The Most Brutal Fights In Solo Leveling

The second season of Solo Leveling has concluded and left thousands of fans clamoring for more. Hailed as one of the best anime of the season, the story of Sung Jinwoo has earned resounding accolades for its exciting story, interesting power system, and unique world. Hunter Sung Jinwoo used to be the lowest of the low, dubbed the weakest hunter in history, but after a bizarre chain of events, he found himself with the ability to grow more powerful.

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In a world filled with powerful individuals who dive into interdimensional gates and face unspeakable entities, Sung Jinwoo upsets the established order as the newest S-Rank hunter in the country. Solo Leveling is filled with powerful characters and even more powerful magical beasts, and the showdowns between these eternal rivals make for breathtaking animated battles. The fights in Solo Leveling can be truly brutal, with each fight raising the bar higher and higher. Here are some of the most brutal fights in Solo Leveling, ranked.

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Sung Jinwoo Vs Demon King

Sung Jinwoo Is Slightly Out Of His League

In Season 2 of Solo Leveling, Sung Jinwoo’s trek through the realm of the Demon King’s castle is a lengthy and challenging quest. Floor by floor, Sung Jinwoo cuts through endless numbers of demonic foes in order to face the main boss and obtain the materials he needs to save his mother.

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Up until this point, Sung Jinwoo had an easy time clearing the lower floors and facing the mini-bosses in each area. However, when the Demon King descended on the battlefield, it was clear he was a different monster altogether. In an epic clash, Sung Jinwoo found himself pushed to the limit and had to pull out all the stops in their visceral showdown.

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Kim Chul Party Vs Ice Bears

Overwhelmed By The Beasts Of The Red Gate

Kim Chul was the party leader of the mismatched group of hunters who ventured into what should have been a C-Rank dungeon as a training exercise. Unfortunately, Sung Jinwoo’s presence elevated the gate’s difficulty, and it turned into a Red Gate.

Upon realizing the situation, Kim Chul cut the lower-rank adventurers loose and ventured out with his hand-picked party, leaving the rest to fend for themselves. Unfortunately, Kim Chul and his allies were slaughtered easily, with Kim Chul being the only survivor.

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Sung Jinwoo Vs Dungeon Army

A Fight For Survival Against An Endless Horde

During the finale of the first season of Solo Leveling, Sung Jinwoo took on a job change quest that would grant him the early beginnings of his Shadow Monarch power. The quest was a grueling and endless uphill battle that nearly spelled the end for Sung Jinwoo.

Even after an unimaginably difficult boss fight, Sung Jinwoo was forced to fight further against a horde of construct armors and mages, and wasn’t expected to survive the time limit. The sheer numbers were enough to push Sung Jinwoo to exhaustion, and had it not been for his Daily Quest, he may have perished.

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Sung Jinwoo Vs Blue Kasaka

The First Step To Becoming The Strongest

Sung Jinwoo’s first quest was also his most challenging. After awakening from his supposed death and realizing that he was granted a new set of abilities to acquire more power, he received his first quest and made the first step into leveling up and becoming a powerful hunter.

Stepping into the first dungeon was taken for granted, but in the end, Sung Jinwoo had to face off against an obsidian snake. This battle proved more than Sung Jinwoo was prepared for, but thanks to his determination to grow more powerful and his ruthless aggression, he was barely able to grasp victory.

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Sung Jinwoo Vs High Orcs

A Run-Of-The-Mill Dungeon Becomes A Grave Challenge

Son Kinghoon led a small party of A-Rank hunters through a gate for the Hunters Guild. Joining them as a carrier was Sung Jinwoo, who simply wanted to pass the time. Unfortunately, Sung Jinwoo’s luck led the A-Ranks into a nest of High Rank Orcs, beasts who were a cut above what they were prepared to deal with.

It came down to Sung Jinwoo, revealing his strength and taking on the Orcs and their leader on his own, to save the lives of the other hunters. The clash between Sung Jinwoo’s shadow soldiers and the horde of Red Orcs was violent and chaotic, but the final battle between the Orc Sorcerer and Sung Jinwoo was just as brutal.

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Sung Jinwoo Vs Traitor Hunters

Sung Jinwoo Is Reminded Of The Most Important Rule Of Survival

Hunter Sung Jinwoo quickly got the hang of leveling up and taking on more difficult gates, finding a friend in Yoo Jinhoo. During their first meeting, Sung Jinwoo and Yoo Jinhoo are betrayed by the group of hunters that accompanied them into the dungeon, and upon defeating the dungeon boss single-handedly, Sung Jinwoo is attacked by the entire group, who were seeking to kill him.

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This triggered a wave of realization for Sung Jinwoo, reminding him that only the strongest survive. In an instant, he slaughtered the entire group, even the mighty C-Rank Hunter, Hwang Dongsuk.

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S-Rank Hunters Vs Black Ant

The Jiju Island Raid Turns Dire

The hype that followed the hunters on the Jiju Island raid was palpable, as the main roster of the strongest hunters across Korea and Japan tackled one of the most dangerous environments on Earth. Hunter Cha, Baek Yoonho, and Choi Jong-in were just a few of the S-Rank level hunters who ventured into the ant colony looking to kill the queen.

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Unfortunately, there was a more sinister monster awaiting the unsuspecting party, and as the black Ant King descended on them, he ripped through them like paper. Even the healing of Min Byung-Gyu could not protect them from the unrivaled strength of the ant hive’s apex predator.

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Sung Jinwoo Vs Igris

Sung Jinwoo Faces Off Against His Most Challenging Opponent

• Solo Leveling Season 1, Episode 11

The finale of season one of Solo Leveling ended in one of the biggest highlights of the entire series. Taking on a job-change quest granted by the system landed Sung Jinwoo in hot water as he faced off against an endless army of magical armors and summoned mages. While the task seemed simple enough, the true challenge awaited Sung Jinwoo in the king’s chamber in the form of the red knight, Igris.

Ill-prepared, Sung Jinwoo was completely outmatched against Igris in strength, speed, and skill. At every turn, Sung Jinwoo had to do everything he could just to keep up and survive. This fight is arguably one of the most brutal fights, not just in Solo Leveling, but in anime in general.

Solo Leveling

Release Date

January 7, 2024

Directors

Shunsuke Nakashige

Writers

Noboru Kimura

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  Taito Ban

  Shun Mizushino (voice)

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  Genta Nakamura

  Kenta Morobishi (voice)