Best manhwa that changes the protagonists

While most manhwa series often captivate the reader due to their detailed plot and usual twists, the technique in which the manhwa makes a change in the protagonist is even more captivating. This happens when the main character is replaced either permanently or for a significant portion of the story.

In this way, the shift in the main role expands the story somewhat, gives the narrative a new look and opens up new possibilities throughout the storyline and even between characters. Therefore, this piece highlights the most notable manhwa series that successfully implements a protagonist change and how it affects the narrative of the story. So here is a list of the best manhwa that fall into the “protagonist change” category.

10 Reincarnated as a sword god

Anime Planet Rating: 3.6 / 5

• Creator: Impbtsg
• Number of chapters: 95
• Genre: Action, drama, fantasy

Reincarnated as a sword god explores the life of the well-organized and comfortable life of a simple civil servant who is drawn into the reality of a novel and becomes its protagonist, Baek Rijin. Unable to return to his previously lazy life of luxury, Baek Rijin finds himself in a dilemma as he has become the spoiled young heir to the great Jaegal family.

Furthermore, only he knows about the terrible future that awaits his family at the hands of the Blood Demon Cult. So, knowing the novel, it remains to be seen whether Baek can do enough to undo the seemingly inevitable future that awaits him and his family.

9 Villain unrivaled

Anime Planet Rating: 4.0 / 5

• Creator: Haegyeong, Seo Hyeonjin
• Number of chapters: 80
• Genre: Action, fantasy, drama

Imagine being reincarnated as a villain in the book you wrote, strangely offensive right? This is protagonist Lee Siwoon's latest problem Villain unrivaled Series. The story follows Lee Siwoon after he is reincarnated in his own novel as the villain Hyuk Ryeon-un, the worthless fourth son of the demonic cult leader. Now that he has a new life as Hyuk Ryeon, only Lee Siwoon knows what future 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 to avoid death but to become stronger, Hyuk Ryeong sets out to become strong enough, or create a strong enough force of allies, to defy his seemingly inevitable fate.

8 I became the bully of a defense game

Anime Planet Rating: 4.1 / 5

• Creator: Ryueun Garam, Ha Jung, Gyong
• Number of chapters: 123 (ongoing)
• Genre: Action, adventure, fantasy

I became the bully of a defense game presents a pretty unique gaming perspective in this exciting series. The story begins with the main character, the well-known Mr. Gamer Geek, after not only completing the infamous Protect The Empire game – the world's hardest game in a decade – but also completing it on its hardest mode. However, instead of claiming his achievements from the game, he is mysteriously drawn into the game as the body of Prince Ash.

Now the Prince Ash soon realizes the harshness of his thoughtless orders to end the game and the great cost that came with it. To make up for his previous actions, Ash is determined to protect his allies from the almost endless onslaught of monsters. However, he also has to find the person who trapped him in the game. But to do this he must first survive his immediate battlefield.

Anime Planet Rating: 4.2 / 5

• Creator: Jee Gab Song, Carrotoon
• Number of chapters: 104 (ongoing)
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Waking up in the world of your creation is more than a dream, it seems to be the protagonist's worst nightmare The extra of the novel Series. The story's protagonist, Kim Hajin, finds himself in a dilemma after he is mysteriously transported into his web novel.

Worse still, he's not part of the main cast, just an extra, but he has no choice but to endure his current situation. Luckily for Kim Hajin, he knows everything there is to know in his new world. But as the holes and twists in the plot he creates increase, Kim soon finds that his knowledge is very limited to what he can control.

6 I am the villain of fate

Anime Planet Rating: 4.2 / 5

• Creator: Fate villain
• Number of chapters: 200 (ongoing)
• Genre: Adventure, action, drama, fantasy

I am the villain of fate takes place in a fantasy martial arts world. The main character is a transmigrator who finds himself in the body of the world's villain, Gu Changge. With no way to return to his world and the concept of villainy being tempting, Gu Changge seems determined to embrace his role as a villain in this world.

Fortunately, his decision is reinforced by the constant persecution of the world's supposed heroes, the Sons of Destiny. With a system that allows him to harvest her happiness and convert it into his, Gu Changge aims to become the most powerful villain in the world.

5 Regressor instruction manual

Anime Planet Rating: 4.1 / 5

• Creator: Domi, wooden spoon, Midnight Studio
• Number of chapters: 116 (ongoing)
• Genre: Adventure, fantasy, romance

The Regressor Instruction Manual presents a story in which it is possible to suddenly be summoned to another world to play a survival game with as few skills as possible. This is the reality of the story's protagonist, Lee Giyoung, who is suddenly summoned to another world to play a survival game with the worst skills.

However, Giyoung's luck isn't completely gone yet as he can read the status of other players. With this ability, he discovers Hyungsung, who is a regressor, and implicitly, Giyoung's means of survival. With his survival all but assured, Giyoung must find a way to hold on to Hyunsung.

4 Trapped in a web novel as a good-for-nothing

Anime Planet Rating: 4.0 / 5

• Creator: Arlg, so Yu-Hyun
• Number of chapters: 174 (ongoing)
• Genre: Action, adventure, fantasy

Trapped in a web novel as a good-for-nothing describes the life of the main 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 of the same name that he is reading. Still Yuseong but a member of the Haesung group, he finds a life where he is hated by his family and prone to violent temper tantrums, which is often not in his best interest.

Essentially doomed to be manipulated to the point of death, Yuseong is determined to escape his lurking doom. To do this, however, he must find a way to become one of the Awakened – people with supernatural abilities. But can Yuseong really overcome all of his problems at once?

3 Largest real estate developer

Anime Planet Rating: 4.5/5

• Creator: Bk_Moon, Lee Hyun-Min
• Number of chapters: 167 (ongoing)
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Sleeping while reading a web novel seems harmless until Suho Kim, the series' protagonist, does the same and suddenly finds himself reincarnated in the fantasy world of the book he was reading. When Lloyd Frontera awakens from the aristocratic Frontera household, Kim finds a life in which his family is slowly overwhelmed by huge debts and he himself is a lazy drunk.

With no other way to prevent the family from going bankrupt, Llyod relies on the memories and knowledge from his previous life as an engineering student to make valuable inventions. With time running out, 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 impending crisis.

2 Rubbish from the count's family

Anime Planet Rating: 4.3 / 5

• Creator: Elegant Yoo Ryeo Han
• Number of chapters: 134 (ongoing)
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Rubbish from the count's family begins with the life of ordinary student Kim Roksu, who mysteriously turns into the web novel “The Birth of a Hero” that he is currently reading. Not only is he now trapped in history, but he also discovers that he is now a minor villain in history, Cale Henituse of the Henituse noble household.

What's worse is that Cale Henituse will die at the hands of the story's supposed protagonist, Choi Han. However, only Kim Roksu, now Cale Henituse, knows about this impending future. Unaware of the impact his actions might have on this new world, Cale sets out to avert his seemingly inevitable demise.

1 The omniscient reader's point of view

Anime Planet Rating: 4.5/5

• Creator: Sing-N-Song, Sleepy-C
• Number of chapters: 235 (ongoing)
• Genre: Action, adventure, science fiction

The omniscient reader's point of view begins with the life of the protagonist Kim Dokja, a lonely officer and real loner 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 content of his hobby became a reality the moment 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; He can become the needed protagonist in this new story.