User blog comment:Hyperborean/"The House of Hades" – official expectations blog/@comment-2.50.239.45-20130331162922/@comment-6266020-20130403220943

I think what makes a demigod powerful, is not their powers at all. For example Theseus, who basically did nothing except out wit people. I think what makes Percy so powerful is his heart. (Gosh I sound like an emotional fangirl who puts too much time and energy into this). I don't really know how to explain it, but it's really Percy's character that makes him great. He is not selfish in the slightest, he forgives, he always fights for the underdog. I like the part when Hera told Percy that he is the glue that will keep the seven together, because I think it perfectly illustrates this point. Without the unification, the seven are just a bunch of half bloods that would probably end up killing each other. Percy is what hold them together, who makes weak things become strong. Percy's the type of character that makes all the difference. Does anyone else get what I'm trying to say?