

As the film progresses, we learn that it seems to stem from guilt. He rejects this idea to the point of nearly sabotaging his trials multiple times. Heroic Self-Deprecation: Ja-hong continually insists that he is not a paragon.Heroic Sacrifice: Ja-hong sacrifices his life to save a little girl from a burning building, thus setting up the rest of the movie.Friend to All Living Things: He's shown to have risked his life to save not just human lives, but also animal lives.He's selfless and dedicated to the well-being of his family, but prone to frequent self-deprecation. Four-Temperament Ensemble: Melancholic.Fainting: He's overworked himself so much in the past that's he's fainted from exhaustion, complete with a nosebleed.

He almost committed a murder-suicide, but was stopped by his brother. Driven to Suicide: Reached this point as a teenager.Dead to Begin With: Ja-hong perishes at the beginning of the movie, although he isn't aware of it initially.He ran away from home and spent the next 15 years working himself to the bone to support his family. He had planned on killing his chronically-ill mother, then his brother, then himself, but ultimately couldn't go through with it. The Atoner: Ja-hong's constant self-deprecation comes from his intense feelings of guilt over planning his family's murder 15 years ago.Even so, he asks that no harm comes upon his brother. Then it turns out that the vengeful spirit is his brother. At first it's because he thinks that the vengeful spirit is his mother. Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Ja-hong gets on his knees and begs the guardians not to destroy the vengeful spirit.He is named a paragon for his selfless action, but must still undergo seven trials to determine his ultimate fate. A firefighter that sacrificed his life in the line of duty.
