Wu Jun

**Wu Jun** is an important character from the **Record of Tavern** verse. He is a powerful martial artist whose primary goal in life is to take the life of every drinker of alcohol in the realms. He joined the Tavern after dying.

He takes part in the Tournament between Aegis and Pagun as a fighter for Pagun, fighting Ba Xian in the 5th round of the tournament.

## Appearance

Wu Jun is a tall and broad man who stands 210 centimeters tall and weighs 150 kilograms. He is immensely fit and muscular. Wu Jun is bald, and has black eyes that glow green when he is using his soul abilities. His entire body is covered in various scars from a lifetime of fighting. Wu Jun's has a massive red tattoo on his back of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals in a circle. This tattoo will glow when Wu Jun uses the power of the zodiacs. Wu Jun typically wears a plain red gi with a white trim and a black belt around his waist, as well as sandals on his feet. He also often wears a large conical straw hat that obscures his eyes and the upper half of his face.

## Personality

Wu Jun's most notable personality trait is his hatred towards alcohol and all those who drink it. His hatred of alcohol and its consumers is so strong that he will brutally kill nearly all individuals who drink on sight. Due to this, Wu Jun generally comes across as heartless and despicable man. He is somewhat insane, as indicated by his erratic behavior, disregard for life, and murderous tendencies, and has no qualms about killing or violence. Wu Jun is fairly casual and friendly with his comrades, but quite serious around his enemies. He is also very crass, cursing often. Wu Jun is also immensely driven, willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, including unsavory or underhanded measures. He is very committed to martial arts, taking his training very seriously, and has a great deal of pride in his strength and abilities.

Despite his callous and murderous demeanor, Wu Jun is not an entirely bad person. His primary reason for killing those who drink is a genuine wish to make the world a better place. He joined Pagun's team because he honestly wants to make a better world, one in which alcohol does not exist, and believes that the current world is irredeemable. Wu Jun cares for his comrades and friends, and will fight for them when he feels that they are threatened or being insulted.

## Background

Wu Jun grew up in Singapore in the early 1900s. He was incredibly strong, and when he learned martial arts, he began to use his skills to defend himself and make money. Eventually, he began to fight in underground cage matches. When Singapore was invaded and occupied by the Japanese during World War 2, his family was torn apart. Wu Jun became much crueler, swearing revenge on the invading army. When the Japanese left, he returned to underground fights, but became far crueler and more dangerous. After a dispute with his alcoholic father, Wu Jun fled his home.

Wu Jun ended up in a monastery, where his life steadied for some time. However, following an event that was meant to secure his enlightenment, Wu Jun went fully insane. He gained the ability to steal the souls of others, and began to rampage across Asia, murdering everyone he saw who consumed alcohol. He eventually went to America, where his rampage continued. However, he eventually ran out of the will to keep going, and allowed himself to be captured. After remaining in prison for a long time, Wu Jun somehow managed to destroy the entire prison in a massive explosion, killing him and sending him to Heaven, where he went to the Tavern.

## Powers and abilities

* **Physical abilities:** Wu Jun is incredibly physically adept, and he only becomes stronger after he absorbs more souls.
	+ **Strength:** Wu Jun has incredible strength, and is arguably the most physically powerful fighter in the tournament. He is known to be able to destroy mountains with a single punch.
	+ **Speed:** Wu Jun is incredibly fast, capable of running faster than the eye can see and striking with obscene speed.
	+ **Reflexes:** Wu Jun has incredible reflexes, and can react to incalculably fast attacks.
	+ **Dexterity:** Wu Jun has immense control of his body, and can strike with extreme accuracy.
	+ **Durability:** Wu Jun has an extremely sturdy body, capable of surviving countless fatal blows from his opponent. Guns, bombs, and nearly any other ordinary human weapon cannot hope to harm him. He is even rumored to be able to survive a direct impact from a nuclear bomb.
* **Martial arts mastery:** Wu Jun is a martial arts master, with thorough knowledge of almost every known fighting style. He can take nearly any fighting style and seamlessly incorporate it into his own.
* **Weapon mastery:** Wu Jun is a master with effectively every weapon in existence, and can wield them to deadly effect. This skill is also augmented by the souls he has absorbed.
* **Intelligence:** While Wu Jun is not an overly intellectual fighter, he is crafty individual, capable of making traps to defeat his foes indirectly and coming up with plans in high-intensity situations. His intelligence is also augmented by the souls he's absorbed.

* **Power of the Zodiacs:** After absorbing the twelve zodiacs, Wu Jun gained the ability to call upon their strength, increasing physical attributes that are related to that animal. He also has a set of special attacks based on each of the twelve zodiac animals:
	+ **"Rat's Bite:"** A powerful grab with a single hand that tears off some of the opponent's flesh.
	+ **"Ox's Horns:"** A full force punch with both arms at once.
	+ **"Tiger's Claws:"** A tiger fist performed at an opponent from above.
	+ **"Rabbit's Foot:"** A midair kick from above.
	+ **"Dragon's Tail:"** A massive spinning kick.
	+ **"Snake's Coils:"** A full-body grappling technique designed to break bones and strangle an opponent.
	+ **"Horse's Hooves:"** A powerful back kick.
	+ **"Goat's Horns:"** A powerful uppercut.
	+ **"Monkey's Dance:"** A defensive technique preformed with all four limbs at once.
	+ **"Rooster's Talons:"** A series of aerial attacks performed from above.
	+ **"Dog's Paw:"** A powerful punch from a single hand.
	+ **"Pig's Head:"** A full-force shoulder tackle.
	+ **"Constellation of the Twelve Zodiacs: Execution:"** ???

* **Soul absorption and manipulation:** Thanks to his complete mastery over chi, Wu Jun can absorb the souls of others. If his targets are weak, he can simply absorb their souls by touching them, if they are strong, he needs to defeat or even kill them first. Having more souls within his body grants Wu Jun greater physical abilities and a great deal of abilities:
	+ **Pseudo-immortality:** Wu Jun does not age as long as he has sufficient souls within his body.
	+ **Regeneration:** Wu Jun can use souls within his body to heal wounds at an accelerated rate, at the cost of using those souls permanently.
	+ **Knowledge gain:** Wu Jun can gain some of the knowledge and skills of those whose souls he has absorbed.
* **Spirit forms and weapons:** By absorbing the souls of magic users or mystical beings, Wu Jun gained the ability to wield some of their powers in the form of weapons or unique forms.

## Relationships

* **Pagun:** Wu Jun has no strong feelings towards Pagun, tolerating his presence and agreeing with his goal, as well as being generally friendly with him.
* **Aegis:** Wu Jun does not feel very strongly about Aegis, but largely considers him to be a complete and utter buffoon.
* **Ba Xian:** Wu Jun holds an immense hatred for Ba Xian, despising them and everything they stand for.
* **Utopia:** Wu Jun considers Utopia an incredibly close friend, despite the fact that they are on opposite teams in the tournament. The two got along very well when they were alive, committing crimes and acts of terrorism together, and will only ever fight casually, as they would never actually harm each other. When someone insults Utopia, Wu Jun will attack them.

## Trivia

* Wu Jun is proficient in every physical activity, but excels the most in basketball, having once absorbed the souls of all NBA players in the league.
* Wu Jun enjoys making clothes in his spare time. This includes all of the clothes that he wears.
* Wu Jun has taken place in the Tour de France and became the champion
* Wu Jun's favorite story is Journey to the West.
* Wu Jun likes to troll streamers on Twitch and YouTube
* Wu Jun goes to karaoke every Sunday with his favorite song to sing being Wo Wen Tian (我問天) and Kung Fu Fighting.
* Wu Jun's original concept was an alcoholic who recovered his life after going to a monastery and learning martial arts. This was deemed too boring, and he was rewritten to be a maniac who killed all of those who drank. He was later given the abilities of the zodiacs, his soul powers, and finally his spirit abilities.
* Wu Jun's round was rewritten, and the result was changed

## Image Gallery

Wu Jun's design, by ViliWu Jun uncoloredA drawing of Wu JunA humorous sketch of Wu Jun, Ascanium, and Utopia by GogurtA drawing of Wu Jun by journal\_13
## See also

* Ba Xian
* Round 5