History Characters / ThePenthouseWarInLife

* YesMan: It's basically in his job description. There isn't anything that Seojin asks that he is [[BlindObedience unable or unwilling to do.]]

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* SelfMadeMan: Although, this is not obvious straight away [[spoiler: as he stole the identity of a Korean-Japanese heir after killing his parents, and therefore as far as everyone around him is concerned, he was born into wealth like they were.]]

* SpoiledSweet: She is one of several characters born into immense wealth, but is respectful and kind to everyone she interacts with and regularly uses her wealth for kindness. [[spoiler: However, she does use her money to manipulate for her own gain, which she is aware of; sometimes her displays of generosity are rooted in guilt, such as compensating the Hera Palace residents after the explosion, which was in reaction to her pursuing Dantae for revenge.]]

* BadBoss: He is, at the very least, unpleasant to everyone who works for him. He's particularly abusive to Mr. Cho, his Secretary/henchman, [[KickTheDog regularly beating him up when he fails to deliver.]] [[spoiler: He eventually kills Mr. Cho as he calls the police to report the bomb plot on Hera Palace.]]

* BadBoss: Dantae is, at the very least, unpleasant to everyone who works for him. He's particularly abusive to Mr. Cho, his Secretary/henchman, [[KickTheDog regularly beating him up when he fails to deliver.]] [[spoiler: He eventually kills Mr. Cho as he calls the police to report the bomb plot on Hera Palace.]]

** UnholyMatrimony: [[spoiler: Subverted. While both powerful antagonists in their own right, she is under duress when she marries Dantae in season 2, as she is being blackmailed into marrying him to avoid the truth about her father's death getting out.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: In season 3, it's revealed that he lived in abject poverty as a child, and his mother and sister were killed in a tragic incident involving a Simwoon Construction bulldozer ploughing into their shack while they were still inside.]]

* ToughLove: Her main parenting style with Eunbyeol throughout season 1. Inevitably, [[TooHardOnHim it turns out she was too hard on her]], [[spoiler: as Eunbyeol attempts suicide, terrifying her into drastically changing how she deals with her daughter from then on.]]

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: The memory of her loss is clearly painful to him. [[spoiler: In season 3 it turns out Dantae has been acquiring wealth and power throughout the years in order to finally buy back the land they'd been squatting on the night she was killed, and to avenge her death by destroying Suryeon, as the bulldozer that had killed her belonged to her father's company.]]

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He suffers from hemophilia after his mother's death, and no matter how much he turns into a power-hungry businessman, his mother's love is forever.

* WhatHaveIDone?: [[spoiler:He thought he had killed his foe Shim Su Ryeon in season 1, but in season 2, he actually killed not foe Shim Su Ryeon, but his beloved childhood friend, Na Aye Gyo, when he found out at the police station that he was truly heartbroken and desperate.]]

* TattooAsCharacterType: She has a black butterfly tattoo on her back.

* [[spoiler:[[Main/BigLittleBrother Big Little Sister]]: Yoonchul's younger daughter and noticeably taller than her older half-sister Rona.]]

* [[Main/TheMentallyDisturbed The Mentally Disturbed]]: Eunbyeol regularly has psychotic breakdowns and episodes.

[[folder:Dante Joo]]

* MyGod,WhatHaveIDone?: [[spoiler:He thought he had killed his foe Shim Su Ryeon in season 1, but in season 2, he actually killed not foe Shim Su Ryeon, but his beloved childhood friend, Na Aye Gyo, when he found out at the police station that he was truly heartbroken and desperate.]]

* FreudianExcuse: Subverted. He suffered from poverty as a child and has a past in which his mother and sister were unfairly murdered and exploited by the real Joo Dan Tae's father. But his past doesn't really justify him as he becomes chairman of JKING Holdings and turns into an increasingly sadistic, power-hungry businessman who still loves his mother and sister but more heinous than the real Joo Dan Tae's father. .

* FreudianExcuse: Subverted.

* Freudian Excuse: Subverted.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Oh boy, where do we begin?