Jichang Kwak

* Current
* Younger

**Jichang Kwak (*곽지창 Gwag Ji Chang*)** was a member of the 1st Generation. During his peak, he held the title of "King of Seoul" until being usurped by the eldest son of Gapryong Kim. He was then banished to the Chungcheong Province where he overthrew the current king of Chungcheong, took over the Chungcheong region, and became the King of Chungcheong.

He overlooked several non-illegal businesses including a beekeeping and brewing business, He had a major influence over the area until he was once again defeated, this time by James Lee, who was on a crusade to defeat and mutilate several of the Kings. However, James Lee returned from Chungcheong without any part of his body because he felt sorry for the dishonored King. In the end, Jichang was in complete despair after this loss and would soon step down as the King of Chungcheong.

Later on, he would take the job as a police officer under the guidance of Bakgu Noh. Despite retiring as the King, he still exerts a lot of influence on the Chugcheong area as his two brothers would take up the job of running his crew. As tradition with first-generation kings, the part he mainly trained was the chops of his hands. The "Hand Blade" technique was mainly used with his right hand while the left one tends to be used for defense, explaining the scars all over his left hand.

## Appearance

Jichang Kwak is a tall, lean young man with black, spiky, short-cut hair that's typically swept to the side. He has a rather long face with pronounced cheekbones and monochrome colored eyes which are typically covered with a pair of glasses with round frames. He is shown wearing quite formal clothing, as during his high school days, he was always shown wearing a tan suit top and bottom, a brown tie with a yellow circle pattern, and brown chairman's. Due to his job as a cop, the Chungcheong police uniform has now become his main set of clothing.

A notable feature he carries is the scars that run down the side of his left hand, resulting from many intense battles with the "Hand Blades" technique. Despite being defeated by James Lee, he did not suffer mutilation of any part of his body as he felt sorry for the dishonored King and would rather not take anything else from a broken man.

## Personality

Right from the start, it was clear that Jichang was a smart man. After hearing that Daniel Park was looking Jinyoung Park, he analyzed the situation and concluded that he could potentially be on Charles Choi's side coming to clean evidence. He quickly came up with a plan to quietly use his former crew to get rid of him and get rid of the body all without lifting a finger thus protecting his image as a cop. It's also good to note that he does not share the same fighting bloodthirst most other Kings have, he would much rather stand back and only fight when necessary.

When it eventually came to light that Daniel Park was only looking for Jinyoung Park before Charles Choi and actively opposed him, Jichang's demeanor changed, he became an understanding humble man who shows devotion to the case against Charles Choi. He shows great respect towards Bakgu Noh, and while he doesn't show it, he cares deeply about his brothers. While he is strict, it's done to eventually shape them into becoming netter kings than he

## History

Jichang Kwak was once the King of Seoul during the 1st Generation until he was ousted from the city and exiled to Chungcheong-do, where he began to work as a police officer in an official capacity.

## Fighting Prowess

Like the other 1st Generation Kings, Jichang Kwak specially trained a signature move, that being his hand chops which he calls "The Hand Blade". A single Hand Blade has the power to break a safe, the blow itself having a similar Attack Potency to Taesoo Ma, making him one of the strongest members of the 1st Generation in terms of Attack Power and Speed.

In terms of intelligence, Jichang was presented as possessing such an aptitude for strategy that he was able to successfully get a hit against Charles Choi.

## Relationships

#### Charles Choi

Jichang desired the fall of Charles and actively assisted the Pre-Generation Bakgu Noh in carrying out a plan to get revenge on Charles. When Charles discovered their location, Jichang held him off, eventually being able to manipulate the situation so that he would be able to get a shot off on Charles with his gun, a strategy that ultimately failed.

#### Bakgu Noh

After Jichang's retirement, he became committed to helping Bakgu get his revenge on Charles Choi, even going so far as to attempt to hold Charles off so Bakgu could secure the evidence that served as Charles' weak point. In the end, though, this attempt failed as Bakgu was lured back to the scene and killed by Charles Choi, Jichang himself dying soon after.

After the pair's deaths, Charles framed Bakgu for being responsible for the incident, the official story being that Bakgu attacked Jichang, who struggled to take the gun from Bakgu, before the gun went off, ending in both being killed.

## Trivia

• According to Charles Choi, one of the things that sets Jichang apart from the other Kings is his superior strength and speed, the second being that he is a tactician.

• Jichang used to be the King of Seoul, but he was usurped and exiled to Chungcheong-do by Jake Kim's half-brother. Regarding this fact, James Lee mentions that Jichang was crushed by that man.

• When Jichang was exiled to Chungcheong-do, he defeated and drove out the original King of Chungcheong. The existence of this King is only known from a brief mention by James Lee in chapter 438 when he says "The original King of Chungcheong did nothing wrong."