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Why Luke hates the gods
Luke's hatred of the gods is actually something that happens to a lot of the demigods - he sees the fact that they do not care for their children or mortals in general. He sees that they only care when it's beneficial for them, when they need demigods to do what it's too risky for them.
When he, Thalia and Annabeth were still on the road he was wondering why his father had never showed up even though he'd prayed for his help. He finally meets him when they go back to May's house after Thalia got injured and he is angry at Hermes. Hermes revealed that he knew what Luke's fate will be and when he asked more about his fate, Hermes said that he'd said too much and Luke was never the same.
He was in Hermes' cabin for years. He saw how some were still waiting to be claimed. He saw how all the demigods were ignored by their parents (except Dionysus' children because he was there, but whatever).
When given a quest by his father, it was something another hero had already done. He realised that he wasn't important enough to be given an original quest.
Luke's hatred of the gods is actually something that happens to a lot of the demigods - he sees the fact that they do not care for their children or mortals in general. He sees that they only care when it's beneficial for them, when they need demigods to do what it's too risky for them.
When he, Thalia and Annabeth were still on the road he was wondering why his father had never showed up even though he'd prayed for his help. He finally meets him when they go back to May's house after Thalia got injured and he is angry at Hermes. Hermes revealed that he knew what Luke's fate will be and when he asked more about his fate, Hermes said that he'd said too much and Luke was never the same.
He was in Hermes' cabin for years. He saw how some were still waiting to be claimed. He saw how all the demigods were ignored by their parents (except Dionysus' children because he was there, but whatever).
When given a quest by his father, it was something another hero had already done. He realised that he wasn't important enough to be given an original quest.
Why he joined Kronos
Looking at how he had all this resentment and anger for the gods, it made sense to him that he should overthrow them. So he gladly joined Kronos and became his pawn, after all he wanted to prove something to the gods - that they weren't as powerful as they thought, that they were nothing without their children.
Looking at how he had all this resentment and anger for the gods, it made sense to him that he should overthrow them. So he gladly joined Kronos and became his pawn, after all he wanted to prove something to the gods - that they weren't as powerful as they thought, that they were nothing without their children.
While I hate Luke because of how he manipulated those who saw him as a friend and caused so much pain to a lot of my favourite characters - I have to admit it. He had a reason to be mad.
And Percy was, too.
Without Luke wanting to overthrow the gods, Percy would have been able to make them pay their child support.
And Percy was, too.
Without Luke wanting to overthrow the gods, Percy would have been able to make them pay their child support.
Yeah, to bad luke couldn't have found a different way
yes. i wish he had found another way:((
Luke was sooo unpredictable for me in the first book he was actually my fav (until the reveal) but I'm so glad uncle Rick gave him a little redemption arc
yes, we learn that he actually had a point and he dies a hero
Understanding why he joined Kronos and became such a bad person is essential to understanding Annabeth's relationship with him and why it was so hard for her to accept the fact that he was actually bad because there are two sides of Luke.
The gods-hating, manipulative and cruel Luke and the Luke who took care of a 7 years old demigod alongside his friend Thalia, who was like a big brother, who was nice.
So this is part 1 of deep diving into Luke.