Paul Blofis

"I hope that was a monster I just killed. I was a Shakespearian actor in college! Picked up a little swordplay!"

- Paul Blofis

Paul Blofis, is Percy's second step dad (after Sally and Percy got rid of Percy's first step dad, Gabe Ugliano, also known as "Smelly Gabe" at the end of The Lightning Thief) and he got married to Sally Jackson in between the events of The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian. Paul is also Percy's English teacher and was the person who got Percy into a school where he broke his record of being expelled every year.

History
Paul met Sally at a college which Sally was attending after she got Gabe out of their apartment in the end of The Lightning Thief, as they were in the same writing seminar. They became friends, and started studying together.

The Titan's Curse
Paul was first introduced in The Titan's Curse, when Percy sends his mother an Iris message and sees her sitting at a table with Paul, and they are both laughing. He gets up to go to the bathroom, and she tells Percy about Paul, that they are in the writing seminar together at her college. Percy sees that his mother truly likes Paul, and remembers how miserable and unhappy she was with Gabe, and how he treated her horribly. Percy then gives his mother his blessing, as long as she is happy.

The Battle of the Labyrinth
Paul meets Percy formally, and the two become friends, and Paul tries to get him into his old school in The Battle of the Labyrinth, treating him as if he were his own son. Percy appreciates Paul's efforts, and managed to stay in the school (Goode High School) for two years, and for the rest of Percy's high school years.

Paul meets Poseidon at the end of The Battle of the Labyrinth, and is very formal and very polite with him, although he doesn't seem pleased with his arrival. He was surprised when Tyson also called Poseidon Daddy, but Sally quickly assured him that Tyson was not her child. When Paul learned of Poseidon's name he asked, "like the god of the sea?"

When Paul finds out about Percy being a demigod, he is shocked and excited, but not scared or angry at all. He also didn't believe Percy until Mrs O'Leary, and Nico appeared in Percy's apartment. Over time he accepts it, and worries about Percy when he is not around.

Some time between The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian, Paul and Sally get married.

The Last Olympian
In The Last Olympian, Paul and Sally think something is wrong and go looking for Percy, but they get caught in the spell of Morpheus and are knocked out. When Percy finds them, he becomes angry and annoyed and slices through the window like plasctis wrap to move the car away from the battle and into safety. When Sally wakes him up, Paul takes a sword and kills a Dracaenae, using skills he learned doing Shakespeare in College, and Sally uses a shotgun she found in a police car against a Laistrygonian giant. They hold their own, and they both survive the fight.

Percy later goes home with them after spending the rest of the Summer at camp, happy to have a family at last.

The Son of Neptune
Paul is mentioned when Percy makes a call to him and Sally.

Personality
Paul is a very honest, just man who is very genuine and is polite to everybody. He loves Sally and believes Percy is special, but doesn't know how special he really is until Sally tells him that Percy is actually a demigod. When Paul finds out Percy is a demigod he doesn't freak out like Percy expects, he's just shocked and initailly does'nt believe him, though he eventually comes to think it's very cool. He is a nice and supporting man, and Percy appreciates him being there for him - he's also on fairly good terms with Poseidon, despite having only met him once, and is polite to him because of Percy.

Appearance
Paul is 'thirty-something,' with longish salt-and-pepper hair, and wears a brown jacket over a black T-shirt. It is said he looks like an actor, and is very good-looking.

First meeting with Poseidon
When Paul attended Percy's 15th Birthday, Poseidon came along as well as bringing Tyson, Percy's paternal half brother, with him. Sally, Percy's mom, was a bit off guard when she saw Poseidon, but Paul quickly acted and greeted Poseidon politely. Poseidon also called him 'Blowfish' rather than "Blofis," and seemed slightly disappointed when Paul says his surname isn't Blowfish.

Their first meeting was a bit awkward, it was seen that it was their only meeting. Poseidon leaves by magically disappearing. Paul thought that he must have left using the fire escape, as Percy tells him this.

Trivia

 * Both Percy and his father, Poseidon, called him Blowfish instead of Blofis when they first met him, as blowfish have a connection to Poseidon, being one of his sea creatures.
 * Paul was a Shakespearian actor in college. This explains his sword work in The Battle of Manhattan.
 * He is not mentioned at all in The Lost Hero, even though Sally Jackson was mentioned. It is unknown that Paul Blofis knew about Percy's disappearance.