Gabriel Sandoval

Gabriel Sandoval is a seventeen year old Greek demigod, the son of Hebe and Calina Sandoval, a clear sighted mortal. He came to camp at ten years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Gabe, Gabe the Dog, GiGi, Gav, Gil, Youth Boy, Child, Gremlin child, Hebe,

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Rome, Italy (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Hebe (Immortal mom)
* Calina (Mortal Mother)
* Unnamed younger sibling (Dead, his mom miscarried)
* Alexiares and Anicetus (Immortal half-siblings)
* Hephaestus and Ares (Uncles)
* Enyo, Eris, Eileithyia (aunts)
* Hephaestus Cabin, Ares Cabin, Enyo Cabin, Eris Cabin, and Eileithyia Cabin (Cousins)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Usually flowy outfits
* Square glasses
* Light grey shirt
* Blue basketball shorts
* Red sneakers

## History

### Early Life

Gabriel Sandoval was born to Calina Sandoval, a clear sighted mortal, and Hebe, the goddess of youth and cup barrier to the gods in Rome, Italy on September 17, 2004. Dr Calina Sandoval worked as a psychiatrist. All types of problems came through her door, kids with depression, anxiety, eating disorders etc. Yet, even she couldn't have prepared herself for a patient with the problems faced by a demi-god. One of her patients was a Legacy of Hebe suffering from PTSD. The guy claimed to be the victim of vicious monsters who attacked him in the dead of night. However, the child exhibited none of the common triggers which would suggest that he was delusional. He was a mystery. How could a kid struggle with ADHD, PTSD and dyslexia yet seem so rational and well adjusted? Restricted by the law of direct interference, Hebe was forced to watch her grandson waste away, without receiving the help he needed. Soon, a new patient arrived at the small town clinic. She was articulate, intelligent and looked exceptionally young for her apparent age. As she spoke, Calina got the impression that she wasn't being truthful. Eventually, the goddess broke down and confessed her worries for her grandson. She proved that she was telling the truth. Moved by her compassion, she agreed to help. The two eventually began to date. A baby was born several months later. Hebe had informed his mother about what to expect, and she raised the child as her own. Calina named the child, Gabriel, after her favorite uncle when she was a kid.

### Childhood

Calina was a caring mother however he was offered a well paid position in Venice, and had to commute often. Gabe was left with an array of local babysitters, trusted neighbors or stayed at home with his toys for most of his early childhood. Gabriel mentioned once that when he was around four, his mother had gotten pregnant from a one night stand, but after five weeks, Calina suffered a miscarriage. As Gabe started to grow up, his powers began to manifest. He seemed younger and more innocent than the other children, wilting flowers and fruit would often take on new life and he knew how to create ambrosia from thin air. His mother subsequently decided to establish a shelter for local demigods in Venice whether they lived in the area or passed through on the way to camp.

Hebe spread the word, and it was a temporary safe haven for many young demigods. However Gabe saw Calina even less and less, as she treated the other demigods at all times of the day. He realized he wasn't the only kid with special abilities, which made him feel insecure. Calina grew concerned that her son wouldn't be ready for his first monster attack. So, she enlisted the services of Alex, a demigod son of Hecate, who after leaving camp, had lived by himself, got a wife and then had a divorce. In return for counseling on his emotional issues, he agreed to train Gabe for a couple of hours a week. This happened for three weeks when he was seven. He gained an understanding of swordplay and began to actively use his powers. Alex became an older brother to Gabe and the two became increasingly close. He taught Gabe how to survive on his own, so he was prepared for the journey to camp.

### Monster Attack, Meeting Jack, And Camp

At the age of nine a hell hound saw the two demigods training and attacked them. Taking this as an exercise, Alex helped Gabe kill the monster, showing him how to ensure a clean and quick kill. Gabe gained a few cuts and bruises but he did his best and the monster was promptly defeated. Alex was satisfied Gabe could handle himself for a couple more years before going to Camp Half-Blood. Life went on as normal. For his tenth birthday they decided to go on a camping trip as a lesson in survival on the way to the camp. However, a manticore attacked them. The two struggled to fight it off and the son of Hecate was mortally wounded. While they fought, a demigod by the name of Jack Mendoza, a son of Ate, was watching and saved Gabe’s life. Alex seemed to be poisoned and Jack sent him away to grab a satellite phone to call for help. Jack took his chance and killed the older demigod, wanting to train up the younger kid. Mortified at Alex's death, Gabe tried to resuscitate him. But Alex was already gone. Jack convinced Gabe that he should go straight to Camp Half-Blood with him, before the manticore returned. The two arrived a couple of weeks later, and Gabe was officially claimed as the son of Hebe

## Personality

Gabriel is a hyperactive kid, he is loyal and a great fighter, he is also really kind and nice. He often helps Tyler when it come to healing people. He likes to spar with Taylor Brown, a daughter of Tyche, and sometimes his friends would make bets on who would win. He also tends to be reckless and impulsive and sometimes leaps before he looks, but most people like him. He also likes to quote memes, and if often shown to be a bit crazy, that could be because of his ADHD though. Though he is shown to care about his friends and will do anything to protect them. Gabriel is known for making his friends laugh during times of sadness but knows when it is not the right time to do so, showing he really does care for the people he loves. Gabriel is also very social and not really afraid to talk to people. When not with his friends, Gabriel is introverted, being rather quiet and withdrawn around those he doesn't know or like. He can be rather awkward, something that he tends to beat himself up about. He is rather insecure and is truly afraid of being abandoned or not being good enough. When around people he knows, however, Gabriel is very sarcastic and witty. He has an odd sense of humor, laughing and smiling about almost anything. He is very family orientated and loves spending time with or talking about his family. Gabriel is a care free, laid back young adult. He has many different traits that can only be summed up by saying his personality varies depending on who he is with. When you get to know him you'll find out just how childish and playful he can be. His childish nature only has been shown to few people in his life, and it is hard for him to show it to most people.

### Fatal flaw

Gabriel's fatal flaw is ambition. Because he's often seen as the "youngest" in his friend group in some ways, he wants to prove himself to be an important. He has a weak resistance when he is offered power. Gabriel also had trouble abandoning a difficult task that he has started but is not able to complete.

## Appearance

Gabriel is noted to have a very youthful appearance and is noted to possibly be of Latino descent. Gabriel is also said to have very curly and untidy brown hair, a slim and scrawny frame, warm tanned skin, brown eyes that are described to be shining, square glasses. He wears a light grey shirt, blue basketball shorts, and red sneakers. Gabriel also often wears sleeveless shirts with a sort of ancient Greek style, similar to that of his immortal mom

## Powers and Abilities

### Hebe Kid Powers

* He can manipulate age
* He can make gods and monsters feel the effects of old age
* He can conjure and control nectar and ambrosia.
* He can curse people to feel very old or very young for a while.
* He can bless water to make anyone who bathes in it or drinks it to feel younger
* He has a healing factor that is more accelerated than most
* He can drain the youth out of someone, making them age in a matter of seconds
* He can make someone physically age forwards or backward
* He can heal wounds such as broken/cut-off limbs, scars, cuts, etc
* He can control eagles
* He is semi-invulnerable, so he doesn't get cut or hurt easily
* He can bestow immortality on anyone.
* He can control some aspects of springtime. He can make flowers, vines, trees, etc. younger or on the verge of dying.
* He can control the beauty of someone, making them look ugly or pretty and young.
* He can make things appear cute.
* He can reset the development of anything, making that thing young again. (e.g. can make a old man become an infant)
* He can control immunity to things and make himself and other out of all boundaries
* He can mimic the powers of a Phoenix
* He can manipulate fun and enjoyment
* He can use their healing magic for combat.

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like most demigods, he possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that he uses to analyze the fighting style of his opponent.
* Dyslexia: Gabriel's brain is hard wired for Ancient Greek rather than most modern languages
* Swordsman ship: Gabriel is a natural sword user
* Dreams: Like most demigods, Gabriel has had dreams that showed him events occurring in the past, present, and future.
* Willpower: Because Gabriel is semi-invulnerable, he has amazing will power
* Superhuman strength: Being a demigod, Gabriel is considerably stronger than a regular mortal and demigod
* Superhuman agility: Being a demigod, Gabriel is more agile than a regular mortal.
* Superhuman durability: Being a demigod and semi-invulnerable, Gabriel is more durable than regular humans and fellow demigods.
* Superhuman reflexes: Being a demigod, Gabriel's reflexes are faster than a regular human.
* Italian: Given that he was born in Italy, Gabriel can speak fluent Italian

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Jr. Olympians

The Jr. Olympians, or The JO, are some of Gabriel's closest friends. Originally, it was made up consisting of the ten sons and four daughters of The Fourteen Olympians, but it later included some of the minor Olympians as well, (ex, Eris, Enyo, Hecate, Thanatos etc). They're a close tight group of friends and they are respected a lot by the camp

### Family

#### Hebe

Gabriel was only able to find out who his mother was after almost ten years of lies from his mortal mother. Since it's dangerous for gods to live with their mortal families, Hebe was never in Gabriel's life, the last time he saw her was when he was four. When Gabriel got to Camp, Hebe lovingly embraced her son in a dream after he got claimed, so it's safe to say that they are on good terms.

#### Calina

Calina and Gabriel have an okay relationship. Calina was a very nurturing mother and the two were close. However, her busy schedule as a psychiatrist for both human and demigod patients left her little time to acknowledge her son when she was growing up. Calina still loves her son and often writes to him while he's at Camp

## Etymology

Gabriel is a given name derived from the Hebrew name Gaḇrīʾēl (גַבְרִיאֵל) meaning "God is my strength" or "God is my (strong) man". The name was popularized by the association with the archangel Gabriel.

Sandoval is a habitational surname of Spanish origin. It primarily originates from Sandoval de la Reina, Spain, earlier called Sandoval, which is a blend word of Latin Saltus (meaning 'grove' or 'wood') and Latin Novalis (meaning 'newly cleared land').

## Trivia

1. Gabriel can speak Italian
2. Gabriel can recover quickly from injuries
3. He has an Italian-flag bandanna that he always wears around his neck. Gabriel gave it to Melody for good luck on her final quest. Melody uses it in the cavern of the myrmekes which seemingly prompts the ceiling to collapse on the myrmekes
4. Gabriel is known to have a childish personality
5. Gabriel has shown interest in men, hinting that he might be gay as well as Asexual
6. Gabriel was supposedly the only person who had ever seen Camp Olympia’s Orientation Film. Unlike the others, for which the film was "traumatizing", Gabriel enjoyed it, calling it "awesome." (Also noting that, his decision has changed as he was discussing with Caspian what changes they would make if they ran the camp and he mentioned ‘the first thing I’d do is make sure the poor newbie demigods don’t have to suffer through the orientation film.’)
7. Gabriel likes salsa music
8. He is noted to look physically younger than most of his friends, often described as looking like a fifteen or fourteen-year-old, however, he has stated numerous times, that he is the same age as his friends (17)