Coriolanus snow is one of the most interesting characters from The Hunger Games series. He is a very interesting backstory
Unfortunately, the films hardly covered any of this which is really disappointing because he's one of my favorite characters in this video
I'm going to do what the films could not and explain the entire life of
Coriolanus snow from the books as well as breakdown his character
Coriolanus was born into the snow family who were residents of the capital when he was born
Panem was at the height of their first rebellion
The district had risen up against the capital but the capital fought back and won they did this by making it look like they had
bombed two district 13 during the same fate as 13 the other district surrendered when
Coriolanus was one the first Hunger Games took place
This was punishment for the district's rising up Coriolanus grew up watching the earliest Hunger Games and judging by the way
He felt about them when he was older. He enjoyed them immensely when snow got older
He was described as a small thin man with paper white hair and thick lips that seemed to be pulled across his face
He did what many?
Capitol residents do which is to remodel their appearance and it was clear that snow had done this to his lips to make them look
fuller and more appealing
His appearance is also very often compared to a snake as he is snake-like eyes, which actually matches his personality later on in life
We know that he has a granddaughter meaning at some point in his life
He had relations with a woman who he got pregnant
Collins worked with Donald Sutherland who portrayed snow in the films and together they came up with the scenes between snow and his granddaughter
I feel this can be considered canon as the author of the book series played a big part in this character development
Judging by how well he treated his granddaughter in these scenes. We can assume that although he was ruthless and a cruel man
He most likely treated his child with the same care as his granddaughter. Someday. I want to love someone that much
For sure
snow was interested in politics and pursued a career in government because he was from the capital and was obviously
Very rich, he used his family's influence and eventually had a successful career rising in power
However, his intelligence cunning and manipulation skills played a big part in his success as well
He did well for himself at first
but eventually his paranoia affected his ambition and threatened to take away everything he had gains his paranoia arose from his
obsession of being perfect and to him being perfect meant having as much power as
Possible when this was threatened by both enemies and allies that could take his place
He took drastic measures instead of beating his opponents the right way through the classic government protocol
He instead killed anyone that threatened his power. He did this by poisoning them and to throw off suspicion
He too drank his own murderous poison from the same cup
He always had the antidote so that he wouldn't die
But he caused severe damage to his mouth leaving a mouth full of bloody sores
He eventually ran into a problem, which was the scent of blood they came from his mouth to cover this up
He used the thick perfume of the genetically enhanced roses to cover up the scent of his blood
He would eventually become known for always having a rose in his label. These sores are the only outward sign of his insanity
He's almost always an extremely calm and reserved man. Never visibly losing his temper
He always remained in control during a conversation and maintained his serenity even if his life was in danger
Or if he was facing a known enemy these evil and cruel tactics eventually paid off for him as he rose to the highest position
Possible president of all of Panem taking on this role allowed him to move into a huge mansion that resided in the city
Circle of the capital it also gave him complete control
over Panem's government complete control over the Hunger Games and complete control over the army of
Peacekeepers that look over the districts his name snow and his white roses symbolize his mental need to appear flawless
Despite his obvious flaws as president. He had a very clear understanding of the district's emotions towards the Capitol
He understood that fear doesn't make them back down if they have hope hope
It is the only thing
Stronger than fear as a leader snow only killed if it was absolutely necessary
He does however do many other cruel things such as make rule breakers become an Avox
Meaning he cuts their tongue out so that they can never speak again during the second quarter quell snow
Announced that there would be twice as many tributes as normal four from each district rather than two
He became angry with Haymitch Abernathy the victor for that year because he used the arena's forcefield to win
Snow was mad because he felt that Haymitch had made him and the capital look weak and foolish
This led him to punish Haymitch by killing his mother brother and girlfriend deaths that he saw to be necessary
The reason he saw it to be necessary was because he would later use
Haymitch as an example to get other tributes to do what he wanted
He threatened both Finnick Odair and Johanna Mason showing them what he had done to Haymitch
His loved ones while Finnick complied Joanna didn't which led to snow killing her family as well
when the
74th Hunger Games came along snow
disagreed with many of the decisions that that year's game maker made one of the biggest things he disagreed with was giving Katniss the highest
Score after she had shot an arrow toward them which he thought to be a sign of rebellion
he knew that they did it because they wanted to put a target on her back but snow still saw it as
Awarding her for an act of rebellion
the first time that he saw
Katniss was at the parade where he gave the same speech about The Hunger Games as he did year after year
During the games snow watts the love story of Katniss and Peeta unfold in the arena
but while others fell for it
Snow was smart enough to see that it was a sham and then they just did it to get sponsors and to survive
At the end of the games Katniss and Peeta tried to cheat the system
They decided to eat poisonous berries and commit
Suicide but the GameMaker Seneca Crane told them to stop and allowed for both of them to win Snow angry at the game maker
Killed as punishment for his slip-up crane slip-up had immense consequences for snow
Allowing Katniss and Peeta to live led to the second rebellion taking full effect. When snow crowned Peeta and Katniss victors
He smiled when he placed the crown on pitas head when he put Katniss's crown on he continued to smile
But his eyes just inches from Katniss's were as unforgiving as a snake's
Snow blamed Katniss for the berry incident and not Peeta
She was the instigator that caused this newfound rebellious attitude in the district's
Justice, Snow's enemies and allies triggered his paranoia by threatening to take his power this rebellion did the same thing
He didn't want to lose everything that he had gained and loses control over the country. He was worried
He knew he had to take immediate action
he visited Katniss and Victor's village in district 12 and
Informed her of his fears of rebellion and a girl from district 12 of all places could defy the Capitol and walk away unharmed
What is to prevent them from doing the same? What is to prevent say?
an uprising
To fix this he tells her that she has to convince the public that her act of rebellion was not what it seems but rather
An act of love he then tells her that if she does not do this
He will kill all of her loved ones
specifically Gale a boy whose Snow said was very handsome and who we knew Katniss had feelings for
Katniss begs snow not to hurt him and she promises to behave during the victory tour by pretending to love Peeta
This puts a smile on snows face. This was exactly what he wanted to hear as he stands up to leave
He whispers to Katniss saying I know about the kiss
Talking about Katniss his kids with Gale in the woods
This final statement sends crippling fear down Katniss his spine
just as he hoped it would well it might have seemed as though snow was using Katniss to put a stop to the rebellion this
Was not the case Stowe's intention was just to confuse Katniss and throw her off so that she herself
Wouldn't join the rebellion
He knew that as soon as that
happened all was lost for him and the capital during the victory tour snow watch Katniss and Peeta parade the
Relationship from district to district district 11 led to a rebellious act
That snow was not happy about but when they visited the rest of the Strix
They did a good job flaunting their love for one another which the crowds Aida
During an event at the training center snow watch Peeta proposed to Katniss and Katniss except while the audience was almost
Hysterical with happiness President Snow went up on stage to congratulate them as he did
So Katniss looked at him and raised her eyebrows
This was her way of asking if she had done enough to obey his directions, but in response snow silently shook his head. No
Snow then proclaimed to the crowd that they'd get married in the capital a suggestion that made the crowd cheer
Katniss and snow banter playfully on stage for the audience but on the inside
Both hate each other and are both livid with anger at the banquet snow got annoyed that many people from the capital
imitated Katniss is Mockingjay Penh wearing pins of their own at this point snow sees Katniss as his biggest threat and
Worst enemy the one thing that could strip him of all of his power later on
District 8 has an uprising inspired by Katniss a huge banner of Katniss is face left over from the Victory Tour
Greets the citizens to start a riot and burn down buildings
Peacekeepers had to take control by shooting into crowds
Causing the death of many citizens including both women and children snow knew that this was coming but his plan had worked
He had thrown Katniss off and made sure that the rebellion was not led by her one day snow sent Katniss a wedding dress
But he did not intend it to be for the wedding. But rather for what he was about to announce for the third Quarter Quell
This whole announcement was snow specifically targeting Katniss
He knew the Katniss was the only female tribute from district 12, so she would have to go back into the arena
This plan was perfect because he could take out his biggest threat without making her a martyr
We're having the blame be turned around on him
It was just another Hunger Games
Snow greeted the tributes during the parade as he always did for the interviews snow ordered Santa to dress Katniss in the wedding dress
He had Center bringing to light the whole reason why he had sent it to her in the first place
During the interviews a few tributes included Bede said that the quail should be called off and imply
That snow is too weak to cancel it when it's Katniss's turn snow becomes furious when the wedding dress turns into a mockingjay
Courtesy of Cinna this is snow was a huge act of rebellion. The
Mockingjay dress on top of Peeta saying the Katniss was pregnant made snow get a lot of backlash and pleas to call the games off
But he refused snow comes up with a way to punish both Katniss and Cinna right before Katniss was sent into the arena
peacekeepers come in and beats in a badly
Snow uses this to send a clear message
Of intimidation to Katniss and to shake her to her core at the beginning of the games making her more vulnerable
Snow eventually has sent a killed for the Mockingjay dress and for his refusal to give up information
Snow gets a huge shock when Katniss blows up the force field and escapes
Possible the rebels got Katniss along with a few other tributes
Including Finnick and BD but snow was able to capture Peeta Johanna and Enobaria
He took them back to the Capitol and held them captive
He then declared war on the rebel forces and Baum's district 12 killing a huge percent of its population
Snow eventually allows Enobaria to go free because she's from one of the most loyal districts and he fully trusted her Peeta and Johanna
However, didn't have it as easy. He tortured them for information had Johanna raped and shaved her head for Peeta
He brainwashed him using tracker jacker venom to distort his memories of Katniss
He also electrocuted to a boxes and his stylist to death right in front of him by the time they were done with Peeta
He was not only an asset to put on TV to boost the Capitals credit, but he was also Neville weapon against snows greatest enemy
Knowing the Katniss would return to her home in
Victor's village as it was the only part of 12 left after the bombing
He placed a white rose in her house the same kind of rosy war to cover up the stench of blood in his mouth
He wanted her to know that he could reach her and wanted her to think that he could be watching her as she walked towards
the Rose in her house this shows just how skilled snow is that manip lady this message ends up affecting her so much that
Afterwards she thinks that snow is constantly watching her snow later kidnaps annie
vinick's girlfriend from district 4 snow knows that keeping her hostage can virtually
incapacitate Finnick weakening his concentration and his overall loyalty to the rebels when Katniss and the team of rebels go to district 8
It's brought the snows attention. You may be able to target her
Sure the murder costs to be friends with Katniss Everdeen
He decides to send bombers
Once again showing his power over Katniss on Snow's orders the bombers blow up a hospital full of wounded and sick
patients something that snow shows no remorse for
During one live coverage with snow using Peeta to manipulate Katniss and gain the people's support it
Backfires and Peeta warns the rebels of a coming attack
But it's quickly cut off when snow says ended the last thing that they televised we're peacekeepers
Clearly ordered by snow to knock Peeta out
Later on snow sends Katniss another message by dropping a huge pile of roses on the remains of district 13
Not only does this freak her out
But it makes her want to stop being the Mockingjay and the symbol of the rebellion
Altogether snow knew that by keeping Peeta alive and reminding Katniss of his total power over Peters life
He would debilitate Katniss almost completely
Finnigan Katniss new proposed that distract snow from the rescue team being sent in to save Peeta Annie and Johanna
Finnick reveals to the people how snow rose to power using poison against anyone that was up against him the brilliant snow
However knew exactly what they were doing and had foreseen the rescue team coming while the rebels thought that they were distracting him
Snow was actually playing them the whole time
He wanted them to take Peeta back to Katniss so that the monster he had created out of Peeta would attack her his plan works
When Peter sees Katniss he strangles her to the point of almost killing her
Yeah snow broke Katniss is hard by ruining the man that she had fallen in love with
A team of rebels including Katniss Vinick and Gale went into the Capitol here. It looked as though they were all blown up
Snow thought that he had won he went on live TV and announced their deaths
He makes Katniss and the other rebels look like criminals and terrorists clearing his name of any wrongdoings and blaming them
however
When they find Boggs the squadron's leader snow realizes that he was fooled
He sends half human half lizard monsters after them
Which thins out the group quite a bit a few days later
Snow who was in his mansion tells refugees to come to him here
He begins to take in children
Which he plan to use as human shields all hell breaks loose however as rebels make their move and begin to fight the peacekeepers
Right when the rebels break through the peacekeepers forces
hovercrafts fly above and drop parachutes onto the crowd everyone thought it was supplies and food, but when the parachutes made contact
Everyone realized that they were bombs
the explosions killed thousands of people
Almost immediately when doctors including prim Katniss his sister go to help the wounded
they drop a
Second more powerful bomb that kills nearly everyone after this the rebels led by coin the corrupt president of 13
Breaking to the mansion and captured president snow snow was tried and convicted of treason and sentenced to death while the waiting his death
Katniss visits him in a cell where he looks
Surprisingly calm this visit makes no happy as he was hoping he'd get a chance to see Katniss one more time
Snow tells Katniss that he's very sorry about her sister when Katniss looks confused
He tells her that he was not the one to drop the bombs as everyone thought but rather that it was president coin of district
13 he tells her to look at the facts many of the victims were capital citizens
The bombings aired live most likely the result of the rebels careful planning and the fact that had he had a hovercraft
He would have used it to escape the incredibly intelligent and manipulative snow was finally outplayed by coin and the rebel
But making it look like snow would attack his own people. It stripped him of the Capitol civilians allegiance
He then concludes his conversation with Katniss urging her to see coins genius while he was manipulating
Katniss he became so blinded with hatred and became so obsessed with beating her that he had been too blind to see that coin was
manipulating him
She tricked him into devoting far too much time and attention
Fighting Katniss that he didn't see that coin was the real threat all along on Snow's execution day
It becomes a big event where he was to be killed
Publicly coin announces the event and when it is time for Katniss to kill them snow looks into her eyes and she stares back
But you have so much history and so much hate for one another but they also have mutual respects Candice considers everything
That's Noah told her she eventually comes to the conclusion that he was right and that coin is the real threat
Instead of killing snow. She shoots the arrow right at president coin killing her instantly
Snows final act of manipulation or perhaps for once telling the truth is successful snow laughs hysterically
Spitting out blood from the sores in his mouth the fact that he convinced Katniss not to kill him didn't save his life
However, what followed was chaos chaos, and which snow was killed
It's unclear if he was killed by the crowd or if he choked on his own blood either way
He got the death that he deserved to the very end
Snow showed no remorse for his tyranny and murderous desire for power
He held his place as president for over 25 years and it took an entire country to take him down
The man was sadistic and heartless but was one of the most brilliant and fascinating characters in the whole series
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