Top Ten Worst Percy Jackson Characters

The Top Ten

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.

Anybody who is saying piper is bad cause she is whiny clearly just got the story from Wikipedia. Because she is not that whiny. Yes she complains because her dad was captured by Gaia who was trying to force piper to choose to betray and kill her friends, or let her own father die. Oh...yeah. I'm sure that is nothing to cry about. And it certainly doesn't help that her boyfriend forgot about her and she found out all her memories are fake. Yeah of course she has nothing to cry about. And she didn't broadcast her father being famous, it just slipped one time. The other times was with trusted friends. (what you cannot share secrets with your friends? )
And yes she is a bit of the jealous type but anybody who actually READ the series not just skimmed would know that is her fatal flaw and she is Aphrodite cabin so jealousy wouldn't surprise me.
And useless? She got rid of ghosts that possessed Jason and Leo to kill each other and even Percy. She put Hercules in line.
Rosa Valdez

Normally, I'm not one to hate on a character just cause they're classified as "evil" in the book they come from. But Rosa... Unlike Gaia, Octivian, and the other main evil characters, doesn't even have any personality. She's just this bad side-character that made Leo's life suck even more than it already did. I extremly dislike her. A real scumbag, that Rosa Valdez.

I honestly feel bad for piper. She may not be an exciting character, but she doesn't deserve to be only this list, especially not having two spots in the top seven, one of which is NUMBER ONE. She really isn't such a bad character. Come on, you guys
Octavian

As I read these comments, I face a dreadful decision about how this fan base reacts to Octavian. Nobody really understands that he may actually be calling for understanding from the beginning. His family was one the most highest and respected in the roman communities and imagine trying, to live up to that. Remember people judge and if your family was well respected and people were acting very strange or nicer than they usually are, or treating you better than every one else. It will makes you feel like an outcast and then trying to live up to his family's image
I believe there is more than meets the eye with this character.
Drew Tanaka

Now wait just one darned second! You mean to tell me that DREW TANAKA is behind Piper AND ahead of OCTAVIAN? How the bleeding heck does that work? Octavian was a ' idiotic and psychotic little brat, who deserves to be at least top two. (And he burned OREO the panda! ) Piper doesn't deserve to be first. You all keep going about how she's a Mary Sue and all that. Please, Mary Sue is a term for FANFICCERS! And Mary Sues are confident little ladies with sad childhoods, whom later become beautiful and perfect. Piper? Sure, she's pretty, but people mainly took note of her beauty because she was a friend. All Aphrodite kids are pretty. And the main reason she wears all the, 'dumpster,' clothing is because she feels that people might see her differently and much more one sidedly if she let the other side of her shine through. Thus, insecurity is formed. Also, did you not forgot the things she, 'stole? ' Drew Tanaka was a horrible leader- more of a dictator- and pretty mean to most of her cabin. So there.
Jason Grace

Jason Grace was the Roman demigod son of Jupiter, the Roman god of the sky, and the late actress Beryl Grace. He was the younger brother of Thalia Grace, whom Beryl had with Jupiter's Greek form, Zeus.
Jason served as the former co-praetor of Camp Jupiter and the counselor of Cabin 1 at Camp Half-Blood... read more

I despise Jason. That is simply because of Piper's unfounded adoration of him. How dare he force Percy Jackson out of the camp? How dare he assume he could beat Percy in a battle? Jason is a cold, flat character who understands duty, and that is it. He has no sense of humour, major character flaws or character development, and we are expected to love him, believe he is 'the bravest'. Percy offered to relinquish his praetorship for him, and he DID NOT DECLINE. Excuse me? Did you restore honour to the legion and defeat and army of Gaea's forces? Percy did more than you ever could, all in four days. My hatred is founded in the fact that he competes with Percy, and he does it with unabashed arrogance and expectation. If any hero had to die, I would rejoice if it was him. He offers no entertainment value, except when Percy finds an opportunity to prove how much greater he is.
Hera

Ok, Hera in Percy Jackson time isn't so terrible.Annoying and kinda bad, yes. But not terrible. But in Greek myths she kills pregnant women because they had affair with her husband, sends snakes on little babies just because they dare to be her husband's kids and dare to live(now, it's time, you gasp at the horrible deeds this baby has done and realize that Hera had to try to kill this innocent child). She is constantly making lives horrible for every demigod child of Zeus, like it is their fault Zeus is their father.

I love Hera. She is the only goddess willing to sacrifice anything to save her family. She risks isolation from her Olympus family when uniting the camps, yet she doesn't hesitate. While the other gods are content to stand around and allow the giants to rise, Hera understands sacrifice and makes them. Sure, a few poeple have amnesia and spend a few weeks on a ship, but they are DEMIGODS. They'll get over. You go, Hera.
Gabe Ugliano

I feel like everyone here is thinking about whether a character is good or bad. But honestly I judge a character by their character development, not whether they are good or bad. Yes obviously Gabe was not one of the good characters but he was meant to be bad! Imagine every character being like a tree. They have branches coming out of them which show their personality. You can't hate them just because of one of the branches they have because they are meant to have that branch! But if you don't like a character BECAUSE of it's branches, their personality, then that's fine. Honestly, Gabe is alright for character development. Shame he's dead.
Tartarus

Tartarus is a land but he can take a human form.
Gaea

She is a primordial villain, and she wants to make earth a nicer place, I suppose, both of which I can respect. But I hate most of her followers, and the ways she got them (think Phineas) or tried. She literally offered to enslave Percy (unforgivable) if Calypso killed Leo (would have been unforgivable). How sick can you get? She also almost caused Leo's death ( yes, you guessed it, unforgivable).

She is a villain, but as character she's pretty well thought - out. She has a personality (unlike, for example, Meg from Trials of Apollo) and she's not overpowered (powerful, yes, but remember, she's a primordial). Well, despite she is evil, in some way... I like her. I mean, not because she did those horrible things to The Seven, just because her personality. And this is a list of THE WORST CHARACTERS (Mary Sues, etc), not the most evil.
Meg McCaffrey

Meg is VERY immature. Acts like a 5 year old to be honest. Fights like she is on the street. Hasn't she learned any manners? My gosh horrible character, a Mary Sue. And everyone cares for her! No one even the slightest actually says something bad to her, whether is be Apollo, Calypso, or even Sally. So overrated, acts like she is the best when she is not.

She is a child, who doesn't understand the difference between good and bad. Also, she had a tragic past (obviously), is a very good fighter (why? ), her stepfather is evil (because why not? ) and she is useless, but everyone worries about her. Really, Uncle Rick? She's a Mary Sue. Definitely a Mary Sue. And I won't say anything more about her.

The Newcomers

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Gleeson Hedge

So frustrating to put up with. Always obsessed over killing everything and mauling stuff and what not? I don't see the appeal in him at all, and he's not funny in the slightest.
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Athena

Athena is suck, just like the other Olympians. She cursed Medusa and her sisters and made them gorgons, Athena is the basic reason all that demigods and mortals were killed and turned into stone by Medusa. She cursed Arachne and doomed her whole life, plus, because of Athena, all that demigods (her own children) died just because Athena doomed Arachne's whole life and made her a monster! She hates Romans for actually no reason. She is dumb (yes, she is. And I do not care she is supposedly the goddess of wisdom. Supposedly Zeus is also god of the oaths and justice. Athena is dumb and a jerk.) She doesn't deserve that 'wisdom' title in her name.

The Contenders

Kronos

How is Atlas not on this list? Kronos is awesome when it comes to power, but Atlas is a straight-up monster. For God's sake, he effectively killed his own daughter, imprisoned Artemis and acted like an absolute brat

Kronos was the main villain in the first Percy Jackson series, he should be higher.

Kronos is spelt with a K in the books, but I think a C in the movies. Straight out evil titan!
Orion

I honestly can not believe he was not on this list. I also can't believe so many of my favorite characters are on this list.

Orion caused the death of too many hunters and amazons. He should be higher than this.

He is definitely the most sexist character in the series.
Zeus

He is an A class jerk... He ain't the king of gods... He's the jerk of gods. He cheats on Hera, is power ambitious and the list goes on. At first I didn't like Hera but now that I think about it he's the one to blame. I actually have respect for Hera after my theory.
Also the 1st prophecy was kinda his fault too. Luke became influenced by Kronos because he ran away from his home when he was young... He ran because his mother got fits... She got fits because she treed to become the oracle... Oracle was cursed by hades(it doesn't end here)... Hades was angered by the fact that Maria di Angelo was killed by lightning ( send by Zeus ). So it's his fault Luke is dead. #hate him #jerkofgods
Frank Zhang

Frank is sweet. Although he was mean to Leo, that just proves that he had flaws. And, the guy was hitting on his girlfriend. I don't know one guy who wouldn't be rude about that. Frank is sweet and he loves Hazel- that's all I would ask for. That, and although people are mean, that doesn't make them bad. Frank proved how good he was in SoN. And how could anyone say he's boring? He can turn into animals, he turned into a ' iguana to get out of Chinese handcuffs.

I mostly disslike his character because I don't understand why he is afraid all the time because a wood piece would burn up. Like I have a wood piece in my basement and it hsavent been close to burn for severall decenials of years. And that woodpiece is almost his whole dilema and so overdramatic. Like if I was peanut allergic I would die risk dying if someone opened a bag of peanuts close to me. Would I get insecure and worry for my life all the time? No. It's so stupid. If my life so was connected to a glass that could break if someone dropped it I wouldn't worry as much as he does. Hard to say but I don't think so.
Mallory Keen

For the people who do not know who Mallory Keen is, she is the Irish demigod on Magnus floor in Hotel Valhalla in the Magnus Chase series
Phoebe

Phoebe was a really minor character that was barely even in the series, so why is she on this list? She didn't do anything wrong and she gave up her life for Reyna and Hylla
Luke Castellan

The fact that he assumed he would be sent to Elysium for dying to destroy Kronos solidified my hatred for him. Without him, there would have been no Kronos in the first place. He exploited innocent characters' love and trust for him, and placed a need for love about the duty of demigods. Perhaps his father did not love him enough, BUT HE WAS A GOD. I imagine he is quite busy. He was a selfish character. He failed to look beyond his own needs and acknowledge the limitations or, I don't know, Ancient Laws, that bound Hermes. I have always hated him for what he did to Annabeth.

Why is he on this list at all? Luke was awesome. Not only was he a sympathetic character, he was the Hero of the Great Prophecy, he was an amazing swordsman, and, even set in the background of Ares, Daedalus, Atlas, Polyphemus and even Kronos, Luke was a far more compelling villain with true motivations and heroic qualities. Also, except for Percy and Dionysus, Luke was the only character in the films that actually worked!
The Gigantes
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

Annabeth is a typical and a cheap character. Her portrayal is basic; Riordan tells that she's smart etc without showing it. It's the epitome of a crap writing but I don't blame Riordan because in order to a writer's being capable of writing an actual smart character, he too needs to be smart. Riordan doesn't qualify that. For example, he qualifies a joke/sarcasm tone so his characters are funny when he wants to write them as that. Annabeth on the other hand, when she supposedly have to be smart, just isn't, it's poorly done.
Also, Annabeth's punching and seeing Percy as lesser is not funny by the way. This is not a crappy shounen anime where Tsundere acts like a trash but it's played for the laughs. I can say okay to some scenes at some degree, but there are many scenes where Annabeth's punching etc made no sense like judo-flip, Annabeth's punching Percy's stomach when he didn't invite her to dance etc. Riordan often goes too much that he doesn't realize it's getting started to be dumb at times.
Hades

You all do realize that Hades is the only god of the twelve Olympians that was faithful to his wife and didn't constantly throw his children into hazardous battles and hardships? Rather, he respected their boundaries and didn't try to invade their lives every paragraph. He didn't cheat on his wife like his two brothers until the diAngelo twins and Hazel came along (which was to be determined by the Fates), and he remained sane and chill for the entire series except for the Greek/Roman personality split, which occurred to every god except for the primordial gods and Aphrodite, Dionysus, and Nemesis. So if you ask me, he's a very important character who was crucial to the plot and the series.
Rachel Elizabeth Dare

We shouldn't hate Rachel just because she liked Percy! I mean, what's wrong with that? Percy is so nice that liking him is perfectly understandable. She got in Percabeth's way, but how is that her fault? When she kissed Percy, Percabeth wasn't even completely official. It was pretty obvious but not official yet. Rachel just had feelings for Percy and expressed it. She didn't do anything wrong.
Rachel is amazing. She is artistic and talented. What's more, she is so BRAVE. She just got confirmed by Percy that monsters are real in Battle of the Labyrinth but in that VERY YEAR, she nailed a titan in the eye with a hairbrush! That took A LOT of courage.
Guys, please appreciate Rachel as a character with a personality and not just an obstacle for Percabeth!
Peaches

What the heck peaches is amazing. My friend and I cam up with a whole peaches fandom.

Why the heck would peaches be put on the list?

Peach is so cute and loyal to Meg!
Aphrodite

Ok I will admit Aphrodite was a harsh goddess. And she was about the most selfish goddess there was. But you know what? I found her the most interesting of the goddesses. She actually does care a lot for her children. She has a nice side. She just has a selfish side as well. But I wouldn't expect much more from the goddess of beauty and love. Selfishness comes with the territory.

In the "Greek Heroes" Aphrodite is mean to Pshych, so no wonder why she's on the list.

She is always talking about tragedy love in the first books and there's like so much more pretty women Percy portrayed like Calypso.Or in actual Greek myth like Helen.
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

No WHY IS HE HERE?
He should be on the best character list, not here!
He is so tough, he was just a kid when his sister died! And even though he hated Percy after Bianca died, he still cared about Percy so much in Battle of the Labyrinth! He is one of the saddest characters! Sister and mother died, stuck in casino for many years, scared that he wouldn't be accepted because he is gay and also because his dad is Hades. He convinced his dad to help Olympus! He played such a major role in Last Olympian. Then in HoO, he and Reyna were practically as important as the Seven. Without him, who knew what would've happened. He is such an awesome half-brother to Hazel! He didn't let hardships break him, they made him stronger. His fatal flaw is holding grudges but he got over Percy not being able to save Bianca. He got through Tartarus alone. Just think about that. His willpower is incredible. He is awesome, powerful but relatable all at the same time.
Calypso

Words cannot express how much I loathe this character...I can't even say her name without getting angry. Let's see the reasons, shall we? She gets angry at Leo for no apparent reason. Just because he isn't Percy doesn't mean he isn't human, sweetie. Fine, there might be an excuse for her horrible behavior when she was on the island. But in the Trials of Apollo? No one can excuse that. She is super rude to Leo. When he rescues her, she gets angry and starts yelling at him. She is manipulative (she was only nice to Leo because he could help her get off the island). She cursed Annabeth just because Annabeth and Percy were together. Jealous, much? Even Piper can't do that. She is also very abusive and toxic to Leo. The poor boy already has low self-esteem, you're making it worse. She is also a huge hypocrite. She gets angry that the gods cursed her, but she goes and curses another girl only because why not? In conclusion, this whiny character does not deserve to be with Percy or Leo. She does not deserve to get off that island. She definitely does not deserve to be a character in this awesome series.