Luke Castellan

I am just obsessed with it and Idk why

(I mean i do but that's complicated (Emma you are a teenager who wants to date a dead 26 year old non existing man get it together!!!))

Also share interesting/sad facts about it in the chat

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...Let's just dive into these, no?

Introducing to you....

THE CHARACTER ARCS AND WHAT I THINK OF THEM (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER BECAUSE I'M CHAOTIC)

Have a fun time reading!

CHAPTER 1: STARRING LEO VALDEZ AS AN UNSUCCESFUL ARC.

Leo fans, you have been warned...

Summary: In which I (and Leo) rethinks their life decisions...

Leo at the beginning of the series: I really want a girlfriend!

Leo at the end of the series: *Gets a girlfriend*

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What's the moral here, exactly?

Well, there's none. There's no like 'I've discovered I'm happy being by myself'. Or anything like that. A character arc is so the character changes... and Leo doesn't... change.

The only thing that changes is his relationship status :(

Leo could've developed a lot more. To me, it feels like wasted potential. Really wasted potential.

CHAPTER 2: STARRING LUKE CASTELLAN AS OUR NEW DEAD BOY

The only deaths I cry for are the villains...

Summary: In which I cry for the evil people… because I am one myself...

Luke at the beginning of the series: i'm alive

Luke at the end of the series: i'm dead

Brilliant arc.

Okay, ignore that kinda harsh thing up there about Luke's arc. I really think Luke developed as a character, and I love that. I cried for him on that day, I was so sorry to see him die. And yet the weird thing? I never cried for anyone else's. Even Jason's. Or Crest's.

It takes a special kind of arc to make you cry for the villain.

CHAPTER 3: STARRING NICO DI ANGELO AS THAT ONE GAY BOY

In which Nico decides who his real type is...

Summary: In which Nico decides his emotions are a complicated mess, and he’s too pure for this world..

Nico at the beginning of the series: im happy

At the middle: im sad

At the end: im happy with will but also sort of sad because my friend jason died so my feelings are a living, breathing, mess, right now also im going into tarturus, yeet -

Alright. I'm fine with this arc. I don't see too many problems, mainly because I'm a Solangelo shipper. (And we're discussing the arc, not the ship, so please don't talk about that in the comments). Anyways, I'm A-OK, and I like the idea of Nico beginning to accept himself.

CHAPTER 4: STARRING THAT ONE WHINY GOD

If you don't know his name, you haven't read the series...

Summary: In which Apollo talks about his excellence...

Apollo at the beginning: I am a whiny, ignorant, jerk.

Apollo at the middle: I'm still whiny but maybe less... jerky?

Apollo at the end: I'm sorry

Beautiful.

Not only does this arc take up a lot of books, it's also amazing. I cried when Apollo said 'I would remember'. It wasn't Jason's death that cracked me up, it was Apollo's reaction. I found myself shedding tears at this once selfish god - remembering. Remember what it's like to be human.

CHAPTER 5: IT'S FLYING GRACE. BUT HE'S IN ELYSIUM.

Does this even count as an arc?

Um, answer. It doesn't. This chapter was pointless, sorry to torment you.

CHAPTER 6: OH LOOK, ANOTHER VILLAIN TURNED GOOD

Ethan Nakamura, you're either a genius or a traitor...

Ethan at the beginnin-

No, we don’t need to do this. We already know.

Ethan’s like Luke in a way. You know, classic baddie turned good. Except he’s more of a minor character. But I still like his arc, even if it was minimal.

CHAPTER 7: STARRING PIPER MCLEAN AS A BISEXUAL QUEEN

My rhyming skils are epic, I know…

Piper at the beginning: Jason, Jason, Jason

Piper at the end: Shel, Shel, Shel

I don’t like this arc. Piper’s bisexuality came out of nowhere. It’s forced representation and not a good one. In my opinion, it’s just fake. I don’t like it.

CHAPTER 8: STARRING ME AS AN AUTHOR

I hope this doesn’t sound too harsh…

Me at the beginning: *typity type type type*

Me at the end: *typity type type type*

What a brilliant character arc! I highly suggest you use this example in your stories.

CHAPTER 9: STARRING YOU AS … YOURSELF

Sooooo creative, I know…

Alright, so we’ve gotten to the end. Write what you think in the comments!

I bet I’m the only person who’s used this format before….

CHAPTER 10: WAIT, THERE’S ONE MORE CHAPTER? STARRING ME AS… AN ESSAY QUEEN. AGAIN.

No, I’m not an essay queen. That’s a lie… This wasn’t an essay anyways, it was just careful opinions disguised as such…

Anyways, bye! What do you think? Type it in the comments!

Sooooooooooooooo I have learned that I'm not supposed to put song lyrics that swear even if its censored.

I just wanted to put the name of the songs that do swear but i will not put the lyrics.

All of these are by The Kid LAROI

Sally Jackson to Poseidon: "TELL ME WHY" -The Kid LAROI

This was @Fierrochase is awesome 's idea:

Annabeth to Luke after the first book: "SAME ENERGY" -The Kid LAROI

This was also, @Fierrochase is awesome 's idea

Annabeth: "TRAGIC" -The Kid LAROI Ft. Youngboy never broke again & Internet money

A few similarities (that occurred to me while reading Paradise Lost) between Luke, and Satan in Paradise Lost, and Eve

Recently, I have been reading Paradise Lost, a poem written by John Milton, regarding the (Biblical story) fall of Satan, and his tempting of Eve and Adam, resulting in their expulsion from The Garden of Eden. While I am sure a great deal of you on this fandom is already familiar with that which I speak of since surely, the readers are of infinitely higher education and intelligence than I am. However, for the sake of this post, I will give a brief summary of Paradise Lost.

The poem starts with Satan and his fallen angels, banished from Heaven by God and His Son (Jesus) for their rebellion against them. Satan and his angels have a debate on how best to revenge themselves, and Satan finally decrees that he will corrupt God’s newest and favourite creation; mankind. He travels out of Hell to Earth, where after a few happenings, he manages to, in the form of a serpent, to convince Eve to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which was forbidden to them by God on the penalty of Death. Eve confesses her guilt to Adam, and Adam also eats the fruit, since he states that he and Eve are one, of the same flesh, and they will share the same fate. They then, together, eat the fruit, but then are banished from the Garden of Eden, their Paradise, by God.

Now, let me explain the similarities between Satan and Luke.

Satan, like Luke, is extremely cunning, charismatic, and persuasive. And unlike the traditional depictions of The Devil, Milton states that Satan retained all his beauty after he fell from Heaven, similar to how Luke is stated numerous times to be good-looking and handsome. John Milton also changes Satan again, making him a tragic, and even sympathetic figure, rather like Luke. Satan is also, like Luke, a rebellious character, struggling against the power of God (with Satan) and The Olympians Tyranny (Luke’s case). In short, Satan and Luke are both forced to struggle against higher powers to achieve their rebellious goals. Both Satan and Luke are dedicated to their cause and believe they are doing the best for their followers, for Satan was greatly committed to corrupting mankind, as Luke was to overthrow the gods. Then comes the debate that Satan is actually a hero, or rather, a tragic or Hellenic hero. Similarly, many debate on whether Luke was good or bad, and whether he deserves punishment in death, or Paradise (Elysium.) Similar to Luke trying to overthrow the gods for their mistreatment, absence of mind, and hypocrisy and evil (in his mind), Satan states that his rebellion with his angels is an attempt to "explain the hypocrisy of God” and in doing so, they will be treated with the respect and acknowledgement that they deserve.

Now, Luke, and Eve.

Luke and Eve both share one great similarity; Eve was tempted by Satan to eat the fruit, and Luke was tempted by Kronos to join him. Do you not see? In this aspect, Satan is Kronos, and Eve is Luke. Luke, like Eve, is tempted by a malevolent and evil power to rebel against The Olympians (or rather, in Eve’s case, God.)

And finally, another thought that occurred to me while writing this post: Luke also shares a bit of a similarity with humanity, for in Paradise Lost, it is stated that after humans commit their sins, The Son of God will be born on the Earth as a Man (Jesus) and will redeem mankind of their original sin. This is slightly similar to how Annabeth redeemed Luke, if you ask me, though of course, there are many differences, and Luke more redeemed himself through love for Annabeth (however strange, due to the age difference).

And now, I end my post, and I hope my thoughts are clear, and I hope I did not offend any who is of Biblical faith, for I am speaking solely of the happenings of Paradise Lost, and while, I admit, I am not too educated on Biblical stories, I am aware that Milton changed a few things, so if you took offence, then I apologize, but I meant nothing bad, I was merely indicating what Milton said, and it would probably be better to take out your enmity on him. (Though it would be rather fruitless since Milton in question is dead.)

Farewell, then, readers, and I hope you have a pleasant day!

My dad brought his work colleague to our house to discuss about some project and his name is Luke- And the worst part is that he also looks like Riordanverse Luke.

Luke didn't die, he just gave up on being a demigod and started doing graphic designing.

It's the main problem that I have with this series. All the antagonists are hyped up and overpowered until the hero comes along and inevitably defeats them. All the antagonists also lack depth, we spend so much time on our heroes that we never get to see any actual characterization on our villains at all. Luke was a great example of how to write a villain perfectly, so it annoys me that Rick knows how to write a good villain but just doesn't want to. Look at Gaea, Kronos, Set, Ares, Fenris Wolf, Surt and so many more! None of them are interesting nor are any of them intimidating. To sum it up, great heroes can only become heroes because of a villain.

Edit: I forgot to add none of them had interesting motives except Luke.

Anyways, thank you for reading my cry baby rant about why villains in this series basically suck and hope you have a good day!

I honestly think PJO would be so different if we saw it in Luke's view, he’s such a complex character and I feel like there's so much more to him than what we saw in the series.

This was requested so I thought I'd do it. I also enjoyed making the other one so why not?

Brief intro to the Lantern Corps

The Lantern Corps

The Lantern Corps are organizations that are used to channel the energy field that is fueled by the emotions of any living thing (the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum.) The Green Lantern Corps was originally the only one, but it has since grown to include the Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Indigo, and Violet Lantern Corps, along with the Black, White, and Ultraviolet Lantern Corps (but I'm only going to be focussing on the main seven for this segment.)

Green Lantern Corps

Green Lanterns are selected by the strength of their willpower and given a power ring that creates anything made out of energy controlled by will. They are essentially space cops. They patrol parts of the universe and act as peacekeepers. The green light can only be controlled by one who has an indomitable will that can overcome great fear.

Red Lantern Corps

Their power rings channel the emotion "rage," and the Red Lanterns are chosen from the angriest sentients in the universe. They mostly function as supervillains, sometimes anti-heroes throughout much of the DC Universe. A person who has felt great rage is able to tap into the red light.

Orange Lantern Corps

Their power rings channel the emotion "avarice," also known as "greed." The Orange Lanterns are an overwhelming force of evil that is twisted further by the power of a ring that always wants more. It is capable of being harnessed by those whose greed knows no bounds.

Yellow Lantern Corps (The Sinestro Corps)

The Sinestro Corps, also called Yellow Lanterns Corps, is one of several villainous groups found in the Lantern Corps, they utilize the power of fear to enforce their own version of "justice" across the universe, A being capable of instilling great fear in others is capable of wielding this power.

Blue Lantern Corps

The Blue Lantern Power Rings are fueled by the emotion of hope. While an entirely separate corps, the Blue Lanterns are meant to aid other kindhearted wielders of the emotional spectrum rather than replace them. The blue light is capable of being wielded by a being who can bring hope for the future to others. The blue light is one of the most powerful of the spectrum (white light is the most powerful), but it is also the most difficult to wield and understand.

The Indigo Tribe

Their power rings channel the emotion "compassion," and the Indigos are chosen from among the universe's worst killers and sadists to rehabilitate them. The Indigo Light can be wielded by one with great compassion for other beings.

Violet Lantern Corps

This primarily female corps uses the violet light of love, and while they are occasional allies of the Green Lantern Corps, they are primarily driven by their own agenda. Those who are capable of great love, who have lost loved ones, or been rejected are capable of wielding the violet light.

Now the characters (I'm only doing the main ones btw)

Luke Castellan

This guy was either a Green or Red Lantern. Green because he was said to have had an extremely strong will worthy of a hero. Like, he was able to hold the weight of the sky and fight Thalia head-on despite her Aegis shield. In The Last Olympian, he even fought Kronos himself for the control of his body.

Red could also work for him since it seemed to have been the thing to drive him, especially when he was trying to resurrect Kronos. Luke became crueller and more callous than ever, even willing to send Percy to his certain death into Tartarus.

It could go either way for him, but I'm going to have to settle for Green for his overall character.

Octavian

Orange Lantern for sure. Octavian was known for being power-hungry and was willing to go to extreme lengths to pursue his goal with complete disregard for others. Orange Lanterns are plagued with an unending hunger, that can never be satisfied. Orange Lanterns also are known for their twisted ways. Without a doubt. Octavian is an Oragne Lantern.

Ethan Nakamura

Ethan was a Green Lantern. He was brave and was heavily driven by his goals. He followed his goals and tried to achieve them the best way he could, even if it means betraying those he previously allied with. This could also make him an Orange Lantern, but I think his willpower is stronger than his greed since it was his will that drove him to do the things he did.

I'm not doing Gaea because she has the personality of a wet sock.

Luke Castellan is an...interesting character in the Riordan series. If not the most interesting character. I can stay up all night arguing with myself over whether he is a good guy or a bad guy. I can look at people in disgust who ship luke with Annabeth or even Thalia. Then at the same time think they have a point Luke castellan is one of the most controversial book characters of all time (in my opinion). Today we will take a look into the pro-Luke and anti-Luke sides of the fandom.

Hello demigods and mortals,

As you read above we will be deep diving into Luke's character starting off with the way that uncle Rick "handled" him. What I mean by that is the majority of stories have a good guy v. bad guy. If uncle rick wanted to write a good story (which he did and exceeded expectations on) he had to have a bad guy. Now I can question the fact of Luke being a bad guy, but I'll get into that later. Rick wrote us the sort of bad guy. By sort of I mean that luke is right smack dab in the middle of being a good guy and a bad guy. While some people are probably screaming at me from the other sides of their screens, Luke did not do wrong, Kronus did. What is the worst thing that Luke ever did? Kill 1000s of demigods? Almost start a war? But, he didn't do that, did he? No, Kronos did. Luke was in the wrong dream at the wrong time that pulled on the wrong heartstrings. When he killed himself he knew that it would not just free the world from him, but he would be free from Kronos. He had Kronos's spirit inside of him since the day he had a nightmare with Kronos's spirit. Luke was still bitter from when Thalia was turned into a tree. Since then he had always had a hatred for the gods. That's why Kronos chose him because he had such a strong amount of hatred in his soul.

Are you pro or anti luke put it in the comments down below and if you want me to give my opinion on something or give you a shoutout on the next post let me know

Have a great day and don't get eaten whole by a giant turtle

STORY TIME KIDZ!!!

I was listening to mah music and found this song that really fits Annabeth scolding luke for working for Kronos. The song is called “Wiser” by Madilyn Bailey. (I luv her)

LYRICSSSSSSSSSS(iM a SnAkE) :

I thought that it was safe to die inside your arms

I let you in I let you see this naked heart

Lesson learned sometimes love goes behind your back

I guess that's just the way we find out who we are

Was it all worth it?

I'm wiser from the mess you made I feel no pain

Wiser from the storms I braved yeah I want to say

Thank you thank you

For breaking my heart showing me who you are

I'm wiser from the waves you made

Wiser

It melts away the price I pay to taste your love

No more shame those embers they just burn to dust

Turning pages bruises fade and I made it through the deep

I earned my stripes from battle cries this skin is thick

Was it all worth it?

I'm wiser from the mess you made I feel no pain

Wiser from the storms I braved yeah I want to say

Thank you thank you

For breaking my heart showing me who you are

I'm wiser from the waves you made

Wiser

Thank you for making it harder

I learned to keep my head above the water

Because of you I will always be a survivor

Boy it was worth it

I'm wiser from the mess you made I feel no pain

Wiser from the storms I braved yeah I want to say

Thank you thank you

For breaking my heart showing me who you are

I'm wiser from the waves you made

Thank youuuuuu

I'm wiser from the mess you made I feel no pain

Wiser from the storms I braved yeah I want to say

Thank you thank you

For breaking my heart showing me who you are

I'm wiser from the waves you made

Wiser