Myles Joo

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* Chapter 39 (Silhouette)
* Chapter 40 (Flashback)
* Chapter 128 (Official)

**Myles Joo** (주승진, "Joo Seungjin," *Seungjin Joo*) is a supporting character in the Manhwa Weak Hero. Myles is the original head of Hyeongshin High, and former member of the Yeongdeungpo Union before he was excommunicated by Donald Na for attempting a coup by allying with the former Manwol members. He is now the leader of the remnants of the Manwol, and considered the fourth strongest delinquent in Yeongdeungpo.

## Appearance

Myles has short purple hair styled into an undercut and piercing yellow eyes. His face is usually covered by his a distinct clothing style, wearing a hoodie over a cap. Myles Joo is one of the tallest characters, being just taller than Forrest Lee by a few inches. He wears a lot of trendy clothing, as observed with his designer hoodies.

## Personality

Myles is less arrogant than most members of the Union as he will usually pick his fights based on what he can gain from the fight rather than to flaunt his superiority. He also looks down on anyone weak who try to intimidate people with their image and connections, such as Phillip Kim who usually would let other people fight for him. Myles can be considered opportunistic, as despite being one it's original members, Myles had no loyalty to the Union or Donald Na, and was willing to side with Manwol to gain more power. After his excommunication he is much more bitter and resentful of his former friends and hellbent on revenge against the Union.

## History

Myles Joo was one of the original founding members of the Yeongdeungpo Union. He knew Donald Na longer than even Kingsley Kwan. When Donald wanted revenge against his stepfather, he had Myles and the rest of the gang hunt him down and drag stepbitch in front of him. After the gang had beaten him up, Donald also beat stepbitch up and broke three of his fingers. Myles was also shown to have infiltrated Yeowon Elementary School to copy the hard drive of Mr. Jeong's computer to gather dirt on him.

Myles Joo was the original leader of Hyeongshin High and a member of the Union. Myles was against Phillip Kim joining the Union as he saw Phillip as a trash-talking weakling who hid behind Donald Na for power and influence and was unable to fight on his own. This has ultimately caused Myles Joo to refuse to take down Ben Park because in doing so, Phillip would be the one reaping the rewards and benefits even though he and Phillip share Ben Park as a common enemy.

After a while, Myles began making deals with Manwol after they started reforming. When he told his friend and number two, Forrest Lee, the latter snitched to Donald in the hopes of taking over Hyeongshin from Myles. Donald confronted Myles over his deals with Manwol, resulting in a fight, which Donald won easily. From that day forth Myles was excommunicated from the Union. Following his excommunication, Myles was replaced by Forrest Lee.

Myles officially joined Manwol and became it's leader, slowly gathering members over time in an attempt to take over Yeongdeungpo. Despite cutting ties with Hyeongshin and the Union, Myles still retained his friend Scorpion who became his info broker to monitor the Union's actions.

## Plot

Myles barely appears throughout most of the series, mainly being referenced by other characters and shown in flashbacks. At the end of Season 3, Jimmy Bae decided to ally with Myles and Manwol following his repeated failures in the Union.

After receiving a tip from Scorpion, Myles confronts Forrest Lee and other members of Hyeongshin High under Sinjeong Bridge as they are delivering money and files to Ganghak. Myles calls out his former friend for betraying him and mocking him for having to answer to Ganghak High. Myles, as his only warning and in the name of their former friendship, gives Forrest the chance to just hand over the money and files and to walk away. When Forrest tries to reason with Myles, he orders his men to attack his former classmates, with Myles beating Forrest aggressively. Myles and the rest of Manwol take the money and files and orders his minions to stay in groups from now on.

After attacking his former friends Myles and his gang regroup at the abandoned Dorim Shopping Complex to meet with Jimmy Bae. Before Jimmy arrives, they are attacked by the newest members of the Union, Seongmok Do and Dongha Baek, also known as the Mokha Duo. Despite their overwhelming numbers, the Mokha Duo easily defeat every member of Manwol, including Myles. Seongmok went as far as to smash Myles head through a window, and dangle his body outside as a warning to Myles. The Mokha Duo then retrieved the files and money Myles stole before leaving him unconscious.

### Episode 38

Phillip Kim recalls that his original plan was to cause Eunjang to clash with the Union's closest affiliate in order to take over Eunjang, but because of Myles Joo he had no choice but to contact Jimmy instead.

### Episode 39

When Eugene mentions that Donald goes from school to school on the last day of every month for an accounting conference, and that the school closest to Eunjang would be Hyeongshin, Ben asks if it's Myles Joo that Donald’s meeting with. Eugene informs them that Myles was excommunicated by the Union, although he doesn't know why. Alex says that he heard about that too. They wonder who the current head of Hyeongshin is since Myles Joo was kicked out.

Forrest tells Donald that all Myles did was act as a figurehead and that he was the one who was actually managing and maintaining Hyeongshin all along. Donald comments that Myles isn't really chill enough to not hold a grudge and mentions that he thought Myles would act delusional again and make a big scene. Forrest says that there isn't much someone who's excommunicated can do to make a big scene.

Donald silently thinks that Myles, prior to being excommunicated, was competent and that Forrest lacks any presence compared to him. When Forrest mocks the news about Jimmy, he wonders how Jimmy hadn't learned anything from all the shit Myles got. Donald says that he's been quiet after the incident with Myles and that he has to sharpen things up once more.

### Episode 40

Donald tells Forrest that if it were Myles in the situation where Hyeongshin had to deal with the aftermath of Jimmy losing to Eunjang, Myles would've at least reacted immediately with an action of his own. He says that Myles was so action-oriented that he was hard to calm down. Forrest thinks that since Jimmy was crushed, it won't be easy. Even though it's much more cumbersome than the days he had it easy standing behind Myles, as long as he can overcome that he'll profit way more than he did before.

A flashback shows Forrest asking why Myles doesn't crush Eunjang since he finds them annoying and they're not even in the Union. Myles asks who would benefit from it and that Eunjang is tricky to bring into the Union as long as Ben is there. He mentions Ben's rampage in the past and says it's not impossible if they plan and go to work, but he knows Phillip would benefit the most out of it.

Another flashback shows Myles watching Phillip walking by Donald's side and talking to him. Phillip gets on Myles' nerves because he knows without his money, Phillip is nothing but a weakling and an imposter. He does note that Phillip seems to mesh oddly well with Donald.

Myles tells Forrest to forget it when it comes to Eunjang and that it's been a pleasant change to not have to see Phillip's annoying face in the Union lately. Forrest recalls that Myles' hatred for Phillip goes way back and recalls how Myles always talked about how having someone who can only fight with their words is damaging to the Union. When Forrest asks Phillip for a photo of his guys so they don't get caught up in targeting Eunjang students, Phillip tells Forrest it's great talking to someone who has common sense, unlike Myles.

### Episode 43

After Donald scolds Jimmy via text, Jimmy wonders if he has to be ready to end up like Myles.

### Episode 44

When discussing the schools affiliated with the Union, Eugene mentions that Forrest became the new head after Myles' excommunication. He mentions that unlike how Myles was simple and aggressive, Forrest is more cunning and sly. Eugene mentions that Myles doesn't keep anyone who's fighting prowess hasn't been proven by his side, meaning that Forrest is a proven fighter, and says that compared to Myles, Forrest is less hardcore and gives more leeway than Myles. Eugene says that there are even rumors that Forrest had planned Myles' excommunication himself.

## Fight Record

* Manwol [Team Play]: **WIN**
* Donald Na (Yeo-Il): **LOSE**
* Forrest Lee (Hyeongshin): **WIN**
* Mok-Ha Duo [Team Play with Manwol]: **LOSE**
* Wolf Keum: **UNDETERMINED**
* Donald Na [Team Play with Manwol]: **LOSE**

## Abilities

### Physical

Myles was considered the strongest student of Hyeongshin High and the fourth strongest delinquent in all of Yeongdeungpo. He was easily able to overpower Forrest Lee. It should be also noted that Donald regarded Myles as one of the few people to be able to take down Wolf Keum in a fight.

### Mental

Based on anecdotal evidence from Forrest, Donald, and Eugene, Myles seems to be very action oriented and is quite irrational when it comes to decision making, which contributed to his excommunication. Forrest even badmouths Myles during his fight with Alex, saying that there is nothing in Myles's head.

## Notes and Trivia

* Myles Joo is seen in Episode 98 with Donald Na, meaning that his excommunication was fairly recent (up to a year ago).
* Myles face was not fully seen until Episode 129.
* Myles used to be Donald's second-in-command until the latter recruited Kingsley, resulting in Myles being demoted to third-in-command. This provoked Myles into betraying Donald.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 40
2. ↑  Chapter 130
3. ↑ Chapter 39
4. ↑ Chapter 39
5. ↑ Chapter 57