Yang Dae-su

**Yang Dae-su** (Korean: 양대수) is a major character in Netflix's *All of Us Are Dead*. He is portrayed by Lim Jae-hyuk. In the English dub, he is voiced by Arvin Lee.

## History

### Pre-Apocalypse

Dae-su attended Hyosan High School and was a member of the choir. On the day before the apocalypse, he stuck his head out the window and attempted to inhale smoke from staff members smoking outside below him. Jang Wu-jin notices him, scolds and slaps him, and drags him back inside, shutting the window.

On the morning of the outbreak, Dae-su didn't hand his phone in, but was forced to after Park Sun-hwa texted the class group chat.

### Post-Apocalypse

During the outbreak, he fled through the hallways and was able to reach the classroom where several students hid at, but not before being accidently sprayed by the fire extinguisher Nam On-jo used to help Lee Cheong-san. During the group's time in the school he is always trying to help the others and when the group reached the music room after Cheong-san hid there, he's visibly happy to see him again. Several times through the series he's seen singing a bit, (as seen when he made a song about food in the music room and also the song he made in the rooftop) at one point when the group made the plan to lure the zombies into the music room and use a barricade to keep them from reaching them, he used his voice in order to draw as many zombies into the room before fleeing with the group.

After the group hid in the gyms storage room with Jang Ha-ri's group, he confesses his feeling to Ha-ri (who did not take it well), after the group escaped from the school and witnessed the explosion of the bombing, his leg was injured by the shockwave but carried on with the rest, at one point when the group where fleeing through a abandoned town, Choi Nam-ra sensed nearby zombies following them. He initially tried to convince the group to leave him behind but the others refused and stood their ground against the zombies, unfortunately Wu-jin, Ha-ri´s younger brother would be infected and later killed during this time, he eventually made it with the remaining students to the military checkpoint. He reunited with Nam-ra along with his fellow students and survivors.

## Physical Appearance

Dae-su has black hair and is slightly chubby. He wears the standard Hyosan High School male uniform, but with sweatpants instead of trousers and black sneakers. In the Quarantine Camp, he wears a red and dark blue jacket, a black and red checkered coat, beige slacks, and white sneakers, as well as a light brown bomber hat.

## Personality and Traits

Dae-su is a humorous and lighthearted young man with big dreams of becoming a famous singer, having the voice to match but not the physical attractiveness needed to be marketable. As one of the few survivors of the Hyosan High zombie outbreak, he quickly became a source of comedic relief for his fellow trapped classmates; his propensity to make bad jokes, break out a song or two, and being the center of many awkward moments helped to bring light to the group's otherwise dark situation. But whenever the lives of his friends were threatened, Dae-su was always ready to step up and help them however he could.

## Relationships

	+ Jang Wu-jin † - Best Friend
	+ Lee Cheong-san - Friend
	+ Lee Su-hyeok - Friend
	+ Nam On-jo - Friend
	+ Choi Nam-ra - Friend
	+ Han Gyeong-su † - Friend
	+ Seo Hyo-ryung - Friend
	+ Oh Joon-yeong † - Friend
	+ Kim Ji-min † - Friend
	+ Park Sun-hwa - Friend
	+ Yoon I-sak † - Fellow classmate
* Jang Ha-ri's Group
	+ Jang Ha-ri - Love interest
	+ Park Mi-jin - Friend
* Hyosan
	+ Nam So-ju † - Savior
	+ Lee Na-yeon † - Unknown
	+ Kim Min-ji † - Friend
* Hyosan High School
	+ Yoon Gwi-nam - Enemy
	+ Kim Hyeon-ju † - Fellow classmate
	+ Lee Byeong-chan - Unknown
	+ Kang Jin-gu † - Enemy
* Military
	+ Investigator

## Trivia

* In the original Webtoon, *Now at Our School*, Dae-su was infected by Sak and reanimated into a zombie in the start of the outbreak, eventually infecting other students in the school in the process. In addition, there was no mention of the one-sided romance between Dae-su and Ha-ri in the Webtoon due to him being killed off way before she was introduced.
	+ Dae-su is one of two characters confirmed to have died in the webtoon to survive in the series, the other being Seo Hyo-ryung.
* Despite the series being actor Lim Jae-hyuk breakout role, he still worked part time jobs for a while.
* Jae-hyuk originally lost weight for the series but later regained it after being casted as the character.
* In the second episode, the scene where he restrains Min-ji while telling her to "snap out of it" mirrors his webtoon counterparts' final moments prior to infection.

## References

1. ↑ In Episode 8, Dae-su started singing in front of the group survivors on the rooftops.

**Hyosan High School Students**
Choi Nam-ra **|**
Jang Ha-ri **|**
Lee Su-hyeok **|**
Nam On-jo **|**
Park Mi-jin **|**
Seo Hyo-ryung **|**
**Yang Dae-su** **|**
Jang Do-min **|**
Kim Cheol-soo **|**
Lee Cheong-san **|**
Min Eun-ji **|**
Son Myeong-hwan **|**
Yoo Jun-seong **|**
Yoon Gwi-nam **|**
Han Gyeong-su **|**
Hong Dae-won **|**
Jang Wu-jin **|**
Jung Min-jae **|**
Kim Hyeon-ju **|**
Kim Ji-min **|**
Kim Jin-sol **|**
Kim Min-ji **|**
Lee Ha-lim **|**
Lee Jin-su **|**
Lee Na-yeon **|**
Oh Joon-yeong **|**
Park Chang-hoon **|**
Park Hee-su **|**
Shin Hyung-seo **|**
Yang Yeong-ju **|**
Yoon I-sak
**Staff**
Archery Coach **|**
Lee Byeong-chan **|**
Park Sun-hwa **|**
Jung Yong-nam **|**
Kang Jin-gu **|**
Kim Kyung-mi **|**
Principal

**Hyosan & Military**
Aides **|**
Choi Sung-won **|**
Hee-su's child **|**
Jeon Ho-chul **|**
Jo Dal-ho **|**
Kim U-sin **|**
Medical Officer **|**
Orangibberish **|**
Se-bin **|**
Song Jae-ik **|**
Park Eun-hee **|**
Party Leader **|**
Ahn Young-sam **|**
Detective **|**
Mr. Lee **|**
Jin Seon-mu **|**
Lee Jae-jun **|**
Lee Jin-su's mother **|**
Mrs. Lee **|**
Mr. Kim & Mrs. Kim **|**
Nam So-ju **|**
Park Young-hwan

**Others**
NIS Agent **|**
Prime Minister **|**
Car Accident Husband **|**
Lab Mouse