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Yeah, one can't help but [[{{Glurge}} vomit at all this]]. Once the most common Mary Sue style story (although authors seem to be catching on now), this is also the most blatantly visible. Usually pops up in amateur fiction and especially fanfiction (where the author simply didn't know any better), it's pretty much the feminine ideals taken UpToEleven. No doubt inspired in part by PrincessClassic, although she need not be an actual princess.

Yeah, one [[TastesLikeDiabetes can't help]] but [[{{Glurge}} vomit at all this]]. Once the most common Mary Sue style story (although authors seem to be catching on now), this is also the most blatantly visible. Usually pops up in amateur fiction and especially fanfiction (where the author simply didn't know any better), it's pretty much the feminine ideals taken UpToEleven. No doubt inspired in part by PrincessClassic, although she need not be an actual princess.

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Contrasts ButtMonkey, a character suffers from everything hilariously.

Mary Sue Classic is perfect. Everything she does is perfect and everybody knows this. She may or may not acknowledge this (after all, you can't be ''too'' humble), but deep down in her (perfect) mind, she's the most aware of everybody. The heroes can't seem to find any topic of conversation but how wonderful (and perfect) she is and the villains can't help but have a grudging respect and secret lust for her. In a high school setting, she's that one girl that every guy wants to date. [[SoBeautifulItsACurse She can't help but cause men to fight over her (perfect) presence]]. However, with a (perfect) word, she can convince anybody that she's too (perfectly) good for them and make them fall in place. She might come across as prudish at first as she resists the charms of the hero (or, perhaps, the EnsembleDarkhorse), but she'll succumb in the end. Once they're together, everybody else who was competing for her (perfect) charms will accept it because [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy they want her to be happy]]. They won't even be [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]]. Instead they can express their smittenness through CourtlyLove and swearing that they're dying to do her (perfect) bidding.

Mary Sue Classic is perfect. [[{{Glamour}} Everything she does is perfect and everybody knows this.]] She may or may not acknowledge this (after all, you can't be ''too'' humble), but deep down in her (perfect) mind, she's the most aware of everybody. The heroes can't seem to find any topic of conversation but how wonderful (and perfect) she is and the villains can't help but have a grudging respect and secret lust for her. In a high school setting, she's that one girl that every guy wants to date. [[note]]This is pure WishFulfillment, as no real high school has such a girl, even if some are more popular than others. In real life, exclusive popularity and desirability is prevented by the fact that teenage boys can have entirely separate preferences with regards to appearance, personality, etc.[[/note]]
[[SoBeautifulItsACurse She can't help but cause men to fight over her (perfect) presence]]. However, with a (perfect) word, she can convince anybody that she's too (perfectly) good for them and make them fall in place. She might come across as prudish at first as she resists the charms of the hero (or, perhaps, the EnsembleDarkhorse), but she'll succumb in the end. Once they're together, everybody else who was competing for her (perfect) charms will accept it because [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy they want her to be happy]]. They won't even be [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]]. Instead they can express their smittenness through CourtlyLove and swearing that they're dying to do her (perfect) bidding.

Mary Sue Classic is perfect. [[{{Glamour}} Everything she does is perfect and everybody knows this.]] She may or may not acknowledge this (after all, you can't be ''too'' humble), but deep down in her (perfect) mind, she's the most aware of everybody. The heroes can't seem to find any topic of conversation but how wonderful (and perfect) she is and the villains can't help but have a grudging respect and secret lust for her. In a high school setting, she's that one girl that every guy wants to date. [[note]]This is pure WishFulfillment, as no real high school has such a girl, even if some are more popular than others. In real life, exclusive popularity and desirability is prevented by the fact that teenage boys are horny.[[/note]]

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The original, often used, often parodied plot framework to be associated with MarySue, exclusively featuring the female PuritySue dynamic. It's what a lot of people think of when the term MarySue is brought up.

Contrasts ButtMonkey.

Yeah, one [[TastesLikeDiabetes can't help]] but [[{{Glurge}} vomit at all this]]. Once the most common Mary Sue style story (although authors seem to be catching on now), this is also the most blatantly visible. Usually pops up in amateur fiction and especially fanfiction (where the author simply didn't know any better), it's pretty much the feminine ideals taken SerialEscalation. No doubt inspired in part by PrincessClassic, although she need not be an actual princess.

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