History Main / MarySueHunter

* ''Webcomic/EnsignSueMustDie'' - In Ensign 2: The Wrath of Sue, because of the Enterprise's actions in the last one, the crew of the Enterprise (and [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor)]] travel the multiverse to contain the many Mary Sues that spawned in it with [[Series/{{Pokemon}} Pokéballs.]] [[spoiler:However, it turns out that had been Sue Prime's plan all along, to get all the Sues in one universe and weaken the fabric between dimensions so she could come back.]]

The hunter will usa definition of MarySue most often based on CommonMarySueTraits, or perhaps just select {{Original Character}}s who really annoy her. The OriginalCharacter (or more rarely, a [[PossessionSue retrofit of a canon character]]) will kill, maim, injure, arrest, expose, discredit, "purify", or otherwise remove another OriginalCharacter and their influence from an established canon. Think RevengeFic, but for MarySue.

The hunter will use a definition of MarySue most often based on CommonMarySueTraits, or perhaps just select {{Original Character}}s who really annoy her. The OriginalCharacter (or more rarely, a [[PossessionSue retrofit of a canon character]]) will kill, maim, injure, arrest, expose, discredit, "purify", or otherwise remove another OriginalCharacter and their influence from an established canon. Think RevengeFic, but for MarySue.

** Pinkie Pie packs an Anti-Mary Sue bazooka. In several fights, Rainbow Dash asks her to use it, but she claims it ''only'' works on Mary Sues.

* An important element of the [[http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=editors Editors]] and [[http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=meta+quest Meta Quest]] setting, where the Transpace Guard organization largely serves to keep the canon intact and functional. Though this includes a lot of things, including nonsensical or damaging crossovers, attempted FixFics, plunderers, or people who seek to damage a setting, Mary Sues are more or less their routine targets, and are viewed as dangerous rogue elements and dimensional parasites.

* In the Ultra-Fan Wiki Metaverse, the rogue Weekee [[http://ultrafan.wikia.com/wiki/Malleus Malleus]] is dedicated to hunting down the [[Main/VillainSue]] "Lord Shiny" and his counterparts, all of whom were created in various forms by a now-banned troll.

** HeWhoFightsMonsters kicked in pretty hard. Once Clef's fellow Sue Hunter, Dr. Kondrikai, was found riding TheDreaded SCP-682 like a bull, they knew they had gone too far and began retconing Mary Sues instead of decommissioning them. Clef's writer has also written [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/chowderclef a sorta-retcon]] which leaves to the reader's imagination whether Clef's feats of badassery are real or an unremarkable researcher's records corrupted by an [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-732 SCP-732]] outbreak.

** Furthermore, the Blank Wolf is by no means perfect at his job per say. For the longest while, it was stalking Shining Armor.... [[spoiler: Turns out Shining Armor is the split between two timelines (between a good and bad ending basically) and he is basically living his life to reach up to that point. From a cosmic stance, he was created by the Alicorn version of Twilight Sparkle and embodiment of Hopes, Dreams and Happy Endings. Shining does lure the Wolf to defeat Makarov, but he is still hunted until the Wolf is put down by Cadance, an Alicorn as well. He does come back as a pup to help the CNC during Discord's endgame (where he is named "Blanky.)]]

* In the UltraFan Wiki Metaverse, the rogue Weekee [[http://ultrafan.wikia.com/wiki/Malleus Malleus]] is dedicated to hunting down the [[Main/VillainSue]] "Lord Shiny" and his counterparts, all of whom were created in various forms by a now-banned troll.

* In the MaiHime fic, ''[[Fanfic/PerfectionIsOverrated Perfection Is]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8530650/1/Perfection-is-Overrated Overrated]]'', the main cast goes up against a group of foes called [=SUEs=], who represent typical Mary Sue types, with powers symbolic of the Mary Sues' impact on the plot, such as a [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist Christian]] with [[AntiMagic the ability to reduce the effectiveness of her enemies' powers]]. Miyu [[NiceJobFixingItVillain accidentally]] becomes one by killing Akane's Child and resulting in the death of Mariko, whose powers made her extremely popular on campus and enabled her to become Akane's most important person instead of Kazuya.

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* Similarly, the ''{{Anti Cliche and Mary Sue Elimination Society}}'' ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin thus the name]]), also in its own shared universe but in a much smaller shell. The Society goes up against [[ParodySue mostly Parody Sues and Stus]], except some authors will choose to use [[OldShame their own former Sues]]. However, some of the Agents are almost a hop, skip, and a jump from being Sues themselves, and they're only protected by the mighty power of LampshadeHanging (and being mostly crazy).

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* ''Webcomic/EnsignSueMustDie'' - In Ensign 2: The Wrath of Sue, because of the Enterprise's actions in the last one, the crew of the Enterprise (and [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor)]] travel the multiverse to contain the many Mary Sues that spawned in it with [[Series/{{Pokemon}} Pokéballs.]] [[spoiler:However, it turns out that had been Sue Prime's plan all along, to get all the Sues in one universe and weaken the fabric between dimensions so she could come back.]]

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* ''LynchingITP'' is a set of PlayByPostGames which combine this with MegaCrossover, usually directed at the worlds of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' or ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', though it has a tendency to turn into an UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny with the Sues in the background.

* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' has a somewhat unique, dead serious example with the [[ClockRoaches Blank Wolf]]. As the GuardianEntity of the timeline, it's meant to [[RetGone erase things]] that shouldn't exist, which includes Mary Sues. As a result, it can NoSell their OP abilities. However, in ''this'' universe, Mary Sues are PlayedForDrama as creation-threatening CosmicHorror level beings created by unknowing [[EldritchAbomination Shadows Who Make]] that attempt to hijack existing stories and twist them to revolve around them, and most of its victims are creations of the author for the story [[spoiler:including the BigBad General-Admiral Makarov]] rather than ones he perceived as Sues.

The big problem with this sort of character and this sort of fanfic is HeWhoFightsMonsters. The most well known kinds of Mary Sues are the ones who [[BlackHoleSue warp the reality of their 'verses]] to the author's own liking. As Mary Sue Hunters exist solely to kill perceived Mary Sues and thus [[NotSoDifferent change the world of that "verse" to the author's liking]], they are by definition a [[TakesOneToKillOne type of Sue]]. Also, not all authors can reliably tell if an OriginalCharacter is a Mary Sue, but Hunters are almost always presumed to be able to tell -- they don't generally say "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" So statistically, they are slightly more likely to be a Mary Sue than an OC without an agenda. Some works in this genre, inc. the TropeCodifier, have recognized this. In spite of this, entertaining Sue Hunters, or ones that target hated fanfics, can gain fans who like the FixFic aspect of these stories. Badly-written ones, however, aren't any better than your typical GodModeSue RevengeFic story and may even [[CycleOfRevenge become targets of]] Mary Sue Hunter stories themselves.

The big problem with this sort of character and this sort of fanfic is HeWhoFightsMonsters. The most well known kinds of Mary Sues are the ones who [[BlackHoleSue warp the reality of their 'verses]] to the author's own liking. As Mary Sue Hunters exist solely to kill perceived Mary Sues and thus [[{{Hypocrite}} change the world of that "verse" to the author's liking]], they are by definition a [[TakesOneToKillOne type of Sue]]. Also, not all authors can reliably tell if an OriginalCharacter is a Mary Sue, but Hunters are almost always presumed to be able to tell -- they don't generally say "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" So statistically, they are slightly more likely to be a Mary Sue than an OC without an agenda. Some works in this genre, inc. the TropeCodifier, have recognized this. In spite of this, entertaining Sue Hunters, or ones that target hated fanfics, can gain fans who like the FixFic aspect of these stories. Badly-written ones, however, aren't any better than your typical GodModeSue RevengeFic story and may even [[CycleOfRevenge become targets of]] Mary Sue Hunter stories themselves.

* [[Blog/LimyaaelsFantasyRants Limyaael]] wrote ''Fanfic/TheGameOfTheGods'', a ''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]]'' fanfic that has [[UltimateEvil Morgoth]] playing a game with Varda where he creates Mary Sues and places them in Middle-Earth while his opponents use logic and the rules of Tolkienian canon to kill them.
* The ''{{Redwall}}'' fandom used to have these. It was headed by a [[DeadpanSnarker weasel named Kelaiah]] and a [[ActionGirl pine marten.]]

* The ''ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'' could be argued to be the TropeCodifier for Mary Sue Hunters, as whether or not they [[TropeMaker started it]], they definitely popularised the idea. Different from others in that it has its own shared universe.

Usually, these stories are done in a style similar to ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'', taking excerpts from some other FanFic writer's work and building around it. The tone will usually be [[DeadpanSnarker cynical and satirical]].

The big problem with this sort of character and this sort of fanfic is HeWhoFightsMonsters. The most well known kinds of Mary Sues are the ones who [[BlackHoleSue warp the reality of their 'verses]] to the author's own liking. As Mary Sue Hunters exist solely to kill perceived Mary Sues and thus [[{{Hypocrite}} change the world of that "verse" to the author's liking]], they are by definition a [[TakesOneToKillOne type of sue]]. Also, not all authors can reliably tell if an OriginalCharacter is a Mary Sue, but Hunters are almost always presumed to be able to tell -- they don't generally say "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" So statistically, they are slightly more likely to be a Mary Sue than an OC without an agenda. Some works in this genre, inc. the TropeCodifier, have recognized this. In spite of this, entertaining sue hunters, or ones that target hated fanfics, can gain fans who like the FixFic aspect of these stories. Badly-written ones, however, aren't any better than your typical GodModeSue RevengeFic story and may even [[CycleOfRevenge become targets of]] Mary Sue Hunter stories themselves.

** HeWhoFightsMonsters kicked in pretty hard. Once Clef's fellow Sue Hunter, Dr. Kondrikai, was found riding TheDreaded SCP-682 like a bull, they knew they had gone too far and began retconing Mary Sues instead of decommissioning them.

* [[LimyaaelsFantasyRants Limyaael]] wrote ''Fanfic/TheGameOfTheGods'', a ''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]]'' fanfic that has [[UltimateEvil Morgoth]] playing a game with Varda where he creates Mary Sues and places them in Middle-Earth while his opponents use logic and the rules of Tolkienian canon to kill them.

* ''Webcomic/EnsignSueMustDie'' - In Ensign 2: The Wrath of Sue, because of the Enterprise's actions in the last one, the crew of the Enterprise (and [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor)]] travel the multiverse to contain the many Mary Sues that spawned in it with [[Series/((Pokemon)) Pokéballs.]] [[spoiler:However, it turns out that had been Sue Prime's plan all along, to get all the Sues in one universe and weaken the fabric between dimensions so she could come back.]]

* ''Webcomic/EnsignSueMustDie'' - In Ensign 2: The Wrath of Sue, because of the Enterprise's actions in the last one, the crew of the Enterprise (and [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor) travel the multiverse to contain the many Mary Sues that spawned in it with [[Series/((Pokemon)) Pokéballs.]] [[spoiler:However, it turns out that had been Sue Prime's plan all along, to get all the Sues in one universe and weaken the fabric between dimensions so she could come back.]]

* ''Webcomic/EnsignSueMustDie'' - [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Kirk]], [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]], and Series/{{Sherlock}} are attempting to start one. So far they managed to [[EpicFail get Tardis stolen]] and [[NotMeThisTime bagged]] [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Wesley]][[note]]Although it is yet unclear if the last one was a mistake or not.[[/note]] [[spoiler:They fail due to not realizing that their ally Wolverine was a Sue. And that the hunting was actually the Sues' plan all along.]]