#the writing of this series went downhill during the castle arc and Yon-hi's memoir

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Hi. It's an old topic but I see a lot of people saying Soowon didn't have to kill King Il. They basically mean that Soowon had more options. Like I saw some fans on Reddit saying "He never any peaceful methods" "he could talk to hak or yona about everything" stuff like that. Now my question is that was there really a peaceful method or more options to dethrone Il? Personally I think what Soowon did necessary for Yona's character development. I see people saying he didn't have to kill Il buy i don't see how the "other options" they speak of would give Yona a character development. I'm sorry I can't phase it beautifully hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

Hi anon! Thanks for stopping by.

I think there is no clear answer. Both sides, no matter how unfair or nonsensical are valid. I believe chapter 243, Hak and Su-Won's talk was framed around this.

I think Su-Won could have talked to Yona and Hak about his trauma, especially Hak who trusted him deeply and was loyal. So honestly, I think if anyone was in Hak's place, the anger is understandable.

Sadly, because Hak's character has mostly revolved around Yona, he was not telling Su-Won that he was mad that Su-Won didn't trust him and broke his trust. That is one flaw in their conversation.

And it's true that Su-Won did not see Yona's potential. But it's also probable that even if Yona of the castle period underwent training, her ditzy nature wouldn't have allowed her to develop to the extent that she has now. I don't think even Hak would have imagined that she would become the way she currently is.

Hak's argument is that Yona could have grown the exact same way she did without the trauma. Su-Won thinks otherwise, but recognizes how twisted and selfish and morally unjustifiable it is for him to think that.

Personally, I think all the royal family killings and Yona almost being murdered herself and losing Hak were all just fated to happen, but because of bad writing and the moral ground being skewed to Yona's favor these days, I don't find some of the royals' motivations very believable.

Keep in mind that Su-Won did mention to his mom there being a route where Il was forced to step down:

Now he doesn't exactly elaborate why killing is the best choice, but yeah it's combination of revenge and efficiency.

#akatsuki no yona #yona #su-won #hak #ask #thoughts #discussion #yona of the dawn #the writing of this series went downhill during the castle arc and Yon-hi's memoir #since all the royals are poorly written i think that affects the believability of characters like su-won and his motivations too