Tribal Council/International

“	This is part of the ritual of Tribal Council because, in this game, fire represents life. As long as you have fire, you are still in this game. When your fire's gone, so are you.	”
—Various hosts of Survivor

Similar to the U.S. version of the reality television series Survivor, Tribal Council is an elimination ceremony that usually happens the night after an Immunity Challenge, where the contestants are being held accountable for their actions in the game, usually with one person being voted out of the tribe.

International Tribal Council Sets[]

Survivor Africa: Panama: An ancient Mayan sacrificial temple.

Australian Survivor (2002): A shipwreck on a beach.

Celebrity Survivor Australia: A stone ring with skulls and a Vanuatu hut in the background.

Australian Survivor (2016): A Samoan hut village.

Australian Survivor (2017): Stone Samoan ruins.

Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2018): A Fijian village near a cliff and water.

Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2019): A Fijian village in the trees, themed to skulls and bones.

Australian Survivor: All Stars: Fortress ruins covered with overgrown vines and trees.

Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn (2021): A settlement of aboriginal gunyah huts.

Australian Survivor: Blood v Water: Moss-covered ruins with a red-colored water ring around the fire pit, sitting near a lake with parts from aircraft lying around.

Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains: A Samoan fishing village.

Australian Survivor: Titans v Rebels: Abandoned ruins in the jungle made out of wood and concrete.

Survivor: Expedition Robinson: A cave lit with candles and torches.

Survivor Srbija VIP: Costa Rica: A Costa Rican indigenous village.

Survivor: Dominikanska Republika: A temple lit by candles.

Trosečník: An ancient Mayan sacrificial temple.

Survivor Česko & Slovensko 2022: A temple lit by candles.

Ukanaskneli Gmiri 1: A wrecked plane in the jungle.

Das Inselduell: A stilt house.

Survivor 10: The Caribbean Islands: A cave lit with candles and torches.

Survivor 10: Pearl Islands: Wooden shipwreck floors surrounded by broken stone walls and gates.

Survivor 10: The Philippines: A bamboo pier with huts and wooden statues surrounding it.

Survivor 10: Fans vs. Survivors: A council of tall rocks, stone faces and ancient cave paintings.

Survivor 10: Camarines: A large bamboo hut with no roof, a green floor and wooden masks.

Survivor: V.I.P. (2012): A Thai temple courtyard.

Survivor: Honduras: Mayan ruins with stone statues and two firepits.

Survivor: Palawan: Thatch pagodas with a stone floor.

Survivor: V.I.P. (2019): A council of balancing rock towers with stone carvings of shells and animals.

Survivor: V.I.P. (2020): Stone temple ruins with giant cobra statues.

Survivor: V.I.P. (2021): A giant gate leading to a council of round thatch huts, decorated with skulls.

Main Tribal Council of Survivor México (2020), 2021, and 2022: An ancient temple lit by candles, surrounded by stone statues and small pyramids.

Alternate Tribal Council of Survivor México (2021): Stone ruins covered with overgrown vines in the middle of the jungle.

Alternate Tribal Council of Survivor México (2022): Pillars and stone ruins in a grassland, with a torch-lit walkway leading to the voting booth.

Main Tribal Council of Survivor México (2023): An ancient temple lit by candles, surrounded by stone pillars covered with overgrown vines.

Survivor New Zealand: Nicaragua: A cobblestone circle with a star pattern surrounded by vines.

Survivor New Zealand: Thailand: An authentic cave lit with torches.

Survivor Philippines: Season 1: A Thai temple built on the same pier as the Survivor: Thailand Tribal Council set.

Survivor Philippines: Palau: An abandoned World War II base filled with cargo and Palauan artifacts.

Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown: Stone Buddhist temple ruins with thatch roofing.

Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown: A traditional, precolonial hut.

Survivor Srbija VIP: Costa Rica: A Costa Rican indigenous village.

Survivor: Dominikanska Republika: A temple lit by candles.

Survivor Česko & Slovensko 2022: A temple lit by candles.

Survivor South Africa: Panama: An ancient Mayan sacrificial temple.

Survivor South Africa: Malaysia: A wrecked plane in the jungle.

Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina: An authentic abandoned hotel.

Survivor South Africa: Maldives: A bombed munitions bunker.

Survivor South Africa: Champions: An abandoned pirate lair with a skull-carved wall.

Survivor South Africa: Philippines: A Filipino temple floating in the water, surrounded by a dragon statue. The set is inspired by the story of Bakunawa, a serpentine creature from Filipino mythology.

Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets: An ancient jungle temple with a giant octopus statue, inspired by Fe'e in Samoan mythology.

Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island: A South African indigenous village combining various cultures, with reclaimed driftwood surrounding it as a kraal.

Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts: A village of grey, round huts with stone monoliths and a maze-like floor, themed to the four classical elements (fire, air, water, earth).

Survivor: Pulau Tiga: A hut in the jungle.

Survivor: Panama: ???

Survivor U.K. (2023): A clearing in the jungle surrounded by torches, rocks, and a voting booth made of branches.

Format[]

Similar to the American series, the Tribal Council area can range from looking like a makeshift hut, a temple, or a massive stilt house, based on the location or theme of the season.

Tie Votes[]

Please see Tiebreaker.

Jury Phase[]

See main article: Jury.

Final Tribal Council[]

For more information, see Final Tribal Council.

Tribal Council-related twists[]

For more information, see Double Elimination.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Some Tribal Council sets have been reused in multiple international versions of Survivor. This is because, for decades, many different versions of Survivor have often filmed in the same locations at the same time to cut down on production costs.^[2]
- Expeditie Robinson 2004, Expedition Robinson 2004, Expedition Robinson VIP, Robinsonekspedisjonen 2004, and Robinson Ekspeditionen 2004 each use the same shipwreck set.
- Expeditie Robinson 2006, Survivor Africa: Panama, Survivor South Africa: Panama and Trosečník each use the same Mayan temple set.
- Survivor: Dominikanska Republika, Survivor Česko & Slovensko 2022, and the Survivor México series use the same ancient temple set.
- Survivor: Expedition Robinson and Survivor 10: The Caribbean Islands use the same cave set.
- Koh-Lanta: La Guerre des Chefs and Robinson 2019 use the same Tribal Council set.
- Koh-Lanta: L'Île des Héros and Robinson 2020 use the same Tribal Council set.
- Robinson: Philippines, Survivor Québec (2023) and Survivor Québec (2024) use the same Tribal Council set.

References[]

[1] ttps://www.behance.net/gallery/74338957/Survivor-Philippines

[2] ttps://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2023/03/22/reality-show-039european-survivor039-returns-to-langkawi-for-another-season

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