Julian Garcia

"“Yes I did, they're in the bag with medieval weapons, next to the foldable trebuchet”."

- Julian to Alex

Julian Garcia is a fourteen-year old Greek Demigod, the son of Tyche and Simón Garcia. He is one of the Wakeners and one of the main characters in Shadow of Olympus.

Early Life
Julian Garcia was born on June 4, 2007 to Tyche, the Greek Goddess of Luck, and Simón Garcia, a mortal man. He was named Simón's late grandfather, as he hoped Julian would be just as great as his grandfather.

The first five years of his life Julian lived in Camargo, Mexico. Where he lived during part of the Mexican Drug War. Witnessing the horrors of this conflict, left Julian with a minor trauma. Julian did not remember anything about his real mother, and was instead told that Simón's new wife Olivia Ramirez was his real mother.

American Life
On his fifth birthday Julian and Simón moved to Los Angeles, California to live together with Simón's new wife Olivia Ramirez and her three children; Gabriel, Diane and Anthony. Julian often fought with his youngest stepbrother Anthony over their parents' attention.

Julian's grandfather Javier visited the family frequently and had a lot of fun with his grandchildren. Julian grew especially close to his grandfather, gaining a lot of respect for him.

Being a Demigod, Julian suffered both from Dyslexia and ADHD. His Dyslexia made not only his native language of Spanish hard, but it also made his second language of English even harder. Besides that Julian always did his best on school, as long as the subject didn't include reading of some sort.

When Julian was nine years old his father helped him practice reading, which ended up with Julian hiding on the attic, where Simón talked about the Garcia' family switchblade and his first girlfriend. Simón later revealed to Julian that Olivia isn't his real mother.

Camp Halfblood
Julian won a lottery for a free summer camp and was brought to St Albans Station, New York City by his father to be picked up by someone from the camp. Here's where he first met with the other Wakeners. Julian was a little crept out by the circumstances regarding the lottery, but had no time to think about this as the group was soon attacked by the Manticore. Fortunately the group survived at Camp Halfblood, where they were told about their Godly heritage. A feat Julian did not believe at first. The following day Julian was claimed by the Goddess of Luck, Tyche.

Being Christian, Julian had trouble accepting being a Demigod and the true-being of the Greek Pantheon. He however slowly grew into this with the help of his friends. At Camp, Julian had a few talks with Tyler Grey the Son of Hades, to whom he grew close. Julian also would be present at the Capture the Flag game, where the group that would later become known as the Wakeners, defeated the Ares cabin. Later Julian would receive a Prophecy from the Oracle, this would greatly stress him. Julian also participated in a snowball fight with Tyler and Alexander Till.

The Quest Begins
After Juniper Darnel received a Prophecy, Julian was among those who she asked to join her. He at first disliked the idea of going on a quest. Even going as far as thinking 'The Oracle ruined everything.'

Personality
Julian is generally a caring, sweet and forgiving person. This is shown as he cares greatly for his friends and does not want them to get hurt. He however can be easily influenced by others and has a very short temper, acting mostly on impulses. His emotions control him more than he does control himself. Julian also tends to be a little bit cynical and neurotic.

Abilities
General Abilities = As a son of Tyche, Julian has the following abilities:
 * Swordsmanship: Julian is skilled with a sword.
 * Polearmsmanship: Julian is skilled with a shortspear
 * Superhuman Strength: Julian possesses strength greater then a human.
 * -|Demigod Abilities =
 * Tychokinesis: As a son of Tyche, Julian can control and manipulate luck.
 * Card-related skills: As a son of Tyche, Julian is skilled with throwing and shuffling cards.