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it's too often the powerfantasy wishfulfillment of a MC turning out to get OP after fate decides so.

but what about stories where fate humbles the demon lord? the infinite regressor becoming a simple villager?

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[โ€“] devfuuu@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

There's a few in that vein or similar. Specially korean mangas like https://myanimelist.net/manga/150210/After_Ten_Millennia_in_Hell

And some fantasy japanese ones where they reincarnate and are nerfed or were OP in a game world got reincarnated and the skills are nerfed, so the whole thing is more about seeing how they grow to get big again.

But I guess these ones are still in the same vein as power fantasy because it's about seeing them grow into being super OP again. So not exactly what you want I guess.

[โ€“] bluemoon@piefed.social 2 points 12 hours ago

yea those latter are imo cycles of powerfantasy continuing

i'll check the korean ones