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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