Ho

Ho (호) was a Regular that managed to pass most of the tests on the Second Floor and was assigned to the Wave Controller position before committing suicide during the Hide-and-Seek test.

Appearance and Personality
Ho was an androgynous human-looking guy with very long blonde hair, yellow eyes and a single red horn protruding from the right side of his head. He wore a white kimono with red trimmings.

History
Before Ho climbed the Tower, he lived in a small village and use his Baang for entertainment. When his village was attacked, everyone he knew was killed by a Ranker. Ever since that day Ho had wondered why God had given the Ranker such power and yet had not given him the power to save them.

Evankhell's Hell
He was seen in the fields during the "Deathmatch" Test.

Lero-Ro's Test
Ho eventually teamed up with Laure and Serena Rinnen after the "Deathmatch" Test and then managed to pass Lero-Ro's Test without too much trouble.

Yu Han Sung's Examination
During Yu Han Sung's Door Test, their team passed thanks to Laure's laziness shining through.

Crown Game
Ho's team came out in the second round of the Crown Game and he and Serena fought against Ship Leesoo while Laure fought Anak. After Anak ignited her hook and started rampaging, Ho grabbed Laure and forced their team to surrender as things had got difficult.

Position Test
He became amicable with Baam during the Position Test, but soon realised that Baam's talent handling Shinsu was far greater than his, and he soon began to become envious. He then received an anonymous note telling him that if he killed Rachel then Baam would stop climbing the Tower.

Hide-and-Seek
When he was put on Team B for the Hide-and-Seek test, the same team as Baam and Rachel, he decided to put his plan into motion. He abandoned Serena Rinnen and headed to Rachel's Lighthouse. After persuading Rachel to come out by telling her that someone was targeting Baam, he held a knife to her throat and told her that he was going to kill her for god. However, Quant arrived and attacked him. Parakewl and Mauchi were able to distract Quant long enough for him to get into the Safety Zone, where they teamed up to hold Quant in position with hostages... then, when Baam arrived, Ho tried to get him to attack Quant by threatening to kill Rachel. Baam initially attacked Quant but, after learning from the Ranker, Baam was able to immobilise Ho long enough to save Rachel.

After revealing his history, Ho told Baam that they had never been friends and said that he hated him before committing suicide by stabbing himself.

Last Examination
Serena, Baam and a few others hosted a small funeral for Ho after he died.

Quotes

 * (Talking about Baam to Rachel) "Who is Baam that monster? Isn't it weird how he can learn shinsu so fast? Was he blessed or something? Huh? Tell me. Ms Light. What did God take from him in exchange for that talent? I lost everything and all I got was enough power to do some parlor tricks. Don't you think he deserves a bit of misery?" 
 * (To Twenty-Fifth Baam) "I always wondered... Why God... gave it such power. And why didn't God give me the power to defend them. Like Laure's... or yours... that kind of power. If I only had such power... maybe... they wouldn't have died. Right- I didn't get rid of her to climb the Tower. It's not because you were my competitor. I just... for some reason... I really hated you, Baam."
 * (To Baam while threatening to kill Rachel) "D-Don't come any closer! If you do, I will kill her! You monster!! Damn it! All this! All of this is because of you!! It's all your fault!! I know - I know people like you!! Born naturally talented and who'll soom become arrogant!! I can't tell!! You're going to become just like them!! You monster!! Why are you just standing here? Go get the Ranker! Or else..! Do you want her to die?!" 

Notes and Trivia

 * Ho was included (along with Laure, Hatsu, Anak and Khun) as one of the Regulars Rak considered worthy prey during the first test on the Second Floor, though he was not considered as dangerous as the Green April or the Black March.

Alternate Translations

 * Hoh (LINE)

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