Subin Lee (이수빈 I Su-bin) is one of the main characters in the manhwa, Eleceed. She is the granddaughter of the head of Awakened Union. She is one of the most powerful awakened person in her age group in South Korea that is on par with Jisuk Yoo. Her main ability is Cryokinesis. She had attended the Awakened Academy as a student representative of Awakened Union.
Background[]
Subin is the grandaughter of the Awakened Union's Leader. She has known Jisuk since as a child. She's one of the few awakened people in her age range that can match Jisuk, and is considered to be one of "The Four" most promising awakeners in South Korea.
A few years prior to the start of the series, Subin's parent's were betrayed by a friend and died in an unexplained accident. The same situation left her grandfather permanently injured and weakened, leaving Subin as the de facto heir to the Union's leadership. As such she has been put under extreme pressure and high expectations to become powerful and distanced from other Awakened Groups.
Appearance[]
Subin has pale skin, short raven black-gray hair, black eyes and several piercings on her ears and lip. She is shorter than Wooin, Jisuk and Jiwoo. Her stature is quite slender and fit which she was first mistaken as a guy. Her school uniform consists of a yale blue color coat and skirt, with a white shirt underneath and a tie. Her academy uniform consists of a black jumpsuit with red trimming on the neck and edges.
For her casual wear, she has a very 'edgy' fashion style. Her main attire is a bit wacky according to 'Jisuk's friends'. It consists of a black and blue sweater that comes with a variety of patterns, dark blue leather pants and light blue sneakers.[1] She can also be seen wearing a beige long coat with a black-grey gradient polo shirt underneath, viridian skinny pants and the same light blue sneakers.[2]
Personality[]
She has a short temper, but doesn't lay her hands on people for no reason. However, she tends to brawl with Jisuk and the smallest things tick her off. She is a very confident individual due to her high combat ability and is very proud to be in the Awakened Union as shown when she had a duel with Wooin just because he did not immediately accept Mr. Park's invitation to join the Union.
She has a more mischievous side to her. Despite getting into fights and arguing with Jisuk, the two have very similar personalities and get along both because of their similar traits and shared upbrinigng as two of the top four affiliated awakened rookies. The two tend to laugh at each other's expenses and also join together to pick on and tease others, such as Iseul and Gangseok. The two of them declare Subin was Jiwoo's boyfriend to tease Iseul about her crush on Jiwoo. They also tell Gangseok, who is eager to spar with Jiwoo, that he first needs to beat Sucheon, then Cain and Duke before fighting Jiwoo (ch. 170). However, she seems more emotionally sensitive than Jisuk, as she stops her ribbing quicker than Jisuk when she realizes she went too far teasing Iseul and even tries to make up excuses to get Iseul a chance to get closer to Jiwoo, though it tends to backfire.
She tends to be very suspicious of others. When Jiwoo was kind to her, she was very confused and wondered why a complete stranger would say hi to her. However she is also protective of her friends and enjoys spending time with them. When Jiwoo invited her to his house the day before they went to the academy, she agreed even though she didn't have to and didn't know him that well. Over time, she grows close to him. While she was at first unwilling to call him a friend, she eventually does grow to openly recognize him publicly as a close friend and seems to view him as a younger brother.
Despite her short temper, she is a loyal and steadfast friend. When Wooin is out of sorts, she shows immediate concern and helps him locate Dr. Delein, his mentor and father figure. She goes so far as to fight alongside Jisuk and Jiwoo against one of the Klein Brothers. She loves to fight but isn't stupid and knows how to utilize her abilities well. In addition, she isn't as quick to hold a grudge for a loss. During her first spar with Jiwoo, he manages to take her by surprise and land solid hits on her until she gets a bloody nose and bruises. Despite this, she is not angered in the slightest and understands it was because she let her guard down. She is very open, friendly and kind towards those she considers friends (especially Jiwoo and Iseul) though she tends to be rougher with Wooin and fights often with Jisuk and shows concern when any of them are hurt or depressed.
She can also recognize the dangers of being an Awakened and knows when she or the others have gotten over their heads. In the fight against one of the Klein Brothers, she disapproves of Jiwoo's plan because she is concerned it will harm Jiwoo though Jisuk assures her it will be fine and they have no choice. Additionally, in her fight against Duke Grant, as she is losing and Jiwoo steps in to save her, Subin is angry. However, she is not angry that Jiwoo interrupted the fight but because his core had just been repaired and he needed to rest. His interfering with the fight and using his powers could've severely injured or hurt him, and she was just concerned for her friend.
She is also very nice to cats. When Jisuk kicks her for stepping on a cat's tail, she immediately apologizes to the cat rather than get angry at Jisuk. She seems fond of them in general though doesn't play with them as much as Wooin does.
On a side note, she seems to have a slightly more romantic and girly side. She seems fond of handsome men, developing a mild crush on Kayden when she first meets him and developing one on Kartein and wondering which she should choose.
She also cannot handle spicy food as shown in chapters 189 to 190.
Abilities and Fighting Prowess[]
Cryokinesis: Subin has the ability to manipulate ice. She can generate ice shards and shoot them at the opponent. She can also immediately generate ice walls to defend herself, and a pair of ice knives for close combat.
Enhanced Reflexes: Due to awakener physiology, Subin is able to anticipate attacks in a speed that is difficult for normal people to react. Due to this, she is able to anticipate attacks from Jisuk in a short brawl. She is also able to dodge attacks from Wooin in a spar.
Enhanced Combatant: With a pair of ice formed as knives, she can use them to engage in close combat. It is shown as she concentrates her melee attacks on Wooin in a tremendous speed during their spar.
Battles[]
Subin Lee Vs Jessica []
Happens in the World Awakened Academy.
- Takes place in chapter 194.
- Victory for Subin Lee.
Subin Lee Vs Lia Eresby []
Happens in the World Awakened Academy.
- Takes place in chapter 206.
- Match was in progress when The Frame attacked the World Awakened Academy intending to kill all the students.
Relationships[]
- Main article: Subin Lee/Relationships
Quotes[]
- (To Duke) "It's the same for you right? You're the strongest, Aren't you?"
- (To The Top 4 Strongest) "The Guys before me were the weakest opponents"
- (To Wooin) "Well, Mr. Park made you an offer, didn't he? It'd make me sad if you're not even this good."
- (To Jisuk Yoo) "I'm perfectly sane. If you're pissed, bring it on punk!"[3]
- (To Jiwoo Seo) "Is he neutered?"[4]
- (To herself) "That punk always acts like we're friends."[5]
- (To Jiwoo Seo) "You idiot... Stop acting like a goody two shoes."[6]
- (To Jiwoo Seo) "Aw, kiddo!"[7]
- (To Jisuk Yoo) "Judging from the lack of usual comebacks, I can see that you're ashamed of yourself! Hahahahaha!"
- (To Sucheon Kang) "I know right? I should really beat the crap out of you so you can quit yapping."
- (To Jisuk Yoo) "Jeez, you're making me cringe! You're one hell of an actor!"
Trivia[]
- Subin constantly gets nosebleed when she get punched in the face.[8]
- Similar to Jisuk Yoo, Subin Lee displays a tsundere behavior of acting as if she did not like it, though is seen to blush.[9]
- Subin is hinted to be attracted to handsome men, when she met Kayden in his human form and Kartein.
- Subin came 6th in the 1st Popularity Poll with 46 votes.