

Plutarch is a leader of the rebellion and appears during the meeting held by Katniss when she accepts the role of the Mockingjay. He had already been involved in an undercover group for several years now that was aiming to overthrow the Capitol. Plutarch comes to the arena in a hovercraft and saves her, Finnick, and Beetee after a plan of his making removed the Capitol forcefield. It comes as a surprise to Katniss when Plutarch is revealed as a leader of the rebellion. He is surprised when both Peeta and Katniss go in their private training session and they show signs of rebellion. Plutarch shows no thought of Katniss in public and treats her like all other tributes. Later he shows up as Head Gamemaker and keeps his cover low. Katniss saw it and ponders what he means but she merely sees it as one of the Capitol's obnoxious trends. He attempted to win Katniss's trust, but she dismissed his discreet hints of rebellion, he shows her his watch which in the right position you can see the symbol of the rebellion, the mockingjay. Plutarch is formally introduced in Catching Fire, during a feast after the 74th Victory Tour. After the end of the Games, Seneca Crane is executed, and Plutarch is appointed to be the new Head Gamemaker, citing that there were not many takers for the job. During the interview, when Caesar Flickerman asks Katniss for details about her private training session, he jumps in saying that she can't reveal any details.

When she shot her arrow at the apple in the roasted pig's mouth, Plutarch fell backward into a punch bowl, knocking it to the floor. Katniss Everdeen is in her private session with the Gamemakers, and becomes angry when the Gamemakers are more interested in a roasted pig than her. Plutarch is first seen in The Hunger Games, as an anonymous character. It is likely that he was an underground rebel agent for several years, who worked his way into top positions in the Snow regime in order to help gain information to assist and support the rebels, and to launch a rebellion at the right moment. It is unknown at what point in time he got in contact with rebel agents from District 13, or at what moment he decided to switch allegiance to the rebellion.

Heavensbee is a native of the Capitol, given that he was able to secure high-ranking positions in President Coriolanus Snow's government.
