User blog comment:Drakan95/Eren Jaeger vs David. Epic Rap Battles: Cartoons vs History/@comment-9623756-20150602212930

So apparently I'm suffering some criticism for my Percy Jackson reference within David's first verse. I am now about to explain the meanings that this was used to put across and explain why specifically Percy.

The first meaning is an obvious comparison between the two. Both fight Titans. Both fight Giants. Both have special powers that help them do this. Both are teenagers with traumatic events that happen to their mothers that inspire them on a journey. Both rely on a smart and deadly girl to help them in their missions. Both are supposedly destined to save the world. That enough connection between the two? Ok, let's move onto the deeper meaning.

With a comparison line one character does not need to be identical to the other. So the reference is still applicable despite the fact that Percy doesn't hide behind a wall. If anything it makes the line work better as it is, in effect, Eren calling David a cowardly version of Percy Jackson.

The joke then expands into a reference towards the historic story of the flood that occurred in the tale about Noah. David says that Eren's world is unworthy and people should be punished (a sentiment Eren has also expressed before, if you didn't get that) and is saying that instead of Titans (as some believe the Titans were sent home make mankind pay for their sins) god will send a flood like he did to Noah.

He is also saying now that Eren is like Percy Jackson but does not have the useful abilities that Percy has that would keep him alive should the world get flooded for the sins committed.

Now we talk about why I chose Percy over other heroes who fought Titans. Percy is easily well known to an average reader. He is more iconic for fighting Titans than Hercules or Perseus. He is more well known for his powers over water. He also fits all the priorly stated sub-connections between Percy and Eren.

Hope that explains everything