Based on a light novel Solo Leveling is one of the most beloved manhwa of all time.
The series features great fights and some overpowered characters being overpowered “By other overpowered characters”. This action-fantasy and adventure manhwa managed to achieve the greatest height a manhwa could get.
Unlike many other manhwa which features fewer characters and spends most of their time developing the protagonist. Solo Leveling does share some similarities to those but it also features a lot of characters and most of them are in a class of their own. With the manhwa being filled with overpowered characters, an obvious question arises “Who are the strongest characters in Solo Leveling?”.
The Monarch of the Iron Body
The Monarch of the Iron Body was introduced in the Japan Crisis arc He possesses a strong ability named Erasure which allows him to wipe one’s very existence from the universe. In addition to his ability, he also possessed great strength but despite all these, he tried to convince the Frost Monarch to attack Sung Jin-woo.
Just like some other characters from the series he also has the ability to transform himself. He manages to overpower one of Sung Jin-woo’s servants Beru. However, even with his transformation, he was defeated by Thomas and Bellion.
Sung Il Hwan
The Father of Sung Jin-woo was revealed to be a ruler’s vessel. There were Seven Rulers in the Solo Leveling Universe who were responsible for killing the Ultimate One. Just the fact that they were able to defeat the Ultimate One is enough to prove how formidable of a group they were.
Sung Il Hwan possessed great strength but also had a fatal weakness against mana attacks. Despite his weakness, he managed to stall the Monarch of Frost which allowed Sung Jin-woo to recover.
Bellion
Bellion was the strongest shadow that served under Ashborn, the previous Shadow Monarch, and later Sung Jin-woo. He also led the Aashborn’s military might.
He proved that the title was not for show in his battle with Sung Jin-woo. Bellion possessed immense strength as he was born of the world tree He also revealed his strength in his battle against Beru where he tanked a blow that was intended to harm his head, making him among the strongest characters in Solo Leveling.
Querehsha: Queen of Insects
Also known as Querehsha or The Queen of Insects. She was one of the Monarchs who agreed to kill Sung Jin-woo hoping that he had yet to achieve his full strength. Just like many other Monarchs she also possessed immense strength. In addition to that she could transform into an insectile monster and was able to create extremely concentrated toxins from her body.
As she was the Queen of a+ll Insects she was able to control Beru. She also possessed the ability of instant regeneration but was proven that it had its limit when Sung Jin-woo reduced her to mincemeat.
Monarch of Beastly Fangs
Monarch of Beastly Fangs also known as Monarch of Beast was among the strongest of the powerful Monarchs. He was able to overpower the USA’s strongest hunter Thomas Andre while holding his power back. With his presence alone he was able to strike fear into the hearts of many strong hunters He hardly ever uses mana attacks as his main abilities revolve more around his strength. Despite all these, he chooses to run away when faced with a stronger opponent.
Hockwan: Frost Monarch
Also known as the Frost Monarch he is an ice elf and uses ice-based abilities that rely on ice magic He can create ice objects out of thin air like ice swords or ice spears he can even create ice golems to do his work. He also has the ability to freeze other powerful beings in solid ice.
He was the Monarch who planned to take down Sung Jin-woo while he hadn’t achieved his full strength. However, his plan failed and also cost the lives of some Monarchs in doing so. The Frost Monarch was very cunning and with his powerful magic, he became one of the strongest characters in Solo Leveling.
Antares: The Monarch of Destruction
As the name suggests, this Monarch brings destruction and chaos with his immense strength and his bizarre dragon transformation. Also known as Antares Monarch of Destruction is also the king of dragons and he can inflict great fear on his opponents who are not as powerful as him.
He was the final last opponent Sung Jin-woo faced and he was able to fight evenly with Sung Jin-woo. A dragon who can’t breathe fire isn’t a real dragon and fortunately, the Monarch of Destruction could do so. He can use the ‘Breath of Destruction’ to completely erase his foes
Shadow Monarch Ashborn
The Shadow Monarch Ashborn was one of the Seven Rulers known as the Greatest Fragment of Brilliant Light. He also had the most interesting story in Solo Leveling
He betrayed the rulers and became the Monarch of Shadows. The Shadow Monarch was one of the strongest characters in Solo Leveling.
He uses his Ruler ability to transfer his power to others which he does to Sung Jin-woo. His abilities mainly consist of shadow extraction and he can strengthen his shadow minions.
Sung Jin-woo
The protagonist of Solo Leveling and the guy who changed the title of world’s weakest to the world’s strongest characters in Solo Leveling. With millions of soldiers in his command limitless mana and a strong ability like damage reduction made Sung Jin-woo the strongest Monarch. He possessed many other strong abilities and also immense power, speed, and regeneration making him immortal.
With so many shadows serving under him, he could easily clear S-rank dungeons without even entering them. With his abilities, it was obvious that he is one of the strongest characters in Solo Leveling who can single-handedly defeat many strong foes.
Absolute Being
The creator of the Solo Leveling universe and basically the god of the whole thing and also stronger than Sung Jin-woo. He possessed the ability to create life from nothing and was also the one who created Rulers and Monarchs.
Despite his godly looks, he was cruel and allowed the Rulers to fight Monarchs just for his entertainment. He was the apex in this universe but was killed by the Seven Rulers. The Seven Rulers had to come together to take him down which proves how fearsome he would have been.