Alexandre Choi-Moon

Alexandre Moon appears to be a complex character who has experienced significant trauma and struggles with feelings of rejection and abandonment. He has been involved in drug dealing and gang violence, but he is also capable of vulnerability and a desire for a better life. He is willing to confront his past and seek out support, which shows resilience and a willingness to change.

## Etymology and Associations

* **Alexandre** is a variant of the name Alexander, which is derived from the Greek name Alexandros. The name is composed of two parts: "alexo" meaning "to defend" or "to help" and "aner" meaning "man". Therefore, the name Alexandre has the meaning "defender" or "helper of mankind".
* **Heck-gu** is meaning "Black dog" for masculine Korean name that commonly for color black.

## History

**Alexandre Heuk-gu Moon** is Galician pronunciation, "Alexandre" would be pronounced as "ah-leh-SHAHN-dreh".

**Alexandre Heuk-gu Moon** was born on November 21st, 2000, in Québec, Canada, to Cho Wong, his Chinese-Nomadic-Tibetan father, and his Zainichi-Korean mother, Soon-ja Moon. In 1996, they moved to New York and faked their deaths with the help of Cho's assistant Ein, to escape from a gang that wanted to kill Cho. Two years later, they moved to a low-income area in Québec to avoid deportation, and eventually settled in Koreatown where Alexandre was born.

Despite growing up in a violent, poverty-stricken area, Alexandre's parents, Cho and Soon-ja, raised him as a Christian and took him to church. Cho was a missionary, and they often found time to take Alexandre to the zoo and to their own restaurant in the nearby streets of Québec. Despite their financial struggles, Alexandre had a happy childhood, thanks to the love and support of his parents. Alexandre dreamed of becoming an astronaut when he grew up, and he would dress up as an astronaut every Halloween. He even drew pictures of himself on the moon during Job Day at his primary school in 2006. In 2008, Alexandre won a science fair for creating a big clay moon with his father, Cho. Despite the challenges he faced growing up, Alexandre trusted his parents and had a positive outlook on life.

### Cho's Disappearances

In 2008, Cho promised Soon-ja, his girlfriend, that he would return soon with more money so they could get married and leave their unhealthy environment. However, their restaurant was shut down due to low income, and Cho never returned. Three years later, Soon-ja began experiencing schizophrenic episodes and blamed Alexandre for their financial struggles. This was difficult for Alexandre, as Soon-ja never wanted children in the first place.

Soon-ja rejected God and morals and turned to legal prostitution and drug addiction, which had a lasting impact on Alexandre's childhood. Despite the challenges he faced, Alexandre remained resilient and continued to trust and love his mother, even though she often showed hatred towards him and Cho. She believed that God had brought Alexandre into her life as a burden until she died, and she wanted him to suffer just as she suffered. Despite his mother's negativity, Alexandre found it in his heart to forgive his father for abandoning them and remained optimistic about the future.

### Emotional Abuse

Alexandre was subjected to severe abuse by his mother's male clients, who burned his arms with cigarettes on Soon-ja's orders. One night, a particularly cruel military man who had been shortchanged by Soon-ja brutally raped the 11-year-old boy, causing him immense trauma and pain. After the assault, the man took Soon-ja's money and left. When Soon-ja discovered Alexandre's unconscious body with injuries and blood from the rape, she was herself badly injured but did not learn of the assault. Alexandre was haunted by the rape and his mother's abuse. The abuse and trauma were so severe that Alexandre often sought refuge at a neighbor's home for safety. Despite his mother's neglect and abuse, Alexandre had the opportunity to attend a Christmas school trip to Toronto, Canada in 2011. Most students brought their parents, but Alexandre had to go alone. Despite feeling out of place and unfamiliar with his surroundings, he relied on himself and even asked his teacher, Mrs. Clark, for money to buy food during the trip. Nonetheless, he managed to smile at the camera to avoid the traumatic experience in the Christmas picture.

### Gang Life

Alexandre's troubled upbringing, marred by his mother's clients' abuse and her neglect, made him vulnerable to the gang lifestyle. Though he had never been involved in gang activities before, his appearance and behavior at the Christian school he attended aroused suspicion in his teacher, Mr. Keller, and other kids, who were intimidated by his gang-related reputation. One day, when Alexandre was experiencing financial difficulties, he turned to his friend Sue-Lee for help. He saw her stealing money from locals and selling drugs in the neighborhood and, despite not participating in any gang activities, agreed to accompany her to make some money. As time passed, Alexandre confided in Sue-Lee's gang boss, Wonk, that he had been working as a drug dealer in secret for months, selling drugs in the ghettos of his neighborhood. Despite his reluctance to join the gang, Wonk hired Alexandre as he needed more workers for his company, besides Ryan Suzuki and Robert Goodie. Alexandre began working out of a trailer owned by Wonk's younger brother, Kim, who was a meth manufacturer. It was later revealed that Wonk and Kim were ex-Triad members, and Wonk had millions stashed away in a secret case. Alexandre had no choice but to work as a drug dealer due to his unemployment and low-income issues.

Alexandre worked in secrecy with Wonk, operating as a drug dealer alongside three other young individuals: Sue Lee, Ryan, and Robert. Wonk acted as a parental figure to Alexandre and the others, but he often treated them cruelly, particularly Alexandre. Wonk would physically assault Alexandre for arriving late to drug operations, putting him in harm's way by involving him in violent altercations between Asian and non-Asian gangs who traded drugs. These experiences left Alexandre feeling anxious and disapproving of violence. On two separate occasions, Wonk attempted to abandon Alexandre during their drug trades. During one of their missions, Alexandre and Ryan stumbled upon a firearm in a deceased gang member's apartment. Aware that Ryan's parents frequently searched his room, he asked Alexandre to hide the weapon at his house. Despite the risk, Alexandre agreed to conceal the gun at his residence.

### Killing of Mr. Keller

During gym class, Alexandre and a fellow student got into a physical altercation, leading to Alexandre being sent to a two-hour detention by Mr. Keller. However, during the detention, Mr. Keller revealed a twisted, sick nature and attempted to sexually assault Alexandre by ripping off his jacket and going for his pants. Mr. Keller believed that God wanted punishment for Alexandre being a gangster and that he needed forgiveness.

The traumatic experiences of being raped as an 11-year-old by a military male client came flooding back to Alexandre. In a moment of self-defense, Alexandre punched Mr. Keller and fled the office by jumping out of the window. He grabbed his bag from his locker and ran away from Mr. Keller, eventually finding himself in the woods. As Alexandre was being restrained by Mr. Keller, he looked through his bag and found the gun that he had hidden for Ryan a week prior. In a moment of desperation, Alexandre fatally shot Mr. Keller in the chest. The sound of the gunshot caused the school to go into lockdown, and Alexandre fled to the woods near his Christian school.

Upon returning home, his mother found him in a state of terror and refused to acknowledge what had happened. The news of the mysterious murder of Mr. Keller faded from the headlines, and the case was closed, but the experience shattered Alexandre's self-esteem, robbed him of his childhood innocence, caused immense emotional trauma, and eroded his trust in God. Unable to cope with his trauma, Alexandre turned to a more violent lifestyle, believing that he was not accepted unless he became a killer like himself.

### Naming "Alexy"

In the "Square" a flashback, 15-years-old Alexandre tells Sanja about his gun "Alexy" and how he got it. While his mother was away on a trip, Alexandre was beaten by a gang and used the gun to injure one of the members, triggering traumatic flashbacks of killing Mr. Keller in self-defense. Sue Lee took him in and they bonded over their traumas. She found a gun, a Daewoo Precision Industries K5, that she had obtained from a Korean drug dealer who was murdered in a gang fight, and gave it to Alexandre. He named it "Alexy" and used it for protection by shooting at abandoned buildings to overcome his fear. Alexandre returned home when his mother came back and became a gunman for drug trades with Wonk's company.

### Meeting Peter At the Mall

At 16, Alexandre became increasingly rude and violent, earning respect from his drug dealer boss. His mother, a prostitute, asked for money, but Alexandre refused, causing an argument. He later got into a physical altercation with a drug trading partner and attempted revenge with a loaded gun, but was accidentally hit by a frightened 12-year-old boy, named Peter. He then fought off a group of skinheads and encountered the boy again, eventually following him to an underground mall where he met a group of homeless people, including a science teacher with mental disorders and a young girl taking care of him like a child. Despite his initial disdain, Alexandre decided to stay and learn more about the people living there.

Alexandre visited Peter's cluttered room in the underground mall in search of Travis but rejected the offer to stay. While wandering around the mall, he met several homeless people, including a science teacher with mental disorders, a Russian couple who lost their daughter, and a young mother interested in his gangster appearance. Alexandre helped Jessica make a bed for her son, declined to smoke around the child, and shared his own experience of being raped as a child. Alexandre also helped Nailmen, a science teacher, who had mental disorders and attempted suicide by drowning after blaming himself for his wife's death.

Nailmen was taken away by Mia for treatment, leaving Alexandre worried about informing Wonk of the situation. Travis appeared and started a gunfight, causing chaos in the mall. Alexandre and Peter took cover in a clothing store with Alya. Alexandre fought Travis and retrieved his money but spared his life, leaving him lying on the ground. Nailmen was rushed to the ambulance while Alexandre and Peter received medical attention. Alexandre lied to Wonk about the drug money being gone and gave half of it to Peter. The episode ended with Alexandre meeting his ex-girlfriend Alya and having sex on a desk.

### Wonk's Company Raided

In episode "Sentenced" by flashback, Alexandre worked in a meth lab with Kim at Wonk's place. One day, Kim asked Alexandre to get beer for him and gave him money for it. While on the way to the gas station to get the beer, a gang member followed Alexandre and attempted to shoot him in an alleyway. Alexandre managed to defend himself by shooting at the gang member. Sue Lee helped Alexandre escape from the gang by pushing boxes to block their path. The gang searched for Alexandre, but he managed to reunite with Sue Lee.

Despite the danger, Alexandre continued working with Kim until tragedy struck. Alexandre returned to Wonk's company and asked Kim for more money. Kim agreed to give him $400 Canadian dollars. However, a gang raided Wonk's place, resulting in Kim's death and Alexandre being knocked unconscious but unharmed. Sue Lee and Ryan found Alexandre and took care of him, asking about his bruises. Alexandre shared everything that had happened. When Wonk returned to his company, he found his brother's dead body and accused Alexandre of being responsible for it. Sue Lee stood up for Alexandre and held Wonk accountable for putting him in danger. Ryan tried to stop Sue Lee, fearing that Wonk would fire them. Wonk expelled Alexandre, Ryan, and Sue Lee from his business and warned them not to come back.

### Living with Sue-Lee and Ryan's Place

17-years-old Alexandre went on a forest trip with his friend Mack where they were attacked by a bear dog. They defended themselves and kissed, which was seen by Alexandre's mother, Soon-ja. Alexandre called Mack to apologize for the awkward situation with his mother, and Mack encouraged him to be honest with her about their relationship. Alexandre came out to his mother, but the conversation turned sour when Soon-ja became triggered by her own trauma and accused Alexandre of being gay because of a past traumatic experience. Feeling hurt and angry, Alexandre tried to calm Soon-ja down and explain that his sexual orientation had nothing to do with his traumatic experience. Soon-ja left the house, leaving Alexandre alone for a few days. His house was robbed during this time, and he called Sue-Lee for help. She offered him a safe place to stay with her and her family. Alexandre played with Sue-Lee's son Ryan-Lee and felt a sense of comfort and support from his loved ones. They went to the playground and a fast-food restaurant, where they learned about the "Joy Faces" group who had kidnapped and brainwashed 35 teens. While waiting outside the restaurant, Alexandre was approached by Emica Forsyth, who offered him her leftover onigiris, thinking he was homeless. Alexandre clarified that he was not homeless and disliked homelessness.

Alexandre meets Emica who asks about his yellow hair streaks. He responds rudely and mentions his past as a punk kid, but clarifies that he isn't offended by her. A week later, Alexandre babysits Sue-Lee's son and runs into Peter, a homeless kid he helped in the past who has now been adopted. They catch up briefly before Peter walks away with his new family. Alexandre returns to find Sue-Lee and Ryan upset about Ryan's parents' rejection. They take a leisurely stroll along the beach, where they share stories and play with baby Ryan-Lee. Alexandre receives an invitation from Mack to stay with him in Ottawa, which he accepts. Sue-Lee and Ryan give him a sweet goodbye, including a big group hug that ends in laughter, before he leaves for Mack's apartment.

Alexandre meets Emica again at the bus stop, and they joke around before Emica heads to the airport to meet her family. One night, Alexandre's bag is stolen, and he is almost gang-raped by three men. His mother, Soon-ja, arrives just in time to save him, but their relationship remains strained due to her intolerance towards his sexuality and selfish tendencies. As they walk home, they see a woman heading towards Ottawa on a bus. The episode ends with the screen fading to black.

### Meeting Emica Forsyth in second time in 2019

In this episode, we are introduced to Alexandre Kyung Moon, a 19-year-old who works at a low-income pizza place with his mother. Despite his difficult circumstances, Alexandre saves up to pay for driving lessons, hoping to leave Quebec. During his driver's exam, he meets Emica Forsyth, who becomes his driving instructor and confidante. They bond over various topics, including their shared dislike of Nutty Peanut butter.

During their journey, Alexandre intervenes in a violent altercation and scares off a man who assumes he has gang connections. Emica shares that she too had been involved in gang life due to her husband's involvement. As they get caught in a heavy rainstorm and crash into a cornfield, Alexandre opens up about his involvement with gangs and his tattoos.

Despite their difficult pasts, Alexandre and Emica bond over their dreams for the future and their shared love of music. They eventually make it safely to Quebec, where Emica is impressed with Alexandre's driving skills during their next lesson. The episode ends with Alexandre meeting Emica as his new driving instructor for two months, feeling proud of her progress.

### Neareast War (2020 - 2023) and Surivior Gulit in 2021

Alexandre, at the age of 21, enlisted in the Korean Army to fulfill his duty and make his mother proud, despite her past as a prostitute that she would often taunt him about. Alongside him, Sue Lee and Ryan also joined and fought for their country.

During a mission to fend off bandits, Alexandre was reunited with his long-time friend, Robert. Robert had tattoos on his leg that symbolized their friendship. Unfortunately, both Ryan and Robert were injured in the mission, and Sue-Lee took care of them.

The trio witnessed a man abusing his wife and daughters. Sue-Lee intervened, but the villagers tried to fight her. Alexandre used his technique to knock out the attacker to save Sue-Lee. On another occasion, Alexandre, Ryan, and Robert fought off soldiers who taunted them in the cafeteria.

Alexandre and Robert were sent to a desert base to investigate. During an attack on the base, Alexandre ordered Robert to hide with him while Robert wanted to call for backup and fight off the attackers. The base collapsed in explosions, and Alexandre and Robert were buried alive. Alexandre survived but Robert did not. Alexandre's leg was amputated due to injuries sustained in the collapse. He struggled with survivor's guilt, but found strength in his hunting experience and used it to mentor new soldiers while honoring Robert's memory.

### Confronting Dark Past and Meeting Daiki Seiji in 2022

Alexandre, on his 22nd birthday, had a difficult conversation with his mother about a traumatic experience he had at the age of 13. He revealed that he had been almost sexually assaulted by Mr. Keller, whom he had killed in self-defense. However, his mother's reaction was unexpected and disturbing. She revealed that Mr. Keller was one of her clients and became triggered by her own trauma. She accused Alexandre of being jealous of her sexual desires and called him "worthless." She even beat him with a belt, leaving him emotionally shattered.

As a result, Alexandre ran away and spent a week sleeping in his car. However, he found solace in a Catholic church in Chinatown, where he met preacher Daiki Seiji and his wife Lisa Ping. They offered him food and comfort, and after some hesitation, Alexandre opened up to Daiki about his past. This included his involvement in drug dealing, gang violence, and military experiences.

With the guidance of Daiki and Lisa Ping, Alexandre found hope for a better future. He joined them in distributing food to the homeless and even reunited with Emica Forsyth, who had shown him kindness in the past. Although he tried to reconcile with his mother, she continued to reject him. Nevertheless, Alexandre felt happy and supported by those who cared for him.

### Arrest of Soon-ja Moon and Moved to British Columbia

While Alexandre was working as a at pizza place, upon returning home, the police arrived at his home to arrest his mother, Soon-ja, who was charged with mass extortion. Despite being abused by his mother, Alexandre was forced to stay alone at home. Emica Forsyth saw Alexandre at his apartment and felt bad for him when he explained that his mother had been arrested and there was a court hearing in May. Emica asked if he felt sad being alone, but Alexandre responded that he was used to it and was waiting for his mother to return. Emica left his home, but in reality, Alexandre never went to court to see his mother because of the abuse he had suffered.

However, Alexandre's anger towards Emica led him to attempt suicide by driving his car at high speeds. When Emica tried to stop him, he drove away. He even sent messages to Emica's phone, expressing his hatred for her and asking her to leave his life alone. But after a few days, Alexandre finally responded to Emica's calls and agreed to meet her at the park.

At the park, Emica apologized to Alexandre for any pain or hurt she may have caused him due to his mother's sentence. She felt a maternal love towards Alexandre and didn't want him to suffer any more pain. Emica saw him as more than just a friend or student, but as a son. She broke down crying on Alexandre and shared with him that she had met a broken kid with black hair and eyes years ago, and now saw an empty man living in darkness with a sick woman who was taking his life away.

Alexandre responded to Emica's words with forgiveness and hugged her. He also found a sense of forgiveness for himself.

The next morning, Alexandre decided to move to British Columbia with Emica, who had decided to adopt him. He packed all his belongings from his old home and quit his job as a drug dealer. He even changed his hairstyle to a ponytail. Emica waited outside in the trunk as Alexandre drove away. As they were leaving, Ryan ran towards them and said that he would meet Alexandre again. Alexandre replied that he had Sue-Lee and Ryan's phone number. Ryan smiled as the truck drove away on the road.