Twenty-Fifth Baam

Twenty Fifth Baam (abbreviated as 'Baam') is an Irregular and is the central protagonist of Tower of God. , Baam enters the Tower in search of his best friend Lahel.

Appearance and the origin of the name
Baam is a boy with brown hair and gold eyes. He wears brown long sleeved shirt, red vest and beige pants. He is described as good looking and cute by the Black March and Androssi. He is overall human-looking.

He was named after his birthdate, twenty-fifth night. Later the Guardian of the 1st floor, Headon abbreviates his name into Baam, joking "It has become a tasty name!' In Korean, the word 'baam' has two meanings: one is 'night' and the other is 'chesnut'.

History
Baam's early life is mostly a mystery, and nothing is known where he lived before coming into the Inner Tower, other than that it was some kind of cave. He was dressed in an unkempt manner, a long white shirt, and long unruly hair. He has never seen blue skies or stars. Baam has only one friend, Lahel, who tought him how to read and talk. She also told him about the sky and stars, and Baam recalls Lahel let him know the human warmth.

Plot Summary
Baam entered the Inner Tower in search of his friend Lahel. When Lahel decided to climb the Tower, a golden light descended on Lahel to take her away, but when Baam grabbed her it also caught him and seperated the two of them.

Baam awakened on the first floor of the Tower where he encountered Headon, the Guardian of the 1st floor. Headon welcomed him and decided to test him with a Ball and a White Steel Eel, telling Baam he can go to the next floor if he could pop the Ball. When Yuri and Evan arrived, they gave Baam a Pocket that could translate any language. Yuri told Headon that the test was too much for Baam, Headon answered that the test was of the adequate level, due to Baam being an Irregular. However, Headon agreed to bend the rules and said that if Yuri lent Baam the Black March, he would look away just this once.

Baam managed to get past the Steel eel by letting it swallow him and then stabbing it in the tongue, and then punctured the ball with the March. When the ball turned out be tougher than expected, he popped it by Igniting Black March, much to Yuri's surprise. He then arrived on Evankhell's floor, the 2nd floor. He was attacked by some Regulars, but managed to escape through luck and his considerable ability. He decided that he had to fight if he was to ascend the tower and find Lahel, and was just about to attack a harmless creature when Koon appeared and told him that he was making a mistake. Koon then asked if Baam had a pet, and Baam noticed that Rak had just arrived. Rak attacked Koon and Baam, who hid behind a rock to avoid him. When it was announced that the Regulars had to team up, they were left with no choice other than to team up with each other and Rak. After attemting to peruade Rak to join them to no avail, they grabbed Rak at the last minute, forcing him to team up with them. Baam and the Regulars were teleported to a new room and met their Exam Supervisor, Leo-Ro. After letting them take a rest, Lero-ro blasted a Shinsoo barrier at them. When Baam did not get pushed back by the barrier, Lero-ro realized 'we got a monster.' He agreed to let Baam pass the test. He sat down with Baam and offered to make a bet on who will get through the barrier first, with the winner getting to ask the loser a question. They both bet on Anak, and both proved to be correct. Baam asked Leo-Ro what an irregular was, which Leo duly explained. Afterwards Koon and Rak got through the barrier and the team prepared for the next test.

Baam, Koon, and Rak pass Yu Han Sung's test, in which they had to rely on a scant few clues to choose a correct door out of several, due to Rak kicking open a random door which turned out to be the correct answer to the test. They then decided to take part in a bonus game called 'Crown Game'. When Anak noticed the Black March and demanded he give it to her, Baam made a bet with Anak, and agreed to give Black March toher if his team failed to win the next four rounds. For the first few rounds, Baam simply sat on the throne with the crown while Koon, Rak and their allies wiped the floor with the other Regulars. On the final round, however, Baam saw Lahel being attacked and abandoned the throne trying to save her. Baam made a Shinsoo attack on Lahel's assailiant, who was later revealed to be Hwa Ryun, and fell unconsious. As a result he lost the Black March to Anak.

Baam woke up two days after the test resumed. Koon tells him that the girl he saved was not Lahel, although he knows that Koon was lying, and wondered why Lahel did not simply tell him the truth. He was assigned the Wave Controller position and discovered that he has a true talent for handling Shinsoo. He became friends with Androssi, Hatsu, and Ship Lee Soo.

During the Hide and Seek game he is put on Team 2. He watches as Koon's team is defeated by Quant and feels sorry for Koon, although he reminds himself that Koon and him are no longer on a team. He then prepares himself for the test.

Relationships
Lahel: Baam is has a deep friendship with Lahel (some speculate that he is in fact in love with her). She was the reason he entered the tower. However, since Lahel made Koon lie to him about her identity, Baam has been somewhat unsure about her.

Koon: Baam was a little uneasy with Koon at first, but they are now fast friends.

Rak: Baam is also friends with Rak, although he gets a little annoyed by him at times.

Powers and Abilities
Agility: Baam is very agile, he can dodge sword blows very effectively.

Intuition: Despite not being much of a fighter, Baam has good fighting instincts, as shown when he correctly determined a Steel eel's weakness in only a few seconds.

Novice Shinsoo Genius: Baam can use Shinsoo surprisingly well for someone who has had little exerience or training with it. However, he is still a novice, and so far the most he can do is fire two small beams of Shinsoo before his Room runs out.