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Meet Your 'Hunger Games' Tributes: 8 Fighters Who Might Take Katniss Out of the Games

By: Sean OConnell on March 21, 2012 at 7:12AM Comments (4)
 
Happy Hunger Games, everyone! 
 
For your viewing pleasure, Lionsgate and director Gary Ross will be sending 24 participants into the fray this weekend to compete in The Hunger Games. By now, of course, you know of Katniss Everdeen, the "girl on fire" from District 12. But who will be coming after our heroine, trying to eliminate her from the competition and emerge victorious from this battle royale? 
 
We've singled out the 8 Tributes – or contestants – that curious fans will need to know heading into Ross' pending blockbuster. Each brings a unique skill set into the Games, and could create serious problems for Everdeen. Here are this year's Hunger Games MVPs. Keep your eye on them, Katniss, and may the odds be ever in your favor.
 
Marvel (Jack Quaid)
Like most District 1 Tributes, Marvel was trained from an early age to compete in the Games. He's classified as a Career Tribute. He possesses incredible strength, though his greatest skill appears to be tossing a spear with pinpoint accuracy. As for Quaid, he's the son of actors Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, bringing new definition to the term "Career Tribute."
 
 
Glimmer (Leven Rambin)
Also from District 1, Glimmer ranks as one of the oldest competitors in this year's Hunger Games. Like Katniss, she's a skilled archer, and manages to grab a bow-and-arrow set from the Cornucopia at the start of the competition. Rambin, meanwhile, is a versatile television actress with credits that include All My Children, Grey's Anatomy and CSI: Miami.
 
Cato (Alexander Ludwig)

A Career Tribute from District 2, Cato is the clear-cut leader of the impromptu alliance that forms at the start of the Games and sets Katniss as their target. Cato's physical skills are unmatched by any other player in the Games, but his short-temper threatens to be his downfall. Before Hunger Games, Ludwig appeared with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Race to Witch Mountain, and starred in The Seeker: The Dark is Rising.

 
 
Clove (Isabelle Fuhrman)
Also from District 2, Clove earns the distinction of making the first kill in the 74th Hunger Games. Her skills comes in throwing knives, though she has a mean streak that sets her apart from her competition. In fact, during one crucial scene, it appears that Clove has the upper hand on Katniss, until … well, you'll have to see for yourself! 
 
 
Foxface (Jacqueline Emerson)
Known only as "Foxface," a knickname she earns from Katniss, this mysterious competitor from District 5 survives mainly by staying out of sight. Like a thief in the night, she manages to steal whatever supplies that she needs. She also makes it through the whole movie without speaking one word. That's too bad for Emerson, who once lent her voice to the TV series Father of the Pride. 
 
 
Thresh (Dayo Okeniyi)
The strong, silent Tribute. Thresh hails from District 11, and has to be the most powerful physical competitor in this year's Games. But he's a loner, choosing to avoid any and all alliances until one act pulls him out of his shell, if only for a moment. The Hunger Games is Okeniyi's feature-film debut, but he has Slew Hampshire on the horizon. 
 
 
Rue (Amandla Stenberg)
A fan favorite, and Katniss' only true ally in the Games. Rue comes from District 11 with Thresh, but they couldn't be more different. Where he is powerful and authoritative, Rue is shy and elusive. As her quote sums up, "I'm very hard to catch. And if they can't catch me, they can't kill me. So don't count me out." Don't count out Stenberg, either, as she's appeared in Colombiana with Zoe Saldana and the TV movie A Taste of Romance.  
 
 
Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson)
Katniss Everdeen's partner, in more ways that one. The son of a baker, Peeta hails from District 12 and downplays most of his abilities when it comes to the competition. In fact, it's Katniss who points out Peeta's brute strength – from tossing all of those flour bags – though he might have a few other gifts he is protecting. As for Hutcherson, he has become one of the most sought-after young talents in Hollywood, juggling event pictures (Journey 2) with award-winning character pieces (The Kids Are All Right). The odds are in his favor. 
 

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  • May 12th 2012 4:12AM

    hungergameszone  said...

    Hi, I remember watching <a ****="[BLOCKED WEBSITE]">Hunger Games movie</a> and just wishing it was now.. and now it’s over and the next movie is coming in 1.5 years.. ouch.. but hey, at least we have something to look foward too.. if only another book was coming out..

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  • Mar 21st 2012 5:08PM

    utalumni8134  said...

    Pretty sure the book says glimmer isn't very good at shooting the bow, as Katniss describes while she is in the tree

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  • Mar 22nd 2012 4:16AM

    1538134103  said...

    I'm trying to avoid spoiler-ish details about said characters, so people can be surprised by the movie!

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  • Mar 21st 2012 4:50PM

    jensenchaya  said...

    When you read the book it says that thresh, rue, and peeta dont want to kill katniss.

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