It's easy to identify which characters are the strongest, the most villainous, the kindest, but it's not that simple to measure who's the smartest. Some question what a character's intelligence entails. Does it involve their books smarts or their street smarts?

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The Hunger Games has a wide array of characters with varying levels of intellect. Some specialize in survival and intuition while others are stronger in convincing people to believe them. The premise of the games is to win over the brainless and careless viewers of The Capitol, so the odds will primarily be in the favor of those who "get people to like [them]," as Haymitch tells Katniss. So, who would be the trilogy's smartest characters?

Foxface

Jacqueline Emerson as Foxface in the Hunger Games

According to countless fans, Foxface is one of the smartest characters, although a short-lived one. She is one of the most crucial characters in the first games, as the film even shows her and Katniss bump into each other and run in opposite directions.

Foxface is among the smartest because of her abilities. She manages to track Katniss and Peeta in an attempt to win the games, until her unfortunate failure to recognize that the nightlock berries would kill her. Still, she's labeled as one of the most clever tributes because of her observant nature. Her mind works quickly, especially when she's seen rapidly accomplishing a training exercise in the beginning.

Plutarch Heavensbee

Plutarch smiling while talking to Snow in The Hunger Games

The man that fooled President Snow, Heavensbee slyly tricked the Capitol's system for years, working up the ranks to become the Head Gamemaker of the Quarter Quell games (after Seneca Crane's execution).

Heavensbee singlehandedly convinced President Snow that he was hellbent on eradicating Katniss. He forms believable lies for Snow to understand how the Mockingjay would be killed, even though she obviously isn't. Heavensbee's tactic of hiding in plain sight works, as he even tries to send Katniss small signals that he's on her side. Additionally, he assists District 13 in leading a rebellion.

President Coin

Alma Coin standing next to a wall with the Mockingjay symbol

Ms. Alma Coin doesn't have the best intentions in the end, but she is undoubtedly one of the smartest characters of the series. Similar to Plutarch Heavensbee, Coin hides her true intentions in plain sight, the only difference is that she lies to the people of District 13.

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She successfully uses the rebellion to take President Snow's place for a "new" and "free Panem." The only catch is that she plans on literally becoming President Snow, just in her own way, by creating another Hunger Games for Capitol children. The other reason why she's so intelligent is that she helps District 13 stay alive under her leadership. It took a whole lot of clever planning and concealing to protect this district's population.

Johanna

Johanna's loudly belligerent public self is seen as a weakness by some fans, but she's ultimately one of the most clever characters of the series.

She is the only rebellion participant in the Quarter Quell who verbally clarifies that she is part of something much bigger than the games. When she yells at Katniss, "I got them out for you," many are left wondering what on earth she's talking about, and why she would do something for Katniss in general. Johanna's intelligence is entirely different from the others, and that's in her fearless vocalization. She's perfectly aware that her actions would be consequential by the Capitol, but she maintains her grip on remembering "who the real enemy is," as Haymitch once says.

Peeta

A lot of fans (even Peeta fans) will say that he's not one of the smartest characters in the whole story. However, Peeta shouldn't be underestimated because his intelligence lies in his ability to empathize with people, and therefore sway them to agree with him.

This unique form of intelligence is thus taken advantage of by Snow when Peeta is abducted from the arena and used to grasp Capitol TV viewers. However, his empathetic smarts are thoroughly revealed when he convinces all Capitol audiences that the Quarter Quell games should be canceled due to Katniss's supposed pregnancy. Not many others in the story are able to use such a generous and kind persona to their benefit, but Peeta does that almost effortlessly.

Katniss

Katniss truly is the girl on fire because she is one of the smartest characters of them all. Her mind works differently from others as a girl from The Seam. Being that she's had to take care of her family, thus become a leader in that way alone, she is able to bring her huntress quick-thinking thought process to the games, and to the rebellion.

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Katniss is able to identify that the strange tool sent to them from Haymitch in Catching Fire is a spile for drinking water. Her attention toward the forcefield around the arena emphasizes the intelligence she has above other characters, in addition to her clever plan in using the tracker jackers to kill the Career pack in the 74th games.

President Snow

Hunger Games President Snow

Although he's a terrible and inhumane person, Snow is one of the smartest characters of the trilogy.

His sadistic, calm demeanor conveys a unique thought process in comparison to other characters. Snow implements all ideas after thinking through them with paranoia. He's incredibly paranoid and ambitious to furthering his power to the point where he eliminates anybody that he perceives will stand in his way. But the way he got his start in life highlights his intelligence more than his time as president, as he is a part of the Capitol military earlier in life.

Wiress

A close-up of Wiress.

Wiress is clearly one of the smartest brains out of all the characters. Her first games-victory proves that her intellect not only saved her but also furthered her intelligence.

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The most obvious proof of Wiress's astounding intelligence is in Catching Fire when she (and Beetee) figure out that there is a magnetic forcefield protecting Plutarch Heavensbee from the tributes' training time. She's furthermore the one that figures out the truth about the Quarter Quell arena, and that it's a clock. Katniss calls her "a genius" for the right reasons. It's a shame that she's killed off before she has the chance to show more of her brilliance.

Cinna

A close-up of Cinna.

Cinna is normally downplayed when it comes to talks about intelligence, but he should not be overlooked. His design choices for Katniss underline his silent rebellion against the Capitol.

He reinvents what wardrobe is by completely shocking the world with Katniss's outfits. The wedding dress that turns into the Mockingjay is the obvious sign of Cinna's quiet rebelliousness, but he knows that Snow would be watching. Cinna risks his life for his passions and this is precisely where his intelligence lies.

Beetee

A close-up of Beetee.

Beetee is, of course, a brilliant mind in the series. His observant nature establishes a higher chance for him to both survive and thrive. His engineered inventions and his indication of the Capitol-based electromagnetic field ultimately save the rebellion group at the end of Catching Fire.

His invention of the wire in the Quarter Quell is an advanced method of getting rid of the other tributes. The plan would have worked, but after District 13 doctors save him from the games, he then reconstructs new weaponry for the district's military. He also builds a new and more lethal bow and arrow for Katniss, which causes explosions at anything she shoots.

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