Charlie Bushnell Talks ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ and His Role as Luke Castellan [Interview] (2024)

FAQs

How does Luke betray Percy? ›

Upon returning to Camp Half Blood, Percy is betrayed by his friend Luke, son of Hermes, who turns out to be the human hero whom Kronos used for the theft. Luke poisons Percy, and tells him before leaving that Kronos will rise and destroy the age of the gods. Western Civilization is unraveling.

Luke serves as a guide to Percy as he adjusts to camp life and gifts Percy with magical shoes before Percy embarks on his quest, further encouraging Percy to believe he has made a true ally and friend. Luke betrays Percy and the gods because he himself feels betrayed.

Luke dies in The Last Olympian when he is given Annabeth's knife by Percy. He sacrifices himself to defeat Kronos by stabbing himself under his left arm where his mortality was still kept intact after his bath in the River Styx (known as his Achilles heel).

Personality. Luke comes off as a really nice and observant young teen. Being one of the older demigods at Camp Half-Blood he is full of a surprising amount of wisdom that he is not afraid to show off.

Yes, Annabeth is married to Percy Jackson, and has three kids: Cast, Ethan, and Zoe. How was Annabeth Chase born? Annabeth Chase is the half-blood daughter of the goddess Athena and the mortal man Frederick Chase. She was born July 12, 1993.

He started the war between the gods and the titans, without him kronos would have never risen and tried to take over the world. Luke was more of a brother to Annabeth anyway. She said in the last book of the series that she never loved him in a romantic way.

The Lightning Thief reveals that Luke is the one who betrays Percy by stealing the Master Bolt. Despite Medusa suggesting that Annabeth will betray Percy, it is unlikely as she remains loyal to him throughout the series.

Thalia was 12 when she sacrificed herself for her two friends to get to Camp Half-Blood and was later turned to a pine tree by Zeus. In the Sea of Monsters book, she is revived by the Golden Fleece and years have passed. She is fifteen years old, almost 16.

Like Percy, Annabeth Chase is also depicted as 12 years old in the TV show, maintaining consistency with the original source material. In contrast to the books, Grover's age is changed in the TV show, with him being 24 years old instead of 32, but his loyalty to Percy remains unchanged.

Luke dies in The Last Olympian when he is given Annabeth's knife by Percy. He commits suicide by stabbing himself under his left arm where his mortality was still kept intact after his bath in the River Styx (known as his Achilles heel).

Are Luke and Annabeth cousins? ›

First, Annabeth didn't go to Tartarus in THE LAST OLYMPIAN,not even to the underworld. She fell into Tartarus in Mark Of Athena. Second, Luke is not her half brother,he's her cousin on the godly side since Athena and Hermes are half siblings.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians ended with Percy completing his quest and preventing the war between Zeus and Poseidon. In the finale, Percy defeats Ares and delivers Hades' Helm and Zeus' Master Bolt to their rightful owners. He convinced Zeus to call off the war against Poseidon with the help of his father.

Nothing ever happens between Annabeth and Luke, but Percy gets jealous of the other demigod. Annabeth also outwardly admits she had a crush on Luke in The Mark of Athena, the third book in Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series.

He was one of the main antagonists of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. He was tricked by the Titan Kronos into hosting his spirit. Although he is considered as the series' main human antagonist, he died at age twenty-three as the hero of the Great Prophecy.

Luke selflessly pleads that Percy makes sure that all of the unclaimed demigods are finally claimed by their parents and given their own cabins. In that way, Luke is overall a fully redeemable character in the end. Interestingly, in most of the times, he appears as the villain in Annabeth's presence.

But, as it turns out, the traitor is really Luke (Bushnell). He gave Percy the winged shoes hoping that they'd drag him down to Tartarus and straight to Kronos. Luke didn't anticipate Percy giving the shoes to Grover (Aryan Simhadri).

Thus, we can conclude that Luke betrays Camp Half-Blood and joins forces with Kronos out of resentment for his father, out of feelings of shame that the other campers pity him, and out of a need to make himself feel validated and significant.

He was one of the main antagonists of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. He was tricked by the Titan Kronos into hosting his spirit. Although he is considered as the series' main human antagonist, he died at age twenty-three as the hero of the Great Prophecy.

His father Hermes blesses him, and his soul is taken to Elysium having died a hero's death. Percy himself admits that Luke was a hero in the end and that's what mattered. During his time as villain, he was a well-intentioned extremist who had legitimate grievances against the Olympian gods.