| Survivor: Hermanus | |
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| Logo by | Maddie |
| Season | 89 |
| Filming Location | Hermanus, South Africa |
| Season Run | December 7th, 2024 - January 27th, 2025 |
| Survivors | 22 |
| Winner | Seph |
| Runner(s)-up | Sylvan |
| Tribes | Verwarring Gekheid Bohaai Waansin Onrus Sonskyn |
| Returnees | Absolbot (93) danilothedog (95) Linolynx (93) |
| Series Chronology | |
| Previous Season | Prague |
| Next Season | Uruguay |
| DVD Cover | |
Survivor: Hermanus - Agents of Chaos is the eighty-ninth season of the Survivor ORG Wiki's Online Reality Game (ORG), Survivor: Wikia!
The season leaned heavily into its subtitle and mantra of chaos, with an expansive artillery of twists and a dynamic cast that played explosively to acclimate to the brutal format. Many of the cast members had a tendency to overplay their hand early on, resulting in several dramatic power shifts between the players at the middle and bottom of the power structure, but those at the top remained at the top for a large chunk of the season. The most prominent example of this was the furry alliance, which would go on to become the dominating alliance of the season as the others played themselves out of the game. As the game progressed, the remaining votes were dictated by loyalty and, for some, a tilted vision of how the game was supposed to play out, which resulted in a finish that most could see coming, even if how the game played out was anything but anticipated. Despite the predictability of the winner and the little competition they faced for the title in the end, the endgame remained emotional and captivating, providing a strong finish to a season that is ultimately remembered for its major character moments, dynamic gameplay, and flurry of entertaining moments. In addition, the season boasts the first ever legitimate Perfect Game with its Sole Survivor, and also boasts the first Sole Survivor with a non-human mangatar.
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Twists[]
- Anarchy - As soon as the cast reveal concluded, all 22 castaways were forced to live together on one beach, meaning everybody could talk to anybody they wish.
- Whale Spotting - Players may choose to watch one of 25 specific whale spots for a duration of 6 to 18 hours. Each whale spot has a whale that will appear after it has been watched for a specific amount of hours, called the threshold. Whales that are successfully spotted can reward players with either nothing or an advantage of varying quality. The amount of time that a whale is watched for by a player will then become their cooldown, which is the amount of time that they must wait before watching a spot again.
- Temporary Messenger - Inspired by Aegean Islands' Hermes twist, this allows the player who owns this advantage to have the option of attending the losing tribe's tribal council whenever they wished and was able to not only cast a vote, but also communicate with their tribe and the losing tribe.
- Tribe Swap Pass - Inspired by an advantage used in Manitoba, this advantage allows its holder to switch places with a player on another tribe, so long as it is used within 24 hours of a brand new tribe switch.
- Festival Tickets - At the beginning of the first round, it was announced that in order to make it to the second round of the game, you needed a festival ticket. The top nine players of the first immunity challenge would be receive a ticket, and be immune at the first Tribal Council, however they would not initially have a vote at Tribal Council. Tenth through eighteenth place in the challenge would also receive a ticket and be safe, and initially have their vote at Tribal Council. The bottom four in the challenge did not receive a ticket, or have a vote, and were the only players vulnerable at Tribal Council.
- Vote Swap - The top nine were given the opportunity to take the power to vote from any of the middle group, and give it to themselves on a first come, first serve basis. They had only twelve hours to utilize this opportunity.
- Tribe Picking - The three that survived the vote would serve as the new tribe captains at the start of the following round, and be in charge of picking the new tribes.
- Gold Skulls - At a pre-determined point in the game, having a gold skull will guarantee a player's safety. A gold skull can be acquired by receiving a total of 3 votes cast against your name, not counting any votes negated by an idol or advantage. These are non-transferable.
- Tribe Dissolve - At the Final 18, the Gekheid Tribe dissolved, leaving just Bohaai and Waansin as existing tribes. The remaining eighteen castaways were shuffled into these two tribes, with nine members per tribe.
- Tribe Expansion - At the Final 16, the game expanded into four tribes, re-introducing the Gekheid Tribe after it previously dissolved and introducing the auxiliary Onrus Tribe. The remaining sixteen castaways were shuffled into these four tribes, with four members per tribe.
- Joint Tribal Councils - During the phase of the game with four tribes, only the top-performing tribe would win immunity, with the other three tribes forced to attend a joint tribal council where everyone is vulnerable and one person would be voted out.
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Castaways[]
| Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Votes Against | |||||||
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| Anarchy Tribe |
Original Tribe |
Dissolved Tribe |
Expanded Tribe |
Post Tribe Swap Pass |
Shuffled Tribe |
Merged Tribe | ||||
| fayewars "Faye" |
Verwarring | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
9 | |||||||
| ExploSam "Sam" |
Gekheid | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
5 | |||||||
| GoldenAceFazbear "Ace" |
Gekheid | 3rd Voted Out Day 8 |
6 | |||||||
| mootiebootie "Moot" |
Bohaai | 4th Voted Out Day 8 |
5 | |||||||
| hetecrow "Crow" |
Bohaai | Waansin | 5th Voted Out Day 10 |
7 | ||||||
| purplehefferey "Hefferey" |
Waansin | Bohaai | 6th Voted Out Day 12 |
7 | ||||||
| Falcon338 "Imani" |
Waansin | Waansin | Gekheid | Onrus | 7th Voted Out Day 14 |
6 | ||||
| MissSydneyBaby "Sydney" |
Waansin | Bohaai | Bohaai | Bohaai | 8th Voted Out Day 16 |
9 | ||||
| ChefExists "Chef" |
Bohaai | Waansin | Bohaai | Bohaai | 9th Voted Out Day 18 |
4 | ||||
| absolbot "Absol" |
Bohaai | Waansin | Onrus | Onrus | 10th Voted Out Day 18 |
3 | ||||
| Deadlymars4 "Ethan" |
Bohaai | Waansin | Waansin | Waansin | Gekheid | 11th Voted Out Day 20 |
7 | |||
| John "John" |
Bohaai | Bohaai | Waansin | Waansin | Gekheid | 12th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 22 |
12 | |||
| WitekWitek "Witek" |
Waansin | Bohaai | Gekheid | Gekheid | Bohaai | 13th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 23 |
10 | |||
| TheOnlyVin "Vin" |
Waansin | Waansin | Gekheid | Gekheid | Waansin | Sonskyn | 14th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 25 |
8 | ||
| Linolynx "Lynx" |
Waansin | Waansin | Onrus | Onrus | Onrus | 15th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 27 |
2 | |||
| Allotrope "Allo" |
Waansin | Waansin | Onrus | Onrus | Bohaai | 16th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 30 |
12 | |||
| GhostCalledThey "Col" |
Gekheid | Bohaai | Waansin | Waansin | Waansin | 17th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 32 |
5 | |||
| Lexeus "Lex" |
Gekheid | Bohaai | Bohaai | Bohaai | Onrus | 18th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 34 |
16 | |||
| Pyr0sity "Pyro" |
Gekheid | Waansin | Waansin | Waansin | Bohaai | 19th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 35 |
3 | |||
| danilothedog "Danilo" |
Gekheid | Bohaai | Onrus | Gekheid | Onrus | 20th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 38 |
9 | |||
| Squid62 "Sylvan" |
Bohaai | Bohaai | Gekheid | Gekheid | Gekheid | Runner-Up Day 39 |
6 | |||
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inuseph "Seph" |
Gekheid | Bohaai | Bohaai | Bohaai | Waansin | Sole Survivor Day 39 |
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Episode Guide[]
| Episode Title | Challenges | Eliminated | Vote | Finish | ||
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| 1 | Call Me a Greek Legend | Absol, Chef, Col, Crow, Hefferey, Pyro, Sam, Seph, Witek |
Faye | 9-0 | 1st Voted Out Day 3 | |
| Ace, Allo, Danilo, Ethan, Lynx, Moot, Sydney, Sylvan, Vin | ||||||
| 2 | I'm a Bit of a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing | Bohaai | Sam | 5-1 | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 | |
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| 3 | The Fumble of the Century | Waansin | Ace | 5-1 | 3rd Voted Out Day 8 | |
| Moot | 5-0 | 4th Voted Out Day 8 | ||||
| 4 | I Am Icarus to Put It Lightly | Bohaai | Crow | 7-2-2 | 5th Voted Out Day 10 | |
| 5 | Shall I Be Vulnerable Chat? | Waansin | Hefferey | 7-3 | 6th Voted Out Day 12 | |
| 6 | Smashes Her With an Anvil | Bohaai | Imani | 6-4-2 | 7th Voted Out Day 14 | |
| 7 | Maybe It's the Inner Chismosa | Gekheid | Sydney | 9-1-1 | 8th Voted Out Day 16 | |
| 8 | Faced With a Currently Immovable Object | Seph | Chef | 4-2-1 | 9th Voted Out Day 18 | |
| Col | Absol | 2-0 | 10th Voted Out Day 18 | |||
| 9 | First You Calm Down, Then You Get Revenge | Onrus | Ethan | 5-2-1 | 11th Voted Out Day 20 | |
| 10 | Season Incapable of Having Normal Votes | Waansin | John | 4-2 | 12th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 22 | |
| 11 | He's Weaponizing His Birthday | Danilo, Lex, Sylvan | Witek | 8-1 | 13th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 23 | |
| 12 | Bull in a China Shop Type Strategy | Lynx | Vin | 6-2-1 | 14th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 25 | |
| 13 | Turn to the Chaotic Side | Allo | Lynx | 2-0 | 15th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 27 | |
| 14 | A Golden Goat in the Making | Col, Lex, Pyro | Allo | 8-1-0 | 16th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 30 | |
| 15 | You Lie Like a Rug | Pyro | Col | 4-2 | 17th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 32 | |
| 16 | I'm Going All or Nothing | Seph | Lex | 4-1 | 18th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 34 | |
| Seph | Pyro | 3-1 | 19th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 35 | |||
| Seph | Danilo | 1-0 | 20th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 38 | |||
| Jury Vote | Sylvan | 9-0 | Runner-Up | |||
| Seph | Sole Survivor | |||||
Voting History[]
| Survivor: Hermanus Voting History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tribes | Anarchy | Original Tribes | Dissolved Tribes | Expanded Tribes | Shuffled Tribes | Gold Skulls | Merged Tribe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Episode #: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vote: | 9-0 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 7-2-2 | 7-3 | 6-4-2 | 9-1-1 | 4-2-1 | 2-0 | 5-2-1 | 4-2 | 8-1 | 6-2-1 | 2-0 | 8-1-0 | 4-2 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 9-0 | ||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►►► | Seph | — | Sam | Ace | — | — | Hefferey | — | Sydney | Chef | — | Ethan | — | Witek | Vin | Allo | Col | Lex | Pyro | Danilo | Jury Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►►► | Sylvan | Faye | — | — | None | — | Hefferey | Imani | — | Chef | — | None | None | None | Lex | Allo (x4) | Col | Lex | Pyro | — | |||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►►► | Danilo | Faye | Sam | Ace | — | — | Hefferey | Imani | — | Chef | — | — | John | Witek | Vin | Allo | Col | Lex | Pyro | — | Seph | ||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►►► | Pyro | — | Sam | Ace | — | Ethan | — | Imani | Sydney | — | Ethan | John | Witek | Vin | Allo | Col | Lex | Danilo | Seph | ||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►►► | Lex | Ineligible | Ace | — | — | Hefferey (x2) | — | Sydney | Chef | — | — | Witek | Witek | Vin | Lynx | Danilo | Sylvan | Seph | |||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►►► | Col | — | Sam | Ace | — | — | Hefferey | Sylvan | Sydney | — | Absol | Ethan | — | Witek | Vin | Lynx | Allo | Danilo | Seph | ||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►►► | Allo | Faye | — | — | — | Crow | — | Imani | Allo | — | John | John | Witek | Vin | Danilo | Seph | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►►► | Lynx | Faye | — | — | — | Crow (x2) | — | Imani | Sydney | — | — | John | Witek | Lex | Seph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►►► | Vin | Faye | — | — | — | Crow | — | Danilo | — | Danilo | — | Ethan | — | Witek | Allo | Seph | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►► | Witek | — | — | — | — | — | Lex | Danilo | — | Vin | — | John | John | Col | Seph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►► | John | Ineligible | — | — | Moot | — | Hefferey | Danilo | Sydney | — | Absol | Ethan | Witek | Seph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►►► | Ethan | Faye | — | — | Moot | Allo | — | Danilo | Sydney | — | Sylvan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►► | Absol | — | — | — | Moot | Allo | — | Imani | Sydney | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►► | Chef | — | — | — | Moot | Crow | — | — | Sydney | Vin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►► | Sydney | Faye | — | — | — | — | Lex | — | Absol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ►►►► | Imani | Ineligible | — | — | — | Crow | — | Sylvan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ►► | Hefferey | — | — | — | — | Crow | Lex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ►► | Crow | — | — | — | Moot | Ethan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ► | Moot | Faye | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ► | Ace | Faye | Sam | Lex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ► | Sam | — | Ace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faye | Ineligible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia[]
- This is the first season hosted by Dean, Mayzan, Melody, and Tony.
- Mayzan would be the third person who is a host but never played before on Survivor ORG Wiki, the other two were Josephine in Survivor: Babylon and Survivor321 in Survivor: Laos.
- This season's jury color was Purple (#B4A7D6).
- This is the first season that has a final three made up of castaways with non-human mangatars.
- By extension, this is the first season to have a non-human mangatar win the series, Seph.
- This is the second season, after Survivor: Papua New Guinea, to feature exactly 6 tribes throughout its duration.
- This is the first season since Survivor: Sahara el Beyda to not have a quit, evacuation, ejection or removal.
- This season holds the record for the longest uninterrupted period of time between two seasons taking place in the same country, being South Africa, spanning 77 seasons between Survivor: All-Stars and Survivor: Hermanus.



















































