These are some of the darkest moments from the first season of Solo Leveling

It's no secret that the animated adaptation of the Solo Leveling manhwa has been a complete success. Its first season was well received by viewers, who They enjoyed this new adventure starring Sun Jin-Woothe weakest hunter of humanity, but who, after a series of events, ends up becoming stronger and stronger with training.

Although Solo Leveling is an action anime, The truth is that he is not afraid to add content with dark and quite tragic overtones.which we have seen since the beginning of the series. And this is one of the reasons why fans compare this work with Attack on Titan. We have taken the time to compile a list of some of the darkest moments of this first season.

The massacre in the double dungeon

This incident proved to fans that the anime they were about to see would be bloody and brutal.

Solo Leveling started off on a high note. After introducing us to a few characters, including the protagonist and his hunter rank, it quickly got down to business, When everyone entered the second room of a double dungeon. Obviously, this was after a vote.

Although the dungeon seemed to be abandoned by monsters and there were only a few statues, they quickly realized that entering there was a mistake, when they were judged by these structures, which began to massacre them one by one and mercilessly. Jin-Woo saw many of his companions die in this room, but he was the only one who figured out how they could escape and decided to stay and die. This first part showed us that it would be a dark and bloody work.

The guild that murdered its dungeon companions

Later, when Jin-Woo began to master his new abilities and become stronger through training, he notices that he has more power, so he decides to accept new jobs, coming to join a guild with quite interesting members.

However, as they embarked on this adventure, Jin-Woo discovered that they were plotting something evil, as they planned to kill him and Yoo Jinho in order to keep all the resources. And because there are no cameras in the dungeonsthey can make it look like they were eliminated by monsters.

This is where we see a bloody awakening of Jin-Woo, who does not hesitate to obey the orders of the system that asks him to defend himself. Then, the young man chooses to kill all the humans and companions before they attack him. This moment in the anime was spectacular and bloodyespecially since the young man understands that in order to survive, he must kill.

The tragic conversation between Joohee and her mother

The conversation between Joohee and her mother illustrated a little about the type of toxic relationship in her family.

This is a completely original scene, as it was not part of the manhwa, being one of the moments in which the anime surpasses the written work. However, it allows us to learn more details about the young woman's relationship with her family, especially her mother. And it is that, after experiencing the massacre and loss of so many companions in the double dungeon, Joohee suffers some problems because of this traumaso he decides to isolate himself for a while.

This is when she gets a call from her mother. You'd think she'd try to encourage her, but she didn't. Instead, she told her things that the young woman didn't want to hear, like: Give up on your dreams, abandon them and go back homepractically defeated. This infuriates Joohee and she responds by asking her to try to control her, so her mother quickly changes her attitude and plays the role of the victim. This tells us that this relationship is problematic and toxic.

Jin-Woo's change of profession, becoming a necromancer

After his spectacular battle against Igris, Jin-Woo receives a message from the system, which shows him that he has a chance to change class and become a necromancer. At first, rejects the ideabut becomes convinced after reading that it is a hidden class.

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Jin-Woo then becomes the 'Shadow Monarch', being able to summon fallen characters, such as Igris himself. They bow down to him and he is a terrifying omen of the young man's futuresince he could face his opponents and defeat them without getting his hands dirty.

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