| “ | I mean, from a woman's perspective, Gapryong was the worst piece of shit ever... but he could be never pass by someone in need or ignore any kind of injustice. |
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— Minseon Kang about Gapryong, Ep. 311
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Gapryong Kim is the father of two distant children and presumably more, including Jake Kim and Kitae Kim, and is the boss of Gapryong's Fist. He left the fist to pursue politics, an endeavor he never succeeded in before he died. He is the most influential member of the Pre-Generation.
Appearance[]
Gapryong in his younger days looks a lot like his son, Jake Kim. When he reached middle age, he gained weight and wore a fedora and striped suit.
Personality[]
He was playful, loyal, and protective of the weak. However, he was very flirtatious and had many children besides Jake Kim, leading to resentment from his partners.
As much as Kim gapryong is seen as a person who does not tolerate no kind of injustice, proving his kindness. According to Minseon Kang, When she was talking to Jake Kim, She claimed that gapryong had two sides, a good and a bad one, when she was referring to both her son Jake, and his son who represented his evil side,Kitae Kim. In other words, even though gapryong is a fair and kind person, he probably has a perverse personality like Kitae's, which has not yet been introduced.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Jake Kim[]
Gapryong was Jake's father; however, Jake doesn't really take after him due to Gapryong's habit of leaving his wife and Jake alone. He treated his own family unfairly while being fair to others. This is one of the reasons why Jake harbors resentment towards Gapryong.
Kitae Kim[]
Gapryong's extramarital son, he takes after his fathers' "evil side" and runs illegal businesses. They are assumed to have a strained relationship, causing Kitae to partake in the murder of his own father. He was labelled as "the man who killed his own father". As shown when Kitae met Jake, Kitae harbors complex feelings for his father. As he implied that much like Jake, he harbors resentment for him, but also attachment. As shown where Kitae had collected the items Gapryong had given to his other children. As implied by him, Kitae had killed many of his half siblings after having asked them what they thought of their father, and upon not liking their answers, killed them.
0th Generation[]
Tom Lee[]
Tom Lee was one of Gapryong's three closest aides during the History of Fists era.
Park Jinyoung[]
Park Jinyoung was one of Gapryong's three closest aides during the History of Fists era. In one of the manhwa chapters, Jinyoung could be seen playing arm-wrestling with Gapryong, with Gapryong calling him a nerd.
Elite/Charles Choi[]
Elite was the second-in-command of Gapryong's Fist and one of Gapryong's three closest aides during the History of Fists era.
Minsik Choi[]
Minsik was one of Gapryong's subordinates during the History of Fists era, but was dismissed by the Gapryong's Fist's second-in-command.
Synopsis[]
Backstory[]
He was a renowned criminal who worked with three of his closest members. However, after accomplishing a goal, he gave up being a mobster and sought to enter politics, but he kept failing until he passed away. The rest of his men broke away, formed their own crews, and started fighting one another.
Fighting Prowess[]
In his fight with Jichang Kwak Charles Choi stated that if his hands were his strength, he wouldn't have been the second-in-command of the Oth Generation, which indicated that Gapryong Kim's physical strength was much higher than that of Elite. Even so, Elite, who past his prime can beat a 1st Gen king with little to no difficulty. His level of finesse, combined with his superhumanly articulate body, is beyond what any fighter in the series has achieved in the most simplistic of movements, as stated by Jinyoung Park. Gapryong Kim is an arguable candidate for the strongest fighter in the series.
Taesoo Ma once mentioned that Gapryong (together with Jake and Kitae) were the only people that could block invisible attacks from fighters such as Elite, James Lee and Sinu Han.
Not much else is known about the legendary dragon Gapryong Kim before the upcoming Cheonliang arc, even though he was the No.1 of his generation, but he had fighters such as Elite, Jinyoung Park and Tom Lee to be under him. "Lightning Choi" once asked Gapryong how he was so strong but all that was answered back was overcome (overcome all obstacles). Also, Gapryong was called a master of his 'powers' and the originator of the legendary Kim's bloodline, stating that Jake and his brother have 'Unlimited Potential'. Gapryong's fist power was so powerful that even Jinyoung Park, who got the copy ability and all of the experience from the pre-generation, can only copy up to 3 moves from Gapryong.
Quotes[]
"I Told you. A lie can make a man weaker... But it will make a man with principles stronger" - Gapryong to Beolgu[1]
Trivia[]
- Gapryong had a vasectomy done under the request of his wife after she had Jake Kim, making Jake Gapryong's youngest child..[2]
- Can punch hard. His fighting style is said to be so strong that even Jinyoung Park, who was the first copy user since the 0th Generation, could only manage three strikes at best before being fatigued.
- During Jinyoung's fight against Tom in the latest chapter, Jinyoung went into a rage state and accused Tom of killing Gapryong, which Tom heavily denies, citing that there's no reason for him to kill Gapryong.
- There are many culprits said to be involved in his murder case. Notable ones include James Lee, Kitae Kim and Charles Choi.
- It is likely that Gapryong is based on the real-life figure of Kim Du-han.
Gallery[]
Jake Kim (Arc)[]
James Lee (Arc)[]
Workers (2nd Affiliate)[]
The Kidnapping of Daniel Park[]
First Generation King[]
The Hunt for Big Deal[]
Holidays 2[]
Workers (1st Affiliate)[]
Shiro Oni[]
