Tvtropes Last Man Standing

Dylan wakes up to find himself in the midst of blood and destruction. He drags himself out of the ruins and tries to look for help, but all he finds is a sea of purple sand. Without food and water, he is at the verge of death when a defensive nanochip gets activated. He enters a state of cyrogenic hibernation. Ten years later, a crazy magician revives him, not out of kindness but to use him as a lab rat for experiments. Weak, defenseless, without memories, can he survive in the new dangerous world?

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.

Transported to a world where monsters hunt humanity to the brink, Ronan Eltair has only one advantage: a radio that shouldn't work. It receives transmissions from Earth, twenty years in the future. Armed with knowledge of disasters before they happen, Ronan joins forces with the ruthless Commander Vaisha Noren. But as the timelines begin to fracture and the radio gives conflicting reports, Ronan realizes that the greatest threat isn't the monsters outside the walls—it’s the people standing right next to him. When the future warns him that his ally is his executioner, can he change the signal, or is his fate already recorded in the static?

"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."

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 city of Bonneville has five families, one secret, and a thousand forgotten orphans. Axel Knox was just another number—until he woke up with blue flame under his skin and a face from the past calling him "son." Now the founding families want him dead or alive or both. And Axel has to figure out who he really is before the magic in his blood burns him alive or before his enemies catches up with him first. He's only the heir to a destroyed house. And he's never been good at following rules.

Marcus Hayes had nothing left. Betrayed by his wife, humiliated by his boss, mocked by everyone at Langford Technologies. They laughed at his worn shoes, delayed his salary, and treated him like dirt. Then they discovered the truth. The messenger they tormented owned the company. The beggar they mocked controlled their futures. The man they destroyed was the heir to a fortune they couldn't imagine. Now the tables have turned. His cheating wife wants him back. His arrogant boss is begging for mercy. And everyone who laughed is scrambling to apologize.

Javad de Venta was once a professional doctor before he becomes a lived in son-in-law and then a Mafia Don. All odds were against him because he has a kind heart. Things however took a turn when he went to prison and return. In jail he acquired a revenge system that can supply strategies plans and resources for him to regain what he had lost. *** " Boss You only need to sign here and the Inheritance will be yours " " What if I said I want the whole world? " " Then you will have to possessed a black heart " Javad de Venta smirk at this and he nodded. " I want the whole world Cassius. About the black heart, i have it already "

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.

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.