Breeder

* Season 1
* Season 2

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**Breeder** is the main antagonist of ***Jungle Juice (Webtoon)***. He's an Insect Human (specifically a "Diving Bell Spider") and the leader of the "Pet Shop", a group which seeks to destroy the current society led by mankind and replace it with one dominated by Insect Humans.

## Appearance

Breeder is a very handsome man with short, light bluish grey hair that is quite shaggy. His body is lean and slight muscular. He wears a headpiece that is clawed-like with symmetrical tendrils that holds his water bubble. Then he wears a slightly torn shirt with a red web motif to the left of the shirt. Finally he wears a sort of grey jacket, light blue jeans and black dance shoes.

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## Personality

Breeder is a rather mysterious young man with a calm demeanor in everything he interacts with. However, he has a sort of arrogant confidence in his actions for his belief of insect human superiority and his feed experiments. He highly believes in his ideals and philosophy and that it will bring good for insect humans. Thus he shares his belief to those that he may consider worthy. Do to this, is has a way of words with his charismatic manner. Despite this, he is rarely angered, specifically when his calculated predictions were wrong such as the defeat of Scolopendra Gigantea.

## Background

Nothing is known of Breeder's past, as to how he acquired his complex and what was the catalyst in founding Pet Shop and belief in insect human superiority. Regardless, he gather many followers that may have share his beliefs and starts his feed experiments and training; creating his master piece and putting into motion. Eventually, he face against NEST, and plans to destroy it and conquer the human world behind the scenes.

## Plot Overview

### Season 1

#### Group Assignment Arc

During NEST's group assignment, he instructed the Tawny Earwig human to stay in the warehouse for NEST students and that he also instructed Dohwa Cheon and Hyeseong Lee of Jungle Juice in the warehouse. Then after, he stops Suchan Jang from killing the Earwig human. Looking at Suchan, he grumbles of Suchan's potential but also his disappointment in the Earwing. Afterwards, he takes the Earwig Human and escapes before NEST's agents arrive.

Returning to his base, his lead researcher who asks for the results, Breeder laments that the Tawny Earwig is now useless and that it is a pity that such potential insect humans are from NEST. Then, he was to instruct Gayeon Sin to contact Jangjun Kim but the researcher said that she has already killed Jangjun, which annoyed Breeder. Then he instructs him to contact Junhyeong Lee and smiles, saying let's do something fun. The researcher wants to bring a dragonfly, but Breeder puts it on hold because there is no merit in harvesting him yet. Instead, they target Dohwa Cheon.

#### Angel Orphanage Arc

Anticipating that Junhyeong would not be able to bring Dohwa, he sent Pil Henson to kidnap Dohwa. After Dohwa was successfully kidnap, he informs Dohwa of his new strategy [feeding training] through the meat he was trying to feed her. Using Gayeon's paralyzing poison, he tried to feed Do-hwa meat, but was stopped by Suchan and Junhyeong. Junhyeong demands Breeder to explain the situation and to let him try once more but revealed that the insect orphans from the orphanage has been feed trained without Junhyeong's knowledge.

Both sides fought but Breeder and his followers were at the advantage but Huijin Park and others came to the rescue. Soon Jun Ji arrived to even the field but Breeder and his followers retreat as he called in the Scoloprendra to protect them and retreats.

#### Gigantia Raid Arc

During the fight of the NEST students and his masterpiece, he instructs Scolpendra of every action. Continuing to watch the fight between the Gigantia and Suchan's party, he criticizes them for trying to return to humans, saying that the combined attack is good, but it is not enough for Scolopendra. Then, revealing his values ​​and aspirations, he proposes Suchan to join him, but he is puzzled when Suchan refuses and rushes forward. However, when he drops the head of a Buddha statue that crushes the Scolopendra, Breeder's expression angrily distorts and he is astonished that his masterpiece was defeated.

Then when Pil fed Suchan insect meat, Breeder laughs as Suchan's beliefs will soon turn pointless. He predicts that Suchan will not be able to stand it, but is surprised when he stays in control of himsel and attacks Pil, who is hiding almost fed Dohwa insect meat. Seeing his prediction was wrong again, he orders Pil to withdraw, but he is overpowered by Junhyeng and eventually admits defeat. However, he mocks Suchan for losing his sanity, but hears Suchan declare war while keeping his sanity.

#### Epilogue

While at his HQ, he soaks in a hot spring in Gangwon-do while muttering that majority of his followers were taken by NEST, he meets Gayeon and asks if he is finished. He plans his next step to take down NEST and human society and needs a puppet to do so which was Woojin Kwon, a politician will do just fine. Then he was informed from the third spy, that Jun Ji is in a coma.

### Season 2

#### Incrimination Arc

Sometime later, he was accompanied with Gayeon, Maehwa, and Predator leader. He had flooded a town off-screen and had already captured the humans that lived there, which he will use as food for his experiments. When Maehwa wanted to know their plans against NEST, he told her to be patient as he already had a plan progressing.

Later, he discovers Stray Dogs has been meddling with his feeding grounds. He doesn't know them but sees them as nuisance but he has too much work to be done. Thus, he leaves it to an MASK leader to observe and locate Stray Dogs. Then when he tasked Technician and Executioner to locate Stray Dog's HQ, he ask the leader if they are capable.

## Relationships

**Pet Shop**

* Assistant (unnamed)
* Gayeon Sin
* Pil Henson
* Scolopendra Gigantea
* Antlion
* Tawny Earwig

**Angel Orphanage**

* Director of Orphanage (unnamed)
* Junhyeong Lee

**Predators**

* Unnamed Leader (선생)
* Maehwa
* Old Man (노인)
* Armored Ground Cricket (선수 )
* Unnamed Member (늘보)

**MASK**

* Unnamed Leader

**Enemies**

* Jun Ji
* Suchan Jang
* Dohwa Cheon

## Abilities

**Complex: Diving Bell Spider** - His complex allows him to have every physiology of the diving bell spider, giving him increased strength, agility, and endurance. Interestingly, he was infected by a type of Jungle Juice that only gave him minimal to no spider characteristics.

* Water Manipulation - Through the use of his webs, he can manipulate the water around him to his advantage. Such as making his targets drown.
* Web Creation & Manipulation - As a spider, he can create webs if needed. There, he can use his silk threads with excellent speed and coordination in creating traps and containing water sources.
* Underwater Breathing - He can breathe underwater with ease do his complex

**Defense Mechanisms**

Traps any targets and Breeder himself in a huge water bubble prison. Do to Breeder's complex and the threads holding the water in place, the target is cornered and is slowly drowned. However, the barrier can be easily destroyed.

## Trivia

* In the April Fools Art, Breeder is seen wearing Hanlim Gym clothes from Reawakened Man and Hanlim Gym, two other Superstring Webtoons.
* In the official Instagram, it is revealed he in his 20s, born on August 8, and with Type O Blood.
* Breeder's position, philosophy and his organization is much like "Marvel's *Brotherhood of Evil Mutants,"* led by "*Magneto"* and similar to *"Arknights' Reunion"* led by *"Talulah."*

## Gallery

### Short Gallery

Breeder subdueing Suchan (S1, Ep. 16).pngJunhyeong talking about Breeder's ideals (S1, Ep.21).pngBreeder about to use his complex (S1, Ep.27).pngBreeder on top of the gigantea (S1, Ep.28).pngBreeder restraining Gayeon (S1, Ep.30).pngBreeder explaining his ideals (S1, Ep.78).png
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## References

1. ↑ Jungle Juice, Season 1, Ep.25
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CgMJKqFPEpU/