User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The Mark of Athena Official Discussion/@comment-4737110-20121015073040/@comment-4515675-20121017061650

I know Jason gets knocked out too many times in MoA but he and Percy were the ones who stopped the Romans from attacking and he and Percy were the ones who defeated the giants in this book thus again I don't see how Piper's "almost" saving can compare to that. Again I say almost because if she didn't have Blackjack to knock Percy out he would have probably killed Jason and her little mistake with the Eidolons almost cost Leo, Frank and Hazel's lives.

She came up with a way to defy Hercules? Seriously? Oh you mean by telling him that Jason is better than him. Yes, obviously, makes perfect sense. I forgot that her obsession for Jason is one of her strongest points. Same with the nymphs, all she did was think how much she loved Jason and I'm sorry but both Percy and Jason were helping back then, the nymph does say that Jason showed her the clear sky and Percy the water so it wasn't just Piper's doing.

I can't expect Piper to know, I can't expect her to be responsible for anything, Piper is not to blame. See, this is the reason why I really don't like this charcater. She never is held responsible for anything. If this was Hazel or Annabeth or any other character the fandom would have forced them agains the wall but if it's Piper? Ah no, she gets away with everything cause she's such a special snowflake. Just look at how you react towards Jason, Percy and Frank. So Jason gets knocked out twice and we all of a sudden forget all the fighting he did in MoA? Same for Percy? Of course a character who has a PoV will get to shine more than one who doesn't but Frank helped in MoA even if he didn't have a PoV so I'm sorry but I really don't see Piper as being more useful in this book than the rest of them.