Survivor REM: Borneo

Survivor REM: Borneo is the first season of Survivor REM.

Tsutomu Wada became the very first Sole Survivor, defeating Midori Harada in a 4-3 vote.

Format

 * Tribe Composition: The sixteen castaways were divided into two tribes of eight.
 * Merged Tribe Composition: The merged tribe was composed of ten members.
 * Final Tribal Council Format: Two finalists faced a jury of seven. The jurors individually addressed the finalists.

Season Summary
The series premiere began with sixteen people divided into two tribes, Pagong and Tagi. After 18 days of competition, the tribes found themselves alternating visits to Tribal Council. Initially, voting targets were chosen when tribe members established themselves as weak links or unable to fit in. On Tagi, Tsutomu Wada formed a voting alliance with Kaori Funai, Midori Harada, and Shieri Yasude, taking the docile voting climate to a new level.

By Day 20, the ten remaining castaways were merged into one tribe, Rattana, and began competing as individuals. Tsutomu's alliance took control by ousting the de facto Pagong leader Isamu Shimada, in a chaotic plurality vote. This was the start of the "Pagonging", or systematic elimination of the remaining Pagong members and Kishou Yamaoka, the only Tagi member who was not a member of the alliance. As the group of four neared victory, Tsutomu, Eri, and Kaori saw Midori as trying to look more favorable in front of the jury, which seats were filled by mostly former Pagong members. However, Midori dominated in the Immunity Challenges, denying the three of any chance to vote her off.

On Day 37, Tsutomu and Eri received two votes each, forcing a revote. As Midori and Kaori voted again, Midori switched her vote from Tsutomu to Eri, and Eri became the sixth member of the jury. At the Final Immunity Challenge on Day 38, Tsutomu voluntarily stepped out of the challenge on the assumption that whoever was to win would take him to the Final Tribal Council. After Midori won immunity yet again, Tsutomu's assumptions were proven correct when she voted Kaori to be the seventh and final member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, Midori was accused of being two-faced and manipulative, while Tsutomu was barbed for his perceived arrogance and duplicitous gameplay for establishing an alliance. Eri delivered her "Snakes and Rats" Speech which shed light on Tsutomu's superior gameplay. With four votes to three, Tsutomu Wada's strategy won him the very first Sole Survivor title.

Trivia

 * This is the first season in which both tribes alternated winning immunity before the merge.
 * In a poll that was taken during the reunion show asking viewers who they would've voted for to win, 45% of the people said Kaori, 42% said Midori, 11% said Tsutomu, and 2% said Eri.
 * The font used for the tribe flags is "Template Gothic."