Everyone talks about Soo Won killing Yonas father, yeah yeah. Terrible everyone sucks and it’s all devastating for the kids I get it
But I can’t get over the fact that it’s hardly acknowledged that Hak is pretty much set up to be the fall guy. Through the story, people mention about how Hak killed the king/rumored Hak killed the kind etc. etc.
And I’m just… I can’t get over that.
Cause if Soo Won was entirely successful with the takeover, Yona and the king are dead… Hak would almost definitely be the fall guy. There’s no way they didn’t think he’d defend the king and the princess. There’s no way they didn’t think he’d fight the opposition.
And even tho Soo Won always suspected Hak would kill him or whatever, if Hak did kill him right away; then this whole thing would be for naught. The only thing that would change could be a power vacuum with no heir.
But no matter the outcome, Hak comes out in the view as the murderer. If the coup had entirely succeeded as planned, he probably would have been killed in defense of the Princess/King. Or if he has survived and taken captive, he probably would have been executed for “killing” the king/princess.
Even if he got away, he wouldn’t be able to go home or at least not stay. It would put his family and clan/tribe in danger. He’d be a wanted criminal (similarly to canon cause it’s often mentioned people think he killed the King).
People mention how much Soo Won affected Yonas life and stuff. And they talk about how Soo Won broke Hal’s trust but oh boy it’s so much more than that too.
Canon is probably the best case scenario for this. Any other way, Hak’s life would be ruined and any other way, he’d be dead or entirely alone.
I just have so many thoughts about this. And about him.