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| “ | I'll finish your story. | „ |
| ~ Kim Dokja |
Kim Dokja is the titular main protagonist of the manhwa and web novel series Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint & 2025 anime adaptation series of the same name. Initially, an ordinary man who spent all his childhood to the start of his adulthood reading the web novel "Three Ways to Survive a Ruined World" as the only reader, he acquired newfound powers from the author's account, tls123.
Appearance[]
Dokja is an average-looking Korean man with a slender visage and fair complexion, characterized by fine, black hair, lengthy eyelashes, and conspicuous dark circles. His demeanor radiates tranquility and vitality, albeit with a hint of sharpness. Notably, his appearance undergoes a substantial metamorphosis between his cheerful and impassive states. As an adult, he maintains a lean physique, initially gaunt but later acquiring muscularity by boosting his Strength stat. The aftermath of the Gigantomachia leaves burn scars and a sun-kissed hue on his skin, with additional scars on his hands and body as testaments to numerous battles.
The number 6424 is "embroidered" into his left forearm from a period posing as a Removal Slave in the 73rd Demon Realm. Despite his myriad experiences, other characters often perceive Kim Dokja as unremarkable or unattractive, resulting in the acquisition of the Incarnation modifier "Ugliest King." His true appearance remains "censored" for observers, causing distortions on screens and hindering accurate recollections of his features. Lee Jihye herself claimed that her memory does not include of Dokja's appearance. Expressively, he exhibits distinctive habits, such as tilting his head when concerned about children, closing his eyes and twitching eyelids when reminiscing about his mother, playful smiles and raised eyebrows while teasing, and a gleam in his eyes when reflecting on cherished stories.
Notably, his smile, described as "unlucky," becomes a recognizable trait for his companions. During his adolescent years, Kim Dokja was diminutive, often mistaken for an elementary schooler, suggesting potential growth impediments or undernourishment. He adorned a middle school uniform and carried a substantial school bag.
Demon King of Transformation[]
When Kim Dokja undergoes the transformation of the Demon King, he gains black wings and black shaped horns resembling of demonic energy marking on his skin and his body transforms increasingly in his size about 4 times larger than average human
Personality[]
Dokja strives to shield loved ones from peril, assuming their struggles as his own, and tends to be highly self-deprecating when unable to overcome challenges independently. His recurrent self-deprecation manifests as a consistent pattern. Despite his love for others, he harbors deep insecurities, possessing notably low self-esteem and self-worth.
Kim, fundamentally devoted and affectionate, sacrifices his own life for those he cherishes, carefully choosing whom to bestow his profound trust upon.
Initially perceiving himself as perennially alone, he grapples with recognizing genuine care and admiration from others, although he has improved in this aspect over the course of ORV. Once adept at repressing emotions, as noted by Jung Heewon in early scenarios, he now displays heightened emotional expression, such as unrestrained crying and yelling, particularly evident in the epilogues. While typically casual in speech, moments of shock or nervousness prompt a tendency to adopt formal language.
Kim Dokja maintains a degree of self-consciousness about his image and public perception, though less so under a pseudonym. Early on, he feigned ruthlessness, evolving toward an image of politeness and composure, projecting a constant readiness with plans derived from his knowledge of Ways of Survival.
Despite his meticulous planning, he tends to develop tunnel vision, overlooking external factors that could impact his situation. Improvisation proves challenging, especially as his timeline diverges from the original Ways of Survival, leading to emotional breakdowns in the face of setbacks. Nevertheless, his unwavering dedication to goals is evident as he defies death to reach scenario conclusions, demonstrating occasional bouts of stubbornness and singlemindedness.
Biography[]
As a child, Dokja was severely abused by his father. One day, his mother had enough and eventually murdered her husband, which would lead to her getting sent to jail and leaving a young Dokja alone. He would get harassed by news people for a long time, while his mother wrote a book on why she committed murder.
In high school, he got severely bullied and did not get into a good college.
Powers and Abilities[]
Omniscient Readers Viewpoint[]
Kim's titular skill allows him to separate fiction from reality which allows him to traverse through this newfound world he is in, that with every passing day becomes scarily more accurate and resembling the novel he read whilst growing up known as "Three Ways To Survive in a ruined world" by TLS123.
- Stage 1: This Form of Kim Dokja's Skill (Omniscient Readers Viewpoint) allows for him to read the simple actions and or emotions of a character, through gaining more understanding of the "character" in question, his ability to use Stage One grows in power the more he understands a character and thus allows him to reach into the second and third stage of his skill with the higher his level of understanding of the target(s) is.
- Stage 2: This form of Kim Dokja's Skill (Omniscient Readers Viewpoint) Allows him to see deep inside of any character, such as their thoughts and emotions while it is a more powerful form than Stage One it does come with its drawbacks as if his understanding of the character isn't high enough, he cannot use it upon them - he also ran into an issue in one of the earlier parts of the story that he couldn't use stage one or two on someone because they hadn't become a character yet in the story's narrative itself.
- Stage 3: This form of Kim Dokja's Skill (Omniscient Readers Viewpoint) is the most powerful out of the three as it has three functions. - First Person Point of View (POV), allows him to use Stage 3 of this skill in order to fully immerse himself in a character, literally taking over their body and becoming the character themself. - Through this function, he can not only take complete control over the character and use their skills as his own, but execute partial control and help them dodge attacks, fight back until they can take the wheel back from him, etc - In order for Stage 3 to occur, he must be in a state near death or actively dying, but in return should he fully immerse himself within a character he is able to permanently assimilate a singular skill from that character, creating a "Bookmark / Copy" of that skill for him to use of his own accord.
Bookmark[]
- As part of Kim Dokja's Skill known as Omniscient Readers Viewpoint, he gains the ability known as Bookmark.
- Through Bookmark, he can replicate the skills he has assimilated from a character.
- The deeper the understanding of the character, the higher the reproduction rate for that skill.
- For Example, if Dokja has a 50% understanding of one of Joonghyuk, and a 80% understanding of Lee-Hyunsung, then his ability to use Lee's bookmark will be 30% higher and more effective compared to Joonghyuk's.
Demon King Of Salvation Transformation[]
- Acquired in the 73rd Demon Realm Arc - The Transformation that would later gain him his modifier (Demon King Of Salvation) is a form in which originally Dokja gained pitch-black feathered wings, increased in size and allowed him to use demonic magic / power.
- Through this Transformation, he gains a plethora of abilities and an association with the Absolute Evil side of the star dream as this power is demonic in nature, and not considered good.
- This form provides him with a massive boost in speed, strength, dexterity and all around physical traits as well as empowers him with flight through his wings, horns and much more.
Trivia[]
- His Hangul name derived from two different meanings, one is reader favoured by his mother and alone which is favoured by his father
- He preferred to ask directions or using GPS skills due to his poor sense of direction which he often gets lost, particularly when visiting for the first time.
- His common hobbies are reading novels, going after work and eating Omurice and the peeves is people who illegally download webnovels without paying.
- His animal counter part is a Weasley according to the creator of ORV and The World After the Fall, Shin Jong
- In the Korean system, his birthday is on February 1991 and ORV started in 2018 as a novel before the start of the events of the story
External Links[]
- Kim Dokja on the Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Wiki
- Kim Dokja on Battles Wiki
- Kim Dokja on Power Scaling Wiki
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