Most Adoptable Grown Man Contest - Round 8, Poll 2 [SEMIFINALS]
Which grown man is more adoptable?
Kim Soleum - GDCG/GSGW
Dan and Phil - YouTuber
Alright GSGW fandom, let's see if you once again lowkey terrify me after the insanely close call that was last round
Please Vote for our Good Child, Kim Soleum!
Contains mild Part 2 spoilers!!
Quick briefing: Kim Soleum is the protagonist of GDCG/GSGW! He reads the Darkness Exploration Records Wiki (similar to the SCP Wiki) in which there are ghost stories and characters who clear the ghost stories. The ghost stories in the DER Wiki are able to "contaminate" individuals, oftentimes leading to death or assimilation into the ghost story. The wiki is split into the three main factions: Daydream Inc., a corrupt company; Disaster Management Bureau, the government; and the Church of the Luminous Unknown, a cult.
Kim Soleum starts off in Daydream Inc. where the competition is fierce from the get-go. The main incentive to climb to the top is to receive the elusive Wish Ticket, which can grant the user their wish. Kim Soleum's wish is to return home. In the company, he is assigned the Roe Deer mask.
1. Baek Saheon
Baek Saheon is a named individual in the Darkness Exploration Records (DER) Wiki. In the Wiki, he is known to be selfish and ruthless–oftentimes sacrificing people for his own survival.
Later on, when Kim Soleum adopts a different identity as a Disaster Management Bureau agent, he saves Baek Saheon from the source of his trauma. As the story progresses, Agent Grapes (Kim Soleum) continues to be kind to others, giving Baek Saheon hope that kindness doesn't always lead to bad endings. He ultimately changes Baek Saheon's personality because he's too kind.
2. Kim Soleum's Personality
Throughout GDCG/GSGW, Kim Soleum is depicted to be a cowardly, yet kind individual. Despite being an avid reader of the DER Wiki, he can't handle horror–at least, not visualized.
However, he constantly looks out for others, even if he's inherently afraid of ghost stories.
His superior, Lee Seonghae–an individual with a strong moral compass–even describes him as a fundamentally "good person".
For Lee Seonghae, whose wish is to rid the world of bad people, this is a massive compliment to give.
Also, our Grapes-ie is very humble! He doesn't really believe in himself despite everything he's done...
3. Team D
Team D is the squad Kim Soleum is assigned to in Daydream Inc.. Throughout the novel, they are shown to trust him with their lives. In this merciless company full of Baek Saheons, a good team is hard to come by.
The team leader, Lee Jaheon, is oftentimes viewed as a father by the GDCG/GSGW fandom. In the image below, Kim Soleum is contaminated. When Kim Soleum keeps putting off visits to the counselor to fix his contamination, Lee Jaheon intervenes and gives him the help he needs.
Ultimately, Team D has a family-like bond, with everyone looking out for each other to make sure they survive until the very end!
4. Hyunmoo Team 1
Hyunmoo Team 1 consists of Agent Bronze, Agent Choi, and Agent Grapes (Kim Soleum). It is one of the teams in the Disaster Management Bureau.
After being presumed dead for one month, Kim Soleum can't return to Daydream Inc. the normal way. And so, he goes to a certain director to ask if he can join their project team. They accept and tell him to infiltrate the Disaster Management Bureau.
Despite both Agent Choi and Agent Bronze suspecting Agent Grapes of espionage, Agent Grapes' willingness to save people wins them over, and they accept him as their hoobae.
In fact, even after Agent Grapes is revealed to be a spy, the Hyunmoo agents don't stop treating him as their hoobae. After learning of Agent Grapes' wish, one of the agents–Agent Bronze–tells him to create a home for him in the Bureau.
Just like that, Agent Bronze, an uptight person, breaks the rules for the first time to give their youngest a chance to stay.
5. Braun
Braun is the TV Show Host that possesses the pink bunny keychain Kim Soleum carries around everywhere. He frequently helps Kim Soleum in return for entertainment. He dubs Kim Soleum "Good Friend".
Later on, Braun kidnaps Kim Soleum to work on his TV Show. (+1 Job...)
6. Blue Dragon Mascot (Yongyong)
Yongyong is Kim Soleum's "adoptive father" and works as a theme park mascot in one of the darknesses Kim Soleum has entered. Like Lee Seonghae, Yongyong has a strong moral compass and hates people who do bad deeds. Yongyong calls Kim Soleum "Good Child" because he had saved multiple people during his exploration of the darkness Yongyong resides in. Yongyong wants to make the theme park Kim Soleum's home and oftentimes asks him to visit.
7. Qterw-A-1845 (The Black Cat)
Kim Soleum turns into a cat. Who doesn't want to adopt a scared, pitiful kitten?
Please Vote for Kim Soleum!
He is very kidnappable, adoptable, and employable!
