Elmyra Midnight

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Elmyra Midnight is a main character in the fanfiction The 500th Hunger Games: Bread and Circuses, written by Eternalluna. A former Presidential candidate, she now leads the Rebels.

## **Appearance**

Elmyra is a slender woman of light complexion. She has long & straight ombre hair; varying in hues of pink. Her eyes are bright purple with hints of pink in them. It's said that members of the Midnight family have the ability to naturally look younger than their age; Elmyra included.

Although she has long abandoned The Capitol, she continues to wear vibrant, stylish clothing and makeup. She prefers to wear pink clothing. Her favourite outfit is a light pink shawl over a dark pink halter-neck dress and a pair of light pink high heels.

## **Personality**

Elmyra is a strong-willed and intelligent woman who knows what she wants. Ever since she was old enough to understand the violence injustice and brutality in the world, she has despised The Capitol and Panem's current form; especially due to the existence of traditions like The Hunger Games. She vowed that if she was to ever become President or at least the highest authority figure in the land, she would reform Panem for good.

In her younger years, she used to enjoy watching The Hunger Games. However, as she got older and more aware, the reality of watching children die in such gruesome ways sickened her. This helped shaped her eventual distaste for the Games and the current state of the nation.

Elmyra has a gift for charisma and manipulation. When her grandfather was still alive, she obscured these views in order to maintain a positive relationship with him. Knowing how to play up to the cameras, she maintained a patriotic front. Once her grandfather passed and Romulus was declared his successor as President, she dropped this false act. Being able to put up a front when she needs to, therefore using her charismatic charms, is one of the ways in which Elmyra is able to utilise her intellect. This charismatic nature may have even aided her into becoming the rebel leader.

Elmyra is also very strategic; shown when she planned how she would get into the rebel forces (by pandering to them and those who despised The Capitol). When her loyalty was questioned due to her heritage (as well as her former appearances in public), she spilled state secrets (and was able to prove that her public appearances were fake); showing that she can use information she gains to her advantage.

## **Biography**

### 490ADD

Aurelius Midnight, on his deathbed, selected Elmyra and her brother Romulus as the two candidates to succeed him as President. Elmyra had been close to her grandfather, hiding her true ideology and views for his sake.

When Romulus was selected as the successor, Elmyra didn't take it well. In her public appearances, she appeared to be amicable and accepting; but this was just a false act. To release her frustrations, she vented in private to her closest friends. One of her friends, Isabella Fulgencio, suggested the idea of a rebel coup against Romulus; Elmyra leading said coup.

Elmyra liked Isabella's suggestion. Now that Aurelius was gone and she didn't have to put up an act anymore, she could do what she wanted. And what she had wanted to do for so long was to let out her true feelings.

After writing a message addressed to Romulus expressing what she truly felt about The Capitol & Panem in its current state and the Hunger Games, she left The Capitol. Isabella, a rebel that was initially tasked with infiltrating The Capitol but became genuine friends with Elmyra, helped her get to the rebel hideout.

Initially, Elmyra found it difficult to establish a rapport with the rebels because of her heritage and public appearances where she seemingly expressed support for The Capitol's actions. To prove that her loyalty was with the rebels, she was able to prove that the public appearances were all just an act and she spilled Capitol secrets. Because of this, she was eventually accepted as a rebel.

Upon reading Elmyra's letter and figuring out what she had done, Romulus decreed her as an enemy of The Capitol and the state; as well as officially disowning her. Wanting her to be punished severely for what he considered as treason, he sent Peacekeepers to look for her and drag her back to The Capitol. However, the Peacekeepers failed to find her due to the rebels utilising technology to obscure their whereabouts.

### 500ADD

10 years later, the investigation into Elmyra's whereabouts had officially ceased due to financial costs. The Capitol officially declared her as deceased in absentia, but Romulus knew deep down that she was still alive.

Elmyra was now the leader of the rebels. After the rebels had spent centuries stockpiling weapons, goods and valuable knowledge to match the sheer power of The Capitol, Elmyra decided that it was time for the rebels to finally begin the coup. Making the first strategic move, Elmyra ordered for the rebels infiltrating The Capitol to leave calling cards for Romulus and his Peacekeepers to find, showing that the rebels were active and prepared to strike. All that she was waiting for was the right time to make the attack.

500ADD also happened to be the year of Elmyra's youngest nibling, Selena's, 12th birthday. To celebrate her birthday and the upcoming 20th Quarter Quell in one, Romulus vowed to make the 500th Hunger Games the most grandiose Games yet.

However, there was another reason besides Selena's birthday as to why Romulus wanted these Games to be such a spectacle. He wanted to use Elmyra's hatred of the Games and reformist personality to draw her out, as she would inevitably be disgusted by the splendour of it all; provoking her into wanting to do something about it.

## **Relationships**

### Family

* **Aurelius Midnight** † (grandfather) - Elmyra, obscuring her true views for his sake, had a close relationship with her grandfather. Aurelius named Elmyra as one of the candidates to be his successor as President, prior to his death. It came as quite the shock to Elmyra when Romulus was ultimately chosen to be the next President, his name having been written in Aurelius' will.
* **Romulus Midnight** (brother, rival, enemy) - Romulus and Elmyra have a turbulent and rocky relationship. When Romulus was named as Aurelius' Presidential successor, Elmyra was furious as she believed Romulus would be a terrible President. She was even comfortable with the idea of leading a coup against him, but she did emphasize that she didn't want Romulus to die in this coup - only the loyalist ideology. When she abandoned The Capitol, she expressed her true feelings in a letter addressed to Romulus; who responded with inevitable rage and fury; disowning her and going as far as to brand her an enemy of The Capitol and Panem. He sent Peacekeepers after Elmyra, ordering them to bring her back to The Capitol for punishment, but they lost track of her. Ten years later, he planned the upcoming 20th Quarter Quell to not only serve as a grand celebration for his daughter's 12th birthday but also to draw out Elmyra and her forces (knowing that she wasn't dead).
* **Theia Roselei** (sister-in-law) - Elmyra doesn't have any ill will towards Theia, due to her calm and likable demeanour. Elmyra actually pities her as she thinks that she could do a lot better than Romulus and feeling as if she wasted her rebelliousness, which she could have used to help the rebel cause. She enjoyed listening to the stories of what Theia did to the Plutus Bank vaults in her youth.
* **Cassius**, **Flora** and **Fauna Midnight** (niblings) - Elmyra hasn't had much interactions with her niblings, but she does vaguely remember them as babies.
* **Selena Midnight** (niece) - Elmyra has had minimal interactions with Selena. The last time Elmyra saw Selena was when the latter was two years old.

### Friends

* **Isabella Fulgencio** (trusted friend, confidante) - Isabella is one of Elmyra's closest friends and confidantes. Elmyra trusts her wholeheartedly and she likes to vent her frustrations whilst Isabella listens. Her trust in Isabella extends so far that she listened to Isabella's suggestion of Elmyra leading a coup against Romulus, coming to accept it and eventually planning to act on it. Isabella helped Elmyra locate the Rebel hideout.

## **Trivia**

* The name Elmyra is of Arabic origin, meaning "*aristocratic lady"*, "*noblewoman"*.
* Elmyra was originally going to be called Elvira.
* Elmyra's favourite colour is pink.