Solo Leveling Lim Tae-Gyu

Lim Tae-Gyu (림태규) is a Korean S-Rank Hunter who specializes in archery magic and the Guild Master of the Fiend Guild.

Appearance

Lim is a young man with shaggy black hair and a small goatee. In his first appearance, he wore a black tux. During the Jeju Island Raid, he wore a suit of brown armor and a hat with a light gold bow.

In the new timeline, his hair has grown longer.

Personality

Lim appears to be somewhat unconfident in his abilities as a hunter, as displayed when he silently hoped to himself that the Japanese S-Rank Hunters would go easy on him and his teammates during their 4v4 sparring match. However, he is happy to do his job when he is needed. Ironically, despite how rich he is, he appears to be a bit of a penny-pincher, as he ordered his guild members to move Lee Minsung to the safest position in the attack formation during the Jeju Island Raid due to how much he was worth.

History

Prior to the start of the story, Tae-Gyu was the leader of South Korea's top Guild but stopped becoming that when Yoon-Ho and some of its' member split to form their own Guild.

Jeju Island Arc

Tae-Gyu was present and was watching the sparring between Dong-Wook, leader and founder of the Fame Guild, and Yoon-Ho of the White Tiger Guild. After it ended, Japan's S-ranks made themselves known where Goto offered a proposal; a 4 vs 4 sparring match in which Tae-Gyu was one of the participants. During the match, Tae-Gyu was quickly subdued by Minoru and was taken out for the rest of the match. He was present when Jinwoo, the newest S-rank, decides to challenge Goto and decides to watch like the rest.

Moments before he was dropped into the Jeju Island, Tae-Gyu was seen ordering one of his subordinates to place Minsung in the rear lines as he was incredibly costly to hire. Soon after, he was dropped into the monster-infested Jeju Island along with his country's fellow S-rank Hunter.

Abilities

Lim is the strongest ranger-type hunter in Korea and performs well in battle even without his bow. However, this means that he works best from a distance and is at a tremendous disadvantage in close combat. Also, despite his status, Lim is actually mediocre in strength for a S-Rank, as noted by Hanekawa, and quite possibly one of the weakest S-Ranks in the world.

• Magic Arrows: Lim can instantaneously create magic arrows from his hands, with no more than five at a time. These arrows pack a good punch and were able to not only able to easily damage the interior of the Korean Hunters' Gym, but also easily pierce through the Ant Queen's skin.

• Arrow Mastery: Lim is a very skilled archer and is able to deliver precise shots to his opponents' weak spots.

Trivia

• Lim Tae-Gyu is the only Ranger-class hunter to appear in the entire series.