Hanna Yoo/Relationships

## Friends and Acquaintances

### Alex Baek

Despite meeting in a survival game, Hanna and Alex share mutual respect and have complete trust in each other. Immediately after entering Zero Game, Hanna was saved from a Mutant attack by Alex. To show her gratitude, Hanna agreed to a Pair Contract with Alex, but was immediately betrayed and attacked. Using her Mirroring skill, Hanna survived the encounter and escaped. She briefly teamed up with Elliot Baek and Perry Joo to properly eliminate Alex once she discovered that he was not dead. After realizing Alex was only testing her potential as a pair partner, Hanna decided to stay partnered to him. Soon after, Alex assisted her in obtaining a high-level ability, risking his own life to draw enemy attacks away from her.

As Alex helped her train in combat and gain an ability, their "temporary partnership" evolved into a friendship with mutual trust and respect. When they are not challenging game levels, they live together at Alex's Home Base. The night before Level One, Alex slept next to Hanna in her bed to ease her nerves, assuring her that she was more than capable of completing the level. Though they were barely acquainted, Hanna was grateful for his concern and felt reassured in his presence.

    When Alex created a distraction to allow her to escape dying at the hands of the Red Moon guild, Hanna adamantly refused to abandon him. Elliot Baek later revealed that Alex previously annihilated the entirety of the strongest guild built in Zero Game, she insisted Alex was misunderstood and probably had a good reason to do so. She chose to focus on what she experienced as his partner rather than rumors about his past, firmly believing he was a good person. However, when Alex refused to divulge the truth about his history with Blue Moon, Hanna accused him of lacking trust in her. She decided to wait until he was secure enough to confide in her, bluntly claiming that it would probably happen before she died.

In Level Two, Hanna discovered that Alex is deceased in the real world. Though surprised, Hanna insisted on remaining his partner. In addition to trusting him, she claimed they make up for each other's weaknesses. When Johan Lee asked if Hanna and Alex were in a relationship, she commented on how terrible that would be, much to Alex's dismay. During the third stage of Level Two, Alex and Hanna shared an understanding of preserving Mika's life without communicating with each other. Despite the atrocious natures of humans that manifest in Zero Game, Alex and Hanna both wish to retain their morals in helping others. After they completed the level, Hanna decided to dissolve her partnership with Alex in order to save Johan and Micaela's lives, assuming Alex would not join her in walking into an unnecessary death trap. Offended, Alex accused her of never asking for help and abandoning him. Hanna became thoroughly embarrassed as he insisted that he would always be there for her.

### Elliot Baek

Elliot is the second person Hanna encountered in Zero Game. After recognizing Alex's Staff in Hanna's possession, Elliot offered to kill Alex for her. However, seeing how cruel he was to his own brother, Hanna decided to turn against him and team up with Alex. Hanna thus became Elliot's enemy by association, narrowly missing death at his hands multiple times as he targeted Alex. Later, after acquiring a very powerful ability, Hanna was once again approached by Elliot with an offer to join alliances. Knowing Alex was keeping her in the dark about his history with Blue Moon, Elliot promised to tell her everything she needed to know about the past, Zero Game, and the top ranking players. In exchange, Hanna would ditch Alex in Level Six and join White Hound. Repelled by his manipulative nature, Hanna firmly declined, deciding to wait for Alex himself to share the information with her when he was ready. Unfazed by the rejection, Elliot promised to wait for her after she cleared Level Five. After Hanna fought with Arachne's monster, Elliot safely carried her unconscious body back to Alex.

### Eva Lee

Hanna and Eva first met in Level One. Although Eva was initially reluctant to trust Hanna, Hanna's sincerity and kindness won her over. Hanna treated Eva with respect and thanked her providing bandages when Hanna was injured. Eventually, Eva came to appreciate Hanna and regarded her as a close friend and trusted ally. Hanna gave The Basics of Lunch and The Basics of P.E., both worth 500 LP each, to Eva as gratitude for her assistance in helping clear Level One. They encounter each other in Level Two, where it was revealed that Eva had joined Elliot's guild. Despite this, Eva handed Hanna Lucifer's Red Stuffed Toy to repay her for the kindness Hanna showed in Level One. Though enemies by association, Hanna and Eva remain on good terms.

### Johan Lee

Though their relationship was brief, Hanna and Johan shared a deep connection. Johan acted as Hanna's helper, mentor, and guide during gameplay. Hanna and Johan met in the Cemetery in Level Two as she and Alex were escaping from a Zombie attack. After a brief miscommunication, they quickly became allies. At Micaela's church, Hanna decided to copy Johan's Qi ability to experiment with her Flames. She learned from him how to properly harness and manipulate her abilities. As they progressed through Level Two together, Hanna and Johan grew to regard each other as trusted allies. Before entering the level, Hanna gave Johan a Long-Range Shield scroll as protection from enemy attacks. When Hanna confessed in the third stage that she wanted to save Mika's life rather than sacrifice it to win the game, Johan respected her decision. He used the Long-Range Shield Hanna gave him to protect her rather than himself. When they failed to protect Mika, Hanna despaired and confessed that she was not sure whether she should choose her morals over achieving her goal of saving her parents. Johan reassured her that she should have faith in her own beliefs and to walk the path she chose. After they completed Level Two, Johan, compelled by Jay, attempted to kill Hanna. Immediately realizing that he was acting against his will, Hanna resolved to subdue him and search for a way to undo Jay's compulsion. Even after being transported to Alex's Safe House, Hanna fought her way back to save Johan and Micaela from killing each other. When Johan died, Hanna became stunned.

### Noise

Although Noise is an NPC who attacked Hanna in Level One as part of the game, Hanna bears no grudge against him. After Noise escorted her and Alex home as part of the "After Game Care Service," Hanna sincerely thanked him for his kindness. She explained that since their previous fights were all part of the Game System, she did not hold him accountable for attempting to kill her in Level One.

### Micaela

Before embarking on the quest for The Dagger With Arachne's Blood, Hanna and Micaela discussed Micaela's past as a married woman in the real world. Micaela mused that if she had a child, he or she would be about Hanna's age. After Level Two, Micaela sent Hanna and Alex back to their Safe House to protect them from Johan, who was under Jay's compulsion and trying to kill Hanna. Adamant on preventing the couple from killing each other, Hanna returned to the fight scene to subdue Johan.

### Perry Joo

Although Perry was initially hostile to Hanna, Hanna continued to treat her with respect and empathy. Hanna met Perry along with Elliot soon after entering the game. Perry lied to Hanna to coerce her into joining arms with them, claiming that Alex killed Elliot's team members. After Hanna decided to side with Alex, however, Perry treated Hanna as an enemy player. In Level Two, Perry accused Hanna of beguiling Elliot and dividing loyalties among the White Hound guild members. Realizing that Perry's antagonism stemmed from her romantic attractions towards Elliot, Hanna clarified that Elliot's intentions were purely professional. She praised Perry for having a pure heart and sincerely falling in love despite fighting in a survival game. Embarrassed but moved, Perry apologized for her rude behavior to Hanna.

### Mika

Hanna met Mika in the last stage of Level Two and offered to protect instead of sacrifice him to win the level. Though Mika was initially sceptical of her good intentions, Hanna explained that she was unwilling to compromise her morals to win the game. She reassured him that his releasing Lucifer was an accident and she did not hold him responsible. Though she and Johan attempted to protect him, Mika was eventually killed by an NPC villager.

### Kate Lee

Though they have very little personal interaction, Kate and Hanna are cordial with each other. Hanna saved Kate's life in Level One from Alice Neul. In return, Kate willingly helped Hanna and Alex win the rest of the stages.

## Family

### Mr. X

Mr. X is Hanna's father. In the real world, he and Hanna shared a code, XXX, to mark their secret hideout spot. 10 years prior to the current timeline, Mr. X and his wife passed away while saving two boys who fell into a river. Hanna received an email from the supposedly deceased Mr. X in the beginning of the series that invited her to enter Zero Game. After entering Zero Game, she journeyed to the Ability Shop, located in the Red Village, to purchase an ability. Disguised as NPC Zero, Mr. X sold her the Copier ability, two vials of Powerful Aide, and allowed her to Copy Loveme's Flame ability at an inflated price. The transaction was completed without Hanna recognizing her father. Later, Hanna participated in the Battle Royale event "Catch the Operator," and encountered Mr. X in person. Only sparing a few seconds for her, Mr. X promised to wait for her at the end of Zero Game before disappearing.

### Loveme

Loveme is Hanna's mother. Not much is revealed about their relationship in the real world. In Zero Game, they only interact when Hanna visits the Ability Shop to purchase items and copy Loveme's Flame ability. When Hanna first met Loveme, she was overwhelmed by Loveme's enthusiastic personality and complete disregard for personal space. Loveme attempted to persuade Hanna to ditch Alex and pair with her instead, but Hanna politely declined. As Hanna and Alex visited the Ability Shop to purchase items before Level Two, Loveme offered to sell her lingerie as an alternative to buying overpriced exorcism products. Though Alex approved of the sleepwear, Hanna decided against it. During her conversation with Perry Joo, Hanna deduced that Loveme is her deceased mother.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prologue
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Episode 1
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Episode 2
4. ↑ Episode 3
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Episode 4
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Episode 6
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Episode 14
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Episode 18
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Episode 25
10. ↑ Episode 22
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Episode 32
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Episode 36
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Episode 19
14. ↑ Episode 8
15. ↑ Episode 26
16. ↑ Episode 20
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Episode 21
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Episode 33
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Episode 35
20. ↑ Episode 17
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Episode 27
22. ↑ Episode 11
23. ↑ Episode 12
24. ↑ Episode 13
25. ↑ Episode 5