Megatron finally shows the real face of him, causing the Twins, Astraea and Aegion, to be forced to work for Megatron and the Decepticons without anyone knowing who they really are and to go through Casseticons first and then be revealed as "Shockwave experiments he created by joining CNA" while the truth is far more macabre and sinister than the Decepticons Warlord lets on.
Soundwave is furious but not with the younglings and yes with Megatron but he can't do anything about it, not now, but he helps Starscream and the twins the way he can: quietly.
Alright now we have something more specific to answer. Time to unleash the wave of stuff that I 've thought about when I've gotten into PJO and then later DC Comics and how the two realms of gods work in each respective universe.
Alright, this isn't the first time and you guys have no idea how long these kind of questions have been debated for along. It’s like Billy Batson being adopted as one of Bruce Wayne's children because this boy is an Orphan and has black hair and blue eyes, which is basically a per-requisite of being a Robin.
In this case and in the same vein, most consensus that I've seen over the internet is that If Billy Batson was a demigod, he would be a Son of Zeus because of said black hair and blue eyes like Thalia, and with his most notable power is his lightning abilities from his Power of Zeus, he’s basically a demigod of Zeus.
Not to mention backstory wise, this fits anyways because as an orphan background, he's also avoiding social services and child services, while on the run a few times, and in classic demigod story, that isn't unusual for young demigods to break out and live on their own (like Leo Valdez) or constantly getting in trouble due to monsters.
But for the most well known DC fans, who've seen in later series that Billy's dad is actually still alive but is stuck somewhere, Billy Batson could still be a Son of Zeus.
Just entertaining the idea if his dad was mortal and his mother instead the godly parent, I can see Billy's mom being Astraea "Goddess of Justice and Innocence" for Billy's pure of Heart and Determination, which lead him to being chosen by the Wizard;
Nemesis "Goddess of Balance, Retribution, Revenge, and Vengeance" for his fight to be treated and his disposition to treating everything and everyone fairly (even to Black Adam) and he's eventual path to being a hero, ;
and now the reveal of Hestia? having demigods? representing Billy's eventual lead to finding his found family (but this one is the one I'm not so keen on because well, we don't know anything about Hestia's demigods).
There's also the argument that Billy could be a demigod of Mercury due to his nature as a troublemaker and his disrespect to authority and being quick on his feet.
Regardless, popular consensus is him being a son of Zeus makes more sense as it explains how Shazam keeps his having lightning powers even after he lost the original SHAZAM pantheon one time, because he has ties with lightning and thunder.
Anyways, back to the ACTUAL question: "Would he be a demigod through blessings?"
Short Answer: No because Billy's powers of Shazam are merely blessings and are borrowed powers of said heroes and heroes, but not entirely his own. He’s basically like the ancient Greek hero Jason except he kept his favours from the gods. Therefore, he is not a demigod.
Long Answer:
Demigods in concept are beings of either half-divine/half-mortal, or a being that achieved divine status after death (discarding their mortal selves) or someone who has attained/promoted upon divinity. According to the Webster, demigod is (1.) a mythological being with more power than a mortal but less than a god, (2.) a person so outstanding as to seem to approach the divine.
So while Shazam may seem like a demigod, Billy Batson himself is not.
The gods and heroes bestowed a portion of their power as a gift to the Wizard, as well, who gives it to Billy, but the Wizard still exists. He can take away Billy's Gift of power and the Gods and Heroes themselves can do the same too.
Just like the Ancient Greek Hero Jason who is Hera's champion, remember, Billy Batson is the Wizard's Champion.
Jason himself won his favour by Hera, hence becoming a Champion of Hera, and he also was born to mortal parents much like Billy. However, after betraying his oath to the gods and betraying Hera's domain by being unfaithful husband to his wife Medea, Jason lost Hera's favour and being her champion.
Even when Billy lost his original abilities after the New 52's Darkseid War event, even after searching for another pantheon of gods, the Wizard was still connected to Billy as Shazam and his Champion as the Mystic Lightning of Mamaragan a.k.a the Wizard.
Billy is very much mortal and while he may be connected to such divine beings, it doesn't change him being mortal with no divinity in himself or any sign of reaching it himself as Billy Batson. He is merely a mortal who has been blessed by the gods and is allowed to use some of their powers.
If anything, Billy Batson would be a priest or in DnD classes, a Cleric or Warlock.
I blame @hyp3rsynthine for me doing this and turning Astra into a one of @vanilkaray creechurs! I however, could not think of a silly way to spell her name, and even now i feel her design may be too complicated. xD
New catalysts in Heliostat which means new voice lines!!! And I'm losing it.
First one:
This is about Astraea which was mentioned in the catalyst voice line last week when Ikora and Lodi discovered that she's the one who boosted Lodi's signal to reach us, all of which happened at the end of Vesper's Host.
Second one I'll upload as a video because it's so important:
Lodi: Uh, Astraea's at 87% integration - some structure discrepancies still holding out on us.
Ikora: There's much to learn here. About the Golden Age, about Warminds... The Owl Sector will be eager to sink their teeth into this one. I won't impose, but... we could use a linguist who's also an expert in historical computer systems.
Lodi: Ikora, I want in even if the Owl Sector are ACTUAL owls.
Ikora: I'll make the introductions, Louis.
Actually losing my mind. Please please please Owl Sector content. Owl Sector is a civilian organisation that works with the Vanguard on various stuff when needed, and most importantly, this is where Camrin Dumuzi, Ana's girlfriend, works. Please. I am manifesting this so hard right now.
And third one:
I'm so fucking pumped for this. If I'm not mistaken, the message is Astraea talking to Soteria, because Astraea already called her "sister" before in Vesper's Host. And given that Astraea is now headed for Neptune, where Soteria ended up... Yeah. Neptune and Neomuna relevant at some point in a future storyline????
Also glad to see that Astraea took over this Warmind facility because she also had things to say about Rasputin in Vesper's Host :(
When you have catalysts, depending on how many, the map of the solar system in the final room of the mission lights up planets, so when you have all catalysts, all planets get lit up. Earth and Neptune are the only ones permanently lit up when you get all and Neptune has a little extra dot on it that's glowing yellow.
Please a future storyline about Neptune, Soteria, Astraea and the Owl Sector. And Lodi. The girls, the gays and Lodi.
"ovid is roman propaganda"
boi wait til you read anything from virgil lmao
roman propaganda can go hard ngl
"Now is come the last age of Cumaean song; the great line of the centuries begins anew. Now the Virgin returns, the reign of Saturn returns; now a new generation descends from heaven on high" -Virgil, Eclogues
btw the virgin is Astraea
its kinda funny how the return of cronos/saturn/da guy is meant to be a good thing, compared to how he is shown in most stuff.
