Charles Choi (최동수 Choi Dong Soo), also known as Elite, is the main antagonist of Lookism. He was the father of Crystal Choi and the CEO of HNH Group, a conglomerate company that owned many smaller businesses. He was one of the few people that knew about Daniel and Crystal's secret. During the 1st Generation, Charles Choi used DG to kill Gapryong Kim. This incident was completely hidden, according to Eugene, it was the incident with the murder of Baekho Kwon and Gapryong Kim that was Charles' weakness. He also has been implied to have killed Daniel's father.
After the incidents of The Hunt for Gun, it was revealed through the Red Paper that Charles Choi worked with the Yamazaki Clan during the 0th Generation which led to Charles Choi jumping from the top of Gun's hideout and committing suicide in front of the whole world. It was also revealed that reveal of the red paper and his death was part of Charles' plan.
Appearance[]
He was a tall middle-aged man with a dark aura and squinted eyes that make him seem cynical. He had a mauve tone, to his stylized haircut and had a full white designer stubble beard that surrounded his lips and cover his cheekbones. He wore expensive clothes that showed his wealth and is referenced to have a missing left arm. However, the reason of his arm being missing isn't revealed yet.
Personality[]
He exerted an air of authority as he was able to silence anyone simply by walking through the room. He seemed to be extremely shrewd. He is said to have betrayed Gapryong Kim by siding with the Yamazaki Syndicate during the 0th Generation.
Fighting Prowess[]
During his youth, Elite was the second in command of Gapryong Kim's fist, mastering a technique that around only one person per generation would be able to master. Known as Invisible Attacks, it is described as attacking your opponents blind spots so fast, the attacks become invisible to the eye, becoming a threat to Gapryong Kim at the time. His variation of Invisible Attacks involves kicking and attacking the back of the head of the opponent.
Charles is also a master strategist, being able to outwit and kill both Jichang Kwak and Noh Bakgu.
However, due to old age and health problems, and his amputated arm, he has been unable to properly utilise his Invisible Attacks properly. Despite this, he was still able to overpower Jichang Kwak, and take down "No.1" of the Workers' First Affiliate with ease.
Quotes[]
- "Do you think, a snake could slay a tiger?"
Trivia[]
- Despite being introduced in chapter 108, his name was not revealed until chapter 262.
- He was the one to create the Four Major Crews, with the help of DG, Gun and Goo and the other Ten Geniuses.
- He was the Second-in-Command of Gapryong's Fist Gang in the pre-generation. He went by the name of Elite.
- He used to live in Daniel's current house, before he became successful.
- There are speculations of DG being his second body, that he exploited to defeat multiple first generation fighters, as well as murder Gapryong Kim and Baekho Kwon.
- Charles Choi is the one who created the two body system, as revealed by Jinyeong Park.
- Charles Choi has committed treason by siding with the Yakuza, the underworld of Japan.
- He met Gun Park when he was a cleaner in a juvenile prison.
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