Kaiden Caige

> "*If you are looking for a symbol, you will not find it in a broken tribute. If you think for one second that she is broken than you already lost the face of your rebellion.*"
> ― Kaiden Caige to Alma Coin about Katniss Everdeen
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**Kaiden Caige** was a native of District 13 and a solider to the Second Rebellion. He worked alongside Alma Coin as her protégé before the reality of her nature was revealed and ultimately led to her demise. In the Third Rebellion, he served as the First in Command and a Commander to the rebellion where his sacrifice on multiple accounts nearly cost his life. However, Kaiden did live through the war and by its end was a member of the new government and married Tempest Barlow, who gave birth to their two children.

## Biography

### Legacy

After the war, Kaiden continues to work for the new government of Panem and marries Tempest Barlow, who gives birth to their twins Atlas and Lyra.

## Current Happenings

Kaiden Caige currently resides in District 13 as a soldier of The Rebellion and First in Command within the military.

## Relationships

### **Kaiden Caige & Alma Coin.**

The relationship that once rested between Kaiden Caige and former President Alma Coin was one that was very complicated, built on a stronghold of manipulation. Coin’s preceding right hand accomplice was none other than Genesis Caige, Kaiden’s mother. Being a woman rather hungry for power, the success that Genesis aided in Coin's rebellion led to the idea that her son would do the same after Genesis had been killed.

After the death of Genesis Caige, Kaiden was immediately prepped to assist Coin and targeted to join her forces. Unfortunately for the president, Kaiden was notorious for his constant refusals of any office position until he accomplished his own goal to take out his father. Having a distaste for anything or anyone she could not control, Alma Coin was smart enough to know that in order to ally with the soldier, she needed to let him come to her on his own. Once that moment arose, she was quick to grab hold of the reins on Kaiden.

Similarly to Genesis, Kaiden was influenced into believing that Coin could be the saving grace of Panem. A base of trust in one another had been established as they shared their view on what they wished the new world to look like. This trust would crumble quickly when Kaiden realized that his stance as Alma’s pawn was more for her own benefit rather than the good of Panem.

It began with Katniss Everdeen. Someone Kaiden had a complicated relationship with as well, but one he attempted to mend in order to prepare the girl on fire for war. The consoling he offered meant a loss of Coin’s control as he was exposed to what Katniss wanted and had endured. Not only was Coin losing grip on her rebellion's Mockingjay, but the successor that assisted in her ever growing triumphs. Above all else, that said successor was wavering in his faith of the president, beginning to grow suspicious of Alma Coin's real intentions.

Perhaps Alma Coin was not one for direct warnings or her decisions were far too firm to provide one. Instead, her master plan was to remind Kaiden Caige just how threatening she was to something that endangered her destiny and that to act against her was to defy her—therefore becoming a traitor. To convey this, Kaiden's first official assignment as a Commander within one of her squads consisted of the troop being sent into a planted raid between Peacekeepers and district civilians. The setup made it seem as though the Capitol sent in their own squadron of Peacekeepers to diffuse the district of conspiring with rebels, ultimately leading to the death of numerous innocent people, district born and rebels. However, Alma Coin had truthfully and knowingly sent her own people into the belly of the beast. Kaidens troop was outnumbered and Commander Caige was the only survivor to return to District Thirteen.

Coin believed that if Kaiden did not find himself one of the casualties, that if he witnessed the slaughter of various rebels he had known since a child, he would come crawling back to Coin in grief and believe himself to not yet be ready to lead in any form or partake in a war. This ideal vulnerability would make it easy for Coin to weave her control back into place.

Although, this only showed that she did not really know Kaiden Caige. Rather than being distraught, Kaiden felt angry, and as he quickly put together the pieces of the setup, he felt betrayed. Alma Coin had put his mother, a woman who only ever had the *right* intention to build a free panem, in the same place of misconduct. Coming to the realization of this sparked a quietly burning hate for the president.

Alma Coin made the wrong enemy. Kaiden found himself looking to bring down Coin, ending whatever tyranny she had hiding behind her words crafted to seem just and equitable. In this new mission, Kaiden also found a number of rebels who shared his distrust in the president of District Thirteen.

##### ***Notable Mentions***

* Alaska Carnelian
* Cain Valastro
* Eikko Varless
* Helena Vaerys
* Rosie Sinclair
* Soryn Arekson

* Viktoryia Jennings

## Personality

Kaiden is easily defined as diligent, calculating, fiery, cunning and stubborn. He is someone who is very determined in their cause and work, never one to back down from a task—he will see that it is done. Though a strong exterior, sleepless nights bring him to hours on end in the training facilities, often lashing out on the practice dummies while memories of what he has done and what has been done onto him linger in his mind. This goes to show that Kaiden is far from emotionless and rather than lacking compassion, perhaps he holds too much.

He takes on an authoritative demeanor given his previous years on rebel raids and serving as The Commander in many rebel invasions.

The most common association to Kaiden, aside from his supposed cold appearance, is his tendency to be self sacrificial. With his fight, Kaiden openly claims that his people and those within the districts deserve the new world more than he does: a world without war or supremacy. This belief rests within him solely for his fight having been for the innocent since he was a child. No longer does he classify himself as one of the innocent. He will be one of the many to bring them their long awaited victory.

## Major Feats

**As referred to on Viktoryia Jennings page, the flex section.**

* The only current known child to have survived the epidemic in District Thirteen.
* The youngest in rebel history to be offered a military position at 16 years of age.
* He had climbed to the top three in rebel rankings at only 16 years of age.

* He had tracked down and executed his father undetected at 17 years of age.
* Lost his virginity to Alaska Carnelian (;
* So far the only existing rebel who has been able to defeat Cassian Fiammetta in combat.
* The rebellions top shooter and *one* of the strongest fighters in Panem.
* Served as head delegate of The Rebellions propaganda team.
* Lead the interrogation alongside Viktoriya Jennings against Helena Vaerys.
* A heavy piece to the destruction of District Fives dam.

## Skills & Abilities

### Expert Combatant

Kaiden is highly trained in close range combat. He was able to stand his ground and defeat Cassian Fiammetta, one of Panem’s strongest fighters, in a fist fight. He is well accustomed to both armed and hand-to-hand combat, consisting of various styles. Kaiden frequently attacks with unexpected agility and precision, never aiming to kill but surely intending to leave a mark. With his extensive training, well beyond seventeen years, Caige has been able to use the element of surprise and direct offense to his advantage. He hits hard, but well calculated unsuspecting attacks and brief knowledge of human anatomy seems to give him an upper hand.

### Gifted Intellect

He possesses the ability to quickly process information such as threat assessment and swiftly responding to a change of tactical situations. Kaiden also seems to hold a fair knowledge of the human anatomy; for instance, pressure points, joint locks or cites that will cause exsanguination. His extensive years of training has allowed him to accurately assume an opponents move due to their shift or spasm of a muscle during most fights.

### Master Interrogator

Over the years, Kaiden has adapted a fair skill of manipulation, aiding him in getting information out of people. This mainly is enacted upon by digging to his opponents psyche, meaning he must have some previous knowledge beforehand. Kaiden first showed this skill to a mass of people during the interrogation of Helena Vaerys, instead of aiming to gain information, he was able to tap into her mind and bring out emotions simply by speaking of her previous relationship with Metias Deer, this was used as a form of warning for The Capitol to no longer underestimate The Rebellions capabilities. Again, Caige shows this ability a number of times when tracking down his father. He was able to spill details from loyalists, District citizens and rebels alike.

### Master Marksman

Caige is highly proficient in the use of firearms with an unremarkable precision, even prior to taking on his role as First in Command. Seeing as guns are the first weapon that had been placed into his hand and meticulously studied, the ability to fire a rapid succession of headshots is a feat that soon came naturally, this is where his nickname ‘hotshot’ derives.

### Master Tactician

Kaiden is an excellent strategist. Having studied both numerous and various battle strategy histories and forms of warfare since childhood years, he is able to formulate well considered plans of his own. A prime example is when The Rebellion was in dire need of a new means of infiltration, the sewers and hovercrafts had been used far too frequently, Kaiden was able to successfully suggest the use of the railways, allowing them undetected access into District 5. Another example is his ability to alter nearly any strategy in order to fit the new needs of a changing situation, especially when facing a one on one encounter.

### Weapon Proficiency

Caige has shown to use a vast array of different weapons throughout his lifetime. From handguns to crossbows for quieter attacks. Simply meaning he is dexterous and adaptable to what is around him. He is able to easily take down an opponents through a messy brawl as shown when intercepting Dmitri Fontaine’s attack toward Cain Valastro, or even wipe out a small squad of patrolling Peacekeepers seen during The Rebellions mission to steal a number of The Capitols aircrafts, lethally shooting them with a silencer gun from a large distance. Kaiden has also been known to use small knives for close range as well as longer barrelled guns. His proficiency relies a tenfold on his resourcefulness.