As the strongest hunter in the entire world and the second Shadow Monarch, there is virtually no one who could defeat Sung Jinwoo in battle in Solo Leveling. However, he was initially known as one of the weakest hunters, starting out as an E-Rank and barely able to complete a dungeon without needing significant help from other hunters.
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As Sung Jinwoo's abilities began to increase significantly after becoming a player in the system, he often found himself standing up against formidable foes in battle. However, there are still some characters in it Solo Leveling world that never had a chance to go head-to-head with Sung Jinwoo.
Christopher Reed
National Level Hunter From America
Christopher Reed was the one third strongest national level hunter in the world, and second in America. Among human hunters, he was incredibly powerful, possessing abilities such as fire magic, rulership, spiritual body manifestation, and much more. However, he dies relatively early in the story Solo Levelingafter Norma warns him of his impending death which she saw in her dreams.
Because of this, Christopher Reed and Sung Jinwoo never actually had the chance to meet, so there was never a possibility of them facing each other in a battle. Since Christopher Reed was were quickly killed by monarchsdespite being a ruler's vessel, it is likely that Sung Jinwoo would easily win in a fight against him. However, Christopher Reed retains his legacy as one of the strongest human hunters in the world.
Liu Zhigang
National level hunter from China
As second strongest National Level HunterLiu Zhigang and Sung Jinwoo have barely even interacted and thus have never had the chance to fight. Based in China, Liu Zhigang is second only to Thomas Andre when it comes to competing against all human hunters in the world. His power is similar to that of a fragment of a ruler.
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Then Liu Zhigang operates in Chinathis is the main reason why he hasn't had many interactions with Sung Jinwoo. Along with this, the two have no negative tension between each other, so there is no reason for them to fight. Plus, once Sung Jinwoo reached the level of Shadow Monarch, Liu Zhigang wouldn't stand much of a chance against him.
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Thomas Andrew
National Level Hunter From America
As strongest National Level Hunter in the world, Thomas Andre is the pinnacle of human hunters. He comes from America and is similar to Liu Zhigang in that his powers are like a fragment of a ruler. His abilities not only include powerful hand-to-hand combat, but he also possesses tremendous speed, durability, spirit body manifestation, and much more.
Although Thomas Andre and Sung Jinwoo technically had a little skirmishit was not a significant battle that took place. The clash was one-sided, with Thomas Andre trying to show off, but he was quickly overwhelmed by Sung Jinwoo's abilities and the fight quickly ended. However, despite being the strongest hunter at the national level, Thomas Andre would probably still lose to Sung Jinwoo in his peak form.
The rulers
Angel Warrior
Like an ancient warrior race created by the absolute beingThe rulers are the arch-enemies of the monarchs. Sung Jinwoo eventually works together with The Rulers to take down The Monarchs, meaning he never had a battle with them. Since they all aim to protect humanity and stop all destruction, there's no point in The Rulers and Sung Jinwoo ever fighting.
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The rulers usually manifested in human vessels, as Go Gun-Heeand most of their work is behind the scenes. Not only do they use vessels for their work, but they also use blessings to protect people in times of need. If The Rulers were ever to manifest and fight with Sung Jinwoo, it is likely that it would be a difficult fight for him.
Ashborn
First Shadow Monarch
As original Shadow MonarchAshborn transfers his abilities to Sung Jinwoo, making him the second Shadow Monarch. Ashborn is the reason why Sung Jinwoo became the powerful being that he currently is, acting as a guide and a benefactor to Jinwoo. Because of this, Ashborn and Jinwoo never have a fight, and probably never would, because Ashborn wants Sung Jinwoo to succeed him and be powerful.
Ashborn chooses to pass his torch on to Jinwoo and watches him grow in strength. Although Ashborn could likely defeat Jinwoo in battle, at least at the beginning of his Shadow Monarch arcthere's no point in the two ever fighting. Ashborn has a lot of battle experience and would be very difficult for Sung Jinwoo to defeat, even though he has greatly improved his abilities in such a short time.
Solo Leveling
- Release date
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2024 – 2025-00-00
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Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, BS11, Tochigi TV
- Directors
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Tatsuya Sasaki, Toru Hamasaki
- Author
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Shigeru Murakoshi, Shingo Irie, Fuka Ishii
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Repeat Nakamura
Yoo Jin-ho