Solo Leveling: Arise Drops Monarchs War Trailer as Update Goes Live
The update, part of the game's 2.5-year anniversary celebration, adds Velvet and Holy Barrier Go Gunhee plus new modes and in-game gifts.
Netmarble released a new trailer for the Monarchs War Arc update in Solo Leveling: Arise, and the update itself arrived on October 19 as part of the game's 2.5-year anniversary celebration, according to cbr.com.
The trailer shows Sung Jinwoo caught off guard by the Beast Monarch and then fatally wounded by the Frost Monarch, staging a sequence familiar to readers of the Solo Leveling manhwa.
Two new characters join the roster in the update: S-Rank Hunter Velvet and a younger version of Go Gunhee, Jinwoo's mentor, named Holy Barrier Go Gunhee.
Netmarble also added new gameplay modes and in-game gifts for players as part of the anniversary rollout.
Older ground for the arc
In Solo Leveling manhwa Chapter 160, Sung Jinwoo is caught off guard by the Beast Monarch and finished off by the Frost Monarch — the same beat the new trailer revisits.
Solo Leveling: Arise first launched on May 8, 2024, and the Monarchs War arc marks one of its larger story additions since release.
Quick answers
When did the Solo Leveling: Arise Monarchs War update launch?
The update was released on October 19, as part of the game's 2.5-year anniversary celebration.
Which new characters are in the Monarchs War update?
The update adds S-Rank Hunter Velvet and Holy Barrier Go Gunhee, a younger version of Go Gunhee.
What else does the Monarchs War update include?
Netmarble added new gameplay modes and in-game gifts for players alongside the new characters and story content.