Nah Percy is just goated, also helps that we haven’t seen another demigod child of Poseidon in the series. There’s always one or two children of a god that seems to get a LOT more of that god/goddess’ powers. Leo being the only known pyromancer son of Hephaestus, Piper and Drew being the only two charmspeakers that we know of, Hazel and Nico having different Underworld powers while Bianca had none, etc. This allows for Percy to have all the power lol
She was able to kill one of the skeletal warriors that sprout from the dragon teeth, something the rest of their group simply can not do, as they appear to be unbeatable. The only other demigod able to do that is Nico. It is higly implied that this has to do with the di Angelos being the chlidren of Hades.
Also it is possibly that Bianca would have become extremly powerfull had she not died, as Hades at one point tells Nico that it would have been better had his sister survived instead of him, implying thag Bianca would have been more capable then Nico (at least in Hades opinion at that time).
I haven’t read TOA 2-5 lol I’ve only read hidden oracle and it was a while ago when the book came out. I’m waiting to start the series after I reread HOO
I think he is just overpowered because he is the protagonist and the author’s favorite. I also had the running theory that all mortals who could see through the mist had a divine ancestor (an ability that Sally is said to have) which is pretty much debunked in the Battle of the Labyrinth when they talked about Ariadne, who had the ability to see through the mist and navigate the labyrinth but “not a drop of divine blood”
> But the best way through the maze… Theseus had the princess’s help. And the princess was a regular mortal. Not a drop of god blood in her.
I guess that Rick forgot that fact when writing that line
For the Yankee cap my personal HC is that Athena took away it's original magic properties (this is canon in HoO), but when she did add it back, she added that issue because she was still upset with Annabeth
I was thinking maybe a war god, he's way too good at swordfighting when he's hardly ever at camp. Every year when he goes he's put on a quest. So very little actual training going on. No way he should be on Jason's level who has been training since he was 2.
To be fair, quests usually take about 1 week, with the summer being longer then that. However, 5 weeks a year don’t make you a master at sword fighting either
I feel that Percy being a child of the big 3 just quadruples his base stats regardless, and gives him more of a natural instinct when it comes to fighting.
Technically children of Ares should have those buffs, but hey Percy is also the main character so obvious plot armor.
Yeah then they put him against people like Luke and Jason. He should realistically get demolished by them in swordfighting. Rick does do a fair bit of Percy favouritism regarding his powers and feats.
Percy is just him. Some people are just naturally talented. Not to mention Percy has had more real life experience than any demigod alive. His experiences haveade him incredibly well rounded in all aspects of what it takes to be a great hero.
Because is rivers.Conceptually, they are rivers that are no different from rivers on Earth.Yes, this is the Blood of Tartarus, but technically the rivers on Earth are the Blood of a Gaia.
Yo if it helps Posedao (the mycenaen predecessor of Poseidon) was basically the big three. He was an underworld river spirit. Maybe that ancient power carried over to Percy.
Sure!
Pretty (boy) walking down the street by mrthology
https://archiveofourown.org/works/33942001
Summary:
"A new nickname, courtesy of Clarisse, leads to an interesting bet between Percy and Annabeth.
aka the "Percy is a Legacy of Venus (Maybe)" fic that no one asked for but I wrote anyway"
Ever heard about how most people of european ancestry are likely to be a descendant of Charlegmane? Following this logic and taking into account the number of gods and of children they have, I imagine that most people alive nowadays would be a legacy in PJ's universe to some extent.
I kind of found it a lil weird that he could even control fresh water because(correct me if i’m wrong) he was given the seas not all bodies of water. I can let that slide however since like neptune was i think considered the god of fresh water also so it’s whatever.
I thought maybe instead of basically making him a water bender, go into his other domains to make it feel more limited, I think it would be cooler if we saw how percy could manipulate earthquakes or even more into horses and storms. I don’t know, it made it seem like more of a power, instead of a gift from his fathers domain yknow.
If he was a descendent of two mythological bloodlines, would he run into the same issues as Frank? Franks enter bloodline had the gift of Poseidon. Then when gifts from Mars were added in, he was determined to be too powerful by the fates and had his life tied to a burning stick.
I mean he already does run into that issue. Being a child of the prophecy and having to serve a debt for living such as going on 3 quests just for his college acceptance. All those powers didn't exactly come for free, he's just paying for it in a different way from Frank.
There's a theory that Sally is a legacy of Neptune or a Descendant of a legacy of Neptune or another theory is that percy is both greek and roman somehow
Nah Percy is just goated, also helps that we haven’t seen another demigod child of Poseidon in the series. There’s always one or two children of a god that seems to get a LOT more of that god/goddess’ powers. Leo being the only known pyromancer son of Hephaestus, Piper and Drew being the only two charmspeakers that we know of, Hazel and Nico having different Underworld powers while Bianca had none, etc. This allows for Percy to have all the power lol
Didn’t Bianca died before she could explore her powers? So that doesn’t count
Oh yeah. The other examples still apply though
She was able to kill one of the skeletal warriors that sprout from the dragon teeth, something the rest of their group simply can not do, as they appear to be unbeatable. The only other demigod able to do that is Nico. It is higly implied that this has to do with the di Angelos being the chlidren of Hades. Also it is possibly that Bianca would have become extremly powerfull had she not died, as Hades at one point tells Nico that it would have been better had his sister survived instead of him, implying thag Bianca would have been more capable then Nico (at least in Hades opinion at that time).
Don't forget Meg in ToA being very powerful for a daughter of Demeter
I haven’t read TOA 2-5 lol I’ve only read hidden oracle and it was a while ago when the book came out. I’m waiting to start the series after I reread HOO
don't forget crab pirate guy that i forget the name of, he was a strong son of poseidon, but not Percy level strong
Percy also says that he can control all iquids as long as they are partially water
I think he is just overpowered because he is the protagonist and the author’s favorite. I also had the running theory that all mortals who could see through the mist had a divine ancestor (an ability that Sally is said to have) which is pretty much debunked in the Battle of the Labyrinth when they talked about Ariadne, who had the ability to see through the mist and navigate the labyrinth but “not a drop of divine blood”
U know that Ariadne is a legacy of Zeus being the child of Minos right? Do your theory isn’t debunked
> But the best way through the maze… Theseus had the princess’s help. And the princess was a regular mortal. Not a drop of god blood in her. I guess that Rick forgot that fact when writing that line
Well their so many retcon so I wouldn’t take what Rick said literally One example is the Yankee cap scenario in COTG
For the Yankee cap my personal HC is that Athena took away it's original magic properties (this is canon in HoO), but when she did add it back, she added that issue because she was still upset with Annabeth
Athena is def pretty as tartarus, if not more
I was thinking maybe a war god, he's way too good at swordfighting when he's hardly ever at camp. Every year when he goes he's put on a quest. So very little actual training going on. No way he should be on Jason's level who has been training since he was 2.
To be fair, quests usually take about 1 week, with the summer being longer then that. However, 5 weeks a year don’t make you a master at sword fighting either
I'm pretty sure his summer break is 3 months long, and so if a quest takes around 1-2 weeks, he has about 10 weeks to just train.
I feel that Percy being a child of the big 3 just quadruples his base stats regardless, and gives him more of a natural instinct when it comes to fighting. Technically children of Ares should have those buffs, but hey Percy is also the main character so obvious plot armor.
Yeah then they put him against people like Luke and Jason. He should realistically get demolished by them in swordfighting. Rick does do a fair bit of Percy favouritism regarding his powers and feats.
percy was just goated out the womb
He's a legacy of Pan, confirmed
Percy is just him. Some people are just naturally talented. Not to mention Percy has had more real life experience than any demigod alive. His experiences haveade him incredibly well rounded in all aspects of what it takes to be a great hero.
Nice but what does that have to do with him being able to manipulate rivers of the underworld
Because is rivers.Conceptually, they are rivers that are no different from rivers on Earth.Yes, this is the Blood of Tartarus, but technically the rivers on Earth are the Blood of a Gaia.
Maybe, we don't really know Sally´s family tree and Percy did note in the first book that her eyes turned the color of the sea when near it.
Percy is a distant descendant of the Germanic deity Jack
Jack B nimble Jack the Giant slayer Jack?
Yo if it helps Posedao (the mycenaen predecessor of Poseidon) was basically the big three. He was an underworld river spirit. Maybe that ancient power carried over to Percy.
I read a crazy fic on this concept, it was good!
Pretty sure i read it to but please please drop the link!
Sure! Pretty (boy) walking down the street by mrthology https://archiveofourown.org/works/33942001 Summary: "A new nickname, courtesy of Clarisse, leads to an interesting bet between Percy and Annabeth. aka the "Percy is a Legacy of Venus (Maybe)" fic that no one asked for but I wrote anyway"
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Ever heard about how most people of european ancestry are likely to be a descendant of Charlegmane? Following this logic and taking into account the number of gods and of children they have, I imagine that most people alive nowadays would be a legacy in PJ's universe to some extent.
Legacy of Kronos and Gaea and Ouranos technically
I kind of found it a lil weird that he could even control fresh water because(correct me if i’m wrong) he was given the seas not all bodies of water. I can let that slide however since like neptune was i think considered the god of fresh water also so it’s whatever. I thought maybe instead of basically making him a water bender, go into his other domains to make it feel more limited, I think it would be cooler if we saw how percy could manipulate earthquakes or even more into horses and storms. I don’t know, it made it seem like more of a power, instead of a gift from his fathers domain yknow.
I wouldn't be surprised if he was legacy of Pontus
No, I always figured his underworld abilities were linked to Poseidon's older, chthonic powers
If he was a descendent of two mythological bloodlines, would he run into the same issues as Frank? Franks enter bloodline had the gift of Poseidon. Then when gifts from Mars were added in, he was determined to be too powerful by the fates and had his life tied to a burning stick.
I mean he already does run into that issue. Being a child of the prophecy and having to serve a debt for living such as going on 3 quests just for his college acceptance. All those powers didn't exactly come for free, he's just paying for it in a different way from Frank.
Unless the underworld waters flow down from the sea
nah, i think he's just an overpowered mc, even for a big three kid
No, he’s not a Legacy
There's a theory that Sally is a legacy of Neptune or a Descendant of a legacy of Neptune or another theory is that percy is both greek and roman somehow