Strongest Guild Masters In Solo Leveling

Summary

• In Solo Leveling, guild masters wield immense power and influence, crucial for protecting society from monsters.
• Notable guild masters include Choi Jong-In with fire magic, corrupt Goto Ryuji, and humble Lennart Niermann.
• Sung Jinwoo, once weak, became a powerful guild master with the supernatural abilities as the Shadow Monarch.

In the Solo Leveling universe, organized groups of hunters known as guilds play an important role in maintaining social cohesion and harmony by fighting dangerous monsters and clearing dungeons. These groups are led by experienced and powerful hunters called guild masters.

Around the world, guild masters have significant political and social influence because of the nature of their work and the immense power they wield. Solo Leveling features some extraordinary guild masters, but these are perhaps the best of the best.

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Choi Jong-In

Hunters Guild

• Anime Debut: Episode 1
• Webnovel Debut: Chapter 66
• Abilities/Powers: Enhanced Speed, Fire Magic, Enhanced Strength

Choi Jong-in is a unique guild master. While he leads the Hunters Guild, he is still not the strongest hunter in the organization, as his deputy, Cha Hae-in, is a more skilled combatant. However, Jong-in is still a powerful S-ranker, perhaps one of the best in Korea.

Choi is adept at using fire magic that can overwhelm even some high-ranking monsters. In the Jeju Island arc, Jong-in easily kills the evolved ants, one of whom was strong enough to trouble about a hundred hunters when it made it to an island off the coast of Japan. Choi is skilled enough to single-handedly clear A-rank dungeons and has been involved in several important missions in his career.

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Goto Ryuji

Draw Sword Guild

• Anime Debut: Episode 20
• Webnovel Debut: Chapter 106
• Abilities/Powers: Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Speed

Goto Ryuji is a conniving and morally bankrupt person. As the guild master of the Draw Sword Guild, he is regarded as Japan’s most gifted hunter and a fearsome combatant. Unfortunately, he is a corrupt leader who is willing to let his comrades die to advance his interests.

Goto is also unempathetic to the people around him, even if they have fought alongside him for years and remained loyal to him. Ryuji’s corrupt life decisions eventually backfire, and all his life accomplishments amount to nothing in the end. His downfall is not only quick but also quite violent.

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Lennart Niermann

Richter Guild

• Webnovel Debut: Chapter 186
• Abilities/Powers: Charge

Ranked as the 12th strongest hunter in the world, Lennart Niermann comes from Germany. He leads his country’s most influential guild, known as the Richter Guild. Although he is a powerful figure in global affairs and possesses intimidating abilities, Niermann is quite humble, unlike most hunters of his stature.

Well, being a little frustrated is better than being dead, I’m sure!

Lennart is also intelligent and patient enough to form strategic alliances for his benefit. Although not much is known about the Richter Guild, it appears to be doing well under Niermann’s supervision, which demonstrates that he is most likely a good leader.

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Siddharth Bachchan

Asura Guild

• Webnovel Debut: Chapter 198
• Abilities/Powers: Spiritual Body Manifestation and Ruler’s Authority

India’s elusive national-level hunter, Siddharth Bachchan, is the guild master of the Asura Guild. Although not much is known about him, Bachchan is said to have been a positive influence on people in his guild and the community. He has a ton of experience under his belt and has fought some intimidating monsters, including the dragon Kamish.

According to China’s Liu Zhigang, Siddharth has a savior complex, but it is unclear how accurate this description is. Bachchan is one of the five national-level hunters and is considered weaker than Christopher Reed, Liu Zhigang, and Thomas Andre.

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Liu Zhigang

Unknown Chinese Guild

• Webnovel Debut: Chapter 185
• Abilities/Powers: Spiritual Body Manifestation, Ruler’s Authority

Liu Zhigang is China’s strongest hunter and one of the most experienced fighters in the world. Gifted with incredible powers, he could easily defeat almost every other Asian hunter without breaking a sweat.

Those who have seen him fight rate him far superior to Japan’s Goto Ryuji. Liu is perhaps the best hunter on the continent after Sung Jinwoo and is strong enough to take on a country’s entire military force all by himself.

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Thomas Andre

Scavenger Guild

• Webnovel Debut: Chapter 125
• Abilities/Powers: Power Smash, Collapse, Capture, Spiritual Body Manifestation

Scavenger Guild’s Thomas Andre is a national-level hunter. He is widely regarded as the world’s strongest hunter before Sung Jinwoo’s second awakening and was one of the select few combatants who defeated the dragon Kamish. Because of his intimidating power and political connections, Andre is an influential figure who appears to see himself as someone above the law.

Everything that makes your heart beat faster is beautiful.

As a leader, Thomas can be quite protective of his comrades but displays a burning hatred for insubordination. He is humble in defeat and has shown that he can digest a loss to focus on forming alliances that would benefit him and his guild.

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Sung Jinwoo

Ahjin Guild

• Anime Debut: Episode 1
• Webnovel Debut: Chapter 1
• Abilities/Powers: Ruler’s Authority, Shadow Extraction, Advanced Dagger Techniques, Longevity, Will to Recover

Sung Jinwoo, once considered humanity’s weakest hunter, experienced a dramatic shift in his social standing after going through his second awakening. Once he was officially recognized as an S-ranker, he was hounded by guilds eager to get him on their side. But instead of joining already established guilds, Jinwoo founded his own with the help of Yoo Jinho.

Ahjin Guild soon became the talk of the town, and even S-rank hunter Cha Hae-in expressed her desire to join it. As a guild master, Jinwoo was unconventional but extremely effective, thanks to his otherworldly powers. As the Shadow Monarch, Sung is practically invincible, especially when pitted against other hunters in the world. He even defeated Thomas Andre comfortably, proving that the national-level hunters were also no match for him.