Rochelle Carrillo

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This article contains spoilers for **Twin Snakes**, the second spinoff and fourth overall entry of the Bleeding Hearts series. Twin Snakes can be read here: AO3 · FFN · Wattpad

## Rochelle Carrillo

* TS
* BH
* UC

### Age

16 (Twin Snakes / 101st HG)
 40 (Bleeding Hearts)
65 (Ultimate Crown / 150th HG)

### Occupation

Tribute (101st HG/150th HG)
Victor
Mentor

### Mentor

Ramona Hatcher (101st HG)
Ingrid McDowell (150th HG)

### Training Score

4 (101st HG)
2 (150th HG)

### Placement

1st (101st HG)
24th (150th HG)

### Allegiances

**101st Hunger Games:**
August Vassault
Mandy Ferrell
Diego Guerrero
**150th Hunger Games:**
Unknown (possibly Isaac Stewart)

### Total Kills

101st HG: 3 direct (August, Mandy, and D3 Female) and 2 indirect (Pollux and Damon)
150th HG: None

### Appears in

Twin Snakes
Bleeding Hearts
Ultimate Crown

**Rochelle Carrillo** is a tribute and Victor of the 101st Hunger Games from District 8. She is one of the two main characters and narrators of Twin Snakes: The 101st Hunger Games and a major character in Hunger Games: Ultimate Crown. She is also featured in a minor capacity in Hunger Games: Bleeding Hearts.

## Twin Snakes

### Pre-Games

Chronologically, Rochelle is first introduced in Twin Snakes: The 101st Hunger Games as a sixteen-year-old orphan from District 8.

Prior to the Games, Rochelle is seen living her daily life as a textile factory worker in District Eight. Six months prior to the Games, it is revealed that the orphans are forced to participate in the Selection Ceremony, a ceremony that rigs the Reapings to force orphans to enter the Games to save the other children of the District. In this ceremony, Rochelle is selected for the Games along with Diego Guerrero.

For the six months after the Selection Ceremony, Rochelle and Diego presumably quit their jobs and worked together to train for the Games. At the Reaping Ceremony, Rochelle's name is called.

Because Rochelle is Reaped into the 101st Games, there is a twist that impacts the Games, as a part of the Quarter Quell twist from the 100th Hunger Games, which introduced a minor twist into each Games from the 101st Games to the 125th Games. This twist was revealed at the Tribute Parade, and it was announced that each tribute would be randomly assigned to an opposite-sex partner in a life-and-death bond. At the Parade, Rochelle is paired with District 1 tribute August Vassault.

Rochelle and August's relationship is initially rocky, but Rochelle forces herself to be close to August, convincing him that he needs her to survive. Rochelle convinces August to help her train for the Arena to increase their chances of survival, and the two grow close as a result. However, August's allies (especially Pollux Avellino and Princess Belmont) resent Rochelle's relationship with August, viewing her as a weak link.

In Training, Rochelle hides her previous fighting experience and training with Diego, as she thinks this will make the others see her as a threat. She makes the Career tributes view her as dead weight so that they don't consider killing her in the Arena.

Before the Games begin, Rochelle reveals to August that her parents died in a raid of the black market in District 8. She explains that her parents attempted to protect her and their belongings and were killed as a result. After this, Rochelle lived on the streets with her best friend, Maria, and her brothers, until they joined the orphanage.

### The Games

#### The Bloodbath

At the Bloodbath, Rochelle is forced to quickly switch her strategy, as she enters the Arena separated from the male tributes, including Diego and August.

In the Bloodbath, Rochelle kills the District 3 female tribute, as she's previously discussed with August that this would eliminate Damon Shelton, a major threat. In doing so, she actually saved her own life, as Damon was attacking August elsewhere in the Arena and nearly killed him.

After killing the District 3 female, Rochelle hides until the other tributes flee. After this, she approaches Princess Belmont and Zinnia Songwood, telling them to include her in their alliance. Princess originally objects, but agrees when she realizes that protecting Rochelle will protect August as well.

#### In the Arena

Soon after the Bloodbath, Rochelle's alliance is approached by Mandy Ferrell, who uses a similar tactic as Rochelle. Princess and Zinnia welcome Mandy with open arms, raising red flags for Rochelle, and she realizes that she is expendable to the Career tributes.

For the first few days of the Games, Mandy and Rochelle are forced to carry Princess and Zinnia's heavy bags and follow them through the desert. During this time, Rochelle makes a pact with Mandy that they will look out for one another in the Arena.

A few days into the Games, Rochelle overhears Princess and Zinnia fighting. Zinnia wants to kill her and Mandy, which would leave the competitive field solely between Princess and Zinnia. However, Princess objects due to her feelings for August. Despite their plan not being executed, Rochelle still decides that it is too dangerous to stay, and she forces Mandy to flee with her into the night.

After fleeing, Mandy and Rochelle are chased through the Arena by Princess and Mandy, who nearly catch up to them before Rochelle and Mandy dive from a steep sand dune, leaving the others behind. From the top of the dune, they spot Pollux Avellino, who is wandering the desert alone.

Mandy and Rochelle approach Pollux, asking where August, his former ally, is. Pollux explains that they separated and points his general direction; after this, Rochelle grabs Mandy and slits her throat to kill Pollux, one of the biggest threats in the Arena.

After a few more days, Rochelle runs out of water and nearly dies of dehydration but is found at the last moment by August, who nurses her back to health.

#### The Feast

At the Feast, it is announced that the pairs will be released after the death of one more pair. Rochelle works hard to gain August's favor, convincing him that she doesn't even want to survive and only wants to help him win the Games, giving him no reason to kill her after the pairs are separated.

August and Rochelle plot to kill Jasper at the Feast, as this would eliminate Zinnia Songwood, his partner, from the Games. At the Feast, Calder Theasley nearly kills Garrick Barlow, but he is stopped by August. Finally, August finds Jasper and kills him, and the pairs are released.

Prior to Jasper's death, August is confronted by Zinnia and Princess, who try to convince him to abandon Rochelle. He agrees, telling them to wait for him a mile away. However, he goes back on this plan by killing Zinnia and staying with Rochelle, something that turns Princess against him.

#### Post-Feast

After the Feast, August reveals to Rochelle that he'd rather she win the Games than Princess or anyone else besides him. When a sandstorm sweeps through the Arena, August protects Rochelle, sustaining injuries himself from the sand. Rochelle helps August heal as the Games draw to a close.

#### End of the Games

At the end of the Games, Rochelle hatches another plan with August, but she uses this plan to position herself favorably at the end of the Games. She plans to hide at the base of the large sand dune at the center of the Arena, hiding herself to 'help August' if he is attacked. However, when she arrives at the dune, the pair are spotted by Princess Belmont, who would've known that Rochelle was hiding. To solve this problem, August pretends to kill Rochelle and leaves her at the base of the hill.

Rochelle hides, pretending to be dead, as August faces Princess, Garrick, and Calder. Ultimately, August comes out victorious, but killing Princess takes a toll on him, and he stays knealing over her body. Just as he thinks to tell Rochelle of his victory, Rochelle climbs the hill and catches August by surprise, stabbing him in the back with a knife and winning the Games.

### Post-Games

After the end of the Games, Rochelle's Victory in the Games is quickly forgotten by the Capitol, who believed that August Vassault or Princess Belmont deserved to win more. However, Rochelle's strategy in the Games is recognized and respected by the other Victors.

When Rochelle returns to District 8, she avoids the orphanage; however, she eventually returns to retrieve her belongings and sign paperwork to officially leave the orphanage. She also persuades Dr. Antonia Vitale to end the Selection Ceremony after announcing that she will support the orphanage financially with her Victor's salary.

## Bleeding Hearts

Rochelle appears again in Bleeding Hearts, which is technically her first appearance in the Bleeding Hearts series. Rochelle is only seen once towards the end of the Games, as she watches the end of the 125th Hunger Games with other mentors, including Griff Cohen. It is revealed that Rochelle mentored Rose in the Games, explaining her presence in the room, as Rose survived until the end of the Games. However, Rose was ultimately killed.

## Ultimate Crown

Rochelle returns in Hunger Games: Ultimate Crown, again in a minor capacity. In the story, Rochelle is automatically Reaped into the 150th Hunger Games, as she is the only living female Victor in District 8. Due to her older age, Rochelle does not fight hard to stand out in the Games, earning one of the lowest Training scores. Ultimately, Rochelle is stabbed to death by a clone modeled after Decimus Ilyrian in the Bloodbath and is the first tribute to die in the Games.