Welcome to Celebrate Your Victors: Spotlight, a weekly feature where we take you back to the moments where those eligible for this year’s Quarter Quell first became victors.
Brutus by Samantha Sisson (@65thvictor)
Brutus Gunn at 17
Fifty-Fifth Victor
District Two
There are some Games where the victor is recognized long before their win, and this was the case with Brutus, the 55th Hunger Games victor from the masonry district. Upon his reaping, no one doubted the ability of the teen to win. At the time, more bets were placed on him than any tribute in history, though this was later to be broken by victor Finnick Odair of District Four. Brutus was intimidating and confident, and remains such into his days as a victor.
Systematically taking down the tributes with his arsenal of weapons gained during the Bloodbath at the Cornucopia, most of the other competitors spent their arena time keeping out of his way. Brutus was as fierce as infamous tribute Titus, though thankfully without the cannibalism. Not even the tributes in his alliance - Valda, his partner from Two, and both tributes from One - were spared his wrath when the time came. Should he be reaped for the Quarter Quell, there is a good chance that history could repeat itself.
Marina Chekov (aka Samantha Sisson) is an extraordinary artist, writer, and the co-founder of PanemKitchen.com, our favorite place to explore the world of Panem through it's cuisine. Follow her on twitter at @65thvictor.