President Coin's rebels were planted throughout the Capitol in the Hunger Games, so it's possible that one of Katniss's villains helped the rebellion.

The Hunger Games was full of villains, but one may have secretly been a rebel working for President Coin. During Katniss' time in the brutal Games, she met a couple of Capitol citizens who later turned out to be plotting against Panem's leadership. This included Plutarch Heavensbee the Gamemaker, and Cinna, Katniss' stylist. If they were in cahoots with District 13, then it can be assumed that others were as well. When it comes to the Hunger Games books, audiences only knew what Katniss knew - so it's possible that one important villain had been on her side - or President Coin's at least.

By The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, it becomes clear that the rebel movement started long before Katniss' Games. She had been the spark, but the fuse had been there waiting for her, ready to start a revolution. It had been forged by Capitol and District rebels alike, and the Hunger Games books and movies never fully explored President Coin's entire network. This led a fan on Reddit to guess who else had been secretly on the side of the District rebels. They landed on a character that had a significant behind-the-scenes impact on Katniss' victory, as well as the start of the war.

Seneca Crane Could Have Been Working For President Coin For Years

Seneca Crane was the Head Gamemaker the year that Katniss first competed in the Hunger Games. She never met him in person, but in her mind (as seen through her inner dialogue in the Hunger Games books), Seneca was nothing but the evil Capitol mastermind behind the arena intended to kill her. Still, many of his choices as Gamemaker ended up to the rebels' benefit and were why Katniss escaped the arena with Peeta. It could be that Seneca did this on purpose because he had secretly been in connection with President Coin for years.

As Head Gamemaker, Seneca was the one who chose to announce that two tributes could win the 74th Hunger Games. This had never been done before, and if the Hunger Games movie scenes are to be considered canon, Snow wasn't pleased about it. Of course, the Gamemaker went back on his promise, which pushed Katniss into her stunt with the berries - and a revolution was born. Seneca might have pretended he was trying to put on a good show for the Capitol, but it conveniently doubled as the perfect ammunition for President Coin's cause.

Katniss Proved She Was What Seneca Was Looking For During Her Hunger Games

President Coin and District 13 were quick to move with the "Mockingjay" angle, and the involvement of several past Hunger Games victors suggests that they always planned to use the Games to rally the Districts. If Seneca were working for Coin, his job would likely have been to look out for a candidate that could be raised to spark the revolution they needed. Therefore, when Katniss fired an arrow at the Gamemakers (and struck an apple from a roast pig's mouth) during her training, she proved that she had the fiery temper of a revolutionary.

Seneca may have been on the lookout for several years. If Coin wanted a disposable symbol for her movement, the Hunger Games were the perfect place to look. The events were a delicate balance of fear and hope, and someone like the District 13 president would have recognized that the right person could tip this balance in her favor. What's more, the risk was relatively low. If Seneca had picked out a tribute in the past and attempted to make them appear sympathetic to the audience, the worst that could happen is that they would die - so they would simply start over the next year.

Seneca Crane Manipulated The Hunger Games To Make Katniss A Hero

After Seneca picked out Katniss during the Hunger Games training, all he had to do was keep her alive in the arena (though a few close calls would be necessary to keep President Snow from getting suspicious) and manipulate her surroundings to make her the perfect hero for the District audience. Katniss made this easy enough by befriending little Rue from District 11. The girl's death was the actual start of the Hunger Games revolution, and the fact that Rue's District sent Katniss bread in thanks proves that Seneca showed the audience more than Snow would have liked.

If Seneca had doubts that Katniss was the girl Coin was looking for, they would have been shed the moment the District 12 tribute created a flowery funeral for her young ally. This was something that simply hadn't been done, and it stood out in the minds of District audiences and poked at the disquiet that had been developing in their homes. This was precisely what Coin wanted. So, Seneca took things to the next level. He announced that two tributes could live if they were from the same District, thus ensuring that Katniss would have another ally to be rebellious for.

President Snow Executed Seneca Crane For His Mistakes (& Plutarch Took His Place)

The Hunger Games movies showed much more of Seneca Crane than the books. The conversations between the Gamemaker and President Snow made it seem as if the former had sincerely believed that rescinding the two-victors rule would push Katniss to kill Peeta. However, the complicated Plutarch Heavensbee conducted similar manipulations in the 75th Hunger Games, so it could be that his predecessor had been covering his tracks while really pushing Katniss into defying the Capitol.

All the same, President Snow recognized that Seneca Crane's decisions as Gamemaker had ignited a war. When he met with Katniss in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, he told her that if Seneca had been wise, he would have blown Katniss and Peeta out of the arena before allowing them both to win. He executed the Gamemaker for the 'mistake,' but if he guessed that it had been an act of rebellion on Seneca's part, he didn't tell Katniss. Instead, President Snow attempted damage control by making Plutarch Heavensbeen Gamemaker - not knowing he was just another Hunger Games rebel.