In Solo Leveling, there are certainly a few chapters that give us fans an edge-of-the-seat experience with back-to-back action-packed sequences. Among those chapters, it is certain that Sung Jin-Woo vs Thomas Andre Fight was Solo Leveling’s one of best chapter. The series also did a very good job at setting up the fight while delivering us fans some of the best satisfying panels in the webtoon.
This event was so impactful that People’s view of Sung Jin-Woo was completely changed. Where everyone thought Sung Jin-Woo was a rising star in the East. And may become one of the national hunters in the future. Jin Woo just slams everyone’s expectations and comes out on top.
And for those who are unaware of this confrontation between Sung Jin-Woo vs Thomas Andre, don’t worry, this blog will cover it for you also. We have also covered which chapter this event occurred in, and when we can expect this fight in the anime. But before all that, let’s go from the basics and see who exactly is Thomas Andre, and what led him to encounter Sung Jin-Woo.
Who is Thomas Andre in Solo Leveling?
Thomas Andre was given the name “Goliath,” which was for a reason. Apart from Sung Jin-Woo and his father, he was the strongest hunter in the Solo Leveling Universe. So naturally, he was ranked world no 1 and was given the title of National level Hunter, which is a title above S-rank. He is the Guild Master of the Scavenger Guild in the U.S., arguably the strongest guild in the world.
His signature style includes wearing Hawaiian shirts and sunglasses. This complemented his tall and wide physique. Later, it was revealed that he was the vessel for the rulers. Which explained a lot as to why he was so strong.
Thomas first appears in Chapter 83 of the manhwa and Chapter 125 of the novel. Initially portrayed as a stronger character who will get involved with Sung Jin-Woo when he gets stronger. Sung Jin-Woo was mostly ignorant of other hunters apart from Korean S-ranks. But Thomas Andre was aware of Sung-Jin Woo’s strength. Although he was underestimating Sung Jin-Woo a lot. Now that we have a decent idea of who Thomas Andre is, let’s see how his Encounter with Sung Jin-Woo went.
Thomas Andre’s Encounter with Sung Jin-Woo
To understand this encounter, we need to go to past a little. When Sung Jin was in his growing phase in the initial chapters, he had to kill a hunter in self-defense in the Dungeon & Lizards Arc. This hunter was the brother of Hwang Dongsoo, an S-rank hunter who left Korea for the U.S. for money in the past. Coincidentally, Hwang Dongsoo was a member of Thomas Andre’s Scavenger Guild. Dongsoo wanted revenge for his brother, but he was aware of the strength gap between him and Sung Jin-Woo.
So he made a plan to use Thomas Andre, who treats his guildmates very well. He then kidnaps and tortures Yoo Jin-Ho, Sung Jin-Woo’s closest friend, to extract information about his brother’s death. When Sung Jin-Woo learned all this about his friend, he became furious with Dongsoo. After Jin Woo finds out about his friend and Dongsoo’s location, he beats Dongsoo to a pulp.
Among all this chaos, to save his guildmate, Thomas Andre had to intervene and stop Jin Woo from killing Dongsoo and demand that he hand Hwang over. But Sung Jin-Woo kills Hwang Dongsoo anyway, which leads to an all-out battle between Sung Jin-Woo vs Thomas Andre. Oh my God, what an epic battle it was. This was more like Sung Jin-Woo fighting alone with the entire Thomas Andre’s Scavenger Guild. In the end, Sung Jin-Woo was able to completely overpower Thomas and his guild.
In What Chapter Does Sung Jin-Woo Fight Thomas Andre?
This anticipated Sung Jin-Woo vs Thomas Andre fight takes place in the Solo Leveling Manhwa between Chapters 145 and 147. It takes place during the International Guild Conference arc, which starts from Chapter 140 and ends at 149.
If you want the full build-up, I recommend that you start reading from Chapter 140 itself. And if you like to read the light novel, the fight between Sung Jin-Woo and Thomas Andre, you can read them from chapter 197.
Provable Anime Adaptation Episode:
And if you are not a reader but an anime lover, then you have to wait for the Solo Leveling season 3 to release. Already, 120 chapters of Manhwa have been adapted to the Solo Leveling season 2. If the trend continues, as 5-6 chapters of Manhwa to a single episode of Solo Leveling anime. Then, you can expect the Sung Jin-Woo vs Thomas Andre fight in episodes 6-8 in Solo Leveling Season 3.
Aftermath of Sung Jin-Woo vs Thomas Andre
The aftermath of the Sung Jin-Woo vs Thomas Andre fight made a lot of changes in the Solo Leveling universe. The most prominent change was every everyone recognized Sung Jin-Woo as the strongest hunter on Earth. Which led to his all-time high popularity, and the world started following his actions.
Another positive effect was that despite being defeated, Thomas Andre didn’t respond with anger or pride. Instead, he started respecting Sung Jin-Woo for sparing his guildmates and him in that fight. As a gesture of goodwill and to express gratitude for not killing his guild members, Thomas gifts Jin-Woo the daggers known as Kamish’s Wrath. It was his most valuable treasure obtained from the most difficult monster until that time, the dragon Kamish.
Sung Jin-Woo, after killing Dongsoo, used his shadow extraction ability, Arise, on him. making him one of the generals of his army.
Conclusion
The Sung Jin-Woo vs Thomas Andre fight was more like an emotional roller coaster rather than a simple high-pace fight. The art, the plot, the setup up to that point, everything was just perfect.
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