Brutal Series/Characters

Alf Meric

 * Adaptational Villainy
 * Arch Enemy: Of Thew.
 * Attention Whore
 * Big Eater
 * Blond Guys Are Evil
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * The Brute: In Brutal's career group.
 * Dumb Muscle
 * Eagle Land: Type 2, full-stop.
 * Evil Counterpart To Thew.
 * Evil Gloating: "I bet I could kill this guy with one punch to the head."
 * Evil Versus Evil: His fight with Japan, though the latter is noticeably more sympathetic.
 * Freudian Excuse: In his intro chapter, he says he has a rocky relationship with his father after his parents' divorce caused his dad to drift away from him. This leads to, as he deliberately volunteers to annoy the old man.
 * Glory Hound: Differs from Glory Seekers Lude and Japan in that he employs no discipline, restraint, or honour in his quest for recognition.
 * Heroic Wannabe Motivated by a desire to be his district's hero, though not in the traditional sense of the word.
 * It's All About Me
 * Jerkass
 * Large Ham: "And then, I can be the hero!"
 * One of the author's sketches actually shows him reciting the large ham line.
 * Neck Snap: Kills  this way.
 * No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Kills  this way.
 * Not-So-Harmless Villain: Spends most of his time after the bloodbath being a failure. Then
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: At one point, Lude begins to suspect that his entire ghost paranoia is an act designed to fool and manipulate the others. In reality, he's overthinking things - Alf's really that stupid.
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Vivi gives one to him, detailing why he isn't worthy to be in the Career pack.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red Oni to Thew.
 * Small Name, Big Ego
 * Unskilled but Strong
 * Villainous Glutton
 * Villains Want Mercy: Begs with Thew, who he thinks is a ghost, not to kill him.
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy: Inverted. Rather than trying to win his father's respect, he deliberately volunteers for the Games in order to tick him off.
 * Would Hit a Girl: Kills  at the bloodbath.
 * What an Idiot!: Name one intelligent thing he's done in the entire Games (apart from the aforementioned Not-So-Harmless Villain situation.) It'll take a while.
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He has a crippling fear of ghosts, which Thew exploits in a Crowning Moment of Funny.
 * What an Idiot!: Name one intelligent thing he's done in the entire Games (apart from the aforementioned Not-So-Harmless Villain situation.) It'll take a while.
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He has a crippling fear of ghosts, which Thew exploits in a Crowning Moment of Funny.

Lude Ermany

 * Adaptational Villainy
 * All Work vs. All Play: The All Work to Ciano's All Play in the 4th What If.
 * Anti-Villain: Type I. He has no qualms with being a Career, but has a softer side as seen with his interactions with Ciano (especially in the 4th What If) and.
 * Blond Guys Are Evil
 * Conflicting Loyalties: Between Ciano and the Career pack. Exploited by Japan when.
 * Dirty Business: How he sees, although he doesn't regret it afterwards so much as before and as he does it.
 * Epic Flail: His signature weapon is a morningstar: a big, spiky ball on a chain.
 * Evil Is Cool
 * Evil Versus Evil: His battle with
 * Germanic Depressives/Germanic Efficiency
 * Glory Seeker
 * Heel Realization: Starts to have one in the fourth What If.
 * If You're So Evil Eat This Kitten: The Career pack tests him this way with Ciano.
 * Jerkass Woobie: At times, such as when, or during the fourth What If.
 * Kuudere: To an extent. Like most tropes involving his softer side, most prominent in the fourth What If.
 * Odd Friendship: With Ciano.
 * Only Sane Man: In the Career back, along with Japan.
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * Pet the Dog: Several times: when he tolerates Ciano's antics in training, when he ], and when he assures  . The Fourth What If, of course, is all about this.
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni Blue Oni to Ciano.
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Is the latter in his What If alliance with Ciano, though he ends up as Not So Stoic.
 * Stoic Woobie: He tries to be this in the 4th What If scenario, but  leads him to question his own morality and end up as Not So Stoic.
 * The Stoic
 * Not So Stoic: In the fourth What If.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality: Only displays his softer side to Ciano and, at one point, Japan.
 * Villainous BSOD: Starts losing it in the fourth What If once his empathy for Ciano causes him to view his competitors in a different light.
 * Villainous Friendship: Type I just hinted at between him and Japan.
 * Villainous Valor: Displays courage and ingenuity in battle, particularly against the fire crickets. Averted in.
 * Would Hit a Girl: Kills  at the bloodbath and   in the fourth What If.
 * Villainous Friendship: Type I just hinted at between him and Japan.
 * Villainous Valor: Displays courage and ingenuity in battle, particularly against the fire crickets. Averted in.
 * Would Hit a Girl: Kills  at the bloodbath and   in the fourth What If.

Thew Canda

 * Adorkable
 * Alternative Character Interpretation: Shy, Adorkable Nice Guy who tried to do the most moral thing given the circumstances or self-righteous coward who poisoned his opponents rather than fighting fairly and 'justified' his kills as Evil Unto Evil?
 * And Then What?: Realizes he has no idea what to do after scaring Alf with his ghost plan.
 * Beware the Nice Ones/Beware the Quiet Ones: Quiet, inconspicuous, and will not hesitate to poison your water source. If you're a Career, of course.
 * Brains and Brawn: Brains to Gil's brawn in the 2nd What If.
 * Butt Monkey
 * Canada, Eh?: Fulfills many Canadian stereotypes, being polite, unassuming, and overshadowed by America (Alf). Lampshaded when he describes his headache as feeling like he's been hit in the head with a hockey puck.
 * Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Pity poor Thew when he's allied with Ciano.
 * Corrupt the Cutie: One could look at his unrepentant killing of  in this way.
 * Dandere
 * Deadpan Snarker: Internally.
 * Dude in Distress
 * The Dog Bites Back: How else to describe his hilarious revenge on Alf?
 * He Who Fights Monsters: Could be seen as this. He says he hates Careers for the suffering they inflict, but regrets, and takes pride in bringing death to someone who 'deserves' it. Though to be fair, that someone was a borderline psychopathic Complete Monster.
 * Knight Templar: Could be seen as a mild version of this with Alternative Character Interpretation.
 * Nice Guy: Even if you subscribe to his Alternative Character Interpretation, he's still a prime example of this at first.
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Not So Different: With a bit of Alternative Character Interpretation, he can be seen as this to Alf. Although Thew despises Alf for his remorseless killing of others, he himself does the same thing to Careers.
 * Only Sane Man
 * Pay Evil Unto Evil: His justification for.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni Blue Oni to both Alf and Ciano.
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Has this dynamic in his alliance with Gil, as well as when compared/contrasted with Alf. He is the Sensitive Guy.
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Took a Level in Badass: When he.
 * Villain Corner: Starts edging into it after, not that he realizes it.
 * Weak but Skilled: Physically weak, but cunning enough to take down a Career and good enough at going unnoticed to make it all the way to.
 * The Woobie: He holds himself together better than most, but his all-around dorkiness just makes you want to hug the poor guy.
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: What's that you want, Thew? Recognition? Well, we'll just have to, then, won't we?
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni Blue Oni to both Alf and Ciano.
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Has this dynamic in his alliance with Gil, as well as when compared/contrasted with Alf. He is the Sensitive Guy.
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Took a Level in Badass: When he.
 * Villain Corner: Starts edging into it after, not that he realizes it.
 * Weak but Skilled: Physically weak, but cunning enough to take down a Career and good enough at going unnoticed to make it all the way to.
 * The Woobie: He holds himself together better than most, but his all-around dorkiness just makes you want to hug the poor guy.
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: What's that you want, Thew? Recognition? Well, we'll just have to, then, won't we?

Japan Hond

 * Adaptational Villainy
 * Anti-Villain: Type I. Lives for the glory he gets from killing, but isn't an overall cruel person in his day-to-day behavior, and places greater emphasis on honouring his district's name than taking lives.
 * Brainy Brunette: Both intelligent and black-haired.
 * The Dragon: To Big Bad Lude in the Brutal Career pack.
 * Evil Is Cool
 * Evil Versus Evil: His fight with Alf, though he is noticeably more sympathetic than his opponent.
 * Glass Cannon: Insanely fast and skilled in swordplay, but admits in his intro chapter that his defence capabilities are minimal, as he's not as muscular as the average Career.
 * Glory Seeker
 * Honor Before Reason: A defining trait of his. Most notable when.
 * Inscrutable Oriental
 * Japanese Politeness: In contrast to the rest of the Careers, he rarely has a harsh word for anyone, even "trying not to sound condescending" when dealing with Alf's stupidity. He also "briefly apologizes" for not handing out water earlier in the 4th What If.
 * Master Swordsman
 * Ninja: His stealth and agility are certainly reminiscent of one; not to mention this was his angle at the interviews.
 * Off with His Head: Specializes in killing this way.
 * Only Sane Man: Along with Lude.
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * The Quiet One: Definitely the least outspoken of the Brutal Careers, though that's not exactly saying much.
 * The Stoic
 * Villainous Friendship: Type I just hinted at between him and Lude.
 * Villainous Valor
 * Would Hit a Girl: Decapitates, when she's completely unaware and (relatively) defenceless, no less.
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * The Quiet One: Definitely the least outspoken of the Brutal Careers, though that's not exactly saying much.
 * The Stoic
 * Villainous Friendship: Type I just hinted at between him and Lude.
 * Villainous Valor
 * Would Hit a Girl: Decapitates, when she's completely unaware and (relatively) defenceless, no less.
 * Would Hit a Girl: Decapitates, when she's completely unaware and (relatively) defenceless, no less.

Franse Bonnefoy

 * All Love Is Unrequited: Poor guy.
 * Casanova Wannabe
 * Chivalrous Pervert: Despite his constant flirting, he actually does seem to care about the people he's wooing, to the point of.
 * Handsome Lech
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Lampshaded when Maria mocks his 'girl hair.'
 * Prince Charming Wannabe: Flirts with almost all the female tributes in his intro chapter. Their reactions range from mildly flattered to disinterested to completely livid.
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Lampshaded when Maria mocks his 'girl hair.'
 * Prince Charming Wannabe: Flirts with almost all the female tributes in his intro chapter. Their reactions range from mildly flattered to disinterested to completely livid.
 * Prince Charming Wannabe: Flirts with almost all the female tributes in his intro chapter. Their reactions range from mildly flattered to disinterested to completely livid.
 * Prince Charming Wannabe: Flirts with almost all the female tributes in his intro chapter. Their reactions range from mildly flattered to disinterested to completely livid.

Ciano Idalya

 * Adorkable: Completely at odds with social conventionalities, yet adorable in spite (or because) of it.
 * Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Type 2; he pleads for his life when the Careers have him cornered. Rather than Moral Dissonance, it's a Tear Jerker.
 * All Work vs. All Play: The All Play to Lude's All Work in the 4th What If.
 * Angst? What Angst?: Is inordinately cheerful most of the time. Averted (understandably) when, and when watching Lude kill   in What If.
 * Cheerful Child
 * Cloudcuckoolander: BIG TIME. After all, what else is there to do in the Hunger Games than sit down with a nice bowl of pasta?
 * Dead Little Sister:
 * Dude in Distress
 * Fragile Speedster
 * Horrible Judge of Character
 * Keet
 * The Load: To everyone he's allied with.
 * Lovable Coward
 * Dirty Coward: YMMV, but some reviewers definitely thought so when he left Thew behind while running from Careers. Though, to his credit, he thought Thew was behind him the entire time.
 * Morality Pet/Morality Chain: To Lude.
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Odd Friendship: With Lude.
 * Picky Eater
 * The Pollyanna
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red Oni to both Thew and Lude.
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Sensitive Guy to Lude in the fourth What If.
 * Skewed Priorities: Seems more concerned with only getting risotto for breakfast than with staying alive.
 * Tears of Fear: When captured by the Careers.
 * Too Dumb to Live: Relies on his mentor to send him pasta rather than eating the food Thew picked out.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Pasta, of course!
 * The Woobie
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: The fourth What If is built around this.
 * Skewed Priorities: Seems more concerned with only getting risotto for breakfast than with staying alive.
 * Tears of Fear: When captured by the Careers.
 * Too Dumb to Live: Relies on his mentor to send him pasta rather than eating the food Thew picked out.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Pasta, of course!
 * The Woobie
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: The fourth What If is built around this.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Pasta, of course!
 * The Woobie
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: The fourth What If is built around this.

Gil Prus

 * Adaptational Villainy
 * Asshole Victim: Not even Veta feels much remorse over what she does to him.
 * Attention Whore
 * Blood Knight: Relishes the opportunity to kill his opponents. He even showed himself to a Career just so he could start a fight!
 * Brains and Brawn:Brawn to Thew's brains in the 2nd What If.
 * Egomaniac Hunter: A complete egotist who Hunts the Most Dangerous Game. To be fair, it (most likely) wasn't his choice to be thrown into a game of life and death, but he still relishes in the opportunity to hunt and kill his fellow human beings.
 * Evil Is Cool
 * Evil Versus Evil: When he takes on Corianne.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * It's All About Me
 * Jerkass
 * Lack of Empathy: Completely remorseless for any of his murders; not to mention that his reaction upon finding his younger districtmate has asthma was that she'd be even easier to kill.
 * Laughably Evil: While it doesn't detract from his villainy in any way, his over-the-top arrogance often makes him comical.
 * The Fighting Narcissist: But with less focus on his looks than most examples of the trope.
 * For the Evulz: See Kick the Dog.
 * Glory Hound
 * Kick the Dog: In the second What If, after killing, he kicks the latter's body for no reason other than simple malice.
 * Kick Them While They Are Down: The aforementioned Kick the Dog.
 * No-Holds-Barred Beatdown/No Kill Like Overkill:
 * Non-Human Sidekick: His eagle mutt, 'Gil-bird,' in the second What If.
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Has this dynamic in his alliance with Thew. He's the Manly Man.
 * Small Name, Big Ego
 * The Sociopath
 * Too Cool to Live
 * Would Hit a Girl: Kills, as well as   in What If.
 * The Sociopath
 * Too Cool to Live
 * Would Hit a Girl: Kills, as well as   in What If.

Philan Visce

 * Like Brother and Sister: His friendship with Peyton is depicted this way in one of Number One Fan of Journey's comedic fanarts, with Peyton stressing that they're not romantically involved.
 * Token Minority: Despite there being other D11 tributes in the series, he is the only character specifically confirmed by the author to be black.
 * True Companions: Has an extremely close bond with his district partner/friend Peyton, whom he considers to be his 'twin' as they were born on the same day.
 * Would Hit a Girl: To be fair, she had just.
 * Token Minority: Despite there being other D11 tributes in the series, he is the only character specifically confirmed by the author to be black.
 * True Companions: Has an extremely close bond with his district partner/friend Peyton, whom he considers to be his 'twin' as they were born on the same day.
 * Would Hit a Girl: To be fair, she had just.
 * Would Hit a Girl: To be fair, she had just.

Toris Lithu

 * All Work vs. All Play: The All Work to Poal's All Play.
 * Brainy Brunette: He has brown-haired and is said by Poal to be one of the smartest tributes in the field.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Dude in Distress
 * Doomed by Canon: In The Hunger Games, District 12 has only ever had four victors (three in the canon series, one established by Journey's other fics), so it's certain from the start that he's going to die.
 * Killed Off for Real
 * Nice Guy
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Only Sane Man: Especially when contrasted with his hyperactive ally, Poal.
 * The Philosopher: Spends much of his intro chapter debating whether it's better to die in front of the entire nation in the Hunger Games or waste away in the mines with your name lost to history. If Poal is to be believed, he goes into these phases a lot.
 * Properly Paranoid: Unlike Poal, he actually realizes that everything in the Games is out to kill him.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni Blue Oni to Poal.
 * Sacrificial Lion
 * Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Fits this trope to a T with Poal.
 * The Stoic
 * The Woobie: Doesn't show his fear much, but you have to feel sorry for him. Especially when Lude's morningstar demonstration in training caused him to tremble!
 * The Stoic
 * The Woobie: Doesn't show his fear much, but you have to feel sorry for him. Especially when Lude's morningstar demonstration in training caused him to tremble!

Vivi Daley

 * Action Girl
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Ax Crazy: Takes delight in the bloodshed of the Games,.
 * Blood Knight
 * Complete Monster: She seems to have no redeeming qualities and is completely Ax Crazy.
 * Dark Chick
 * Informed Ability: Can slash over into the Know-Nothing Know-It-All territory. Vivi keeps on saying that she's intelligent, but we see no evidence for that. In fact, she essentially  from her own arrogant unwillingness to trust.
 * Kick the Dog: Torturing  and mutilating her corpse.
 * Lack of Empathy: She's unhinged, so of course she doesn't.
 * Meaningful Name: Guess which of our favorite fanfiction writers she's based on? Even better yet, she comes of the Capitol Games fame. Mhm, yes, you got that right; ladies, gentlemen- give it up for miss Vividly Visceral!
 * Pummeling the Corpse: Does this to  corpse
 * More Deadly Than the Male: She's certainly more savage and bloodthirsty when it comes to kills. Partially subverted as she herself points out that even though she's well-versed in weapons, she couldn't take on her District partner Alf since he's so well-built.
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gives one to Alf, describing why he isn't worthy to be a Career.
 * Weak but Skilled: She's not weak, per se, but she's just fifteen and is on the smaller side when it comes to the usual Career fare. Her partner Alf is much stronger than her, and she said that her intelligence will help her, so she's really essentially this in the Career pack.
 * Write Who You Know: Anybody know Vividly Visceral? Yeah, that's right. Vivi Daley's based on her. It now makes a whole lot of sense in perspective.
 * Weak but Skilled: She's not weak, per se, but she's just fifteen and is on the smaller side when it comes to the usual Career fare. Her partner Alf is much stronger than her, and she said that her intelligence will help her, so she's really essentially this in the Career pack.
 * Write Who You Know: Anybody know Vividly Visceral? Yeah, that's right. Vivi Daley's based on her. It now makes a whole lot of sense in perspective.

Corianne File

 * Action Girl
 * Dark Action Girl
 * An Axe to Grind: Uses a halberd, a Medieval axe.
 * Even Evil Has Loved Ones:
 * No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Gives one to.
 * No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Gives one to.

Maria Carriedo

 * Deadpan Snarker: This to Franse when he attempts to hit on her during Training.

Chia Mendel

 * Food Porn: Describes all the delectable courses she's served on the train.
 * Freudian Excuse: She just wanted to be normal...
 * I Just Want to Be Normal: She only wants to be normal and not want to be a great Career like her parents always bothered about.

Wynd Blune

 * UST: A bit with Casanova Wannabe Franse. He just keeps on flirting with other girls while she watches, a bit bitter.
 * UST: A bit with Casanova Wannabe Franse. He just keeps on flirting with other girls while she watches, a bit bitter.
 * UST: A bit with Casanova Wannabe Franse. He just keeps on flirting with other girls while she watches, a bit bitter.

Liet Wingly

 * Children Are Innocent
 * Damsel in Distress: Justified, as she's only twelve years old in an arena full of deadly competitors.
 * Dying Alone: Averted at the last moment in backstory. Turned away from an orphanage because she was not old enough to accept tesserae, Liet was close to dying on the streets when Switz took her in.
 * Go Through Me: Tries to defend Switz this way.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Heartwarming Orphan
 * I Owe You My Life: Realizes how much she owes Switz partway through Brutal, and spends the rest of the fic trying to repay him.
 * Little Miss Badass: In the second What If, the way she climbed a tree, jumped Russia, and managed to land some blows with her bow and arrow was pretty cool.
 * The Load: To Switz; not that he minds.
 * Nice Girl
 * Power Trio/Two Guys and a Girl: With Switz and Austria.
 * The Woobie: But of course.
 * The Load: To Switz; not that he minds.
 * Nice Girl
 * Power Trio/Two Guys and a Girl: With Switz and Austria.
 * The Woobie: But of course.
 * The Woobie: But of course.
 * The Woobie: But of course.
 * The Woobie: But of course.
 * The Woobie: But of course.

Veta Ungar

 * Action Girl
 * Action Girlfriend: To Austria.
 * Berserk Button: Don't hit on her unless you're Austria. And heaven have mercy on your soul if you hurt him.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Chastity Couple: Even after being 'married' to Austria, though justified because they're on national television.
 * Despair Event Horizon: Dances on it after.
 * Determinator
 * Extreme Melee Revenge:
 * Frying Pan of Doom
 * Heroic BSOD:
 * Improbable Weapon User:  with a frying pan
 * It's Personal: Veta never takes a directly aggressive stance against her opponents until . Then ... let's just say you do NOT want to push her Berserk Button.
 * Iron Woobie
 * Kick Them While They Are Down: Does this to Gil.
 * Love Makes You Crazy/Love Makes You Evil: Not that she was by any means evil, but her darkest and craziest act was powered by.
 * Love Hurts: If being reaped with your fiancé isn't bad enough,  definitely is.
 * The Mourning After:
 * My Own Private I Do: With Austria.
 * Official Couple: Veta/Austria is the only 'ship in the series that actually stays afloat.
 * Pervert Revenge Mode: Goes absolutely insane when Franse hits on her.
 * Plucky Girl
 * Pummeling the Corpse:
 * Pyrrhic Victory
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man
 * So Happy Together: Veta's and Austria's makeshift wedding and the scene where they warm their hands over the fire together serve as this for the couple.
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: With Austria.
 * Victorious Childhood Friend: To Austria.
 * Violently Protective Girlfriend
 * Wartime Wedding: She and Austria are married about halfway through the Games.
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man
 * So Happy Together: Veta's and Austria's makeshift wedding and the scene where they warm their hands over the fire together serve as this for the couple.
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: With Austria.
 * Victorious Childhood Friend: To Austria.
 * Violently Protective Girlfriend
 * Wartime Wedding: She and Austria are married about halfway through the Games.
 * Victorious Childhood Friend: To Austria.
 * Violently Protective Girlfriend
 * Wartime Wedding: She and Austria are married about halfway through the Games.
 * Wartime Wedding: She and Austria are married about halfway through the Games.

Rome Gnaeus

 * Adaptational Villainy
 * Affably Evil: So much that he went for the "fun and friendly" angle during his interviews.
 * All Love Is Unrequited: Although he's certain that Ania will fall for him, it never happens.
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Brains and Brawn: The brawn to Ania's brains.
 * Casanova: Apparently dates dozens of girls at once.
 * Curb Stomp Battle: Against  in the sixth What If.
 * Dirty Business: How he seems to view killing females and the defenceless. He doesn't like it much, but feels he has to do it anyway.
 * Evil Duo: With Ania; she being the Superego, he being the Id.
 * The Fighting Narcissist
 * Large Ham: "I, the great and powerful Rome!"
 * Love Martyr: Never stops hoping Ania will reciprocate his feelings, even when it's incredibly obvious she hates his guts.
 * Laughably Evil: Definitely an antagonist, but his narcissism makes him humorous.
 * Nice Guy: For a career.
 * Not-So-Harmless Villain: Does absolutely nothing – until he
 * Pet the Dog: Quite a few: he Took a Bullet for Ania on their first meeting, has a distaste for harming females and the defenceless (although he does it anyway) and was polite enough to  in the sixth What If.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red Oni to Ania
 * Taking the Bullet: Shielded Ania from a hit on her first day in the Career training centre, for which she wants to repay him.
 * What the Hell, Costuming Department?: In-universe. Rome didn't think the fake eyelashes went too well with his 'manly' angle.
 * Would Hit a Girl: Though, to his credit, he doesn't like it much.
 * Nice Guy: For a career.
 * Not-So-Harmless Villain: Does absolutely nothing – until he
 * Pet the Dog: Quite a few: he Took a Bullet for Ania on their first meeting, has a distaste for harming females and the defenceless (although he does it anyway) and was polite enough to  in the sixth What If.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red Oni to Ania
 * Taking the Bullet: Shielded Ania from a hit on her first day in the Career training centre, for which she wants to repay him.
 * What the Hell, Costuming Department?: In-universe. Rome didn't think the fake eyelashes went too well with his 'manly' angle.
 * Would Hit a Girl: Though, to his credit, he doesn't like it much.
 * Would Hit a Girl: Though, to his credit, he doesn't like it much.

Spain Carriedo

 * The Atoner: He does everything he can to make up for
 * Beleaguered Babysitter: Has shades of this to the Bratty Half-Pint Lovi.
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: What his and Lovi's relationship can be interpreted easily as.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Big Brother Instinct: To Lovi.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * Deadpan Snarker: He has his small moments with Lovi.
 * Green Eyes
 * Heroic BSOD: He starts slipping a bit when he sees that the arena to this year's Game is.
 * I Let Gwen Stacy Die: He has shades of this when he remembers how he wasn't able to save.
 * I Will Protect Her: To all the females he meets- even Ania in the What Ifs, to some extent.
 * Drop the Hammer: He shares a hammer with Lovi.
 * Honor Before Reason: He chooses to save Lovi
 * Nice Guy
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Wow, Spain, nice job  especially when you're playing the CHILDMURDER GAMES.
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Not-So-Harmless Villain
 * Only Sane Man
 * The Pollyanna: Always tries his best to cheer Lovi up.
 * Always Save the Girl: As a part of his atonement.
 * Ship Tease: Oh so much with Lovi.
 * Slashed Throat:
 * Unskilled but Strong: He scored a 9 but isn't trained like a Career.
 * Tap on the Head: Horrifyingly averted. Justified, because
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The calming Blue Oni to Lovi's more impulsive Red Oni.
 * Retirony: Spain could've missed the Reaping- if only his birthday came four days earlier…
 * Vitriolic Best Friends: Has shades of this with Lovi.
 * Yangire: What Lovi starts suspecting him to be. At first, it's used in a comedic light when Spain jokes about it to her...then it's used in a horrifying deconstruction when.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The calming Blue Oni to Lovi's more impulsive Red Oni.
 * Retirony: Spain could've missed the Reaping- if only his birthday came four days earlier…
 * Vitriolic Best Friends: Has shades of this with Lovi.
 * Yangire: What Lovi starts suspecting him to be. At first, it's used in a comedic light when Spain jokes about it to her...then it's used in a horrifying deconstruction when.

Wiremu Sachy

 * The Brute: In Horrible's Career group.
 * Complete Monster: Murderer and would-be-rapist at age 17, with no hint of remorse or sufficient Freudian Excuse.
 * Jerkass
 * Moral Event Horizon: Crosses it when he
 * Neck Snap: He kills  this way.
 * Slashed Throat:
 * Would Hit a Girl: Or worse.
 * Would Hurt a Child: Poor, poor
 * Neck Snap: He kills  this way.
 * Slashed Throat:
 * Would Hit a Girl: Or worse.
 * Would Hurt a Child: Poor, poor

Igris Kirkland

 * Anti-Hero: A wannabe of it; Igris keeps on saying that he's okay with killing people in order to get out of the Games alive, but when it comes down to it, he doesn't actually kill.
 * Badass: Not too soft for a pampered rich kid. After all, he managed to master the rapier in what seems like seconds.
 * Big Ol' Eyebrows: Both Fronce and Amer love to rib him about it. And his little brother, Shiran, also has them.
 * Cool Big Bro
 * Deadpan Snarker: This is what makes about the majority of his banter with Amer and Fronce enjoyable in a Crapsack World.
 * Defrosting Ice King: At first glance, he seems like a callous jerk- but then you see him soften up like a marshmallow-pillow.
 * Death by Adaptation: He doesn't fare too well in the What Ifs.
 * First-Person Smartass: As a result of him being a Deadpan Snarker, his narrative is also snarky.
 * Genius Bruiser: He's very clever and smart, AND he's strong enough to
 * Honor Before Reason: Despite what he says about how Anti Hero he is, he never abandons Fronce even though it would've been the more pragmatic course of action. Heck, he doesn't even
 * Jade-Colored Glasses: What he starts wearing during the Games- although it doesn't stop him from putting Honor Before Reason.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: One of his defining characteristics. We even sympathize with him when he learn of his reason for wanting to
 * Jerkass Woobie: Turns into more of the Woobie as the Games progress, though.
 * Lethal Chef: He once brought in some home-baked cookies to share with everyone...and guess how that turned out?
 * Lonely Rich Kid: It makes it even more sad when Fronce.
 * Even Shiran knows of that and thanks Amer for being Igris's friend.
 * Messy Hair
 * Not So Above It All: It's noted that even though he tried to act like a gentleman, he got too annoyed by Caesar to fully keep his composure during the interviews. Amusingly, the same fate was also shared with his fellow Tsundere, Lovi.
 * Spoiled Sweet: Even though he's rich, he doesn't act like the stereotypical rich brat and treats everyone like equals. He even baked cookies once to share with his fellow workers at the Trading Post.
 * Skewed Priorities: Really, Igris? You really had to move out of your hiding place to make TEA in the CHILDMURDER GAMES?!
 * Tsundere: A platonic version to Fronce. Even though Igris tries to make himself look all grouch and stoic, his true feelings are shown in his narrative.

Vahn Larus

 * Accent Adaptation: Sort of. Since most citizens of Panem probably don't know what on earth Russia is, his Russian accent is interpreted by his adoptive parents as a speech impediment and by the doctor as a rare disorder.
 * All Love Is Unrequited: Never returns Natalya's affections, and for good reason.
 * An Axe to Grind
 * Ascended Extra/Early-Bird Cameo: Briefly mentioned in Brutal as having attacked Russia; a rather important supporting character in the sequel.
 * Bad Boss: Keeps his 'allies', Eston and Raivis, in line with threats and violence.
 * Blond Guys Are Evil
 * Brother-Sister Incest: This is why he's scared of Natalya.
 * The Bully: Acts like this to Eston and Raivis, and was implied to be one back in District 9, beating up Russia for his optimism and having a gang of cronies.
 * The Brute
 * Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Although he tries to avoid Natalya and has no problem with her dying so he can get home, he does claim to genuinely love her (though not in the way she'd like, thank goodness...)
 * Evil Orphan: Though one who is Happily Adopted.
 * Freudian Excuse: Hinted at; he lost his parents at a young age.
 * Happily Adopted: Natalya's parents took him in and paid for his surgery after he was injured in the machinery accident that killed his parents.
 * Oblivious Adoption: Possibly. His adoptive mother told him she was his real mother, and it's unknown if he ever figured out the truth.
 * Heartwarming Orphan: As a child.
 * Husky Russkie/Mother Russia Makes You Strong
 * Jerkass Woobie: At times, such as
 * Just Toying with Them: Does this to Amer in the third What If because he's certain he can beat him. Amer proves him wrong.
 * Kick the Dog: Cuts off Raivis' finger just to keep him in line.
 * Lack of Empathy
 * No-Holds-Barred Beatdown/No Kill Like Overkill:
 * Not Blood Siblings: With Natalya.
 * Pet the Dog: States that he really does care for Natalya, despite her Yandere tendencies. Subverted in that he'd be perfectly fine with her death as long as it means he can win.
 * Power Trio: With Eston and Raivis.
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Is on the receiving end of a truly merciless one from Amer.
 * The Stoic
 * This Is Unforgivable!: Said to him by Amer after
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Seems to be one in Natalya's flashback.
 * Would Hit a Girl: Kills  at the bloodbath.
 * You Monster!: Said to him by Amer after
 * Power Trio: With Eston and Raivis.
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Is on the receiving end of a truly merciless one from Amer.
 * The Stoic
 * This Is Unforgivable!: Said to him by Amer after
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Seems to be one in Natalya's flashback.
 * Would Hit a Girl: Kills  at the bloodbath.
 * You Monster!: Said to him by Amer after
 * Would Hit a Girl: Kills  at the bloodbath.
 * You Monster!: Said to him by Amer after
 * You Monster!: Said to him by Amer after

Raivis Lithu

 * Ascended Extra/Early-Bird Cameo: Barely mentioned in Brutal;a rather important character in the sequel. Even more important in one of the What Ifs, and
 * Band of Brothers: Part of this with Amer and Eston. Especially pronounced in the third What If.
 * Broken Bird: Sort of.  made him incredibly paranoid, and the Games did even more to scar him. However, he's not cynical in the slightest.
 * The Chick: He fulfills this role in Amer's first alliance.
 * Cowardly Lion: He's scared of nearly everything, but when it comes down to it in the third What If,he was willing to put his life on the line to.
 * The Cutie
 * Break the Cutie
 * Dude in Distress
 * Doomed by Canon: In The Hunger Games, District 12 has only ever had four victors (three in the canon series, one established by Journey's other fics), so you pretty much know he's going to die.
 * Early-Bird Cameo: Gets a brief mention in Brutal.
 * Fingore: Loses a finger as punishment for trying to escape Vahn's alliance.
 * Fire-Forged Friends: With Eston and Amer, particularly in the third What If.
 * Fragile Flower
 * Hair of Gold
 * The Load: To Amer and Eston.
 * Lovable Coward
 * Nice Guy
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Older Than They Look: A mild example; he is 16 but apparently looks (and definitely acts) closer to 13 or 14.
 * Power Trio: With Eston and Vahn and Eston and Amer.
 * Properly Paranoid
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Tried to escape from Vahn's alliance. It didn't go too well.
 * Tears of Fear: All the time.
 * True Companions: With Eston and Amer.
 * The Woobie
 * Lovable Coward
 * Nice Guy
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Older Than They Look: A mild example; he is 16 but apparently looks (and definitely acts) closer to 13 or 14.
 * Power Trio: With Eston and Vahn and Eston and Amer.
 * Properly Paranoid
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Tried to escape from Vahn's alliance. It didn't go too well.
 * Tears of Fear: All the time.
 * True Companions: With Eston and Amer.
 * The Woobie
 * Tears of Fear: All the time.
 * True Companions: With Eston and Amer.
 * The Woobie
 * The Woobie

Ania Jerume

 * All Work vs. All Play: Has shades of this with Rome.
 * Blondes Are Evil
 * Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Has shades of this with Rome.
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Designated Girl Fight: Has a serious death-match with . It's a…tie.
 * Emotionless Girl
 * Pervert Revenge Mode:  has shades of this. Especially when you consider how much she snapped at him for checking her out.
 * Evil Duo: With Rome. Her being the Superego and Rome being the Id.
 * I Owe You My Life: Her whole reason for volunteering for the Games.
 * Gender Flip: Germania sure makes a scary chick…
 * Heroes Prefer Swords: Averted- Ania is definitely not a hero, and she's great with swords.
 * Jerkass Woobie: When you find that she's been getting nightmares, you feel sorry for her when it's implied that she's developing a conscience.
 * Kick Them While They Are Down:
 * Kuudere: Subverted in that she really doesn't have that much of a warm side. Although it's implied that she does feel remorse for all the people she's killed.
 * Lack of Empathy: At first, it's played straight. Then it's unusually averted; Ania gets nightmares from all the people that she's killed.
 * More Deadly Than the Male: She ends up killing more people than Rome.
 * Not So Stoic: Eventually gets nightmares from killing other tributes.
 * Perpetual Frowner: Ever read a passage where she's smiled?
 * Proud Warrior Race Girl
 * Only Sane Woman
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue Oni with Rome.
 * Ship Tease: With Rome.
 * Taking the Bullet: When  at Rome, Ania quickly shoves him out of the way and gets her face clawed up instead.
 * The Stoic
 * Sugar and Ice Personality: In one of the What Ifs, when
 * Unholy Matrimony: Not exactly married or officially a couple, but both Rome and Ania give off this vibe.
 * The Quiet One: Sadik comments on how she doesn't talk much in the interviews, and you don't see her saying much during the Games.
 * The Stoic
 * Sugar and Ice Personality: In one of the What Ifs, when
 * Unholy Matrimony: Not exactly married or officially a couple, but both Rome and Ania give off this vibe.
 * The Quiet One: Sadik comments on how she doesn't talk much in the interviews, and you don't see her saying much during the Games.

Dardana Angstrom

 * Action Girl:
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Avenging the Villain: Wants to kill the tributes from 10 to avenge.
 * The Dark Chick: In the Horrible Career pack (along with Taberah.)
 * Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Her friendship with Corianne.
 * Jerkass Woobie: Sure, she's been planning for two years to kill two people completely unrelated to Corianne's death, but you can't help feeling bad for her when she all but admits she's
 * Pet the Dog: Her friendship with Corianne gives her a little more humanity than the average Career.
 * Revenge by Proxy
 * Villainous Friendship: With Corianne.
 * Pet the Dog: Her friendship with Corianne gives her a little more humanity than the average Career.
 * Revenge by Proxy
 * Villainous Friendship: With Corianne.
 * Villainous Friendship: With Corianne.
 * Villainous Friendship: With Corianne.

Lovi Vargas

 * Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other: Gets this quite a bit, particularly when she thinks she and Spain are about to be killed by cat muttations.
 * Break the Cutie
 * Corrupt the Cutie: In the first What If, to an extent.
 * Broken Bird: Was on her way to becoming this before
 * Cry Cute: Breaks down sobbing and thanking Spain for all he's done when she thinks they're about to be killed. Of course, in typical Tsundere fashion, after it's over she denies the whole thing ever happened.
 * Damsel in Distress: Although she tries her hardest to deny it, she really wouldn't have gotten anywhere without Spain.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Defrosting Ice Queen
 * Despair Event Horizon: Seems like she might have crossed it if.
 * Eye Scream: Gouges out her own eye with a hammer in the first What If.
 * Fire-Forged Friends: With Spain, at least before everything goes downhill.
 * Gender Flip
 * Heroic BSOD: Might have gone there if . Definitely has one in the first What If.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Little Miss Snarker
 * The Load: To Spain.
 * Plucky Girl: Tries to be this, but in reality, needs Spain to keep her together.
 * Ship Tease: With Spain, though it could just as easily be seen as platonic.
 * Shorttank
 * Sir Swearsalot: So much that chapters featuring her usually begin with a warning in the form of an Author's Note.
 * Although her swearing was edited out in later revisions.
 * Tears of Remorse: After injuring Spain in Horrible and  in What If.
 * Tsundere
 * The Unfavourite: Her intro chapter makes it clear that her grandfather preferred Feli to her. It's also telling that he didn't come to see her after the reapings, while apparently giving Feli advice on staying away from Careers when she was reaped.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: YMMV, but if you support the Ship Tease between her and Spain, it's definitely there.
 * The Woobie: Despite her Tsundere ness, she can be this on occasion, especially when worried for her or Spain's lives.
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: After complaining of hunger for quite a while, she and Spain finally get some food donated to them... only for it to be stolen by Sadik.
 * Ship Tease: With Spain, though it could just as easily be seen as platonic.
 * Shorttank
 * Sir Swearsalot: So much that chapters featuring her usually begin with a warning in the form of an Author's Note.
 * Although her swearing was edited out in later revisions.
 * Tears of Remorse: After injuring Spain in Horrible and  in What If.
 * Tsundere
 * The Unfavourite: Her intro chapter makes it clear that her grandfather preferred Feli to her. It's also telling that he didn't come to see her after the reapings, while apparently giving Feli advice on staying away from Careers when she was reaped.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: YMMV, but if you support the Ship Tease between her and Spain, it's definitely there.
 * The Woobie: Despite her Tsundere ness, she can be this on occasion, especially when worried for her or Spain's lives.
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: After complaining of hunger for quite a while, she and Spain finally get some food donated to them... only for it to be stolen by Sadik.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: YMMV, but if you support the Ship Tease between her and Spain, it's definitely there.
 * The Woobie: Despite her Tsundere ness, she can be this on occasion, especially when worried for her or Spain's lives.
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: After complaining of hunger for quite a while, she and Spain finally get some food donated to them... only for it to be stolen by Sadik.

Perdita Adva

 * Children Are Innocent
 * Nice Girl
 * Tears of Fear: Said to be "sobbing too much to get a word out,"
 * The Woobie: All she ever wanted was to have that birthday party with hot chocolate and marshmallows...
 * Nice Girl
 * Tears of Fear: Said to be "sobbing too much to get a word out,"
 * The Woobie: All she ever wanted was to have that birthday party with hot chocolate and marshmallows...
 * Tears of Fear: Said to be "sobbing too much to get a word out,"
 * The Woobie: All she ever wanted was to have that birthday party with hot chocolate and marshmallows...

China Wang

 * Accidental Murder:
 * Brainy Brunette: Apparently her interview angle was a "smart survivalist."
 * Fingore: Taken to extreme levels in the sixth What If.
 * Gender Flip
 * Only Sane Woman: Had shades of this during Fronce and Igris' bickering, although she's likely to get in on it as well if cooking is involved.
 * Plucky Girl: Quite determined, and doesn't let anyone run the show for her. Though that eventually gets her into trouble...
 * Power Trio/Two Guys and a Girl: With Fronce and Igris.
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Planned to do this to her alliance at the beginning.
 * Supreme Chef/Team Chef
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: Sick of Igris and Fronce bossing her around, she sneaks behind their backs and eats the rations they wouldn't let her have.
 * Plucky Girl: Quite determined, and doesn't let anyone run the show for her. Though that eventually gets her into trouble...
 * Power Trio/Two Guys and a Girl: With Fronce and Igris.
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Planned to do this to her alliance at the beginning.
 * Supreme Chef/Team Chef
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: Sick of Igris and Fronce bossing her around, she sneaks behind their backs and eats the rations they wouldn't let her have.
 * Supreme Chef/Team Chef
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: Sick of Igris and Fronce bossing her around, she sneaks behind their backs and eats the rations they wouldn't let her have.

Gries Karpusi

 * Action Girl
 * Adaptational Badass
 * Ascended Extra/Early-Bird Cameo: Got a cameo in the Brutal epilogue before becoming an important character in the sequel.
 * Brainy Brunette
 * Brilliant but Lazy: One of the biggest minds in the Games, but spends most of her time sleeping. Although that's exactly how she wants it.
 * The Stoic
 * Lack of Empathy: Although she does acknowlege it, she has a disturbing lack of pity or sympathy.
 * The Cynic: She's pretty cynical when she.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Teen Genius: Sadik mentions that she's the top student in Math and Philosophy. And then, think of all her philosophizing, her common sense, and her plans for the Games...
 * Gender Flip
 * Let's Get Dangerous: When she kills.
 * The Philosopher: For Panem's sake, it's the genderbent form of GREECE.
 * Jade-Colored Glasses
 * Common Sense: What she really specializes in.
 * Emotionless Girl
 * Vitriolic Best Friends: Sort of, kinda hinted at with Sadik. Definitely goes towards this trope in the "If NOFOJ Wasn't NOFOJ" chapter of What If.
 * Sleep with One Eye Open: What allows her to avoid being killed by.
 * Instant Waking Skills
 * Wake Up Fighting: A bit zigzagged when she.
 * Warrior Poet: In between bouts of philosophy, she also manages to kill at least two people.
 * Fauxlosophic Narration
 * Only Sane Woman
 * Sleepyhead
 * Manipulative Bitch: She successfully talks  into letting himself get killed in What If.
 * Braids of Action: In one of Obiwanlivesforever's fanart on DA, she's depicted with braids.
 * Genre Savvy: She's been watching the Games for years, and she knows just exactly what the Gamemakers want.
 * Guile Hero
 * Took a Level in Badass: Almost sleeps through her interview, spends most of her time hiding ... then !
 * Guile Hero
 * Took a Level in Badass: Almost sleeps through her interview, spends most of her time hiding ... then !

Meghna Cinge

 * Cheerful Child: When with Laine.
 * The Pollyanna: Becomes this with Laine's help.
 * Nice Girl
 * Satellite Character: Take away her friendship with Laine, and she's pretty forgettable.
 * Satellite Character: Take away her friendship with Laine, and she's pretty forgettable.
 * Satellite Character: Take away her friendship with Laine, and she's pretty forgettable.

Finni Vaina

 * Beast and Beauty: With Sve; she being the Beauty.
 * Beta Couple: With Sve, for the series as a whole.
 * Damsel in Distress
 * Devoted to You: Pretty much defines Sve's relationship with her.
 * Gender Flip
 * Hair of Gold
 * Living Emotional Crutch: To Sve. When, he feels he has no purpose left in life.
 * The Load: To Sve and the Horrible Career pack.
 * Love Cannot Overcome: Played tragically straight – all of Sve's devotion is not enough to overcome her fear of him and the Careers.
 * Love Hurts: Or Being Loved Hurts
 * Naive Everygirl
 * Nice Girl
 * Official Couple: She and Sve are this for Horrible, though not for the series overall.
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: Her and Sve, though it's largely one-sided on her part.
 * The Woobie
 * Nice Girl
 * Official Couple: She and Sve are this for Horrible, though not for the series overall.
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: Her and Sve, though it's largely one-sided on her part.
 * The Woobie
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: Her and Sve, though it's largely one-sided on her part.
 * The Woobie

Celladora Talith

 * Accidental Murder:
 * Doomed by Canon: In The Hunger Games, District 12 has only ever had four victors (three in the canon series, one established by Journey's other fics), so you pretty much know she's going to die.

Osso Torya
""I also wouldn't be in the Games if it were not for my parents. I find no particular joy in the idea of killing, but my parents want to add an extra bit of fame to the name Torya. I suppose I'm somewhat of a pawn, if one chooses to look at it that way. I don't mind. I have to do something with my life, and constant luxury is really quite boring.""


 * The Chessmaster: The level of planning he does...it hurts my head sometimes...and, as Obiwanlivesforever said so herself in an earlier review, he's ONE CRAFTY BOY.
 * Deadpan Snarker: He's never speechless for a comeback, whenever Ilber tries to diss him.
 * Megane
 * Stoic Spectacles
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky
 * Spoiled Sweet: He's rich and kind of spoiled, but he's not TOO snobby (but that may be a YMMV).
 * Badass: See Crowning Moment of Awesome.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * The Stoic
 * Common Sense
 * Manipulative Bastard: Has shades of this, with his constant scheming.
 * Pet the Dog: When he doesn't kill . There are lots more, too.
 * Genius Bruiser
 * Aristocrats Are Evil: He's considered to be an aristocrat, and he's also a Career, so...
 * Adaptational Badass: The Austria in Hetalia may have been trained to be a fighter, but he eventually devolves into the pampered prince he is today. But in Miserable, although he's still pampered, he definitely knows how to use a sword.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue Oni to Ilber.
 * Cultured Badass: He's been living a rich, pampered life- I'm pretty sure that he's been raised to live a refined life.
 * Badass in Distress: When
 * Ship Tease: OH SO MUCH WITH MAGYA.
 * More Deadly Than the Male: Has a bit of this with Magya.
 * The Scrappy: YMMV, but some fans hated him for being a priss.
 * The Reason You Suck Speeches: A lot of the Careers kept on giving him this.
 * Adaptational Villainy
 * Arch Enemy: To Ilber.
 * Evil Is Cool: For some.
 * Evil vs. Evil: In his duel with Ilber.
 * Jerkass Woobie: Like nearly everybody else, he has moments of invoking audience sympathy, such as
 * Kuudere: Type 1 (Always in Control.)
 * The Load: To Magya, once he breaks his arm. Not that she seems to mind.
 * Magnificent Bastard: Just like the trope description, he outsmarts everyone and looks cool doing it, at least until his final fight with Ilber.
 * Only Sane Man: In the career pack. Arguably shares this role with Magya, if you overlook her occasional killing sprees and harsh sense of mercy.
 * Sudden Sequel Heel Syndrome: Not him specifically, but the Hetalia character he's based off of. Austria was "good" in Brutal and reimagined here as a Career.
 * Villainous Friendship: Type 1 between him and Magya (also with possible Ship Tease.)
 * Wicked Cultured
 * Would Hit a Girl: Shoots Saki with his arrows and kills.
 * Villainous Friendship: Type 1 between him and Magya (also with possible Ship Tease.)
 * Wicked Cultured
 * Would Hit a Girl: Shoots Saki with his arrows and kills.
 * Wicked Cultured
 * Would Hit a Girl: Shoots Saki with his arrows and kills.

Snuff Eitchpy
""I'm only 12—and I've only been that for about a week—and I'm not that strong or anything. I kind of... I don't have good odds. I'll try to get out and everything, but I'm really not that optimistic about this.""


 * Adorably Precocious Child: He's way more composed than his hysterical district partner Feli.
 * Tear Jerker: He is a TWELVE YEAR OLD who.
 * The Stoic: Although he's been reaped, he isn't really emotional about it.
 * Write Who You Know Based on Snuffyofthewind.

Norge Oslo

 * An Axe to Grind: Thanks to a certain forgetful Career, Norge manages to acquire a trusty companion to  with.
 * Anti-Hero: Okay, so he wants to - that's pretty heroic. But wait…HE JUST  ! And…oh my gosh…now he's trying to kill a thirteen year old?!
 * Ax Crazy: Eventually happens throughout the Games, to the point where.
 * Big Brother Instinct: Taken to Ax Crazy levels.
 * Hair-Trigger Temper: Eventually develops this when
 * Insane Equals Violent: After turning a little paranoid, he has absolutely no qualms about.
 * Knight Templar Big Brother: What pretty much defines him in the later part of the Games- even when.
 * Not So Stoic: What happens when
 * Pet the Dog: Even before, Norge still allied with Ise, even though it was implied that Ise wasn't that strong.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality: Most of the time, he's emotionless. But catch him in the chapters when he
 * The Stoic: His initial personality.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality: Most of the time, he's emotionless. But catch him in the chapters when he
 * The Stoic: His initial personality.
 * The Stoic: His initial personality.

Livna Wickham
""Did I ever mention I have the memory of an old-man goldfish?""


 * An Axe to Grind: Ties in with Meaningful Name.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Who dreams about TEA in the Hunger Games?...
 * Dark Chick
 * Forgetful Jones: She has some shades of this; SHE FORGETS HER OWN AXE AT THE RIVER BANK.
 * Fun Size/Teens Are Short: She states that she's rather small.
 * In-Series Nickname
 * Not So Different: It's not really explored much in the story, but many a reader has realized that Ax, despite being a Career, isn't too different from many of the other defenseless tributes. In fact, she's quite quirky.
 * Only Known by Their Nickname: Everyone calls her Ax; in fact, she's the one who insisted that they call her this.
 * Perky Female Minion: She has shades of this with both Osso and Ilber.
 * Ship Tease: A bit with Ilber.
 * Write Who You Know: This is obviously based on Axxi.
 * Yaoi Fangirl: As much as the authoress would allow.
 * Write Who You Know: This is obviously based on Axxi.
 * Yaoi Fangirl: As much as the authoress would allow.

Magya Garrison
""Not only have people been tortured, they've starved and burned and just withered away, so slowly... I want to save at least one Games from so much of that.""


 * Absolute Cleavage: Her interview dress.
 * Anti-Villain
 * Ax Crazy: An alternate character interpretation of her. And then again, she did mention on going on a killing spree once…
 * Boisterous Bruiser: Without hesitation, she lunges into battle with Ilber with an enraged scream.
 * Boobs of Steel: Her figure's implied to be "not that bad", and she's also the Career with the most kills.
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Girl Next Door: She's pretty, but not unapproachable. She has shades of being a tomboy, but she's not overly manly.
 * Go Mad from the Revelation: She gets a little unhinged after she realizes that she hasn't been accomplishing much in trying to stop people from suffering.
 * Hot Amazon: She's smoking hot, and she can kick your butt.
 * Knife Nut: In the tradition of Clove, Magya follows suit.
 * Mercy Kill: Her main motivation for the Games.
 * More Deadly Than the Male: She's more effective than Osso, some would say.
 * Nice Girl: It's even mentioned in her introductory chapter that her interview angle is sweet and compassionate.
 * Ship Tease: Her and Osso, OH SO MUCH.
 * Team Mom
 * Tomboy: It's mentioned in Chapter 11 that she'd often dress up in boy's clothes and would prefer sneakers over "glimmering things".
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Ties into the reason why she wants to go on a killing spree and become the Victor. She wants to make sure nobody feels any pain from the Games- by killing them herself.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Ties into the reason why she wants to go on a killing spree and become the Victor. She wants to make sure nobody feels any pain from the Games- by killing them herself.

Feli Vargas

 * Ascended Extra: See main trope.
 * The Cameo
 * Daddy's Girl: Implied that she is one in Horrible.
 * Dead Little Sister:
 * Fragile Flower
 * Hysterical Woman: When have you ever seen Feli in a calm state of mind?
 * Inelegant Blubbering
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: Shares the dynamic with Sheen- although it is rather one-sided. Possibly reciprocated when.
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: Shares the dynamic with Sheen- although it is rather one-sided. Possibly reciprocated when.

Journs Skyop
""Blood has such a beautiful colour, you know? And the shining, crimson textures on mutilated flesh are so much more interesting than bland, rough skin.""

"Antonio: "She's amicable, but curiously bloodthirsty.""
 * Adorkable: She has shades of this- EVEN WHEN SHE'S THINKING OF HOW BLOODSOAKED SKINS ARE PRETTY.
 * Affably Evil: Even while she's wondering on how to kill people in the goriest way possible, you still can't help but think that she's rather nice.
 * Author Avatar: THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NUMBER ONE FAN OF JOURNEY.
 * Blood Knight
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Establishing Character Moment When her inner monologue is concerned with trying to find new, more entertaining ways of killing people.
 * Genre Savvy: She knows what kind of angles tributes usually take.
 * Gorn: She's a major fangirl of this.
 * Missed Moment of Awesome: (YMMV- but who wasn't disappointed when they saw that Journs wouldn't be able to go through with some of her gorier displays?
 * Ship Tease: There's the barest hint of some, between her and Antonio. You can find it in her introductory chapter.
 * Soft-Spoken Sadist: You never see her yelling like a maniac, and she sure sounded like she enjoyed
 * Teen Genius: She has shown implications of this when giving advice to Gil and Axxi while they're training.
 * Yangire:
 * Yangire:

Wy Micra

 * Flat Character: The most you get out of her is that she's an artist.
 * Scenery Porn: Her narrative is full of artistic imagery.
 * Ship Tease: Magya says that she's been noticing that Seborga's been flirting quite a bit with Wy… Not that it'll really amount to much when the Games start.

Bell Gique

 * Cool Big Sis: Has shades of this to both Feli and her own little sister, Luxy.
 * Girl Next Door
 * Hair of Gold
 * Irony: The Tragic kind. See Tearjerker.
 * Life or Limb Decision: Okay, Bell, whatchya gonna do: cut off your most-likely-infected hand? Or go on with the pain...
 * Nice Girl
 * Plucky Girl
 * Pollyanna: What she tries to be, although her yearning for her family makes her fail at it.
 * Supreme Chef: Not in general, but she states that she can make a mean waffle.
 * Tear Jerker:
 * Tear Jerker:

Saki Beebul
""Ha! You guys can't kill me if you can't even catch me!""


 * Bookworm: She even wishes that she had an electronic device to read during the parade.
 * Blood Knight: Seems to have slight implications of this, as she thinks the Games are cool- especially for the fighting and the blood.
 * Kick Chick:  She even states that she can kick people as an attack.
 * Tomboy
 * Write Who You Know: Based on Socbballluvr13.

Tina Sinki

 * Adaptational Badass: Certainly not Hetalia, as seeing Finland's pretty badbutt in the series. But this version of Finland does far more than Finni from Horrible.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: See the trope on the main page.
 * Break the Cutie
 * Cloudcuckoolander: She becomes one when she snaps from the mental pressure of.
 * Genki Girl: pre-Hunger Games
 * The Cutie
 * Girl Next Door
 * Hair of Gold
 * My God, What Have I Done?: After she.
 * Naive Everygirl
 * Nice Girl
 * The Pollyanna: pre-Hunger Games
 * Naive Everygirl
 * Nice Girl
 * The Pollyanna: pre-Hunger Games

Plutonia Agnelli
"Plutonia: "I slowly and nervously walk towards the lunch area, trying to find the boy my mentor told me to ally with. Let's see... He was blonde, and one year younger than me. Not that I can really tell how old a person is by looking at them, but...""
 * Adorkable:

"Plutonia: "I really don't think I'm going to win this. I'm not sure why I'm going to try. I don't know. Just because I should. Because my family and my mentor told me to.""
 * Beleaguered Babysitter: Has shades of this with Shiran.
 * Blue Oni Red Oni: The blue oni to Shiran's energetic red oni.
 * Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Or, rather, the Keet's minder.
 * Dandere
 * Extreme Doormat: Has shades of it.


 * Foreshadowing: When she and Shiran find a waterfall, Plutonia worries about how fast it's going. And then, some chapters later,
 * Grew a Spine: Somewhere along the Games, she gets enough backbone to freak out on Shiran when he does some potentially dangerous stuff.
 * Lovable Coward: And nobody really blames her for it.
 * Nice Girl
 * No One Gets Left Behind: Used for maximum Tearjerking effect.
 * Not So Above It All: Shiran points this out when he catches Plutonia splashing water on herself- the same water that she was previously scared of. Plutonia, being her usual Adorkable self, starts getting flustered.
 * Odd Friendship: She's a Shrinking Violet and Shiran's a Keet. This could be a platonic Opposites Attract situation.
 * Plucky Girl:
 * Properly Paranoid
 * Puppy Love: Surprisingly averted. The most you get from their relationship is an entirely platonic, sweet relationship that warms your heart.
 * Shrinking Violet
 * The Quiet One
 * True Companions: With Shiran.
 * The Woobie: With all her paranoia, you just want to give her a hug.
 * The Quiet One
 * True Companions: With Shiran.
 * The Woobie: With all her paranoia, you just want to give her a hug.

Owella Fehr
""The capitol... It's just too strong for one little girl like me to take on. I just have to... have to sit back... have to stay and sit and watch... Just like always...""


 * Apologizes a Lot
 * Hair of Gold
 * Naive Everygirl
 * The Quiet One
 * Victimized Bystander: Her narrative basically points out how she's a bystander, and since she's a victim of the Games…
 * Write Who You Know: NOFO Journey based this OC on Obiwanlivesforever.


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