“ | You're a Colossus Neurotic, Markowitz. | ” |
–Ellis to Cecil Markowitz, in the Hidden Oracle |
Ellis Wakefield is a Greek demigod son of Ares.
The Trials of Apollo[]
The Hidden Oracle[]
Ellis was listed as one of the campers who mysteriously vanished. Chiron said that he had first presumed that he had charged off without thinking.
Ellis and the rest of the missing campers were revealed to be held captive by Nero, who wanted them to burn along with the Grove of Dodona. Apollo made Austin Lake free Ellis and the other half-bloods from their binds.
Ellis, once freed, is seen balling his fists, walking around like he wanted to punch someone. During the demigods' brief discussion, Ellis was able to identify the thunderous noise coming from the distance as the footsteps of a war machine.
The demigods called the queen Myrmeke and two female soldier ants to fly them to Camp Half-Blood. He, Cecil Markowitz, and Miranda Gardiner held the automaton's attention along with the rest of the camp while Apollo took it down with a plague arrow. Ellis may have been present at Leo's return.
Appearance[]
Ellis is a teenager with a muscular build.
Personality[]
Ellis, like his other siblings, is seen as violent and war-like, usually a person who acts without thinking. Chiron describes him as "an impetuous young man" who was prone to running off to fulfill his own quests.
However, Ellis also displays some intelligence and perceptiveness, as he was keen enough to recognize the sound coming from camp as the Colossus's footsteps, and additionally made some valid points, which Apollo remarked was a rarity for children of Ares.
In the Camp Confidental, Ellis privately wondered if it really took Sherman Yang's Ares-like personality to run a cabin, suggesting that some part of him believed in other qualities besides guts and strength.
Abilities[]
- ADHD: Like most demigods, Ellis possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that he uses to analyze the fighting style of his opponent.
- Fighting Skills: Ellis has been trained in hand-to-hand combat during his stays at Camp Half-Blood.
- Dyslexia: His brain is "hardwired" for Ancient Greek instead of modern languages.
Demigod Abilities[]
- Physically Enhanced: As a son of Ares, Ellis is very strong and swift, more so than is potentially possible for either a regular human or non-Ares demigods due to having the physical structure, upper body strength, and muscularity of a rugby player.
- Telumkinesis: Being a child of Ares would make him an expert in all weapon usage and he may even have some degree of magical control over them.
- Necromancy (limited): As a son of Ares, Ellis can summon the losing undead soldiers from any war.