(The movie… let’s not talk about the movie’s version.) Drop your favorite dragon-in-disguise moment in the comments! Liked this? Check out “Ranking Every Mythical Creature in Camp Half-Blood” next.

If you type “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief dragon” into Google, you might be expecting Smaug or Drogon. But Rick Riordan? He doesn’t do generic.

Here’s a blog-style post based on your search query, focusing on the dragon in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief . Wait, There’s a DRAGON in The Lightning Thief? (Yes, and He’s Not What You Expect)

Percy’s reaction? Classic Percy: “Oh, great. A dragon. Because that’s what we need.”

But honestly? That’s so much better.