Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20180222213908/@comment-34946084-20180410143716

Fifth Famous wrote: We never know what might have happened if Percy never existed. Luke would perhaps still function as an informer at Camp, without revealing his true colors. All the demigods and immortals helped at Olympus, but Percy's contribution was more than what a person needed to put in.

The Titans aren't mentioned at all in The Great Prophecy; their rise was unevitable ever since Zeus chopped his papa into pieces without actually killing him. If the Big Three had never broken their oath, Kronos would still come to power through Luke or the sarcophagus and after reviving his brethren, he would either make the gods work as servants or chop them into pieces and discard their remains into Tartarus. The oath would then have to break for the better of the gods and a half-blood will be born, fulfilling the prophecy.

So no, Percy's birth wasn't responsible for the Titan's rise, on the contrary, it was responsible for their defeat. If it wasn't for Percy, Luke wouldn't have been able to give the knife to Annabeth (remember that Kronos was about to kill Annabeth, despite Luke's efforts to control him). Why, if it weren't for Percy, the Camp wouldn't have even gone to Olympus!

Based on this, I conclude Percy was responsible for the Titans' defeat. (But the more I think of it, the Fates were responsible for everything by leaking a sinister prophecy, but whatever...) Interesting. I do think that, Luke's decision weren't be the same. Well, Percy is the hero of the books, but when it comes to the Great Prophecy, Luke was the one who is an actual hero. Percy, yes, as a main character of the series, he is automatically became a hero in our eyes. But in the end of the series, Luke's decisions were only matter in the end of the day.

Percy controlled poison in Son of Neptune.

Oh, one of my favorite scenes, did I say that before? Favoritism and Definition of perfection. By the way, not overrated at all.