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Perseus Jackson

Gender : Male

 

Godly Parent : Poseidon Aegaeus


Mortal Parent(s) : Sally Jackson (mother), Gabe Ugliano (first step-father), Paul Blofis (second step-father)

 

Sibling(s) : Tyson (half-brother)

 

 

Percy is a brave, spirited natural leader, and is willing to risk his life to save friends, family, strangers, and sometimes even enemies. He has a sarcastic and smart sense of humor, a laid-back demeanor, and has earned the respect of all the Olympians.

 

Percy remains true and never goes back on his word. However, he is definitely not perfect. Percy is somewhat short-tempered, and thus has trouble controlling his anger (such as when he sees bullying) and tends to do or blurt out things before thinking, no matter the consequences, causing him to get into a lot of trouble. He also feels responsible for everyone and anything which goes wrong.

 

Many people tell him he is brave such as friends, family, strangers, and even gods and goddesses. He also states that he has the same "brooding" look as his father, that always branded him a rebel, and that his mom also has a rebellious streak just like him. Annabeth Chase mentions that he is technically smart but seems to act dumb; and is obtuse, meaning he doesn't always see the obvious even when it is right in front of him, such as people's feelings and what they are trying to see indirectly. Despite this he is perceptive when he wants to (or needs to) be; he could tell that Gaea wanted to keep him alive and gambled his life knowing that he was too valuable to Gaea for him to die at that time.

 

Percy can also be derisively sarcastic and moody, and he dislikes being manipulated or forced to obey. Although Percy is a leader at Camp Half-Blood, he is considered a troublemaker in school, with a track record of expulsions, like most demigods. His dyslexia makes learning and reading difficult, and his ADHD makes it hard for him to be attentive or to sit still in class. He has never been one of the "cool" kids in class because he hangs out with supposedly "un-cool" people such as Tyson or Grover Underwood. Possibly because of his bad history in school, Percy feels a strong level of affection and attachment to Camp Half-Blood.

 

After getting his memories taken by Hera, and living on the streets and fighting monsters, Percy has developed a"wolf stare" that says "No matter how bad you think you are, I'm worse" which enables him to scare off people like gangsters. He is not afraid of anything in the mortal world anymore, including gangs. He notes that it is probably Lupa's influence on him, as he stayed with her and her pack for weeks. 

 

Percy was a child of Poseidon's better nature: powerful, but gentle and helpful, a person that would guide ships safely to the shore rather than destroy them.

 

While in Tartarus, Percy is starting to show a darker and more dangerous side of himself in his personality. He begins to question himself about his morality, if he's really a good hero or not. In Tartarus, there are many instances where Percy feels hopelessness and fear, although he ultimately overcomes it. He's shown to be more prone to aggression , something which does not seem to disappear towards the end.

Demigod Abilities : 

 

  • Water-Induced Abilities: When in contact with or in the presence of water, Percy gains a disproportionate amount of superhuman clarity, strength, speed, agility, and endurance equaling a god and he has shown to be more powerful than Ares while in this state. However, this only lasts for a limited amount of time unless he is completely submerged in water. He also heals himself from any wound and most poisons when he comes into contact with water, the amount of water and time needed for the healing being proportionate to the severity of the wound.

 

  • Hydrokinesis: With the power of the sea within him, Percy can control every form and great volumes of water, being even able to summon and heal his wounds and cure himself of most poisons with it. Percy can control water almost omnipotently. He can control it in order to make it explode, or use it to grab something. His hydrokinesis abilities include:

  1. General Hydrokinesis: He can create water from petrified seashells, as well as being able to create water with his own energy and summoning the "force of the ocean" to his will, as long as he concentrates hard enough. He can also harden water into an almost solid shape.

  2. Hydrogenesis: Percy can create water from his own power, though it takes much of his energy for him to do so.

  3. Healing Factor: Since he is the son of Poseidon he can heal most wounds and cure most poisons when in contact with water.

  4. Water Propulsion: He can control the water around him to propel himself through water. Percy can shoot water, not only from being in water, but he can blast the own water he creates.

  5. Underwater breathing: Percy can breathe underwater and diffuse the oxygen in the water to create oxygen bubbles that allow his non-hydrokinetic friends to breathe underwater.

  6. Water Immunity: Percy can fall from great heights into water, and is unaffected by any amount of water pressure. He does not get wet if submerged in water, unless he wants to. Percy can dry items underwater (as long as he holds onto it), such as a lighter.

  7. Water Solidification: Percy can harden water into an almost solid shape. He can use this power to walk on water, by increasing the surface tension of the water to the point where it is solid enough for him to stand on, and water constructs. 

  8. Sailing Skills: Percy possesses an intimate awareness of any ship he is on (sailing ships, canoes, motorboats, possibly submarines); being able to telekinetically operate one (as well as anything related to the ocean) because he has perfect bearings on the ocean, he can easily navigate his way at sea.

  9. Communication: Percy has divine authority over and can talk (normally and telepathically) to equines and sea creatures who mainly treat him with deference and lordly respect. He can also speak to other children of Poseidon underwater.

 

  • Atmokinesis: Percy can summon hurricanes and other types of storms, but the extent to which he can control them is as of yet unknown. Percy's hurricanes have been show to be powerful enough.

 

  • Electrokinesis (limited): Percy used this skill unintentionally on one occasion. Sparks of lightning appeared as his hurricane increased in power. His control of this ability, however, is far less than that of a child of Zeus and appears to be a limited side effect of his storms.

 

  • Aerokinesis (limited): Percy can summon strong winds, which he could use to create storms such as hurricanes and typhoons.

 

  • Geokinesis: Percy can generate earthquakes and (consequently) cause volcanic eruptions, but his control of this technique is less than that of a child of Hades.

 

  • Cryokinesis: Percy can use cryokinesis to a small degree. He is able to use the ice and snow around him to make an icy hurricane.

 

  • Heat Resistance: Percy has a far higher than normal resistance to heat and burns, similar to that of a cyclops, due to his father's oceanic nature. Though it began to get more painful the longer he was in contact with it.

 

  • Toxikinesis (limited): Percy can control and manipulate poisons. This is limited, though, as poison is only part water.

Magical Items

 

  • The Minotaur's horn

 

  • Anaklusmos (Riptide in English)

 

  • The 12th Legion's Eagle.

 

  • Medusa head.

 

  • Stygian Ice Whistle

 

  • Wristwatch shield

 

  • Nemean lion's pelt

 

  • Sand dollar

 

  • Chameleon Armor

 

  • Hermes' multivitamins

 

  • The Golden fleece

 

  • Pandora's pithos

 

  • Thermos of winds

 

  • Magical Pearls

 

  • Moonlace

 

  • Javelins

 

  • Daedalus' wings

 

  • Winged shoes

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