Line #23 PlayingWith/MarySue


1	'''Basic Trope:''' A character is perfect, but is a bit too perfect.
2	* '''Straight:''' Mary Sue is good at everything, [[LovedByAll loved by everyone]] and has no flaws. She marries and [[BabiesEverAfter has babies with Charlie]] in the end.
3	* '''Exaggerated:'''
4	** Mary Sue is so [[NiceGirl kind]] and [[TheCutie lovable]] she tastes like diabetes, is an AllLovingHero and FriendToAllLivingThings, is loved by her arch-enemy Alice, has every possible positive trait imaginable, no flaws, no weaknesses, and kills the ObviouslyEvil Emperor Bad and his {{Mook}} armies in a CurbStompBattle.
5	** [[invoked]]ThirtySuePileup
6	** [[invoked]]GodModeSue
7	* '''Downplayed:'''
8	** Mary Sue has some things she's average at, and can by [[InformedFlaw clumsy]] at times, however her clumsiness has no relevance to the plot.
9	** TheAce mixed with IncorruptiblePurePureness
10	** JerkSue[=/=]VillainSue
11	* '''Justified:'''
12	** Mary Sue was made perfect by a [[CuteWitch witch]].
13	** Mary Sue's parents raised her to be perfect.
14	* '''Inverted:'''
15	** [[invoked]][[AntiSue Bob Badness is a cruel jerk]] StupidEvil [[TheDitz ditz]] [[AntiSue who doesn’t hook up with anyone and is horrifically ugly]].
16	** HateSink
17	* '''Gender-Inverted:''' [[invoked]]MartyStu
18	* '''Subverted:''' Mary Sue seems perfect, but as the story progresses her FatalFlaw becomes apparent.
19	* '''Double Subverted:'''
20	** It turns out this was just an InformedFlaw.
21	** She becomes a [[invoked]]JerkSue.
22	* '''Parodied:''' ParodySue
23	* '''Averted:''' Mary Sue has flaws like an average person.
24	* '''Enforced:'''
25	** The creator ensures that Mary Sue has no flaws and that everyone likes her.
26	** The creator tried to make TheAce but failed.
27	** The work still has to go through [[ObviousBeta early editing.]]
28	* '''Lampshaded:''' "My god, Mary Sue can do anything!"
29	* '''Invoked:''' ???
30	* '''Exploited:''' ???
31	* '''Defied:''' Emperor Bad kidnaps Mary Sue and forces her to give up all her kindnesses.
32	* '''Discussed:''' "Sometimes I wish I was very perfect like these characters in these crappy fanfictions."
33	* '''Conversed:''' 'Isn't it weird Mary Sue doesn't have any flaws in this work?'
34	* '''Deconstructed:'''
35	** Mary Sue becomes TheScrappy.
36	** Mary Sue ''tries'' to do something wrong.
37	** Remember how Mary Sue is a paragon? Turns out it was just the author's [[PowerFantasy escapism]]; her powers being useless in RealLife will throw her under the bus.
38	* '''Reconstructed:''':
39	** Mary Sue then becomes well-liked for stopping Emperor Bad from destroying the universe or, better yet, letting someone else do it without her intervention.
40	** ...but then she acts like that attempt was no big deal, and goes back to her old ways.
41	** Mary Sue becomes a stand-up comedian or an actor in RealLife, as she pretends to be great while letting people mock it.
42	* '''Played for Laughs:''' The usually casual Mary Sue has moments of being a [[invoked]]GodModeSue through DreamSue or HerCodenameWasMarySue, and it's funny.
43	* '''Played for Drama:''' Mary Sue's lack of flaws prevents her companions from relating to her or sympathizing with her.
44	* '''Played for Horror:''' Mary Sue's exponential growth in power, lack of personal flaws, freedom from any consequences for her actions, and overall perfection swells to the point where [[HumanoidAbomination it's debatable if she's even human]] and [[UncannyValley her existence creates discomfort to those around her]].
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Context PlayingWith / MarySue