Kim Dae-Geon

==Summary==
Kim Dae-Geon is a main character from Castle. One of Min-Seong's disciples alongside Kim Shin, Pi Woo-Jin and Seo Jin-Tae, Dae-Geon's story is one of self-sacrifice. Alongside Woo-Jin, he once opposed Hasung's takeover on the Hoeam region, until an incident in which Dae-Geon and Woo-Jin directly assaulted the cornerstone of Hasung at the time and Dae-Geon confronted Deok-Su by himself. After that, Dae-Geon seemingly betrayed those of Hoeam and joined the Hasung group, but in truth, he did so in a pact with Deok-Su: In exchange of his fealty, they would leave his friends alone and let them live well. For a long time, Dae-Geon served the group dutifully, although jaded and a cynic with low self-worth, but eventually, upon meeting Shin and becoming his first serious opponent, he starts to undergo a change of heart.
==Powers and Stats==
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Name: Kim Dae-Geon
Origin: Castle
Gender: Male.
Age: On his 20's
Classification: Human; Criminal; Member of the Hoeam Faction
Powers and Abilities:
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
*Accelerated Development (Quickly evolved with training from Tae-Jin, growing far stronger over the course of several weeks)
*Acrobatics (Can bound over men, using them to propel himself into the air even further[Castle #10]; Can throw kicks from a headstand position[Castle #14])
*Analytical Prediction (Most fighters at his level are able to predict the foe's next movements, even those at their skill level, extremely quickly and mid-fight, using it in order to, for example, deal with weapons)
*Information Analysis (Can generally infer one's capabilities by observing them, and trained, over the course of the series, to be particularly good at it; Could infer that Shin was a strong person[Castle #5] just by observing him[Castle #6]; Noted how Shin seemed a man without limits, entirely different from when he fought with him[Castle #19]; Believes that, with training, he can learn the specific ways of fighting of much stronger foes in order to defeat them[Castle #36])
*Martial Arts (Dae-Geon is an exceptional fighter, a peer of Pi Woo-Jin on their best days, and has a natural knack for brawling that Woo-Jin lacks[Castle #83])
*Pressure Points (Disarmed Chang-Seok with a punch to his wrist[Castle #18])
*Rage Power (Dae-Geon can only fight at his fullest when injured or provoked[Castle #14])
*Weapon Mastery (Should have training and familiarity in the usage of weapons by his time on the streets)
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*All powers above, to greater degrees, in addition of:
*Enhanced Senses (Even early on in his training with Tae-Jin, he learned how to avoid attacks even when blindfolded[Castle #41], and his senses only grew sharper since then; Could feel Barista's pressure much more clearly than before[Castle #80])
*Supernatural Willpower (While he was always marked by his strong willpower, Dae-Geon's will only grew stronger with his purpose, allowing him to get strength even when utterly exhausted just to defeat an important foe[Castle #82])
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Attack Potency: Street+ level (A peer of, albeit a bit weaker than, Pi Woo-Jin and comparable to him, and is somewhat equal to Chang-Seok; Heavily dented a car door with a kick[Castle #14]; He is noted as superior to Man-Jae[Castle #6] and Seong-Jun[Castle #8]; Can overpower groups of thugs by himself[Castle #10] in the past, and through time, he kept up with all the competition from DS Security and has gotten much stronger since he joined them, with his men having absolute faith on his might[Castle #14], something that is repeatedly reaffirmed[Castle #15], and Deok-Su notes how he and Woo-Jin are immediately notable in a brawl by how much better they perform compared to everyone else[Castle #17]) | Wall level (Far stronger than before, although still inferior to Pi Woo-Jin, and Tae-Jin even commented that Dae Geon had grown as strong as possible by training alone, and from there, he needed experience[Castle #60] and that he isn't weak by any measure[Castle #62], with Ryu commenting that he was good and Barista stating that he was far stronger than when he initially met him[Castle #80]; Yi Seul was unsure about his chances against Dae-Geon even early on during his training[Castle #53]; Managed to last the distance with and, ultimately, best a weakened Barista in a fight)
Speed: Peak Human in movement speed, Superhuman in combat and reaction speed (Was the first person to manage to tag even a non-serious Shin in a long time with a punch[Castle #13] and dodged a flurry of knife blows from Chang-Seok[Castle #18]; Far above DS Security goons that could dodge thrown knives by Jin-Tae at near point-blank range who could almost instantly cover several dozen meters[Castle #2]) | Peak Human in movement speed, Subsonic in combat and reaction speed. (Faster than before; Pushed Cho-Min out of the way of a sword blow mid-swing, moving only after the attack had ocurred, and still stopped it with ease[Castle #53]; His reflexes are directly stated to match Barista's attack speed, albeit Barista was slightly slower than usual at the time due to his injuries[Castle #81])
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (While weaker, he shouldn't be far from the likes of Shin or a casual Shin; Can throw Shin even while on a headlock when enraged[Castle #15]) | Peak Human (Stronger than before)
Striking Strength: Street level, higher over time | Wall level
Durability: Street+ level, higher over time (Can take blows from the likes of a non-serious Kim Shin, Deok Su and Pi Woo-Jin) | Wall level (Greater than before; Exchanged blows equally with Barista until both were near death)
Stamina: Peak Human (Can fight for extended periods of time while injured without much issue; Noted for his willpower to defend what he believes to be right, and goes to greater extremes than most fighters in the series) | Peak Human (More vigorous than before; Even when utterly exhausted in a physical sense, he pushes through to get a burst of energy by sheer willpower[Castle #82])
Range: Standard Melee Range 
Standard Equipment: Nothing, and while he can arm himself when needed, he favours an unarmed approach to fights
Standard Tactics: Dae-Geon is a very physical fighter. He favours a rough-and-tumble, brawling approach to fights, favouring an attrition-based battle and willing to go to dirty extremes in order to deal with foes.
Intelligence: At least Average (Dae-Geon is an exceptional fighter, able to learn and develop himself incredibly quickly, adapting to any scenario, be it armed or unarmed, be it in assassination circumstances or in special ops-level degree operations. He is also knowledgeable of much about Korea's underworld, and seems well-informed of affairs of Castle and Hoeam. Otherwise, seems to be of average intelligence.)
Weaknesses: Standard human weaknesses
==Feats==
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*Enhanced Senses: Dae-Geon, as part of his training with Tae-Jin, not only has very developed senses, but particularly good ones compared to most of the cast, although his initial feats should still be applicable to a larger part of the cast.
*Information Analysis: While most fighters in the universe are able to gauge their foes in general terms of strength and skill just by observing them, Dae-Geon is particularly trained on it by Tae-Jin; Dae-Geon could infer that Shin was a strong person[Castle #5] just by observing him[Castle #6], he noted how Shin seemed a man without limits, entirely different from when he fought with him[Castle #19] and he believes that, with training, he can learn the specific ways of fighting of much stronger foes in order to defeat them[Castle #36]. After his training, he could sense that Ryu fought with knives, and that he would have died if he had gone further with his movement, and muses on how he'd be unable to tell that without his training[Castle #60].
*Martial Arts: Dae-Geon is a highly skilled fighter, even on his brawling approach to fights, and was one of Min-Seong's disciples[Castle #9]. Shin criticized his brother precisely on his lacking technique compared to Dae-Geon, implying that Dae-Geon's movements are not wasteful nor exaggerated[Castle #8]. A man with more than twenty years seeing criminals and fighters still recalled him as a man of supreme skill[Castle #12]. He is used to fighting without using his dominant arm[Castle #81]. Can fully feint being weak and taken over by rage, just so he could make a surprise attack, fully tricking even someone of Barista's skill[Castle #81].
**Defensive: Dae-Geon is highly skilled in defense, and capable of dealing with armed foes. After his training, he can dodge a knife blow with the minimal amount of space covered by his dodging, just so he can marginally more quickly get into range again to strike his foe[Castle #80]. Can dodge Barista's attacks out of sheer skill and not really reflexes, just by how much he had been drilled in knife-fighting techniques with Tae-Jin[Castle #82].
==Gallery==
File:Castlemoments8pt3.png|The deal is made on his youth.
File:Castlemoments8pt6.png|Losing himself to rage and grief.
File:Castlemoments8pt7.png|Dae-Geon remembers what he fights for.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Castle (Manhwa)
Category:Male Characters
Category:Protagonists
Category:Humans
Category:Criminals
Category:Weapon Users
Category:Martial Artists
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Precognition Users
Category:Acrobats
Category:Information Analysis Users
Category:Pressure Point Users
Category:Accelerated Development Users
Category:Instinctive Action Users
Category:Manhwa Characters
Category:Webcomic Characters