Who are the two monsters at the end of solo leveling season 2, anime-only viewers through the Season 2 finale (Episode 13)? It does NOT address events from future manhwa arcs beyond what the finale directly sets up.
Who Are the Two Monsters at the End of Solo Leveling Season 2?
The two monsters at the end of Solo Leveling Season 2 are Rakan, the Monarch of Fangs (also called the King of Beasts), and Sillad, the Frost Monarch. They appear in the final minutes of Episode 13 on Jeju Island, knock out an entire squad of trained Hunters in seconds, and vanish — without a single name drop from the show itself.
That’s not a production error. The anime left them unnamed on purpose. They’re ancient godlike beings who don’t need introductions in their own language — and the show wasn’t ready to give you theirs yet.
Here’s everything the finale actually told you, and what it’s hiding.
What Exactly Happens in the Final Scene?
Park Jongsoo’s Knights Guild is mopping up the last ants on Jeju Island when two entities appear out of nowhere. One looks almost human but speaks in the language of beasts. The other is an ice elf — not unlike the ones from the Red Gate arc earlier in Season 1, except on a completely different level of power.
Sillad briefly translates so the Hunters can understand a fragment of their conversation. Then he puts them all to sleep. Effortlessly.
They’re not there to fight the Hunters. They tracked a specific energy signature of Jinwoo’s power all the way to the island. And they seem to recognize it, even though they’ve never met Sung Jinwoo in their lives.
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That last detail is the whole puzzle.
Who Is Rakan The Monarch of Fangs?
Rakan is one of the oldest beings in the Solo Leveling universe. He’s a Monarch — and Monarchs aren’t monsters in the dungeon-break sense you’ve seen all season. They’re an entirely different category of entity.
The Monarchs in Solo Leveling are godlike beings created from darkness by an entity called the Absolute Being, tasked with destroying the world. Rakan, the Monarch of Fangs, is also known as the King of Beasts — able to command creatures and move between dimensions at will.
Rakan’s appearance in the anime is deliberately beast-like in speech. He’s the more aggressive of the two. His history with Jinwoo’s lineage of power is personal — and brutal — in ways the anime hasn’t shown yet.
Who Is Sillad The Frost Monarch?
Sillad is the one who looks like an ice elf. His power over frost lets him, among other things, make humans temporarily understand his language, which is how the Hunters catch a few seconds of their conversation before blacking out.
He’s calmer than Rakan. More calculated. If Rakan is the instinct, Sillad is the strategy.
The two of them together aren’t a random team-up. They share a common goal: find Jinwoo, figure out what he is, and decide what to do about him.
Why Do They Recognize Jinwoo’s Power?
This is the question the finale plants and deliberately doesn’t answer. Here’s the key.
Jinwoo’s power doesn’t come from nowhere. The System that mysterious leveling interface only he can see isn’t some neutral program. It’s a mechanism designed to funnel a specific power into Jinwoo, piece by piece, as his body grows strong enough to handle it. That power belongs to Ashborn, the Shadow Monarch.
Or maybe I should say it this way: Jinwoo isn’t just getting stronger. He’s being shaped into a vessel.
Ashborn is one of the Monarchs or was, before a primordial war between Monarchs and Rulers reshaped everything. Rakan and Sillad know Ashborn’s power signature. They’ve felt it before. When Jinwoo used his full abilities on Jeju Island, in front of a global livestream audience, every Monarch-level being in the world felt it too.
That’s why they showed up. Not because of Jinwoo the hunter. Because of what’s inside him.
The Monarchs vs. Rulers: The War Behind Everything
You can’t understand Rakan and Sillad without knowing the conflict they come from. The Season 2 finale sets this up as the central mystery heading into a potential Season 3.
Quick Comparison — Monarchs vs. Rulers
| Monarchs | Rulers | |
|---|---|---|
| Created from | Darkness | Light |
| Goal | Destroy the world | Protect the world |
| Number | Several (Rakan, Sillad, and others) | Several (including Ashborn, formerly) |
| Relationship to Jinwoo | Enemies — Jinwoo carries Ashborn’s power | Allies — they want to use Jinwoo’s body too |
| Enter through | Gates they create themselves | Same |
The Absolute Being — the god of this universe — created both sides to fight forever. When the Rulers figured out the war was designed to be endless entertainment, they killed him. Ashborn, the one Ruler who defended the Absolute Being, was gravely wounded in the fallout. He survived by becoming the Shadow Monarch, switching sides, and eventually choosing Jinwoo as his successor.
Rakan and Sillad? They were on the opposite side of all of this. They know exactly what Ashborn’s power means, and they’re not happy it’s resurfacing in a human body on Earth.
What Does This Mean for Solo Leveling Season 3?
Here’s the thing: as of April 2025, A-1 Pictures and Aniplex have not officially confirmed Season 3. Producers have suggested 2028 as a rough timeline if production proceeds on schedule, per reporting from Collider and Crunchyroll’s own statements.
What the finale makes clear is where the story goes structurally. Rakan and Sillad aren’t one-episode threats. They represent the shift from a human-scale conflict (dungeons, raids, S-rank hunters) to a cosmic-scale one.
Look, if you’re an anime-only viewer wondering whether to read the manhwa to get answers, here’s what actually works: the manhwa by Chugong picks up directly from where the anime leaves off and covers all of this. The webtoon is available on Kakao’s platforms. Just know going in that the tone gets significantly darker once the Monarchs become active players.
Most people assume the Jeju Island arc is the climax of Solo Leveling. The data suggests that the manhwa treats it as the inciting event of its real story. Everything before it is prologue.
A Note on What Jinwoo’s Father Knows
Sung Ilhwan Jinwoo’s missing dad appeared in Episode 4 of Season 2 inside a dungeon, where he was mistaken for a monster by Dongsoo Hwang. That wasn’t random. Ilhwan has been tracking the Monarchs. He tried to warn Dongsoo before their fight.
The finale confirms he’s been following Rakan and Sillad specifically. He knows something about the threat they represent that Jinwoo doesn’t.
I’ve seen conflicting interpretations across fan communities about whether Ilhwan is working against the Monarchs or operating alongside them under some arrangement. Some manga readers cite specific chapters, while others disagree on context. My read is that he’s independently investigating them, not allied, based on his behavior throughout Season 2. But this thread remains open in the anime.
Voice Search Q&A
Q: Who are the two monsters at the end of Solo Leveling Season 2?
A: They are Rakan, the Monarch of Fangs, and Sillad, the Frost Monarch — two ancient godlike beings who tracked Jinwoo’s power to Jeju Island after sensing Ashborn’s energy during his fight with the Ant King.
Q: What’s the Frost Monarch in Solo Leveling?
Sillad, the Frost Monarch, is one of the Monarch beings created from darkness to destroy the world. He can generate ice, move between dimensions through gates, and temporarily grant humans the ability to understand his language.
Q: Why do the monsters at the end of Season 2 recognize Jinwoo?
They recognize the power of Ashborn, the Shadow Monarch, which the System has been gradually transferring into Jinwoo. The Monarchs know Ashborn’s energy signature from a primordial war — seeing it in a human body on Earth alarmed them.
Q: Should I read the Solo Leveling manhwa after Season 2?
Yes, if you want answers now. The manhwa picks up directly from the Season 2 finale and explains the Monarchs, the Rulers, and Jinwoo’s true origin in full. It’s available on Kakao’s platforms.
Q: When is Solo Leveling Season 3 coming out?
No official release date has been confirmed. A-1 Pictures and Aniplex producers have given a rough estimate of 2028 if production proceeds on schedule, according to Collider.