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Jason seems to be underappreciated. Personally, I like Jason, just not as much as some others in the Seven. His story doesn't start out happy. His father's immortal wife, Juno, disapproved of his birth. His mother didn't take proper care of him. Jason was 'abandoned' at the Wolf House at the age of two. Lupa sent him to Camp Jupiter when he was four. Jason isn't really arrogant despite being a son of Zeus. Jason seems to be underdeveloped and underappreciated because Rick didn't give him much a backstory. If there was a series surrounding his childhood, I believe would appreciate Jason more. Other people think is to perfect, seeing as he always trying to be a leader and doesn't really allow room for others to help him lead things like the legion and the team. He hasn't had the humblest beginnings, and he, being a praetor and son of Zeus, is hard for him, but he has been forced to be a leader.

Another reason I think Jason is underappreciated is the fact that he relies on others for strength over excessively, like Piper (but she is a little more clingy). Like Percy, he feels like he has to carry around the weight of the team on his shoulders and doesn't seem to realize that he has friends who can help take the burden. However, Jason tends to think more that he has to ALWAYS do it by himself and not let others help. Percy is the backbone of the team, and as seen in HoO, Jason needs the moral support and a team to carry on. I don't hate Jason, but the way Jason was presented in the series makes him in many people's eyes' a "wanna-be" Jason. He was taught to depend on the strengths of others because the legion's strength relies on cooperation, while Camp Half-Blood teaches demigods to be more independent seeing as monsters will always come after them and quests are quite rare.

What do you guys think? Do you think that Jason is underappreciated and isn't as loved as other characters in the series. What makes him so disliked? Is it because of he is to perfect, because of his backstory, or because he relies on people to much? 