Twenty-Fifth Baam

Twenty-Fifth Baam, (스물다섯번째 밤, Seumooldahseotbeonjjae Bahm; "The Twenty-Fifth Night") or Baam (밤,' Bahm; "Night") for short, is an Irregular and the protagonist of Tower of God: Part 1. Baam enters The Tower in search of his best friend Rachel, who is another Irregular. He passed through Headon's Floor after being deemed worthy to climb, enough to be Guided by Hwa Ryun.

Six years later in Tower of God: Part 2 - The Return of the Prince, Baam, under his new name Jyu Viole Grace (쥬 비올레 그레이스, Jyu Biolae Geuraeiseu; "Jyu Viole Grace"), presented to him by FUG, is now a member of the infamous anti-government group.

Background
Baam's early life is mostly unknown and nothing is known about where he lived before coming into the Inner Tower, other than that it was some kind of cave. Also, it is mentioned he was "wrapped in darkness since birth"(Ch 3) and it is unknown how his crushed foot managed to heal(Ch 54) or what he consumed before Rachel discovered him. Although it is possible that he was able to subconsciously convert shinso into nutrients which allowed him to survive and heal any injury he had.

There was a symbol similar to the Zahard crest in the cave he was found, but it is unknown what meaning the symbol carries outside the Tower. It's possible he was isolated by the order of Zahard himself or the 3 Lords. It's also possible he was isolated for a different purpose by someone not connected to the Zahard Empire or the Tower.



He was dressed in an unkempt manner, had long unruly hair, and a white scarf around his neck. There was only one source of light in the cave, towards which Baam built a huge tower of stones. After climbing his tower, Baam found the light was unreachable, shining through a crack in the high cave ceiling. This caused him to get upset, but as this happened the rock above broke off, and a girl with it, Rachel fell.

Rachel became Baam's only friend, and taught him how to read, write and talk. She also told him about the sky and stars, and of human warmth. She educated him on many things about the human world, though his grasp on human society is still fairly poor.

The two played a crude board game in the cave with chalk lines and stone pieces, always drawn out somehow by Baam's tactics. Rachel would frequently journey above through the opening from which light cascaded, denying Baam to come with her, telling him, "Up there, only those who have been chosen can play." She told him stories of the world above; of the yearly festivals, the fruit-bearing trees given by God, the children playing - a world filled with light and merriment. Baam would wait for her to return with nothing else to do but dream of going up there and playing with her.

At one point, Rachel also told him the story of a man loving a star so much that he built a tower to get to it. The others called the man crazy, but he kept stacking rocks anyway. Eventually, the man was able to reach the star and live with it forever. Whether or not this has anything to do with the story is unconfirmed.

Appearance
In Part I, Baam is a young boy with dark brown hair (often called black) and amber/gold eyes. He wears a brown long sleeved shirt, a red vest and beige pants. After the Crown Game test he received a lowest tier Regular uniform and a headband from Koon. He is described as good-looking and cute by the Black March, Ha Yuri Zahard, and Androssi Zahard. Yuri also calls him a "hotty" in Part II as a semi-joke.

In Part II, Viole (Baam's alias) is taller and he has grown out his hair, with the bangs covering part of his face, more specifically his eyes. One of his new outfits consists of a black robe, beige pants and clothes with the mark of FUG. Another new suit, however, is a more formal dress, wearing a purple and black-striped shirt and black pants. He is described to be handsome by Yeon Yihwa.

Personality
In Part I, he is a caring young boy who has high empathy, and understands the true meaning of life, due to his life before The Tower being spent in almost complete solitude. He hates loneliness and other people's loneliness, seen when he urges Androssi not to be lonely and even more so when he comments on Rachel's story. He's very naive and unknowledgeable about the Tower. During Part I, he only climbs the Tower to be with Rachel.

In Part II, Viole is far more violent, and now completely understands that to climb The Tower, he must be pre-emptive and prepared to both engage in combat, and eradicate all opposition. He's become more introverted, rarely ever speaking, or displaying any signs of emotion. He's also quite cold and calculating, interacting with others only out of necessity, and will take advantage of a situation to defeat his opponents.

It's possible that Viole became cold and distant in order to protect himself from getting hurt again, and distances himself from others, opting to take tests as a solo even thought the tests are intended for groups. This is to avoid involving others in his dangerous quest.

He joined FUG at some point after leaving the Second Floor, sharing the same goal as FUG: to slay Zahard and his allies. Frankly, he was forced to become a Slayer by Yu Han Sung, as he had threatened to kill his friends if he refused or acted weak.

As of Chapter 91, he still likely retains high empathy for others but has closed himself off. However, that doesn't mean his heart has changed. As an empath, he is likely connected to others' emotional states and can feel and relate to their joy, sadness, hatred, suffering, etc; in a way, he likely feels very guilty or even depressed for eliminating the test takers because he can feel their emotions from failing the test and is the very cause of them. It would not be wrong to assume he's punishing himself or feels deserving of punishment because of the tremendous guilt he feels, yet at the same time, he also seems to recognize in the current testing system, "there is no way that everyone can be happy. It's only possible someone will be happy." In other words, he probably feels extremely miserable over the decisions he is making, even though he doesn't need to be responsible for everyone.

Abilities
In Part I, Baam is fairly weak at the start of the series, seemingly having almost no skills. But later in the story, Baam is shown to be a prodigy at manipulating shinsoo (like most Irregulars). He learns techniques that most Rankers take decades to learn, in mere seconds. Ren even considered him to be a possible RED candidate if he'd become a Ranker. It can be considered that he may be as strong as Androssi now, as he managed to kill the Bull, a feat which even Anak and Androssi couldn't pull off.

In Part II, he has become powerful to the point where others are beginning to fear his power and avoid him. He is now openly declared a "monster" even by Rankers such as Love. In Chapter 94, Ja Wangnan describes him as the "demon of destruction". He easily and clearly dwarfs the Regulars on the 20th floor.

Agility: Baam is very agile; he can dodge sword blows very effectively. After his training with Androssi he has gotten much faster and can even avoid the fastest attacks from Regulars. In Part II, his speed increases to the point where he can appear next to someone to deliver a blow in a flash. However his speed is not of Ranker-level yet as Love is able to outspeed him to his connector.

Intuition: Despite not being much of a fighter, Baam has good fighting instincts, as shown when he correctly determines a Steel Eel's weakness in only a few seconds. Even with something unrelated to fighting, he is able to find ways to make playing a board game with Rachel last longer with his tactics, letting Rachel stay longer with him.

Shinsoo Genius: Baam can use Shinsoo surprisingly well for someone who has had little experience or training with it. For example, he learns the Fast Skip technique within a few seconds and rapidly becomes able to use it at a reasonable range, which Quant reveals took him decades to learn. So, logically, he can be considered to be stronger than a Ranker when it comes to Shinsoo. Presented with the scenario of protecting Rachel, Baam's potential far exceeds the norm, and in one instance it appeared the Shinsoo around him struck Hwa Ryun of its own accord. He is also able to use Shinsoo without having formed a contract with a Floor's Guardian -- something that is considered both impossible and against the very laws of The Tower.

Shinsoo Beams: Baam can fire beams of Shinsoo, the largest seen so far was big enough to punch straight through the Bull's head.

Fast Skip (빠른 스킵, Bbareun Seukip): A reverse-flow control technique. At medium to close range, Baam/Viole can temporarily immobilize an object using Shinsoo. Quant shows him this ability which he reveals took him decades to learn; however, Baam mastered this instantly, and apparently Baam can use it at a greater range than most. In Part II, the flow was so powerful that it didn't only freeze Yihwa, but also the Shinsoo around her. If something like this is possible for other Regulars (or even Irregulars) remains unknown. It has been shown that he can use a similar technique to even stop inanimate objects. In Chapter 15 of Part II, he stopped the connector which was fired at very high speed in mid air, this feat even shocked Love (a Ranker). Even more amazing is the fact that he can also stop Rankers with this technique (Quant and Love) but only for a short time.

Slider: Shinsoo boosts one's movement for faster mobility and control (e.g. side-stepping or dodging) during a brief period of time; the main usage is for one to shift oneself into a better offensive position while the user is in a defensive stance: counterattack. This is not optimal for racing against someone, since the technique is not pure acceleration and only lasts for a short time. This technique was copied from the Ranker, Love.

Blue Oar (청노, Cheongno): Shinsoo forms into a blue disk, which allows the rider to move in a very fast speed. The main usage is for a single transportation; the user moves quickly from point A to point B in a straight path because the technique cannot move in any other direction. Also, the technique sometimes causes destruction along its pathway. This technique was copied from the Ranker, Love.

Upshoot: Shinsoo boosts the user's uppercut punch in both power and speed. Usually, this punch is used after Blue Oar to maximize both power and speed. This technique was copied from the Ranker, Love.

Straight Ball: Shinsoo boost the user's straight punch mainly in speed, so the punch can touch the enemy. This punch is for a follow-up technique: Pitch Changeup. This technique was copied from the Ranker, Love.

Pitch Changeup: Shinsoo boost the user's residing punch on the enemy; the punch's force and power both greatly intensify in order to finish off the enemy. This technique was copied from the Ranker, Love.

Shinsoo Resistance (신수 저항, Shinsoo Jeohahng): Normally, a person would've immense difficulty moving in an enormous density of shinsoo, where female steel eels live during breeding season. However, Baam has demonstrated an amazing resistance to shinsoo pressure, being able to move freely even in dense shinsoo environment possibly on par with Yuri's level of Shinsoo Resistance. This is also shown during Lero-Ro's test when Baam was unaffected by the shinsoo barrier that Lero-Ro, a Ranker, had cast, while all the participating Regulars were thrown back. He was blasted by a powerful wave of Shinsoo as Hong Chunhwa's weapon, Namaruda, ignited and emerged relatively unscathed by the attack.

In Part II, he now has complete invulnerability to the level of Shinsoo the average Regular would use. However, he was still somewhat hurt by Love's attacks which the Test Admin might have been suppressing, in terms of rooms and density). And he was "stopped" by Love, so his Shinsoo Resistance is still unable to completely resist a Ranker's and not to mention, a High-Ranker's techniques.

Martial Arts: Viole displays knowledge of certain martial arts moves. He was trained by a High Ranker from the Ha Family, Ha Jinsung, it is unknown what schools of martial arts he knows. He also uses Shinsoo to enhance his skills to great effect.

Black Shinsoo Aura: Even though unconfirmed whether this is a result of Baam being an Irregular (Like Red Tower Enryu's influence to it) or because of his current fighting style, Shinsoo tends to turn into a dark blue-almost-black smoke when used by him.

(Double-Handed) Shinsoo Punch: In Part II, Viole has a new technique that involves him using shinsoo to reinforce his normal punches to the point where one punch is able to crack the floor. He can extend the shinsoo to strike from far away as well. He seldom uses it after its first appearance hinting that it may be one of his weaker techniques.

Shinsoo Barrier: In Ch. 84, he has been shown to be able to create a small shinsoo barrier to block shinsoo beams.

Delayed Shinsoo Bomb: One of Viole's signature moves. First seen in Chapter 84, Viole can gather shinsoo together to make a shinsoo bomb that explodes after a few seconds creating a beam of shinsoo that sends the opponent flying back or engulfing the enemy with shinsoo. Viole is seen using Delayed Shinsoo Bomb on enemies who aren't expecting it, for example Akraptor and Love.

Healing Exoskeleton: First shown in Chapter 84, Viole can create a lobster-like exoskeleton that heals his wounds.

HwaJeopGongPaSul (화접공파술, or "Hwajeopgongpahsool"): An immensely strong technique that allows one to transfer a shock of Shinsoo through vibrations from oneself to a targeted object. It is unknown to what extent he is capable of using this technique. As for now, the effects of a simple touch are catastrophic. It seems that this particular style of fighting is a trait of the FUG organization.

Copying: Viole can copy Ranker-level abilities after they are used against him or if he's seen them use it once. Techniques copied includes:

From Quant: From Love: From Urek Mazino Though Viole can copy Ranker techniques easily, it is noted that he lacks some of the power behind the attacks.
 * Fast Skip
 * Slider
 * Blue Oar
 * Upshoot
 * Strait Ball
 * Pitch Changeup
 * Usurper's inferno

The Beginning
Baam forces his way into the Inner Tower in search of his friend Rachel. When Rachel decided to climb the Tower, he went after her, chasing her and tackling her to ground. After Baam appeals to Rachel to not go to the tower, she merely states that she wants to go so she can be reborn. Afterwards, a light from the Tower appears under her, giving the impression that she was in fact selected to go to the tower. However, it is stated by Headon, the Guardian of the First Floor, that she was not worthy to climb the tower. He does state, indirectly, that Baam is worthy of climbing the tower. However it does appear strange that Rachel would be knowingly teleported into the Tower while Baam has to force his way in through willpower.

Headon's Test
Baam awakens on the First Floor of the Tower, with Rachel watching behind a invisible shield, where he encounters Headon. Headon welcomes Baam and decides to test him with a Ball test, in a chamber guarded by a White Steel Eel, telling Baam that he can go to the next Floor if he pops the Ball. At this same time, Yuri Zahard hears that an Irregular has entered the Tower, and travels down to the bottom Floor alongside Evan Edrok. Evan gives Baam a Pocket, as is customary for arrivals into The Tower, but he receives an expensive A-Grade model. Yuri warns Headon that the test is too difficult for Baam but Headon refuses to change the test. However, he does agree to bend the rules to allow Yuri to lend Baam her weapon, the Black March, to help him pass the test.

Baam manages to get past the White Steel Eel by letting it swallow him and then stabbing its tongue. Consequently, he gets to the Ball and punctures it with the Black March. However, the Ball does not pop, so Baam listens to Evan's advice to call out to the Black March, asking it to ignite. To Yuri's surprise, the Black March listens to Baam and bursts the ball, and Headon sends Baam to the next Floor.



The Floor of Test
He arrives on the Second Floor in a grassy plain and is immediately engaged in a survival test to cut down half of the participants in the area by any means. He is attacked by a Regular, but manages to escape due to his considerable agility. He decides that he has to fight if he wants to ascend through The Tower and find Rachel, and is just about to attack a harmless creature, when Koon appears and tells Baam he is making a mistake. Rak then appears, wishing to "hunt" Baam and the Black March in his possession. Koon then launches a surprise attack on Rak, giving him and Baam time to hide behind a rock from the infuriated hunter.

An announcement calls, ordering the Regulars to team up in groups of three, thus leaving Baam and Koon no choice but to try and group with Rak. When persuasion fails, Baam attempts to confound Rak by dropping the Black March and asking Rak to continue hunting him. Baam and Koon seize this opportunity to grab Rak at the last second, forcing him to team up with them, admitting them to the next phase of the test.

Lero-Ro's Test
The survivors of the previous test are teleported to a room and straightaway, two Regulars are seen fighting with each other but are soon stopped by the Exam Supervisor, Lero-Ro. Lero-Ro introduces himself to the Regulars then blasts them away using a Shinsoo barrier. He then states that whoever passes through it gets the right to go onto the next test. The barrier appears to have no effect on Baam. This shocks Lero-Ro and the stronger of the Regulars. Since he was not pushed back by the barrier, Baamh asks if he should walk out and come back in so he can take the test. Lero-Ro states that it is fine and that he seems to have made a 'mistake' so Baam immediately passes. Lero-Ro sits down with Baam and wagers a bet on who will get through the barrier first, with the prize of the winner allowing to ask the loser a question. Both bet correctly but despite the draw, Lero-Ro allows Baam to ask what an Irregular is, which Lero-Ro dully explains. Afterwards, Koon and Rak emerge through the barrier, readying the team for the next test.

Yu Han Sung's Test
Baam, Koon, and Rak are presented with the examiner Yu Han Sung whose test is called The Door Test, in which they have to rely on a scant few clues to choose a correct door out of several. the team passes due to Rak kicking open a random door within the time limit. They then decide to take part in a bonus test called 'Crown Game', the winner of which instantly passes onto the 3rd Floor.

The Crown Game
The team is set off in the 2nd round as the Black March reacts to the Ignition of Anak's weapon, Green April, which is noticed by her. She demands that he give it to her, coming off the throne and so forfeiting the game. Baam makes agrees to the bet with Anak: to give Black March to her if his team fails to win the next three rounds, but if he wins then she has to give him Green April. Baam's team manages to take control of the throne and Baam sits on it with the crown, while Koon, Rak and their allies fend off the other Regulars. This stance is maintained until the final round, when a mysterious cloaked team enters the contest, one of which Baam becomes convinced that one of the team memebers is Rachel. She is subsequently attacked in front of him by a masked combatant, later revealed to be Hwa Ryun, and so he instantly surrenders the throne and game to save her, subconsciously activating his potential for Shinsoo. The shinsoo attacks Hwa Ryun, slicing her mask and right eye, and both fall to the ground unconscious. As a result, he loses the Black March to Anak.

Baam wakes up five days later, two days after the Position test has began. Koon tells him that the girl he saved was not Rachel, although Baam is still convinced and wonders why Rachel did not simply tell him the truth. He is assigned the Wave Controller position and discovers that he has an incredible talent for handling Shinsoo in his studies. He befriends some of his peers during this stage, including Androssi, Hatsu, and Ship Leesoo.

The Hide-and-Seek Test


In the last stage of the Position test, the Hide-and-Seek Test, Baam is assigned to Team B. He watches Team A's attempt through a monitor and is saddened by Koon's loss.

As Team B enters the game, Baam travels with the Team's Fishermen: Androssi, Des Lion and Hong Chunhwa. He talks with Androssi about her history, and wonders how she managed to get all the food she wanted. Androssi then assaults her fellow Fishermen, making Baam realize how she had done it: by defeating or killing everyone who got in her way. Des Lion then attacks Baam, believing him to be in on Androssi's plan but Androssi steps between them and suppresses the strike. She tells Baam to watch closely as she was going to show him what is necessary to climb the Tower and protect Rachel, and starts towards Des Lion. Baam comes between them to stop the fighting, only to be betrayed by Lion who takes him hostage. However, he is easily despatched and slammed against the far wall by Androssi, causing Hong to ignite his blade, Namaruda, firing a surge of Shinsoo at Androssi. Baam again gets in the way and takes the impact head on, managing to stay standing. He decides to leave them, as he would not fight others, and would never attack those precious to him, even if it got him to the stars. Androssi asks him why he keeps chasing Rachel, and he simply replies, "The heart moves where the heart wills," and runs off.

He then finds a Lighthouse, and its controller tells him that they have lost communication with Rachel, who was within the Safety Zone. Baam heads over there in fear of her safety. When he arrives, he finds Ho holding Rachel with a knife to her neck. He threatens to kill her unless Baam defeats Quant. Quant subsequently engages in combat with Baam and immobilizes him with shinsoo. He whispers to Baam that if he can copy the Paralyzing Flow he used on him, he could stop Ho: long enough to rescue Rachel. Baam does this with relative ease, much to Quant's shock, and saves Rachel.

As Androssi emerges onto the scene, Baam utilizes his newly acquired paralysis ability to help her successfully defeat Quant.

Afterwards, it is discovered that Rachel has lost the use of her legs, and so Baam asks Koon and Rak for help in enabling her to carry on up the Tower. Later that day Baam finds out that he has passed the Position test. It is found out that in order for Rachel to continue ascending the Tower, an Irregular would have to consult with the Floor's' Guardian, and so Baam admits to the congregation that he is an Irregular. After the results, all the participants who pass decide to side with Baam in his route up the Tower via Guardian-directed testing, despite the implications of helping an Irregular.

In the standby before the final exam on the 2nd floor, Baam attends Ho's funeral and trains in hand-to-hand combat with Androssi.

The Submerged Fish Hunt
The final exam, the Submerged Fish Hunt, involves Baam being encased within a large bubble alongside Rachel. In the aquatic environment, Baam feels strangely invigorated and empowered. As the timer on his Pocket indicates 13 minutes left, Baam talks to Rachel about her legs and their ascension up the Tower. Presented with the question of why she wants to see the stars, Baam realizes he does not know the answer. He reveals his happiness at being beside her again and how he has changed since he last saw her.

As the two talk, they are interrupted by a dark projectile from the depths beyond that glances the bubble containing them, and are astonished to see that the Bull has found them. As it approaches to devour them with its jaw stretched out wide, Baam summons all his Shinsoo into one blast. This freezes the Bull in place, allowing the bubble to drift on past it. The Bull starts moving again, but Baam quickly kills it. As the Mangdol Madame appears, Baam goes to share his happy victory with Rachel, until she unexpectedly stands up, with no trouble, and pushes Baam out of the bubble, saying; "I'm sorry Baam. Here, you need to die."

After the group that is guiding Rachel up the tower has left, he was found alive at the bottom of the depths by Hwa Ryun, and is convinced to climb The Tower with her.

Last Chance
In Tower of God: Part 2 - The Return of the Prince, Baam, now known as Viole, appeared on Floor 20, having defeated three Regulars when Ja Wangnancame in. Ja Wangnan seemingly "convinces" Viole to work together to take down the next opponent. Viole stays idle until Hon Akraptor comes and makes a vote-off. Viole says he will make them all fail here. He reveals the results of his training with his speed, strength and new shinsoo techniques. Goseng notes that his clothes seem to have a mark similar to the 'mark of the slayer'. He soon makes quick work of the 10th competitor, Horyang and Akraptor. He seemingly corners Ja Wangnan until one of Ja Wangnan's cheap bombs is thrown at his face. He gets hurt by this and uses a lobster-like skeletal technique that heals his wounds. At this point, the test is over and he rides up to the next testing area by himself. Viole has a flashback to when Rachel told him the story of the man who built a tower to reach a star.

The Strongest Regular
The next test is a shinsoo strengthening test (called World's Strongest Regular) designed to give a strength scored based on a shinsoo reinforced punch similar to an arcade punching game. Viole is the last person to take the test. Akraptor says to the other Regulars taking the test: "He (Viole) is the strongest Regular here". Viole uses HwaJeopGongPaSul on the machine (breaking it in the process) and scores 134,769 points to the amazement of everyone without his hand moving forward at all during the technique, signifying that his mastery of the HwaJeopGongPaSul attack's power alone was enough to reach that score without using any physical force.

HwaJeopGongPaSul is one of FUG's preferred techniques, which makes Love (the test administrator) ponder whether Viole really is part of FUG or not.

As the winner of the Shinsoo Strengthening Test, he is ordered by Love to pick 7 other people of his choosing to take the next test with him. Viole however, despite the pleas of Ja Wangnan and other contestants to pick them, declares that he won't choose any teammates and asks Love to have all of them fail the test, stating that none of the current contestants are qualified to be his teammates.

The enraged Yeon Yihwa asks him how self-conceited he must be and berates him for acting like he was actually part of the criminal organization FUG, proclaiming his symbols to be nothing but fakes.

Viole calmly retorts that the symbol is not fake and that he is indeed one of the slayer candidates of FUG, going so far as to state that he lives for the death of Zahard and his kin. Thus he cannot choose any of them as he is their proclaimed enemy. Love says that while he understood his concerns, that the rules cannot be changed. He remarks how some of the contestants here are desperate enough to 'make a deal with the devil' in order to pass this test and then goes on to invite Viole to a game between the two of them in order to resolve this issue. Viole then proceeds to his shared room with Yeon Yihwa, who then mistakes him for a girl. After listening to Yihwa's rambling while walking to the spas, Viole walks into the male spas instead of the female spas, leaving Yihwa confused. Viole sits in the spas by himself until Prince and Rapdevil walk over and join him. He ignores everything the Prince says and asks Rapdevil if he really beat Hatsu, which Rapdevil confirms, Viole then says "Perhaps you can show me the 'devil' sometime" (this hints that Baam still cares about his old friends and has a possible aggression towards Rapdevil). Viole then leaves and goes to Ja Wangnan's room and finds Ja Wangnan's ring, he then says "This symbol... it's Zahard's symbol isn't it?".

Suddenly, while Wangnan tries to explain about the ring, Prince yells at Viole for ignoring him earlier. Viole tosses the ring back at Wangnan saying, "Be careful not to lose it, it seems 'important' to you" and walks away. In his room, Yihwa asks Viole to change rooms feeling awkward about the man-woman arrangement. During the exchange, Viole says that he isn't interested in her body, prompting her to want to kill him in the next test.

The Untrustworthy Room
During the night, Love announces the next test: "A Trustworthy Room" and calls Viole down to fight him.

After listening to the rules of the test as Viole was proceeding to go out Yeon confronted him pleading him to select 7 team mates as the otherwise means Viole should kill the Regulars in the test or fight with Love.

As Viole leaves the room, Yeon confronts him, once again demanding to know why he doesn't simply pick his teammates and make everyone happy. Viole replies, saying only some will benefit. As Yeon prepares to fight him by releasing her flames, he uses an improved version of Paralyzing Flow (might be called 'fast skip') to freeze her, and discontinuing her flames much to her shock. As he walks out, he takes the room's remote from her hands and apologizes with a simple, "Sorry." However, just in the nick of time, Prince appears. His confidence unwavering, he challenges the FUG Slayer Candidate. However, before he could move after a second word, Viole had already exited into the hallway.

Viole decides to fight the Ranker Love instead of killing off the other Regulars. When Viole reaches the men's bath Love informs him that he will have three tries to catch a remote, with Love doing everything he can to stop him including killing him. The first time Viole simply stops the remote in midair, despite its high speed, but the Ranker intervenes and prevents him from catching it, causing a foul. However, the second time Viole simply used the remote as a diversion and directly attacked Love. However, Love was able to dodge the attack easily with his speed. This was just a diversion for Viole to use his Delayed Shinsoo Bomb after catching the Ranker off-guard, in which love remarks that he is 'truly a Slayer candidate'. Viole makes a charge toward the remote but Love knocks the remote away. After Viole misses his HwaJeopGongPaSul, Love lands a blow on him. Viole is mercilessly crushed into the nearby wall by Shinsoo, leaving Viole lying in the rubble. Love catches the remote, and throws it back to the gloves saying to Viole, "it's a strike this time FUG". Love than explains his past regarding FUG and asks for Viole to explain his motives, Viole then regathers himself and prepares to fight. From here on out - He fights properly. At an almost inhuman speed, Viole paralyses the movement of the remote. Afterwards, he dashes towards Love and uppercuts him. Losing his balance, Love tries to attack Viole using Wonsulsa, however, in futility. Viole is quick to centre on Love, and digs his fist into Love's arm, and then activates "Pitch Changeup" much to Love's surprise. Love, however, turns the tables on Viole, freezing him in place and taking the connector himself. Impressed by his talent, Love offers Viole one more chance to pick teammates and leave FUG so his talent will not be wasted. Suddenly, Wangnan barges into the room throwing a bomb with chili powder, which distracts Love enough for Wangnan to take the connector. He asks Viole, as 'the worst person in The Tower' to help him defeat Kim Lurker in exchange for the connector.

The Preys
Viole accepts the offer made by Wangnan. As they rush to the scene Viole suppresses Lurker and Yihwa, sparing Horyang from the attack. He manages to free Yihwa in no time from her marionette state by pulling out the creature inside and swiftly crushing it. Leaving Prince in Horyang's hands, he then accompanies Wangnan to Lurker's room to get him for all the misfortune he has caused. He stands back and lets Wangnan handle Lurker. Apparently he was "tricked" by Wangnan into letting his team pass, but it could have been part of FUG's plan. Later on he confronts Wangnan, asking him why he forgave Lurker. Wangnan replies that it's because he himself wants to be forgiven. Viole is later seen looking into the sky in summer clothes.

FUG
Viole buys the best house on 21F for his team's use. Along with his willingness to do his share of the house chores, this endears his team to him (except for Yihwa). When Viole goes out to meet with someone, Yihwa follows him because of the violent rumors she has been hearing. Viole enters a karaoke bar and finds a man impersonating him in order to extort money from the counter girls, one of which is Hwa Ryun. Viole scares them off by revealing himself as the real Jyu Viole Grace. Terrified, they run off screaming and, alarmed by the screams, Yihwa runs in and accuses Viole of acting maliciously. Ha Jinsung walks in and Viole knocks her out in order protect her. They bring her back to their house and Hwa Ryun and Jinsung are introduced to Wangnan, Goseng, and Miseng. Viole leaves once Jinsung begins to brag about what a genius Viole is to his teammates. Jinsung follows him to the roof, where he calls him "Baam. The Irregular." Jinsung tells Viole that since he first met him six years ago, he wanted Viole to be happy. Viole remembers his past, which overlaps with Hwa Ryun's revelation to Wangnan that ''"They know what is most important to Viole. As long as they have that in their hands, Viole cannot escape FUG". ''FUG has been controlling Viole by threatening him with the lives of his friends from Season 1. Viole later has a chat with Wangnan on the roof, who says that he thought Viole was a bad guy but he was wrong.

Flower of Zygaena
Team Tangsooyook has entered the 21F Test. Much totheir surpries, the test administrator, Noma, tells them the other team ran away in fear after hearing that Viole the Slayer candidate was in the other team. Noma declares that a special test has been set up for situations like this and take them to the middle of the sea. Viole appears as amazed as the others at seeing the vastness of the sea and the animals living in the water. He appears much more comfortable with the group now as he is seen carrying Miseng on his shoulders. A Zygaena appears and Noma tells them they must retrieve a flower from inside its body, then suggests they split up into two groups. Viole, Yihwa, Prince, and Horyang form one group and Wangnan, Miseng, Goseng, and Akraptor form another. When Zygaena flips its enormous body, it causes Viole's group to go underwater. Horyang, Prince, and Viole emerge from the water first thanks to Horyang's swimming. Viole stays behind to wait for Yihwa while the other two go ahead. When Viole and Yihwa go in to look for the other two, Viole senses an emense power and rushes forth. He finds a man with red eyes (possibly Urek Mazino) confronting Horyang and Prince. Horyang tells Viole that they should give up this time because he suspects the examiner set a trap to kill him for being a slayer candidate. Viole refuses and tells them to run while he completes the mission. Horyang pleads with Viole and reasons that they can simply retake the test. Urek prods at Viole's reasoning, to which Viole replies, "I have something I fear... more than death." Viole then manipulates shinsoo around his arm. Urek flicks his hand and blows Viole's bangs away to get a better look at Viole's face and remarks that his hair is girly but his eyes were good. He stands up and announces that he would play with Viole.

Part 1
Rachel: Baam has a deep and complicated relationship with her. They were very good friends and views her as an older sister figure. She was the reason why he entered the tower in the first place. However, since Rachel requested Koon to lie about her identity, Baam wonders why she will not just reveal herself to him and is aware she may not want him to follow her. Baam decides to do so anyways and is eventually betrayed by her, confusing him. Therefore, he decides to climb the tower in order to rationalize which action to take when he confronts her. When Love asks Baam about his reason for joining FUG, he responds that he is looking for someone, hinted to be Rachel.

Koon: Baam was a little uneasy with Koon at first, but they've become good friends, despite having contrasting personalities and characteristics. Koon has aided Baam countless times throughout various obstacles presented in the Second Floor. After learning Baam was an Irregular, Koon put his status on the line to aid him. Koon saw something within Baam which he had lost a long time ago, and was determined to help Baam get to the top. Even after Baam's supposed death, he still wants to keep the team that Baam would've wanted to protect going asking Ship Leesoo to lead the other team. Koon is still willing to go to lengths to find out about Baam's "murderers", even having to deal with the "woman who killed [his] most precious friend" (Rachel).

Rak: Baam is also friends with Rak, although Rak is a little bit annoyed by him at times. When Baam is injured, Rak seems concerned about him. Rak wishes for Baam to keep climbing The Tower, claiming that it is because he could continue to hunt him.

Hatsu: Hatsu and Baam get along well and have an easy friendship. Baam helped him fill up his friends list, to which Hatsu seemed grateful. After the Submerged Fish Hunt ended, he became agitated when Parakewl was only concerned about whether they passed. When Parakewl kept using the word 'dead', Hatsu threatened to kill him. He felt indebted to Baam and was the first to propose to helping Rachel climb The Tower. In Part 2, when Baam found out that the 'Devil of the Right Hand' had defeated Hatsu, he seemingly challenges Rapdevil, which shows that he still cares deeply for his old team.

Ship Leesoo: These two are friendly with each other. Although Leesoo knew that Koon manipulated everyone into helping Baam for the Submerged Fish Hunt, he didn't tell anyone because he too wanted to help Baam. When he thought Baam was dead, he supported the idea of helping Rachel to honor Baam's wishes and was the one to gather everyone for it.

Androssi: At first she was indifferent to Baam, but as time progressed they became friends. She seems to have a crush on him (unconfirmed). After learning that Baam was an Irregular, she put her status as a Zahard's princess on the line to help him. She coached Baam on fighting in preparation for the Submerged Fish Hunt. Baam appears to have influenced her somewhat. When Ren attempted to kill Anak using her, she thought of the conversation with Baam on loneliness.

Team Tangsooyuk
Ja Wangnan: Wangnan used to fear Viole to the point of avoidance. It is unknown what Baam personally thinks of Wangnan, but Wangnan thought of Baam as a monster (he called him a demon of destruction) due to his power and his stated goal. As time progresses, he learnt of Baam's past and the unwanted life forced upon him. Wangnan thinks highly of Viole now that he knows Viole's reasons for fighting and appears to want to become friends. Wangnan appears to be the most concerned over Viole, wishing to help him achieve his goals and worrying over him.

Yeon Yihwa: They shared a room on 20F, much to Yihwa's displeasure. Yihwa thinks Viole is suspicious, but appears open to the idea that Viole might not be as bad as he appears. Most of their antagonism is due to the fact that Viole says he has no interest in her physically (an insult since Yihwa considers herself beautiful) and that Viole can cook better than her.

Kang Horyang: Horyang respects Viole for his strength and is wary of the red exoskeleton Viole possesses. He doesn't appear to think badly or hold a grudge against Viole for his actions.

Akraptor: Akraptor seems to trust Viole to a certain extent. He doesn't meddle with Viole's personal affairs and doesn't seem to judge him for being part of FUG. He is the most pragmatic of the group concerning Viole and the group's position.

Yeo Miseng: At first Miseng feared Viole but was always polite to him, even giving him some candy (chips?). After passing the 20F Test, Miseng and Viole appear much more comfortable with each other. Viole is even shown carrying Miseng on his shoulders.

Yeo Goseng: While originally terrified of Viole for his association with FUG, she seems more comfortable with him. Even before they formed a team, she didn't think he was a murderous monster. When Viole brought over his FUG associates to their house, she was shaking so much she ended up cutting herself. When Zygeana emerged from the water, she can be seen hiding behind Viole's legs (also to possibly look out for Miseng).

FUG
Ha Jinsung: He is a member of FUG and is Viole's personal martial arts instructor. He thinks very highly of Viole and respects his opinions. He is very proud of Viole to the point where he brags about Viole's talent and genius. He appears comedically protective of Viole, asking Viole's teammates if they picked on him or made him do any housework (noticing Viole's chapped hands).

Hwa Ryun: A member of FUG. Though they did not have much of a relationship in Part 1, they appear much closer in Part 2. Hwa Ryun acts as Baam's Guide with the expectation that Baam will grow strong enough to one day kill Zahard.

Notes and Trivia

 * An amusing fact about Baam: With the sole exception of Anak, who is a half princess, Baam seems to attract romantically any princess of Zahard he comes across. Two examples of that is the affections that are shown towards him by Androssi and Yuri, though it might just be the author's way to add comic relief moments for the latter.
 * He goes under the alias Jyu Viole Grace in Part 2. It is speculated that he might be adopted by the leader of FUG, but it has yet to be confirmed.
 * Akraptor calls Baam/Viole "the strongest Regular", incorrect since Baam is an Irregular however correct since Viole is.
 * According to the results of the shinsoo strengthening test, he came in first place with 134,769 points using HwaJeopGongPaSul. It has been speculated by some that this was not Viole's true power.
 * He is so polite, to the extent of saying "sorry" when he's about to fail someone. (Example; Vol 2 Chapter 11, conversation between Viole and Yeon)
 * He's apparently a great cook, having to cook for himself and Yeon, with Wangnan even calling him a super chef. He's also rich enough to afford the best room on the 21st Floor by himself and he does laundry.
 * Name's Origin: He is named after his birthdate, the "twenty-fifth night". Later, the Guardian of the First Floor, Headon, abbreviates his name to Baam, joking, "It has become a tasty name!' In Korean, the word 'baam' has two meanings; one is 'night' and the other 'chestnut'. The Second Floor Guardian also jokes on this pun, saying to Baam "You...look tasty". Rachel, at one point, said she was afraid of the "Night" making reference to Baam. On an interesting note, "Viole" can be translated to "star" in korean.
 * His new name "Viole" is originated by the color violet. Amusingly enough though, "Viole" is an old french word used to describe an European bowed stringed instrument used in the Medieval period . Viole now occasionally wears shirts that are purple.
 * Blue Fire: Though not exactly canon, Baam/Viole has the power to create blue fire in the Maplestory X Tower of God oneshot where he uses it to stop Demon Slayer from getting the crown. Perhaps Viole will use this technique later in the manhwa...
 * Interestingly enough, Viole has adopted almost the exact same hair-style as Yuri in Part II.

Quotes

 * "I need to know... why... Rachel... betrayed... ME...!"' '-Twenty-Fifth Baam to Hwa Ryun
 * "I am Jyu Viole Grace, one of the slayer candidates of FUG. Zahard and their kin... I live for their death. That is why none of you can become my teammate. I am your enemy." -Jyu Viole Grace denying the requirement of team members
 * "The heart moves where the heart wills" - Twenty-Fifth Baam to Androssi Zahard

Alternate Translations

 * (Korean Pronunciation) Seu-mool-dah-seot-beon-jjae-eui Bahm, Bahm
 * (Meaning) Twenty-Fifth Night, Night
 * Bahm
 * Bam
 * Chestnut