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Percy realizes that unless he gets out of the Lotus Casino quickly, he will 'stay here, happy forever, playing games forever, and soon forget my mom, and my quest, and maybe my own name. When Aphrodite, a goddess born of sea and foam, grants a blessing to another child of the ocean, she irrevocably alters the prophecy. Because when Percy Jackson looks across the Lotus Hotel and Casino and meets the wide, dark eyes of a Son of Death, everything changes. In Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief, Team Percy is lured into the Lotus Casino and never wants to leave due to the effects of the 'drugs' in the lotus flower snacks. When they finally escape, only a few hours seemed to pass for them when, in fact, it had been five days. In the casino, Percy runs into a dude playing a pinball game who thinks it's still 1971. Welcome to the Lotus Casino tumblr! We are a literate Percy Jackson roleplay group located at thelotuscasino.proboards.com. We are currently slow in activity, as we are looking for active members. For any questions ask us here, or go to Oz at twerking-amporas.tumblr.com. In the book, Percy Jackson and The Olympians The Lightning Thief Percy and his friends visit the Lotus Hotel and Casino. In the book, there really is no relation to the lotus eaters except the name.
Based on the popular fantasy novels by Rick Riordan, the Percy Jackson and the Olympians franchise takes place in a world of Greek gods and ancient monsters. But despite its classical roots, both the books and the films are meant for younger audiences. After all, in the novels, the characters start out at 12 years old, and in the films, Percy begins his adventures at age 16. In other words, it's the perfect adventure story for kids.
However, if you haven't seen the movies in a long time, you might not remember that there's a surprising amount of content in both 2010's The Lightning Thief and 2013's Sea of Monsters that appeals to a much wider audience. And we're not just talking tweens and teens. From mythological mistakes to surprising musical references, here are the things in the Percy Jackson movies that only adults would find unobscured by the Mist.
Percy Jackson's big Persephone problem
For a movie based entirely around Greek mythology, The Lightning Thief doesn't always pay as much attention to its source material as it should. We could forgive a few approximations and omissions here and there, but there's one glaring inconsistency that undermines the entire plot of the film.
Persephone shouldn't have even been in the Underworld when Percy and his friends arrived there around the summer solstice. According to her own mythology, she's forced to remain in her husband's domain during the winter months. In the spring and summer months, she brings mild weather to the Earth above. In fact, the entire quest for the pearls, which takes up the bulk of the film, is inspired by Persephone's captivity in the Underworld, as the pearls belong to her and allow the user to travel to and from Hell. The movie references her imprisonment frequently but neglects to portray it accurately.
It might not have been so big of an issue if it wasn't Persephone who ended up securing the gang's escape from the Underworld by knocking out her own husband. In reality, she wouldn't have even been there, and they would've had a much harder time getting out.
The films feature quite a bit of disability representation
While the movies are controversial among fans of the books, we've got to give the Percy Jackson films props for showcasing quite a bit of disability representation. In fact, characteristics we'd associate with disabilities are some of the primary identifiers that mark a demigod.
Percy has been told that he suffers from ADHD and dyslexia because his brain is hardwired for a drastically different world than the high school landscape of required reading and standardized tests, making it seem like he has dysfunctions in a place he wasn't made for. The 'impulsivity' attributed to ADHD is actually a manifestation of his combat reflexes, and the confusion that arises when he tries to read English results from his natural predisposition toward reading a notoriously difficult language.
Grover and Chiron both have physical disabilities in their disguised human forms, as well, and these two mask underlying strengths and unique abilities. Chiron's wheelchair is a camouflaging vessel for the magnificent horse portion of his centaur body, and Grover's crutches allow him to mask the fact that he, as a satyr, has goat legs that serve him well as Percy's protector.
Percy's entire introduction to the demigod world is based around the ideas that there's more to life than meets the eye and that there's a profound strength of character hiding in anyone. Percy himself learns not to underestimate Grover, Chiron, or himself — a powerful message for the disabled community that adults should point out to their children, students, and siblings.
Demigod discourse
When it comes to being sensitive to individuals of diverse backgrounds, the terminology that Percy learns to apply to the demigod world deals with similar issues to that of human discourse. He learns the proper way of addressing and referring to certain 'demi-graphics,' so to speak, with the help of his best friend and guide, Grover, a satyr. Apparently, 'protector' duties include making sure your charge doesn't say anything that will get him into trouble, which makes sense when the wrath of mythical creatures is involved.
It's also just something that good friends do for each other — hold each other accountable for using oppressive or offensive language. One of the first suggestions that Grover offers relates to his own identity, when he informs Percy that the 'politically correct' term for a half-man, half-goat is a satyr. (Percy has just insensitively, though not maliciously, called him a 'weird hybrid man-goat thing,' so the correction is warranted.)
Grover apprises his friend of the proper language in multiple scenarios. For example, the preferred way to refer to a cyclops, we learn, is 'ocularly challenged.' These comments might go right over a child's head, and when adults pick up on them, it's important to frame them as supportive toward groups of people pursuing their desired nomenclature.
Like father, like son
In the Percy Jackson franchise, we meet the children of various gods, and these immortal progeny share similar characteristic with their classical parents — traits that younger audiences might not be familiar with. For example, Clarisse — an antagonist turned ally of Percy's in Sea of Monsters – is a daughter of Ares, which is part of where she gets the aggression and competitive spirit that initially makes her such a bitter rival.
Ares' children are pretty formidable in general. In The Lightning Thief, during the infamous game of 'capture the flag' where the son of Poseidon first proves his mettle, Luke Castellan warns Percy, 'Sons of Ares, watch out,' alluding to the offspring of the god of war and their inherently violent nature.
The daughters of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, have also clearly inherited some personality traits from their mother. Living together in the house under her name, they behave like a sorority (known on college campuses as 'Greek life'), spending their time tanning, flirting, and throwing parties. Allusions like this to the personality traits of the gods are a little more subtle than, say, the son of Poseidon being able to heal himself with water.
The way the cookie crumbles
Something odd is going on at the Lotus Casino in Las Vegas, but only older viewers would understand the true nature of the lotus flower cookies that Percy and his friends can't seem to get enough of. These addictive, brightly colored sweets represent something much darker. The way the teenagers behave after consuming them and the effects they have on the user's mood, intellect, and the passage of time render them a clear reference to party drugs and narcotics.
The delicacies take their inspiration from the myth of the Lotus-Eaters, which describes a tribe of people encountered by Odysseus on his famous quest, people who offered the hero and his crew a mysterious plant that caused them to drift into a state of mindless bliss outside of time. This is certainly what happens to Percy, Annabeth, and Grover in Las Vegas, a city synonymous with indulgence and excess.
The fact that the mysterious flowers cause the users to waste years of their lives without realizing it is representative of the course of addiction. The friends completely forget about the most important thing in their lives in their blind escapism, and it's only through mutual support that they manage to break the spell.
Percy Jackson's Biblical reference
Mr. D — as the attendees at Camp Half-Blood call the god of wine, madness, and parties — is the newly appointed camp director in Sea of Monsters. This position comes as part of a punishment Zeus whipped up to get back at his son for going against the bro code (though it's really a father-son code, in this case) and pursuing a dryad Zeus had a fancy for. But the worst of Dionysus' punishment was the fact that every time he attempted to pour himself a glass of wine, it turned into water in his cup.
Not only can he not drink any wine, he can't use his powers to grow grapes for wine, either. In the books, it's hinted that a prior period of punishment caused the Prohibition era, which is a decidedly adult allusion. Despite the fact that he can't get drunk, Dionysus seems pretty belligerent and self-important in the film, constantly calling Percy by the wrong name.
But this type of gaffe may be more a part of his personality than a side effect of alcohol. (Or perhaps his withdrawal is making his brain foggy!) After all, Dionysus does seem to have a wit as dry as a fine red wine. In response to his curse, he comments that Christians have a guy who can do that trick in reverse, a reference to Jesus turning water into wine in the Bible.
Vehicles of symbolism
As you might expect, the Percy Jackson movies contain quite a few nods to elements of human and godly realms, but they're more likely to be picked out by older audiences. After all, the kids watching won't be as likely to recognize the Maserati in which Percy and his friends escape from the Lotus Casino. And they probably won't know that the trident logo for the luxury car brand was, in fact, based on Percy's father — or at least his Roman counterpart, Neptune, and the fountain dedicated to his likeness in the company's home city of Bologna, Italy.
Another motor vehicle from The Lightning Thief carries its own special significance. When the heroes get off their bus amidst the sounds of AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell,' the front of the bus indicates that it's bound for Atlantic City. As you may know, Atlantic City has a hellish reputation among many adults, which has been used as joke fodder in numerous sitcoms and, apparently, this young adult film.
Percy Jackson's reference to classic rock
The camera tracks quickly to close in on the suave ruler of the Underworld, so quickly that we almost miss it, but eagle-eyed fans have pointed out that Hades can be seen in possession of a Gibson SG guitar when we first meet him in his palace.
This bright red axe is the same type of guitar as Angus Young's, the lead guitarist of AC/DC. One of the band's most famous songs is 'Highway to Hell,' which for Hades would simply be the highway home. The god's persona in the film rocks pretty hard, as well, from the unruly curls and goatee to the leather bracelet and aesthetically ripped black sleeves.
Even more fittingly, the logo of the iconic rock band features a lightning bolt where the forward slash would be. Zeus' lightning bolt is exactly the godly object that Percy has been accused of stealing in The Lightning Thief, and this allegation is the reason they have to travel down the literal highway to Hell in the first place.
Dealing with impostor syndrome
If The Lightning Thief did a good job with disability representation, Sea of Monsters built on that legacy by showcasing the classic difficulty of the coming-of-age experience and the insidious nature of impostor syndrome. That's when the sufferer believes that they're inadequate and experiences exaggerated doubt about their achievements despite evidence of success.
Percy actually says out loud that he sometimes doesn't believe he actually did the things he was praised for. To not only doubt the merit of your achievements but to seriously question whether they happened at all suggests a very severe case of impostor syndrome, but it's also not unheard of! It's actually a documented symptom of the ailment in those who suffer from it, and for Percy to say it in such clear terms is, in a way, comforting to such people, who are often objectively high achievers. Being the son of a god who literally saved the world places Percy firmly in that category.
The way the cookie crumbles
Something odd is going on at the Lotus Casino in Las Vegas, but only older viewers would understand the true nature of the lotus flower cookies that Percy and his friends can't seem to get enough of. These addictive, brightly colored sweets represent something much darker. The way the teenagers behave after consuming them and the effects they have on the user's mood, intellect, and the passage of time render them a clear reference to party drugs and narcotics.
The delicacies take their inspiration from the myth of the Lotus-Eaters, which describes a tribe of people encountered by Odysseus on his famous quest, people who offered the hero and his crew a mysterious plant that caused them to drift into a state of mindless bliss outside of time. This is certainly what happens to Percy, Annabeth, and Grover in Las Vegas, a city synonymous with indulgence and excess.
The fact that the mysterious flowers cause the users to waste years of their lives without realizing it is representative of the course of addiction. The friends completely forget about the most important thing in their lives in their blind escapism, and it's only through mutual support that they manage to break the spell.
Percy Jackson's Biblical reference
Mr. D — as the attendees at Camp Half-Blood call the god of wine, madness, and parties — is the newly appointed camp director in Sea of Monsters. This position comes as part of a punishment Zeus whipped up to get back at his son for going against the bro code (though it's really a father-son code, in this case) and pursuing a dryad Zeus had a fancy for. But the worst of Dionysus' punishment was the fact that every time he attempted to pour himself a glass of wine, it turned into water in his cup.
Not only can he not drink any wine, he can't use his powers to grow grapes for wine, either. In the books, it's hinted that a prior period of punishment caused the Prohibition era, which is a decidedly adult allusion. Despite the fact that he can't get drunk, Dionysus seems pretty belligerent and self-important in the film, constantly calling Percy by the wrong name.
But this type of gaffe may be more a part of his personality than a side effect of alcohol. (Or perhaps his withdrawal is making his brain foggy!) After all, Dionysus does seem to have a wit as dry as a fine red wine. In response to his curse, he comments that Christians have a guy who can do that trick in reverse, a reference to Jesus turning water into wine in the Bible.
Vehicles of symbolism
As you might expect, the Percy Jackson movies contain quite a few nods to elements of human and godly realms, but they're more likely to be picked out by older audiences. After all, the kids watching won't be as likely to recognize the Maserati in which Percy and his friends escape from the Lotus Casino. And they probably won't know that the trident logo for the luxury car brand was, in fact, based on Percy's father — or at least his Roman counterpart, Neptune, and the fountain dedicated to his likeness in the company's home city of Bologna, Italy.
Another motor vehicle from The Lightning Thief carries its own special significance. When the heroes get off their bus amidst the sounds of AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell,' the front of the bus indicates that it's bound for Atlantic City. As you may know, Atlantic City has a hellish reputation among many adults, which has been used as joke fodder in numerous sitcoms and, apparently, this young adult film.
Percy Jackson's reference to classic rock
The camera tracks quickly to close in on the suave ruler of the Underworld, so quickly that we almost miss it, but eagle-eyed fans have pointed out that Hades can be seen in possession of a Gibson SG guitar when we first meet him in his palace.
This bright red axe is the same type of guitar as Angus Young's, the lead guitarist of AC/DC. One of the band's most famous songs is 'Highway to Hell,' which for Hades would simply be the highway home. The god's persona in the film rocks pretty hard, as well, from the unruly curls and goatee to the leather bracelet and aesthetically ripped black sleeves.
Even more fittingly, the logo of the iconic rock band features a lightning bolt where the forward slash would be. Zeus' lightning bolt is exactly the godly object that Percy has been accused of stealing in The Lightning Thief, and this allegation is the reason they have to travel down the literal highway to Hell in the first place.
Dealing with impostor syndrome
If The Lightning Thief did a good job with disability representation, Sea of Monsters built on that legacy by showcasing the classic difficulty of the coming-of-age experience and the insidious nature of impostor syndrome. That's when the sufferer believes that they're inadequate and experiences exaggerated doubt about their achievements despite evidence of success.
Percy actually says out loud that he sometimes doesn't believe he actually did the things he was praised for. To not only doubt the merit of your achievements but to seriously question whether they happened at all suggests a very severe case of impostor syndrome, but it's also not unheard of! It's actually a documented symptom of the ailment in those who suffer from it, and for Percy to say it in such clear terms is, in a way, comforting to such people, who are often objectively high achievers. Being the son of a god who literally saved the world places Percy firmly in that category.
The side effects of the Mist
The Mist is a magical force that prevents mortals (and sometimes demigods, if it's strong enough) from seeing gods, monsters, and other supernatural entities by disguising them as something from the mortal world. For example, such magic is at work disguising Chiron's centaur body as a wheelchair.
In order to allow him to travel seamlessly with the group of demigods in Sea of Monsters, Annabeth procures a spray bottle of Mist that artificially disguises Tyson (making him look like a human with two eyes rather than a cyclops). Hilariously, the side effects listed on the bottle are a joke at the expense of medication commercials that spout off a slew of side effects that are sometimes so contradictory that they do the opposite of what the medicine itself is supposed to do.
We've seen commercials for antidepressants that may make depression worse or asthma medications with respiratory side effects. Side effects of the Mist seem much more pleasant in general, and they include handsomeness, high self-esteem, and low self-esteem.
Characters deal with discrimination in the Percy Jackson movies
Sea of Monsters builds upon the deep discussion of its predecessor by exploring Annabeth's prejudice against cyclopes. Over the course of the film, Annabeth makes her animosity toward Percy's half-brother, Tyson — as well as cyclopes in general — very apparent. However, we don't really learn why until later in the story when she opens up about how it was a cyclops who took the life of her friend, Thalia, years ago.
To complicate matters further, one of the biggest obstacles in the film's storyline is yet another cyclops, from whom they must rescue Grover, as well as the magical Golden Fleece. The circumstances make it very easy for Annabeth to cling to her personal prejudice, given that the cyclopean threat to their mission only serves to reinforce it.
Despite this, however, Annabeth undergoes a personal journey in tandem with the physical one, a transformation that holds a lesson for viewers of all ages. She gradually learns to dismantle her discriminatory paradigms and behaviors against cyclopes, finally acknowledging that it's destructive to make assumptions about and harbor aggression toward an entire group of people.
The Gray Sisters provide some pretty funny jokes
The Gray Sisters (aka the Graeae) — Anger, Wasp, and Tempest — make their first appearance in Sea of Monsters, sharing only one eye between them. This deficiency automatically makes the trio an ideal slapstick choice to drive a supernatural taxicab.
As a result, we got a lot of inside jokes and references thanks to these siblings. For example, Annabeth announces their vessel as a Chariot of Damnation, prompting Grover to reply that it looks like a New York City cab. Annabeth retorts, 'Same difference,' which is sure to get a chuckle out of any adult who's taken a less-than-stellar cab ride.
The sisters also bemoan a familiar mortal woe — that of a terrible driver's license picture. But while our unflattering photos typically amount to a washed-out face or an awkward blink, the crime committed by the Graeae's portrait is much more offensive. It makes them look like they don't have eyes, which is just plain untrue. 'We do so have an eye,' they protest. Just one.
And if you look closely with your own eyes, however many you have, it also looks like, from the suspiciously serpentine hair, the bobblehead on the dashboard is a likeness of Medusa. In mythology, the Graeae are the ones who give the hero Perseus the information he needs to kill Medusa ... by beheading her. Or as one might say, by turning her into a real-life bobblehead.
Getting the message
The lesser-known but fascinating god Hermes works for the United States Postal Service. That's pretty fitting for the 'herald of the gods,' who worked as a messenger and courier for Mount Olympus and was also the bringer of good luck and god of wealth, trade, travel, and language. (Oh, and thieves, but that doesn't relate as much to the postal service.) And the portrayal by Nathan Fillion in Sea of Monsters captures a subtle blend of matter-of-factness and mischief that only the deftest of gods could pull off.
As the god of a number of ubiquitous things, it's fitting that so many of Hermes' artifacts show up as widely used symbols even today. We can recognize his winged feet in the Goodyear logo, as the company thought that the god Mercury (the Roman version of Hermes) held many of the qualities they wanted their company to be known for. And honestly, the god of trade and commerce was a great choice to represent the tire company. Hermes' staff is also widely used as a symbol in the United States, representing medicine, which is definitely a field in which we want the bringer of good luck on our side.
Nico di Angelo | |
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and The Trials of Apollo character | |
First appearance | The Titan's Curse |
Last appearance | The Tower of Nero |
Created by | Rick Riordan |
Information | |
Aliases | Ghost King, Ambassador of Pluto |
Species | Demigod |
Gender | Male |
Title | Ghost King |
Family | Hades (father) Maria di Angelo (mother, deceased) Bianca di Angelo (sister, deceased) Hazel Levesque (half-sister) |
Spouse(s) | None |
Children | None |
Relatives | Hazel Levesqu(Half sister), Bianca di angelo (Sister, deceased) |
Religion | Greek Mythology |
Nationality | Italian |
Nico di Angelo is a fictional character in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson & The Olympians,The Heroes of Olympus series, The Hidden Oracle, and The Tower of Nero. In the series, he is the demigod son of Hades and mortal Maria di Angelo. As such, Nico has extraordinary powers of necromancy and the power to command the dead; he is a son of one of the 'Big Three'Greek gods, the other two being Hades' younger brothers Poseidon and Zeus. Nico is chronologically over seventy years old as a result of his prolonged stay in the Lotus Casino in Las Vegas, an enchanted hotel where one does not age and time does not pass at its normal pace. He was ten years old in the Titans Curse. He and his sister, Bianca Di Angelo, were placed in the Lotus Casino sometime around World War II and eventually taken out by a 'lawyer' (The Fury, Alecto) when Hades commanded. He also found his half-sister Hazel Levesque in the Underworld and took her back to Camp Jupiter as she was a child of Pluto. He is currently in a relationship with Will Solace.
Description[change | change source]
Nico is said to have shaggy, messy black hair, olive skin (Although it has paled over time) and dark brown eyes. After his time in the maze, he is described as having a pale complexion. He usually wears dark clothing and is also mentioned on several occasions to be wearing an aviator's jacket. By the end of The Battle of the Labyrinth, he also wears a skull ring, a gift from his deceased sister Bianca.[1]
In The Titan's Curse, Nico is a composed kid who loves a trading card game called Mythomagic. However, since his sister's death in The Titan's Curse at the hands of a defective Talos, he has a hateful resentment toward Percy. He later thinks Mythomagic is a stupid game, and burns all his cards in a fire. He becomes more sullen and solitary, saying that 'only the dead respect him... and only out of fear'. He believes that he will never be accepted with the living, but forgives Percy after Bianca tells him that it wasn't Percy's fault that she died. He also accepts the small figurine of Hades that Bianca wanted him to have before she died in The Titan's Curse. In the fifth book, he brings Percy to his father to get information that proves to be the least his father can give, and his father ends up putting Percy in a dungeon. However, Nico rescues Percy from the dungeon and takes him to the River Styx where Percy becomes almost invincible. In the end of The Last Olympian, Nico convinces his father, Hades, to help the other gods fight in the war against the Lord of Time, Kronos, and his army, and plays a major role in the victory. The relationship between Percy and Nico becomes close for they both might have been the child of the Great Prophecy.
Nico Di Angelo's fatal flaw is holding grudges, as Bianca tells him. In his case, it can lead to not wanting help or not asking to be saved in deadly situations because he does not like someone. Examples are his not wanting to be helped by Percy, even when Geryon was going to sell him to the Titans and not wanting to go back in the Labyrinth with them. Bianca shares this with him, as she also had the same fatal flaw in life, although this did not lead to her death. Bianca also says that holding grudges is the demigods of Hades' fatal flaw. In the fifth book, Nico tells his father, Hades, that he is holding a grudge that could end up killing the Olympians and the campers.
In The House of Hades, Nico is forced by Cupid to reveal that he had had a crush on Percy Jackson. This reveals that he is homosexual. In The Blood of Olympus, he later says that he does not feel that way anymore about Percy and that he had been young and impressionable at the time, (by saying Percy is: 'not his type) and is seen to be potentially crushing on Will Solace (head counselor of the Apollo cabin).
In The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Nico is in a romantic relationship with Will and receives the passive support of Apollo for their relationship.
In the books[change | change source]
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The Titan's Curse[change | change source]
Nico is ten years old and first appears with his sister, Bianca, in a military school called Westover Hall in Bar Harbor, Maine. They are sought out by Grover Underwood, the satyr, who believes them to be two very powerful unknown half-bloods. Nico seems to be very interested in Mythomagic, a game about Greek mythology. When his sister Bianca accepts Artemis's proposal to become a Hunter, Nico gets angry at her for 'abandoning' him. Percy finds Nico eavesdropping on Bianca and Zöe Nightshade (one of the Hunters of Artemis, a daughter of Atlas), and Nico makes Percy to promise to keep his sister safe. He does not appear again until the end of the book, where Percy explains to him that Bianca died to save the others on the quest. Nico creates a large crack in the ground to swallow up the skeletons that were chasing Percy. The he immediately turns on Percy, telling him he hates him, and reminds him of the oath he took to keep Bianca safe. Nico is last seen running into the woods at night, after screaming at Percy.[2]
The Battle of The Labyrinth[change | change source]
Nico is supposedly eleven years old in this book. He is first seen talking with an unknown ghost who is trying to tell Nico how to trade his sister's soul for another soul, when Percy is sent a collect Iris Message sent by Bianca Di Angelo, Nico's sister. It is revealed in this book that Nico can summon the dead. Nico is then seen when Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson visit Triple G Ranch, where Percy then saves Nico from being sent to the Titans. Nico, still angry at Percy, finally understands that it was Bianca's choice to go into the Talos robot, and that he shouldn't be mad at Percy. The others leave Nico at the Ranch, where he supposedly meets King Minos (in ghost form) again, who convinces him to go back into the Labyrinth to supposedly save Percy and the others.
He is next seen being dragged into Daedalus' workshop by one empousa and two Laistrygonians, in chains, after being tricked by King Minos. He escapes with Percy, Annabeth, and Rachel Elizabeth Dare, who have to go back into the Labyrinth to find Grover and Tyson, who had stayed behind to look for Pan, god of the Wild. Along the way, they see Kronos in the form of Luke, and Nico, in a desperate attempt to save everyone, shows his true powers, and makes it known to Kronos that he is a son of Hades. They meet the wild god Pan, who gives everyone except for Nico a cryptic future reading and then vanishes. After they get out of the Labyrinth, a full-fledged battle erupts between the Titans and Camp Half-Blood, in which Nico summons a dozen undead soldiers to fight the dracanae, passing out in the process. He is revived with nectar and ambrosia, and he states that summoning that many soldiers required a lot of energy. After the campfire, he is seen talking with the ghost of his sister Bianca. He then tells Percy, who came out to see what was going on, that he did not belong at camp, but instead in the Underworld; he would train there instead. He also goes to search for his mother. He is last seen on Percy's apartment fire escape giving Percy news on Daedalus and a way to beat Luke for good. Before mentioning it, Nico is distracted by Percy's blue birthday cake, and Percy invites him in to talk.[1]
The Last Olympian[change | change source]
Nico is twelve years old in this book. His theory to gain an edge over the Titans is to make Percy invincible by having him bathe in the River Styx, similar to the myth of Achilles. It is shown that after Bianca died, Hades feels he has no competent child, repeatedly mentioning that Bianca could do a better job at fulfilling their father's demands than Nico. It is also revealed that the lawyer who removed the children from the Lotus Casino was Hades' lead Fury, Alecto, in disguise.
The Last Olympian[change | change source]
Nico is in about the quarter of the way in the book, he brings Percy Jackson to May Castellan's house, and Hade's palace to talk with Hades but instead to Percy Jackson gets put in the dungeon and rescued by Nico. He fights but comes a little late to help with the Kronos war, at the end of the book he talks about Rachel Elizabeth Dare being missing.
The Son of Neptune[change | change source]
Nico appears in the beginning of the book, He is visiting his half-sister Hazel, who was showing Percy (after losing his memory) Camp Jupiter at the time. Nico lies to Percy about knowing him after he finds out that Percy's memories have been stolen and simply says that he's an ambassador for Pluto at the Roman camp. It is later made clear that this was to preserve diplomacy (since Greeks and Romans didn't get along) and not interfere with Hera's plans - rather than a malicious urge.
The Mark of Athena[change | change source]
Though Nico was inside of a bronze jar (after getting captured) during most of The Mark of Athena, he does get rescued by Piper, Jason and Percy. Nico also explains to the others where and the doors of death are and how to close them. When Percy and Annabeth are holding on for dear life at the edge of a chasm that lead to Tartarus, Nico desperately tries and fails to save them before they fall into Tartarus.
The Hidden Oracle
He dosn't do much just talking, not much action with him in this book.
The House of Hades[change | change source]
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Nico admits his feelings for Percy when he is confronted by Cupid. This makes Nico the first demigod acknowledged as homosexual in the series. He indirectly shares this secret with Jason, who is with him at the time, and then is obliged to explain. Nico appears to trust Jason in this scene, even if only grudgingly. Afterwards, Nico offers to shadow travel the Athena Parthenos in an attempt to bring the the Roman and Greek camps together. He is accompanied by Praetor Reyna and the satyr Coach Hedge.
The Blood of Olympus[change | change source]
Nico helps transport the Athena Parthenos to Camp Half-blood to halt the attack from the Camp Jupiter. He is joined by Reyna and Coach Hedge. The trio shadow travel halfway around the world, causing Nico to lose a lot of his strength and start to 'fade'. When facing Bryce Lawrence, it was demonstrated that Nico could turn people into ghostly specters with enough effort.
Hades was also alluded to have been aware about Nico's romantic feelings for Percy during one of his conversations with his son. Hades gives Nico his blessing and tells him he'll prepare a room for Nico in the Underworld for if his mission should fail. He also informs Nico that he wants him to be happy, and that he is proud of his son.
Upon landing at Camp Half-Blood with Reyna and Coach Hedge he leaves them to destroy the onagers, where he finds Will Solace, Lou Ellen and Cecil. Will Solace and Nico start bickering, which amuses Lou Ellen and Cecil.
Later on, it is shown that Nico has not visited the infirmary or spoken to Will since the battle, and Will expresses his dismay at this, saying that Nico could at least have dropped by and Will would have been glad to see a friendly face. This surprises Nico, who hadn't realized Will might want to see him, and says that his face is usually not welcome, especially around the wounded/sick. Will is upset by this and protests, stating that people were always trying to befriend Nico, it was simply that Nico would not allow them to.
Some time later, when Nico answers the door to his cabin and sees Jason Grace, he momentarily mistakes him for Will, feeling disappointed when he realizes his mistake. He then feels annoyed with himself at being disappointed, and it is implied that he is interested in Will Solace.
After a conversation later on in which Will orders Nico to stay at the infirmary for three days of rest, Nico sees Percy and Annabeth and decides to clear the air between them, since they will be seeing a lot of each other in the next few years. He confesses his old feelings for Percy, while Annabeth looks on, smiling reassuringly and even offering him a high-five for managing both to say the words and to utterly astound Percy, who was oblivious of his feelings (at the time they existed). He says that Percy is not his type, and he was simply young, confused, lonely and scared, with no one else to turn to or trust at the time, and walks towards a waving Will Solace, the boy he chooses. In Trials of Apollo we get a glimpse of their relationship. It is the first Homosexual couple in Rick's books with the ship name ‘Solangelo'.
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Nico's sword is made of Stygian Iron, which will kill monsters, and, unlike the other metals of Celestial Bronze and Imperial Gold, is capable of harming mortals. The metal, when being forged, is cooled in the River Styx, making it indestructible. It is implied that only beings of the Underworld, such as Hades and his children, are able to use a Stygian iron weapon. The sword helps him channel his power to control and summon the dead, along with draining an enemy's soul to reinforce his sword's power. He can also use it to create fissures in the ground, trapping anyone unlucky in the underworld. This is like what he did to king Minos. Nico being an incredibly powerful demigod; he has many powers and is aware that 'With great power... comes a great need to take a nap,' as he says after putting to sleep all of the skeleton guards in the Palace of Hades during his and Percy's escape from imprisonment during the Last Olympian.
- Nico has ADHD like other half-bloods, which allows him a heightened sense of awareness in combat.
- As with most other half-bloods, Nico is dyslexic because his brain has been 'hard-wired' for Ancient Greek. However, not all are dyslexic or have ADHD, such as Frank Zhang.
- Nico, being a son of Hades, is one of the most powerful demigods alive.
- He can slay monsters with little effort.
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- Nico can force humans, skeletons, and monsters into a death sleep by pointing at them.
- He shares his sister's power to kill creatures of the Underworld.
- Nico has dominion over the dead, giving him the title ‘Ghost King'.
- Nico can summon and communicate with the dead.
- He can sense when a mortal or half-blood has died through a buzzing in his ears.
- He can tell if someone he loves is in the Underworld and if they are being judged.
- Nico is shown to be able to release a soul into the underworld, as he did with Daedalus.
- Nico can shadow-travel, a form of travel that uses shadows that enables him to teleport to different places although this ability tires him after a long period of time and he can begin to ‘fade'.
- Nico can bend shadows around him to conceal himself.
- He can control dark energy like Hades but to a much weaker extent.
- He can shadow travel others by force if he has direct skin-to-skin contact with them.
- He can cause immensely powerful tremors.
- He can control the dark obsidian souls of the underworld.
- He can cause numerous volcanic eruptions, landslides, small earthquakes and can cause shock waves through the ground. All of these powers weaken him.
- He can force ghosts into silence by putting a finger to his lips.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.01.1Riordan, Rick (8 May 2008). The Battle of the Labyrinth. Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Hyperion Books for Children. p. 361. ISBN978-1-4231-0146-8. OCLC180753884.
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Other websites[change | change source]
- Official UK SiteArchived 2007-04-08 at the Wayback Machine