Top 10 Best Rick Riordan Characters

I cannot even begin to say how much of a great character he is. He has sacrificed so many times and would literally lay his life for another person even if he might die, unlike Leo who only sacrificed himself because he had a potion from the god of healing. He has defeated many gods and goddesses such as ARES the god of WAR at the age of 12 even if he barely trained for many years at camp half blood. He has been on so many quests and leaded a war against Kronos and WON. He was offered immortality but refused, showing a noble character he is. He refused it so that many demigods and minor god and goddesses can be treated right. He has done good things despite being treated horrible such as in the sea of monsters when he literally was able to find Golden Fleece but took no credit and many campers ignored him. But Percy did not care and was only happy he came back alive. I can go on and on but he has done to many things to right all of it down. The best demigod there ever was, with such a noble and kind personality. Others could wish they could be 1% as great as Percy was.

Honestly, Percy honestly is a good character, but he never had to go through what Leo did. Even though Percy thought about sacrificing himself, Leo actually did it (and came back). Sure, Percy has powers over the sea, but that's common for sons of Poseidon - fire powers are rare, plus, Leo is awesome at mechanical stuff! Percy doesn't have that skill. And despite all his awesomeness, Leo had to endure even more pain, watching everyone with their girlfriends and boyfriends. He was single, and when he did find a girlfriend, she was literally supposed to fall in love with every boy she sees (and she even hated him at first! ). Leo is just so awesome like that.

Perhaps one of the most relatable characters ever written, if slightly exaggerated from time to time, Leo Valdez. He embodies what almost every teenager has felt at some point - out of place, out of their depth, useless, as if they will never fit in. But what makes him so appealing? I mean, I'm sure there are plenty of other characters out there that have the same problems of him (insecurity, loneliness, so on, so forth). But what makes him unique? The humor. "Humor was a good way to hide the pain." Sounds edgy, right? But I'd say that this makes him the perfect comfort character. Someone anyone can look up to, put their selves in his shoes, all of that. Humor is a huge part of our happiness. Directly linked, no denying it. So, not only is Leo a perfect embodiment of emotions that everyone has felt at some point or another, he has the ability to make us laugh. I remember giggling at his lines every once in awhile. We can sympathize with him, relate to him, understand him. He is one of the most realistic characters in a series that is the complete opposite of realistic. Truly a masterpiece.

Poor Annabeth's backstory is so underrated. I actually think it's a lot like Leo's. Leo was called the devil by his aunt. Annabeth was called a freak by her parents. Leo's family didn't want him. Neither did Annabeth's. Leo ran away at a young age. Annabeth ran away at 7 AND was hunted down by monsters. Leo's aunt blames him for his mothers death, Hermes blamed Annabeth for Luke's death. Annabeth had been everyone's second choice until Percy came along, and chose her over immortality. She even mentioned Camp Half-blood was like an orphanage for her, she would make a friend, that friend would end up leaving her or dying. So many of her friends have also betrayed her. PLUS she was the only one of the seven without powers, and the smartest.

Annabeth Chase has saved Percy's life so many times. She ran away and battled monsters when she was 7. She survived Tartarus and defeated Arcane with no weapon and broken leg. She still believed there was good in Luke after all the things he'd done and she was right at the very end. She is the architect of Mount Olympus. She's smart,caring, kind, brave,etc. She is my all time favorite character of all time. Go wise girl!

Nico's sexuality was super important for me growing up. Like with many of Riordan's other characters, Nico gave me a positive view of something that I struggled with. Especially since many of the people around me were homophobic. As a character he's cool outside of that of course and I fell in love with him, he was always super relatable and cool to me even before I read House of Hades. Admittedly, I was admittedly a little emo when I read the series, and obviously thought death was cool as hell. Overall, I'm super thankful to Riordan for including a character that I love as much as Nico.

Nico's dedication to save the world and promise Percy even if he didn't end up with Percy is really self-disciplinary. He also kept quiet about the two camps, Camp Half Blood and Camp Jupiter. He was probably the first demigod to know about Juno's plan, as he doesn't admit he knows Percy in the Son Of Neptune. I was really happy to see Nico and Will together in The Hidden Oracle

Thalia is such an amazing person. She was even a female main character in the titans curse. She was an important older sister figure in both Annabeth and Jason's life and went from being a tree to the leader of the Hunters of Artemis!

Thalia is cool and punky. She is actually a hunter who deserves the role.
Thalia's a caring sister to Jason and a kind friend to Annabeth. She is a literal legend.

Thalia is Thalia. Get it? She's a huntress and still helps everyone no matter their gender, tho she isn't a fan of Leo...

Hazel is such a good character. She's kind to the other members of the crew and her control over mist makes her a powerful ally.

Hazel is so sweet and accepting and is friends with everyone on the Argo II. Anyone hurt her, and Nico will be out for blood. Her backstory is also really sad.

Don't forget she's only 13 when hoo started. That's like, 2 years younger than anyone else. Plus, her powers are really useful.

Honestly guys..Jason out of the top 10! YOU Gotta be kidding me..He is the joint strongest demigod in the series(Along with Percy).. Born to be a leader..His leading and military skills are second to one...Even when he was dying he saved his friends...And guys don't forget the fact that he saved Percy in the ocean...His wind manipulating and lightning powers just make him stronger...So In my opinion he's the best demigod there is!

He is kinda annoying sometimes. Yes, true, but why does everyone hates him? You know even Percy is kinda annoying. Jason sacrifices himself, and he is also courageous & brave!

The person who said he didn't die for his friends... he literally decided to die in Piper's place and saved Meg and Apollo's lives in the process tf. They also said Leo died for his friends - he died to defeat Gaia. So actually, your comment should be reversed xx

Why does she get hate for thinking about Jason a lot in the first book because she found out that all her memories of him were fake, but Leo gets no hate for all that 'Calypso this Calypso that' in BoO? And obviously Percy NEVER thinks about Annabeth all the time, and it's obviously not perfectly normal to think about your loved one.

I hate all the hate surrounding her. People are somehow so jealous of her even though she has lots of faults and somehow, on the worst and most annoying Rick Riordan characters lists, she was number one by a lot, well above Octavian and Drew and all the other sucktastic characters. Why?

She is the only one who can control Jason. Although she broke up with his boyfriend and has her father stranded, she is still strong, and unbreakable.

I think Luke Castellan deserves higher on this list; he may have been the antagonist in the series, but he changed and saved Olympus in the end. He is a character with a lot of depths, and the best thing about him is that he truly believed in his cause, even though he paid the ultimate price. Percy Jackson was not the hero, Luke was.

Luke is one of the best characters in the whole series. He was so well written and understandable that he's probably in my top 5 characters of this series.

Luke ended up saving Olympus practically.

She has gone through a lot; made a small mistake in chosing the Titans side in the war and her punishment was Ogygia for all time, was awarded with a hero that she was cursed to love but they always ditched her. Also she is the daughter of Atlas, poor girl! But even though all that she is still so kind and has an important part in the Dark Prophecy. Go Calypso!

Her and Percy would have made a nice couple, but her and Leo are even better!

She's a good character. She isn't the best, but she's unbelievably low