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[link] [link] [link] [link] click on them so they can grow, i beg of you ;-;i wanted to make sure if my characters were mary sues or not. so i took the test, and this were the results. i allways knew that B.A.S.H. wasn't a mary sue, and i also knew that Kira was a perfect mary sue.
what it makes me happy anyway is that there were three more kinds of character: the anti-sue (i don't want mary sue, but going completely to the other side is not good either), and the über and irremediable sue (that are worse than getting just a mary sue level). this mean that i may not be that bad creating characters after all.
i took another test in wich everyone got less than 50 points, and the result was:
0-50 points :" congratulations! you are the proud creator of a completely original character! keep up the good work. it takes skill and determination to create such a pure individual. you ought to throw a party or something to celebrate".
YAY!
art & characters (c) ~PinkMochi
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This pic is so iconic. Lol. I remember it from a long time ago.
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thanks a lot
Iconic is not a word I would have used for this piece, but I do have to admit it is my most successful drawing ever.
Hard to believe it's 9 years old. (like, really, where did time go?)
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-I saw this pic when I was, like, 9 or 10. Now I'm a junior in HS.
-You are what inspired me to focus more on anime type drawing as well as developing more structured characters lol...I guess you could call me a fangirl imitator sorry xD
-Also ikr about the time ugh 
-Ayyy a fellow Harry Potter lover. Though...Slyrherin? You seem so...nice! I find it hard to believe you could be in the same house as Pansy lol. Also I'm a Ravenclaw...Probably cause I'm such a nerd LOL.
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* Time sure flies... when I made that picture I was in college. Now I'm an accountant with a full-time job.
* I'm what inspired you? Wow, those are some heavy words for me. I'm flattered and moved. Thank you.
* "Fangirl imitator?" I wouldn't call you that! I've seen your art and you've got some really good ideas that are clearly your own. (I like the Little Red Witch a lot).
* I have to admit I was surprised when I got sorted in Slytherin (I really believed I was a Ravenclaw) 
* Ravenclaw is a great house, congratulations!
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1- Man I wish time didn't go so quickly
2-lol yeah you actually got me to drawing girls in school uniforms and designing wracky hairstyles let
3-Aww thanks those were my stuff from last year 
3-Slyrherin is if you think about it badass asf. You're (well except crabbe and goyle or whatever lol) typically smart, charismatic in a trolling and bad guy way, and also cool house name and color scheme, especially if ya got pale blonde hair lol.
I always knew I'd either be in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff since I'm a nerd for manga novels reading writing art and am kinda shy irl xD not really athletic or brave for Gryffindor and according to all tests I took and pottermore slyrherin I have little to no traits for it O_o
Also thanks for complimenting me art
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Now it's time to see if mine are Mary Sues or not *pulls out clipboard from those cheeze-it commercials*
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Well most of the OCs aren't Mary Sues
Sadly, my old personas were Mary Sue as heck! XD
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congratulations on getting most of them out of the mary sue spectrum
and I think that most people (if not everyone) has at least one mary sue in their beginnings, so that's ok 
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Thank you
That makes me feel a lot better ^w^
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sorry, i don't
the one that i took back then is no longer available.
if you google "mary sue test" you should find similar ones, though
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I hate to tell you this but...
Those test don't actually help.
Those test are basically knee jerk reactions. Over generalizing traits as inherently bad or signs of bad character development.
Which isn't true.
What you actually should be on the look out for when making a character is bad writing.
As in, are you creating a character that was made for a story or to cover your own poor writing skills and ego stroking?
In fact it will stifle your creativity if you cut yourself off from taking risk because of poorly conceived notions from other people who read shitty fanfictions and associated certain qualities with bad writing.
I have some advice of my own on writing characters which you (and your viewers) might want to check out in my journals.
But if not interested remember this and you'll never go wrong:
"There is no such thing as bad characters. Only bad writers" - Me
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you don't have to worry, i didn't take this test as seriously as you seem to think. i was merely curious about how my characters would rank in the test, since at that time many people that i followed had taken it.
about writing skills, i'm not sure if i qualify as good or bad.
thanks to my upbringing thought, i do have the ability to recognize poor quality stories in therms of characterization, plot, pace, or syntax with ease. so that might help me with my own writing.
i appreciate your advice, and i think i'm going to see those journals you mentioned.
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Nice to see someone else who views these test the same way xD I always laugh at these because they are so general
My more Sueish characters are fine while my more normal characters are sues! Lol
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yeah, it can happen! when you try too hard to get a normal character, you end up making cliches, borings characters, or, as you said, mary sues. it's like a natural law.
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Yeah I usually make over the top characters the time them down. Something memorable but not too crazy!
I don't usually need to change them unless the story changes. All I can hope is they do good
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that's a nice strategy! i should try it sometime
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i take it my answer was too weird? sorry about that
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It's good you don't take them seriously. Some characters wouldn't work without their traits
Hell! My whole stories wouldn't work without the Sueish traits xD
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i agree, everyone excels at something and many times, in multiple subjects. that's just how things work
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No it was fine...don't sweat it.
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Wait where's the test? I like the concept of the drawing, but where can we take this test?
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sorry for replying so late, i haven't been active.
well, i lost the links that i had, so i can't tell you for sure, but if you write "mary sue test" or similar on google you should find this right away.
cheers
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My character:Akira Yuki
Race:Japanese,Chinese
Powers:none
Sport:archery,fencing
weaknesses:anger issues,tired easily,stress issues
hair color:almost gray
eye color:black
likes:manga,art,sports
dislikes:cats (allergic)
Cousin oc:Kawaii Crystal Angel Desu Kitsune
Race:kitsune,saiyan,pokemon,sailor scout,neko,angel,valkyrie
Powers:every power ever!!!
sport:every sport ever
weaknesses:none
hair color:rainbow
eye color:rainbow
likes:every thing
dislikes:Mary sues
Who is a better character
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LOL
i would go for the first, since is much more relatable than the second. her name is japanese, so i guess the half Chinese part is because one of her parents moved to japan? that's nice
the second one is… meh.
(of course i know the second one is the stereotype for mary sue, don't worry)
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Or her mom is Japnese and her dad is Chinese!
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well, that would be unusual since they tend to keep the father's last name, but cases when they keep the mother's last name do happen.
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All of my characters got 8-29 (Anti-Sue, Non-Sue and Borderline Sue), Thanks God
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i wasn't really sure what to expect, but i was happy with them
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You should be.After all,your characters all look rather adorable and nice 
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why, thank you so much
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I see this was about 4 months ago, but mary sue can be something like this.
1: The most powerful character ever
Nobody can defeat this character, even though they "Don't try"
2: No flaws
This character is the prettiest/handsomest character ever! They either have a very good body structure (Very skinny,great muscles, ect) or their face is perfect. Or even more mary-sue, both! This also applies to talents and new skills. Everything is easy for them and they never break a sweat, no matter how difficult the task is.
3: Related to or in love with a cannon character
This character is one of the main characters siblings, daughter/son, mother/father (which I rarely see, but I'll include it anyway), boyfriend/girlfriend/partner, ect.
4: Generic or crazy design
Most OCS are called Mary-sue for the design and colors. Mostly for having lots of rainbows/bright colors, black and red, weird and non-matching patterns, ect
5: Generic backstory
Basically their back story is the easiest thing to think of, like they are insane so they killed everyone they love, they are evil but they never loose, they are perfect and everyone loves them/a canon character loves them, ect.
So yeah, those are the main reason characters are called mary-sue. I hope this helps!
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well, that's a rather difficult question, because the concept is subjective… i'll try to explain the concept as i know it, so don't expect 100% accuracy. This is also going to be a very long explanation, so be prepared.
A Mary-sue is a character that is perfect, in the simplest of terms. A character that has too many qualities, with little to non-existent flaws. Is unrealistic, and quite annoying to watch/read.
1) Appearance: the Mary sue has a perfect figure, and doesn't have to do any effort to maintain it. They can eat junk food and don't get fat, they wake up in the morning and they look like a Disney princess. Even if they fight, they don't get any bruises or scars that affect their beauty.
In many cases, a Mary sue is given an appearance so unique, they are unnatural. For example, in a story where everyone has normal hair (black, brown, blonde), they are given a weird color (blue, pink, green) as their natural color. In a story where people have hair with different colors (orange, violet, lavender), they have many colors (rainbow hair). The same happens with the color of the eyes.
The clothes they wear also tends to be "unique". Independently of the style or fashion they follow, they always stand out from the crowd, even if they have to wear a uniform. They also tend to be sexy and/or cute.
2) Abilities: The Mary sue is the best in any field relevant to the story, and is a natural. She doesn't need practice, or learns faster than the rest of humanity. If the story is about science, then she's the most capable scientist. If the story is about sports, then she is the best/fastest/strongest. If the story is about superpowers, then she gets to be the most powerful.
The talents they can have also tend to bend the basic rules of the world they live in. They can have supernatural powers when no one else has them without a logical explanation. They just have them, period.
Of course, they cannot have only one talent, so they are proficient in many different fields. They can cook like a chef, fight like a black belt, sing like a soprano, and the list goes on and on.
3) Background: for reasons unknown, the Mary sues are perfect, but they tend to have a tragic past. They tend to be orphans, or have been subject to experiments, abuse, rape, violence, war, etc., and to make it worst, they develop amnesia. So they've gone through hell, but they don't remember it. Quite convenient.
Other Mary sues are rich, or they are royalty, while the rest of the characters are middle class. They can be poor, while the rest of the characters are rich. They can also be from a different ethnicity than the rest of the characters, or have a mixed heritage that no one else has. All in all, their background, just like the appearance and the abilities, is made with the purpose of making them different from the rest without a proper explanation.
4) Flaws: they don't have any flaws noteworthy. They don't have bad habits, and if they do, it doesn't affect their health or well-being.
They can be bad in the fields that hold no interest to the story. They can be bad at sports, but the story is about an online game. They can be a bad cook, but the story is about a police investigation. They can trip with their own shadow on the street, but they can still dance breakdance like a pro in a contest.
Their flaws are also used as a plot-device for romance. They are made "clumsy" so they can slip and fall in the arms of their love interest. As cheap as it sounds.
5) Personality: depending on the moment, they can be nurturing, nice, and sugar-sweet, or cold, logical and badass. Real people are complex, and hence we react according to the situation, but the Mary sue acts inconsistently. Sometimes the change of attitude is so noticeable, it looks like they have split-personality disorder. But they don't.
Mary sues don't actually go through any mental development, because they are already perfect. They use their qualities to save the day, so they don't learn from their mistakes (they don't make huge mistakes to begin with, everything is fixable).
6) Relationships: Everybody loves the Mary sue. Even the most stoic, unattainable guys of the universe fall head-over-heels for her (love at first sight, obviously). She has the most loyal, dependable and nicest friends. The only ones allowed to hate her are the spiteful, jealous female competition she has.
And i could continue, but this is getting too long O.o
I hope you get a general idea… out of this huge answer… but if you want to ask something, or you didn't get the idea, just let me know.
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Thanks for the information, I needed it.
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