I promise I did not hack the casino

[shadowtaegeuk]

"What's a god to a non-believer?"

Independent and selective rp blog of Kim "Horangi" Hong-Jin of Call of Duty. Headcannon based, no affiliation with any fandom. yeeted by crow.

A study in: Relentless Precision | Violence as a Language | Living Weapon Syndrome | Discipline as Devotion | The Quiet Mania of Perfection | Scars as Scripture

CARRD / PROMO

[shadowtaegeuk]

Honestly wish for a silent hill thread im sobbing.

I still need to like, make analysis posts for how he'd be in the rest of the games too

[notmorbid]

the solution.

dialogue prompts from the solution: animorphs #22 by k.a. applegate.

aren't you going to beg for mercy?

i'm not a _____, you know.

find a place to hide, because i'll make you a promise: i will kill you.

you're alive, at least.

something about this feels wrong.

i don't think i even knew how much i cared.

i don't need luck. i have _____.

is that how you think of me?

i'm done walking into traps.

are you alone?

what do you want? pity?

but you're supposed to be dead.

you could use some coffee.

you're so grumpy when you lose a little sleep.

i know you've been through a lot.

you look about like i feel.

have ___ always been like this?

this is going to be rough.

take a minute.

who are you to be judging me?

are you ashamed? is that what you're saying?

you hypocrite.

bad stuff happens. doesn't mean it's gonna happen to you.

i feel like scum because i felt kind of glad it wasn't me.

it's not right, but i think it's probably normal.

you have to put up a wall between you and the fear.

i never realized you were so wise.

does it make you nervous to have _____ around?

what do you think you're accomplishing?

that's my message: i know where you live.

my family isn't part of this.

a coward like you has no honor.

i'll take that challenge.

it's personal between ______.

we all stand together. you know that.

it doesn't matter what i think.

you are becoming a real leader. you even have the whole 'hypocrisy' thing down.

maybe i jumped to a conclusion.

i believe in mercy killing.

i don't even believe in miracles, but this is a miracle.

i'm glad you're here. really, really glad.

you won't get away with this.

i don't think i like what you're thinking about me.

what exactly did you think i'd do?

in a bad fight, i'd rather have you with me than anyone else.

i think you're the only one of us who would be disappointed if all this ended tomorrow.

you've learned to use people. you use them for their strengths and their weaknesses.

i still know where the line is, and i won't cross it.

everyone draws their own line.

_____ has us cold.

i'd just like to point out that i never liked that guy.

it is wrong. but what's the alternative?

i guess maybe you're not _____ after all.

you're smart. but are you smart enough?

i'm dead, remember?

what exactly defines a 'beautiful day'?

i feel so sorry for ______.

you think you can trick me?

you can't judge me. you're not god.

it seems like forever.

if i live a hundred years, i won't forget.

i think i will never want to speak of this again.

never mind where 'here' is.

something kind of snapped in me after that.

i guess maybe i just grew up a little.

i heard some kid swear it's haunted.

[shadowtaegeuk]

TOP BOTTOM OR SWITCH

Horangi is a bottom bc thats just ur preference and theres nothing deep behind it

"pretty much."

[shadowtaegeuk]

i saw your mistake

[shadowtaegeuk]

go to hell bitch

[yunatheintrovert]

Some thoughts on Kim "Horangi" Hong-jin (and why he is my favorite Kortac operator)

König/Horangi shippers DNI.

Here's some thoughts and a bit of analysis on South Korean operator Horangi with some simpery sprinkled in from a Korean-American perspective:

There's a lot of small details in his uniform that tells some things about his character.

The circled area includes an uncomplete heart (likely a taegeuk [circle part of the South Korean flag] heart and also his own callsign "Horangi" written in Hangul. This in translation reads as "tiger" which is also the meaning of his callsign.

And tbh, it's pretty cute that he wrote his callsign on his own vest right above a little drawn heart.

On the back of his vest are tally marks (which likely indicate kills or the amount of gambling debts he owes) and a colored taegeuk heart, which is the circle part of the South Korean flag (not to be confused with pepsi's logo, which is also amusing).

What's interesting about this detail of the taegeuk heart on his uniform is that it shows a pretty clear sense of patriotism in his character despite him being a former gambler turned mercenary.

Another interesting little detail is that Horangi keeps pens on his vest and those pens are the same colors of his writing and drawings on his vest (the hearts and Hangul).

His uniform has all these little details which helps show the personality of his character.

2. His callsign, "Horangi"

There's a lot of thoughts I have about his callsign. As I said earlier, his callsign means "Tiger" in Korean. The tiger is the national animal of South Korea (which probably also says something about Horangi's patriotism). And well...it's almost like if an American operator took up the callsign "Eagle". Although, in a Korean context, it's a bit cheesy in an amusing and endearing way in my opinion haha.

Furthermore, "Horangi" as a word doesn't sound very fierce in Korean normally. It actually kinda sounds a bit cutesy when said in Korean correctly. So while having a callsign meaning "tiger" probably sounds badass, it isn't quite as badass in Korean.

If anyone wants to hear about how his callsign is pronounced, here's a link to a video pronouncing his callsign is pronounced:

3. Horangi's bio and backstory

The intro paragraph in his operator bio is just so hilarious to me. It literally starts off with all this dramatic and edgy speculation about why Horangi is wearing his mask only to reveal uneventfully that Horangi really is just a dogshit gambler and hiding from his creditors.

No wonder the man's a merc despite his patriotism... He has to make the big bucks in the mercenary business to work on paying off debts while the creditors are trying to track him down.

His backstory actually stands out to me a lot in how unexpected and amusing it is. There's no edgy drama, k pop references, or any typical stereotypes about Koreans. It's just a man who's a dogshit gambler turned mercenary. Sadly, it's kinda rare to see Korean characters in Western media being depicted without any stereotypes or k-pop references.

Anyways, in other words, I'm part of the Horangi Simpery club! I'll be posting more Horangi content over time.

[shadowtaegeuk]

I just noticed honestly with Horangi's regular appearance in the game: he has some tally marks on his gear, and i think unlike characters like Sebastian Krueger, who also has tally marks on his gear to confirm kills like the nutcase he is, Horangi's is from his multiple lost bets because, as we all know: the guy cannot gamble for shit.

Literally I think there are some casinos that also have him permenantly banned from the place because he's that pathetic in gambling.

So no, I don't think even in his job that he's extremely cruel, it's mainly from lost bets.

Which I think might also lead to the reason he wears a mask and sunglasses a lot: mainly to hide his identity from his fucking debt collectors rip

[shadowtaegeuk]

Silent hill time verse by verse: Origins

tw: mentions of past suicide (not of horangi however). so ima def do the timeline in post by post for a verse

-Honestly would put him at 20, visiting America to try and shake off his debt collectors but decides a stupid roadtrip in america would ease his boredom.

-it does not

-His mind fluctuates from calling himself a fucking idiot, or seriously considering throwing himself back into the military when he returns home, paying no mind to the fact his radio started going off the fritz, and nearly running over some kid who stupidly decided to walk out onto the road. Obviously he's not an asshole who does hit and runs (at least not until he becomes part of a PMC later in life), he gets up to check on her.

-little shit was not even hit at all but is walking off into the fog and he decides he hasn't seen enough horror films back in korea before following her.

-Cults are one of the few things in the world, besides human traffickers that can ellicit such a strong reaction of disgust and anger from him. In his mind, the two are not so entirely different from each other, and especially in Silent Hill, given what they're trying to do to a literal child for fuck's sake.

-Honestly a lot of the monsters would be changed anyway from his perspective. A lot of the monsters minus the ones that are connected with alessa. The butcher i think would still fit for him as a monster he would encounter, embodying his recklessness and supressed, violent urges and subconscious aggression, fueled possibly by trauma from witnessing his own parent's self hanging that still haunts him from when he was seven years old. the boss monsters such as travis's memories of his parents could also fit in a way for horangi as well sadly enough, owig to his repressed guilt.

-Silent hill isn't entirely a punishment to him and it has nothing to do with acting unaffected by the town. He would be affected, as it's purpose it to expose what he's hiding behind. Horangi's is emotional supression.

-I think a part of him liked Lisa Garland at first, not only really having respect for medics, but he geniunely gets concerned (although understands) when he notices her dependency on PTV. Addiction is one thing he can understand (he came very close to fully abusing alcohol as a teen to shut out his childhood trauma), but learning about Kaufman's involvement? He literally wants to see that man bleeding out like a stuck pig, and he'd do it himself without hesitation.

-the nurse monsters do not symbolize anything sexual to him. The man is a pervert yes, but the nurses in silent hill he doesn't see them that way. He sees them as casualties. Every nurse subconsciously reminds him of nights spent waiting outside operating rooms, hoping someone would come out with good news. Nurses, hospitals, and morgues only bring up memories of when his grandparents had to hold him back from trying to barge into the room where his parents bodies were, denial of their death strong at that time.

-he tries to avoid encountering them, and does not enjoy having to fight them if he has no choice. He always has that slight hesitation when one approaches and he tries his best to end a fight quickly, even apologising to it. Not that the corpse of the monster would understand (or care), but he cannot seperate in his mind what it resembles from what it symbolizes. The nurses to him do not symbolise sexuality but rather exhaustion, being overworked, and impossible expectations alongside grief.

-after knowing lisa, the nurse monsters become even more tragic in his mind and even harder for him to face because now all they resmble to him is her and his mind is just: what if she ends up the same way as well? The more disturbing part is when the town's own horror begins turning that fear back on him the longer he's there, like the nurse monsters mimicking certain mannerisims of lisa or even giving off an illusion of her appearance to make him hesitate in attacking so they can get the drop on him first.

Mannerisims in this verse:

Unlike Travis, Horangi says very little and his curiosity comes from concern rather than confusion and/or wanting to start problems for entertainment.

He instinctively investigates danger instead of avoiding it, but is not entirely a moron: if he starts seeing the girl from the grude, he's out.

He constantly scans his surroundings, noticing footprints, broken fences and distant lights.

His calm demeanour hides the fact that he's increasingly unsettled.

Likely still paranoid about finding debt collectors out here as well.

i think a part of him would adopt cheryl in this verse not only out of some kindness, but rather to prove to himself (and subconciously silent hill itself) that there is something worthwhile about him other than being a dogshit gambler, and a failure in his own mind.

[shadowtaegeuk]

Oh yeah i forgot to share the faceclaim of horangi's wife im crying

More info will come soon!

Yes it be e.va from m.gs d.elta

[shadowtaegeuk]

Silent hill time verse by verse: Origins

tw: mentions of past suicide (not of horangi however). so ima def do the timeline in post by post for a verse

-Honestly would put him at 20, visiting America to try and shake off his debt collectors but decides a stupid roadtrip in america would ease his boredom.

-it does not

-His mind fluctuates from calling himself a fucking idiot, or seriously considering throwing himself back into the military when he returns home, paying no mind to the fact his radio started going off the fritz, and nearly running over some kid who stupidly decided to walk out onto the road. Obviously he's not an asshole who does hit and runs (at least not until he becomes part of a PMC later in life), he gets up to check on her.

-little shit was not even hit at all but is walking off into the fog and he decides he hasn't seen enough horror films back in korea before following her.

-Cults are one of the few things in the world, besides human traffickers that can ellicit such a strong reaction of disgust and anger from him. In his mind, the two are not so entirely different from each other, and especially in Silent Hill, given what they're trying to do to a literal child for fuck's sake.

-Honestly a lot of the monsters would be changed anyway from his perspective. A lot of the monsters minus the ones that are connected with alessa. The butcher i think would still fit for him as a monster he would encounter, embodying his recklessness and supressed, violent urges and subconscious aggression, fueled possibly by trauma from witnessing his own parent's self hanging that still haunts him from when he was seven years old. the boss monsters such as travis's memories of his parents could also fit in a way for horangi as well sadly enough, owig to his repressed guilt.

-Silent hill isn't entirely a punishment to him and it has nothing to do with acting unaffected by the town. He would be affected, as it's purpose it to expose what he's hiding behind. Horangi's is emotional supression.

-I think a part of him liked Lisa Garland at first, not only really having respect for medics, but he geniunely gets concerned (although understands) when he notices her dependency on PTV. Addiction is one thing he can understand (he came very close to fully abusing alcohol as a teen to shut out his childhood trauma), but learning about Kaufman's involvement? He literally wants to see that man bleeding out like a stuck pig, and he'd do it himself without hesitation.

-the nurse monsters do not symbolize anything sexual to him. The man is a pervert yes, but the nurses in silent hill he doesn't see them that way. He sees them as casualties. Every nurse subconsciously reminds him of nights spent waiting outside operating rooms, hoping someone would come out with good news. Nurses, hospitals, and morgues only bring up memories of when his grandparents had to hold him back from trying to barge into the room where his parents bodies were, denial of their death strong at that time.

-he tries to avoid encountering them, and does not enjoy having to fight them if he has no choice. He always has that slight hesitation when one approaches and he tries his best to end a fight quickly, even apologising to it. Not that the corpse of the monster would understand (or care), but he cannot seperate in his mind what it resembles from what it symbolizes. The nurses to him do not symbolise sexuality but rather exhaustion, being overworked, and impossible expectations alongside grief.

-after knowing lisa, the nurse monsters become even more tragic in his mind and even harder for him to face because now all they resmble to him is her and his mind is just: what if she ends up the same way as well? The more disturbing part is when the town's own horror begins turning that fear back on him the longer he's there, like the nurse monsters mimicking certain mannerisims of lisa or even giving off an illusion of her appearance to make him hesitate in attacking so they can get the drop on him first.

Mannerisims in this verse:

Unlike Travis, Horangi says very little and his curiosity comes from concern rather than confusion and/or wanting to start problems for entertainment.

He instinctively investigates danger instead of avoiding it, but is not entirely a moron: if he starts seeing the girl from the grude, he's out.

He constantly scans his surroundings, noticing footprints, broken fences and distant lights.

His calm demeanour hides the fact that he's increasingly unsettled.

Likely still paranoid about finding debt collectors out here as well.

i think a part of him would adopt cheryl in this verse not only out of some kindness, but rather to prove to himself (and subconciously silent hill itself) that there is something worthwhile about him other than being a dogshit gambler, and a failure in his own mind.

[shadowtaegeuk]

I have like....an entire silent hill storyline for this guy and i love it

I also realise I spend too much time developing characters offline and not ever posting it on here and im sorry rip

[shadowtaegeuk]

The one operator horangi would absolutely avoid would be sebastian krueger. Not because the man is a clinically psychopathic war criminal but horangi still owes him from a lost bet and so avoids him

Meanwhile krueger just finds it hilarious because he doesn't give a shit about the bet he just thinks its funny to see him avoid him

[shadowtaegeuk]

Horangi had the worst habit of eating all snacks in general, something his wife scolded him for and unfortunately this habit persisted on deployment, bleeding into his work. However, he didn't mind crowds unlike his fellow kortac member, so he gladly offered to cone along.

Because if he lost one more card game agasint declan, horangi was going to lose his mind.

"Come on, it won't take that long," he was rather cheerful. "And i did promise not to wander off again."

[the-wild-card-hand]

Konig wasn't amused. His eyes were like Death Star super lasers charged up with wanting to be anywhere but here. On top of that he couldn't help but notice some of the Korean Military mixed in with US Troops were walking in now too. "You sure about that?" Konig pointed to the small fireteam that just walked in looking for munchies. From the distance it sounded like they were verbally hazing someone who looked really green. He didn't really understand South Korea's drafting but it wasn't his place to even mention or judge. He just wanted to get the stuff and get out. "What are you looking for exactly?" Konig grunted

[shadowtaegeuk]

Oh hell no; he sure as fuck was not going to let a bunch of stragglers that just meandered on in steal the last of the snacks. He recalled the many times he had to chase down his wife for the last snack in the cupboards back home (because she often took them....he suspected it was a running joke at this point) and he sure as fuck was not going to be left seething in failure (and disappointment) again.

His pride wouldn't allow it.

Before anyone could even say 'Jack knife', horangi had already made a beeline for the snack area, his speed fueled by the prospect of obtaining before others.

Because he sure as hell was not going to run out of Buldak noodles again.

[videog4mes]

THE END IS NIGH. a collection of dialogue and concepts regarding the end of the world, doomsday, monsters and more. some nsfw themes and strong language ahead. change verbiage and pronouns as needed.

dialogue.

why the hell not? we're gonna die anyway.

you should quit that habit. that shit's gonna kill you faster than what's out there.

even if we were the last two people on earth, i still wouldn't give you the time of day.

maybe if we sacrifice you then all this shit will stop.

that thing out there ... it's gonna kill us, isn't it?

i don't want to die. i still have so much to live for.

the next asshole to step out of line is getting pushed out there to deal whatever the fuck that is. understood?

i think it's eating someone.

are they ... dead?

if i go out there, i'm as good as gone. don't make me go ... please.

let me in! let me fucking back in!

there's something out here with me ... help!

so ... since the world is ending and all, you wanna fuck?

fuck this. i'm ready to die. there's no surviving this shit.

get in my way again and i'll trip you for whatever the hell that was. you got me?

we're all suffering and here you are hoarding? share your shit.

i don't know ... i think dying here in your arms is kinda romantic.

i don't think i have it in me to run through that again.

you're injured ... you're a fucking liability.

they're injured. they'll just hold us back.

let's just cut our losses and fend for ourselves. 

we don't leave our own behind. stick to the fucking code.

i always wondered what would be my end. you ... or what lies out there?

can we save our bullshit for later? we'd survive better working together.

fine. i'll share my rations. for a price.

don't be such an ass. there's enough bullshit going on without you adding to it.

since we might die ... you should know i've always loved you.

would now be a good time to tell you it was all my fault?

i could have died because fo you! what the fuck!

i wonder who the real monsters are ─ what lurks out there, or the faces smiling at me now.

concepts:

push. for sender to push receiver outside of their shelter, risking receiver's life with whatever threat is out there.

deception. for receiver to realize that sender has been keeping secrets from them that could potentially pose an issue to their survival.

lock out. for receiver to arrive at sender's location, only to realize they've been locked out of the perimeter.

last kiss. for sender to kiss receiver for what they assume may be the final time. maybe it is, maybe it isn't.

fooling around. for sender and receiver to engage in sex or physical intimacy because they believe it'll be their last time.

scavenge. for sender and receiver to risk their lives outside of safety in hopes of finding goods and supplies for their group or themselves to keep them going awhile longer.

beyond the window. for receiver to witness sender struggling to survive whatever threat is outside their safezone.

vows of hope. for sender and receiver to get married despite the belief that the world is coming to its end and they have a limited time to spend together.

[shadowtaegeuk]

would you ship korangi? ;w;

anon you were here last week asking this do you give up?

[shadowtaegeuk]

Like for inbox stuff. As stated on my oc blog too: multis if you dont specify i start screaming like a hyena