District 8 female (74th HG)

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

Tribute Parade
In the film, the District 8 female is first seen in the Tribute Parade with her district partner, wearing pink and blue costumes that symbolize jesters with a star pattern and bow hats on them. She is seen in many different shots in the parade scene, waving excitedly at the audience.

Training
The District 8 female is not explicitly shown in the training scene. However, it is likely she was very powerful and talented as she was estimated to have a 5-1 odds of winning. This is odd, considering she is not a career tribute. She was also, potentially, seen as stronger than Glimmer, in the Gamemaker's point of view.



Cornucopia Bloodbath
The District 8 female survived the initial Cornucopia bloodbath, and managed to escape into the forest. As she got a sword, she scarred the District 5 male's leg, before he was killed by Cato. Her district partner, however, was stabbed by Marvel.

The Games
On the first night of the Games, she gave in to the cold and started a fire near a tree which Katniss Everdeen was resting in, which Katniss described as a "foolish" decision. Sure enough, the smoke from her fire attracted the Career tributes Cato, Clove, Glimmer, Marvel and Peeta Mellark to her location. Cato eventually attacked her with his sword, and her scream was heard by Katniss. When no cannon sounded, Peeta agreed to go back and finish her off, effectively killing her. She placed 12th out of 24 and 13th out of 24 in the film.

Muttation
Following her death, her DNA was mixed with a wolf-like creature to create the "Mutations", which were the key figures for the finale of the 74th annual Hunger Games. One mutt was specificially citied as having "red curls" by Katniss. That mutt could symbolise the District 8 female or the District 9 female, because both tributes have red hair and curly locks

Trivia



 * In the film, she weighs 116 pounds and is 13 years old, according to the Odds Board shown in the film.
 * It was confirmed that the District 9 male, District 9 female, District 10 female and District 8 female were considered extra characters and they only shot the parade; the only characters who participated after the chariot rides was District 8 female after the bloodbath, and the District 9 male in training.
 * She is probably one of the most powerful tributes with a 5-1 odds of winning, which are the same odds as both Clove and Marvel.
 * She, along with Cato, was one of the tributes in the 74th Hunger Games to be mortally wounded and then mercifully killed. She was mortally wounded by Cato and then mercifully killed by Peeta in the book, while Cato was mauled by mutts, and mercifully killed by Katniss.
 * Her death was changed in the movie because when she sees the Careers, Cato gives Glimmer his sword instead of Cato killing her himself. Her cannon is also heard shortly after her scream whereas in the book, her death is held, as Cato only wounds her and Peeta has to finish her.
 * 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 she stood on the right and the male on the left.
 * She lasted 8 hours, 12 minutes and 8 seconds in the Hunger Games.
 * In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire she, like her district partner, appears as a holographic portrait in Katniss and Peeta's Victory tour.

Film portrayal
She is portrayed by Mackenzie Lintz in the The Hunger Games film.