Solo Leveling
Solo Levelingdoesn’t shy away fromthe darker expression of storytelling . From the beginning , it drives viewers into a world where hunter receive a ready strength with no Leslie Townes Hope of ever getting inviolable . The main character , Jinwoo , is ab initio awakened as an atomic number 99 - rank Hunter and is call the weakest of them all , with a power horizontal surface similar to that of a civilian .
Then , while on the verge of death , Jinwoo get hold that he is subject of leveling up after becoming the " Player . " This is something that no one has done before , except through a second awakening . However , these second wakening stick with the same rules of have a fixed world power storey , signify that Jinwoo experiences something alone different . On his journey to becoming a potent Hunter , he encounter situations he can not escape and is drive to take sure paths due to a system that give him job and punishment for loser to follow .
Solo Leveling ’s protagonist , Sung Jinwoo recontextualizes the meaning of a hero in the approaching age of the story .
10The Double Dungeon Incident
The Series Kicks Off with A Dark and Deadly Turn
The very first episode ofSolo Levelingends with Jinwoo ’s guild entering a dual dungeon after putting it to a vote . Half the team voted to go in while the other one-half voted to leave , leave Jinwoo as the decide vote . Thinking about his family and the possible fiscal gain , he decided the society should go in the dungeon .
However , events remove a needlelike turn and what should have beena D - rank donjon wasinstead a uncommon S - rank dungeonand locked the Hunters indoors . incognizant of the dangers , a order member strain to will , only to be cut down by the gargantuan knight guarding the way out . At this moment , the Hunters are face with the fact that they are ensnare and in over their heads , and Jinwoo is wedge to quickly occur to terms with his own deathrate and gain thatthey are all standing on the brink of death .
9Jinwoo Was Essentially Forced to Sacrifice Himself
At The End of The Trials Jinwoo Receives an Ultimatum
After getting caught in an S - rank dungeon , it’sJinwoo ’s smarts that save his guildmates . He figures out that they must bow to the statue then praise him through the use of the statue playing musical instrument . In the end , six Hunters are leave and at their limit . When the room access opens during the third trial , two of his friend take the chance to hunt . With four armed statues ready to advance , Jinwoo , Joohee , Song Chiyul , and Kim Sangshik were go out to fend for themselves . However , the pressure became too much for Sangshik , who ran away so he could live to see his family unit again .
Song Chiyul was prepared to remain behind so Joohee and Jinwoo could live , but Joohee ’s legs gave out at the last instant , andwith Jinwoo ’s injuries , he was in the end left behind . As Joohee and Chiyul escape , Jinwoo know a torturesome death , angered that he wo n’t see his family again . But before he die out , he receives an ultimatum : become a player , or have his heart block off immediately . This scene set bare the helplessness in human resolution , evidence that when push comes to shove , there are some who would take themselves over anyone else .
8The Guild That Kills Their Temps for Hire
And Society Is Aware of The Suspiciously High Fatality Rates
Worse yet , it does n’t seem to be all that rare . While three girls , who are part of major guilds , are meeting up , they talk about how they would n’t desire to freelance . The rationality behind that is the fact that there is asuspicious number of casualties . However , as it is not a orotund social scandal , it suggests that while there may be heavy suspicions , there is no test copy surrounding it , and therefore nothing can be done .
7Jinwoo Realizing He Has to Kill to Survive
He Isn’t Given an Option and Covers It Up Afterward
Jinwoo ’s first C - rank dungeon takes an even darker turning after he defeats the party boss and is confronted by Hwang Dongsuk and his party . Everyone feign it was Yoo Jinho who slayed the wildcat and attempted to turn him on Jinwoo , openly admitting that they initially wanted the two of them all in . With this entrance fee and physical ravishment on Jinwoo , the system picks up on the fact that he is being hunted andprompts Jinwoo to killthe Hunters who want him dead .
At first , Jinwoo internally panics and questions the state of affairs work on around him , constantly wonder why . Soon enough , he go dead to it , see that he hasno other option than to play into the system ’ handsand complete his new missionary station . Dongsuk begs for life , but his pleas fall on deaf spike as Jinwoo restate the piece ’s words right back at him:“What fall out in a keep stays in a keep . Your words , not mine . ”
6Joohee’s Phone Call with Her Mother
The Gaslighting at The End Was Too Real
Joohee ’s speech sound call with her mother may not be one of the sorry import inSolo Leveling , but it still stand out asa deeply personal and unsetting moment . Whilethis vista was not in the original manhwa , the gum anime includes a call in which Joohee ’s female parent suggests she step down and go home . In reply , Joohee loses her patience and lashes out at her female parent , telling her to kibosh essay to control her life .
Before Joohee hangs up the phone , viewer can get a line Joohee ’s mother playing innocent , expect why Joohee was getting upset for supposedly no reason . The gaslighting from Joohee ’s female parent usher a dynamic between someone who istearing another down while playing innocent . This speedy moment is painful to follow as Joohee confronts her traumas and fears without true reenforcement from the one who should be offering to it her .
Sung Jinwoo ’s epic journeying has some of the coolest consequence as he goes through constant evolution to develop into the strongest hunting watch ..
5A Father Begs Kang Taeshik to Bring Criminals to Justice
His Daughter Was Driven to Suicide After Being Assaulted
One of the most pump - twist moments inSolo Levelingcomes from when a grieving founder plead with Kang Taeshik , a B - rank Hunter , tobring his girl ’s assailants to justicein exchange for a large sum of money . His daughter had been assault by three criminals and it drove her to the point of suicide . When her father finds out the criminals are receiving reduced sentence through raid involvement , he criticizes the justice system .
It serves as a stark reminder thatdangers are not only found inside dungeonsbut also out in the globe as well . The father , due to criminals ' horrid activeness , lost not only his daughter but also had to place his married woman to the infirmary due to the shock she see after cruelly losing her child . In the remnant , Taeshik , an bravo Hunter , agrees to kill the criminals for the Church Father .
4Surviving Members of The Double Dungeon Are Murdered
Taeshik Took His Time with Them for His Sordid Entertainment
Taeshik plan out the criminal ’s execution , prepared with a story about how goblin swarmed them and that there was nothing Taeshik could do for their liveliness . Instead , as he is killing the criminals , Kang Jeongho and Kim Sangshik , two surviving members of the double keep incident , stumble on them . In another tunnel , Jinwoo and his grouping pick up the shriek , but are too later to save anyone .
Jinwoo notices Kim and Kang ’s injuries and get along to the realization thatTaeshik has play with themrather than propose them a swift death . As a group B - rank Hunter with the Stealth science , he was more than capable . It is then that Taeshik disclose the morbid truth , that he findskilling people more entertaining than killing monsters . interchangeable to the order who was unforced to drink down their teammate , Taeshik embodies the glum aspects of human society .
3Jinwoo Being Similar to a Ruthless Assassin
Taeshik Calls Jinwoo Out for Being Just Like Him
Taeshik and Jinwoo ’s conflict lay out many revelations for the residue of the party . Taeshik come to the conclusion that Jinwoo feel a second reawakening as Song Chiyul and Joohee realize that Jinwoo has had to make many tough decisions in a short amount of meter . Soon after Taeshik and Jinwoo ’s battle , Taeshik peers through Jinwoo andclaims to recognize him as a fellow grampus , a man similar to himself .
Jinwoo activates his new acquired Murderous Intent skill and uses it against Taeshik , piercing him through the marrow and kill him . Before he croak , Taeshik gives Jinwoo an ominous warning , evidence him thatthe shadow will surveil him . While Taeshik did not last long in the fib , he go forth an notion on Jinwoo and his Good Book only seem to have foreshadowed what was to get .
2Jinwoo Loses the Teleportation Stone When He’s at His Limit
His Life Is Saved Due to Pure Luck
Jinwoo receives a tonality to a Job Change Quest where he kill Igris and is then pressure to fight another onslaught of enemies . Jinwoo runs on fumes as he is pull to fight his way through a never - terminate number of foe . While he is push to his point of accumulation , he begin to see imaginativeness of his past self , reminding him of how useless he once was in battle . Jinwoo may have come far , but his yesteryear still ghost him , serving as a constant reminder of why he wishes to get impregnable and recountinghis care of not being good enough .
entirely burned out , Jinwoo is at the mercy of the USA surrounding him . As a knight prepares to return the net bump , Jinwoo is saved by the Penalty Zone for not completing his Daily Quest . This allow Jinwoo several hour to strategize and heal from his fatigue and injuries , onlynarrowly save his life .
1Jinwoo Becoming a Necromancer Has Eerie Foreshadowing
Fans Are Given a Glimpse into Necromancy Potential
When Jinwoo ultimately finishes the Job Change Quest , he is given the option to become a Necromancer . At first , he considers refusing , but when the system prompts him to affirm his determination due to Necromancy being a secret category . When he accepts , he is instantly pull down up to Shadow Monarchand is able tosummon the shadows of the fall horse , including Igris . As the Shadows Monarch , Igris and the horse crouch to Jinwoo , give him more big businessman than he ’s ever had before .
With this Modern might and division , Jinwoo is capable of defeating enemy without himself getting take . Igris alone has the mightiness of a high - ranking Hunter and with command over him , along with other fallen knight , Jinwoo becomes terrifyingly powerful . InSolo Leveling , there aretimes when it is kill or be killed , and Jinwoo has already shown that he will always fight down for his survival , even at the cost of his opponents ’ life .
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Based on a webtoon serial , Solo Leveling is an action - escapade fantasy anime originally make by Chugong . When Sung Jinwoo is slain in the depths of a high - spirit level keep , he is converted , destine to use his newfound strength to reach the heart of the dungeon and bring out its secrets .
Based on a webtoon series, Solo Leveling is an action-adventure fantasy anime originally created by Chugong. When Sung Jinwoo is slain in the depths of a high-level dungeon, he is reborn, intending to use his newfound strength to reach the heart of the dungeon and uncover its secrets.
