- "I don't care about becoming the strongest. I do not fight to win. There is only one reason to use my fist, it's because I'm a man."
- —Taesoo Ma to Beolgu Lee in episode 494
Taesoo Ma is the former King of Ansan, and one of the Kings of the 1st Generation.
Appearance[]
Taesoo Ma is a muscular, tall, hulking man. He has black, messy, medium-length hair that is held back by a black headband. He has a rugged face paired with facial hair, he has a missing right eye and a scar in that area. His missing eye is a result of his fight with James Lee years ago and is now replaced with a removable fake eye.
Personality[]
Taesoo Ma was a man with a strong belief, believing that using his right hand was manly and admirable. This belief slowly faded away after his fight with James Lee. He then started to train and use his left hand in hopes of beating James Lee/DG, discarding the belief of using his right hand.
Despite his appearance, he can be quite caring as shown with his interactions and relationship with Hudson Ahn. He also prides himself as a member of the 1st Generation, boastfully stating that the 2nd Generation was not comparable to the 1st Generation.
He likes to be out in the wilderness so much that he bought an entire mountain just to hunt on it.
Relationships[]
Ansan Public[]
Taesoo Ma seems to have a teacher-alumni relationship with the leader of the Ansan Public, Hudson Ahn. Taesoo Ma had seemed to be pestered by Hudson to teach him how to become as strong as him as Taesoo was considered the "King of Ansan" when Hudson was younger. Hudson seems to have met him around the age of 16, Hudson learned from Taesoo that he uses his right arm in fighting and only uses the left when needed. It seems Taesoo left Ansan in Hudson's care and Hudson thinks very highly of his "Master" Taesoo Ma.
1st Generation[]
Na Chaegyeon[]
Taesoo and Chaegyeon have been shown to have an extremely bitter relationship, with Chaegyeon attempting to hit Taesoo with his car upon seeing him.
Fighting Prowess[]
He does not appear to have learned any martial arts. His most notable quality in a fight used to be his use of only the right hand, earning him the title of "King of Ansan". His right hand was so trained to the point that he was able to crack the forearm of the perfect body of Daniel, and, together with his left hand, he was able to break walls during his 2nd fight with James Lee.
However, according to James Lee, even though Taesoo Ma is physically stronger than he was in the past, evident by Taesoo's fist reaching James himself (even though James was out of practice and holding back), the discarding of his conviction to never use his left hand for the sake of revenge has made him weaker, since that conviction was what made him so strong in the first place.
Although he hadn't learned any techniques or martial arts, he was able to hold his own against the Legend of the 1st Generation, James Lee. His "hardware" is extremely strong, being able to tank multiple hits from a "self-hatred mode" Daniel, Zack (with chains), and a vengeful Vasco, after all that, were still eager to fight 3 of them at the same time.
Also considering in the fight in chapter 428 between James Lee and the J-High trio, he is still greater than them as they couldn't keep up and barely managed to hit James (as James didn't take them seriously and wasn't intimated in the slightest by them), but in the second fight between Taesoo Ma and James, James was actually intimidated a little bit (as James stated that Taesoo got too strong that its frightening) showing that Taesoo is still greater than the trio (during the Hunt for Big Deal arc) combined. (But that may not be true currently as Daniel Park (OG/Main Body) went against Jichang Kwak who is stated by Daniel to be on par with Gun brute strength-wise and has beat Taesoo in the past).
Quotes[]
- Good. Come at me with sincerity. Then I’ll be sincere too. Let’s have fun like we had in the first generation![1]-TaesooChapter 366
- I abandoned my faith and chose anger. It didn’t matter. If I could beat you…[2]
- There’s one thing I still have left. That is my rage to kill you[2]
- You’re going to feel the same despair that I felt[2]
- Believe in yourself. Strong faith. If you don’t start off believing in yourself, you’ll never beat anyone.[2]
- I do not fight to be the strongest, I do not fight to win. There is only one reason why I use my fist: It is because I am a Man.
Gallery[]
One Night III[]
Workers (2nd Affiliate)[]
The Kidnapping of Daniel Park[]
First Generation King[]
Holidays 2[]
Funeral[]
Workers (1st Affiliate)[]
Cheonliang (Arc)[]
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Busan[]
Unknown chapter/Arc[]
Trivia[]
- According to the author's livestream, Taesoo Ma isn't barbaric, but he only hunts and eats wild animals because he owns the entire mountain.
- Considering from Taesoon Ma's burn mark, it appears that the face was burnt with fire to prevent bleeding.
- Taesoo Ma is only smoker that smokes a cigar.