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==Characters Reputed to be Mary Sues== | ==Characters Reputed to be Mary Sues== | ||
* Eragon (Christopher Paolini) | * Eragon (Christopher Paolini, ''Eragon'') | ||
* [[Kathryn Janeway]] ([[Jeri Taylor]]) | * [[Kathryn Janeway]] ([[Jeri Taylor]], ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'') | ||
* Anita Blake (Laurell K. Hamilton) | * Anita Blake (Laurell K. Hamilton, assorted "Anita Blank, Vampire-hunter" novels) | ||
* Lana Lang (Smallville) | * Lana Lang (???, ''Smallville'') | ||
[[Category: Fiction]] | [[Category: Fiction]] |
Revision as of 19:51, 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, Eragon)
- Kathryn Janeway (Jeri Taylor, Star Trek: Voyager)
- Anita Blake (Laurell K. Hamilton, assorted "Anita Blank, Vampire-hunter" novels)
- Lana Lang (???, Smallville)