Hwa Ryun


 * "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower."


 * - Hwa to Baam


 * "'The moment he stands at The Tower's peak...everything about The Tower will change."


 * - Hwa to Ja Wangnan about Viole
 * "'Are you sure you're taking this path to meet Viole's friends? Or have you got your own motive? What are you aiming for...? Prince of the Hong Family."


 * - Hwa to Ja Wangnan

Hwa Ryun (화련, Hwaryeon; or "Hwaryun") is a Guide.

NOTE: She is a Ranker arranged by Yu Han Sung, but her true affiliations are unknown.

Appearance and Personality
Hwa Ryun has red hair and red eyes. She is usually depicted wearing a pink sweatshirt with a hood, a black skirt with red legging and some type of a mask covering half her face (due to losing one eye). She is a quiet person who says little and she has a gloomy and ominous aura. She is also quite manipulative, considering she was able to trick Koon Agero Agnis into falling for Yu Han Sung's plan to "push" Ho into taking some action against Rachel.

In Part 2, she's depicted as mischievous and teasing, as she clearly mocked the Viole Impostor and repeatedly called him 'Pig'. She almost always smiles in mischief, and probably a little bit of arrogance. Yeon sees her as creepy when they meet.

History
Hwa Ryun is a Guide who is believed to be a member of Baam's mysterious support group. Evan Edrok seems to recognize her, and is shocked to see her, leading one to speculate that she might be someone important. Beyond that not much is known about her past yet.

Tower of God: Part 1
Hwa Ryun entered the tests on the Second Floor posed as a Regular (whether or not she really is a Regular is debated) so she could better accomplish her objectives without suspicion. She teamed up with Yung Changsoo and Goon in the Crown Game where she refused to ally with the other teams instead wiping them all out until she was stopped by Androssi. She then got past Androssi and attacked Rachel (perhaps her objective from the start of the game), and as a result she was wounded in the face by Baam who somehow attacked (or perhaps caused her to be attacked) with Shinsoo despite him not having made a contract with the manager.

After the game she was assigned the Wave Controller Position. This is the same group Baam was assigned to which is probably not chance. Later she is part Yu Han Sung's plan to "push" Ho into taking some action against Rachel. During the final examination she is seen passing by Evan causing him to have a shocked expression, making one wonder how Evan knows her. After the final examination, in a flashback to before the crown game, she is revealed by Yu Han Sung to be a guide and told to assist Rachel. After the final examination at night, she asked Rachel: "How is it? The feeling of having walked this path?(Ch 77)" She apparently knew Baam was still alive and left her for the boy(Ch 77). This was after she had finished teaching Rachel, how to walk the right path(Ch 3).

Tower of God: Part 2
She is seen in Part 2 in a non conversational flashback (with purposely empty speech bubbles) of Viole when he is faced with Wangnan begging (blackmailing) him to help and even the odds against Lurker.

Viole goes to meet her on the 21st Floor, at a karaoke box which was being extorted for money by a Viole impersonator.



Powers and abilities
She fights using Shinsoo to enhance her strength and speed, and also uses a gold staff that can fly and attack using Shinsoo. Her staff might be made of high purity Suspendium, so it can float. However, she is a Guide so her fighting skills are quite low.

Notes and Trivia
In one of the chapters of the flashback, Chapter 77, she is shown with both her eyes intact. And when she was among the Regulars waiting to take Lero-Ro's barrier test, she was depicted as having covered her whole face with a jeweled mask. However, after her eye was injured by Baam, she covered it with an eye patch. It's unknown if her eye has since recovered.