Recommendations MC with brain and common sense

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  1. Evil_lord

    Evil_lord Active Member

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    I want MC (preferably male) who uses brain and hard work to win no major plot armor, Should plan before a fight and should not be self-righteous hypocrite.
    Story should not have major plot hole or MC having power boosts just so he desires.
    No major advantage to MC would be good but not a necessity.
     
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  2. Drake888

    Drake888 That one guy. You know, the one over there.

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    What nonsense is this? This is an aggregation site for realistic stories about magic and super powers. What you are describing is pure fantasy.
     
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    *pitches camp* This is prolly gonna be a long wait and short list.
     
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    Try Altina the Sword Princess. MC is a weak dude who ends up becoming the strategist for a knight princess. Really good and tactical. Showcases the MCs knowledge pretty well
     
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    usually you only see one or the other and very rarely do you ever have both...
     
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    Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
     
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    I go with Count of Monte Cristo in the run.
    If Female MC try some with imperial harem+black belly+ reincarnation or second chance.
     
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    A man can dream
     
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    first you need a writer with at least half those qualifications first .... but seriously for translated works it's a very short list, and some I tried had long chapters of ugh, just get on with things already...
     
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    grish99 [Pelican Hater] [Hater of Face-Slapping]

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    Well that's a really tall order. For translated works the only one I can think of is Pivot of the Sky.
    For English originals, that is much easier:
    Mother of Learning - amazing time loop story (highly recommend)
    Two Worlds - sci-fi military, starts off slow
    How to Avoid Death on a Daily Basis - gritty , realistic isekai
    Those are the ones I could find that fit, with no major advantage to the the MC. I have several others if you're interested in female MC or ok with the MC getting some magic power, etc., etc. from the start.

     
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  14. Zeusomega

    Zeusomega M.D of Olympus Pvt Ltd. Seeking [Boltzmann brain]

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    Only two so far have fit the bill


    Warlock of magus world

    Reverend Insanity


    PS: if you find more, please do share the wealth :blobpeek:
     
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    Kanna no Kanna should fit(?)
     
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    Matteus [潜んでいる] [Com Fome]

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    chucke Going towards the glorious future

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    No plot armor? Impossible!
     
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    Bright_Lucky_Star [Previously Known as OrdinaryUser] The Blessed One

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    no matter how hard i think about what you want it's either one or the other z.z no way for both D;
     
  20. Damsell in Distress

    Damsell in Distress Waiting for dashing MC to save me from myself

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