The best Manhwa that change the protagonists

While most manhwa series are often captivating to readers due to their well-detailed plot and usual plot twists, an even more captivating technique is where the manhwa employs a change in the protagonist. This happens when the main character is replaced permanently or for a substantial portion of the story.

In this way, the shift of the main role expands the story somewhat, giving the narrative a new aspect and opening up new possibilities in the overall plot and also between the characters. Therefore, this piece highlights the most notable manhwa series that successfully uses the change of protagonist and how it affects the narrative of the story. So, here is a list of the best manhwa that falls under the protagonist change category.

10 Reborn as the sword god

Anime Planet rating: 3.6 / 5

• Creator(s): Impbtsg
• No. of chapters: 95
• Type: Action, Drama, Fantasy

Reborn as the sword god explores the well-organized and welcoming life of an ordinary civil servant as he gets sucked into the reality of a novel and becomes its protagonist, Baek Rijin. Unable to return to his lazy and luxurious life, Baek Rijin finds himself faced with a dilemma as he has become the spoiled young heir of the large Jaegal family.

Beyond that, only he knows the horrific future that awaits his family at the hands of the Blood Demon Cult. So, with nothing more than knowledge of the novel, it remains to be seen whether Baek can do enough to reverse the seemingly inevitable future that awaits him and his family.

9 Unrivaled villain

Anime Planet rating: 4.0 / 5

• Creator(s): Haegyeong, Seo Hyeonjin
• No. of chapters: 80
• Type: Action, Fantasy, Drama

Imagine being reincarnated as a villain in the strangely offensive book you wrote, right? This is the protagonist, Lee Siwoon's latest issue in the Unrivaled villain series. The story follows Lee Siwoon after he is reincarnated in his novel as the villain, Hyuk Ryeon-un, the useless fourth son of the leader of the Demon Cult. Now, with a new life as Hyuk Ryeon, only Lee Siwoon knows the future that awaits Hyuk Ryeon.

Unless he becomes stronger, Hyuk Ryeon is destined to die at the hands of the novel's protagonist because he is completely weak. So, with no choice but to avoid death but become stronger, Hyuk Ryeong sets out to become strong enough or create a force of allies strong enough to defy his seemingly inevitable fate.

8 I have become the tyrant of a defense game

Anime Planet rating: 4.1 / 5

• Creator(s): Ryueun Garam, Ha Jung, Gyong
• No. of chapters: 123 (In progress)
• Type: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

I have become the tyrant of a defense game presents a rather unique gameplay perspective in this exciting series. The story begins with the central character, the famous Mr. Gamer Geek, who not only manages to complete the infamous Protect The Empire game, the world's hardest game in a decade, but also completes it on its hardest mode. However, instead of claiming his achievements from the game, he is mysteriously sucked into the game as the body of Prince Ash.

Now, Prince Ash soon realizes the harshness of his senseless orders to complete the game and the heavy costs that come with it. So, to make up for his previous actions, Ash is determined to protect his allies from the near-endless onslaught of monsters. However, he will also have to find the person responsible for trapping him in the game. But, to do so, it must first survive its immediate battlefield.

Anime Planet rating: 4.2 / 5

• Creator(s): Jee Gab Song, Carrotoon
• No. of chapters: 104 (In progress)
• Type: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

More than a dream, waking up in the world you created seems like the protagonist's worst nightmare the novel's extras series. The story's protagonist, Kim Hajin, finds himself in a dilemma to say the least after being mysteriously transported into his own web novel.

Even worse, he is not part of the main cast but rather a mere extra, but has no choice but to carry out his current situation. Luckily for Kim Hajin, he knows everything there is to know in his new world. However, with the growing holes and plot twists he has created, Kim soon finds that his knowledge is very limited to what he can control.

6 I am the predestined villain

Anime Planet rating: 4.2 / 5

• Creator(s): Predestined villain
• No. of chapters: 200 (In progress)
• Type: Adventure, Action, Drama, Fantasy

I am the predestined villain is set in a martial arts fantasy world. The central character is a transmigrator who finds himself in the body of the world's villain, Gu Changge. With no chance of returning to his world and the concept of evil tempting, Gu Changge seems determined to embrace his role as a villain in this world.

Fortunately, his resolve is strengthened by the constant persecution of the world's supposed heroes, the Children of Destiny. With a system that allows him to collect their fortune and convert it into his own, Gu Changge aims to become the most powerful villain in the world.

5 Regressor instruction manual

Anime Planet rating: 4.1 / 5

• Creator(s): Domi, wooden spoon, midnight study
• No. of chapters: 116 (In progress)
• Type: Adventures, Fantasy, Romance

The regressor instruction manual features a story where you can suddenly be summoned to another world to play a survival game while having the lowest possible skills. This is the reality of the story's protagonist, Lee Giyoung, when he is suddenly summoned to another world to play a survival game with the worst possible skills.

However, Giyoung's luck isn't completely out as he can read the status of other players. With this ability, he discovers Hyungsung, who is a regressor, and as a result, Giyoung's means of survival. With his survival all but guaranteed, Giyoung must find a way to remain faithful to Hyunsung.

4 Trapped in a webnovel as a good-for-nothing

Anime Planet rating: 4.0 / 5

• Creator(s): Arlg, then Yu-Hyun
• No. of chapters: 174 (In progress)
• Type: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Trapped in a webnovel as a good-for-nothing details the life of the central character, Yuseong, an ordinary Korean office worker whose life takes a violent turn when he suddenly wakes up as a supporting character in a web novel he was reading of the same name. Yuseong again, but a member of the Haesung Group conglomerate, finds a life where he is hated by his family and is prone to violent tantrums, often not in his best interests.

Essentially doomed to be manipulated to death, Yuseong is determined to escape his lurking fate. However, to do so, he must find a way to become one of the Awakened, people with supernatural abilities. But can Yuseong really overcome all his problems at the same time?

3 The largest real estate developer

Anime-Planet Rating: 4.5 / 5

• Creator(s): Bk_Moon, Lee Hyun-Min
• No. of chapters: 167 (In progress)
• Type: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Sleeping while reading a web novel seems harmless until Suho Kim, the protagonist of the series, does the same and suddenly finds himself reincarnated in the fantasy world of the book he was reading. Now awakened as Lloyd Frontera of the noble Frontera family, Kim finds a life where his family is slowly overwhelmed by enormous debts and he himself is a lazy drunk.

With no other way to avoid the family's bankruptcy, Llyod relies on the memories and knowledge of his former life as an engineering student to create valuable inventions. Running out of time, Lloyd teams up with a giant hamster and a magic knight. However, it remains to be seen whether Lloyd can do enough to avert his family's looming crisis.

2 Rubbish of the Count's Family

Anime Planet rating: 4.3 / 5

• Creator(s): Elegant Yoo Ryeo Han
• No. of chapters: 134 (In progress)
• Type: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Rubbish of the Count's Family begins with the life of ordinary Kim Roksu, a college student, who is mysteriously transmigrated into the web novel he was reading: The Birth of A Hero. Not only is he now trapped in the story, but he discovers that he is now a minor villain in the story, Cale Henituse of the noble House Henituse.

What's worse is that Cale Henituse is destined to die at the hands of the story's supposed protagonist, Choi Han. However, only Kim Roksu, now Cale Henituse, is aware of this impending future. With no idea how his actions might affect this new world, Cale sets out to avert its seemingly inevitable end.

1 The omniscient reader's point of view

Anime Planet rating: 4.5 / 5

• Creator(s): Sing-N-song, Sleepy-C
• No. of chapters: 235 (In progress)
• Type: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

The omniscient reader's point of view begins from the life of the protagonist, Kim Dokja, a lonely working officer and loner in real life whose only pleasure in life is reading the novel: Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse. Kim Dokja's reading hobby should have remained a hobby until the contents of his hobby became reality the instant he finished reading the book.

With the knowledge of 3,149 chapters of a reality that should have remained a book, Kim Dokja is the only one who knows what will become of this new life, and perhaps with his knowledge; can become the necessary protagonist in this new story.