Like any adaptation, Solo Leveling season 2 has naturally made some changes to its source material. But one moment in the anime's latest episode makes a small but significant alteration that changes the morality of its main character. Before we get into it, though, this is your warning that there are spoilers for Solo Leveling season 2 episode 2 ahead.
The episode sees Sung Jinwoo fight and kill Kim Chul, with the implication being that Jinwoo was able to predict that he would attack him and therefore was acting in self-defense. However, in the original manhwa, Jinwoo was always planning to kill Kim Chul from the outset and even intentionally provoked his attack so he had an excuse to fight back – he needs a new shadow in order to have enough strength to take on Baruka, and killing Kim Chul gives him the perfect opportunity to gain one. The change, though small, makes Jinwoo less morally grey than his comic counterpart.
