How Rick Riordan writes perfect kids books
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2019
- A look at how an author can perfect a formula that already exists.
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GUYS DID YOU KNOW THAT MRS. DODDS WAS A FURY AND NOT A HARPY?
I know mrs dodds has bat wings not bird wings like a harpy
Nico and will sitting in a tree K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
I think it was mentioned in the 3rd book of the Percy Jackson book series. It was then I knew that Mrs. Dodds was a Fury, not a Harpy. Nice content so far! :)
I DIDN'T =(
Yeah??? It was in the first book that she was a Fury???
WAIT SHE WAS A FURRY?
Omg “Not the movie, you degenerates, I just need clips.”
I am dying
lmao you are one of my favorite people now
I love it 😂
I'm your 1,000th like.
@Mary Miller Since I don't know that many Percy Jackson fans, the fact that the "Peter Johnson Movies" is a fandom wide thing just gives me life
I would be too but my ceiling's too low.
My favorite part of Percy Jackson is how panicked he constantly is, honestly. It's obvious, so obvious that he just isn't prepared for most of the things he does.
Percy is essentially: "shit shit shit, ah fuck, what now?! Uhh what the fuck is going on why is there a giant dude chasing me"
¿Řëąđγ Fředđïę? “Why is there a giant dude chasing me” that’s the best thing I’ve heard
@@dx.feelgood5825 Annabeth: oh boy here we go again... Percy's freaking out
Isn’t that grover
Rοςκετmαη I know it’s pretty relatable. Things go wrong in life, the unexpected happens, and we freak out thinking “fuck, fuck, fuck, how the fuck do I fix this?”
Pjo and hp differentiate when Dumbledore sends Harry back to an abusive home and Percy and his mom totally murder the shit out of his stepdad
HAHA YES
Lmaooo
sally is our queen
Why I love PJ more
Proof that the Jackson family are bad bitches and we have no choice but to stan😌💅✨
I don't think Annabeth and Hermione are that similar, Hermione is more like: rules, books, good behaviour. Annabeth is more like: That's stupid. Let's do it
Annabeth is more like Ron, according to me.
This is so true. Hermione was so obnoxious in the first book imo. Annabeth was super cool.
Just finished the first PJ book so I can confirm. Hermione was way more uppity and snobbish. Annabeth is way more chill and generally has less self-doubt. Really the only similarities the two have are that they’re the “smart girl friend” of their respective friend-groups.
Annabeth is honestly really impulsive sometimes and I'm totally here for it. She's also really witty, which is NOT Hermione.
@@joshuazhong2520 well, yeah. Athena is the goddess of wisdom, which is not completely equivalent with intelligence
Also, the reason why Uncle Rick wrote 'The Lightning Thief' was because of his son who had ADHD and Dyslexia who was having trouble in school and the only subject he ever liked was Mythology. Talk about a great dad.
I know! I have never heard a better reason to write something. I also owe my thanks to Rick because reading Percy Jackson when I was 13 made me suspect that I was dyslexic. I didn't end up getting my diagnosis for several years because ignorant parents, but still. I'd still be struggling without any understanding if not for these books.
Ellen
Yess
That is so heartwarming, I'm glad my favorite series has such a sweet start
Didn't the chick who wrote Harry Potter start writing the books for her kid as a bedtime story or something?
@@betweenpages748 same! I've grown on these books that I can't imagine life without them.
my fav part was when meg got claimed and someone said, “SHES A COMMUNIST!”
SB narwhal that shit was out of pocket 😂😂 i laughed so hard
im reading the hidden oracle right now and actually didnt understand that part lol plz explain
@@shreyaaa948 She has the communist sign summoned above her, a sign that her godly mother has claimed her
@@shreyaaa948 scythe is half of the communist symbol but also Demeter's symbol lmao
@@jessicadean1258 ohhh right thanks lol
"Every time a Hydra's head is cut off, a donut shop opens" is the best thing ever said.
Literally 😂
The fact that it was treated so seriously too and meanwhile Tyson was calmly grabbing the donuts.
heard that shit and came immediately to the comments section to look for this
“Really? You’re worried about that right now?” -Percy
think about McDonalds
Also Rick doesn’t tweet stuff that ruins the series
i was looking for this coment😂
Wait can you explain?
@@SamJohnson-wl1mw basically HP used to be popular(it still is but not as much as used to be)
so in order to get create that hype again she started tweeting stuff like "RoN's MoM CauGtH hIm MasTerBatInG 7 times"
or in order to show how woke and inclusive she was she'd tweet"NaGinI wAs a wOmAn of cOloUr "
but all it did was ruin the potterhead's childhood
He just writes into his new books
well, you'd love to know that jk rowling made a very transphobic tweet yesterday I guess? aaah god pathetic
In my opinion, The Romantic side of Percy Jackson is very good. It doesn’t happen immediately and it is with a very prominent female character. How they started off as a friends to something more. both bonded over a long period of time. The books have a healthy relationship development.
Realllly long period of time
Klai no a realllllllllly long period of time
And it's a good thing it takes so much time, since they are so young at the beginning. Also can we talk about the fact that there's a love triangle done well.
SAME, i don't like when the caracters became engaged in the First fucking book
Harry and Ginny just Fwaaaa😂😂😂😂😂
the Percy Jackson books are the reason a lot of kids have an extensive knowledge of Greek mythology
bpeel22 Like me
And me
"Extensive" knowledge lol sure
And its the reason why I learned a lot of stuff. Such as learning Greek and Latin.
@@procopias7571 extensive yes. its like the gateway drug to liking ancient history.
I really like Percy's personality.
He just gets into a problem and then goes, "FUCK FUCK FUCK oh wait maybe I can fix this"
I love him
I just,.. i just think he's neat :)
ADHD do be like that all the time
The characters are really well-written.
As a HP fan, i think Percy is absolutely a better character than Harry lol
Well you know...I've read the Percy Jackson books multiple times over the years and I never really thought about them turning Gabe to stone and selling his body. It was just one of those things where I basically thought "yeah okay, good on them for getting him out of their lives" when they actually murdered him and got away with it.
sally was initially against the idea of doing that, until he came in asking for bean dip. then she got enough funds to kickstart her writer career :D
They live in different moral than normal human, and selly has becoke part of it. Karma is real, if it was in mythologic world, gabe would get his karma soon or later. Percy see it as to punish evil human, and let her mother live in peace. He see it as to protect himself and his mom. When he's on adventure and probably would never comeback doing some dangerous quest his mother would be alone with bastard gabe. I would do the same tho, i will take my punishment from making him vanish later - that maybe what percy thought.
Selly also become part of peecy's world as well. Though at first she againts the idea, but she also knew things like this happen in the ancient times when we as human can gave punishment to another human who is evil. She take the chance. I might do the same if i was her.
Savageeee
@@fie97 becoke 😂😂
When you realize both Percy and Harry murdered someone before they were a teenager
14:05 Don’t forget that camp half blood makes money from selling strawberries they grow there.
That is the business that they had to keep it inconspicuous
DJ Games But it does also pay for any processed foods and meats they can’t grow and cook for themselves
Guy Smith they don’t need to. Their food comes from magic plates. You order it in your head and bam: it materializes on the plate. One of Hermes’ kids always gets a pack of M&Ms to burn in the fire as an offering for his father as thanks for the food.
@@notpants2810 I forgot about that detail. Feels like the offerings wouldn't have much merit to them then but I guess that works.
DJ Games the money they get from the strawberry farm is probably the money they use for the quest
In the Magnus chase books there's a line where a character says thor's still upset that jesus never showed up to a fistfight he challenged him to.
Jesus is a pussy lol
Jesus won’t worry himself with such insignificant trifles.
Holy shot I forgot about that line
There's actually some crossover in the Prose Edda, if I remember right.
@@hazelengelbrecht7847 Same
I have ADHD, and I was diagnosed in third grade, about a year before I started reading Percy Jackson. Because of Rick's books, I never ONCE as a child disliked my ADHD. I was proud of it, I loved it, and I thought it made me so cool because Percy and Annabeth have ADHD, and it's what half-bloods have. It makes them more powerful, so it made me more powerful. This is why mental health representation is so important.
Apparently, he created the story of Percy Jackson for his son who has Dyslexia and ADHD, really goddamn wholesome
@@Likeitornot91 I love rick lmao
That's amazing!
That's why Uncle Rick is the best.
based
"You know the Christian's have a guy who can do this in reverse. Now THATS a God." Legit the best thing to come out of the Peter Johnson movies
Is also the second line which confirms Jesus's existence.
Stanley Tucci played Mr. D so well
Okay can we start a petition to rename the percy Jackson movies to the Peter Johnson movies so they arent associated with the books
The two good things in those movies:
Nathan Fillion as Hermes (though that’s just Nathan Fillion)
Stanley Tucci as Dionysus
That’s my favorite line. Only reason I watch sea of monsters.
One of my favorite quotes from The Hero’s of Olympus series:
“Correct.” Kekrops sounded bitter, like he regretted his decision. “My people were the original Athenians-the Gemini.”
“Like your zodiac sign?” Percy asked. “I’m a Leo.”
“No stupid,” Leo said. “I’m a Leo. You’re a Percy.”
I know
Ah I gotta read those books again, I loved them so much. I'm kinda scared that they'll be worse than I remember though.
what about Team Leo
TeamLeo Valdez omg that just sparked a memory
mine is “all da ladies luv leo”
BRUH Percy literally goes through Greek hell for Annabeth
lmao quite literally
COULD HARRY DO THAT FOR GINNY? I THINK NOT!
And vice versa
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Completely agree with you on everything, except for your point on Percy and Annabeth. I think they're handled very well, better than Ginny and Harry. Their development feels healthy and realistic, and not out of place. Percy's feelings subtly grow for Annabeth throughout the books, and it's entertaining to see him unknowingly develop these feelings for her. It feels rewarding when she kisses him in the fourth book, and you genuinely believe that they'd die for each other. Heroes of Olympus expands on their relationship in a really great way, and they've become one of my favorite couples in fictional media in general. I understand the weird incest thing, but they clarify that they don't share DNA, and that godly heredity does not work in the same way that human heredity does. You can see in both camp half blood and camp jupiter, it's not taboo for demigods of different godly parents to date each other.
They explain about the dating between cousin things in the first book actually? Don't you think so? As long as i remember they have told us in the first book, that god don't have dna, and demigod can date each other, despite their brother/sister from same house. It told that no one would date or even think about their brother/sister in the same house as an atractive figure bcs that is disgusting. But they don't have any connection between another demigod from another house so that's fine.
My favourite is in Athens at the site of the Athena Vs Poseidon conflict and Percy kisses Annabeth like fully going against their parents' conflict
@@fie97 - That's in Last Olympian.
thank you! percabeth was extremely well written and (i heard but i’m not entirely sure) based on riordan’s relationship with his wife. it felt really satisfying when they finally got together in the end
BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ELSE I’M WARNING YOU I’M ABOUT TO SAY A SPOILER FROM THE END TOWER OF NERO HERE. DO NOT GO ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE SPOILED
and i remember crying the moment i read the last “wise girl” in tower of nero because i was so invested in them. i hope we get a short story of them in college but for now i’ll settle for fan fiction
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I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE SPOILER WARNING I HAVENT FINISHED TON YET SO I'LL COME BACK TO YOUR COMMENT
Riordan's chapter names have got to be one of the coolest things of the whole series ngl
I accidentally vaporize my pre-algebra teacher
Hearthstone passes out more than Jason Grace (though I have no idea who he is)
All the haikus in ToA
@@luuuuux_ Magnus Chase needs more love. Heartstone and Blitz are the ultimate bromance
@@koshmareq ikr?!? Hearthstone and Blitz are amazing. Magnus himself is actually really cool and so Sam. Scratch that, everyone on floor 19 is really cool.
@@koshmareq yES
Rick Riordan is one of the few people who can sent 3 teenagers(Don't forget Nico) into literal hell and still call it children's book
EDIT: In this post I am specifically referring to Tartarus, not the entire Underworld. The Underworld itself is not hell, it is just the afterlife, it is neutral. Tartarus does not represent the whole of the Underworld.
there was Percy, grover, and Annabeth in the lightning thief, there were the Kanes in the throne of fire, and nico, hazel (Dying counts), Percy and Annabeth again (tartarus), and i believe that makes 7 hell visitors and 9 visits (two of which were tourists in one of the funniest scenes in the franchise).
Edit: okay i get it i was wrong, you win, this has gotten really old with 7 REPLIES (i counted) correcting me.
Edit 2: 8 replies.
Very true
Then there’s the third Trials of Apollo book where (spoiler warning for Trials of Apollo book 3) (IM NOT FRICKING KIDDING ITS A MASSIVE SPOILER I DONT WANT YOU TO READ IT AND KILL ME)
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@@natania7738 Jason went to, basically, the greek version of heaven because he spent his life protecting others.
N Reid, people die in kids books all the time
Imagine people in year 4020 thinking that Percy Jackson is actually a part of greek mythology
This probably has happened to us
@@devyboful so someone wrote a series called Hercules or something?
I'm also wondering how that's will turn out, trying to say that "this is fake, and this is true" back and forth, fiction and myth.
@@devyboful well... I would say that the Aeneid is a fanfic about the Trojan War and how Greek gods came to the Roman Empire. But if I say it would be a sacrilege, since it's the most important piece of literature in Latin. It was written about 800 years after Iliad and Odyssey and 500 after the tragedies.
@@corneliahale7871 completely true tbh
At least Rick Riordan didn’t say “Chiron is gay who’s had intense sexual relationship with Kronos”
Kronos is Chirons father 😭
Jasmine M incest is nothing in Greek mythology lol
@@louiekim824 *looks at Oedipus*
@@louiekim824 Incest? I'm afraid Greek Mythology doesn't know what that it.
@@jas_hands and Zeus is Athena’s father, yet he’s still trying to sleep with her
‘They turned Hades into Mick Jagger. This film is an abomination’
Why would you put yourself through such a traumatic experience? Watching the Peter Johnson movies is the only thing that is more painful than reading the burning maze
i like how nothing else matters in the burning maze; that's just the entire book
@@joshuazhong2520 we were all so distraught by that moment so everything else is blanked out
@@mad-hq4cz really Rick could’ve saved a bunch of time by just making the book two words long and it would have the same effect
@@joshuazhong2520 it could’ve been one page with just a note that says
“_____ is ___ btw lmao sorry”
and we would have cried just the same
@@mad-hq4cz he could’ve written: *Spoilers*
‘Jason dies, his last words are “GO! REMEMBER”’ and we would’ve been sobbing on the floor for days at an end.
"His father supposedly died before he was born."
Lost at sea. Not dead. Lost at sea.
But it could be assumed that Poseidon “died”, so Percy could have been under the impression before he learned he was a demigod.
@@void8686 yes Percy assumined that but Sally litterly in the book firm correct him and says "lost as sea" mostly cause she knows percy will one day see his dad so doesnt want to come across having lied to him
Gerald Grenier But Percy was under the impression that his father died while out at sea.
@@void8686 that because the phrase means, while we can't be sure we need to presume they died. But they note the phrase delibritly leaves the possibility they not dead, just like MIA does
He also said Percy was attacked by a harpy, when he’s actually attacked by a fury.
As someone who grew up binge reading and re-reading both the harry potter and percy jackson series, I've always felt that Rick Riordan's books weren't talked about enough
Ikrrr its so good
ik like when you read it its as good as harry potter maby even better(in my opinioin)
YES BRO I READ THE HARRY POTTER SERIES LIKE TWICE, WATCHED THE MOVIES LIKE 5 TIMES WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY, WATCHED ALL THE PERCY JACKSON MOVIES AND AM NOW RE READING BOTH PERXY JACKSON AND THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS SERIES FOR THE 6TH TIME AND DONT FORGET MAGNUS CHASE AND THE KANE CHRONICLES I READ THOSE MULTIPLE TIMES TOO AND ALSO THE TRIALS OF APOLLO ETHWUJSDFE I AM LITERALLY ADDICTED HOW MANY YEARS IN A ROW HAVE I BEEN READING THESE BOOKS
Ikr
@@nathandh295 I know right. I still have to finish reading HP, but one recommendation for an animated show based on Greek myth is Class of the Titans that used to be shown on Teletoon. It's the reason I read Riordan's books.
Who’s here after the announcement of the official Percy Jackson Adaptation for Disney +???
Yess! Uncle Rick has already started to write!
What? Is it a show?
@@ganondorfgaming7207 Yeah, from what I know it's supposed to be a show, not a movie
Gothic_Llama kool, with season two of that Star Wars thing coming out I think I’ll pick up Disney plus
Really excited
I completely agree with this video, except one thing: I don’t think the Olympians represent a government, I think it they represent neglectful parents who leave their children, and expect their children to clean up all the messes they make.
Remember when the gods said it’d be easier to make Percy a god than to basically pay child support
Oh haha I just made a very similar comment. Nice to see I wasn’t alone in that interpretation.
If anything the government is the roman's organisation...
They aren't the government, but they do represent the highest level of authority, so the comparison holds up
EXACTLY, thank you!
Rick Riordan made more money writing fanfiction than anybody else.
That's essentially what he does.
Honestly by this point he’s just writing fan fiction but it’s cannon
All Greek mythology is just fan fiction of earlier myths
If you consider that 50 Shades of Grey is literally Twilight fanfic, then EL James takes the prize.
@@TheKrazyLobster Let's rephrase, *good* fanfiction
The Percy Jackson books were actually the ones that got me into reading and I'll forever be in debt to Rick
Absolutely same
Ditto
Same, even thoug i started with HoO son of Neptun and then read them all in a confusing order beacause my sister didn't have all the books.
Sorry but I stared with Harry Potter series but I like rick Riordan s books more
Nele H. Lol same my brother started on HOO
People always talk about the Percy Jackson Series when praising Rick Riordan, but personally, the Kane Chronicles series is what got me into his books. The unique factor that everything in the three books is a recording and sometimes Carter or Sadie pops in with a sarcastic comment when the other sibling is narrating is so amusing.
I love both PJO and KC so the fact that Riordan made a trilogy crossover like the legend that he is, made me happy. I haven't read Magnus Chase yet because I am broke as hell and I haven't been able to buy yet and I refuse to read online and not in a book.
The Kane chronicles is really good too. I wish it was brought up more in discourse. Also you could borrow the books from the library! That’s what I would do. I still haven’t been able to collect all the books but I read them all through the public library and the school library.
My mom started me on percy Jackson but I will never forget how excited the kane chronicles made me. I will always remember dragging (read begging until she acquiesced) my mom to barnes and nobels because the new one just came out. Get it and read the book in 8 hours. I still have them granted they are beat to hell and covered with doodles but I was 10 XD
i’m pretty sure all of riordan’s mythology books are set in the same universe!!
This reminds me: I have to reread the Kane Chronicles someday.
i like the kane chronicles more too. carter and sadie were so fun to follow! i had never seen an estranged sibling dynamic like theirs but it was still so fun
I know part of why I liked Percy Jackson as a kid and now is that it also makes me laugh, something the Harry Potter didn’t do as much. Percy is just a really fun main character.
Percy is my bby lmao
I literally cried when he fell into Tartarus, and when something bad happened in HP I just forgot about it
Agreed, Percy is an ICON
True his inner thoughts and dialogue are incredible, he is very funny and enjoyable to read. It’s amazing how well it holds up too to this day
Im sorry. "Verbally abusive step-father". Gabe was actually really implied that he beat percy whenever Sally wasnt home. It was implied in chapter three of The Lightning Theif. It was also implied that Gabe was also physically abusive to Sally as well near the end of the lightning theif when Percy is talking to Sally about using Medusas head against him.
Not to be annoying but Percy explicitly states in the lightning thief that Gabe had never hit him even though he had been threatened to be beaten up by him on several occasions. He did hit Sally though.
and kids can relate more to one parent missing more than two :)
That’s the only thing I didn’t like. It’s kinda werid how they just used the Medusa head on him. All they had to do was humiliate him or something. But don’t kill him. That’s my opinion though.
@@poppygloria3819 No, there's enough indication to know that Gabe hit Percy too
@@devionewilkins8903 ... If I had Medusa's head, I'd have done the exact same thing. Until you're in a situation like that, you will put your current set of morals up higher. When you're in that situation, murder becomes a very welcoming thought to save those you care for.
The way Riordan casually slips in pop culture references and well timed jokes makes these books instant favorites of mine.
Honestly, I feel like in general Riordan has a really good mix of humor and serious scenes. Like, At almost all of the points where Percy made a Joke I was like "Yeah, id do the same in that situation".
Also, to this day probably the best written teenagers I ever read. They actually behave like Teenagers, as seen in Lighning Thief where they sometimes are really just Kids (Lotus Hotel) and they just dont know how the world works. I think thats a great thing and the Reason why those Books are so relatable to many Children/Teenagers even though it is about literal Demigods killing MOnsters.
You guys remember when Frank Zhang suggested doing the "Wakanda thing"?
Brandon Chan never change, Rick...
This really shows when you read some of his other series, example being Magnus Chase. The amount of pure sarcasm and pop culture jokes that are slipped into the books is priceless. And don't get me started on Jack. He's a pop culture reference himself, I swear.
Magnus says he loves Doctor Who
So basically:
Sometimes dark - Harry Potter
Darker over time - Percy Jackson
Playing soccer with people's heads dark - Skulduggery Pleasant
Its football not soccer
skulduggery was a trip
My 3 fav series’ right there
I started reading that series a long time ago... Read through all the ones the local library had, assuming that was all, only to realize some of the books hadn't been translated...
@Cherri Zhang
I saw a kid in my class reading the books, and IT MADE ME SO HAPPY
I enjoy the way Rick just WRITES different. He writes with this fast pace, short attention span style because it was intended for kids like his own son with ADHD.... and as a kid who hated reading, this was the only thing that would keep my interest. I learned to like books through his writing style.
YES 👏🏽 this book is what got me into reading
Me: "The Percy Jackson movies never happened."
Friend: "But I literally just sa..."
Me: "They never happened."
なuntold yup they never happened. Those were Peter Johnson movies
なuntold Percy Jackson movies? We only know Peter Johnson
@@ayeshawaseem4347 Peter Johnson is the only person with initials P.J. enrolled here. Maybe you were thinking of someone at New Rome?
*mOOD*
@@mochadae2260 to Dionysus, the WINE DUDE
Another important addition: the diversity in Percy Jackson and its spinoffs is actually textual, and not just retcons like JK Rowling does. Even if you don't find diversity important, you have to admit it's admirable to actually include, for example, a gay character in your book and then deal with what that means as opposed to confirming it AFTER the books are done when you easily could have put it in the text
Selin A Except when it’s a character who ruins your story like Alex Fierro
I also love the facts that a lot of his diversity stem from his own experiences teaching middle school children. He draws a lot from life and it feels to me a little bit more organic than the whole things Rowling has been tweeting. (My favorite from his books is the siblings rivalry in Kane Chronicles and the struggle he show when it comes to biracial kid!)
@@UnderplayedCreations Ok lowkey I was talking abt Nico & Apollo bc I don't know who that is (i've only read the original 5, heroes of olympus & trials of apollo) (also should i be spoiler-tagging this?)
@@UnderplayedCreations what's the problem with Alex?
Underplayed Creations what no I love Alex
Percy Jackson is also funny! I love Percy’s sarcasm and there are quite a lot of puns/wordplay jokes. As a massive Greek/Roman mythology nerd, I loved how much research Riordan did for his stories. Also, Percy’s ADHD and dyslexia actually being strengths ( he’s hardwired for fighting and reading Ancient Greek) is cool, and Riordan wrote the books for one of his sons who is ADHD and dyslexic. I have bought the first book for several children with learning differences.
hey lets go to the dam store
@@staysea.c I’m coming, my blue plastic hairbrush broke after a jerk hit it with his eye.
Can we pick up space food? I need to feed it to my lion
This is a dam good comment
the puns are dam good
Rick also does a phenomenal job of representing many people. He has multiple LGBTQ+ characters in his books, the aforementioned neurodivergent characters, and characters of different religions. He said he did this because he used to be a teacher, and he wanted all of his kids to be able to relate to what he read, regardless of who they were or what they identified as, and I love him for that.
Yep, and he doesn't reveal a character's queerness 20 YEARS AFTER THE BOOKS CONCLUDED
Unlike JK who turned out to be a raving transphobe.
This shouldnt be high praise but i respect the fact that he basically went "I am sorry for the lack of racial diversity in my book. I will add more in future books because that is the obvious thing to do." so much
and he has such casual disability representation too. like, he took a guy in a wheelchair and went, this character is not going to sit on the sides, he's going to fight like anyone else, but in a unique way and the inclusion of disabled people who aren't magically made better is just so good its so rare
I'm sure in one of his tweets he called out homophobic parent and used tag # AllKidsDeservrRepresentation
*"Hey, I want a participation award!"*
- Leo Valdez while fighting the Goddess of Victory
*Sassy supersized McShizzle fighting Adidas
@@eebertdeebert lmao
This is why he's one of my favourites
Don’t forget ‘idiot mode’
nIkE
Percy's relationship with Annabeth, I feel, is handled a lot better than Ginny and Harry. Especially throughout the verse of books.
Depends on how you're comparing it. If it's the movie Harry and Hermione then I agree, it was very awkward. However, the book does 10x better job so I'll have to disagree there. The main reason a lot of people ship Harry and Hermione is because they like Daniel and Emma together, but Hermione was never meant to be as good looking as Emma.
@@eatcheesekobe
We're talking about Ginny and Harry, not Harry and Hermione...
I liked Ginney and Harry a lot in the books they were terrible in the film
@@jacobgrimstad7423 I can't say I do. It may be because I never finished the books, as for whatever reason Percy Jackson and Co hooked me in a way Harry Potter. Couldn't, but I wasn't a fan of the pairing. Harry and his best friends fangirl younger sister, at least that's how it starts and they don't really have much of a friendship till later. Annabeth and Percy, on the other hand, have a slight rivalry due to their parentage, and Annabeths own flaws with pride and her sort of know it all attitude, while Percy was hurt due to how he was introduced to the Greek world and how rash he could be. Over the course of five books with a lot of bumps in the road they develop a relationship I'd been waiting for since book 3, suspecting since book 2, and happy with throughout book 5 and onwards. And there's some parallels you can make, but even then they feel more meaningful for PJO.
For example, in Chamber of Secrets, Harry goes to kill the basilisk and rescue Ginny from its clutches, due to her being his best friends little sister and simply because it was the right thing to do.
Percy goes on a quest to rescue Artemis from the titans, but his main reason for going is saving Annabeth, his best friend who he refuses to give up on. The entire point of the quest for him is to save her, going so far as to put aside his own pride and hold the sky so Artemis can fight and keep all his friends alive. I'm not saying Ginny and Harry is BAD, I'm just saying I prefer Percy and Annabeth in every single way.
@@eatcheesekobe Never spoke about Hermione. Don't know who ya thought you were replying to :v
The best part is that ricks son has adhd and dyslexia en had trouble in school etc. so rick wrote this whole book series for his son. So wholesome
He based some of his characters on real students to! You know Travis and Conner stoll were real students! They even have social media, and. Charles Beckendorf. He was a real kid-and Rick blew him up -.-, but as far as I know he’s healthy and safe irl. Even Nico was based on a student!
He also wrote it bc he was rlly intresting in the ocean and stuff (read daughter of the deep and ULL know)
@@alienbird5624alright I think I’m dumb I’ve read daughter of the deep but what is the full form of ULL
Unlike Hermione, Annabeth is a good example of a character who is smarter and better educated than the protagonist (and knows it), but doesn't make you want to strangle her in every chapter.
" *named Annabeth* "
*He shows a picture of movie Annabeth*
Me: *THIS IS UNACCEPTABBBLLLEEEEEE*
book is much more better
Adventure time, come along & bring your friends.
*This castle is in UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS! UNACCEPTABLE !!!!*
Anna Beth has blond hair
@@ouioui2319 yes the books are amazing
I hate to point this out, but Ms Dods is a Fury not a Harpie.
*Ms. Dodds*
*Harpy*
**Pro tip. If you make a correction, you should probably check your spelling**
Thanks for keeping me honest out there gang!!
... shit.
James Tullos don’t sweat it! It’s a minor detail
TheFluffy BunBun not really minor, as harpies are small potatoes compared to Furies
I thought you meant furry, as in someone who dresses as a wolf to get off 😭😭
@@lisamcdonald1791 Ha! An extra R and I'd be in trouble.
Magnus Chase: "...why then not use a.C.???"
"Becouse Thor is still mad at Jesus for not showing up at that duel he challenged him on..."
Just for sharing a bit of love for my Mango Cheese boy
mango ch eese is best boy
mango man is MEGA GAY
@@lauvayed he is dead boy
Percy-"Not like an actual myth. Its a made-up myth."
Jason- "so, this is why Annabeth is the brains of the operation?"
Percy-Shut up, Grace.
When I was diagnosed with dyslexia I was bullied at school and I really loved Greek mythology so when my mom found out about Percy Jackson she ran into my room so exited. As I listened to the audio books I was inspired to try harder at school so I could really read the rest of the series. I became happier making friends at the new school I was at for dyslexic kids. Seeing a character that was like me was so powerful for me and many of my friends.
Lily HD I know this was, like, three months ago, but that’s a neat anecdote. Glad to hear that things got better, and it’s neat to see how the series helped so many readers.
Bro this made me cry. This is so cute and I'm sure exactly what Riordan was hoping for when he wrote the series. I know my sister who had ADHD feels like she has a place in the world of Percy Jackson because of this, too.
@@lucya3215 this might have been the book that's sparked my interest in Reading in the first place, the interesting world and so much other things help me and between the fanfiction The Forum than everything else that this fandom have revealed so many more interesting concepts and here's the thing I hated reading before 6 grade when picked up the series in the first place.
I got a lot better and didn't even realize how much I improved until a lot later
Lily HD I have dysgraphia it affects my gross motor skills and adhd so I’m pretty similar
Lily HD same for me with ADHD
Nobody understood how it felt, how I DIDNT control what I was saying, but in the book... it felt like it was ME in it...
"Every time a Hydra's head is cut off, a doughnut shop open somewhere"
..wait what?
Percy Jackson. That's what.
Yes... It is said in the book
Monster Donuts Shop. Almost forgot about it lol
@@dx.feelgood5825 *Monster Donuts
@@dj_artscape oh right. My b
Correction, he mails it to the gods with one of the greatest exchanges in any Percy Jackson book which also sums up his character & his stance on the gods in one paragraph.
Percy: *writing down address on package containing head*
Annabeth: They'll think you're impertinent.
Percy: I am Impertinent.
(also yeah having a really cool fantasy character with ADHD was really really awesome to me when i was a kid & tbh still is now i'm an adult. Diagnosed ADD when i was 7.) :D
i remember being a really annoying (and cynical) 8-year-old diagnosed with autism and i was just sad it wasnt autism instead lmao
"Percy Jackson perfected the Harry Potter formula."
You fool, do you know what you've done!?
Earned a like and subscriber, that's what.
What I like much better about Percy Jackson than Harry Potter is how closer Percy is to me like I mean Percy feels like a real human and someone I'd like to be friends with (and feed blue food) but Harry doesn't really have a strong character. Plus we have SO many great characters in pjo
Right there are so many well written and very different characters in Percy Jackson. So even if you dont really connect to one character there are plenty of other characters that you are probably going to find more relatable. And all of their chemistry with each other makes you feel like you are watching genuine bonds form.
@@Plaugue1122 I genuinely stop reading The last Olympian for a brief moment when Beckendorf died, truly a great man, but tbh, I like Leo a lil bit more
@@Plaugue1122 even though i consider myself a posidon kid i actually find Nico the most relatable to me. We are both the geeky, emo, gay cousins in our famil. So for me it was great growing up having a role model that i got to grow and evolve with
@@BlazeDupree1525 I'm happy for you :) I'm considered the brave leader for.some gods forsaken reason considering I watch marble hornets and other horrors and jump at the scares so brave is not the word that comes to mind
feeding him blue food is most important tho
You: *uses PJO "movie" clips.*
Me: Not gonna watch this pi-
You: Not the movie, you degenerates, I just need clips.
Me: Okay guess I'll watch.
Literally was typing something as that came up lol
Disney and Netflix are remaking the movies it's official spread the word
Ani Goel yay!
@@anigoel6189 Are you serious????? If you are, HALLELUJAH!
I Love Alphonse Elric yeah lol lots of petitions but many people don’t believe it they’ll never be over the movies so much they are refusing to get their hopes up because “what if they get it wrong like last time” Rick this time will make sure they’re accurate Disney bought over fox rights and Netflix is making original tv show of it
The absolute stupidity of percy's sense of humour helps those books have a special place in my heart
I really like how Rick made Percy and Annabeth hate each other at first, slowly become friends then finally start dating. He doesn’t suddenly catch feelings for a girl like Harry. I liked the development of their relationship. And every single thing in the books.
My favorite quote in the whole Rick Riodan series is in Lightning Thief.
"And your ADHD, you can't sit still in a classroom. That is your battlefield reflexes. In a real fight, they will keep you alive." Annabeth says as she tries to explain to Percy why his ADHD is a feature of being a demigod, not just a learning disability he has to overcome. For a kid with ADD like me, that quote was empowering. And it carries some real-life truth to it. With ADD, I hate sitting still for very long. I need to move around, I need to do stuff. I can focus.
@@imayeti.4674 you seem more like an asshole tbh
I’m a Yeti. Scratching people because your'e ADHD isn't normal.
Im not even kidding i stg ive gotten out of so many potential ass beatings bc i couldnt stop moving
I have dyslexia and ADHD when I finally learned how to read, reading these books was cool because it said that what I am typically looked down on for is actually something I should be proud of
I have Aspergers, ADHD and have traits of OCD. I really relate to you Samuraipanda85. When I read these books, they spoke to me on level very few things have.
As a kid with ADHD, who had a hero complex, and seemed different enough to be separate from most but two or three friends, Percy was incredibly refreshing. The first time I ever saw myself in one of the main characters from a book series I read
**Talks about demigod cousins dating**
**Shows Charles II of Spain**
*I'M DEAD*
Then makes that point pointless by bringing the Gods don't have DNA
When they can’t get green eyes correct in the movies for both Percy Jackson and Harry Potter
For Harry Potter it's only because Daniel Radcliffe couldn't wear colored contacts. For Percy Jackson the creators of the movie clearly didn't read the books
I read books all the time but I haven't read Harry Potter or watched the movies because I'm pretty sure it's overrated
@@loserpie1189 yeah it is, but its realy fun tho, if you want just a nice fantasy easy to read thats the one
Well, no surprises there. It was directed by the same guy.
Loser Pie ngl, I used to have that thinking too. But I ended up reading Harry Potter and absolutely love it. Give it a shot. If you like it, than that’s great! If not, at least you know for certain
big tip to those who wants to be in the PJO fandom
Read the book
just ignore the movie skskkssk
ifkr
What movie???? I don’t think a movie was ever made.
@@kyraezikeuzor I don't know. I only remember a musical
@@Lizaaaard Oh just you wait. We call him "Persassy" for a reason
Aerospace5161 percy’s way sassier lmao
Shoutouts to Riordan later on when Apollo talks about Nico's relationship and writes it off since the gods don't care about that stuff because that was practically spot-on for Ancient Greece.
be gay drink wine
@@junkosllette ... do crime be FINE
Not to mention apollo himself is a raging bisexual, and also later on wlw rep
Plus, wasn’t Apollo talking about one of his own kids in that scene? (it’s been a while since I read the Apollo books). It’s really great to see a parent portrayed as being 100% cool with their kid’s sexuality.
Also Apollo being bisexual is very very accurate to the myths.
The neurologist who diagnosed me with add recommended Percy Jackson to me and I've been reading ever since
That neurologist seems like a person of culture
My 5th grade teacher recommended it to me lol
So everybody talking about how Mrs Dodds is a fury not a harpy but is no one gonna talk about how Grover is a saytr not a boy.
Crazy Toothy but who is saytr?
Ivan Petrov a satyr is a demigod protective escort guide towards Camp Half Blood, stationed at schools to scout and bring in new demigods so they can be taught how to survive. They also are nature lovers who worship Pan, the god of the wild. They are essentially part goat, and live twice as long as humans.
@@rltb_riley And they're flesh is most tender cooked medium.
justin nee wait a minute
@@justinnee1572 perfect
Rick Riordan: After writing great story goes on to write more great stories
J. K. Rowling: After writing great story makes decisions in post such as everyone used to poop on the floor with no regard to sanitation.
Simply put, Rick doesn't rest on his laurels.
I don't understand why JK fell that hard. Isn't it obvious that using politics is a career ender?
No J.K. Rowling retcon can be as bad as Alex Fierro
@@UnderplayedCreations I don't know who that guy is, but can you give me some of his highlights before I search him up on google?
@@UnderplayedCreations what
WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHY
okay I know I seem like I'm freaking out but honestly can we have a conversation about why you hate Alex Fierro?
Is it just me or does anyone else see the scenes in different “lighting” while reading, in Hp, I saw most scenes in darker lighting, because of the words and situation. I’m PjO, I seen it in a more colorful lighting, because fo the words and humor in dark situations. The boy could be killed and make a sarcastic comment about it-oh WAIT- he did! And that’s why I love it so much. The writings a masterpiece
That was Magnus.
*Jason talking about how they're all going to die if Gaia wakes up* Percy: "You sir, are a ray of sunshine"
Can I we talk about how Percy Jackson didn't get a nearly as good adaptation compare to Harry Potter?
Adaptation? What adaptation? Percy Jackson was never made into a movie! Neither was Avatar: The Last Airbender, Eragon, or Dragon Ball
😔nope, never😖
hands down it didn't! no respect for the source material, no communication with the author, doubling down with an even more lack-luster sequel, I honestly can't think of a book treated with a rawer deal when it comes to movie adaptations...oh well, with the aforementioned sequel setting the movies in stone, the best people could really hope for is some sort of more faithful reboot, or even a netflix adaptation...
Not nearly is a huge understatement.
@@dominicgunderson Exactly! It is horrendous compared to the Harry Potter movies. PJO deserves so much better and a few other kid books i enjoyed as a kid which had bad movies deserve better as well like The Alex Rider series and Dragon Rider series, Inheritance which only had one movie which was the first book Eragorn!
here is the thing, the second movie is so garbage that people who dont read the book will hate percy jackson
We need a petition to make Percy Jackson a Netflix series
That Rick has creative control over and makes every single person read the source material. I swear every time I watch the movies I then have to go angry read the series again to calm down
@@sashimizi i don't think it could get any worse tbh
Animated by DreamWorks, with spinoffs and either miniseries or end credits scenes for the short stories.
fox has full rights still and doesn't plan to get rid of them, unfortunately (last time i checked). that's why there hasn't been anything else despite interest in new movies (done the proper way) and a tv show. that's why they ended it in the second movie. it sucks
I’ve been thinking about this while reading the books as off late
One of the reasons I love Percy Jackson more than Harry Potter is that Percy Jackson is a lot more relatable. Since Percy Jackson is in the 1st person, it makes you grow a lot more close to Percy and gives you a new take on things. As Harry Potter is in the 3rd person, it sometimes makes you question Harry's decisions (like when Harry took a break on Harry and Ginny's relationship).
I think you misunderstand 2 things: One, at the end of the day Harry relies on the institution and it's rebuilt pretty much identically, it's not the institution that is bad as a system, but the people in it in Rowling's world.
Two, Percy Jackson's story is less about institution and more about family and neglet. Every main character has a broken family, and what Percy does in the end is fix it by forcing the older generation to respect the new one. It's not the gods are rulers, but as parents, that are challenged.
Aren't we going to talk about how PJO is a lot more diverse than Harry Potter? I might be a little bias here but I found the diversity in PJO universe happened more organicly.
Yeah, both Harry Potter and PJO didn't have much diversity, but Riordan wrote new series and introduced a lot more diverse characters, whereas JK Rowling just tried to retroactively claim that characters from the Harry Potter books were gay/jewish etc. to seem progressive.
@@lisa-3373 Rather than tweeting and bending his story afterward to seem more diverse, his books becomes more and more diverse as it goes. It was written in an organic way too since he draws a lot from time when he was a middle school teacher and meet all kinds of kids!
Does diversity even matter. The diversity is organic until you get to MC GoA
who the f and why does he cares...
this diversity shit is going out of control.
and what if it doesnt have diversity? someone is going to die?
when i read something i'm not searching for different colors or different sexual orientations or whatever. i'm searching for great characters. i don't care if they happen to be "diverse" or not.
this search for diversity is ruining both books and movies. the whole entertainment industry is suffering because of it.
just follow the story. if something make sense then it make sense.
and i guess if a lot of people read my comment they would say "i bet he is white". you know what, yes i am white. but i'm also easter european, i'm slavic, i'm Bulgarian. we are not represented a lot in media. and i don't care.
when a Bulgarian character appeared in Harry Potter, i was like "ha" and moved on.
Not having a bulgarian, or even slavic, character in a story doesn't bother me one bit. do you know what would bother me? having a bulgarian main character when there is no reason. that nowadays we always have to have at least one black, one asian, one jewish, one gay, and one bi (or whatever else sexual preference) character in a story. and if the main character can be one of those, it's even better. it's annoying.
for me needing "to have specific race for the sake of diversity" is more racist that just not having it, especially when it's not needed by the story.
Suncho okay I guess you're right on one thing a diverse cast doesn't make something better. But I disagree on your other points. I guess what I'm saying is it's not important for one story to have diversity but stories about other races, other sexualities, etc. need to exist because those people exist.
the percy jackson series honestly deserves the same level of acclaim harry potter did but because the movies flopped so hard, no one gave it a second thought. this is why i'm hoping it'll be picked up for an animated series, which isn't exactly in the same league as the harry potter movies, but will allow percy's complex story to be told in a way that's not rushed as it would be in a movie. because the movies flopped due to the filmmakers trying to fit in as many aspects of the first two books as they could without overwhelming the audience, it didn't work (amongst other things). having it be in a tv show format will allow showrunners to spread out the story and give characters more time to develop and also utilize aspects of the books without confusing audiences. also, percy jackson like harry potter is a series that has characters physically aging in every book, so having it be animated eliminates the need to cast younger actors bc they can just be voiced by older voice actors who have youthful voices. rick riordan has been actively pitching the series to companies as a tv show, so hopefully that will happen, regardless if it's animated or not (disney my hopes are with you!). the books deserve justice and i really hope people will be able to see just how good (if not better than harry potter) they are.
edit: YASS WE'RE FINALLY GETTING A SHOW ON DISNEY+!!! it looks to be another live action adaptation again, but this time, rick riordan's going to be fully involved! as long as we get a more accurate adaptation of the books, i'm fine with it not being an animated series. uncle rick will make sure it's true to his story, so i'm really looking forward to the show!
Love your profile and I fully agree
@@user-km9bx3gf3z thank you 💕
i'm just dissapointed that no one could see how perfect the percy jackson books are for TV animated adaptetion. the adventures has an episodic nature, with overarching nerratives to tie them all. the monsters and fights and constant changes can be perfectly created with animation to give the most bizarre and even over the top action like it's supposed to be. i mean, those are super kids with magical powers, it's possible to do it with live action, but harder and i'm afraid that we will lose thos imaginative parts in the story.
just dissapointed that disney didn't have the guts to adapt the bokks to their perfect medium, instead of the safest one.
@@shainahum6717 i agree! i also feel that with an animated show, they'll be able to infuse more humor (since the books have a lot of humor) and put the characters in more ridiculous predicaments. when i picture an animated pjo show, i'm thinking avatar the last airbender or kim possible (or any of those 2000s animated shows). having the series be animated will also get younger children to watch it and become more interested with history and mythology, which is something i think should be more noted up on since history is still considered a "boring" subject in schools.
Percy Jackson series confirmed in talks for Disney + by Rick Riordan himself. Here is Disney's chance to make that dream a reality or flush it forever down the drain. Let's hope we get a little justice this time.
The Kane Chronicles were honestly a lot more interesting to me when I was reading Riordan's work. The magic system was god tier (pun aggressively intended)
The fact that no one brings that series up makes me sad:/ they’re in the same universe as the other series too
@@ooin_otaku4282 the crossover is lit
@@fizzles4393 ngl i completely forgot about that lmao
@@fizzles4393 especially after it. In the Brooklyn House companion book, there are so many references to them being friends and using each Annabeth’s book to fool Setne or something like that. I don’t really remember though lol
I was always confused on how to pronounce 'Apophis'. I though it was like 'Uh-pof-es' but it sounded kind of weird. That being said, those books were always my favorite.
In highschool I made a speech about his use of ADHD and Dyslexia, something his son has, in order to encourage those with reading/learning difficulties to read despite their struggles and to see that their perceived weekness can be a strength too.
Percy Jackson is, to this day, my favorite book series. I read it when I was around 12 and I’m about to turn 20. No series has been able to top riordan’s series for me.
alenight99 girl same I'm 22 and I can read the series like again and again. For harry potter, well I just enjoy it and finish reading it, it's amazing but that just it. I prefer to just watch the movie rather reading the book again
Omg were the same age and read the book at the same time! And I felt the same way, until I read Rangers Apprentice, my new favourite series, which is just better(that was very hard for me to admit to myself originally), it's so good! you should give it a chance
Percy turned 26 last August
Also I’ve never loved a series more and It’s characters
I only read the first one but I liked it solid 4 stars.
My favorite part of PJO is that you can actually understand why Luke is the way he is. You can actually see why he’s so bitter, and it makes sense how Kronos was able to manipulate him. The fact that pretty much everyone actually agrees with him adds a whole new dynamic to the plot. The only reason they’re fighting against Luke is because if Kronos wins, the world will end. In Harry Potter’s case, the bad guys are bad because of classism and power, so it’s really easy to dehumanize them. Luke is a whole person who was turned evil by unfortunate circumstances. Lucius Malfoy is just a cunt. (Though I’ll admit Rowling did a pretty good job on Draco but that’s not the point)
I also like how Percy as a character is so morally gray. In HOO, he actually reflects on how he’s starting to think like Luke, being bitter towards the gods for messing up his life. More than that, we actually got to see a super dark side of him in House of Hades. Harry, on the other hand, is a bit of a saint. Yeah, he started to get irritable because of the horcruxes, but we never got to see him snap. We all know that there’s no real chance of Harry Potter going off the rails. Percy though? He’s actually dangerous. He has motive to destroy the gods, and he probably has the power too(I think it’s mentioned somewhere that he makes the gods nervous because of how powerful he is)
Edit: spelling
high _ quality _ trashcan I believe it was the 5th book and it was Athena
Exactly! And to top it off, Rowling than kind of tried to take back the good work she did on Draco, by condemning fans, who saw his potential... perhaps she was angry that far less people liked her beloved Ron...
@@Guess-ky2ir
no it was in the fourth hoo book when percy went off the rails a bit, he almost killed the goddess of misery with her own poison
As much as I agree with you, Harry can also have a different attitude. I've read somewhere in the half blood prince he snapped (like literally yelling and being mad) both at ron and (crying) hermione telling them that he's tired of being the chosen one etc. That's also where I saw his other side I was like woah didn't know he can be like that
@@enbi5440 yeah, and he snapped a bit at the beginning of order of the Phoenix. He just snapped differently than Percy did.
I love these books, especially the Heroes of Olympus series, mostly because I saw myself in Leo Valdez. He was literally just a more talkative version of me. You don't often get hispanic kids in literature, especially not smart ones with adhd. It made me feel seen, really. Also the lgbt rep is awesome, and Alex is an amazing character, I love them. Much less forced than the retcons JK Rowling made, and the acknowledgement of nonbinary identities is absolutely amazing.
Several people who have been working in the chocolate factory.
What I loved most about Rick Riordan is he doesn't just gravitate to making the God of death the villain. Hades had no reason to steal the lightning bolt and start a war. Traffic was bad enough as it is, And more souls coming in would just make his job harder.
Another difference:
Characters in the Riordanverse have different abilities (Percy with water, Jason with air, Nico with angst)
This makes the characters mach more diverse and exciting, needing to strategize when keeping their abilities in mind when deducing advantages and disadvantages. It overall makes the combat much more exciting.
In the Harry Potter universe, almost any wizard can use the exact same abilities, which means that you could swap out two people in a fight, and it would barely make a difference, as they have the same abilities.
These make combat scenes much more dull, especially with the overuse of certain elements, and not as many true threats of character death, as we know that Rowling would never kill off a member of the golden trio, but we know for a fact the Riordan will easily kill off one of the seven.
_Cyrusis _ It also places the characters on a more even scale for power; it’s harder to compare them. In HP, yes, they do address that one can be better at certain forms of magic than others, mostly thinking and feeling, but that’s close to where it ends. It’s just “This is the brightest witch of her age, this is the chosen one, and this is the control group- er, I mean, the other friend.” Don’t get me wrong, Ron’s powerful when it counts, but throughout the series, Ron is generally made out to be less powerful than Hermione, the “smart one,” and Harry, the “chosen one.” In PJO, though, despite the presence of the Big Three and the minor deities, they’re all spread out enough that there’s no clear answer to who is more powerful. Is Percy most powerful? I mean, he can control water and breathe underwater. But Nico can raise the dead! Thalia could live forever, and her brother can fly. Piper can basically mind control, Leo is a natural pyromaniac (capable of awesome machinery stuff), Frank can shapeshift, Annabeth is a remarkable strategist... Hazel can literally alter the mist, the very world and the way that they view it; the list goes on, and the difference in abilities shows everyone’s necessity and uniqueness, making it nearly impossible to put one over another in the rank of “Who is most important.”
It makes it interesting, and it’s just really cool. Better relates to human strength, as people can be strong in different ways. I just really like it. Sorry for the vent and thanks for reading.
_Cyrusis _ That's ridiculous. When would Rick possibly kill off one of his main characters? *cries in TOA Burning Maze*
Zachary Gilmore BRING HIM BACK, UNCLE RICK, PLEEEEEEASE. I DON’T CARE ABOUT PLOT ARMOR, JUST SAVE OUR STAPLER-EATING FRIEND.
NICO ANGST PLEASE
_Cyrusis _ nico with angst lol
Hey remember that Hades was literally in the battle helping the demigods.
I thought all he did was make holes under the titan army to take away some of their numbers. I may be wrong, havent read the book in like 6 years, but i swear he wasn't physically there.
@Jaeden Vaithianathan would make sense. My memories of that battle are fuzzy. Least I know that he opened up the holes lol. I feel like that's a win in an of itself considering purely how many books and games I've consumed over the last few years.
I mean he also put holes in the earth against the giants but ok
@@solargaruda different instance of a battle. We are talking about the battle of new york against the titans, not the one in greece/rome where giants were revived.
@@freddouglas6935 he was at the battle during the last olympian
The joke about Jesus in the movies is by far the only good part
Hahah THE ONLY GOOD PART 😂
‘What are you doing? Don’t walk on my roof.’ begs to differ
@@luuuuux_ and THIS IS A PEN
@@kianamoufarej740 the first thing that came into my mind when I read this was
P E N P I N A P P L E A P P L E P E N
I am ashamed of myself.
@EnchantingEcho I have a sword
I have a pen
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sword pen
i read the hp books when i was like, 9, and ive never reread them, but ive read rick riordans books dozens of times each since i was a kid and that speaks volumes to me about the engagement for my adhd ass. a big thing was i found his characters a lot easier to get attached to, hell, to this day my favorite character he ever wrote was zoe from the titans curse. she was only in that book, but i remember her even though i havent read that book in years.
oh zoe nightshade....I would have loved to see thalia and zoe as hunters together...
@@khushir6340 TBH the hunters were more annoying imo
@@headphonesaxolotl I do understand hat sentiment...when we introduced to them but later on I sort liked them whenever they stopped by...
You seem to be mistaken, my friend. I don't know where you got those clips from but from my Percy Jackson knowledge there were NEVER any movies made. NEVER.
Percy Jackson doesn't need movies the book is enough excitement just on it's on what I do is I just picture it all in my mine how it would look and go from there
There is a movie but they left out A LOT of things from the book
@@majaplago8373
joke
your head
Good news guys! Aparently Uncle Rick's currently in negotiations with Disney about remaking his film adaptations!
@@majaplago8373 shhhhhhh we don't talk about that
I really love the Percy Jackson series! I remember reading the book series during elementary and middle school. Im really glad that someone recognizes just how great the Percy Jackson series is.
Everybody who has read Percy Jackson recognizes that fact
And the heros of olympus
Gorillaz isthebest I just got into the hero’s of Olympus it’s no damn kids book it’s pretty good
OG_Gaming you mean *dam*
Daughter Of Hades You are a true fan! -Nina, daughter of Apollo
“By the end of the first book, Percy sends his mother Medusa’s severed head which she uses to turn his stepfather into stone and sell him to an art collector. That is-... *holy shit* “ lmao yep
I really appreciate that you did a lot of research for this, and just wanted to point out that in one of the Magnus Chase books, they do canonically say that there are more gods, and that they can all hang out together.
Hey did you know there's a Lightning thief musical and it's a bop
My stupid self read it as boop
@@croppedinpeace lol
Sara Sleightholm yeah, the musical is a way better adaptation than both of the movies combined
@@anielson6152 How to actually do an adaptation
i need to watch that
Also there was another spin-off series you forgot to mention, Trials Of Apollo where Apollo, the god of the sun becomes a demigod and has to prove himself so he can become a god again.
I havent finished it but didnt he just become human? But with some knowledge of the greek world
no he's just an above average mortal when it comes to knowledge of the mythological world.
...that was written by Rick Riordan also...
anonymous_loki That’s the point!
So like Thor?
I think my favourite part about PJO is that in the midst of all the chaos happening Percy is just in a constant state of "what the fuck is going on and how can I survive this shit"
„Percy Jackson just started in a darker spot, which appealed to kids like me, who liked to think we were edgy“ Dude, you can‘t just out me like that xD
Actually, Jesus is canon in the Riordanverse.
In “The Sword of Summer“ Thor claimed that he once challenged Jesus to a duel but he never showed up.
Also, in “Percy Jackson's Greek Gods“, Percy explains that Dionysus once moved with his followers towards india but stopped there because of “other magical forces“
That could be a reference to the Hinduism gods (who make no sense at all) but with the Abrahamic religions being centered in the Middle East it would be viable.
@@artofthepossible7329 Hindu and Greek mythologies have literally so much in common and yet the former makes no sense to you while the latter does?
@@vidhugugnani339 You could be a athiest Hindu, a monothiest Hindu and a polythiest Hindu and all are legitimate views of Hinduism.
While in the Greek world it's polytheism only and in the Abrahamic religions, the monotheism is heavily emphasized.
I mean, Jesus is also a historical figure tbf
@@vidhugugnani339 I think he means that Hinduism is too confusing even for a hindu
Can I just say as someone with dyslexia reading these books as a kid made me feel like I had a gift and not a weakness. They got me into reading and so many new books and worlds which helped me with my dyslexia even more I can't thank Rick Riordan enough
12:43 What's wasn't great about Annabeth and Percy? THEY ARE GOALS
Why can't my romance be like that
I love the cat Goddess. At one point she is stealing a car and they point out it isn't hers. Her response is priceless. "My dear. I am a cat. Everything I see is mine." I read the books years ago but never forgot that part :-D
Something I liked much better in Percy Jackson is that there were stakes in the form of the audience having mortal characters that we are supposed to care about. For instance Sally Jackson, Rachel Dare, etc. There’s even a line in Magnus Chase saying how they had to prevent Ragnarok for people like Estelle (Percy’s little sister) to have a life,
In Harry Potter the only Muggle characters are the Dursley’s and they were terrible people anyway so the audience never really cared what happened to them.
Don't forget Amir
Who is a mortal and didn't even have the naturally born power of being able to see monsters normally like Rachel or Sally
And his a Muslim
And Piper's father
Etc.
@@feloniuselia5272
Yeah that's what I said
"naturally born power of being able to see monsters normally like Rachel or Sally"
And I don't even know what you mean by that last sentence except that it's 9
paul blofis (blowfish lol) is also an ordinary mortal without the ability to the see through the mist unlike sally and rachel
I learned to read English by reading Percy Jackson. Rick Riordan’s books hold a special place in my heart.
I learned to read English by reading Harry Potter. So JK Rowling's books hold a special place in MY heart. Lol
I learned by reading Harry Potter and Percy Jackson
Talk about a perfect video
I have a hard time believing that you read Harry Potter or Percy jackson when you were still learning english
@@OnionYeeter well I read Harry Potter in my mother tongue multiple times first (I was a great fan) and re-read it in English so it was easier, followed with Percy Jackson which was easier than Harry Potter
Makes sense
Rick Riordan: We'll go over genuine Greek myths, downtime activities, fighting styles, and historical figures AND translate them fluidly into the life of a modern, troubled kid.
JK Rowling, frantically searching for synonyms of magic in a thesaurus: ✨transmootashum✨
4:56 I like the theory where Percy had a little crush on Luke in the first book, kind of like in the way Nico liked him, but a relationship between them is just horrifying