Updated December 10, 2022 by Ernie
Betrayals are always painful and always will be especially if beloved main characters are the ones who got betrayed. But because of the betrayals they experienced, it becomes their main drive to become stronger than ever in order to exact their revenge on those that turned their backs on them. In this blog, we’re going to see who these main characters are that got betrayed in their stories!
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LIGHT NOVELS WHERE MC GOT BETRAYED!!
21. My Lover Was Stolen, And I Was Kicked Out Of The Hero’s Party
| Title | My Lover Was Stolen, And I Was Kicked Out Of The Hero’s Party |
| Genre | Action, Drama, Fantasy, |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Authors | Rokushima Asa |
| Published | 2019 |
Here is our first betrayal series and the main character here is named Chrome. Chrome is a member of the hero’s party and his role is a magician along with his lover, Irina. They were the best allies that Chrome has ever had or so he thought.
After Irina cheated on him with the hero in their party named Yuno, they used Chrome as a sacrificial lamb to steal his powers in order to make Yuno a stronger hero. He was banished from the party and vowed to seek revenge on them after he obtained a powerful ability.
20. Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside
| Title | Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Authors | Zappon |
| Published | 2018 |
Gideon Ragnason or also known as Red is a member of his sister’s party and is composed, powerful people. After one of the party members noticed that Red is kind of a useless guy in their party, they all decided to kick him from the group.
Even though Red was disposed of by his party members, he still has one goal and that is to have an easygoing life. Red traveled to a small town so that he can achieve the peaceful way of living he wants and along with that, he even got a live-in partner named Rit, an adventurer who escaped from her family due to power struggles. Now, they both live a simple, everyday life together!
19. Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
| Title | Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Authors | Kiki |
| Published | 2018 |
Flum Apricot didn’t have any qualities that can make her a hero. Even though she has incredibly low stats and a useless ability, she still became a member of a hero’s party. Flum’s life went downhill when Jean Inteige, the party’s sage, decided that Flum is a useless member.
This led her to get sold into slavery where her master attempts to feed her to monsters. As Flum reaches for a cursed sword she found, a new power finally awakens inside her giving her unrivaled abilities! A new journey awaits Flum as she tries to redeem her fate!
18. Garbage Brave – Revenge Story of a Hero Who Has Been Thrown Away After Being Summoned to Another World
| Title | Garbage Brave – Revenge Story of a Hero Who Has Been Thrown Away After Being Summoned to Another World |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Authors | Nanjamonja |
| Published | 2017 |
Garbage Brave tells the story of Tsukuru who lives a normal everyday student life until he and his classmates were suddenly transported to another world. What lies before them is a hero auction where they are being sold as heroes in order to defeat the Demon King.
Compared to his classmates who got job titles better than him, Tsukuru only has the Chef job and that is the reason why he was the only one who didn’t get sold while his other classmates were bought for high prices. After that, Tsukuru got dumped into an unknown forest full of monsters and now he fights for survival! As he avoids getting killed in the monsters’ territory, he forges himself a new path to becoming stronger!
17. The Strongest Brave Who Craves for Revenge, Extinguish With the Power of Darkness
| Title | The Strongest Brave Who Craves for Revenge, Extinguish With the Power of Darkness |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Authors | Ononata Manimani |
| Published | 2019 |
In this series, Raul’s story started off by finally defeating the Demon King who has been threatening their world for a long time and now he has been proclaimed as the world’s strongest hero and savior. Until there came a time when his family and friends met their demise as they were killed by aristocrats and the princess of their kingdom charged Raul with several false accusations. This led Raul to get executed and everything before him turned into nothing but darkness.
In his mind, he swore to himself that he will kill every traitor who killed him and his family and burn them without mercy. This caused him to obtain a powerful ability of darkness and has now been revived with seething revenge and now a dark tragedy awaits the princess’s kingdom!
16. Black Haired King
| Title | Black Haired King |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Authors | Yama |
| Published | 2016 |
Redius lives in a world where discrimination is based on the hair color of a person. Since Redius has black hair, he is seen as a useless guy by everyone because he can’t use any magical powers and they treated him as an outcast. He lived a bad life full of betrayals and even almost met his own death. Until a certain adventurer saved him and volunteered to become his mentor.
After Redius accepts this, he gets a second chance in the cruel world he lives and is now more determined than ever. He trains participates in battles, and tries to get along with anyone he meets as he tries to make a good reputation among the people!
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15. Infinite Gacha
| Title | Infinite Gacha |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Authors | Meikyou Shisui |
| Published | 2020 |
If you’re a person who’s addicted to gacha games then you’ll probably going to love this novel and that’s Infinite Gacha! It tells the story of Light who was betrayed by his allies and was banished from the group, Concord of the Tribes. He was thrown out into the abyss which is filled with the most dangerous creatures of the realm and the only power he has is called Infinite Gacha.
Even though his Infinite Gacha is known to only produce useless items, this time it changes everything as he gets to summon instead a Level 9999 girl in a maid outfit! With that, they were able to conquer the abyss and now after several years, Light now has a kingdom of his own along with several overpowered girls who he summoned throughout the years! He has also become an Overlord himself and as he plans to ascend to the world above him, he sets forth his plan of revenge!
14. The Healer Banished From The Party, In Fact, Is The Strongest
| Title | The Healer Banished From The Party, In Fact, Is The Strongest |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Romance, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Authors | Kagekinoko |
| Published | 2018 |
Raust was the only healer in their party and despite that, he only has access to basic healing abilities. What Raust did is that he trained only by himself so that at least he would be of little help to the group but after they failed a quest, all of the blame was put on him, and got kicked out of the party.
After this predicament, the group only realized that the reason why became one of the top adventurers is because of Raust’s healing support! In short, they betrayed the best healer they could ever find! Now that Raust is all on his own, he soon encounters new allies who will acknowledge Raust for who he is.
13. The Strongest Wizard Who Makes Full Use of the Strategy Book
| Title | The Strongest Wizard Who Makes Full Use of the Strategy Book |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Authors | Fukuyama Matsue |
| Published | 2018 |
Magnus is a mage who is always oppressed by the Hero in his group and regarded him as a useless asset to the team. After not being to take it any longer, he decided to leave the group himself, and soon after that, he bought a strange book from an unknown merchant. The book he got is not just any book but rather, it’s an encyclopedia on everything and it even includes defeating a Demon Lord!
The book contains several contents such as enemy weaknesses, strengthening efficiently, and even recipes from different parts of the world. With his handy book, Magnus was able to do anything that he even surpassed the party he left! And now he sets his sights on targeting the Demon Lord!
12. Can I Become an Adventurer Without A Gift?
| Title | Can I Become an Adventurer Without A Gift? |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Authors | Katanakaji |
| Published | 2018 |
Most of the humans who live in Hal’s world are given special talents or powers called Gift, however, Hal was born without one and caused him to be ridiculed by other people. He dreams to be an adventurer one day due to an unknown adventurer who saved him in the past.
Despite most people not believing in him, he still believes that he can become a successful adventurer and that is why he joined different parties to improve himself more. But after one of the party members betrayed Hal, he was left alone again until it happened…. the awakening of his Gift is something that would change his whole life.
11. The Magnificent Battle Records of A Former Noble Lady
| Title | The Magnificent Battle Records of A Former Noble Lady |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Authors | Yumeneko |
| Published | 2015 |
Syltina is the daughter of a Duke who exiled her from their country two years ago. Over those two years, Syltina went on a journey to another country and joined their Guild to become an adventurer. During those times, she became stronger than before as her name became more famous in other countries.
Later on, she receives a message where her former country summons her again to be the one to defeat the monster that lurks on their lands. In this new chapter of her life, she is forced to team up with people who betrayed her in the past such as the girl who came from another world, a laid-back swordsman, the Prince of their country, and a Knight.
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10. Barusak Chronicles – The One-Winged Riku and Rook the Silver
| Title | Barusak Chronicles – The One-Winged Riku and Rook the Silver |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Authors | Teramachi Akeho |
| Published | 2014 |
Even though Riku Barusak is considered to be a hard worker with incredible strength, there is still one thing that she always fails to attain even after enduring hard training and that is unlocking her spiritualist talent. Due to this, her own family disowns her because of her failed results.
Ironically, the only beings that tried to help her are the demons, who are supposed to be the enemy of humanity. After accepting their help, Riku becomes a soldier of the Demon King Army who fights for the demons.
9. The Mightiest Hero of Black – My Party Members Betrayed Me so I’ll Stick With The Strongest Monster
| Title | The Mightiest Hero of Black – My Party Members Betrayed Me so I’ll Stick With The Strongest Monster |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Authors | Seto Meguru |
| Published | 2018 |
Shion is also known as the Hero of Darkness and was deemed as one of the strongest heroes who ever lived. Shion strongly believes and trusts his party until a falling out occurred between them and led to betraying Shion.
After their heartbreaking betrayal, Shion was left with nothing and only hoped for himself to die eventually until a monster appears in front of him that will change his whole life.
8. The Tale of Revenge of Hero on his Second Coming
| Title | The Tale of Revenge of Hero on his Second Coming |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Authors | Usaki Usagi |
| Published | 2016 |
Amatsuki Iori, a high school student who was sent to another world to engage in battle as a hero of redemption, but while he was fighting for the world’s future, he ended up getting murdered by the comrades who he had complete trust in. After that, Iori woke up only to discover that he had been brought back to life in the same world and realized that he was actually in the future!
Later on, he notices one of the comrades who betrayed him in the past but before he could approach the person, he was stopped by a girl who claims to be the Demon King! Both of them soon learned that they both seek revenge and so they decided to team up on their new adventures!
7. Tales of Leo Attiel, Portrait of the Headless Prince
| Title | Tales of Leo Attiel, Portrait of the Headless Prince |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Authors | Sugihara Tomonori |
| Published | 2016 |
Leo Attiel is a prince who was sent to the Kingdom of Allion to undergo military training under a known general in the kingdom. But a looming threat awaits as the Kingdom of Allion and the Coscon Temple suddenly had power struggles with each other.
That is why several fighters were sent such as Percy, Camus, and Kuon to deal with the threats that can lead to destruction. These three soldiers will also eventually encounter a man named, Leo Attiel, who will join forces with them in the coming war.
6. The Forsaken Hero
| Title | The Forsaken Hero |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Authors | Yujima Ran |
| Published | 2014 |
Katsuragi Daichi along with his fellow classmates were sent to an unknown world and the reason behind their summoning is an unknown god. The god gave them supernatural powers in order to vanquish the Demon King and be deemed beloved heroes.
However, Daichi was the only one who was not given any special power and that is why he was used by his classmates as a sacrificial lamb in one of the demon’s territories. After believing that he died, he couldn’t help but notice that his overall stats have drastically increased! It appears that Daichi achieved a stat called “Revenge of the Resented” wherein every time Daichi dies, he gets resurrected and becomes even more powerful than before!
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5. Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells
| Title | Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Authors | Kaoru Shinozaki |
| Published | 2018 |
Mimori Touka is an average high schooler in the middle of a field trip along with his other classmates. Suddenly, they all got isekai’d to another world for unknown reasons. The goddess who summoned them is named Vysis and made all of them high-ranking Heroes except for Touka who somehow ended up with the lowest rank.
Due to Touka’s low ranking, he was abandoned by his classmates as they go on their own epic adventures. Other than that, the only skill he has is called Abnormal State Skill which he believes to be a useless one. But even so, he still decided to become a strong hero in order to prove to anyone that he was not the weak guy they once knew!
4. Dungeon Seeker
| Title | Dungeon Seeker |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Authors | Sakamoto 666 |
| Published | 2016 |
Junpei Takeda is a high-schooler and has a close friendship with Noriko Tatsumiya. Everytime Junpei gets bullied by Kido Shouta and his gang, Noriko is the only one who helps him all the time. But everything changed after the three of them were transported to another world. Among the three, Junpei ended up being the weakest but his unique skill is what made him hopeful because it allows him to learn any skill that any enemy has as long as he defeats it.
Several months passed and an unexpected event occurred as Noriko and Kido betrayed Kido by leaving him in a dungeon called the Sacrificial Labyrinth, which is a place inhabited by the strongest monsters in the world. Fueled by hatred and revenge, Junpei ventures forth into the labyrinth and hopefully find his way out.
3. Redo of Healer
| Title | Redo of Healer |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Authors | Rui Tsukiyo |
| Published | 2017 |
After Keyaru obtains healing powers that can heal all sorts of injuries, he was noticed by the kingdom and has become the healer of their soldiers. However, what awaits him is nothing but pure disgrace and abuse, and has lived a life full of suffering.
Unknown to everyone, the real power of his healing abilities is to be able to read the memories of any of his targets. These memories that he collects can eventually make him stronger and after it’s already powerful enough, he used his healing spell to turn back time up to the point where he was not yet recruited by the kingdom. Now that he’s technically a guy who came from the future, he is going to redo everything and take revenge on anyone who killed his fellow villagers, especially the ones who gave him a torturous life.
2. Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest
| Title | Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Authors | Ryo Shirakome |
| Published | 2015 |
Hajime Nagumo’s life turns upside down as he and his fellow schoolmates got transported into another world. All of them were given special powers and abilities that they can use for battling, however, that doesn’t seem to be the case for Nagumo since he only got a transmutation skill.
As they ventured towards the Great Orcus Labyrinth, one of Hajime’s classmates turned its back on him and left him falling down an abyss. Despite surviving it, he only finds himself surrounded by monsters and ends up fighting for survival. In the dungeon full of monsters, he meets a girl named Yue who he frees from prison, and together, they escaped the dreadful dungeon and set out on a journey to becoming the strongest there ever will be!
1. The Rising of the Shield Hero
| Title | The Rising of the Shield Hero |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Volumes | 22 |
| Authors | Aneko Yusagi |
| Published | 2013 |
Iwatani Naofumi is one of the Four Cardinal Heroes summoned by the Kingdom of Melromarc. These heroes are called The Sword Hero, The Spear, The Bow Hero, and The Shield Hero. Naofumi ended up being the Shield Hero and is considered the most inferior among the four.
When they were about to form their own parties, no one teamed up with Naofumi other than the girl named Malty Melromarc who is the daughter of the Kingdom’s ruler. But shortly after, Malty wrongfully accused him of harassment and cost Naofumi everything such as his reputation. It is all because of Malty’s betrayal and lies that led Naofumi not trusting anyone he meets and he used his anger to become even stronger while doing the right thing.
CONCLUSION
I must say that these characters are very unfortunate when it comes to getting teamed up with the wrong party and getting betrayed in the end. But because these experiences, this becomes the sole reason for the main character to forge their own stories where they become more powerful than they were before. I guess we can say that seeking vengeance is a good thing for these characters but of course, it has its own limits. That’s about it and read the other ones we have if you want more!
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