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Well, it may or may not be self-selecting when you pick otherworlders from people who are fans of games.
Or rather, when you're isekai'd into a game world, if you carry over the same behavior you have when playing a game normally, chances are you'd end up acting like a deluded psychopath.
"NPCs and mobs are just robots meant to satisfy you, not thinking, feeling beings."
"This world is made solely for your enjoyment."
"You have the power and freedom to do anything you want in this world."
These are generally the driving feelings of villainous otherworlders, which are especially prevalent in Heroines due to the nature of Otome games. Overlord and Shield Hero both deconstruct this gamer mentality quite thoroughly.
Of course, the fundamental difference between these characters and the good otherworlders is that it's possible to actually care about a character for their own sake. In which case, the most representative response I can think of is embodied by Endo and Kobayashi's Live Commentary on the Villainess, where their response to becoming technical gods is "LET'S MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY END."
Or rather, when you're isekai'd into a game world, if you carry over the same behavior you have when playing a game normally, chances are you'd end up acting like a deluded psychopath.
"NPCs and mobs are just robots meant to satisfy you, not thinking, feeling beings."
"This world is made solely for your enjoyment."
"You have the power and freedom to do anything you want in this world."
These are generally the driving feelings of villainous otherworlders, which are especially prevalent in Heroines due to the nature of Otome games. Overlord and Shield Hero both deconstruct this gamer mentality quite thoroughly.
Of course, the fundamental difference between these characters and the good otherworlders is that it's possible to actually care about a character for their own sake. In which case, the most representative response I can think of is embodied by Endo and Kobayashi's Live Commentary on the Villainess, where their response to becoming technical gods is "LET'S MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY END."