Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20150426033044/@comment-1820614-20150428004105

8th Hero of Olympus wrote: What is the logical conclusion? That Hades wasn't going all-out with the Helm's power at that moment! Even if he was, it would only be logical to assume that trying to terrify numerous foes at once would be far less effective than directing all of that power against a single foe (even one as powerful as Zeus)... In "Percy Jackson's Greek Gods", when Hades first puts the Helm on, both Poseidon and Zeus look at it and instantly pale and start excessively sweating, with Zeus even admitting to being frightened! By the time of this fight, Hades has learned to fully harness the Helm's full power and would direct it all at Zeus alone, so the effect would, doubtlessly, be even more impressive! :))) Or Grover overestimated its power and Percy was correct in that the monsters were more scared of Kronos than the helmet.  And putting on the helmet for the first time is different then a battle thousands of years later.  Zeus would be more familiar with his godly powers along with his arrogance growing to a point it would overwhelm any fear he may feel from the helmet.  I know mind or emotion powers like fear and charmspeak sound impressive, but given how we know both can be resisted and given that Zeus is king while Hades is not I think it is safe to say the helm is not an autonwin for Hades.