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The following contains spoilers for Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia.
Solo Levelingis filled with super-powerful beings that can easily overwhelm the average person. During his journey to gain strength, protagonist Sung Jinwoo comes across individuals stated to be as strong as an entire country’s military and literal god-like beings, while still finding a way to win. Comparatively, the world ofMy Hero Academiaseems a bit more tame. All Might, the world’s greatest hero, has enemies that seem exceedingly more down-to-earth.
What would happen if All Might suddenly appeared in the world ofSolo Leveling? Would he be among the highest-ranked powerhouses, or would he be just another fodder side character for Jinwoo to step over in his quest for strength?
If All Might Got Transported to the Anime
Where Would All Might Place in the First Two Seasons of Solo Leveling?
Despite All Might and the colorful world ofMy Hero Academiaseeming tamer than what Jinwoo regularly goes up against, one should not underestimate the strength of the Pro Heroes.All Might possesses so much physical strengththat his punches alone can change the weather. His speed is also extremely high for the world ofSolo Leveling, able to break the sound barrier easily. If All Might were to battle against the S-rank hunters inSolo Leveling,he would be way too powerful for them, especially in his prime.
It seems likely thatAll Might would be ableto clear any dungeonsA-ranked or below easily, and might also clear S-rank dungeons. He would be more than a match for the Ant King and would likely easily solo the Jeju Island raid thanks to his mind-boggling physical strength and impressive speed. None of the S-rank hunters in the animehave any feats that come close to All Might’s, and a Prime All Might could probably rout the majority of them unscathed. All Might would at least be at the level of power as a National Level Hunter, and would likely be much higher in his prime.
“I really have gotten weaker. Back in my heyday, five hits woulda been enough to knock that guy out. But today, it took more than 300 mighty blows.” -All Might in Episode 12.
All Might Versus Jinwoo
Who is Stronger?
Sung Jinwoo is incredibly powerfulby the end of Season 2, able to summon a host of powerful shadows and has access to some insanely broken skills. However, at this point in the anime, he would easily fold to the power of All Might. All Might’s hypersonic speed is way faster than anything we have seen from Jinwoo so far, and the power of his punches means All Might doesn’t even have to get in close to defeat him. Even with the shadow army at his disposal, the wind from All Might’s punches would one-shot them before they had a chance to do anything, quickly draining Jinwoo’s mana.
However, if you considerthe full strength that Jinwoo unlocksfor himself by the end of the manhwa adaptation ofSolo Leveling, the outcome becomes much different. Jinwoo essentially becomes unkillable, completely absorbing the powers of a being that would destroy the Earth just by walking on it. The Earth inSolo Levelingneeded to be strengthened with mana just to survive a clash between the Rulers and Monarchs, and some of the series' most powerful beings are forced to use human vessels because of how fragile Earth and humans are.
Jinwoo, by the end of the manhwa, would handily defeat All Might because they are simply playing on different power scales. During the climactic battle between Star and Stripe and Shigaraki inMy Hero Academia, a few fighter jets were enough to give Shigaraki, one of the series' most powerful villains, some trouble as he engaged America’s top hero.
In a hypothetical battle between a fully awakened Jinwoo and All Might, Jinwoo would take the fight easily. By the end of his journey, Jinwoo has accumulated so many skills, items, and powerful shadows that he becomes the equivalent of a multi-quirk user inMy Hero Academia.Even without all these extra abilities he could use to take out the hero, Jinwoo’s physical stats alone might have eclipsed All Might’s by the end of the series.
Overall, it seems fair to place All Might around the National Level Hunter range inSolo Leveling, though he could be much stronger in his prime. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen much of the fullest extent Prime All Might reached in the adaptations ofMy Hero Academiaso far.
Solo Leveling
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A-1 Pictures' Solo Leveling is an anime based on Chugong’s popular web novel. Set in an unforgiving fantasy world where hunters explore dungeons filled with monsters, the vulnerable Sung Jinwoo gains a significant power boost after he is picked to be a solo player by the System.
