Youngho Choi is the main character in The Coma: Cutting Class and a supporting character in The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters.
Story Summary
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Entering The Coma
Youngho stars as our primary protagonist. His day starts with him heading to class for his exams after pulling off an all-nighter. Along the way, he sees a girl eyeing him down and whom eventually tells him to "get lost". As he continues forward, he watches an ambulance that's wheeling off his classmate, Taehoon (Whom apparently committed suicide). Along the way, he runs into another fellow classmate and friend, Seho. Seho states that a student named Myung Gil Kang bullied him into this state. Before entering the building, he finds a pendant dropped on the floor that clearly belongs to his teacher and crush, Ms. Song.
As he enters the building, Myung Gil Kang calls Youngho over. Myung bullies Youngho for a bit and tells him to stay away from a girl named Mina who is both a good friend and neighbor of Youngho. Youngho heads to class and runs into Ms. Song. She discusses that she needs to talk to him after class about his grades and the thought of mentioning the pendant slips his mind. He decides it'd best to wait after class.
As he begins his exams, his eyes begin to get heavy and he passes out. Suddenly, Youngho wakes up in a different world resembling the one he lives in. It looks like his classroom, except darker and creepier. As he looks around the building, he runs into whom looks like a deadly Ms. Song holding a sharp object. She chases him around the building as he hides and escapes from her. Not too long after, he runs into a girl named Yaesol. The two talk and Yaesol tells him the world around him is real, much to his disbelief. Yaesol asks Youngho to find the Main Building Key.
After retrieving it, he crosses paths with Seho after leaving class. Youngho tries to explain what's going on with Ms. Song, but Seho seems to not believe it. After asking Seho for his phone number, Seho states that he "forgot something upstairs" and leaves Youngho alone, yet again. Returning to the cafeteria, he talks to Yaesol yet again and discusses his meeting with Seho and still concludes that this is a dream. Yaesol attempts to convince him otherwise by telling him to head to his homeroom if he wanted answers. Along the way, he runs into Seho yet again in the bathroom. Seho claims he saw the "crazy Ms. Song" that had attempted to attack him and states that he'd rather wait in the bathroom until they can find a way out.
Youngho goes through various rooms, including the security and headmaster's room, in order to claim the keys for the school. While travelling around the school, he discovers odd secrets about the school. He also finds these weird holes within lockers that allow him to travel to places he normally couldn't reach. After being chased yet again, by the fake "Ms Song" heads towards his homeroom alone, where he finds his report card and that he's failing in 3 classes. The first one being math, which is no surprise to him. The second one is social studies, which is a slight surprise to him. And the third being Art, a class he feels is "too subjective to fail."
After checking his report card, Youngho heads towards the cafeteria yet again to meet Yaesol, but instead he runs into a man that continues to write notes on the wall. After asking the man the location of Yaesol, the bothered man begins to state where he last saw the girl and that she and the creature following have been rivals since as long as he can remember. After disclosing this information, the Message Man tells Youngho to stop bothering him so he can continue writing his notes as it is his duty.
Youngho reaches his class and meets Yaesol yet again, whom is slightly impressed he made it this far. After reviewing Youngho's report card and insulting him for it, Yaesol tells Youngho this is possibly one of the reasons he's here. (The option to fix Youngho's grade is optional, but will lead to the true ending) Youngho then heads to the basement area of the school and sees Seho yet again who is urgently looking for something. Seho becomes embraced and possessed by a demonic figure. Youngho demands the creature let go of Seho. The creature strikes a deal for both their safety in exchange for a piece of a musical Recorder that is known as a relic. Youngho sets out to find it by returning to the bathroom Seho was "hiding in" and figuring out that it's somewhere near one of the red symbols that looks like a Recorder.
Along the way, if the player so happens to choose so, Youngho changes his grades. He runs into a math student who contemplates his own failings and has stated he's been studying for an eternity. In the next room is a math equation that Youngho couldn't solve, but remembers doing so in the past. The student states he'll help him with his homework if he can get the key to the teacher "Mad Dog's" room. Mad Dog is known apparently for being an extremely strict math teacher and most people both hate and fear him. Along the way, Youngho finds out the school has cameras set up all around the school, including the bathrooms (Much to his disgust). He eventually finds Mad Dog's key, along with other information on Mad Dog, such as the password to his old and new computer. After going through a secret passage set by a code on a computer, he hacks Mad Dog's computer and contemplates changing his grade. It is highly suggested that Youngho refuses to change his grade. He returns to give the student the key to help change his grade, and the student keeps his bargain by helping Youngho learn to defeat the math problem. After solving the equation, Youngho's math grade changes.
He also eventually runs into a shade (The proper term for these human-like creatures) of his friend/neighbor Mina Park, whom is severely injured. After asking her to stay put, he goes out of his way to the medical room and finds a medical kit. He returns to Mina as soon as he can and helps her repair the wounds. She thanks him and she disappears. Youngho eventually finds the piece of the recorder in the biology lab, near a symbol on the wall that looks like a recorder. After returning to the basement, Youngho gives the Recorder to the creature. The creature then goes back on her word and attempts to kill Youngho with a spell. Fortunately, the the pendant he found that belonged to Ms. Song protects him and the creature realizes he has a very important relic himself. The creature then disappears with Seho, leaving Youngho yet again to find a way to escape.