History Webcomic / HeroKiller

Now has both a [[Characters/HeroKiller]] and [[Awesome moments Awesome/HeroKiller]] pages.

Centuries later, the Hero Clan has rotted from the inside; the Legendary Heroes rule the world through glitz and glamor, using the entire planet as their battlegrounds to settle petty disputes, while turning a blind eye to rabid [[NominalHero Nominal Heroes]] who commit crimes and pin the blame on their enemies, praised for their violent and unnecessary carnage.

* DestructiveHero: The main deconstruction of the series; while the Heroes are sworn to protect people and fight villains, they are not sworn to protect property or minimize carnage. With the world under the heroes' control, entire districts of cities are frequently evacuated and quarantined to give the heroes enough excuses to go all out and destroy everything in sight, displacing ''millions'' of citizens every year.

* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: Because she has dedicated her entire life to her mission, Ihwa has absolutely {{No Social Skills}}, [[SkewedPriorities tends to focus on completely different things]] [[ValuesDissonance than normal people]].

Long ago, during the Great War, a clan of superheroes fought the villains of the time, and won. In gratitude, the world heralded a new Age of Heroes.

Centuries later, the Hero Clan has rotted from the inside; they rule the world through glitz and glamour, turning a blind eye to rabid [[NominalHero Nominal Heroes]] who commit crimes and pin the blame on their enemies, praised for their violent and unnecessary carnage.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Most "Heroes". For instance, the first superhero in the comic enjoyed murdering the hostages and pinning the blame on the bank robbers, who he also murdered. He gets lauded for saving the bank.

[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/hero-killer/list?title_no=2745 A webcomic about vigilantism.]]

Centuries later, the Hero Clan has rotted from the inside; they rule the world through glitz and glamour, turning a blind eye to rabid [[NominalHero Nominal Heroes]] who commit crimes and pin the blame on their enemies, praised for their violent and unnecessary carnage. Even their own members aren't safe from their corruption. [[MainCharacter Ihwa's]] older sister served as a hero until she was killed by the Clan for reasons unknown. Ihwa swore to find out who did it and why, kill whomever it is, and anyone else who will stand in her way. Thus begins her story as the Hero Killer.

Centuries later, the Hero Clan has rotted from the inside; they rule the world through glitz and glamour, turning a blind eye to rabid [[NominalHero Nominal Heroes]] who commit crimes and pin the blame on their enemies, praised for their violent and unnecessary carnage. In response, AntiHero vigilantes have risen to kill both heroes and villains. This is the story of one such anti-hero.

* BlatantLies: During the debriefing of the hero trials second round, Ihwa realizes that the villain she killed in order to pass the this round[[spoiler: was actually a disguised hero (see below under {{SecretTestOfCharacter}} for details)]]. Then the mummified object she had brought with her topples over, causing everyone to look at her and one lifeless arm to slip out of the package.

* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: Because she has dedicated her entire life to her mission, Ihwa has absolutely {{NoSocialSkills}}, [[SkewedPriorities tends to focus on completely different things]] [[ValuesDissonance than normal people]]

* PowerCopying: The protagonist's main ability; she can acquire the powers of heroes by physical contact.

Centuries later, the Hero Clan has rotted from the inside; they rule the world through glitz and glamour, allowing [[NominalHero Nominal Heroes]] to murder innocents for fun, pinning the blame on any villains nearby, and being praised for their violent and unnecessary carnage. In response, AntiHero vigilantes have risen to kill both heroes and villains. This is the story of one such anti-hero.

* NominalHero: Most "Heroes". For instance, the first superhero shown enjoyed murdering the hostages and pinning the blame on the bank robbers, who he also murdered.

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: The Hero Clan's creed is to always save the most people they can, even if it means leaving others to die. This creed has been corrupted to actively sacrificing others for the greater good, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist which isn't that great or good anyway]].

Centuries later, the Hero Clan has rotted from the inside, allowing {{NominalHero|es}} to murder innocents for fun and pin the blame on any petty criminals nearby, being praised for their violent and unnecessary carnage. In response, AntiHero vigilantes have risen to kill both heroes and villains. This is the story of one such anti-hero.

* AntiHero: The protagonist isn't above killing anyone in her way to stop the 'heroes' from killing even more people.
* NominalHero: Most "Heroes". For instance, the first hero shown enjoyed murdering the hostages and pinning the blame on the bank robbers, who he also murdered.
* PowerCopying: The protagonist's main ability; she can acquire the powers of heroes by killing them.