Tribe Dissolve

A Tribe Dissolve occurs when one or more tribes are dissolved before the merge and either its members are absorbed into the other tribes, or the remaining castaways shuffled into the remaining tribes. It is a special variant of the Tribe Switch.

Types of Tribe Dissolve
There are currently three main types of tribal dissolution:
 * Disbanded - where one or two tribes ceased to exist where all remaining players still in the game (regardless of tribal affiliation) are shuffled into the remaining tribes. Seen in, , , , , , and.
 * Absorbed - a type of dissolve where a tribe's remaining members are scattered between the other remaining tribes. Seen in, , , , , , , , , and.
 * Conquered - a type of absorption where the remaining members of the losing tribe go directly to the other tribe. Seen in and.

Survivor: Italy
There were three tribes at the start of the game:, , and. Variara was then chosen by the moderators randomly to be dissolved into the two remaining tribes.

Survivor: Mongolia
There were three tribes at the start of the game:, , and. Gechii was then chosen by the moderators to be dissolved, because of their poor performances in challenges, into the two remaining tribes.

Survivor: Isla Del Sol
There were four tribes at the start of the game:, , , and. Qala & Manco Capac were then chosen by the moderators to be dissolved, because of wanting the color combination of Murokata/Cobo more, into the two remaining tribes.

Survivor: Skye Islands
There were three tribes at the start of the game:, , and. Dunan was then chosen by the moderators to be dissolved, because of their poor performances in challenges & current losing streak, into the two remaining tribes.

Survivor: San Marcos
There were three tribes at the start of the game:, , and. Queztal was dissolved by the moderators, into the two remaining tribes.

Survivor: Caracol
There were four tribes at the start of the game:, , , and. Yajaw was dissolved first due to their poor challenge performance, and then Cayo was disbanded later in the game.

Survivor: Resurrection
There were three tribes at the start of the game:, , and. An auxiliary tribe,, was added later. Couvreux and Gallieni were dissolved just before the merge.

Survivor: Chaos
There were ten tribes at the start of the game:, , , , , , , , , and. Ohana, Nanakuli, Axupa, Waikahe, Hana, Kahakai, Luapele, and Pukalani were all dissolved over the course of the game.

Survivor: Bora Bora
There were four tribes at the start of the game:, , , and. Despite not losing any challenges, Anau and Vaitape were disbanded.

Survivor: Hallasan
There were two tribes at the start of the game: and. An auxiliary tribe,, was added later in the game. Wonsan was later conquered by the other two tribes.

Survivor: Legends
There were four tribes at the start of the game:, , , and. Over the course of the game, Gongsang and Chubang were dissolved.

Survivor: Byzantium
There were three tribes at the start of the game:, , and. Trebizond was dissolved later in the game.

Survivor: Romania
There were three tribes at the start of the game:, , and. Despite not losing any challenges, Tradare was disbanded.

Survivor: Mount Olympus
There were four tribes at the start of the game:, , , and. Stefani and Kakalos were dissolved first, but then brought back. Dion was then dissolved.

Survivor: Egypt
There were two tribes at the start of the game: and. An auxiliary tribe,, was added later in the game. Subsequently, Horus was then dissolved.

Survivor: Rhineland
There were five tribes at the start of the game:, , , , and. Nahe (despite not losing any challenges) and Treveri were dissolved first, and then Eburone was dissolved.

Survivor: Annihilation
There were three tribes at the start of the game:, , and. At the first swap, Moya was dissolved, but then brought back at the next swap, where Ouani was dissolved.

Dissolved Tribes

 * Variara - Absorbed
 * Gechii - Disbanded
 * Qala - Disbanded
 * Manco Capac - Disbanded
 * Dunan - Absorbed
 * Queztal - Absorbed
 * Yajaw - Absorbed
 * Cayo - Disbanded
 * Couvreux - Absorbed
 * Gallieni - Absorbed
 * Ohana - Absorbed
 * Nanakuli - Absorbed
 * Axupa - Absorbed
 * Waikahe - Absorbed
 * Hana - Absorbed
 * Kahakai - Absorbed
 * Luapele - Absorbed
 * Pukalani - Absorbed
 * Anau - Disbanded
 * Vaitape - Disbanded
 * Wonsan - Conquered
 * Gongsang - Absorbed
 * Chubang - Absorbed
 * Trebizond - Absorbed
 * Tradare - Disbanded
 * Dion - Absorbed
 * Horus - Absorbed
 * Treveri - Absorbed
 * Nahe - Disbanded
 * Eburone - Absorbed
 * Ouani - Absorbed