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JHUN HOON
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Birthplace: Korea
Birthdate: July 26, 1967 (32 years old)
Height: 1.77 m (5'8")
Weight: 77 kg (167 lbs)
Blood type: O
Hobbies: Collecting perfumes and admiring idols
Favorite food: Eel, clams, and kaddou
Favorite sport: Billiards
Most valuable: All of Yuso Mimori's debut CDs, a seagull-shaped ornament
kept in an alcove at home
Hates the most: Squids, and his family name
Fighting style: Tae Kwon Do
*Kaddou = Boiled arrowroot
Jhun Hoon has always been eager of imparting justice ever since he was
little, but since he was so weak, it was rather hard to accomplish such task. In
order to get stronger, Jhun decides to train himself in Tae Kwon Do, a national
sport in his native Korea. When he is admitted in the class, he quickly meets who
would be his best friend, but at the same time, most bitter rival: Kim Kaphwan.
Jhun and Kim trained in the same martial art, but each developed their own
technique. Besides being different in their style, they also had different justice
ideals. While Kim trusted people and aided them when in need, Jhun supported the
idea of an iron fist justice, and strict discipline. This is what made the two
masters rivals in their own game. After completing their training, each one goes
their own way, to see who was finally right.
After years of kicking the living hell out of criminals worldwide, Jhun
decides that it is time to go back to Kim and show him the results of his travels.
Upon arriving at Kim's dojo, he watches two particulary funny figures training in
the backyard: one being a small midget with a hat and iron claws, the other being a
large giant wielding an iron ball. Jhun recognizes them as the two famed Korean
criminals, Choi Bounge and Chang Koehan. After Kim greets him, Jhun wants to know
what those two are doing in his dojo. Kim tells Jhun that he has accepted his fate
to train those two and completly reform them. Jhun laughs and considers Kim's
methods obsolete. He shall join him so he can teach him how it is really done!
Things couldn't get worse for Chang and Choi. Besides having to support a
good-natured psycho, they had to get the worst out of a psycho by nature. While
Jhun and Kim can't fix their differences in training, Kim proposes Jhun to enter
the King of Fighters tournament with him, and then they would see who's who. Jhun
agreeds, and makes a promising entrance in the battle arena. However, after the
battles end, both still argue about the same tune. Only one thing is left to do:
each one will take one of the convicts and train them their own way. Jhun chooses
Choi, and vows to deliver him completly reformed by next year. Only hard discipline
can take you anywhere!
Aside from being so sarcastic and short-tempered, Jhun's ideals are noble at
heart, and only desires to fight for justice and thwart evil. His rants normally
end in violence, but he is usually a calm man if not messed with. He passes a lot
of time by himself, contemplating on life more often than not. He respects Kim as a
person and fighter, but totally disagrees in his philosophy!
*Fun fact = Notice that the relationship between Jhun and Kim sort of reminds the
one Goku and Vegeta had in the Dragon Ball manga/anime series: one likes to do
justice in a pacific manner, one loves to wreck havoc in the name of justice! Isn't
justice a great pretext to gather up quite a fuss? :)
Appearances: The King of Fighters '99
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