Ares

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Ares is the God of War and son of Zeus and Hera. His Roman counterpart is Mars.

Physical Description
Ares typically dresses in a leather jacket or black duster with red wraparound sunglasses, which hide his bright red eyes, rides a large black Harley Davidson motorcycle, which is a form his War Chariot can take. He also has a huge knife strapped to his thigh, two shotguns at his waist, and a large sword that can turn into various weapons. He also has black crewcut hair.

Personaility
Ares can best be described as prideful, violent, cruel, vain, and an easily angered bully who seems to care only about fighting. He was brainwashed into starting a world war among his family by Luke against his own will, and still thought it was amusing. He can be very cruel to his children, especially his daughter. Although relatively smart, Ares' pride, temper and arrogance often lead to his own humiliation and defeat because these traits make him overconfident, leading him to underestimate others and make foolish mistakes. He will often focus more on brawn than brain, making it easier for more clever opponents to overcome Ares' raw strength. He hates being called a coward and is willing to pick fights with people for no apparent reason. Although he seem to show no one respect, he eventually shows his love and acceptance for his daughter Clarisse at the end of the series. He may also have grudging respect for Percy, but is not willing to show it out of pride.

Powers
Possesses the standard powers of a God. In addition claims to have "unlimited physical strength" implying vast physical strength. As god of war he is an expert in all areas of warfare. Possess a magic chariot that can transform into different modes of travel including a motorcycle and a tank. Possesses a magical weapon that can turn into various weapons. He can invoke feelings of violence in others.

Relationships
He is Aphrodite's boyfriend, and has been for millenia. His children share his malevolent attitude, including the demigoddess Clarisse.

The Lightning Thief
During the Summer solstice, Luke Castellan stole the master bolt and the helm of darkness. Ares caught him, but Luke brainwashed him into delivering carrying out Kronos' plan. Ares let Luke go and kept the helm and the bolt until Percy came along to complete the delivery.

On June 14, 7 days before the summer solstice deadline, Ares approached Percy Jackson, Grover Underwood and Annabeth Chase as they were trying to get dinner. He then got the companions to retrieve his booby-trapped shield from the Tunnel of Love ride in an abandoned Waterland.

In return he told them to jump in an animal-smuggler's truck to get to Los Angeles. At this point he also gave Percy a backpack with $20, a pouch of golden drachmas, fresh clothes for the three of them, and a package of Double-Stuf Oreos.

However, this backpack was actually the modified sheath for the master lightning bolt, enchanted by Ares to have the master bolt appear in it when Percy got close to Hades. After Percy, Grover and Annabeth escaped from the Underworld by using the pearls given to Percy by the Nereid, Ares was waiting for them at the beach.

Ares tried to kill Percy with a boar, but Percy sliced off one of its tusks with Riptide and engulfed it with a wave. He then challenged Ares to a duel - if Ares won, he would turn Percy into anything he wanted, and get the master bolt; if Percy won, then he got both the bolt and the helm and Ares had to leave. Eventually Percy won the duel when he stabbed Ares in the foot; Ares tried to attack Percy again out of pride, but Kronos prevented him.

The Sea of Monsters
Ares does not appear much in the Sea of Monsters. He is only seen talking to his daughter Clarisse La Rue on the submarine CSS Birmingham. He orders his daughter not to fail the quest, and get Percy Jackson and his friends out of the way. For this reason, Clarisse refuses to let Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson go, but they all escape when the submarine explodes.

The Titan's Curse
He is seen first at the Junkyard of the Gods, bringing a white limousine with the Goddess Aphrodite inside. He is last seen in the Winter solstice of the Gods where he voted "Yes" on the destruction of Percy Jackson. In addition, the curse he gave to Percy in the first book (that, at a crucial time, his sword would fail him) comes back to haunt, as when Percy fights Atlas, his sword becomes dramatically heavy

The Last Olympian
Ares is only seen to congratulate his daughter Clarisse La Rue on defeating the Drakon, and votes for Percy becoming immortal, muttering "I like this idea, then I get to smash him to the pulp and he'll keep coming back for more", when the gods give Percy Jackson the chance on becoming a god.

Trivia

 * As said in The Lightning Thief he considers America the best thing since Sparta, as one can do whatever one wants.
 * He uses sunglasses to cover his eyes, which are actually bright red, giving them the appearance of flames. The glasses seem to be able to take the heat, but start to melt if he gets mad.
 * His baseball bat can turn into any weapon he chooses, from a simple bronze sword to a modern age shotgun.
 * He cursed Percy near the ending of The Lightning Thief, when Percy managed to stab him in the heel with his sword "Riptide". Ares cursed him saying that his weapons would fail him when he needed them most. The curse took effect in The Titan's Curse, when Percy was fighting Atlas his sword suddenly became too heavy for him to lift.
 * In the The Demigod Files it says his hometown is Mount Olympus though under it says "his bumper sticker reads: I wasn't born in Sparta but I got here as fast as I could".

Film
In the upcoming film, The Lightning Thief, Ares will be played by Ray Winstone. For some reason, he was replaced with Luke during his battle with Percy.