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* AlasPoorVillain: He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic, but in his final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death. Deciding to end his own life, his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his FamilyOfChoice implicitly rejecting him (as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one), and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]] \\
The characters that had spent the whole arc baying for his blood try to stop him, but are seconds too late.
** Apart from his friends mourning him [[spoiler: and Eli Jang's decision to return to Hostel.]] several other characters are affected by his passing.
** [[BloodKnight Gun]] pays his respects and carries out his last wishes despite the large financial cost to himself, especially since money is one of his prime motivators.
** Other gang members start to see their hard-fighting lifestyle as destructive and resolve to not let themselves wind up like [[spoiler: Olly Wang.]] (including series hot head Zach who had only ever held back his temper for the sake of Mira or his boxing training)
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* CompleteMonster: The Cult Leader is a [[SinisterMinister priest]] who drugged hundreds of people, leading them to [[DrivenToMadness go insane]] and go missing, including [[WouldHurtAChild children]] who became insane even after his arrest. He also [[HeKnowsTooMuch kills a reporter]] by crucifying him, and attempts to murder Johan the same way before trying to rape the child Mira.
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* AlasPoorVillain: He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic, but in his final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death. Deciding to end his own life, his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his FamilyOfChoice implicitly rejecting him (as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one), and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]] \\
The characters that had spent the whole arc baying for his blood try to stop him, but are seconds too late.
** Apart from his friends mourning him [[spoiler: and Eli Jang's decision to return to Hostel.]] several other characters are affected by his passing.
** [[BloodKnight Gun]] pays his respects and carries out his last wishes despite the large financial cost to himself, especially since money is one of his prime motivators.
** Other gang members start to see their hard-fighting lifestyle as destructive and resolve to not let themselves wind up like [[spoiler: Olly Wang.]] (including series hot head Zach who had only ever held back his temper for the sake of Mira or his boxing training)
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* AlasPoorVillain He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic, but in his final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death. Deciding to end his own life, his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his FamilyOfChoice implicitly rejecting him (as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one), and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]] \\

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* AlasPoorVillain AlasPoorVillain: He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic, but in his final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death. Deciding to end his own life, his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his FamilyOfChoice implicitly rejecting him (as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one), and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]] \\

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* TheScrappy: Pretty much any bully (except perhaps the one with the bandana and who was more of a cocky conman than anything else, unlike the [[BodyHorror far]] [[ScarsAreForever more]] [[AxCrazy brutal]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil examples]]) and any of the guys and/or girls who are more interested in someone's looks than anything else.

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Pretty much any bully (except perhaps the one with the bandana and who was more of a cocky conman than anything else, unlike the [[BodyHorror far]] [[ScarsAreForever more]] [[AxCrazy brutal]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil examples]]) and any of the guys and/or girls who are more interested in someone's looks than anything else.
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Some Anvils Need To Be Dropped got cut, going to see if these fit better under An Aesop.


* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The moral lessons are delivered with the subtlety of a MegatonPunch.
** Do not EVER judge a book by its cover.
** Respect your parents, they are willing to go through all kinds of endeavors just for your sake.
** Only your persistent hard work and efforts can help you overcome people's (initial) perception of you.
** No, even if you are discriminated by society because of your ugliness, just screaming around like a SpoiledBrat and never facing the challenges of life head-on by using said past discrimination as an excuse, is NOT an option.

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* AlasPoorVillain He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic,but in their final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death.
Deciding to end his own life, his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his found family implicitly rejecting him, (as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one), and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]].

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* AlasPoorVillain He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic,but lunatic, but in their his final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death.
death. Deciding to end his own life, his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his found family FamilyOfChoice implicitly rejecting him, him (as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one), and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]]. ]] \\



** [[BloodKnight Gun]] pays his respects and carries out his last wishes in spite of it being at a large financial cost to himself, in spite of money being one of his prime motivators.

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** [[BloodKnight Gun]] pays his respects and carries out his last wishes in spite of it being at a despite the large financial cost to himself, in spite of especially since money being is one of his prime motivators.



* FridgeBrilliance: Why did Jae Yeol lose in chapter 49? He let his anger get to him, for Systema to properly work has the practitioner to keep a clear mind and not let their emotions get to them.

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* FridgeBrilliance: Why did Jae Yeol lose in chapter 49? He let his anger get to him, for him. For Systema to properly work work, has the practitioner to keep a clear mind and not let their emotions get to them.

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* AlasPoorVillain He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic,but in their final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death. Deciding to end his own life his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his found family implicitly rejecting him(as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one)and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]]. The characters that had spent the whole arc baying for his blood try to stop him but are seconds too late.

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* AlasPoorVillain He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic,but in their final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death.
Deciding to end his own life life, his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his found family implicitly rejecting him(as him, (as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one)and one), and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]].
The characters that had spent the whole arc baying for his blood try to stop him him, but are seconds too late.

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** Apart from his friends mourning him [[spoiler: and Eli Jang's decision to return to Hostel.]] several other characters are affected by his passing [[BloodKnight Gun]] pays his respects and carries out his last wishes in spite of it being at a large cost to himself, several other characters start to see their hard-fighting lifestyle as destructive and resolve to not let themselves wind up like [[spoiler: Olly Wang.]] (including series hot head Zach who had only ever held back his temper for the sake of Mira or his boxing training)

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** Apart from his friends mourning him [[spoiler: and Eli Jang's decision to return to Hostel.]] several other characters are affected by his passing [[BloodKnight passing.
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Gun]] pays his respects and carries out his last wishes in spite of it being at a large financial cost to himself, several other characters in spite of money being one of his prime motivators.
**Other gang members
start to see their hard-fighting lifestyle as destructive and resolve to not let themselves wind up like [[spoiler: Olly Wang.]] (including series hot head Zach who had only ever held back his temper for the sake of Mira or his boxing training)
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** Apart from his friends mourning him [[spoiler: and Eli Jang's decision to return to Hostel.]] several other characters are affected by his passing [[BloodKnight Gun]] pays his respects and carries out his last wishes in spite of it being at a large cost to himself, several other characters start to see their hard-fighting lifestyle as destructive and resolve to not let themselves wind up like [[spoiler: Olly Wang.]] (including series hot head Zach who had only ever held back his temper for the sake of Mira or his boxing training)
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* AlasPoorVillain He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic,but in their final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death. Deciding to end his own life his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his found family implicitly rejecting him(as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one)and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]]. The characters that had spent the whole arc baying for his blood are too late to save him.

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* AlasPoorVillain He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic,but in their final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death. Deciding to end his own life his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his found family implicitly rejecting him(as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one)and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]]. The characters that had spent the whole arc baying for his blood try to stop him but are seconds too late to save him.late.
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* AlasPoorVillain He had a hand in some major tragic moments and was a complete lunatic,but in their final moments [[spoiler: Olly Wang finally realizes and repents for his guilt at tearing Hostel apart and indirectly causing Heather's death. Deciding to end his own life his mind flashes back to his abusive homelife, his found family implicitly rejecting him(as he had a home to go back to, even if it was a terrible one)and all the damage he had caused with his choices.]]. The characters that had spent the whole arc baying for his blood are too late to save him.

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* DracoInLeatherPants: COMPLETELY AVERTED! Not a single one of the evil characters ever get this treatment.
* EvilIsSexy: Actively {{averted}}, as whenever a beautiful-looking character is doing something villainous (''especially'' [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]) they will either have ''extremely'' distorted [[NightmareFace facial expressions]] while doing it, or they weren't pretty to begin with.
** {{Downplayed}} with the unnamed conman with a bandana who was the ArcVillain in chapters 34-38. He has some menacing facial expressions, but none of them reach the point of UncannyValley, and therefore his looks aren't very hindered, even when he makes an OhCrap face when things go south for him and his gang.



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* TearJerker: So many of these. Needs its own page.

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--->'''Olly:''' (seeing James steal a truck) "I'm in love!"



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** Ji-Ho in the later chapters due to his repeated AesopAmnesia, selfishness and [[NeverMyFault taking zero responsibility]] for all the trouble he's caused.

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** Ji-Ho in the later chapters due to his repeated AesopAmnesia, selfishness and [[NeverMyFault taking zero responsibility]] for all the trouble he's caused. Readers [[TakeThatScrappy rejoiced]] when [[spoiler: he gets thrown into juvenile detention.]]
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* RonTheDeathEater: Some of the female characters get this treatment, especially Daniel's possible love interests and ESPECIALLY Zoe Park/Park Ha Neul.
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%%** In general, the {{Nightmare Face}}s
%%** The Stalker Arc. The titular stalker's creepy behavior and expressions.
%%** The Prison Arc, culminating in Jiho going completely insane while in solitary.
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** Ji-Ho in the later chapters due to his repeated AesopAmnesia and [[NeverMyFault taking zero responsibility]] for all the trouble he's caused.

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** Ji-Ho in the later chapters due to his repeated AesopAmnesia AesopAmnesia, selfishness and [[NeverMyFault taking zero responsibility]] for all the trouble he's caused.
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** Olly Wang's admiration of James Lee and rabid fixation over Eli Jang goes beyond platonic levels.
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** Ji-Ho in the later chapters due to his repeated AesopAmnesia and [[NeverMyFault taking zero responsibility]] for all the trouble he's caused.

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* FanPreferredCouple: [[HoYay Jae Yeol/Jay and Hyung Suk/Daniel]]. The fact that early on most female characters that directed their attention toward Hyung Suk/[[DubNameChange Daniel]] only did so for his new body's looks. The fact that Jay does NOT judge people by their appearances and is willing to [[spoiler: get beaten up and even face his fear of dogs for Daniel's sake]] only made it all the more appealing.
* FridgeBrilliance: Why did Jae Yeol lose in chapter 49? He let his anger get to him, for systema to properly work has the practitioner to keep a clear mind and not let their emotions get to them.

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* FanPreferredCouple: [[HoYay Jae Yeol/Jay and Hyung Suk/Daniel]]. The fact that early on most female characters that directed their attention toward Hyung Suk/[[DubNameChange Daniel]] only did so for his new body's looks. The fact looks and that Jay does NOT judge people by their appearances and is willing to [[spoiler: get beaten up and even face his fear of dogs for Daniel's sake]] only made it all the more appealing.
* FridgeBrilliance: Why did Jae Yeol lose in chapter 49? He let his anger get to him, for systema Systema to properly work has the practitioner to keep a clear mind and not let their emotions get to them.


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* HoYay: With so many guys in the cast, this was inevitable.
** Zack was is a little bit too into Daniel when drunk, to the point of almost kissing him.
** Vasco and Jace are the prime example of HeterosexualLifePartners in the series, especially emphasized by Jace's incredible protectiveness towards the former.
** Seriously, any guy who spends a long time around Vasco is likely to start admiring him, with Daniel himself being a good example.
** Really, [[http://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/lookism/ep-149/viewer?title_no=1049&episode_no=149 the very first time they met]], Daniel and Johan became a gold mine for this.
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The phrase is "just deserts". See Just Desserts.


* CatharsisFactor: Virtually anytime a villain gets their just desserts.

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* CatharsisFactor: Virtually anytime a villain gets their just desserts.deserts.
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** Every time Hyung Suk's mom appears. Also a TearJerker, when you see despite their poverty, [[MamaBear how far she is willing to go for her son]].

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** Every time Hyung Suk's mom appears. Also a TearJerker, when you see despite their poverty, [[MamaBear how far much she is willing to go sacrifices for her son]].



** Vasco himself endured despicable levels of violence at the hands of his bullies, to the point of them [[spoiler: ''carving profane words on his body''.]]

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** Vasco himself endured despicable levels of violence at the hands of his bullies, to the point of them [[spoiler: ''carving profane words on his body''.]]]]
* TearJerker: So many of these. Needs its own page.

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* EvilIsSexy: Actively {{averted}}, as whenever a beautiful-looking character is doing something villainous (''especially'' [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]) they will either have ''extremely'' distorted [[NightmareFace facial expressions]] while doing it.

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* EvilIsSexy: Actively {{averted}}, as whenever a beautiful-looking character is doing something villainous (''especially'' [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]) they will either have ''extremely'' distorted [[NightmareFace facial expressions]] while doing it.it, or they weren't pretty to begin with.



*** [[WhenSheSmiles And his smile]] when he sees Hyung Suk wearing them

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*** [[WhenSheSmiles And his smile]] when he sees Hyung Suk wearing themthem.
* JerkassWoobie: Logan Lee, Daniel's bully turned out to be one. While he was always the rough type, it was only after his girlfriend cheated on him with a handsome classmate that he finally snapped and since than had developed a ''massive'' degree of InferioritySuperiorityComplex towards handsome guys, with his bullying of Daniel being just one of his outlets. It doesn't excuse his past actions, but it does make them (somewhat) more understandable.



** No, even if you are discriminated by society because of your ugliness, just screaming around like a SpoiledBrat and never facing the challenges of life head-on by using said past discrimination as an excuse, is NOT an option.

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** No, even if you are discriminated by society because of your ugliness, just screaming around like a SpoiledBrat and never facing the challenges of life head-on by using said past discrimination as an excuse, is NOT an option.option.
* TheWoobie: Just pick a character who isn't a {{Jerkass}}.
** Daniel had gone through loads and loads of emotional trauma due to the bullying he went through due to being fat and coming from a poor family.
** Vasco himself endured despicable levels of violence at the hands of his bullies, to the point of them [[spoiler: ''carving profane words on his body''.]]
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** Every time Hyung Suk's mom appears is this and a TearJerker, when you see despite their poverty, [[MamaBear how far she is willing to go for her son]].

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** Every time Hyung Suk's mom appears is this and appears. Also a TearJerker, when you see despite their poverty, [[MamaBear how far she is willing to go for her son]].
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** Every time Hyung Suk's mom appears is this and a TearJerker, when you see despite their poverty, [[MamaBear how far she is willing to go for her son]].
** Hyung Suk going out of his way to befriend fellow losers Ji-Ho and Duk Hwa.
** Jae Yeol giving Hyung Suk ''10'' bags of his old clothes for his birthday after overhearing how poor he was.
*** [[WhenSheSmiles And his smile]] when he sees Hyung Suk wearing them

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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Do not EVER judge a book by its cover.

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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The moral lessons are delivered with the subtlety of a MegatonPunch.
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Do not EVER judge a book by its cover.



** Only your persistent hard work and efforts can help you overcome people's perception of you.

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** Only your persistent hard work and efforts can help you overcome people's (initial) perception of you.you.
** No, even if you are discriminated by society because of your ugliness, just screaming around like a SpoiledBrat and never facing the challenges of life head-on by using said past discrimination as an excuse, is NOT an option.
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* CatharsisFactor: Virtually anytime a villain gets their just desserts.
* DracoInLeatherPants: COMPLETELY AVERTED! Not a single one of the evil characters ever get this treatment.
* EvilIsSexy: Actively {{averted}}, as whenever a beautiful-looking character is doing something villainous (''especially'' [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]) they will either have ''extremely'' distorted [[NightmareFace facial expressions]] while doing it.
** {{Downplayed}} with the unnamed conman with a bandana who was the ArcVillain in chapters 34-38. He has some menacing facial expressions, but none of them reach the point of UncannyValley, and therefore his looks aren't very hindered, even when he makes an OhCrap face when things go south for him and his gang.
* FanPreferredCouple: [[HoYay Jae Yeol/Jay and Hyung Suk/Daniel]]. The fact that early on most female characters that directed their attention toward Hyung Suk/[[DubNameChange Daniel]] only did so for his new body's looks. The fact that Jay does NOT judge people by their appearances and is willing to [[spoiler: get beaten up and even face his fear of dogs for Daniel's sake]] only made it all the more appealing.
* TheScrappy: Pretty much any bully (except perhaps the one with the bandana and who was more of a cocky conman than anything else, unlike the [[BodyHorror far]] [[ScarsAreForever more]] [[AxCrazy brutal]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil examples]]) and any of the guys and/or girls who are more interested in someone's looks than anything else.
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Do not EVER judge a book by its cover.
** Respect your parents, they are willing to go through all kinds of endeavors just for your sake.
** Only your persistent hard work and efforts can help you overcome people's perception of you.

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