Mistborn (K-Drama)

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**Mistborn** (*Hangul: 미스트본: 최후의 제국 miseuteubon: chwihue jeguk; Mistborn: The Final Empire*) is a 2023 South Korean epic fantasy action drama starring Magnolia Bak and Im Gyumin. It is an adaptation of the first book in the trilogy of the same name written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It was directed by Kim Won-seok and written by Hong Jung-eun and Mi-ran in conjunction with Sanderson. It was released as a Netflix exclusive on May 28, 2023.

## Plot

Within Luthadel, the Final Empire’s largest city and dwelling place of the Lord Ruler, thieving crews run rampant. Child of a nobleman and a skaa woman, Vin is a part of one such thieving crew. After using some of her so-called “Luck” on a nobleman to try and scam him, Vin is noticed by Misborn and the Survivor of Hathsin, Kelsier, and is recruited into Kelsier’s crew of Allomancers: people who gain powers by ingesting certain metals. Vin soon finds out that she herself is not only an Allomancer, but Mistborn—someone who can use all eight metals instead of just one—and her “Luck” was actually Allomancy.

At the request of a skaa, Kelsier plans to rebel and overthrow the Lord Ruler and end his tyranny against the skaa people of the Final Empire, and is the reason why he brought this crew together. Despite his incredibly ambitious plan, the crew agree to it with some apprehension. Vin must learn to use her Allomantic powers to the best of her ability, trained by Kelsier, while playing the role of Valette Renoux to spy on the nobility.

Throughout the story, Vin learns to trust people—something she never could do in the thieving crews—and accepts the mists, feared by her and the skaa, as her own place.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Magnolia Bak as Vin

Vin is the main protagonist. A young sixteen year old half-skaa girl previously a member of Camon’s thieving crew, she is noticed and recruited by Kelsier. She soon learns that she is, like Kelsier, Mistborn. During the plan to overthrow the Lord Ruler, Vin plays the role of distant niece to Lord Renoux—who is also being impersonated—Valette Renoux in order to spy on the nobility. In the mists, however, she spars and trains with Kelsier, learning the ropes, before going out into the mists on her own. She is a paranoid and jumpy girl, finding it hard to trust anyone and everyone due to her childhood spent around people she could not trust.

* Im Gyumin as Kelsier

Kelsier is the secondary protagonist of the drama. After a failed infiltration of the Lord Ruler’s palace, he is sent to the Pits of Hathsin as punishment, but after the murder of his wife, he Snaps, becoming the first person to survive the escape from the Pits. Dubbed as the Survivor of Hathsin, he plans to make life for the skaa better by overthrowing the Lord Ruler. Kelsier is sarcastic and ambitious, always having a smile on his face and is so upbeat and jovial to spite the Lord Ruler.

* Cha Seung-won as Dockson

Dockson is a supporting character. One of Kelsier's closest friends and member of his crew. Although not an Allomancer, he is just as important to the crew for his managing.

* Kang Hajoon as Hammond "Ham"

Ham is another supporting character. He is a Thug or Pewterarm, using the alloy pewter to strengthen himself. He often gets into philosophical discussions with the other members of the crew, especially Breeze.

* Ahn Yerim as Ladrian "Breeze"

Breeze is a supporting character and another member of Kelsier's crew. She can burn brass, making her a Soother. An older and somewhat egotistic woman, she likes her wine just as much as she likes herself.

Breeze is the one of the only notable characters that has a major difference in the drama from the source, as Breeze is male in the book.

* Ma Dong-seok as Cladent "Clubs"

Clubs is a supporting character and a member of Kelsier's crew. Being a Smoker, he can burn copper, hiding the Allomantic powers of those nearby with help from his apprentices who can also burn copper. He is a quiet and stern older man.

* Angela Voon as Lestibournes

Lestibournes is a supporting character. One of Clubs' apprentices, she comes from the east and is a Tineye. She has a strange accent and dialect.

Similar to Breeze, Lestibournes's gender is changed from male in the book to female in the drama. Despite the source divergence, Lestibournes is still written to have a crush on Vin in the series. She is also only called as Lestibournes in the series as the original nickname in the source for the character is a derogatory term.

* Lim Sangwon as the Lord Ruler

The Lord Ruler is the main antagonist of the series. Having lived for thousands of years and keeping the Deepness away, he is dubbed "God". No one quite knows who he is or where he came from, but everyone knows he is powerful and not to be defied.

* Kim Kang-woo as Marsh

Marsh is a supporting character. Kelsier's brother and a Seeker, he joins the crew in hopes of seeing the Final Empire fall.

* Sulaiman bin Sukarno as Sazed

Sazed is a supporting character. A Terrisman from the Northern Dominance, he has the powers of Feruchemy and is a Keeper. He specializes in religion, storing his knowledge within jewelry known as copperminds.

* Uchida Yamato as Elend Venture

Elend Venture is the son of nobleman Straff Venture. He is the heir to the Venture House, much to the dismay of him and his father. He is disinterested in noble affairs, only wanting to read and see the woman he knows as Valette Renoux.

Character descriptions paraphrased from this wiki page.

### Notable Cameos

* Numerous EXP Entertainment artists and actors (Hee-mun, Mi-cha, Ji-u, Mae, Hyesoo, Soomin, Tsuya) as background extras throughout the series.
* Another notable extra is Bae Jinha.
* Joo Ju-yi as Shan Elariel
* Han Hye-rin as Mare