Board Thread:The Heroes of Olympus/@comment-29729973-20170317173745/@comment-35229543-20180406072152

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Definitely Percy. Honestly, I'm just really sick of "Percy, Percy, Percy!" If you think about it, even Percy's list of canon powers overshadows everyone else's by far. I'll just compare him to Jason and Nico real quick:

Jason:

- limited control over venti/other storm spirits

- flying

- electrokinesis (limited) (ability to control electricity/lightning)

- aerokinesis (limited) (ability to control air)

- ability to summon storms

Setbacks: possible loss of consciousness when fighting venti or summoning storms.

Nico:

- Umbrakinesis (ability to control shadows/darkness)

- control over the undead and ghosts/ability to summon the undead and ghosts

- ability to turn someone into a ghost

- limited geokinesis (creating chasms, etc.) (the ability to control or manipulate earth/rocks)

- shadow travel.

Setbacks:

extreme fatigue, fading

And then we have Percy:

- hydrokinesis (ability to control water)

- ability to breathe underwater

- perfect bearings at sea

- ability to control bubbles/currents/waves

- immunity to falling into water from high altitude

-  ability to stay dry while underwater

- ability to magically set up and sail a ship

- limited control over water-based elements (eg. poison)

- willing control over all sea creatures (except monsters) and horses (includes Pegasi)

- ability to speak to all sea creatures (except monsters) and horses (includes Pegasi)

- ability to create hurricanes, instant healing and energy boost from water.

Setbacks: none.

see what I mean? Another thing I really hate is how Percy pops up everywhere. In the Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase, both times as a pretty major character. And how he's made of gold in the fandom's eyes. And he's portrayed as the most powerful (and fanonically most handsome--bleh) demigod, which for some reason really irked me to see it in written down in ink. Probably because I've already seen so many fanfictions where everyone goes, "OMG!! Percy's so powerful!! Bae <3"

Another thing. Why is everyone constantly commenting on how 'hawt' Percy is? Why are there canonically at least five people in the PJO and HOO books who have had a crush on Percy? I mean, how realistic is that, honestly? And for once, PLEASE can I see a fanfiction where FRANK is the main character? Honestly, the only times I've ever seen Frank as a character is in "the Seven" fanfics, or Frazel fanfics (of which I have found a grand total of one. Seriously. Some Frazel appreciation, please?) And for some reason, Percy and Annabeth are, like, three-quarters god instead of half, as well as better than everyone else, because I'm constantly seeing, 'Percy, Annabeth and the rest of the Seven' instead of 'the Seven', which INCLUDES Percy and Annabeth. And for some reason, I search up 'Heroes of Olympus fanart' and can guarantee that at least one of the pictures in the first two rows is of Percy or Annabeth or them together.

There are more things I'd like to list, but this is long enough already. I'm sorry I went off on a rant like that, but it is my opinion and I'm just so sick of Percy (and Annabeth) always being in the spotlight. They're always seen as the smartest, the hottest, the most powerful, the most resourceful, the best at swordfighting. It's just annoying how I want to see things about other characters, but it's all just Percy, Percy, Percy.

And don't even get me started on Percabeth.