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Mary Sue, and the plot bias indicative of it, is hardly limited to those of a female persuasion. For probably just as long (if not even longer) as there has been Mary Sue, so too has there been Marty Stu. All the same rules apply, but a couple variations do tend to show up, expressing different ideas of what constitutes male and female "perfection". Also referred to as "Gary Stu" by those who prefer rhyming to alliteration. Other, more rarely-used monikers include Larry Stu and Marty Sam. Sometimes his surname isn't changed, leaving him Marty Sue or Gary Sue. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Marty Stu will be the personification of action, action, and more action. Or, if he is of an intellectual bent, he thinks his way through problems, inventing whole new branches of science and technology in the process, and in some cases, the character is often portrayed as the personification of both, completing missions as both the brains and the brawn, taking up the roles usually shared between the main character and a team or a partner. He's an unstoppable fighter, a rogue agent, a fearless freedom fighter, a master of disguise. But whether he is a Blood Knight or an Omnidisciplinary Scientist, Marty Stu will be devastatingly handsome (or if not, possessed of a strange, saturnine magnetism) and desired by all significant women, although as the works involved are usually aimed at a male audience, romance is not likely to be the main dish. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })He has usually been (and still mostly is) restricted to being a creature of action since men who do not take an active role in dramatic events are unmanly and, by definition, not perfect (Non-Action Guy tends to be looked upon with disdain). So Marty Stu, in contrast to Mary Sue who has recently been able to take more active roles, is almost never seen taking on his sister's old school Purity Sue role as a passive motivator of others through his purity, beauty, and helplessness, unless it's in addition to the action and intellectual roles they already have. However, as times have changed, Marty's had the occasional opportunity to show his softer side, and beautiful, passive male Possession Sue examples are not uncommon in Slash fiction. For related tropes, see the Badass index. Marty Stus are often subject to a Double Standard where they tend to be noticed and hated to a much lesser degree than Mary Sues are. See also The Ace, which often uses this trope as a minor character for comic relief, and Memetic Badass when a character is turned into a Marty Stu by the fandom. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); }) |
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