List of The Hunger Games characters

This is a list of characters in The Hunger Games trilogy, a series of young adult science fiction novels by Suzanne Collins.

Main characters

Katniss Everdeen

Katniss Everdeen
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Mockingjay
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Jennifer Lawrence
In-universe information
Nickname	Girl on Fire (given by Cinna) Katnip (given by Gale)
Gender	Female
Family	Mr. Everdeen (father; deceased) Ms Everdeen (mother; a healer, ends up working in a hospital in district 4) Primrose Everdeen(sister; deceased)
Home	District 12

Main article: Katniss Everdeen

Katniss Everdeen is one of the main characters of the series. She is sixteen years old at the beginning of the first book, and is portrayed as quiet, independent and fierce. Her looks are typical for someone from the Seam (the slums of District 12): long dark hair (which she wears in a single braid down her back), olive skin, and grey eyes. She lives with her mother and her younger sister, Primrose, in District 12, a coal-mining district and one of the poorest districts of Panem. Food is scarce in District 12 and Katniss hunts illegally to feed her family and to supplement their meager income. Five years before Katniss became a tribute in The Hunger Games, her father was killed in a mining explosion, and her mother fell into a very deep depression. She does not start trusting her mother again until the events of Catching Fire. She became hunting partners and best friends with Gale Hawthorne, who is also from the Seam and whose father was killed in the same mining accident as Katniss's. He later confesses his love for her. She has an excellent talent in hunting with a bow and arrow.

At the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Katniss' sister Prim's name is pulled by Effie Trinket, but Katniss volunteers to take her sister's place. During the presentation of the tributes, her designer Cinna includes live flames in her costume, and this gives her the nickname "The Girl on Fire". During the interviews which precede the Games, Peeta, Katniss's fellow tribute from District 12, expresses his love for her on live television. Katniss assumes it is a ploy to gain attention from wealthy sponsors. Later, as they grow closer to each other, it appears that his love is true, though she is uncertain about her own feelings. During the Games, Katniss forms a genuine friendship with Rue (District 11 tribute), because she reminds Katniss of her sister (Prim). However, Rue dies when she is killed by Marvel from District 1, whom Katniss promptly shoots with her bow and arrow. Halfway through the Games, a new rule is instituted allowing both tributes from a district to become victors, causing Peeta and Katniss to form an alliance. However, when only Peeta and Katniss are left, the rule is revoked, in an attempt to force one of them to kill the other, which will ensure a more dramatic ending. Katniss decides that they should eat poisonous nightlock berries, killing themselves and ensuring the 74th Annual Hunger Games will have no winner. This is seen by the Capitol's people as an act of undying love, but is seen by Capitol officials and rebels in many districts as the start of a rebellion. As a result, Seneca Crane hastily ends the Games, and both Katniss and Peeta are declared winners, humiliating the Capitol. This choice makes Katniss a symbol of rebellion for all of the Districts.

In the second book, Catching Fire, Katniss becomes aware of her conflicting feelings for both Gale and Peeta. It is revealed that her and Peeta's act of "undying love" that helped them win the previous games was seen as an act of rebellion by the Panem's leader, President Snow. Peeta and Katniss compete with each other in the Third Quarter Quell (the 75th Hunger Games) in which Katniss and several other tributes escape from the arena, while Peeta is among those captured by the Capitol. Katniss is taken by the rebels to District 13.

In Mockingjay, Katniss becomes the rebels' Mockingjay and helps the rebels to end the war, but her sister is killed by a bomb that Gale invented and supposedly gave to the rebels to launch. Katniss is left burned in a bombing near the President's mansion, believed to be set off by the Capitol, right before the end of the war. After speaking with President Snow, she realizes that it was President Alma Coin of District 13 (the new president of Panem), who ordered the bombing. Instead of executing President Snow, as had been decided, she kills Coin to avenge Prim's death and prevent someone as brutal as Coin from taking Snow's place. After being exonerated for Coin's death, Katniss is sent back to District 12. In the epilogue, set fifteen years after the end of the story, it is implied that she has married Peeta, and they have two children, one girl and one boy.

Collins has said that Katniss "is a futuristic Theseus." Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen in both the 2012 and 2013 movies.

Peeta Mellark

Peeta Mellark
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Mockingjay
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Josh Hutcherson
In-universe information
Nicknames	Boy with The Bread (named by Katniss in The Hungergames book)
Gender	Male
Family	Mr. Mellark (father; deceased at end of Catching Fire) Ms. Mellark (mother; deceased at end of Catching Fire) Unnamed 2 brothers (both deceased at end of Catching Fire)
Home	District 12

Main article: Peeta Mellark

Peeta Mellark is the male tribute from District 12, in both the 74th and 75th Hunger Games. He is a baker's son. He is quite charismatic, which helps him during the Games. He states in an interview after the Reaping that he has been in love with Katniss since the first day he saw her. His relationship with Katniss grows throughout the story.

During The Hunger Games, Peeta is certain that Katniss will win because of her experience in hunting. Peeta defends Katniss, and even declares his love for her on public television. Though Peeta is sincere, Katniss does not truly return Peeta's affections; she initially believes he is simply trying to curry favor with the public and with the sponsors, and she still has very strong feelings for Gale. At the end of the Games, they are the last two tributes remaining. The revision to the rules, which allowed two tributes to become victors if they originated from the same district, was revoked in an attempt for a more dramatic, and therefore audience-pleasing, ending. But rather than fight to the death, Peeta and Katniss threaten suicide with nightlock berries, forcing the Gamemakers to declare both of them victors. After the Games, it was revealed that Peeta had contracted blood poisoning from a wound he sustained in the Arena. Though Katniss had saved him in the Arena, he underwent surgery following the Games. The damage resulted in the loss of his left leg, forcing Peeta to use a prosthetic leg. Peeta is nicknamed "Lover Boy" by the Careers because of his love for Katniss.

Catching Fire opens with Peeta being "icy" and "unreachable", believing that the affection Katniss showed during the previous year's Games was a ploy. When President Snow announces the Third Quarter Quell, Peeta makes a deal with Haymitch to keep Katniss alive and safe - he volunteered himself, in Haymitch's place, in order to protect Katniss. He lies to the Capitol in an effort to try to save Katniss from returning to the Games by saying that they are married and that she is pregnant. During the Third Quarter Quell, Peeta and Katniss are part of the group that destroys the Arena. While rebels from District 13 rescue Katniss, Peeta is captured by Capitol forces.

In Mockingjay, he is tortured physically and mentally in an attempt to reveal information regarding Katniss and her whereabouts. Although he and others are eventually rescued, the Capitol tampered with his memories by using tracker jacker venom - a process called "hijacking" - which leaves him frightened and unstable. Believing that Katniss is a muttation, and remembering only a twisted version of their experiences in the Games, Peeta attempts to kill Katniss, but fails. With help from District 13 doctors, Prim, and other friends, he slowly begins to regain parts of his real memories, although the process is overwhelming and tedious for him. President Coin sends him on the final mission into the Capitol with the squad of soldiers that includes Katniss, Gale, and Finnick, where he struggles with his memories and mental trauma. It is believed President Coin's intent was for Peeta to become insane and kill Katniss, turning her into a martyr. However, Peeta manages to prevent this from happening, even insisting that he be handcuffed constantly in case he loses control and hurts someone. Realizing the danger in which he puts the group and the difficulty he causes them, he asks to be killed when it seems that he will lose control and try to kill Katniss. Katniss fiercely refuses and kisses him, which seems to make him stable. Peeta later votes not to have another Hunger Games (featuring children of the Capitol as tributes) to avenge the children that participated in previous years. When the war ends, Peeta survives and eventually returns to District 12 with Katniss. Later he and Katniss marry, and have two children - a girl and a boy - who are able to live in a world without the Hunger Games.

Peeta is 16 years old in The Hunger Games and 17 years old in Catching Fire and Mockingjay. He has a talent for art (he tells Katniss he was responsible for decorating the cakes at his family's bakery) and reveals that his favorite color is orange. When he is recovering his memory after he was "hijacked," Katniss reminds him that he likes the soft kind of orange like the sunset, not the bright kind.

He is played by actor Josh Hutcherson in both 2012 and 2013 movies.

Gale Hawthorne

Main article: Gale Hawthorne

Gale Hawthorne
The Hunger Games character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Mockingjay
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Liam Hemsworth
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Family	Mr. Hawthorne (father, deceased) Hazelle Hawthorne (mother) Rory Hawthorne (brother) Vick Hawthorne (brother) Posy Hawthorne (sister)

Gale Hawthorne is an 18-year-old boy who lives in the Seam of District 12. He is Katniss' best friend and her hunting partner. They meet while Katniss is attempting to hunt to feed her family following their fathers' deaths. Gale is described by Katniss as muscular and very handsome, and catches the attention of girls in District 12. Both Gale and Katniss bear the typical resemblance of those from the Seam; dark hair, olive skin, and grey eyes. He has three younger siblings and is skilled with snares and hunting with bow and arrow.

In the second book, Catching Fire, Katniss returns to District 12, but their relationship cannot continue as it was, since Katniss and Peeta must play the part of lovers due to threats from the Capitol. Gale confesses his love for Katniss after she asks him to run away with her. Soon after, he is brutally whipped in public for hunting on Capitol land. He and Katniss prepare to fight as it becomes clear that a rebellion is about to begin. However, Katniss, along with Peeta, are selected for the Third Quarter Quell and must leave District 12 to return to the Games. Once again, Gale is forced to say goodbye to Katniss as she prepares for a fight to the death.

In Mockingjay, Gale fights in the rebellion in an epic war. District 12, is destroyed, and Gale leads approximately 10% of the population to safety. The survivors are forced to move to what is left of District 13. Once the people of District 13 are aware of Gale's heroism, they reward him with a higher ranking and a communicuff (which is later taken from him as punishment for helping Katniss in the war). Toward the end of the book, his relationship with Katniss deteriorates because he feels responsible for the death of Prim, Katniss' sister (caused by a bomb he had constructed). He mentions that he would always remind Katniss of Prim's death, which Katniss silently agrees with. Afterwards, Gale decides to remain in District 2.

Gale is portrayed by Liam Hemsworth in the 2012 and 2013 films.

Haymitch Abernathy

Haymitch Abernathy
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Mockingjay
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Woody Harrelson
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Family	Mrs. Abernathy (mother) (deceased) Unnamed younger brother (deceased)

Haymitch Abernathy is a "paunchy, middle-aged man" who was the victor of the 50th Hunger Games (the Second Quarter Quell), which occurred 24 years prior to the first book. When he was 16, Haymitch was reaped for the Second Quarter Quell, where four tributes from each district were forced into the arena. He became an ally to a girl named Maysilee Donner, who was the original owner of Katniss' symbolic mockingjay pin, but was later forced to watch her die. During the Games, he discovered a wall of shrubbery at the edge of the Arena that concealed a force field, which ricocheted anything thrown in its direction. During the final moments of the Games, Haymitch (severely wounded himself) positioned himself by the edge, knowing that when his opponent flung her weapon at him, he could duck and the force field would hurl it back at her. His plan was successful, leaving Haymitch the victor. Within two weeks of his victory, Haymitch's mother, younger brother, and girlfriend were killed by President Snow as punishment for Haymitch using the force field to his advantage. Haymitch became an example of what happens to those who defy the Capitol.

After his victory, he became an alcoholic and has spent almost all of the next 24 years intoxicated. Being the only surviving victor from District 12 (one of only two in the history of the Games), Haymitch was forced to mentor all of its tributes, which consumed him with guilt by being forced to participate in the Games that he hated. He dealt with these feelings with alcohol and openly flouting the dignity of the games. He treats Peeta and Katniss with contempt and is sarcastic, expending no effort to help them. However, when Katniss confronts him, he is stirred from his stupor and emerges as the pair's greatest advocate, impressed by her determination and Peeta's patience. Haymitch shows himself to be highly canny as he guides his protégés in a cleverly designed, highly unorthodox strategy aimed at ensuring the survival of both tributes.

In the book Catching Fire, the liquor supply in District 12 runs out. As a result, Haymitch suffers from alcohol withdrawal. It is left to Katniss and Peeta to coax him back to health (and get him more liquor). After this incident, Katniss begins to develop a true affection and respect for him. When Katniss discovers that Haymitch and his allies from District 13 and the Capitol failed to save Peeta from the arena as they did for her, she claws him in the face. In Mockingjay, Haymitch is forced to go through detox in District 13, as they do not permit the consumption of alcohol. After this, he continues to serve as a mentor to Katniss and Peeta; however, he never truly repairs his relationship with either of them, and goes back to his drinking after the war ends. Haymitch and Katniss, despite nearly always working towards the same goals, are usually hostile towards one another, because they have similarly prickly personalities; also, Katniss and Peeta both resent Haymitch for keeping information from both of them, sometimes at the request of the other.

In the 2012 and 2013 films, Haymitch is played by Woody Harrelson.

Primrose Everdeen

Primrose Everdeen
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Mockingjay (Killed in double blast after going in to help Capitol children casualties)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Willow Shields
In-universe information
Nickname	Prim (by everyone) Little Duck (by Katniss)
Gender	Female
Family	Mrs. Everdeen (mother) Mr. Everdeen (father, deceased) Katniss Everdeen (sister) Peeta Mellark (brother-in-law) Unnamed niece and nephew

Primrose Everdeen, nicknamed "Prim", is Katniss's younger sister. She was 12 years old in The Hunger Games and 13 years old in Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Like her mother, she has blonde hair and blue eyes.

Prim is thoughtful and sweet. She is a skilled healer, having been taught by her mother. In Mockingjay, Prim is singled out by District 13 to be trained as a doctor. During Catching Fire and Mockingjay, Katniss sees a change in her personality, as she has become more solemn and mature. Katniss stated in the books that Prim is "the only person I'm certain I love."

At the Reaping for the 74th Hunger Games, her name is pulled by Effie Trinket to be the female tribute for District 12. Her older sister, Katniss, volunteers to take her place in the Games. As she leaves for the Capitol, Prim makes Katniss promise to try hard to win the Games. This promise guides many of Katniss' actions in the game, while Katniss's sacrifice for Prim making her a popular symbol in the Capitol as people love the story, prompting some to note that the Capitol will never threaten Prim to get to Katniss because of the potential outcry.

In Mockingjay, Prim is sent by President Alma Coin into the rebellion battle against the Capitol to serve as a casualty nurse. During this battle, Prim is killed in a bombing, causing Katniss to fall into a deep depression. President Snow later reveals to Katniss that the bombing was planned by the rebels to galvanize public opinion against the Capitol to make people think that the Capitol caused the accident, and then had timed a second explosion to detonate when the medical corps arrived to assist survivors. Katniss had been told by Gale that this was a strategy being contemplated by the rebels. Knowledge of this information leads Katniss to execute President Coin, instead of President Snow.

Primrose is portrayed in the 2012 and 2013 films by actress Willow Shields.

Finnick Odair

Main article: Finnick Odair

Finnick Odair
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Mockingjay (decapitated by lizard muttations)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Sam Claflin
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Spouse	Annie Cresta (wife)
Children	Unnamed son

Finnick Odair is the male tribute from District 4 who was reaped into the Third Quarter Quell. He is a Career Tribute, 24 years old and described as being very handsome, muscular, athletic and tall with tan skin, bronze hair, and stunning sea-green eyes. He is very popular among the people of the Capitol, and is known for having many female lovers in the Capitol, none of whom he stays with for long. At age 14, he won the 65th Hunger Games by using a trident and a net against other tributes (a skill unique to District 4's trade of fishing). Katniss remarks that the trident given to him by a sponsor may have been the most expensive gift ever seen in the Games. During the Quarter Quell, Katniss is hesitant to make Finnick her ally, because she does not trust him — to her, he appears to be shallow, arrogant, and superficial. However, Finnick soon proves to be trustworthy by saving Peeta by using CPR to resuscitate him (which Katniss notes as, "one of the things I will never stop owing him for"), and using his skills to provide shelter. When jabberjays that make sounds of the screams of loved ones being tortured appear in the Quell, the one made to target Finnick uses the voice of Annie Cresta, his "poor, mad" lover in District Four, who was also a victor of the Games. In Mockingjay, Finnick enters a deep depression, a result of Annie being held prisoner by the Capitol. He assists with the rebellion by appearing in rebel propaganda. He later reveals that victors of the Games are often prostituted to wealthy citizens of the Capitol by President Snow, which resulted in his reputation of many lovers. He also reveals all of the political secrets he learned from clients, including the fact that President Snow only became the leader of Panem through poisoning his opponents. He is reunited with Annie (when District 13 retrieves her, Johanna, and Peeta from the Capitol), and they get married. Finnick is a member of the "Star Squad" that goes to fight in the Capitol during the final stages of the rebellion. He is decapitated by lizard muttations during the attempt to infiltrate the Capitol. Some months after his death, Annie has their son. Finnick is characterized as being personable, very good-looking, and down-to earth, with a quirky sense of humor. After an initial period of distrust, he and Katniss become good friends. Sam Claflin will portray Finnick in the sequel Catching Fire.

Johanna Mason

Johanna Mason
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Mockingjay
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Jena Malone
In-universe information
Gender	Female

Johanna Mason is the female tribute from District 7. Sarcastic and mean-spirited, Johanna's first meeting with Katniss involves her stripping naked out of her tree costume in order to make Katniss uncomfortable. She reveals that she has no friends or family in District 7 during the 75th Hunger Games, stating "there is no one left I love." She won her original Hunger Games by pretending she was a weakling and a coward, so no one regarded her as a threat, but when only a few tributes remained, she revealed herself as a vicious killer. Johanna teams up with Katniss, Peeta, and Finnick in the Quarter Quell, bringing Beetee and Wiress with her. Johanna takes part in the committee to keep Katniss and Peeta alive, and helps by protecting Katniss throughout the Games. Near the end of Catching Fire she removes the tracker in Katniss' arm by cutting it out with a knife. Johanna is captured by the Capitol at the end of Catching Fire. In the third book, she is rescued along with Peeta and Annie and brought to District 13, where she fights with rebel forces and improves her friendship with Katniss. She is to fight in the Capitol with Katniss (although not as a sharpshooter — being from an area where lumber is the main export, her main weapon is the axe) but during training in District 13 she panics when the training arena is deliberately flooded. Johanna has a fear of water, which developed as a result of her Capitol torture: being soaked in water and given electric shocks. Because she and Katniss refuse to be held in the District 13 hospital to treat their supposed mental illnesses, they convince the officials of District 13 to let them room together. Johanna is part of the committee that votes whether or not to hold one last Hunger Games using the Capitol's children: she votes yes.

Jena Malone will portray Johanna in the sequel Catching Fire.

President Coriolanus Snow

Coriolanus Snow
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Mockingjay (choked to death by his own blood or trampled on after the murder of President Coin)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Donald Sutherland
In-universe information
Family	Unnamed child Unnamed granddaughter

The primary antagonist of the series, President Coriolanus Snow is the autocratic ruler of the Capitol and all of Panem. Though seemingly laid-back, his demeanor hides a sadistic and psychopathic mind. He initially appears in The Hunger Games at the opening of the Games giving the official welcome, but he does not speak to Katniss face-to-face until Catching Fire, when he pays her a visit at home and tells her that he is angry that both she and Peeta were allowed to survive the Hunger Games, as their act of defiance (preferring joint suicide to the prospect of one killing the other) has ignited rebellion in several of the Districts. She is too prominent to kill, but he threatens her family and Gale unless she proves to the Districts that her act of saving Peeta was merely that of a love-crazed teenager and was not related to any desire to defy the Capitol. Later, Snow indicates to her that she failed in this, meaning that some or all of his threats will come true. President Snow is described as having very puffy lips, which are most likely the result of an appearance-altering operation that is very popular in the Capitol. Katniss describes him as exuding a smell of blood and roses. In Mockingjay, it is revealed that the smell of blood is due to mouth sores he got from one of the poisons that he used to kill people in his monomaniacal efforts to control Panem. He drank the poison in order to allay suspicions, then took the antidote, but they could not cure him of the sores. He also smells strongly of genetically enhanced roses, as he always wears a white rose in his lapel to cover the scent of blood. The strong smell invariably makes Katniss gag. He is said to have prostituted winning tributes, like Finnick Odair, forcing them to have sex with wealthy Capitol citizens, under threat of killing their loved ones if they refused. Snow claims he only kills for a purpose, and he promises Katniss he will always tell her the truth. Whether these assertions are true or not is left up to interpretation by Katniss. He dies at the end of Mockingjay, after Katniss shot President Coin instead of him, though the rebels are unable to determine whether it was by choking to death on his own blood from his untreated mouth sores or because he was trampled by the crowd in the panic following the assassination of President Coin.

According to Johanna Mason, Snow has a granddaughter between the age of 12 and 18.

President Snow is portrayed in the 2012 and 2013 films by actor Donald Sutherland.

Effie Trinket

Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Mockingjay
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Elizabeth Banks

Effie Trinket — A Capitol-born chaperone who was assigned to oversee District 12's tributes in the Hunger Games, specifically Katniss and Peeta in the 74th and 75th games. She must carry out such tasks as drawing the tributes' names at the reaping and escorting them to the Capitol. At first, she detests her association with District 12 and hopes to be promoted to a better, richer district after she pays her dues for a few years. Later, Effie becomes attached to her District 12 charges, though it's unclear if this is because of their particular charms, or because of their fame and success, which reflect well upon her. She does not have any moral qualms about the Hunger Games or the Capitol and appears totally oblivious to the misfortunes of District 12. She does not appear to be very intelligent, and gets basic facts wrong, such as confusing how diamonds and pearls are made. Effie always seems to wear wigs of different colors for different "special" occasions. She is very strict about manners and is always punctual. In Mockingjay, it is said that she was imprisoned after Katniss' escape, but, unlike many others Katniss knew in the Capitol, she is not executed. She meets up again with Katniss before Snow's execution and Katniss notes that she has a "vacant look" in her eyes. Elizabeth Banks portrays Effie in the movies

Major Tributes

This is a list of the major tributes that affected the plot or characters from either the 74th Hunger Games and the 75th Hunger Games, also known as the third Quarter Quell.

74th Hunger Games

The tributes with a red highlight are Career tributes' kills, the tributes with a blue highlight are regular tributes' kills, the tributes with a yellow highlight were kills from animals/plants/poison in the arena, tributes with a green highlight are animal/plant/poison kills with tribute assistance, tributes with a purple highlight have an unknown cause of death and tributes with a gray highlight escaped from the arena alive.

Marvel

Marvel
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Catching Fire (mentioned only)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Jack Quaid
In-universe information
Nickname	Boy from District 1 (by Katniss until Catching Fire)
Gender	Male

Marvel is the male tribute from District 1. His name is unknown to Katniss until the Victory Tour in the second book; throughout The Hunger Games he is simply known as "the boy from District 1". He is a Career Tribute and Katniss's third kill. He is the second-tallest tribute, shorter only than Thresh, and is very skilled at spear throwing. When only eight tributes remain, he kills Rue by spearing her in the stomach. In the book, Katniss is shown to have launched an arrow through his throat, causing him to drown in his own blood; in the film Katniss shoots an arrow through his heart in retaliation. Marvel is portrayed by Jack Quaid.

Glimmer

Glimmer
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Catching Fire (mentioned only)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Leven Rambin
In-universe information
Nickname	Girl from District 1 (by Katniss, briefly)
Gender	Female

Glimmer is the female tribute from District 1. For her entrance in the chariot parade as described in the novel, she was spray-painted silver and wearing a matching silver tunic with Marvel, but in the film she wore a hot pink headdress and a long pink dress alongside Marvel. In her interview in the novel, she wore a see-through golden dress, but in the film it her dress was a frilly, feminine pink knee-length babydoll dress. Glimmer told Caesar Flickerman in the interview that she was "very" prepared. Cinna mentions that before entering the arena, Glimmer's token, a ring with a gemstone on it, was eliminated by the review board (if one twisted the gemstone, a poisoned spike will pop out, giving Glimmer an unfair advantage; she claimed she had no idea the ring transformed and there was no way to prove she did). She is a Career Tribute and somewhat knowledgeable with a bow-and-arrow. During the Games, Glimmer was among the Careers when Katniss attempted to kill them by dropping a nest of tracker jackers on them as they slept. Glimmer did not escape the attack and died along with the girl from District 4. Glimmer once again appeared in the book as a muttation, which was created by use of her DNA by the Capitol. She is portrayed by Leven Rambin in the film.

Cato

Cato
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Catching Fire (mentioned only)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Alexander Ludwig
In-universe information
Nickname	Boy monster from District 2 (by Katniss, only at the beginning)
Gender	Male
Home	District 2

Cato is the male tribute from District 2 and the main antagonist of The Hunger Games. Katniss considers Cato to be her and Peeta's most fearsome opponent because of his size and strength, skill with many weapons, and taste for killing. Like most Careers, Cato has complete confidence in his abilities and expects that he will be the victor. Katniss believes he is not completely sane, after seeing his reaction to the destroyed food supplies when he snaps the neck of the boy from District Three for doing too good a job on the mines. At the feast, just a few days after the rule change of two victors to be crowned, he is seen coming to save his District partner Clove, but he is too late. He kneels beside her, and begs her to stay with him, even though he knows she cannot survive. Cato is the last tribute to die. During the finale of the Games, he is pushed off the Cornucopia to the wolf muttations—fearsome creatures created in the Capitol—who prolong his death to the point that Katniss finally shoots him to put him out of his misery because he is nothing more than a gnawed and bloody hunk of meat. In the film, he beats both Katniss and Peeta and later holds Peeta in a death grip while making a speech about how he has become disillusioned with the games and the Capitol, finally realizing that their deaths were meant to be nothing more than entertainment. He pleads with Katniss to shoot him. Alexander Ludwig portrays Cato in the film.

Clove

Clove
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	The Hunger Games
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Isabelle Fuhrman
In-universe information
Nickname	Girl from District 2
Gender	Female

Clove is the female tribute from District 2. She is a Career Tribute and is described as arrogant, strong, and skilled with many weapons, especially throwing knives, being known to never miss her target. She makes one of the first kills of the 74th Hunger Games by knifing the male tribute from District 9 in the back while he is attempting to take the same pack Katniss wanted. Clove's next target is Katniss but her knife is blocked by Katniss's newly acquired orange backpack when she raises it over her upper back. She has a special hatred of Katniss because of her high training score. Katniss attempts to kill her with the tracker jacker nest. Like Cato, and the rest of the careers, she enjoys killing, as evidenced when she pins Katniss to the ground at the Feast and plans to give her the most torturous death possible, by cutting her up, bit by bit. Before she can continue to cut Katniss, Thresh catches her and accuses her of Rue's death. He then dents her skull by bashing it in with a large rock. In the last moments in the book, her district partner Cato kneels beside her, begging her to stay with him, before she dies.

In the film she is portrayed by Isabelle Fuhrman. Moments before she is able to kill Katniss, she meets her demise at the hands of Thresh, who in this version, takes her by the neck and slams her against the Cornucopia twice, crushing her windpipe and cracking her skull.

Foxface

Foxface
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	The Hunger Games (died by eating poisonous berries, Nightlock)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Jacqueline Emerson
In-universe information
Gender	Female

Foxface is the female tribute from District 5, described as "a girl that looks like a fox." Her real name is never revealed (in the movie it was seen in her interview calling her 'Finch'). Clever and elusive, she uses strategies such as hiding in the Cornucopia at the Feast in order to survive. She avoids contact with other tributes, but relies on them for food; she steals just enough food to survive, but not enough to arouse suspicion that any food is missing. She dies after surreptitiously stealing some fruit of what Peeta thinks is "safe to eat", which turns out to be the poisonous berry called Nightlock. Katniss believes her to have been the smartest of all the tributes, and later remarks that, "If, in fact, we had been setting a trap for her, she'd have sensed it and avoided the berries." She makes it to the top five with Thresh, Cato, Katniss, and Peeta until her accidental poisoning. She is portrayed by Jacqueline Emerson in the film. In the film, Katniss accidentally runs right into her while escaping the initial Bloodbath at the Cornucopia, and the two stare at each other before each runs off.

Rue

Rue
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Mockingjay (mentioned only)
Portrayed by	Amandla Stenberg
In-universe information
Gender	Female
Family	Unnamed Mother Unnamed Father Unnamed 5 siblings

Rue is the female tribute District 11 in the 74th Annual Hunger Games. She is 12 years old, with dark brown hair and skin, and "bright, dark" eyes. She is quite similar in size and demeanor to Katniss' sister, Prim, which endears her to Katniss. She is the oldest of six children and worked in the orchards for her district, which specializes in agriculture. She excels at climbing trees and is capable of leaping from tree to tree with ease, a skill which earns her a seven from the Gamemakers in training. Her love of music inspires her to teach Katniss a simple four note melody that they use as a signal to each other, to alert each other of their safety. Rue also brings attention to Katniss's mockingjay pin— the pin is what led Rue to trust Katniss, because of the mockingjay's symbolic significance as a protest against the Capitol. Katniss attempts to give Rue the pin, but Rue convinces her to keep it. While Rue is serving as a decoy to distract the Careers in order for Katniss to destroy their food supply, Marvel, the tribute from District 1, spears Rue through her abdomen while she is caught in his trap, provoking Katniss to kill him with an arrow to the neck (in the film, Rue calls out for help when she is trapped in a net, and Katniss gets there in time to free her. Marvel spears her afterwards). Rue requests that Katniss sings her a lullaby as she dies. After her death, Katniss covers Rue in flowers, an act of rebellion, before letting the hovercraft retrieve her body. Katniss's actions are rewarded by a gift of bread from District 11 in thanks. This scene is cut from the film, which instead shows District 11 in a riot. Rue's particularly poignant death- along with Peeta promising that a month of their Victor's rations will be sent to the families of Rue and Thresh, District 11's other Tribute, in perpetuity in recognition of their role in Katniss and Peeta's victory- contributes to the protests that District 11 holds during the Victory Tour. At the 75th Annual Hunger Games, Peeta draws a picture of Rue's body decorated with flowers to send a message to the Gamemakers who are evaluating Peeta's skills, earning him a score of a 12 from the Gamemakers' evaluation.

Thresh

Thresh
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	The Hunger Games
Last appearance	Catching Fire (mentioned only)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Dayo Okeniyi
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Family	Unnamed grandmother Unamed sister

Thresh is the male tribute from District 11. He has the same dark brown skin and golden brown eyes as Rue. Katniss refers to him as a "physical wonder" as he stands over six feet tall and is very well-built, possessing "muscles like an ox". He is viewed as one of the most dangerous tributes due to his physical appearance, being taller, bigger and more muscular than Cato. Thresh is quiet and solitary, answering with single words during his interview with Caesar Flickerman. During training, the Careers, recognizing his potential and physical ability, invite him to join their alliance during the Games, but he turns them down, as he would like to fight on his own. He receives a score of 10 in training, tying him with Cato and Clove and giving him the joint second highest score after Katniss. In the bloodbath, Thresh entered the Cornucopia to get some supplies, and kills the District 7 male on the way out as he came towards him with a spear; later it is disclosed that he found a wheat field in which he stayed for the majority of the games. No one wanted to go into the tall grass after him, so he was left alone. At the Feast, he overhears Clove taunting Katniss that she and Marvel killed his District partner, Rue. Enraged, he grabs Clove just as she is about to torture Katniss and kills her by smashing her skull with a rock. He lets Katniss live after she explains that she was allied with Rue and sang to her as she died and decorated her corpse with flowers. In the film, however, Thresh simply leaves after killing Clove when he overhears what she did to Rue, but not before telling Katniss that he spared her just one time in gratitude for helping Rue. Thresh then leaves, taking his pack and the District 2 pack to ensure Cato will chase after him and not Katniss. In the book, Thresh, in fourth place, is killed by either Cato (most likely, since Cato had every reason to pursue him and had a sword while Thresh was unarmed) or lightning in the thunderstorm, where his cannon fired. Peeta and Katniss speculated that Thresh was responsible for Cato's injury because Thresh would not go down without a fight. In the movie, he was killed by the Mutts, earning third place. In 'Catching Fire' when Katniss visits District 11 on the Victory Tour, she meets Thresh's family and mentions him in her speech, thanking him for saving her and saying she admired his strength and his 'refusal to play the game on anyone's terms but his own.' Dayo Okeniyi portrays Thresh in the film.

75th Hunger Games (3rd Quarter Quell)

The tributes with a red highlight are Career tributes' kills, the tributes with a blue highlight are regular tributes' kills, the tributes with a yellow highlight were kills from animals/plants/poison in the arena, tributes with a green highlight are animal/plant/poison kills with assistance from a tribute, tributes with a purple highlight have an unknown cause of death and tributes with a gray highlight escaped from the arena alive.

Gloss
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Catching Fire
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Alan Ritchson
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Family	Cashmere (sister)

Gloss and Cashmere

Cashmere
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Mockingjay (mentioned only)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Stephanie Leigh Schlund
In-universe information
Gender	Female
Family	Gloss (brother)

Gloss and Cashmere are a brother and sister duo from District 1 and the male and female tributes. They are mentioned to have won fairly recent and consecutive Hunger Games, since Katniss remembers watching them when she was younger. They are in their mid-twenties. They are part of the Career pack, along with Brutus and Enobaria. Their only known kill is Wiress, the female tribute from District 3. On Day 2 of the Third Quarter Quell, both are killed by Johanna and Katniss. Katniss shoots an arrow into Gloss' right temple, while Johanna Mason throws an axe into Cashmere's chest. In Mockingjay, Haymitch implied that Cashmere was a prostitute for the Capitol. They will be portrayed by Alan Ritchson and Stephanie Leigh Schlund in the 2013 film.

Brutus

Brutus
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Mockingjay (mentioned only by Peeta)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Bruno Gunn
In-universe information
Gender	Male

Brutus is the male tribute from District 2. He is a brutal Career Tribute who, as mentioned by Katniss, "can't wait to get back into the arena". He is in his early forties, meaning he won his Hunger Games shortly after Haymitch Abernathy. He seems to respect Katniss due to her skill with a bow and arrow along with her combined strength and tactile knowledge, that Brutus expressed interest in an alliance with the two to Haymitch (one that Katniss later denied). He is the last tribute to die in the Third Quarter Quell and also the last tribute to die in an official Hunger Games. His death is similar to Cato's since both died last in a Hunger Games. He is killed by Peeta in Catching Fire after he kills Chaff. He will be portrayed by Bruno Gunn in the 2013 film.

Enobaria

Enobaria
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Mockingjay
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Meta Golding
In-universe information
Gender	Female

Enobaria is the female tribute from District 2. She is a Career Tribute and was the victor of the 62nd Hunger Games when she was Katniss' age in Catching Fire, which is 17. She is known to have ripped a male tribute's throat out with her teeth. After she won her Games, she had her teeth altered to be sharp and pointy and have gold fang tips on them. She is part of the Career pack, along with Gloss, Cashmere, and Brutus. She is one of the six tributes who survived the 75th Hunger Game. She is captured by the Capitol, but is rescued by District Thirteen in Mockingjay. After the rescue, Boggs tells Katniss and Haymitch that they doubted Enobaria was being held by the Capitol, since she was from District 2. Enobaria later takes part in the vote on whether or not to hold a final Hunger Games. She will be portrayed by Meta Golding in the films.

Beetee

Beetee
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Mockingjay
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Jeffrey Wright
In-universe information
Gender	Male

Beetee is the male tribute from District 3. He is described as an older man with dark hair, ashen skin and glasses. He is an incredibly smart inventor and can effectively use wire as a weapon, usually in combination with electricity. He won his hunger games by using the wire to create a trap. He is crucial to the plans of the Rebels to rescue the Tributes in the Quarter Quell, having devised a method of short circuiting the force field surrounding the Arena. He is nicknamed "Volts" by Johanna Mason. In Mockingjay he is one of the scientists/weapon makers who works in District 13. He creates Katniss's bow and arrows for her "Mockingjay" costume and helps Gale develop bombs, one of which is likely the bomb used in the bombing that killed many Capitol children and rebel casualty aides (including Prim). He is part of the committee that gathers at the end of the book to vote whether or not to hold a final Hunger Games (he votes against the idea). He will be portrayed by Jeffrey Wright in the films.

Wiress

Wiress
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Catching Fire
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Amanda Plummer
In-universe information
Gender	Female

Wiress is the female tribute from District 3. She is the same age as Katniss' mother (most likely between late thirties and mid-forties) and has dark hair and ashen skin. She often does not finish her sentences; Beetee sometimes finishes them for her. Although she is an inventor like Beetee, her genius manifests itself in different ways. She is very intuitive and figures out the arena works like a clock before anyone else does, and tries to tell them by repeatedly saying "tick tock". Wiress is mentally unstable and so is nicknamed "Nuts" by Johanna Mason. She is killed when Gloss, the male victor from District 1, slits her throat. She will be played by Amanda Plummer in the 2013 film.

Mags

Mags
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Mockingjay (mentioned only by Katniss)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Lynn Cohen
In-universe information
Gender	Female

Mags is the female tribute from District 4. She is 80 years old and volunteers to take the place of Finnick's lover, Annie Cresta, to spare her. Along with Wiress and Beetee, Mags is one of the first people Katniss wants for an ally, because her selflessness reminds her of when she (Katniss) volunteered for Prim. She speaks in garbled words that Katniss can't understand. Katniss observes that she can make a fishing hook out of anything. When the group is trying to escape poisonous fog, Mags kisses Finnick, then sacrifices herself without hesitation because Finnick becomes distraught when he cannot rescue both Mags and Peeta. Her death causes Finnick to cry. Katniss later learns from Johanna that Mags was Finnick's mentor and was like family to him. She will be portrayed by Lynn Cohen in the 2013 film.

District 5 Male

District 5 Male
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Catching Fire
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	James Logan
In-universe information
Gender	Male

Male tribute from District 5. Katniss says he is a drunk and throws up on the sword fighting floor during training. He is killed by Finnick during Day 1 of the third Quarter Quell during the initial blood bath. Also he is the first to die in the third Quarter Quell.

Female Morphling

Female Morphling
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Catching Fire
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Megan Hayes
In-universe information
Gender	Female

Female Morphling is the female tribute from District 6. Katniss refers to her, along with her male partner, as "The Morphlings" because of their addiction to the painkiller. Her favorite thing to paint is flowers, which she paints all over herself in the Training Center. She sacrifices her life to save Peeta from the monkey muttations. It is later revealed that she was part of the alliance protecting Katniss and Peeta. In her last minutes, she uses her own blood to paint a flower on Peeta's face. Katniss and Peeta are by her side as she bleeds to death. Peeta, as she dies, talks to her about his love of painting, to comfort her.

Cecelia and Woof

Cecelia
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Catching Fire
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Elena Sanchez
In-universe information
Gender	Female
Family	3 children

Woof
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Catching Fire
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	John Casino
In-universe information
Gender	Male

Cecelia and Woof are the female and male tributes from District 8. When Cecelia is selected for the Quarter Quell she has three young children clinging to her, begging her not to go. Woof is described as a very old man who is hard of hearing and does not seem to know what is going on around him. They are both killed on Day 1 of the Quarter Quell.

Chaff

Chaff
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Mockingjay (mentioned only by Peeta)
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	E. Roger Mitchell
In-universe information
Gender	Male

Chaff is the male tribute from District 11. He won the 45th Hunger Games, but lost his hand in the process. He is implied to have been recommended a prosthetic arm, but refused. He is one of Haymitch's friends, as both drink. He is in his forties. After the opening ceremonies in Catching Fire, he greets Katniss by kissing her full on the lips. He is killed on the third and final day of the Third Quarter Quell by Brutus, who in turn is killed by Peeta. He will be portrayed by E. Roger Mitchell in the 2013 film.

Seeder

Seeder
The Hunger Games trilogy character
First appearance	Catching Fire
Last appearance	Catching Fire
Created by	Suzanne Collins
Portrayed by	Maria Howell
In-universe information
Gender	Female

Seeder is the female tribute from District 11 in the 75th Hunger Games. Seeder won a previous Hunger Games. Seeder, after she won, did not turn to drink or morphling but instead remained healthy. She was reaped again for the 75th Hunger Games, a Quarter Quell.

Seeder embraced Katniss after the chariot rides through the Capitol, assuring her that both Thresh's and Rue's families were safe, as the uprising had started in District 11 during the tour that followed the 74th Hunger Games. During the time between training and the opening to the Quarter Quell, Katniss decided she wanted Seeder as her ally in the arena. Katniss mentions that she wanted Seeder as an alliance member but she wasn't sure that she wanted Chaff. Seeder, along with every other victor, hold hands after the interviews as a sign of rebellion.

In the arena, Seeder was one of the tributes who died at the Cornucopia on Day 1, causing Katniss much grief. She was also one of the tributes in the victors' alliance that was trying to keep Katniss alive. However, she died before she could help Katniss. She will be portrayed by Maria Howell in the 2013 film.

Other characters

District 12

• Madge Undersee — The mayor's daughter and Katniss's friend. She and Katniss were always thrown together at school, both being solitary in nature. Madge is the one who gives Katniss her mockingjay pin, which becomes a symbol of rebellion. Katniss later learns that the pin had belonged to Madge's aunt, Maysilee Donner, a Tribute in the 50th Hunger Games and twin to Madge's mother, who became allies with Haymitch for some time. Katniss and Madge spend more time together during the months after the Games. Katniss is at Madge's house when she first hears of the uprisings in District 8 on the mayor's television in his room. She and her family perish in the District 12 bombings. Madge is not included in the film adaptation.

• Mrs. Everdeen — She is Katniss's mother. She was raised in town as the daughter of an apothecary, and consequently had a fairly comfortable life. During the 50th Hunger Games (2nd Quarter Quell) reaping, she and Madge's mother were clinging on Maysilee Donner, Madge's aunt and Ms. Everdeen's friend, who was reaped and killed at the time. She gave it all up to marry Katniss's father and move to the Seam, where she lived in poverty. She falls into a deep depression when her husband dies in a mining accident. She does not talk for quite a while, causing Katniss to step up and be Prim's caretaker. She eventually recovers enough to set up an apothecary in District 12, but it is not until after her first Hunger Games that Katniss finally forgives her mother for not offering any support to her and Prim during her depression. In Mockingjay she is seen working in the hospital in District 13, and following Prim's death at the end of the book, she does not return to District 12 with Katniss. Instead, she stays in District 4, working in a hospital and coping with her grief. She and Katniss maintain contact through telephone calls. She is portrayed by Paula Malcomson in the film.

• Mr. Everdeen - He was Katniss's father, before his death in the mines of District 12 when Katniss was 11 and Prim was 7. Memories of him run through Katniss's mind throughout the series, with Katniss mentioning such features of him as his singing voice, his handsomeness, and the things he taught her. Peeta's father says that although he was in love with Katniss's mother, she chose to marry Katniss's father because of his lovely singing voice. Katniss recalls that when he sang, "all the birds stopped to listen". (Which is one of the memories that Peeta responds successfully to.) She misses him terribly, and the pain of losing him almost destroyed Mrs. Everdeen. Depicted by Phillip Troy Linger in the films.

• Delly Cartwright — A girl from District 12 whom Katniss describes as being "the friendliest person on the planet." She is Peeta's friend. She is one of the refugees in District 13, after escaping the District 12 fire bombing with her younger brother. Her parents, who hid in the shoe shop during the bombing, were not so lucky as Katniss describes. She is first mentioned in "The Hunger Games", when Peeta, trying to explain Katniss' reaction in recognizing an Avox as someone she met on a hunting trip, fibs that the Avox is a "dead ringer for Delly". In Mockingjay, after Peeta is rescued from the Capitol, Delly is used as a psychological "balm" to stir his childhood memories and help begin his recovery from the mind-control tortures the Capitol inflicted upon him. In the same book, it was revealed that Delly and Peeta used to do chalk drawings on paving stones and Peeta's father used to let them make dough people.

• Greasy Sae — Greasy Sae is an old woman who sells bowls of soup from a large kettle at The Hob in District 12. Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne trade with her often, and make a conscious effort to keep on good terms with her as she could be counted on to buy wild dog, which most of their other customers decline. Greasy Sae started a collection to sponsor Peeta and Katniss during the 74th Hunger Games, with some people chipping in. She also has a granddaughter described as "not quite right" who is generally treated as sort of a pet by people in the Hob, who give her scraps of food from their stands. At the end of the book, Greasy Sae is one of the few hundred people to return to District 12 following the war. When Katniss returns to District 12 after the war, Greasy Sae comes over in the morning and evening to cook and do light housekeeping. It is unclear whether she is doing this out of friendship or if she has been paid. Greasy Sae is not directly mentioned in the Hunger Games movie, but a character who is presumably her is seen dealing with Katniss. She gives the mockingjay pin to Katniss in the movie, although in the book, it was given to her by Madge. Portrayed by Sandra Ellis Lafferty.

• Hazelle Hawthorne — Gale's mother. A very self-reliant woman, after her husband is killed in the same mining accident that killed Katniss's father, she takes up work doing people's laundry. After Gale is caught poaching and is publicly whipped, people stop using her services for fear of being punished for associating with her. She gets a new job cleaning Haymitch's house sometime after that.

• Rory, Vick, and Posy Hawthorne — Gale's younger siblings. The book states that Rory is 12, Vick is ten and Posy is five. Posy was born just after the mining accident in which Gale's father died. After Thread's lockdown, Posy got sick and Rory got tesserae in exchange for his name to be entered more times in the reaping.

• Mr. Mellark - He is Peeta's father. Kind and soft spoken, resembling Peeta, he does not appear except when he trades with Katniss and Gale and when he visits Katniss before the 74th Hunger Games to give her cookies. It is later revealed that he grew up with Katniss's mother, Mrs. Everdeen, and even loved her. In Mockingjay, used to let Peeta and Delly Cartwright make dough girls and boys. He and his wife die in the bombings of District 12. He was not included in the film adaptation.

• Mrs. Mellark - She is Peeta's mother. Very stern and strict, she only appears in the series once, when she beats Peeta. Peeta mentions that he likes his father more than his mother once. Katniss calls her a "witch" on several occasions, and hints that Mr. Mellark only married her because he could not have the woman that became Mrs. Everdeen. Mrs. Mellark dies in the bombings of District 12. Portrayed by Raiko Bowman.

• Cray - Head Peacekeeper of District 12. As Head Peacekeeper of District 12, Cray does not enforce many of the laws of the Capitol. He is often found in the Hob, the black market of District 12, where he buys illegal alcohol and game from Gale and Katniss. Although lenient with the law, he is also known to abuse his position by luring starving young women into his bed in exchange for a small amount of money. Katniss claims that if she had not learned to hunt, she would have been one of those women. Portrayed by Wilbur Fitzgerald.

• Maysilee Donner - She is Madge's aunt, and was reaped along with Haymitch and two others for the 50th Hunger Games, and temporarily became his ally. She was friends with Katniss's mother. After breaking the alliance with Haymitch, she is killed by a large number of bright, "candy-pink birds," who use their razor sharp beaks to fatally wound her in the neck. Haymitch stays with her until she dies, as Katniss stayed with Rue until she died. The mockingjay pin Madge gave Katniss belonged to her.

• Romulus "Whippo" Thread - He is Cray's replacement as Head Peacekeeper of District 12. His only appearance is in the second book Catching Fire at Gale Hawthorne's whipping for poaching off the Capitol's land. He makes major changes to District 12 by adding new gallows, stocks, and a whipping post. He also has the Hob (District 12's black market) burned down. Portrayed by Patrick St. Esprit.

• Mayor Undersee - Mayor Undersee is the father to Madge Undersee as well as the mayor of District 12. He enjoys the strawberries that Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne pick illegally from the woods. He was present at the reaping in "The Hunger Games". He is also mentioned as throwing a Harvest Festival party in District 12 in Catching Fire. He dies in the bombing of District 12.

• Goat Man - He is an old man who raises goats as a living. In The Hunger Games, Katniss recalls him as the man who sells Katniss and Gale a goat. Later the goat is given to Primrose and named Lady. His fate is unknown, although he is said to have died during the initial bombing of District 12.

• Rooba - Rooba is the District 12 meat butcher. She helps Katniss by refusing the Goat Man's offer thus letting Katniss have the goat for a lower price. She is also known to buy meat (such as squirrels and deer) from Katniss and Gale. She dies in bombing of District 12.

• Lady- A nanny goat owned by Prim, who usually milks it before going to school every day. Unlike Buttercup, Lady was not brought to District 13 during the evacuation, due to her size and weight. It is unknown, but likely, if Lady was killed during the bombings, but Katniss didn't see her anywhere when she visited District 12. She is only mentioned in The Hunger Games.

• Buttercup- Buttercup is Prim's cat. Though Katniss describes him as "the world's ugliest cat", Prim disregards this and takes good care of him. He is Prim's companion, and is loyal only to her. Although he did not escape with Prim and Mrs. Everdeen, Katniss found him when she revisited District 12 and brought him back. He is said to dislike District 13, due to its underground location and lack of fresh air. After Prim's death and the end of the war, he makes his way back to District 12 on foot, and is found again by Katniss. The two mourn over Prim's death in Mockingjay, and end up comforting each other (it is hinted they are starting to come to love each other).
• Ms. Undersee (née Donner) - She is Mayor Undersee's wife, Madge's mother, and sister of Maysilee Donner. She is only mentioned to have been in a very deep depression, partially brought on by her sister's death. She is described as to stay in bed all day, shutting away reality. She takes pills to calm her pain, which doesn't seem to work. Perishes along with her daughter, husband, and two other people.
• Darius - A friendly Peacekeeper who was turned into an Avox because he interfered with Gale's public whipping. He is Katniss's Avox servant for the Quarter Quell, along with Lavania. Because of this, he was arrested with Lavania. Peeta mentioned in Mockingjay that is took days to finish Darius off. With Peeta watching, he (Darius) was beaten, his body parts cut off, and made "horrible animal noises" when questioned by Peacekeepers.

The Capitol

• Cinna — He is Katniss's stylist, responsible for her public appearance. After designing the spectacular outfits of the opening ceremony, which include igniting Katniss and Peeta's costumes with synthetic fire, he nicknames Katniss, "The Girl On Fire." Cinna is in his first year as a stylist for the Games, and specifically requested to be assigned to District 12. His amazing designs immediately win over the audience in favor of the District 12 tributes. Despite (or perhaps because of) his professional interest in image, Cinna proves to be better than most at seeing through the superficial spectacle of the Games to their barbaric core, "using [her] outfits as a vehicle to express potentially dangerous ideas." He and Katniss establish an easy, comfortable relationship and he demonstrates a genuine concern for her well-being. In Catching Fire, Cinna dresses her for her interview in her wedding dress, as insisted by President Snow, but alters it so that when Katniss raises her arms and twirls at her interview, the white dress burns away to be replaced with a black dress of feathers that resembles a mockingjay, which has become the symbol of the resistance in Panem. Because of this, Cinna is savagely beaten in front of Katniss, right before she enters the arena for the Quarter Quell, which unnerves her greatly. It is suggested that he might have been tortured to death after the arena explodes. Cinna is very different from the other inhabitants of the Capitol; he does not use surgery to alter his features, wears simple black clothes, and leaves his hair its natural dark brown color, close cropped. His only concession to the Capitol's fashion style is a small amount of gold eyeliner that brings out the gold flecks in his eyes. Cinna is portrayed by Lenny Kravitz in the film version of The Hunger Games.

• Octavia, Venia, and Flavius — Katniss's prep team. They are residents of the Capitol and sport the usual radically altered appearances of Capitol residents, including orange corkscrew hair and purple lipstick (Flavius); pea-green skin (Octavia); and aqua-colored hair and a face etched with gold tattoos (Venia). At first it appears that they are very dull-witted and care only about their appearance. They prove themselves less shallow when they begin to cry while preparing Katniss for the Quarter Quell, from which they do not expect her to return. Katniss gleans valuable information from them by listening to them gossip about shortages of supplies, giving Katniss clues about which districts have rebelled. In Mockingjay, they are kidnapped and taken to District 13 to help with Katniss's styling, and they very quickly run afoul of District 13's draconian rules and end up cruelly punished for stealing bread. Katniss orders them set free and healed. Venia is said to have always been the strongest: for example, in Catching Fire, Venia is the only one to contain her emotions while working on Katniss's appearance, while Octavia and Flavius both needed to leave the room to control their emotions. Octavia portrayed by Brooke Bundy. Venia portrayed by Kimiko Gelman. Flavius portrayed by Nelson Ascencio.

• Lavinia — An Avox (a servant whose tongue has been cut out as punishment for treason). She has red hair, pale skin, and striking features. Because of her inability to speak, Katniss initially does not know her name or anything about her. Katniss recognizes her from when she and Gale witnessed the girl's capture and the death of her friend, and Katniss later speculates that she is a runaway from the Capitol. In Mockingjay, Katniss learns that her name was Lavinia and that it was planned that she be tortured to death to traumatize Peeta. She was killed along with Darius. Katniss learns from Peeta that her torturers used too much electricity during the process and her heart stopped, accidentally granting her a quick and less painful death. Portrayed by Amber Chaney.

• Portia - Peeta's stylist in the 74th and 75th Hunger Games. She is only mentioned a few times in the series. She praises Katniss on a job well done in the first book when Katniss receives an 11 in training. Portia was publicly executed by the Capitol. Portrayed by Latarsha Rose.

• Plutarch Heavensbee — In the 74th Hunger Games, he is the judge who falls into the punch bowl when Katniss shoots an arrow into the judge's viewing box. In Catching Fire, he is the new Head Gamemaker following the execution of Seneca Crane. He is later shown to be the leader of the rebellion movement in the Districts, and is the mastermind behind the plan to break the tributes out of the arena in Catching Fire. He tries to give Katniss hints about the nature of the Arena for the Quarter Quell, but Katniss doesn't pick up on it until much later. In Mockingjay he has become a "rebel filmmaker" and helps create propaganda featuring Katniss as the Mockingjay for Panem. He is elected Secretary of Communications after the war ends. He will be portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman in the films.

• Seneca Crane — The Head Gamemaker during the 74th Hunger Games. He is executed because he lets both Katniss and Peeta live. The book gives no details; in the movie, Crane is escorted by Peacekeepers and locked in an opulent room containing only an elegant bowl of fresh Nightlock berries for him to consume. In the second book, Katniss effectively both impresses and shocks the Gamemakers by using the paint from Peeta's effigy of Rue, a practice dummy strung from the rafters of the gymnasium with a hangman's noose, and the name "Seneca Crane" as a warning and epitaph. This earns her a ranking of 12, designed to force other competitors to target her. Crane is played by Wes Bentley in the movie version of The Hunger Games.

• Tigris — A former Hunger Games stylist who currently works in a small shop specializing in fur-trimmed underwear in the Capitol. Her face has been altered into a "semi-feline mask" from many surgical operations. It is implied these alterations, too strange for even people in The Capitol, caused her to be shunned and banned as a stylist for the Games; this resulted in Tigris becoming embittered towards The Capitol. She aids Katniss's squad on their final mission by hiding them in her shop and disguising them. When Katniss offers Tigris food, she says "I eat next to nothing, and then, only raw meat." After that, Katniss says that Tigris is too into her character.

• Claudius Templesmith — announcer and commentator of the Hunger Games with Caesar Flickerman. He is portrayed by Toby Jones in the movie version of The Hunger Games.

• Caesar Flickerman — announcer and commentator of the Hunger Games with Claudius Templesmith. He also interviews each tribute on live television the night before the Games begin. He is portrayed by Stanley Tucci in the movie version of The Hunger Games.

• Atala — Training Center coach before the Games. She is portrayed by Karan Kendrick in the movie version of The Hunger Games.

District 13

• President Alma Coin — She is the leader of District 13. After taking over the Capitol, she temporarily becomes president of Panem. She has a special disliking of Katniss and mentions that Katniss is more useful to her dead than alive. It was revealed that she wanted Peeta rescued from the third Quarter Quell, not Katniss. She is killed by Katniss for two reasons: 1) Coin suggests holding one last Hunger Games, but this time with children from the Capitol in order to teach them a lesson. 2) The attack that killed Prim appears to have been carried out by Coin and her troops, not by Snow. Alma Coin will be portrayed by Julianne Moore in the Mockingjay film adaptations.

• Boggs — First introduced as President Coin's right hand man. At first, Katniss writes him off as someone she will dislike due to his close association with Coin. However, he is shown to be honest, witty, and friendly, and Katniss learns to trust him. He serves as Katniss's bodyguard for part of Mockingjay, and is assigned to Squad 451 along with Katniss, Gale, and Finnick. He accidentally steps on a land mine on a Capitol street that the Holo did not detect. When his legs are blown off, the squad drags him into an apartment, where he gives Katniss his Holo and tells her to complete her "mission," to not trust "them" (who this is referring to is unclear), and to kill Peeta. He dies soon after.

• Leeg 1, Leeg 2, Mitchell, Messalla, Jackson, and Homes — Part of Katniss's sharpshooting team, the Star Squad, they are all killed in the war. Leeg 1 and 2 are sisters and said to look alike. Since everyone is addressed as "Soldier", they are distinguished by 1 and 2. Leeg 2 dies from poisonous darts that shoot out of an incorrectly labeled pod. Mitchell is kicked into a net of barbed wire by a raging Peeta, and subsequently killed by a black tar-like substance. Messalla is killed by a pod that emits a shaft of impenetrable light, melting his skin off. Jackson and Leeg 1 stay behind to hold back the muttations, presumably resulting in their deaths. Homes is decapitated by the lizard muttations along with Finnick and Castor. Messalla will be portrayed by Evan Ross in the Mockingjay film adaptations.

• Cressida — Resident director from the Capitol, she and her camera crew join the rebellion, moving to District 13 after fleeing the Capitol. Cressida is described as "a woman with a shaved head tattooed with green vines". She films the rebels' propos, following the training and the final mission of Katniss and her troop. After they're attacked, she leads the remaining members of the Star Squad to safety in Tigris' shop. Post-war, it is shown she manages to survive and now films war damage throughout the districts. Cressida will be portrayed by Natalie Dormer in the Mockingjay film adaptations.

• Castor and Pollux (brothers) — Cressida's camera crew from the Capitol. They often wear "insect shells", that is, a wearable carapace holding the camera and equipment. Pollux is a former Avox, having escaped from servitude in the Capitol, and Castor interprets for him. As photojournalists, they are courageous and have an incredible sense for "capturing the right moment" on film. After Katniss sings "The Hanging Tree," Pollux comes to truly accept and admire her. Castor is killed by the lizard muttations with Finnick and Homes. Their names derive from the twins of Greek mythology. In the myth, as in Mockingjay, Castor was killed, while Pollux lived on, alone.

• Dr. Aurelius — He is a doctor from District 13. He took care of Katniss during her time in District 13 and headed the study on Peeta's hijacking. He is also Katniss's doctor/therapist after Prim's death (however, he generally sleeps during their sessions unless she feels like talking, which suits them both). He serves as a witness in Katniss's defense during her trial for the killing of Coin, stating she is mentally unstable.

Other districts

• Commander Paylor — First appears in Mockingjay. Paylor is described a having dark brown eyes that are puffy with fatigue and smells of metal and sweat. Paylor is a leader of the rebel troops in District 8. Katniss meets her while in District 8 to film a propo. Later in Mockingjay, while wandering around President's Snow now rebel-inhabited mansion, Paylor allows Katniss to see President Snow, who is now imprisoned and awaiting execution. Two days after Katniss kills Coin, Paylor becomes President of Panem. It is implied that living conditions in all the districts improved considerably under her presidency. Commander Paylor will be portrayed by Patina Miller in the final adaptations of the Hunger Games Film Series.

• Bonnie and Twill — Katniss meets Bonnie and Twill in the woods during Catching Fire. Both are from District 8 and are rebels. Twill proves this by holding out a cracker with the image of a mockingjay; it is the first time Katniss sees that the mockingjay has become a symbol of rebellion. Bonnie and Twill are on their way to District 13 and they are the first to tell Katniss that District 13 may exist. Katniss also begins to ponder the reality of District 13, when she realizes that they show the same footage of the burned-down justice building again and again, each time implying it is current footage. However, in Mockingjay, it is mentioned that the pair never made it to 13, and they are presumed dead.

• Annie Cresta — From District 4, she competed in and won the 70th Hunger Games. She has sea green eyes and dark hair. She became mentally unstable after seeing the male tribute from her district decapitated. When an earthquake broke a dam, the arena was flooded. She won because, being from the fishing district, she was the best swimmer. Annie seems never to have fully recovered. She is chosen at the reaping for the Quarter Quell, but Mags volunteers to take her place, really trying to spare her. Her scream is used by the jabberjays (birds that are able to mimic whatever they hear) in the Quarter Quell to torment Finnick, who loves her. In Mockingjay, she and Finnick Odair marry, and she later gives birth to their son after his death. Annie votes against another Hunger Games for Capitol children, noting that, if Finnick were alive, he would do the same. Annie Cresta will be portrayed by Stef Dawson in the Mockingjay film adaptations.

• Lyme — A victor from District 2 who won over a generation ago according to Katniss. She is tall and muscular and leads the rebels in their fight in District 2 to capture "the Nut" which is a mountain that contains the missiles for the Capitol. It is assumed that she dies in combat because at the end of the trilogy when Coin gathers the remaining victors only 7 are left: Peeta, Annie, Katniss, Beetee, Enobaria, Haymitch, and Johanna. Nothing is directly said that happens to Lyme but it is clear she dies at some point. Lyme will be portrayed by Lily Rabe in the Mockingjay film adaptations.