Calder Theasley

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## Calder Theasley

### Allegiances

Princess Belmont
August Vassault
Lyssa Ferro
Garrick Barlow (temporarily)
Pollux Avellino (formerly)

### Appears in

Twin Snakes

**Calder Theasley** is a District 4 tribute in the 101st Hunger Games, as featured in Twin Snakes: The 101st Hunger Games. After being paired with Princess Belmont, one of the strongest tributes in the Games, Calder survived until the end of the Games, when he was eliminated in 4th.

### Pre-Games

In the 101st Hunger 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, Calder is paired with District 1 tribute Princess Belmont. After their pairing, Calder's strength wins over his partner and Princess allows him to train with her and the other Career tributes.

In Training, Calder's inclusion in the Career alliance is accepted by most, but it causes tension between Princess and August Vassault, her District partner, as he had been assigned to a weaker tribute and considered her lucky to be paired with Calder.

### The Games

#### The Bloodbath

At the Bloodbath, Calder is separated from Princess and the other female tributes, and he enters the Arena with his male allies, August Vassault and Pollux Avellino.

#### In the Arena

In the days following the Bloodbath, Pollux grows more and more paranoid. This is due to the fact that he ignored his partner, Mandy Ferrell, and made no arrangements to meet her in the Arena. Pollux, realizing his mistake, grows more and more desperate to find her before she dies and takes him with her.

Noticing Pollux's paranoia, August pokes at his ally and leads him to snap, distancing Pollux from Calder and August. Later in the Games, when it is announced that the pairs will be released after two more pairs are killed, Pollux attempts to save himself by killing August and Calder, a move that would've killed the two pairs required for him to be separated from Mandy. However, August manages to defend Calder from Pollux's attacks, and Calder flees after grabbing his bag of supplies. After this point, Calder endures the Arena alone.

#### The Feast

Calder is not seen again until the Feast, when he makes another appearance. He is watched by August Vassault and Rochelle Carrillo as he approaches the Feast, attempting to fill his water. However, Garrick Barlow is already at the Feast, and Calder attempts to kill him. He is interrupted by August, who scares Garrick away and explains that he is planning to kill Jasper in an attempt to eliminate Zinnia Songwood and release the pairs in the Arena. Calder berates August for startling him but leaves soon after.

#### Post-Feast

After the Feast, Calder is not heard or seen from again until the end of the Games.

#### End of the Games

Calder appears at the end of the Games, when there are only five tributes. He appears to temporarily join forced with Garrick Barlow in an attempt to work together to take down Princess Belmont and August Vassault, who they believed to be the only other tributes remaining. The boys work together to attack August' they nearly succeed in overpowering him, but Princess helps at the last moment by killing Garrick. After Garrick is killed, Calder is easily killed by August. Calder ultimately placed 4th, as Rochelle Carrillo had been hiding nearby and outlived him along with Princess and August.

### Post-Death

Calder is not mentioned often following his death, although his relation to the major players in the Games did give him some relevancy. It is assumed that his body was sent back to District 4 after the Games. Despite placing fourth, Calder was the first to die out of the District 1 tributes and their two partners.