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• Festus


  Automaton dragon created by the old Hephaestus cabin to defend Camp Half-Blood
• Festus


  • Went haywire after Beckendorf's death as he was Festus's caretaker
  • Later rebuilt in secret by Leo Valdez to play a major role in defeating Gaea
• Festus's history


  1. Created by Hephaestus cabin before Percy Jackson's arrival

  2. Malfunctioned and ran off into the woods, body buried and lost for a long time

  3. Reactivated by Percy, Annabeth and Silena to help rescue Beckendorf

  4. Fixed by Hephaestus cabin to protect Camp Half-Blood

  5. Goes haywire again after Beckendorf's death, hidden in the forest

  6. Leo fixes and names it Festus, helps on quests

  7. Malfunctions again, head sent back to Bunker 9

  8. Head used as masthead for the Argo II ship
• Festus as masthead of Argo II


  • Acts as control interface for the ship
  • Can communicate with Leo using Morse code
  • Has abilities like tracking Celestial Bronze and torching enemies
• After being sent to Ogygia


  Leo intends to use Festus and Odysseus' Astrolabe to return and rescue Calypso
• Festus is now permanently activated, pleasing Leo who starts talking about navigation system and crystal
• After the Doors of Death are closed, Leo tinkers with Festus' mechanical brain, muttering about the crystal and astrolabe
• Festus


  • More than capable of running the Argo II ship by himself after being woken up permanently by Piper
  • Can now navigate, check radar, make smoothies and spew fire without even blinking
• Leo intends to use Festus and Odysseus' Astrolabe to return to the island for Calypso
• Calypso is certain that Leo can never return as the rules state that no man can find Ogygia twice
• Piper explains how she was able to reactivate Festus using charmspeak
• Leo is surprised, stating that it shouldn't be possible unless his upgrades allows the dragon to respond to voice commands
• Festus is now permanently activated, pleasing Leo who starts talking about the navigation system and the crystal before trailing off
• After the Doors of Death are closed, Leo tinkers with Festus' mechanical brain, muttering something about the crystal and astrolabe as they sail for Athens
• Festus continues to act as the masthead of the Argo II as the crew travels to Greece and battles the giants alongside the gods
• Ever since he was woken up permanently by Piper, Festus is more than capable of running the ship by himself
• Festus can now navigate, check the radar, make a blueberry smoothie and spew white-hot jets of fire at intruders simultaneously without even blowing a circuit
• When Zeus slaps it to Camp Half-Blood, the ship falls apart, but a rebuilt Festus emerges from the wreckage with Leo
• Jason realizes that Leo's hours of work within the Argo II's hull over the last few weeks were him building Festus a new body within the framework of the ship
• Festus proceeds to grapple with Gaea, pulling her into the sky with his talons, thus disconnecting her from her area of power, greatly weakening her in the process
• Festus sprays Gaea with fire which seems to force the goddess into solid form and although he creaks and groans with the effort, the dragon continues to gain altitude as he carries Gaea into the sky
• When Jason and Piper begin to fall, Festus catches them in his other huge claw
• After Piper charmspeak Gaea to sleep, Leo orders Festus to drop Jason and Piper to save them while he unleashes a mighty supernova blast of fire that, combined with an onager shot from Octavian, scatters Gaea, defeating her for good
• In the aftermath, there's no sign of Leo or Festus who are both assumed lost defeating Gaea
• Festus survives and is blown far away and begins searching for Ogygia using Odysseus' Astrolabe which Leo had set with an activation timer the day before
• Festus injects Leo with the Physician's Cure, resurrecting him before it becomes too late
• Festus communicates to Leo in Morse code who expresses his love and appreciation for the bronze dragon before examining Festus' damage
• Festus lands on Ogygia, but stumbles due to a broken leg, dumping Leo on the sand in front of Calypso
• Festus flies Leo and Calypso around the world trying to get back to Camp Half-Blood
• The trio have several misadventures including a trip to Albania, getting lost in the Sea of Monsters and an encounter with Polyphemus
• Percy realizes that part of the Grove of Dodona's prophecy refers to Festus after Apollo explains that the Grove had also mentioned that '"happiness approaches"' which Percy realizes is Festus because his name translated into English is Happy
• Moments later, after months of traveling, Festus, Leo and Calypso finally make it to Camp Half-Blood
• Festus flies the trio to Indianapolis, where he torches the state flag on the capital building
• Transformed into a suitcase while dormant, Festus is captured by the forces of Commodus and imprisoned alongside Georgina
• Festus is later rescued by Leo, Apollo and Meg McCaffrey and subsequently returns alongside the Hunters of Artemis to rescue Apollo and Meg
• Festus is later destroyed once again by Commodus who is stated to have torn the bronze dragon apart bare-handed
• Leo and Josephine begin collecting the broken pieces following Commodus' defeat
• By dinnertime, Festus has mostly been rebuilt and is enjoying a tub of motor oil and Tabasco sauce on the rooftop
• Having been once again rebuilt, Festus pulls onto an airfield in Santa Monica
• When Apollo visits the Waystation, he talks with Leo who has just returned from a day of community service helping to teach homeless kids shop skills at a local shelter