Luke Castellan

Luke Castellan
First appearance	The Lightning Thief
Created by	Rick Riordan
In-universe information
Family	Hermes (father) May Castellan (mother) Determined members of the Hermes cabin (e.g. Connor and Travis Stoll) Pan (half-brother) Zeus (grandfather) Kronos (great-grandfather)

Luke Castellan is a recurring antagonist in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. However, he sacrificed himself to save Olympus at the end of The Last Olympian. Luke is set to be played by Jake Abel in the upcoming movie Percy Jackson, a film adaptation of the first book in the series, The Lightning Thief.

Character background

Luke is first introduced in The Lightning Thief. He is the counselor for Hermes cabin and is nice to Percy. He came to Camp Half-Blood when he was 14, along with Thalia Grace ,daughter of Zeus, and Annabeth, daughter of Athena. He has a scar on his face which is later explained to be the result of a battle with the dragon that guards the garden of the Hesperides, a quest his father has given to him. In The Last Olympian, it is shown that is mother attempted to become the Oracle of Delphi, not knowing that the previous Oracle had been cursed by Hades so that the Oracle has to remain in that body, and goes insane. This affects Luke greatly and forces him to run away. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, Luke's body becomes the vessel that harbors Kronos' essence.

Luke died in the Last Olympian when he was given Annabeth's knife by Percy. He committed suicide by stabbing himself under his left arm. This was where his mortality was still kept intact. As he dies, Luke asks Annabeth if she ever loved him. Annabeth tells him she loves him as a brother. He tells Percy to make sure all the Demi-gods are claimed as to avoid something like this happening again. Although he is seen as a villain throughout the series, he is treated like a hero and forgiven by everyone. He is seen also as the hero in the prophecy by the Oracle in The Last Olympian.

Romance

It is also stated in Annabeth's prophecy, And lose a love to worse than death, and it points to Luke's body being taken over by Kronos, which reveals her love for him. But in The Battle of the Labyrinth, Annabeth kisses Percy in Mount St. Helens, so it is as if she has mixed feelings for the both of them. In The Titan's Curse, however, Percy asks Thalia to explain why she never became a Hunter, and she says it is because she would have had to leave Luke behind, which implies they either had a strong friendship, or she felt some romantic feelings toward him, while Luke feels for Annabeth the same way. Annabeth swears that Luke is still alive after falling onto the rocks like how Percy knew she was alive. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, however, Luke asked his monsters to spare Annabeth so he could speak to her before he gave his body to Kronos.

In The Last Olympian, as he is dying, Luke asks Annabeth if she loves him. She answers no and says that Luke is only like a brother to her as she was to him. He acts like he had expected this answer, and is not mad or sad at all at that fact.

Fatal Flaw

Luke is very envious. This is said by Kronos when he rises out of the coffin. He also said Luke wanted power, and that he, Kronos, could give him that. It is unsure if Kronos had manipulated him or not. Also, he has never been able to defeat Thalia. He also, Like Nico, has a problem with holding grudges and his transformation into a villain is because of the grudge he holds against his own father.

Power/Abilities

• Like other half-bloods, Luke has ADHD and dyslexia, which is supposed to make half-bloods more aware in battles.
• Trained in hand-to-hand combat during his stays at Camp Half Blood.
• Amazing fighter and swordsman.
• The Curse of Achilles
• Soul-fused with Kronos', giving him inhuman abilities and the power over time and the power to blast pure force.
• Being a child of Hermes, Luke may have some abilites that involve traveling and theft. He has displayed such powers twice- in The Lightning Thief he slashes through the air and disappears through the ripple he created. In The Titan's Curse he conjures up a pool of water and a sacrificial fire by waving his hand.

Weapons/Magical Items

• Backbiter - A blade with one side of celestial bronze melded with tempered steel. Can damage both mortals and immortals. It is said that Backbiter is a foot longer than Anaklusmos and Percy sensed a tragedy in the making of Backbiter. In the fourth book, it is revealed that the metal used for Backbiter came from Kronos's scythe. It has recently been reforged into its original form for its master's rising.
• A pair of magical sneakers that can sprout wings when the owner says, "Maia", for Hermes's mother was Maia and therefore Maia is Luke's grandmother. The sneakers were given to him by his father Hermes, and bear a close resemblance to Hermes's own winged shoes. Luke cursed them into pulling the wearer of shoes into the pits of Tartarus, however since Grover put them on instead of Percy it confused the curse. The shoes are now gone, after they slipped off of Grover and fell into Tartarus.
• Kronos's Scythe- when Kronos is brought back to life in Luke's form, the telekhines gave him Kronos's scythe, which was reforged out of Backbiter, and no amount of celestial bronze could beat it.