| Yoo Ji-Gun | |
|---|---|
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| Korean | 유지건 |
| Romanized | Yu Jigeon |
| Nickname | Smiling Sword |
| Age | 16 |
| Gender | Male |
| Professional Status | |
| Affiliation | Murim, Shinhyup Clan |
| Previous Affiliation | Strong Dragon School |
| Occupation | Student |
| Personal Status | |
| Status | Active |
| Martial Arts | |
| School | Strong Dragon School |
| Fighting Style | Strong Dragon Style Jumhyul (Pressure Point) |
| First Appearance | |
| Manhwa Debut | Chapter 4 (NW) Chapter 26 (EF) |
Yoo Ji-Gun is a character introduced in New Waves. He is a mysterious boy who transferred to Nine Dragons High School, and a said prodigy of the Strong Dragon School before getting expelled from his own clan for reasons involving S.U.C.
Appearance[]
Ji-Gun is a somewhat thin boy with medium length wavy blonde hair. He commonly keeps up his hair up in a small ponytail in the back while the front he allows to hang as messy bangs. He commonly dresses in long sleeve shirts and simple pants.
His has a fairly feminine body type and various others have remarked that he is dashingly handsome and a bit of a "pretty boy". He was even able to attract fan girls on his first day at Nine Dragons High School.
Personality[]
He has a laid-back personality and, for the most part, exhibits a lack of interest in what is happening around him. He also seems to have a great amount of self-confidence. On his first day of school he was already walking around with a group of girls flirting. He even when so far as asking Sae-Hee out on a date, something that even Lee Shi-Woon hadn't done.
He seems to enjoy teasing others and often mocks Kwon Ji-Nie and Shi-Woon even after they become allies. He and Ji-Nie have even formed a classic Korean flirting relationship with her retaliating through anger and physical violence.
Contrary to first impressions he has shown a very real drive to accomplish his goals going so far as attempting to murder Shi-Woon to further them. He has shown a more serious side on several occasions. After witnessing Shi-Woon's determination in the face of death he stated that he dislikes those who fight hopeless battles. He has also said that he dislikes people who talk but do not take action. This may speak to the reason he was expelled from his school.
Overall, he has shown a kind heart. When Ji-Nie was on the run from the Sun-Woo Clan he defended her from S.U.C and found her a job. He later helped Shi-Woon search for her and fought with him against Yang Yong-Hyeon, despite having been injured in a collision. He even took a blow meant for Shi-Woon risking risk his life for him.
He also shows leadership skills as he created the Shinhyup Clan to counter the S.U.C. It is has also been revealed that during the formation of the S.U.C he was asked to become one of the Five Captains, but declined. This was most likely due to his contrary ideals.
Techniques and Abilities[]
Abilities[]
Advanced Master Martial Artist (Strong Dragon Style): He is the most talented child genius of geniuses of the Strong Dragon School, and, if using a sword, is said to be a possible rival to Hyuk So-Chun, if not actually defeat him in battle. He was able to counter Ji-Nie's attacks during their first skirmish with relative ease, one of the top five fighters in the Sun-Woo Clan. His skills have earned him the title "Smiling Blade". His skill can be confused with using Jigong, though people who use Jigong have thick hands that are very large with short fingers. While Ji-Gun's finger are thin and long.[1] Due to his skill in his martial art, his outstretched arms feels much longer then it actually is, witnessed by Ji-Nie to be longer than her legs, despite her flexible reaches using them.[2] He is able to go toe to toe with member of the Black Forest Defense Julia holding his own against her.
Master Swordsman: Ji-Gun is a master swordsman. He is able to fight a Commander of S.U.C with almost no effort while using a sword. When using an actual sword, Ji-Gun moves so fast the sword looks like a whip.[3]
Jumhyul Expert: He has expert-level knowledge of Hyuldo striking (pressure-point fighting) using ones fingers. By hitting a pressure point known as the Hyul (the path of ki flow in the human body, a deadly pressure point) on his opponents forehead with his finger, within 10 minutes the opponent loses control of his/her body. Their body is wrecked with pain and starts convulsing as their entire bodies muscles and nerves are upset. The attacks effects will dissipate within 20 minutes.[4] He is able to strike various pressure points that allow him to cripple his opponents appendages selectively.[5] The Jumhyul can be used on every part of the opponents body.
Physical Condition: According to Ha-ru, Ji-Gun can only fight for a total of 30 minutes at a time. It is implied that this is due to an injury.
Techniques[]
Swordsmanship[]
- Finger Sword: He uses the finger sword. It cant be called true swordsmanship. Seeing how he can only use the finger as a sword for a short time, its not the true swordless style. He uses the technique for only a few minutes and then withdraws.[6] His finger techniques are powerful that they can pierce the body of his opponent with ease.[2] His finger attacks are so strong that they can send an opponent flying a great distance and crashing into solid objects with great force.[7] His attacks are so powerful that they fracture and break bones.[5]
Jumhyul[]
- Thousand Flower Strike: Ji-Gun uses a finger technique to attack an opponent with great speed from multiple directions rapidly. The technique is a pressure-point attack that leaves the opponent defeated on the floor as his body is wrecked with pain so great that it is considered feeling the pain of death without dying.[6]
Other[]
- Manoeuvre Techniques: His skill speed is so great that he can seamlessly attack his opponents before they can react.[7] His speed is impressive allowing him to attack from multiple angles before his opponent can react.[5]
Equipment[]
Retractable Sword: His weapon is a thin short sword that ends in two prongs, and vaguely resembles snake fangs. He keeps it folded up in a leather gauntlet on his left wrist.[8]
Relationships[]
Friends and Allies[]
He has interacted with a few people in the series, some that have bonded despite being enemies at first.
- Kang Sae-Ra: The two debuted in New Waves as a pair, being together with unknown ambitions. It is later revealed that the two have agreed to help each other in their plots, him helping her take revenge against Goomoonryong, and the other joining his future crew to stop S.U.C.
- Kwon Ji-Nie: In a dire situation, after saving her from not only Dark Princess, but in her lonely moment, the two have seemed to share a comical bond now, with him teasing her every action, and the latter scolding him.
- Lee Shi-Woon: At first enemies, they later help each other back-to-back in finding Ji-Nie and escaping S.U.C.
- Sae-Hee: Once entering the school as a transfer student, it has been inclined that the two get along quite well.
Enemies[]
- Soldiers Under Command: Ji-Gun created his own force in order to oppose the group's entirety, for the S.U.C have been involved with the incident that had gotten him expelled from his own clan.
- Lee Ji-Yoo: Initially, it may seem that the enemy had seemed to have some type of hatred towards him. Later on, it is implied that she had lost a battle against him in the past.
Trivia[]
- He shares many similarities with Hyuk So-Chun in which the both of them had been able to brutally beat Shi-Woon, only to give up and "admit defeat" in battle after getting hit/touched. They are also both also known to be "genius prodigies" in their respective clans.
- He refers to Ji-Nie as "Red Head Unnie". This is strange because Unnie is the term for a younger lady referring to an older lady. However he does not do this with all women as he refers to Kang Sae-Ra as "Noona".
Reference[]
- ↑ The Breaker New Waves Chapter 11
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Breaker New Waves Chapter 9 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ The Breaker New Waves Chapter 13
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Breaker New Waves Chapter 20
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Breaker New Waves Chapter 21
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Breaker New Waves Chapter 19
- ↑ The Breaker New Waves Chapter 22