District 8 male (74th HG)

The District 8 male was a tribute who participated in the 74th Hunger Games.

74th Hunger Games


Before the games, he and his district partner wore blue and pink costumes with star patterns and hats with present bows representing textiles.

Training
In the film, the District 8 male was seen climbing the jungle gym in the Training Center, until he fell and hurt his leg. He stood behind Peeta while Atala is explaining about training. His odds of winning was 3-1.

Arena
The District 8 male died in the initial bloodbath. He was stationed on the left of the District 4 female and on the right of the District 6 female on the podiums before the games began. He tries to stab or punch Marvel, but Marvel slashes his throat with his dagger, and then started using a dagger to stab him to death, staining blood onto his weapon. As Cato kills the District 10 boy, Marvel continues to stab him. Also, while the District 5 boy battles the District 3 girl, the District 4 girl battles Cato, and the District 6 girl battles Glimmer, Marvel is still stabbing him to death. The last shot he appeared in was when he was laying on the floor while Marvel walked away from his dead body to kill other tributes. His body was shown with a slash mark, but it was unknown if Marvel stabbed him to death.

Muttation
After his death, the male tribute from District 8, like all the other fallen tributes, had his DNA mixed with a wolf to form a muttation which had similar characteristics to the fallen tribute. It is unknown if his mutt survived the fight.

Film portrayal
In the film adaption of The Hunger Games, the District 8 tribute was portrayed by Samuel Tan.

Trivia

 * In the film, he weighs 155 pounds and is 14 years old.
 * In training, his odds of winning were 3-1,
 * In the arena, he wore a goldenrod yellow jacket.
 * The District 8 boy, Samuel Tan, is seen in the special features of the DVD.
 * Same as Cato, his odds of winning were 3-1, a very high score for an outlying district, higher than Clove, Marvel, and Glimmer. This was supposedly the highest score for an unnamed tribute.
 * Samuel Tan tweeted that Jack Quaid, Marvel, killed him.
 * In the tribute parade the females were standing on the left of the chariot and the males on the right except for district 8 were the female stood on the right and the male on the left.