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Betrayal is a common theme in Isekai Manhwa.
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In “The Beginning After the End” and “The Legendary Mechanic,” the main characters are dealing with betrayal.
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Stories include political intrigue, intense battles, and survival in unique fantasy worlds.
Betrayal One of the classic tropes of fantasy, the heroes of fantasy and sci-fi stories are at the peak of their careers, and often when they least expect it. in Isekai Manhwa, Readers will often see the main characters cheated, perhaps more than once.

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If fans are looking for special titles where the main characters overcome these difficult situations where allies become enemies, or where society turns against them, then they have come to the right place. This ranked list will spotlight a variety of titles with great narrative quality and great artwork that revolve around the main character's betrayal as the series' primary conflict.
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The beginning after the end
Betrayed on his home world, betrayed again on the other side
- Genre: Isekai, action, drama, fantasy, sword and magic
- Author: turtlemy
- Artist: Fuyuki 23
The beginning after the end The story of a treacherous king who rises to the top and is then killed by his own allies when they see how powerful he is. As he lay dying, a mysterious force pulled his soul into a fantasy world where magic exists. Using his knowledge of war and martial arts, he began a path of self-training at a young age, becoming a genius in both magic and swordsmanship.
A great series that mixes a lot of good tropes including double-crosses, political conspiracies, and a powerful hero who can't get a second of peace even once he dies. The best part is that it will soon have an anime series, so if fans start reading it now, they might be able to really get into it before its release.
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legendary mechanic
He was treated as a test subject since his arrival, then betrayed countless times
- Genre: Isekai, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Space Western
- Author: Qi Peijia (Original Author)
- Artist: Atlas Studio (Manhwa Adaptation)
This Manhwa adaptation of the original Sci-Fi novel written by Qi Peijia is an intense series of Betrayals, where the main character is transported to the VR game world he enjoyed as a player and placed in the body of an experimental test subject. A shady organization.

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After countless intense battles, he finally manages to become a powerful mechanic (his favorite class in the game) and develops a battle suit. He takes on the moniker of Black Phantom and starts working as an NPC when he sees other players starting to join his galaxy. A beautiful story with great art and memorable characters.
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Primal Hunter
He is left for dead, but he will be the last man standing
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Isekai, Seinen, Grimdark
- the author: Zogarth
- the artist: UnoDay Studio
One of the most satisfying surprises of all the new Manhwa series, gaining traction with great visuals and a compelling story about survival, betrayal, and friendship. The series is about a group of normal people in a battle royale type scenario in a strange world full of monsters. Among them is Jake, an ordinary fellow, who is often seen as strange and intimidating by his work 'mates'.
Jake is a lone wolf who prefers to work alone, and even after his former colleagues betray him more than once, he proves that no matter what comes his way, he can become the Apex Predator in this sick game the gods have thrown at them.
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To hell with being a saint, I'm a doctor
Betrayed by the Pope and the goddess who summoned him
- Genres: Isekai, Action, Drama, High Fantasy, Martial Arts, Shounen
- the author: Goriff, Lorenzo
- Artist: we promise
In this story about political intrigue, gods and scheming kings, Saint Ray is a young and carefree 'Chosen One', raised from Korea to become an emissary of the goddess Gaia in a fantasy world. But Ray was a former surgeon and renowned physician known as the “Hand of God” because of his ability to save people who were pronounced dead when no one else could help them.
As a saint, he gained great power, but he had to give up his freedom to travel the world to bring medical aid to anyone in need. And, he began reforming the church to allow himself to help the poor who had no access to healing miracles. So, he gains many enemies, among them: the Pope himself, who betrays him, leading to one of the main plot twists of the series. A great read, full of funny moments and some arch antagonists.
Betrayed by his own family – couldn't be worse than that, right?
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, Dark Fantasy, School Life, Reincarnation, Isekai
- Author: Corita
- Artist: Green Kirin
In this intense manhwa about transporting the game world, Ed Rotheller has proven to be tough as nails. Sure, that might be because he's been controlled by a pro RPG player reincarnated in his body, but still, he's one hell of a survivor.

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Conspiracies, dark sorcery, summoned demons, and more add to an intense and steep plot that just keeps getting better. There are some harem elements going around, so fair warning for those who avoid them. But, if fans enjoy that comic relief in the form of romantic entanglements, they will definitely enjoy this series.
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I woke up as a villain
One betrayal after another
- Genres: Action, Urban Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Isekai
- the author: Yoo Hyun So
- the artist: ARLG
The story begins with an ordinary office slave dying of overwork and transported to the fictional world of the novel where he becomes a trash character: a second-rate villain who is about to be destroyed by a twisted family power struggle. To survive the attack, he needs to use his knowledge of what happens in the series to become a powerful awakened (people with superpowers).
The story is quite decent, full of unexpected twists, romantic entanglements, and some comic relief here and there. If fans enjoy other urban fantasy series ElisadeThen they can love I woke up as a villain.
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Becoming a Magic School Mage
It's amazing how fast survival instincts can kick in when double-crossed
- Genres: School Life, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Isekai
- the author: Guelsseuneun
- the artist: Gigye
The story follows Lee Han, a student about to finish his exhausting final exams and fulfill his fanatical dream of living a lazy life – only that Truck-Gun has other plans, and he is transported to a fantasy world as Ethan Wardenz. As part of an aristocratic and ruthless family of wizards, Ethan must use all his wits to survive as a magical academy student, as the institution is ruled by an evil demi-lich who uses his students as playthings.
The story is good, full of comedy and action scenes. The world building is also well civilized and heavily inspired Dungeons and Dragons culture, as there are many mantras, creatures and tropes lifted from its lore.

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