Irma Bradshaw

This article contains spoilers for **Bleeding Hearts**, the first installment in the Bleeding Hearts series. Bleeding Hearts can be read here: AO3 · FFN · Wattpad

This article contains spoilers for **Rising From the Ashes**, the first spinoff and second overall installment in the Bleeding Hearts series. Rising From the Ashes can be read here: AO3 · FFN · Wattpad

## Irma Bradshaw

* 66th HG
* Bleeding Hearts

### Age

16 (66th HG)
55 (Rising From the Ashes)
79 (Bleeding Hearts)

### Occupation

Tribute (66th HG)
Victor
Mentor

### Appears in

Rising From the Ashes
Bleeding Hearts

**Irma Bradshaw** is the Victor of the 66th Hunger Games from District 6. She is one of only six Victors to survive the Second Rebellion, making her one of the oldest Victors in the post-Rebellion era.

Irma appears twice in the Bleeding Hearts series; chronologically, she appears first in Rising From the Ashes: The 76th Games, in which she acts as a friend to Griff Cohen following the end of his Games. Irma appears again in Hunger Games: Bleeding Hearts, which takes place 50 years later. In this story, Irma acts as a mentor to the District 6 tributes.

## Life History

Irma Bradshaw was born in District 6 the same year as the 50th Hunger Games. At age 16, she was Reaped into the 66th Hunger Games, where she ultimately triumphed as the Victor.

When the Second Rebellion ripped through Panem, nearly every Victor was killed by the Capitol or by rebel forces. Irma was one of only six Victors to survive; in Irma's case, this may have been because District 6 was not a focal point of the war, and she may have gone unnoticed as a neutral Victor.

After the Second Rebellion, Irma was forced to continue mentoring tributes in the Hunger Games, beginning with the 76th Hunger Games. She would mentor both tributes from District 6 for five years, until one of her tributes, Irving Buckley, won the 80th Hunger Games. Irma mentored alongside Irving the following year; however, he ultimately succumbed to lasting injuries from the Hunger Games and passed away after the 81st Games.

After Irving's death, Irma suffered from depression and struggled to mentor two tributes every year. She would mentor two tributes every year (and six tributes in the 100th Hunger Games) until she finally produced another Victor, Gear Montgomery, in the 107th Hunger Games.

After Gear's Victory, Irma only mentored one tribute in every Games until the end of her life. She mentored in the most Hunger Games out of any post-Rebellion Victor, being present for 53 Hunger Games and mentoring 88 tributes.

Irma ultimately passed away from old age following the 128th Hunger Games at the age of 82.

## Bleeding Hearts

Irma is first introduced in Bleeding Hearts as one of the story's mentors. In Bleeding Hearts, Irma is 79 years old and is the oldest living Victor in Panem. Because of this, Irma is very fragile and is practically unable to do her job as mentor. Because of this, the other District 6 mentor, Gear Montgomery, has to act as a mentor to all three tributes. Irma is present in the Capitol, but she is not in good health and is only there because she is required to be.

## Rising From the Ashes

Irma appears again in Rising From the Ashes, which takes place after the end of the Second Rebellion. After surviving the Rebellion, Irma is immediately forced to return as a mentor in the 76th Hunger Games. She is not seen before or during the Games, and both of her tributes die early in the Games.

Irma is seen in more detail after the end of the Games, when she calls Griff Cohen on the phone to congratulate him on his Victory. After this, Irma talks to Griff on the phone regularly and helps him with his trauma after the end of the Games. Irma invites Griff to visit District 6; when he arrives, she explains how she survived the Rebellion. Irma tells Griff that only Victors who hid or remained neutral survived the war, as both sides killed Victors who chose the other side. Irma warns Griff to follow the Capitol's orders and offers him support.

Irma is seen again during Griff's Victory Tour, where she continues to act as a motherly figure to him.