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* [[Promotion to Parent]]
* [[Promotion to Parent]]
* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]
* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]
* [[Shout Out]]: Name serves as one to Batsheba Everdene from Thomas Hardy's ''Far from the Madding Crowd''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Name serves as one to Batsheba Everdene from Thomas Hardy's ''Far from the Madding Crowd''.
* {{spoiler|[[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]}}
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
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* [[Non-Action Guy]]
* [[Non-Action Guy]]
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Finnick''': No one in this arena was a victor by chance. Except maybe Peeta.}} }}
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Finnick''': No one in this arena was a victor by chance. Except maybe Peeta.}} }}
** [[Non Action Snarker]]
** [[Non-Action Snarker]]
* [[Self Deprecating Humor]]: Peeta is said to have this.
* [[Self Deprecating Humor]]: Peeta is said to have this.
* [[Survival Mantra]]: Not real, not real, not real, not real...
* [[Survival Mantra]]: Not real, not real, not real, not real...
* [[Through His Stomach|Through Her Stomach]]: Katniss ''really'' likes cheese buns.
* [[Through His Stomach|Through Her Stomach]]: Katniss ''really'' likes cheese buns.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: He takes a keen professional interest in bread.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: He takes a keen professional interest in bread.
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway|What Kind Of Lame Power Is Cake Decorating Anyway]]
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|What Kind Of Lame Power Is Cake Decorating Anyway]]
** Also, [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|Cake Decorating Is An Awesome Power]] when it helps his camouflage skills.
** Also, [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|Cake Decorating Is An Awesome Power]] when it helps his camouflage skills.
* [[Unskilled but Strong]]: Peeta is the closest character in the series to having [[Charles Atlas Superpower]] (due to having grown up lugging massive sacks of flour), but lacks the Killer Instinct to effectively use it.
* [[Unskilled but Strong]]: Peeta is the closest character in the series to having [[Charles Atlas Superpower]] (due to having grown up lugging massive sacks of flour), but lacks the Killer Instinct to effectively use it.
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* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
{{quote| "[[Tempting Fate|I'm very hard to catch. And if they can't catch me, they can't kill me."]]}}
{{quote| "[[Tempting Fate|I'm very hard to catch. And if they can't catch me, they can't kill me."]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Go Out With a Smile]]: Katniss sings to her as she dies, and she smiles at Katniss.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Go Out with a Smile]]: Katniss sings to her as she dies, and she smiles at Katniss.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Kill the Cutie]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Kill the Cutie]]}}
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* [[Ninja Looting]]: That bow was meant for Katniss, but it doesn't stop Glimmer from claiming it when she gets there first.
* [[Ninja Looting]]: That bow was meant for Katniss, but it doesn't stop Glimmer from claiming it when she gets there first.
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: As the girliest of the named female Tributes, it's fitting that her movie interview dress is this shade.
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: As the girliest of the named female Tributes, it's fitting that her movie interview dress is this shade.
* [[She's Got Legs]]: With its artificially high waist and short, fluffy skirt, her movie interview dress seems calculated to make her legs look as long as possible. [[Hello Nurse|It works.]]
* [[She's Got Legs]]: With its artificially high waist and short, fluffy skirt, her movie interview dress seems calculated to make her legs look as long as possible. [[Hello, Nurse!|It works.]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]


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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: In-universe example; later [[Deconstructed]].
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: In-universe example; later [[Deconstructed]].
* [[Green Eyed Red Head]]
* [[Green Eyed Red Head]]
* [[Hands On Approach]]: How he teaches Katniss how to knot.
* [[Hands-On Approach]]: How he teaches Katniss how to knot.
* {{spoiler|[[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]}}
* [[Jail Bait Wait]]: He was fourteen when he won his games, so his fanbase had a couple of years to wait before going after him.
* [[Jail Bait Wait]]: He was fourteen when he won his games, so his fanbase had a couple of years to wait before going after him.
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* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: How she won her Games. When she actually appears, [[Let's Get Dangerous|she drops it.]]
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: How she won her Games. When she actually appears, [[Let's Get Dangerous|she drops it.]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me]]
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]
* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: Not really. She's vaguely mentioned in the first book.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: Not really. She's vaguely mentioned in the first book.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] and a [[Jerkass Facade]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] and a [[Jerkass Facade]]
* [[Naked On Arrival]]: Not exactly, but the first thing she does on-page is complain about her costume and strip down to her slippers. And then get in an elevator with Katniss and Peeta, chatting casually the whole way up.
* [[Naked On Arrival]]: Not exactly, but the first thing she does on-page is complain about her costume and strip down to her slippers. And then get in an elevator with Katniss and Peeta, chatting casually the whole way up.
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* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Named after the Shakespearian [[Tragic Hero]] in the [[Coriolanus (Theatre)|eponymous play.]] He shares similar traits - he cares little about the ordinary folk and wants to maintain a totalitarian state.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Named after the Shakespearian [[Tragic Hero]] in the [[Coriolanus (Theatre)|eponymous play.]] He shares similar traits - he cares little about the ordinary folk and wants to maintain a totalitarian state.
* [[Not Me This Time]]/[[Frame Up]]: {{spoiler|He was in fact innocent of the bombing of the Capitol children and then the District 13 medics, even when it seemed as though he did it because the hovercrafts with the bombs (which were really from District 13, as the Capitol had lost all of theirs during the destruction of the Nut) were emblazoned with the Capitol seal.}}
* [[Not Me This Time]]/[[Frame-Up]]: {{spoiler|He was in fact innocent of the bombing of the Capitol children and then the District 13 medics, even when it seemed as though he did it because the hovercrafts with the bombs (which were really from District 13, as the Capitol had lost all of theirs during the destruction of the Nut) were emblazoned with the Capitol seal.}}
* [[President Evil]]
* [[President Evil]]
* [[Something About a Rose]]: The smell of blood is natural, thanks to {{spoiler|not taking an antidote quickly enough after poisoning both himself and a rival.}} The smell of roses covers it up.
* [[Something About a Rose]]: The smell of blood is natural, thanks to {{spoiler|not taking an antidote quickly enough after poisoning both himself and a rival.}} The smell of roses covers it up.
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Portrayed by Stanley Tucci in the film.
Portrayed by Stanley Tucci in the film.


* [[Eternally Pearly White Teeth]]: His grinning mug appears on in-universe toothpaste ads used to promote the film.
* [[Eternally Pearly-White Teeth]]: His grinning mug appears on in-universe toothpaste ads used to promote the film.
* [[Fun Personified]]
* [[Fun Personified]]
* [[The Host]]
* [[The Host]]
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