Katniss Everdeen she experienced when her father was fighting in the Vietnam War. In the novels, Katniss is extensively knowledgeable in foraging, wildlife, hunting, and survival techniques. Collins knew some of this background from her father, who grew up in the Great Depression and was forced to hunt to augment a scanty food supply, although Collins saw her father bring home food from the wild during her own childhood as well. In addition, Collins researched the subject using a large stack of wilderness survival guidebooks. Katniss and the other tributes are, in their time before participating in their Hunger Games, compelled to
Riddick (character) Riddick (character) Richard B. Riddick, more commonly known as Riddick, is a fictional character and the antiheroic protagonist of the "Riddick" series ("Pitch Black", "The Chronicles of Riddick", the animated movie "", and "Riddick"), as well as the two video games "" and "". Actor Vin Diesel has played the title role in all of the Riddick-based films and video games so far. Within the canon of the series, Riddick is shown to be a highly skilled predator—he is extremely mobile and stealthy - especially for someone of his size. He has a vast knowledge of how to kill almost