Character Relationship Map: 12th Assistant Deacon

Characters

• Assistant Deacon Choi (played by Lee Hak-ju) — protagonist

  Assistant Deacon Choi is the newly arrived twelfth assistant, trained in the instructions and prayers for exorcism. He assists Father Kim in the ritual for Young-shin, but the spirit provokes him by c...

• Father Kim (played by Park Ji-il) — supporting

  Father Kim is an experienced priest who leads the exorcism of Young-shin with Assistant Deacon Choi. He explains the dangers of engaging with the spirit, directs the preparations and prayers, and cont...

• Young-shin (played by Im Seong-mi) — supporting

  Young-shin is in a coma after attempting suicide and becomes the focus of the exorcism conducted by Father Kim and Assistant Deacon Choi. At moments she appears to recover and asks for a doctor or her...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Assistant Deacon Choi → Father Kim (Professional Senior And Trainee) — Father Kim instructs and directs Choi during the exorcism, then supports him after the spirit unsettles him.

  Father Kim explains the exorcists' rules to Assistant Deacon Choi, tells him to follow orders, and later urges him to keep going when he falters.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Father Kim → Young-shin (Conflict Exorcist And Possessed Subject) — Father Kim conducts the exorcism and maintains the ritual while the spirit taunts and challenges the exorcists through Young-shin.

  Father Kim leads the rites for Young-shin, continuing the prayers and pressing the spirit speaking through her to identify itself.

• Assistant Deacon Choi → Young-shin (Conflict Exorcist And Possessed Subject) — Choi is assigned to the exorcism involving Young-shin, but the spirit speaking through her draws him into a personal confrontation.

  Choi is warned not to approach or engage with the spirit speaking through Young-shin, but he looks toward her and tries to make the spirit identify it...

Story Analysis

A novice assistant confronts a spirit during an exorcism and must face the fear and inner darkness the encounter exposes.

Plot Progression

1. The Assistant Learns the Rules — Choi arrives as the twelfth assistant, prepared by repeatedly studying instructions and prayers. Father Kim explains the dangers of engaging with a possessing spirit and outlines the task involving Yo...
2. The Rites Begin — The exorcists prepare holy salt and begin praying over Young-shin. Her intermittent pleas for a doctor or her father complicate the ritual as the spirit begins to speak through her.
3. The Spirit Targets Choi — The spirit mocks the exorcists and resists Kim's demands for its identity. It calls Choi by another name and accuses him of being a killer, turning the confrontation personal.
4. A Warning Against Flight — Choi falters after engaging with the spirit, and Kim urges him to continue. Kim reflects on the need to face inner darkness, and the two leave prepared to continue their struggle without a confirmed c...