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Finnick Odair

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The Hunger Games Character Guide

Finnick Odair is the male tribute from District 4 who was reaped into the Third Quarter Quell. He is 25 years old and described as being very handsome, muscular, athletic, and tall with tan skin, bronze hair, and stunning sea-green eyes. He is very popular among the people of the Capitol, both because he is a victorious Career tribute and because he is known for having many lovers in the Capitol, none of whom he stays with for long.
At age 14, he won the 65th Hunger Games by using a trident and a net against other tributes. Katniss remarks that the trident given to him by a sponsor may have been the most expensive gift ever seen in the Games. During the Quarter Quell, Katniss is hesitant to make Finnick her ally, because she does not trust him, and because he appears to be shallow, arrogant, and superficial. However, Finnick soon proves to be trustworthy by saving Peeta by using CPR to resuscitate him (which Katniss notes as, "one of the things I will never stop owing him for"), and using his skills to provide shelter. When jabberjays that make sounds of the screams of loved ones being tortured appear in the Quell, the one made to target Finnick uses the voice of Annie Cresta, his "poor, mad lover" in District 4, who was also a victor of the Games.
In Mockingjay, Finnick enters a deep depression, a result of Annie being held prisoner by the Capitol, and forms a close bond with Katniss over their mutual pain and experiences. He assists with the rebellion by appearing in rebel propaganda. He later reveals that victors of the Games are often forced have relationships with wealthy citizens of the Capitol by President Snow, which resulted in Finnick's reputation for having many lovers. He also reveals all of the political secrets he learned from clients, including the fact that President Snow only became the leader of Panem by poisoning his opponents.
Finnick is reunited with Annie, after District 13 rescued her, Johanna, and Peeta from the Capitol. Once they are reunited, they marry. Finnick is a member of the "Star Squad" that goes to fight in the Capitol during the final stages of the rebellion. He and Katniss fight off lizard mutations during their attempt to infiltrate the Capitol. Finnick held off the mutts so that Katniss would be able to escape, but was dragged back by them before he could escape himself. Katniss says "Nightlock" three times into the Holo, causing it to explode, allowing Finnick to die quickly and painlessly. Some months after his death, Annie gives birth to their son.