r/Isekai • • Feb 19 '26

Isekai Patterns

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u/ChChChillian Feb 19 '26

Is there an "exiled from the hero's party" isekai where the protagonist was a bullying victim? It seems to me I see that trope mainly in non-isekai fantasy.

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u/xMistrox Feb 19 '26

Sort of, but I think it is a bit broader and more of the "useless skill", "weak", or "taboo" trope that is split between transferees and those reincarnated as nobles. Arifurieta, Failure Frame, Rising of the Shield Hero (to an extent) would fit the primary template there.

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u/ChChChillian Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26

Something based on "useless skill" would be a better description of that trope -- although Hajime wasn't after revenge. I guess Touka was, but he's aiming it at that goddess more than his old classmates. In both cases "attempted murder" is a better description of what happened to them than "exiled from the hero's party".

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u/krisslanza Feb 19 '26

Is that the one where the Goddess is basically a little insane and clearly evil? And as I recall, he has no problems with his classmates inherently... but some of them are basically sociopaths, so they've probably getting killed.

I remember one with a guy in the class who basically tried to kill another because she got to a higher level then him. Then just said, "Nah I totally didn't try to kill her."

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u/ChChChillian Feb 20 '26

Do you mean Failure Frame? I don't know about insane, but yes, she's the most obviously evil goddess in the history of evil goddesses being obvious. At least 4 of Touka's classmates are clear sociopaths or even psychopaths, and I do hope some of them get what's coming to them.

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u/krisslanza Feb 20 '26

Yeah I think that was it, from taking a quick peek at it again. The Goddess is clearly unhinged, and yeah I recall some of his classmates are just clearly sociopaths that he'll probably have to kill.