#artemy; main verse

[playedbetter]

@the-haunted-office said: "I wanna contribute to the chaos," Thursday says. Then she seems to think better of what she just said and hastily adds, "I could have worded that better. I meant to say, I wanna help, so, how can I help?" (Thursday to whichever Pathologic muse might be most open to receiving or organizing help)

Artemy is not great at english, but did pick up enough to nearly burst out into laughter, stressed sleep deprived laughter. Why on earth would you want to contribute to this chaos? Between the actual arsonists, rovering gangs of criminals that took the streets at night, and the plague, it was hard to think of what else somebody could even do at this point.

Thankfully the strange woman clarifies her intent is actually a helpful one. He sighes slightly, he thought by now everyone would know to go bother Danill or Alexander about these sorts of things, but he can spare the time right now. His accent heavy and the words a little unsteady he replies, "Hospital at the theater takes volunteers, if you can move bodies or know how to dress wounds. Saborov still is looking for patrolmen, but I'm not sure if he could be persuaded to let a woman join, he might be desperate enough to. If neither works, then please just stay home and try to stay uninfected and uninjured,"

[mxstball]

Vivienne's Birthday

"Happy birthday, Vivienne!" Serena placed down a cake and some ice cream for Xerneas. Artemis-Zygarde, Leifi, Lilian, and a new special guest was with her, too.

"Awww. Thank you all."

"Congratulations on the birthday, Miss Vivienne."

"Thank you, my deer. I especially thank you for agreeing to join us on my special day."

"Hehe." She was smiling ear-to-ear.

Lilian chuckled. "It is tradition that thou shalt slow thine eyes, make a wish, and blow thy candles."

Vivienne nodded. "I know. I know..."

"Hehe. Before you do.... Aren't we forgetting something?"

Vivienne blinked. "Huh?"

"Oh, right. Serena found a birthday song on her Holo Caster that she had us practice to sing."

Leifi nodded. "Exactly!"

"Alright! A-one! A two! A three!"

Serena, Lilian, Leifi, and Artemis started to sing their birthday song together. It sounded like they practiced a lot at this

Bon anniversaire, nos vœux les plus sincères Que ces quelques fleurs vous apportent le bonheur Que l'année entière vous soit douce et légère Et que l'an fini, nous soyons tous réunis Pour chanter en chœur : "Bon Anniversaire !"

"Awwww~" Vivienne was touched by the song. "Oh, that was so sweet, everyone. Thank you."

"Hehe. Now hurry! Make your wish and let's root for a great year!"

Vivienne nodded and closed her eyes. Then, she blew the candles, causing the fire to go out. Vivienne wished for another year of prosperity -- another year where she and the others can meet and take in more friends -- from humans like Serena and Kathy to creatures in this world like Lilian and Zygarde, to even those from other dimensions like Leifi and now Daiyu. With each passing year and with each additional companion, the world was becoming more of a home, more of a paradise. She hoped that the same could be said from the other's perspectives as well.

Everyone started to jump, clap, and cheer for the Life Giver. As for her, she loved times like these -- little excuses like birthdays to spend unadulterated time with the many different parts of her family. As such, she was always grateful.

[chaosmultiverse]

❛  here, i noticed you lost this earlier.  ❜

Thursday to Murky!

@the-haunted-office

It was her doll, she had misplaced it again and she had been embrassed to ask Artemy to look for it again, so she had been trying herself, that's when the woman approached her with the doll, speaking a language she didn't know, but she could see the woman was trying to hand her her doll.

Murky was a small girl no older than 8, she wore old clothes and didn't wear shoes, she also had some dirt on her and a bit of a severe expression but that lightened when she saw her doll, her weight shifted back and forth on her feet causing her to sway in place.

She raised up her hands, trying to communicate she would like the doll please without words, which wasn't all that uncommon for her, she wasn't exactly known for her speech.

[denniisa]

sips her drink, squints at him, ' dilf. '

he lets out a small laugh, he can't really help it. "you know what ... i'll take it."

[sansloii]

Artemis @ whomever can deal with him: [ 𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐋 ] ― sender pulls receiver’s hair ( gently / hard ) | THE FIVE SENSES ( not accepting )

They don't take other people touching their hair lightly, which is largely why it was almost always tucked into some sort of ponytail or bun. They didn't think too much of anything accidental ( maybe a brush or a bump against their head ) but pulling and tugging were both very intentional. It required a conscious decision to touch them without warning and they hated that, so much so that it made their skin crawl sometimes.

…So when their head tips back involuntarily, the irritation is near instant.

Mikah's hand flies up to grasp the middle of their ponytail and promptly yank it free of the other's grip. It's not without some sacrifice, much of which is in the form of small pricks and lost, loose strands of hair from when they pulled, but they could swallow that today. They instead elect to focus on the stranger and his unpleasantly familiar face, dark brows furrowing and eyes narrowing to a very sharp point.

…but they don't say anything. They don't yell or hiss or scratch — not at first.

What comes first, honestly, is a small exhale ( more of a huff, than anything ) and the faintest whisper of black smoke. Following that… is an abrupt and very purposeful shove from their ghost, who fills the gap between them and the stranger with ease. The ghost offers a second, additional shove to get the other to move back further and to what Mikah deems as a comfortable distance away from them. Once they're a little bit satisfied with that, the being draws back and returns to their side without hesitation.

“That's how far away y'should've be.” they tell him, “That's how much distance should've be between me and your stupid ass before ya took your dirty fuckin' hand and touched my hair.”

“Don't touch me again, understand? And if that, somehow, doesn't click in your head — that y'should keep your hands t'yourself and leave me the fuck alone — then 'm more than happy t'give ya a demonstration on why ya should.”

@kinglyisms

[thundcrstruck]

@reiignonme Liked for a Starter

IT WASN'T NEWS TO THOR, that other Gods existed outside of Asgard. Color The God of Thunder curious to the other Gods & Goddesses that existed. To there ways of protecting Humans, or if they even cared about any of those that took times out of there day to sacrifice unto them, to worship there existence. Rumors had been whispered that some of them didn't care. That they used those who worshipped them for a power boost. Something that The Aesir didn't understand. Thor was the protector of Midgard, and the one who heals those who call upon him for.

There had been times where Thor has been in a bad place, and ignored the cries of MAN. His anger, and resentment could get the better of him. Besides that if he wasn't drinking heavily, then he was itching for a fight. But the GOD OF THUNDER tried to make it his mission to hear the cries of his people. Especially when they needed him the most. The desire to become a spy for Asgard, and go to Mount Olympus was great. Tempting the God to visit Greece, which was the closest other realm of Gods to the 9 realms. Odin, didn't need to be told of what His Eldest Son was up too.

He knew if THE ALL FATHER learned of this, he would demand that he stay away. Odin thought getting mixed up in another realm of Gods & Goddesses. Was a bad idea and could bring danger and war to them, A arrogant snort rumbled through the God's chest, and erupted through his nostrils. If the Mighty Zeus couldn't stand a Norse God in his neck of the woods. Then he needed to be taught that with other gods, they could have allies for wars. Or, Thor can just beat it into him if needed, Either way, Zeus would learn a thing or two from The Blonde Titan.

Traversing to Greece took barely anytime at all, and getting there was as east as one, two, Mjolnir. A few good swings of the old girl and it lifted him in the air. And it did the rest, moving through the city and then out toward Greece, Flying above the city, he could see Mount Olympus. Big stone and that was it. No massive beauty, no real anything. He had thought being the city of Greece it would be a beautiful place to look upon. Gliding toward the ground, he already caught sight of some of the Goddesses. Of course where this area lacked on site seeing it made up for in physical beauty.

❝ Hello Ladies, care to show another God around. ❞

[poetdeads]

verses.

[bcrnking]

@habitualevil - [ Goddess Artemis ] | Liked for a Starter

This wasn't lost on Thor, or any the other Aesir. The existence of other Gods was known of, and even studied. Tyr had been the one to of found out about these other realms. Yet, for them to exist then The God of Thunder believed others had to of, as well. The first experience with another race of god, was with the Greek Gods. Oh, the arrogance of this one specific Goddess, and he thought he had been bad. Crimson Red hair flowing, across winter stark skin, tantalizing and taunting. Maybe the first time in a very long time, that The God of Thunder had felt a HEAVY ATTRACTION for anyone.

True, he has had his fare share of women. Who he has found attractive, but Artemis, oh the bitter pill he swallowed with HER. Curiosity had struck a nerve, and the more Tyr revealed about the Greek Gods. The more ANTICIPATION he had felt to travel to there realm. He needed to know more about them, and against the wishes of THE ALLFATHER, he had traveled to the Greek God's realm. And his time there, he wasn't welcomed with warmth at all. But he didn't care, what he did care about. Was getting to to know Her, Artemis. But what had been a heated affair between him and her. Soon turned into her icy demeanor showing in the end.

And Her & Her Brother both had fucked Thor over, trapping him and nearly over powering him. Just so they could seize his power and stealing Mnjolir from him. But they were FOOL, both of them, they didn't do there research about THOR very well at all. His power base, his strength and his anger were all his fuel, and he nearly killed the both of them, and the other Greek Gods on his way out. It had always been his intention of returning with Magne, Modi and Baldur and waging a all out war against them all. But things never aligned for him.

Something snapped him back to reality, as hands dug into the stone arms of his chair. Blonde locks flung around his shoulders, as he took to his The scent of Lilacs and Roses filtered his senses. A low grumble, vibrated along his massive chest. He knew that stench of perfume anywhere. Dark intense eyes fell onto the dark shadows, blacking out the doorway his chambers. Electricity began to dance across his fingers, raising up his forearm and along his eyes. Raising his arm, he outstretched his fingers, pointing one toward the intruders, as he heard the Hammer slamming against objects before distinctly slamming into his palm. Fingers closing around the handle, as he let out a roar.

❝ ___________ ARTEMIS!!!!! Why are you HERE FOR? ❞

[brokentoys]

@averagetm SENT . . . ( I’m so sorry in advance . . .  )   The shorter woman almost looked  PROUD   of herself  ;   a hint of mischief sparkling behind silver hues.   ‘ Hey,  Hey Eddie. ’   She tugged on his sleeve,  practically bouncing where she stood,  giggles bubbling before she even spoke    ‘ What’s worse than finding half a worm in an apple? ‘     she waited until he begrudgingly asked,  no doubt internally dreading wherever this was going.     Her facial expression dropped entirely.    ‘ Murder. ‘

He wanted to laugh, to make her feel good about the ' joke. ' But that would be duplicitous, & Eddie couldn't do that. So, his face is blank. It's not that he didn't understand the joke, he just didn't understand what's funny about it. It comes off more as a fact rather than a jest.

❝ . . . It sure is. ❞

[mxstball]

"Hey there, Celeste! It's nice to meet you. Oh, and hey there, Mirai! Nice to say hi properly." Serena giggled. "Don't worry about how crowded it'd be though. If your friends want to stretch a little, feel free!" Serena giggled. It's always good to introduce her party with more friends.

Artemis got up and went to the bigger picnic basket to grab the really long bread. "Do you or Mirai have a preference in the flavor of the sandwich? This co--I mean, I generally prefer my sandwiches on the spicy side, hence the Five Alarm Sandwich, but we can be flexible. Serena, do you have the Herba Mystica in the other basket?"

"Oh, you mean the stuff Kathy got us?" Serena nodded before checking the basket. She brought out an assortment of materials from meats to eggs to condiments. Finally, she was able to find the Herba Mystica that was requested: two spicy and two sweet. "Yeah, I found it." She turned to Celeste. "Feel free to use whatever you have. I have a lot of ingredients so I can supplement them!"

˗ˏˋㅤʚㅤ★ㅤɞㅤ‿︵ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ𝑨 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉. That could have gone a LOT worse; especially when Mirai had almost ruined a TWO - PERSON picnic. His appetite for sandwiches could truly be SOMETHING ELSE.

ʚㅤ★ㅤɞㅤ˗ˏˋㅤThe comment about another person supposedly owning a Miraidon however makes her blink. She could have sworn Professor Turo and his team only managed to bring TWO Miraidons into the present day. Either there were other people out there doing similar research or there were even more things about Professor Turo that she didn't know. Maybe she would have to ask later.

ʚㅤ★ㅤɞㅤ˗ˏˋㅤThe invitation to the picnic comes as ANOTHER SURPRISE; this time, one she would gladly accept. She speaks out with a SMILE on her face.

ʚㅤ★ㅤɞㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ❛ㅤOh, yeah sure ! I have a few ingredients on me too ! I'd love to HELP !ㅤ❜

ʚㅤ★ㅤɞㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ❛ㅤMy name is Celeste and this is Mirai ! It's great to MEET you guys ! I have more Pokémon tooㅤ—ㅤbut it might get a little CROWDED then.ㅤ❜

[zepskies]

Just saw a TikTok where a woman says that her husband uses the dyson air wrap he brought for his wife more than her, why can I see Ben also acting like that 🤣

Lmfao oh, anon. That's really funny to imagine. 😂

I feel like Soldier Boy (Ben)'s been surrounded by hair stylists for most of his life, so might not be as well versed in managing his own hair. But he absolutely would be one to shave for himself, since that's more of a right of passage for men, especially one of his time.

However, when his S.O./girlfriend/wife comes into the picture, he'd probably start to get used to at least figuring out how to style his own hair at home... That's where the Dyson hairdryer comes in. 🤣

Imagine Soldier Boy (Ben) Using Your Hairdryer:

At first, Ben's intrigued and bewildered looking at this "stupid fucking thing," trying to figure out how it works with all these weird attachments.

Muttering to himself, "Looks like one of her dildos, for Christ's sake."

That thought might make him hesitate on actually trying it out, but when he finally manages to switch it on, it's like a lightbulb goes off above his head. Something inside him has just gotta try this thing.

He doesn't dare experiment while you're at home though. He's going to wait until you're out of the house, for at least a few hours.

He's going to try and fail a few times to actually do what he wants to do with his hair (a simple blow-dry). But eventually, "Ha!" He's done it.

You notice something different about him when you get home. You squint your eyes at him, looking at the gentle, downright shiny swoop of his hair to match his well-trimmed beard.

"Did you..." you trail off.

He raises his brows, feigning ignorance. "What?"

"...Never mind," you say, but you do tell him he looks handsome today.

Of course, his vain ass smirks in a way that says, I look handsome every damn day. (You roll your eyes in amusement.)

You do eventually catch him using your hairdryer. He's humming while he grooms himself in the bathroom, expertly maneuvering the various attachments as he sees fit.

It's the biggest struggle of your life to contain your shock (and laughter). You're torn between leaving him be to practice some healthy self-care...and your instinct to sneak a pic or two. Maybe even a quick video that you might just send to Annie and the rest of the boys later.

That's when Ben catches sight of you in the mirror. His look of concentration melts into a surly, frowning mixture of surprise and embarrassment. He switches off the hairdryer and lays it down on the counter. For a moment, he just stands there, knowing he's caught, bracing himself for your teasing.

Biting your lip, you go over to him and raise up on your toes, leaning one hand on his shoulder so you can sift your fingers through the soft brown strands of his hair.

You smile. "Looks good, babe. Good job."

Slowly, his lips form a familiar cocky smile.

"Damn right, it does."

AN: LOL I didn't intend for this to be a full-on headcanon/imagine, but that's basically what happened. 😂

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[playedbetter]

❛ i’m going to murder his fucking face off ! ❜

Daniil, about Mark, to Artemy

Meme / Accepting!

"You'll have to beat me to it," Artemy was already rolling his sleeves up and began marching off in the direction of the theater. "When I get my hands on that son of a bitch," He mumbled.

[mxstball]

[CREATOR CLASH] Live from RK

"One last thing before we begin, Friede." Heidi stood up.

"Hm?" Friede continued to sit.

"I would like to allow Ghost here to record our battle. Considering the stakes, I think that it's important for my world to see what happens here. Of course, considering..." Heidi looked around the starry scape. "...this place, no one will be able to interrupt us, anyway. Only with your permission, though."

"I care not. It shalt at least serve as an omen to those in your world that their time is nigh when I defeat you."

"Thank you." Heidi turned to Ghost and transformed into her Latias form to adjust things.

---

Meanwhile, in Hoenn, Lauren, Leaf, Zinnia, Rayquaza, and Jeanne were together watching the feed when it was cutting on. The stream was being shown to The Iono Zone, as well as the news stations in both the Hoenn and Sinnoh regions. It's a good thing that Lauren was able to get her contacts in order for them.

In Kalos, Leifi, Artemis-Zygarde, Melony, Vivienne, Rose, and Tor were tuned in together on the Iono Zone. The fate of the world -- and of their lives -- were on the line for this very fight. When they saw Heidi's face, each of them prepared themselves. They all hoped for the best, but were scared for the worst.

In Unova, Kathy, Lillie, Hilda, and Rosa were together watching intently. While Arya was originally with them, she stormed out when she realized what was going on, in part because she didn't wish to see what was going to happen. Still, the rest of them were glued to the screen. This was one thing that was out of all of their control, and, as such, all they could do was watch.

In the Hall of Origin, a certain someone made her way to form inside the area. She joined Hera, Hel, and Jörmungandr to watch the stream as well. Heidi didn't need her help at this point. The Arceus had every faith to think that Heidi had this without issue.

Just believe in yourself, Heidi.

---

Back in The Clocktower, Heidi was just finishing up everything.

[Okay. There we go. Should be good to go.]

Tap tap. It's time.

Heidi flew back and transformed into her Low-Powered state.

"My name... is Heidi. I am a Latias from a faraway land... but I am also the current Arceus of this world." Heidi sat down. "I am showing myself today because I wish to give definitive proof of myself and to handle a situation." Now that she was saying all of this, it was incredibly difficult to get everything out, but she was doing her best. "Many of you have worried of the fate of this world for the past couple of months. Ever since you have heard The World Cleanser's Tale, rumors have run rampant throughout the world of the coming apocalypse of this realm, made even worse with the passing of one of the young Heroes of our great age. Many of you choose to believe that those like me are not real -- that we will not prove ourselves to fight to maintain the peace between people and Pokémon in this world." Heidi shook her head. "I want to address this properly: The World Cleanser is real. She has walked amongst us and threatened this world for years, and many of us have worked tirelessly to prepare against her."

Ghost panned the camera to show Friede, who was sitting patiently for Heidi.

"The creature behind me is Friede. She is The World Cleanser itself -- a fearsome Arceus that wishes to purge every world that she comes across of humanity... and the Arceus of my home world. Friede wishes to destroy our world -- to annihilate everything that we've all worked so hard to build over the years... to leave us to be nothing but an obstacle in her crusade--"

"But I will not let her. I come before you today to show you all the great lengths that I will go to protect our great world -- that I am willing to put my life on the line to defend everything that I and you all hold dear."

Friede rose and took a few paces back. She could tell that Heidi was nearly ready.

Heidi got up as well, allowing Ghost to rise with her.

"I will do battle with her and I will win against her. So, everyone. Watch as I show you all that I am here for you -- and that I am with you!"

Heidi nodded at Ghost, allowing it to move to get a better angle at the two of them. Heidi turned to her Creator.

"Are you ready, Heidi?"

Heidi lowered her power. "Yes, Friede. Let the better creator win."

Friede nodded.

[playedbetter]

A smiled despite noticing out the corner of his eye the blown up trashcan, he even pumped his fist a little. "A victory if ever I've heard one,"

He took a sip of his own coffee, combating the dark circles under his eyes and weight of them. "Not the ball drop but I did get a minute to at least acknowledge the new year before the next problem came, and I did catch some of the fireworks,"

He nodded towards the trashcan. "That fireworks related?"

"What a year, sorry I couldn't make it yesterday, last night was pretty crazy at the clinic. How was stuff here?" (Jean-Paul, and he brought coffee!)

"Well--" There's a pause as she takes a mug from him. Taking a deep gulp of coffee to chase away her growing post-holiday head-ache.

"No one blew themself up, which felt like a win." If he glanced around the yard, Jean-Paul would surely see the evidence of a trashcan being blown up. "You get a chance to see the ball drop, or were you knee deep in it all night?"

[helenofsparta2]

kind of related to your post about zoe just now but: what do you think of the hunters in general? I've got a lot of thoughts on them myself.. most of them not that positive lmao lots of "could have been good, but very poor execution" and "sounds cool on the surface, but very questionable when thought about more"

First of all, thank you for the question :)))

Oh god, this might become a slightly longer post, because I have a lot to say about the hunters of Artemis.

From what you’ve written, it sounds like we might have a very similar opinion. I personally think they are one of the worst-written parts of the original Percy Jackson books. I love their idea, I love their basic concept, but their execution was pretty atrocious.

There are four main points regarding them that I want to talk about.

The portrayal of Artemis (though this one is by far not as bad as the others)

2. The behaviour of the huntresses

3. Bianca

4. Lacking Development

Artemis

Now, I know that the gods and goddesses of the Riordan verse, are sanitized caricatures, and shouldn’t be compared to their actual myth versions. I think everyone in this fandom has at least heard some well-founded criticisms regarding the portrayal of Ares, Athena, Aphrodite, Apollo or any of the other gods.  

I even understand why Rick Riordan made most of the decisions that he did. Obviously, the gods had to be sanitized for a book series primarily aimed at children, and, to be fair to him, even if their characterizations are a far-cry from their myths and sometimes overly stereotypical (Aphrodite), they are fulfilling the roles they have in this story as deeply flawed, but powerful individuals, because of whose careless mistakes and pride demigods, and other ‘lesser’ beings have to suffer.  

And I actually do not hate Artemis’ portrayal that much, if we exclude the behavior of her hunt, and the initiation of Bianca. Her taking Annabeth’s place in holding the sky and her loudly arguing against killing Percy and Thalia at the winter solstice was a great portrayal of her being a patron goddess of children, and the idea of including the hunters of Artemis as a group of girls, both from mortal and immortal parents, who have been hurt by the world, and found a safe place with one another is actually really great. Generally, whenever she appears in the books, I have the feeling she is handled with far more graze and respect than a lot of other godly beings.  

However, as someone who very much loves Greek mythology, I just want to point out some small parts, which are not entirely accurate, though, again,  I understand Rick’s reason for omitting them in the context of what he wanted to do with her character and the hunt , and I acknowledge that even in ancient times, there existed a variety of different interpretations of the gods.

(Please note, that while I read original sources like the works of Diodor, Apollodorus, Hesiod, and Euripides, I am not a classicist, and that my knowledge of the greek gods primarily stems from personal research and my own interest. If anyone knows more about Artemis, please feel free to correct me if necessary)  

While Artemis is primarily the goddess of the hunt, and in later interpretations of the moon, she is not only the protector of girls, but the patron goddess of children in general and a goddess closely linked to childbirth.

Yes, she expects her followers to remain chaste, but to say that she is completely against men would be a grave mistake. Male followers of Artemis did exist in mythology, most famously Orion, who later became a constellation, and Hippolytus, the son of Theseus and the Amazon Hippolyta.

So, her cold behavior towards Nico and her degrading words towards boys in general is an attribute primarily added by Rick Riordan.

Though, like I said, I understand making certain changes to gods and goddesses, or rather choosing different interpretations of them to have them fulfill a certain role in a book series, so Artemis portrayal itself doesn’t bother me that much.

But if we’re talking about the hunters themselves, things easily take a turn for the worse.  

The behavior of the hunters

Now, I understand the hunters point in the story.

A huge theme of Titan’s curse is to explore the difference between old ideals of what heroism entails and the modern take on it, represented through Theseus and Herakles on one side, and Percy on the other. The hunters, and especially Zöe, represent a group, who have suffered through the actions of those old, primarily male heroes, and have developed a strong bias against all boys and men as a result. A bias, Percy is supposed to break in this book.

This, in itself, is a pretty awesome concept. But, like I said, the execution mostly failed.

Most of the Hunters of Artemis in Titan’s curse were written without any nuance, without development and without any sense of self reflection.

To express it plainly, they completely suck. And that hurts to say, especially as someone who is asexual-sex-repulsed and aromantic, because, like I said, they could have been an absolutely amazing part of the overarching story and theme of the book series, but with the way Rick Riordan wrote them, they suck. They’re insufferable.  They’re a group of immortal teenagers with a superiority complex, who act the way right-wing republicans and trump supporters think feminists act like.

They’re completely antagonistic towards the campers at camp half-blood for absolutely no good reason, act really childish and immature, and their overwhelming bias against every male character, especially Percy and Nico, is just plain annoying and goes to a point, where it makes them act like absolute idiots and assholes.

Zöe’s behavior at the meeting to decide who should go on the quest to save Artemis is a pretty good representation of everything I dislike about the hunters.  

She doesn’t want to take campers with her on the quest, even though the oracle plainly stated that them working together was the only way for them to succeed:

“You’re missing something as usual,” Thalia said. “Campers and Hunters combined prevail. We’re supposed to do this together.”

“No!”, Zoe said. “The Hunters do not need thy help.”

Immediately afterwards, she makes fun of Silena Beauregard (who is around 14 or 15 at the time, might I add.):

“Percy is right,” Silena Beauregard said. “Two campers should go.”

“Oh, I see,” Zoe said sarcastically. “And I suppose you wish to volunteer?”

Silena blushed. “I’m not going anywhere with the hunters. Don’t look at me!”

“A daughter of Aphrodite does not wish to be looked at,” Zoe scoffed. “What would thy mother say?”

And then, she decisively refuses Percy’s help for the quest, even though he is objectively the best person for the job. I really can’t reiterate enough that Percy is the most accomplished hero present at that meeting. He has successfully led two quests, one to stop a civil war between the gods, the second to recover the golden fleece. Even in comparison to Thalia, Percy is more accomplished and has gained more respect within the mythological world.

As I walked back through the city of the gods, conversations stopped. The muses paused their concert. People and satyrs and naiads all turned towards me, their faces filled with respect and gratitude, and as I passed, they knelt, as if I were some kind of hero. (The lightning thief)

Yet Zoe refuses his help to save the goddess she serves and increases so the risk of failure, simply because he is a boy.

“Oh,” Grover said, suddenly aware of the problem. “Whoa, yeah. I forgot! Percy has to go. I didn’t mean… I’ll stay. Percy should go in my place.”

“He cannot,” Zoe said. “He’s a boy. I won’t have Hunters travelling with a boy.”

Another huge problem in their characterization is their immortality. Here I want to focus again on their ongoing beef with camp half-blood, because, yes, while the campers also act pretty antagonistic in return, I think it’s important to note that most kids at camp half blood are between the ages of 10 and I’d say maybe 17 years old, while the huntresses are immortal.

Now, it’s obviously possible that most of them are still teenagers and haven’t been part of the hunt for that long, but considering the fact that Zoe is over 3000 years old, and could very well be older than most Olympians, the chance of most hunters being older than at least 30, is pretty high, which makes their behavior seem even more ridiculous.

And obviously the whole situation with Bianca paints the hunters in the worst light possible.

Bianca

There are already some pretty good and detailed posts on tumblr regarding the subject of Bianca and the hunters, so I don’t want to dig into this subject too deeply, because this post is already way too long, but you can’t possibly write about the hunters without mentioning her.

The hunters, especially Zoe and Artemis convinced Bianca to join them in a moment of huge distress. Bianca was a twelve-year-old, vulnerable girl, who just found out she was a demigod, almost got kidnapped by the manticore, and watched a girl fall down a cliff, yet they expect her to swear allegiance to them after only a couple of minutes of knowing them.

They paint her this beautiful picture of having no responsibility and a new family, telling her exactly, what she wanted to hear without giving her even a moment to breathe or give her time to talk to her brother or fully think this through.

I want to point out that at this point in time, Artemis had already decided that she needed to go after the monster alone, and knew, that her hunters would spend some time at camp half-blood. But instead of giving Bianca these couple days/ weeks to accept this new reality of the mythological world and get to know both camp half-blood and the hunters, she wants an answer at this very moment,

Yes, Bianca’s answer was rash, and yes, I do think it’s rather cold that she didn’t first talk to Nico about it, but it’s pretty plain to see that she was overwhelmed and pretty much manipulated during this entire conversation.

Later, Zoe decides to take her with her on the quest, even though Bianca is completely unprepared for it. She is probably, aside from Nico, the most unprepared person in the entirety of camp half-blood to go on a quest.  

I don’t think I have to explain how terrible of a decision that was.

The hunters are objectively the worst thing that could have ever happened to Bianca and the main reason why she died.

Lacking Development:

Now, all of this, every single flaw I just pointed out, could have actually worked out, if there would have been some sort of change in the hunters’ way of thinking and an acknowledgement that their opinions on boys and males in general are misguided and lead to more harm than good during the course of the books.

Especially after their actions led to Bianca’s death.

Them seeing how much love Nico had for his sister and how much he suffered from her death could have been a great moment for some character development.

But nothing happened.

Camp half blood and the hunters grieving together at the end of Titan’s curse for both Zoe and Bianca could have resulted in a genuine moment of friendship between the two groups, leading to understanding and change.  

But nothing happened.

The only person who took responsibility for Bianca’s death at the end of Titan’s curse was fourteen-year-old Percy. The only person who cared enough about Nico to search for him and make sure he was safe, was Percy. The hunters didn’t care at all. Took no responsibility whatsoever.

All that happened at the end of that book was that Thalia became a huntress, and that Zoe and Artemis acknowledged Percy as a hero.

This, while admittedly, a great moment for Percy’s characterization and also somewhat for the character development of Zoe, had very little effect otherwise.  

Because, in the end, Zoe and Artemis treated Percy as if he was the exception. As if they had been only wrong about him, and not boys in general. They didn’t revisit their line of thinking, they didn’t self-reflect and they didn’t acknowledge that their bias was utterly flawed, and that they should treat male demigods generally better.

She (Zöe) grasped it contently. “You spoke the truth, Percy Jackson. You are nothing like… like Hercules. I am honored that you carry this sword.”

Then, she (Artemis) turned to me. “You did well,” she said. “For a man.”

Percy Jackson is fundamentally a story about the circle of abuse, and, Percy specifically, breaking that circle, but nothing of note happened with the hunters.

Because even if Zoe had confronted her own bias, (and there is admittedly an argument to be made that she did) she would have been the only hunter to do so. And she died.

Thalia becoming the lieutenant of the hunters as someone who is best friends with Percy and Grover, and who misses Jason more than anything, could have confronted this distorted line of thinking, but the other hunters remain pretty much unchanged in the last Olympian and The Lost Hero.

There were hugs and greetings al around- or at least Thalia was friendly. The other hunters didn’t like being around campers, especially boys, but they didn’t shoot any of us, which for them was a pretty warm welcome. (The last Olympian, chapter 10)

“Oh, no way,” Leo said. “We’ve been sitting in a cave and you get a luxury tent? Somebody give me hypothermia. I want hot chocolate and a parka!”

Phoebe sniffed. “Boys,” she said, like it was the worst insult she could think of. (XXXVI Leo, the lost hero.)

Conclusion:

So, yeah. They had huge potential, both as individual characters and as part of the overarching plot and theme of Percy Jackson, but their execution was absolutely abysmal.

The only possible positive thing I could say about them is that they are at least better than the Amazons (though that is not particularly hard)

I hope my rambling was understandable, it's already pretty late:')

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It sounds like part 4 is just going to be the ror!gods going "oh well this will be fine what's the worst that could happen" only to be immediately proven wrong by the pjo!world. To them Percy's world probably seems like some kind of apocalyptic dystopian death world with a personal grudge against Percy. New horrors everyday. Anthonius is allowed to exist. Can you tell me each love interest's least favorite thing that is not Percy related? (ex Poseidon hates that pjo!Poseidon is a whore)

poseidon: absolutely HATES the state of his seas. his counterpart only has a kingdom because he didn't think to conquer and expand??? pathetic. it's so polluted too, WHY DOESN'T PJO!POSEIDON KILL THE HUMANS FOR SULLYING HIS TERRITORY??? there's aquariums, FUCKING SEA WORLD, grocery stores selling dead fish, countries whose main diet consists of SEA FOOD. poseidon is frothing in the mouth with rage

hades: absolutely hates the relationship the elder olympians have, especially the big three. it actually kinda hurts him how broken this family is. he's very disappointed in how the pjo!big 3 behave. they're having petty arguments with each other and killing each other's kids because of it! he is especially disappointed in pjo!zeus, he's become a power-hungry, paranoid, tyrannical king and that says a lot because his little brother is literally called "the tyrant of the seas"

loki: absolutely hates the idea that pjo gods have fallen so low that they would lay with a HUMAN and have half-breed children (which is very hypocritical of him because he's in love with a HALF-BREED, but he'll just say "she's an exception ofc! 💖"), then have the gall to look down on them despite literally needing their existence to survive? no seriously, loki hates how the pjo gods actually NEED humanity to exist in order to not fade away. it's disgusting to him

beelzebub: hmmmm this was kinda hard for me because there are many reasons he hates the pjo verse but most of it is percy-related. the one thing he really hates is how dangerous everything is. this man is super overprotective (for obvious reasons) so learning that demigods literally have monsters hunting after them like 24/7 makes him worried af and paranoid. the fact that percy's constantly sent on quests and wars??? he'd hyperventilate. it does not help learning that greek demigods barely make it to adulthood 💀

apollo: this one is more specific, but he hates how pjo!apollo wasn't allowed to save artemis after she was kidnapped. pjo!apollo wasn't allowed to interfere and literally risked getting into A LOT of trouble by breaking ancient laws to help percy and the questers. ror!apollo really really REALLY doesn't like the "no interference rule".

but i think THE NUMBER ONE THING that ALL ror gods hate the most..... is how restrictive everything is in the pjo verse.

think about it. there are SOOO many things that the pjo gods can't do that would just baffle ror gods:

they can't go to each other's realms/homes. early in the lightning thief, percy asks why can't zeus and poseidon just go to the underworld and to beat up hades for stealing the bolt and chiron was like "they're not allowed to". like, that's just insane for ror!gods!!!

they can't reveal themselves to the humans??? ror midgardians don't believe in the gods anymore because the ror gods literally hate their asses so much that barely any of them go down to midgard anymore and just chill in valhalla. meanwhile in pjo, humans simply stopped believing in them and the gods decided they should play along and have hecate create the mist so they wouldn't know about the "mythical" world

they can't interfere too much in the lives of humans. humans are literally fucking up the environment in pjo and gods don't go around committing massacres as punishment because they're no longer allowed to interfere or something like that 💀 then there's the ror gods casually committing genocide on multiple nations and even going so far as to COMPLETELY WIPE OUT ALL OF HUMANITY 💀

can't go around killing humans whenever they want cuz they need them to survive. also connected to the one above. pjo gods need demigods and humanity in order to not fade away from existence. which is VERY weird to ror gods because their existence is not influenced by humanity AT ALL. it's why they're able to commit so many genocides against them.

can't raise their demigod children. yeah a lot of ror gods are gonna be disgusted at the thought of half-breed kids existing but like.... they're genuinely confused as to why pjo gods can't raise them cuz wtf

can't act freely so they gotta use demigods to do their dirty work. connected to the "can't go to each other's realms/homes" and "can't interfere too much" rule ^^. because of how restricted pjo gods are, they gotta act indirectly by using demigods to do their dirty work for them (pjo!apollo couldn't save his sis because he wasn't allowed to, had to literally break ancient laws just so he could give percy and co some help). ror gods have no such restrictions and can do as they please

and im pretty sure there's more, but that's the gist of it that i can remember rn