10 Coolest Solo Leveling: ARISE Characters, Ranked

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is a successful interpretation of Sung Jinwoo's journey from humanity's weakest hunter to one of its most important historical figures. The mobile and PC action-RPG, developed and published by Netmarble, blends the flashy and stylish abilities featured prominently in the manwha and anime with a gacha acquisition system and deep, gameplay-focused modes of progression. The result has been a surprise hit — anime/manwha video game adaptations, especially for mobile, rarely gain this much traction with their audiences early, and there's a positive buzz among the game's community about its future prospects.

That's all well and good, but another element that's vital in the success of a live-service mobile game is much more surface-level — are the characters fun to look at and entertaining to play? The coolest characters tick both boxes, presenting players with a slew of aesthetically-pleasing and powerful options through which they can venture forth into dungeons knowing they look good doing it. Here's our picks for the coolest units, independent of their actual battle strength in-game and focused on a more subjective analysis of their style, presentation, and design.

Because Sung Jinwoo is so prevalent in both the game and its source material, we're shining a spotlight on ten other characters — rest assured, he's still the coolest cast member in all of.

In the midst of a successful pre-registration period, we interview Solo Leveling:ARISE team members to discuss the game and its source material.

Lee Bora's outfit is one of the most noteworthy in the game. With plenty of characters rocking streetwear that wouldn't look out of place in a fashion district, Lee Bora has instead opted for the much more obscure Gothic maid outfit to help distinguish herself from the other members of the cast. She's also an interesting character in her own right, as something of a realist who is grappling with the fact that the world suddenly contains monsters and magic, the latter of which