Who doesn’t want consistency, right? We love MCs in every manhwa, and what makes them amazing is when they are overpowered. And the best way to maintain readers to keep on track are overpowered MCs from the start.
Characters who are consistent in performing immense power are truly an icon. What can they do to level up if they are already powerful enough?
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Come and join me in unleashing the power from the lists of overpowered MCs from the start in this 11 Manhwas.
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Korean Webtoons wherein the MC is already overpowered from the get-go (Recommendations)
11. Second Life Ranker
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6/20 |
5/10 |
4/10 |
6/10 |
21/50 |
The disappearance of Yeon-woo’s brother five years ago, an unexpected possession of a pocket watch happened. Yeon-woo discovered a journal of the quest his brother encountered in finding an elixir.
In the journal, Yeon-woo’s brother said that he might be long gone by the time Yeon-woo hears the message.
It is a world where several universes and dimensions come together at the Obelisk, the Tower of the Sun God. The Tower was the place where Yeon-woo’s brother was betrayed and he died as a result of the betrayal. After learning the truth, Yeon-woo decided to climb the tower with the help of his brother’s diary.
10. Overgeared
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6/20 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
28/50 |
Do you love playing games? I bet you can relate to Shin Yungwoo who had an unfortunate life until his life became a virtual reality.
Shin Yungwoo is selfish, timid, jealous, and only cares about money. You may get annoyed by his character, but this created room for his character development.
Just like any other virtual reality genre, Shin Yungwoo plays his life using his character name, Grid. What’s catchy with this novel is the development content during our MC’s quest.
From his hapless life, Yungwoo will have his luck in his venture to the Northern End Cave where he will find the Pagma’s Rare Book and will become a legendary class player.
9. Max Level Returner
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10/20 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
31/50 |
A virtual reality game made Yoon Sang Hyuk’s life miserable. A massive phenomena happened around the world where millions of people disappeared and entered a new world… the eternal world.
In twenty-two long years, Sang Hyuk was able to beat the horrifying survival game. After winning the game, Sang Hyuk received a reward: “return.” He was dubbed as the one-man army and the strongest of all the players during the game.
He came back to reality with the only person who ever received the reward, “return”. But his home coming embarks on a new survival feat. The start of the max level returner.
8. Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13/20 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
35/50 |
Have you ever dreamt and wanted it to happen in real life? Sounds impossible, right? But what’s more impossible is when the novel you are reading comes to life, and an apocalypse is about to begin. What are your ways to survive?
Dokja’s sole interest is to read his favorite novel “Three ways to Survive the Apocalypse.” But then one day, his favorite novel came to reality and he is the only person who knows what will happen to the end.
With his knowledge, he will face the story that is about to change his lonely life. His understanding and realization will be his weapon to rewrite the story that he is reading.
7. The Archmage Returns after 4000 years
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16/20 |
6/10 |
7/10 |
6/10 |
35/50 |
How does it feel to be overflowing with mana? Let’s ask Lucas Trauman.
Lucas Trauman, despite being a human, is the strongest mage to ever live. He surpasses monsters and even challenges a demi-god.
With the punishment bestowed to him for the disruptions of natural laws and chaos, he was sentenced to imprisonment in the eternal abyss.
On his return after 4000 long years, he swore to have his revenge on the demi-god who gave him injustice.
As the archmage returns his legends are still told and praised. Now, he will continue to showcase his overflowing mana and prove that humans are not simply humans.
6. Doom Breaker
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15/20 |
7/10 |
6/10 |
8/10 |
36/50 |
Ever wished to be the only man on earth? If yes, then I think you’ll be forever single.
Zephyr, the last human being able to withstand fighting the evil in an abandoned world by gods, was killed by the god, Tartarus, the god of destruction.
The hope in humanity was nowhere to be found after the death of Zephyr. But his fate was sealed when the gods gave him a second chance after giving an interesting fight.
He was sent to the past when he was still a slave and not the most powerful human alive.
With the chance he was given, he must survive and gain victory in the next battle against Tartarus. He must save his beloved woman to break the doom of the past.
5. Jungle Juice
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13/20 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
36/50 |
When you see a bug, please don’t step on it. They have lives to live. What if that bug has many kids to feed? Or what if that bug is not feeling well? Kidding aside ‘coz Suchan Jang knows a bug’s life.
Suchan overcame his lonely life when he was a kid. He had been treated differently when he was young because he is an orphan, but in his college, he became the campus crush.
But with a single bug spray, his life becomes miserable when a human mantis tries to devour him.
Underneath his almost perfect social life, Suchan Jang has a heavy secret in his back. His wings. When hope is nowhere to be grasped for Suchan, a whole new world opens for him where he can be normal again.
Insect Humans live in harmony. Suchan opens his paired wings and will survive in the jungle world.
4. Villain to Kill
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15/20 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
37/50 |
Think about being the main character of your own story. It is satisfying, right? Being able to save people, and being the hero. But, are all main characters the hero?
In a world where people are differentiated into two kinds, being the villain and the psykers: The Villain is typically the bad guy in the story, while the psyker is the good guy, the person with a sense of justice who fights against villains.
What if I told you that a villain was possessed by a psyker, how would the story turn out?
Cassian Lee, a psyker, once visited a friend, but it seems like he also got visited by bad luck when things took a wrong turn. Cassian, being a powerful psyker, unexpectedly ends up being in the body of a high schooler… who turns out to be a villain.
Cassian has a great sense of justice and has a very good heart. Now, he must not let evil control him. The tables turned upside down this time, the good possessed the bad, and Cassian has a villain to kill.
3. The Beginning After the End
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17/20 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
39/50 |
Speaking about riches, strength, wealth and prestige, King Grey is unrivaled in terms of these possessions. However, our Grey was a king in a world where martial ability measures your ability to succeed.
But what is the beginning after the end for our MC?
When the king awakens in a new world filled with magic and monsters, he realizes that he has been given a second chance to live his life. He was reincarnated but born in a poor family. It’s ironic, right?
He must relive his pride being the king.
Despite the peace and prosperity of the new world, a dark undercurrent threatens to destroy everything he has worked for, leading him to question his place in the universe as well as his reason for being reborn.
2. Mercenary Enrollment
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17/20 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
40/50 |
A child lost his parents at an early age. Being an eight year old kid, he was forced to become a mercenary child right after losing his parents in a plane crash and became stranded in a foreign land. (Talk about Tarzan, I guess someone would relate.)
Ijin Yu was young and innocent but after ten years, he returned home and was reunited with his family in Korea, where he can sustain himself with enough food and shelter. This place seems like everything is peaceful but Ijin soon learns that the world also revolves around survival.
With only one year left in high school, the teenager Ijin Yu must master new strategies to drive around the schoolhouse battleground.
Now, he must surpass this feat of survival with his remaining year of high school because it’s either he will overcome the school or the school will be over him.
1. My Dad is too Strong
| OP MC | Character Writing | Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
42/50 |
As the title suggests, who can be more OP than our daddy, Lee Dojoon?
After getting hit by truck-kun, our daddy Lee Dojoon woke up in a world called Murim, where he got his skill which allowed him to return to the previous day when he died. Simply, he became immortal.
In his 17 hours operation in a hospital on the earth, he was involved in several bloody battles in Murim where he became the Strongest heavenly demon.
Being the strongest hunter, he woke up again and returned to his own world to live normally. Little did he know, a daughter out of nowhere was waiting for him.
Now, he will embark on his newly obtained powerful personality. And tell his daughter bedtime stories about his journey and how her dad is too strong.
Found your favorite MC yet?
Isn’t it cool to see your favorite main characters being OP from the beginning of the story? Listed above are the top 11 OP MCs from the start of the story that you can check out. Who wouldn’t want an exciting start, right? Check them out, and you’ll see yourself later overflowing with powers from your main character.
