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==Characters Reputed to be Mary Sues== | ==Characters Reputed to be Mary Sues== | ||
* Eragon | * Eragon: "Gary Stu" for Christopher Paolini, author of ''Eragon'' | ||
* [[Kathryn Janeway]] | * [[Kathryn Janeway]]: Mary Sue for [[Jeri Taylor]], a ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' writer | ||
* Anita Blake | * 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