Summary
Both Solo Leveling episode #5 and Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I Truly Am the Strongest explore the theme of betrayal as the main characters are slaughtered by their groups. The unsettling atmosphere and the discovery of something sinister in the dungeon are the main similarities between Solo Leveling and the worthless “Appraiser.” The main characters, Jin-woo and Ein, receive outside help to gain strength and seek revenge on those who betrayed them, making their experiences comparable.
Warning: Spoilers for Solo Leveling episode #5 Hot Dancer in Level up aloneEpisode 5 of certainly had many fans on the edge of their seats as they watched Jin-woo save himself and novice hunter Jin-ho from the spider dungeon boss after being betrayed by their group. Those who don’t want to be spoiled for what happens next by reading the original Solo Leveling light novel series or the manhwa adaptation can at least check out this underrated fantasy manga. Even with the worthless position of “Appraiser”, I am truly the strongest by Ibarakino.
The entire premise of the worthless “Appraiser” is built on a similar situation that Jin-woo and Jin-ho encountered in episode #5 of Solo Leveling. The main character, Ein, is betrayed by his own adventurer group, who sacrifice him to protect themselves from a pack of deadly hellhounds.
Some people might see this manga as a brutal deconstruction of the “I got kicked out of the hero group” story, but it is. has many impressive similarities with Solo Leveling episode #5from what initially makes Ein realize that something is wrong at the dungeon to the brutal betrayal that follows.
Both Jin-woo and Ein were brutally betrayed by their party
Original manga by Ibarakino
More directly, Ein and his group initially come across many corpses of hell dogs, much like the insects Jin-woo found with chew marks in Solo Leveling. Of course, a spider boss is eating these insects, while the hellhounds in the useless “The Appraiser” are infighting, but that whole sense of unease is based on the perspective having something much more sinister in their dungeons is important to understand the same. the atmosphere that both stories create. Adding to the similarities is that both Jin-Woo and Ein were forced by their groups to carry heavy luggage in the dungeon.
However, the most important element connecting both scenes is a group betrays and causes the main character to be brutally massacred by one or more monsters for their personal gain. The difference is that both heroes were in different states of power at the time of their betrayal, and so fans were forced to feel certain emotions at different stages. For Ein, this particular case serves as his version of the “statue room” in Solo Leveling, while Jin-woo survived his power-granting challenge and is now a into much more of a character.
Ein and Jin-woo received their special powers similarly
Regardless, fans of each story are eventually forced to hope that the main characters will prove or seek revenge on those who betrayed them. It’s actually how Ein receives his own powers that makes his experience more similar to Solo Leveling as a whole. Both Ein and Jin-woo are weak at the beginning of the story and they only become strong when they receive help from outside. However, “Appraiser” is worthless adds a bit of nuance to Ein’s situation as his eponymous useless class actually plays a role in his path to power.
This is not meant to be Level up alone worse, it’s just that fans who prefer a power system that borrows more from the classic series will certainly appreciate this development if they get a chance to check out this underrated fantasy manga Even with the worthless position of “Appraiser”, I am truly the strongest.
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