Go Gunhee has been introduced in the second season of Solo Leveling; this has left new fans baffled about this 80-year-old’s intentions with Jinwoo as he offered a tempting opportunity to Jinwoo to join the Korean Hunters Association.
He has an aura that makes him stand apart, and fans are buzzing to have a peek at his story. This article will explore Go Gunhee’s character and fate, so stick around until the end.
Go Gunhee is an S-Rank Hunter Korean hunter who used to be Korea’s strongest hunter in his prime. He had retired early on due to his age creeping up and became the chairman of the Korean Hunters Association.
He is a man who is steadfast in his morals and a workaholic striving to make a change. He was overworked to the point where his body became weaker due to age, and the S-rank healers couldn’t patch him up before his endeavors in the dungeons.
Gunhee had to put his passion aside and assume the position of Chairman. He developed an almost fatherlike relationship with Jinwoo, seeing that he was an honest and earnest boy who worked hard to support his family.
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2. How Strong is Go Gunhee?
Go Gunhee was the strongest S-rank hunter in Korea in his prime; what’s more, he was even one of the national hunters at one point. With such strength and zeal, the rulers chose him as a vessel, just like Jinwoo’s dad had been.
However, due to his feeble health, he couldn’t use the rulers powers to the max while fighting battles, unlike other vessels.
1. Physical Abilities
- Beastly Strength: Gunhee had beastly strength. It was as if he were made of steel. He could easily deflect Sillad’s ice magic attacks with his bare hand and even shatter shards of ice with a mere headbutt.
- Lightning Speed: Despite his age factor, Gunhee was fast and extremely agile while battling. This is evident in his dodges when Sillad attacked him at Point Blanc.
2. Magical Abilities
- Ruler’s Authority: Gunhee possesses this telekinesis ability to move objects with mere thoughts.
- Spiritual Body Manifestation: Gunhee can use this skill to manifest into the ruler’s true form and unleash strength.
3. Is Go Gunhee a villain?
Go Gunhee is not a villain but a benevolent man, like a father figure for Jinwoo, supporting him as he levels up.
Gunhee has a deep respect for other righteous hunters, and he develops a strong sense of mutual respect for Jinwoo after seeing his honest and persevering spirit.
He had contempt for those doused in arrogance and selfishness, like Hwang Dongsuk and Hwang Dongsoo.
4. Will Go Gunhee Die?
Go Gunhee will die in Solo Leveling at the hands of the frost monarch, Sillad, in the Monarch’s War Arc. Jinwoo had tried to resuscitate him, but by that time, the clock had ticked to the final hour.
Gunhee had been attacked by Sillad one dark night when he was working in his office on the last day of the international Guild conference in America. Sillad had produced a barrier around him, which set Gunhee in a death trap.
Gunhee was aware of the severity of his position and went all out to attack Sillad to buy time until Jinwoo could step in. With undeterred fervor, he kept up with Sillad’s attack, but his old man’s body gave up after a while.
With a moment of vulnerability, Sillad stabbed Gunhee; with one final spurt of energy, he attacked the barrier, and the ant soldier alerted Jinwoo.
Unfortunately, by the time Jinwoo arrived, it was already too late, as Gunhee was on the threshold of death. Jinwoo tried using the Holy water of life, but Gunhee refused and faced death like a gallant warrior.
His departing words to Jinwoo were like those of a father: He told him to strive for humanity in the upcoming war with the Monarchs.
In the epilogue, when the rulers used the cup of reincarnation, a world without magical beats was created, like an alternate universe. Gunhee never became a hunter here, and Sillad couldn’t kill him.
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However, like Oedipus, he couldn’t escape his fate, and in this timeline, he became extremely ill; even though Jinwoo had given him the Holy Water of life, it gave him only a decade more to live.
Ultimately, his soul was at rest after learning the memories of the previous timeline with Jinwoo.
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5. About Solo Leveling
Solo Leveling is a Korean Webtoon written by Chu Gong and illustrated by Jang Sung Rak. It is adapted from the web novel; I Alone Level Up. Kakaopage publishes it in South Korea and Piccoma in Japan. The series ended in December 2021 and has been collected into 14 volumes.
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His journey to become the most powerful hunter and bring peace back to Earth begins.
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