Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20150930233157/@comment-29154221-20160719130559

Ok, this thread is getting a bit long (not that I have an issue with that) and I'm going to try to give some hard facts about Percy and Jason. I will ignore feats because it seems like an iffy subject that no one can agree on.

Jason's Weapon: Roman Gladius - Roughly 2.2 feet blade length.

Percy's Weapon: Riptide - 3 foot long blade. Returns to Percy magically.

Jason's powers: Aerokinesis - Ability to •Summon and move winds •Fly using winds •Move things using winds •Alter wind density Atmokinesis - Ability to •Summon and control thunderstorms Electrokinesis - Ability to •Summons bolts of lightning •Not be affected by lightning and electricity

Those are Jason's main powers.

Percy's Powers: Advanced Hydrokinesis - Ability to •Move all forms of water •Alter shape of water •Alter density of water •Breathe underwater •Move freely underwater and be unaffected by pressure •Use water to heal and rejuvenate, as well as amplify speed, strength, stamina, and clarity Limited Hydrogenisis - Ability to •Create/Summon water Limited Geokinesis - Ability to •Create earthquakes and fissures by slamming Riptide into earth. •Create geysers Limited Atmokinesis - Ability to •Summon and control small thunderstorms Limited Aerokinesis - Ability to •Use winds combined with water to create and control hurricanes and whirlwinds.

Percy also has a natural resistance to fire, lava, and high temperatures.

Those are Percy's main powers.

Now I will talk about some arguments that people have made. 1. "Jason defeated Krios singlehandedly." Well congrats for defeating the weakest Titan. A) It said hand-to-HAND, which implies that they were either fist-fighting, or using weapons. And I think the latter is more believable. B) For all we know, Jason could've landed a punch and then Krios could've stabbed himself. We don't know how the fight went, so it might as well be irrelevant. 2. "Jason has been training at a Roman camp, where training is more important. He has been training since he was two." A baby training with a sword. Yea, that's believable. Training doesn't seem to matter, based on the MoA battle. Only Percy managed to get a sword hit in, and if he would've turned his blade, Jason would be in two. Training clearly doesn't matter. 3. "There's no way at all Percy can bloodbend. It would be cheating." Well, let's look at some facts. A) Percy has been shown to control poison, which isn't fully water. B) Percy has been shown to nearly drown an immortal with body fluids. C) Percy has saved Jason's life by pulling water out of HIS LUNGS. Yes, in-character Percy wouldn't do that, but that doesn't mean he can't. All the evidence makes it beyond a reasonable doubt that Percy can bloodbend. Also, why should we care about cheating? 5. "Jason is the son of Jupiter/Zeus, the strongest God, that means he is the strongest." Please, give me evidence that Jupiter is the strongest. The Master Bolt is argued a stronger weapon, but the Trident did more damage to Typhon than the bolt.

Some people need to understand (looking directly at you 8th Hero of Olympus [btw you're a pretty good debater, I'll give ya that]) that absence of evidence is NOT evidence of absence. This has been said before, and it is a great phrase. It seems like people voting for Jason are just biased.

My opinion on Percy and Jason. Both are cool, powerful demigods, but Percy definitely stands above Jason. Percy has a larger sense of humor, and can act silly and cute, but serious when he needs to be. It seems that Jason being a leader is forced, since he's the son of Jupiter. When has he proven himself as a true leader. Percy has in The Last Olympian, calling all the campers and giving orders. He also has done it when Polybotes attacked Camp Jupiter. Percy is definitely a more likeable person.

Let's be honest, Jason is really sliding down the ranks of the seven. He is pretty much fourth strongest. Here's what the list would look like. 1. Percy 2. Hazel/Frank 3. Frank/Hazel 4. Jason 5. Annabeth/Leo 6. Leo/Annabeth 7. Piper (Frank and Hazel are pretty much equal with weapon skill, and their powers are equally as versatile. Leo and Annabeth are pretty much opposites. Both are smart, yet Annabeth has great weapon skill, with no powers, and Leo has good powers, just no weapon skill.)

Now after all of these cold hard facts, I invite you to try to reason that Jason would win. Please, go ahead. And if you do, I'll just bring up the fact that the "strongest" demigod keeps getting wrecked by a chunk of rock.