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* {{Bishonen}}: Most of the heroes in the cast fit but Chonchu and Shinji are among the best examples.
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* WhipItGood: The Blue Fox uses an usually powerful whip that she straps onto her arm and uses to defend herself while fighting. Said weapon is not unlike that of [[Manga/{{Jackals}} Arshela]].
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* WhipItGood: WeaponSpecialization: The Blue Fox uses an usually powerful whip that she straps onto her arm and uses to defend herself while fighting. Said weapon is not unlike that of [[Manga/{{Jackals}} Arshela]].
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Leaders of the various Factions tend to be the strongest in their respective group, the exception being Chonchu who is not in Command of the Myrmidions.
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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: The Leaders of the various Factions tend to be the strongest in their respective group, the exception being Chonchu who is not in Command of the Myrmidions.
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A young man named Chonchu has a demonic stone set in his chest that marks him as a demonic being. Having been abandoned by his family, he managed to survive, having been taken in by a low-born warring tribe known as the Myrmidons, with whom he can quench his demon's stone thirst for battles. But even them cannot trust him due to his tendency to fly off the handle at random and thus becoming dangerous, even to them.
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A young man named Chonchu has a demonic stone set in his chest that marks him as a demonic being. Having been abandoned by his family, he managed to survive, having been survive by being taken in by a low-born warring tribe known as the Myrmidons, with whom he can quench his demon's stone demon stone's thirst for battles. But even them they cannot trust him due to his tendency to fly off the handle at random and thus becoming dangerous, even to them.
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* InfantImmortality: Inverted. Children get no special treatment when it comes to violence.
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Despite its status as a classic of the {{Manhwa}} genre, ''Chonchu'' is an OrphanedSeries whose second part never came into being.
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Badass Grandpa cleaning
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* BadassGrandpa: Hu Moohai
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* BadAss: almost everyone
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* BlondGuysAreEvil: Ulfasso and Hyunwuk
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* EyesAlwaysShut: Subverted. Shinji appears to be an example of this but he actually has unusually narrow eyes, for which he often gets taunted.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted. Despite being one of the most attractive females of the series, as soon as she suspects Ulfasso's true self, Fassa becomes more and more reluctant about becoming his consort.
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* TheHighQueen: Fassa, in clear contrast to Ulfasso.
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A young man named Chonchu has a demonic stone set in his chest that marks him as a demonic being. Having been abandoned by his family, he managed to survive survive, having been taken in by a low-born warring tribe known as the Myrmidons, with whom he can quench his demon's stone thirst for battles. But even them cannot trust him due to his tendency to fly off the handle at random and became a wandering swordsman who fights for himself, mostly.thus becoming dangerous, even to them.
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In a time of chaos and war, a godforsaken era, twin sons are born to an emperor. But legend states that the son of the emperor shall be born a demon! But twins? Who is the demon, and who shall reign as emperor? Chonchu is the story of a young man saved from death by his mother, banished by his people, hunted by his brother, and tortured by the demons within. Living and fighting with a low-born warrior tribe who can never trust him, Chonchu lives a life of blood and violence, every day a struggle to survive. But something mysterious lurks within his cold exterior, something that could be awakened by the touch of a woman.
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In a time of chaos and war, a godforsaken era, twin sons are born to an emperor. But legend states that the son of the emperor shall be born a demon! But twins? Who is the demon, and who shall reign as emperor? Chonchu is the story of a young man saved emperor?
Saved from death by his mother, banished by his people, hunted by his brother, and tortured bythe demons within. Living and fighting with a low-born warrior tribe who can never trust him, his EnemyWithin, Chonchu lives a life of blood and violence, every day a struggle struggles to survive.be accepted among his peers as a human being. But something mysterious lurks within his cold exterior, something that could be awakened by the touch of a woman.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Amir likes Chonchu, who is infatuated by Fassa's calming presence, who is betrothed to Ulfasso who she doesn't love at all, having seen [[spoiler: his true nature]]. The series itself says in one of its summaries that "reciprocated love is a luxury in those troubled times".
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* HighPressureBloodHighPressureBlood: see OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank below.
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* RealMenHateAffection: Played with. Chonchu often acts aloof, brroding or just plain bloodthirsty. But deep inside he ''does'' long for affection and a soothing presence, someone who could alleviate his angst and his guilt. And Fassa is the only one able to do this thus far.
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Not a rip-off of ''Berserk''.
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''Chonchu'' (Chunchu or Chunchou in some translations) is a South Korean manhwa about a young man named Chonchu who has a demonic stone on his chest that marks him as a demonic being. Having been abandoned by his family, he managed to survive and became a wandering swordsman who fights for himself, mostly.
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''Chonchu'' (Chunchu or Chunchou in some translations) is a 15 volumes South Korean manhwa about a {{Manhwa}} that was published from 2000 to 2004, written by Song-jae Kim and drawn by Byung-jin Kim.
A young man named Chonchuwho has a demonic stone on set in his chest that marks him as a demonic being. Having been abandoned by his family, he managed to survive and became a wandering swordsman who fights for himself, mostly.
A young man named Chonchu
* {{Bishonen}}: Most of the heroes in the cast fit but Chonchu and Shinji are among the best examples.
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: Hyunwuk almost looks like a girl with his long hair, delicate features and his fine clothing.
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* {{Hunk}}: On the opposite side of male attractiveness, we have Agon and Ulfasso's [[TheDragon dragon]] who are handsome, tall and strongly built.
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* TwinSwitch: Ulfasso was the one supposed to be the demon child [[spoiler: but he seized the stone as an infant and slapped it on his twin brother]].
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* FemmeFatale: The White Fox is a spy who relies mostly on her charms and wit to trick people into giving her information.
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!!provides examples of:
* AbsurdCuttingPower: present with each weapon wielded by a named fighter, and taken to a ridiculous level with Shinji, who is able to do this without even unsheating his sword.
* AbsurdCuttingPower: present with each weapon wielded by a named fighter, and taken to a ridiculous level with Shinji, who is able to do this without even unsheating his sword.
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* AffablyEvil: Hyunwuk shows traces o this
* AntiHero: is there a genuinely nice character in the Myrmidon's squad?
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* AffablyEvil: Hyunwuk shows traces o this
of this with his usually non-aggressive stance, despite his manipulative, uncouth ways.
* AntiHero:is Is there a genuinely nice character in the Myrmidon's squad?
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* AxCrazy: most Most characters have their moment of the villains and some of the "heroes" this at one point or another, even non-fighters.
* FemmeFatale: The White Fox is a spy who relies mostly on her charms and wit to trick people into giving her information.
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* InfantImmortality: regrettably not.
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ImplausibleFencingPowers: Most sword-wielders of the series master weapons that normally no one would wield in RealLife.
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''Chonchu'' (Chunchu or Chunchou in some translations) is a South Korean manhwa about a young man named Chonchu who has a demonic stone on his chest that marks him as a demonic being. Having been abandoned by his family, he managed to survive and became a wandering swordsman who fights for himself, mostly.
In a time of chaos and war, a godforsaken era, twin sons are born to an emperor. But legend states that the son of the emperor shall be born a demon! But twins? Who is the demon, and who shall reign as emperor? Chonchu is the story of a young man saved from death by his mother, banished by his people, hunted by his brother, and tortured by the demons within. Living and fighting with a low-born warrior tribe who can never trust him, Chonchu lives a life of blood and violence, every day a struggle to survive. But something mysterious lurks within his cold exterior, something that could be awakened by the touch of a woman.
Not a rip-off of ''Berserk''.
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!!provides examples of:
* AbsurdCuttingPower: present with each weapon wielded by a named fighter, and taken to a ridiculous level with Shinji, who is able to do this without even unsheating his sword.
* ActionGirl: Amir is a slender girl with a crossbow as her weapon of choice. She is able to tear through a squad of city guards without breaking a sweat.
* AffablyEvil: Hyunwuk shows traces o this
* AntiHero: is there a genuinely nice character in the Myrmidon's squad?
* ArtShift: in later chapters, some charcters verge into SuperDeformed territory in the more light-hearted scenes
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Leaders of the various Factions tend to be the strongest in their respective group, the exception being Chonchu who is not in Command of the Myrmidions.
* AxCrazy: most of the villains and some of the "heroes"
* BadAss: almost everyone
* BadassGrandpa: Hu Moohai
* BadassLongcoat: Chonchus standard outfit, bonus for wearing no shirt underneath.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: Ulfasso and Hyunwuk
* {{Blood Knight}}s: most of the cast
* {{Bishonen}}: Hyunwuk almost looks like a girl with his long hair and noble clothing
* CainAndAbel: Chonchu and Ulfasso, full stop. Ulfasso's hatred for his brother has driven him quite mad.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: naturally. Every named character is able to cleave his path through an army of trained soldiers, even if those soldiers are the EliteMooks of the White Brigade, who have to be able to kill 100 enemies each on their own to even apply for membership.
* CooldownHug: stops Chonchu from finishing off [[spoiler: Hyunwuk]] after their fight.
* CursedWithAwesome: Chonchu and his Devilsstone. It renders him nigh unkillable, but curses him to a life filled with extreme conflict and bloodshed.
* CurbStompBattle: anytime Shinji gets serious.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Hyunwuk, albeit with a very pragmatic justification for this. It's halfway between this trope and IFightForTheStrongestSide.
* {{Fingore}}: played for laughs
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Chonchu has an absurdly powerful HealingFactor. Even multible stab wounds and near decapitation only slow him down.
* HighPressureBlood
* HumanPincushion: try to count the arrows sticking out of Shinji after his last Battle as a General of the White Brigade.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: happens a lot. With all characters MadeOfIron, a fight is far from over when there's five arrows through your heart.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers.
* InfantImmortality: regrettably not.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Hyunwuk, what's wrong?
* MadeOfIron: any fighter who is not a lowly Mook can be considered that. Shinji in his flashback sequence takes the cake, though.
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: Shinji again, he even counts the arrows that hit his heart.
* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank
* RedshirtArmy: seriously, being a soldier in any major engagement involving Chonchu and his gang just sucks.
* ThatThingIsNotMyChild: poor Ulfasso. His parents fixation on Chonchu and his understandable desire to just be loved by his parents provide much of his motivation... and his AxCrazy madness
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: the Devilstone. Briefly shown with Ulfasso who partially transforms into a demon, but only implied so far with Chonchu. [[spoiler: until the flashback in chapter 39, that is]]
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Chonchu clearly doesn't, but the Devilstone will have none of that.
* WorldOfBadass: doubles as a CrapsackWorld for anyone not skilled in battle.
In a time of chaos and war, a godforsaken era, twin sons are born to an emperor. But legend states that the son of the emperor shall be born a demon! But twins? Who is the demon, and who shall reign as emperor? Chonchu is the story of a young man saved from death by his mother, banished by his people, hunted by his brother, and tortured by the demons within. Living and fighting with a low-born warrior tribe who can never trust him, Chonchu lives a life of blood and violence, every day a struggle to survive. But something mysterious lurks within his cold exterior, something that could be awakened by the touch of a woman.
Not a rip-off of ''Berserk''.
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!!provides examples of:
* AbsurdCuttingPower: present with each weapon wielded by a named fighter, and taken to a ridiculous level with Shinji, who is able to do this without even unsheating his sword.
* ActionGirl: Amir is a slender girl with a crossbow as her weapon of choice. She is able to tear through a squad of city guards without breaking a sweat.
* AffablyEvil: Hyunwuk shows traces o this
* AntiHero: is there a genuinely nice character in the Myrmidon's squad?
* ArtShift: in later chapters, some charcters verge into SuperDeformed territory in the more light-hearted scenes
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Leaders of the various Factions tend to be the strongest in their respective group, the exception being Chonchu who is not in Command of the Myrmidions.
* AxCrazy: most of the villains and some of the "heroes"
* BadAss: almost everyone
* BadassGrandpa: Hu Moohai
* BadassLongcoat: Chonchus standard outfit, bonus for wearing no shirt underneath.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: Ulfasso and Hyunwuk
* {{Blood Knight}}s: most of the cast
* {{Bishonen}}: Hyunwuk almost looks like a girl with his long hair and noble clothing
* CainAndAbel: Chonchu and Ulfasso, full stop. Ulfasso's hatred for his brother has driven him quite mad.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: naturally. Every named character is able to cleave his path through an army of trained soldiers, even if those soldiers are the EliteMooks of the White Brigade, who have to be able to kill 100 enemies each on their own to even apply for membership.
* CooldownHug: stops Chonchu from finishing off [[spoiler: Hyunwuk]] after their fight.
* CursedWithAwesome: Chonchu and his Devilsstone. It renders him nigh unkillable, but curses him to a life filled with extreme conflict and bloodshed.
* CurbStompBattle: anytime Shinji gets serious.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Hyunwuk, albeit with a very pragmatic justification for this. It's halfway between this trope and IFightForTheStrongestSide.
* {{Fingore}}: played for laughs
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Chonchu has an absurdly powerful HealingFactor. Even multible stab wounds and near decapitation only slow him down.
* HighPressureBlood
* HumanPincushion: try to count the arrows sticking out of Shinji after his last Battle as a General of the White Brigade.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: happens a lot. With all characters MadeOfIron, a fight is far from over when there's five arrows through your heart.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers.
* InfantImmortality: regrettably not.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Hyunwuk, what's wrong?
* MadeOfIron: any fighter who is not a lowly Mook can be considered that. Shinji in his flashback sequence takes the cake, though.
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: Shinji again, he even counts the arrows that hit his heart.
* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank
* RedshirtArmy: seriously, being a soldier in any major engagement involving Chonchu and his gang just sucks.
* ThatThingIsNotMyChild: poor Ulfasso. His parents fixation on Chonchu and his understandable desire to just be loved by his parents provide much of his motivation... and his AxCrazy madness
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: the Devilstone. Briefly shown with Ulfasso who partially transforms into a demon, but only implied so far with Chonchu. [[spoiler: until the flashback in chapter 39, that is]]
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Chonchu clearly doesn't, but the Devilstone will have none of that.
* WorldOfBadass: doubles as a CrapsackWorld for anyone not skilled in battle.
