Hyperion

**Hyperion** is the Titan god of heat, heavenly light and power, lord of the eastern corner of the world. He is one of the most powerful Titans, the third most powerful after Atlas and Kronos and one of Kronos' most loyal followers (which earned him the nickname "Kronos Lite"). Hyperion is the father of Eos, Helios, and Selene by Theia, the Titaness of sight and enlightenment. He was imprisoned in Tartarus after the First Titanomachy, and was eventually released during the Second Titanomachy to fight against Olympus.

## Personality

Hyperion was cruel and arrogant, like all of his brothers. Hyperion, however, seemed particularly brutal, like his brother Kronos, and had no qualms about helping re-imprison his Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires brothers in Tartarus yet again, as he viewed them as repulsive and inferior to his Titan race. Hyperion was also extremely vain, and called himself "The Lord of Light", since the light of day came from the east every morning. Behind his back, however, his siblings called him "Kronos Lite", since he would always follow Kronos's orders without question, and was "**basically like Kronos with half the calories and none of the taste**." Hence, Hyperion was one of Kronos' most devoted followers. Hyperion was also somewhat of a hypocrite, since in *The House of Hades*, he claims that he would have wielded the scythe against Ouranos himself, had he had the chance, while in actuality, he was too scared to do so at the time. The Titan seemed to relish his ability to burst into flames, which made him "the flashiest" of his siblings.

## Abilities

Hyperion is an extremely powerful Titan. In the old days, when he and his brothers Koios (North), Krios (South) and Iapetus (West) controlled the four corners of the world, Hyperion was the East - the most powerful of the four, and third in power only to Atlas and Kronos.

* **Prowess in Battle**: As one of the most powerful of the Elder Titans, and an elder brother of Kronos, Hyperion had an incredible amount of enhanced strength and combat skills. He was surpassed only by Kronos and Atlas in terms of combat might. He was more fierce and skilled in battle than even some of the most powerful of the gods, holding the upper hand in a battle with a Styx-bathed Percy Jackson (who had earlier speedily defeated Hades in his own realm). Ultimately, it was the woodland magic of the nature spirits that defeated Hyperion by imprisoning him in a tree (and subsequently sending him to Tartarus).
* **Titanic Energy**: Like all Titans, Hyperion can blast things hundreds of yards away from himself with a yell or a wave of the hand.
* **Water Walking**: He can walk on water, much like his half-brother Orion and the two are the only beings without powers relating to water that can walk on it.
* **Tongue of the Old Times fluency**: According to Tyson in *The Battle of the Labyrinth*, this is the ancient language that Gaea spoke to the Titans, Elder Cyclops and Hekatonkheires before the birth of the Olympian gods. Hence, Hyperion understands and speaks it perfectly.
* **Pyrokinesis**: Hyperion have some sort of power over fire, he has divine authority and absolute control over fire. Hence, he is noticeably weaker when he is wet.
	+ **Self-Inflammation**: He can set himself on fire. According to *Percy Jackson's Greek Gods*, this ability made Hyperion popular at his siblings' parties.
	+ **Fire Extinguishing**: He can put out a Greek fire bomb with his hand.
	+ **Fire Blasts:** It is assumed that Hyperion can launch projectile blasts of flame at opponents.
* **Photokinesis**: As the Titan of Light, he has divine authority and absolute control over light.
	+ **Luminous Aura**: He can surround himself with blinding, harsh light.
	+ **Enhanced Speed**: He can travel at considerable superhuman speeds, which Percy could match only with the Curse of Achilles and a tornado backing him up (despite Percy having outsped Hades himself)