Best Isekai Manhwa where villains are reincarnated as heroes

Summary

  • Former villains turned heroes in isekai manhwa create unexpected twists.

  • Stories like The standard of reincarnation and A villain lives twice worth reading.

  • Alignment of the solo follows Song Jin-woo's fascinating journey through death and rebirth.

Isekai manhwa is often criticized for sticking to the same old formula of the hero reincarnating into another world. But what happens when a former villain is reincarnated as a hero chosen to protect the world? It's definitely an unexpected twist and a recipe for disaster if not handled carefully.

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So, we've picked out some must-read stories where the hero of the story is a reincarnated villain. This ranked list highlights the top five series about villains who turn to the light side for once (sort of) and reform themselves as they gain a new perspective on life. These series feature family, friends, lovers, and even the occasional animal companion. Let's take a look at them isekai manhwa with unlikely villains turned heroes.

5

The standard of reincarnation

Reincarnating as the son of his rival family is perfect for him

Standard of Reincarnation Vincent Adenka

  • genre: Adventure, Shounen, Dark Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Action, Reincarnation
  • Author: Ilwang
  • Artist: Ramvu

This story begins with the death of the One-Armed Devil and the hands of the Samion family. The devil was an outlaw and an enemy of the kingdom who tried to kill his entire family for rejecting him. After he is killed, he is summoned by the spirit of a boy named Vincent Adenko, the son of a family that rivals the royal family.

He must occupy Vincent's body, and he will become a Guardian Spirit, a preliminary stage of ascension to godhood. Together, they plan to renew their plans for revenge against both families who abandoned them for their “weakness”. Thus begins the story of two villains living in the same body, but as it turns out, they end up being the heroes of the story.

4

66666 years: the arrival of the dark wizard

The devil you know with the face of an innocent child

  • genre: Action, Dark Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, School Life, Drama
  • Author: Hwabong
  • Artists: Tara

Diablo Volpir is the name of an ancient dark wizard who ascended to godhood and defied the gods in an attempt to overthrow them and free humanity from their ungodly power play. Because he was too strong to be killed, all the gods gathered their strength to banish him, but they were only able to contain his power for 66,666 years. After this time, the dimension that kept him in fear collapses and Diablo is freed. Only he does not descend into the world like before. Instead, his soul is reincarnated in the body of a young nobleman: Jamie Welton.

Heir to the prestigious Welton family, he quickly came to be seen as a messenger of the gods as he received the blessing of one of the goddesses he despised the most, an exciting offer he can't refuse: to help her rid the world of other deities. Now the former villain-turned-hero will gather allies (old and new) in a crusade to destroy the corrupt gods once and for all.

3

Alignment of the solo

An ancient creature from beyond Earth fuses its soul with a prospective hunter

  • genre: Action, Dark Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Reverse Isekai
  • Author: Chu-Gung
  • Artists: Gi So-Ryung, Jang Sung Rak

The story of Song Jin Woo and how he died and how his soul merged with one of the worst “villains” in the universe is very moving. Destined to become the new Shadow Monarch, this hero displays a ruthless demeanor, killing his enemies and raising them from their graves to do his bidding. Alignment of the solo it is both a powerful story about death and rebirth, and an action-packed adventure in which heroes from our world try to fight off an invasion of extra dimensions that comes out of some mysterious “portals”.

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Like many Urban Fantasy stories, this reverse isekai manhwa features “awakened” superhumans called Hunters who form an association and rank their members from D (lowest) to S (highest). At first, Jin Woo is ranked D and is at the bottom of the tier. However, over the course of the story, he quickly rises through the ranks to become a powerful necromancer, wielding both a blade and dark magic.

2

FFF class Trashero

The hero-villain is redeemed through an endless loop and then falls again

FFF Class Trashero Manhwa

  • Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Shonen, Isekai
  • The author: Farnar (art and history)
  • Status: Completed

Kang Han-soo, the hero summoned against his will, is evil and has a non-heroic disposition. However, no one can doubt his results as he managed to kill the Demon Lord. The bad thing is that he cruelly sacrificed his entire team, so the goddess condemns him to repeat the cycle in an endless loop until he receives her approval.

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This is the story of how a villain becomes a true hero, then realizes that in order to become the hero the world needs, he must become the next Demon Lord. An endless cycle of mischief awaits all readers who take on this vile manhwa with plenty of black comedy.

1

A villain lives twice

She gets a second chance to correct her mistakes

  • Genres: Romance, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Shoujo, Isekai, Reincarnation
  • The author: Mint
  • Status: PEACH

Artesia, the most thieving child of the nobility, is reincarnated and given a second chance. She decides to give up her old villainy and come to the rescue of the hero, helping him bring peace to a kingdom riddled with war, political conspiracies and the suffering of the “little people”.

It's a story that lives up to the concept noblesse obligè through the eyes of the former villain turned into the heroine of the story. It's a good read, with plenty of touching moments, some spicy romantic scenes, and plenty of action and adventure.

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