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Ngl I'm treating Guwon like the guy from A room without window exactly bc of this reason
yo you really ate with this theory!! i also think Guwon is a very complex character, not just someone who’s bad or good
People are a bit too black and white about Guwons character I think. It's either "He's done nothing wrong, killing happens when you're in an apocalypse." Or "Guwon is a black flag that's been manipulating Teach this whole time. He's evil."
When we first see Guwon he's waking up from the rubble in the middle of an apocalypse, and we watch him walk until he discovers the fancy house he lives in now. Guwon has NO memories of anything previous to waking up and crawling out of that rubble. He even said himself that he felt like everything was already decided before he woke up, and he was destined to protect that town.
At this point, theorizing that Guwon's personality is fake and he's manipulating everyone is silly. It's clear that his black and white thinking, and lack of experience are genuine. As well as his affection for teach. And no, he didn't fake being a virgin. You can't fake prematurely ejaculating and a nosebleed lol.
I'm not saying that doc is straight up lying, but we definitely don't have the full picture when it comes to the situation in town. And I think "the hounds" are a major part of that.
Guwon deadass doesn't realize murder is wrong. And he's surrounded by people that are either too scared to tell him he's wrong or are directly benefiting from his violence without needing to do anything difficult themselves. Guwon is driven by a strange sense of responsibility, and is moving towards his goals without any understanding of the world/what it means to be human or genuine connection to the people around him. And THAT is what makes teach so important.
Everything about teach is new, and exciting. There's now a person willing to look Guwon in the eye when they talk, to stroke his hair when he did something good and hug him. Laugh with him, tell him about the world and teach him all the things he didn't know. I think Jinwoo's role in the story is literally going to be to TEACH the "monster" how to be a person again.