Post — Aaron Ngo

Major Spoilers are included in this Webtoon Review. Please read with caution.

On October 5, 2020, I started reading Tower of God Volume 3’s eleventh story arc: “The Wall with a Sleeping Forget-Me-Not” and finished on October 6, 2020. I’m liking the new plot direction and story lore regarding the Dowon—otherwise known as Forget-Me-Not—and her role in the war between Zahard and FUG and The Wall’s origin. The last couple arcs regarding the Cage and canine people felt dragged out at times—especially the Deng Deng and Louie aspect—so this new arc felt refreshing despite the return of extended episodes.

Kallavan’s goal is to wake up Dowon from The Wall of Peaceful Coexistence—where she is trapped alongside other war heroes to “keep the peace”—to ignite war. The flashback story leading up to Dowon’s imprisonment was heartbreaking—making me invest in her story fast. I cried when her companion promised to ask her out on the day she would eventually be released… learning what happened to him afterward made their love story so tragic.

After hearing this story though—through Khel Hellam’s guide So-oh—Baam and the rest of his team decided to stop Kallavan from waking her up. Baam was resistant to the idea—finding Dowon’s story sad too—but fighting against Kallavan was inevitable.

Baam, Khun, Rak, Hatsu, and White officially teamed up. White and Hatsu’s character dynamic was completely unexpected—bonding over swords—but welcomed. I love having White back in the story, and the original trio working together again. They acknowledged—what all the readers were probably thinking—how long it’s been since they fought together, having been paired off differently in the Cage.

Khun and Baam’s combo move to enhance his new transformation was brilliant. Khun looking like Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia with his new fire and ice duality nature. Rak is still comedic—still going strong since the beginning—about being the leader and not wanting to be left out of things. Please give Rak a substantial character arc soon, SIU. You know Rak deserves one!

Dowon’s little sister—Khane—and her character arc regarding her big sister’s imprisonment was brilliant. Showing how conflicted she was with Kallavan’s offer and wanting her sister woken up—for selfish reasons—made me invest hard in her story. How she ended up choosing to work with Kallavan—believing her sister Dowon was ultimately sacrificed for nothing—was a good moment for her and the storyline.

This storyline made me think about how “keeping the peace” is truly indeed a trauma response, and how it is relatable given what had been going on in the United States during the month of October 2020 with President Trump testing positive for COVID-19 and continuing to spout his hate in combo with an infectious disease.

The artwork is incredible. I’ve gone into detail many times in previous Webtoon reviews, so I’ll leave it at “awestriking” for this one. The link to my other Tower of God Webtoon reviews is here for those interested.

Thanks for reading this Webtoon review, everyone! The cliffhanger with Kallavan and White about to fight is making me want to keep climbing up the Tower! Let’s see how that fight goes!

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