Warning: Contains spoilers for Solo Leveling.Anyone who’s read or watched will know that it’s not a narrative-driven story. There’s an overarching plot, and the characters go through varying degrees of development, but both aspects tend to be very minimal as the story’s focus tends to be doing whatever it can to set up the next big fight scene for Jinwoo and the occasional ally.
has never been a story with a large focus on its narrative, and a character who best exemplifies that idea is Igris the Bloodred.
The initial fight with Igris hinted at some sort of backstory for him, but neither the manhwa nor the novel ever fully elaborated on anything, despite him getting the most screentime of Jinwoo’s soldiers, and the anime is sure to be the same.
Surprisingly, though, the mobile game, , has finally revealed Igris’ backstory, and there’s plenty to digest with it for old and new fans alike.
According to the mobile game , Igris was once an ordinary human who rose to knighthood thanks to his godlike swordsmanship. Igris’ skills brought him plenty of wealth and fame, but he was only interested in finding a strong opponent, yet his prowess with the blade still resulted in him earning his king’s favor.