Grover Underwood

"Stop it! You're as bad as Juniper. I think she wants me to run for president next."

- Grover to Percy, in The Last Olympian

Grover Underwood is a satyr and a Lord of the Wild, along with Silenus and Maron. Grover is the satyr who found the demigods Thalia Grace, Nico and Bianca di Angelo, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Luke Castellan. Grover is currently in a relationship with Juniper the dryad.

History
Grover's history before he comes across Luke Castellan, Thalia Grace, and Annabeth Chase is unknown. He came across the trio traveling together and tried to get them safely to Camp Half-Blood while at the same time avoiding the forces of the Underworld. Hades, after learning that a child of Zeus had been born, sent monsters after Thalia. Along the way, Grover took some wrong turns, which led them into danger with other monsters, including a Cyclops that gave Annabeth a fear of the species for a long time. While Grover claims it is his fault that they kept making wrong turns, Thalia later tells Percy that Luke was the reason as he kept looking for fights with monsters as he was angry with his father, who he had met at his mother's home. As they came close to the edge of Camp Half-Blood, Thalia stayed back to fight the monsters following them and told Grover to take Luke and Annabeth back to camp. Grover did as he was told and safely escorted both of them to camp, but at Thalia's cost. Grover was later assigned to Percy Jackson's school and spent enough time with him to know he was a demigod. He eventually called in Chiron who took the form of Percy's Latin teacher.

The Lost Hero
Grover doesn't appear, but is mentioned by Annabeth to be looking for Percy Jackson.

The Son of Neptune
When Percy is in the mess hall trying to eat, Don the Faun found his way inside and started to sniff Percy, saying that he has an empathy link with a faun, but it is being suppressed somehow. However, the empathy link he could smell was actually with Grover, satyrs being the Greek form of fauns.

Later when Percy was dreaming, he sees Grover, but doesn't remember him as Hera had taken his memory. When Grover tries to talk to him, Percy says he doesn't have any spare change (as the fauns at camp constantly ask for change), but Grover obviously doesn't know what Percy is talking about. He also tells Percy to stay put.

The Mark of Athena
While not physically present, Grover is mentioned several times throughout the novel. He is first mentioned when Percy thinks about his fear of suffocation and wonders if it is connected to his fatal flaw. He mentions that he doesn't want anyone to get hurt on his own account and recalls how Grover tried to protect him while taking him to Camp Half-Blood almost getting killed by the Minotaur. Later, while on her quest for the Athena Parthenos, Annabeth sprains her ankle and lands in an unknown area. She remembers a course that Grover had taught her at Camp Half-Blood. Although she dismissed it as silly, Annabeth changes her mind when she uses it to set her ankle with bubble wrap, and continues on her way.

The House of Hades
Grover is seen with Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, and Octavian. He comes with Rachel to protect her when she had to deliver a message to Reyna given to her by Annabeth. He also informs the Romans that all of the nature spirits can sense Gaea stirring and believe her to be right on the edge of consciousness.

The Blood of Olympus
Grover is seen with Camp Half-Blood during the Roman invasion leading the Nymphs and Satyrs into battle. He survives the battle and after consulting with the other nature spirits, announces that they can no longer sense Gaea after her scattering and believe that the Earth has returned to normal.

The Hidden Oracle
Nico reveals that Grover, along with the other Council of Cloven, are currently in California, dealing with the drought (much to the chagrin of Apollo). Later on, Will Solace mentions that he misses Grover, as the latter is excellent at organizing events, such as the upcoming Three-Legged Death Race. He is also very missed by his girlfriend Juniper.

The Dark Prophecy
As Apollo (currently a human) and Meg McCaffrey are about to leave the Waystation, the daughter of Demeter searches for the right cloven guide to help then through the Labyrinth. She summons a powerful satyr, Grover Underwood, to help them. He was apparently at Palm Springs, California and ate something he wasn't supposed to, he's not very happy about being summoned in a tomato patch in Indianapolis.

The Burning Maze
For the past two days he, Apollo and Meg have been wandering the Labyrinth trying to get back to Palm Springs. Grover is concerned and wishes that Percy were with them. They stop just as a wave of fire passes by and they head to where it came from since Grover says their close, then they hear a sound and attempt to leave. They reach a room he says shouldn't be here, and he seals the passage way with tomato plants with the daughter of Demeter. One of the creatures that have been chasing them, a Strix, makes its way into the room with six or seven more outside.

Personality
"Grover, you're the bravest satyr I ever knew."

- Luke Castellan Grover is usually cheerful and upbeat, yet he chews on furniture when he is nervous. He cries when he is upset, which makes him an easy target for bullies. He can often be philosophical. He sometimes mopes around a bit though. He has an obsession with coffee (due to feeling the presence of Pan in New Mexico while drinking it), tin cans, and enchiladas. He believes that cheese enchiladas are better than chicken ones. This may be due to the fact he is a vegetarian. His girlfriend is Juniper, a wood nymph. They deeply care for one another. It is also revealed in The Last Olympian that he has leporiphobia, (which Percy calls his "bunny phobia"). He and Tyson don't seem to get on very well but he is helped looking for Pan by Tyson in The Battle of the Labyrinth. It is mentioned in The Lightning Thief that two of the only songs he knows how to play on his reed pipes are "So Yesterday" by Hilary Duff and Mozart's 12 symphony. In the beginning of the series, his reed pipe music is so bad it makes the strawberry plants try to strangle people, but by the end of the series, he can play multiple tunes (which came in handy multiple times). It is said in The Demigod Files that his favorite song to play is Muskrat Love.

Irrational Fears
Grover is afraid of many things. He is most terrified of: It was also mentioned that he has leporiphobia (fear of rabbits) and describes them as "big bullies who always steal celery from defenseless satyrs." He is also terrified of Dionysus, Juniper's anger, and ghosts. He cries when he is upset, but it seems that he has grown out of this.
 * Underground places (which smell of death and monsters)
 * Cyclopes (which is why he initially did not get along well with Tyson.)

Appearance
Grover is described as a tall satyr with curly brown hair, brown eyes, small horns, Caucasian skin, a wispy beard and hairy brown goat legs.

Abilities and Tools
Satyr Abilities= Being a satyr, Grover has many natural abilities that most other satyrs possess.
 * Goat Legs: He is able to run very fast and climb up mountain edges with ease. However, he is a slow walker when in disguised as a human.
 * Enhanced Smell: Grover has a very strong sense of smell. He is able to tell when monsters, gods, demigods, or other creatures are nearby. This ability does not work underground, as everything smells the same to him there.
 * Woodland Magic: Grover is very skilled in woodland magic, being able to use it in many ways. This is mostly directed by using his reed pipes.
 * Plant Control: With his magic, he can control plants in a multitude of ways, making them contort and wrap around his enemies. in The Last Olympian, Grover was even able to make grass grow on the floor of the Olympians' Throne Room.
 * Animal Control: He can control animals to a certain extent.
 * Healing: He can use it for healing purposes.
 * Animal Communication: He can talk to animals.
 * Empathy Link: He is able to make an Empathy Link with others. This is a very difficult and dangerous spell to cast, as it binds the user with the target. He currently has a link with Percy Jackson.
 * Dream Communication: With this, the two beings linked together can talk to each other in dreams, as seen in The Sea of Monsters and The Son of Neptune.
 * Mutual Emotional Insight: They can feel each other's emotions. They can also tell when they are close by. Hence, Percy was able to summon Grover to his side in The Titan's Curse, to help him fight Dr. Thorn.
 * If one dies, the other might die as well. However, they may just go into a vegetative state.
 * Wilderness survival: As a satyr, Grover is quite adept for surviving out in the wild, and in The Mark of Athena, Annabeth remembers a "silly" wilderness survival course that Grover once taught her at camp, which no longer seems so silly and even helps her to reach the Athena Parthenos.
 * Panic Cry: As seen in The Battle of the Labyrinth, Grover can use Panic to instill fear into enemies, a gift from Pan himself. It creates a horrible fear in you that urges you to flee.
 * Emotional Insight: Grover is very good at reading other people's emotions.
 * Satyr's Sanctuary: This is a spell that will protect animals until they find a safe place to live, which he uses on several escaped animals in The Lightning Thief.


 * -|Tools=
 * Reed Pipes: This is Grover's most used tool. With this, he can channel most of his woodland magic.
 * He can also use his reed pipes to bring things to life, like electrical lines he used to fight Talos.
 * Cudgel: Grover's primary physical weapon. He is seen to use his cudgel to fight. He also chews on it when he is nervous.
 * Acorns: When using woodland magic, Grover can use acorns and nuts to sense danger, having the acorns display the people nearby, as well as possible enemies.

Juniper
Juniper is a wood nymph and Grover's girlfriend, and the two seem to have a deep and caring relationship. In The Demigod Files, during his interview, he comments on the dryads up in Lake Placid, New York before remembering Juniper; which is when he asks the interviewer if they could edit that part out for fear that Juniper would kill him. Also, when Grover comes back to the Camp in The Last Olympian, Juniper tackles/hugs him. Grover is also known to have had a crush on a blueberry bush and Artemis, but he loves Juniper more than them.

Friends
Percy Jackson= Grover met Percy in Middle School at Yancy Academy, and realizing that he was a demigod (and a powerful one), he befriended him and helped Percy reach Camp Half-Blood. Percy often ends up saving Grover and laughs when Grover says he had been protecting Percy, which he has but in a different way Percy has. The two are best friends, have an empathy link, and have gone on many quests together. In The Lost Hero, Grover is heard to be looking for Percy and this is proven correct when Percy has a dream/empathy link connection with Grover in The Son of Neptune.

Annabeth is one of Grover's closest friends, ever since he helped her get to Camp Half-Blood with Luke. They talk to each other often, and both share the feeling of protecting Percy (though for different reasons).
 * -|Annabeth Chase=

Thalia is one Grover's closest and oldest friends who also traveled with him. Grover felt guilty for her death, and she often had to tell him it was her own choice and not his fault.
 * -|Thalia Grace=

Despite Grover's fear of Cyclopes, Grover has grown to like Tyson, and becomes one of his best friends in the Labyrinth.
 * -|Tyson=

Council of Cloven Elders and Satyrs
Though originally ridiculed for claiming to have found Pan and said that the great god Pan was dead, Grover was accepted after being proclaimed a member of the Council after the events of The Last Olympian. In the House of Hades, he's referred to as one of its leaders by Rachel Elizabeth Dare during a meeting with the Romans.

The Lightning Thief
Grover is played by Brandon T. Jackson. Aside from his ethnicity being changed from Caucasian to African American, Grover's personality is also changed from being somewhat timid and self-doubting, to being confident and smooth. He also wears a hoodie and long pants to cover up his goat legs. Where in the books he physically looks to be 12 years old, in the movies he's between 16 and 17 in appearance, and uses crutches now. He not only hits on the daughters of Aphrodite who attend the camp, and the naiads or nymphs at camp when they asked if Percy can come to their party and asks if he can come too, telling them he is available; but also assorted women in Las Vegas (when he is in a trance and wants to marry a lot of girls and go to a chapel). He then spends some time as a lover of Persephone in the Underworld when they have dinner and talk about them (this highly implies he's not yet met Juniper).

The Sea of Monsters
Grover appears in the film adaptation of The Sea of Monsters where he along with Percy, Annabeth and Tyson search for the Golden Fleece.



The Lightning Thief
Grover is one of the main characters in the video game for The Lightning Thief. He has no resistance or vulnerability to any types of moves.



Trivia

 * His favorite song to play on his reed pipes is "Muskrat Love."
 * His favorite food are cheese enchiladas.
 * He claims that satyrs are vegeterians.
 * Grover was the only searcher that found Pan, and returned alive in the last two-thousand years.
 * Grover found and was assigned as protector to all known Greek half-blood children of the Big Three. This includes Thalia Grace, Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo, and Bianca di Angelo.
 * In the books he is Caucasian, but in the films, he is African-American.
 * Grover is known to have had a crush on a blueberry bush and Artemis, because of her love for nature. He acts on his crush in The Titans Curse when he is one of the first to join the quest to save her, and apologizes to Percy Jackson later for this.
 * Grover is a member of the Council of Cloven Elders and is later stated to be a leader of the Council. He is also now a Lord of the Wild.
 * Grover has a girlfriend, who is a wood nymph named Juniper.
 * Along with Gleeson Hedge, Grover is the only known satyr who has a surname.
 * When he plays "YMCA" on his reed pipes, the strawberry bushes at Camp Half-Blood try to strangle him.
 * When Percy is not claimed yet, he assumes that Percy is most likely a child of the minor gods; as he brought up Nemesis. However, that would be impossible as Percy had a mortal mother and not father, though Apollo later notes that gods can have children with a same-sex parent. If Grover was thinking of this fact is unknown.
 * During The House of Hades, he states that Percy thinks his rendition of "Born to Be Wild" to be a deadly weapon.