Name: Katniss Everdeen
Distinguishing Characteristics: Tough-as-nails attitude and an ace markswoman.
Played by: Jennifer Lawrence
Description: The population of District 12 is down in the dumps, but Katniss has it especially tough. A mining accident killer her father, her mom’s bed-ridden with depression, her sister Primrose is only a young girl—but Katniss survives day-to-day by hunting in the surrounding forests and trading in the underbelly of the District. Her defining quality is bravery, clearly evidenced when she sacrifices herself as a replacement for Primrose in the 74th Hunger Games tribute selection. Competing in a no holds barred fight to the death is no easy concept for a sixteen-year-old to swallow, but thanks to her days killing rabbits with a bow and arrow, Katniss is a fierce competitor. Her most difficult task? Gussying up for all the rapid Hunger Games fans.
Name: Cato
Distinguishing Characteristics: Innately strong; willingly participates in the Hunger Games
Played by: Alexander Ludwig
Description: Cato is a male tribute from District 2 and one of the strongest, most threatening competitors in this year’s Hunger Games. He has trained his whole life for the glory of winning the Games and serves as Katniss’s main competition in the arena. For him, the Games is more of an honor, than a death sentence. Cato’s confidence and assertiveness makes him all the more dangerous to the other tributes.
