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Serapis's staff is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly as the name would imply]], it is Serapis's staff. It was first seen in the series in two pieces; one with the upper bodies of a gray wolf and lion stuck to a hermit crab shell and piece looking like a black labrador retriever with its hind legs and tail replaced with a calcified tadpole tail. Both Annabeth Chase and Sadie Kane for a time manage to keep the two separate, but ultimately fail and rediscover them now both fully fuzed together becoming a fully restored staff. They were previously three different pieces to a statue until they were brought back to life by [[spoiler:Setne]]. The lion piece was originally a artifact in a museum, wolf piece was originally in some sort of shop (presumed to be a antique shop) and dog piece was originally in Brooklyn House being studied. According to Serapis the staff was made by turning {{Cerberus}} into it. It's three heads represent the past, present and future [[note]]It's known that the dog head represents the future.[[/note]]. [[spoiler:When Annabeth stabbed killed the dog portion of the staff, she destroyed both the staff and Serapis]].

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Serapis's staff is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly as the name would imply]], it is Serapis's staff. It was first seen in the series in two pieces; one with the upper bodies of a gray wolf and lion stuck to a hermit crab shell and piece looking like a black labrador retriever with its hind legs and tail replaced with a calcified tadpole tail. Both Annabeth Chase and Sadie Kane for a time manage to keep the two separate, but ultimately fail and rediscover them now both fully fuzed together becoming a fully restored staff. They were previously three different pieces to a statue until they were brought back to life by [[spoiler:Setne]]. The lion piece was originally a artifact in a museum, wolf piece was originally in some sort of shop (presumed to be a antique shop) and dog piece was originally in Brooklyn House being studied. According to Serapis the staff was made by turning {{Cerberus}} into it. It's Its three heads represent the past, present and future [[note]]It's known that the dog head represents the future.[[/note]]. [[spoiler:When Annabeth stabbed killed the dog portion of the staff, she destroyed both the staff and Serapis]].

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* TheGhost: He's been dead since 283 B.C.



* TheGhost: He's been dead since 283 B.C.
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* TakesOneToKillOne: He can only be affected by hybrid magic of Greek and Egyptian origin. This means a hat of invisibility worn by a magician can elude him, and a demigod casting Egyptian spells can harm him.
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* ManaDrain: Like its master; being around the dog head made Annabeth feel weak.
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This is the character sheet for ''Literature/DemigodsAndMagicians''. That said if you're looking for a character that originated from Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries [[note]] Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians, Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus and Literature/TheTrialsOfApollo.[[/note]] or have their roots in Myth/ClassicalMythology, click [[Characters/TheCampHalfBloodSeries here]]. If you're looking for a character that originated from Literature/TheKaneChronicles or have their roots in Myth/EgyptianMythology [[note]]Such as Wadjet.[[/note]], click [[Characters/TheKaneChronicles here]].
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!!'''Ptolemy'''
A general of UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat. After Alexander died Ptolemy took over and tried to mix Greek and Egyptain religion. He declared himself a god-king, like the pharaohs. He tried to use a combination of Greek and Egyptian magic to try and make himself immortal, but failed. His work led to the rise of Serapis and [[spoiler:paved the way for Setne, who perfected it]].
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* AGodAmI: Declared himself one, but the magic meant to make him immortal backfired on him.
* TheGhost: He's been dead since 283 B.C.
* GodKing: Declared himself as one according to Carter.
* VillainousLegacy: His work in combining Greek and Egyptain magic is continued by [[spoiler:Setne]].
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!!'''Serapis'''
Originally a minor village god, but then Ptolemy found him and made him the new supreme god of ancient [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria#Ancient_era Alexandria]] through the use of various Greek and Egyptian rituals. As more people grew to believe in him he became more powerful; which allowed him to drain and replace the other gods. Once the Ptolemaic dynasty fell though his cult ended up forgotten and he disappeared until [[spoiler:Setne]] awakened him. Now he's trying to take steal back the power he originally took from the other gods and build a new Alexandria.
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* CoolCrown: Though it looks more like flowerpot according to Annabeth, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modius_(headdress) modius]] is technically a type of crown or headdress.
* DemotedToDragon: Was a enemy to the Greek and Egyptian gods before he was forgotten, but became this once he was brought back by [[spoiler:Setne]].
* TheDragon: To [[spoiler:Setne]], a bit unwillingly.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: He doesn't care for [[spoiler:Setne's]] plans and is instead trying to take over and build a new great city that mirrors ancient Alexandria.
* GodCouple: With Isis. That said she probably wasn't too happy about.
-->'''Serapis:''' "You are favored of Isis, I see? Excellent. She was once my wife."
-->'''Sadie:''' "''What?'' No. No, no, no."
-->'''Serapis:''' "Oh, yes! When I deposed of both Osiris and Zeus, Isis was forced to serve me. Now I will use you as a gateway to summon her here and bind her. Isis will once again be my queen!"
* GodKing: During the Ptolemaic dynasty he overthrew Zeus as king of the gods. He also took control of TheUnderworld from Hades and Osiris.
* HatOfAuthority: See CoolCrown above.
* TheHilarityOfHats: Serapis's modi us thanks to Annabeth.
-->"Excuse me, is that a flowerpot on your head?"
* HotGod: According to Annabeth he's this 'in an older, wild surfer kind of way.'
* MagicStaff: According to Serapis it allows him to control the past, present and future.
* ManaDrain: But only to Greek and Egyptian magic or essence.
* NoSell: To Greek or Egyptian related powers.
* TheStarscream: Implied that he would turn to this if [[spoiler:Setne]] actually somehow manages to becomes a god, since both want to rule the world.
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!!'''Serapis's Staff'''
Serapis's staff is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly as the name would imply]], it is Serapis's staff. It was first seen in the series in two pieces; one with the upper bodies of a gray wolf and lion stuck to a hermit crab shell and piece looking like a black labrador retriever with its hind legs and tail replaced with a calcified tadpole tail. Both Annabeth Chase and Sadie Kane for a time manage to keep the two separate, but ultimately fail and rediscover them now both fully fuzed together becoming a fully restored staff. They were previously three different pieces to a statue until they were brought back to life by [[spoiler:Setne]]. The lion piece was originally a artifact in a museum, wolf piece was originally in some sort of shop (presumed to be a antique shop) and dog piece was originally in Brooklyn House being studied. According to Serapis the staff was made by turning {{Cerberus}} into it. It's three heads represent the past, present and future [[note]]It's known that the dog head represents the future.[[/note]]. [[spoiler:When Annabeth stabbed killed the dog portion of the staff, she destroyed both the staff and Serapis]].
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Each head represents either the past, present or future.
** The dog head was revealed to represent the future.
* LivingWeapon: Has the upper bodies of a lion, wolf and a dog, with all of them fuzed at the base of what looks like a conical shell; which is actually a staff.
* MagicStaff: Is used as such by Serapis.
* MultipleHeadCase: Implied, Annabeth even gets the lion and wolf heads to fight each other briefly.
-->"Mr. Lion! How can you say that about Mr. Wolf?"
* OurMonstersAreWeird: Aside from also being a LivingWeapon in the form of a staff, it has the upper bodies of a lion, wolf and a dog all sticking out of a staff; which resembled a shell.
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: [[spoiler:Annabeth actually has a hard time killing the dog head portion of the staff because it's the least threatening head and reminds her of many friendly pets she's known]].
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