Baek Yoonho

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“	I always believed that a single hero couldn't end a war by himself. But after recent events, I'm starting to think that maybe I was wrong. Chin up, Mr. Sung. You were able to put an end to this tragedy.	”
—Baek Yoonho to Sung Jinwoo , Chapter 108 (Webtoon)

Baek Yoonho
Hangul	‎백윤호
Debut	Chapter 44NV Chapter 47WB Episode 1AN
Status	Alive
Statistics
Gender	Male
Family	Unnamed Wife Baek Miho (Daughter)
Rank	S-Rank
Guild	(formerly)
Class	Fighter
Affiliations	Jeju Island Raid Party
Occupation	Hunter Guild Master Firefighter (Post-Time Reversal)
Skills	Eyes of the Beast
Weapons	Claws
Portrayal
Korean	Han Bok-hyun
Japanese	Hiroki Tōchi
English	Christopher Sabat

Baek Yoonho (‎백윤호) is a Korean S-Rank Hunter and the Guild Master of the White Tiger Guild.

Appearance

Baek is a muscular young man with spiky orange hair, orange eyes, pronounced canine teeth, and neatly trimmed sideburns. He is typically seen wearing a black tux. During the Jeju Island Raid, he wore a black armor with yellow shoulder guards, gray pants, and a set of golden claws. When using his powers, his eyes glow yellow, his hair turns white, and his pupils become slits.

Personality

Baek is an ambitious and serious man who cares for his guild members, as demonstrated when he left his original guild to create his own, nearly got into a fight with Hwang Dongsoo when the man strangled one of his employees, and then tried to force an explanation out of Jinwoo as to why only three of his guild members survived the Red Gate Incident. He is also curious and notably perceptive, as he was the first person to realize that Jinwoo had no limit to his strength.

History

Baek originally joined the Fiend Guild as a Hunter, but left it with some members to establish the White Tiger Guild.

His guild agreed to the Korean Hunters Association's request to deal with the Double Dungeon Incident.

Yoo Jinho Raid Party Arc

In the novel, Baek yelled at Ahn Sangmin for the dungeon purchase failure for novice training. Confident in Ahn's capabilities as a recruiter, Baek momentarily hoped for a new talented Hunter to join the guild. Unbeknownst to Baek, Ahn's target was Sung Jinwoo.

Red Gate Arc

Baek received an urgent request from the Association about a sudden Red Gate Dungeon because his A-Rank Hunter Kim Chul lead the White Tiger Guild raid party training exercise into that mutated dungeon.

Abilities

As a S-Rank Hunter, Baek is one of the top hunters in Korea. However, despite his status, Baek 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.

• Enhanced Strength: Baek possesses great physical strength, as displayed by how he was able to fight evenly against Ma Dongwook without fully transforming and hold his own against Kumamoto during their sparring bout without too much trouble. His transformation ability was also said to buff his strength to the point that he would be able to easily overpower Dongwook in a 1-on-1 battle.
• Enhanced Speed: Baek can move at great speeds, as displayed by how he was able to react in time to Kumamoto's attacks and keep up with the latter's movements for a brief period of time.
• Enhanced Durability: Baek possesses great physical durability, as displayed by how he was able to remain conscious and keep moving at a relatively normal pace even after being badly beaten and strangled by the Ant King.
• Transformation: Baek is able to transform into a tiger-like humanoid monster with white fur, pure white hair, sharp claws, and prominent fangs, which significantly increases his strength and speed. He is also able to partially transform and chose which specific parts of his body to transform, as displayed when he only transformed his hands and hair during his sparring match with Kumamoto.
• Eyes of the Beast: Baek is able to enter an "Enlightened State" and accurately measure the power level of a monster or another hunter with his eyes. As a bonus, this skill also enhances his reflexes. (Ch. 65 ^WB)

Trivia

• In the Japanese version of the anime, Baek's name is changed to Taiga Shirakawa (白川大虎, Shirakawa Taiga).
• Baek Yoonho name is a foreshadowing to his ability to transform into an anthropomorphic lion-like monster.

External Links

• Baek Yoonho on the Solo Leveling: ARISE Wiki
• Baek Yoonho on the Heroes Wiki