Commander Paylor was a rebel leader in District 8 during the Second Rebellion. Following the success of the rebellion, she was elected as the new president of Panem.

Who ends up being the leader of Panem?

Coriolanus Snow, the authoritarian president of the dystopian nation of Panem, is the central antagonist in Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games trilogy.

Is President Snow Katniss's grandfather?

Meanwhile, Katniss' mother is also a mystery despite her being alive throughout the entire series. It's possible that during Lucy Gray and Snow's brief romance in District 12, Lucy Gray got pregnant, and the baby was Katniss' father, making Snow her grandfather and Lucy Gray her grandmother.

Who becomes president in the last Hunger Games?

Summary. After the Second Rebellion, Panem saw positive changes as Commander Paylor became the new president, abolished the Hunger Games, and established a constitutional republic. Katniss found peace after the fighting, with Paylor pardoning her and allowing her to live out her life in District 12.

Did Katniss get in trouble for killing Coin?

Katniss was incarcerated for a time, and she was sent back to District 12 after she was deemed unsuitable for a trial. After all, she had technically betrayed the current government since the public wasn't aware of why Katniss would kill President Coin.

History of Panem: Origin Story (Hunger Games Explained)

Why does Snow laugh when Katniss kills Coin?

Snow laughs after Katniss killed Coin because he enjoys the irony of the situation. He avoided the official execution ceremony, even though Panem's citizens still take their revenge on him, while Katniss ends up snatching away the victory and power that Coin thinks she has successfully secured.

Why did Gale betray Katniss?

In the end, it is Gale's conviction in the necessity of sacrifice pitted against Katniss' moral incoherence that truly severs any relationship they had or could ever have. Primrose, Katniss' sister, is killed by a firebomb that may have been designed by Gale.

Why did Snow hate Katniss?

Snow can't stand to see a young woman betray a young man's affection—his view of what happened 65 years ago. And so he takes out his old, festering wound on Katniss.

Do Effie and Haymitch end up together?

This interaction was so surprising to fans because it's not in the books at all. While there's some chemistry between the two throughout the series, nothing ever comes of the tension in Suzanne Collins's novels. Beyond the kiss, nothing happened between the two in the movies either.

Who is the last person Katniss kills?

Her third kill occurs at the end of the Games. First, she shoots Cato in the hand so he will release Peeta. Cato falls off the Cornucopia and is attacked by the mutts. Once Katniss realizes that the dogs intend to draw out Cato's death, she uses her final arrow to kill Cato in an act of mercy.

Is Katniss the daughter of Lucy Gray?

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.

Did Snow ever love Lucy Gray?

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.

Why did Coriolanus Snow become evil?

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.

Does Haymitch get reaped?

At 16, Haymitch was reaped in the Second Quarter Quell, which was the special name for the 50th Hunger Games.

Did Haymitch love Maysilee?

Haymitch Abernathy

Maysilee most likely didn't know Haymitch before the games, considering they lived in different parts of District 12. But she made an alliance with him and when she was fatally wounded he ran to her and held her hand as she died, indicating they must have cared for each other to some degree.

Why was Cinna killed?

President Snow has Cinna killed for his support of Katniss, but Cinna's legacy and contributions to the rebellion live on in his designs.

Why do Tigris hate snow?

Tigris may have chosen to have her surgeries to prevent Snow from seeing her as desirable, potentially to stop him from exploiting her. Katniss assumed Tigris' transformation was voluntary, but it's more likely that Snow was responsible for her surgeries, leading to her hatred of him in The Hunger Games.

What did snow do to Tigris?

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.

Was President Coin worse than Snow?

Summary. President Coin's manipulative tactics enabled her to take power in Panem, but she was even worse than President Snow. Coin's black-and-white thinking led her to condemn anyone associated with the Capitol, including Peeta.

Whose bomb killed Prim?

It later comes to light that the design of the bombs that killed Prim likely belonged to Gale. They looked like Capitol technology, yet that was exactly the purpose behind them; he created weapons that were meant to convince civilians that District 13 attacks were in fact perpetrated by the Capitol.

Why was Gale blamed for killing Prim?

The relationship between Gale and Prim takes a morbid turn when the bomb that killed Prim resembles the ones Gale designed, raising suspicions of his involvement. Gale's potential romance with Prim's sister, Katniss, is ultimately severed as she cannot reconcile his ruthlessness and his potential role in Prim's death.

Why did Katniss shoot Coin and not Snow?

Katniss did the right thing because, as previously stated, Coin was just as cruel as Snow. She was willing to sacrifice children to turn the Capitol citizens against Snow and make herself out to be the hero who saved the nation.

Why was Haymitch family killed?

Haymitch Abernathy, the mentor for Katniss and Peeta in The Hunger Games, won his own Hunger Games through smart tactics and outsmarting his opponents. Winning the Hunger Games came at a great cost for Haymitch, as President Snow ordered the death of his family and girlfriend as punishment for his rebellion.

Why does Plutarch smile when Coin dies?

In the Mockingjay - Part 2, Plutarch appears to smile as he looks at Coin's dead body, suggesting that he approved of her death.

What happened to Effie after Mockingjay?

Mockingjay. It isn't known where Effie was taken after she was kidnapped by the rebels. After President Snow is found guilty and is about to be executed, Effie is released from prison and goes back to Katniss to get her ready for Snow's trial. Katniss notes that Effie has a vacant look in her eyes.