The Hunger Games Wiki
The Hunger Games Wiki
864
pages

"Coriolanus glanced over in time to see the District 10 girl retrieve the cheese sandwich and take a furious bite before the bullets pierced her body, slamming her into the bars."
Coriolanus Snow describing Brandy's death.[src]

Brandy was the female tribute from District 10 who was reaped to participate in the 10th Hunger Games. She had spent her life butchering hogs. Her mentor was Arachne Crane.

Quick Answers

Did Brandy survive the 10th Hunger Games? toggle section
Brandy, a tribute from District 10 in the 10th Hunger Games, was killed by Peacekeepers after she slit the throat of her mentor, Arachne Crane, prior to the start of the games.
Provided by: Fandom
What was Brandy's profession before she was reaped for the Hunger Games? toggle section
Prior to her selection for the 10th Hunger Games, Brandy's occupation was hog butchering in District 10, an area recognized for its livestock production. She was the female tribute chosen for her district during the reaping.
Provided by: Fandom
Who was Brandy's mentor in the Hunger Games? toggle section
In the 10th Hunger Games, Brandy was mentored by Arachne Crane, an elite senior from the Academy. Crane hailed from an affluent Capitol family with a background in the travel sector.
Provided by: Fandom
What is the main industry of District 10 where Brandy grew up? toggle section
District 10, where Brandy was raised, primarily operates slaughterhouses, processing hogs and cattle. This district also preserves its cattle herds' genetic diversity through the implantation of long-frozen cow embryos.
Provided by: Fandom
How was Brandy transported to the Capitol for the Hunger Games? toggle section
For the Hunger Games, Brandy was moved to the Capitol in a grimy cattle car. On reaching, she was placed in the monkey house at the Capitol Zoo. Additionally, she and the remaining tributes were restrained using a crane attached to a truck.
Provided by: Fandom

Biography

Brandy at the reaping.

Brandy at the reaping.

Brandy grew up in District 10, spending most of her time butchering hogs, as the district's main industry is livestock. She became her district's female tribute in the reaping for the 10th Hunger Games.[1]

Along with the other tributes, Brandy was taken to the Capitol in a dirty cattle car. From there, they were dumped into the monkey house at the Capitol Zoo.[2] During the first mentor-tribute meeting, Brandy told her mentor, Arachne Crane, of her life in District 10. Arachne was disgusted at first, though she later realized she could come up with something using her knowledge of the district from previous visits there.[2]

Death

Brandy died two days after the reaping, on July 6th. Arachne brought the starved Brandy a sandwich in the zoo, but instead of handing it over, she lectured her and taunted the tribute for the spectating Capitol citizens. However, Brandy grabbed the handle of Arachne's own knife and leaned forward to slit Arachne's throat.[3]

After the mentor dropped the sandwich and Coriolanus Snow arrived in a futile attempt to help Arachne, Brandy retrieved the sandwich and took a furious bite before being gunned down by Peacekeepers. Brandy was the first of the tributes to die, before the Hunger Games had even begun. Sejanus Plinth was seen sprinkling breadcrumbs over her body, as was tradition in District 2, before being pulled away by a Peacekeeper.[1]

During Arachne's funeral, Brandy's bullet-ridden body was hoisted high in the air by a crane affixed to a truck, where the remaining tributes were shackled.[4]

Etymology

Brandy's name comes from the term branding, the method of marking livestock with a seal to identify their ownership.

Trivia

  • Brandy is the first tribute to die on-screen, though not due to the Hunger Games.
    • Because of this, in the film, her face on the screen is never seen without the death logo over it, even in behind-the-scenes photos, where the faces of other tributes killed before the start of the games can be seen.
  • Brandy could have been one of the “stronger” tributes during the 10th Hunger Games like her district partner, Tanner. Given her background in District 10, Brandy would have also had some knowledge and experience using tools as weapons.

Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 7
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 3
  3. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 6
  4. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 9
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Main Characters Coriolanus SnowLucy Gray BairdSejanus Plinth
Supporting Characters TigrisGrandma'amVolumnia GaulCasca HighbottomClemensia DovecoteLysistrata VickersFestus Creed
Tributes FacetVelvereenMarcusSabynCircTesleeMizzenCoralHySolOttoGinneeTreechLaminaBobbinWoveyPanloSheafTannerBrandyReaperDillJessup
Mentors Livia CardewPalmyra MontyFlorus FriendIo JasperUrban CanvillePersephone PriceDennis FlingIphigenia MossApollo RingDiana RingVipsania SicklePliny HarringtonJuno PhippsHilarius HeavensbeeGaius BreenAndrocles AndersonDomitia WhimsiwickArachne CraneFelix Ravinstill
Groups AcademyCoveyPeacekeepersUniversityCapitol families
Locations PanemThe CapitolDistrict 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13
Behind the Scenes Suzanne CollinsSantino Fontana