Louella McCoy

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Louella McCoy
Biographical Information
Age	13
Occupation	Tribute (50th Hunger Games)
Home	The Seam in District 12
Fate	Deceased
Physical Information
Gender	Female
Eye Color	Gray
Hair	Black
Appearances
Book Appearances	Sunrise on the Reaping
Book Mentioned	Catching Fire

Louella McCoy was one of two female tributes from District 12 who participated in the 50th Hunger Games.

Quick Answers

Who were the other tributes from District 12 in the 50th Hunger Games?

The 50th Hunger Games, also known as the 2nd Quarter Quell, saw District 12 sending four tributes. These were Maysilee Donner, Haymitch Abernathy, and two unnamed tributes, one male and one female. This event was unique as it was the only time a tribute had three district partners.

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What was the significance of the 2nd Quarter Quell in the Hunger Games series?

The 2nd Quarter Quell, marking the 50th Hunger Games, commemorated the quarter-century anniversary of the districts' defeat by the Capitol in the First Rebellion. This event was distinguished by enhanced celebrations and grandeur in the Games' preparation and proceedings. The unique twist in this Quell was the reaping of double the usual number of tributes, two males and two females from each district.

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Why were twice the number of tributes reaped for the 2nd Quarter Quell?

For the 2nd Quarter Quell, or the 50th Hunger Games, the Capitol doubled the number of tributes. This was a reminder to the districts that two rebels died for each Capitol citizen killed during the Dark Days. Consequently, four tributes were selected from each district, intensifying the brutality of the event.

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What was the Capitol's reason for the rules of the 2nd Quarter Quell?

The rules of the 2nd Quarter Quell were designed by the Capitol to discourage rebellion by reminding citizens of the cost of insurrection. The rules reflected the actions of the rebels during the First Rebellion. To demonstrate its power, the Capitol forced children from the districts into a brutal competition. For the 2nd Quarter Quell, the Capitol doubled the number of tributes to symbolize that for each Capitol citizen killed during the Dark Days, two rebels died.

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What was the fate of the District 12 female in the 50th Hunger Games?

The female tribute from District 12 took part in the 50th Hunger Games, recognized as the 2nd Quarter Quell. Unfortunately, she did not make it through the games and was reported as deceased.

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Biography

Louella and her family lived three doors down from the Abernathys. She had half a dozen brothers and sisters, including Ima and Cayson. When she was born, her father took her into town and proudly held her up in the window of a school to show her off to everyone. When she was five, she had a crush on Haymitch Abernathy for a week and told everyone he was her "sweetheart". She transferred her affections to Buster after he gave her a bullfrog.

50th Hunger Games

For the second Quarter Quell, the Capitol demanded that twice the number of tributes be reaped for the event. They chose this to remind the districts that for every Capitol citizen that was killed during the Dark Days, two rebels were also killed. As a result, Louella was reaped alongside Maysilee Donner, Wyatt Callow and Haymitch Abernathy (after Woodbine Chance ran away). Of the four tributes from District 12 that year, hers was the first name to be called. After the reaping, Plutarch Heavensbee asked for her and Haymitch to stay behind so he could rerecord their families' reactions to their reapings. The McCoys refused to give Plutarch what he wanted so he sent Louella to get on the train.

On the way to the Capitol, Louella told Haymitch it wasn't fair how he was handpicked by Drusilla Sickle. He immediately asked her to be his ally in the Games. After being offered food by an attendant, she refused to eat and when asked why, she was embarrassed to share her family's poor wealth with the attendant. Before she could answer, Maysilee demanded that they bring cutlery and plates. She then advised Louella not to let them treat her like an animal.

Death

During the tribute parade, the horses carrying the District 12 chariot were startled. They bolted and caused the chariot to start buckling. Haymitch and Louella tried to hold on as the chariot hit others and crashed, but they were thrown backwards in the air. Louella hit the ground with force, cracked her head open and was killed upon impact. In his grief, Haymitch tried to prevent the Peacekeepers from taking her body and ran with her to President Snow's mansion, where he lay her broken body in front of it for him to look at and sarcastically applauded.

After the Hunger Games ended with Haymitch as victor, Louella's body was returned to District 12 where she was buried.

Replacement

Her death left District 12 with only three tributes, so the Capitol decided to cover up her death by producing a body double in the form of a tortured District 11 girl. The other District 12 tributes dubbed her replacement "Lou Lou". Although the other districts' tributes questioned her sudden reappearance and "brain damage", only District 11 and 12's tributes ever learned that she wasn't the real Louella.

Physical description

Louella had a heart-shaped face, big gray eyes, and long, dark pigtail braids. Her fingernails were bitten down, and she also had a distinctive scar on her forehead from falling off the Abernathys' cistern. After her capitol make-over, her eyebrows were more dramatic and penciled-in. Her reaping outfit was a gingham dress that was made by her mother.

Personality and traits

Coming from the McCoy family, she was a spunky young girl. She would put on a mask of bravery when put in front of the cameras, but relied on Haymitch to comfort her fears.

Trivia

• Louella was the second tribute to die in Sunrise on the Reaping, which was during the Tribute Parade. The first was Woodbine Chance.
• Louella is also the first known tribute to be replaced by a body double.
• A young Katniss Everdeen reminded Haymitch Abernathy of Louella.