Summary
Isekai manhwa is not exempt from portraying ‘battle junkies,’ main characters who enjoy fighting whenever they have a chance. These troublemakers are the perfect complement fora series focusing on anti-heroes.
This list focuses on the best Isekai Manhwa Protagonists who love to fight. Some of them fight for money, others to exert their dominion over the world, and others just for the sheer pleasure of it.
6Leon Leonheart (The Knight King Who Descended With A God)
Even His Allies Tremble When He Joins The Battlefield
As a king chosen by the gods to serve in the eternal battle against evil, Leon Dragonia Leonhart is quite straightforward in his ways: to exterminate all demons, heretics, and evil-doers. But as simple as this might sound, his actions are often seen as the folly of a madman who only enjoys battle forthe sheer pleasure of exterminating his enemies.
That has earned him a reputation for being ruthless and judgmental, even among his closest aides and allies. But in truth, he is all but unfair in his resolutions. As a person who has seen hundreds of years of bloodshed and battle, and is able to recognize evil wherever he goes, most of his actions (according to him) are justified even if those actions mean exterminating a whole village of ‘heretics’ and enjoying it.
5Park Sohoo (The Druid of Seoul Station)
Sword, Claws, Magic, He Uses Everything To Fight
During the first Gate incident, Park Sohoo was transported to a world full of beasts, where the laws of the jungle were the only constant in his hectic life. So, he learned how to be ruthless and relish living on the edge of life and death. As the only form of entertainment for over a thousand years, battles for supremacy are the only language Suhoo acquired in this new world.
So, when he emerged from the portal and returned to Earth, the changes that he had suffered (besides his unusual longevity and attunement to the powers of nature) led him astray right from the beginning. First, he questioned the authority of the Hunter’s Association, demanding to be recognized as a Hunter himself. From that point on, he began battling against every foe that stood in his path: even challenging people from other worlds to accomplish his goals.
4Erun Steelguard (The Lord Coins Aren’t Decreasing!?)
An Interdimensional Troublemaker
As the proud scion of the Steelguard family, Erun was always led to believe he was destined for something greater than himself. However, due to certain unforeseen circumstances, his family was ruined. So, when he earned a chance to do over by regressing back in time and was gifted with a grimoire that allowed him to pry into other dimensions and exchange money for power and vice-versa, he didn’t doubt it and became a ruthless interdimensional merchant.
This means that he was also in constant strife against others like himself since becoming a successful dimensional trader implies making a few enemies in the process. But contrary to avoiding fighting, Eriun embraces the challenges and even re-doubles the stakes, as he relishes in outsmarting his foes and leading them astray. But perhaps, what he enjoys more is to showcase all his power in frontal battles, more if they are against the people who tried to ruin his family. He is a revenge-fueled fighting machine.
3Cheoldu (Seoul Station Barbarian)
Raised As A Normal Boy, But Always A Bloodthirsty Barbarian
Cheoldu was brought to Earth and raised as a normal Korean boy by a caring foster father, so he forgot about his tragic (and bloody) past and decided to go on pretending to be normal. That is untila fateful day when a portal opened, and he saw something familiar coming out of it: a creature from his world.
This triggered something within him, an impulse that he couldn’t repress. So, he decided to investigate the portal, and even went as far as to cross it, becoming one of the ‘first ones’ to transcend beyond dimensions. In this new world, Cheoldu enjoys fighting to his heart’s content and has become more attuned to his barbaric nature. Many people ask how a normal student is capable of fighting as brutally and relentlessly as Cheoldu, but what they do not know, is that he is the proud son of a warlord and a shaman, and his battle-crazed journey has only begun.
2Russel Raymond (Dragon Devouring Mage)
Through Battle, He Becomes More And More Powerful
Russel has survived countless battles against larger-than-life foes, and he has done so by embracing his draconic nature and the powers granted to him by the Dragon Emperor. He is a battlemage, and he lives to fightagainst the dark forcesthat threaten the Empire.
Even if those forces are rebel nobles who are far too ambitious for their own good, Russel will lead the battle and punish everyone who dares hurt his allies or mock the legacy of his fallen noble family. Little by little, the changes in Russel’s nature become more and more evident, and he enjoys battle as much as he enjoys destroying his foes. Hopefully, he won’t succumb to his worst side and destroy what he swore to protect.
1(Lord Eden) Dark Fantasy Paladin
A Man Out Of His World, Cast Into A Spiral Of Endless Battle
As the fake apostle of Bacheskar, Erun has a lot more than his life to lose if he is exposed. Those branded as heretics in the soulslike world where he was transported are often tortured to death by the ruthless Inquisition. So, he must be extremely careful and always show character as a Paladin who relentlessly pursues evil. Lately, he has started to merge into his character, even enjoying punishing evildoers, monsters, and demons.
But in this dark fantasy world, there is no room for enjoyment. Eden knows that he needs to find a way to prevent the cataclysm that will destroy the world (as it happens at the end of the game). But to do so, he will need to fight his way through countless opponents and even break down the Church he is part of.
