The Patron of Villains (aka Raising Villains the Right Way) is an ongoing Korean Webtoon, written by Bom Han Bang-ul, illustrated by JOGEN, and adapted by studio LICO.
Publication & History
The Patron of Villains webtoon series started publication on October 25, 2025 & is updated every Friday on Webtoons. The english version started publication on January 23, 2026 and is published alongside the korean version.
Synopsis
One day, I woke up as a noble inside the game I used to play. Unfortunately, the game ends in an apocalypse. With ten years left, I track down the future villains while they’re still kids and decide to raise them myself, hoping that a better childhood could stop them from destroying the world. Now, with criminals dropping like flies, the kingdom thinks I’m the terrifying mastermind pulling all the strings. What on earth is happening? I just wanted to enjoy the sweet noble life!
Story Arcs
Intro Arc
The Intro Arc introduces Allon Palateo, who finds himself possessing the body of a minor villain in the world of Psychedelia. After remembering that the kingdom will eventually be destroyed by the Five Prime Sins, Allon decides to use his knowledge of the game's story to prevent that future.
Five Prime Sins Rescue Arc
The Five Prime Sins Rescue Arc follows Allon's efforts to locate and rescue the five individuals destined to become the Five Prime Sins before the traumatic events that originally drove them to villainy can occur. Believing that providing them with safe and ordinary lives will prevent the kingdom's destruction, Allon places the rescued children under his protection. Unknown to Allon, the children develop an intense devotion toward him and come to regard him as the Great Moon. They eventually form the secret organization known as the Blue Moon, interpreting Allon's words and actions as instructions from their master.
Trivia
- The Patron of Villains is an adaptation of the web novel of the same name.
- The webtoon is produced by Studio LICO.
- The webtoon uses the term Episode for its individual installments rather than chapter.
- The Five Prime Sins are central to the story, with Allon's initial objective being to prevent the circumstances that caused them to become villains in the original storyline of Psychedelia.
- Although Allon believes he is rehabilitating the Five Prime Sins, his actions unintentionally lead to the creation of the Blue Moon and him being the Great Moon.
- The webtoon's storyline begins diverging significantly from the version of Psychedelia remembered by Allon due to his interference with major events.