Mary Sue defined:
Mary Sue is a pejorative term, sometimes shortened to Sue, used to describe or criticize a fictional character that exhibits some or most fan fiction clichés, making the character itself something of a cliché. The term "Mary Sue" is often considered unisexual, although masculinized variations such as "Gary Stu" or "Larry Sue" are frequently used in reference to male characters.
What a Mary Sue is:
Exactly what makes a character a Mary Sue is subjective, although commonly accepted criteria include the character being exceptionally lucky (romance, adventure, and popularity with the right people seeming to gravitate toward the character) and having a role in the story that upstages the other characters. Some believe that if a character is unusual or remarkable in some way, then the character will immediately be perceived as a Mary Sue. Others agree that "Sue traits" are cumulative; most characters have "Sue traits" to some degree, but it's how much and how they are handled that is the real determining factor.
lol nice. I try my best to avoid that pitfall in my comics
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Seriously you have to make a choice: Either be a shut in now and great later. Or have a social life now and complain about gas prices for the rest of your life...
XD
This makes me laugh so hard because I have a friend who can't write anything at all, and so whenever she tries to comes up with a character, I have to stop her and take her step by step through what a Mary-Sue is to show her that her character is going to end up like one.
XD I caught hell from my one friend about having a "Mary Sue", then I explained to her that it was the beginning sketches of the char and that it'd be "de-Sued" later.
-- No more anger. No more sadness. No more envy. I am the fate you must abide. Protect. Infect. Reject. -- Gamertag: BlacFyre
I like Rp-ing original characters, but made-ups are fun too. Made-ups, NOT mary-sues. Those get real annoying, and you see them EVERYWHERE in fan fics... XD
I DO have a made up for my comics, but she is NOT a mary-sue. She is just a sith. Yay. ^^ *points to Hanako-chan*
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Waffleking1992: ..so Jesus was a lobster under the sea!
Jordan: No. Jesus is a robot.
Waffleking1992: HE CAN BE WHATEVER HE FUCKING WANTS! So he's a lobster end discussion!
Jordan: I'm going to eat him and get his powers. -3-
Waffleking1992: You can't
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Waffleking1992: ..so Jesus was a lobster under the sea!
Jordan: No. Jesus is a robot.
Waffleking1992: HE CAN BE WHATEVER HE FUCKING WANTS! So he's a lobster end discussion!
Jordan: I'm going to eat him and get his powers. -3-
Waffleking1992: You can't
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Seriously you have to make a choice: Either be a shut in now and great later. Or have a social life now and complain about gas prices for the rest of your life...
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No more anger. No more sadness. No more envy.
I am the fate you must abide.
Protect. Infect. Reject.
--
Gamertag: BlacFyre
This makes me laugh so hard because I have a friend who can't write anything at all, and so whenever she tries to comes up with a character, I have to stop her and take her step by step through what a Mary-Sue is to show her that her character is going to end up like one.
--
No more anger. No more sadness. No more envy.
I am the fate you must abide.
Protect. Infect. Reject.
--
Gamertag: BlacFyre
I DO have a made up for my comics, but she is NOT a mary-sue. She is just a sith. Yay. ^^ *points to Hanako-chan*
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No more anger. No more sadness. No more envy.
I am the fate you must abide.
Protect. Infect. Reject.
--
Gamertag: BlacFyre
very nice how much?
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Waffleking1992: ..so Jesus was a lobster under the sea!
Jordan: No. Jesus is a robot.
Waffleking1992: HE CAN BE WHATEVER HE FUCKING WANTS! So he's a lobster end discussion!
Jordan: I'm going to eat him and get his powers. -3-
Waffleking1992: You can't
--
No more anger. No more sadness. No more envy.
I am the fate you must abide.
Protect. Infect. Reject.
--
Gamertag: BlacFyre
--
Waffleking1992: ..so Jesus was a lobster under the sea!
Jordan: No. Jesus is a robot.
Waffleking1992: HE CAN BE WHATEVER HE FUCKING WANTS! So he's a lobster end discussion!
Jordan: I'm going to eat him and get his powers. -3-
Waffleking1992: You can't
--
No more anger. No more sadness. No more envy.
I am the fate you must abide.
Protect. Infect. Reject.
--
Gamertag: BlacFyre
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