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Character: Leo Valdez
Series: The Heroes of Olympus
Character Age: 15
Canon: It’s hard to be a teenager in this day and age, especially when you’re the child of a Greek god and live in a world filled with monsters and magic. Even more, the only safe place for a demigod is a camp designed to specifically train and protect them against all the things that would wish to harm them. If that’s not crazy enough, it turns out that the gods have a Roman side as well. However, considering that it usually ends in war when the Greek and Roman demigods meet, each side is kept in the dark about the other. When Gaea, the most powerful goddess of them all, threatens to destroy the world as we know it, it’s up to a team of seven demigods to unite the Greek and Roman camps and save everyone. How hard can it be to end a feud that has lasted thousands of years and defeat Mother Earth?

Leo is a Greek demigod and the son of Hephaestus. Powered by the unusual gift of pyrokinesis as well as impressive mechanical abilities, he’s the guy you’ll want on your side if you’re ever having technical difficulties. Like his father, Leo has trouble understanding other people and prefers the company of machines. That’s not to say that he keeps to himself; it’s quite the opposite. He’s loud, generally upbeat, and enjoys telling bad jokes. He always has to keep himself occupied, whether it’s by inventing a new gadget or anything else; he just can’t sit idle. He also has the tendency of falling in love with every unavailable and possibly murderous girl he meets. But when you’re surrounded by the greatest demigods in generations, it’s pretty easy to develop an inferiority complex—though he’s pretty good at hiding his.

Sample Post:

Oh, man, this is starting to get nuts. Another secret, magical summer camp? These stopped being surprising like, three camps ago. Where’s the creativity? The passion? I’m starting to think that just anyone could start their own one. Just grab a bunch of kids, some mythical creatures, and voila! That’s not that bad of an idea actually. Building it, anyway, running the place sounds kind of boring. Put that on my to do list when I’m done beating up on monster booty. Camp Leo has a nice ring to it. Nice and simple, and my mom wouldn’t wash my mouth out with soap if I said it. We wouldn’t have any zombies there though. No offense guys, but I don’t trust dead people. I’m sure you all have fascinating unlife stories and personalities, but nine out of ten times you mean bad news. I’m also not too big on the whole kidnapping thing that this place has going on. Maybe if I had a twirly mustache and access to a railroad . . . Alas, I’m not a villain. But I do have a pretty good evil laugh, if I do say so myself.

I admit that this amusement park is a pretty nice touch though. None of the camps I’ve visited had anything like this. It’s like Disneyland, only not as big or fun and without all the cool things Disney has! So, absolutely nothing like Disneyland. And I can see why. On closer inspection, this place is kind of rundown. Whoever does the maintenance needs to get hit in the face with a wrench, man. What’s the point in building something this massive if you’re not going to take care of it? Camp Leo ain’t going to have any of this mess. Are any of these rides even zombie safe for you guys? It looks like if you hop onto any of them you’re going to lose more than just a head. And the last thing we need is for it to literally rain men, along with other assorted and rotting items.

I mean, just look at that ferris wheel over there! I would totally ride that if I had dreams of falling to a horrible death. I’m starting to think that a blind toucan was in charge of building all of this. But, my adoring public, luckily for you I have just enough free time and a good heart to fix that up for you and you can repay me by pointing me towards the exit. Alright, we need to check out that control panel then—and by we, I mean me. Don’t do this at home, kids, I’m a trained professional. Look, here’s the problem. This piece of junk is set up so that it’ll go way faster than it should. And while that may be a very exciting adventure, it’ll also probably end in a giant explosion or with the cart flying off its hinges. Which isn’t much of an issue for me, but I’m told that you guys are a little more sensitive to fire. It’s up there with headshots and people who can walk quickly. Anyway, I’ll just switch these wires around and bam! Fully functional spinny ride. And as an added bonus, it’ll now play the soundtrack to Dawn of the Dead while you’re on it. I know, I’m so amazing. Please, everyone, no applause. I don’t deserve your thanks and adoration!

. . . You can give me a little thanks and adoration. Any applause? A golf clap. Hell, throw a hand at me. I’m really not feeling any of the love here, guys. This is exactly why I don’t like dead people! If they’re not trying to kill you then they’re just plain rude.

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