SSSSS-grade Infinite Regressor is a webnovel written by Han Sooyoung, notable for its strong similarities to Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World.
Shared elements include the protagonist, Yoo Joonhyun,[1] being an "infinite regressor psychopath"; sponsorship from transcendent beings (called star contracts[1] in SSSSS-grade Infinite Regressor); the streaming system; and the setting of a survival game with absurd missions—all common webnovel tropes, but in the two novels, the details and the way they were combined were nearly identical.[2]
History[]
SSSSS-grade Infinite Regressor was written by a young Han Sooyoung using the talents of her nighttime alter ego, the 1863rd round's Han Sooyoung.[3] The novel was an unprecedented hit, going on to become the number one platinum novel on the webnovel platform Textpia.[2]
Lee Gilyoung was one of its readers,[4] as was Kim Dokja, albeit by accident. While reading Ways of Survival, the latter unintentionally clicked onto SSSSS-grade Infinite Regressor from Textpia's 'Today's Best' list, and, noticing its similarities to Ways of Survival, he left a comment accusing SSSSS-grade Infinite Regressor of plagiarizing the other novel. However, SSSSS-grade Infinite Regressor's readers only criticized him for comparing it to a bad novel.[2]
Synopsis[]
During Main Scenario 4, Kim Dokja is forced to compete against the Twelve Apostles and the Tyrant King. To take advantage of the 1st Apostle hoarding knowledge and the Tyrant King seeking it out, Kim Dokja, Lee Sungkook, and Jung Minseob write a fake version of SSSSS-grade Infinite Regressor to sell, hoping to manipulate the flow of information to their benefit.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 75
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 59
- ↑ Chapter 534
- ↑ Chapter 427
- ↑ Chapter 60