Top 10 Funniest Heroes of Olympus and Percy Jackson Characters
When it comes to the Heroes of Olympus and Percy Jackson series, the action, adventure, and heart-pounding battles might grab your attention, but the humor is what keeps you coming back for more.
These characters know how to lighten the mood, drop the perfect one-liner, or accidentally create chaos in the most entertaining ways. Whether they're cracking jokes in the middle of a monster fight, making snarky comebacks to gods, or just being hilariously themselves, these are the characters who always keep you laughing.
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Leo Valdez
Leo Valdez is a major character from the book series Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan. He is one of the seven demigods mentioned in the Prophecy of Seven. A Greek demigod and the son of Hephaestus, Leo possesses the ability to create and manipulate fire, a power known as pyrokinesis.
Come on, guys, Leo Valdez has to be the funniest character in the whole thing! I mean seriously, we're in a tense, heads-down combat moment, everyone's on the edge of their seats, pom-poms lying on the floor, and people are wishing for the easy days of the lightning bolt saga before we started using the Riordanverse as a comfort zone. Then Leo comes along, says something ridiculous, and we all just crack up!
What I love about Leo, though, is that inside, he's so insecure. All his jokes are made to cover up his uncertainty. That's why he's my favorite character (I feel like such an Annabeth traitor saying that, but hey, what can you do?).
Leo deserves this number one spot. Let me share some evidence:
"Yes, Frank Zhang. That is exactly how people get out of Chinese handcuffs. They turn into iguanas."
"I can't summon any more gas!"
"I try hard to be annoying. Do not insult my ability to annoy."
"What's a wine god doing in Kansas? Gods are weird."
"I'm the supersized McShizzle, man!"
There are countless other Leo moments that make him the bad boy supreme that all the ladies love. Team Leo for the win!
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Percy Jackson
Perseus "Percy" Jackson is a fictional character, the title character and narrator of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He is a demigod, the son of Poseidon and a mortal woman named Sally Jackson. Percy first appears in the novel The Lightning Thief.
Must I even explain? Oh well. I feel that Percy is the sass and humor king. Just read all the Percy Jackson and the Olympians books again. His wit, his character, how he can still smile, laugh, and make others happy even after going through so much. His humor and sarcasm beat all the other characters fair and square.
Like when he's literally about to die, he makes some dam (see what I did there?) sarcastic or funny comment and somehow manages to survive. I know a lot of people find Leo funny, but I feel that Leo was derived from Percy's character and humor, and is more forced. Percy's sense of humor and sarcasm is genuine, and he's like the original sass and funny king.
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Grover Underwood
I believe that Grover is quite comedic. That dam joke.
So funny! Food anchors him to the mortal world! He loves Juniper so much.
He just says random stuff like "Enchiladas!"
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Nico di Angelo
Nico di Angelo is a fictional character created by Rick Riordan. He appears in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and parts of The Trials of Apollo. As a son of Hades, Nico is a demigod with unique powers and responsibilities.... read more
I really think Nico is the funniest. "I'd love to, but first, can I take a nap?" So Malaria is in the Court of the Dead. He and Will, well, I'm happy they're together because it brought out the funnier side in Nico.
He has made sarcastic comments and has a sense of humor. Just because he's serious, it doesn't mean he has no sense of humor!
"With great power... comes the great need to take a nap."
And don't forget about the scene in "The Last Olympian" when he's facing Kronos:
Kronos: Son of Hades, do you love death so much you wish to experience it?
Nico: Your death would be great to see.
(Or something like that.) He has earned his place on the list!
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Gleeson Hedge
Who doesn't like a violent satyr who yells "KILL THEM" all the time?
If violence were funny, it would be Gleeson Hedge. Die, cupcakes!
Who doesn't love a satyr that is addicted to violence?
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Apollo
He is pretty funny! Sometimes depressing, but most of the time funny! At least funnier than the Hades kid. Nico isn't funny at all, you guys know that, right?
He can be funny at times. While I was reading The Trials of Apollo series, I was laughing for most of it!
A friend and I came up with a perfect haiku that he would totally make:
I am Apollo.
Artemis is very dumb.
I am the best twin.
A masterpiece. I think it would be his thing.
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Thalia Grace
Not the funniest character, but has enough humor to be higher than Nico. I love Nico, but the only joke I've heard him say is the one to his father about skull re-decorating. Even his father couldn't tell whether or not he was kidding.
She is such a sassy badass. And who can forget that she still wants to go to the dam snack bar?
Witty and always has the perfect comeback. Cold yet hilarious.
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Hermes
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Travis Stoll
I love Travis and Connor. They seem like really great and funny characters. Travis is my favorite of the two. I don't know why.
I wholeheartedly agree that Travis and Connor Stoll are the funniest! Followed closely by Hedge and Leo, though! They are all my funny children!
Connor and Travis are the main jokers. You cannot have this list without having them in the top 7.
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Dionysus
Come on, you guys! Peter Johnson! Dionysus is the funniest character in the whole thing!
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Zeus
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Chiron
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Rachel Elizabeth Dare
Yes! She attacked Kronos with a blue hairbrush! I laughed so hard.
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Annabeth Chase
Annabeth Chase is a daughter of Athena and one of the main characters in both the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. She is also Percy Jackson's girlfriend and is recognized for her intelligence, leadership, and courage in battle, which all come from... read more
Rachel: "I played dumb."
Annabeth: "Was it hard?"
I was laughing for like ten minutes straight. She's also said funnier things, but I can't remember them off the top of my head.
How did she get so low on this list? She is hilarious like (most of) the other characters!
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Frank Zhang
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Connor Stoll
Yay! Connor and Travis are my favorites, but my personal favorite is Connor. Don't ask why. He just is.
Dude, it's OPEN. And everyone else is asleep. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
I love the Stolls! They're hilarious and my favorite characters of all time.
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Don the Faun
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Tyson (Cyclops)
Tries to call something heroic, like "For Poseidon!" but his battle cry ends up sounding like "PEANUT BUTTER." Also, in book 5, to Zeus after being offered a weapon of his choice: "I want a stick."
He yelled peanut butter for his battle cry instead of for Poseidon!
"I wAnT a StIcK."
Poseidon kids are so funny, in my opinion.
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Meg McCaffrey
Meg is the best! Cartwheeling down crosswalks? Way better than Jason.
Cartwheeling down the sidewalk!
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Zoë Nightshade
Percy: "Which acorn am I?"
Zoë: "The small deformed one."
OMG, I couldn't stop laughing. And of course, don't forget, "Let us find the dam snack bar."
The dam snack bar! Also, when Percy was like, "Which acorn is me?" and she was like, "The little deformed one," I was laughing so hard.
She is funny without meaning to be. Like at the Hoover Dam: Let us find the dam snack bar.
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Poseidon
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Will Solace
You think that he's really easygoing, and then Nico says something and he's got a whip-smart comment.
Will individually isn't that funny, but he and Nico as a comedy duo are pretty good.
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Calypso
Calypso is very serious, yes, but she does have quite a sense of humor! Calypso's awesome!
The only one who can make a comeback that will leave Leo breathless.
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Ella the Harpy
"Tree. Tree. Tree."
My stupid self actually laughed at that for five whole minutes.
I died laughing when I saw Ella!
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Clarisse La Rue
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Piper McLean
Piper McLean is a fictional character created by Rick Riordan in The Heroes of Olympus series. She is one of the Seven demigods of the Great Prophecy and is the daughter of Aphrodite. Piper is known for her bravery, charm-speaking ability, and her complex relationship with Jason Grace.
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Hazel Levesque
