Gwi-Ma

Name: Gwi-Ma

Status: Unknown

Gender: Male

Alias: The Demon King, The Mighty Demon King

Origin: KPop Demon Hunters

Occupation: Ruler of the Demon Realm, Lord of the Demons, Saja Boys master (formerly)

Skills: High level intelligence, Leadership, Psychological manipulation, Deal making, Intimidation

Powers: Pyrokinesis, Hypnosis, Wish granting, Telepathy, Telekinesis, Soul empowerment, Demon summoning, Immortality, Inter-dimensional travel, Control over demons, Control of the underworld

Goals: Defeat HUNTR/X (temporarily succeeded), Destroy the Honmoon (succeeded, but is was rebuilt), Be freed from the Demon Realm into to Human Realm to consume all human souls and start the demon apocalypse on Earth (briefly succeeded), Kill Jinu for his betrayal (indirectly succeeded), Kill HUNTR/X (failed).

Allies: Saja Boys (servants), Jinu Saja (formerly)

Abby Saja, Mystery Saja, Romance Saja

Baby Saja

Enemies:Jinu Saja (victim), Rumi, Mira, Zoey (all arch-nemesis), Celine, Ryu Mi-yeong (Rumi’s mother)

“Because if you really believed her, if you really thought you could escape what you are, what you did...you would have told her the truth. You betrayed your own family. You left them behind. Don't forget about our deal, Jinu, because I can turn those voices up. Or they can be gone. Don't think you can escape what you are.”

GWI-MA THREATENING JINU INTO OBEYING HIM

Gwi-Ma is the main antagonist of Sony Pictures Animation's 29th feature full-length animated film KPop Demon Hunters. He is the demon king who thrives on the souls of others to be free from the demon world into the human world.

He is the arch-nemesis of Rumi, Zoey, Mira and Jinu, being the latter's former master.

He was voiced by Byung-hun Lee.

Personality

Gwi-Ma is depicted as manipulative, cruel, sadistic, power hungry, and ruthless. Desiring to be free from the Honmoon and devour the souls of humanity as he pleases, Gwi-Ma proves himself desperate to escape and often sends his demon minions to prioritize killing off the Huntrix. Caring very little for his minions, he often punishes them in absolute fury for their failures, exemplified when he incinerates the female demon impersonating a stewardess for failing to kill the hunters.

Gwi-Ma also takes joy over manipulating those into his deals for power in exchange of hurting or abandoning those they love while under his influence and prefers to prey on their deepest insecurities and faults.

Appearance

Gwi-Ma is a giant, purple/violet mouth of fire without any other facial features or limbs, with the shape of his teeth being pointed, resulting in a menacing, monstrous visage. His mouth expands when angered or amused. In the film's climax, as a result of consuming so many human souls as well as the life force of his own demon subjects, he becomes even more gigantic and gains nostrils and two glowing eyes with arched eyebrows.

Biography

Many centuries ago, Gwi-Ma had his demon army terrorize and steal the souls of villagers, absorbing and devouring them as he pleased in order to channel strength and further spread his influence and domain across the lands. Known for making deals with humans and turning them into his demonic servants, Gwi-Ma made one such offer to a human peasant named Jinu at some point, who suffered from poverty with his family and sought a new life. Jinu was given fame and fortune, but at the cost of abandoning his family and becoming bound to serve Gwi-Ma as a demon and forsake his humanity as a result. However, Gwi-Ma's continuous reign was put on halt by the first generation of demon hunters who used their voices and music to create a barrier called the "Honmoon" which was powered by their fans and trapped all demonic entities beneath it, preventing them from entering the mortal realm. In time, the hunters would soon be on the verge of turning this barrier into the "Golden Honmoon", which would in turn vanquish Gwi-Ma and his demonic kindred into the demon realm