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Esil Radiru (에실 라디루) is a demon noble and the eldest princess of the Radiru Clan.
Appearance
Esil is a demon girl with long purple hair, large red eyes, sharp red eye markings, and pronounced canines. Despite being a demon, she has a youthful and human-like appearance, something Jinwoo noticed upon their first encounter in the Demon Castle. In her first appearance, she wore a short red cape and white armor adorned with red paint. Later, while ascending the upper floors of the Demon Castle, she wore gray armor accented with blue paint, along with black armor plates covering her chest, shoulders, and upper arms.
Personality
Despite being a demon, Esil has an open, honest, and affable personality. She is also somewhat selfish and shameless, as displayed when she had no problem begging for her life after Jinwoo killed all of her knights and claimed that they would be happy to sacrifice themselves as long as she survived. At the same time, she can be sneaky and deceptive, as shown when she attempted to stab Jinwoo in the back after he lowered his guard against her.[1]
History
Demon Castle Arc
When Jinwoo made it to the 80th floor of the Demon Castle, Esil and several of the knights under her clan were dispatched by her father to eliminate him and his troops. After Jinwoo effortlessly slaughtered all her knights and was about to kill her, Esil quickly surrendered and begged for mercy, promising to give him anything he wanted if he spared her life. As he had already spent two days searching for the 80th floor's entry permit with no success and was somewhat unwilling to kill her due to her human-like appearance, Jinwoo took up her offer without a second thought.
After Jinwoo obtained the entry permit from her clan, Esil accompanied him as he continued to climb the castle, watching in awe as he easily slaughtered the inhabitants of each floor. When they finally arrived on the 100th and final floor, they were confronted by the Demon King Baran, who then summoned his troops and engaged Jinwoo in battle. When Baran eventually gained the upper hand, Esil distracted him by throwing a dagger at his face, giving Jinwoo enough time to regain his footing and finally kill Baran by punching his head off.[2]
Thrilled that her clan had risen to the top of the demon hierarchy, Esil invited Jinwoo to return to her floor for a grand feast. However, he declined, citing that her floor was too far away to travel back to. With no reason left to stay and eager to see if the Holy Water of Life would work on his mother, Jinwoo thanked Esil for her help and bid her farewell. Esil attempted to protest, but before she could even say anything, Jinwoo suddenly disappeared by using Shadow Exchange, leaving her confused and annoyed.
Academy Arc
After the new timeline was created by the Cup of Reincarnation, the Demon Castle became unstable, forcing all the surviving demons to evacuate to the World of Eternal Slumber where they were given sanctuary by the Shadow Monarch. Esil and her father were among those present when the Monarch addressed his subjects in his realm.
Ragnarok
At some point prior to Outer War, the Demon World stabilized and called its former inhabitants home. Esil joined her kind in returning to reclaim the Demon World. However during her father’s rule, all of the demon nobles save for her were killed in a rebellion of lower rank demons influenced by an Apostle. Esil being the last demon noble became a fugitive.
Demon Monarch Successor Arc
During the succession ritual, Esil was absorbed into the item Baran’s Horn and drawn into a space surrounding the World Tree. As her soul fell endlessly into darkness, she instinctively reached toward the tree, driven by desperation. When her fingertips finally touched one of its branches, the colossal beast Nidhogg appeared, coiled around the tree and blocking her path with a deafening roar.
Paralyzed by fear, Esil was nearly devoured by Nidhogg until Suho’s 'Passive Skill:Unknown' activated, summoning him into the same space. Trapped together in the beast’s mouth, she struggled under its crushing pressure while Suho fought back. Ultimately, with Suho’s aid, one of Nidhogg's head is cut off, completing the ritual.
After that, Esil successfully inherited the title of Monarch of Gluttony, gaining full control over her powers. In recognition of Suho’s support, she pledged loyalty to him and granted him the Blessing of Gluttony, which increases experience gained by 300%. She also gifted him the Purified Blood of the Demon King, a rare substance needed to craft the Holy Water of Life.
Abilities
As a demon noble, Esil is strong for her species and measures up to a S-Rank Hunter in strength. However, after losing a considerable amount of her blood, she has lost most of her power and is currently only about as strong as a C-Rank Hunter.
- Spear Mastery: Esil is skilled at wielding spears in combat, as shown when she effectively fought against Jinwoo using one.
- Enhanced Strength: Esil possesses great physical strength, as displayed by how she was able to thrust at Jinwoo with her spear with enough force to tear large holes in the buildings behind him whenever she missed.
- Enhanced Speed: Esil can move at great speeds, as displayed by how she was able to keep up with Jinwoo's movements for a brief amount of time before he ultimately overpowered her.
- Bloodstone: A unique ability possessed by demon nobles that allows them to absorb and harness the power contained within blood
- Blood Crystal: After becoming the demon king, her skill Bloodstone evolved into Blood Crystal. Blood Crystal is the unique power of the Demon King to highly refine demon blood.[3]
- Hell's Army: As the Demon King, Esil can create hundreds of gates summoning all the demons who pledge allegiance to her.[4]
Trivia
- While Esil is shown riding a horse when she first meets Jinwoo in the webtoon, she is shown walking on her feet in the anime.
References
- ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 82
- ↑ Solo Leveling Webtoon: Chapter 87
- ↑ Ragnarok Novel: Chapter 249
- ↑ Ragnarok Novel: Chapter 251