WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of All of Us Are Dead, now streaming on Netflix.
In Netflix’s All of Us Are Dead, the zombie apocalypse broke out in the Hyosan district after a school teacher, Byeong-chan, made a virus to strengthen his son against bullies. Unfortunately, it backfired, infecting his family, all before a student got bitten by a critter. It began a rapid spread to the greater Korean public a la Train to Busan, so let’s break down the most heartbreaking deaths in Season 1.
10. Joon-yeong Had A Dire Fate
Joon-yeong wasn’t the strongest or fastest of the teen survivors, but he was loyal in trying to help On-jo’s crew escape the gym when zombie students attacked. They strung together a makeshift shield using trolleys and equipment to get to the door, but when they started getting overpowered, Joon-yeong ran out of the circle. He was already bitten, so he used himself as bait, allowing the others to escape while he got fed on. It was a tear-jerking sacrifice, culminating in him screaming for them to live.
9. So-ju Made A Brutal Sacrifice
Nam So-ju raced to the school to help On-jo (his daughter) and her friends out. He toiled for the entire of Season 1, fighting off man and monster alike, to get to them. He eventually freed the kids from the gym, but unfortunately, after a fracas at the tennis courts, he was bitten. The firefighter blew up some zombies with grenades, and then locked himself in the cages so the undead would feed on him. As he locked the gate like Game of Thrones‘ Hodor, it bought On-jo time in another gut-wrenching scene that saw her pulled away, kicking and screaming.
8. Wu-jin Paid The Ultimate Price In Yangdong
When the teens got into the nearby Yangdong region, zombies attacked, only for Ha-ri to use her archery skills. Unfortunately, they were overpowered, and one jumped on her. However, Wu-jin leapt in the way to save his sister, getting bitten and then turning. What made his death so crushing was Nam-ra, a hybrid, snapped his neck in front of everyone, teaching Ha-ri a cruel lesson that even if it was family, people like Wu-jin had to be put down.
7. Ji-min Fell Like Her Parents
Earlier, Ji-min saw her parents in a truck that crashed when they tried to get into the school. They got bitten and turned, leaving her in tears as she watched the tragic drone footage. However, she decided to be a hero and turn things around to honor them. Sadly, that didn’t come to pass because when the teens fled the school, she got lost in the woods. As she was devoured in the rain, the show reminded fans it loved fake-outs and temporarily created a sense of false hope.
6. Gyeong-Su Suffered Due To Prejudice
In one scrap in the school, Na-yeon accused Gyeong-su of being bitten. He quarantined in the music room but when she tended to his scratch, she actually infected him with zombie blood via a dirty rag. This caused him to turn, which led to him falling out the window. It broke Cheong-san to lose his best friend like this, especially after Na-yeon admitted it was a fate he deserved for being poor and of the lower class.
5. Park Sun-Hwa Died For A Villain
Mrs. Park, the kids’ favorite teacher, holed up with them, but when Na-yeon was forced out due to her actions, Park went after her. She wanted to teach them to forgive, but it led to zombies mauling her when she saved the girl. She shoved Na-yeon into a room, begging her to show the kids she deserved a second chance, all before she transformed and ran off to eat.
4. Park Hee-su’s Pregnancy Went Awry
Hee-su left school and gave birth to a baby in Hyosan, but she got bitten as the chaos spilled over. She’d end up breaking into Cheong-san’s abandoned restaurant, placing her baby on a seat as time ran out. It was scary seeing her tie herself up, knowing she was turning, yet hoping someone would find the baby. Eventually, some survivors did find the baby, but even they were left in despair seeing the rabid mother hungry to eat the child.
3. Byeong-chan Redeemed Himself In Death
Byeong-chan got taken to the cops, where he confessed his sins and how he viewed the virus as karma. However, he told the cop, Jae-ik, to get to his home and find his laptop as it held data that could make a cure. When the precinct got attacked, Byeong-chan saved the man, realizing this was his way of atoning. Because his family suffered due to bullies, the world shouldn’t too, and so, as he died, he went out with his faith restored Jae-ik could save the day.
2. Cheong-san’s Mother Got Mauled
The woman left her restaurant in town to come to the zombie-infested school to find Cheong-san. She was injured and had no weapon. Unfortunately, it ended with her thinking she found Gyeong-su in the football field. She considered him a son, often feeding him, but when she approached, he mauled her to death in the dead of night. Sadly, Cheong-san would see her later on when they fled, which devastated him, because he often took her for granted.
1. Cheong-san Died A Hero’s Death
In the finale, Cheong-san got attacked by Gwi-nam, the hybrid bully who fought him earlier this season. Gwi-nam wanted him dead because he fed Gwi-nam to the zombies, which led to an insane brawl in a dilapidated building. Sadly, the military bombed the school, incinerating both of them. It shocked fans who felt Cheong-san, the lead protagonist, would live after protecting the teens for so long. This left On-jo even more depressed because she never told him how much she loved him.
See these heartbreaking deaths in All of Us Are Dead, now streaming on Netflix.
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