Khun Aguero Agnis


 * "Whatever it takes... I will take you and Rachel to the top."


 * - Agero to Baam



Koon Agero Agnis (쿤 아게로 아그니스, Koon Ahgehro Ageunis; or "Kun Aguero Agnis") is a defected "son of Koon," and is referred to frequently as Mr. Koon. He was expelled from the family because his older sister failed to become one of Zahard's Princesses. He teamed up with Baam and Rak and passed multiple tests with them. He was assigned the Light Bearer position and showed clear talent in the field. He is a highly intellectual Regular, who manipulates the rules of tests to suit his needs. He is currently at 29F in the Tower.

Personality
He is depicted in the series as a cool-headed and highly intellectual character, often the schemer of the group. He is also rather smug when his plans work. He was able to amaze even the Rankers with his planning during the Hide-and-Seek game, and has been described as "a dangerous being". He is skilled in his manipulation of others, and has the mindset of "a ruler". He doesn't seem to be the type of person to follow the rules of others. He is rather friendly most of the time, but can be extremely ruthless and is not above using others. He can also be rather playful while toying with people and it is unknown whether this trait is due to his age or his personality. He is quite bold, having stolen goods from Koon Eduan's treasure chambers.

Early on in life, he struck a friendship with a half-sibling Maria, and was drawn to her kindness admist the plotting and political warring that went on throughout the family. Once she was gone, he felt empty, and it was implied that what he lost was friendship and passion, and through his observation and participation with Baam and Rachel's life, he thought he could obtain this. In a way, this was what Rak had touched on: that he had lost his drive, or more accurately, his 'banana'.

Background
Not much of Koon's history is known, other than the fact he was once a member of the Koon Family.

When he was 10 years old, he took part in the yearly "official fights" where its participants are 10 year old children from the Koon branch families. The fights are inhuman and bloody and he emerged as one of the winners. As a winner, he was allowed to wear the crest of the Koon Family while the losers were abandoned.

He was later expelled from the Koon Family, due to the failure of his older sister to become a Princess of Zahard.

It is rumored that he had in fact betrayed his branch family and manipulated events to make Maria the Princess. Some even believe that he and Maria were lovers.

After his expulsion, he was sent to the Floor of Test as a Regular. Before this happened, he raided his dad's treasure hoard and stole equipment.

Appearance
Agero has cobalt blue eyes, with white hair in Part I and tinted silver blue hair in Part II. He wears a bandana tucked inside his hair, though he occasionally uses it to tie up his hair; the significance of the bandana is not known. He wears a white shirt and black tie, and carries a briefcase. He sometimes wears earings.

In Part II, Koon is seen wearing a Safari get-up with shorts.

Abilities
Koon has earned a fair position as the 3rd strongest Regular of the Part I group (among those who stats are revealed). He relies heavily on his master intellect, however, this is not his only strong field. He is also an exceptional Shinsoo user, and is a skilled Light Bearer. His powers in combat cannot be denied.

Koon's Part II combat abilities have been briefly displayed. It can be safely assumed that he is a dangerous advesary capable of almost instantaneous and lethal assualts. He should not be underestimated due to his role as Light Bearer either, as has stated himself that he chose to be a Light Bearer not because he was too weak for an offensive position, but just because he likes giving out orders. He has also proven himself a capable leader, racking up a considerable reputation, a lot of money, and composing a team of only the most elite Regulars by himself.

Speed and Agility: Koon is a trained fighter, and has demonstrated excellent physical skills. He can run at incredible speeds, and it is indicated from the light around his feet that he uses Shinsoo to do this.

Shinsoo Strengthening: Although it is not emphasized, Koon can use shinsoo to strengthen his body and move at a lightening quick pace as demonstrated in the Crown Game.

Lighthouse Control: Koon is adept at moving and using Lighthouses being a Best Seed. As of Part I, he is known to be able to wield 2 lighthouses.

Hacking Skills: As well as being able to manipulate lighthouses and search for information, he is also adept at hacking into systems, and tracking down those who hacked him. This training was insipired by the way Hachuling easily manipulated his lighthouse control in the floor of test.

Perception and formulating strategies: Koon is a natural genius. He is smarter than most Rankers, and fools them quite easily. He is the mastermind of all sorts of tricks. He can often see through other people's strategies and make the best plan to exploit the enemies' weakness. In the Hide-and-Seek Test for Team A, Koon delibrately used Quant's irritable nature and hasty judgement against Quant. Even more brilliantly, Koon secretly helped Quant to defeat his own team in order to ensure the maximum number of Koon's "real friends" passed the test.



Arms Inventory: It was "given" to him by his father and is extremely tough, being able to withstand most basic attacks by E-level regulars. It is likely to be stronger, since the assassin he encountered was amazed that an E-level regular could come by such a thing. There is also a levitating shield attached which can most likely be manipulated telepathically.

Manbarondenna


Briefcase: Koon's briefcase Manbarondenna has an wide range of functions, including:

Toughness: Like a shield, Manbarondenna can resist knife blows, bullets, and more. Nothing has yet been seen to damage it. Koon can also swing his brief case like a bat to smash his oponents across the room.

Pocket Dimension: The briefcase can hold large amounts of objects inside it easily. It can suck up enemies and hide allies.

Cloning: The bag can clone most nonliving objects placed inside through Shinsoo with the exception of certain materials. Using his bag, Koon has copied many objects such as his knives and the Crown from the Crown Game (Most material in 2nd Floor cannot be copied).

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(Found on author’s blog and translated by Greenanatoly Edited by Kroll Source Here and Here)

The Floor of Test
Koon began on the Second Floor with the other Regulars. Ever since the beginning he displayed his natural genius and cunning, and from game one, thought several steps ahead of the other Regulars. He found a few allies during the first test and stored them in his briefcase. He ran into a large red Regular, and asked him if he wanted to become an ally. The Regular remarked that trying to find allies was stupid as the test was all about killing each other, to which Koon replied that finding allies was important, and was part of the "mindset of a ruler". He stated that the Regular was not even fit to be ruled, and promptly defeated him. He then encountered Baam, and afterwards talked to him for a while before decided he was useless, prepared to move on, until they were attacked by Rak. He and Baam hid behind a rock from Rak while trying to decide what to do about their situation. Koon noticed that Baam had the Black March, and decided that if Baam possessed such a weapon he was probably special and could make a useful ally. He introduced himself to Baam while Rak continued to rage at them on the other side of the rock. It was then announced that they had to create a team of three, and he and Baam were left with no option other than to grab Rak, which upon failing to secure his cooperation, they did. Paired with Rak and Baam, Koon managed to get through the barrier test easily.

Door Test
Koon, naturally being a machinated thinker, tried to piece together the clues given by the sounds of previous test-takers and the time given before each reaction. Although Mr. Neonbag gave his team a useful clue, Koon half used it, and had already figured out the inevitable answer. But, wanting everything in he world to be dictated by logic, he refused to accept this, and tried desperately to figure out his own way during the test. Just before the time almost ran out, Rak kicked a door open and stated; where logic is not applicable, you gamble. Koon began to deny the test's mechanisms after Yu Han Sung's explanation, however, Yu Han Sung chastises him and exposes Koon's one weak point: He didn't trust anybody but himself. Sung then continues to note metaphorically to Koon that he knew what Koon was planning with the use of his suitcase, to Koon's disregard.

The Crown Game
He played the Crown Game with his team, he and Rak easily demolished most of the other teams using their fighting skills. Koon was able to sucessfully trick his opponents by cloning the crown, and keeping the original in his suitcase, Manbarondenna. He took a break in the middle of the game, and let the allies he had been storing in the suitcase loose to fight for them. The later opponents were more skilled, but Koon and Rak held their own. However, they lost the test when Baam jumped off the throne.

The Hide-and-Seek Test
Koon was then assigned the Light Bearer position and seeded first. He did well in the classes (although he commented that they were boring), and with Baam's help managed to collect a list of "friends". He was then placed on Team A for the Hide and Seek game. He masterminded the whole team expertly in an attempt to capture Quant, but the attempt failed making Quant feel overconfident, just as Koon wanted. He then moved to the second part of his plan to help his team's It escape. He confronted Quant, and tried to make him think that Anak was in his briefcase, while really she was riding one of his lighthouses. Quant figured this out and tried to foil the plan by pushing Koon off the bridge, but it was then revealed that Koon had planned for that as well and had set up a Pulley system attached to the lighthouse Anak was on. Anak was carried up to the exit while Koon was saved. However afterwards Laure, under Koon's command, blasted Quant up to Anak, and he was able to catch her.

After the Hide and Seek game, Koon appeared to lament his failure with his team, but it was then revealed that he was actually planning to get his list of "friends" through the test, and that he had made a deal to help Quant catch Anak, in order to facilitate things for his "friends" on the other team.

Submerged Fish
Afterwards, he submitted evidence to Lero-Ro proving that a Ranker had intervened in the previous test, so that Rachel could proceed despite being injured. He revealed how he had used Quant to prevent Ho from murdering Rachel. However, when Rachel was "crippled" by the attack, he lamented his failure, even though his plan had actually saved her life.

Last Examination
In the Submerged Fish Test, he masterminded the team to destroy most of the threats. During the test he felt something was suspicious with the setup. However, he was unable to stop Baam from "dying", and as a result of this felt guilty and decided to assist Rachel on her quest for the stars. It is implied he suspects Rachel's involvement with Baam's "demise".

Completing Fences
In a spoiler posted by SIU, Koon confessed to Ship Leesoo that he felt great sadness over Baam's death. He suspected foul play during the Submerged Fish Hunt and now wishes to avenge Baam, stating that the others were tools for this purpose. He splits the group into two: one to climb quickly and attract attention and one to follow safely in their wake. The spoiler ends with Koon wondering why only Baam was targeted and not Rachel.

In Part II, Koon seems to be called A.A (Agero Agnis). Whether that is his alias, new name or nickname is yet unknown. It is most likely he has cast off his name of Koon, similar to Hachuling. He is seen sitting on a chair in a throne-like manner, and is wearing summer clothes and a sun-hat.

He waits in a cafe for a scout named Edin Dan whom he wishes to recruit due to his skills. The scout is resistant until Koon makes a bet with him. Dan loses the bet and Koon carries his unconscious body to his base of operations. He goes to see Rachel.

It is revealed that he is aware that Rachel tricked him, and he shares the info with Ship Leesoo.

In shorter words, he is portrayed his team members to be ruthless when angered and can actually follow through on seemingly impossible threats or concepts of punishment.

After his team has decided their rankings, he tells them to be kind to and help Rachel, but never to think of her as a friend. He then tells them to despise her, because "She is the woman who killed my most precious friend".

It is then revealed that he climbs The Tower to surpass Koon Eduan and become the Koon Family's leader. Using that power, he states he will avenge his most precious friend, Baam.

Epilogue, Path
Koon makes plans with Leesoo to meet up on 30F to compete in the Workshop Battle.



Connection
Koon and his team take the 29F test. Dan uses a talking bot on his phone to help him figure out where the enemy team is and brings Ran there to fight them. Though shaky at first, this ultimately helps the team win the Advance Battle. Koon is angry at Dan for using such unreliable methods and confiscates Dan's phone. Curious about the program, he types in "Twenty-fifth night." Emile replies, "He's alive." Koon asks where he is and Emile responds that she doesn't know. Koon is disappointed but further questions the AI bot. He reasons that no one on Leesoo's team would do something like this and begins to suspect something. Apple interrupts him with the message that she has found "the devil of the right hand." Koon decides they should capture him. He takes Ran and Novick with him to Cassano's hiding spot.

Devil of the Right Arm
He, Novick and Ran arrive at the Hand of Arlen. He deduces that the picture found by Apple was meant as a message for someone, and informs his teammates that they may encounter someone else. He uses his Lighthouse to guide them through the traps, but when Ran destroys the lighthouse, he is left with nothing to do.

After being informed that he was "caught in a trap" by his own lighthouse, Koon is shot by a poison dart, but is protected by an Armor Inventory hidden under his cloak. When the assasin emerges, Koon waits until he comes close, then grabs him, stabs him, and forces him to describe who had hired him before killing him. Then he back-tracks the message on his lighthouse ("caught in a trap") and realises that it was his scout/lightbearer Apple who send them into this trap. As he runs into the Hand, he confronts the new slayer candidate, not knowing it was Baam, and is told by Xia Xia that FUG orchestrated all the events leading up to this stage for the sole reason of killing him. The validity of this claim is low and should not be taken at face value. The new slayer candidate affirms Xia Xia's story, but Koon can immdiately see that Viole was letting them go on purpose. His status is unknown since the Hand was blown up with him in it.

Part 1
Baam: When Koon met Baam, he tried to become friends with him because he thought he might be useful. Since then he seems to have bonded with Baam greatly, and he found something in Baam which Koon thought he had lost. He therefore holds great respect for Baam and has a great friendship with him, to the point that he would put the reputation he holds so dearly on the line just to help Baam. It has been shown that Koon respected him so much that he wanted to reach the top with him, and even carried on his wishes after he thought Baam had died.

Rak Wraithraiser: Koon is often annoyed by Rak, although he seems to have come to appreciate him a bit. However, he often makes snide comments about him.

Hatsu: Relations between Koon and Hatsu were frosty at best, but Baam helped them get to know each other.

Rachel: Koon met with Rachel after the Crown Game and promised to not reveal her identity to Baam. After the Submerged Fish incident, he has helped her climb, but nevertheless suspects her intentions.

Ship Leesoo: They seem to get along with each other, due to them both being super-intelligent. Leesoo seems to be able to read Koon better than most.

Androssi: Both have the common goals of protecting Rachel and Baam. Thus Koon conivinces Androssi to work for him during the Hide-and-Seek Test.

Yu Han Sung: These two cynical men have a somewhat similar view on life. One being able to read through each-other, Yu antagonizes Koon and sees through his complete life.

Koon's Team
Consisting of 2 Lightbearers, 2 Spearmen , 2 ScoutScouts , 1 Wave Controller & 1 Fisherman :

A common trait shared by members ranked 1-6 is indifference.



Rachel: In Part 2, Koon is helping Rachel climb the Tower, though he has confirmed that Rachel is pretending to be paralyzed from the waist down. He wants to find out why and is continuing to help her. He does not trust Rachel, shown his lighthouse monitering her room. According to Novik, Koon is viciously offended if anyone implies that he and Rachel are in a relationship.

Edin Dan: Ranked 6, a speeder who lost a bet to Koon and was consequently captured. As a result, he has become a reluctant member of Koon's team, though he seems to be more willing after hearing he could meet Androssi, Anak, and Hatsu if he climbed with Koon. By the 29th floor, he had gained loyalty towards Koon to the point of rejecting Rachel's help and choosing death over siding with FUG.

Novick: Ranked 2, he takes on the role of Spear Bearer. Novick knows that Koon has been using force to capture and force into his team, though he doesn't do anything to stop it.

Apple: Ranked 4, information Collecting Type Scout. She was actually hired by someone from FUG (probably Karaka or Poken ) and lured Koon, Ran and Novick to the Hand of Arlen for the trap set up by FUG. She brought in Michael on her reccomendation.

Michael: Ranked 5, a quack doctor and the team's Wave Controller, also called a missionary. He is actually an FUG member and poisoned Gyetang.

Gyetang: Ranked 3, a Spear Bearer and a cook, he joined Koon's team in order to get a chance at meeting Androssi.

Ran: Ranked 1, in charge of the Fisherman position & seems to be related to Koon. As of now their relation is unknown.

Ship's Team
Ship Leesoo: In Part 2, Koon still has a good relationship with Ship. They have not met in a while however and simply talk on the phone. Koon trusts Ship enough to inform him of Rachel's behavior.

Other
Baam: Koon is fixated in solving the mystery of Baam's death. It appears that he keeps Rachel alive in order to find out more clues since she is the only current link to the masterminds. Koon still considers Baam to be his best friend despite the fact that he thinks Baam is dead.

Maria: It is unknown of their exact relationship, but she was a trusting and kind woman, and this was at once perplexing and astonshing to Koon. After he gave Maria the status of a Princess, he always felt like something was missing.

Notes and Trivia

 * It is implied that Koon entered the Tower to gain authority and political power (권력과 힘). This is later confirmed when he expresses his desire to take Koon Eduan's position as house head.
 * Koon's name in English should be Kun Aguero Agnis, a reference to the football player Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo.
 * SIU has stated that Koon is his least favorite character. This is because he is from a good family and​ is rich and smart, but also because the plot tends to get complicated and hard-to-follow when he's around.
 * However, SIU gave this answer when asked who his favorite character was, which may imply that Koon is actually his favorite character.
 * The number of charcters introduced in Season 2 on Koon's team are equal to the number who passed The Untrustworthy Room test.
 * Interestingly enough, Koon's ambition to overthrow Koon Eduan corresponds with Rak's advice when he talked about Maria after the Hide and Seek Test. To "Snap that alpha's neck and become the new leader."

Quotes
"I will not be ruled. I make my own rules. That is the mindset of a ruler." -Koon Agero Agnis on 2F

"Our town has earring fever. Everyone has at least 5-6 earrings and, it's in style for all animals- land, water, and air- and even more, all things, to have earrings. That's the general trend." -Koon Agero Agnis bluffing to Hatsu

''"Suspecting that Rachel killed Baam, such a thing is too cruel. So this task should only be carried out by the cruelest of us. Sorry...Baam..." ''Agero Agnis thinking while telling his new team their jobs

"The reason I'm a light bearer isn't that I'm weak at close range. It's because I like giving orders." -AA on 28F

Alternate Translations

 * (Korean Pronunciation) Koon Ah-geh-ro Ah-geu-ni-seu
 * (SIU) Kun Aguero Agnis