Alto

—Alto

* Normal
* DV3
* Season 2

**Alto** (Korean: **알토** [rom. Alto]) is a prince who is 27th (now 21st) in line of succession to the Giraf Tribe, he was preparing to participate in the Running Man Championship, but fell for Charming Gold's traps and was forced to become a DV7, given the name '**DV3**'.

He is a narcissist and in terms of skills, he is an ace among the people in his tribe. Despite his talent, he is 27th in line for the throne, making him relatively unimportant to the Giraf Royal Family.

## Physical Description

A giraffe with no spots, his main feature are his curly eyebrows and prominent eyelashes. Among his more obvious features, he is shown to have light blue eyes with dark brown hair, curled upwards using a set of curlers to keep it up and a goatee of the same color.

He wears a black sweater jacket with red accents and golden epaulettes used to hold his blue sash over his shoulder. Among that, he wears matching black joggers with knee length boots and matching gloves. Outside of his brainwashing, he wears the same outfit, the only difference being his red accents turning blue.

## Background

A prince from the Giraf tribe, he joined the competition to win the Materion and, after getting noticed by Charming Gold for his skills, fell into his trap and subsequently turned into a DV7 member out of his will.

## Personality

As a DV7, he is a narcissistic person with a huge yet sensitive ego and shows little regard for his allies and opponents. While fighting Lonky, he teases him first before poking him in the eyes, showing little care for his wellbeing and even getting satisfied every time he defeats the Running Men. He is also shown to be uncooperative, an example of which is shown when he bickered with Rema when it came to fighting the Running Men.

After getting out of his brainwashing, he is shown to be the same prideful man he was when he was a DV7 member but is seen to have a soft spot for cute things, like when he properly met Kuku for the first time, instantly getting charmed by his appearance and as such doted on him for a while before getting interrupted by an earthquake. While still being the same, he ends up being similar to Lonky in terms of his care for his friends, helping his teammates when fighting Ulcus and even shown cheering Makkhan on as he competes with Kuga in lifting the most stone.

## Abilities

* **Elasticity** - Like his tribe, he possesses the ability to stretch his limbs as far as he wishes to.

## Appearances

### Season 1

**Episode 27, A Risky Plan** - Debut. Gets summoned by Charming Gold via Dr. Mala.

**Episode 28, Battle of the Highlands Part 1** - Appears as the third member to compete and pokes Lonky's eyes, insulting him and throwing him off the high ground.

**Episode 30, Battle of the Highlands Part 3** - Looks down at the Running Men as the DV7 win.

**Episode 32, Gaining Ground Part 1** - Has a confrontation with Popo. When Popo's cards fail to work, he laughs at his incompetence but gets electrocuted when the card activates all of a sudden. He then successfully grabs a hold of Popo and as he is taking his shield, Lonky uses his elasticity to chop him at the neck.

**Episode 33, Gaining Ground Part 2** - Tells DV 4 to stay out of the way and bickers with her when she teases him for losing against Popo. Later laughs with DV 4 as Liu struggles against the side-effect of the taken zone.

**Episode 34, Gaining Ground Part 3** - Has a confrontation with Kuga and gets kicked in the groin while insulting the tiger's tribe. Chases after the Running Men and gets ordered by DV 1 to chase after Liu, later struggling against the gravity when Liu takes over Zone 7.

**Episode 36, The Red Explosion** - Screams in pain due to the amplifier.

**Episode 37, Battle of the Thrones Part 1** - Arrives with DV 6 when Gai enters through the portal and chases after the Running Men. He then makes a passing comment about how unfortunate the DV7's situation is when Kuga breaks the bridge between them and the portal.

**Episode 38, Battle of the Thrones Part 2** - Arrives with DV 4 to corner the Running Men and gets held back by Liu's bullets. Later fights Miyo and Gai along with DV 4 and chases both of them to the Path of the Maze, tagging Gai out.

**Episode 39, Battle of the Thrones Part 3** - Confronts Liu and Miyo along with DV 6. However, their battle gets interrupted by an amplified Lonky, who runs towards them, tiring him out as he persists on fighting them. While resting from the fight, he gets shot by Liu's paralyzing bullets along with DV 6 and gets tagged out by Lonky.

**Episode 41, The Revealing Truth** - Wakes up inside the game prison and mistakes Kuku for a servant, later getting enamored by his cute face. He then gets crushed by the ceiling of the room when the stadium breaks apart.

**Episode 45, The Seventh Slate** - Arrives with Rema, Spin, and Kuku to assist Shan with stalling Ulcus.

**Episode 46, What Makes a Hero** - Appears briefly as him and the DV7 brace for Ulcus' laser attack.

**Episode 48, The Last Card** - Glares at Dr. Mala when he is caught by Spin, seemingly planning to hurt the impala.

**Episode 49, Unfinished Stories** - Cheers Makkhan on along with the DV7. Later gets pushed back by the pullulu officers while the Running Men are getting arrested.

## Trivia

* Despite being part of the Giraf Tribe and being Lonky's relative, Lonky doesn't recognize him at all.
* He is one of the oldest characters in the show along with Kuku, Makhan, Spin, Pala, and Dr. Mala.
* Like Lonky, he can elongate his limbs for as long as he wants.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Running Man Encyclopedia Page 21
2. ↑ Running Man Animation Episode 29, Battle of the Highlands Pt. 2
3. ↑ Running Man Animation Episode 33, Gaining Ground Pt. 2
4. ↑ Running Man Animation Episode 45, The Seventh Slate
5. ↑ Running Man Animation Episode 49