History Characters / TheCampHalfBloodSeriesMortals

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:Downplayed because in all versions, he dies by getting [[TakenForGranite petrified by Medusa's head]]. In the book, Sally [[TilMurderDoUsPart intentionally kills him]], while in the movie, Sally and Percy put Medusa's head in the fridge, and Gabe [[SchmuckBait brings about his own demise]] by breaking the lock (predictably ignoring Percy's warning note) and opening it, exposing himself to Medusa's gaze.[[note]]Gabe's petrification scene was the ''only'' thing Creator/RickRiordan liked about the film he [[DisownedAdaptation openly despises]].[[/note]]]]

* EmbarrassingLastName: Gabe ''Ugliano?'' Rebellious streak aside, there's absolutely '''no way''' Sally would adopt a surname like ''that''.

* EvilSmellsBad: He's called "Smelly Gabe" for a reason. Due to lack of bathing, hygiene, and constant smoking habits, he reeks like "moldy garlic pizza wrapped in gym shorts". In fact, Sally only married him because his odor can mask the scent of a powerful demigod like Percy, preventing monsters from finding him.

* ResentfulGuardian: To Piper.

* EmbarrassingLastName: Gabe ''Ugliano?'' Rebellious streak aside, there's absolutely '''no way''' Sally would sacrifice her maiden name for a surname like ''that''.

* ISeeThemToo: Can see through the Mist, even better than Percy (who's a demigod). However, she once admitted that her ability gradually decayed from aging and cannot "see" as well as she could in her youth.

* {{Nephewism}}: Sally was raised by her negligent uncle after her parents died. After he was diagnosed with cancer, she dropped out of high school to care for him until his sickness took its toll.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Percy notes near the end of the first book that she has a rebellious streak in her too, mellowed by years and circumstance.

* StrugglingSingleMother: To say the least, she's ''really'' had a tough run. From living in a relatively poor family, losing her parents at a young age, having to dropout of high school to care for her dying uncle, having to raise her demigod child by herself, and marrying a disgusting lowlife to protect said child from monsters. Percy admits he can barely comprehend [[{{Determinator}} how his mother endured through it all]] with a positive outlook. Overtime, she [[EarnYourHappyEnding earns the happy life she deserves]] after she finally graduates college and launches into her writing career, remarries a NiceGuy and has another child with him, and her demigod child is now able to protect himself and go off to college with his friends.

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Subverted, thankfully. Aside from Grover and Annabeth, Sally is the only person in Percy's life he actively cares for and is very close to. She gets attacked by the Minotaur and is seemingly killed, until it's revealed that she's still alive. She was abducted by Hades to act as a hostage to get his Helm of Darkness back. Once Percy returns the Helm as he promised, the Lord of the Dead returns Sally to the living world.

* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: Percy had never considered the fact whether or not Luke's mortal parent was still alive since no one's talked to him about May, until Nico brings her up in ''The Last Olympian''.

* RaisedByGrandparents: Sally was raised by her strict grandfather after her parents died.

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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Tried this, after he turned into a mania. Hylla put an end to this, for everyone's best interests.]]

* TakenForGranite: [[spoiler:Gets turned to stone by Medusa's head. Sally later sells this statue for quite a lot of money.]]

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:He's [[TakenForGranite petrified by Medusa's head]] in both the book and movie. In the book, Sally [[TilMurderDoUsPart intentionally used]] Medusa's head on him, while in the movie, Sally and Percy put Medusa's head in the fridge, and Gabe [[SchmuckBait brings about his own demise]] by breaking the lock (predictably ignoring Percy's warning note) and opening it, exposing himself to Medusa's gaze]].[[note]]Gabe's petrification scene was the ''only'' thing Creator/RickRiordan liked about the film he [[DisownedAdaptation openly despises]].[[/note]]

* TheMaidenNameDebate: She kept her name when she married Gabe Ugliano. Can you blame her? It wasn't specifically brought up with her second husband, but in the ''The Chalice of the Gods'', Percy refers to her as "Sally Jackson-Blofis" and she uses Paul's surname for their daughter, Estelle.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: The movie removes any indication that he's a DomesticAbuser beyond a slap on Sally's bottom. However, he does attempt to physically abuse Percy, even though from what we've seen in the books, it was implied he was only verbally abusive towards him. The Disney Plus adaptation takes this up a notch by removing his physical abuse and marking him emotionally abusive.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: The movie removes any indication that he's a DomesticAbuser beyond a slap on Sally's bottom. However, he does attempt to physically abuse Percy, even though from what we've seen in the books, it was implied he was only verbally abusive towards him.

* NothingIsScarier: When Percy and Nico visit her for information on Luke, May doesn't seem in the right state of mind; she calls them both Luke (and Percy points out that neither of them even ''resemble'' Luke at all) and shows them her house full of candles, moldy peanut butter sandwiches, and burnt cookies. Then, her curse kicks in and she starts freaking out about her son's fate in front of her guests. Even [[EmoTeen Nico]], '''''the son of Hades himself''''' was visibly unnerved.

* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: Percy was surprised to learn that Luke's mortal mother is still alive, as he's never considered her before ''The Last Olympian''.

* AdaptationalNiceGirl: Downplayed. In the books, she is a very nice woman by heart and soul, yet [[spoiler:murders Gabe by petrifying him with Medusa's head (though given what kind of man [[{{Jerkass}} Gabe]] is, [[AssholeVictim it's hard to fault her]]).]] In the first film, she merely divorces him and Gabe is instead [[spoiler:petrified because he ignored the warning not to open the fridge, which was storing Medusa's head]]. In the Disney Plus series, she is clearly the breadwinner when it comes to money and she and Gabe fight light like an old married couple instead of a submissive one.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the books, he's described as a {{Gonk}} and a FatBastard. In the movie, he looks no uglier than a typical middle-aged man. He's still bald, though. In the Disney Plus series, due to Rick Riordan's preference of ability over appearance, Gabe is much skinnier and has a full set of hair.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: The movie removes any indication that he's a DomesticAbuser beyond a slap on Sally's bottom. However, he does attempt to physically abuse Percy, even though from what we've seen in the books, it was implied he was only verbally abusive towards him. His Disney Plus counterpart is also a bit nicer.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Valerie Tian kept her black hair for the Fox adaptation of ''The Lightning Thief'' while Olivea Morton kept her red hair for the Disney Plus series, ironically making her one of the few characters in the show to bear a 100% exact resemblance to her book counterpart.

* RaceLift: White in the books and the Disney Plus series, Asian in the first film.

* AdaptationalNiceGirl: Downplayed. In the books, she is a very nice woman by heart and soul, yet [[spoiler:murders Gabe by petrifying him with Medusa's head (though given what kind of man [[{{Jerkass}} Gabe]] is, [[AssholeVictim it's hard to fault her]]).]] In the first film, she merely divorces him and Gabe is instead [[spoiler:petrified because he ignored the warning not to open the fridge, which was storing Medusa's head]]. In Disney Plus series, she is clearly the breadwinner when it comes to money and she and Gabe fight light like an old married couple instead of a submissive one.

* AdaptationalNiceGirl: Downplayed. In the books, she is a very nice woman by heart and soul, yet [[spoiler:murders Gabe by petrifying him with Medusa's head (though given what kind of man [[{{Jerkass}} Gabe]] is, [[AssholeVictim it's hard to fault her]]).]] In the first film, she merely divorces him and Gabe is instead [[spoiler:petrified because he ignored the warning not to open the fridge, which was storing Medusa's head]].

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: The movie removes any indication that he's a DomesticAbuser beyond a slap on Sally's bottom. However, he does attempt to physically abuse Percy, even though from what we've seen in the books, it was implied he was only verbally abusive towards him.

* EvilSmellsBad: Due to lack of bathing, hygiene, and constant smoking habits, he reeks like "moldy garlic pizza wrapped in gym shorts", and his stepson nicknames him "Smelly Gabe". According to Grover, Gabe smells so repulsively human that his odor can mask the scent of a powerful demigod like Percy who would've attracted monsters earlier. This was the only reason Sally married Gabe in the first place.

* AdaptationalNiceGirl: In the first film, she's not once shown making fun of Grover nor Percy and is not a kleptomaniac like her book counterpart.

* NothingIsScarier: When Percy and Nico visit her for information on Luke, May doesn't seem in the right state of mind; she calls them both Luke (and neither even ''resemble'' Luke) and shows them her house full of candles, moldy peanut butter sandwiches, and burnt cookies. Then, her curse kicks in and she starts freaking out about her son's fate in front of her guests. Even [[EmoTeen Nico]], '''''the son of Hades himself''''' was disturbed by this.

* RaceLift: White in the books, Asian in the first film.

* FaintingSeer: Became one.

* NothingIsScarier: When Percy and Nico visit her for information on Luke, May doesn't seem in the right state of mind; she calls them both Luke (and neither even ''resemble'' Luke) and shows them her house full of candles, moldy peanut butter sandwiches, and burnt cookies. Then, her curse kicks in and she starts freaking out about her son's fate in front of her guests. Even ''[[EmoTeen Nico]]'', '''''the son of Hades himself''''' was disturbed by this.

* GoodStepmother: Or good stepfather, in any case, to Percy Jackson. See in contrast 'Smelly Gabe'.