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A '''Mary Sue''' is a [[self-insert]] character who is conspicuously more talented, more beautiful, more powerful, or otherwise superior to other characters in the story. If the "Mary Sue" character is male, he may be referred to as a "Gary Stu". | A '''Mary Sue''' is a [[self-insert]] character who is conspicuously more talented, more beautiful, more powerful, and/or otherwise obviously superior to other characters in the story. If the "Mary Sue" character is male, he may be referred to as a "Gary Stu". | ||
==Characters Reputed to be Mary Sues== | ==Characters Reputed to be Mary Sues== | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 23 June 2008
A Mary Sue is a self-insert character who is conspicuously more talented, more beautiful, more powerful, and/or otherwise obviously superior to other characters in the story. If the "Mary Sue" character is male, he may be referred to as a "Gary Stu".
Characters Reputed to be Mary Sues
- Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
- Kathryn Janeway (Jeri Taylor)
- Anita Blake (Laurell K. Hamilton)