Orion

Orion is the giant son of Gaea born to oppose the twin archers, Apollo and Artemis. Unlike his siblings, Orion doesn't have dragon-like legs and is quite handsome, to the point that he could have passed as an extremely tall human.

History


Orion was a giant born to oppose Apollo and Artemis. Though not explicitly stated in the series, it is implied that Orion didn't participate in the First Giant War with his brothers, as he was still alive working for King Oinopion of Chios as the royal hunter. However, when Orion attempted to court the king's daughter Merope, Oinopian had him blinded and exiled from Chios.

After blindly stumbling around Greece, Orion eventually ran into Hephaestus who sympathised with the giant's plight. He restored Orion's sight by creating mechanical eyes for him.

After settling on the island of Delos, Orion met and befriended Artemis, who was impressed by his hunting skills so much that she allowed him to join the Hunters as the first ever male. He knew his boundaries around the girls, and kept his distance at all times when necessary.

Soon, Orion's admiration for Artemis grew into love. Fearing that his sister would fall for the giant's charm and turn back on her vows of maidenhood, Apollo drove Orion insane with the urge to hunt every beast on earth. This was out of place with the Hunters' way of life, and it even drew the attention of the sleeping Gaea, Orion's mother. The earth protogenos summoned a giant scorpion to sting Orion, it's poison finally putting an end to his life.

After searching for him, Artemis found Orion's lifeless body surrounded by dead critters. To honor her fallen friend, Artemis made a constellation of Orion with the giant scorpion nearby to immortalize his story for all eternity.

The Blood of Olympus
He is sent by Gaea to hunt down Nico di Angelo, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, and Coach Hedge throughout their journey, numerous times he nearly catches them, but they either shadow travel away before he has the chance, or are saved by allies (the hunters, the Amazons). He also murdered a countless numbers of Hunters and Amazons, including Phoebe. However he is beaten up by the Amazons and hunters, but escapes with his life. When Reyna is resting with the pegasi he shoots Blackjack and a exploding arrow next to them, however Reyna prepares to sacrifice herself and at least kill Orion, she throws her dagger and it impales him, through the heart. She jumps on the arrow hoping that her body will take the explosion and the pegasi will be able to complete the journey, however she only feels a slight nudge, as Athena covered her with Aegis. Though Orion did not die, Reyna then jumped on Orion's back and killed him by strangling him with her blessed cloak.

Appearance
Orion is about 7-feet tall, very muscular and handsome giant, far handsomer than any of his giant brethren, to the point that he could have passed as an extremely tall human, since he is also the only giant without dragon-like legs. Orion's skin is the color of wheat toast, while his dark hair is undercut, swept into spikes on top. Due to his bronze mechanical eyes, Orion appears to be wearing military night vision goggles, which are embedded in his eye sockets. As he regards a target, focusing rings on his eyes spin and click, while targeting lasers from them flash from red to green. According to Reyna, Orion can smile so dazzlingly that it can be hard to remember he is a ruthless enemy. He wears black leather breeches, and a jerkin, with a hunting knife on his belt, and a black composite bow and quiver on his back, all of which makes him look like "Robin Hood's evil, better-looking brother", according to Reyna. His huge bow is described as being "almost as fancy as his eyes", with multiple strings running through a series of pulleys that look like miniature steam train wheels. The grip of his bow is polished Celestial Bronze, studded with dials and buttons.

Abilities

 * Prowess in Battle: Orion is an extremely powerful and skilled warrior, one of Gaea's most dangerous sons.
 * Strength: Orion has enhanced physical strength, and easily sent Hylla flying across a street by striking her with the butt of his massive bow.
 * Archery: as the bane of both Apollo and Artemis, Orion is a formidable archer, and the the only known one whose skills rival those of the Twin Archers.
 * Enhanced Vision: Orion's mechanical eyes offer him much better vision than his original eyes ever did, while their targeting lasers make his aim perfect. When he looked at Reyna, she got the uncomfortable impression that he was seeing much more than her form - her heat signature, her heart rate, and her level of fear.
 * Giant Invincibility: As a Giant, Orion can only be killed by a god and demigod working together, and when he is harmed by anybody else, he heals at an accelerated rate.

Trivia

 * As the bane of both Twin Archers, Orion is the only Giant to be the bane of two Olympians at once.
 * Orion was the first ever male Hunter of Artemis.
 * Strangely, Orion's original death was caused by the hands of his own mother, Gaea. Even more odd is the fact that despite being a giant, he was killed by something other than a god and demigod working together (though Gaea may have specifically created the scorpion to be capable of killing Orion).
 * In some myths, Orion is said to be a son of Poseidon and gifted with the power to walk on water.
 * Phoebe mentioned that Zoë Nightshade spent centuries hunting Orion, implying that he reformed sometime after his first death.