He is the only survivor of the two victors District 12 has managed to produce in seventy-four years (the other is not alive). The Capitol forced him to be a mentor for years, which he found useless, and he turned to alcohol as a result of the deaths he witnessed. Seeing the contrasting characters and survival instincts that Katniss and Peeta display in the arena, he pushes himself for the first time to do something for them and starts begging for sponsors.
After winning the 2nd Quarter Quell with his own intellect and resistance, constantly having to train tributes and watch them be slaughtered shattered him and turned him into a hopeless drunk.
He has a tall, hunchbacked posture and a face that looks older than his years. His face is usually bloated from alcohol and unkempt, but he has sharp gray eyes.
Katniss Everdeen
Su tributo, con quien discute constantemente pero cuya inteligencia aprecia y en quien puede confiar.