117th Hunger Games

The 117th Hunger Games are the basis and main events of **Blood Moon**, the third spinoff and fifth overall installment in the Bleeding Hearts series. Blood Moon can be read here: AO3 · FFN · Wattpad

## 117th Hunger Games

### Appears in

Blood Moon

The **117th Hunger Games** is the basis and main event of Blood Moon: The 117th Hunger Games. Following the 100th Hunger Games, each Hunger Games included a minor twist as a part of the 4th Quarter Quell; the 117th Games was the 17th Games to include this twist. The twist for this Games was that tributes were Reaped in pairs of biological siblings. After 15 days, the Games came to an end as Luna Brimstone from District 5 was declared the Victor.

## Tributes

Tributes were Reaped in pairs of biological siblings; because of this, some Districts sent two male tributes or two female tributes. Coincidentally, twelve females and twelve males still participated in the Games regardless.

\*Older siblings are listed as 'Tribute 1' if known.

## Pre-Games Ceremonies

### The Reaping

The Reapings this year were preceded by an announcement by Tantalus Snow, who announced that this year's twist would affect the Reaping. Each District selected tributes from a single Reaping bowl, which contained slips of paper with two names. Each Reaping-age child was given one slip for each of their siblings; for instance, children with two siblings were in the Reaping bowl twice, once with each of their siblings. This twist disadvantaged children with multiple siblings, and completely exempted children with no siblings.

### The Train Rides

During the train ride to the Capitol, tributes were introduced to their mentors and were given the chance to watch the other Reapings and scout their competition.

### The Tribute Parade

The Tribute Parade this year was held the day after the tributes arrived in the Capitol. The tributes' costumes that are revealed are:

* District 1 - Outfits made of crystals
* District 5 - Yellow outfits modeled after lightning

### Training

Training this year was held across three days. In the 117th Games, most tributes trained with their siblings, with notable exceptions. One major fight broke out between Midas Diamanti and Damien Brimstone, starting a rivalry between the two. Damien and Clay Manilowe were also known to train at night, after the Training Center was closed.

### Individual Assessments

At the end of Training, the tributes were assessed by the Gamemakers and given a score from 1 to 12 stating their survival skills and likelihood of winning the Games, with 12 being the best. The scores received by the tributes can be seen below:

### Tribute Interviews

Tribute Interviews were conducted by the Host, Ross Carmichael, the night before Games began. Interviews were conducted in District order; this year, tributes were interviewed in sibling pairs, so only twelve interviews were conducted.

Notably, Damien Brimstone accused Midas Diamanti of having romantic feelings for his sister, Luna, further intensifying their rivalry.

## Hunger Games Staff

### Host

The role of Host was retained by Ross Carmichael, who served as host of the Tribute Interviews. Ross also made announcements throughout the Games.

### Head Gamemaker

Helvius Athanasios, also known with The Capitol as 'The Prodigy', returned as this Games' Head Gamemaker, marking his tenth year in the position.

### Capitol Escorts

Each district was assigned a Capitol escort. It is assumed that most of these escorts were not new.

## Tribute Mentors

While many of them were not seen in Blood Moon, 22 tribute mentors were present for the 117th Games. At this point of Hunger Games History, District 5 and District 12 had only one Victor, and these Victors mentored both tributes from their District. Notably, Camilla Russo mentored her own sister, Amanda, in the Games; in Blood Moon, it is revealed that she also had strong involvement in the mentorship of her other sister, Calista.

* **District 1**
	+ Maroon Anderson (Mentor of Midas Diamanti)
	+ Velvet Hughes (Mentor of Trent Diamanti)
* **District 2**
	+ Camilla Russo (Mentor of Amanda Russo)
	+ Spencer "Fangs" Blackwell (Mentor of Calista Russo)
* **District 3**
	+ Iris Kessler (Mentor of Lindsay McBride)
	+ Bruno Ford (Mentor of Jax McBride)
* **District 4**
	+ Griff Cohen (Mentor of Lily Thorsby)
	+ Seamus Carter (Mentor of Russell Thorsby)
* **District 5**
	+ Simon Chung (Mentor of Damien and Luna Brimstone)
* **District 6**
	+ Gear Montgomery (Mentor of the District 6 male)
	+ Irma Bradshaw (Mentor of the District 6 female)
* **District 7**
	+ Lila Shaw (Mentor of Sienna Manilowe)
	+ Erdrick Hansen (Mentor of Clay Manilowe)
* **District 8**
	+ Ramona Hatcher (Mentor of a District 8 female)
	+ Rochelle Carrillo (Mentor of a District 8 female)
* **District 9**
	+ Daniel Day (Mentor of Casper Radborn)
	+ Mallory Blanchard (Mentor of Colby Radborn)
* **District 10**
	+ Wayne Rodriguez (Mentor of Tina Vasquez)
	+ Brandy Sheppard (Mentor of Mickey Vasquez)
* **District 11**
	+ Jackson Mendoza (Mentor of a District 11 female)
	+ Wolfgang Robertson (Mentor of a District 11 female)
* **District 12**
	+ Daisy Landry (Mentor of both District 12 males)

## Arena

The Arena for the 117th Hunger Games is very complex. The base Arena is a peaceful grove with a winding river and a lake, full of edible berries and shrubs. At night, a blood moon appears, covering the Arena in red light, and the Arena is designed to cancel all sound at night to make the Arena completely silent.

The Arena also contained multiple muttations, including modified crabs, poisonous fruit, and birds.

## Alliances

Prior to the Games, most of the tributes joined small groups for protection in the Arena. Although many of these alliances broke up or changed during the Games, these were the official alliances at the start of the Games:

* Luna Brimstone, Damien Brimstone, Clay Manilowe, and Sienna Manilowe
* Midas Diamanti, Amanda Russo, Trent Diamanti, and Calista Russo
* Colby Radborn, Casper Radborn, and Sienna Manilowe\*
* Lily Thorsby and Russell Thorsby
* Tina Vasquez and Mickey Vasquez
* Lindsay McBride and Jax McBride

\*Sienna Manilowe is a part of two alliances prior to the Games begins; while she stays with Luna, Damien, and Clay in the Arena, she is ultimately loyal to Colby and Casper.

The alliances of the other tributes are unknown.

## Events in Chronological Order

The 117th Hunger Games lasted for 15 days. This is a short summary of the main events each day.

**Day 1 (Bloodbath)**

The tributes enter the Arena on separate pedestals. Almost every tribute attends the Bloodbath; only Sienna Manilowe is known to avoid it completely. The tributes killed in the Bloodbath are:

* District 11 female, killed by Midas Diamanti.
* District 6 male, killed by Trent Diamanti.
* District 8 female, stabbed to death by Amanda Russo, who steals her trident.
* Lily Thorsby, killed by Calista Russo.
* District 12 male, killed by Colby Radborn.
* District 8 female, killed by Midas.
* Jax McBride, killed by Amanda.
* Lindsay McBride, killed by Amanda after attempting to protect her brother.
* District 6 female, killed by Trent.
* Casper Radborn, killed by Midas.

Only five tributes are responsible for the ten deaths at the Bloodbath, most of them Career Tributes.

In the Bloodbath, Midas Diamanti chased and nearly killed Damien Brimstone; however, Damien escaped. Despite this, his sister, Luna Brimstone, attempted to intervene, running into the Bloodbath before escaping with her brother. This means that her ally, Sienna Manilowe, is the only tribute entirely absent at the Bloodbath.

After his sister's death, Russell Thorsby helped Tina Vasquez to evacuate Mickey from the Bloodbath, and used his healing knowledge to save Mickey's life, as he was injured in the Bloodbath. After this, Russell remained allied with Tina and Mickey.

Tributes surviving into the Arena were Midas, Trent, Amanda, Calista, Russell, Luna, Damien, Sienna, Clay, Colby, Tina, Mickey, and one District 11 female.

**Night 1**

Silence takes over the Arena, and the first blood moon appears over the grove.

Tributes Dead: None

**Day 2**

No major events

**Night 2**

No major events

**Day 3**

Luna, Damien, Sienna, and Clay come across the District 12 male. Damien and Clay hesitate, but ultimately decide to kill the boy before returning to their original camp by the river.

Tributes Dead: District 12 Male

**Night 3**

No major events

**Day 4**

The death of the District 3 male tribute creates a rift between Clay and Damien, as Clay regrets his decisions while Damien defends them.

Tributes Dead: None

**Night 4**

As Clay and Damien fight, they are passed by Midas, Trent, Amanda, and Calista, who narrowly avoid overhearing them. After this, Clay and Sienna abandon Damien and Luna and follow the Careers through the Arena. Clay sells out Damien, telling the Careers his location and asking them to kill him.

Tributes Dead: None.

**Day 5**

After he gives them Damien's location, the Careers turn on Clay, and Midas stabs him to death as Sienna escapes. Midas and Clay find Damien and Luna sleeping; Midas kills Damien, and Luna manages to escape from Trent.

Tributes Dead: Damien, Clay

**Night 5**

Luna emerges from the river far away fro her camp and mourns her brother's death.

Tributes Dead: None

**Day 6**

No major events

**Night 6**

No major events

**Day 7**

Luna begins to look for Sienna, ending up by a lake.

Tributes Dead: None

**Night 7**

Crab muttations take over the Arena in the night, pinching the tributes and injecting small doses of poison into their blood. This poison leaves most of the tributes unconscious and some dead.

Tributes Dead: Mickey, District 11 Female

**Day 8**

After Mickey's death, Tina begins to snap at Russell, and the two tributes decide to separate from one another.

**Night 8**

No major events

**Day 9**

No major events

**Night 9**

No major events

**Day 10 (The Feast)**

When the Feast is announced, the tributes gather at the Cornucopia to grab supplies. At the Feast is a bag for each tribute containing a gift that will help them survive until the end of the Games. In a controversial move, Head Gamemaker Helvius Athanasios also included an extra gift for each pair of siblings still remaining in the Games, showing his obvious bias for the Career tributes, as they were the only two pairs left.

Tina is the first tribute to arrive and grab her bag, but she is quickly confronted by the Career tributes, and Amanda stabs her to death. After this, Midas and Amanda grab their bags and the bags for their siblings.

About twenty minutes later, Sienna arrives at the Feast. She is chased in by Luna; initially, Sienna believes that Luna is trying to kill her as revenge for Damien's death, but in reality, Luna is attempting to rejoin her as an ally. Sienna reveals to Luna that she betrayed her, shocking Luna. As she reveals this, Colby arrives, putting a knife to Luna's throat. It is revealed that Sienna and Colby always planned to reunite in the Arena, and Sienna never trusted Luna after hearing that she'd tried to split Sienna and Colby in training. However, the Career tributes arrive, attempting to trap and kill the tributes, and Trent shoots Sienna with an arrow killing her. Caught by surprise, Colby drops his knife from Luna's neck and attempts to flee. Trent shoots Luna in the side with an arrow, but Colby quickly confronts him and kills him before Trent has the chance to shoot him.

After Midas and Colby flee the scene, Russell is the last tribute to arrive. He grabs his bag, which contains healing product, and attempts to heal Luna, who is injured on the ground. Russell drags Luna from the Cornucopia in an attempt to find another ally who will protect him in the Arena.

Tributes Dead: Trent, Sienna, Tina

**Night 10**

No major events

**Day 11**

Luna awakens and berates Russell for not letting her die. However, he convinces her that her life is worth living for his sake.

Fruit begins to grow on the trees in the grove in two varieties: Black and Purple. Purple fruit is poisonous, while the black fruit is edible.

Tributes Dead: None

**Night 11**

No major events

**Day 12**

A wildfire spreads through the grove in an attempt to kill Luna, Russell, and Colby. However, Luna and Russell manage to escape. Colby is killed in the fire, and Russell is injured when a fireball hits his leg. After Luna and Russell escape the fire, they nearly run into Amanda, Midas, and Calista, and they realize that the Gamemakers led them here to be killed by the Careers. Filled with rage at the Gamemakers, Luna decides to thwart their plans by following the Careers through the Arena to make it impossible for them to find her.

Tributes Dead: Colby

**Night 12**

Luna treats Russell's wounds as they follow the Careers.

Tributes Dead: None

**Day 13**

Luna and Russell continue following the Careers through the Arena.

Tributes Dead: None

**Night 13**

No major events

**Day 14**

The tributes anticipate a major event signaling the end of the Games, as it is the 14th day, but no such event arrives.

Tributes Dead: None

**Night 14**

Calista grows more and more agitated, and decides it is time to turn on Midas before the end of the Games arrives. She attempts to stab Midas in his sleep, but it is revealed that he was watching her, and the two lock into battle. Midas outmatches Calista, stabbing her to death. Amanda grabs her bow; initially hesitates, but she has no choice but to shoot and kill Midas for killing her sister.

Tributes Dead: Midas, Calista

**Day 15**

No major events

**Night 15 (End of the Games)**

Bird muttations take over the Arena, stabbing at exposed skin on the tributes with their razor-sharp beaks. Luna initially shields Russell from these attacks, but he stumbles on a root and rips his old burn wound open, making him unable to walk. Seeing that Luna is unwilling to leave him behind, Russell rips off his shirt, exposing his skin to the birds and forcing Luna to flee. Luna escapes to the center of the Arena, where she is met by Amanda. Because the bird muttations were distracted by Russell, Luna is left untouched by the birds while Amanda is seriously injured. Amanda attempts to shoot Luna with an arrow, but she is too weak from her injuries. Luna approaches Amanda and slits her throat with a knife.

Tributes Dead: Amanda, Russell

**Victor: Luna Brimstone**

## Placements

**1st** - Luna Brimstone (D5) - **Victor**

**2nd** - Amanda Russo (D2) - Day 15 (mauled by bird muttations, throat slit by Luna)

**3rd** - Russell Thorsby (D4) - Day 15 (ripped apart by bird muttations)

**4th** - Midas Diamanti (D1) - Day 14 (shot with an arrow from Amanda)

**5th** - Calista Russo (D2) - Day 14 (stabbed by Midas)

**6th** - Colby Radborn (D9) - Day 12 (trapped and killed in a wildfire)

**7th** - Trent Diamanti (D1) - Day 10 (killed by Colby)

**8th** - Sienna Manilowe (D7) - Day 10 (shot with an arrow from Trent)

**9th** - Tina Vasquez (D10) - Day 10 (stabbed by Amanda)

**10th**- Mickey Vasquez (D10) - Night 7 (killed by crab muttations)

**11th** - District 11 Female (D11) - Night 7 (killed by crab muttations)

**12th** - Damien Brimstone (D5) - Night 5 (stabbed by Midas)

**13th** - Clay Manilowe (D7) - Day 5 (killed by Midas)

**14th** - District 12 Male (D12) - Day 3 (killed by Clay and Damien)

**15th** - Casper Radborn (D9) - Day 1 (killed by Midas)

**16th** - District 6 Female (D6) - Day 1 (killed by Trent)

**17th** - Lindsay McBride (D3) - Day 1 (stabbed by Amanda)

**18th** - Jax McBride (D3) - Day 1 (impaled by Amanda}

**19th** - District 8 Female (D8) - Day 1 (killed by Midas)

**20th** - District 12 Male (D12) - Day 1 (killed by Colby)

**21st** - Lily Thorsby (D4) - Day 1 (killed by Calista)

**22nd** - District 8 Female (D8) - Day 1 (killed by Amanda)

**23rd** - District 6 Male (D6) - Day 1 (killed by Trent)

**24th** - District 11 Female (D11) - Day 1 (killed by Midas)

## Victor

Luna Brimstone was declared the winner of the Hunger Games after fifteen days. Luna was an underdog in the Games, and was not expected to be the Victor; in fact, her Victory was mostly by luck and pure accident. Because of this, her performance in the Games was forgotten by the Capitol soon after the Games.

## Impression

The 117th Games were not remembered much after they ended, as Luna Brimstone was not one of the strongest tributes in the Games. It is mostly remembered for Sienna's betrayal of Luna and for the downfall of the strong Career pack at the hands of Luna and Russell. Because Luna was not a marketable Victor for the Capitol, the 117th Games were not popular and were mostly forgotten.