Wayne Rodriguez

Wayne Rodriguez is the Victor of the 81st Hunger Games, hailing from District 10. He was the first post-revolution Victor from District 10, and as a result played a role in the rebuilding of District 10 following the war alongside his mentor, Lovina Real. Because his mentor, Lovina, was one of the six pre-rebellion Victors to survive the war, Wayne was one of the only tributes with a Victor as his mentor during his Games, which may have played a part in his Victory.
Following his Victory in the 81st Hunger Games, Wayne returned as a mentor in the 82nd Hunger Games, mentoring alongside Lovina. He mentored one tribute in every Games from the 82nd to the 89th Hunger Games; in the 89th Games, Brandy Sheppard became District 10's third Victor under the mentorship of Lovina Real.
As more Victors were produced from District 10 were produced, Wayne mentored less frequently. Despite mentoring for many years, he wasn't able to produce a Victor until the 109th Hunger Games, 28 years after his own Victory, when Harley McDaniels won the Games with Wayne as his mentor.
Wayne ultimately served as a mentor in 16 Hunger Games, mentoring 16 individual tributes. Of these 16, only one (Harley McDaniels) became a Victor.
The last Games at which Wayne was present was the 127th Hunger Games. He served as a mentor alongside Harley McDaniels; one year later, following the 128th Hunger Games, Wayne passed away at the age of 65 from an overdose in District 10. Wayne was not present during the 150th Hunger Games.
=== Bleeding Hearts ===
Wayne was featured as a mentor in Hunger Games: Bleeding Hearts. In the story, he was responsible for Rex. Wayne worked with fellow District 10 Victor Brandy Sheppard as mentors, as Rex aligned himself closely with his District partner, Lena. Ultimately, Rex was killed in a fire, placing 17th; Wayne was not seen in Bleeding Hearts again after this point.
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