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You guys all have 'Lucid Adventure' accounts right? Login tonight! I will write my will in there
 ― Han Gun-Jae[source]


Han Gun-Jae was the "President of Giga Group",[9][10][1] and "The Creator" of Lucid Adventure.[2] He was the father of Han Sung-Gong, Han Sung-Joo and Han Sung-Hyun as well as the paternal grandfather of Han Gun-Ho, Han Soo-Ah, Han Gun-Soo and Han Gun-Woo.

Han Gun-Jae was the richest and the most influential person in South Korea.[13][14] As the president of Giga Group, Han Gun-Jae controlled the direction of the number one company in all of Korea.[9] He was respected and revered by all in Korea and was seen as a celebrity. Such was his status that people were in awe when they saw him.[15] The Witch purposefully sought him out to create the game he desired because of his influence and his wealth.[2][14]

After Han Gun-Jae bargained with The Witch, Zero and Lucid Adventure were created by the fusion of The God's Toy and the ideas inside of Han Gun-Jae's head.[2] After creating Lucid Adventure, Han Gun-Jae became the "Creator God" and "The Absolute God" of the game.[4][2] His divine character came to be known as "Sword Master".[16] Using the power of Zero, Han gun-Jae created The Four Gods to manage Lucid Adventure.[5][17] He then created the two Primordial Dragons to monitor the Four Gods and Zero.[18][19][17] At some unknown point, Han Gun-Jae created two alts called "Alpaca Man",[20] and "Novelist Han".[21]

After Zero gained independence from him and planned to destroy Lucid Adventure and humanity, Han Gun-Jae confronted her.[22] When he tried stopping Zero, there was a rebound and his lifespan was cut short as a result.[23] He had to cut off his own hand to stop Zero's curse from destroying Lucid Adventure.[22] Han Gun-Jae gave gave Vinjure the eyes that will recognize "the ones who see the end" and tasked Vinjure with leading them in the right direction. He then entrusted his Heart, which contained a fragment of his power, to Lahlou and tasked her with guarding the gate to the other world against any non-human(NPC) that tried to open it.[24]

In the real world, he gathered his family in the hospital telling them to log into Lucid Adventure as he will be leaving his will online. Soon after that, he fell into a coma, but his consciousness remained online in Lucid Adventure.[9] In the game, he was constantly chased by the Giga, who were trying to capture him in order to control Lucid Adventure completely.[10][25][26]

At some point after he fell into a coma, Han Gun-Jae met Yopy at the Nest of the Gyeongdan Bird in Lucid Adventure.[27] Han Gun-Jae asked Yopy to help him stop the out of control Zero after he, Han gun-Jae, dies. To aid Yopy in confronting Zero, Han Gun-Jae gave Yopy the Creator God's Blow, a card that could recreate the 'God-Killing blow' of Han Gun-Jae himself.[28]

After finally meeting Han Sung-Gong in the game, Han Gun-Jae's two other avatars were reabsorbed into his Sword Master avatar Han Gun-Jae attempted to remove his son from the world permanently.[26] Unfortunately, he was defeated by his eldest son who had been granted a personal trait by Zero that was designed specifically to kill Han Gun-Jae.[8] After engaging Han Sung-Gong in Lucid Adventure, the rest of his power was used up and he he was forced to log-out, with his life is was hanging on by a thread.[26][7] He remained in The Subconscious World and aided Hardcore Leveling Warrior in returning Lucid Adventure after Hardcore Leveling Warrior was killed by Sad Smile's Contractor.[29]

After the conclusion of the Combat Round, he used the last bit of his power to see Han Gun-Woo in Lucid Adventure, encouraging Han Gun-Woo one final time before finally passing away.[13] Upon his death, Han Gun-Jae's will was broadcast over all of South Korea and it stated that whoever reached the end of the game will inherit the position of Giga President. This lead to multiple people vying for control of the game.[6][11] His death was a major news in Korea and was broadcast all over, with crowds of people on the street gathering to watch the news. He was called the "Greatest Star of this Era" upon his death.[11]

In the reset time-line, Han Gun-Jae had passed away and Han Gun-Woo wants to realise Han Gun-Jae's unfulfilled dream of creating a game.[30]

Appearance

Main article: Han Gun-Jae/Gallery
Han Gun-Jae (Sword Master) from Dark's old memories (Season 2 Episode 94)

Han Gun-Jae in the real world and Lucid Adventure

In the real world, Han Gun-Jae was an elderly man with grey hair. He often had stern business-like expression on his face. Han Gun-Jae almost always wore a suit and tie together with a long-sleeved buttoned shirt. After he was hospitalised, he wore the standard hospital gown.

As Sword Master, Han Gun-Jae has fair skin and long white hair. He has hair forms two little horns at the top of his head, two large hair strands that reach his neck on either side of his forehead and a long ponytail. In addition, he has black eyes and a curved face.

Alpaca Man's most distinctive feature was his head, which is stylized to look like his namesake. His body is covered in brown Alpaca wool. Having large broad shoulders and large arms, Alpaca Man was abundant in both height and width.

Novelist Han bore the most similar appearance to Han Gun-Jae's real world appearance. He had grey hair and visible wrinkles. He wore large circular sunglasses with a yellow bridge and temple as well as grey tinted lens.

Major Battles

Translation Notes

WEBTOON Changes and Errors

Real Name

Main article: Hardcore Leveling Warrior WEBTOON Translation Changes

The character's real name '한건제' literally means 'Han Gun-Jae'. For some unknown reason, WEBTOON has changed the character's name to 'Roy Han'. This wiki uses the original translation which the author of the series intended.

Epithets

Main article: Hardcore Leveling Warrior WEBTOON Translation Changes
Absolute God

절대신 is translated by LINE WEBTOON as Almighty God.

절대 literally means "absolute". 신 means "god; deity".

절대신 means Absolute God or Supreme God (as translated in the God of Highschool webtoon)

Creator God

창세신 is translated as Creator by WEBTOON.

창세 is the Korean form of the Hanja 創世, which means "creation of the world". It is the act of creating the world for the first time, or the time of the creation.

신 means "god; deity"

창세신의 일격 literally means Creator God or World Creating God or World Creator God

LINE also called 창세신의 일격 'Creator's Blow' instead of Creator God's Blow Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 81.

International Translations

Name Platform Language
Real World Lucid Adventure
한건제 소드마스터 NAVER WEBTOON Korean
韓建帝 (hán jiàn dì) 舞劍大師 (Wǔ jiàn dàshī) WEBTOON Traditional Chinese
Roy Han Sword Master WEBTOON English (U.S.A)
Gun-Je Han Maître-Lame WEBTOON French
LINE MANGA Japanese
Roy Han Espadachín Maestro WEBTOON Spanish

Notes & Trivia

  • Han Gun-Jae's game name, "Sword Master", was first mentioned by Dark in Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 19, but his real name was revealed in Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 21. Han Gun-Jae was first seen in a flashback in Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 6 and his Sword Master silhouette was first seen in Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 6. The Corrupted Spirit of Grasses materialised a strong enemy that took on Sword Master's appearance in Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 19. His first true appearance as 'Sword Master' in the series was in Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 21.
  • He is the only player that has been seen with the ability to use multiple characters at the same time in Lucid Adventure.
  • Han Gun-Jae splitting himself into three pays homage to the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity, where there is only one God in three hypostases: while distinct in their relations with each other, they are stated to be one in all else, co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial, and each is God, whole and entire.
  • It is implied but not specifically stated that the poison that Zero tried spreading through Han Gun-Jae's avatar in Lucid Adventure is the cause of his illness in the real world and the reason why using his ultimate skills takes such a toll on his avatar.
  • Fans have compared Han Gun-Jae's motivations and will to several other characters from various novels, mangas and films.
    • Yoo Byung Jun from the Korean light novel series, The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor. He is the owner of Unicorn Corporation and Creator of the popular VRMMORPG, Royal Road. He is (secretly) in search of an heir. The main attraction of the Royal Road is the reward that the first player to unite all the continents under one banner and become Emperor will gain. The prize money for achieving this goal is 10% of the Unicorn Corporation's sales for one month. In reality, Yoo Byung Jun has ordered Goddess Versailles to transfer the winner all of his shares, wealth and technology (this includes genetic manipulation of the winner), making him the strongest entity in the world.
    • James Halliday from the science fiction novel and movie, Ready Player One. He was the creator of OASIS, a massive online simulation used by billions of people in the story's dystopian future setting. When the story begins, the late Halliday has just willed a major prize to whosoever finds a unique, hidden Easter egg in his VR realm, the OASIS. The terms of the will would give the finder his half-trillion-dollar fortune, along with administrative control over the OASIS itself.
    • Gol D. Roger from the popular pirate adventure manga and anime, One Piece. He was a legendary pirate who held the title of "Pirate King" and owned the legendary treasure known as "One Piece". Just as he was about to be executed by the World Government to discourage piracy, his last words had the opposite impact. He stated that anyone who can find his treasure can claim it. As such, this made Roger single-handedly responsible for starting the Golden Age of Pirates.
  • The author revealed that Han Gun-Jae's birthday is March 08.[12] This may be the same date he gave Han Gun-Woo (Dark) the Lucid Adventure App.[1] It is possible that is possible that it was not his birthday, but a later date as Han Gun-Woo said that the gift was "late" and none of the family members wished Han Gun-Jae a happy birthday earlier in Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 75.
  • Han Gun-Jae appears to be left-handed, at least when it comes to writing. In both Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 151 and Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 108, he was seen writing his Lucid Adventure story with his left hand.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 75
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 77
  3. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 146
  4. 4.0 4.1 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 169
  5. 5.0 5.1 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 151
  6. 6.0 6.1 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 174
  7. 7.0 7.1 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 109
  8. 8.0 8.1 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 104
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 6
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 21
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 17
  12. 12.0 12.1 HCLW_Official Instagram Post: Han Gun-Jae (Sword Master), Han Gun-Soo (Light), Han Soo-Ah and Han Gun-Ho's Birthdays
  13. 13.0 13.1 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 168
  14. 14.0 14.1 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 79
  15. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 121
  16. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 19
  17. 17.0 17.1 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 137
  18. 18.0 18.1 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 108
  19. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 112
  20. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 14
  21. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 63
  22. 22.0 22.1 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 108
  23. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 81
  24. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 115
  25. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 50
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 103
  27. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 170
  28. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 81
  29. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 163
  30. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 134
  31. Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 106
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