#captain han

[whatdawnknows]

Chim never does paperwork in the office because he may be the captain now but that’s still Bobby’s office

9x5

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9x15

9x17

Bonus! At home, 9x6

[avodkat]

at its core, hand jumper is a critique on power. 

it is established early on that those who gain power must sacrifice something. 

sayeon’s introduction involves her studying to the point of exhaustion— "eating a little, sleeping even less"-- to become the top of her class. sayeon’s deprivation of her basic needs, like socialization, sleep, and food, introduce the idea that something intrinsic and human must always be given up in order to improve your abilities. 

additionally, hand jumper portrays the necessary sacrifices for power as corrupting. 

samin is scared her own mother will harm her sister, and sayeon herself describes sara as a "strange and difficult woman". she says that “for the longest time, (her) mother felt like something pretending to be human". Through the way other characters view and discuss sara lee’s lack of humanity, the author frames the sacrifice sara made to attain power as a tragedy. 

conversely, abstinence from power is framed as human.

extreme power allows its user to commit atrocities, which is exactly why ryujin kang refuses to use her gift. her refusal to exert power over others is portrayed as morally right because it prevents the most extreme acts of violence from happening. apart from this, ryujin's reason for not using her gift is deeply personal, tied to her trauma and emotions. using her gift would involve betraying her morals. ryujin's morality, and thus, humanity, is directly linked to her abstinence from power.

in summary, sleepacross uses characters' treatment of aberrant ability to warn readers that great power often comes at an even greater cost.

hand jumper is a cautionary tale on power imbalance.

sayeon starts developing a god complex and committing morally questionable acts because of her detachment from real consequences, and thus, her ability to rewind time. she starts viewing herself as morally superior to others, allowing her to inflict harm with no remorse.

Even koryo’s real-world events are a cautionary tale of power asymmetry. the story kicks off with a news story about butcher, an aberrant, murdering a prosecutor, while she, a human, is rendered helpless. near chapter 40, the narrator illustrates an aberrant killing over 200 civilian with their gift. these scenes show the reader that the scale of harm is amplified by aberrant strength, which gives them extreme physical power over civilians. This communicates that power can negatively impact morality by placing the user on a higher level than other, non-powerful or differently abled people.

thus, the author criticises the absurdity in the placement of power, which often favors a minority.

the readers question whether power has truly fallen into the right hands. sayeon says it herself-- that "aberrancy isn't bestowed onto the most virtuous, but falls into the hands of randoms like min and (her)” through sleepacross’s portrayal of power asymmetry, she shows how unjust placement of power leads to abuse.

finally, power is realistically portrayed as multidimensional. 

although the governor is a human who is leagues weaker than captain han, an aberrant, he carries far more political power. this allows him to treat the captain poorly, as evidenced by his constant beratement and mockery. the civilian sayeon tries to use as a “hostage” similarly has less physical power than yesol or juni, but he has systemic power as a human with a peace card. despite being an aberrant, a marginalized group, captain gyeon is acknowledged by the government due to his social status and political influence. these characters display that power can be multifaceted, and that different types of power can strengthen each other when used in tandem. 

Through the governor and captain gyeon, sleepacross deepens her portrayal of power. additionally, the usage of realistic types of power (social, political, systemic) allow readers to better relate messages about power to their own experiences, which increases the effectivity of sleepacross’s other criticisms on sacrifice and power imbalance. 

all in all, hand jumper is a nuanced critique on all aspects of power-- both the people whose hands power fall upon and the terrifying atrocities those same hands are capable of committing.

[officiallyeminent]

Oops I forgot to post on my acc I only posted it to the community

(Completed: Cell 4, cell 3)

[meanderingmoles]

Red fish, silver fish, what does it mean?

(Long post warning)

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Not sure if the following are sane thoughts or madcap ramblings of someone who just impulsively reread the entirety of Hand Jumper. BUT I really dig the ostensible fish motif!

(This is an arowana; credit to the Smithsonian National Zoo)

Upon first reading Ep.104, I (fishbrained) greatly enjoyed the focus on a majestic silver arowana while Capt. Han was talking to the governor.

I sort of assumed arowana==Godling allusion because of their association with white throughout the comic (the eyes of the Lee family godling are white, the Hongsan Island godling is depicted as a glowy white humanoid sometimes, etc.), and because it’s what the on-screen conversation was about. On reread, I’m rather of the opinion that the silver arowana represents Captain Han.

The red goldfish is a recurring symbol for Sayeon, often highlighting themes of control and/power. When Samin’s instructions to Min are revealed in Ep.56 (Red and White), it’s illustrated by a goldfish in a shattered globe; Sayeon’s ‘free to do as she pleases’. This is seemingly a callback to Samin’s earlier analogy for raising her sister as along the lines of keeping goldfish in a too-small tank (can’t remember the episode, unfortunately). And in one of my favourite moments, Ep.13 (The Butcher), Sayeon expresses her feelings of powerlessness to Ryujin, directly calling herself a small fish in a big pond. There’s a very pretty accompanying visual as she laments how the impact she can have is nonexistent as a peace-card less, giftless low-level Abherrant. Side note, it’s funny to see pre-god complex Sayeon. Oh Sayeon, how you’ve grown…

Taken altogether (quite sure there were more instances than the three I happened to remember haha), the red goldfish is a pretty neat way of expressing certain dynamics in the comic. Who are you beholden to, who controls your world? What is the scope of your impact?

So many parallels have been drawn between Capt. Han and Sayeon; the possibility of a mirror motif wasn’t outlandish. But I was blanking on what the arowana could be saying about Han, before realising this wasn’t a random arowana. Its tank is in the governor’s office—it’s the governor’s silver arowana! Who in particular do we know, in the very same episode, was being pushed about and used by the government?...I rest my case, your honor.

[therealsquidiq]

More strawpage requests but I'm afraid I need to lock in on my zine shit now ..

I cant stop picturing young han as like a broody moody lame teenager . nobody was taking his ass seriously. But he's cool now and we all love him (true)❤️

Sopping wet pathetic dog han sungwoo come back to us

And Beautiful gorgeous butch ishaan cha.. you will always be remembered... I said I was gonna do this ages ago but I've been getting pestered on strawp for it as well (you know who you are) so I #didit

[samisnopro]

😻MEOW 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[citrus-lou]

Captain Howard “Chimney” Han

2.17 // 6.01 // 8.18 // 9.06

[ahellalottafandoms]

Also, can we talk about this?

I don't know if it's a bts photo of if it's an official photo of Chim's captaincy of the 118, but I love everyone else has their hands clasp respectfully in front of them and then you have Buck and Eddie with their arms round each other! 🥰

(I know this is most likely a bts pic, but the thought of Chim wanting a picture with his family on his desk 🥰 and Maddie watching with the kiddos as they pose and then rolls her eyes fondly as Buck and Eddie just settle into a natural pose of their arms round each other...)