Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20171005135052/@comment-5896827-20171020154112

Suppandi wrote: Also, not including Jack would be depriving Magnus of his weapon. You could argue that Jack fights on his own, but that's the characteristic of the weapon, similar to how Riptide is well balanced in Percy's arms and enables him to fight, or how Leo fights better with metal tools from his belt. You could say that's unfair, but that would be saying, "OH no don't pit Hazel against Piper pipers so weak Hazels mist shouldnot be counted oh". It's not like Magnus is controlling Jack with his magic/powers. Jack is his own sentient being that acts independently from Magnus. That's different than having a sword that shoots lasers and stuff. Jack is basically a second person except in sword form. The only way it'd be fair to have Jack is if Jack wasn't sentient and did no fighting for Magnus nor talk to him.

Jack is not equivilant to Hazel's Mist. Jack is equivilent to Arion the horse. They are sentient beings that can move, act and think independently on their own. We are testing Magnus, not Magnus and Jack. Jack is his own person, as odd as that sounds. If Annabeth had an animal sidekick, would it be included? No. Jack shouldn't be included either.