Main Character (MC) Psychopaths are one of the characters in a story that are certainly interesting to readers. This is because characters like this are generally mysterious, so readers are made curious about everything about the character, such as the background that causes them to appear as a ‘crazy’ figure.
Well, this article has some recommendations for those of you who are in need of manhwa with a psychopathic MC. Check out the list, shall we?
10. Unhinged
doc. Comico/ UnhingedUnhinged tells the story of a woman named Erika who lost her husband because he was brutally murdered. The misfortunes he had to experience did not stop there. Erika had to be imprisoned for years because she was accused of murdering her own husband.
After her prison term ends, Erika does not simply accept all the bad luck that befell her. She will find out who killed her husband and the mastermind who framed her to be imprisoned.
9. Superior Day
dock. Naver Webtoon/ Superior DayWell, this manhwa on Naver Webtoon will invite its readers to follow the daily life of a very cruel serial killer.
Don’t worry, you won’t always see brutal scenes in every panel. However, when the psychopathic MC acts, the pages of this manhwa will really be filled with blood!
8. Weak Hero
doc. Webtoon/ Weak HeroWho says that small people who look weak won’t fight back when bullied? For example, the psychopath MC character from manhwa Weak Hero This is Gray Yeon.
Even though he is a new student at Eunjang High School who has assumed that bullying It’s normal, Gray dares to fight the bullies who bother him.
Of course, to compensate for his physical strength which is definitely inferior, Gray uses his brain’s intelligence to calculate many things.
Even though he is weak, and actually still has quite good morals, this character does not hesitate to commit various brutal acts of violence in battle.
7. See no Evil
doc. Webtoon/ See No EvilBonggang Choi has a unique ability that will definitely make people jealous, namely the ability to read the most dominant thoughts in a person.
At first, Choi doesn’t really show his special qualities and prefers to go through normal days like everyone else. However, this decision changes after Choi meets a student named Hun Jo.
It all started because Choi read Hun Jo’s mind which was always focused on one word, namely ‘Kill’.
6. Cursors
doc. Lezhin/ CursorAnother must-read manhwa with a psychopathic MC is Cursors. The story follows an ordinary office worker named Kim Tae-sik. However, Tae-sik’s life is actually not happy.
One day, a mysterious ‘Cursor’ appears in front of him. The cursor will change shape whenever it is brought close to the people Tae-sik meets.
Until finally the cursor changes shape into a sword, that’s when Tae-sik’s curiosity arises. He clicks on the cursor, then suddenly he is in the middle of a fight with him as the winner.
Things start to get interesting for Tae-sik. From then on, he decides to follow the direction of ‘Cursor’.
5. Human Forest
doc. Webtoon/ Human ForestIn a world with many murder cases, a team of doctors is formed in order to understand the thoughts or psychology of serial killers.
To carry out the project, a secret experimental laboratory was created deep in the forest. The place later became a camp where psychopaths gathered.
Unfortunately, the lab turned into a sea of blood. What will happen to the experimental site next?
4. Vigilante
doc. Webtoon/ VigilanteThe next is Vigilante, manhwa that tells the story of a police officer named Kim Ji Yong.
It all started with Ji Yong’s awareness of the law in his country which was considered very bad. For example, many criminals could just go free or not be tried properly according to the applicable law.
As a police officer, Kim Ji Yong decides to take the law into his own hands. He acts based on the values he believes are right. Ji Yong hunts down criminals and brings them to justice with violence.
Kim Ji Yong didn’t realize that now he was starting to become obsessed and enjoy his routine.
3. Save Me
doc. Lezhin/ Save MeSave Me is one of the manhwa that represents a fairly serious social issue in South Korea, namely bullying.
Through the characters who become victims bully at his school, namely Na Hyeongoh, readers will understand how bullying can have fatal consequences for its victims.
Hyeongoh was treated like an animal in his school, with no one caring. But later, with encouragement from the new person beside him, Hyeongoh rose and began a mission of revenge.
2. It’s Mine
doc. Webtoon/ It’s MineImagine if someone was secretly following you all day. Not only that, he even found out everything about you.
Matter creepy that’s what Do Yohan did to Lee Dajeong. However, in the manhwa It’s Mine Here, Yohan as a psychopathic MC character has no bad intentions towards Dajeong at all.
On the contrary, Yohan tries hard to protect the woman, especially after he finds out that there are people who intend to get rid of Dajeong.
Do Yohan will meet other crazy characters, then get involved in sadistic fights.
1. Bastard
doc. Webtoon/ BastardLoyal Webtoon readers will often find this manhwa title as a recommendation, especially for fans of the series. thriller.
Bastard tells the story of Seon Jin, a quiet student who is always bullied by his schoolmates, especially because of his appearance which shows that he is weak.
On the other hand, Seon Jin is the son of a famous successful businessman. However, there is a hidden truth that his father is a serial killer and Seon Jin is an accomplice who was forced to do the heinous thing.
The rebellious spirit in Seon Jin begins to emerge as his father targets Seon Jin’s schoolmate who was very kind to him. Seon Jin decides to fight back with the same thing that became his father’s routine as a cruel killer.
Those are some recommendations for manhwa with psychopathic MCs that will trigger your adrenaline as the reader. Which one to read first?
Author: Viky Nursyafira
First published May 30, 2023, reissued July 21, 2024.
