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* RememberTheNewGuy: After both were AdaptedOut of the first film, Clarisse and Mr. D suddenly appear in the sequel, with everyone acting like they were always there.
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** Hephaestus is described in later books as being a hulking, misshapen brute with a leg brace and a wild beard that bursts into flames on occasion. Even when said to have cleaned himself up a bit, he's still not noted to be especially handsome. In the movie, he's played by the much better-looking Conrad Coates, whose one close-up features nothing grotesquely abnormal about him.

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** Hephaestus is described in later books as being a hulking, misshapen brute with a leg brace and a wild beard that bursts into flames on occasion. Even when said to have cleaned himself up a bit, he's still not noted to be especially handsome. In the movie, he's played by the much better-looking Conrad Coates, whose one close-up features nothing grotesquely grotesque or abnormal about him.

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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: The Hydra first appeared in the second book while it shows up in the first film.

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** All twelve Olympians appear briefly in the throne room of Olympus when Percy returns the bolt to Zeus. In the book, only Zeus and Poseidon were present at that time, with most of the other gods not appearing until later in the series.
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The Hydra first appeared in the second book while it shows up in the first film.



* EarlyBirdCameo: All twelve Olympians appear briefly in the throne room of Olympus when Percy returns the bolt to Zeus. In the book, only Zeus and Poseidon were present at that time, with most of the other gods not appearing until later in the series.
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* TitanomachyRoundTwo: The film follow loosely the plot of the first two books, with numerous departures. One of them being an early confrontation with Kronos, who appears in this adaptation as a large monstrous being made from fire and lava.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Percy is significantly ruder and more selfish than he was in the books.

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* %%* AdaptationalJerkass: Percy is significantly ruder and more selfish than he was in the books.



** Hades in the books was a closer representation of how he was in Greek mythology: cold and intimidating, but still having standards and not wanting to overthrow Zeus. Here, he's the usual modern interpretation, wanting the Lighting Bolt to take over Olympus. He is also abusive towards Persephone, which he was not guilty of in the books ''or'' mythology [[labelnote:Note]] Minus the whole kidnapping thing, Hades was probably the only god who treated his wife well, and she loves him in turn. [[/labelnote]].

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** Hades in the books was a closer representation of how he was in Greek mythology: cold cold, aloof, and intimidating, but still having standards ultimately fair and not wanting true to overthrow Zeus. Here, he's his word. In the usual modern interpretation, wanting the Lighting Bolt to take over Olympus. He is movie, he’s much more easygoing, sarcastic and manipulative, with Grover commenting on his lack of godlike presence. He’s also abusive towards much more disrespectful to Persephone, which he who was not guilty of HappilyMarried to him in the books ''or'' mythology [[labelnote:Note]] Minus the whole kidnapping thing, Hades was probably the only god who treated his wife well, and she loves him in turn. [[/labelnote]].book but very much not so here.
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** Hades in the books was a closer representation of how he was in Greek mythology: cold and intimidating, but still having standards and not wanting to overthrow Zeus. Here, he's the usual modern interpretation, wanting the Lighting Bolt to take over Olympus. He is also abusive towards Persephone, which he was not guilty of in the books ''or'' mythology [[labelnote:Note]] Minus the whole kidnapping thing, Hades was probably the only god who treated his wife well, and she loves him in turn. [[/labelnote]].
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** The movie explains away Sally’s marriage to Gabe as her needing someone whose pungent odor would mask the scent of Percy’s blood to protect him from monsters. While this is true to the book, it has the effect of making it seem like she settled for an abusive Jerkass for the sake of protecting her son. The book included a throwaway line from Percy revealing that Gabe pretended to be a nice guy early on, before showing his true colors later.

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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: The Hydra first appeared in the second book while it shows up in the first film.



* AdaptationalNiceGuy: This portrayal of Zeus comes off as much more reasonable than his book counterpart. He still pins the theft of his bolt on Percy, but as the film cuts out the obvious means through which Luke did it, it’s not quite as much of a leap to have made; he also accepts Percy’s explanation about what really happened without argument, and even agrees upon request to bring Grover back from the Underworld. There also isn’t mention of him forbidding Percy from flying, as he did in the book, and his most notable contribution otherwise — passing the law that forbade gods from being in contact with their half-blood offspring — only came about because Poseidon was neglecting his duties by doing so, to the point that he was starting to become mortal.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: This portrayal of Zeus comes off as much more reasonable than his book counterpart. He still pins the theft of his bolt on Percy, but as the film cuts out the obvious means through which Luke did it, it’s not quite as much of a leap to have made; he also accepts Percy’s explanation about what really happened without argument, and even agrees upon request to bring Grover back from the Underworld. There also isn’t isn't mention of him forbidding Percy from flying, as he did in the book, and his most notable contribution otherwise — passing the law that forbade gods from being in contact with their half-blood offspring — only came about because Poseidon was neglecting his duties by doing so, to the point that he was starting to become mortal.



* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Downplayed with Gabe who still gets petrified by Medusa's head but under different circumstances. The book implies Sally deliberately used Medusa's head on him, but here, Gabe breaks open a fridge in which the head is being stored, deliberately ignoring the warning Percy had posted on the door and thereby bringing about his own demise.

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Downplayed with Gabe who still gets petrified by Medusa's head but under different circumstances. The book implies Sally deliberately used Medusa's head on him, but here, Gabe breaks open a fridge in which the head is being stored, deliberately ignoring the warning Percy had posted on the door and thereby bringing about his own demise.demise.
** The Hydra is blown to pieces with a Celestial Bronze cannonball in the books. Here, Grover turns it to stone with Medusa's head.

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* WaistDeepOcean: In the film's opening, Poseidon rises straight up out of the ocean as a giant humanoid and walks to shore before assuming a human-sized form.



-->'''Medusa''': (''to Percy'') Son of Poseidon...I used to date ''your daddy!'' (''topples a bunch of [[TakenForGranite statues]] on him'')

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-->'''Medusa''': (''to Percy'') Son of Poseidon... I used to date ''your daddy!'' (''topples a bunch of [[TakenForGranite statues]] on him'')

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Luke claims to have gotten the winged shoes and map that he gives to Percy by stealing them from his father, Hermes. To anyone who hasn't read the book, the fact he had both means and a motive to steal from one god hints that he could've also done so with Zeus's bolt.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Grover spots a statue that bears a striking resemblance to his late uncle Ferdinand, even noting that "it" has a mole in the exact same spot he did. It's at this point that he recalls ''what'' killed him: [[TakenForGranite Medusa]].
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* {{Chickification}}: Annabeth goes from a skilled, badass warrior (in the novels, not the first film) to a blonde racist who is little more than dead weight.

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* {{Chickification}}: Annabeth goes from a skilled, badass warrior (in the novels, not the first film) to a blonde racist who is little more than dead weight.



** Ethan Nakamura and Silena Beauregarude are on the ''Princess Andromeda'' with Luke.

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** Ethan Nakamura and Silena Beauregarude Beauregard are on the ''Princess Andromeda'' with Luke.



* IdiotBall: Oh my Zeus, so many characters love it. Luke trying to imprison the son of Poseidon on a boat, Luke not searching Percy for his sword disguised as a pen when he ties him up, Percy and his brother hugging instead of stopping the Golden Fleece from resurrecting Kronos, the group crying over Annabeth's body even though they've just gotten the fleece that can heal anyone or anything. Every bad guy saying that Percy can't stop them because he's destined to destroy Mount Olympus even though the prophecy explicitly states he will have the chance to save it. The plot wouldn't move at all if the goddess of wisdom had been a bit more generous with her gift. However, in the books, Anaklusmos is enchanted to always reappear in Percy's pocket, which Luke might not know about. Though frankly, [[AdaptationExplanationExtrication neither would someone watching the film...]]

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* IdiotBall: Oh my Zeus, so So many characters love it. Luke trying to imprison the son of Poseidon on a boat, Luke not searching Percy for his sword disguised as a pen when he ties him up, Percy and his brother hugging instead of stopping the Golden Fleece from resurrecting Kronos, the group crying over Annabeth's body even though they've just gotten the fleece that can heal anyone or anything. Every bad guy saying that Percy can't stop them because he's destined to destroy Mount Olympus even though the prophecy explicitly states he will have the chance to save it. The plot wouldn't move at all if the goddess of wisdom had been a bit more generous with her gift. However, in the books, Anaklusmos is enchanted to always reappear in Percy's pocket, which Luke might not know about. Though frankly, [[AdaptationExplanationExtrication neither would someone watching the film...]]
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''Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' is a 2010 fantasy film directed by Creator/ChrisColumbus, adapted from ''The Lightning Thief'', the first book in the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' series of books. It stars Creator/LoganLerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes Creator/BrandonTJackson, Creator/AlexandraDaddario, Creator/JakeAbel, Creator/RosarioDawson, Steve Coogan, Creator/UmaThurman, Creator/CatherineKeener, Creator/KevinMcKidd, Creator/SeanBean and Creator/PierceBrosnan.

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''Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' is a 2010 fantasy film directed by Creator/ChrisColumbus, adapted from ''The Lightning Thief'', the first book in the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' series of books. It stars Creator/LoganLerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes Creator/BrandonTJackson, Creator/AlexandraDaddario, Creator/JakeAbel, Creator/RosarioDawson, Steve Coogan, Creator/SteveCoogan, Creator/UmaThurman, Creator/CatherineKeener, Creator/KevinMcKidd, Creator/SeanBean and Creator/PierceBrosnan.
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Downplayed with Gabe, who dies via the same method but different circumstances. The book implied that he was deliberately exposed by Sally to Medusa's head in order to remove him from the picture. To make her and Percy less culpable for petrifying him, the movie changes this so that Gabe breaks open a fridge in which the head is being stored, deliberately ignoring the warning Percy had posted on the door and thereby bringing about his own demise.

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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Downplayed with Gabe, Gabe who dies via the same method still gets petrified by Medusa's head but under different circumstances. The book implied that he was implies Sally deliberately exposed by Sally to used Medusa's head in order to remove him from the picture. To make her and Percy less culpable for petrifying on him, the movie changes this so that but here, Gabe breaks open a fridge in which the head is being stored, deliberately ignoring the warning Percy had posted on the door and thereby bringing about his own demise.
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Forgot that Dionysus and Ares both appear on Olympus.


* DemotedToExtra: Ares no longer has any role in Luke's scheme to start a war amongst the gods. Instead, he appears briefly alongside the other Olympians when Percy returns the stolen bolt to Zeus and has absolutely no bearing on the narrative.

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* DemotedToExtra: Ares no longer has any role and Dionysus. In the book, the former had been in on Luke's scheme plan to start a war amongst the gods. Instead, he appears briefly gods while the latter was stuck at Camp Half-Blood as punishment for a slight against Zeus. In the movie, both roles are reduced to cameo appearances alongside the other Olympians when Percy returns the stolen bolt to Zeus and has absolutely gods on Olympus, with no bearing on the narrative.narrative significance in either case.

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* AdaptedOut: Kronos, Dionysus, Ares, and Clarisse are left out in spite of having major roles in the book.

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* AdaptedOut: Kronos, Dionysus, Ares, and Clarisse are AdaptedOut:
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left out in spite of having major roles the movie. He is re-introduced in the book.sequel.
** Clarisse, daughter of Ares and resident bully of Camp Half-Blood, is also held off until the sequel, with many of her traits from the first book being assumed by Annabeth in the meantime.


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* DemotedToExtra: Ares no longer has any role in Luke's scheme to start a war amongst the gods. Instead, he appears briefly alongside the other Olympians when Percy returns the stolen bolt to Zeus and has absolutely no bearing on the narrative.


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* EarlyBirdCameo: All twelve Olympians appear briefly in the throne room of Olympus when Percy returns the bolt to Zeus. In the book, only Zeus and Poseidon were present at that time, with most of the other gods not appearing until later in the series.
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** Medusa's lair is a massive greenhouse. You know [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Poison Ivy]] would approve. And, interestingly, she used to look exactly like the [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen Greek goddess of love and beauty]].
** Creator/SeanBean is the King of the Gods. His last film regarding Myth/GreekMythology had him playing [[{{Film/Troy}} the King of Ithaca, Odysseus.]]
** "Yeah, we've all got Daddy issues," Luke says in the first film. Jake Abel played Adam Milligan, [[spoiler:half-brother of Sam and Dean Winchester]] on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.
** Jake Abel also played a JerkJock in a YA film adaptation of ''Film/IAmNumberFour''.
** Creator/JulianRichings who famously played Death in Series/{{Supernatural}} played Charon here.

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** %%** Medusa's lair is a massive greenhouse. You know [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Poison Ivy]] would approve. And, interestingly, she used to look exactly like the [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen Greek goddess of love and beauty]].
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** %%** "Yeah, we've all got Daddy issues," Luke says in the first film. Jake Abel played Adam Milligan, [[spoiler:half-brother of Sam and Dean Winchester]] on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.
** %%** Jake Abel also played a JerkJock in a YA film adaptation of ''Film/IAmNumberFour''.
** %%** Creator/JulianRichings who famously played Death in Series/{{Supernatural}} played Charon here.
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** Hephaestus is described in later books as being a hulking, misshapen brute with a leg brace and a wild beard that bursts into flames on occasion. Even when said to have cleaned himself up a bit, he's still not noted to be especially handsome. In the movie, he's played by the much better-looking Conrad Coates, whose one close-up features nothing grotesquely abnormal about him.

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* ALoadOfBull: The mechanical, fire-breathing Colchis Bull tears up a lot of Camp Half-Blood.


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* OurMinotaursAreDifferent: The mechanical, fire-breathing Colchis Bull tears up a lot of Camp Half-Blood.
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Downplayed with Gabe, who dies via the same method but different circumstances. The book implied that he was deliberately exposed by Sally to Medusa's head in order to remove him from the picture. To make her and Percy less culpable for petrifying him, the movie changes this so that Gabe breaks open a fridge in which the head is being stored, deliberately ignoring the warning Percy had posted on the door and thereby bringing about his own demise.
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* AssholeVictim: Two of note:

** Turning someone into stone from cold blood would have ordinarily been a rather morally ambiguous act, but by the point it happens, Gabe Ugliano has proven himself such an asshole that you will at worst not care, but at best cheer.

** Once Hades had the master bolt he verbally stabs the heroes in the back thankfully Persephone won't stand for that and she takes it off him and fries the asshole with it.

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** In the sequel, Hermes (Creator/NathanFillion) gives Percy powerful winds in a thermos from a Hercules-themed TV show that he describes as being "the best show ever...which means it's canceled". A good number of people may say the same regarding a [[{{Series/Firefly}} show]] that Fillion became well known for. He also tells Percy and Annabeth, [[{{Series/Castle}} "It's cute how you finish each other's sentences."]]



** This is not the first time Creator/AnthonyHead has played the mentor to a [[Series/{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}} chosen one]].


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**Hermes (Creator/NathanFillion) gives Percy powerful winds in a thermos from a Hercules-themed TV show that he describes as being "the best show ever...which means it's canceled". A good number of people may say the same regarding a [[{{Series/Firefly}} show]] that Fillion became well known for. He also tells Percy and Annabeth, [[{{Series/Castle}} "It's cute how you finish each other's sentences."]]
** This is not the first time Creator/AnthonyHead has played the mentor to a [[Series/{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}} chosen one]].

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* AssholeVictim: Turning someone into stone from cold blood would have ordinarily been a rather morally ambiguous act, but by the point it happens, Gabe Ugliano has proven himself such an asshole that you will at worst not care, but at best cheer.

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Turning someone into stone from cold blood would have ordinarily been a rather morally ambiguous act, but by the point it happens, Gabe Ugliano has proven himself such an asshole that you will at worst not care, but at best cheer. cheer.

** Once Hades had the master bolt he verbally stabs the heroes in the back thankfully Persephone won't stand for that and she takes it off him and fries the asshole with it.



* SoftGlass: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Grover yells in pain and warns Percy and Sally of broken glass after he crawls through a broken windshield.

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* SoftGlass: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Grover yells in pain and warns Percy and Sally of broken glass after he crawls through a broken windshield. Averted or not Grover would have negligent in his duties as a protector if he hadn't mentioned it.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Annabeth, Percy, Clarisse, Grover, and Tyson. ]]


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[[caption-width-right:350: Oh, you guys take camp way too seriously.[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Annabeth, Percy, Clarisse, Grover, and Tyson. ]]

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