Sugimoto Reiji

Sugimoto Reiji is an SSR Wind character in Solo Leveling: Arise. Sugimoto Reiji's role is Assassin. Faction: Blade Guild.

On our Solo Leveling: Arise tier list Sugimoto Reiji is A tier, 41st of the 60 characters ranked, from where 2 current tier lists put Sugimoto Reiji.

Other Wind characters in Solo Leveling: Arise: Amamiya Mirei, Goto Ryuji, Han Se-Mi, Hwang Dongsoo, Kim Sangshik, Lennart Niermann and 6 more.

Sugimoto Reiji builds up Flash Draw stacks from his core attack, and spending them through his first basic skill both applies a debuff and shifts him into a new combat stage. Each stage changes what his core attack and first basic skill actually turn into, cycling through a handful of named forms with their own cooldowns, so keeping the rotation moving matters more than any single button.

His second basic skill speeds up how fast he regains Flash Draw stacks, and staying aggressive keeps his debuffs and elemental buildup running.

Sugimoto Reiji is a playable Hunter in Solo Leveling: ARISE.

He is an Elemental Stacker-class assassin who focuses on sustained damage through stacking effects and continuous attack chains.

Using swift iaido techniques, he cycles through different combat states to enhance his abilities, applying stacking damage over time and building momentum as the fight progresses.

Rather than relying on burst damage, Reiji excels at maintaining pressure and amplifying his output through precise timing and flow.

The new guild master of the Blade Guild.

He's a responsible leader who strives to lead the Blade Guild honorably without being swayed by the Hunters Association's influence.

Dossier #01: Childhood Friend: Ka-Yo

Sugimoto Reiji's childhood was filled with memories of Ka-Yo.

So much so that he couldn't even remember when they first.

She had simply always been by his side.

At some point, stories about a star hunter named Goto Ryuji crept into their conversations more and more often.

Ka-Yo admired that even after awakening as an S-Rank, he chose the safety of his country over money.

A dungeon break occured one day on their way to school.

A particular magic beast charged straight at them, blocking their escape.

Reiji and Ka-Yo instinctively clung to each other.

Then someone appeared and cut the monster down with a single stroke of his blade.

Steadying her shaking breath, Ka-Yo quietly spoke his name.

"Goto Ryuji...?"

Thanks to Goto Ryuji's help, the two of them made it out alive.

From that day forward, Ryuji was Reiji's role model just as much as he was Ka-Yo's.

Dossier #02: A Hunter's Conviction

Reiji found himself wondering: "If I became a hunter like Goto Ryuji, how would Ka-Yo look at me?"

And Sugimoto did: he awakened as an S-Rank hunter.

But when he shared the news with Ka-Yo, she said nothing and wept.

"Ka-Yo, why are you crying?" Did I do something wrong?"

After joining a guild, Reiji came face to face with the harsh reality of the hunter world.

Guilds valued profit over people, and the greedy Hunters Association had absolute power.

Even so, he tried to hold on to his conviction like Goto Ryuji, but he lacked the strength.

As waves of self-doubt crashed over him, Ka-Yo was steadfast at his side.

As long as she was with him, he felt he could face any road ahead.

Reiji proposed to Ka-Yo.

Dossier #03: The Springtime Groom

Their wedding took place in a small forest chapel beneath the falling, cherry blossoms on a warm spring day.

But just as they were declared man and wife, Reiji received emergency summons for a near-by dungeon break.

When Reiji returned from handling the dungeon break he was required to fix, the wedding hall was awash with blood.

Orcs had attacked. He prayed that Ka-Yo would survive.

But before the wish had even finished forming, he saw her struck down.

Between ragged breaths, Ka-Yo revealed why she cried that day so long ago.

"I cried because your path seems so hard and lonely.

I wanted to walk with you. I'm sorry for leaving you behind."

As her wedding dress slowly turned scarlet...

Ka-Yo wiped away Reiji's tears and quietly closed her eyes.

Dossier #04: The Truth Laid Bare

After Ka-Yo passed away, Sugimoto lived as though half-dead.

Then one day, he heard the truth about that day from a fellow hunter.

Reiji had been called to an event hall with high-ranking officials closely tied to the Hunters Association.

That dungeon break was nothing more than a few hobgoblins, but an S-Rank hunter like him was called for appearnces.

Soon after, a high-ranking Dungeon Break occurred near the wedding hall.

The Hunters Association intentionally kept it hidden from Sugimoto.

Faced with the cruel truth, Sugimoto's fist began to shake.

"If only I had power... I would've been able to protect Ka-Yo."

Sugimoto was drowning in grief and self-contempt.

Emotion boiled up inside him, and he couldn't tell whether it was a thirst for vengeance or justice.

Then, he saw a news report that Goto Ryuji had successfully handled another Dungeon Break.

That's right: the hero he and Ka-Yo used to admire.

With Goto Ryuji, power could be within reach.

He could become a hunter who upheld his beliefs, without being swayed by the Association's whims.

Dossier #05: The Blade Guild

Sugimoto Reiji went to Goto Ryuji and proposed that they form a guild together.

In response, Goto gave him a cold stare.

He misunderstood Reiji's offer as nothing more than a money-making scheme.

Sugimoto explained himself again and again.

It wasn't about profit, but about conviction.

They needed a guild where hunters could stand their ground and fight without being controlled by the Hunters Association.

"Mr. Goto, do what you need to do to achieve your goals.

I'll support you. People like me, who support your principles, need a leader."

Goto Ryuji shook Sugimoto's outstretched hand.

Thus, the Blade Guild was born.

The Blade Guild grew rapidly and established itself as the strongest guild in Japan.

Now, even the Hunters Association had to watch its steps around them.

Yes, in the end, if all came down to power.

Standing beside Goto Ryuji under the name of the Blade Guild, Sugimoto felt as if he held the entire world in his hands.

he could finally stand proud, even before Ka-Yo, who might be watching him from the heavens.

But the world was never that kind. It wasn't long before a raging storm struck in the Blade Guild.