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Description EDIT 3: 11/22/09 You guys are kidding me XD For goodness sakes, reaaaaad the liink here: [link] Every time I get a comment that reads "the one on the left is a Mary Sue because she has green hair and a power," I realize that they're not reading the description which contains this link: [link]

tl;dr: If 'special' traits fit in with the universe, it doesn't automatically make the character a Mary Sue. What if everyone else in Ami Machida's universe has green/blue/purple hair? What if everyone else has a cat power? Does that make her a Mary Sue? Not necessarily.

Please, spare me the time from having to point you BACK to the silly description and just take a minute to read the link. You know, the one I linked to a bunch of times up above. And the link here: [link]

EDIT 2: 10/11/09 I suppose this is long overdue, but for those of you with confusion, here is an explanation on why I perceive the one on the left as not a Mary Sue: [link] For the love of god stop whining about it D:

EDIT: 6/21/09 Okay, everyone, please chill with all the 'hay is my character a mary-sue!?11" questions. I get about 3 a day now and one thing you need to understand - I AM NOT AN AUTHORITY ON MARY SUES. This picture is a parody. Just for fun. The one on the right is obviously an extreme exaggeration of a stereotype and not the definitive definition for a Mary Sue. D:

Please full view. You won't be able to read the text if you don't.

For those of you who don't know, a Mary Sue, in a nutshell, is a fanmade character that is usually extremely beautiful, powerful, smart, talented, and in plain words, perfect in every way.

These characters tend to be quite a bother in fanfiction and role playing, since they simply can't be beat, and thus become boring.

Have any of you ever been rping, and come across a character who is like, " oh, well, that planet in the way isn't a problem *blows it up*"

Or, is like, "well, Vegeta and Goten and Trunks and Goku ALL have a crush on my character"

Yep. That's a Mary Sue.

So, for people who still don't understand, I made this little picture/diagram. Usually, Mary Sues have TONS of talents and TONS of powers, and no weaknesses.

Enjoy ^_^

-Done in Copic Markers, with the background and text done on computer -
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Eric-Michael-Kline [2019-09-22 18:43:44 +0000 UTC]

Here's how I define a Sue/Stu character.Β  I believe a character can have flawless beauty, be a total badass, have genius intellect, be loved by everyone, and be a paragon of virtue and still not be a sue or stu.Β  (IE-Boa Hancock from One Piece has most of the traits you'd expect from a Sue but definitely is not one).Β  For me, the defining trait is whether they serve the story or the story serves them.Β  What I mean is the entire story is centered around how awesome they are rather than their awesomeness serving to advance the story.

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Skirret-Resetar [2019-08-05 18:19:26 +0000 UTC]

If someone needs a laconic definition for Mary-sue, then here it is: β€œsomeone who does not follow the rules of their reality”.
Β I think what’s missing for most people is context: neither of these two would be out of context in the right setting (appearance wise at least, the details would just need tweaking). Take the one on the right; she’d likely fit in a very surreal setting, even the parentage thing might work in a very surreal fanwork (and by surreal, I mean like the Beatles and the Yellow Submarine kind of surreal, not the very troll-y kind): I can imagine her being in an anime/Marvel inspired work (if you don’t know how it can have Marvel inspirations, you either need to look at something like Dr. Strange, or just quit now).
With the one the left, she actually would just need tweaking to fit into β€œMy Hero Academia”; she has a power, she has the appearance, and she has a very average background, it would be easy.

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MissLadyC [2019-07-26 17:05:42 +0000 UTC]

Man this is old....

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ShadowCrystalFox7 [2019-07-09 08:49:07 +0000 UTC]

I also hate math. Got an EπŸ˜‘

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RetroForLife [2019-06-29 12:16:13 +0000 UTC]

Me: See Prince VegetaΒ 

Also Me: β€œAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I HATE KAKAROT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”

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saiput [2019-06-14 14:30:04 +0000 UTC]

Loud and clear, this comparison sum up everything.

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phoenixawesomewolf03 [2019-06-01 02:23:39 +0000 UTC]

WHY DEOS THIS LOOK LIEK THE 80'S!!!??!!!!

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CleanClear777 [2019-01-15 18:17:34 +0000 UTC]

Man, I'm so fucking glad & happy that my AJ's-(average joes*) & PJ's-(plain janes*) pure human, pure non-human, & half human―half non-human characters with(out) superpowers aren't like these Mary-Sue & Marty-Stu characters. However I have some Mary-Sue & Marty-Stu characters with(out) superpowers as well, so my AJ's/PJ's have some characters to torture to death.Β 

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AppleAndAria In reply to CleanClear777 [2022-06-18 05:03:30 +0000 UTC]

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DeltaPS2 In reply to CleanClear777 [2019-01-15 19:22:37 +0000 UTC]

WHAT?!

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KarmaKiruu10155 [2018-12-21 15:08:30 +0000 UTC]

This is why I name my fuckin’ hellhound boy β€œChris”

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DeltaPS2 In reply to KarmaKiruu10155 [2019-01-15 19:22:43 +0000 UTC]

HA

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KarmaKiruu10155 In reply to DeltaPS2 [2019-01-16 10:23:56 +0000 UTC]

he’s also dead-

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DeltaPS2 In reply to KarmaKiruu10155 [2019-01-16 12:32:30 +0000 UTC]

What?!

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PETFAN776 [2018-11-24 21:56:25 +0000 UTC]

i act same as your left oc lmao

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DeltaPS2 [2018-10-21 22:52:09 +0000 UTC]

OH JESUS

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CleanClear777 In reply to DeltaPS2 [2019-01-15 18:09:54 +0000 UTC]

LOL LOL

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DeltaPS2 In reply to CleanClear777 [2019-01-15 20:31:47 +0000 UTC]

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Sparkybonbom27 [2018-10-21 19:39:06 +0000 UTC]

Is mine a mary sue
my oc is sparky (she likes lolita and harajuku style unlike people who like trendy clothes)
she is very old billions
hair color is cream yellowΒ 
species is something i made up
puffaballoo they can live forever but they aint invincible their hair can change shape and is another dimension
she dosent like sports and is in a video game clubΒ 
only a mother she is a puffabaloo too
gpa: C+ Although she is very smart
power: I just said
companion: rabbit who likes harajuku style
Weakness: scared of bugs,dark,blood,bad at getting a relationship on purpose because she no want 1

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Sparkybonbom27 In reply to Sparkybonbom27 [2018-10-21 19:40:16 +0000 UTC]

Also she has rabbit traitsΒ 
not all people like her and she aint the smartest although she is very smart with a iq of $Β 
she aint perfect

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Sparkybonbom27 In reply to Sparkybonbom27 [2018-10-21 19:41:55 +0000 UTC]

Hobbys include drawing video games playing with toys and social media and games
obsesses over pop'n music (especially kirara) otoca d'or pokemon kirby nintendo in general and the duck life series

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Sparkybonbom27 In reply to Sparkybonbom27 [2018-10-21 19:42:50 +0000 UTC]

She is not royalty and also she is based on me she has to get braces tooΒ 

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