Unbeatable Survivor Tribes That IMPLODED at the Merge

[@Nzcade]

The fact that Galu blew an EIGHT TO FOUR lead still blows my mind to this day. The gameplay of Natalie and Russell really helped Foa Foa rise.

[@tha_mau5]

As soon as Russell Swan was gone, the tribe fell apart. We could’ve had a Russell vs Russell battle in Samoa.

[@MajikMann]

Was it great gameplay by Russell or poor gameplay by Galu?

[@danaestorms6957]

​@@MajikMann probably a combination of both really

[@lerdog]

@@MajikMann both for sure

[@TheMurrmursonbottle]

In retrospect it makes tribes like Casaya in Panama more impressive. A group of people that couldn’t stand each other still stuck together all stuck together because they knew that flipping would screw all their chances. Tribes like Galu had an even bigger lead than Casaya and still screwed it up.

[@totaldramatyler4484]

Even though they stuck together for a while, I find it amusing that the women in Vanuatu blow a 6-1 lead to Chris. He lost immunity, they could have waltzed to the end, but Chris found a crack, and damn did he play it well. He went from a dead man walking on day 30 to running the entire game by day 33.

[@SortaNonymous]

He saw one little crack in the door and then burst right through.

[@Strobobel]

Chris legit said They’re women, they’ll take themselves out 😂

[@psap29]

Chris was a dead man walking on day 3. How the men didn't vote him out after he single handedly lost them immunity still blows my mind.

[@Rodanguirus]

Shame Jeff dated one of the women he beat, so his amazing comeback win has gotten buried out of spite.

[@Star_Jewel]

​@@psap29 some of the best winners have won due to their strategic acumen and social prowess. By leveraging the "Fat Five," he prevented the younger and more athletic guys from steamrolling the pre-merge and cemented an alliance that was ride-or-die for each other till the end which would've been a dominating force had they not gotten swap-screwed

[@snobey]

Matsing: dominated after Russell Swan got voted out Galu: got dominated after Russell Swan got medevaced

[@ansul9478]

Russell sure can make or break a tribe lmao

[@d5rmantis]

Okay, the “I have!” edit got a very loud laugh out of me. Well done.

[@KlaviceGavin]

Same here. It might have been the funniest Survivor edit I’ve ever seen.

[@poonking3628]

6:09 “Skupin hated Chris Hansen” 😭😭

[@Quetzal00358]

You mentioning Coach having Brendan be considered a dragon REALLY makes me want a video on one-sided rivalries on Survivor. Where one person hates another member but that other member is indifferent toward the other or even likes them Coach vs Brendan, Katurah vs Bruce, Sue vs Kyle, Liana vs Xander just to name a few

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

Yes!!! Kyle is like one of nicest people ever to be on this show! Sue I don’t what her problem is?

[@VitaEmerald324]

Kyle voted her once and she got extremely bitter. I love a petty queen but gahdayum she went a bit overboard

[@kongcakes0414]

Lol I forgot how much of katurahs story in the show was how much she disliked Bruce. So funny

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

@ She mess up by not going alone with Jake plan! She is loser!

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

@ It a game so get over it! She a bitter old lady who trying to live like she young but she not! It time for old ass to grown up!

[@maddog3021]

Please keep dunking on skupin it’s the highlight of my day

[@XanderMatthews-nv9zf]

It’s wild that if Russell Swan sits out of the double elimination challenge, then a Galu probably wins the season, because there is no shot Shambo survives that tribal and she was a crucial number for Foa Foa at the final 10

[@coolio565]

Actually it would’ve been Monika likely because the galu guys (besides Russell) were gonna vote Monika and Monika and Liz likely would’ve gotten out 4-1 and 6-3

[@lerdog]

@@coolio565 even if that was the case (I'm not sure it was), Russell S would've probably held Galu together for a little bit, they all seemed to respect him as a leader

[@welcometohell2495]

also would’ve necessitated him being humble enough to sit out a challenge, and his performance in Philippines helped show him a little less as a martyr. I remember getting kinda gross cocky vibes off of him on Samoa but then he got medevaced and I was like “oh, poor guy” and forgot about him until he came back and got so mad about him and his “perfect body created by god” losing so many challenges that he threw a temper tantrum at an immunity challenge and did gift us with his wonderful “lord, I mean Jeff” quote.

[@ItsAMeJoldie]

I would've considered Nami for this list (y'know, the orange tribe with Hunter, Liz, Tevin, Venus, Randen and Soda? From Survivor 46?), those mfs should've gone to tribal atleast once, because the way they all flipped on eachother after Mergatory was insane. As a reminder: During Episode 7, the one with the Double elimination, Liz and Tevin for some reason thought Soda of all people was a huge threat, and got her out instead of Venus. Ironically, this move doomed Tevin, 'cuz literally the next episode Liz got jealous of him and Venus, and decided to get some payback by telling everybody to vote his ass out, and most people agreed despite the fact that Tevin was in a 6 Person Alliance (Him, Hunter, Q, Tiffany, Maria, Charlie), and he got voted out at Tribal Council 8-2. Doesn't help that Hunter had an Idol, and knew Tevin was the target, yet he didn't play it for him. And well, next round, the target was on him, he didn't win immunity, and for whatever reason, he didn't play his Idol and got voted out. Venus didn't last that much longer herself, as pretty much everybody wanted her gone, and Liz probably would've made it to the Final 3 had it not been for her "Favorite Twist" that saved Ben's ass, and got hers out of the game. Everybody predicted Nami would be the disaster tribe pre-season, but not in this way.

[@scdwolfboy]

I was genuinely shocked that Galu was number 2 here, and then I remembered that Timbira was a thing.

[@gamer29591]

I think an honorable mention is Nami from 46. They had 5 members over Yanu and Siga after the mergatory scenario, but tensions between everyone in the tribe caused them to implode.

[@Mossiccie]

Especially when you consider that they only lost a member pre-merge due to a med-evac. They should have gone in with 6.

[@thebumpercar1344]

Nami really could have benefited from a pre-merge tribal where they could have hashed out their issues, but it probably won't stop them from getting Big Moveitis and turning on each other for the "resume".

[@tha_mau5]

If you ever feel down, just be glad you weren’t on the Galu Tribe.

[@thefirespecialist9007]

Galu blowing an 8 to 4 lead is still 1 of the funniest downfalls ever. Right up there with the Aitu 4 comback, with how after the Mutiny twist, Aitu still made the Final 4 😂😂😂

[@matsushitathefifth2862]

Yes finally someone agrees with me that timbeira had a bigger collapse. Luke indeed has elite ball knowledge

[@addi543]

That image of Joe’s IG was a total “WTF did I just see”

[@werecatqueennic864]

Sometimes it's best to forget what has just been seen

[@welcometohell2495]

Oh yeah as it turns out worlds apart was a cast full of shitty people and that theme does also extend to joe. Does make all the hyping up of joe that Jeff did a little funny in retrospect.

[@aleczavala5010]

@@welcometohell2495Not to mention, I think it’s also Jeff’s personal favorite season

[@Pokemon73lp]

My first Survivor Roblox thing I did, I made merge with my OG tribe down like 4-7 We then picked off every Goliath (except for one David midway through) and in the end it was a Final 3 of all Davids It became a Final 2 for some reason, but it was very interesting to see this

[@itacryan]

Now this is what you call a “PAGONGING!”

[@so_qp]

I love Tandang, there's nothing better than hearing that harmonic RC's UHUHUHUEEE

[@dayveo]

the bigger the tribal alliance, the more people who KNOW they're at the bottom of it

[@mattm8108]

0:44 what a Seahawks burn

[@iamben42]

this made me sad😢

[@olivermensinger6022]

Definitely could do a part 2 with Yasur, Belo, and Pagong.

[@troy16]

Skupin hated Chris Hanson LOL im dead

[@ouroboros1672]

Credit where credit is due, if Russel doesn't find the idol at final 11, Galu probably stays together long enough to pick off at least some of Foa Foa. They probably still embarassingly fumble it and Natalie wins anyways but it's not "7 Galus voted out in a row" embarrassing!

[@AA-dd3we]

Natalie wins the vast majority of the seasons of Samoa, but we got the one that involves Galu managing to fuck it up really hilariously.

[@aleczavala5010]

@@AA-dd3weDepends, I think the only Galus Natalie beats are Shambo and maybe Monica

[@AA-dd3we]

@@aleczavala5010 Delusional take. Natalie is the social player the edit pretended Russell was. She loses to Brett. And that's...maybe it.

[@aleczavala5010]

@@AA-dd3we This isn’t against Natalie as a player or as a person, but I just don’t see a majority Galu jury voting for a Foa Foa if they’re sitting next to a Galu(s) at FTC, unless said Foa Foa is sitting next to Shambo and/or Monica.

[@nvm9040]

Galu had a HUGE advantage going into the merge until they were tricked to vote off Eric then the rest is the history

[@maxperdu4612]

idk if it really counts cause they only had a plurality come the merge, but i would put nami as an honorable mention, they didn’t go to any tribals premerge, they all hated each other BAD, and then none of them made the final 3

[@Aves0197]

Taj getting respect.

[@lukedegroote364]

I would also consider Nami

[@NeonIsSoCool]

Never talk about passing on the one yard line again or were gonna have problems

[@tubagal13]

I know technically blowing an 8 to 4 lead is worse than blowing a 6 to 3 lead... but I totally agree that Timbira blowing it is worse than Galu somehow. I can't explain it, just vibes

[@gamer29591]

@@tubagal13 Because of Coach's ego. That's why. He wanted to slay Brendan and be the top dog, and he and Tyson were bullies towards Sierra since day 1. But slaying the dragon ended up dooming the dragon slayer's clan.

[@TheMurrmursonbottle]

If theres an underrated reason to hate Edge of Extinction (the season) its that they didn’t give of us enough Kama early on. Like Julie was TV gold, she’s 60% of the reason that the Julia boot is so iconic. Same with Aurora and Ron.

[@ashen_roses]

To defend Brendan a little, him throwing the game away for JT can only qualify as so bad. The dude from the jump said he was rich enough (his net worth is massive) and was probably not gonna bother to try and make off with the money.

[@wierdoben14]

I think Yasur in Vanuatu is a good honorable mention. To be 6-1 at one point and then literally that 1 wins the game

[@matthewdivoll3453]

Raro deserves an honorable mention, IMO. Post-mutiny they were up 8 to 4 and then those 8 went out consecutively.

[@DarcyRubin]

Soka and Ratu: Less of an individual tribal implosion, more of a couldn’t unite against Tika problem.

[@gamer29591]

@@DarcyRubin agreed. I think Frannie tried to warn Jason about Tika's threat in the middle of the merge, but he blew it off. And they both paid the price

[@AA-dd3we]

Tika hid its game from Soka and Ratu consciously.

[@yellercat500cat7]

@@gamer29591 Jason? I think you mean Danny.

[@gamer29591]

@@yellercat500cat7 yeah. I meant danny

[@NoHomers23]

Galu is the version of Casaya that imploded at the merge, too bad we barely got to see the craziness of Galu, still not bitter about the edit.

[@giovanniorellana2200]

These tribes really fumbled their lead 😂

[@PingPongMan3377]

11:20 S tier editing

[@Awesometrax]

It got a laugh out of me.

[@BradsPitts.]

The Tuku shade 💀

[@silentassasin-q8l]

honorable mention: Belo(45)

[@Brittleness]

Brilliant video mate

[@krazyeman4]

This is a very good video, but I don't think it's possible to like something as much or more than Brendon likes JT

[@heatherparisi8250]

to be fair to erin I would flip on timbira too

[@olivermensinger6022]

The difference between Galu with Russel Swan and Galu with Russel Hantz is insane.

[@aaronsmith4806]

Maybe it’s because he called his closest alliance members his dumb beaches

[@dayveo]

I love talking all things Survivor

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

Tandang had Skupin so it doom to failed because of that alone!

[@mirandamullet8334]

Hahaha

[@shutupdave]

Abi tried to save them by throwing a coconut at his head but it was too late

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

@@shutupdave Abi did that makes her more of an hero then Candice!

[@GamingFanactic911]

The Foa Foa comeback still amazes me to this day. If Russell Swan did not get medivac'd, I think Galu would have survived.

[@werecatqueennic864]

Holy shit...that tesla joke actually had me laughing out loud

[@Gorlack_the_destroyer]

You forgot one David versus Goliath

[@markjackson6431]

top 5 more times Survivor didn’t hide who was going home.

[@JamesMeyer2]

I knew Timbira was going to top this list. Literally, Brendan and Coach were playing for JT to win. With the exception of Blood vs. Water seasons or Boston Rob and Amber, does this ever happen?

[@GioVee0127]

Lmfaoooo I forgot about RC's iconic laugh. Need her back.

[@TendoAnimates]

i finished rewatching samoa today and this video comes out what are the chances

[@aprilm96]

I think had Russell Swan not be evacuated that Galu would have made it or at least not totally imploded. He was the glue that held Galu together.

[@ryanweavile]

Russell Swan was the glue who kept Galu together, if he doesn't get med evect, the Foa Foa Four would just crumble, and only Natalie would stand a chance.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

As a big fan of Phillipines (it was the first season I fully watched), I really wish Pete had gotten another shot to play on a season like FVF2, BVW or Cambodia. He clearly had a good head on his shoulder and would now know not to hitch his game to a head case like Abi again.

[@BaneOfV]

Great video Idea

[@stevester9148]

John from the Rotu four does get a lot of valid criticism for his game, but I still feel he gets off too easy. Why did he assume HE of that quartet would get the jury votes or that the other 3 wouldn't bounce his ass at the final 4?

[@kwanzaa_cake]

Zoe was the funniest member of the Rotu 4

[@IdoledOut]

I'd put her up there with Rudy as one of the funniest people in the first ten seasons of the show. Literally everything she says and does makes me laugh

[@G34R_B34R]

1:17 So that’s why they call it a ‘clothesline’.

[@NessLover94]

I have the feeling Galu fell apart after Russell got injured during that challenge.

[@ashen_roses]

I will say this about John Carroll, this was just after Paschal outright offered to throw the game to get them further. Still insane to say aloud (and assuming Neleh was the same way was. Not good.) but not a statement with no context.

[@stevieraegoddess08]

I’m so early!!❤

[@aaronsmith4806]

My number 1 implosion was Russell’s nephew going from very easy to root for and admirable to banned from survivor in back to back appearances.

[@temporal4652]

Brandon was not admirable in South Pacific with his treatment of Mikayla

[@yellercat500cat7]

@@temporal4652 There's a lot more to Brandon's story in both season's that explains his actions. Not defending them but take away the nastiness in his tone and it's mostly boiled down to personal preference like a lot of vote off's are for viewers. Because the show has shown that kind of player Brandon was Mikayla as to be dangerous, just not in the way Brandon was describing. Likewise compared to most of the SP cast, he is fairly likeable with really only Sophie, Cochran and maybe Albert really only being more likeable truly. Though I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to include Dawn, Rick, Edna and others.

[@Ryan_Tiziano]

Does anyone really like to see EoE scenes again after having a shit winner? Ughhhh… it has some good players but survivor really messed this up

[@nathanbeardsley5936]

a few honorable mentions Yakum from survivor Guatemla, Raru from Survivor cook Islands and the womens alliance form survivor Vanuatu

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

3:44 John did beat Boston Rob!

[@generallukeproductions]

Nami from 46

[@IdoledOut]

They were such a mess too

[@sanvalentine23]

@@IdoledOutThey never went to tribal, and turned against each other at the merge until none of them made final tribal council, they should have at least got a honorable mention.

[@generallukeproductions]

@@sanvalentine23, yeah 4 of the first 5 jury members were Nami

[@energeam6284]

But you know which tribe had the numbers advantage at the merge, was plagued by interpersonal strife, and yet did NOT dismantle itself at the merge? CASAYA BABYYY!!! EXILE ISLAND FANS STAY WINNING!!! SHANE POWERS FOR SEASON 50!!!

[@jasper1376]

videos on australian survivor plz

[@ericrizzotti9995]

what about guatemala?

[@McDrewbii]

Didn't appreciate that reference at 0:44

[@thefirespecialist9007]

11:21 For anyone wondering 😂

[@HolyAlondite]

Based on the way the show portrayed it, if Russell doesn'tr play that idol at F11, Galu takes the game. Since Russell was portrayed as the one who did the most work both on John and Shambo to get them to flip. (How accurate that is, I personally have doubts. But it's what the show portrayed) So if he goes at 11, it's likely that they just pagong Foa Foa from there

[@squeakyelbows]

I remember they portrayed Russell as clueless at the merge tribal with Natalie in control.

[@machoman1016]

6:14 you don't speak for me.... I like RC much more than Pepsi 😅

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

5 minute gang!

[@zensen1504]

*nobody* RC : HUAHAHAHAHA

[@johndebono1870]

I get the Timbira argument, but I think they just got bested by better competition vs. self-destructed per say. Galu is the Doc Rivers of Survivor. There is no way that should have ever happened.