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Are you guilty of making Mary Sues?
  What?! No! You're just jealous of my super cute, powerful, beautiful, smart, strong, witty, likeable character! >_<
  No. My character is the worst in the world! T_T No one loves her, she's ugly, she's cursed, she can't do anything right, everyone hates her, and she's probably better off dead! :(
  No. I generally try to avoid them.
  Yes, but not on purpose. I didn't realize they were Mary Sues.
  Yes, but I promise I'll try and fix that!
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Que_Arres
Crew

Clever Lunatic

PostPosted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:53 pm


This is the best summary I have found of what a Mary Sue is.

If the link doesn't work (or you don't feel like skimming through the very informative), here's the short definition:

A Mary Sue (or Gary Stu, Harry Stu, Marty Stu, etc. for the male version) is a highly idealized, "perfect" character lacking flaws or (if they have any) the flaws are cute and endearing and don't hinder the character in any way. There is also the Anti-Sue, which goes to the opposite extreme, although in some cicumstances this isn't a bad thing.

Generally speaking Mary Sues are BAD.

How can you tell if your character is a Mary Sue?

For fan-based role-plays, use this test.

For original fiction role-plays (like a lot of the ones here), use this test.
PostPosted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:40 pm


The results using the second test for some of my characters:


  • Alanar: 9 (Anti-Sue) <-- Surprised me O_o!
  • Matziel: 4 (Anti-Sue) <-- Didn't surprise me at all.
  • Reliel: 4 (Anti-Sue) <-- Also not surprising.
  • Ariel (for Blork's game): 25 calling his race an angel (Borderline-Sue), 15 leaving that unchecked (Non-Sue)


For the top three, it was a little hard since, well, their NPCs and aren't fully developed at this point in the story.

Que_Arres
Crew

Clever Lunatic


Mokona_Modoki4532

PostPosted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:35 pm


I must say, this is really strange.

Misaharu Gratefre:17 (non-sue.)! I thought most definately she'd be a Mary-sue...I'm shocked, appallowed, and upset!
PostPosted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:40 pm


Did you do her before or after I had you completely overhaul her for the game? I ran her through and got 64 (Uber-Sue), so you must have been missing a few things (or fudging a few answers).

Que_Arres
Crew

Clever Lunatic


Donatellothedog

PostPosted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:09 am


I was reading through and my god...XDDDD they don't seem to apply to any of my characters.
PostPosted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:45 pm


Well, that can be good (or bad). So long as they don't get so obnoxiously overdone, you're in good shape.

Que_Arres
Crew

Clever Lunatic


Donatellothedog

PostPosted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:38 pm


XDDD Good. I try not to be center of attention in any rp's cuz then I get nervous and am like "WTFAMITODONEXTTHEY'REALLWATCHINGME"
and yeah, that leads to killing myself in the end XDDD
PostPosted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:30 pm


lol. I don't mind the attention, but I don't try to be the center.

I'm not sure whether I should feel bad or not. I made Mokona go away...

Que_Arres
Crew

Clever Lunatic


Donatellothedog

PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:48 pm


you did? *goes to see what you said*

Ooooh...64 XDDD
PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:27 pm


She actually told me she was leaving prior to that post, mostly because I got really upset with her character in my RP in the Otherworld forum: Chosen of the Gods. If you read it, I'm sure you'll understand why I think she was fudging her answers.

Que_Arres
Crew

Clever Lunatic


Donatellothedog

PostPosted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:18 pm


oh...*goes to do that*
when you say leaving, do you mean she left the guild permanently?
PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:42 pm


Yes, that is precisely what I mean.

Que_Arres
Crew

Clever Lunatic


Donatellothedog

PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:28 am


oh.....
XDDDDDD I guess we'll just need new members then XD
PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:13 pm


Yeah, people who actually roleplay...

Que_Arres
Crew

Clever Lunatic


Donatellothedog

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:09 pm


Not only that, but good rpers.
That just makes it ten times harder. X__X
Also there are people who have like...school *raises hand* ^^;;
When I'm in school I normally buzz off gaia since I always flip out on my grades. XD I'm a freak like that.
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