Caio Sagres

Caio Sagres is the Victor of the Fifth Resurrection Games, which included only Careers.

## Pre-Games Life

The Sagres have long been an influential family in Two and have been active in training and volunteering for the Games. Caio was the only one of the three children to be sent into the Games. He endured hatred and abuse from his father due to both his obsession and the fact that Caio's mother, Joanna, died during his birth.

## 57th Hunger Games

Arena: Cave system

The Fifty-Seventh Hunger Games began with a stunning upset when Caio leaped from his platform and successfully landed on the neighboring platform containing Coby Keyes of District Three. Caio broke Coby's neck for the first kill of the Games. Because of his kill Caio was assigned to guard duty while the rest of the Careers carried out the first night massacre that made up for the small Bloodbath.

Because fellow Careers Elissa Angelo and Grande St. Leger of District One were friends before the Games, Caio found himself paired with his District partner Donnatella Brassas-Palassaqua, whom he had already befriended in the Capitol. Their pairing was severed when a cave centipede mutt attacked them both, killing Donnatella and injuring Caio. Caio was shaken by his powerlessness in this incident and it sparked the slow renaissance that changed Caio from an overconfident grandstander to a more humble performer.

Despite his eagerness, Caio did not cross paths with many Tributes during much of his time in the Arena. His next

   altercation was during a Capitol feast attended only by himself and former ally Grande. At first Caio delayed the fight so both Tributes could enjoy the bounty of the feast. When it last came time to fight the two had a drawn-out battle in which both were grievously wounded. From the ground Caio managed to evade Grande's killing blow, sever his Achilles' tendon, and fly at him in a running jump to impale him.

All that was left was for Caio to kill Meenah Turbine of District Five, an ordinary girl starved to emaciation during her prolonged seclusion in a narrow passageway. Meenah caught Caio's attention and darted into her hole to draw him in. As Caio breached into the larger chamber at the end of her tunnel Meenah revealed that she had rigged a noose around her hole by pulling on it. The rope strangled Caio and triggered a tug-of-war as he struggled to get free and Meenah drew it tighter. Meenah was able to reach the ledge at the end of her platform and jump off, breaking Caio's neck.

## Fifth Resurrection Games

Arena: Colosseum

When Caio revived he fell into a depression, considering himself worthless and a failure for falling to a Five girl and proving his father right. In the depths of his despair he was humbled enough that he approached Meenah to ask how she had beaten him. They began an unexpected friendship that resulted in Meenah, who had no Tributes of her own to mentor, taking over as Caio's unofficial mentor. To avoid the awkwardness of allying with his victim, Caio avoided Grande's alliance and instead joined with Ember and Shui Steiner of District Two and Whyte Roberts and Floki and Havelock Grimm of District Four.

The Bloodbath was the biggest in history but Caio killed only one person: Fable Anders of District One. With the large number of people in the Games his next kill did not come until the final third of the Games when he killed Alsace Cartier of District one in battle. He spent much of his time conversing with his allies and bonding with them. He often found himself as the odd man out since each of the other allies had someone they had a history with, whether as relatives or lovers. As an extrovert this left him lonely. He got great joy from the sponsor message he received from Meenah. The first thing she sent him was a simple picture of a praying mantis. Caio puzzled over it and rightly interpreted that she was telling him that sometimes the plainest and smallest creatures can come out on top. He contemplated how she had won the Games by waiting for the right moment and by acknowledging that she was small and vulnerable. This, along with a humiliating defeat at wrestling at the hands of Floki, solidified Caio's decision to learn from Meenah and alter his fighting style.

In the final stage of the Games Caio was separated from his allies when the Gamemakers rearranged the Arena to reference the mythological Labyrinth. By the time they reunited only Whyte and Ember were alive. Shortly after this the Capitol forced a finale by rearranging the Arena again and placing all the six remaining Tributes in adjoining rooms with no exits. Cyrene Longuemare of District Four made the first move, killing Seychelle and attacking Whyte next. Caio ignored his grand ambitions for the first time and simply kicked Cyrene's poisoned knife away and killed her without fanfare. The other Tributes were battling as well and within a minute only Caio and Andromeda remained to fight. They battled back and forth, Caio giving ground as he fought a defensive battle. His newly cautious tactics kept him uninjured but allowed Andromeda to control the fight. He realized he would eventually become exhausted and started to doubt his chances when he got a revelation. He could not win solely by his terms but he couldn't win solely by Meenah's either. To be his best self he had to merge what he had learned from Meenah and what came from him naturally. He shifted back into his beloved dancing style of fight and kept Meenah's caution in mind as he engaged Andromeda. With a final graceful move he slipped inside her strike and stabbed her fatally in the throat. As Andromeda lay dying in despair he was filled with compassion and uncertainly comforted her until she died.

## Post-Games Life

As expected, Caio has fully embraced riches and celebrity. One of his first acts was to disown his father and from then on life has been filled with revelry and celebration. Meenah remains a presence in his life to keep him humble. Another dose of humility came when students declined to attend Academy classes taught by a volunteer killed by an ordinary girl from Five. Caio shrugged off the insult with newly mature self-deprecation. He has declined to devote himself to any cause or new goal in life. He considers himself to have accomplished enough and intends to spend the rest of his life devoted to clean hedonism.

## Personality

Caio's personality is difficult to contain in brief. He is hedonistic, sensual, honest, emotional and endlessly vibrant. While Caio is capable of thought and has made and succeeded at many detailed plans, his mind is a tool and his heart is his compass. He loves the bright and passionate things in life and sees no need to deny himself for asceticism or minimalism's sake. Caio speaks his mind freely (and floridly- he enjoys dramatic and Shakesperean phrasing) and expects the same of others. His openness with his emotions extends to others as well. He will compliment as easily as he will insult and he genuinely cares for and feels the emotions of others. He feels all emotions vividly, even the ones not as easily associated with him. His feelings of inadequacy and resentment toward his father are hidden from others but ever-present, as is his desire to be truly loved and not just valued as a Career. He has an indelible proud streak and is prone to crowing and peacocking, which he proudly admits. He has matured over his time in the Games and now admits that he *does* have flaws, but that doesn't bother him. He doesn't think he's *totally* awesome. Just a *little* awesome.

## Talent

Dancing (officially. He is glad to exhibit any talent people will watch)

## Relationships

### Julio Sagres

Caio has no relationship with Julio, who he has disowned. Julio valued Caio only as a potential Victor and constantly berated his son and called him worthless

### Agostos Sagres

The firstborn of Caio's siblings. He was set aside to work as an Academy instructor and was not expected to volunteer for the Games. He and Caio remain in contact and enjoy doing stuff brothers do.

### Octavia Sagres

Caio's only sister, who is older than he is. She failed to qualify for the Games and became nothing to Julio, who tolerated her presence in the house but rarely spoke to her. She has also cut off contact with her father and enjoys a healthy relationship with Caio

Donnatella Brassas-Palassaqua

Caio's District partner in his first Games. She was the first to tell him that his father wasn't worth his pain. They bonded over their shared worries and feelings of inadequacy.

### Meenah Turbine

Caio's murderer, mentor and lover. Meenah taught Caio that he needed more than artistry to win and that sometimes practicality must be sought over fame. They enjoy a relationship that is, like all other things in Caio's life, endlessly passionate.

## Trivia

* In total Caio killed six people in his Games.
* Caio did not know it was Fable he killed in the Resurrection Bloodbath. He threw his knife at a target he knew he could hit and only discovered her identity on viewing the recap.
* Caio enjoys makeup and sometimes does challenges with fellow Victor Randy Mills, with whom it is rumored he has had a tryst.
* Caio utilizes a hybrid of viper and mantis fighting styles.
* The Sagres family is descended from Portuguese and Spanish oligarchs