You know when I first started this manga, I was just casually reading through it, shockingly I never fell in love with protagonist of the story (nice development tho)...but instead the antagonist (OMMMMFFFG I STILL CANT BELIEVE IT..). it first started off with a murder and betrayal...but he went on to save a county along with other people, from despair. when u judge a character u have to understand and analyze everything. Yes, yona lost a father and a home, but her life was like a bubble. he locked her up and threw away the key...let alone allow her to chose the guy she wants to marry. He said he gave her everything but to one freedom is the most important thing. people can argue that he was trying to protect her, but as we found out the fire tribe was already starting a rebellion to overthrow the king,,,she would have already been dead. Yes, the betrayal was personal, but the one to suffer the most would've been soowon. Yes Yuhon was evil and did cruel things but years later we see he changed his ways and was gladly willing to serve his brother. Around the same time king il (allegedly) killed his own brother. idk about you but that could be traumatizing for a 9 year old boy. he ripped his father from him and he only had his sick mother around (what could she do). THE 2 PEOPLE HE WAS CLOSE TO WAS AFFILIATED WITH THE MAN WHO MURDERED HIS FATHER. HOW COULD HE DISCLOSE THAT TO THEM, EVEN KNOW THEY HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING KING IL AS A BAD GUY. YONA, FATHER....AND HAK THE MAN HE LOVED WAS LOYAL TO THE KING, SO HOW COULD HE EVEN TELL HIM THAT. WE SEE SOOWON BUILD A WALL AROUND BECS HE HAD NO ONE TO TALK TO. PEOPLE ARGUE THAT HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD THEM, BUT THERE WERE SCENES WERE HE TRIES, NO ONE PICKED UP ON IT (NOT BLAMING THEM). WE STILL DONT KNOW WHAT THE KING DID TO SOOWON THESE PAST 10 YEARS, LIKE TRY KILLING HIM ( AFTER ALL, HE BEGAN TO STOP VISITING THE CASTLE THAT OFTEN). WHO KNOWS....WE STILL DONT HAVE HIS POV. PEOPLE TEND TO HATE HIM BECS ITS FROM YONAS POV. AND I TRY TELLING MYSELF WHAT DO YOU EXPECT, HER NAME IS IN THE TITLE AND ITS HER STORY. THE CASTLE WAS 0T3 HAPPY PLACE, BUT POOR SOOWON WHENEVER HE WENT THERE HAD TO SEE THE FACE OF THE MAN HE WHO MURDERED HIS FATHER. PEOPLE ARGUE THAT HE CHOSE THE CRUELEST WAY, BUT HE WOULDNT ALLOW THEM TO GET MARRIED. HIS IGNORANCE CAUSED THE COUNTRY TO FALL APART AND HE WAS AWARE AND DIDNT DO ANYTHING. FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS HE LET THIS HAPPEN. IM NOT EXCUSING SOOWONS ACTION BUT HE HAD NO OTHER CHOICE. WE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER HE TRIED TO TALK SOME SENSE INTO HIM OR NOT, BECS HE DOES TELL HIM THAT YONA IS THE REINCARNATION BUT NOT HAK????? and plus the past 10 years, soowon hasnt been plotting and planning. I believe he found out at a later time, like years later and the little jabs king il gave him...like wasn't outwardly abusing him but did tiny things like banning him from the room and allowing him from participating in tournaments. this man didn't even give soowon power like the title of general (see chapter 157.5) or allow him to participate in the tournament becs they notice him and he would start to influence people. After all he is yuhons son. Did he do this merely becs he wanted to keep him away or was he afraid. Soowon went as far as studying and getting into politics/reading books to probably prove to his uncle, but it was thrown out becs he was ignorant. SOOWON WANTED TO SAVE THE COUNTRY FROM A YOUNG AGE, BUT HIS UNCLE WAS COCK BLOCKING. ONCE AGAIN IM NOT EXCUSING HIS ACTIONS, BUT HE IS FAR FROM AN ANTAGONIST THO.
WHY AM I BRING THIS UP?
BECS I AM CONFUSED WITH THE MANGAKAS DIRECTION OF THE STORY WITH SOOWON. LILY IS HIS POSSIBLE LOVE INTEREST, BUT YONA IS HER BFF. HOW COULD SHE FALL IN LOVE WITH HER BFFS DADS MURDERER. WILL YONA BE OKAY???? ALSO THERE WILL BE AN ETHICAL DILEMMA. HOW COULD SOMEONE WHO KILLED FOR THE THRONE SIT ON IT. HE WOULDNT BE BANISHED BECS HE HAS LILY AS A LOVE INTEREST.
UNLESS THERE IS A PLOT TWIST! EXCITED.......
