Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20150426033044/@comment-5471249-20150427042651

Seekquaze1 wrote:

Kronos' army did not flee from Hades' helm because they were more scared of Kronos so we know the Helm of Darkness can be resisted.... Ah, OK... Well, let's look at this closely...

Kronos' army consisted of hundreds (perhaps even a thousand!)  of troops, since Percy describes his forces as "endless"... In "The Lightning Thief", when describing the Helm of Darkness, Grover says that with its power Hades can generate such ineffable terror, that it can drive his enemies insane and even stop their hearts from beating. None of that happens to any of Kronos' troops... 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! ::)))