Summary
- Dungeon bosses are leaders, highly intelligent, and hard to defeat due to their formidable power.
- Kargalgan, Baran, and Baruka are some of the most terrifying and powerful dungeon bosses in the series.
- From sadistic pleasure to blood lust, these bosses pose serious threats to hunters and have caused significant destruction.
Hunters in Solo Leveling often have to take on daunting missions that potentially put their lives on the line. Gates are filled with bloodthirsty monsters that don't think twice before attacking a human they encounter. But a hunter's true nightmare is to face a dungeon boss who is not only powerful, but also draws sadistic pleasure from torturing them.
Usually, the highest-ranked monsters in a Gate are more intelligent than others, and as leaders, they are often the hardest to defeat. Throughout the series, several strong dungeon bosses appear, but these are perhaps the most terrifying and formidable of them all.
7 Most Satisfying Fights In Solo Leveling, Ranked
Although there are quite a few high-stakes battles in the series, these are arguably the most satisfying.
7 Kargalgan
S-ranked High Orc Shaman
- Webtoon Debut: Chapter 71
- Skills: Gravitation Magic, Possession, Barrier Magic, Enhanced Strength, and Conversation
The boss of the Hunters Guild Gate, Kargalgan commanded a huge army of high orcs. He was also quite adept at using magic spells and was able to bully an entire squad of A-rank hunters single-handedly. Kargalgan used to look down on human beings and treated them like insects. In fact, after casting barrier magic and getting the Hunters' Guild's squad stuck in the dungeon, he invited them to his lair, planning to torture them before taking their lives.
Kargalgan's sadistic strategy would have been successful had Sung Jinwoo not accompanied the A-rankers as a miner. When the Hunters Guild Gate dungeon boss targeted the raid team leader, Son Kihoon, Jinwoo came to his rescue. Despite being an S-ranked high orc shaman with immense magic powers, Kargalgan struggled to trouble Sung. The battle was one-sided, and Jinwoo added him to his shadow army after defeating him.
6 Baran
King of Demons
- Webtoon Debut: Chapter 85
- Skills: Spiritual Body Manifestation, Lightning Breath, and Hell's Army
Baran was the Monarch of White Flames and a powerful ancient monster who perished eons ago after betraying his ally. As one of the Monarchs, he used to be quite powerful. Sung Jinwoo fought his clone on the final floor of Demon Castle and was pushed to try different techniques to emerge victorious.
Solo Leveling: How Jin-Woo Names His Shadows, Explained
Sung Jin-Woo has a habit of giving unique but simple names to his most powerful shadows in Solo Leveling.
If it was the real Baran, Jinwoo could have sustained serious injuries. A long time ago, Baran had dared to fight one of the most powerful beings in existence, so fighting Sung would have excited him. His fearless approach to battle made him a dangerous and unpredictable adversary. Kandiaru brilliantly cloned real Baran's abilities and demeanor, but he was significantly weakened for obvious reasons.
5 Baruka
Boss of Red Gate
- Webtoon Debut: Chapter 52
- Skills: Stealth
Baruka was the leader of the Ice Elves and also the boss of the Red Gate. As an S-ranked Snow Folk-type magic beast, he was incredibly strong, and even Sung Jinwoo, at the time, knew that he was not powerful enough to defeat him in a one-on-one battle.
Solo Leveling: The S-Rank Hunters That Can Rival Jinwoo, Explained
Jinwoo cannot be rivaled by many hunters. These could maybe stand a chance in Solo Leveling.
Like most magic beasts of his rank, Baruka was quite arrogant and appeared to look down on human beings. He was also intelligent and managed to make quite a few insightful conclusions about Jinwoo following a brief conversation. Unfortunately, it was his overconfidence that eventually led to his downfall, and he lost the battle with Sung after misjudging his powers.
4 Ant King
Secret Boss of Jeju Island S-rank Gate
- Webtoon Debut: Chapter 94
- Skills: Gluttony, Size Manipulation, Healing Magic, Paralysis Poison, and Ice Magic
Ant King was an S-ranked insect-type magic beast. At some point before the Jeju Island raid party headed to the forsaken island, Ant Queen gave birth to him. Ant King was unlike any other ant on the island, and his innate powers were extraordinary.
Perhaps Ant King's greatest strength was his ability to evolve exponentially using a power called Gluttony. By devouring any organism, he could not only absorb its skills but also all its knowledge. This facilitated his rapid growth, and just a few days after his birth, he was able to learn the human language, ice magic, healing magic, and size manipulation.
3 Kandiaru
Creator of the System
- Webtoon Debut: Chapter 6
- Skills: Statue Manipulation, System Moderation, Ruler's Authority, and Conversation
Kandiaru is the boss of the Double Dungeon, where Sung Jinwoo almost lost his life before his second awakening. He is also the architect of the System and created it with a sinister motive, not realizing that it would eventually lead to unforeseen circumstances. Being an S-rank demonic specter-type magic beast, Kandiaru is extremely powerful and intelligent. He also has an insatiable bloodlust for humans and takes sadistic pleasure in torturing them in horrific ways.
2 Kamish
The First S-rank Dungeon Boss
- Webtoon Debut: Chapter 115
- Skills: Dragon's Fear, Dragon's Breath, and Conversation
Kamish was the boss of the first S-rank Gate that ever spawned. He is described as having an intense bloodlust for humans and possessing destructive hubris. Following the dungeon break, he wreaked havoc on the West Coast of America. The government had lured 100 of the best hunters from around the world to bring him down, but Kamish seemed unstoppable.
Solo Leveling: Has Sung Jinwoo Surpassed the National Level Hunters?
National-Level Hunters are regarded as the best in the world. Now that Jinwoo has cleared an S-rank dungeon, has he surpassed them?
By the time Kamish was defeated by the combined efforts of National Level Hunters, he had killed 1,000,000 civilians and about a hundred S-rankers. Even so, many years after his ruthless rampage, no other dungeon break has come anywhere near the destruction unleashed by him. It is not surprising that Kamish is also known as humanity's greatest calamity.
1 Legia
Monarch of the Beginning
- Webtoon Debut: Chapter 137
- Skills: Spiritual Body Manifestation and Pledge of Trust
Legia was the King of Giants and belonged to the ancient race of monsters created by the Absolute Being. He was extremely shrewd and ruthless, with an unquenchable bloodlust for humans.
Solo Leveling: 6 Best Korean Guilds, Ranked
Korea is home to many guilds, but these six are arguably the best.
Interestingly, Legia was captured at some point in the past and kept shackled for thousands of years. When an S-rank Gate spawned in Tokyo, Jinwoo found out that he was the secret boss of the dungeon. Although he tried to manipulate Sung, he failed miserably.
- Release Date
- 2024 - 2025-00-00
- Network
- Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, BS11, Tochigi TV
- Directors
- Tatsuya Sasaki, Toru Hamasaki
- Writers
- Shigeru Murakoshi, Shingo Irie, Fuka Ishii
Cast
-
Taito BanSung Jin-woo -
Genta NakamuraYoo Jin-ho
- Studio
- A-1 Pictures
- Creator
- Chugong
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
- MyAnimeList Score
- 8.28 (Season 1); 8.86 (Season 2)
- Where To Watch
- Crunchyroll
