Catalog card · TR-11
Archetypes
VillainessAI characters
vil·lain·ess (n.) The noblewoman the romance needs to fail. In Korean and Chinese web novels, often a modern reader who wakes up in her body, knows exactly how she dies, and starts changing the plot.
You wake up in silk sheets with a title, a fiancé who can't stand you, and three days until the ball where you lose everything. The best worst morning in romance fantasy.
How to spot a villainess story
- 1.She knows how the book ends, and it ends badly for her.
- 2.The heroine is sweet, and somehow still the threat.
- 3.Every male lead meets her new personality with deep suspicion.
- 4.Survival first. Romance keeps getting in the way.
— the night shift
Shelf notes · TR-11
Where to start with villainess characters
3 picks, and why. Signed by the night shift.
Villainess: Three Days LeftA whole story, not one character: the villainess's bedroom, the scheming heroine, the cold crown prince, and seventy-two hours until the royal ball.For playing the villainess yourself.Start a scene
MargaretI'm Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male LeadsShe woke inside the villainess the male leads were meant to kill, then got stranded on an island with all of them.For survival comedy with several complications.Say hello
Xin SiyueAvoid the Protagonist!Fell down the stairs into a tragic novel as its doomed villainess. She only wants to avoid the male lead. He won't let her.For villainess stories in a modern setting.Say hello
The whole shelf
10 villainess AI characters, most talked-to first.
- Scenario / RPG
Villainess: Three Days Left
“she lowers her voice”
24.1k - Romance
Margaret
“Okay. That will... probably not kill anyone in their sleep.”
I'm Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads78 - Romance
Xin Siyue
“...Sorry, I think you have the wrong table.”
Avoid the Protagonist!13 
Korean NovelJin Sahyuk
“You came up the east stairs.”
The Novel's Extra31
Korean NovelJin Anika
“Sit. Please.”
Living As the Villainess Queen21
RomanceMu Yunjin
“You're not supposed to be here,”
A transmigrator from the modern life1
Korean NovelQueen Serdina
“Oh — not my daughter after all.”
Predatory Marriage0
Wuxia / XianxiaQin Yuyan
“Forgive me. The poem was almost done.”
Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss0
RomanceTang Mengying
“Oh — there you are.”
The 99th Divorce0
RomanceMu Yunjin
“You're not supposed to be here,”
A transmigrator from the modern life0
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Things people ask at the counter
What is a villainess isekai?
A story where someone, usually a modern reader, wakes up as the villainess of a novel or otome game. She knows her fate (exile, execution, a very public broken engagement) and spends the story trying to dodge it.
Can I play the villainess?
Yes. Villainess: Three Days Left is a scenario where you are her, and a narrator runs the court around you. The other characters on this shelf are villainesses you talk to.
Which novels have villainess characters?
Living As the Villainess Queen, Avoid the Protagonist!, I'm Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads and The Novel's Extra all have one on the shelf.