Who is Sung Il-Hwan from Solo Leveling? Here is a profile of the character

Sung Il-Hwan will appear in the anime Solo Leveling. From here you will learn who this character is.

Edyta Jastrzebska

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Source: Solo Leveling, Shunsuke Nakashige, A-1 Pictures, 2024

We've met quite a few characters in Solo Leveling so far, but the anime still has quite a few to discover. The light novel and the manhwa have introduced a number of interesting characters, and one of them is Sung Il-Hwan, who we will soon meet in the anime. So it's time to get ready for his debut and find out who this man is.

Who is Solo Leveling’s Sung Il-Hwan?

Sung Il-Hwan is an S-class hunter and the father of Jinwoo and Jinah. In his youth, at a time when magic beasts were not yet known to the world, the man was a firefighter. It was then that he met a woman named Park Kyung-Hye, with whom he fell in love and married. The couple lived to have two children, Jinwoo and Jinah, for whom they were willing to do anything.

When magical beasts were discovered, Sung Il-Hwan left his job in the fire department to become a hunter. He quickly grew in strength and faced more powerful opponents, becoming one of the first S-class hunters in Korea. At that time, however, the rank system was not yet developed, and as a result, Sung Il-Hwan could not count on such privileges as modern hunters with high ranks.

Ten years before the main events of Solo Leveling, Sung Il-Hwan was declared dead. This happened after the man was imprisoned in a dungeon. However, before he could die of starvation and dehydration, Il-Hwan was found and rescued by the Rulers. They entrusted him with their powers and assigned him a mission – Sung Il-Hwan's goal became to kill the new Shadow Monarch that had been born. Left with no choice and no chance to return home and to his family, Il-Hwan had to accept their offer.

Sung Il-Hwan in the manhwa | Solo Leveling, Chugong and Jang Sung-rak (Dubu), Kakao and D&C Media, 2016
Sung Il-Hwan in the manhwa | Solo Leveling, Chugong and Jang Sung-rak (Dubu), Kakao and D&C Media, 2016

What kind of person is Solo Leveling’s Sung Il-Hwan?

Sung Il-Hwan is a selfless man who cares deeply about his loved ones. For them he is ready to do anything and will not allow any harm to come to them. If someone threatens them, Il-Hwan does not cut corners, able to show his violent side. However, he is able to be merciful, and is ready to save not only his loved ones, but also the innocent when he sees that they are in danger.

When will Sung Il-Hwan appear in the Solo Leveling anime?

The teasers shows that Sung Il-Hwan will appear as early as the episode 3 of the Solo Levelings anime's 2nd season (episode 15 overall). So viewers will soon get to know the further fate of this character and learn more about him. In the light novel, he first appeared in the chapter 68, while in the manhwa he appeared in the chapter 56.

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Edyta Jastrzebska

Author: Edyta Jastrzebska

A graduate of journalism and social communication as well as cultural studies. She started at Gamepressure.com as one of the newspeople in the films department. Currently she oversees the Gamepressure movie&TV newsroom. She excels in the field of film and television, both in reality-based and fantasy themes. Keeps up with industry trends, but in her free time she prefers to watch less known titles. Has a complicated relationship with popular ones, which is why she only gets convinced about many of them when the hype around them subsides. Loves to spend her evenings not only watching movies, series, reading books and playing video games, but also playing text RPGs, which she has been into for several years.