District 8 male (74th HG)

The District 8 male was a tribute of the 74th Hunger Games.

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Training
In the film, the District 8 male is seen climbing the jungle gym in the Training Center until he falls down and hurts his leg, Glimmer laughs and he grabs it in pain. This may have been a strategy he used in order to make him look weak so he wouldn't be the first target. Also throughout training he stole Catos knife, well actually Rue did. In the movie you could see his back say a number 8.

Death
The District 8 male died in the bloodbath. In the film, he is seen strangling the District 5 male and smashing his head against a supply case, revealing that the District 8 male has some strength in himself. Later, the District 8 male is seen confronting Thresh with a spear as he runs out of the Cornucopia. Thresh then knocks his spear away and hits the District 8 male in the throat with his sword. His corpse is the first seen at the end of the bloodbath with a slash mark over his throat.

Muttation
After his death, the male tribute from District 8, like all the other fallen tributes, had his DNA mixed with that of a wolf to form a muttation which had similar characteristics to the fallen tribute. It's unknown whether his mutt lived or died.

Film portrayal
In the [http://thehungergames.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hunger_Games_(film) film ] of The Hunger Games, the District 8 tribute is portrayed by Samuel Tan.

Trivia

 * He is presumed to be one of the last few tributes to die in the bloodbath.
 * He was one of the two unnamed tributes to kill another tribute, the other one being the District 5 male.
 * His odds of winning were 3-1 very good for a non -career tribute
 * In the film, in the arena, he wears a tanish yellow jacket with brown stripes.