Russell's Villains Alliance was the majority alliance of the Villains later during the pre-merge, and eventually post-merge during the events of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. Initially starting out as the minority alliance in the Villains tribe, Russell's scheming allowed his alliance to gain an edge over its rivals. While this alliance stayed tight, members of Rob's alliance defected to Russell's. Once the alliance made the merge intact and fooled J.T. Thomas into giving up his idol, the alliance became the majority for the remainder of the game.