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==Characters Reputed to be Mary Sues==
==Characters Reputed to be Mary Sues==
* Eragon (Christopher Paolini, ''Eragon'')
* Eragon: "Gary Stu" for Christopher Paolini, author of ''Eragon''
* [[Kathryn Janeway]] ([[Jeri Taylor]], ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'')
* [[Kathryn Janeway]]: Mary Sue for [[Jeri Taylor]], a ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' writer
* Anita Blake (Laurell K. Hamilton, assorted "Anita Blank, Vampire-hunter" novels)
* Anita Blake: Mary Sue for Laurell K. Hamilton, author of assorted "Anita Blank, Vampire-hunter" novels


[[Category: Fiction]]
[[Category: Fiction]]

Revision as of 02:06, 24 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: "Gary Stu" for Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon
  • Kathryn Janeway: Mary Sue for Jeri Taylor, a Star Trek: Voyager writer
  • Anita Blake: Mary Sue for Laurell K. Hamilton, author of assorted "Anita Blank, Vampire-hunter" novels