Tower of God Volume 2: The Workshop Battle: “Devil of the Right Arm” (Episodes 42 through 51) Webtoon Review
Major Spoilers are included in this Webtoon Review. Please read with caution.
On September 6, 2020, I started and finished Tower of God Volume 2: The Workshop Battle’s third story arc: “Devil of the Right Arm”. At this point in the Webtoon, Tower of God should be renamed to Tower of Betrayal. Everyone betraying each other is becoming more and more common as participants become desperate to climb the Tower. The only true loyalist from the beginning to now is Baam. Anyway, let’s discuss what happened in this arc and its fallout.
“Devil of the Right Arm” centered around Horyang and his shared background with Cassano, the other person holding the title. After Horyang told Viole his backstory and attacking him to see if Viole also had a red ignition weapon, they had a heart-to-heart. While Viole confirmed he did have one, he had no idea how to control it. Horyang and Viole’s conversation deepened their understanding of each other, and how much they had in common when it came to being weapons and their loneliness.
While Horyang wanted to find Cassano on his own, Viole decided to go after him—giving into his inner Baam—so they could all be a family again. Viole had grown attached to his new team and didn’t want Horyang to lose them either. At the same time, Khun’s team—Novick and Ran—were sent out to look for the “Devil of the Right Arm”.
As the story progressed with Horyang, Novick, Ran, and Cassano fighting it out—mostly from a misunderstanding about which “Devil of the Right Arm” Khun’s team were supposed to go after—the reader learned the whole thing was a set-up by FUG in order to kill Khun. Viole and Khun also reunited, but it was too late to say anything to each other when the betrayals—and a huge fiery explosion—unfolded around them.
I must mention Tower of God’s gorgeous artwork. SIU is becoming more consistent with the Webtoon’s quality especially during the fight scenes. The usage of Baam’s eyes—in Viole’s character design—whenever he has an emotional breakthrough or moment is also cleverly done. I always feel something whenever Baam’s eyes are revealed.
The Webtoon’s pacing also picked up during Volume 2, as it only took me a week—August 30, 2020 to September 6—since I started Tower of God to read the first 164 chapters (Volume 1’s 78 chapters + Volume 2’s “The Prince of Zahard’s” 35 chapters + “The Workshop Battle’s” first 51 chapters).
Currently, I’m close to “The Workshop Battle’s” halfway point. While reading Tower of God can be exhausting due to all the plotlines involved, the countless characters that come and go, and the politics behind the Tower, I believe it’s worth the climb. The payoff will be worth it.
One last thing. Rachel was revealed to be the one working with FUG—traitors Apple and Michael—to kill Khun and the rest of Khun’s team. Rachel is seriously willing to do whatever it takes to climb the Tower. The cliffhanger—the explosive aftermath—will make the next arc—“Bet”—an exciting follow-up. Thanks for reading this Webtoon review, everyone! Let’s keep it climbing up the Tower!