Soren Murdock

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This article contains spoilers for **Ultimate Crown**, the second installment in the Bleeding Hearts trilogy. Ultimate Crown can be read here: AO3 · FFN · Wattpad

## Soren Murdock

* BH
* UC

### Age

16 (Bleeding Hearts / 125th HG)
41 (Ultimate Crown / 150th HG)

### Occupation

Tribute (125th HG/150th HG)
Victor
Mentor

### Training Score

8 (125th HG)
6 (150th HG)

### Placement

1st (125th HG)
1st (150th HG)

### Allegiances

**125th Hunger Games:**
Lacie Greenly
Dalia
Nia
Robin (formerly)
Magdalena
Jomilee (temporarily)
Rex (temporarily)
**150th Hunger Games:**
Daphne Flamsteed
Mac O'Connell
Luna Brimstone
Florence Reynolds
Ruth Bradstreet
Marcus Young (temporarily)

### Total Kills

125th HG: 2 (Ada and Felix)
150th HG: 3 (Decimus Ilyrian, Marcus Young, and Larkin Winters)

### Related to

Roman Murdock (brother)
Jasmine Murdock (sister)
Marina Murdock (sister)
Mr. and Mrs. Murdock (parents)
Cressa Vernetti (sister-in-law)
Coral Murdock (niece)
Percy Murdock (nephew)
Paisley (niece)

### Appears in

Bleeding Hearts
Ultimate Crown

**Soren Murdock** is the Victor of the 125th Hunger Games from District 4, as portrayed in Hunger Games: Bleeding Hearts. He is known for his close relationships with his allies in the Arena, and for being the brother of two other District 4 Victors: Roman and Jasmine Murdock.

Soren returns in Hunger Games: Ultimate Crown, as the sole narrator and main character of the story as he navigates life as a Victor twenty-five years after his Victory.

## Bleeding Hearts

### Pre-Games

Soren is a major character from the beginning of Bleeding Hearts, as he is first introduced in the very first chapter. Soren is introduced in the prologue, during the end of the 124th Hunger Games as he watches his brother, Roman Murdock, win the Hunger Games. He is seen alongside his older sister, Marina, and his younger sister, Jasmine.

After the Quarter Quell twist is announced, it is revealed that all tributes will be related to past tributes. This puts Soren in immediate risk due to his relation to Roman. At the Reaping, he is selected alongside Lacie Greenly and Wade Quinley.

After Soren is Reaped, Roman begs his close friend Cressa Vernetti to mentor Soren in the Games, as he is not slated to mentor that year. She agrees, becoming Soren's mentor. Cressa advises Soren to align himself with Lacie, his District partner, and also advises him to create a large alliance for protection in the Arena.

In Training, Soren allows Lacie to take control of the alliance, and she chooses to join forces with Dalia and Nia from District 11. Later in Training, Soren adds Robin to the alliance because of his impressive display in Training. It is revealed by Cressa that Soren is very popular among the other tributes, as they all want to ally with someone who's already well-known to the Capitol audience. Even Murray and Orion, two Career tributes, attempt to ally with Soren.

Soren is shown to be more personable than Lacie, and they work to complement each other. Soren attempts to bond with Wade, calling him a 'hero', and also briefly bonds with other tributes such as Carlo and Seffie from District 5. He also rushes into action, separating Angelica and Leon in Training as they fistfight.

Soren's Training score is revealed to be an 8, putting him on-par with Lacie, Rowan, Rose, Rex, and Dalia.

In Soren's interview with Ross Carmichael, he makes the audience cry by lying about his family, telling them that he's missing his sister Marina's wedding by being in the Arena.

### The Games

#### The Bloodbath

In the Bloodbath, Soren enters the Arena on a forked path shared with Nia and Marnie. He is almost killed by Tanner, who throws a spear at him, but he ducks and it hits Marnie instead. Soren is not seen in the Bloodbath after this.

#### In the Arena

Soren is only seen occasionally for the first few days of the Games. On the third day, he receives a bellflower from Cressa, warning him of incoming danger, and he narrowly escapes the Career tributes. However, Nia is killed as they escape. As Soren runs with his allies, he shoots an arrow into a wall of Hydra Vines, activating them. The vines swallow Felix whole, killing him; although indirect, this is Soren's first kill. Although he escapes, Hydra Vines temporarily grab Soren, injecting slow-acting poison into his body.

Dalia assesses Soren's injuries, telling him that the poison can only be cures by a lion lilly in its final stage, right before death. Unfortunately, Soren's allies don't have this antidote, and they spend days searching for it.

A few days after Soren's injury, his alliance is approached by Rex and Lena from District 10. Although Dalia attempts to save Rex from his burn wounds, he passes away, but Soren promises to include Lena in the alliance. This angers Lacie, as she tells him that they don't have a need for any new allies. However, Soren sticks by his promise to include Lena.

Finally, Soren and his allies come across Jomilee, who supply them with a lion lilly. When Soren's poison reaches the final stage, Lacie feeds him the flower, saving him from the poison.

Prior the Feast, Soren's odds of Victory are revealed to be 1:6, placing him seventh out of the remaining fourteen tributes.

#### The Feast

Soren enters the Feast with his allies to grab supplies. He overhears Dalia as she is ambushed by Ada, and he rushes to save his ally. Soren hesitates, but he slits Ada's neck when her back is turned to him to save Dalia. This marks the first time Soren kills someone with his own hands. Soren is disturbed after his kill, but his allies manage to drag him away from the scene.

#### Post-Feast

A few days after the Feast, Robin turns against his allies, drugging them and stealing their supplies. Before he leaves, he ties them to trees, leaving them to be killed by the incoming tidal wave. However, after tying up Lacie, he only has enough rope to tie either Dalia or Soren. Robin decides to kill Dalia, saving Soren's life temporarily by tying him to the tree. Robin explains that Soren has always been kind to him, unlike Dalia.

When Soren wakes up the next morning, he manages to escape after following step-by-step verbal instructions from Lacie to untie his knots. After this, he uses a small blade from Lacie's pocket to saw through her wire. The two tributes barely escape the tidal wave.

#### End of the Games

Soren is one of the seven tributes to survive until the end of the 125th Hunger Games. Although he has no weapons, as they were stolen by Robin, there are muttation weapons at the end of the Games designed to resemble past tributes, and Soren is able to grab one. He fights Victoria, but is outmatched, as she knocks him to the ground. However, a solar eclipse brightens the Arena; Lacie advises Soren to look away, but Victoria is blinded. Victoria is stabbed in the back by Orion, who stabs down at Soren, but Soren manages to flee and hide in the Cornucopia with Lacie.

After Orion fights and defeats Robin, Soren rushes to battle him to protect Lacie. The two are forced to fight with only their fists, and Orion gains the upper hand, pinning Soren to the ground. He grabs a dagger from the ground, stabbing Soren in the stomach. Soren is on the brink of death, but Lacie grabs a dagger, stabbing Orion in the back and pushing him off. Orion dies on the ground next to Soren.

Soren congratulates Lacie on her Victory, as he is on the brink of death. However, Lacie tells Soren that he deserved to win, as he cared more about the other tributes and has a future ahead of him. For Lacie, she is afraid that her intelligence will get her killed or abused by the Capitol. Lacie jumps into the surrounding Ultimate Solvent, killing herself instantly and leaving Soren as the Victor.

### Post-Games

When Soren returns to District 4 following his Victory Tour, he meets Lacie's parents for the first time. They congratulate him on his Victory, telling him that he is their son now. They also gift him some of Lacie's belongings that they believe he should have.

Soren commissions his older sister, Marina, to paint him a portrait of all thirty-five tributes who died in the 125th Hunger Games. The portrait hangs above the fireplace in his house in the Victors' Village.