Gapryong Kim

* Young
* Old

**Gapryong Kim** is the father of two distant children, including Jake Kim and another, and is the boss of Gapryong's Fist. He left the fist to pursue politics, an endeavor he never succeeded in before he died. He is the most influential member of the Pre-Generation.

## Appearance

Gapryong in his younger days looks a lot like his son, Jake Kim. When he reached middle age, he gained weight and wore a fedora and striped suit.

## Personality

He was playful, loyal, and protective of the weak. However, he was very flirtatious and had many children besides Jake Kim, leading to resentment from his partners.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Jake Kim

Gapryong was the father of Jake, though Jake doesn't really look after him due to his habit of leaving his wife and Jake alone.

### 0th Generation

#### Tom Lee

Tom Lee was one of Gapryong's three closest aides during the History of Fists era.

#### Park Jinyoung

Park Jinyoung was one of Gapryong's three closest aides during the History of Fists era. In one of the manhwa chapters, Jinyoung could be seen playing arm-wrestling with Gapryong, with Gapryong calling him a nerd.

#### Elite/Charles Choi

Elite was the second-in-command of Gapryong's Fist and one of Gapryong's three closest aides during the History of Fists era.

#### Minsik Choi

Minsik was one of Gapryong's subordinates during the History of Fists era, but was dismissed by the Gapryong's Fist's second-in-command.

## Synopsis

### Backstory

He was a renowned criminal who worked with three of his closest members. However, after accomplishing a goal, he gave up being a mobster and sought to enter politics, but he kept failing until he passed away. The rest of his men broke away, formed their own crews, and started fighting one another.

## Fighting Prowess

In his fight with Jichang Kwak Charles Choi stated that if his hands were his strength, he wouldn't have been the second-in-command of the Oth Generation, which indicated that Gapryong Kim's physical strength was much higher than that of Elite. Even so, Elite, who past his prime can beat a 1st Gen king with little to no difficulty. His level of finesse, combined with his superhumanly articulate body, is beyond what any fighter in the series has achieved in the most simplistic of movements, as stated by Jinyoung Park. Gapryong Kim is an arguable candidate for the strongest fighter in the series.

Taesoo Ma once mentioned that Gapryong (together with Jake and possibly the Unnamed King of Seoul who is theorized as the older half-brother of Jake) were the only people that could block invisible attacks from fighters such as Elite, James Lee and Sinu Han.

Not much else is known about the legendary dragon Gapryong Kim before the upcoming Cheonliang arc, even though he was the No.1 of his generation, but he had fighters such as Elite, Jinyoung Park and Tom Lee to be under him. "Lightning Choi" once asked Gapryong how he was so strong but all that was answered back was overcome (overcome all obstacles). Also, Gapryong was called a master of his 'powers' and the originator of the legendary Kim's bloodline, stating that Jake and his brother have 'Unlimited Potential'. Gapryong's fist power was so powerful that even Jinyoung Park, who got the copy ability and all of the experience from the pre-generation, can only copy up to 3 moves from Gapryong.

## Trivia

* Gapryong had a vasectomy done under the request of his wife.
* Tom Lee mentioned that Gapryong had another son aside from Jake whose identity is currently unknown. Minseok Kang (Gapryong's wife) mentioned that the unnamed son inherited Gapryong's bad side, in contrast with Jake who inherited Gapryong's good side.
* Can punch hard.
* During Jinyoung's fight against Tom in the latest chapter, Jinyoung went into a rage state and accused Tom of killing Gapryong, which Tom heavily denies, citing that there's no reason for him to kill Gapryong.

## Gallery

### Jake Kim (Arc)

Ep. 303 - Jake's flashbackEp. 306 - Jake's flashbackEp. 307 - Samuel holding photoEp. 309 - Samuel's flashbackEp. 311 - Samuel's flashbackEp. 311 - Gun sees Gapryong in JakeEp. 312 - Gapryong & Baekho leaving
### James Lee (Arc)

Ep. 359 - Gen 0Ep. 359 - Gen 0 2Ep. 359 - Gapryong running for elections
### Workers (2nd Affiliate)

Ep. 377 - Neko talking about Gapryong FistEp. 380 - Minsik's flashbackEp. 380 - Minsik's flashback (Close Up)
### The Kidnapping of Daniel Park

Ep. 395 - Minseon's flashbackEp. 398 - Jinyoung's flashback
### The Hunt for Big Deal

Ep. 411 - Jake talking about Gapryong Fist 1Ep. 411 - Jake talking about Gapryong Fist 2Ep. 412 - Jerry remembers his oathEp. 413 - Charles's flashbackEp. 415 - Jerry's flashback