This article will guide you with everything related to the world’s strongest hunter in Solo Leveling Manhwa and anime, ‘Thomas Andre’. I will explain his powers and fights with Sung Jin Woo or the Beast Monarch.
| Height | 6 feet 6.74 inches (speculated) |
| Nationality: | American |
| Guild: | Scavenger guild (USA) |
| Rank: | National-level |
| Type: | Tank, Fighter |
| Powers: | Immense physical strength, Spiritual Body Manifestation, Speed, Capture, Reinforcement, High Durability, |
| Thomas vs. JinWoo | Chapter 145, 146, & 147 |
Let’s start with who is he:
Thomas Andre belonged to an immigrant family who was faced with those who disliked him at the begging face of his life.
Understandably, people hated Thomas as he didn’t originally belong to America.
As a result, he was forced to confront several enemies without any good reason.
There are countless options that one could opt for when faced with similar situations as Thomas did, however, he chose violence and didn’t let anyone get past him if they bore ill intentions.
Thomas was an underworld fighter and was massively strong compared to normal humans.
He gained fame, wealth, authority and recognition thanks to his strength and hunger to fight.
He had mastered various methods to crush anyone who dared to oppose him.
Although it sounds a little over the board, let me remind you, that he was exceptional.
What’s more, when dungeons started to appear and hunters popped up, Thomas was blessed with the immense strength of Rulers, which added to his already established strength and image.
He climbed up ranks owing to powers and made it up to the world’s strongest hunter whom the entire nation fared and respected.
Thomas led a life of luxury and comfort. His authority took priority even in nation-level matters.
Thomas Andre vs. Sung Jin Woo:
As strong as Thomas Andre was, no one ever thought of a possibility where he could be defeated at the hands of any other being.
However, when he collided with Sung Jin Woo, his strength failed to aid him and lacked to a greater degree which resulted in his defeat against Sung Jin Woo’s powers.
Although Sung Jin Woo struggled for a few minutes, he managed to gain the upper hand and lent several blows that broke Thomas’ reinforcement Armour and all the bones in his body.
Thomas swallowed his pride and admitted defeat.
Sung Jin Woo immediately ceases to lend blows and leaves the area after extracting Hwang’s shadow whom he named, ‘greed‘.
Why did Thomas Andre fight Sung Jin Woo?
The fight takes place in an abandoned building somewhere near the International Guide Conference building in the United States of America.
It was when Sung Jin Woo along with his friend Yoo Jin Ho visited the USA to represent Korea in the international guild conference.
Hwang Dong Su an S-rank hunter who wanted to seek revenge on Sung Jin Woo, kidnapped Yoo JinHo and tortured him physically almost k!lling the hostage.
Upon learning about the incident, Sung Jin Woo loses his cool and we get to encounter the Sung Jin Woo vs. Hwang Dong Su battle which ended almost as quickly as it started.
However, before Sung finishes his prey, Thomas Andre rushes to the scene of action and asks Sung JinWoo to stop.
Thomas Andre states that if SungJin Woo let go of Hwang Dong Su and left without any further destruction, then he would ensure that everything that happened in that factory would remain a secret and there would be no fatal consequences for his actions or none would ever get wind of the incident.
However, JinWoo refuses to accept anything coming from Thomas and maintains an ‘IDGAF’ attitude.
Thomas tries to overwhelm JinWoo by trying to use his fame and ranking, but the latter refuses to budge and doesn’t care about who he’s facing.
Both of them had their members ready for an extreme and brutal encounter which collided as soon as their leaders made a move.
The fight ends and Sung Jin Woo returns to Korea.
Why did Thomas become friends with Sung Jin Woo?
After spending a day in the hospital, Andre decides that he should repay JinWoo for spearing his life as well as his guild members.
According to him, the best he could do was to give Kamish’s Wraith daggers to Jin Woo as a gift.
He visits South Korea and waits for Sung Jin Woo at the JinAh guild for two hours.
He offers the daggers and Jin Woo accepts them gladly.
How did Andre get his hands on Kamish’s Wraith?
It was when the biggest gate that mankind ever witnessed, appeared in America and a massively powerful dragon came out of it.
He causes havoc and destruction and more than a hundred S-rank hunters were eliminated in the process of confronting him.
Finally, Thomas Andre along with the other four National-level hunters somehow managed to defeat Kamish.
Thomas was able to secure Kamish’s fangs when he was attacked by it.
And the association allowed him to have those fans as a souvenir, they were too short to be crafted into longswords and were converted into two fine and powerful daggers.
However, since Thomas was not an assassin type who depended heavily on tools, he didn’t use the daggers and left them in his guild basement for nearly eight years.
Here’s everything about Thomas Andre vs. the Beast Monarch:
So, the next Thomas Andre fight that we get to address is when he visits Korea to meet JinWoo.
Seoul was already going through a lot of pressure and the general public was being evacuated to safer places, fearing that the gates would open any moment and monsters would pop up.
But, the beast Monarch was ahead of his time and was eager to cause some destruction for amusement.
As soon as he ends a B-rank hunter, Thomas arrives at the scene of the incident and confronts the beast, Monarch.
It was a sight to behold as Thomas Andre was already popular among the people of every nation and everyone considered themselves lucky to have him at the moment.
The fight starts:
Thomas Andre was able to lend a few critical blows to the beast Monarch Rakan. The fight was on equal footing for some minutes and their presence was strong enough to be sensed from kilometres away.
Thomas uses his speed and agility along with his Telekinesis ability to end Rakan as soon as possible.
The Monarch was impressed by the immense strength possessed by Thomas and appreciated it.
However, he then resorts to using his Spiritual Body Manifestation which Thomas responds by activating his reinforced which is the same thing.
Thomas was able to lead some surprise attacks but was instantly overwhelmed and defeated after receiving a few blows from the manifested beast Monarch Rakan.
How strong is Thomas Andre?
First of all, Thomas was ranked at the Top of all the National-level hunters which is the highest rank in the power system of hunters. To achieve that rank, one must have completed at least one S-rank dungeon.
That stands to prove that Thomas would be able to defeat several S-rank hunters all alone by himself.
- When he fought Sung Jin Woo, the healers reported that all of his bones were broken,
- But Thomas is seen walking normally in just a single day.
- The healers also reported that any other S-rank hunter would have died more than 10 times if it was them in Thomas’ place.
- Beru and Tusk were no match for Thomas and didn’t even put a stretch.
- Thomas was strong enough to force the beast Monarch into activation of his Spiritual Body Manifestation form.
- Beru defeated S-rank hunters and Goto Ryuji with ease while he was the ant King, and yet he was easily crushed by Rakan’s fists, but Thomas Andre did manage to lend many fatal blows to the same.
- Thomas was Strong enough to break Kamish’s fangs.
Thomas Andre powers:
- Immense physical strength:
Thomas Andre was a tank-type hunter who mainly relied on physical strength and brute force to counter most of the enemies. In terms of hunters, there weren’t any who could defeat him in physics combat, except for Jin Woo.
- Enhanced durability and quick reflection:
Thomas survived massive blows from both JinWoo and Beast Monarch. He also counted them by using his reflection to the best extent.
He was fast enough to dodge their attacks and initiate sneaky moves.
It’s a feat that’s very rare to encounter in the world of Solo Leveling aside from characters who are way beyond the level of any hunters.
- Reinforcement: Spiritual body manifestation:
Thomas was able to cover his body with a strong armour that provided him both an offensive and defensive boost.
This ability is commonly known as Spiritual body manifestation where a user switches their forms which not only change their appearance but also effect their stats to a greater degree.
It not only helps to counter stronger foes but also to beat sneaky assassins like Sung Jin Woo and dodge their unpredictable moves.
There are very few among the entirety of hunters who are blessed with this immense source of power.
- Capture:
An ability that allows Thomas Andre to pull things towards him. It’s almost close to Jin Woo’s ruler’s authority but in a more enhanced manner.
During the battle against Jin Woo, Thomas combined both reinforcement and capture to ensure his opponent’s ultimate demise, but Jin Woo countered it with the ruler’s authority.
He stated that if it wasn’t for his telekinetic ability, Thomas would have dealt some serious damage to him.
Thomas Andre Chapters:
- Thomas Andre vs Sung Jin Woo – Chapters 145, 146, and 147.
- Thomas Andre Vs. Beast Monarch (Rakan) – chapters 155, 156, and 157.
How good was Thomas Andre as a person?
When it comes to being human, we didn’t get to encounter Thomas involved in any nasty activities that would harm one’s reputation in terms of humanity and humility.
Thomas has had a tough past and as a result, he adapted to the situation and chose violence, but at the end of the day, he was a kind and compassionate person.
Not only did he warn Hwang Dong Su, but also fought on his behalf even though he didn’t want to.
It goes to show his love and care for the guild members who followed and respected both for his strength and position.
Thomas swallowed his pride and announced his defeat when fighting against Sung Jin Woo.
He was the kind of person who would fall to any extent in matters of repaying someone’s debt.
So, we can conclude that Thomas Andre was a good person.
Conclusion:
Thomas Andre is a significant part of Solo Leveling Manhwa. Although we don’t get to see much about him, his popularity still remains at the top when talking about the best characters in Solo Leveling.
