Jacen Hope

(Note: Jacen Hope, although he shares his first name with a Star Wars character, Jacen Solo (later known as Darth Caedus), the grandson of Darth Vader, former Jedi Knight, and Sith Lord, Hope has nothing to do with Solo. And neither does Mara Joyce, Jacen's best friend, as she also shares her nickname, initials, and appearance with Mara Jade-Skywalker, a Jedi Knight and wife of Luke Skywalker.)

Jacen Leonardo Hope (b. 1996) is an unclaimed demi-god of either Greek or Roman descent. He is the eldest son of seemingly-mortals Natalie Peters and Leonard Hope and the older brother of Holly Hope. He is also the best friend of Mara Joyce and Charlie Graywood. He will appear in the upcoming Heroes of Olympus fanfiction series (The Secret Weapons) by the fanfiction author PromptDreamer-PSAscience.

Early life
Jacen Hope was born in Sacramento, California at 9:03 A.M. on 9 November 1996 to a book-keeper (Natalie) and a doctor (Leonard). However, one of his parents must not be his actual parent, as he is a half-blood (but is unclaimed at the moment).

Several queer incidents have happened around Hope including: when he saw a huge ten-year-old boy beating up a little boy and worms suddenly crawled out of the older boy's nostrils, making him drop his victims as he became terrified; and when he disgraced himself in the eyes of the annoying Stefanie Harris and her posse by hurling a wave of water at them.

Later life
Hope was later sent to a boarding school in Brooklyn, New York called the Cameron Washington Academy for the Troubled (or CWAT for short). There, he was seen as a guy with just looks and some brawn but no brains at all. His only true friends there were a pretty girl, Mara Joyce, and a muscular boy who was a year older than him, Charlie Graywood.

But a few weeks before the trio went to Camp Half-blood, Hope's father, Leonard, died due to pneumonia, leaving behind a grieving widow and two half-orphaned children. And then Natalie, the kids' mother, was suddenly promoted to a higher position in her company, requiring her to work in Canada. So it was all up to Hope now to take care of his younger sister, Holly, and see to it that the money their mother sent them from Ottawa was properly used.

On 23 September 2009, Hope and his friends were attacked by one wild centaur and a bunch of gryphons, but they were rescued from the monsters' clutches by a satyr, Nigel, and three half-bloods, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Frank Zhang. Then the threesome were brought to camp along with Hope's annoying little sister, who got claimed by Apollo during that night's campfire. There, they made rivals with two Ares/Mars girls, Darcy and Carolyn, and an Aphrodite girl, Drew.

The rest has been censored for security, and will only be revealed as soon as the first book is completed then published.

Items
Hope has two weapon/s of choice - an Imperial gold sword that was named Bellator (meaning 'warrior' in Latin) by its original owner, Aeneas of Troy and a silver circlet that can morph into a shield with magical properties, which magically appeared on Hope's bed in the Hermes cabin the day he arrived at Camp Half-blood.

Relationships
Mara Joyce: Jacen was close and loyal to her, as she is one of his best friends. It is possible that he may like more than a friend, but it has not been confirmed (as of yet).

Charlie Graywood: Jacen's other best friend, Charlie is also close to him and was rewarded with a magical utility knife as a sign of Jacen's gratefulness for his saving him from the anemoi/venti.

Jason Grace: Jacen isn't a fan or even a friend of him that much, seeing as Jason opposes Jacen's friend, Mara, but not very strongly.

Piper McLean: He is a fan of her dad's movies, though he is reluctant to admit this, especially to her. He is at first thought to have a small crush on her, but later on, it is revealed that he doesn't.

Leo Valdez: Jacen calls him 'the best and worst fixer I've ever seen' so it can be deduced that his relationship with Leo isn't that great, but still, he's quite close to the repair-boy.

Percy Jackson: On the outside, Jacen seems to think this hero arrogant and boastful, but on the inside, Jacen admires Percy but can't help feeling a little jealous of him.

NOTICE: Jacen is currently unavailable, so he cannot, as of now, comment on his relationships with Annabeth Chase, Frank Zhang, Hazel Levesque, Thalia Grace, Nico di Angelo, Hera/Juno, and Zeus/Jupiter.

Etymology
Jacen means 'healer, the Lord is salvation'. It is also a combination of the male names Jace (English) and Jason (Greek/Hebrew).

Leonardo is a variant of the Old German name Leonard which means 'lion's strength'.

Hope means 'expectation, belief' and is of Old English origin.