Age: 24 (Beginning)
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Ocupation: Hunter, Student
Rank: E-Rank
(Chapter 1-78)
,
S-Rank (Chapter 78)
,
National Level Hunter (Unofficial)
Class:
Mage
Guild:
Ahjin Guild (Guild Master)
Title:
Wolf Slayer (Chapter 14), The One Who Overcame Adversity (Chapter 45), Devil Hunter(Chapter 88)
Job:
Necromancer->Shadow Monarch
Sung Jin-Woo is the protagonist of Solo Leveling. He was previously known as the World's Weakest Hunter and delved down the path of becoming the World's Strongest Hunter after he was Reawakened and became a Player.
He worked as an E-Ranked Hunter under the Korean Hunters Association for 4 years, fighting a daily struggle of life and death as he embarked upon journeys into low-ranked dungeons as the weakest E-Rank hunter simply to support his family in such a time of need. He persevered through such dungeons to pay his mother's medical bills and his younger sister's school fees as he attempted to close the gap left behind by their missing father who disappeared inside a gate while attempting to protect his colleagues.
After entering a D-Rank dungeon alongside party leader Song Chi-Yul, Jin-Woo came across the Double Dungeon. Surviving the multiple trials within the temple, Jin-Woo ultimately to become a Player and unique Reawakened Hunter that was able to ceaselessly level up with the support of the mysterious System.
Sung Jin-Woo was reawakened as a Player after surviving the Cartenon Temple and completing the secret quest "Courage of the Weak". The mysterious System has allowed Jin-Woo to limitless level up and increases his strength, unlike all hunters, who are unable to increase their strength unless reawakened.
After his Reawakening as a Player, Jin-Woo was able to grow stronger by increasing his stats, which led to a sudden change to his whole stature/appearance.
Because of this, he grew a few inches taller; his facial features became a lot sharper, and he gained a lean/muscular build. His whole demeanor also became more serious and intimidating. When fighting enemies or when in use of his powers, Jin-Woo's eyes glow of a pale blue. In some cases, an ominous aura seeps from Jin-Woo alongside dark lightning. This is displayed in moments when Jin-Woo is enraged, such as when he killed the Lizards during the Dungeons & Lizards Arc.
Major Spoiler:
Later on, he recieved a job change quest and cleared the dungeon successfully. As a reward for clearing the dungeon, he recieved a new job named ''Necromancer'' (upgraded to Shadow Monarch after then), and obtained job-exclusive skills.
Job-Specific Skills:
Shadow Extraction:A shadow soldier is created from a body without life by taking out its mana. The chance of failure increases the higher the target's stats are, and the more time passed since the target's death. Save Shadow:Jin-Woo absorbs the created shadow soldiers and saves them. Saved soldiers can be summoned and reabsorbed whenever and wherever the animator desires.
Shadow Monarch Reanimation:Can reanimate souls from dead bodies, and store them. The number of souls that he can store and reanimate depends on the level of his intelligence. The chances of being able to reanimate a body depend on the time gap between reanimating and the death of an individual and the gap between his strength and the individual he is trying to reanimate. He can only attempt to reanimate the body only 3 times. As long as he has mana, his shadow is basically immortal as they can regenerate endlessly. Shadow Exchange:Can switch positions with any previously summoned shadow. It does not appear to have a distance limit. It has a cooldown of 3 hours at the base level of 1. At level 2, it's reduced to 2 hours. Ruler's Authority:A form of telekinesis with his hands. It is later revealed that it's actually being able to freely control mana. Domain of the Monarch:Shadows within the area of influence gained enhance stats. It also replaces the colors of above Knight Grade Shadows from Blue-Black to Purple-Black.
Voice Actors
No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles here.
