Romulus Thread

"Very well. Get your cousin out of here, girl. And if he comes to, remind him that the next time he poaches off the Capitol's land, I'll assemble that firing squad personally."

- Romulus to Katniss Everdeen

Romulus Thread becomes the new Head Peacekeeper of District 12 during Catching Fire.

Biography
Harsh and unforgiving, Thread appeared in Catching Fire, ready to enforce the law, no matter what. Being fiercely loyal to the Capitol, he was willing to do whatever it took, going to such extremes that he injured Katniss, the Victor of District 12 who had an upcoming modeling session.

Upon arrival, Thread brutally flogged Gale Hawthorne, who had been caught poaching a wild turkey. Although Gale had been selling meat to the Peacekeepers of District 12 for years, they turned a blind eye to this illegal poaching, since they were his best customers. Gale went to sell the turkey to Cray, Thread's predecessor, when he unexpectedly found Thread at Cray's house. Thread saw Gale's poaching as a flogging offense, threatened to kill Katniss or Gale if he saw either one of them in the woods. Darius tried to intervene after about 20 lashes by grabbing Thread's arm and was struck in the head by Thread, knocking him unconscious.

After that display of cruelty, people stayed inside their houses, rather than risking the wrath of the new band of Peacekeepers, including Katniss. A few days later, however, Katniss crept out of her house and headed to the woods where she met Bonnie and Twill. Upon her return she found Peacekeepers sent by Thread to deliver a message: the fences will now be electrified 24/7.

It is later revealed that Darius had probably been turned in to the Capitol by the Peacekeepers lead by Thread. Due to this, Darius was made into an Avox specifically as a warning to Katniss.

While Thread was the Head Peacekeeper, he burned down The Hob, knowing it was the place Katniss used to sell her game.

It is unknown if the Capitol got him out before the Bombing, but if they did not, he was likely tried and executed by the Rebels.

Work
Thread was the new Head Peacekeeper in District 12, replacing Cray, the previous Head Peacekeeper. Being the new Head Peacekeeper, he had to enforce Panem's laws in the District. If the law was broken by anyone, he arrangeed for punishment. Initially he had to go by District 12's Protocols when carrying out punishments as shown when Peacekeeper Purnia confirmed the amount of whip lashes one is supposed to receive, and what is punishable by death. Following actions by the District 12 Peacekeepers seem to indicate that previous punishments and protocols have been revoked by the Capitol in their aim to crush the rebellion in the Districts.

Personality
Thread is terribly loyal to the Capitol, and wouldn't hesitate to use brutal and cruel methods to enforce its rule. Thread was uncompromising and if the Capitol's oppressive laws were broken, he willingly carried out harsh punishments.

Physical appearance
Thread, as Katniss explains, had close shaved gray hair and dark gray eyes, not like those in the Seam. He looked especially cruel with his new Peacekeeper uniform.

Death
Thread was most likely killed in the bombings of District 12, though this is never confirmed. But if he did survive he would have likely been killed by the rebels so either way he is dead.

Film portrayal
Patrick St. Esprit will play Thread in the film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Etymology
was considered to be the legendary founder of the city of Rome as well as its first king. This ties in to the many references in the series.