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If you just want to watch gore, action filled revenge drama, this is for you.
'Mercy for None' is an adaptation of a manhwa 'Plaza Wars'. It is a revenge drama which follows Gi-jun in his quest to find out more about his brother Gi-seok.The plot in the drama is different from the source, although the characters are the same (some exception, the Japanese killer, Shimane, is a Chinese-korean who wants to bring his family with him to korea from China).
In the manhwa, the story begins on the same tone as the drama, just bloody revenge, a one destination mind. But along the way it transforms more from an all must die for my revenge type story and more into an underworld, political and sophisticated one. If a character dies, it has depth. A serious crime drama, where action have consequences.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising the drama here. It has perfectly replicated the character and the action scenes as they were meant to be. The story although different does flow. But something still feels like missing.
For example- What is Lee Geom-Seon's plan to tarnish the border between light and dark?
Some scenes were also left off from the manhwa, like Gijun fighting the Japanese killer in front of the Blue House as a show for some politicians, Not everybody dies and Seong-cheol and Chun-seok actually support the mc carry out his revenge.
Overall, it is good, no doubt, but still could be more. Justfies the title to be fair. 'Mercy for None'.
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