History EnsembleDarkhorse / TheVictorsProject

* Nolan's alliance (a Career defector, Noolan's brave StealthExpert District partner, a District 5 girl who took to a bow LikeADuckTakesToWater, and [[TheBigGuy a rare District 12 tribute to make a good showing]]) for being a great FiveManBand and providing some decent novelty, and a great final battle of their sole chapter.

* Nolan's alliance (a Career defector, Noolan's brave StealthExpert District partner, a District 5 girl who took to a bow LikeADuckTakesToWater, and a rare District 12 tribute to make a good showing) for being a great FiveManBand and providing some decent novelty, and a great final battle of their sole chapter.

* Abram is probably ''the'' fan favorite of the series, despite only appearing in three chapters. Fans like how he TookALevelInBadass so many times across his Games and the Rebellion and remains one of the most moral and likable victors throughout it all.
* Enobaria's HardDrinkingPartyGirl Maura (who has some HiddenDepths) is a major highlight of ''The Bonds of Blood'' even though she [[spoiler:dies in chapter four.]] Her reappearance in Enobaria's chapter of ''The Victors Project'' also fleshes out her character and her friendship with Enobaria in rewarding ways.
* Cecilia's little sister Kerry only appears near the beginning and the ending of ''Fall Into the River'' but her adorable interactions with Cecelia are well-liked for adding some light to her bleak storyline (although her reappearance in ''The Bonds of Blood'' is bleaker but still powerful).
* Single chapter character Arachne Trinket has some fans for her opposition to the 3rd Quarter Quell and GetOut reaction to finding out about her husband's pedophilia.
* Former ClassClown Mitt Compton only appears a few times and what dialogue he has is related second hand. However, his survival in the brutal arctic arena without making a single direct kill makes him a very popular victor.
* Cashmere's HiddenDepths, dynamics with Beetee, and eagerness to do something to help bring down Snow and Luster make her pretty popular, even though she only has brief appearances outside of her own chapter and her brother's.

* Miles Donovan, from the District 5 chapter of ''Arrow'', attracts a lot of fans for being the leader of a very brainy and effective rebel cell that accomplishes some impressive sabotage and assassination feats, as well as being the brother of canon EnsembleDarkhorse Foxface.

* In ''The Bonds of Blood'' Genner from 5 and Naomi from 12 (who are briefly allies) are popular for being resourceful, well-characterized in their interviews, doing a decent job of hiding and staying alive for a while, and remaining defiant when they're captured by the Careers. This is despite Genner only being explicitly featured in three chapters, and Naomi only being identifiable in two.
* Madame Lucia is pretty popular for being an eccentric, yet caring and extremely skilled stylist and eventual rebel, even though she only appears sporadically after the second quarter of ''The Lumberjack and the Tree-Elf.''
* Granyte's appearances (about one per ten chapters of ''The Victors Project'') are always pretty welcome, given his arc of transforming from a scared but determined non-Career volunteer out to provide for his family to a HandicappedBadass who's CloserToEarth than his neighbors and serves as a MoralityPet for IceQueen Boudicca.
* Dido's only in about ten combined chapters of ''The Victors Project'' and ''The Bonds of Blood'', and only has a big role in about half of them. However, her CloudCuckoolander antics make her chapter quite possibly the most fun chapter to read and re-read for many fans. Her moments of camaraderie with her fellow victors, later on, are also appreciated.

* Gates' technology-based FlawlessVictory and OddFriendship with Ahenobarbus leave a deep impression on the fanbase, even though he's only in three chapters.
* Elena's status as TheWoobie and the powerful impact of her StarCrossedLovers arc before her DescentIntoAddiction make her spotlight chapter particularly powerful, even if it's the only one where she has any dialogue.
* Honorius's skill in the arena, respect for his fellow tributes, status as the eldest of a BadassFamily and gradual disillusionment with the Capitol give him one of the more thorough and well-liked arcs of the Victors over the eight or so chapters he appears in.

* Circe rarely, if ever, appears in person before or after her chapter. However, she's quite popular for her use of poison in the arena, her nickname of [[TheRedBaron "The Witch of the Woods"]], her Roma heritage, her OddFriendship with her escort Carpathia (whose unusually dedicated efforts to help Circe and ObliviouslyEvil personality make her quite popular as well), and her masterminding [[spoiler:a GreatEscape for her community. ]]
* The LargeHam personality of Cecelia's stylist Hector made him popular enough to get a few cameos after his quaternary role in ''Fall Into the River'' and his PetTheDog moment in ''Arrow'' just managed to lift him out of LoveToHate territory.
* Ermine's WeHardlyKnewYe friend Esther for being one of the only District 1 characters who actually manages to seem innocent, while still showing some impressive skills.
* Mitch and Blane only appear halfway through the District 7 chapter of ''Arrow'', but their BattleCouple status and use of a ScoobyDooHoax to win a battle make them standouts of the story.
* For a character who never appears and is only mentioned very briefly, Julianna Cardew is easy to feel good things about for being a Capitol presidential candidate wanting to abolish the Hunger Games.
* From ''The Lumberjack and the Tree-Elf'', Blight's most popular fellow tributes are probably Plautia, the TokenGoodTeammate of the Careers (who's also a good knife thrower with a sense of humor), Devon (with his insistence on calling District 10 Texas, decent survival skills and friendship with Blight) and Blight's empathetic (yet [[ActionGirl tough]]) District partner Charlie and her (loyal) ally Qin Li. Some fans admit too rooting for them as much if not more than Blight despite the ForegoneConclusion nature of the story. While all of them are fairly prominent characters (save for Qin Li), they all only appear sporadically once the Games begin.
* Of Cecelia's fellow tributes from ''Fall Into the River'', the most popular are Loomer, for being a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass, District 4 tributes Andromache and Gillard (for some displays of decency, and interesting interactions with Cecelia near the end), and Abundance, for wounding a Career in the bloodbath and her attempt at VictoryByEndurance and refusing to take sponsor gifts in order to avoid being beholden by the Capitol. Abundance doesn't have any dialogue and only has a handful of short scenes. The others appear more, but don't have enough dialogue to fill a full chapter.
* The most frequently commented on 1st Quarter Quell Tribute is the girl from District 12 (and her pet cat), for being such a tragic figure in a few short sentences. The two volunteers from 11 and the girl from 7 make an impression as well. In just a few short scenes from Chapter 26 and the one-shot story ''Quell,'' they rival some of the lesser-appearing victors in popularity.

* Of Cecelia's fellow tributes from ''Fall Into the River'', the most popular are Loomer, for being a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass, District 4 tributes Andromache and Gillard (for some displays of decency, and interesting interactions with Cecelia near the end), and Abundance, for wounding a Career in the bloodbath and her attempt at VictoryByEndurance and refusing to take sponsor gifts in order to avoid being beholden by the Capitol. Abundance doesn't have any dialogue and only has a handful of short scenes. The others appear more but don't have enough dialogue to fill a full chapter.

* The most frequently commented on 1st Quarter Quell Tribute is the girl from District 12 (and her pet cat), for being such a tragic figure in a few short sentences. The two volunteers from 11 and the girl from 7 make an impression as well. In just a few short scenes from Chapter 26 and the one-shot story ''Quell'' they rival some of the lesser-appearing victors in popularity.

* From ''The Lumberjack and the Tree-Elf'', Blight's most popular fellow tributes are probably Plautia, the TokenGoodTeammate of the Careers (who's also a good knife thrower with a sense of humor), Devon (with his insistence on calling District 10 Texas, decent survival skills and friendship with Blight) and Blight's empathetic (yet [[ActionGirl tough]]) District partner Charlie and her (loyal) ally Qin Li. Some fans admit too rooting for them as much if not more than Blight despite the ForegoneConclusion nature of the story.
* Of Cecelia's fellow tributes from ''Fall Into the River'', the most popular are Loomer, for being a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass, District 4 tributes Andromache and Gillard (for some displays of decency, and interesting interactions with Cecelia near the end), and Abundance, for wounding a Career in the bloodbath and her attempt at VictoryByEndurance and refusing to take sponsor gifts in order to avoid being beholden by the Capitol.
* The most frequently commented on 1st Quarter Quell Tribute is the girl from District 12 (and her pet cat), for being such a tragic figure in a few short sentences. The two volunteers from 11 and the girl from 7 make an impression as well.

* Ermine's friend Esther for being one of the only District 1 characters who actually manages to seem innocent, while still showing some impressive skills.
* Circe is very well-liked for being a representative of a new culture in the series, and for her evoking a witch theme and winning through creative use of poisons.
* Circe's escort Carpithia is liked by fans for having more depth and remorsefulness than the average Capitolite, and genuinely caring about her tributes even if she can't go as far as to actually recognize the evil of the games.
* Lyme's [[TheMole mole]] arc and general feats of coolness are pretty well-received.
* The most frequently commented on 1st Quarter Quell Tribute is the girl from District 12 (and her pet cat), for being such a tragic figure in a few short sentences. The two volunteers from 11 and the girl from 7 make an impression as well.
* LargeHam, SmallNameBigEgo stylist (or [[InsistentTerminology Artiste]] as he would put it) Hector is considered a scene stealer despite his unpleasantness. His PetTheDog moment in ''Arrow'' adds to this a bit.
* Mitch Murphy and Blane Gavin (the respective eldest nephews of Blight and Connor) for being a BattleCouple who provide an Epic BigDamnHeroes moment in District 7's chapter of ''Arrow'' in the form of combining TheCavalry with a ScoobyDooHoax by dressing up like Blight, his lover Jason and scores of dead tributes as they attack the peacekeepers.

* CoolOldLady Bovina generally draws some smiles, especially in her older appearances.

* Honorius is well-liked for his fighting skills, strong relationships with so many of his fellow Victors, being the first of a BadassFamily/ PowerTrio of Victors (his two cousins also have impressive feats and character arcs but are far more divisive characters for committing rape and being a Capitol loyalist who see the Games as just respectively), as well as his CharacterDevelopment in realizing the Games lack of honor and becoming sympathetic to the rebellion.
* Elena and Danny's StarCrossedLovers story and its ''brutal'' aftermath has many fans pretty invested in them.
* Brutus has fans who absolutely love him for his BewareTheNiceOnes arc; being an absolute sweetheart at times but still caught up on the competition of parts of the games and being a OneManArmy.

* All four District 11 Victors. Orchus for how he wins without fighting and then manages to escape from the Capitol's notice. Wren for being the original ABAC Victor, a badass lesbian and her platonic alliance with Rem. Seeder for being such a warm character and BadassPacifist. Chaff for taking out all six Careers in such a tough way

* Granyte, for being CloserToEarth than the other District 2s and the novelty of him being a volunteer but not a Career.

* Dido is a fan favorite for the sheer hilarity of her character, [[spoiler:and for ultimately going against the Capitol]].
* Emrys. His KillItWithFire victory method is considered one of the coolest and he does get some respectable CharacterDevelopment later on.

* CuteMute Barty, for his skillset and tragic backstory. His foster family also get some credit for being surprisingly tender and providing rare insight into the middle class of District 2.

* Gates has his fans for his very impressive technology based victory, which InUniverse makes the Capitol so frightened of/outraged by him that they give him brain damage to reduce the threat he poses. How he manages to maintain some of that intelligence in spite of said brain damage (even beginning the preparations for the gadgets that allow District 3's FlawlessVictory in ''Arrow'') adds to his popularity. His OddFriendship with District Two Career leader Ahenobarbus is also well-received.

* Madame Lucia is pretty popular for being an eccentric, yet caring and extremely skilled stylist and eventual rebel who is initially Blight's only supporter after he GotVolunteered for the Games.

* In ''The Bonds of Blood'' Genner from 5 and Naomi from 12 (who are briefly allies) are popular for being resourceful, well-characterized in their interviews, doing a decent job of hiding and staying alive for a while, and remaining defiant when they're captured by the Careers.

* Enobaria's NativeGuide in District 11 and later love interest Matthos has his fans.

* Jules had his fans for being the NiceGuy of the first three District 7 Victors even before [[CoolOldGuy it is revealed that he managed to kill a peacekeeper raiding the mentor center with just his chair at the age of 87]].

* Gleam's victory (utilizing knife-throwing and climbing skills learned at his parents circus) was one of the better liked early ones, and his character arc has a decent bit of depth, as well as pathos given the poor direction it takes.

Given the long length of the stories and the widespread character focus, there are many amazingly popular characters who only have notable and significant roles in twelve or fewer chapters of a series that currently spans 160 fanfiction chapters.

Given the long length of the stories, and the widespread character focus, there are a ''lot'' of them.

* Abram is probably ''the'' fan favorite of the series after watching how he TookALevelInBadass so many times by going from a tribute not wanting to kill and surviving off of water, to someone who was able to defeat a Career with an ImprovisedWeapon, to a body-building rebel, to a FrontlineGeneral in the Mockingjay Rebellion. Not to mention inspiring a decent amount of sympathy and [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe possibly being the son of another Victor]].

* Cecelia's little sister Kerry has a lot of readers who just adore her, [[spoiler:Her being reaped for the Games was a very unwelcome moment for fans, although some of her scenes afterwards as a StoicWoobie were appreciated]].

* Enobaria's HardDrinkingPartyGirl friend Maura is well-liked in ''The Bonds of Blood'' and also appreciated during her reappearance in ''The Victors Project'' for providing some signs of ChildrenAreInnocent while still showing a lot of Career upbringing signs. Her being the only notable District 2 character to believe in a higher power than the Capitol was also viewed as interesting, and a nice bit of HiddenDepths.

* Cashmere's HiddenDepths, dynamics with Beetee and [[JumpedAtTheCall eagerness to do something to help bring down Snow and Luster]] make her pretty popular.

* Plenty of fans wish that Mitt hadn't been the tribute for the 3rd Quarter Quell after seeing him survive the arctic arena with luck and a little bit of guile without making a single direct kill.

* Nolan's alliance (a Career defector, Noolan's brave StealthExpert District partner, a District 5 girl who took to a bow LikeADuckTakesToWater, and a rare District 12 tribute to make a good showing) for being a great FiveManBand and providing some decent novelty, and a great final battle of their sole chapter.

* Cotton invited all kinds of speculation and excitement from the fans long before appearing in person, based off of her brief mention in ''Fall into the River'' and her appearance as a [[BewareTheQuietOnes often silent]] TrapMaster with a strong moral code was well-received.

* District 5 peacekeeper Thimble (for his epic BigDamnHeroes/ HeelFaceTurn moment) and his enemy turned ally Miles Donovan (for being the brother of Foxface, and the leader of a very brainy and effective rebel cell behind some impressive sabotage and assassination feats).
* For a character who never appears and is only mentioned very briefly, Julianna Cardew is easy to feel good things about for being a Capitol presidential candidate wanting to abolish the Hunger Games.
* Arachne Trinket has some fans for her opposition to the 3rd Quarter Quell and GetOut reaction to finding out about her husbands pedophilia.

* In ''The Bonds of Blood'' AmbiguouslyBi DarkActionGirl Citrine is probably the most popular of Enobaria's alliance. Genner from 5 and Naomi from 12 (who are briefly allies) are also popular, for being resourceful, well-characterized in their interviews, doing a decent job of hiding and staying alive for a while, and remaining defiant when they're captured by the Careers.

* Nolan's alliance (a Career defector, Noolan's brave StealthExpert District partner, a District 5 girl who took to a bow LikeADuckTakesToWater, and a rare District 12 tribute to make a good showing) for being a great FiveManBand and providing some decent novelty, and a great final battle.

* Johanna received a lot of praise as the FramingDevice narrator for the main story, but her snarky, WiseBeyondTheirYears toddler self from ''The Lumberjack and the Tree Elf'' is the real scene stealer.

* From ''The Lumberjack and the Tree-Elf'', Blight's most popular fellow tributes are probably Plautia, the TokenGoodTeammate of the Careers (who's also a good knife thrower with a sense of humor), Devon (with his insistence on calling District 10 Texas, decent survival skills and friendship with Blight) and Blight's empathetic (yet [[ActionGirl tough]]) District partner Charlie and her (loyal) ally Qin Li, with some fans admitting to having been rooting for them as much if not more than Blight despite the ForegoneConclusion nature of the story.
* Charlie's father Mayor Lourdes and sister Carla have their fans, the mayor for being a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who saved the District from starvation during a bad winter. And both for being committed to the Rebellion, remaining and remaining brave and not wishing ill to Blight even as he's in the arena at the same time as Charlie and one has to die for the other to get home. Carla even got to reappear in ''Arrow'' after being listed as dead in the epilogue of ''The Lumberjack and the Tree-Elf'', having gone into hiding in District 13 after being declared LegallyDead.

* This version of Ceaser is well-liked for being a ConsummateProfessional with some HiddenDepths: Seeing the Games as just a job, but having some moments of compassion and self-awareness.

* Mitch Murphy and Blane Gavin (the respective eldest nephews of Blight and Connor) for being a BattleCouple who provide an Epic BigDamnHeroes moment in District 7's chapter of ''Arrow'' in the form of combining TheCavalry with a ScoobyDooHoax by dressing up like Blight, his lover Jason and scores of dead tributes as they attack the peacekeepers.
* Even those who like Cerulea agree that she's ''extremely'' OutOfFocus, but she gets some respect for being a decently intuitive, skillful and friendly non-Career trainee Victor from a Career District.

* Granyte, for being CloserToEarth than the other District 2's and the novelty of him being a volunteer but not a Career.

* Of Cecelia's fellow tributes from ''Fall Into the River'', the most popular are probably Loomer, for being a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass, District 4 tributes Andromache and Gillard (for some displays of decency, and interesting interactions with Cecelia near the end), and Abundance, for wounding a Career in the bloodbath and her attempt at VictoryByEndurance and refusing to take sponsor gifts in order to avoid being beholden by the Capitol.

* Song is liked for being nicely developed and a contrast to the other post-Gleam District 1 Victors.

* Chevy, District 6's older male Victor, has some fans for being a world-weary FamilyMan who has to put up with a lot of AllTheOtherReindeer treatment for winning due to ExecutiveMeddling while hiding his own PTSD.

* Luxe is considered a pretty good first Victor for District 1 due to his major role in the rebellion and providing a good contrast for so many of those who followed him.

* The most frequently commented on 1st Quarter Quell Tribute is the girl from District 12 (and her pet cat), for being such a tragic figure in a few short sentences. The two volunteers from 11 and the girl from 7 make a bit of an impression as well.

* Evelyn has fans for being resourceful, and still somewhat likable even after talking a massive [[TookALevelInCynic level in cynicism]] due to CharacterDevelopment and so many decades of mentoring.

* Finnick's airing of the Capital secrets is shown in glorious detail here, and makes him into a very popular character (as does his role in the Victor talent show).

* Abram is probably ''the'' fan favorite of the series after watching how he TookALevelInBadass so many times by going from a a tribute not wanting to kill and surviving off of water, to someone who was able to defeat a Career with an ImprovisedWeapon, to a body-building rebel, to a FrontlineGeneral in the Mockingjay Rebellion. Not to mention inspiring a decent amount of sympathy and [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe possibly being the son of another Victor]].

* Cotton invited all kinds of speculation and excitement form the fans long before appearing in person, based off of her brief mention in ''Fall into the River'' and her appearance as a [[BewareTheQuietOnes often silent]] TrapMaster with a strong moral code was well-received.

* Nolan's (a Career defector, Noolan's brave StealthExpert District partner, a District 5 girl who took to a bow LikeADuckTakesToWater, a rare District 12 tribute to make a good showing) for being a great FiveManBand and providing some decent novelty, and a great final battle.

* District 5 peacekeeper Thimble (for his epic BigDamnHeroes/ HeelFaceTurn moment) and his enemy turned ally Miles Donovan (for being the brother of Foxface, and the leader of a very brainy and effective rebel cell behind some impressive sabotage and assassination feats).* For a character who never appears and is only mentioned very briefly, Julianna Cardew is easy to feel good things about for being a Capitol presidential candidate wanting to abolish the Hunger Games.

* Lyme's ReverseMole arc and general feats of coolness are pretty well-received.

* Abram probably ''the'' fan favorite of the series after watching how he TookALevelInBadass so many times going from a a tribute not wanting to kill and surviving off off he water in tactic to someone who was able to defeat a Career with an ImprovisedWeapon, to a body-building rebel, to a FrontlineGeneral in the Mockingjay Rebellion) not to mention inspiring a decent amount of sympathy and [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe possibly being the son of another Victor]].
* From ''The Lumberjack and the Tree-Elf'', Blight's most popular fellow tributes are probably Plautia, the TokenGoodTeammate of the Careers (whose also a good knife thrower with a sense of humor), Devon (with his insistence on calling District 10 Texas, decent survival skills and friendship with Blight) and Blight's empathetic (yet [[ActionGirl tough]]) district partner Charlie and her (loyal) ally Qin Li, with some fans admitting to having been rooting for them as much if not more than Blight despite the ForegoneConclusion nature of the story.
* Charlie's father Mayor Lourdes and sister Carla have their fans, the mayor for being a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who saved the district from starvation during a bad winter. And both for being committed to the Rebellion, remaining and remaining brave and not wishing ill to Blight even as he's in the arena at the same time as Charlie and one has to die for the other to get home. Carla even got to reappear in ''Arrow'' after being listed as dead in the epilogue of ''The Lumberjack and the Tree-Elf'', having gone into hiding in District 13 after being declared LegallyDead.

* Cecelia's little sister Kerry has a lot of readers who just adore her, [[spoiler:Her being reaped for the games was a very unwelcome moment for fans, although some of her scenes afterwards as a StoicWoobie were appreciated]].

* LargeHam, SmallNameBigEgo stylist (or [[InsistentTerminology Artiste]] as he would put it) Hector is considered a scene stealer despite his unpleasantness.

* Ceceilia's little sister Kerry has a lot of readers who just adore her, [[spoiler:Her being reaped for the games was a very unwelcome moment for fans, although some of her scenes afterwards as a StoicWoobie were appreciated]].

* District 5 peacekeeper Thimble (for his epic BigDamnHeroes/ HeelFaceTurn moment) and his enemy turned ally Miles Donovan (for being the brother of Foxface, and the leader of a very brainy and effective rebel cell behind some impressive sabotage and assassination feats).* For a character who never appears and is only mentioned very briefly, Julianna Cardew is easy to feel good things about for being a Capitl presidential candidate wanting to abolish the Hunger Games.

* Abram probably ''the'' fan favorite of the series after watching how he TookALevelInBadass so many times going from a a tribute not wanting to kill and surviving off off he water in tactic to someone who was able to defeat a career with an ImprovisedWeapon, to a body-building rebel, to a FrontlineGeneral in the Mockingjay Rebellion) not to mention inspiring a decent amount of sympathy and [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe possibly being the son of another victor]].
* From ''The Lumberjack and the Tree-Elf'', Blight's most popular fellow tributes are probably Plautia, the TokenGoodTeammate of the careers (whose also a good knife thrower with a sense of humor), Devon (with his insistence on calling District 10 Texas, decent survival skills and friendship with Blight) and Blight's empathetic (yet [[ActionGirl tough]]) district partner Charlie and her (loyal) ally Qin Li, with some fans admitting to having been rooting for them as much if not more than Blight despite the ForegoneConclusion nature of the story.

* Of Cecelia's fellow tributes from ''Fall Into the River'', the most popular are probably Loomer, for being a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass, District 4 tributes Andromache and Gillard (for some displays of decency, and interesting interactions with Cecelia near the end), and Abundance, for wounding a career in the bloodbath and her attempt at VictoryByEndurance and refusing to take sponsor gifts in order to avoid being beholden by the Capitol.
* In ''The Bonds of Blood'' AmbiguouslyBi DarkActionGirl Citrine is probably the most popular of Enobaria's alliance. Genner from 5 and Naomi from 12 (who are briefly allies) are also popular, for being resourceful, well-characterized in their interviews, doing a decent job of hiding and staying alive for a while, and remaining defiant when they're captured by the careers.

* Enobaria's HardDrinkingPartyGirl friend Maura is well-liked in ''The Bonds of Blood'' and also appreciated during her reappearance in ''The Victors Project'' for providing some signs of ChildrenAreInnocent while still showing a lot of career upbringing signs. Her being the only notable District 2 character to believe in a higher power than the Capitol was also viewed as interesting, and a nice bit of HiddenDepths.
* All four District 11 victors. Orchus for how he wins without fighting and then manages to escape from the Capitol's notice. Wren for being the original ABAC victor, a badass lesbian and her platonic alliance with Rem. Seeder for being such a warm character and BadassPacifist. Chaff for taking out all six careers in such a tough way

* Song is liked for being nicely developed and a contrast to the other post-Gleam District 1 victors.

* Chevy, District 6's older male victor, has some fans for being a world-weary FamilyMan who has to put up with a lot of AllTheOtherReindeer treatment for winning due to ExecutiveMeddling while hiding his own PTSD.
* Honorius is well-liked for his fighting skills, strong relationships with so many of his fellow victors, being the first of a BadassFamily/ PowerTrio of victors (his two cousins also have impressive feats and character arcs but are far more divisive characters for committing rape and being a Capitol loyalist who see the Games as just respectively), as well as his CharacterDevelopment in realizing the Games lack of honor and becoming sympathetic to the rebellion.
* Jules had his fans for being the NiceGuy of the first three District 7 victors even before [[CoolOldGuy it is revealed that he managed to kill a peacekeeper raiding the mentor center with just his chair at the age of 87]].

* Nolan's (a career defector, Noolan's brave StealthExpert District partner, a District 5 girl who took to a bow LikeADuckTakesToWater, a rare District 12 tribute to make a good showing) for being a great FiveManBand and providing some decent novelty, and a great final battle.

* Gates has his fans for his very impressive technology based victory, which InUniverse makes the Capitol so frightened of/outraged by him that they give him brain damage to reduce the threat he poses. How he manages to maintain some of that intelligence in spite of said brain damage (even beginning the preparations for the gadgets that allow District 3's FlawlessVictory in ''Arrow'') adds to his popularity. His OddFriendship with District Two career leader Ahenobarbus is also well-received.
* Luxe is considered a pretty good first victor for District 1 due to his major role in the rebellion and providing a good contrast for so many of those who followed him.

* Finnick's airing of the Capital secrets is shown in glorious detail here, and makes him into a very popular character (as does his role in the victor talent show).
* Even those who like Cerulea agree that she's ''extremely'' OutOfFocus, but she gets some respect for being a decently intuitive, skillful and friendly non-career trainee victor from a career district.

* All four District 11 victors. Orchus for how he wins without fighting and then manages to escape from the Capitol's notice. Wren for being the original ABAC victor, a BadassGay and her platonic alliance with Rem. Seeder for being such a warm character and BadassPacifist. Chaff for taking out all six careers in such a tough way

* Charlie's father Mayor Lourdes and sister Carla have their fans, the mayor for being a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who saved the district from starvation during a bad winter. And both for being committed to the Rebellion, remaining and remaining brave and not wishing ill to Blight even as he's in the arena at the same time as Charlei and one has to die for the other to get home. Carla even got to reappear in ''Arrow'' after being listed as dead in the epilogue of ''The Lumberjack and the Tree-Elf'', having gone into hiding in District 13 after being declared LegallyDead.

* Honorius is well-liked for his fighting skills, strong relationships with so many of his fellow victors, being the first of a badassFamily/PowerTrio of victors (his two cousins also have impressive feats and character arcs but are far more divisive characters for committing rape and being a Capitol loyalist who see the Games as just respectively), as well as his CharacterDevelopment in realizing the Games lack of honor and becoming sympathetic to the rebellion.