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A theory on how Luke did not die

posted 11 years ago by BuzzHanks
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From rewatching this movie, just now on Netflix, I noticed he said specifically "I had to literally go through the depths of Tartarus" to get the sarcophagus. Could he have drowned from the first movie and then came back because he wanted to help Kronos? (i.e. Kronos, or someone in cahoots, saved him in order to help himself/Kronos) For those who think he got eaten by Poly, could a similar thing happen? (Horcruxe esque, I know, but its possible).

For the latter, I like to personally think that as per the close up look after he lands and Poly says "just in time for dinner", he fought his way out. Like he said earlier in the film, "Turns out you're not the only Half-Blood who is hard to kill". Would he really be defeated THAT easily? A similar thing happened to Baxter Stockman in the 2003 Ninja Turtles cartoon, where at the end of one episode (Hun on the Run, where Hun goes to rescue Karai), they REALLY made it look like Stockman was destroyed by Shredder, but at the beginning of the next episode, he looked no different. This is also evident by Shredder telling Hun "You live" after completing his mission, considering both him and Stockman dead weight and useless, hun only proving himself useful by saving Karai Check out the ending here, at 20:43

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5T1W0CWmfc

[–] 11 years ago

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[–] BuzzHanks 10 years ago

But there were only 3 pearls, not stones and Percy & friends had them all.

[–] jshelly88 10 years ago

It is stated there are 3 pearls in the United Stated. Persephone placed them all over the world for heroes to find, IIRC.

I Just think once he hit the water (weight distribution is distorted) so he struggled to remove the trident, then swam to the surface.

Who knows, the imagination is a powerful weapon.

[–] jshelly88 10 years ago

Also recall in the beginning of the movie it is never explained what the vial Luke is holding actually is. for all we know, it is an invisibility potion. Immunity potion. Or maybe even something along the lines of an amnesiac that he tricked Polyphemes into drinking to give Luke a grave period to escape.

Hell, maybe even a shape shifting concoction that confused Polyphemes into helping Luke escape. Who knows.

[–] sundaefires 10 years ago

That's actually the poison for Thalia.

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[–] moviemarathoneverynight 10 years ago

If I remember correctly, in the books, he's almost invincible because he bathed in the River Styx.