Thresh

Thresh was the male tribute from District 11 in the 74th Hunger Games. Strong and burly, he featured a real problem to the other tributes participating in the Games. Almost nothing about him is known before the reaping aside from the amount of family he had left.

Personality
Thresh was the male tribute from District 11 for the 74th Hunger Games. Little is known about him throughout the first two books in the series, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, save his appearance, family members, tactics for the Hunger Games and his actions throughout the course of the Games, especially those in the presence of Katniss Everdeen, the female tribute from District 12, and hence, one of his opponents in the arena.

Thresh showed mercy towards Katniss when they met in the arena, and also at a time when he had the advantage in terms of combat, as he believed that he owed her for being in alliance with and avenging Rue, the female counterpart from his district. Through this action Thresh is shown as having a certain degree of honour and dignity. By attempting to avenge Rue, Thresh also showed a side of kindness, which, in this case, is directed towards an innocent twelve-year-old girl. Another aspect of Thresh's personality is that he is vengeful. Other of Thresh's actions that reveal his personality include his choice of solitude throughout the duration of the Games, demonstrating his preference to work alone.

Throughout the Hunger Games, Thresh has always been a Tribute who commanded respect and was feared by virtually everyone in the arena, even the whole Career pack, who at the time consisted of Clove, Cato, Glimmer, Marvel, the girl from District 4 and Peeta Mellark. Thresh's physical aptitude was often complimented by Katniss. It is also revealed in training that when the Career Tributes asked him to join their pack, he refused.

Death
The exact way in which Thresh's death came about is unknown, although Katniss believes that he was killed by Cato after Cato chased him into a grain field because Thresh snatched his District 2 backpack. Also that they believe Foxface couldn't have killed him. Katniss and Peeta find out about Thresh's death from their cave, and it can be ascertained that he was killed during a thunderstorm, presumably created by the Gamemakers, as the cannon that announced his death was inaudible. Thresh placed 5th out of 24 tributes, which is a very high score for a tribute from a poor district like 11.

Mutt
Thresh's muttation was said to be the biggest of them all, once again referring to his massive build. His mutt was killed by Katniss when it tried to leap on top of the Cornucopia as Cato, Peeta and Katniss tried to stay away from the rest of the pack.

Tactics
In the Hunger Games, Thresh only had one known tactic: to occupy a portion of the arena and to seldom leave its boundaries. It is unknown if Thresh participated in the initial bloodbath at the Cornucopia. Thresh chose to enter a field of grass that was as tall as Peeta's shoulders, seeing the area as both a threat and a source of food, water, shelter and safety. He saw it as a place of safety particularly because it resembled his home District 11. Thresh was drawn out of his domain when the feast was announced, and this was where he met Katniss and Clove. It was noted that Thresh looked even bigger and well fed since the games had begun. (He was from district 11, a poor district, where no one gets enough to eat.)With the latter meeting Katniss's death at his hands, rightfully enraged as he was by the slaughter of Rue, who he learned was killed by the Careers. After giving Clove a fatal wound, Thresh confronts Katniss, who reveals to him that she was allied with Rue, and implores him to kill her quickly, rather than choose a slow, painful death for her. However, Thresh, feeling that he owed Katniss for trying to save Rue, spares her life, telling her that they were both even after that gesture. He then picks up his own and District Two's backpacks, tells Katniss to run, and brings on Cato as a pursuer, which supposedly lead to his death.

Family
Thresh's family is revealed in Catching Fire, the sequel to the The Hunger Games. Thresh has only two known family members, both female, one, a tall, muscular girl whom Katniss believes is Thresh's sister, and an old woman with a hunched back, who is believed to be Thresh's grandmother. However, the exact connection of Thresh with both of the women is unknown.

Appearance
Thresh is adorned with dark brown skin and dark hair. He is described as having strange golden brown eyes. Katniss said that with his massive size, six and a half foot tall, and dark coloured skin, he was set with muscles like an ox. He is also known for having the same skin tone as Rue, the female Tribute from his District, but it is mentioned in the book that "the resemblance stops there" in reference to the similarity in appearance between Thresh and the female counterpart from his District. Katniss often thinks of Thresh as a "physical wonder".

Name
Like many other characters in The Hunger Games series, Thresh's name has an actual meaning. "Thresh" is a method of harvesting grain that involves flailing the plant around. This name makes sense for his character because he is from District 11, the district that supplies grain, and because he is described as a very large and brutish looking person, a little bit like Cato.

Film portrayal
He will be portrayed by Dayo Okeniyi in The Hunger Games film.