Kang Horyang

"Hey Friend...have you ever seen the Devil? I'll show you, the Devil that lives...in my right arm..."


 * -Kang Horyang to Rapdevil.

Kang Horyang (강호량, Gahng Horyahng; "Kang Horyang") is a Regular currently on the 21st Floor. His past is mysterious, and it is only briefly revealed that he seeking for a certain person. He seems to be the second strongest on his team based on the The Untrustworthy Room Test.

Appearance and Personality


Kang Horyang is a Regular that we meet first time in Ch. 82. He is a massive, brooding man with a strange mark floating above his right shoulder. His upper body and possibly lower body, seems to be wrapped in black bandages, which have buttons.

He generally keeps quiet, but can be ferocious in combat. Along with Hon Akraptor he tried to take on Viole, but was defeated when caught off guard. Nevertheless, he survived and passed the Survival Round Test.

The mark over his shoulder seems to change depending on his emotions. It normally takes the shape of a blue wing, but turns red when he is embarrassed. It will also take the shape of a boot, which enhances his speed, or a shield, which allows him to resist attacks.

It's unknown for now, if the source of this mark results from a born ability or an implant (Shinsoo or otherwise).

The mark makes him look like a one-winged angel. Especially when he goes one-winged angel.

Tower of God: Part 2 - The Return of the Prince
Horyang first appears on the 20th Floor when Ja Wangnan was about to attack him. Through some negotiations, they agreed to team up for the test. He doesn't contribute much at first until Hon Akraptor joins the group. When Horyang was about to choose who to vote off, Viole interrupts them, saying, "There's no need to vote. It's because you will all fall by my hand". During Viole and Akraptor's fight, he intervenes trying to stop Viole. He is about to attack Viole until Akraptor fires a beam of shinsoo from his umbrella. However, they continue fighting again until Akraptor's next beam hits him and Horyang switches his target to Akraptor. Before he can land an attack on Akraptor, Viole sends them flying back with his shinsoo technique. At this point, they agree to team up against Viole with Horyang holding him down. The plan fails and both of them are knocked out immediately after. Soon, the time runs out and all of them pass the first test.



In the second test, which is a Shinsoo Strengthening Test, he is the 19th person to go. He is repulsed by Prince when he makes a bet on who gets the girl, Yeon as a prize. He steps up to the machine and hits it with his Red Fist. He manages to score 1st with 6350 points before Rapdevil steps up. After placing 5th, Love announces that Viole will pick the remaining seven members. This causes Ja Wangnan to plead his case to Viole, followed by Akraptor. Horyang simply kneels and states, "Pick me. There is someone I must find."

In the resting period before the test, he bonds with Akraptor. During The Untrustworthy Room Test, he helps the others in stealing a room. When Wangnan runs off to get Viole's help in killing Lurker, Horyang makes the strategic decision of abandoning a room in order to prevent the team's loss. He leaves by himself to help Prince. He manages to make it in time, but Yeon blocks the way. He almost makes the decision to kill her but Viole interferes and frees her from possession. Horyang enters the room opened by Prince and tells Viole to get Lurker. In the room he faces a showdown with Rapdevil and is seen to imply that he is the real Devil of the Right Hand. He easily beats up Rapdevil and demands that no one reveal what they had seen. Rapdevil quickly agrees out of fear while Prince agrees out of admiration. Horyang considers trying to stop Viole, buts concludes that it would be too dangerous with the red exoskeleton. He bandages Prince up.

After the test he is seen celebrating with the other Regulars who passed the test.

Relationships
Yeo Goseng: He has a crush on her, shown various times by his wing turning into hearts because of her. She doesn't appear to like him romantically, but treats him like a friend and ally.

Yeo Miseng: He treats her kindly and like a child. When she cries in front of him, he grows nervous because he doesn't know what to do.

Hon Akraptor: At first, these two did not get along, since Akraptor tried to take him out while pretending to try to hit Viole. Later on these two ended up sharing a room and became friendly with each other.

Ja Wangnan: These two do not interact a lot, but they appear to be on good terms.

Jyu Viole Grace: Horyang appears to be somewhat wary of Viole because of his power, but does not appear to hold any grudges for Viole's past actions.

Powers and Abilities
Horyang has proven to be a powerful hand-to-hand combatant, which combined with his blue wing, makes him quite powerful. His wing can take the following forms. He is the second strongest Regular, just under Viole.

Blue Wing : The default form his wing takes. It changes form according to his thoughts and emotions.

Red Fist: His usual choice of offense because his right hand grows to enormous scales. It is unknown if this can be used for both his arms.

Boot: Raising his speed, Horyang can reach his opponent in a matter of moments.



Strong Shield: Used as his main defense, this shield makes his body almost invulnerable. It is yet to be clarified if he can move when he does so.

Fire Fist: Similar to his Red Fist, makes his fist grow in size and sets it on fire, for even more power.

Devil of the Right Arm: Kang seemingly has a massive amount of energy stored under the bandages of his right arm. When it is unleashed, his wing grows much longer; in fact, he resembles a one-winged devil.

Notes and Trivia

 * When he is attracted to someone, his wing will turn into two hearts.
 * He allowed Miseng to ride on his shoulders, so she could see. (Note: despite misconception, he was not holding thumbs with Miseng. That was actually Miseng holding her camera phone.)
 * He is quite powerful as he got a score of 6350 on the "World's Greatest Shinsoo Competition".
 * He was holding back his full power.
 * He managed to overwhelm Rapdevil who received a higher score then him.
 * He can kill Yeon.
 * His wing turned into crying eyes when it looked like Goseng failed The World's Greatest Shinsoo Contest.
 * His wing turned into a devil's face when Ja Wangnan almost took his pants off.
 * Because of his mark, Horyang is horrible at card games.
 * Despite having a wing, he has not flown.