As seen in the mainline series, her and Snow's involvement in the games changed the tradition forever. While Coriolanus Snow is the powerful and ruthless President of Panem at the time of the original trilogy, 64 years after the events of the prequel, Lucy Gray's existence is never even mentioned or acknowledged.
Katniss indirectly mentions Lucy Gray in the first Hunger Games book as the first victor of District 12. Lucy Gray is the only member of the Covey to have both their given name and color from a ballad. Despite gray being a dull color, she loved color the most out of anyone else.
“Katniss” we learn, was Lucy Gray's preferred term for the swamp potato the Covey used to dig up near the lake. (I do want to point out the word “katniss” does exist in the real world. This wasn't a word invented by Collins.)
During his time as a mentor, he developed a relationship with the District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird. Lucy Gray is a very different protagonist from Katniss. In the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Lucy returns to District 12 where she eventually meets Coriolanus Snow again.
The Hunger Games franchise has never confirmed that Lucy Gray and Katniss are related, despite speculation. The ending of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes leaves open the possibility that Lucy Gray and Katniss are related.
Is Lucy Gray Related to Katniss? (Hunger Games Theory)
Is Lucy Grey Katniss's mom?
"Lucy Gray, I can say, is definitely not a relative of Katniss." Instead, Lawrence, who has directed four of five "Hunger Games" movies, believes another character in "The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" shares a bloodline with Katniss.
Fans online who have read Songbirds & Snakes theorize that Lucy Gray and Katniss aren't directly related, but instead that Katniss is the granddaughter of Lucy Gray's cousin, Maude Ivory, who is introduced in the movie, too.
What happened to Lucy Gray Baird after The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
In the book and the movie, Lucy Gray's fate is never confirmed. It's possible that she could have been wounded or even killed by a bullet, considering Coriolanus's frantic firing at the last location she had presumably been at.
Summary. Coriolanus Snow genuinely believed he loved Lucy Gray, but his possessive and jealous tendencies cast doubts on the authenticity of his love. Snow's possessiveness extended to other people he loved, such as his cousin Tigris, demonstrating a dangerous and possessive pattern in his relationships.
However, like the movie, Snow's drive for power and control took priority and overrode whatever love he had for Lucy. So, I guess, the conclusion here is: yes, Snow did love Lucy, but only temporarily.
Lucy Gray's very last words are: "Well, I'm not made of sugar." Jacobson says this last line reminds audiences that Lucy Gray is first and foremost a performer, similar to Snow. "They meet and connect through performance," she tells TODAY.com.
Katniss and Lucy Gray are not related beyond their shared District 12 and loving hearts. Fan speculation that the two are related is tantalizing, especially following Lucy Gray's love affair with young Snow. "I've heard that fan theory often. But it's not true," says director Francis Lawrence.
What happened to Lucy Gray after the Hunger Games?
Both the book and movie leave Lucy Gray's ending quite ambiguous. Dean of the Academy Casca Highbottom (Peter Dinklage) underscores that point to Snow in the final moments of the film, confirming that she's simply vanished without a trace. Dr. Gaul even wipes all the video footage of Lucy Gray's games.
Lucy Gray follows, an argument ensues and Coriolanus ends up shooting the mayor's daughter after she threatens to expose them, and another rebel named Spruce kills her boyfriend.
While they were walking away from District 12 making their escape, Coriolanus made a comment about having killed three people. Lucy Gray quickly did the math and realized that she had only known about two of them, and that Coriolanus had been lying to her, sowing doubt in her mind about him and their plan.
The actor, whose knowledge of the franchise is extensive, also points out that Katniss will have likely never known about Lucy Gray. "She's not aware that there was ever a female victor from District 12," she explains.
"The Hanging Tree" has a brief backstory in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. It was one of many songs composed by Lucy Gray Baird, and it was written about the execution of Arlo Chance at the real hanging tree. The song was banned by Commander Hoff, who considered it rebellious.
When a concerned Snow searches for her, he finds the shawl he gifted Lucy Gray tossed on the ground, hiding a snake that bites him. Snow snaps. Paranoid and convinced his crush wants to kill him, Snow hunts Lucy Gray through the woods with a gun, shoots at her, and seemingly hits his mark as we see her stumble.
She is only told that Tigris used to be a stylist for the Hunger Games, like Cinna, and that Snow fired her himself. Over the years, possibly to deal with the pain caused by her cousin's sadistic rise to power, Tigris tattooed and surgically altered her appearance so much that she looked more feline than human.
President Snow became evil because he's always been driven by the principle that, if a cause is just enough, then anything done in pursuit of it is justified. Unfortunately for the people of Panem, Snow believed the Capitol's dominance of the other districts was among the most just causes of all.
How old was Lucy Gray when she won the Hunger Games?
Here are some songs that remind me of Lucy Gray, especially her evolution in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. At only 16 years old, Lucy Gray was reaped and managed to survive the Hunger Games.
At an unknown point in time years before the 74th Hunger Games, she was personally fired by Snow, the stated reason being due to her being too surgically enhanced.
With that said, there's also nothing revealed about who President Coin is descended from or much about her personal life. Due to this, any connections between Alma Coin and Lucy Gray Baird are merely speculation.
Lucy Gray escaped 12 and went up North. She met a man and had a child with him. That child was a daughter, who grew up to be President Alma Coin. Lucy Gray told her daughter about her experiences with Snow, which is one of the reasons (aside from the dictatorship) Coin hated Snow so much.
Maude Ivory's decision to stay in District 12 could have led to her becoming Katniss' grandmother. While author Suzanne Collins has not confirmed this theory, the upcoming film adaptation of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes could potentially explore this connection and bring the two stories together even more.
