Reina

Reina (74th Hunger Games)

Epilogue: 31

Victor

Mentor

Soldier

Chief Secretary of the Second Rebellion

Head Battle Strategist of the Second Rebellion

Mockingjay

> *"When I was first Reaped, I wanted nothing more than to return home to all of my younger siblings, especially Rue. Now, I wouldn't mind it if I ended up only returning to Rue."*
> Reina to the other Tributes
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Reina is a female Victor from District 11, and winner of the 72nd Hunger Games, making her the youngest Victor ever. Three years later, she was Reaped for the Third Quarter Quell. Reina participated in the Second Rebellion as a way of avenging her younger sister Rue.

## Biography

### ***Early Life***

Reina lived in District 11 prior to the 72nd Hunger Games. She is the oldest child in her family with six younger siblings. She worked from sunrise to sunset in the orchards in District 11, alongside the other citizens of her District. Despite her size, she was able to jump from tree to tree in the orchards. She could also scale the tallest trees in District 11, allowing her to see the flag that signaled quitting time, after which, she would sing the four-note song she and her sister (Rue) would sing. The tune would be picked up by the mockingjays in the area, which spread the message through the orchards that the working day was over.

### 72nd Hunger Games

> *"Do you know how hard it is to mentor your younger sibling knowing they might not survive? It's the worse, especially if they do end up dying."*
> Reina about mentoring Rue
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#### **The Reaping**

Reina was chosen during the Reaping at the age of 13 for the 72nd Hunger Games along with William, District 11's male Tribute. When Reina was chosen, her District's escort asked if anyone would like to volunteer in Reina's place, but the District answered with silence.

After the Reaping finished, Reina was taken to the Justice Building for her final goodbyes. Reina's younger siblings were all devastated that she was chosen. Rue was especially devastated as the two were very close. Her parents were very worried about Reina not being able to survive for very long. Before her family left, Rue gave Reina a necklace with a single star bead on it. Once Reina finished saying goodbye to her family, she got to say goodbye to her best friend, Leland. Reina made Leland promise her that no matter what happened to her (Reina) that she (Leland) would help watch her younger siblings.

#### Training and Interview

Reina and her Tribute partner were dressed up as farmers to represent their District's industry, agriculture, for the Tribute Parade.

During the training sessions, Reina showed that she was very quiet and agile. While the Tributes were training, Reina observed each of them very closely. As such, Reina picked up each person's strengths and weaknesses. During her private session with the Gamemakers, Reina scored an eight out of twelve. Reina managed this by showing them her agility and her speed.

During her interview with Caesar Flickeman, Reina mentioned how her only goal was to survive so she could return home to her younger siblings. Caesar replied by saying that was a very admirable goal and that he would be very upset if she didn't get to complete it. As such, Reina became very loved by the people in the crowd, mostly due to her innocent and soft nature.

#### The Games

In the arena, Reina stayed alive by running as fast as she possibly could away from the Cornucopia. As she ran away right at the start of the Games, Reina wasn't able to grab anything from the Cornucopia, but that didn't bother her. After about half an hour of running, Reina found a river that turned into a waterfall. When she walked behind the waterfall, Reina discovered that there was a small, very well hidden cave entrance. In order to not die from starvation, Reina would go out during dusk and pick plants she knew would be healthy.

Since Reina had studied each of the Tributes while in the training center, she knew each of their strengths and weaknesses, which is how she managed to survive. Reina would set up traps within a five-meter radius of her shelter. Each trap was set up to the different weaknesses of the Tributes left alive When it was down to the final six Tributes, Reina was given a black dagger, poisonous gas, and a gas mask from three different sponsors.

#### Victory

When it got down to the final three Tributes, the Capital released a mutation that resembled a giant cat. Reina managed to make it to the top of the Cornucopia before the other two Tributes (both Careers) did. She used this time to put on the gas mask before smashing the vial of poisonous gas against the top. Both Careers inhaled the gas as they climbed up the Cornucopia. One of them fell off and was eaten alive by the mutts around the bottom. The other Career managed to get on top of the Cornucopia, but died from the poisonous gas moments later.

### The Aftermath

#### Victor's Village

After returning back to District 11, Reina and her family moved into the Victor's Village where the other District 11 Victors were at.

#### Victory Tour

A few months after winning the Games, Reina sets off on the Victory Tour, where she talks to each of the Districts and honors their fallen Tributes.

#### 74th Hunger Games

Two years after Reina won, her younger sister Rue was Reaped. This devastated Reina as it would mean that she had to mentor her own sister. Reina did everything she could to prepare Rue for the Hunger Games. Unfortunately, Reina watched her younger sister die on TV. When the 74th Hunger Games concluded, Reina stood with the rest of her family on the platform in front of Rue's picture as Peeta and Katniss took their Victory Tour.

### The Third Quarter Quell

#### Preparation

President Snow makes an important announcement about the Third Quarter Quell a few weeks after the Victory Tour concluded. He said that in honor of the Third Quarter Quell for the 75th Hunger Games, the Tributes will be Reaped from the existing pool of Victors. Knowing that there are very few Victors in District 11, Reina began studying all of the Victors as she didn't know who she would be going up against. She also works out more, trying to prepare herself for the Quarter Quell as much as possible.

#### The Reaping

On the day of the Reaping, Rue was one of two female Victors whose name could've gotten pulled. In the end, Rue ended up being the female Tribute chosen for District 11. Chaff was the male Tribute chosen as he was the only male Victor. Instead of being able to tell their families goodbye, they are brought directly to the train station and leave for the Capitol.

#### Training Sessions

Once at the Capitol, they eat and meet their competitors. During training, Reina befriends Johanna Mason from District 7 and Finnick Odair from District 4. Much like when she first attended training sessions, Reina observes all of the Tributes and tries to identify their strengths and weaknesses. She keeps an especially close eye on Katniss. In her solo performance for the Gamemakers, Reina shows off her agility and her ability with identifying plants. This ends up scoring her a 9.

#### Interviews

On the day of the interview, the prep team comes into Reina's room and they start to cry. Soon, they all leave one by one until the final member is left. They end up doing the everyone else's jobs. Reina's designer comes into the room with a gown similar to the one she wore on her victory tour. The interview atmosphere is different from the previous years. The Tributes are speaking out against the Capitol, asking why President Snow isn't stopping this if he is great and powerful. When it's Reina's turn, she mentions that she might actually get to see her younger sister Rue again, which makes everyone cry.

#### Cornucopia Bloodbath

Reina steps on the plate to be taken to the arena after saying goodbye to Seeder. The plate leaves her in the middle of blue water. Once the Games start, Reina dives off the plate and swims as fast as possible to the nearest rocky path toward the Cornucopia and sprints toward the Cornucopia. While there, Reina retrieves multiple throwing daggers, using one to kill someone going after Finnick. Reina joins Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, and Mags as they run away from the Cornucopia and into the jungle.

#### Saving Peeta

As they search for drinkable water, Peeta walks right into a force field that surrounds the arena. He gets blown back, startling Reina and knocks Finnick and Mags to the ground. Reina watches as Finnick performs CPR on Peeta to try and save his life, which works.

#### Escaping the Fog

Later that day, Reina, Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, and Mags all try to escape a poisonous mist that causes blisters wherever it touches. The moment the fog touches Reina, she realizes that it also attacks the nerves. Finnick ends up carrying Peeta, whose legs stop working, while Katniss carries Mags. Reina leads the group away from the fog. However, after a bit, Katniss can't carry Mags anymore. Finnick and Reina return to Katniss and Mags, but neither of them are able to carry multiple people. Mags ends up kissing Finnick and runts into the fog, much to the dismay of everyone else. Over time, Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, and Reina help each other when they come across different challenges in the arena.

#### Alliance with Johanna, Wiress, and Beetee

Later, Reina and Finnick run into Johanna, and they hug as Wiress and Beetee make themselves known as well. Beetee appears to have received a knife to the back while Wiress is spinning in a circle saying, "Tick tock, tick tock," repeatedly. A few hours after dark, Reina realizes that Wiress is saying "tick tock" because the arena is in the shape of a clock.

The group goes to the Cornucopia to see if they are right, which they are. While drawing up the map of the clock, the other Tributes still alive attack the Cornucopia. Like everyone else, Reina protects both Peeta and Katniss, using her throwing daggers to injure Enobaria.

#### Beetee's Plan

The next day, Beetee shares his plan with the rest of the group. The plan is to tie Beetee's wire around a tree that is struck by lightning and run the wire into the ocean, making the beach a conductor to electrocute everything in its path. Katniss and Johanna are in charge of running the write down to the beach because they are the fastest, while Peeta, Finnick, and Reina protect Beetee. Once the coil had been cut, Reina took out her tracker and kept it in her pocket before chasing Brutus and Enobaria away from Katniss. During the chase, Reina dropped the tracker somewhere on the ground.

After the arena was destroyed, Reina, Katniss, Finnick, and Beetee were rescued by a hovercraft from District 13. Plutarch Heavansbee was aboard and told Katniss that he was unable to go back for Peeta and Johanna, though he wanted to. Reina mentions that she wants to go to District 11 to retrieve her family, Plutarch said they couldn't do that, but he would make a special order for their retrieval.

It was revealed that Reina, Finnick, and Beetee were part of a plan to overthrow the Capitol all along. After Katniss woke up, she went into the room where Reina, Finnick, Haymitch, and Plutarch were talking. There, she learned about the rebels, District 13, and the plan to overthrow the Capitol. Reina

### *Mockingjay*

> *"I see why you said you see Rue in Prim. The two are very similar."*
> Reina to Katniss Everdeen
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In *Mockingjay*, at the beginning of the book, Reina was extremely relieved that her younger siblings and parents were retrieved from District 11 before the Capitol could get them. As such, Reina spends most of her free time with her family. Reina also spends her time trying to free Finnick from his grief-stricken state. While with Finnick, Katniss approaches the two and tells them about her role as the Mockingjay and her conditions.

Finnick and Reina visit Katniss in the hospital and have dinner with her. Reina comforts Katniss as she is stressed, and they watch the propaganda again. Katniss asks Finnick to shut it off but stops him when Caesar comes on and interviews Peeta. After the interview, Reina and Finnick try to calm Katniss down and pretend not to have seen the interview when Plutarch walks in and makes sure Katniss is well. The next day, Reina, Finnick, and Katniss go into the woods in District 13 to hunt since Gale is busy helping Beetee make weapons. Katniss talks about the interview with them and is glad they're there to listen to her. Reina and Finnick comfort her and help her through the pain she's feeling. Later, after Peeta's third interview, the entire District evacuates to safe bunkers before the bombing on District 13 began by the Capitol. During the bombing, Reina stays with her family and comforts her younger siblings.

#### Rescue Mission

Eventually, a rescue team saves, Johanna, Annie, Peeta, and the others. To distract the Capitol from the rescue mission, Reina, Finnick, and Katniss perform a live interview to be broadcast across Panem. During this interview, Reina comforts Finnick once he admits he was forced into sex trafficking by Snow. She also admits that she would've been in a similar position had she not been as young as what she was when she won the Games. Reina waits with Katniss and Finnick until Haymitch informs them the rescue party has arrived. Reina hangs out with Johanna as she comforts her from what happened at the Capitol.

#### Sharpshooter Squad

Reina, Johanna, Katniss, Gale, Beetee, Delly, Finnick, and Annie meet up with Peeta joining later. Reina notices how protective Finnick appears to be of Annie, which doesn't surprise her. Reina is assigned to be on the sharpshooters squad with Katniss, Gale, Finnick, and later Peeta. The squad goes further into the Capitol, dressed as Capitol citizens. Reina eventually splits off to help a rebel medical team. However, she was burned badly when bombs that were placed in supply packages kill a lot of children and the rest of the rebel medical team. While in the hospital, Johanna visits Reina and the two talk about how it was weird the Capitol would attack their own children just to take out a rebel medical team. The two end up coming to a conclusion that the bombs must've malfunctioned and gone off early.

#### Post War

President Coin gathers the eight remaining Victors who survived and proposes a final Hunger Games but with children of the most powerful people in the Capitol. Peeta, Annie, and Beetee vote no, but Reina, Johanna, Enobaria, Haymitch, and Katniss all voted yes. However, these Games would never occur and the Games were abolished.

Reina watches as Katniss gets ready to kill President Snow. Instead, she watches as Katniss kills President Coin, which causes a riot to ensue. At the end of the riot, Snow is found mysteriously dead, having possibly chocked on his own blood or trampled by the crowd.

Reina returned back home to District 11 with her family. She remained friends with Katniss, Peeta, Annie, Johanna, Beetee, and Enobaria throughout the years.

#### Adult Life

In the epilogue, Reina visits Katniss and Peeta in District 12. It is shown that the three are still very close as Katniss and Peeta' s children (a daughter and a son) refer to her as " Aunt Reina" . By that point, the Hunger Games are over, the arenas have been destroyed, and memorials have been built for the Tributes and others who died in the wars.

## Relationships

### Family

> *"My family is everything to me."*
> Reina to Plutarch
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Reina is very close with each member of her family. She was especially close with Rue since they were very similar. When Reina watched Rue die in the 74th Hunger Games, she was absolutely crushed. After the 75th Hunger Games, Reina made sure that her family would be saved before the Capitol could get to them.

### Johanna Mason

> *"I'll always be here for you. No matter what."*
> Reina to Johanna
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Shortly after Reina had finished her Victory Tour, she met Johanna Mason. The two became close despite the age gap between them. Due to the age gap, Johanna eventually started to see Reina as a younger sister. Reina also ended up seeing Johanna as a sort of older sister.

### Finnick Odair

> *"It's only natural that you're worried about her. You love her, after all."*
> Reina to Finnick
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Reina and Finnick became close throughout the 75th Hunger Games. They first started hanging out at training sessions and ended up forming an alliance at some point before the start of the games.

### Katniss Everdeen

> *"You did everything you could for her, and I'll forever be grateful for that."*
> Reina to Katniss.
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Reina became close with Katniss during their time in the Third Quarter Quell together. Reina was very grateful to Katniss for all she did for Rue in the 74th Hunger Games.