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Skagen Vintergarde

1. Skagen has got Illusory Superiority should be one one of the most important. Meaning that Skagen, in comparison to others, overestimates some of his abilities and underestimates his defects. This does not mean he is overconfident, but rather that he just believes that he is better than others in some cases. Besides that, his competitiveness, impulsiveness, and natural leader skills are key elements about him, as well as his distrust towards males. Skagen is an outgoing and popular guy; he’s fun, witty, and just mysterious enough to keep people interested in him. He is very conflicted about his sexuality and will have a hard time coming to terms with being gay, specially after being prostituted to men during his teenage years and being in denial about any attraction towards others for so long. Other that, the last main aspects of his personality should be the transition and character development of his behaviour and interactions with others as he starts getting closer to them (he’d become slightly more boastful and sarcastic, but also more appreciative and caring for them. Finally, a defining characteristic of Skagen’s is the stark contrast between his “public image” of the nice popular kid and his thoughts, which are much colder, cunning and strategical, albeit a tad conflicted and insecure.

2. Given that he is in an alliance of only two members including himself, he wouldn’t seek leadership, as he normally would otherwise. However, he’d still put his leadership skills into play by finding ways of using both members’ ideas and trying to be a voice of reason when necessary. Due to this, he’d try to stick along with his ally for as long as possible.

4. Given that he’s already killed before, he’s not particularly phased about having to kill other tributes. He’ll kill if he has to without even doubting it. He won’t actively seek to kill others do, but if the opportunity arises, he’ll take it as long as it’s prudent.

5. Since he believes to be better than many, he does think it’s possible for him to actually win. However, since he is aware of his Illusory Superiority, he knows better than to let himself be blinded by his psychological condition and/or underestimating his fellow tributes. His main motivation is to win the Games to get himself a better life and leave his selfish and toxic family behind him. He wants to prove everyone wrong and show them that he is worth more than they could have ever imagined.