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Spoilers for the complete Solo Leveling manhwa: The Monarchs are nine kings of monster races who wage the destructive half of an ancient war against the Rulers. Their conflict reaches Earth through Gates and dungeons, and it culminates in Sung Jinwoo becoming the new Shadow Monarch, defeating Antares with Ruler assistance, and resetting history with the Cup of Reincarnation.
The anime has only begun to hint at this mythology. The full roster, Ashborn’s history, the final invasion, and the timeline reset come from later manhwa events, so the explanations below assume you are comfortable with major spoilers.
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What are the Monarchs in Solo Leveling?
The Monarchs are nine enormously powerful beings who rule different monster races. They are the destructive faction in a primordial war against the Rulers, beings of light created by the Absolute Being. The war predates humanity; Gates, dungeon outbreaks, and monster invasions are how its consequences spill into the human world. A concise lore description calls them “nine entities of cataclysmic power” opposed to the Rulers (the series’ Gates and lore overview).
“Monarch” is a political title as much as a power classification: each one is a king or queen of a species, with a personal army and a defining ability. They can operate through human vessels, which lets them act on Earth without exposing their full nature immediately. Jinwoo is the most important vessel in the story because Ashborn prepares him to inherit the Shadow Monarch’s power rather than simply possessing him for a single battle.
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Who are all nine Monarchs?
The table gives the canon titles, species associations, signature abilities, and eventual outcomes. It follows the manhwa’s broad hierarchy rather than a fan-made numerical tier list.
| Monarch | Title and race | Signature power or role | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashborn | Monarch of Shadows; King of the Dead | Raises the dead as shadow soldiers and commands the Shadow Army | Passes his power and army to Jinwoo |
| Antares | Monarch of Destruction; King of Dragons | Leads the strongest enemy force and the final invasion | Defeated by Jinwoo with the Rulers’ attack |
| Sillad | Monarch of Frost; King of the Snow Folk | Ice and frost magic; commands frost elves | Killed by Jinwoo |
| Rakan | Monarch of Fangs; King of Beasts | Beastlike speed, strength, and ferocity | Killed by Jinwoo |
| Querehsha | Monarch of Plagues; Queen of Insects | Swarms, poison, and corrosive fluids | Killed by Jinwoo |
| Legia | Monarch of the Beginning; King of Giants | Commands the giant race | Beheaded by Jinwoo |
| Tarnak | Monarch of Iron Body; King of Monstrous Humanoids | Extreme physical durability and humanoid monster forces | Defeated by Thomas Andre with Bellion and Beru |
| Yogumunt | Monarch of Transfiguration; King of Demonic Specters | Disguise, deception, and shapeshifting | Killed by Jinwoo |
| Baran | Monarch of White Flames; King of Demons | White lightning and fire | Encountered as the Demon King at the top of the Demon’s Castle |
The roster and outcomes are summarized in this nine-Monarch guide. Baran’s appearance in the Demon’s Castle is a special case: Jinwoo fights a dungeon version of the Demon King before the wider Monarch conflict is fully revealed, so that encounter is not the same as the later political war on Earth.
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Ashborn’s history explains why the usual “light versus darkness” division is not absolute. He began as a Ruler, but after the Absolute Being’s war created repeated betrayal and destruction, he became the Shadow Monarch and eventually led the Monarch side. His authority lets him extract the dead and turn them into loyal shadows, preserving their abilities and adding them to an army that grows after every battlefield.
Ashborn does not merely hand Jinwoo a weapon. He creates a succession plan: the System trains a human body to survive and control his immense power, then transfers the Shadow Monarch’s authority and army to a compatible successor. Jinwoo therefore becomes a new Shadow Monarch with Ashborn’s legacy, but his own will and choices.
Antares: the strongest enemy Monarch
Antares, the King of Dragons, is the most powerful Monarch who remains Jinwoo’s enemy. He commands dragon forces and directs the final invasion, making him the end-point of Jinwoo’s escalation rather than just another boss. The story treats him as a greater threat than the other active Monarchs, and defeating him requires Jinwoo’s strength plus direct Ruler support.
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The other Monarch kings and queens
Sillad weaponizes the cold and leads the Snow Folk; Rakan combines a beast king’s physical aggression with extraordinary speed; and Querehsha turns insect swarms, toxins, and corrosive fluids into area-control weapons. Their powers are specialized, so a matchup depends on terrain, preparation, and available armies rather than title alone.
Legia’s giant forces represent brute scale, while Tarnak’s Iron Body title emphasizes durability. Tarnak is notable because Thomas Andre, aided by Bellion and Beru, defeats him rather than Jinwoo personally delivering every decisive blow. Yogumunt’s transfiguration makes intelligence and deception part of his threat. Baran’s white lightning and flames foreshadow the Demon King imagery that readers meet in the Demon’s Castle.
Who is the strongest Monarch?
There are two useful answers. Ashborn is described as the strongest of the original nine Monarchs, while Antares is the strongest Monarch who remains Jinwoo’s enemy in the final conflict. Jinwoo eventually surpasses Ashborn after inheriting and mastering the Shadow Monarch’s power.
The manhwa does not provide an official numeric ranking for the seven middle Monarchs. Treating Sillad, Rakan, Querehsha, Legia, Tarnak, Yogumunt, and Baran as a fixed ordered list goes beyond the text. Compare them using their title and race, signature ability, personal army, vessel status, combat showing, and outcome. Their defeats collectively demonstrate Jinwoo’s growth, but a quick victory does not establish that one had a canon “power level” above another.
What is the difference between the Monarchs and the Rulers?
The Rulers and Monarchs are opposing factions created by the Absolute Being. Rulers are associated with light, preservation, and the effort to stop the Monarchs; Monarchs are kings of monster races and represent destruction. Both sides can use human vessels, so a person’s appearance on Earth does not by itself identify their faction.
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| Question | Monarchs | Rulers |
|---|---|---|
| What do they represent? | Destructive monster kings and queens | Beings of light opposing them |
| How do they reach Earth? | Through vessels, Gates, and dungeon-linked invasions | Through vessels and intervention in the war |
| Who is a key human vessel? | Jinwoo, prepared to inherit Ashborn’s power | Sung Il-hwan, Jinwoo’s father |
| What is their role in the finale? | Antares leads the final invasion | Their attack is essential to stopping Antares |
The Absolute Being stands above both groups as their creator. This is why the conflict is larger than a simple human-versus-monster feud: humanity is the battlefield and the vessel system is a way for cosmic factions to act without immediately destroying the world they are fighting over.
How does the System connect Ashborn to Jinwoo?
The System’s quests, level-ups, penalties, inventory functions, and shadow-extraction ability are succession tools. Ashborn needs a human body that can keep adapting until it can contain the Shadow Monarch’s full authority. The System makes Jinwoo’s progression measurable and forces the repeated combat that builds both his body and his judgment.
When Jinwoo accepts Ashborn’s inheritance, the apparent game interface is revealed as preparation rather than an independent source of power. He receives the Shadow Army and the authority to raise fallen enemies, but the final identity is Jinwoo’s: he chooses how to use the army and rejects the Monarchs’ willingness to sacrifice humanity.
How does the Monarch war reach Earth?
- The primordial war comes first. The Rulers and Monarchs fight long before humans understand either faction.
- Gates expose the human world. Dimensional openings lead to dungeons and monster outbreaks, making ordinary people and hunters part of a conflict they cannot see in full.
- Vessels conceal the factions. Monarchs and Rulers can act through human bodies, gather information, and choose when to reveal themselves.
- Jinwoo’s growth changes the balance. The System turns a low-ranked hunter into a successor capable of commanding an army that can answer the Monarchs’ armies.
- The final invasion brings the war into the open. Antares leads the last major attack, and the Rulers’ intervention becomes necessary to defeat him.
These stages explain why early dungeon arcs can feel like a separate hunter-power story. They are the visible edge of a much older war, and the System is quietly preparing a counterweight to the Monarchs.
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What happens to the Monarchs at the end?
Most of the Monarchs are eliminated before the final confrontation. Jinwoo kills Sillad, Rakan, Querehsha, Legia, and Yogumunt; Tarnak falls to Thomas Andre with Bellion and Beru. Antares survives as the final enemy and is defeated when Jinwoo fights alongside the Rulers’ attack. Ashborn’s fate is different because he deliberately transfers his legacy rather than serving as a conventional final opponent.
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After Antares falls, Jinwoo uses the Cup of Reincarnation to turn back time. The reset does not erase his memories or his responsibility. In the new timeline he fights the remaining Monarch threat alone and away from public view, stopping the Gates from opening and preventing many deaths that occurred in the original history.
This ending changes the meaning of the earlier war. Jinwoo is not trying to restore the old status quo; he is using the reset to remove the battlefield from human life. The people who died in the original timeline can live, while Jinwoo accepts the isolation and burden of being the world’s unseen defender.
What does the anime reveal compared with the manhwa?
Anime-only viewers should treat named Monarch appearances and detailed faction explanations as future spoilers. The adaptation has begun hinting at Monarchs, but the complete nine-member roster, Ashborn’s Ruler origin, the final invasion, Antares’s defeat, and the Cup of Reincarnation’s reset belong to later manhwa material.
If you want an earlier source-text companion, the Yen Press translation of Solo Leveling, volume 2 covers an earlier stage of Jinwoo’s story; it does not replace the later manhwa chapters that contain the Monarch war and ending. Check your region and edition before relying on any release schedule or availability claim.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How should you compare two Monarchs?
Use a six-part comparison instead of an invented tier list:
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- Title and race: identify what kind of army and biology the Monarch commands.
- Signature ability: distinguish direct damage, durability, mobility, poison, deception, or battlefield control.
- Army and support: a king’s troops, vessels, and allies can matter as much as a personal duel.
- Vessel status: ask whether the character is acting through a limited human host or at full strength.
- On-page combat showing: use what the manhwa actually depicts, not a fan calculation.
- Outcome and context: note who defeated the Monarch, with what assistance, and at what point in Jinwoo’s growth.
This framework explains why Antares is clearly above the ordinary enemy Monarchs without pretending the story gives precise rankings for every matchup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the Monarchs stronger than S-rank hunters?
The story presents Monarchs as cosmic-level rulers whose power is far beyond ordinary hunter classifications. S-rank describes the human guild system, not a scale designed to measure beings such as Antares or Ashborn, so direct one-to-one conversions are not canon.
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Why does Jinwoo become a Monarch instead of a Ruler?
Jinwoo inherits Ashborn’s Shadow Monarch authority and army through the System’s succession plan. His role is therefore tied to Ashborn’s power, even though Jinwoo’s goals differ from the other Monarchs and he ultimately protects humanity.
Is Baran the same character as the Baran Jinwoo fights in the Demon’s Castle?
The Demon’s Castle encounter presents a dungeon version of the Demon King, associated with Baran’s title and powers. It occurs before the full Monarch politics are explained, so readers should not treat that boss fight as a complete account of Baran’s later role in the war.
Does the timeline reset remove Jinwoo’s powers?
No. Jinwoo retains his memories and continues fighting after the Cup of Reincarnation turns back time. The reset changes public history and prevents the Gates from opening, while Jinwoo bears the hidden cost of defending the new timeline alone.
