-->"Ahsoka Tano, by the way, is annoying. She bats her grapefruit-sized eyes at Anakin and offers suggestions that invariably prove her right and her teacher wrong."
-->-- RogerEbert in his [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080814/REVIEWS/808140301 review]] of ''StarWars: [[StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''.

A CanonSue is a MarySue who happens to be a [[{{Canon}} canonical]] character. This could be one of two things:

# A PossessionSue. It's more frequently referred to as Canon Sue, but it has its own article.
# A professional work in which a canonical character already has the attributes of a MarySue.

In the second version, this can sometimes be tricky to identify; creators often draw on their own personality, appearance and/or history for inspiration, so the appearance of these doesn't automatically mean a CanonSue. However, if the character that appears is very obviously an AuthorStandIn (especially to such a degree that the character's back-story and the author's biography are practically interchangeable), [[AuthorTract believes in everything the creator believes]], does everything the creator does (or wants to do) and is absolutely correct and perfect in both, is over-idealized and perfect to a fault, and/or (most importantly and required) seems as though the story exists only to further this one specific character (most often to the detriment of any other characters present, who simply cannot measure up to the author's clear favourite), you're in MarySue territory.

ShipToShipCombat also plays in, as the CanonSue accusation is often leveled at characters who hook up with the [[TheHero handsome male lead]] (or the EnsembleDarkhorse) in a blindingly obvious form of DieForOurShip. Also, with the general trend of MarySue being used as an all-encompassing insult for any positively portrayed character, this accusation gets thrown around a lot without much basis in fact.

In general, Canon Sues are significantly less common than {{fanfiction}} Mary Sues, but also significantly more visible (who's going to remember the hastily typed out daydream of a 12 year old girl in a year?). Due to the author creating an entirely different template for the work of fiction, they can set up the rules of TheVerse that allow or disallow particular tropes or characteristics. As such, they can choose what CommonMarySueTraits are allowed, making it a bit harder to see when plot bias is in effect. However, they're hardly immune to this trend.

The MagicalGirlfriend, {{Tsundere}} and YamatoNadeshiko, while occasionally possessing similar traits, are not usually viewed as such; they are seen more as targets of enticement instead of ones to emulate; whether they're ''still'' {{Canon Sue}}s is left to the viewer. Also see TheAce, which puts a fairly blatant MartyStu in a supporting role for comedic purposes.

Please don't list any examples on this page. List them in the appropriate canon section of one of the following subtypes:

* PuritySue
* GodModeSue
* JerkSue
* RelationshipSue
* SympatheticSue
* AntiSue
* VillainSue
* FixerSue
* ParodySue

Please make sure that you aren't repeating something that is already listed on a different subtype. Also, in order to prevent {{Entry Pimp}}ing and [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike Complaining About Characters You Don't Like]], please only list them in '''one''' page as per the '''overriding''' Sue type. There is a lot of overlap, but there is usually something that is more obvious than the rest. If it all seems too equal, then prioritize it by this equation:

Parody > Fixer > Villain > Anti > Sympathetic > Relationship > Jerk > God Mode > Purity.

!!!No Examples, Please.
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