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Common Mary Sue Traits

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Common Mary Sue Traits	comment	While Mary Sue is too nebulous to be judged by any hard and fast standard, certain traits have become surprisingly popular in defining what "makes" a Sue. In an effort to make their characters more attractive without having to do the leg work of natural character development, the authors just add some of these superficial traits to their character. Below are the ones that the collective unconscious (so to speak) find especially attractive and end up incorporating into their characters with regularity. With the way the term "Mary Sue" has mutated over time, a great many people just end up labeling any character overdosed with these traits as a Mary Sue regardless of her importance within the story (or because they just don't like the character). That's not necessarily true. Even if a character has quite a number of the traits described below, Mary-Sueness can still be averted by a good enough explanation for why they're there. Some female characters may seem overpowered and a bit "too good to be true" on paper, but when placed in context they can be well-developed, three-dimensional characters. It's when a trait exists more to make somebody stand out than to develop them as a character that it starts going into Mary Sue territory (unless it's for comedic effect). Alternatively, you may feel as if the writer is frantically trying to justify a trait to themselves and the reader. Contrariwise, a lack of these traits does not automatically mean the character isn't a Sue: see Anti-Sue. And with the many somewhat arbitrarily formed "is your character a Mary Sue?" questionnaires floating around, it's all too easy for a character who's well-developed and interesting to be slapped with the label simply because her blonde hair and blue eyes added one point too many. This article will concern itself with gender-neutral and female traits. For (the few) male-exclusive variants, see Marty Stu. For a litmus test that draws on much of the same source material, see here. For a useful and reasonable definition and tutorial on how not to make a Mary Sue, see here or here.
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Common Mary Sue Traits / int_3b34143f	comment	She will get special treatment in-universe. Anything the canon characters would have to fight for or earn, she just gets automatically. The classic example is the 16-year-old American Harry Potter "exchange student" who goes to Hogwarts, is immediately given a spot on the Quidditch team, and doesn't have to wear the uniform.
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Common Mary Sue Traits / int_49a87cb3	comment	An awkwardly feminized version of the author's favorite male character's name, leading to things like Final Fantasy VII fanfic being festooned with Sephiras, Sephirothas, Sefiras, and at least one Sephora.
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Common Mary Sue Traits / int_727bb60d	comment	She may possess an animal-like physical trait, like wings, tails, or cat ears, but otherwise appear human, especially in a world where such traits are rare or nonexistent. Sometimes she will believe this makes her look ugly, but every other character will insist the exact opposite.
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Common Mary Sue Traits	processingCategory2	Mary Sue Tropes
A Guide To Not Making Your Tribute Suck / Fan Fic	seeAlso	Common Mary Sue Traits
A Pikachu in Love / Fan Fic	seeAlso	Common Mary Sue Traits
Phantom's Ange / Fan Fic	seeAlso	Common Mary Sue Traits
A Angle Is With Us (Fanfic)	seeAlso	Common Mary Sue Traits
The Kings of Winter (Fanfic) / int_3da5a97d	type	Common Mary Sue Traits
SillyNovelsByLadyNovelists	seeAlso	Common Mary Sue Traits
Haunting Ground (Video Game) / int_3da5a97d	type	Common Mary Sue Traits
Neo Yokio / int_3da5a97d	type	Common Mary Sue Traits

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