Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-4531192-20131216181807/@comment-15861170-20131216205044

TheDarkBerry wrote: TheSonofNeptune wrote: And before the debates get started, Nico being gay isn't a valid reason to vote for Luke or to say mean things about him. I can already tell were about to have some : "Well I voted for Luke because I don't like Nico anymore because he's gay." (I don't know if we have any users that are gay but it's still offensive to anyone reading it.)

That just makes the fight pointless if your gonna judge a character by one thing that doesn't even have anything to do with how well they can fight, Just saying. To start off the argument, Nico is a son of Hades. He basically scares everyone, he's been to Tartartus and back alone and he actually saw it the way it really was. He can shadow travel, use geokinesis, and do multiple forms of necromancy. He's also a more than proficient swordsman and he seems to know more than everyone.

Luke on the other hand is an excellent swordsman, he has his powers as a son of Hermes, lock picking, stealing, etc. and he has a clever mind. Though Luke was a formidable villain in the original series I'd say that everyone has improved in skill greatly so I'm saying Nico takes this one. No one would say that. The reception to Nico being gay has been anything but that, and everyone is going off the deep end to defend Nico when he doesn't need it. I want you to find one comment on the HoH or BoO blog that clearly bashes on Nico' sexuality (and not because it wasn't built up, just for the fact he is gay)

I haven't seen any of that - but I've seen plenty of people saying: 'I don't get why people hate that Nico's gay!'

Anyway. I love Luke to death, but agree with the points above. It's kind of clear Nico would win at this point, but if Luke was still with Kronos, I'd think that there would be a 50/50 chance. Nico is a child of The Big Three, and has mastered his powers. Luke would certainly win in a sword fight, but overall? No chance.

Let's all remember, Luke was the cause of the Quest that killed Bianca. Pretty sure you wouldn't like to see Nico that angry... To what SonofNeptune said, Um do we really know if Luke's powers would have improved like the other demigods? Cause he kinda died and all soo...BUT ANYWAYS. And Darkberry, if Luke was still Kronos, then there is NO WAY it's a 50/50 chance. That's like saying Piper's charmspeak and Medea's charmspeak are equal. Not that I'm sticking up for Piper, I'm making a point. I do agree with your last sentence though. If Nico did get into this situation, and learned about how it was indirectly Luke's fault that Bianca died then he would be....well I don't want to be there if/when it happens. Nico is going to take this one though.

Nico's powers: can summon the dead, child of the Big Three and is just plain scary.

Luke's powers: sword fighting, picks locks. When will you ever need to pick locks in a battle?

Sorry, but Nico takes this one.