Finnick Odair

Finnick Odair was a male victor from District 4. He is known for being the victor of the 65th Hunger Games and a tribute of the 3rd Quarter Quell.

Biography
Finnick won the 65th Hunger Games at the age of 14, where he was mentored by previous District 4 victor, Mags. During the 65th Hunger Games he was sent a trident, which might have been the most expensive gift ever given in the Games. The trident was a weapon which he wielded with proficiency and with the help of a net he wove by hand from some vines, he managed to trap his opponents in his net and then kill them with his trident. During the 74th Hunger Games he served as the mentor for District 4, as revealed in Mockingjay when he becomes the expert on Peeta's memories of his two times in the arena. He participated in the 3rd Quarter Quell a year later, and became part of an alliance with Peeta Mellark, Katniss Everdeen, Wiress, Beetee, Johanna Mason and previous mentor Mags. Katniss attributes Finnick's success to a combination of his extraordinary physical skill and his unprecedented popularity among the Capitol. Although he is a good fighter with the spears and knives gathered in the Cornucopia, the extravagant gifts he receives, and his trident ensure he makes it out alive.

At the beginning of the 3rd Quarter Quell, he startled Katniss with his proposal for an alliance. She was unsure of how to react, but accepted his offer after she noticed his golden bracelet that she knew came from Haymitch. Still not fully trusting of him, Katniss remained extremely wary of his every move. However, he proved his usefulness and reliability when he revived Peeta when he accidentally ran into a force field, and saved Peeta in the midst of a fight, even though it meant he got wounded himself. Finnick became deeply emotional when Mags ran into the poison fog and died, letting Peeta live instead of herself. When Katniss and Finnick were hunting for water, there was a jabberjay attack, with the birds screaming in loved ones voices. This revealed that Finnick was in love with a mad girl from District 4 named Annie Cresta. After the arena was destroyed, Finnick, Beetee, and Katniss were rescued by a hovercraft from Plutarch Heavensbee; he told Katniss in the hovercraft that he was unable to go back for Peeta and Johanna, though he wished to.

In Mockingjay, at the beginning of the book Finnick was a little bit crazy with constant crying, and unable to focus on anything going on, mostly because he was concentrating so hard on what happened to Annie Cresta in the Capitol. She was kidnapped by the Capitol and was being tortured, and one of the only ways to keep himself sane was to make knots on a rope, over and over again, or just huddle up in a ball. He later gave that same rope to Katniss to help her during the bombing of 13. Eventually a rescue team saved Annie Cresta along with others. They were then married with much ceremony in District 13. They had one child together: a boy who, tragically, Finnick never even saw before his death.

Death
While on the mission to President Snow's mansion, the group was attacked by Lizard Muttations and Finnick was decapitated before Katniss could rescue him. She said "nightlock" three times into the Holo, which triggers it to blow up, and dropped it into the tunnel that they were crawling out of. As Finnick died, Katniss got impressions of his life, including a silver parachute bearing the trident that won him his Games, his life on the seas of District 4, and Annie's face.

Relationships
In order to stay popular in the Capitol, Finnick put on a flirtatious personality, fooling many of the Capitol's people into believing that they are his love. His conquests were legendary throughout Panem, and he was famed for being able to go through four or five people in each annual visit during the Hunger Games. However, in Catching Fire it was revealed that his one and only true love was Annie Cresta, the 70th Hunger Games victor who went insane when her partner tribute was beheaded in the arena. During his last interview with Caeser Flickerman, he recited a poem addressed to his one true love in the Capitol; while many members of the audience believed they were the subject, it is implied that the poem was actually written about Annie. In Mockingjay, it was revealed that President Snow "rented" his body out to wealthy Capitol citizens and if Finnick refused, President Snow would kill somebody he loved. Finnick also cared a lot for his mentor, Mags, who had volunteered to participate in the games again. Finnick was close friends with Johanna Mason and fairly good allies with Katniss, Peeta, Wiress, and Beetee. He became a closer friend to Katniss in Mockingjay. He married Annie Cresta and the pair had one son together who was born after Finnick's death.

Description
Katniss views Finnick as being kind, though a bit conceited. He was described as being extremely handsome. He was tall, muscular, and athletic, with golden skin, bronze-colored hair, and "incredible" sea green eyes. Katniss also states that he has a seductive purr which he used on her when they met in the 3rd Quarter Quell.

Trivia

 * When Finnick meets Katniss in Catching Fire, he asks her if she wants a sugar cube. This was later referenced as a joke in Mockingjay.


 * Gale also once thought that Finnick had a crush on Katniss, said during Mockingjay.