Appearance
Sung Jin-Woo started off as an average looking young man of average height with a skinnier, weaker build, but still stronger than a normal person.
Upon his Reawakening, becoming a Player, Jin-Woo went from a young man with a weaker build into a lean young man with a well-developed physique, because the System was assisting in his growth to make him stronger. He now became a rather tall and handsome young man able to attract the attention of most woman.
Although, at first, his wore basic clothing because of his lack of funds since gaining more money and access to the System Shop, he gained access to various items and clothing that no other Hunter has access two. Most of the clothing that he wears ranging from wearing black clothing that fits his current mindset and abilities.
Personality
From the start, Jin-Woo is shown to be rather kind, brave, and compassionate, going through dungeons to pay for his mother's hospital fees and take care of his sister at the same time. Although, he was reckless and at times nervous around his fellow Hunters who he ventured with, but he could also be rather analytical and smart even in the most tense situations, which allowed him to rescue the survivors of the Double Dungeon. Jin-Woo was also willing to sacrifice himself so that the two who remained with him could escape, knowing neither of them were capable of escaping without assistance, however, he was secretly frightened and didn't want to die as he had a family himself.
Following his Reawakening and becoming a Player, his mindset started changing with his continued fighting. He has become more bold and confident in his abilities. He at first was estranged about the system, being wary and cautious about it. This caution and wariness later dissipates.
His personality however, remains almost unchanged as he is shown to be caring and thoughtful, he just doesn't show it as much as he did back then. He has had a few positive changes though, such as confidence, courageousness and coldness towards monsters and hostile hunters.
Biography
Sung Jin-Woo is the oldest child of Sung Il-Hwan and Park Kyung-Hye, being the older brother of Sung Jin-Ah. His father who worked as a firefighter was soon awakened, then started going into the Dungeon as a means of making money, but soon vanished. After his mother who became afflicted with the Eternal Slumber Disease, Jin-Woo who graduated started working in the Dungeons to pay for her hospital bills and take care of his younger sister.
However, because he was the weakest Hunter even for an E-Rank, he undergoes near-death experiences in various situations, most of them being weaponless or starving in the dungeons.
Powers and Abilities
Although, Sung Jin-Woo was an Awakened Human with physical prowess higher than that of normal humans, he was weaker than other Hunters of higher rankings and almost died several times inside of lower-level Dungeons. However, following his Reawakening in the Double Dungeon, he became a Player, which allowed him to level up and become stronger almost as if he were a gamer. Since then, Jin-Woo has leveled up higher and higher through playing through the various dungeons and special ones he alone had access to, achieving skills and abilities using the System, which was also using him.
Following his Class Change Quest, Jin-Woo was offered the position of Necromancer which soon evolved into the hidden class, Shadow Lord. Following this, he became able to revive his deceased enemies and people to turn them into his Shadows, servants who serves and fights alongside him in combat, however, he is incapable of reviving those stronger than him or demonic beings who have corrupted mana. Since achieving this Job, Jin-Woo attained a wide assortment of Shadows from powerful foes who fights alongside him. He is capable of giving names to the Elite Shadows.
The true purpose for the Architect creating the System was to find a host strong enough to become the vessel for the Shadow Monarch, which slowly modifies his body using Ashborn's power. Following his completion of the Final Trial of the Architect and attaining the original Shadow Monarch's Black Heart, Jin-Woo then became the Shadow Monarch, the original monarch was not reborn. After his heart was pierced and encountering Ashborn, he left all his powers to Jin-Woo, which resulted releasing the System, granting him access to all his power.
- Supernatural Condition: Following his Awakening, Jin-Woo gained highest physical abilities above a normal human, but lower than Hunters. After his reawakening, and because of the leveling system, his various physical capabilities have been heightened the more he leveled up and put points into his stats, he could content with some of the strongest hunters and monsters.
- Immense Mana: Although, his mana was weaker than normal E-Ranks, following his leveling up, and putting points into his Intelligence stats, his mana has grown to the point where he could be classified as one of the S-Rank Hunters, his level being stated to be either above S and National-Level Hunters.
- Unlimited Inventory: Because of the System, Jin-Woo has access to a limitless storage akin to a dimensional storage, where he can store endless items, thus removing the need for him to carry anything on him.
- System Shop: After reaching a certain level, he gained access to the item shop, where he can acquire various items ranging from clothes, weapons, armors, and support items such as high-end healing potions.
- Kandiaru's Blessing: After his Reawakening, Jin-Woo earned a passive skills, which will always keep him strong and healthy. Even if he loses, a limb, it'll recover after a period of time through Will to Recover. And Longevity, which makes him immune to all diseases, poisons, and other abnormalities, as well as his natural regenerative abilities all being enhanced, while sleeping.
- Speed: A skill that increases his speed by 30% using 1 mana each minute, it later evolved into Quicksilver, although, its exact effects weren't revealed, it increases it further than normal.
- Bloodlust: A skill that intimidates his opponents using strong energy for one minute, which induces a state of fear, reducing their stats by 50%.
- Stealth: A skill that allows him to remain hidden with his surroundings, hiding his presence and mana.
- Dagger Throw: A skill that allows him to toss his daggers at his opponent, having learned Ruler's Authority, he can use all the daggers he have remotely, it later evolved into Dagger Rush, although, the exact effect hasn't been revealed, it increased it further than normal.
- Critical Strike: A skill that allows him to aim his daggers at his opponent vital spot, it later evolved into Mutiliate.
Shadow Monarch Powers:
- Shadow Extraction: Jin-Woo can extract the shadows of enemies he has defeated as long as life doesn't exist within them, instead using their residual mana as a source.
- Shadow Save: Jin-Woo can store the shadows that he has turned into his soldiers inside of his own shadow and recall them when needed.
- Shadow Exchange: Jin-Woo can switch places with whatever shadow he has summoned and sent to another location without distance limit.
- Domain of the Monarch: An area-effect power, which increases the powers of his Shadows, replacing the colors of those Knight Grade Shadows from Blue-Black to Purple-Black.
- Ruler's Authority: A power common among Monarchs and Rulers, Jin-Woo is granting power akin to psychokinesis, letting him control physical items without actual contact.
Equipment
Kasaka's Venom Fang: A dagger made from Kasaka's Venom Fang. Has two effects: Paralyze and Bleed.
Knight Killer: A dagger designed to fight against armored enemies. Deals an extra +25% damage against armored opponents.
Baruka's Dagger: A dagger once used by the elf warlord Baruka.
Demon King's Daggers: A pair of daggers once used by the Demon King Baran. Has a second effect called Two as One, which grants bonus attack power to each dagger based on the user's strength stat.
Demon King's Longsword: A longsword once used by Baran. Has a second effect called Storm of White Flames, which summons a small lightning storm within a certain area.
Kamish's Wrath: A pair of daggers forged from the fang of the dragon Kamish. They are mana-sensitive, meaning that their power aligns with their user's strength stat, and also allow their user to alter their weight however they please.
Relationships
Family
Sung Il-Hwan
S-Rank, Fought Hwang Dong-Su and won easily.
Park Kyung-Hye
Jin-woo cares deeply about his mother as after falling into an Eternal Sleep, he decided to become a Hunter to pay for the hospital fees despite ended up near dead the sometimes. After he discovered the possible creation of the Holy Water of Life at the Demon Castle, he didn't hesitate to do whatever it took to create the item to awake his mother.
Sung Jin-Ah
Jin-woo and Jin-Ah have the typical brother-sister relationship, both caring about one another, while sometimes arguing with one another. She is another reason he decided to become a Hunter as he needed to also support her since she was still attending high school. As a true testament to his love for her younger sister, Jin-Woo broke from his usual calm demeanor after seeing the bruises left behind by the High Orc Leader on his face, leaving Igris to protect and evacuate her and the other students before slaughtering all the remaining High Orcs in the most brutal manner possible compared to all the other monsters he's fought.
Hunters
Go Gun-Hee
Jin-Woo has great respect for Gun-Hee because of his status and kindness, being one of the only people to assist in different ways after being evaluated as an S-Rank. In comparison to the other Hunters aside from Yoo Jin-Ho and Cha Hae-In, Gun-Hee is one of the only people who Jin-Woo is noted to have serious and casual conversations on a daily basis.
Yoo Jin-Ho
Sung Jin-Woo's subordinate and Vice Guild master to the Ahjin guild, Jin-Woo cares deeply for him.
Shadows
Jin-Woo has a rather odd relationship with all his shadows, They maintain their personalities while also being loyal to Jin-Woo. he often refers to them as idiots, and has many named shadows, and many many unnamed.
Igris
Among his servants aside from Beru, Igris arguably the most notably loyal to his current King, acting as a knight should in front of a king. During a previous dungeon raid in an S-Rank Dungeon, he once collected the heads of the monsters he defeated and presented them to Jin-Woo in an attempt to display his loyalty, but he told him to stop since Iron was copying the same thing, albeit with a monster Jin-Woo defeated instead.
Iron
Born from Kim Chul, Iron has inherited most of his original's personality, he is noted to have over-killed enemies that were already defeated. Jin-Woo had to reprimand him often. He can find Iron's acts irritating at times, mostly because he sometimes copies what Igris does in showing his loyal to Jin-Woo to the point of being almost the comic relief among all the shadows.
Tusk
A high orc magician boss with the rank of Elite Knight, with the power of Hymns he can control fire magic, gravity magic, barriers, explosive magic and acceleration and deceleration (time?) magic.
Tank
An Ice Bear mini boss, being the rank of Elite originally, he later upgrades to the rank of knight. He is named tank because he charged through many demons in the demon tower arc.
Beru
The most lethal and loyal shadow Jin-Woo has, being the rank of general and having the speed and power to kill S-ranks easily. He was an ant from Jeju Island, he was the warrior ant who killed Goto Ryuji and many of his subordinates.