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** Yugi Muto, or rather his SuperPoweredEvilSide Dark Yugi, is possibly the TropeCodifier for the anime community who also overlaps with KingOfGames which he is the TropeNamer for. Yugi has a reputation for being an expert in all forms of games. It's played far more straight in the [[Manga/YuGiOh manga continuity]] and the [[Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries first anime series]] where he would play in all types of games from board games to card games to video games. However, all subsequent anime-only series have him only focusing on the Duel Monsters card game. Though he still qualifies for this, where to date he has only lost twice, with one of them due to timeout and the other time being ''against himself''. His amazing success combines both exceptional strategic thinking along with [[WindsOfDestinyChange luck manipulation]].
** Seto Kaiba is a ChildProdigy and already a genius at everything. So it's no surprise that when he invested his talents into gaming he became one of the greatest duelists in history, second only to Yugi. The two of them end up as [[TheRival rivals]] and {{Worthy Opponent}}s. A battle between him and Yugi will be long and drawn out and can go either way as the two duelists run rings around each other. In the manga, Kaiba is also known as the famous gamer "Kai" who got the highest score in every game.

* ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': Keima Katsuragi (pictured above) is one of the most impressive examples in the entirety of fiction. He spends almost all of his free time playing video games. He gets away with playing games in class because he still aces all his tests in school and holds perfect attention to the lecture. He also runs a gaming blog as the "God of Conquest", where he tackles on any game suggested to him, including mapping out every last possible route in an ObviousBeta DatingSim game that the developers released without ever properly finishing. When he builds up a backlog of dozens of games due to the events of the story, he decides to lock himself in his room and play all of his backlog, including numerous RolePlayingGames and {{Dating Sim}}s. He enters into "[[SuperMode God of Conquest]]" mode, and plays '''twenty-four''' games ''all at once''. He completes 3 months worth of backlogs by the end of the day. His skill at dating sims even translates to skill at wooing flesh-and-blood girls in real life, though not flawlessly, as he still learns frequently that real girls are more complex than virtual ones.

** Bronya's profile mentions that she's skilled at all sorts of games, from [=MMOs=] to dating sims. The [[ComicBookAdaptation Man Hua]] typically shows her playing against the other characters and easily winning [[ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask even while she's expertly preparing dessert with her other hand]]. The Final HOMU Fantasy Raid has her practically taking over a MMORPG [[FanGirl that she became obsessed over]], with her godlike avatar serving as the FinalBoss. One of the dates in the anniversary event shows that this even extends to things like basketball arcade games, where she handily beats the [[NonEntityGeneral Captain]] if the player picks that option, thinking it would be an easy win due to [[TeensAreShort her height]].

** Yugi Muto, or rather his SuperPoweredEvilSide Dark Yugi, is possibly the TropeCodifier for the anime community who also overlaps with KingOfGames which he is the TropeNamer for. Yugi has a reputation for being an expert in all forms of games. It's played far more straight in the [[Manga/YuGiOh manga continuity]] and the [[Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries first anime series]] where he would play in all types of games from board games to card games. However, all subsequent anime-only series have him only focusing on the Duel Monsters card game. Though he still qualifies for this, where to date he has only lost twice, with one of them due to timeout and the other time being ''against himself''. His amazing success combines both exceptional strategic thinking along with [[WindsOfDestinyChange luck manipulation]].

* ''WesternAnimation/ChopSockyChooks'': "Game Over Chooks!" has Chuckie Chan's student Ume being revealed as one, possessing unbeatable scores on arcade games. His skill is so great that he gains the attention of [[BigBad Wasabi]], who wishes to steal his gaming skills so he can use them in real life against the Chooks.

-->-- ''LightNovel/NoGameNoLife''

* ''LightNovel/HowNotToSummonADemonLord'', Takuma Sakamoto fit this to a T. In the MMORPG "Cross Reverie", he played as the Demon Lord Diablo who was so ridiculously skilled and powerful that no one dared to challenge him. In fact he decided to hold back in order to keep things fun for himself. Then he's cast into said world where he's reincarnated as his character and finds everyone else is laughably underleveled.
* ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'': Kazuma Satou is a {{deconstruction}} due to the series being an affectionate parody of the genre. While he seems like the typical example at first, being a GenreSavvy NEET who dedicated himself to gaming and got whisked away to a RPGMechanicsVerse, the new world is just different enough to his gaming experiences that his experience is mostly useless and he ends up being a LoserProtagonist with nothing ever going his way.
* ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'': The titular Log Horizon guild, who are renowned as a legendary guild in the RPGVerse they are [[TrappedInAnotherWorld trapped in]]. This is especially the case for TheProtagonist, Shiroe, who is a master strategist. The guild's strength lies in their ability to work together in perfect coordination in accordance with Shiroe's exceptional planning skill.
* ''LightNovel/NoGameNoLife'': This is 『　　』's entire shtick. They're a prestigious SiblingTeam made up of Sora and Shiro, who are [[UltimateGamer386 so legendary as gamers that they become an urban legend in the gaming continuity]], purportedly possessing the top score for ''every'' game to exist and in all regards unbeatable. Their gaming abilities are so phenomenal that they're brought over to an alternate RPGVerse world where gaming skills govern everything, where of course the two of them absolutely dominate and become the new KingOfGames. Sora excels at manipulating and reading people, while Shiro's specialty is analytical thinking of the core game mechanics. It's established that 『　　』 never loses unless it's intentionally or against each other. If their opponents try to cheat, then they will ''use the cheating against the cheater''. The first episode alone has the two of them beating 12,000 players using 4 avatars, even when the opposition was ''cheating'', and then shortly afterwards Sora ends up controlling ''four individual controllers'' with his hands [[HandyFeet and feet]] and ''still manages to win''! Shiro is also revealed to have won ''20 times'' against a chess simulator designed to beat grandmasters.

* ''LightNovel/{{Overlord|2012}}'': Satoru was one, being a hardcore MMORPG gamer with an unbelievably powerful lich avatar before he finds himself [[TrappedInAnotherWorld trapped in the game world]] he played in as his overpowered avatar Ainz. His character has been maxed out so virtually no one poses any challenge to him, even though he tries to keep the extent of his true power a secret.
* ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' has at least three of the Four Heroes (of the StockLightNovelHero variety,) who were adept at a certain MMORPG that resembles the RPGMechanicsVerse they've been pulled into (the specific one varies since they all come from alternate realities,) giving them a leg-up on understanding the mechanics of the world. It becomes a {{Deconstruction}}, however, when this knowledge gives them a very myopic view of the world and how their actions affect it (often causing them to do more harm than good) because they treat their adventures as a game. Naofumi, meanwhile, doesn't have the same MMORPG experience that the others do, and thus is more down-to-earth and has a better understanding of the wants and needs of the people around him, meaning he does more good with his exploits [[PragmaticHero without even explicitly meaning to.]]

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'':

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline'' follows suit from its parent series with LLENN, who becomes an elite gamer in Gun Gale Online. Despite only being a newbie, she finds out she's a gaming prodigy with natural talent, able to destroy entire squadrons of enemy players by herself. It's up for debate how much of her feats are actual skill and how much is due to her advantageous avatar that gives her SuperSpeed and a short stature, but nonetheless she ends up FamedInStory and comes out as the champion of a [=PvP=] tournament. Pitohui even describes LLENN as "God's gift to [=FullDive=]."

** Seto Kaiba is a ChildProdigy and already a genius at everything. So it's no surprise that when he invested his talents into gaming he became one of the greatest duelists in history, second only to Yugi. The two of them end up as [[TheRival rivals]] and {{Worthy Opponent}}s. A battle between him and Yugi will be long and drawn out and can go either way as the two duelists run rings around each other.

* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'':

* Daryl Musashi in ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS07E13FirstPersonShooter First-Person Shooter]]" is presented as one of the (if not the) best FPS players in the world, invited to test the newest VR environment. Nevertheless, the MonsterOfTheWeek infesting said VR offs him with little ceremony within minutes. (The episode also makes it quite clear, however, that the writers have a [[CriticalResearchFailure very vague idea of gaming and its culture]].)

Many games will have ThatOnePlayer who dedicates hours of practice to know the ins and outs, be at the top of the rankings, soloed the BonusBoss, acquired the InfinityPlusOneSword, and found the EasterEgg no one even knew existed. Then there's this guy (or [[GamerChick girl]]), who is the top of every game they try because of [[TheGift natural talent]]. The Godlike Gamer is essentially TheAce when it comes to video games. While ThatOnePlayer tends to stick to one game and takes the fun out of it for other gamers due to their superior skill, the Godlike Gamer is a MasterOfAll for games in general.

[[caption-width-right:350: When Keima enters "[[SuperMode God of Conquest]]" mode, he's capable of playing [[UpToEleven twenty-four games simultaneously]].]]

** ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' has Chiaki Nanami, the Ultimate Gamer. The only games she's bad at are {{Dating Sim}}s.

May also end up as a KingOfGames if they try their hand outside video games.

If they are a villain, they're almost definitely a {{GIFT}} and SmugSuper who is a general {{jerkass}} to fellow players who loves to KillSteal or [[PlayerKilling player kill]]. Sometimes a [[TheGMIsACheatingBastard cheating Game Master]] or a [[GodModders player using hax]] might pretend to be one [[CheatersNeverProsper before being revealed as a fraud]].

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* I don't know what you think guys but the man who finished the three Dark Souls without taken damage is a god to me
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** Izuru Kamukura was gifted with every known talent, including Chaiki's. They even play some games together in one of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' bonus mode.

* ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'' protagonist Emu Hojo was also known as the Genius Gamer "M" before he abandoned professional gaming to become a doctor, which turns out to be an extremely useful skillset when video game villains start possessing his patients. Fairly early in the show we also meet Nico Yazawa, Genius Gamer "N", who's also this trope but was second-best to M.