Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20160820001629/@comment-39116684-20190917233721

Why Nico is more powerful than PercyFor the record, this is not a death battle. It is only judging which is more powerful/skilled. All information comes from this Fandom.

First let’s start with weapons/equipment and fighting skill. Percy is a great swordsman, yes, but so is Nico. He is shown to be able to keep up with Percy and Thalia in The Demigod Files. It is also shown that he has improved in skill since then. And most battles he enters, he exits unscathed. He also explicitly says that he trains with the dead. Which would include some of the greatest heroes/warriors of all time. Percy is called one of the greatest fighters in the last 300 years besides Luke. But this statement comes before Nico learns to wield a sword well and before he even cane to Camp. And not many from Camp Half-Blood have ever seen him fight since he left Camp and had only started staying there after the 2cd Giant war. Percy is an incredible fighter but we have seen him fight Jason and Luke and they were almost even. And Nico survived Tartarus, alone. Percy did not. I’m calling this as a draw. Or I would if it wasn’t for the weapons. Percy’s Sword is cool but the only helpful thing is that it turns small and returns to him. Nico’s Sword can steal the souls of others and use them to make himself/sword more powerful. Percy’s Sword, Riptide, is still a normal sword. And the magic of it returning takes a few moments where Percy is more vulnerable. And the last part that makes Nico win this category is that he owns a set of armor. Percy does not. He uses armor in Capture the Flag but he doesn’t have a pair of his own. Nico is seen wearing a dark armor with a skull faceplate. Taking all of this together, Nico wins this category.

Nico: 1

Percy: 0

The next judging category comes in the shape of their demigod abilities. Nico and Percy are extremely powerful. But I believe Nico comes out on top. Let me explain. Nico and Percy both have incredible powers. Both have destructive powers at their disposal but what it comes down to is stealth. Percy has power to be afraid of. But Nico has the power you don’t expect. You can live in the least dangerous place on earth, no natural disasters or anything. But Nico can light a city ablaze from a far ways off. Level entire cities. But you may say Percy can do the same thing, and that may be true, but Nico can do it easier. Earthquakes, undead armies, shadows, etc. Percy has to use water or an earthquake. One: You can just turn on the weather channel and realize that there’s a freak storm coming your way. Two: Percy could cause an earthquake but children of Hades can do the same to a higher degree. And as I was saying earlier, Nico’s powers are stealthier than Percy’s. You can expect a massive wave, riptides (not the sword), etc. But you can’t expect a shadow to strangle you. Onto another point in this category. Both of them have healing powers. Percy has water, Nico has shadows. Shadows are everywhere whereas water is not. And the final point, Nico’s powers have more defensive uses than Percy. He can create shields of shadows, bone walls, stone walls, walls of fire, splits in the earth so no one can get to him. Flip. If he wanted to, he could make a skeleton warrior to give him his shield. Whereas Percy has walls of water and... well, just about nothing. Taking all of these together (and the fact that Nico’s powers center around death and that they are a lot more lethal), I’m giving this one to Nico.

Percy: 0

Nico: 2

For the last category, we have leadership. Which Percy wins easily. He is basically the leader of Camp Half-Blood. That’s why he was used for Hera’s plans. The only thing Nico leads is the dead which is him just using his powers. So of course I’m giving this to Nic- Just kidding, it’s Percy of course.

Nico: 2

Percy: 1

Note: I don’t think Percy is weak. I only think that Nico’s stronger. I’m not bias because, in all honesty, I don’t like Nico that much. I would say that Percy is the second most powerful demigod.