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| Dan Mori |
Dan Mori is a student at Apricot Flower High School, a school that stratifies based Charyeok talents, 17 years after RagnarÖk. He is one of the "failures" (untalented in Charyeok) and placed in Camellia Class. It is implied that he's one of the two 'candidates' (people with Jin Mori's characteristics and hunted by the world government) in his area.
It is then revealed that he is Jin Mori, who reduced himself to a small boy in order to atone for his sin (crippling her left leg) to Dan Ahan.
Appearance
Dan Mori is a young man in his late teens, of medium height and an athletic physique (muscular but very thin), who grows a little more corpulent over time. The upper part of his body, especially his arms, shoulders and pecs, are full of small and large scars, which look like cuts (some in the shape of an X).
He has a childish face (which has been described as cute on several occasions) with big and round black eyes with yellow pupils and has tousled hair of deep blue-green color. When he is enraged, his eyes turn red and his pupils turn gold and cross-shaped.
When he uses all his power, he temporarily returns to his previous appearance as Jin Mori, with dark brown hair that is slightly longer and disheveled, and more adult facial features, with slightly smaller eyes.
After the recovery of his sister, he cuts his hair, leaving it much shorter (although it eventually grows back to how it was before) and showing a long horizontal scar on his forehead.
At first he wears an a black long sleeve t-shirt with another short-sleeved gray t-shirt on top, orange sweatshirt with jeans and orange sneakers. As time goes by, his clothes look more and more like how he was before.
After the preliminaries of the GOH tournament, Mori once again uses his characteristic dark-green sleeping-mask on his head, like a pair of sunglasses. During the GOH tournament, Mori also wears a black sweatshirt with a floral print on the hood with a red shirt over it and another piece of blue clothing around his waist, simulating the fur of the yongpyo.
During her battle with Park Ilpyo, Mori wears a white strapless T-shirt. Before starting his chase of Park Mubong, Mori completely reverts to his previous look. White baggy short-sleeved T-shirt, blue baggy pants, red boots and another piece of blue-gray clothing around his waist with the sleeping-mask in his head.
Personality
Dan Mori is a cheerful and optimistic boy. He's also fairly analytically critical, shown when he pondered on the 'history' of Ragnarok. He's close to his sister and looks out for her. He also protects his sister in his own way, mainly by reminding her to take her drugs and working hard to get money for his sister. Although he made himself forgot everything about his past life in order to live with Ahan, it is implied that he was aware of some of it since time ago.
During the GOH tournament post-Ragnarok, it was revealed that Dan Mori was a mask used by Jin Mori as a way to hide from the pain of losing his grandfather. After his fight with Jung Mori, Dan Mori soon started to accept his true identity while still caring for Ahan. During the course of the GOH tournament, Mori understands how to control better his power and discovers how important and fun fighting can be depending on technique rather than physical power, he is frustrated to discover that he is now weaker than Mori Hui (his clone) and is embarrassed by these thoughts but has decided to use this as a way to improve himself through skills. Using this Dan Mori, became far more tactical in battle and more accepting of his weaknesses.
He has matured a lot mentally and emotionally, recognizing his own stupidity in underestimating and mocking Garuda's powers, which indirectly was the main cause of his betrayal. At the same time he continues to maintain a certain pride as Jin Mori that prevents him from recognizing that he has become weaker than those he has defeated (or could have defeated) previously such as Han Daewi and Satan, making silly excuses for not acknowledging his defeat, showing that deep down he is still a sore loser.
Despite this bid on self-improvement though, Dan Mori still has an intense hatred for Park Mubong to the point where he will even sacrifice himself and others in his bid to kill him. This rage has lead him to nearly killing a host of people during his first battle against the World Government and the deaths of some Generation X members. Although they become enemies, he still appreciates Dean as a friend and disciple.
He wholeheartedly respects people like his little sister and, believing that her willpower is far superior to his strength as god. In fact, Dan Ahan is not just his little sister, she is the reason he is still alive and the person who teaches him what true strength is. She is perhaps the only person who can break his "brave face" (when he discovers that she is seriously ill) or make Mori cry (when she recovers from her illness).
He also highly values Mori Hui (and Jung Mori), recognizing him as someone who was more impressive than himself although he was his clone and believing that he was more original than anyone.
Unlike when he was Jin Mori, Dan Mori seems to have completely accepted the fact that he is Sun Wukong, deciding not to hide from his past and his sins anymore.
The possible resurrection of Maitreya is a source of great concern and fear for Mori, since he knows that he will not be able to defeat him as he is currently. These thoughts turn out to be very true when Mori is defeated by Maitreya with relative ease, filling Mori with a great urge to be more powerful in order to take revenge and protect his loved ones.
He seems to have developed a certain respect and affection for Satan after his combat with Maitreya, seeing him as someone the same as he was before he met Sanzang, and recognizing him as the strongest. Mori is grateful to him for teaching him never to give up, even when fighting someone much more powerful than himself. This renewed determination helps Mori rebuild her dragon armorsuit to its original state.
He seems to be totally used to and unfazed by the death and suffering of countless people, gods and demons as long as they don't have a strong bond with him, this is due to his long life experience as a demon who has participated in (and started) several wars, but this may be because he does not usually show his anger, but accumulates it to release it in front of those who cause it.
He is surprisingly weak to sincere praise and admiration from others showing embarrassment and unaccustomed.
History
- Main article: Jin Mori
After Park Mubong betrayed Jin Mori and his grandfather, Jin Mori lost control over his godly power, accidentally killing Dan Ahan's parents and crippling her leg. Jin Mori, remembering his late grandfather's last wishes, reverted into a child and began living among humans again as Dan Mori, elder brother of Dan Ahan.
Plot
Abilities
Dan Mori has no talent in Charyeok, which makes him the lowest class in his school. However, he does exhibit superhuman physical ability.[1] His low level is due to having no talent in Charyeok. [2] Before preliminary, he never fought, resulting in low experience and inefficient power usage. This gap between him and other contestants, however, is quickly closed by his adoptive muscle memory, great physical power, and his battle instinct. Dan Mori's potential is such, Jung Mori praised him as the strongest in the school.[3][4]
It was later confirmed that he is Jin Mori himself, and as such, possess the incredible power that the Monkey King command. However, Dan Mori commented that the damage from using Nabong Needle Ryu's limiter removal x250.000 with The Monkey King Mode took a toll on his body that hasn't been recovered since 17 years ago. In addition, Dan also suspected that the grail still sealed his power, preventing him from using his power to the fullest. Still, even without most of his power as the Supreme God, Dan Mori commands fearsome power that allows him to easily defeat most, if not all of the G.O.H. Participants, despite the increased standard compared to the pre-RagnarÖk era. After he fought Jung Mori for the last time and fully activate his remaining divine power, Han Dae-Wi noted that He has almost reached his peak during RagnarÖk.
- Superhuman Stamina: He has great stamina. It is shown when he moves a big pile of sand from the ground to the third floor of a construction scaffold.[1] Even after taking damage from a falling plane and barely recovering from a poison attack, he still had enough energy to move around unseen.
- Superhuman Strength: His strength is shown by the heavy backpack that he carries every day and quite easily. Three teenagers his age try to lift it up, but it wouldn't even budge.[1] His strength is so great, Dan Ah-An beat other students that tried to bully him in order to prevent Dan Mori from crippling them.[5] Xiao Chen, while disguised as Ji Seokjin observed that Dan Mori's grip actually injure her hand. After grasping the basics of how to use his physical power in combat, he quickly defeated most of the preliminary contestants.[4] His punches topple the piece of Ruyi Jingu Bang in Jung Mori's possession.[6] After regaining his memory and some of his power as the monkey king, Dan Mori's strength become so great, that a light tap from him while being agitated caused a small building to crack violently.[7]
- Superhuman Endurance: He off-handedly reacted to being punched in the face multiple times by Ji Seok-Jin, a power borrower.[1]He continues to fight Jung Mori, Even after having his torso cut through by Jung Mori's kick.[6]
- Superhuman Speed: He easily outruns the rest of the four kings in his school while performing as his sister's substitute in the preliminary.[8]. After regaining his power, his speed is so great that what looks like a single punch is actually seven different attacks.[9]
- Superhuman Durability: His body is sturdy enough when someone tried to punch him, the attacker ends up breaking his hand and making it bleed instead.[5] The attacker noted that he felt like punching thick rock.[4]He also tanked Jung Mori's punches just to get close and get his sister's headband, albeit he is still damaged from the kick.[6]
- Adoptive Muscle Memory: He has an amazing ability to memorize and effectively use new martial arts techniques after seeing them once, as demonstrated by copying Silla and Arang from Jung Mori. [4]
- Shapeshifting: Dan Mori seems to be able to disguise himself, in order to hide his true identity.[10]
- Analytical Skill: Dan Mori exhibited some analytical skill, purposefully toppling Jung Mori's piece of Ruyi Jingu in order to trigger an avalanche and double K.O. both of them.[10]. Since recovering his memories, he exhibited analytical skills beyond even his previous life as Jin Mori. He quickly discerns weaknesses and abilities in Charyeok users, even one that he barely sees.
- Superhuman Healing Factor: Dan Mori stated that he heals much faster than common humans (more than 100 times faster). In fact, it was so fast that injuries that supposed to be healed in 3 to 4 months, healed in less than a day. [11]
- Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils: At some moments, particularly when he's unleashing the remnants of his godly strength, he regained this eyes.
- True Form: When more power is needed, Dan Mori is able to utilize his true form for a brief period of time, which is referred to as his "Jin Mori state". While in this state, he gains considerable strength and speed as shown when he was able to fight evenly with Dean while the former used Yongpyo in both its speed and power augmentations. Once he mastered the Recoiless Renewal technique, he was able to overwhelm even members of The Six in this form such as Il-Pyo Park.
Martial Arts
Prior to truly re-embracing his identity as Jin Mori and the Monkey King, Dan Mori mainly copied Jung Mori's techniques. When he regained his identity, it can be presumed that he has access to all the techniques he learned in his previous life with the exception of Nabong Needle Ryu's limiter removal as Mori himself stated he lost this ability when he overused it in his battle with 666:Satan.
Renewal Taekwondo
- Arang: It is an elbow attack that releases a shockwave. When Dan Mori used this, his inexperience caused the technique to miss its mark, with the shockwave only managed to shred the contestant's shirt.
- Silla: A kick delivered to the opponent's lower body, like the leg. The way it is delivered is similar to Brazilian Kick, from high up and slamming it downward.
- Vertical Kick: A kick to the opponent's head. Dan Mori used this to counter Jung Mori's 3rd Stance Hwechook.[12]
- Hoe Grab
- Hwechook
- 3rd Stance Hwechook: a combo of Hwechook executed three times in a row either from left or right, followed straight away from the opposite direction, then from behind. Dan Mori pulls this off after he regained his memory as the Monkey King.
- Dragon Sign Hwechook
- Basic Stance
- Slice
- Karate Chop
- Front Kick
- Roundhouse Kick
- Blue Dragon's Kick
- Twin-Dragon Kick
- Recoilless Kick: A new renewal taekwondo concept developed by Jin Taejin and mastered by Dan Mori. It is based on focusing energy into a single point without wasting any movement. It can be applied to all renewal taekwondo techniques. When used, it was powerful enough to bend the space and damage Yongpyo, an armor stronger than Barbadium, without Dan Mori entering Jin Mori mode. With mastery over this concept, Dan Mori came to believe he has surpassed Jin Taejin in martial arts.
- Jin Mori Original: Railgun: A technique that combines staff and kicking skills. This technique is most effective when used with Ruyi Jingu, as the weapon can be summoned back to his hand after being kicked.
Full Contact Karate
- Dance of Four Gods A set of attacks similar to a Kata invented by Daewi's Master to defeat Renewal Taekwondo users.
- 1st Stance: Basaltic Fist: Interrupts the opponent's attack with a strong punch. It also creates a shock wave that also pushes back the surrounding area.
- Brazilian Kick
Ssam-Su Taekkyeon
- Block & Deflect: a basic technique using one arm to redirect an attack elsewhere.
- Torrential Strike: A technique where Dan punches the opponent multiple times.
- Fishing Hook: a submission move where the user jumps in the direction of the opponent's kick and grab the leg and twist in the air, leaving the opponent's leg at his mercy.
- Enlightenment
Northern ITF Taekwondo
- Left Flamingo Stance
- Right Flamingo Stance
Practical Taekkyeon
- Low Kick: Dan Mori used this technique to try to put a stress on Dean Ockham's body to stop him from using Renewal Taekwondo
Kusanagi Style
- Ghost Slash: A downward slash powerful enough to defeat a judge.
National Treasure
Yongpyo
The Monkey King's Yongpyo is his mystical garments which function as a supernatural armor. It recognized Dan Mori as its owner when he fought against Dean Ockham and return to him after the fight ends. As a result of his diminished power, he can only use its tattered form. After training with 666:Satan in Odin's Dimension, Mori has finally recovered its Original Form.
Weapons
Yeoui
Dan Mori possesses a whole Ruyi Jingu, not broken pieces. He stored it in his left ear. It is unknown if this is a clone or the original since the original is supposed to be broken.[10] Later Jin Mori also regains control of the other half of Ruyi Jingu given to him by Jung Mori.
- Size Alteration: Ruyi Jingu can be altered according to the purpose of each situation.
- Weight Alteration: Ruyi Jingu's weight can be altered, making it lighter and heavier according to the user's will. It can also be altered partially across its length, shifting its center of gravity.
- Enhanced Durability: It is very durable. Very few can break it.
Geundoowun
Kinto-Un is a weapon that the Monkey King can call from anywhere. It is a giant mystical cloud larger than the continent of Asia and was mistaken as a moving part of the Earth's atmosphere. It is able to manifest itself like the atmosphere of any planet in any dimension. It is actually alive and enables the Monkey King to control the weather. The Monkey King can create miniature versions of Kinto-Un that can be used for transportation.
- Atmokinesis: The Sparrow Cloud allows Dan Mori to manipulate weather phenomena, such as:
- Winds: Mori can create winds powerful enough to keep all Sky Whales (who were collectively the size of a continent) in the air.
- Fog: The Monkey King can create dense fog which is nigh-impossible to see through.
- Lightning: Dan Mori can call down bolts of magical lightning.
- Extended Senses: Using the lightning power at low volts and spreading the weapon into thin mists enables the user to probe wide areas, allowing the user to see through it.
The Circle
A cube that houses the life and essence of The Master of Seventh Heavenly Realm. This cube can also be used by Jin Mori as a weapon, for example, he commands it to divide itself and surround Ultio R.
- Sentience: The Circle is sentient as it can feel discomfort when Jin Mori stretched it.
- Multiplication: The Circle can multiply itself to surround its opponent.
- Form Alteration: It can alter its appearance and form to suit Jin Mori's command, like becoming a headband or belt. It can also use this ability offensively, like forming a spear/thorn-like appendage to attack the opponent.
Trivia
- Humorously, Dan Mori considers Geundoowun and The Circle to be a bunch of traitors, forcing them to do physical exercise as punishment.
- According to Odin, the energy of Dan Mori feels more human than demonic.