Caesar Flickerman

He is a flashy, flamboyant, and funny character, memorable for his fashionable appearances in each of the Games. Caesar’s banter with Peeta Mellark was especially well-received during the 74th and 75th Hunger Games.

Caesar Flickerman Character Profile

• Name: Caesar Flickerman
• Age: 66 (74th Hunger Games)
• Gender: Male
• Place of origin: The Capitol
• Physical appearance: Average height, slightly chubby, surgically altered face. Highly fashionable
• Skills: Highly skilled presenter and TV host
• Strengths: Charming personality
• Weaknesses: Shallow and superficial
• Loyalties: Most likely a supporter of the Capitol

Personality

Caesar Flickerman is the flamboyant Capitol TV host, beloved by the citizens of Panem. He is bright and highly optimistic, capable of twisting even the darkest remarks into something light and funny. He is highly animated in his responses (something which Katniss notes, helps turn “weak” answers from the tributes into “memorable” ones), talks with a great amount of flair and gesture, and entertains people very well.

Katniss notes that Caesar is a great host for the interviews, as he is capable of putting even the most nervous tributes at ease. He is a good conversationalist, witty in his remarks, and has a good sense of humor as well. He is also extremely clever in both his speech and his conduct. All of these characteristics have helped Caesar maintain his long career as a TV presenter and master of ceremonies.

Biography

Caesar Flickerman is a resident of the Capitol. His father is Julius Flickerman, his sister is Livia Flickerman, and his grandfather is Gaius Flickerman. Caesar might be related to Lucretius “Lucky” Flickerman from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Not much is known about his family or background otherwise.

Appearance

Caesar Flickerman is of average height and build. However, he is famous for having a different color of hair, eyelids, and lips for each of the Hunger Games. He almost always wears a signature midnight blue suit that has tiny light bulbs on it. Like everyone else at the Capitol, Caesar has had surgery on his face to make himself appear younger and more attractive.

Some of Caesar’s most memorable looks include the yellow hair and lips he sported during the 61st Hunger Games, the purple hair and lips he had for the 66th Hunger Games, and the green hair and lips for the 67th Hunger Games. The crimson color he sported for the 73rd Hunger Games made him look like he was “bleeding”, according to Katniss. Caesar wore powder blue lips and hair during the 74th Hunger Games, while his lips were colored lavender for the 75th Hunger Games.

The Flickerman Effect

You do not get a second chance to make a first impression. And nobody understood this better than Caesar Flickerman. Caesar was capable of turning almost any narrative into a positive one, and he brought out the best in most tributes. As such, Caesar was the best interviewer for the tributes, whose lives heavily depended upon making a good first impression on the sponsors.

Caesar Flickerman and Peeta Mellark

The duo of Caesar Flickerman and Peeta Mellark became famous during the 74th Hunger Games, when Caesar and Peeta bantered together during Peeta’s interview before the Games. The interview was a huge success, with both of them poking fun at each other and making the audience laugh with their witty and tongue-in-cheek remarks.

This is when Peeta reveals his feelings for Katniss and garnered a great amount of sympathy for both himself and her. This set the narrative of the star-crossed lovers for Katniss and Peeta throughout the 74th and 75th Hunger Games, which helped them survive.

Caesar and Peeta had a similar interaction during the Third Quarter Quell interview. Their exchanges were light and breezy, and the two only fueled each other’s charming personalities, until Peeta dropped the bomb: that he and Katniss had married in secret and were now expecting a child. Although this was a lie, the residents of the Capitol were shocked that an unborn baby was about to meet its death in the Games. Caesar Flickerman attempted to mitigate the distress that Peeta’s words had caused. However, the damage was done.

Caesar and Peeta appeared on TV several times during the Second Rebellion. However, it was clear from Peeta’s appearances on each of these interviews that he was being tortured in the Capitol for the actions of the rebels. Each time Peeta appeared on the screen, the more gaunt he looked until he finally put an end to his appearances by warning Katniss and District 13 that the Capitol was planning a raid on them. This time, he was beaten up by the Peacekeepers on camera and dragged away. In none of these interviews did Caesar and Peeta have the same easygoing banter as they used to. Instead, the interviews were more somber, with Peeta being coerced to act as the mouthpiece of the Capitol.

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