JianHao Tan

JianHao Tan is the protagonist of the Singaporean web series Titan Academy and its spin-off series Night School.
He is a student of Titan Academy, a prestigious Singaporean private secondary school, due to his family's wealth. Lacking academic intelligence and being indifferent to his education, JianHao initially spent most of his time hanging out with his friends, Vincent and Denise, and getting into conflict with his teachers. However, when The Organization took over Titan Academy in 2021, JianHao began to develop into a truly heroic character. He was the mastermind behind The School Heist which reversed The Organization's decision to expel many students from the school, a righteous action which put him at odds with The Organization and Titan Academy's new tyrannical leader, Alan.
== Personality ==
JianHao is a savvy, overconfident and courageous but mischievous, mean, remorseless and rude teenager. However, he is friendly and loyal, which allows him to have many reliable friends throughout the school series.
==History==
===Pre-series===
Based on the chronology of the series, it can be assumed JianHao was born some time in the early 2000s to Edmund and Sylvia Tan. It is unknown whether JianHao and his sister, Nicole, are twins, but Sylvia once stated that she had two children "just in case one of them screwed up".
===Season 1===
In 2018, JianHao was not a good kid at Titan Academy, from him breaking the rules to getting in conflicts with teachers to failing exams. In particular, JianHao disliked his teacher, Mr. Muthu Raja, due to perceiving the teacher as draconian in his attitude towards him.
In '9 TYPES OF STUDENTS IN SCHOOL', JianHao was caught playing video games in class by Raja. However, Raja was a fan of video games as well, and Hao began bonding with Raja until the teacher was fired for playing games with his students during school hours. In the aftermath, Raja was replaced by the even stricter Madam Soot Beng.
In '13 Types of Students After Exams', JianHao was revealed to have received 49 out of 100 for his exam, one mark from a pass. He proceeded to debate with Miss Siti with the intention of boosting his mark to 50, but Siti only gave him half a mark. Kevin proceeded to mock JianHao, telling him he still failed the exam.
=== Season 2===
In 2019, Hao attempted to reform his behavior and do better academically. In 'Back to School: Expectations vs Reality', JianHao declined partnering with his long-time friend, Vincent, in favor of working with Kevin and Denise, two of the smartest kids in Class T1-T5. However, JianHao and Kevin noticed Denise was acting out of character from Season 1, being rebellious and showing up to class late, which Hao dismissed as her going through puberty.
In '16 Types of Students on Picture Day', JianHao finally confronted Denise's strange attitude, where he learnt Denise was tired of having to live up to everyone's expectations of being the best student. Feeling guilty for playing a part in causing Denise's transformation, Hao managed to convince her to put aside her rebellious phase for the sake of the school photo.
Trouble emerged when JianHao came at loggerheads with Vincent over Denise, both boys having Denise as their love interest. In '13 Types of Students in Group Projects', Vincent and Denise were assigned the same group by Soot Beng, while JianHao was not. Knowing he would not be able to successfully complete the project on his own, Hao resorted to cheating, but this action made Denise lose all respect for Hao and brought her closer to Vincent, to Hao's frustration.
In 'Good Teachers Vs Bad Teachers', JianHao helped his class cheat in their quiz when Madam Soot Beng had a bathroom emergency. This unintentionally got Soot Beng fired, and she told Hao and Vincent that she would be going on maternity leave. The boys found out the truth behind Soot Beng's departure the following morning.
In '13 Types of Students on Exam Day', JianHao used a slot machine to decide his multiple choice answers during his exam, as he did not have a clue about the answers. In the following episode, it is revealed Hao got 49.5 out of 100 again, as did Nicole, prompting the siblings to joke about burning their papers. Hao and Nicole are scolded by their mother outside school later in the day, with Sylvia demanding the kids take the bus or walk home. Their butler, Walater, whispered for them to stay put, as he would return for them, but was forced to back down amidst Sylvia's presence.
It was around this time that Denise began developing a connection to an intelligent boy named Terry after having a fallout with Vincent. However, in '14 Types of Students After School', JianHao and Vincent caught Terry sneaking out of the girls' bathroom, concluding that Terry was a pervert. The friends agreed to tell everyone, especially Denise, and they gathered Nicole, Kevin, Abbey and Trev to shed light on what type of person Terry truly was. When confronted by the mob in front of Denise, Terry handed Vincent a second phone, getting away with his actual phone with the photos while further dividing Denise from JianHao and Vincent.
Desperate to make up with Denise, JianHao invited his class to his house for study in '13 Types of Students Doing Homework', where he surprisingly held up his dedication to the study period as much as he could. Despite this, everyone got distracted when Walater began swimming in the pool with Hao's pet crocodile, Gong Gong. Vincent took this opportunity to get back at Terry by shoving him into the pool after Walater announced Gong Gong doesn't bite.
===Season 3===
JianHao does not play a major role in Season 3, with most of the screen time going to the class of N4-T1.
Presumably due to the incident at his house, JianHao reverted back to not caring about school. This was also not helped by the COVID pandemic of 2020, which made Hao even more apathetic. In '17 Types of Students in an Online Class', JianHao left a looped video of him nodding facing his webcam, so it looked as if he was actually paying attention to Miss Sherly's zoom meeting, when it reality he was still sleeping. Later in the episode, Hao was in a state of glee when Terry was finally exposed as a pervert, while Vincent laughed hysterically.
In 2021, JianHao returned to school following the COVID lockdown, with him and Nicole both frustrated over having to spend another year at school (13 Types of Students BACK TO SCHOOL). He and Vincent immediately returned to fighting over Denise, forcing Mr. Dan to intervene and "quarantine" Vincent for breaking social distancing protocols.
In '12 Types of Students when the Teacher is GONE', Hao and Vincent meet Class N4-T1 despite having previously encountered many of its students.
===Season 4===
Season 4 is the ultimate turning point for Hao's character, as The Organization's evil permanently changes his attitude on life.
In '17 Types of Students During Presentations', JianHao indirectly broke the fourth wall with his presentation named '10 Types of Students' in the usual format of the web series. This was copied by Vincent, who used it as an opportunity to express his romantic interest for Denise, even going as far as to snatch the script from JianHao to recite his praises for Denise. To JianHao's surprise, Denise was completely oblivious to how obviously faked Vincent's presentation was.
In '19 Types of Students at the School Lunch', JianHao and his friends meet Mr. Alan and Mrs. Regna for the first time, marking The Organization's introduction. Alan and Regna immediately shut down the food fight in the cafeteria and made their identities known, announcing their intentions to introduce harsh new rules in order to revive Titan Academy's prestige and curtail all misbehavior.
In 'Students Get into Big Trouble during Detention', JianHao and Chloe decided to help Vincent, Sunny, Diana and Jasmine with cleaning their assigned classroom for detention as a result of the food fight. Cleverly soon came in and showed the group a game he had been working on. To their shock, Cleverly revealed he let Alan and Regna release the game for him, unaware of their true motives. Their conversation was soon interrupted by Kevin, who, as the newly promoted hall monitor of Titan Academy, had come to warn the group that Alan and Regna were coming. As a result, Hao, Chloe and Cleverly hid under the desks, with Diana impulsively joining them despite not needing to. After dismissing Vincent, Sunny, Jasmine and Kevin, Alan began monologuing about his plan to maximize profits for The Organization, completely disregarding the wellbeing of the students. Unfortunately, Diana accidentally hit her head on a desk, but Cleverly sacrificed himself and revealed his location to make it seem like he was the one who was spying on Alan. Cleverly went out with a bang, declaring he would expose Alan's plans. Outraged, Alan announced Cleverly's punishment would be "more permanent", making Regna drag Cleverly away while Hao, Chloe and Diana witnessed everything.
In '13 Types of Punishments We Hate in School', Class T1-T5 donned their new uniforms issued by The Organization. Hao explained to Denise and Vincent what happened to Cleverly, and that they needed to rescue him. However, he was interrupted by Miss. Sherly before he could recount the whole story in depth. For the rest of the episode, Hao and his class were forced to endure Regna's supervision and her over-the-top discipline.
In '17 Teachers You'll Meet in Every School', Hao and T1-T5 rotated through a series of teachers who were brought in thanks to The Organization's vast influence across schools in Singapore.
==== 2021 Exam Arc ====
In '13 Ways Students Study For Exams', JianHao and his class learnt those who do not pass their yearly finals will be expelled from the school thanks to The Organization's new policies. Hao spent the episode studying with Denise, but like most other kids, he felt hopeless for the upcoming exam. After class, JianHao gathered his classmates and devised plans to help them pass the exam, including texting, morse code and even enlisting Walater's help. However, all options were shut down in some way and the students were forced to abandon ship when Mr. Dan caught them in their meeting.
In '19 Types of Students in an Exam', JianHao and his friends officially began the exam that would decide their fates. During the exam, JianHao's pencil kept breaking over and over again, prompting him to use pencil sharpeners which progressively got louder and louder. Eventually, Hao decided he would just use a pen, but he accidentally said this out loud, making the entire exam hall shout "Really?" in anger at his noise. In the same episode, Denise attempted to give Vincent her answers (as the latter was failing), but it was intercepted by Terry, who opportunistically tried to expose the plot to Regna. However, JianHao asked to use Regna's sharpener, which allowed him to walk up to Terry, snatch the notes from him and shove the paper into Vincent's mouth, saving his friend.
In '17 Types of Students During Exam Results', Hao was revealed to have gotten 51 out 100, finally passing his first exam and allowing him to remain at Titan Academy. It turned out The Organization was not bluffing when they decided those who failed would be expelled, and Hao attempted to convince Denise and Vincent that they needed to do something to save their friends. Vincent had no intention of helping, selfishly looking out for himself, but his mind was changed after he saw the anguish that had been brought to Titan Academy by the mass expulsions. Hao and Vincent knew something had to be done.
==== Multiverse Arc ====
In the aftermath of the exams, JianHao was transferred to Class T1-T6 with Kevin, being separated from Denise, Vincent and his other friends who survived The Organization's purge. Not only were the students in T1-T6 too serious for JianHao, he was disliked by his new teacher, Mrs. Nancy. When Kevin mentioned the possibility of an alternate timeline where nobody got expelled, JianHao got the idea to visit the enigmatic school nurse, Dr. Burqq, so she could take him to another universe where this was a reality. However, Hao began regretting his decision upon finding out how different the personalities of his friends were in the alternate timeline, with the last straw being discovering Madam Soot Beng was the mother of his alternate self. Hao decided to return to the original timeline, scarred by his experiences.
==== The School Heist Arc ====
Tired of The Organization's control over the school, and seeking to right wrongs, JianHao gathered Vincent, Kevin, Diana, Sunny, Madeline and Chloe and devised a plan to infiltrate the school after closing hours to edit the administrative records, making it appear as if everyone passed the exam and forcing Alan to bring back everyone he had expelled. Knowing they would be blacklisted from all schools across Singapore if they were caught, Vincent convinced Madeline to sit out.
The heist went smoothly at first, though the kids were nearly caught by Madam Soot Beng when she entered the office with Cherylene. However, after barely finishing editing the marks, the group was pursued by a security guard, Uncle Salim, until they encountered Soot Beng again, who, also fed up with The Organization, agreed to cover for the kids by distracting Salim. Unfortunately, the group was cornered by Mrs. Regna, but Cherylene, who witnessed the whole ordeal, sacrificed herself to allow the group to escape.
Ultimately, thanks to the actions of JianHao and his friends, The Organization was forced to allow most expelled students to return to the academy.
=== Season 5 ===
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