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Red Gate

A **Red Gate** is a special Gate that completely seals off its entrance once humans pass through it.

## Overview

Aside from its red color, a Red Gate differs from a normal Gate in that it seals off its entrance once someone walks through it, trapping the humans already inside the gate and preventing anyone else from the outside from entering the gate, and refuses to open until one of three things happen: the boss is defeated, the entire raid party is killed, or a dungeon break occurs. The minimum difficulty level of a Red Gate is also at least B-Rank, meaning that the Hunters within the gate are doomed if there isn't at least one A-Rank among them.

The environment within a Red Gate is also usually very harsh and ranges from a scorching hot desert to a freezing snowy field. As a result, aside from the chance that they might get killed by the monsters in the Dungeon, the Hunters within the Gate also face the additional possibility of dying from environmental factors such as frostbite, heatstroke, or starvation, making Red Gates much more dangerous compared to normal B-Rank or A-Rank Gates. Time is also dilated within Red Gates, to the point that one day inside a Red Gate equals one hour back in the human world.

Despite how unusually dangerous they are, however, Red Gates are impossible to predict, as they initially appear to be normal blue-colored Gates and only reveal their true nature after humans pass through them. They also stop radiating mana after closing up, preventing their mana levels from being accurately measured from that point on.

## History

### Red Gate Arc

In his attempt to expose Han Song-Yi to the dangerous reality of being a hunter, Jinwoo reached out to his contacts in the White Tiger Guild and managed to get both her and himself slotted in one of the guild's training exercises. Unfortunately, things went horribly wrong when the gate they walked into turned out to be a Red Gate, stranding them on a freezing, snow-covered landscape.

Due to the poor long-term decisions made by Kim Chul, the raid party leader, eight of the hunters who went through the gate were either killed by the monsters within the dungeon or by environmental factors such as frostbite or starvation. Chul himself was later murdered by Jinwoo when he went violently insane and attacked the low-ranking hunters who had remained behind in the forest. As a result, out of the twelve members of the guild who went through the gate, only three came back alive.

### Recruitment Arc

Several days after the events of the Jeju Island Raid, a B-Rank Gate suddenly spawned in the middle of a highway in Seoul. Due to the fact that his guild office was based nearby, Jinwoo was tasked by Go Gunhee, the Chairman of the Korean Hunters Association, with taking care of the gate. Although the gate later revealed itself to be a Red Gate, Jinwoo was able to clear it almost effortlessly and returned back to the human world after only spending a few hours inside the gate.
Nightingale

Nightingale is regarded as a resident of Anthropolis. However, it doesn’t have an official home before meeting Jude.

## Nightingale

### Relatives

Unknown. They likely outlived Nightingale and may still be alive

## General information

### Appearance

Nightingale is regarded as quite simply, a ghost bird. Unlike the other characters, it doesn’t seem to be anthropomorphic and has the appearance of a regular bird, but appears quite grey as a ghost. It was most likely a grey-brown when it was alive, as Lana still retained some of her old colouring after death. As it isn’t anthropomorphic, it lacks the ghostly tail-legs Lana has and instead has its normal bird legs.

It’s shown that its eye colour changes subtly depending on its mood.

### Personality

Similarly to Lana, it was very shy on meeting Maira’s friends. Maira herself, on the other hand, had been friends with Nightingale before it died, so it was initially more comfortable with her. However, it eventually decided to “officially” become Jude’s pet. This may be because Jude was 18 when he met Nightingale, and therefore legally able to own a pet, while Maira was still 15.

## Trivia

* Nightingale’s a derp. XD!
* Nightingale’s ability to change its eye colour depending on its mood is a reference to *The Sims 4*, which happens to be Darkest Blossom’s favourite computer game. Ghosts would change colour depending on what mood they were in, and Nightingale‘s eyes would change to the same colour a *Sims 4* ghost would be for that mood.
* It’s the only character without a confirmed gender.
Job Change Arc

**Job Change Arc** is the 7th story arc of the series.

## Premise

Jinwoo receives a quest notification from the System and is transported to another instant dungeon, where he runs into an army of armored soldiers and a mysterious red knight that guards an empty throne.

## Webtoon/Novel Differences

* In the novel, before he accepts the Job Change Quest, Jinwoo takes the time to research the different hunter classes on the internet.
* Jinwoo's conversation with the projection of his younger self never happened in the novel.
Song Chi-Yul (Anime)

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## Job Specific Skills

**Song Chi-Yul (Anime)** (송치열) is a Korean C-Rank Hunter and kumdo teacher. He is a survivor of the Double Dungeon.

## Appearance

Chi-Yul is a thin middle-aged man with blonde hair, prominent wrinkles.

 Personality

Chi-Yul is a lively and sarcastic man with a strong sense of duty and responsibility when he blames himself for the deaths in the Double Dungeon.

Although he prefers to hunt with a plan in mind, Chi-Yul is willing to take risks from time to time. However, he is also open to the opinions of others and never forces anyone into doing anything they don't want to.

## Abilities

Chi-Yul is a competent fire user and rarely had any trouble out in the field as a result.
Reawakening Arc

**Reawakening Arc** is the 2nd story arc of the series.

## Premise

After surviving the Double Dungeon and waking up three days later in a local hospital, Jinwoo discovers the System, a magical program that functions like a video game and makes him stronger with every quest he completes.

## Webtoon/Novel Differences

* In the novel, Han Song-Yi wasn't there to visit Jinwoo in the hospital.
* In the webtoon, the doctor who talks with Choi Yoora isn't named.
* In the novel, Jinwoo received rewards from the System for surviving the Penalty Zone.
Kei

**Kei** (케이) was a Japanese S-Rank Hunter who specialized in ice magic and a member of the Draw Sword Guild.

## Appearance

Kei was a young man with short white hair, purple eyes and thin eyebrows. He also wore a large metallic mask over his nose and mouth, due to his extremely mana-sensitive nose.

## Personality

Due to his nose, Kei disliked being around other hunters if he could help it. He was somewhat shy, as he decided to not to talk to Cha Hae-In out of fear that it would like he was hitting on her, and had a competitive side, as displayed when he wondered out loud as to whether he would win in a fight with Choi Jong-In.

## History

Four days before the 4th Jeju Island Raid was slated to take place, Kei met up with the rest of the Jeju Island Raid Party inside the Korean Hunters Gym. Due to his nose, he did not talk much, even telling Ishida not to talk to him out of fear of throwing up in his mask, and ultimately decided against talking to Cha out of fear that it would like he was flirting with her. When the bout between Goto and Jinwoo ultimately got too heated, Kei generated a wall of ice between them to forcibly stop their match before things got out of hand.

During the 4th Jeju Island Raid, Kei was paired up with Ippei in Team Delta and two of them were able to easily slaughter scores of ants. Things continued to go as planned until Team Charlie suddenly stopped answering their coms, prompting Goto to order Kei and Ippei to go find them. Much to their horror, they discovered that the entire group had been killed, with their headless corpses laying around on the ground.

Before they could warn their surviving guildmates, Kei sensed the presence of the Ant King from his nose and vomited from the monster's stench. As it was too late to run away, Kei attempted to protect both himself and Ippei by generating a huge wall of ice. Unfortunately, the Ant King slashed through it effortlessly, killing Kei in a single strike.

## Abilities

As a hunter whose abilities were recognized by Goto, Kei was competent for an S-Rank.

* **Mana Smell:** Like Cha, Kei was sensitive to the smell of mana. However, Kei had it much worse than her and was forced to wear a thick mask whenever he went out on raids with his guilds. His sensitivity to mana was also so strong that he was able to sense the Ant King's presence, while Ippei had no idea the monster was nearby.
* **Ice Magic:** Kei was a skilled ice mage and could create large amounts of ice on the fly, as displayed when he almost instantly created a big wall of ice to defend himself from the Ant King.
* **Enhanced Speed:** Even though he didn't specialize in close combat, Kei was able to keep up with Ippei, an assassin-type hunter, with little trouble.

## Etymology

* The name **Kei** is written in katakana (ケイ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (慧, 圭, 慶, or 恵), it could mean:
	+ 慧 - "intelligent".
	+ 圭 - "gemstone".
	+ 慶 - "congratulate, celebrate".
	+ 恵 - "favor, benefit".

## References

1. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 91
2. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 96
3. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 93
4. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 97
Skeleton

> "*As long as you don’t hurt Frost, I’m fine with it.*
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 Skeleton is a slum resident of Anthropolis, and Frostbite’s girlfriend.

## General information

### Appearance

Skeleton is an anthropomorphic wolf with pale grey fur and dark greyish-blue fur. She has a faux hawk and always looks scruffy. She is mostly nonchalant, but can be very cold when angry, which mostly shows in her eyes.

Skeleton has been severely hurt during the war, and her multiple injuries include having her ear torn and losing her leg after being shot. Due to this, she has a prosthetic leg, which she is able to take off as shown to Jude when Sabre tries to attack Skeleton. She has various lung conditions, not helped by the fact she smokes occasionally. She doesn’t care too much about her own well-being, as she’s known to participate in fights and sometimes take drugs, often illegally.

She is the tallest character currently known in Anthropolis, and is about an inch taller than Floris.

### Personality

Due to her experiences, Skeleton suffers from PTSD and appears to have trust issues. This was shown when Maira was about to move in with her and Frostbite (in older versions of Anthropolis’s storyline) when she warns the former she has a gun and will use it if she hurts the latter. She varies in moods, mostly being neutral and passive-aggressive, but can be very violent. She‘s also very affectionate towards her lover, Frost. When she doesn’t like someone, she treats them in a cold manner, not showing much emotion and acting harsh and bitter. If she does like someone, she opens up more.
International Guild Conference

The **International Guild Conference** is a prestigious conference hosted every year by the Federal Bureau of Hunters in America where representatives of all the major guilds from around the world gather to talk about the current trends and future prospects of the global hunter industry. As such, only the strongest hunters from every country and their guilds are invited to the conference.
China

**China** (中国) is the largest country in East Asia. It is a military superpower, with more S-Rank Hunters than any other nation in Asia, and is one of the four countries who have managed to clear at least one S-Rank Gate without any outside help (alongside America, Russia, and France). It is also the homeland of Liu Zhigang, one of the five National Level Hunters.

Unlike the rest of the world, China ranks their hunters using a 1-5 star system instead of the standard S-E ranking system. Liu is the only Chinese hunter to have been given a rank of seven stars as acknowledgement of his incomparably immense power.
Meri

Meri is a resident of Anthropolis and the aunt of Niran and Kannika. She’s on their father’s side of the family.

## Meri

### Relatives

Niran (nephew)Kannika (niece)Their unnamed father (brother)Unnamed sister-in-law (deceased?)

## General information

### Appearance

Meri would probably be of a similar apperance to her brother. Her hair is mostly grey, and she is a pale grey colour. Meri’s hair would probably be quite short.

She’s described as “average” and is probably shorter than Emmy.

### Personality

Meri can be considered a typical motherly figure, despite not being the biological mother of the cubs she’d taken care of. There doesn’t seem to be anything unusual about her.

She seems, perhaps strangely, quite approving of Maira. This may have been due to her problems at home, or simply because Meri’s a nice woman.
Hwang Dongsuk

**Hwang Dongsuk** (황동숙) was a lizard and the older brother of Hwang Dongsoo. When he attempted to murder both Jinwoo and Jinho to make some fast cash, Jinwoo beheaded him with Kasaka's Venom Fang, instantly killing him.

## Appearance

Hwang was a stocky young man with spiky black hair, neatly trimmed facial hair, and several scars on his left arm. He wore a simple black shirt, black gloves, brown pants, and blue armor on both his right shoulder and lower legs.

## Personality

Much like his brother, Hwang was selfish, arrogant, and sociopathic with little regard for the innocents he murdered. He was also a coward in the face of power superior to his own, as displayed by how he begged for his life after Jinwoo smashed him into the ground, and was implied to have a strained relationship with his brother, as he did not allow his teammates to even mention him.

Despite all his flaws, however, Hwang was a patriot and resented his brother for betraying his home country for money.

## Abilities

As a C-Rank Tanker, Hwang was decently strong and was able to handle C-Rank monsters without an issue.

* **Enhance Power:** Hwang was able to buff his physical stats to a certain extent.
* **Swordsmanship:** As he wielded a sword and a shield in battle, Hwang was implied to be a capable swordsman for his rank.
Niran

Niran is a childhood sweetheart of Maira and a resident of Anthropolis.

## General information

### Appearance

Niran is a grey-brown anthropomorphic wolf of about seventeen with black hair and brown eyes. He appears to have a similar look to his sister Kannika, except her hair is brown.

### Personality

Niran is seen as contrasting with his older sister, especially in terms of personality. Despite not being an actual gangster, he seems to act like one, often shouting in the street with his childhood friend Leo at night. He’s also had a reputation for being one of the worst-behaved in school since before he began dating Maira.

Despite seemingly becoming “nicer” after meeting the others, Niran never really changes too much, and it becomes obvious he only warmed up to a few of the others. However, he rarely ever tries to argue with Maira.

He is most likely acquainted with Melanie, who may have taken her mannerisms from him, although likely to a further extent.

## Trivia

* He’s inspired by a real-life person. Kannika too is based on this person’s older sister.
* He attends the sixth form of Lana and Arlo’s school. However, he likely doesn’t know them personally.
* His favourite colour is cyan.
* He’s most likely acquainted with Skeleton.
Bellion

**Bellion** (벨리온) is a servant of Ashborn and the strongest shadow in existence.

## Appearance

Bellion is a huge humanoid, shadow warrior with two pairs of black wings on his back, jagged black armor, blank white eyes, and glowing purple skin with a single horned helmet atop his head. He also carries a massive blade that looks like a centipede, which he wields both like a whip and a sword.

## Personality

Bellion comes off as composed and does not show much emotion. However, he is deeply loyal to the Shadow Monarch, both past and present, and has never once doubted their decisions. He is also a warrior at heart, as he argued with Igris that Suho should be learning how to fight instead of going to school, and does not tolerate any kind of disrespect towards his master, as shown by how he promised to discipline Iron if he was to ever return to their ranks.

## History

Bellion was born eons ago from the fruit of the World Tree, a mystical tree so large that it could blanket the entire sky with its branches alone. Following this, he became Ashborn's lieutenant, a position that he retained even after his death, and was the first shadow soldier to ever be created from Ashborn's power.

### Final Battle Arc

Shortly after Jinwoo killed the three Monarchs who came after him, Bellion arrived in the human world with the rest of Ashborn's original shadow army through a gigantic gate in Seoul that was mistaken by the Korean Hunters Association to be a threat that needed all of the world's S-Rank Hunters to handle. He then proved himself worthy of his rank of Grand-Marshal by easily defeating Beru in a sparring match.

## Abilities

As a Grand-Marshal Grade shadow, Bellion is an immensely powerful individual and the strongest shadow to ever exist.

* **Immense Strength:** Bellion possesses immense physical strength. As a testament to this, he was able to effortlessly swat aside Beru's attacks and smash him into the ground with enough force to make him cough up blood.
* **Immense Durability:** Bellion possesses immense durability. It was best shown where he took Beru's attack without showing any sign of damage.
* **Immense Speed:** Bellion can move at immense speeds, as displayed by how he was able to easily keep up with Beru and counter his strikes during their battle.
* **Flight**
* **Conversation**
* **Regeneration**

## References

1. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 168
2. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 167
Holy Water of Life

The **Holy Water of Life** is a consumable cure-all item created by the System that Jinwoo discovered the recipe for during his second trip to the Demon Castle.

## Overview

The Holy Water of Life is a magical potion that can cure any ailment when consumed. As a result, it is the only known cure to Eternal Slumber. Unfortunately, Jinwoo was only able to craft six bottles of the potion with the recipe that he was given, leaving him with a very limited supply of it.

In the original timeline, Jinwoo would use it twice; the first time he used it on his mother to cure her of Eternal Slumber and the second time he used it on Jinho's father for the same reason. In the revised timeline created by the Cup of Reincarnation, Jinwoo would use it one last time on Go Gunhee, which enabled him to live 10 years longer than he naturally would have.

## Users

* Park Kyung-Hye
* Yoo Myung-Han
* Go Gunhee *(Post Time-Reversal)*
Lee Chul-Jin

**Lee Chul-Jin** was a Korean C-Rank Hunter and a member of Hwang Dongsuk's strike squad. When he attempted to kill Jinwoo as revenge for murdering one of his comrades, Jinwoo stabbed him with Kasaka's Venom Fang, activating the weapon's **Bleed** effect and consequently causing him to die from excessive blood loss.
Solo Leveling: Ragnarok

**Chapters** | Ongoing

**Solo Leveling: Ragnarok** is a South Korean novel written by Daul, it's a spin-off of the popular novel Solo Leveling.

## Synopsis

Sung Suho lived as a normal student until, moments before his death, his dormant lineage awoke. A hunter who defies and commands death.

## Love Interest

Baek Mi-Ho (daughter of Baek Yoonho /Fox Transformation)

## Hunters

### Rank S

Baek Yoonho (mentioned)

Thomas Andre ch.47 (mentioned)/ch.117

Lim Tae-Gyu ch.??

Cha Hae-In

Choi Jong-In

Hwang Dongsoo

???

## Guilds

### South Korean

Hyena Guild

White Tiger Guild (ch.30? mentioned)

???

### USA

Scavenger Guild (ch.47 mentioned)

??
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Ants

**Ants** were a race of human-sized mutant ants who were responsible for turning Jeju Island into a wasteland unfit for human habitation about four years before the events of the main storyline. As the Korean S-Rank Hunters were too weak to take back Jeju from them, the ants resided on the island without a problem until their food supply began to run low, prompting them to evolve and gain the ability to fly long distances. However, as the Korean Hunters Association was able to find out about their new abilities relatively quickly, the ants were all eventually annihilated by the Jeju Island Raid Party during the 4th Jeju Island Raid.

## Abilities

As noted by the Korean Hunters Association, the typical foot-soldier ant was able to fly at least 150km and contend with an A-Rank Hunter. They also possessed a degree of intelligence and were smart enough to weed out their weakest enemies first in a fight. Due to these factors and the fact that there were thousands of them back at their nest on Jeju, they were seen as highly dangerous to nearby countries, particularly Korea and Japan.
Baruka

**Baruka** was an ice elf warlord and the boss of the Red Gate Dungeon.

## Appearance

As an ice elf, Baruka had snow-white hair, blue skin, blank white eyes, a cruel smile, black fingernails, and a purple leaf pattern on his forehead. He also wore a furry white and blue parka.

## Personality

Baruka was egotistical and sadistic, boasting frequently during battle and taking great joy in killing humans. He was also noticeably intelligent for a magic beast, as he quickly realized that Jinwoo was not completely human.

## History

When Kim Chul and his fellow hunters went looking for Baruka so that they could clear the dungeon and leave, Baruka and his troops easily defeated their small raid party and killed every single member except for Kim Chul, who ran away in terror. Seeking to finish Kim Chul off, Baruka followed him through the forest and ran into Jinwoo. Upon realizing that Jinwoo wasn't completely human and was strong enough to give him a good fight, Baruka offered to spare his life if he sacrificed the lives of his squad members in return. Naturally, Jinwoo refused Baruka's offer and summoned his shadow army to deal with Baruka's troops.

Although Baruka initially had the upper hand, Jinwoo's shadow army ultimately prevailed against his troops and Baruka eventually found himself struggling against the combined efforts of Iron, Igris, and Jinwoo. With his men falling all around him, Baruka charged Jinwoo with the intent to kill, but was thwarted when the human threw his dagger at him and telekinetically accelerated it, shattering his own blade. Completely surrounded and weaponless at this point, Baruka grabbed Jinwoo's arm in one last desperate attempt to kill him, but realized too late that Iron had sneaked up right behind him. As a result, Baruka was left wide open as the shadow smashed him into the ground with his battle axe, killing him on the spot.

## Abilities

As a S-Rank magic beast, Baruka was considerably powerful, to the point that Jinwoo was only able to kill him at the time by triple-teaming him with Iron and Igris.

* **Master Swordsman:** Baruka was proficient at swordsmanship, as displayed by how he was able to easily defeat Igris and match Jinwoo in skill.
* **Enhanced Strength:** Baruka was able to easily block Jinwoo's attacks and knock him backward a good distance by just kicking him in the chest.
* **Enhanced Durability:** Baruka was able to withstand being stabbed multiple times and was physically unharmed after walking right through a fireball.
* **Enhanced Speed:** Even while he was pinned down and outnumbered, Baruka was still able to move fast enough to keep Jinwoo from stabbing him in his weak spots.
* **Stealth:** Baruka was able to camouflage with his surroundings and hide all traces of his presence, essentially turning himself both physically and magically invisible.
* **Conversation:** Baruka was able to communicate with Jinwoo, albeit only in monster tongue.
Nagas

**Nagas** (나가) are a race of half-humanoid, half snake creatures. They are large in size, about 2-3 times bigger than the average male human, and have shiny blue skin, sharp teeth, glowing red eyes, and light blue back fins. As noted by Woo Jinchul, Nagas are strong enough to contend with A-Rank Hunters and have scales thick enough to serve as armor or shields.
Solo Leveling Webtoon

* Side Stories

**Solo Leveling** (나 혼자만 레벨업, *Na Honjaman Lebel-eob*) is a Korean webtoon series written by Chu-Gong and illustrated by Jang Su-Rak and Gi Si-Ryeong. It follows the adventures of Sung Jinwoo, a young and infamously incompetent Korean hunter, in his quest to become the strongest hunter of them all.

## Plot

In a world where hunters, human warriors who possess magical abilities, must battle deadly monsters to protect mankind from certain annihilation, a notoriously weak hunter named Sung Jinwoo finds himself in a seemingly endless struggle for survival. One day, after narrowly surviving an overwhelmingly powerful dungeon that nearly wipes out his entire party, a mysterious program called the System chooses him as its sole player and in turn, gives him the extremely rare ability to level up in strength, possibly beyond any known limits. Follow Jinwoo's journey as he fights against all kinds of enemies, both man and monster, to discover the secrets of the dungeons and the true source of his powers.

## Volumes

* Volumes 1 (Chapters 1-12)
* Volumes 2 (Chapters 13-26)
* Volumes 3 (Chapters 27-44)
* Volumes 4 (Chapters 45-63)
* Volumes 5 (Chapters 64-81)
* Volumes 6 (Chapters 82-97)
* Volumes 7 (Chapters 98-)

## Arcs

### Season 1 (Chapters 1 - 110)

* D-Rank Dungeon Arc (Chapters 1-10)
* Reawakening Arc (Chapters 11-12)
* Instant Dungeon Arc (Chapters 13-17)
* Dungeon & Lizards Arc (Chapters 18-24)
* Dungeon & Prisoners Arc (Chapters 25-34)
* Yoo Jin-Ho Raid Party Arc (Chapters 35-37)
* Job Change Arc (Chapters 38-45)
* Red Gate Arc (Chapters 46-55)
* Demon Castle Arc (Chapters 56-61)
* Retesting Rank Arc (Chapters 61-64)
* Hunters Guild Gate Arc (Chapters 65-75)
* Return to Demon Castle Arc (Chapters 76-89)
* Jeju Island Arc (Chapters 90-107)
* Recruitment Arc (Chapters 108-110)

### Season 2 (Chapters 111 - 192)

* Ahjin Guild Arc (Chapters 111-122)
* Double Dungeon Arc (Chapters 123-131)
* Japan Crisis Arc (Chapters 132-139)
* International Guild Conference Arc (Chapters 140-149)
* Monarchs War Arc (Chapters 150-166)
* Final Battle Arc (Chapters 167-177)
* Epilogue (Chapters 178-179)
* Academy Arc (Chapters 180-192)

## Links

* **Solo Leveling Webtoon (English)**
* **Solo Leveling Webtoon (Korean)**
Son Kihoon

**Son Kihoon (손기훈)** is a Korean A-Rank Hunter and the leader of the Hunters Guild's second strike squad.

## Appearance

Kihoon is an athletic young man with spiky black hair and a friendly face. In his first appearance, he wore a suit of gray armor with brass highlights, a blue midsection, and a long purple cape with white designs.

## Personality

Kihoon comes off as both amicable and responsible and aspires to get a promotion within his guild as the official leader of his guild's second strike squad. He can also be cunning, as demonstrated when he complied with the high orcs so that he could get a shot at killing their leader.

## History

### Hunters Guild Gate Arc

On his first day as the unofficial head of his guild's second strike squad, the squad's porter failed to show up, prompting Kihoon to ask the mining and hauling teams for a volunteer. Jinwoo ultimately agreed to go when nobody else was willing and with that, Kihoon led his squad through the gate.

## Abilities

As a A-Rank Hunter and the commander of the Hunter Guild's second strike squad, Kihoon is obviously one of the top hunters in his guild. However, he is utterly useless in the face of greater power such as Kargalgan and the Architect's statue.

* **Enhanced Strength:** Kihoon was able to fight evenly against a high orc.
* **Enhanced Speed**: Kihoon was fast enough to react accordingly at the sight of a massive javelin hurled at him.
* **Enhanced Durability:** Kihoon was able to take a direct hit from a high orc's javelin without suffering any visible damage, albeit at the cost of his shield, and survive the brutal effects of Kargalgan's gravitational magic, albeit with severe injuries.

## Gallery

Kihoon in the new timeline created by Cup of Reincarnation
Legia

**Legia** (레기아) was the King of Giants and the Monarch of the Beginning.

## Appearance

Legia was a huge and muscular man with bluish-gray skin, long messy black hair with a sloppy beard, and glowing red eyes. He wore a long tattered white loincloth.

## Personality

Legia had a strange sense of humor, as he started laughing crazily after realizing that a fellow Monarch had found him. He was also very cunning, as he nearly managed to trick Jinwoo into releasing him from his prison.

## History

At some point after the Absolute Being was ousted and murdered, Legia was captured by the Rulers and restrained by mana-absorbing chains. Eons later, as part of their final plan to reinforce the human world with mana so that it wouldn't be destroyed during their rematch with the Monarchs, the Rulers implanted an essence stone inside the back of Legia's neck, causing him to develop a bloodlust towards humans.

#### Japan Crisis Arc

Several months after the events of the 4th Jeju Island Raid, the Rulers gave Legia a way out by spawning a S-Rank Gate in Tokyo, where he was eventually confronted by Jinwoo. Excited at the prospect of finally getting his freedom, Legia promised to fight alongside Jinwoo in the coming war, even linking the two of them in a spell that did not let either one of them to lie to the other. He also explained that Jinwoo could not turn him into a shadow soldier as he was a spiritual organism and lacked an organic body.

Unfortunately for Legia, Jinwoo was not as gullible as he thought and discovered the essence stone in the back of his neck. With his cover blown, Legia attempted to kill Jinwoo, but the human easily dodged all of his attacks and decapitated him in a single strike, killing him on the spot and causing his body to dissolve into shards of light.

## Abilities

As a Monarch, Legia was an immensely powerful individual.

* **Immense Strength:** Legia possessed immense physical strength. As a testament to this, despite having most of his mana drained, he was still able to create lethal bursts of wind pressure by simply swinging his fist.
* **Truth Inducement:** Legia was able to cast a spell between himself and another individual that prevented them from being able to lie to each other.
* **Spiritual Body Manifestation**

## References

1. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 163
2. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 137
3. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 138
Han Song-Yi

**Han Song-Yi** (한송이) is a Korean E-Rank Hunter and Jinah's close friend.

## Appearance

Song-Yi is a young girl with black hair in a bob cut, black eyes, and a beauty mark right under her left eye. On raids, she typically wears a hoodie with a black cap, a gray skirt, and black leggings. In her second appearance, she tied her hair into a bun with a pair of fringes on each side.

## Personality

Song-Yi was initially somewhat rude and did not care much about her own education, as she dropped out of high school once she started making fast cash as a hunter. However, after her near-death experience in the Red Gate Incident, she became much more friendly towards Jinwoo, referring to him by his first name instead of calling him "mister," and headed back to school to finish her education, clearly believing that she was better off there. She also gained a sense of bravery, as demonstrated by how she was willing to fight against the orcs even though she knew that she stood no chance against them at all.

## History

### Yoo Jin-Ho Raid Party Arc

When Jinho went looking for people to recruit for his raids with Jinwoo, Song-Yi happened to get roped in on his offer and decided to drop out of school after learning about how much money Jinho was paying her for standing outside a gate and doing nothing. Although Jinwoo didn't recognize her due to his unfamiliarity with his sister's friends, he was still confused as to why she was a hunter at such a young age and with such a low rank.

### Red Gate Arc

As Song-Yi used to be Jinah's classmate, Jinwoo eventually found out about her from her former teacher and decided to persuade her into going back to school by exposing her to the dangerous reality of the job. To that end, he reached out to his contacts in the White Tiger Guild and got both himself and Song-Yi a slot in one of the guild's training exercises. Unfortunately, things went horribly wrong when the gate that they walked into turned out to be a Red Gate, stranding them on a frozen, snow-covered landscape.

With no time to waste, Kim Chul took most of the raid party with him to find and kill the dungeon boss, leaving Song-Yi with Jinwoo, Heejin, and two other C-Rank Hunters behind to wait for them in the woods. This move ultimately saved her life, as Jinwoo easily slaughtered all the ice bears that came their way while Kim Chul's entire squad was wiped out by Yetis and Ice Elves. After Jinwoo killed Baruka, the dungeon boss, Song-Yi was seen smiling in relief as she exited the gate and returned to the human world.

Although she was one of the five people who made it back alive, Song-Yi was left rattled by the experience. As a result, she went back to school soon after, although she still kept in touch with Heejin.

## Gallery

Song-Yi in the new timeline created by the Cup of Reincarnation
Shadow Giants

**Giants No. 1-28** are a group of shadows that were extracted from the giants that were killed during the raid on the Tokyo S-Rank Gate.

## Overview

The giants all appear to be about as large as they were when they were alive, towering above buildings and rivaling both Jima and Tusk at their full sizes. Each giant is also strong enough to contend with a S-Rank Hunter, making them the strongest infantry soldiers in Jinwoo's shadow army.
Rune Stones

**Rune Stones** are runic items that drop from magic beasts. What makes rune stones special is that contain unique skills, typically from the monster that dropped the stone. As a result, they can be very valuable amongst hunters.

## Notable Rune Stones

* **Kang Taeshik'**s rune stone contained the skill **Stealth**, which allows the user to camouflage with their surroundings and hide all traces of their presence, essentially turning themselves both physically and magically invisible.
* **Igris'** rune stone contained the skill **Ruler's Hands** (also translated as **Dominator's Touch**), which allows the user to control and move objects from a distance. As the story progresses, Ruler's Hands is eventually revealed to be an unevolved and drastically weaker version of **Ruler's Authority**, a telekinetic skill unique to the **Rulers** and their human vessels.
* **Baran'**s rune stone contained the skill **Shadow Exchange**, which allows the user to swap places with one of their shadows regardless of range.
* **Kamish**’s rune stone contained the skill **Dragon's Fear**, which allows the user to release a mana-infused shout from their soul that drives anyone weaker than them into a state of intense despair and panic, including their own allies.

## Gallery

Igris' rune stoneBaran's rune stoneKamish's rune stone
Michael Connor

**Michael Connor** is the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Hunters.

## Appearance

Michael is a middle-aged man with green eyes and blonde hair. As a government official, he is typically seen wearing former business attire.

## Personality

Michael is a man who takes his job seriously and jumps at the opportunity to recruit particularly powerful foreign S-Rank Hunters for his country, as displayed when he went to David Brennon's house at around four in the morning to show him the footage of Jinwoo's fight with the Ant King.
Lee Joohee

**Lee Joohee** (이주희) is a Korean B-Rank healer and one of Jinwoo's old friends, having known him ever since his days as a E-Rank Hunter.

## Appearance

Joohee is a young woman with blue eyes, fair skin, and long bright orange hair that she either wears down or has tied up into a long ponytail. In her first appearance, she wore a simple brown fur coat.

## Personality

Joohee is a compassionate and friendly woman who is fearful of the dangers of hunting, as displayed by how she always went on easy raids despite being a B-Rank healer and eventually retired altogether when she could not recover from her traumatizing experience in the Double Dungeon. She also has a close relationship with Jinwoo, as she frequently accompanied him on raids to make sure he didn't get killed and even got mad at him at one point for how often he got injured.

## History

### Jeju Island Arc

Despite the trauma she had endured, Joohee willingly participated alongside Song Chi-Yul in defending the shores of Busan in case the ants invaded the city during the Jeju Island Raid. When a large swarm of ants eventually arrived, Joohee nervously prepared to fight them, but was caught by surprise when Beru suddenly came out of nowhere and effortlessly slaughtered them all.

### Epilogue

After the Rulers used the Cup of Reincarnation one last time on Jinwoo's request, Joohee lost all her memories of the original timeline.

## Abilities

As a B-Rank, Joohee is a skilled healer and was able to heal Jinwoo on multiple occasions with little trouble. She was also able to use buff magic, as displayed when she gave Jinwoo a haste buff during his fight with Kang Taeshik.

## Gallery

Joohee in the new timeline created by the Cup of Reincarnation
## References

1. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 95
2. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 106
3. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 179
Solo Leveling:ARISE

***Solo Leveling*:ARISE** is an upcoming 2024 PC and mobile immersive action RPG game developed by DUBU REDICE STUDIO and published by Netmarble Corp.

## Featured Characters

### Hunters

* Sung Jinwoo
* Cha Hae-In
* Yoo Jinho
* Lee Joohee
* Song Chi-Yul
* Kim Chul
* Thomas Andre
* Go Gunhee
* Woo Jinchul
* Choi Jong-In
* Min Byung-Gyu
* Baek Yoonho
* Woo Jinchul
* Hwang Dongsoo
* Hwang Dongsuk
* Sung Il-Hwan
* Kang Taeshik

### Magical Beasts

* Statue of God
* Esil Radiru

## External Links

* **Official Website**
* **Twitter Account**
* **Instagram Account**
* **Facebook Account**
* **Youtube Channel**
Kim Sangshik

**Kim Sangshik** (김상식) was a Korean D-Rank Hunter and a survivor of the Double Dungeon. He was tragically killed by Kang Taeshik after accidentally witnessing him kill a man during a raid.

## Appearance

Kim was a middle-aged man with gray hair in a crew cut. He wore a blue blazer over a white collared shirt and jeans.

## Personality

Kim typically acted in a friendly manner and seemed to have a taste for coffee. At the same time, however, he was selfish and cared more about his life than the lives of others, as displayed when he left Jinwoo behind to die inside the Double Dungeon for the sake of his family.

Despite his actions, however, Kim was not without remorse. After surviving the Double Dungeon, he felt horrible for how he treated Jinwoo and intended to make amends. Shortly before he died, Kim made good on his word and finally apologized to Jinwoo for everything, showing that at the end of the day, he was still a morally decent person at heart.

## Abilities

Although not much was shown about his skill, Kim was evidently competent for a D-Rank, as he was able to fight fairly well during all the dungeon raids that he participated in. He was also implied to be a competent swordsman, given that he wielded a sword in battle.
Akari Shimizu

**Akari Shimizu** (시미즈 아카리) was a Japanese S-Rank healer under the Draw Sword Guild.

## Appearance

Akari was a young woman with large light brown eyes and light orange-brown hair that she wore in two buns with neck-length hair strands hanging on either side. During the 4th Jeju Island Raid, she wielded a large yellow battle axe.

## Personality

Akari had a playful attitude and was somewhat greedy, as she refused to heal her teammates unless they paid her fee first. She was also implied to have feelings for her guild mate Kenzo, as she frequently teased him during their raids together and told him during the 4th Jeju Island Raid that she wanted something from him aside from money as payment for her healings.

## History

Four days before the day of the Jeju Island Raid, Akari met up with the rest of the Jeju Island Raid Party inside the Korean Hunters Gym. As a healer, she did not participate in any of the sparring matches, although she did show astonishment when Cha Hae-In demonstrated her speed against Atsushi Kumamoto.

During the 4th Jeju Island Raid, Akari was grouped with Kenzo and Tatsumi in Team Charlie and watched as Kenzo slaughtered a whole swarm of ants. After he returned with moderate wounds, Akari teased him by calling him a hot mess and saying that she wouldn't heal him unless he gave her something in return. Before she could tell Kenzo what she wanted from him, however, she was suddenly decapitated by the Ant King.

## Abilities

As a healer whose abilities were recognized by Goto Ryuji, Akari was obviously competent for a S-Rank.

* **Healing Magic:** Akari was a master healer.

## Etymology

* The name **Akari** means "light" (あかり) in Hiragana. However, when written in kanji (明里, 朱里 or 朱莉), it could possibly mean:
	+ 明里 - "bright, light, clear" (明) (**aka**) and "village" (里) (**ri**).
	+ 朱里 - "vermilion red" (朱) (**aka**) and "village" (里) (**ri**).
	+ 朱莉 - "vermilion red" (朱) (**aka**) and "white jasmine" (莉) (**ri**).
* Akari's surname **Shimizu** means "clear water/pure water, spring water" (清水).

## References

1. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 90
2. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 92
3. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 96
National Level Hunters

**National Level Hunters** (국가권력급 헌터)  are Hunters who rival a nation's entire military in strength.

## Overview

In the aftermath of the death of the dragon Kamish, the five S-Rank Hunters who killed him were each given the authority equal to that of a nation's. From there, the title of "National Level Hunter" was born.

Each National Level Hunter has cleared at least one S-Rank Gate on their own and the four known National Level Hunters are incomparably more powerful than S-Ranks even as strong as Goto Ryuji or Lennart Niermann. As a result, they are considered to be the strongest Hunters in the world and live like kings in their homelands, exerting tremendous influence over society and doing whatever they please.

## Known National Level Hunters

By Hunter Points:

1. **Thomas Andre**
2. **Liu Zhigang**
3. **Christopher Reed**
4. **Siddharth Bachchan**

## References

1. ↑ Subject to different translations like Special Power Authority, Highest Class Hunters but the literal translation would be National Level Hunters.
2. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 115
3. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 78
4. ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 149
Healer

**Healers** are Hunters who specialize in healing magic.

## Overview

Unlike other classes, Healers usually serve as support and rely on damage dealers to protect them in battle. Although they mainly specialize in healing other Hunters of their injuries, Healers are also able to cast buff magic in order to enhance both their own abilities and the abilities of their teammates. However, since they mainly use their abilities for support, they are generally at a huge disadvantage in battle.

## Known Healers

* Lee Joohee
* Min Byung-Gyu
* Akari Shimizu
* Jung Yerim
* Unnamed National Level Hunter
Baek Yoonho

**Baek Yoonho** (‎백윤호) is a Korean S-Rank hunter who specializes in transformation magic and the Guild Master of the White Tiger Guild.

## Appearance

Baek is a muscular young man with spiky orange hair, orange eyes, pronounced canine teeth, and neatly trimmed sideburns. He is typically seen wearing a black tux. During the Jeju Island Raid, he wore a black armor with yellow shoulder guards, gray pants, and a set of golden claws. When using his powers, his eyes glow yellow, his hair turns white, and his pupils become slits.

## Personality

Baek is an ambitious and serious man who cares for his guild members, as demonstrated when he left his original guild to create his own, nearly got into a fight with Hwang Dongsoo when the man choked one of his employees, and then tried to force an explanation from Jinwoo when only three of his guild members survived the Red Gate Incident. He is also curious and notably perceptive, as he was the first person to realize that Jinwoo had no limit to his strength.

## Abilities

As a S-Rank Hunter, Baek is one of the top hunters in Korea. However, he is shown to be weak for his rank, given by how easily he was defeated by some of the Japanese S-Rank Hunters.

* **Enhanced Strength:** Baek was able to fight evenly against Ma Dongwook without fully transforming and generate small bursts of wind pressure with his strikes. His transformation ability was also said to buff his strength to the point that he would be able to easily overpower Dongwook in a 1-on-1 battle.
* **Enhanced Speed:** Baek was able to react in time to Kumamoto's attacks and keep up with the latter during their sparring bout.
* **Enhanced Durability:** Baek was able to stay conscious and keep moving even after being badly beaten and strangled by the Ant King.
* **Transformation:** Baek is able to transform into a tiger-like humanoid monster with white fur, pure white hair, sharp claws, and prominent fangs, which significantly increases his strength and speed. He is also able to partially transform and chose which specific parts of his body to transform, as displayed when he only transformed his hands and hair during his sparring match with Kumamoto.
* **Eyes of the Beast:** Baek is able to accurately measure the power level of a monster or another hunter with his eyes. As a bonus, this skill also enhances his reflexes.

## Gallery

Eyes of the BeastBaek in the new timeline created by the Cup of Reincarnation
## References

1. ↑ The epilogue showed that Baek Yoonho's occupation is a firefighter.
Stealth

**Stealth** is a rare camouflage skill used primarily by assassin-type Hunters.

## Overview

Stealth allows its user to physically blend in with their surroundings and hide all traces of their presence, essentially turning themselves both physically and magically invisible. Although this skill can be very handy in battle, it can also be taxing on its user's mana reserves, as it costs 200 mana to activate alone and consumes 10 mana for every second it stays active afterwards.