Brutal Series/YMMV

Provides Examples Of:

 * Alas Poor Villain:
 * spending her last moments worrying about the reason she signed up for the Games in the first place.
 * saying he "just wanted to go home".
 * being betrayed by his ally.
 * , the former dying beside his only friend in the arena, the latter realizing that she can't end everyone's suffering and acknowledging the beauty of life before leaving it.
 * Complete Monster:
 * Because each of the forty-eight tributes is the protagonist of his or her own sections, it's hard to find a character for whom it is impossible to feel sympathy. The only tributes who may qualify are Vivi, a sadistic Blood Knight who tortures her victims and constantly fantasizes about blood and guts, and Wiremu, who not only  while "not sounding sorry at all," but also attempts to , an act inexcusable even by the standards of the story.
 * Possibly, if one overlooks the person he was before his Face Heel Turn, but that's also subject to how you view his character.
 * Crowning Moment of Funny: Many of the reviews featured on the author's userpage.
 * Dude Not Funny: Amer reacts this way when Igris tells Fronce to "go die".
 * Moral Event Horizon: Wiremu's attempt to rape Finni is not only horrific even by the standards of the story, but makes  completely justified in the eyes of the readers.
 * Shipping Goggles: Nearly all readers agree that Spain and Lovi are intended to be a couple, notably because the pairing is popular in Hetalia; however, the author has explicitly stated there's no (intended) romance in their alliance.
 * Stoic Woobie:
 * Vash. After growing up on the streets and orphanages of a place as harsh as District 2, then letting himself be trained as what amounts to a child soldier just to get food and shelter, there's nothing the kid needs more than a hug. Yet he's basically the series' Emotionless Guy.
 * Igris and Lude (the latter only in the 4th What If) try to be this, but both end up as Not So Stoic.
 * The Woobie:
 * EVERYONE. IN. THESE. GAMES. Even Wiremu kind of counts, since nobody likes him and thinks he's a disgusting creep. Special points to the victors, since they're still traumatized.
 * Raivis Lithu is already a whimpering little puppy that "wouldn't hurt a fly", and he earns his woobieness by remaining this way, even while
 * Raivis Lithu is already a whimpering little puppy that "wouldn't hurt a fly", and he earns his woobieness by remaining this way, even while