
Chantal
Sebastienkohlanta17
Sébastien
Charlainekohlanta17
Charlaine
Nessimkohlanta17
Nessim
Christophekohlanta17
Christophe
Marckohlanta17
Marc
Jeffkohlanta17
Jeff
Jessicakohlanta17
Jessica
Thaïlande Alainkohlanta18
Alain
Karimakohlanta18
Karima
Carinekohlanta18
Carine
Pascalkohlanta18
Pascal
Ceciliakohlanta18
Cécilia
Nicolaskohlanta18
Nicolas
Gabrielkohlanta18
Gabriel
Wendykohlanta18
Wendy
Laureenkohlanta18
Laureen
Stevekohlanta18
Steve
Cambodge Clairekohlanta20
Claire
Sebastienkohlanta20
Sébastien
Clementinekohlanta20
Clémentine
Frederickohlanta20
Frédéric
Corentinkohlanta20
Corentin
Kellykohlanta20
Kelly
Mathildekohlanta20
Mathilde
Vincentkohlanta20
Vincent
Fidji Andrekohlanta21
André
Maximekohlanta21
Maxime
Magaliekohlanta21
Magalie
Sandrinekohlanta21
Sandrine
Margueritekohlanta21
Marguerite
Romainkohlanta21
Romain
Melaniekohlanta21
Mélanie
Tiffanykohlanta21
Tiffany
Le Combat des Héros FRS22 alban t
Alban
FRS22 yassin t
Yassin
FRS22 cassandre t
Cassandre
FRS22 nathalie t
Nathalie
FRS22 clemence t
Clémence
FRS22 jeremy t
Jérémy
FRS22 javier t
Javier
FRS22 pascal t
Pascal
La Guerre des Chefs FRS23 angelique t
Angélique
FRS23 mohamed t
Mohamed
FRS23 aurelien t
Aurélien
FRS23 clo t
Clo
FRS23 brice t
Brice
FRS23 sophie t
Sophie
FRS23 cindy t
Cindy
FRS23 nicolas t
Nicolas
FRS23 cyril t
Cyril
FRS23 maud t
Maud
FRS23 maxime t
Maxime
FRS23 steeve t
Steeve
L'Île des Héros FRS24 alexandra t
Alexandra
FRS24 eric t
Éric
FRS24 charlotte t
Charlotte
FRS24 teheiura t
Teheiura
FRS24 claude t
Claude
FRS24 naoil t
Naoil
FRS24 ines t
Inès
FRS24 moussa t
Moussa
FRS24 jessica t
Jessica
FRS24 regis t
Régis
Les 4 Terres FRS25 alexandra t
Alexandra
FRS25 loic t
Loic
FRS25 alix t
Alix
FRS25 laurent t
Laurent
FRS25 angelique t
Angelique
FRS25 dorian t
Dorian
FRS25 ava t
Ava
FRS25 brice t
Brice
FRS25 fabrice t
Fabrice
FRS25 lola t
Lola
Les Armes Secrètes FRS26 arnaud t
Arnaud
FRS26 lucie t
Lucie
FRS26 flavio t
Flavio
FRS26 laure t
Laure
FRS26 jonathan t
Jonathan
FRS26 magali t
Magali
FRS26 laetitia t
Laetitia
FRS26 vincent t
Vincent
FRS26 maxine t
Maxine
FRS26 thomas t
Thomas
La Légende FRS27 alix t
Alix
FRS27 phil t
Phil
FRS27 christelle t
Christelle
FRS27 teheiura t
Teheiura
FRS27 claude t
Claude
FRS27 laurent t
Laurent
FRS27 jade t
Jade
FRS27 sam t
Sam
FRS27 loic t
Loïc
FRS27 ugo t
Ugo
Le Totem Maudit FRS28 ambre t
Ambre
FRS28 bastien t
Bastien
FRS28 fouzi t
Fouzi
FRS28 geraldine t
Géraldine
FRS28 françois t
François
FRS28 olga t
Olga
FRS28 louana t
Louana
FRS28 maxime t
Maxime
FRS28 jeancharles t
Jean-Charles
FRS28 nicolas t
Nicolas
Le Feu Sacré FRS29 Clémence t
Clémence
FRS29 Esteban t
Esteban
FRS29 Frédéric t
Frédéric
FRS29 Tania t
Tania
FRS29 Julie t
Julie
FRS29 Nicolas t
Nicolas
FRS29 Laura t
Laura
FRS29 Quentin t
Quentin
Les Chasseurs d'Immunité FRS30 Amri t
Amri
FRS30 Julie t
Julie
FRS30 Aurélien t
Aurélien
FRS30 Sébastien t
Sébastien
FRS30 David t
David
FRS30 Léa t
Léa
FRS30 Jean t
Jean
FRS30 Mégane t
Mégane
FRS30 Meïssa t
Meïssa
FRS30 Pauline t
Pauline
La Tribu Maudite FRS31 Cassandre t
Cassandre
FRS31 Maxim t
Maxim
FRS31 Cécile B t
Cécile B.
FRS31 Jacques t
Jacques
FRS31 Charlotte t
Charlotte
FRS31 Gustin t
Gustin
FRS31 Ilyesse t
Ilyesse
FRS31 Ugo t
Ugo
FRS31 Sophia t
Sophia
FRS31 Thibault t
Thibault

Philippines[]

Season Pair #1 Pair #2 Pair #3 Pair #4 Pair #5
Celebrity Doubles Showdown SP4 aifha t
Aifha
SP4 alyssa t
Alyssa
SP4 arnold t
Arnold
SP4 john t
John
SP4 geneva t
Geneva
SP4 kc t
KC
SP4 gino t
Gino
SP4 stef t
Stef
SP4 mara t
Mara
SP4 maribel t
Maribel
Pair #6 Pair #7 Pair #8 Pair #9 Pair #10
SP4 angelicopter t
Angelicopter
SP4 jackie t
Jackie
SP4 arthur t
Arthur
SP4 carlo t
Carlo
SP4 betong t
Betong
SP4 maey t
Maey
SP4 chuckie t
Chuckie
SP4 isabel t
Isabel
SP4 ellen t
Ellen
SP4 filo t
Filo

South Africa[]

Season Pairs
Immunity Island ZAS8 amy tZAS8 renier t
Amy & Renier
ZAS8 anela tZAS8 nicole t
Anela & Nicole
ZAS8 anesu tZAS8 kiran t
Anesu & Kiran
ZAS8 chappies tZAS8 santoni t
Chappies & Santoni
ZAS8 tyson tZAS8 wardah t
Tyson & Wardah

Trivia[]

  • Teheiura Teahui is the only contestant to have been eliminated by the Tied Destinies twist twice.

References[]

Koh-Lanta Twists
Twists similar to the US Franchise:

Tribe Switch · Merge · Hidden Immunity Idol · Final Two


Koh-Lanta Twists:

Ambassadors · Banishment · Black Vote · Elimination Challenge · Orienteering · Poles · Jokers · Replacement · Tied Destinies

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