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There are n’t many post - revelatory sci - fi franchises out there that centre of attention around the conception of children fighting to the death , but credit needs to be given where it ’s due becauseThe Hunger Gamesdid an amazing job of necessitate the brutish conception and turning it into an inspiring young - grownup write up - arc .
The are many cause why the story centered around Katniss Everdeen and her attempt to overthrow the dictatorial Capitol has quickly become a ethnic image , but one of the turgid is the many character that the franchise has give consultation to cheer for . That being said , some were in spades more suited for their job than others , so take a look at our list of the main characters ofThe Hunger Gamesranked by intelligence .
Effie Trinket
Was there ever anybody who was going to cope with Effie for the last spot on our listing ? Do n’t get us wrong , Effie seemed to save herself throughout the course of the series , defecting to the underground and fly the Capitol , but during most of her prison term on screen Effie was just another Capitol prig who take care down on Katniss , Peeta , and essentially anybody who did n’t have hopeful - pinkish fuzz or a danseuse too - too on at all time . Katniss was force to defend other children to the death and she still might ’ve close that Effie was the great pain in the neck in her cigarette during the entire Games , often butting - heads with the District 12 escort who could n’t penetrate why mass fighting poverty and starvation did n’t have proper etiquette or manners .
Peeta Mellark
audience should never block that the only reason why Peeta Mellark made it out of this serial alive , or even past his and Katniss ' first Games , was because of a loaf of burn simoleons . If Peeta had n’t toss Katniss a loaf of burnt , soggy , and swampy bread before any of the events of the story took place , her moral sense would n’t have keep her from seeing him as just another mark for her bow and arrow .
Katniss and Peeta may have formed a literal and caring relationship throughout the series , but if Peeta had been left to fend for himself he never would have made it past the District 1 and 2 testimonial ( he was bruise before Katniss saved him ) .
President Coin
President Coin certainly avail get the ball rolling when it came to the underground in District 13 , and a woman with the weight of an entire colonization of refugees and fighters on her back ca n’t be classified as stupid , but she fuck off her low-spirited ranking on this list because of two chief reasons - her ceaseless top dog - butting with Katniss and the conclusion to send the bombs in that kill Prim . Coin made it clear that she barely cared about Katniss and only desire her for what she could do for the insurrection . As for the death of Prim and the bombing of free people , that speak for itself .
Primrose Everdeen
We ’re not crying , you ’re crying . in reality , anybody who experience this was crying because source Suzanne Collins chose to give the audience one of the most tragical deaths in sci - fi history by kill Katniss Everdeen ’s lovely little sister , Prim , rendering the entire reasonableness that Katniss volunteered for the Games in the first place completely superfluous .
However , up until that horrific moment , Prim had rapidly demonstrate her worth by becoming a healer for the District 13 opposition and was well on her way to rise among their rank and file when the final battle against the Capitol occurred and was blown up by a ambuscade - bomb . For all we know , Prim could ’ve been the saucy character inThe Hunger Gamesuniverse , but sadly , we never will .
Gale Hawethorne
Gale might never have had to front the inauspicious setting of being selected as a tribute for the Games , but we ’re unforced to bet that he would have been a more worthy asset to Katniss than Peeta was . Gale could hunt and often trekked into the forests with " Katnip " in parliamentary law to provide food for his kinsfolk and that requires a certain level of intelligence . Not only that , he had the foresightedness to get as many people out of District 12 as he could before the Capitol ’s Fire Ships dropped bomb on the place . He was an able soldier and may have made the dread and consequential bomb that ended up killing Katniss ' fiddling baby , but he was just a man survey Holy Order in that respect .
Finnick Odair
What a hero . If Katniss Everdeen was " The Girl on Fire " then Finnick Odair was " The Man Who Walked on Water " because he could do virtually no damage when it come to helping take down the organization that push him to kill innocent child .
Finnick was no softy and certainly knew what he was doing with his trusty trident , not to mention that he was in on the architectural plan to save Katniss and get her safely back to District 13 all along . We ’re jolly sure that if Katniss had n’t taken down Snow , Finnick would ’ve been a feasible alternative .
Haymitch Abernathy
audience tend to give Haymitch a quite a little of flak due to his drunken and thoughtless demeanor that he carried whole - heartedly throughout the first two movies of the series , but candidly , how much alcoholic beverage would you postulate to consume for leave the nightmarish - scenario of being selected for a " special " Games where you had to see ( or pop ) double the amount of children as normal . Haymitch had fiend and was dead entitled to those demons , especially since he was the one sound enough to win that special Games , but even better was the fact that Haymitch was able to bounce out of his sottish - stupor and do everything he could to help the District 13 resistance topple the Capitol and their tyrannical chairman . We ’re proud of you , Haymitch , even if you were an ass for a while .
Plutarch Heavensbee
Plutarch was the one who become everything go in terminus of taking down President Snow and the Capitol . Katniss may have been " the spark " that the insurrection needed , but she stated many times that she was never trying to be a symbol of immunity and was simply trying to make it out of the Games alert and get back to her family .
However , Plutarch was the one who recognized the potential that come in from Katniss ' defiance in the first Games and rode it all the path to a successful take - down on Panem ’s authorities .
President Coriolanus Snow
It may be a sad fact , but the word diabolic can be synonymous with well-informed , and there was nobody inThe Hunger Gamesuniverse more hellish than President Snow . The homo contend to stay chairman ( was more of a dictator ) of Panem for a minimum of 25 years as he was know to be the president when Haymitch won the second quarter - quell , mean that he spent a poop of a century plotting and destroying his enemies as they constantly tried to bring him down from the inside . He had an antidote concocted to a poison that he would routinely serve to anyone who oppose him and it finally took the random selection of a lilliputian girl constitute Prim and the altruistic military volunteer of her bountiful sister to in conclusion take down the unfriendly dictator .
Katniss Everdeen
It was n’t Katniss ' book or learning skills that made her the most healthy character ofThe Hunger Gamesuniverse - it was her instinct . Katniss was depicted from the very first scene of the franchise as a Orion , somebody who watched and take heed to the land and tracks around her to gather the knowledge that she take . Throughout the entire outgrowth of both the Games that Katniss was forced to fight her way through , including the preppy , entertainment look they made the tribute succumb to before the scrap , Katniss watched and adapted to her surroundings , no matter who she was dealing with . Whether it was her on - screen human relationship with Peeta , or how she at long last dealt with Coin and President Snow , Katniss was the young woman who always knew what game she was playing .
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