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Marvel was the male tribute from District 1 in the 74th Hunger Games.

The 74th Hunger Games


Marvel was the male tribute from District 1 in the the 74th Hunger Games. As a Career Tribute, Marvel was strong and ruthless, yet overconfident. It is also mentioned by Katniss that he might have not been the smartest. It is unknown if he volunteered or was reaped for the Games. He presumably trained for the Games like most tributes from his district.

During the opening ceremonies, he and his district partner, Glimmer, were spray painted silver and were wearing tunics. In the movie, Glimmer and Marvel wore fuschia outfits belted out in sequins and feathers, representing their district export, luxury goods. Katniss points out that they both looked gorgeous.

Training
During training in the film, he saw Peeta's weakness and viewed him as a meal until Peeta's true strength was revealed, leaving him and the other Careers surprised. He showed great skill at spear throwing, that made him deadly at a distance. He received a training score of 9. In the film, he was given the odds of 5-1, just like Clove.



During his interview with Caesar Flickerman, he wore a blue suit, and was obviously trying to be funny, but his interview tactic is unknown.

Bloodbath
Marvel, being a Career, was able to survive the Cornucopia bloodbath, due to the fact that he was a Career from District 1, and had probably trained for the games. During the bloodbath he is seen first stabbing the girl from District 3, injuring her. He is later seen spearing the girl from District 7 in the heart. He possibly killed the District 9 female. Marvel also killed the District 8 male.

Alliance
Marvel, along with Glimmer, Cato, Clove, Peeta Mellark, the District 3 male (after the tracker jacker attack), and the District 4 female, form a typical alliance which includes two non-Careers (Peeta and the District 3 male).

Marvel helped the Careers chase Katniss Everdeen up a tree. Realizing that it will be difficult to attack her, he and the other Careers form a camp below her. While in her tree, Katniss sees Rue, the female tribute from District 11, in a nearby tree. Rue points out a tracker jacker nest hanging near her which Katniss manages to drop onto the Careers, forcing them to flee to the nearby lake.

After Marvel and the other Careers recovered from their tracker jacker injuries, they began to hunt for tributes again. When Katniss and Rue formed their plan to destroy the supplies, Rue made a fire as a decoy to smoke the Careers out and go to the fire to kill the tribute who started it. Marvel and the others set out to find Rue, but after the supplies were destroyed by land mines set up from the District 3 boy, Marvel watched Cato snap the District 3 boy's neck. Marvel and Clove were able to calm Cato down and told him that the one who destroyed their supplies was probably killed as well in the explosion. They wait for night to see the faces of those who were killed and find that the tribute did not die. Marvel, Cato, and Clove then set out to hunt the other tributes.

Death
Marvel sets a trap which Rue accidentally runs into while searching for Katniss. As Rue screams for help, Katniss cuts Rue out of the trap, and Marvel threw a spear that hit Rue right in her abdomen. Katniss shot him in the neck with an arrow before he could pull another spear to defend himself.

He attempted to remove the arrow by pulling it out, but had already lost too much blood to survive, (the impact could have also damaged his jugular), and as Katniss put it, he drowned in his own blood. Overall, Marvel placed 8th out of 24, which was higher than his female counterpart, Glimmer.

In the film, he is shot in the heart, rather than the neck. In addition, his killing of Rue is almost accidental, as he throws the spear at Katniss, who sidesteps to grab her bow and arrows so she can shoot him, and the spear hits Rue instead. But both resulted in the deaths of Rue and himself.

Mutt
When the wolf muttations of the fallen tributes appeared chasing Cato, Marvel's was one of the pack, with brown fur and particularly taller and skinnier than the other mutts. It is unknown if the muttation of Marvel survived the battle between the pack and Cato, Peeta, and Katniss.

Catching Fire
In Catching Fire, Katniss and Peeta go to District 1 on their victory tour. Katniss learns his name was Marvel. She also wonders how she couldn't have known his name and feels ashamed because of this. Katniss also feels uncomfortable, as she was responsible for the deaths of both Marvel and Glimmer. She spots his family, and she tries to not look them in the eye.

Victims
During the bloodbath, Marvel is shown spearing the District 7 female in the heart. He stabbed the girl from District 3 twice, only injuring her, who was soon killed by the District 5 boy, and also possibly killed the District 9 girl during the bloodbath. He also killed Rue, by throwing a spear into her abdomen. He also killed the District 8 male.

Personality


Marvel was brutal and powerful. He was also shrewd, suggesting that Peeta's presence in the Career Alliance could lead them to Katniss and setting the trap that cost Rue her life. He (along with Clove) was diplomatic, successfully tempering Cato's rage and calming him when he lost control of himself. Katniss deemed Marvel arrogant when she found dried fruit in his backpack despite Marvel having had a large food supply at the Career camp. He was raised with a career mindset and lived a life of luxury back in District 1.

In The Hunger Games: Tribute Guide, it is mentioned that Marvel is "the sharpest tool in the shed"

Physical description
Marvel is described rather more skinny and tall than muscular and fit, unlike the other Careers. In the movie, he has short light brown hair and green eyes. He is the second tallest tribute at 6'3 behind Thresh at 6'5.

Film portrayal
Jack Quaid played Marvel in the film adaption of The Hunger Games.

Trivia

 * His odds of winning are 5-1 same as Clove.
 * It is shown that he weighs 165 pounds.
 * Katniss kills him and his District 1 partner, Glimmer
 * He scored a 9 in training, the same as his district partner, Glimmer
 * In the tribute guide, Marvel is described as "not being the sharpest tool in the shed".
 * All the known tributes he killed were female.
 * His name was first mentioned in Catching Fire.

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