Secretly More Powerful than the Hero
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this is basically just a dude with a humiliation kink who has the strange desire to always be the underdog
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This story is shitty. Might seem like a good idea at first : to have power and to help people while they don't notice it.
But the message is not this at all. The MC is awfully hypocrit who wants to be the strongest and look down on people while looking like a normal guy.
Very bad. If you want to read something with a hidden strong character you can find one here.
But the message is not this at all. The MC is awfully hypocrit who wants to be the strongest and look down on people while looking like a normal guy.
Very bad. If you want to read something with a hidden strong character you can find one here.
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Is this guy trying to copy Shadow-sama?
Honestly its not that bad. The premise sounds stupid and lowers your expectations towards a story about the MC being constantly berated for being "weak" and whatnot but its got more to it than that. During the first 20 chapters he learns that there's a limit to the type of power he can show without breaking the rules (and thus dying) and he's still overpowered.
For the first 20 chapters its not bad, curios if the next 20 will maintain it or go downhill.
For the first 20 chapters its not bad, curios if the next 20 will maintain it or go downhill.
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It's not great, but it's not bad either. The art is rough, true. The story is about average for what it is and the MC is goofy. If I were to take it seriously, it would be a 4/10, but I just take it with the assumption that nothing matters and that it's a comedy, and suddenly it becomes a 6/10.
Sure that could be me coping and such, and I wouldn't have anything to disprove it logically, but I don't really care tbh.
Sure that could be me coping and such, and I wouldn't have anything to disprove it logically, but I don't really care tbh.
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While this manhwa features a common trope of an overpowered protagonist, its execution falls flat, a problem common with this genre nowadays. The plot relies heavily on generic elements and lacks originality. The characters and their motivations feel non sensical, and the overpowered protagonist trope itself isn't well-developed, leading to a lack of tension. The art style might not be for everyone, and the overall experience is underwhelming. Readers seeking a well-crafted story with engaging characters would be better off looking elsewhere. I don't even want to compare nor put this on the same level as Shadow Eminence
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With most of these types of stories where the main character is super strong with that being the whole premise of the story, it usually doesn't feel like THIS.
I'm not sure whether it's the extremely jarring and unnatural artwork or the horrible writing of basically everything, but every time a scene comes about where his 'strength' is supposed to shine, it's just frustrating to read. Even the moments that are supposed to be cool, it just feels so frustrating and lacking when it comes to that climactic feeling in critical moments that stories like One Punch Man and Eminence In The Shadows pull off so well.
"Prepare to die!!!"
main character appears in front of obvious damsel in distress, smirks as if about to pull off an insanely cool move.
another character coincidently appears to stop the main character before he does anything, ruining the climactic moment the story was seemingly building up to.
You repeat that formula over and over again, this is the story you get.
The main character also just seems like a major dickhead. Constantly smirking as if he knows something other people don't, and then failing to pull off any sort of meaningful moment to compliment that, it's not really a wonder why everything he does fails to get any sort of reaction other than 'ughh' out of me.
I'm not sure whether it's the extremely jarring and unnatural artwork or the horrible writing of basically everything, but every time a scene comes about where his 'strength' is supposed to shine, it's just frustrating to read. Even the moments that are supposed to be cool, it just feels so frustrating and lacking when it comes to that climactic feeling in critical moments that stories like One Punch Man and Eminence In The Shadows pull off so well.
"Prepare to die!!!"
main character appears in front of obvious damsel in distress, smirks as if about to pull off an insanely cool move.
another character coincidently appears to stop the main character before he does anything, ruining the climactic moment the story was seemingly building up to.
You repeat that formula over and over again, this is the story you get.
The main character also just seems like a major dickhead. Constantly smirking as if he knows something other people don't, and then failing to pull off any sort of meaningful moment to compliment that, it's not really a wonder why everything he does fails to get any sort of reaction other than 'ughh' out of me.
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The art in this has some kind of weird jank, idk what it is specifically but I can't fucking stand it.
Also the story is just so fucking bad, everyone is literally the definition of evil or mean for evil or means sake. They're caricatures and not real characters.
Also the story is just so fucking bad, everyone is literally the definition of evil or mean for evil or means sake. They're caricatures and not real characters.
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The better Eminence in Shadow. MC is not cringe like Sid
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The story and characters have the potential to be serviceable but I just cannot come to terms with the premise being essentially nonexistent outside of the moments that a character will insist it's still in effect. As far as I've gotten, there have been some attempts to explain it but it saps enjoyment along the way asking "why even bother if we're not going to actually follow it".
TLDR: The bottom line is that outside of the opening chapters, the main character isn't all that concerned with being 'hidden' and is completely oblivious to the fact he's awful at pretending to be weak.
I think the author may actually be setting the MC up to realize that what he thinks he wants and what he actually wants are two different things, but it's an insanely long payoff if that's the route we're going. From what I can tell, it's some mix of wanting there to be notable people drawing the attention and for himself to be simply underestimated so he can swoop in to pull the dark horse uno reverse / rescue moment. It's such a niche power fantasy desire. I'm convinced the author is one of those people who plays Mario Kart by just hanging out in the back soaking up strong items and jumps to first on the last lap and gets mad when people don't appreciate their 'strategy'.
As things stand, he's constantly using high amounts of power and the only times he's treated as 'weak' are when you get the 1-dimensional nobleman who sees a commoner and assumes he's looking at livestock. Hell, most of the story as I've read it so far, everyone's in a scramble to claim this weird unicorn, he's such an outlier everyone wants him even without realizing the extent of his true power.
It's also weird at times because it's like he's trying to find ways to use more power without breaking the rules, but he was the one that demanded the situation that created the rules in the first place. So maybe he gets a kick out having a supposed handicap that does nothing to nerf his power fantasy?
The truth is, the goddess implied she was playing along but frankly just wanted to make him overpowered and the whole rule about hiding strength is loose enough he can get away with nearly anything. She has a specific goal in mind for him and doesn't have the means to replace him with someone more ambitious, so is placing her entire bet on him and the altruistic personality we're meant to believe he has.
TLDR: The bottom line is that outside of the opening chapters, the main character isn't all that concerned with being 'hidden' and is completely oblivious to the fact he's awful at pretending to be weak.
I think the author may actually be setting the MC up to realize that what he thinks he wants and what he actually wants are two different things, but it's an insanely long payoff if that's the route we're going. From what I can tell, it's some mix of wanting there to be notable people drawing the attention and for himself to be simply underestimated so he can swoop in to pull the dark horse uno reverse / rescue moment. It's such a niche power fantasy desire. I'm convinced the author is one of those people who plays Mario Kart by just hanging out in the back soaking up strong items and jumps to first on the last lap and gets mad when people don't appreciate their 'strategy'.
As things stand, he's constantly using high amounts of power and the only times he's treated as 'weak' are when you get the 1-dimensional nobleman who sees a commoner and assumes he's looking at livestock. Hell, most of the story as I've read it so far, everyone's in a scramble to claim this weird unicorn, he's such an outlier everyone wants him even without realizing the extent of his true power.
It's also weird at times because it's like he's trying to find ways to use more power without breaking the rules, but he was the one that demanded the situation that created the rules in the first place. So maybe he gets a kick out having a supposed handicap that does nothing to nerf his power fantasy?
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