History EnsembleDarkhorse / CheatingDeathThoseThatLived

** Audi from District 6, Cherri from District 11 (whose chapter establishes her as a ManOfTheCity GeniusBruiser), Cotty from District 8, and the tributes from District 3 (especially the girl) have been getting a good bit of praise and attention even before getting their own [=POV=] chapters.

** Audi from District 6, Cotty from District 8, and the so-far unnamed girl from District 3 have been getting a good bit of praise and attention even before getting their own [=POV=] chapters.

** Bentley's pacifism and rapping skills make him pretty well-liked, even though he only has a big role in two or three chapters.

* Mercy's FriendToAllChildren personality and how she takes it into the arena with her make her a lot more popular than the average victor to only appear in two chapters (and in one, she only has a cameo appearance).

* District Four's last victor, Ron, only appears in two chapters, but might be their best-liked victor due to the tragic backstory behind his volunteering and the memorable scene where he uses an unpopular [[LesCollaborateurs collaborator]] as a HumanShield.

Almost all of the victors (and many other tributes and non-HateSink Capitol characters) are designed to appeal to broad categories of fans, and most of them succeed admirably at that, whether despite or because of the tongue-in-cheek tone. Still, there are some who seem to stand just a little bit above the rest, based on the story's reviews.

!! Victors
** Spool, for being able to pull off a masterful TwinSwitch to save his brother from the arena.
** Chaff's characterization as a fussy TeachersPet with SkewedPriorities and BreakTheHaughty CharacterDevelopment is praised for being a unique version of his character and is insanely memorable, even though he barely appears outside of his chapter.
** Dollar's status as a District One victor who's a hilariously tactless CrazySurvivalist and ZombieApocalypse prepper has received high praise. Not everyone likes how her arena is a recreation of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'', but just about everyone likes her character and wishes she had dialogue in more than two or three chapters.
** Boulder, a PintSizedPowerhouse who doesn't oppose the Games but is occasionally revolted by them, is considered to be one of the best, if not the best, District Two victors, despite appearing in less than five scenes after the conclusion of his chapter.
** Librae only has significant roles in three or four chapters, but is almost unanimously liked for the way she weaponizes surfing in her arena and for her ObfuscatingStupidity tactics.
** Stallion has a lot of fans due to being a GentleGiant germaphobe who mostly wins his Games (which take place in a sewer) by hilariously stampeding around in a panic, and then becomes a decent and caring mentor. He only has a main role in two or three chapters, but he is one of the victors who attracts the most [[spoiler:HesJustHiding]] sentiment.
** Pasture only has speaking roles in two chapters, but pretty much every fan of the story can fondly recall her at an instant's notice due to her status as a LargeHam hillbilly who breaks the kill record by beating people to death with [[ShoeSlap shoes]].
** Skinner's chapter is his only significant appearance in the story, but some people praise him as District Ten's best victor due to him being a fearless OneManArmy and HunterOfMonsters who avoids targeting the other tributes in the arena.
** District Seven's first two victors, Fir and Pliny, are both DoomedByCanon and don't even appear in every District Seven-centered chapter, but both are extremely well-loved characters. Pliny's popularity comes from her humorous HeavySleeper traits, friendship with Duke from District Twelve, and WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing victory. Fir's PungeonMaster dialogue and interesting interactions with her ParentalSubstitute and Jack (who she mentors to victory) make her pretty popular.
** District Five's first two victors, Shunt and Isobel, are [[spoiler:both dead by the 40th Hunger Games]] but are both pretty highly-rated victors. Isobel's popularity comes from her unnamed combat skills, how she's the original leader of the Second Rebellion, and her attempt to assassinate Snow. Shunt (an aspiring fantasy author) charms a lot of people by being a GadgeteerGenius with good night vision who imagines his Games as a fantasy story where he's the main character as a coping mechanism and worries about whether he's the good guy.
** District Four's last victor, Ron, only appears in two chapters, but might be their best-liked victor due to the tragic backstory behind his volunteering and the memorable scene where he uses an unpopular [[LesCollaborateurs collaborator]] as a HumanShield.
** Mercy's FriendToAllChildren personality and how she takes it into the arena with her make her a lot more popular than the average victor to only appear in two chapters (and in one, she only has a cameo appearance).

%%** Jack is never a main character after his chapter (although he reappears regularly in minor or supporting roles), but his thieving skills and good dynamics with the other District Seven victors make him well-liked.

!! Others
* Chev only has a few scenes in the eleventh chapter but makes an impression with his HeroicSuicide robbing the controversial Olga of her much-savoured final kill and for being the uncle of future victor Chassiss.
* The twelve girls who form a SisterhoodEliminatesCreep alliance to go after Neon in chapter 49 have a good mixture of funny, touching, and awesome moments that endear them to many fans.
* ActionGirl Mare from Chapter 43 and the companion piece ''The Acidic Forrest'' is considered an impressive and sympathetic character and worthy runner-up for those games.

* Chuff Mitchell only gets a couple of quick cameos, but fans love the BlackComedy behind how he avoids being reaped as a tribute due to the escort reading the wrong name and [[spoiler:his extremely tenuous connection with the games getting him appointed a mentor for the Capitol Games]].