User blog:BeholderofStuff/Pure Evil Proposal: President Alma Coin


 * Original: https://villains.fandom.com/f/p/3179493162221867430/r/3179589320835377131

OK, so a user asked me to EP President Alma Coin from The Hunger Games. However, I haven't read all of the books nor have I seen all of the movies, so the following information is all based on what I researched. Apparently, Coin has a sympathetic side in the movies, so this EP is mainly discussing her novel counterpart.

What is the work?
The Hunger Games is a trilogy of dystopian novels. It is set in the nation of Panem. The place consists of a Capitol city, and the Capitol rules twelve districts. As punishment for a rebellion against the Capitol, one boy and one girl from each of the twelve districts between the ages of 12 and 18 are selected by lottery to compete in an annual event called the Hunger Games. In the Hunger Games, the players are basically supposed to fight to death.

Who is she?
President Alma Coin is the president of District 13 and the leader of the rebellion against the Capitol. However, she is revealed to be the main villain in Mockingjay.

What does she do?
President Coin plans to start a new hunger game. She also plans to use innocent prisoners as war shields and to blow up innocent children. She was responsible for the death of Prim (Katniss's sister), as she was apparently the one who lured her into a dangerous spot just to spite Katniss.

Heinous standards?
Ultimately, I'm not so sure if Coin is heinous enough by the standards of the story. Snow is apparently worse, as he is a tyrant who tortured and murdered several people, and he used children as human shields. And like it says in the "what is the work" section, the Hunger Games is literally an event where people fight each other to death. So for the heinous standards part, I'll let you guys decide.

Redeeming qualities/Freudian Excuse?
Coin lacks any remorse, empathy, etc. As for the Freudian Excuse part, she apparently lost her family. However, she isn't shown to be traumatized by this, and she's completely sociopathic and unsympathetic. So I wouldn't say she has any genuine mitigating factors.

Conclusion?
I'm completely in the dark. The main reason I made this EP was because of another user's request, and I personally haven't seen all the movies/read all the books myself, so like I said, the information up there is mostly based on research. I'll let you guys decide on this one.