Mary Sue

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)