Post — Aaron Ngo

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

On October 7, 2020, I started and finished Tower of God Volume 3’s seventeenth—and latest completed—story arc: “VS Kallavan”. I have officially caught up with this massive Webtoon. What a great “warm-up” for my eventual read of Big Daddy One Piece manga.

My epic hero’s journey up the Tower—August 30 to October 7, 2020—was pretty outstanding. What a great way to spend the last 7 weeks—38 days. September 2020 will be highly remembered as that one time I decided to climb a Tower up to its highest point.

BELIEVE IT!

Let’s talk about the events of the latest completed story arc in Tower of God and episodes 67 and 68—the start of the “The Second Defensive Wall” story arc. Baam’s new power-up and using the souls he took from White back during Volume 2 was an awesome payoff. Volume 3 had a lot of payoff regarding all the powers Baam accumulated over the course of the series, and seeing him shoot that powerful arrow into the wall was out of this world. Yeah, Baam’s an archer now.

The “VS Kallavan” arc seemed set-up to continue the Baam-Karaka-Kallavan battle, but White disrupting the fight and challenging Kallavan was a great rematch with both fighters at full power! Kallavan removed the restraint on his other arm!

White and Kallavan fighting each other was drawn with great detail and mastery—SIU knows how to grab the reader’s attention with his artwork. The background story of Kallavan and wanting his commander status back made me sympathize with why he was doing these awful things—believing it was the only way to unite everyone in the Tower under a single ruler for the sake of peace. How Kallavan refused to use his own soldiers as cannon folder—and how he reacted when the higher-ups did the plan anyway—spoke volumes about his noble character.

Khun and Baam had a deep talk—and hugged—at the end of this arc, with Khun supporting Baam with being himself and not being like him or White—who didn’t care about the dead people on the battlefield and saw them as a convenient way to gain an advantage. I did like how SIU addressed the differences between them and their solid friendship, and how Khun was self-aware about not being known for his cool speeches unlike Yuri Zahard. Khun is the only true “bae” for Baam.

More background was revealed for another member of Dowon and Cha’s group, Khun Hynd Luch, and how he was effectively blackmailed—using the other members of their group as hostages—into working for Zahard’s army as a squadron leader under Lyborick Khun. I felt devastated when I read his background, and how he only wanted to live out his days with the group. Dowon, Cha, and Luch and her group deserved better than this.

Also, the simple idea—coming from Baam and Dowon—about wanting “normal” lives where they could travel, hang out with friends, and call their parents once in a while was too surreal. Their stances on “normal” lives convinced Dowon to not kill Baam.

Kallavan is also going after Lyborick—and indirectly Luch—because he holds his commander status, and Kallavan wants it back after Zahard’s Army heartlessly sacrificed their own soldiers in an attempt to take out the Cage and the canine people. Do not piss off Kallavan, seriously.

Evankhell also dealt with the sniper who shot her in the head—revealing her new bulked out form. I am so happy Evankhell didn’t die from that bullet. Rak also needs something more to do. I’ve been saying this for too long, but Rak needs a substantial storyline once SIU returns from hiatus—this is sort-of unacceptable given how little screen time he gets in every episode.

The cliffhanger with Baam—getting through The Second Defensive Wall—was set-up well, allowing us readers to steer directly into the next story arc. I am looking forward to seeing what happens next with this ongoing story arc, and I will now share my thoughts on what happened with episodes 67 and 68—which kicked off the latest arc.

Episode 67 reignited my passion for Tower of God. The episode centered around my favorite designed character Love—the fried chicken eater from Volume 2—who made me truly see the shift in SIU’s artwork. I started crying upon seeing him—it was like seeing an old friend again—and losing my mind over how much this character means to me. This episode was tightly written—reintroducing us to the character, his past with Jue Viole Grace, his personal conflict and motive, and his purpose for the next story arc.

Love getting blackmailed for buying fried chicken with company money—saying its embezzlement—and also getting an insane amount of money for joining the fight made me laugh so hard, but his need to get revenge for his parents’ death humanized him.

I love Mule Love’s character design and personality, and his personal fight with Jue Viole Grace—originally hating him for being FUG’s Slayer Candidate—was a turning point for my opinion on the artwork. Now I’m realizing I associate his character with my first taste of SIU’s improved artwork, and how it was becoming completely different from the old Webtoon art style during Volume 1.

Episode 68 followed up with Love entering the battlefield on behalf of his boss Augustus. The introduction of Sophia Tan’s Disciplines—Sola and Namo—was also sweet as they helped Love protect the Needle from enemy attacks. Sola and Namo have interesting personalities and seem pretty likeable so far; I can’t wait to read more about them someday—when the newest episodes return on Mondays.

The latest episode brought all the storylines—all the powerhouse characters from the “canine people” storyline, the “Dowon” storyline, and the feline people—in one area, where Lo Pio Bia Yashratcha told everyone, “we’re gonna play a game”. I became furious. I was caught up but stuck on an amazing cliffhanger. Honestly, this is probably one of the best cliffhangers to be stuck on—there’s so much discussion on what could possibly happen next with this mysterious game and who could fight against whom.

Overall, I would highly recommend reading Tower of God. The massive Webtoon is outstanding with its plot, artwork, characters, setting, and lore. I’m excited to read the next episode, and I have decided I will be doing weekly episode reviews on this Webtoon once SIU returns. Thank you so much for reading this Webtoon review, everyone! I appreciate y’all for following me to the Tower’s highest point. The link to my other Tower of God Webtoon reviews is here. I’ll see you all when the next episode drops!

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