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I don't even intent to get into this fandom's deep roots specially bc a lot of ppl lack the ability to understand and separate dynamics from individual stand point writting. Kusanagi herself has left Hak in the open for these type of opinions to emerge but it's clearly intended https://twitter.com/violetheart08/status/1380405830571323394
While I do intent to defend Hak as a character, I do want to point out that Kusanagi sensei used Hak as an allegory to teach us a greater moral concept, which is forgiveness. By the turn the story has taken we can tell the one doing the forgiveness isn't exactly Yona
As she is already settling with Soowon's moral compass and reasoning. However Hak, whose moral compass and reasoning are the opposite, seems to be having a hard time letting go of the past. While we always make soowon and yona parallels, the story is written, specially designed,
For if to be a three way parallel. Hak is the deuteragonist of the story and Kusanagi has spent a lot of time with his characterization. The way he speaks and it's actually the funniest character in the series. The way he acts different and treats each dragon different
He is always fighting with Kija, but always relying on Jaeha nd etc. That's what makes dynamics enriched and with flavor. When a character reacts, acts and has different mannerism depending of the person they're speaking to. Hak's thirst for revenge directly affects the main plot
His sorrowful revenge was directly affecting the goal of the series. To save Kouka, both soowon and Yona often needed to work together to which Hak was always the piece that either saved it or ruined it. His internal struggles are directly entwined with the sub plots
I used to believe Hak was a static character, that he did not moved from where he was but he did. A static character would not be composed and the voice of reasoning to his pears but the moment the man he is out to kill appears, he loses both composure and reasoning
He went from aggressively reacting to soowon, to putting the box of his family (THHB) first. Hak has served as a foil as well, to make it clear to both the audience and to yona, how different Soowon and Hak's ideologies differ. Hak has made choices that structurally
Emphasize his difference and similitudes with soowon. Kusanagi also spent lots of her time putting little hints in Hak's dialogue to foreshadow things. Specially the way he said he had visited awa in chapter 26 or something like that and then the chapter of him
And Jaeha meeting was almost 100 chapters later. And how they were destined to meet from far back in time. And all tho Kusanagi herself said Hak's background wasn't of importance, she has highlighted through the narrative how important Hak's upbringing was
Hak is a flawed character, he has a motive, he has characterization, he has development, he has one of the best dynamics in the show, only second to yona. He is an allegory; a foil; an all round character.
Yona and soowon are still up there but hak isn't inferior to them
Yona and soowon are still up there but hak isn't inferior to them
The problem with this fandom is that everyone thinks
Good writting= smart villain with tragic backstory
While good writting is way more vague than that. It's way more complex than that
Good writting= smart villain with tragic backstory
While good writting is way more vague than that. It's way more complex than that
I know the person I'm QRT isn't saying Hak is a bad Character but they are erroneous about Hak AS a Character so I needed to point out some stuff.
