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Is your character a Mary Sue?
Qualapec:
I tried Starbuck and she scored around a 70. That's weird, if any character is not a Mary Sue it's her. ???
~She-Wolf
Kaos Wizard:
Usually you have to take the test for RPG characters your play or characters you write stories about. Almost any character could be a Mary Sue, depending on who's taking the test.
Dom:
Oh man, I hate the term Mary Sue.
(I had rant here, but you don't really need to know my opinions on why the term "Mary Sue" is an invalid premise outside of fanfic...and I'd probably be preaching to the choir anyway.)
Kaos Wizard:
I dunno, I've seen some Mary Sue characters in the RPG setting too.
Qualapec:
--- Quote from: Dom on March 03, 2007, 12:17:23 AM ---Oh man, I hate the term Mary Sue.
(I had rant here, but you don't really need to know my opinions on why the term "Mary Sue" is an invalid premise outside of fanfic...and I'd probably be preaching to the choir anyway.)
--- End quote ---
How is it an invalid premise outside of fanfic? Let me give you a true example:
Alice of Resident Evil. She was not in the original games, and by the time the second Resident Evil movie came rolling around she was outshining any original characters in the movie. Lets not forget she was a bioweapon with super strength and all those cool things. She also had a dark past. Oh, and she ended up killing a possible romantic intrest in both films.
Cummon, if that isn't premise for a Mary Sue, please tell me what is.
Besides, that's an extreme example. Mary Sue can be used to describe any female character who is too strong and not complex enough to counter balence. And why would a fanfiction character with similar qualities to someone like Starbuck for instance be dubbed a Mary Sue when Starbuck wouldn't.
~She-Wolf
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