Onyx McLean

* 11-20th HG
* 9th HG

• Mentor

**Onyx McLean** is a Hunger Games Victor, winning the 9th Annual Hunger Games at the age of 18. As a citizen from District 1, Onyx was well-fed, strong and very charming, which helped him in his games. He was the second male victor from District 1.

## Early life

Onyx came from a small family composed by his father and his single uncle. His mother died giving birth to his younger brother during the Dark Days, his brother also not surviving the event. The three men managed to survive thanks to their clothing store they have in District 1. Onyx used to work as a seller in the family business, using his charm to sell their products. He managed to lead a fruitful life, never having to experience great hunger. As a charming young boy, Onyx had a lot of affairs in his District, which often causes him a lot of trouble.

## 9th Annual Hunger Games

From the moment he was placed in the cattle wagon, Onyx, the boy from District 1 and victor of that year, began his own game. As he expected, following the pattern of previous years, tributes from District 2 were glued to each other, making it clear that they were working together again. Onyx knew that these two tributes would be strong contenders in the arena, since his family was one of the few who still followed the Games every year.

He had already noticed the pattern of alliances from District 2 in previous years and knew the damage that two tributes with their aim focused on winning could do. Onyx and the girl from District 2 exchanged glances - the boy used his charm to gradually approach the girl, until he managed to confirm an alliance with them, already within the enclosure. Onyx also used his charisma to bring two other potential allies closer to him: the male tribute from District 9 and the male tribute from District 7. Soon, a quintet was formed that would dominate most part of the Games that year.

In the arena, when the signal was given, chaos was instantly installed as tributes attempted to get to the weapons - most of them had advanced on the pile without hesitation. After the initial fight, hours passed before anyone decided to make any move. As they were in greater numbers, Onyx's alliance - which was positioned in the center of the arena guarding its weapons - came up with a plan. They decided that it would be prudent to eliminate some of the strongest contenders first, especially those who had some weapon with them. Following that plan, they separated into two groups: one headed towards the balconies, while the other kept the weapon pile safe.

A lot happened in meanwhile and the alliance fell apart - they started to turn on each other. In the end, only Onyx and the girl from District 2 survived in their alliance, but they did not want to fight each other, instead joining forces towards fighting together against the tributes from District 4. Both of them managed to kill the last opponents, but Onyx's ally couldn't resist the injuries from her last fight. Onyx stepped away her, apologizing for what happened, and then waited for her to pass from her injuries.

During his Games, Onyx was responsible for the deaths of the following tributes:

* District 11's female tribute
* District 10's male tribute
* District 7's male tribute
* District 4's male tribute

## Life after the Games

Onyx didn't receive a lot of attention when he returned to District 1. His family gave him support to manage the traumas he had gotten from the Games and Onyx tried his best to return to his routine. Because of what happened to Jasper Shockness, the first victor of District 1, the district population didn't celebrate Onyx as other districts like District 2 and District 6 did with their victors. However, Onyx did gain some popularity among people his age from District 1 - especially with the girls. The McLean store grew their income and they were better economically than ever - something Onyx saw as the silver lining among all he had to overcome and face in the Games and after.

After the 10th Annual Hunger Games, Onyx McLean received a invitation from the District 1's mayor to help the district in training their kids, just like he had heard in a rumor about District 2 doing so. Onyx was not that interested, however, he ended up accepting as a mean to grow his influence in District 1.

## Etymology

Onyx is a valuable stone that is used in jewellery, with white, black, grey, and other coloured stripes.

## Trivia

* Onyx McLean was the second victor for District 1.