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Main Purity Sue Discussion
Removed the soft-split between canon and non-canon examples. We have more canon examples listed, and it reads easier with fanfiction in a folder with everything else. Just looked at the other -Sue tropes and I can see what this was going for. I'm leaving my change, but only because there aren't enough fanfic examples to split into categories.
Cut a bullet from the Tokyo Mew Mew section, since it boiled down too, "how dare people disagree about this"
Hey, Orihime. I thought I would remove your rebuttal and post it here so it can be, well, discussed. People have been cracking down on Natter on the main page, so it'd be better to do it here until we alter the Rx J example.
- Not really. Romeo is actually viewed as a failure by his father, looked down by the other nobles except his mom, Benvolio and Hermione (and specially by Mercutio, who isn't shy about telling him that he's very out of reality), gets Brought Down To Normal and pretty much exiled into the mines, has more than one Heroic BSOD there ( specially after losing his friend Petruccio)... He's a little tooo pure, yeah, but calling him a flawless Purity Sue is an exaggeration.
Need some help with the Sues. I had been erasing Bella Swan on the Anti-Sue page for a while because I don't think "a character I hate" is the definition of Anti-Sue. I think she can be considered a Purity Sue and/or a Mary Sue one. So the question is can a character be various types of Sues at the same time? Because I got the feeling we whether place her on all the Sues pages or create a brand new Sue term for her. Cleolinda called her a Naked Sue if you want to hear suggestions.
I do not think that Fred (in the Angel example) qualifies. My memory here is a little fuzzy, but: She does have a flaw for the first cluster of episodes she appears in (she was insane), Cordelia seemed to dislike her, only Wes and Gunn have romantic tension with her, and if memory serves part of the sixth episode was about getting her to actually go outside (so it would make sense for the characters to be encouraging). I may be wrong; I just wanted to voice my concerns.
I think Lyner from Ar Tonelico is more of a parody. I have heard rumors that the creators of AT made it as a joke about the entire dating sim genre and have Lyner be 'this' close to being a pervert if he had the brains to understand what everyone was talking about and taking advantage the entire 'Jam it in!' aspect of the game. The other characters (especialy the girls) are either trying to make Lyner understand that they want to jump his bones or mock him for being perverted. This all goes utterly over Lyner's head and he just wants to help people.
The sad thing is, that this also went over the FAN'S heads and they took everything straight and missed the joke. So the creators gave up and are playing it straight in AT 2 and AT 3.
The Natter. Oh GOD, the natter. And the pure hate for Lalah masked under all the Sue accusations. Can we re-write this into something more... reasonable and less "Boo hiss! Lalah Sue!"?
- Lalah Sune from Mobile Suit Gundam 0079. Not only can she do no wrong, she's the ultimate love interest for the main protagonist and antagonist where after 14 years, it still boils down to her love. Every man that encounters her either becomes jealous of her position or gazes at her with awe. She has no flaws except for being too good. She even floats and glows. More than once. She had a Too Good For This Sinful World death...sorta.
- Lalah's Expy Lacus Clyne from Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny can be considered this as well. Unlike the other main characters, she doesn't have any crippling character flaws, is always right in whatever she does and ends up as the hero's love interest at the end of the first series. She becomes the de facto ruler of the Earth Sphere at the end of the second.
- As a side note/thought, it's pretty easy to be right when you're facing off against a pair of genocidal psychos and an Omnicidal Maniac. Lacus' clout comes only partially from her percieved rightness; a lot of it is due to having a vast amount of money and cashing in on her dad's political reputation. She's also quite likeable. Your Mileage May Vary vastly on her.
- What makes Lacus different from Lalah is that she is able to fight and make decisions wisely in aiding the heroes while Lalah merely acts all innocent while aiding the antagonists only because of the Rescue Romance. To sum it up, Lalah is much more of a Mary Sue than Lacus.
- Except you guys are forgetting about a lot of Lalah's characterization. Lalah used to be a child prostitute, so she's definitely not physically pure. If anything, it's supposed to be obvious from the get-go that something is very wrong with her mentally. And, unlike Lacus, Lalah has actually shown vulnerability and is capable of dying, while Lacus appears to just be too damn good to die (a God Mode Sue??). To sum it up, Lacus is easily more of a purity sue than Lalah and quite possibly the most triumphant example for Gundam.
- Being a virgin is not what makes a Purity Sue. As stated above in the trope description, a Purity Sue is defined by every character being fascinated with the Purity Sue to a ridiculous extent. Where her qualities become near perfect and are portrayed as ideal to follow. Every character that has interacted with Lalah Sune has gaped at her in awe and commented on how otherworldly she is. She is also praised for being the perfect Newtype, and despite Amuro's protests it is emphasized that Lalah is correct in her thinking. While Amuro is casted as fighting for no cause. And the fascination with her does not stop with Amuro and Char after fourteen years. And dying does not stop a character from qualifying for this trope. As it leads others to comment on how she was too good for this world. Thus she more than qualifies for this trope, at least in TV Series canon.
- Nobody was arguing that Lalah didn't qualify(because she most certainly does), just that some might consider her to not be as much of one as Lacus. There's a fine line between someone who is allowed to basically rule the Earth unhindered (and this is considered to be a good thing) and someone who was well-liked by all and occasionally shown to sparkle...and melt. Let's just settle this by saying: Your Mileage May Vary . A lot.
One great way to fix a Purity Sue = make her a geek adorkable.
Another way? Give her a Berserk Button.