Luke Castellan
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A Guide to Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
Luke Castellan was a 19-year-old son of Hermes and May Castellan. He appears in The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian.
Introduced initially as the friendly head counsellor of the Hermes cabin, Luke is soon revealed to serve Kronos. He is resentful of his father, who adhered to the gods' policy of non-interference despite May Castellan's mental illness. He ran away from home at a young age and eventually arrived at camp. After the loss of Thalia, a failed quest and continued silence from Hermes, his ongoing resentment turned into a strong hatred of his father and the other gods. Described as decent and kind before Kronos, he behaved with volatility and violence after his defection. Though Luke originally served Kronos willingly, the horrors he witnesses during the Battle of Manhattan convinced him to fight against his former master, eventually dying to stop the Titan. When he died, Luke reiterates what Ethan Nakamura told Percy earlier: unclaimed children and unrecognized gods deserve more respect than they have been given. Percy later fulfills his request.
Luke is described as handsome with sandy hair, blue eyes, and a long scar on his cheek given to him by Ladon. Besides the ability to open locks with his mind, inherited from his father, he is first and foremost an excellent swordsman. He even receives a sword named "Backbiter" from Kronos at the end of The Lightning Thief. It is later reforged as Kronos's scythe and has the ability to harm both mortals and immortals. From Halcyon Green, he receives a diary he later entrusts to Chiron, and a celestial bronze knife he later gives to Annabeth with a promise to always remain her family. From his father he receives a pair of magic flying shoes, which he later curses and gives to Percy. Just before giving himself over completely to host the spirit of Kronos, Luke bathes in the River Styx and obtains the invincibility of Achilles.
Introduced initially as the friendly head counsellor of the Hermes cabin, Luke is soon revealed to serve Kronos. He is resentful of his father, who adhered to the gods' policy of non-interference despite May Castellan's mental illness. He ran away from home at a young age and eventually arrived at camp. After the loss of Thalia, a failed quest and continued silence from Hermes, his ongoing resentment turned into a strong hatred of his father and the other gods. Described as decent and kind before Kronos, he behaved with volatility and violence after his defection. Though Luke originally served Kronos willingly, the horrors he witnesses during the Battle of Manhattan convinced him to fight against his former master, eventually dying to stop the Titan. When he died, Luke reiterates what Ethan Nakamura told Percy earlier: unclaimed children and unrecognized gods deserve more respect than they have been given. Percy later fulfills his request.
Luke is described as handsome with sandy hair, blue eyes, and a long scar on his cheek given to him by Ladon. Besides the ability to open locks with his mind, inherited from his father, he is first and foremost an excellent swordsman. He even receives a sword named "Backbiter" from Kronos at the end of The Lightning Thief. It is later reforged as Kronos's scythe and has the ability to harm both mortals and immortals. From Halcyon Green, he receives a diary he later entrusts to Chiron, and a celestial bronze knife he later gives to Annabeth with a promise to always remain her family. From his father he receives a pair of magic flying shoes, which he later curses and gives to Percy. Just before giving himself over completely to host the spirit of Kronos, Luke bathes in the River Styx and obtains the invincibility of Achilles.