Sung Jin-Woo - Solo Leveling Wiki

Sung Jin-Woo is the protagonist of the Manhwa “Solo Leveling”. Sung Jin-Woo started as the weakest E-Rank Hunter, he was just a bit stronger than a normal human. He was known as “The World’s Weakest”(Manhwa: Chapter 1).

Even at this level, he decided to work as a Hunter to cover his mother’s medical bills and his sister’s education since his father has been missing for 10 years now after entering a Gate.

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History

There are two types of people living in Solo Leveling, the first type are normal people like you and me, the others are people who were reawakened. The reawakened are called “Hunters” and gain enhanced physical abilities as well as unique skills.

Their main job is to clear Gates that are appearing all around the world. Inside those Gates or “Dungeons” dwell monsters and demons of all kinds. To successfully clear the Gate you first need to kill the Final Boss, like in a game. If not taken care of in time, the Gate breaks, and the monsters are released into the real world.

One day, his raid party and he ventured into a C-Rank Dungeon where they found a Double Gate (Manhwa: Chap 2). The Double Gate was at least S-Rank and a massacre was inevitable. With no way to escape nor fight back, Sung Jin-Woo on the brink of despair finally realized that the Dungeon had rules.

When they were just about to make it, his comrades betrayed him and left him behind to die. Miraculously, instead of dying, he experienced a Double Awakening and acquired the “Black Heart” of the Shadow Monarch. He was chosen by the system to become a “Player,” making him the one and only Hunter with the ability to constantly evolve and level up (Manhwa: Chapter 11).

This is when it all begins.

Sung Jin Woo

Character Info

Reveal Status (Spoilers)

Alive

Race:

Human

Birth: –

Death: –

Affiliations:

-Rulers

-The System

Weapons:

-Daggers

-Kamish’s Wrath

-Knight Killer

-Demon King’s Daggers

-Baruka’s Dagger

More Information

Gender: Male

Relations

Family (Spoilers)

Sung Il-Hwan (Fathe/Dad)

Jin-Ah (Sister)

Park Kyung-Hye (Mother)

Sung Su-Ho (Son)

Cha Hae-In (Wife)

Yoo Jin-Ho (Brother In Law)

Appearances in ANIME/Manga

Manhwa: Chapter 1

Light Novel: Chapter 1

Appearance

Sung Jin-Woo is a ravishing Hunter. Not only handsome but intelligent as well. He has jet black hair, sharp gray eyes that show no emotions, defined muscles, and a smile that in its rare appearance, can make your heart melt. He is considered averagely tall and thin.

His eyes, when angry or getting serious, start to glow in a light purple color that strikes fear into anyone who meets his gaze. He is shown most of the time wearing black tracksuits or formal black tuxes.

Of course, he became like this after becoming a Player. Before his awakening, he was very thin but with no muscles at all, much shorter with long messy hair, till now he always wakes up with a bedhead. He looked much younger than his actual age.

Personality

Sung Jin-Woo has the complete and utmost confidence in his strength and abilities. He also knows his current limit and will retreat when facing an enemy stronger than he is to take the time to level up and try again after making the necessary preparations. He fights with his fists as well as his brain to make sure to always come back to his family.

He puts his family’s life and safety above all else and will leave anyone or anything behind if they are in danger.

He looks and acts like a cold, serious person and will only warm up to the people who acknowledge and respect him. While fighting, he is ruthless and looks more like a monster than a human. He does not hesitate to kill monsters or humans that he considers as despicable as monsters.

He doesn’t have many friends and spends most of his time in Dungeons to level up and get stronger (Manhwa: Chapter 140).

He will go to great lengths for the few people he calls Friends and will risk his life for any human life. Jun-Woo can be seen as cruel and scary but he has a golden heart that cares for everybody around him. His power made him a bit arrogant, he is nothing like his shy, impressionable former self.

Jin-Woo can be disrespectful to people of high status and very polite with the persons that he respects even monsters if they earn his trust like Esil, the demon girl he met during the “Demon Castle” quest (Manhwa: Chapter 82).

He is brave, danger does not scare him. This is a quality that he had even before gaining power.

Our MC is not materialistic and doesn’t care about money or fame. He cherishes his privacy and dislikes attention. When he cleared the Jeju Island Raid by himself, he left all the magic crystals behind so the government could use them to rebuild (Manhwa: Chapter 106).

When he was in the A-Rank Dungeon and saved the “Hunters” Guild raid party, he left all the Boss’s drops to the original owners of the Dungeon, he explicitly said that he shouldn’t be too greedy and only extracted the Boss’s shadow (Manhwa: Chapter 75).

He also does not care if he is thanked or rewarded for all his good deeds. He saved Yoo Jin-Ho’s father from the “Eternal Slumber” and kept it a secret, he also saved multiple people’s lives very discreetly and left the scenes without any second thoughts to the matter (Manhwa: Chapter 139).

His ego is so strong that even the Shadow Monarch could not take over his body and he kept his consciousness even after his Black Heart awakened (Manhwa: Chapter 130).

Strengths and Skills

Sung Jin-Woo is the possessor of the Black Heart, the Vessel of the strongest Monarch, the Shadow Monarch, and has his strength and abilities. He is also a Player that can constantly level up, and has no limits as Norma Selner, the “Upgrader” revealed when she wanted to make Jin Woo surpass his limits. (Manhwa: Chapter 109). This makes him the strongest Hunter in the entire world. Jin-Woo even has a chance to transcend the Monarchs and the Rulers alike.

Not only does he have an extremely long list of skills and abilities at his disposition he also has the equipment to go with them.

Shadow Extraction

No Mana is required except for the regeneration of shadows. Shadow extraction is a unique skill possessed by the Shadow Monarch. It makes any of the defeated enemies, whether they are beasts or people, and revive them in the way that they become Jin Woo’s shadows.

They come back to life as shadows whose only purpose is to follow the caster’s order. The only beings who are immune to this skill are beasts with souls that are evil to infinite extents. Like, one of the BEAST monarchs that we saw in the manhwa

The extraction of the shadow can fail if the corps has been dead for too long or if the target is stronger than the caster.

The Shadow Soldiers are summoned directly from inside Sung’s shadow and they are immortal. As long as he has Mana he can regenerate them indefinitely.

He can also assign his Soldier to dwell inside other people’s shadows for protection, espionage are surprising attacks.

Furthermore, every single shadow can level up and gain more power as they go to battle, most of them are now stronger than their original self

Command Phrase: Arise

Domain of the Monarch

This power is a straight killer. Domain of the Monarch is such an overpowered ability that anyone in an RPG game will die to have.

With the use of this power, Jin-Woo can temporarily increase the strength of his army, making them stronger and faster than they already were.

Save Shadow

No Mana Required. The ability to save the shadow that he extracted

Ruler’s Authority

A Pyro ability that allows Jin-Woo to control any objects even when he isn’t present. This gives him an edge over a lot of other strong characters.

Stealth

200 Mana to extinguish all traces of you, 10 Mana per second to hide instantly. Stealth is an Assassin’s ability that hides away everything. It’s like, Jin-Woo didn’t even exist. From the smell to sound, he becomes a NINJA beast.

Shadow Exchange

Sung Jin-Woo can teleport himself and exchange bodies with any of the shadow soldiers no matter where they arc. This was seen multiple times in the Manhwa.

Longevity

Using Longevity, Jin-Woo won’t be affected by things like poison, and other substances that will cause harm to his body.

Bloodlust

Jin-Woo would kick the guy down. Effect “Fear” -50% of all stats.

Immunity

This will make Jin-Woo against all the critical hits or debuffs that cause problems to the player’s abilities.

Mutilation

Using a Dagger, Sung Woo can rip ANYONE into pieces.

Detoxification

Detoxification removes every harmful substance that will harm Jin-Woo’s body.

Tenacity

Using a Dagger, Sung Woo can rip ANYONE into pieces.

Vital Strike

70 Mana. Using a Dagger, you learn to attack efficiently and deal critical damage to vital areas.

Quicksilver

Sung Woo surpasses his speed limitations by increasing it to 30%

Critical Chain

Usage of multiple daggers that will attack from all directs

Advanced Dagger Arts

Dagger Throw

Sung Woo surpasses his speed limitations by increasing it to 30%

Jin-Woo's Weapons

Kim Sangshik’s Steel Blade

Attack: +10
Rasaka’s Fang
Obtained after defeating Rasaka (Manhwa: Chapter 17)
Item Class: C
Type: Dagger
Attack: +25
Effect “Paralyse” attacked foes have a chance to become unable to move
Effect “Bleed” attacked foes lose 1% of their health every 1 second

Knight Killer

Bought from the store
Item Class: B
Type: Dagger
+75 Attack
Effect “Knight Slayer”: it is used against an opponent with heavy armor, your attacks deal 25% additional damage

The Orb of Avarice

Item Class: A
Type: Magic Item
Effect “Desire for Destruction”, Doubles magic Mana.

Baruka’s Dagger

One of Baran’s Drops
Item Class: A
Type: Dagger
+110 Attack, Agility +10

Devil King's Dagger

One of Baran’s Drops
Item Class: S
Type: Dagger
+220 Attack
Set effect ‘Two in One’: Attack = Strength + Dagger’s Attack.

The Long Sword of the Demon King Baran

Item Class: S
Type: Dagger
+350 Attack
Effect “Whitish Storm”: It summons lighting every time the bearer swings the sword,

Kamish’s Wrath:

Item Class: ???
Type: Dagger
+1,500 Attack

Jin-Woo's Equipment

Warden’s Necklace

Item: Class A
Type: Necklace
Agility +20, Sense +20

High Knight’s Chestplate

Acquired during the Job Change Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 38)
Item Class: B
Type: Armor
+7% physical damage reduction (slow movement speed if your strength is below 80)

High Knight’s Gauntlet

Acquired during the Job Change Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 38)
Item Class: B

High Knight’s Ring

Acquired during the Job Change Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 38)
Item Class: B

High Magicien Ring

Acquired during the Job Change Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 38)
Item Class: B

Archer’s Gloves

Acquired during the Job Change Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 38)
Item Class: C

Assassin’s Boots

Acquired during the Job Change Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 38)
Items Class: B

Red Knight’s Helmet

A drop after defeating Igris (Manhwa: Chapter 40)
Item Class: S
Type: Armor
+15% Physical Damage Reduction
+20 Stamina, +20 Strength

Demon Monarch's Earring

Acquired during the Demon Castle Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 60)
Item Class: S
Type: Accessory
Strength +20, Vitality +20
Set: The Crown Jewels of the Monarch of Demons
Demon Monarch’s Earring
Demon Monarch’s Necklace
Demon Monarch’s Ring
Set Bonus:
Set bonus effect 1. All Stats +5 (2 Items)
Set bonus effect 2. All Stats +10 (3 Items)

Demon Monarch's Necklace

Acquired during the Demon Castle Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 61)
Item Class: S
Type: Accessory
Agility +20, Intelligence +20
Set: The Crown Jewels of the Monarch of Demons
Demon Monarch’s Earring
Demon Monarch’s Necklace
Demon Monarch’s Ring
Set Bonus:
Set bonus effect 1. All Stats +5 (2 Items)
Set bonus effect 2. All Stats +10 (3 Items)

Demon Monarch's Ring

cquired during the Demon Castle Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 88)
Item Class: S
Type: Accessory
Perception +20, Intelligence +20
Set: The Crown Jewels of the Monarch of Demons
Demon Monarch’s Earring
Demon Monarch’s Necklace
Demon Monarch’s Ring
Set Bonus:
Set bonus effect 1. All Stats +5 (2 Items)
Set bonus effect 2. All Stats +10 (3 Items)

Potions

Rasaka’s Venom

Item Class: A
Effect “Rasaka’s Steel Scales”: -20% Physical Damage Taken
Debuff “ Weakened Muscles”: -35 Strength

Mana Potion

Item Class: E
Type: Consumable
+500 Mana after consumption

Healing Potion

Item Class: E
Type: Consumable
Restores a bit of Health after consumption.

Holy Water of Life

Acquired During the Demon Castle Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 88)
Item Class: S
Type: Consumable
A potion that can cure any disease

Items

Dungeon Key

Item Class: E
Type: Key

Raikan's Fang

Item Class: None
Type: Junk

Leather Pouch

Type: Container
Pouch to carry money

Bandages

Warm Fur Coat

Warm Gloves

Demon Castle Key

Item Class: S
Type: Key

Warm Fur Coat

Item Class: S
Type: Key

Castle Door Key

Item Class: A
Type: Key

Cerberus Fang

Item Class: None
Type: Material

Volcan’s Horn

World Tree Fragment

Acquired During the Demon Castle Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 60)
Item Class: ???
Type: Ingredient

Spring Water of the Echoing Forest

Acquired During the Demon Castle Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 61)
Item Class: ???
Type: Ingredient

Purified Blood of Demon King

Acquired During the Demon Castle Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 88)
Item Class: ???
Type: Ingredient

Titles

Wolf Slayer

This title was given to Sung-Woo after he mastered the art of killing wolves. But it has its benefits.
The Wolf Slayer title increases Jin-Woo’s proficiency by 40% if he’s fighting a beast.
(Manhwa: Chapter 14)

The one who overcame adversity

A title given to those who persevere and fight against the odds heroically.
Your stats will increase according to the health that you lost during the battle.
+1% stat every -1% HP
(Manhwa: Chapter 45)

Summons

Igris

He is the shadow extracted from the defeated Blood-Red Commander Igris during the Job Change Quest (Manhwa: Chapter 40)

He was upgraded and given the title Elite Knight. He is on the level of an S-Rank Hunter and he is the second strongest summon after Beru.

Abilities

Dominator’s Touch
Regeneration
Tank: He is the shadow of the alpha of the ice bears that Jin-Woo faced and defeated in a Red-Gate during the recruit training of the “Tiger” Guild (Manhwa: Chapter 51).He was upgraded to the title of “Knight” and can be considered as strong as an A-Rank Hunter.

Hunter Kim Chul

Abilities

Regeneration
Iron: He is the shadow of A-Rank Hunter Kim Chul, one of the recruits of the “Tiger” Guild that was trapped in the Red-Gate with Sung Jin-Woo. He died because of Sung’s scheme. Sung purposely tries to make him attack at an unreasonable moment so he would die and be turned into a shadow (Manhwa: Chapter 54).

Like Igris he possesses the Title of “Elite Knight” and the power that rivals an S-Rank.

Tusk

This summon is the shadow of Kargalgan, the Final Boss of the A-Rank Dungeon that Sung Jin-Woo entered as a porter with the “Hunters” Guild (Manhwa: Chapter 75). He is at the S-Rank level and has the widest set of abilities.

He can attack and defend. A great Magician that turned out to be an invaluable asset.

Abilities

Levitation: He can levitate any target and uses this power as a weapon by slamming and crashing his enemies on hard surfaces
Regeneration
Hymn of Protection: He can materialize a shield to protect himself, the person of his choice or trap his enemies in it.
Hymn of the Fire Dragon: The ability to shoot fire from his mouth.
Hymn of the Blazing Fire: Fires multiple fireballs simultaneously.
Hymn of Agony: A curse that will conjure agonizing pain upon his enemies.
Hymn of Frenzy: The ability to weaken his opponent’s defenses.
Hymn of Blindness: A curse that will completely bring down his target.
Hymn of Slumber: A curse that will slowly drain the target’s stamina.
Hymn of Petrification: The ability to petrify his enemies.
Hymn of Rage
Hymn of Strengthening: The ability to increase his, or a person of his choice, strength.
Hymn of Giants: Tusk can increase his size and turn into a Giant.
Hymn of Combustion

Kaisel

Kaisel is a dragon or a wyvern, his real name was Kaisellin and he was King Baran’s servant and mount (Manhwa: Chapter 88).

He is now the main mode of transportation of Sung Jin-Woo. He is able to travel colossal miles at astonishing speed and because he is a shadow he never gets tired.

His strength is not to be taken lightly.

Abilities

Unknown

Beru

He is the shadow extracted from the Ant King during the Jeju Island Raid. He is the strongest shadow possessed by Sung-Jin-Woo and the only one with the ability to talk. He gained the title of “Marshal” and can be considered a class above S-Rank (Manhwa: Chapter 105).

Abilities

Colossal Physical Strength
Conversation: The ability to talk.
Regeneration
Gluttony: The ability to steal the skill of his defeated opponents
Flight
Size Manipulation: By increasing his size, by sacrificing a bit of speed and agility he can gain strength. The opposite also works. By decreasing his size and sacrificing strength he can gain more agility and speed.
Paralysis Poison: Spit a poison so toxic that it can kill his opponent in a matter of seconds.
Healing Magic

Jima

He is Boss Naga’s shadow. The first Boss that Sung Jin-Woo defeated during his first official Raid after he established his own Guild (Manhwa: Chapter 122). Sung stated that he is as strong as Tusk which makes him S-Rank level.

Abilities

Growth
Regeneration

Greed

Greed: He is the shadow of Hwang Dong-Su, an S-Rank Hunter that ignited Sung Jin-Woo’s wrath after beating to death his Vice-Guild Master and the person he considers his younger brother, Yoo Jin-Ho.

He was killed by Sung’s hands and turned into a shadow as punishment (Manhwa: Chapter 147). He owns the Rank of “General” and in terms of sheer strength, he is only surpassed by Beru.

Abilities

Conversation

Regeneration

Kamish

Kamish is humanity’s worst calamity. He is the monster that broke out of the first S-Rank Gate that ever appeared. Kamish devastated American’s Coasts, killed five S-Rank Hunters, and the National Level Hunters still tremble in remembrance of the event.

His magic power is overwhelming and his strength cannot even be described. Sung Jin-Woo managed to extract his shadow but only for a few minutes as too much time had passed before he did so (Manhwa: Chapter 143).

Abilities

Colossal Physical Strength
Conversation
Dragon’s Fear
Dragon’s Breath: Shooting fire from his mouth

Quests

The Courage of the Weak

Sung had to clear that quest when he was still the weakest E-Rank Hunter, an S-Rank Quest that he miraculously survived and cleared. This is the quest he found in the Double Dungeon and the Quest that made him a “Player”.

Demon Castle

During this Quest, aside from obtaining great equipment and making the acquaintance of a Monster called Esil, and befriending her, he found the recipe for the Holy Water of Life that woke her mother from the eternal slumber.

Job Change

The Job Change Quest, after clearing it, gave him the job of a Necromancer, the Necromancer job was soon updated to Shadow Monarch. This Quest is what gave him the ability to become a One-Man Guild and the King of the immortal Shadow Army.

Relationships/Family

Park Kyung-Hye

She is Sung Jin- Woo’s mother and the main reason why he decided to work as Hunter. She was struck by the disease “Eternal Slumber”. As the name suggests, it puts the affected in a sort of coma that they cannot rise from.

They have to stay connected to a very expensive machine to stay alive. During the Demon Castle Quest, Sung found a recipe for the Holy Water of Life, a potion that can cure any illness and he saved his mother after defeating Baran, one of the Monarchs. When she opened her eyes the first thing she did was thank his son for taking such good care of his sister all on his own.

Sung Il-Hwan

He is Sung Jin-Woo’s father and he disappeared in a Dungeon 10 years ago. He reappeared in a Gate in America with the magical energy of a Monster. He turned out to be one of the Rulers Vessels.

Because he is aware of the power he possesses he can use the full power of his fragment. He also has extensive knowledge of the situation and what might happen in the future.

He is also aware that his son is the Shadow Monarch even if he never left the Dungeon in the 10 years he was missing. Because of his disappearance, Sung had to take his place and take care of his family, a task that was not a walk in the park with the level that he was at in the beginning.

Sung Jin-Ah

She is Sung’s sister. She is the one who chose the Guild name, “AhJin”, her Chapter name in reverse. In her eyes, Sung was like a father. He was the one she relied on to protect her and he was the one attending the parent-professors meeting. Her love for him is only matched by the reciprocated love her brother has for her.

When she was attacked by orcs at her school, and Sung was in a Raid, he left everything and rushed to her side to rescue her. When he saw that the orcs dared to touch her, he entered a state of pure rage that even Beeru could sense from the Dungeon he was still in.

Cha Hae-in

A lot of girls had their sights on Sung, but the only one he ever showed any interest in was Hunter Cha, an S-Rank Hunter that he first met during a Raid where he posed as a porter.

Cha has a very sensitive nose and cannot stand the stench of Monsters and Hunters alike, the only person she can smell and even like his odor is Sung’s. When she witnessed his strength her curiosity towards him turn into a romantic interest.

She even wanted to leave the “Hunter’s” Guild and her position and Vice-Guild Master to enter Sung’s Guild instead.

He also considers her a friend and the only person he can think of when he wants to do something mundane. He invited her to go to the amusement park where his father disappeared and showed her magnificent views on a ride on Kaisel.

Yoo Jin-Ho

He is the Vice-Guild Master of Sung’s Guild. He is the first person who saw what Sung was capable of. During the first Raid they went together, the other Guild members turned on Sung and wanted to kill him, Yoo knew that Sung was stronger than he was and even so, he decided to protect him.

His kind heart is what made Sung so fond of him. When he confessed that he looked at Sung like an older brother, Sung decided to consider him his younger brother as well. Furthermore, when his father offered him to become the Guild Master of the Guild he was creating, he refused to be the right hand of Sung instead.

Final Verdict

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