Morphlings

This article is about the Hunger Games tributes. For the addictive drug, see Morphling (drug).

Morphlings
Biographical Information
Occupation	Victors Tributes Painters
Home	Victors' Village in District 6
Weapon	Camouflage Stealth
Fate	Deceased
Physical Information
Gender	Male and female
Appearances
Book Appearances	Catching Fire
Movie Appearances	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Portrayed by	Justin Hix & Megan Hayes

"We seem particularly riveting to the pair from District 6, who are known morphling addicts. Both bone thin, with sagging yellowish skin. They can't tear their overlarge eyes away..."

—Katniss Everdeen on the morphlings.

The morphlings were two tributes from District 6, one male and one female. They each won a previous unknown Hunger Games and participated in the 75th Hunger Games. As victors, they were likely given the responsibility of mentoring other tributes from District 6.

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What is the significance of the Morphlings in the Hunger Games?

In the Hunger Games series, the Morphlings are two victors from District 6 who participated in the 75th Hunger Games. Despite their morphling addiction, they were involved in the rebellion. They excelled in camouflage and stealth. During the 75th Hunger Games, the male Morphling was killed early on, and the female Morphling sacrificed herself to save Peeta from a monkey muttation.

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How did the Morphlings win their respective Hunger Games?

The Morphlings, known as the District 6 tributes, achieved victory in their respective Hunger Games through the strategic use of camouflage. Their physical deterioration, caused by a narcotic called morphling, did not hinder their ability to win.

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Why did the Morphlings turn to the drug 'morphling'?

Morphlings, victors of the Hunger Games from District 6, used the drug 'morphling' to manage severe trauma. Morphling, a potent and addictive substance, serves as a painkiller and mood stabilizer, numbing intense emotions and replacing them with a feeling of emptiness. Prolonged use, however, can cause significant weight loss, skin yellowing signaling liver damage, and severe withdrawal symptoms.

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What role did the Morphlings play in mentoring other tributes from District 6?

The Morphlings, a male and female pair from District 6, were victors in prior Hunger Games. Despite their physical deterioration from morphling addiction, they were tasked with mentoring other District 6 tributes. Their expertise in stealth and camouflage, coupled with their victor status, would have been instrumental in their mentoring roles.

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Why did one of the Morphlings save Peeta in the 75th Hunger Games?

In the 75th Hunger Games, the female Morphling from District 6 sacrificed herself to save Peeta Mellark from a monkey muttation. She jumped in front of the attack, leading to her death. Peeta comforted her in her final moments, but her reasons for protecting him are not explicitly detailed.

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Biography

The morphlings won two unknown Hunger Games. These victors had turned to a narcotic pain killer called morphling to cope with the horrors of their previous Games and were thus in very poor physical condition. The morphling had made their skin sag a bit and turn a vulgar, yellow color.

Third Quarter Quell

The morphlings at the reaping.

The two of them were quite fascinated by painting, as they spent most of their time training in the camouflage station painting each other during the training days. This likely is what they used to present themselves to the Gamemakers. This left Peeta with very few supplies left over, and a colossal mess when it was his turn. Before the Games, Haymitch approached Mags, Finnick, Johanna, Wiress, Beetee, Blight, Chaff, Seeder, Cecelia, Woof, and the morphlings to make an alliance and keep Katniss and Peeta alive, as he knew he could trust them. He did not tell either Katniss or Peeta about these previous alliances but sent them hidden messages. They later joined hands with the rest of the tributes as a sign of strength and rebellion at the interviews.

Deaths

At the start of the Games, the morphlings reached the Cornucopia shortly after Finnick and Katniss (because Mags swam to Katniss while Finnick was retrieving Peeta). During the bloodbath, the male was killed but the female escaped.

The female morphling dies in Peeta's arms.

Later when Peeta, Katniss and Finnick were attacked by monkey mutts, Peeta was about to be bitten by one when the female morphling jumped in front of him, and she took a lethal bite to the chest instead..

Male morphling's death portrait.

After Peeta finished off the monkeys, he took her body to the beach where he comforted her by telling her to look at the colors of the sunrise. Katniss observed that she was shaking and didn't know whether it was the shock from the attack, or withdrawal from her morphling, and she soon died in Peeta's arms. After she bled to death, Peeta took her corpse to the water to let it drift off until a hovercraft came to take it away. He later questioned why she sacrificed herself for him.

Trivia

• The female morphling's death was similar to Rue's and Maysilee Donner's, as all were comforted. All three received peaceful last moments due to a District 12 victor (Katniss, Haymitch and Peeta).
• Despite the fact they are extremely disabled from years of morphling addiction, they must have been still capable enough for Haymitch Abernathy to trust them with the knowledge of the rebellion.

Gallery

The morphlings.

The morphlings at the interviews for the 75th Hunger Games.