Leo Valdez

So I originally wrote this as reply to @AmazingHuntingArtemis 's post, but I decided to post it here too :D

Annabeth:

*Gets a Ph.D. in architecture

*Becomes a world-famous architect.

*Occasionally teaches at Harvard.

*Does TED talks

Percy:

*Gets a major in business management and a minor in lifeguard training.

*Becomes the head of the lifeguards at a major beach. (I think he'd be amazing at this)

Leo:

*Gets a master's in mechanical engineering.

*Becomes a mechanical engineer.

*Opens up a very successful engineering firm called Esperanza Engineers in honour of his mom.

Calypso:

(Calypso was noted as being very good at school)

*Goes to medical school.

*Becomes a very successful IM doctor at a great hospital.

Piper:

*Gets a major in French

*Teaches French at a poor middle school.

*Get's noticed by a really good modeling agency (for being the daughter of Tristan Mclean and for her good looks).

*Becomes a top-notch model (simultaneously quitting teaching)

*Becomes an A - list celebrity (similar to her father)

*Quits acting because she realizes that it is too much for her.

*Gets her master's in French and teaches French at an extremely prestigious middle school.

Hazel:

*Gets a major in Art from a prestigious university.

*Starts her own successful YouTube channel called Hazel's Art where she quickly gains over 3 million subscribers.

Frank:

*Gets a major in business from the same university as Hazel.

*Starts his own successful YouTube channel called Frank's Archery Club where he too gains over 3 million subscribers.

-Hazel and Frank become Internet celebrities.

Nico:

-Gets a major in entrepreneurship

-Makes his own extremely successful card game (similar to Mythomagic).

Reyna:

-Takes a break from the Hunt and goes to college to get a major in English literature (turns out she's really book smart).

-Joins the Hunt again

Rachel Elizabeth Dare:

-Studies art at a prestigious college with Hazel

-Becomes an art director for Warner Bros.

What do you think? Also, if there's any other character you'd like me to write something like this for, please tell me because I find it soo much fun <3

Alright, if you guys have ever seen this before, tell me because I haven't and I'm wondering if I'm the only one that has thought of this.

You guys remember the part in HoO where Tia Callida (Hera) put Leo in the fire, right? If not, here's something from the wiki because I'm too lazy to explain:

"As a child, Leo was visited by his "babysitter", Tia Callida, who was actually Hera in disguise. She would come and call herself "Auntie Callida", disguised as one of the old women in his community. She smelled like honey baked ham, and always wore a widows dress with a black shawl. When Leo was two, she decided to lay Leo down for a nap, and said she wanted to see if he was her brave little hero. She nestled him in blankets layed him in what Leo thought were red and yellow pillows, but was actually a fireplace. He remembered sleeping comfortably, grabbing sparks. He dreamed of being on a boat made of fire, and Tia Callida sang him lullabies as he slept, in Greek. He didn't know what the language was at the time. When Esperanza came home, she was furious, went to take Leo from the flames, and yelled, "How could you?", but she disappeared."

So, I was recently re-reading this part of HoO where he was explaining the dangerous stuff Hera put him through. And I was thinking, why did she put him in the fire? I mean, she wasn't making him fire-resistant, that was something he was born with, right? And she wouldn't put him in a fire if she didn't 100% know he was fire-resistant, he's important to the prophecy, that's exactly why she was there.

Then I realized, that's a reference to the myths. This has happened twice before.

This one I believe is in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods for a myth about Demeter. Demeter was taking care of a little boy, Demophon. She quickly fell in love with him and wanted to grant him immortality! So SHE PUT HIM IN A FIRE to make him a god. BUT- his mother interrupted the ceremony and it failed!

Connecting the dots yet?

In another myth, Achille's mother, Thetis, put her child on top of a fire after rubbing him in ambrosia or whatever "in order to burn away the mortal parts of his body." Basically, to become immortal because she didn't want her child to die. HOWEVER, this ritual was interrupted by the father, Peleus!!

SOOOOOOO the same thing happened to Leo! Why did Hera put Leo in fire? SHE WANTED TO MAKE HIM A GOD. She loved Leo that much!! She wanted to protect him!! And Leo could've been a god if his mother didn't interrupt the ritual!!!!

There have been many demigods in the Riordanverse. From children of Hecate to Hermes. But one thing seems to remain-they don't practice their powers. We've seen plenty of demigods trying to improve their combat skills but the only one who actually trained and tried to improve their powers was Hazel.

I saw a fanfic where Percy tried continuously lifting large quantities of water to strengthen his powers. I agree with this. I see the powers as a muscle- the more you use it, the stronger it gets. In this post, I'll go over what the potential for a few of the demigods powers could've been.

Piper

There isn't really much to say for Piper. She's already reached an incredibly high point with charmspeak. She even charmspoke Gaea which is very unrealistic. At this point, the rules of charmspeak don't apply to her. The rules where-

1. Doesn't work on very powerful people

2. Doesn't work on people who aren't attracted to you

3. Doesn't work on people who are aware you are trying to charmspeak them

So yeah, Piper already broke all of those. I guess she can practice to try to control Chaos himself.

Jason

There are a few powers which Jason could work on. His power of air is good, but it leaves a lot to be desired. He doesn't use it in the way Percy does- making shields, solidifying it, etc. But what if he could do that? Imagine Jason solidifying the air in front of him to make a shield. Or controlling the size of his gusts to knock down bigger enemies. Or just using air more frequently in combat.

Jason can also summon venti. What if he could summon more? Imagine Jason summoning thousands of venti and making a storm like that. Bye Bye whatever city he's in.

And of course, Jason could also try to strengthen the abilities he already has. Higher damage lightning bolts, using his electricity control more, and making larger storms than he already does.

Leo

Leo's increase of his powers isn't too interesting. Of course, he can get better with his smarts and mechanical powers. But what about his fire?

First, he can start out with the quantity of the fire he can make. He can surround his body, but why not more? What if Leo could surround himself with incredibly large quantities of fire?

Now, what about the heat of his fires? Surpassing the temperature of lava, or even the temperature of the sun. Imagine how much damage it would do if you were hit by sun temperature fire.

Frank

There isn't really much to say here. Frank's main power is shapeshifting into animals and creatures. But, he has to know them. Frank should study textbooks or zoos until there is no animal he doesn't know. Imagine how versatile he would be? Poison? Snake right up. Tanky animal? Elephant coming through. Surveilance? Fly buzzing your way. You get the gist.

Besides this, Frank could try to make his shapeshifting more fast and fluid. That would help a lot.

Annabeth

There isn't much for her. She can just get more intelligent

Hazel

One of Hazels powers is her geokinesis. She could increase the size of her tunnels and how fast she makes them. She could also increase how many gems she can control at once and how fast.

With her mist. she has a lot more to go. With more training. Hazel will be a force to reckon with. She'll be a full on reality warper. She'll also require less concentration to use the mist, making whatever she wants happen faster.

Percy

Percy has a lot of possibilities. To start, he has limited cryokinesis. If he exercises this ability, he'll be controlling large quantities of ice easily

Additionally, Percy could try controlling higher quantities of water. He's already summoned a 350+ ft wave. Why not bigger? He could be making full on Tsunamis. I could imagine Percy destroying entire cities.

Another interesting thing he could do is work on making objects with his water. In the Peter Johnson movies, a character similar to Percy Jackson made a trident with water. Imagine if Percy tried making water weapons or soldiers.

Now, what about bloodbending. This is considered an ability he can do by a lot of the fandom but it's not canon. Percy has controlled tears and poison with his powers so what's stopping him from controlling another liquid with water in it. The thing is, some liquids don't have a high percentage of water. If Percy keeps on practicing controlling liquids that have a small amount of water in them, eventually he could be controlling people from the inside effortlessly.

I hope you liked this post. What are your ideas? Are there any things I missed? Let me know in the comments.

Percy-How he actually is: Excessively loyal, calculating, quick-witted, sassy (at times), sarcastic, brave, reckless, smart, manipulative at times, and sometimes dark and ruthless.

How the fandom portrays him: Stupid, obsessed with Finding Nemo and The Little Mermaid, 'not your type' jokes to the point where it's annoying, 'Persassy'/always sassing someone, childish, dumb, and reckless.

Annabeth-

How she actually is: Smart, intelligent, quick-witted, fierce, analytical, judgmental, prideful, wise, possessive, easily jealous, rude at times, wise, audacious, and Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy.

How the fandom portrays her: sassy, funny, laid-back, tired, arrogant, vain (pride and vanity are different), rude at all times, mean, pushy, and strict.

Jason-

How he actually is: Noble, brave, a leader, sweet, humble, calm, patient, loyal, serious, funny at times, compassionate, honorable, just, kind, and modest.

How the fandom portrays him: Cold, rude, arrogant, humorous, laid-back, strict, merciless, unfriendly, mean, and honestly who knows the fandom changes his personality every three seconds.

Piper-

How she actually is: Aggressive, relaxed, selfish, rudely sarcastic, hypocritical, fake, obsessed, possessive, easily jealous, misogynistic, spoiled, manipulative, rude, short-tempered, arrogant, shallow, whiny, and Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason.

How the fandom portrays her: Fun, rebellious, iconic, laid-back, calm, hilarious, prankish, mischievous, funny, girly, humorously, sarcastic, sassy, chaotic, feministic, compassionate, understanding, and kind.

P.S: Piper is 'sarcastic' in a rude way intended to hurt whereas the fandom portrays her as the humorously sarcastic intended to be funny. And again- she didn't steal anything. She only got kicked out of the schools for being accused of stealing. She has literally never done anything remotely rebellious besides 'I cut my own hair!!111!' and the only time she ever canonically broke a rule, it wasn't even her choice. It was Jason's. And when did she ever care about others or talk to them about their problems again?

P.P.S: Annabeth has canonically broken rules. Piper hasn't.

Leo-

How he actually is: Funny, deep, laid-back, mischievous, insecure, angry, hurt, guilt-ridden, easygoing, very intelligent, energetic, upbeat, eccentric, flirty, brave, reckless, selfless, rude at times, emotional, sensitive, annoying, and quick-witted.

How the fandom portrays him: Flirty, funny, crazy, wired, jumpy, hyper, prankish, weird, annoying, and has no sense of emotions, depth, or insecurity whatsoever.

Frank-

How he actually is: Modest, sweet, insecure then confident, diligent, dutiful, brave, courageous, intelligent, cynical, soft, loyal, caring, sweet, courageous, selfless, and badass (he ripped a whole arrow out of his arm).

How the fandom portrays him: Innocent, pretty much blank, sensitive, either too emotional or completely emotionless, naïve, insecure, shy, fragile, and dramatic.

Hazel-

How she actually is: Confident, mature, compassionate, supportive, kind, guilt-ridden, creative, reliable, loyal, outgoing, caring, bright, comforting, reckless at times, and optimistic.

How the fandom portrays her: Always confused, naïve, innocent, simple, ignorant, sensitive, emotional, gullible, hates curse words, moral, virtuous, quiet, and introverted.

P.S: Besides Annabeth and the Stolls, Hazel is the only character who has canonically swore (multiple times). She literally had a tantrum and swore so much Leo was surprised. She does not hate curse words and is most definitely not 'innocent' (she was literally an accomplice to suicide and killed multiple monsters and a sorceress).

Reyna-

How she actually is: Strict, warm-hearted, thoughtful, brave, selfless, stubborn, independent, strong, stoic, dubious, unforgiving, intelligent, supportive, protective, confident, loyal, strong-willed, badass, and a leader.

How the fandom portrays her: Cold-hearted, unfriendly, shallow, rude, mean, emotionless, a romantic, jealous, dramatic, arrogant, merciless, cruel, and Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason.

P.S: Everyone's giving shit to Reyna for being 'too strict'....honey, she's the Praetor. That's the equivalent of being the president. Everyone's hating her cause she 'told Lavinia to stop chewing gum so loud!!111!!!11!' but they were at a senate meeting. If- in the U.S- the president was talking to the Senate and a Senator was chewing gum so loudly the president could hear, you think the president would be mean for telling them to stop? Reyna has a formal and serious job...but people hate her cause she acts formal and serious??? Y'all make no damn sense.

P.P.S: Piper thought about Jason about 70% of the time in each of her chapters (I reread The Lost Hero. This is true). Reyna didn't even mention him. But Reyna is the Jason-obsessed one?

Nico-

How he actually is: Introverted, mysterious, lonely, sad, quiet, shy, naïve, unforgiving, independent, vengeful, insecure, unpredictable, strong-willed, resentful (or he holds grudges often), unreliable, and caring.

How the fandom portrays him: Creepy, vampire-like, grumpy, cruel, a desperate romantic who swoons and blushes over anything, a Percy fanboy, mean, and shallow OR cheerful, upbeat, happy, energetic, geeky, and obsessed with McDonalds (that was when he was a kid, not now), plus Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy, Will Will Will Will Will Will Will Will Will Will, and gay gay gay gay gay gay OR cute little adorable precious bean cinnamon roll.

P.S: Nico doesn't eat McDonalds. He uses the food from there to raise the dead. How did that translate into 'He LOVES eating there and loves all the cute little toys!!1111!!1!!'?

Rachel-

How she actually is: Calm, kind, charitable, selfless, brave, reckless, creative, intelligent, artsy, witty, open-minded, blunt, funny, laid-back, talkative, stubborn, helpful, quick-witted, humorous, and a volunteer.

How the fandom portrays her: Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy omg Annabeth is such a Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy jealous Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy.

I’m actually Calypso Day (you probably don’t remember me) but I’m on a different device and so I’ll be on here more frequently. I’m just say this because I felt like it would be weird saying it in comments so HI

What if Leo had not know that he was fire resistant untill his mom's death (so no Tia)?

Can't Hephaestus' kids with the Fire ability eat as much Ambrosia and nectar as they want, since they're immune to fire, not being able to get burnt up?

DODONA:

Psyche

Hecate

Ganymede

Hypnos

Athena

Zeus

Hermes

ERYTHRAEA:

The Muses

Hebe

Phobos

Tyche

Dionysus

Apollo

Aphrodite

CUMAE:

Eros

Deimos

Iris

Asclepius

Hades

Demeter

Ares

DELPHI:

Morpheus

Nemesis

Eris

Nike

Artemis

Hephaestus

Poseidon

RULES:

• You will be given a picture. You'll have to find the difference between the picture posted and the original picture.

• Do not refer the original picture to find the difference.

• The art will be any of the official art, including the former ones and readriordan art.

• Mention your team after you've guessed.

• You can choose your team based on your godly parent, legacy or which god/goddess you prefer.

• Please be accurate. Don't go saying "Something's wrong near their eye". Please mention what's wrong.

• There will be a double wwwtp (two images will be posted) every alternate day. There will be double points (all the points scored will be doubled) after every two double wwwtp.

• I will post everyday at 05:00 p.m IST except on Sundays.

What's wrong with Leo Valdez?

SCOREBOARD:

DODONA: 5 points

ERYTHRAEA: 10 points

CUMAE: 2 points

DELPHI: 13 points

We all know that Jason, piper and Leo went on a quest in the lost hero, but with some people don’t know of is that Jason was supposed to die in the lost hero. When Hera/Juno finally got released out of her prison she changed into her true form to get rid of the monsters that were attacking Jason piper and Leo. But, Jason looked at hers true form and didn’t die, why didn’t he die?

Jason did not die because Percy, Frank and Hazel hadn’t released death yet.

Vote for you you think would be eliminated FIRST.

Standard gear. Morals off. No Blessing of Ares for Frank. There is a small pond for Percy.

First character to get 4 votes will be eliminated. Then the next one with 4 votes gets eleiminated next etc.

Votes from previous rounds do not count.

I’ll be checking votes regularly.

I’m auto-eliminating Piper because she could theoretically charmspeak all of them into thing themselves up. Or she could theoretically be attacked and stand no chance. She’s too unpredictable l.

Anyway, I’ll be crossing off eliminated characters: