Hector Pineda

### Roommate

"None, but I guess no one would want to mess with a person who would most definitly put spiders in their bed"

### Secret Heart's Desire

"I just want to make people happy and laugh!"

### Oh "Curses!" Moments

"I'm kind of banned from going to the Roman Common Room since I kept taking their things...heh...heh"

### Least Favourite Subject

"I mean, History of Heroes is pretty boring"

## Relationships

### Parents

* Maria (Mother)
* Hermes (Father)

### Other Family

* Micheal (younger roman brother)
* Pan, Agreus, Nomios, Phorbas, Tyche, Palaestra, Angeli, Autolycus, Aethalides, Eudoros, Eurytus, Myrtilus, Norax, Max Speed (Half-siblings)
* Maya, Lily, Nikki, Noa, Elijah, Ivan, and Zake (step siblings)
* No uncles, aunts or cousins

### Friends

"Well, besides Ryan, Damian, Frank and Melody are my friends to"

## Other Information

### Powers

* can open any lock with his mind
* also able to tell if a lock is imbued with dark curses and magic enchantments
* is good with money, whether mortal or other
* is naturally good with technology
* has the ability to run at superhuman speeds
* is able to use the internet freely without drawing attention to himselves from monsters
* can sense any physical traps
* can create spectral wings on his shoes to fly for a temporary time (Though he does own winged shoes)
* has the ability to tell the future by rolling dice
* is good at alchemy and making potions
* can understand all languages
* can navigate by the stars
* can make force fields
* can almost charmspeak, but instead simply use the power of persuasion
* is a good liar and make up good excuses,

### Skills

* Thieving skills
* Money Skills
* Astrology Knowledge

### Interests & Hobbies

* Pranking

Hector Pineda is a 2022-introduced and all-around. He is the son of Hermes, god of thieves, travelers and Messenger of the gods, from Greek Mythology, and currently attends Ever After High through the Mythology Program. In the destiny conflict, He is on the Neutral Side, since, while is okay with his destiny, he doesn't care for the "Royal and Rebel" thing

## Character

### **Personality**

Hector has a mischievous smile and is always helping Ryan and Damian make stuff, he is really fast and hyperactive, he is always stealing stuff from his friends but gives them back. He likes playing minor pranks on students, specifically those who bully and belittle others, showing he has a sense of justice. He often ropes his group of friends into his pranks. The group consisting of Ryan, Damian, Frank and Melody, who call themselves "The Undersquad", the name chosen by Damian, who likes the game "Undertale". The group often got in trouble for being out of their rooms after curfew before. He loves his little brother, who looks up to him and the two are best friends. He is also best friends with Ryan for their shared love of pranks and Mischievous ways and he loves to make people laugh. He is also very caring toward his family and friends.

Aubrey states that he’s a pretty nice guy but one should always keep one hand on their wallet when they are around and never give him access to shaving cream "unless you want to find your sleeping bag full of it." Much like his father, Hector is generally reasonable and helpful figure and he has a greater understanding of mortals (much like Leilani) Hector is not prone to the overt arrogance of some like JD or Vanessa Palacios-Balcazar, daughter of Venus or nor the character quirks like Max. Between Ryan and him, Hector appears to be the smarter of the two, while Ryan is more mischievous. Hector is noted to know when a prank can go far, stating "Even pranksters have their standards"

### **Appearance**

Hector is shown to have slightly messy and untidy black hair, light- almost tanned skin, and blue eyes. He has a mischievous smile, a sharp nose, upturned eyebrows. He normally wears a red shirt with dark blue sleeves and a shirt pocket, jeans, and blue converse with wings

### **Hobbies and Interests**

#### Pranking

It's a wide open fact that Hector is a prankster, roping his group of friends into his hi-jinks, something the five even get into a bit of trouble, but Hector means well. He knows when his pranks go to far and if they do, he knows the right way to apologize.

## Myths

### **How does Hector fit into it?**

As the son of Hermes, Hector is destined to be apart of every myth his father, Hermes, was in

### **Viewpoint on Destiny**

Hector is actually pretty fine about his destiny, his friends even call him the "Divine Trickster". In the destiny conflict, he is on the Neutral side, not caring about the "Royal and Rebel" thing and thinks people should get to decide on who they want to be.

## Powers/Abilities

### Hermes Kid Powers

* Due to his father being the god of thieves, he has the ability of Clauditikinesis, which allows him to sense, open, manipulate, destroy or otherwise control locks of any form, even applying to digital, electronic, magnetic or otherwise exotic locks. He can also sense the magical effects or curses lock might have, and , dispel them.
* As his father is God of Trade and bearing Loads, he has the ability to expand storage spaces, allowing them to carry and store massive amounts of objects.
* Due to his father being a god of trade and money have a limited form of Chrimatakinesis. He has a preternatural sense of the economy, what is valuable, what good investments are and the like, he can even tell how much objects are valued at and differentiate real money from counterfeit. He can even summon money and valuable objects from thin air
* Due to hos father being the god of travelers and messengers, he has the ability to run at superhuman speeds.
* Due to his father being the god of travelers and messengers, he has the ability to teleport to anywhere
* Due to the fact his father 'invented the internet', he is able to use the internet freely without drawing attention to himself from monsters.
* He can sense any physical traps.
* He can create spectral wings on his shoes to fly (though he does own winged shoes)
* He has the ability to tell the future by rolling dice as Apollo granted this power to his father
* Due to his father being the god of communication, he can understand all languages.
* Due to his father being the god of boundaries, he can make force fields
* He has innate, supernatural reflexes.
* Due to his father being the god of travelers, he can navigate by the stars, he always know true north and even more rarely, he can locate and know paths to any destinations.
* Due to his father being the god of persuasion, he has the supernaturally powerful skill to persuade other. He is simply as persuasive as a trained car salesman and the strongest manifestation of this ability is nearly as powerful as charm speak.
* He can manipulate luck, as his father is a god of luck
* Due to his father being God of thieves, he can sense dishonestly, bluffs or people cheating around him
* He is able to put people to sleep and turn things to dust as that is what Hermes did when he slayed Argus.
* Due to his father being God of thieves, he can find out any password and decrypt any cipher that stands in his way.
* He is a skilled thief and is able to disarm an opponent and take their weapon easily.
* He can summon nearby animals to attack an opponent. The more animals summoned and the bigger they are, the more energy is drained.
* He is able to increase his speed and stealth in short bursts, making him faster than most and undetectable for a short time. However, he cannot have a weapon drawn so the speed is purely for evasion.
* He has innate reflexes which allows him to fight and dodge quickly
* He is extremely proficient with thrown weapons.
* He is proficient in dodge-rolls
* He has the inhuman ability to leap great distances at once which this can be used to dodge or attack
* He possesses enhanced stamina.
* He can sense and manipulate locks of all types. The more complicated the lock, the harder to manipulate.
* He can cause a person or a group of people to speak in different languages so that no one understands what each other is saying, the effects only last a short time.
* He is able to trick another into doing something for him or revealing a secret to him; nothing guarantees the person will complete the task, if they figure out they are being tricked.
* He can temporarily steal 1-3 demigod powers from an opponent or ally for a few minutes, he gains **some** knowledge of his new powers. The more powerful the stolen powers are and the more taken, the more energy is drained when the power theft wears off. (If the target doesn't have their "blessed" powers, they cannot be stolen.)
* He can shift into a hawk for short periods of time granting him flight, the longer he retains this form, the more energy it drains and the more time they need to rest between transformations.

Notes: All his powers are from the Hermes Cabin (11) and here

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like all demigods, Hector possessed inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that he used to analyze the fighting style of his opponent.
* Dyslexia: His brain was "hardwired" for Ancient Greek instead of modern languages.
* Superhuman strength: As a demigod, Hector is stronger than the average mortal.
* Superhuman durability: Being a demigod, Hector is more durable than a regular mortal
* Superhuman Agility: Being a demigod, Hector is more agile than a regular mortal
* Superhuman Reflexes: Being a demigod, Hector's reflexes are faster than a regular human.
* Will power: Hector has an immense will-power
* Thieving skills: Hector, as the son of The God of Thieves, Hector is good at taking things with out being caught, though he was caught taking something from the Roman Common Room and is banded from going there
* Spanish: As a Latino, Hector was taught Spanish by his mother

## Relationships

### **Family**

#### Hermes (Father)

Hector is shown to have a great relationship with his father. While he does resent him for leaving him and his younger brother, he still loves his father. He respects him as a god and as his father. Hector held a grudge against him since he left, but soon got over it. The two now have a good relation ship

#### Maria (Mother)

It was Maria who raised her two demigod children with enough love and care for the both of them. Hector often helped his mother take care of his little brother and his step-siblings who were younger. Hector loves his mother very much and writes to her often

#### Micheal (Younger Roman brother)

Hector's little brother, Micheal Pineda is born to Mercury. Micheal is a roman demigod because when Mercury visited his mother the second time he was in his roman form. When Hermes came to Hector's mother for the first time, he came in his Greek form, you know, Hermes. Hector is, therefore, a Greek Demigod, while his brother is roman. It is shown that Hector cares for is younger brother, often helping to take care of him as a baby. But like most siblings, the two argue and fight, but they love each other a lot

### **Friends**

#### Ryan Anderson (Son of Hephaestus)

Ryan is one of Hector's best friends. The two often play pranks on the other students or to get back at people they don't like. Hector and Ryan are a duo you don't want to mess with but, they get along with everyone mostly. They met in a class of Mischief 101.

#### Frank Molina (Son of Dionysus)

Much like Ryan, Frank and Hector often quotes memes and vines to each other and make their friends laugh. They met on their first day of Ever After

#### Damian Mendoza (Son of Athena)

Damian, leader of the "Undersquad" is one of Hector's best friends. The little group of five like talking their adventures around the school and when not at school (during the summers), they go on little "quests" and kill any monsters that try to hurt them

### **Romance**

While Hector is hetrosexual, he does support anyone who is apart of the LGBTQIA+ comunity

## Class Schedule

**1st Period:** FEL

**2nd Period:** Mischief 101

**3rd Period:** Mythematics

**4th Period:** Alchemy

**5th Period:** Olympian Olympics

**6th Period:** History of Heroes

## Quotes

"We’ll worship the holy bucket!”-messing around with Melody and teasing Damian about a bucket that the two worship, which was a kids sand bucket with a tic tac, some of Damian’s tuna pack and halfway filled with sand

“The first rule about the Hermes kids, never leave spare change around, or extra clothes, or food... [...] You know what, just keep everything that’s yours to yourself, or well, we might steal it."-Explaining the rules of his family

"Melody, I’m sorry about Rhea, Micheal took her breakdown pretty seriously and he hasn’t left the room in a few days. But I’m sure Rhea is being taken care of by wonderful people, maybe you can see her”-to Melody after Rhea left for the mental hospital

"I’m about to smack the Styx out of this girl if she don’t shut up!”- Hector, to Ryan, telling him he might smack JD Empress

"POGGERS!"

"Ryan, whatever pops into your head! Just so long as you sing!”-telling Ryan it doesn’t matter what he said or sang and to just have fun

"Is pranking my fellow classmates the best way to represent my father, the divine trickster, let me think”-after Damian caught him pulling a prank on some of the Royals

## Outfits

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## Trivia

* Hector can play the drums
* Hector was born on April 17, 2003
* Hector has said, if there was ever a blackout in his city, he and his mother would light fireworks to light up the night sky and some of his neighbors would join in
* Hector is said by his friends to make any boring/scary situation fun
* Hector's favorite movie is Coco
* Hector has said, he has looted multiple grocery stores and candy stores

## Notes

* Most characters will have links in the future