Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20160820001629/@comment-39116684-20191103183538

You realize how hard it would to see one guy fighting with a few hundred people? It doesn't help that it's in the dark, there's guns firing, smoke going everywhere, and basically just a huge commotion. Hades would never be able to even know exactly where Percy is. Also, Percy was overpowered by Hyperion fairly easy and would have died if not for the curse of Achilles. He was just flung away and would have broken every part of his body if not for the curse. He only was able to even match Hyperion for a while because he was in his element, he had the curse of Achilles, and because his powers negate Hyperion's. Percy couldn't even beat him, just keep him busy until Percy was too tired to continue. And as I said, Hades couldn't have been expecting it. A demigod just ran out of a giant battle, charging you with a sword. Hades attacks out of pure reaction instead of logical thinking and Percy deflects since he has the curse of Achilles, and before Hades can react or even process what's going on, Percy is already in the chariot with a sword in his face. Hades is way more powerful than Percy. Arguable the most powerful, living demigod. (Even if I think Nico is more powerful). But Percy is not a god. He's not as powerful as people think him to be. He's overrated. People take some of his feats out of context. Like "He beat Ares when he was 12." He did... more or less. If you put it in context you can tell he didn't really win exactly. Percy was losing for almost the whole fight, and he was in his element and using his powers. Ares was not using his powers. Percy was able to distract him and stab him in the heel. That's it and he was using all of his strength in it. Ares wasn't. He wasn't using his powers. He wasn't even using his godly strength. After Percy stabbed him, Ares was going to kill him before Kronos stopped him. Percy has rarely one a duel with Luke and Luke has lost to Ares, and that has to show for something. People take things out of context. That's all I'm saying. Percy isn't as powerful as people want to make him out to be.