Teslee

Teslee
Age	12–18
Occupation	Tribute (10th Hunger Games)
Home	District 3
Gender	Female
Fate	Deceased
Book Appearances	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Movie Appearances	The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Portrayed by	Vanessa Blanck

Teslee was the female tribute from District 3 in the 10th Hunger Games. Her mentor was Urban Canville. She gained praise by being smarter than she looked.

Biography

Teslee was reaped for the 10th Hunger Games along with her district partner, Circ. Prior to the reaping, Teslee (as the girl tribute from her district) was assigned Capitol-born Academy student Urban Canville as her mentor for the games. Like the other tributes, Teslee was immediately caged, shackled, and transported into the Capitol where she and her fellow competitors were dumped into the monkey house in the Capitol Zoo to be gawked at by Capitol citizens.

Like many of the other tributes, Teslee refused to divulge any personal information about herself to her mentor, remaining distant and hostile. Because of this, she did not appear at the interviews before the Games began.

10th Hunger Games

On the first day of the Games, Teslee and Circ collected drones that landed near Marcus's dead body. While assessing the damage, Teslee reattached some wires on another drone, leading to the lights blinking. When two more drones came in with gifts from Io Jasper, Circ's mentor, they collected them and ran back to the barricade after seeing Reaper Ash appear.

When only seven tributes remained in the arena, Dr. Volumnia Gaul released a swarm of venomous snake mutts into the arena in retaliation for the death of Gaius Breen. Teslee and Circ, who were both running away initially because of Treech, stopped to look at the snake tank. Unlike Treech, who had sprinted away immediately after the tank had burst, Circ and Teslee stayed only for a few moments of confusion, which came at a great cost. Teslee managed to narrowly escape the swarm of snakes by climbing up a pole, but her district partner was not so lucky, and quickly met his end thanks to the muttations' deadly venom.

Because of this, Teslee sobbed in terror. Mizzen, the male tribute from District 4, attempted to leap onto the pole across from Teslee for safety, and the snakes regrouped underneath her. As her grip began to fail, she looked towards Mizzen for help, but he was stunned. However, the snakes withdrew from Teslee's pole upon Lucy Gray Baird's arrival. Teslee shakily slid to the ground and climbed onto a chain-link fence, later disappearing behind the barricade.

Death

Later that day, Teslee appeared with the drone she had collected earlier, though it was slightly altered. As she flipped a switch, the drone ascended and headed towards Mizzen, revealing a cable that connected it to her wrist. As a different drone gifted Mizzen bread, it swerved and came back at him, and the same thing happened with three other drones. Together, they collided with and trapped him until he lost his balance, falling and snapping his neck on the ground. Satisfied, Teslee reeled in her drone and gave it a hug.

Unfortunately, she was promptly ambushed by Treech, who cleaved through her head with his axe, ending her life. This happened moments after Mizzen's death, and the screens were closed onto Teslee, so no one noticed Treech until it was too late. Her body was later added to Reaper's makeshift morgue.

Film adaptation

In The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, when the gong rang, Teslee stood still for a few seconds. When she saw Coral almost kill Lucy Gray, Teslee attempted to escape. However, Mizzen spotted her, and Teslee crawled on the ground until she reached the pile of rubble where Mizzen tried to strangle her. When he failed, he stabbed her with a knife. Teslee placed 16th.

Physical description

Teslee is described by Snow as a small, scruffy girl with dark, frizzy hair.

Etymology

Teslee's name comes from Nikola Tesla, a famous Serbian electrical engineer and inventor.