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- Percy’s animosity toward his abusive stepfather, Gabe, shows that Percy does not consider him family, and while Percy has vaguely warm memories of his real father, he is angry that such a supposedly great man left his mother.
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Gabe is likely the reason Percy survived as long as he did. Once Percy heads off on his quest and begins making headlines for potentially being unhinged and kidnapping Mom, Gabe latches onto the excuse to publicly hate Percy, and he offers reward money for information leading to Percy’s capture.
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We learn that the primary reason why Sally married Gabe was for his stench. His smell is so strong and overpowering that it helps mask Percy's demi-god smell from monsters.
Percy is so angry that he makes the same gesture Grover made on the bus and then a shoving motion, which makes the door slam on Gabe and sends him flying up the stairs. Percy and Mom get to Montauk around sunset.
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Percy's mother, Sally Jackson, chose to marry Gabe Ugliano to protect Percy from the ever-growing threat of Greek monsters and gods. Gabe had a pungent odor, which was described by Percy as "moldy garlic pizza wrapped in gym shorts," earning him the infamous nickname "Smelly Gabe". Grover Underwood later described him as a human who smelled so horr...
When Percy comes home for the first time, Gabe stops Percy at the front door and tells him to give up all his money for his poker game without even welcoming the latter who had gone to a boarding school for 6 months. Percy notes that Gabe has a smell that is amazingly disgusting and doesn't understand why his mom would marry someone like him. When Sally tells Percy they would go to their cabin in Montauk beach, Gabe thought she was kidding at first and only agreed if Sally made him a seven-la...
Percy remembers how his mother had stayed in a bad relationship with a gross mortal guy because she thought it would save Percy from being detected by monsters.
Percy mentions Gabe to Annabeth, saying that Tartarussmells like his former stepfather.
Percy mentions how his family dinners while his mom was married to Gabe were never appealing because his former stepfather always ate with his mouth open, which was the only thing worse than Gabe's stink. However, Percy knows that Sally had only married Gabe because his stench threw monsters off of Percy's trail and Percy's rough past has only made him appreciate the better times that he's currently living even more. Later, Percy recalls how Sally would play John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" all of...
Gabe is said to be fat, looking like 'a tuskless walrus in thrift-store clothes,' has a double-chin, and is bald but for three black hairs he has combed over his scalp. He is a heavy smoker of cigars, chews tobacco, and drinks heavily, resulting in a very out of shape and aged appearance.
Gabe is described by Percy as a world-class jerk and the lowest definition of a human being: he's selfish, vain, disrespectful, lazy, and a very impatient man. He spends his days playing poker and hardly ever works to support his wife and her son. He enjoys abusing the Jacksons on a daily basis, such as treating his wife like a servant and verbally...
He may be based on the King Polydectes who tried to marry Danaë, the original Perseus' mother.His last name, "Ugliano", is a play on the word "ugly", and is therefore a reference to how vile and putrid of a human being he is, and how his stink can ward off monsters.During his interview with Barbara Walters, his apparent grief counselor, Sugar, is seen patting his hand as he fakes mourning about Sally's disappearance. It's implied that Percy likely suspected G...In The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Gabe’s petrified form is called "Bean Dip" rather than "The Poker Player".- 3 min
Percy laughs at the thought of Annabeth being an architect and sitting still, so Annabeth insults Poseidon. Percy asks if they can cooperate at all, pointing out that even Poseidon and Athena cooperated once. The train stops for a layover, so Annabeth insists on riding to the top of the Arch.
Despite Grover’s insistence on keeping Percy nearby, Percy ditches him at the bus station and heads home. When he gets home, he finds his step-dad, Gabe Ugliano (whom Percy has nicknamed “Smelly Gabe” for his bad smell and attitude) gambling with his buddies.
Percy’s animosity toward his abusive stepfather, Gabe, shows that Percy does not consider him family, and while Percy has vaguely warm memories of his real father, he is angry that such a supposedly great man left his mother.
