#mixed with his reputation??? it would've taken a lot to stay alive

[lycoric3]

Yeah- Han Yoojin feels significantly more feral compared to the other two. And honestly, it's probably because compared to Kim Dokja and Kim Rok Soo who've struggled to survive on their own and essentially gave up on themselves, Han Yoojin has always survived for someone else.

Yoojin has always fought for his own survival, but he was also responsible for his brother's survival ever since he was a small child. As a result, Han Yoojin is so much more upfront about his love and so the sheer anger and drive that he has to keep it comes across significantly stronger because he has spent his entire life fighting every sudden turn that threatens it. So- he gets angry at the world and everything because when he's on the brink he can't give up since it would be the same as giving up on loving others. That added responsibility of another life on top of his own is so heavily ingrained in his nature- that he lashes out without a second thought at any threat.

Another thing is that Han Yoojin also feels weaker compared to the other two- like, we know that KRS is technically weak too but his AP are strong and he feels like someone you can't ever catch off guard. HYJ's main skills from the system are almost purely support, and yet, he somehow survived the hellhole that is the hunter world for five years. He's had to get himself out of the shittiest situations and evaded death for so long- it's no surprise that it feels like he's running on pure spite.

The S-Classes that I Raised often gets grouped with Omniscent Reader's Viewpoint and Trash of the Count's Family, but there's something distinctly different about Han Yoojin as a protagonist. I think it's that his story really makes you feel how much of a fighter he is. I'm not saying that Kim Dokja and Kim Roksoo aren't fighters exactly, but they tend to come off as schemers first and foremost. Their approach to most problems (from my perspective as someone who's read all of ORV and like a third of TCF) involves leveraging secrets of the world that only they know in order to get the better of their adversaries and achieve their goals. They plan things out a long time in advance, and sure, things don't always go their way, but they feel like chess players when they're confronted with obstacles.

Meanwhile, Han Yoojin feels like a guerilla soldier. He definitely also schemes, but SCTIR makes a dedicated effort to showing that his current knowledge of the future and the world's secrets will only take him so far. He does think ahead and plans for the future whenever he can, but most of his problems are solved by improvising. One of his greatest strengths is that he thinks on his feet and doesn't let himself be fazed by surprises. This ends up making him feel more like someone who has always had to fight desperately for every last scrap of respect and survival he could get his hands on in a way that ORV and TCF don't go for as much (as far as I can tell for TCF as of now). Kim Dokja and Kim Roksoo's plans go "first, I'm going to go to the super secret location to get a weapon that will help me in six months, and then in five weeks, I'm going to recruit an obscure powerhouse to be my spy for the operation I'll do next year..." whereas Han Yoojin's plans are more like "first, I'll get into some shit, and then, I'll figure it out."

It's kind of hard to explain the vibe difference because these characters are all defined by their cleverness, but I guess the best way to put it would be that Kim Dokja and Kim Roksoo seem more... exasperated? with the way they've been wronged in the past, whereas Han Yoojin seems more angry and spiteful about it. The first two mostly seem tired of dealing with the way their lives were going before and just want to be happy, but Han Yoojin gives off the feeling that he doesn't think he can find happiness without biting and clawing his way to it