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It also only travels in a straight line. I mean I've heard other beams meet 1 requirement and still got accepted. Maybe a rumor?It doesn’t necessarily break any rules, it just doesn’t meet enough requirements. All we know is that it is called light and that’s it. If it had feats of reflecting off mirrors/shiny metal, “bending” when it went into another medium etc then it would be fine. As is, not good enough.
Those beams need to be better scrutinized then.It also only travels in a straight line. I mean I've heard other beams meet 1 requirement and still got accepted. Maybe a rumor?
Just a question, Athena has a staff which shoots a laser out of it by focusing a fraction of her power. Would that add credence to Poseidon shooting actual lasers?Those beams need to be better scrutinized then.
Anyway yeah, agree with Elizhaa in that we don't have enough info on the beams to rate them as light.
I would say no as Hades does the same and his beams are described as black "energy".Just a question, Athena has a staff which shoots a laser out of it by focusing a fraction of her power. Would that add credence to Poseidon shooting actual lasers?
It's on her profile, and it specifically says Ultraviolet rays Here's her pageI would say no as Hades does the same and his beams are described as black "energy".
This could mean it either varies between gods (and Hades is a lot closer to Poseidon than Athena in terms of power) or if Percy's simply didn't know what the beams were and were describing them based on their visual appearance.
Could you actually post the Athena feat so it can be evaluated?
YeahI think the ultraviolet rays were from the Athena Parthenos in the Hidden Oracle.
This is Apollo make the statement so he should know what the beam is actually is, however, since he required godly vision to see the beams and directly stated that Demigods shouldn't be able to see it they aren't the same glowing blue beams that Poseidon fired as Percy could see them from across a battlefield.On Half-Blood Hill, a silver aura surrounded the Athena Parthenos. I wasn’t sure the demigods could see it, but every so often a beam of ultraviolet light shot from Athena’s helmet like a search lamp, hitting the Colossus’s chest and pushing back the invader. Next to her, in the tall pine tree, the Golden Fleece blazed with fiery energy. The dragon Peleus hissed and paced around the trunk, ready to defend his turf. These were powerful forces, but I did not need godly sight to tell me that they would soon fail.
- P.227, The Hidden Oracle (eBook).
Wasn't really meant to be serious.We do not accept offhanded Twitter replies from an author as self-sufficient evidence though.
Would Zues scale to it though? He is throwing the bolt.All other lightning comes from it, so it should be lightning speed at least. Don't recall anyone reacting to it though.
Sorry for the late reply, but I agree with the others. I don't think this has enough to qualify.@Elizhaa @Everything12 @Duedate8898 @Planck69 @KingTempest @QuasiYuri @Armorchompy @UchihaSlayer96
Would any of you be willing to help evaluate this please? The issue is whether or not we can consider these energy beams to have lightspeed properties.
No problem. Thank you for helping out.Sorry for the late reply, but I agree with the others. I don't think this has enough to qualify.
Maybe, but if somebody can dodge or parry Zeus' lightning, that could potentially also work.We're just going to have to upcale them from their Demigod counterparts at this point.
I don't think anyone does. Zues is quoted as have been using the Olympians as target practice. Lends more credence to the idea that the Demigod lightning reactions are invalid, or the Masterbolt being faster than real lightning.No problem. Thank you for helping out.
Maybe, but if somebody can dodge or parry Zeus' lightning, that could potentially also work.
Because of that though, it means we need the Demigod speed re-evaluated.Okay. That is probably fine then.
Falsetrajectory said he had some speed calcs, idk if he posted them or anything though.Okay. Which calculation blogs do you need evaluated? Can you link to them here please?
Okay.Falsetrajectory said he had some speed calcs, idk if he posted them or anything though.
I apologize for not getting back to everyone about the feats and future calcs I had mentioned. I have not completed them due to issues regarding the relevant quotes, namely that each has limitations to accurate the values obtained from said feats are.
While the fight contains many impressive feats of skill, speed, durability, strategy, and strength for both Jason and Percy the pair ultimately ended up having to be saved by the rest of the crew of the Argo II."Jason and [Percy] met the giant’s charge. They lunged around Ephialtes, stabbing and slashing in a blur of gold and bronze, but the giant parried every strike. “I will not yield!” Ephialtes roared. “You may have ruined my spectacle, but Gaea will still destroy your world!” Percy lashed out, slicing the giant’s spear in half. Ephialtes wasn’t even fazed. The giant swept low with the blunt end and knocked Percy off his feet. Percy landed hard on his sword arm, and Riptide clattered out of his grip. Jason tried to take advantage. He stepped inside the giant’s guard and stabbed at his chest, but somehow Ephialtes parried the strike. He sliced the tip of his spear down Jason’s chest, ripping his purple shirt into a vest. Jason stumbled, looking at the thin line of blood down his sternum. Ephialtes kicked him backward. [...] Ephialtes towered over Percy and Jason, both halves of his broken spear poised over their heads. Percy’s sword arm was numb. Jason’s gladius had skittered across the arena floor. Their plan had failed." - P.479, Mark of Athena (ebook)
“Percy battled the giant twins, Otis and Ephialtes, while at his side fought a bearded man with a trident and a loud Hawaiian shirt. The twin giants stumbled. Poseidon’s trident morphed into a fire hose, and the god sprayed the giants out of the Parthenon with a high-powered blast in the shape of wild horses.” - P.287
“Piper was maybe the most impressive. She fenced with the giantess Periboia, sword against sword. Despite the fact that her opponent was five times larger, Piper seemed to be holding her own. The goddess Aphrodite floated around them on a small white cloud, strewing rose petals in the giantess’s eyes and calling encouragement to Piper. ‘Lovely, my dear. Yes, good. Hit her again!’ Whenever Periboia tried to strike, doves rose up from nowhere and fluttered in the giantess’s face. ” - P.287
These quotes come from pages 287 and 288 from the Blood of Olympus ebook.“Porphyrion didn’t give him much chance to savour the moment. The giant used his spear in a whirlwind of swipes, jabs and slashes. It was all Jason could do to stay alive.
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“Jason advanced. Porphyrion lashed out wildly with his spear, but Jason cut it in half with his gladius. He charged in, jabbing his sword through the giant’s breastplate, then summoned the winds and blasted Porphyrion off the edge of the cliff.” - P.288
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