WHY did Percy have to lose his invulnerability? WHY?!

[Sevania]

Ahh, good point. You could also yank up some parking signs and use the holes in the concrete where the posts were.

[april]

or i could use a nail and a hammer or a time bomb

[Sevania]

Yes but you would get sued by Barnes and Noble and then you wouldn't get the book.

[Kiapet]

Percy isn't a hero because of invincibility. He's a hero because of his recourcefullness, skill and compassion. I think getting rid of his invincibility is a good thing in the end, since everything he does (and you know he'll do a lot) will be from his own merit, not because he jumped in a magic river.

[Clara]

thank you Kiapet!!!! thats EXACTLY what i was thinking!!!!

[Aurora]

Wow, there's just not that much to dislike about Percy is there, especially after that ;)

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Patti wrote: "I was wondering the same thing. I get it, he crossed into Roman territory. But still, Percy was extremely downplayed in this book. His powers were not mentioned as much as Frank's or Hazel's. I mis..."

We already know what Percy can do, Frank and Hazel are completely new characters. If Riodan had focused the story, We would be basically reading a recap of PJ&O. We needed to know about Hazel and Frank, not Percy, not in this one at least.

[Julia]

I know he can kick butt really well, but I hate now that he could die at any minute!!!

[Emily]

I'm actually glad that Percy isn't invulnerable anymore. Losing it adds more excitement to the books. Now he can get hurt and stuff, it'll keep us guessing at what's gonna happen next.

[Twila]

Stray wrote: "imagine he did keep his invulnerability. Now, we'd have an entire book with him unable to get hurt. How boring would that be?"

Are you saying that the Last Olympian was boring? That was the best one.

[Andrez]

no, I am not

[Sevania]

Well in tLO he went basically an entire book w/o being able to get hurt. Besides, he would only be invulnerable in his body. He the still hurt in mind and also he was tired all the time.

[Roma K]

Sevania wrote: "Well in tLO he went basically an entire book w/o being able to get hurt. Besides, he would only be invulnerable in his body. He the still hurt in mind and also he was tired all the time."

Exactamaly

[Brianna]

I think it just shows his maturity. In the older series, he was a bit immature and he needed the whole 'protection' thing and i think in these books he's a little more grown up. He's able to think about the facts before rushing into things and he doesn't really need the help.

[Sevania]

Hmm, good point Brianna. I hadn't thought of it that way.

[Emily]

I miss him being immature though! That's what made them funny!

[Clara]

i think he was more quiet in this book cuz he didn't have his memories...

[Nya Tomlinson-Horan-Malik-Payne-Styles]

you cant have a greek blessing in a roman town. just like you cant have a roman blessing in a greek town.

[Clara]

yeah Juno explains that right off the bat!!

[Emily]

Clara wrote: "i think he was more quiet in this book cuz he didn't have his memories..."

Yeah, you're probably right. but that never stopped him before, if he didn't know anyone I mean.

[Clara]

well he didn't even know who he was!!!!

[Emily]

Good point.

[Niko]

in the last olympian it was ok cuz he was fighting a titan, and on top of that the titan was invulnerable also, but now that there are no threats like that it would only be fair to lose it

[Niko]

also he won't die, he saw his life flash before his eyes with the fates, and apparently he lives to be old, i just don't know how he will fight off monsters from a wheel chair when he's 80.

[Taggerung]

I think Rick did it so that we would return to completely and entirely freaking out when our favorite demigod of all time is in danger. He just had to make us worry more about Percy again. *sob*

[Grecia]

This part confused me in the books, because I thought it wound't work in the Roman camp not that it would go way completely. But stuff makes more sense now after reading the responses. I think it probably was in part, to help make Percy and Jason more equal. Also for excitement.

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Think about it, the Roman leader, Lupa, said that death in combat was honorable so obviously she and the other Romans would see the Curse of Achilles as something anti-Roman because the curse, most of the time, makes one invincible in combat. Hence why the River Tiber doesn't accept the blessing.

And also because it's boring to see a nearly invincible hero win all his fights because he can't get hurt. It's not exactly a good story if Percy can win all his fights too easily.

[Aditi]

Patti wrote: "I was wondering the same thing. I get it, he crossed into Roman territory. But still, Percy was extremely downplayed in this book. His powers were not mentioned as much as Frank's or Hazel's. I mis..."

Yeah, the author kinda made Percy look a bit weak... especially in the next book Mark of Athen. don't get me wrong, Percy kicked some butt in this book anyway.

[Alecelos]

think about it when percy have the cures he was able to use his power 10 stronger h fought with a titan

and now in mark of athena he can barley make a storm without being about to pass out

[Shirley]

Exactly! It would have been so much easier for him to get out of Tartarus if he had been able to keep it. *sighs* Why did he have to lose it? :<

[tdadragon]

I'm glad he lost the power because he was acting perfect.