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Name: Maximus Ajax

District: 3

Age: 18

Personality: Maximus is a gentle giant; although he is strong despite having only one arm he never uses his strength to attack unless provoked or influenced. For the most part, he is charming, nice, and gentle. He discourages bullying; having a bullying past feels no one should experience what he went through. He is protecting of his friends, family, and loved ones. He’s usually very calm and gentle with everyone, only using self-defense to avenge Titus’ death.

Appearance: Maximus has silky brown hair, spiked at the front. He has caramel brown eyes and high cheek bones. He is missing a left arm. He has a very great stocky build, though his strength is usually underestimated since he is has a disability. If he had both of his arms, he’d probably be considered “handsome” at his school instead of being bullied constantly.

Strengths: Maximus has always been very strong; he can put up a fight even with only one arm. He can easily handle a blade and take a life with one, even though he’d rather not want to. He is also very agile and fast, he’s a very fast sprinter and one of the best in his class.

Weaknesses: Maximus struggles at climbing. Not only is he very heavy, but holding himself with one arm makes climbing an even bigger struggle for him. Also, Maximus isn’t very brilliant at plant identification either. He’s spent most of his life in the urban industry and will have a hard time adapting to an outdoor arena.

Fears: Thanatophobia [Specifically the death of his loved ones.]

Weapons: Katana, Kama

Weight: 185 pounds, 83.9146 kilograms

Height: 6 feet and 1 inch

Backstory: Maximus was one of the lucky ones that were affected by Thalidomide. He only suffered the loss of his right arm after his mother took a drug called Thalidomide thinking that the pill would only help her morning sickness and nothing more. She bought the drug from a “doctor” that soon closed after selling the drug to many women seeking for a pain killer from morning sickness during pregnancy. Soon, the “doctor” was arrested but not before he affected the many lives of children. His mother always blamed herself for causing the physical disability that her son had, but Maximus never blamed her as she never knew. Maximus continued to live life in District 3 normally, and he never let his absence of his left arm slow him down. He was satisfied with his work in school, and he never got any attention for his disability until he reached high school. In middle school, he was never called on and bullied for his disability, however in high school that all changed. He was constantly picked on, as his bullies knew that without a left arm he’d have trouble defending himself. He never told his mother about it, because he knew she’d be sad because he was being bullied by something she thought she caused. He fought through the bullying, knowing that high school was only four years of his life and he’d have the rest of his 60 years to do something he wanted to do. Near the end of grade 10, a fellow male student attempted to stop the bullies while they were harassing and abusing Maximus. The attempt temporarily worked and the student, who he eventually got to know as Titus became very close friends with him. The bullying never stopped, but Maximus felt much better when Titus was on his side. Soon, the two of them became even more than friends and they stirred up a relationship. Their relationship only continued to grow stronger as the days passed. Months before graduation, they were already planning to be engaged in the future. Although their love was strong, most of the students around them were uncomfortable with them around the school. They were often ignored by students and bullied even more, though they never let it affect them too much. Soon, the bullying escalated. The two of them were cornered and slowly forced to back into an ally after school time. One of the bullies pulled out a pocket knife and the bully attacked the couple with nothing to defend themselves. After a long tussle, Titus fell to the ground with a pocket knife sticking out of his skull. Enraged, Maximus powered through his attackers and severely injured some of them, despite only having one single arm. The bullies underestimated Maximus’ strength, and accused him for someone he wasn’t. Justice came to the scene and charges were placed. The bullies had no escape from the law and were charged, some with bigger fines than the others. Maximus narrowly escaped the worst of trouble, after the judge agreed that Maximus attacking back was a form of protection for himself, after being bullied for years by his attackers. He was declared innocent by the judge and he continued to live life in District 3. His mother mourned even more, believing that Maximus’ life would’ve been better if she never took the medication she had before. Maximus still continued to tell her that it was never her fault. His parents accepted the fact that he was gay, and Maximus was able to live the rest of his life. Days later, Maximus was reaped into the Hunger Games. He tried to stay positive, as he stayed fit for his whole life and he has the strength and the wits to become a potential victor. Although he knew that the chances of him winning weren’t very high, he knew that there was always a chance where he could shine.

Token: A leather bracelet, given by Titus before his tragic death.

Alliance: He’d go into an alliance without the careers, as he doesn’t want to be a part of them. The feeling of being part of a blood-thirsty killing pack makes him feel like a bully himself. Besides that, he’ll accept anything.

Bloodbath Plan: Maximus wants to run in and out of the bloodbath quickly, retrieving a backpack and possibly a knife to defend him with; he’s afraid he’ll be singled out by the careers due to his disability, thinking they may consider him an easy target. He wants to be able to get a decent amount of supplies, yet he also wants to escape the bloodbath as soon as possible, like most of the tributes.

Games Plan: Maximus will stay with his alliance, if he has one, and not go killing unless influenced or provoked. If he is alone, it is highly unlikely he’ll participate in combat unless attacked or until the very end of the games where he has no choice. If he’s in an alliance, it usually depends. He’ll try his best to preserve his food and water supply so it’ll last for a while, and he’ll continue to do simple work-out routines in the arena so he’ll continue to stay fit.

Interview Plan: He’ll try to stay cheery and carefree, so he’ll remain liked by the audience. If he’s desperate, he’ll talk about his past so he could possibly receive sympathy. Maximus will talk about the interesting points of him, so he’ll always keep the audience listening and eager for more.

Training Score Guidelines: Like most tributes, Maximus will strive for his best. He’ll slice a few dummies with a long thick blade, and demonstrate his hand to hand combat skills. With only one hand, he hopes to impress the gamemakers with his strength despite his disability. He’ll avoid things like climbing or the bow and arrows, which are almost impossible without use of two hands. He’ll try his best and show what he can do.

He’s physically disabled & homosexual. Two minorities = twice as awesome. :3