Tvtropes Last Man Standing

After losing his wife to be to the hands of the crown prince, Keith's sister was murdered by the same prince... Not only does he want revenge, he wants Prince Edward to be so miserable that death would be far away from him... But how can he accomplish this if he's just a commoner?

The System's Last Architect In a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by the System's sudden arrival, Dante Reyes has nothing left. A disgraced engineer whose career collapsed in betrayal, he now works as a night-shift guard in a decaying urban wasteland, surviving on spite and routine. But the System doesn't forget anyone. When Dante survives a dungeon encounter that should have killed him, he discovers his hidden Class: the Architect Protocol—a Golden Finger ability that lets him see the world as a structural blueprint. He can identify weaknesses, build permanent Sanctuaries, and craft custom abilities that no other User can access. In a survival game where every mistake is fatal, Dante's power makes him the most dangerous player in the game. But the System has rules—and Dante is a bug that must be corrected. The Foreman, a Dungeon Master AI, marks him for elimination. An enemy User hunts him through the city's ruins. And the only ally who offers help, a mysterious woman with her own agenda, might be more dangerous than the monsters. Then Dante discovers the truth: his younger sister Valerie, presumed dead in the System's arrival, is still alive—trapped in a Pocket Zone that only an Architect can access. Now Dante must level up, build an empire, and gather allies he can't trust. In a world of hate-to-love dynamics, revenge against the System, and kingdom building in the ruins, one man must become the Architect of humanity's survival. The System has rules. He rewrites them.

"Mr. Verus,” she said, “the surgery has already been paid for.” Cassius blinked, stunned. “What? By who?” Before the nurse could respond, a tall, imposing figure appeared. The man was impeccably dressed, his presence commanding attention. “I paid for it,” the man said, his deep voice resonating in the sterile corridor. Cassius stood, his body tense. “Who are you?” The man smiled faintly, extending a hand. “Augustus Verus,” he said. “Your father.” Shock coursed through Cassius. “My father?” he echoed, incredulous. “That’s impossible.” “It’s the truth,” Augustus said, pulling out a neatly folded envelope. Inside were photographs, documents—proof of their connection. “I’ve been watching from a distance, waiting for the right moment to step in. And now, it’s time.” Cassius stared at the evidence, his emotions a whirlwind of disbelief, anger, and curiosity. “Why now? Why not before?” Augustus met his gaze steadily. “Because you had to face life’s hardships to grow. But now, you’ve earned the right to know the truth—and the power to change your fate.” He handed Cassius a sleek black card. “This is yours. It grants you access to my wealth. Use it wisely.” Cassius hesitated before taking the card, his fingers trembling. The weight of everything that had happened—his humiliation, his sister’s injury, and now this revelation—threatened to overwhelm him. But as he looked at Augustus, determination flickered in his eyes. “I’ll use this,” he said quietly, “to protect Vinna—and to repay everyone who looked down on me.” Augustus nodded, a faint smile on his lips. “Then I trust you won’t disappoint me, son.” Cassius watched as Augustus walked away, leaving him standing in the sterile hallway, a man reborn."

Three years ago, Damon Kael was known as the War God. The strongest commander Earth had ever seen. He led the Iron Legion, a special force created to fight back against the Coalition. The Coalition was a brutal organization determined to conquer the planet through force, technology, and fear. During the final battle at the Iron Veil, Damon made the ultimate sacrifice. He locked an Iron Clamp, the key to the Iron Veil onto his own legs to prevent the coalition forces from getting access to the core of the Iron Veil. The Clamp was designed to disable his mobility completely. It kept him alive but crippled, and most importantly, hidden. The password to remove the Clamp was secured deep within the Iron Veil. It was impossible to access without risking exposure. Damon vanished from the world and allowed everyone to believe he was dead. Now he hides in plain sight. Weak. In a wheelchair. Married to Selene Vaughn, the disgraced heiress of the Vaughn family. Her family hates her. Her brother, Lucien Vaughn, wants to destroy her. He framed her for embezzlement, stole her company and sued her to court. Damon vows to protect her even if it means starting two wars.

After suffering to build himself from nothing, Damien Wicker trusted the wrong people. A wife who was unfaithful. A best friend who was secretly envious of everything he had. Together, they conspired to erase him from his own life and steal his empire. But sending him to ruin was not the end of the story—it was the beginning of something darker. Because the man they tried to break is about to rise into something they never saw coming.

“For Vengeance is an emptiness and he that seeketh it wasteth himself”, the Oldman said stopping Roger by his hand, “Vengeance and Revenge mean only pain, you have already suffered enough child” In order to exact the revenge on those who had killed his parents, Roger took the path of Vengeance, planning and preparing to exact his revenge, he had come so long in the path that he was on the verge of losing himself. “Pain is only felt by the living, I am already dead, only vengeance can restore me, only victory can return my life to me” His words were met with the silence and the hand holding him slowly released the grip! Roger had come a long way to look back now. “Enjoy the final movements of peace. For I have returned to exact my vengeance, so shall we begin, Father-in-law?” He said looking at the man who was tied up to a chair with terrified looks on his face.

Malik Carter, a humble mechanic with dreams of owning his own shop, marries into a family that never saw his worth. When his loyalty becomes his curse, and betrayal strips him of everything — love, pride, and identity — Malik vanishes. Years later, he returns — richer, colder, and driven not by revenge alone, but revelation. What began as a plan to make them bow turns into a truth that shakes the very foundation of his pain. This is a story of a man reborn in the fire of betrayal, walking the fine line between justice and vengeance… and finding that peace costs more than victory.

Once upon a time, Mattheo March was nothing more than a lowly son-in-law. A man cast out, mocked, and even deemed unworthy to sit at his wife’s family table. One day, his life crumbled completely when his sister, Elodi, fell on the brink of death. In desperation, Mattheo awakened an inheritance he didn’t even know still flowed through his veins—the legacy of the March Burglar family, a legendary line of healers who once stood at the pinnacle of the medical world, but vanished mysteriously. An unexpected encounter with Mark Spencer leads him down a path filled with secrets. The man, who claims to have a connection to the March Burgler family, provides Mattheo with all the information he needs and guides him, preparing him to become a great healer like his ancestors. However, before Mark could finish preparing him, his abilities accidentally saved a VIP patient and the recording was leaked, causing the world to start searching for the “mysterious healer.” Behind the public spotlight, Mattheo discovered a bitter truth—the destruction of his family was not fate, but the result of a conspiracy led by powerful figures in the medical world. From the shadows, he began to piece together a cold but unstoppable plan for revenge. He came to expose the betrayal that the March Burglar family had endured, leading to the disappearance of the healers in his family and the erasure of all traces of their existence. He came to seek revenge against those who, even to this day, despite not knowing that he was a descendant of the March Burgler family, still hated and disrupted his life, leading to the deaths of his parents. Mattheo swore to restore the name of March Burgler to its rightful place in the eyes of the world.

Gabriel Lopez was always looked down on by his in-laws for being poor and unemployed. His wife Sara was the only one to ever get his heavy shoulder despite everyone else treating him like garbage. Suddenly, one day, his in-laws threatened him that if Sara didn’t divorce him, she would be evicted from the family property. Gaberial wanted to protect the marriage from his in-laws trapped but owned no way to accomplish that. When he was in the middle of the chaos, he was taken hostage and learned a big secret related to his biological parents and his real identity, which not only shocked him but transformed his entire existence forever. In one night, he went from being a loser to a powerful billionaire tycoon who only wished for two things in his new life - First, his secret revenge and Second, to protect his marriage in all manner.

What if you went from having nothing to inheriting everything? Brentley Carter was just another struggling nobody—until a single contract changed his life forever. Now, he's not only the heir to the richest man's fortune but also engaged to a breathtaking fiancée! While others grind their way to success, Brentley gets it all handed to him on a silver platter. But with wealth comes power, and with power comes enemies. Is he ready for the world that comes with his new status?