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Vulcan, a hulking purple-skinned horned demon with three glowing red eyes and a fanged grin, looms in a fiery dungeon chamber full of drifting cinders.
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Vulcan

Character

Vulcan held sway over the Demon Castle's lower floors and stood as its second major boss, an S-Rank demon dubbed the Avaricious Vulcan for his limitless greed and brute power. His clash with Jinwoo became a savage landmark in the ascent through the castle.

Rank: S-Rank
Type: Demon
Title: Ruler of the Lower Floors
Gender: Male
Hangul: 볼칸
Status: Deceased
Dungeon: Demon Castle, 50th Floor
Epithet: Avaricious Vulcan
English Va: Shota Yamamoto
Japanese Va: Shota Yamamoto
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Appearance

Grotesquely fat and roughly as large as a small building, Vulcan was a demon of red skin set with three glowing red eyes, a mouth crowded with teeth and jutting lower fangs, and four horns split into a white pair and a gray pair. He clothed himself in nothing more than a scrap of white loincloth and hefted a giant brown club, which later turned out to be a branch taken from the World Tree.

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Abilities

Rated at S-Rank among magic beasts, Vulcan posed a serious threat. Sheer physical power let him hold Jinwoo down under a rain of blows, and for all his blubbery bulk he moved quickly enough that Jinwoo could not get clear of his strikes in time. Punishment barely fazed him too; he came away all but unhurt after a single punch hurled him crashing through a row of buildings. His Rage skill lifted his pain threshold and swelled each of his stats by half, running with no fixed cap on its duration.

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History

Posted on the fiftieth floor, Vulcan marked the second great barrier Jinwoo had to break through while scaling the Demon Castle. His defeat scattered coveted spoils: the Demon Sovereign's Earrings, a World Tree Fragment prized as crafting stock, and the Orb of Avarice. A bleak note from the novel underscores his nature: too inept to make Bloodstone, the delicacy reserved for demon nobility, Vulcan ate more of his own kin than any other noble. The opening of the anime's second season also features a fight setting him against the Korean S-Ranks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Vulcan in Solo Leveling?

Vulcan held sway over the Demon Castle's lower floors and stood as its second major boss, an S-Rank demon dubbed the Avaricious Vulcan for his limitless greed and brute power. His clash with Jinwoo became a savage landmark in the ascent through the castle.

Where does Jinwoo fight Vulcan in Solo Leveling?

Vulcan was posted on the fiftieth floor of the Demon Castle, marking the second great barrier Jinwoo had to break through while scaling the castle. He served as the Ruler of the Lower Floors.

What is Vulcan's Rage skill in Solo Leveling?

Vulcan's Rage skill lifted his pain threshold and swelled each of his stats by half. It ran with no fixed cap on its duration.

What items did Vulcan drop in Solo Leveling?

Vulcan's defeat scattered coveted spoils: the Demon Sovereign's Earrings, a World Tree Fragment prized as crafting stock, and the Orb of Avarice. His giant club later turned out to be a branch taken from the World Tree.

What does Vulcan look like in Solo Leveling?

Vulcan was a grotesquely fat demon roughly as large as a small building, with red skin, three glowing red eyes, a mouth crowded with teeth and jutting lower fangs, and four horns split into a white pair and a gray pair. He wore only a scrap of white loincloth and hefted a giant brown club.

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This content is original writing by Daddy Jim Headquarters based on the Solo Leveling anime series, the original web novel and webtoon, and official materials. Episode and chapter references are cited where applicable.

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