How would Rimuru personality fair in other isekais?

kfsilver89 said:
My friend and I finished That Time I was reincarnated as Slime season 2. This was my second time watching it and I couldn’t help but compare Rimuru’s personality traits with other isekai protagonists. I saw a Ranker post about top isekai protagonists and Rimuru being ranked number 1 and that left me scratching my head. So I wanted to ask members on here (without giving manga spoilers) just how exactly will Rimuru react in the world of ReZero, Saga of Tanya of Evil, Rising of The Shield Hero, cautious hero, etc of switched as the main protagonist.

I don’t hate the series by any means, it’s a series about a mentor who died and is reincarnated in another world as a near invulnerability, overpowered slime that’s has the trusty Great Sage easy mode tutorial walkthrough guide ability to help assist Rimuru to have an omnipotent understanding of the world he lives in. On the other hand, without these abilities...this catharsis story falls apart and becomes just another generic isekai series. But if I have to rank the protagonist against other isekai protagonists, Rimuru is the weakest character by far who shines when things go right... and is willing to throw his goodwill and fundamental beliefs away when things go bad.

Lastly I want to reiterate that I don’t hate the series or the character, I kind of want to be proven wrong. Is there a character underneath the overpowered and carefree leadership willing to grind and work hard like cautious hero? A character that can be literally kidnapped by nazis and be used as experiments to become a tool of war like Tanya? A character that can endure everyone hating him and bullied and overcome of being robbed of everything over lies & manipulation and still become a hero like rising of the shield hero? Can Rimuru endure the cycle of torment of being tortured and killed and to watch everyone he cares about die over and over again with the sense of dread that nothing he does will matter and still make the impossible possible like ReZero? I don’t think so... and I look forward to responses.

Piromysl said:
Rinmaru learned hard in 2nd season that "In order to preserve peace, you must be willing to fight".
Besides the heavy power up since season one, that was the only major improvement to his character and it was huge. In 1st season he was just a bland and boring Mary Sue like any other.

Obviously, he wouldn't be bothered by having to off some upstarts in ReZero or Youjo Senki.
The "cycle of torment" you described would only hasten the process.

Rembe said:
yea that post probably isn’t fact-based and more opinionated, because if you compare rimuru as a character to people like naofumi or subaru, nine times out of ten, I’ll say naofumi or subaru are the better character, don’t get me wrong Rimuru is definitely not a Mary Sue isekai protag now (well in s1 he used to) and s2 really made him grow as a isekai character, but all in all my point is that you shouldn’t take that source at face value

kfsilver89 said:
https://www.ranker.com/list/best-isekai-protagonists/anna-lindwasser 5,418 people upvoted for Rimuru and 489 downvoted Rimuru. That’s the post that made me think and even on here, Rimuru has over 12,000 favorites. I still disagree about Rimuru no longer being a Mary Sue. In a way that is how Rimuru gains power. You’re not gonna see Rimuru busting out crunches and lifting weights or even practice swinging a sword. If we compare other isekai protagonists, the character in this series most fitting would be Gobta. He’s putting in the work and effort to gain power slowly vs Rimuru who has the predator skill. Also Rimuru has great Sage or now called Raphael to help assist Rimuru interact with the work with omnipotence. If you ask me Rimuru is a bigger Mary Sue than Ainz... Ainz had to grind and pay 2 win with his guild and anyone who played MMORPG games know how difficult and competitive that is.

kfsilver89 said:
https://www.ranker.com/list/best-isekai-protagonists/anna-lindwasser 5,418 people upvoted for Rimuru and 489 downvoted Rimuru. That’s the post that made me think and even on here, Rimuru has over 12,000 favorites. I still disagree about Rimuru no longer being a Mary Sue. In a way that is how Rimuru gains power. You’re not gonna see Rimuru busting out crunches and lifting weights or even practice swinging a sword. If we compare other isekai protagonists, the character in this series most fitting would be Gobta. He’s putting in the work and effort to gain power slowly vs Rimuru who has the predator skill. Also Rimuru has great Sage or now called Raphael to help assist Rimuru interact with the work with omnipotence. If you ask me Rimuru is a bigger Mary Sue than Ainz... Ainz had to grind and pay 2 win with his guild and anyone who played MMORPG games know how difficult and competitive that is.

Rembe said:
I mean if you really wanna compare someone who GRINDS I would say it would be better to use Sung Jin woo from solo leveling.

kfsilver89 said:
I wanted to pick a character who is part of the isekai quartet. Considering overlord is far more popular and is an isekai series that gets compared to Slime often. I don’t consider Ainz a Gary sue in the same way as I consider Rimuru.

Rembe said:
I mean if you really wanna compare someone who GRINDS I would say it would be better to use Sung Jin woo from solo leveling. Also even if rimuru is a “Mary sue” I don’t think it’s essentially bad in this context and I say this because the story (manga also since I’m a manga reader) isn’t really about great character writing and groundbreaking characters, it’s similar to Black clover because Tensura is what it is, a isekai power fantasy and it knows that and just plays off of it and Rimuru is more of a Mary Sue when it comes to the story because the world literally revolves around him but he’s not Mary Sue as a character per se, depends on what you consider about him to be “mary Sue” but you make some valid points tho

kfsilver89 said:
My friend and I finished That Time I was reincarnated as Slime season 2. This was my second time watching it and I couldn’t help but compare Rimuru’s personality traits with other isekai protagonists. I saw a Ranker post about top isekai protagonists and Rimuru being ranked number 1 and that left me scratching my head. So I wanted to ask members on here (without giving manga spoilers) just how exactly will Rimuru react in the world of ReZero, Saga of Tanya of Evil, Rising of The Shield Hero, cautious hero, etc of switched as the main protagonist.

I don’t hate the series by any means, it’s a series about a mentor who died and is reincarnated in another world as a near invulnerability, overpowered slime that’s has the trusty Great Sage easy mode tutorial walkthrough guide ability to help assist Rimuru to have an omnipotent understanding of the world he lives in. On the other hand, without these abilities...this catharsis story falls apart and becomes just another generic isekai series. But if I have to rank the protagonist against other isekai protagonists, Rimuru is the weakest character by far who shines when things go right... and is willing to throw his goodwill and fundamental beliefs away when things go bad.

Lastly I want to reiterate that I don’t hate the series or the character, I kind of want to be proven wrong. Is there a character underneath the overpowered and carefree leadership willing to grind and work hard like cautious hero? A character that can be literally kidnapped by nazis and be used as experiments to become a tool of war like Tanya? A character that can endure everyone hating him and bullied and overcome of being robbed of everything over lies & manipulation and still become a hero like rising of the shield hero? Can Rimuru endure the cycle of torment of being tortured and killed and to watch everyone he cares about die over and over again with the sense of dread that nothing he does will matter and still make the impossible possible like ReZero? I don’t think so... and I look forward to responses.

Rembe said:
i haven’t watched overlord so I actually can’t compare the two also actually what is a “Gary sue” or is that a typo lol

kfsilver89 said:
Gary sues are masculine versions of Mary Sues. The term Mary Sue popularized in recent times with Rey in the Star Wars series. People play on that word and make it Gary Sue to refer to absurdly overpowered men in fiction. I use the term Mary Sue not so much in how powerful a character is but rather how the character gains power. Mary Sioux from Saga of Tanya the evil is another play on the word. The arch enemy of the main character Tanya, imbued by the power of god with absurdly strong level of magic made to crush Tanya. A little fun tidbit.

ghier said:
I’m gonna ignore the forum post and just answer the question in the title if that’s alright lol. I got excited to theorize what would happen if Rimuru were in other worlds when I read it and don’t really want to get into a debate over which of the protagonists are better.

In the world of Re:Zero, rimuru would probably stumble around a lot like Subaru at first, but more so with the intention of assessing his current situation rather than start off his awesome isekai fantasy life with a heroine and all that nonsense. Assuming he makes it to the same alleyway (he prolly wouldn’t end up in the same place, but why not for the heck of it) and has to deal with the thugs; he’d probably try to talk his way out of it for a bit but fail. Then he’d be rescued by Emilia just as Subaru was, and would likely thank her and ask if there was anything he can do in return.

Being that he isn’t as pushy as Subaru though, he’d probably give up on helping after conveying what the thief looked like b/c he’s a normal dude and realizes there’s nothing else he can really do. So then he’d look for someone else to help him figure out what he needs to know about the world. Maybe he runs into Reinhard, who should be around that area at that time. In that case, Rimuru would likely tell Reinhard that he is a foreigner and is completely lost, and Reinhard will be obliged to help him. What likely happens then is Reinhard brings Rimuru back to his place.

Maybe Rimuru mentions Emilia and the emblem thief to Reinhard along the way, and Reinhard goes to help Emilia after leaving Rimuru at his mansion. While he’s gone Rimuru becomes acquainted with the staff there and learns about the world he’s been put in. He then asks for a job b/c he’s without income, food, drink, shelter, and all the other necessities he needs to live. The staff are hesitant to give him a job, but Reinhard agrees when he learns of the request upon returning.

Speaking of his return, Reinhard has brought the thief back with him, Felt. Emilia comes the next day to thank Rimuru for informing Reinhard of her situation, and leaves for Roswal’s mansion immediately. Rimuru then becomes acquainted with both Felt and Reinhard over the course of his stay at the mansion and never learns of his reincarnation ability.



This takes forever to do lol. Maybe I’ll post again later for one of the other isekai.

Rembe said:
And to answer the 2nd part of this post, rimuru will probably hold up quite well in rising of the shield hero and cautious hero (the ending still made me hella sad) but in re zero, that’s something to be taken to consideration, because I don’t think rimuru’s bubbly personality will actually handle being in a endless cycle of death and not knowing whether your actions will have a positive effect and is more likely to have negative drawbacks and seeing everyone you love die over and over and over again.

Hawky78 said:
For the trauma question you asked on a comment because for the life of me I can’t figure out how to Reply.

In re:Zero I think he’ll handle it well, he may get a little down here and there but in the end he’ll always pick himself up. Now would he go crazy from dying all the time and not being able to tell any one? 50/50 because on one hand he keeps a lot of secrets, ex the dragon inside of him and his past, etc. but on the other hand he is a person who’s open about everything, even if he keeps a-lot of secrets. He talks to his people to make sure of what they think. And just wants their opinions in general.
There is one thing to consider, he is an adult, 37 I think. So he will generally handle things a better and smarter.
Now for your original question, if Rimuru was in the re:zero world I think things would go on the same up Till where Subaru says that he’s Emilia knights out in front of everyone. Rimuru is a kind person, he helps people even if he doesn’t want too. So the beginning will all go the same. And he’ll ask to get a job etc. and he’ll figure things out.
Then I don’t know how it will go from here, it will probably just be him being where is needed by Accident.

(I also only watched season 1 of Re:zero so far, so I can’t answer for the others)

kfsilver89 said:

Finally someone who answered me in a way that I was looking forward to. See there’s 2 things that I need clarity: One; are you implying all of this will happen as Rimuru being Satoru Mikami the 37 year old elf fetish human before he turned into Rimuru? And two, are you also implementing that Rimuru will be imbued with the witch of envy scent? There are scenes in the series where because Rimuru is a slime, there’s no facial expressions giving hints on what he is thinking or feeling. Also Satoru’s age will mean he’s limited physically what he can do and the connections Subaru made just won’t happen for Satoru. Either way, Emilia is dead... and the world will be approached its end. Reinhard’s power alone could nearly fold anyone like a lawn chair. Even Rimuru as a demon lord. But the real question is if Rimuru did learn about his reincarnation ability... just how would he be able to handle the mental trauma. Where will the checkpoint be? Let’s say, Satoru turned into Subaru. How would he handle Roswal?

kfsilver89 said:


Well a few things. 1.) I don’t think he’ll handle things better than Subaru but rather more mature. Especially in season 1 Subaru’s immaturity tend to be a good thing despite cringe moments. 2.) Rimuru will always have the witch of Envy scent, he’ll attract strong enemies and he just doesn’t have the strength as a human to fight them; therefore, he would die and return by death one way or another. The world of ReZero has far more ridiculously over powering enemies than in That Time I was Reincarnated As Slime. I see Rimuru turning to the dark side rather quickly. It’s hard to gauge the personality Rimuru has without the unique skill use of Great Sage and Predator. These abilities completely define the character of Rimuru and without these abilities, there’s no way to determine what kind of person he’ll be in another world. I see Rimuru as an emotionally and mentally fragile person who’s being carried by physical and magical overpowered strengths. Without physical and magical abilities, how Rimuru will react to such large obstacles Subaru faces will be the largest testimony of his true strength. I highly recommend you watch season 2 of ReZero to just see how the enemies of ReZero are far more difficult than in That Time I was Reincarnated as Slime. I’ll argue that even if Rimuru has all of his uniques skills in ReZero... he’ll be folded like a lawn chair just by running into Reinhard.