The Flow (Darth Wiki)/Characters

These are the characters from the incomplete and frequently changing novel The Flow.

Main Characters
Jang Hyun Soo

""Sacrfice few to save all...no, no one is expendable. We save all, nothing less.""

A 15 year old high school student who attends Sun Hwa high school. He is an apprentice of Marcus and John, who are master pharmacist/wizard and transporter, respectively. When he was 7 years old, he was attacked by a vampire and came back from a half-year long coma, which granted him power to sense supernaturality.

One night, a grisly murders happen near his home, which he sensed beforehand. He was considering just leaving the work to the authorities and mind his own business, but after, get brutally mauled and goes through mental breakdowns, he decides that he has to get involved.

Tropes Associated With Hyun Soo:

 * Aloof Big Brother: Subverted. His appearance screams this trope but he's quite affectionate and caring toward his sister.
 * Apologetic Attacker
 * Attractive Bent Gender: him in a drag...can be really pretty..
 * : Possibly
 * Badass: So very much.
 * Badass Abnormal: From the third book and on.
 * Badass Bookworm: Gets one of the highest grade and is the second best fighter in his school.
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Badass Normal: In the first book, he only used magic to summon a pair of gauntlets after that he just uses his martial arts skill to fight supernatural enemies.
 * Badass Nickname: The Reaper
 * Berserk Button: People abusing their authority, accepting bribe, not being fair, but most of time instead of rage, it will result in his Tranquil Fury
 * Beware the Nice Ones: He is easily one of the most polite person you'll meet if you press his Berserk Button, you wouldn't be getting off easy.
 * Big Brother Instinct
 * Bishonen
 * Bi the Way: But in a platonic sense.
 * Celibate Hero: He is, very recognizeably interested romance but considers it as an hindrance to his rationality.
 * Charles Atlas Superpower: To a ridiculous level. Although not as bad as Ji-Ho.
 * Chick Magnet
 * Combat Pragmatist: Big times. He isn't above shooting people on the back, play dead, groin attack....which results into
 * Curb Stomp Battle: Quite several opponents suffer this.
 * The Comically Serious
 * Death Glare: Combined with Tranquil Fury
 * Determinator: Subverted; if his opponents are really beyond his league, which occasionally is, he considers retreating an appropriate action.
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady: wearing ribbon probably doesn't help a lot...
 * Mr. Fanservice: Nice body, shower scenes, yup.
 * Even the Guys Want Him: If Travis....constant flirtings and
 * The Fettered: And HOW! No matter how heineous Complete Monster his enemies may be, he would never carry out the judgement by himself, but just hand them over to authorities, saying that execution of justice is not a role of a student.
 * Genre Savvy: Maybe it explains his Combat Pragmatist tendency.
 * Hard Work Hardly Works: Averted. He studies and trains a lot outside of school and frequently misses sleep to study. Hence, his Badass Bookworm statue is well-earned.
 * The Hero
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: See.
 * Honor Before Reason: Subverted. While he tries his damned hardest to do what is right, but he isn't hesistant to do what is the most efficient at the moment, like carrying out Mercy Kill.
 * Ho Yay: He does not oppose homosexual relationship and does not mind Travis being overly affectionate and touchy-feely with him.
 * Improvised Weapon: It mostly involves using pens.
 * Incest Subtext: gets a lot from his mom and sister.
 * Instant Expert:  allows him to learn anything and not forget it as long as he wants to.]]
 * Lightning Bruiser: Really fast, punches like a hell.
 * Made of Iron
 * Marty Stu: Can be seen as one.
 * The Messiah: Aspires to be one, not that he's that far off.
 * Neutral Good
 * Nice Guy: A rare stoic version.
 * The Pen Is Mightier: Especially when you stab those into people's eyes.
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * Real Men Wear Pink and ribbons, and drag...
 * The Stoic
 * Super Speed
 * Superpower Lottery: His full strength is basically a watered down version of.
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome
 * Technical Pacifist
 * Tin Man: It becomes quite clear that he can feel emotions, but it's just that he prefers to keep it repressed.
 * Took a Level In Badass: After receiving The Spartan Way Training From Hell from.
 * Training From Hell: See above.
 * Tranquil Fury
 * Uke: more or less confirmed by the author himself.
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy: To a degree. He looks up to his father and considers his compliments as if it's a great honor, although unlike other examples, he has very good relationship with his father, who lampshades on this trope.
 * Wise Beyond Their Years: His mother recounts that when he, he was only 6 but acted twice older than that. Even now, he is often said that he's quite mature for his age.
 * The Woobie
 * Stoic Woobie
 * Iron Woobie
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: A rare male stoic version.
 * Younger Than He Looks: He looks like he's in early 20's while he's actually 17.
 * Training From Hell: See above.
 * Tranquil Fury
 * Uke: more or less confirmed by the author himself.
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy: To a degree. He looks up to his father and considers his compliments as if it's a great honor, although unlike other examples, he has very good relationship with his father, who lampshades on this trope.
 * Wise Beyond Their Years: His mother recounts that when he, he was only 6 but acted twice older than that. Even now, he is often said that he's quite mature for his age.
 * The Woobie
 * Stoic Woobie
 * Iron Woobie
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: A rare male stoic version.
 * Younger Than He Looks: He looks like he's in early 20's while he's actually 17.

Cheui Ji Ho

""A real man fights against the limit placed on him or die trying.""

Very boisterous and Hot-Blooded classmate of Hyun Soo. He is always out to do something crazy and prone to over-reaction, even forming The Cinemaniacs, which is an excuse organization for him to do as much crazy thing as school rule can allow (or more). Possessing a massive strength he can't control properly, he is scared by most students around him. Seen clinging around Hyun-soo, mostly wanting to pick a fight with him or drag him to his crazy pursuit. There's something more than meets the eyes...

Tropes Associated With Ji Ho:

 * Badass
 * Badass Normal
 * Bishounen
 * Book Dumb
 * Blood Knight
 * Chaotic Neutral
 * Chaotic Good
 * Charles Atlas Superpower
 * Crazy Awesome
 * Draco in Leather Pants
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Evil Laugh
 * Foe-Tossing Charge
 * Genius Bruiser
 * Hidden Depths
 * The Lancer
 * Large Ham
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Shirtless Scene
 * The Juggernaut
 * Dissonant Serenity
 * Mook Horror Show
 * Nigh Invulnerable
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel
 * Super Strength
 * The Juggernaut
 * Dissonant Serenity
 * Mook Horror Show
 * Nigh Invulnerable
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel
 * Super Strength

Seo Eun A

"''"If you can't find peace in yourself then where can you?"

Yoon-A is a kind girl who is in the same class with John. She is in love with him (obvious to anyone else, oblivious to him) and is quite interested his involvement with the murders around the city. Beware, there is much more than meets the eyes.

Tropes Associated With Seo Eun A

 * Badass
 * Badass Adorable
 * Badass Normal
 * Beware the Nice Ones: You, have, no, idea.
 * Bi the Way: hinted.
 * Captain Ersatz: To
 * {{spoiler|{Cute and Psycho}}
 * Expy: She has the appearance of Ren Mikihara, a minor character from Full Metal Panic.
 * Moe
 * Nice Girl
 * Yamato Nadeshiko
 * {{spoiler|{Cute and Psycho}}
 * Expy: She has the appearance of Ren Mikihara, a minor character from Full Metal Panic.
 * Moe
 * Nice Girl
 * Yamato Nadeshiko
 * Nice Girl
 * Yamato Nadeshiko
 * Yamato Nadeshiko
 * Yamato Nadeshiko
 * Yamato Nadeshiko

Han Se Yeon

""Insanity is not an option in this group...""

Snarky, dismotivated girl from, you've guessed it, Hyun Soo's class. She was dragged into the club to meet the required member numbers, but seems to have an ulterior motive.

Tropes Associated With Se Yeon

 * Class Representative
 * Deadpan Snarker: Big time.
 * Does Not Like Men
 * Neat Freak
 * Only Sane Man
 * Paper Fan of Doom
 * The Stoic
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo

Yang Min Ji

""Nice. Just what I've been looking for!""

Cheerful girl from class 1-4. She's the last member to join The Cinemaniacs. Cheerful yet organized, she is a driving force of the group, yet has a problem with her parents, with which she wants to confront.

Tropes Associated With Min Ji

 * Bi the Way
 * Genki Girl
 * Human Hummingbird
 * Little Miss Snarker
 * Moe
 * Panty Shot
 * Twin Tails
 * Panty Shot
 * Twin Tails
 * Twin Tails
 * Twin Tails