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* ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Thunderclash, who is nice, sociable, well-read, polite and considerate, dashingly heroic, incredibly smart, AFatherToHisMen, and almost terminally selfless. In other words, everything Rodimus isn't (and both he and Getaway are [[GreenEyedMonster hilariously salty about it]]). Even [[OnlyGoodPeopleMayPass the Matrix of Leadership]] likes him better than it does Optimus Prime, and even in ''ComicBook/TransformersLastBotStanding'', a comic set an incredibly long time after ''any'' Transformers continuity, the Visitors - who have been surviving on HumanResources for so long that half of them barely remember that there ''was'' a war, let alone what it was about or who led the sides - still remember who Thunderclash was. Comparisons to [[Series/RedDwarf Ace Rimmer]] by the fans came pretty quickly. This was also something of an oblique reference to his [[AllThereInTheManual old bio]], which gave him nothing but 9's and 10's in his stats and contained lines like "Commands the instant respect and loyalty of every Autobot" and "just his fearless presence on the battle field quells any Decepticon fightback."

** ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' has Reigar -- a whole race of near-immortal beautiful {{Mad Artist}}s with {{Bishie Sparkle}}s. ShroudedInMyth except a few certain facts, such as they do anything at all only [[DoingItForTheArt for the art]] and that it included [[EarthShatteringKaboom blowing up their homeworld]].

# The character is perfect in ALMOST every way. The ways she's not perfect affect her life the most.

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6016295/1/Dont_Let_a_Mary_Sue_Into_Titans_Tower Don't Let A Mary Sue Into Titans' Tower]] A ''Teen Titans'' fic that hilariously parodies traditional Mary Sues, with the titular Mary Sue (who has the required super-long, super-stupid name) being incredibly lame and all the Titans trying to get rid of her but being unable to.

* [[http://www.aladdincentral.org/library/viewstory.php?sid=272 Maridah Sumaya,]] a parody of bad ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' fanfic (especially [[DracoInLeatherPants Mozenrath]] fanfic). [[spoiler:It ends with Mozenrath absorbing some of her power and using it to take over Agrabah.]]

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3435160/1/The_Worst_Thing Perfectua Bellenina]], star of a grotesquely exaggerated ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[StoryWithinAStory Suefic]] that the canon characters themselves are unlucky enough to stumble upon...

* A brief but delicious ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' Parody Sue fic, from the Crack Pairings thread at the Giant in the Playground forums: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7748704#post7748704

* In one ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/12047/the-marvelous-adventures-of-pinkie-pie-crasherdude-awesome-vs-mooncloud-shadowdancer fanfiction]], Pinkie Pie (whom the fanon holds is a FourthWallObserver) tries to alert her friends to the creation of two Type 1 Parody Sue ponies [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt at the same time.]] HilarityEnsues.

* ''[[http://monicagilbey-bieber.deviantart.com/art/My-Metal-Chapter-1-346243920 My Metal]]'', a ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' HeavyMetal parody by Creator/MonicaGilbeyBieber features a GaryStu named Rainblood [[Music/{{Mayhem}} Öystein]] Cross [[HeavyMetalUmlaut Vülture]] [[Music/TheAgonist White]].

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12153293/1/Why-Everyone-Hates-Starshine-Perfection Why Everyone Hates Starshine Perfection]]'', the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]] (minus Twilight) find a story starring one of these -- the titular Starshine Perfection. She's dressed in pink, white, and rainbow colors, she automatically befriends the girls (except Rarity, who got the RonTheDeathEater treatment) and they become little more than plot devices (minus Sunset, whose main personality trait is to [[SympatheticSue cry a lot]]), her half-pony form is an Alicorn, and she's dating [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Ben Tennyson]], which isn't explained. Nobody likes her. ''Especially'' not Rarity.

* ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu'' fic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14735342 You Are My Sunshine]]'' features Nikkō Ichimonji, a YamatoNadeshiko {{Bishonen}} sword who has the saniwa falling in love with him at first sight and causes others to "willingly go OOC just for him without even knowing it until it was too late" (yes, that's a direct quote) by ''smiling''. Most of the plot entails Tsurumaru, Hasebe and Nansen teaming up to make him look bad. [[spoiler: Out of all the Sue traits he has, his [[IJustWantToBeNormal desire to be treated like a normal sword]] is ''not'' played for any laughs.]]
* In the ''VideoGame/FusionFall'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7183781/1/Let-Me-Tell-You-Something Let Me Tell You Something]]'', the B-plot centers around a group of three female (and one male) EFC troopers who steal Ben's hoverboard. Said troopers (named Moondove Glowwwyrm, Rose Raven, Ruthinia Bludrayne, and Ryuusetto Marumoto Akahito Fireant) all claim to be super close to Ben–said claims ranging from "best friend" to "we're getting married"–and that he gave them the hoverboard of his own free will. Much to Dexter's surprise and horror, once the four find out [[HighOnCatnip what state Ben's in at the moment]], sole male Fireant [[HoYay is the one who starts acting uber-sappy and concerned over his well-being]].

* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' fic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2149284 The Angelic Mary Sue]]'', Castiel -- who is an angel not overly familiar with humanity -- concludes after doing some online research that if he makes himself into a "Mary Sue", he'll be able to win Dean's heart. This fails hilariously with his attempts to give himself CommonMarySueTraits like clumsiness, color-changing eyes, and great beauty only weirding Dean out with his bizarre behavior of suddenly tripping over things, wearing freaky-looking contact lenses, and putting on makeup. When Dean finally learns what Castiel has been trying to do, he tells Castiel that most people actually hate Mary Sues and Castiel doesn't need to try to change himself to get Dean to love him.

* ''Webcomic/DragonBallMultiverse'' gives us [[https://www.dragonball-multiverse.com/en/page-284.html a tournament contestant literally named Mary Sue]]. [[spoiler:She ends up as a mix of Type 1 and Type 2, as while her mere presence forces all the canon characters to fawn over her, the alternate Arale she's up against knocks her into orbit while she's waxing Sue-ish before the fight.]]
* In one ''Manga/DeathNote'' fan [[http://kikirini.deviantart.com/art/Kira-Hates-Sues-58694863 comic]], a Parody Sue claims to, among other things, [[InformedAbility have been kicked out of the Wammy House for being too smart]]. Light asks her for her name, which she gives him, [[TooDumbToLive while he's holding a pencil to the Death Note]].

* A verbally epic example came up during the ''LetsPlay/FreelanceAstronauts'', a group of Let's Players during their run of ''F-Zero GX'''s story mode. Witness [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQlZgko5DCI the epic tale of Sephiroth Goku the Stampede]].

** Everyone in [[{{Heaven}} The Good Place]] is absurdly kind and selfless, to the point that nearly everything that comes out of their mouths is some beautiful, successful humanitarian act. Eleanor is justifiably freaked out by this. [[spoiler: It is also intentional, as they aren't really in the good place. They are really in the bad place and the pefect community is designed to torture them. When they enter the real good place, this is [[CrapsaccharineWorld not the case]].]]

* The ''Series/{{Castle}}'' episode "[[Recap/CastleS7E17HongKongHustle Hong Kong Hustle]]" has Beckett get jealous of a Hong Kong police captain involved in their case (she was friends with the BodyOfTheWeek). She outranks Beckett (who is [[LimitedAdvancementOpportunities stalled at detective first grade]]), is the leader of an organized crime task force and also works with INTERPOL and the Hague, is married to an action movie star and has two gorgeous kids, she's got everything! [[spoiler: Actually, she's MarriedToTheJob and is separated from her husband and never there for her kids, and went to investigate her old friend's death hoping to get ''one'' thing in her personal life to go right.]]
* ''Series/BlackMirror'''s "[[Recap/BlackMirrorUSSCallister USS Callister]]" plays it for horror with programmer Robert Daly's "Captain Daly" persona, which he plays in his GameMod for his {{Cyberspace}} game, ''Infinity'', based on his favorite TV show, ''Space Fleet'' (it even works as a bit of a ShoutOut to the original Mary Sue, seeing how ''Space Fleet'' is an obvious stand-in for ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''). In the game, Captain Daly is an archetypal overpowered, idealized SelfInsert, who is at first seemingly beloved and respected by his crew, who constantly extols his great skills and intelligence, until it is revealed that [[spoiler: all the other characters in the game are sapient [=AIs=] based on Robert's real co-workers, and he is essentially using the game to enact petty revenge for mostly imagined slights against him in his everyday life. Also, the crew don't really respect or love Captain Daly, or even care all for the space adventures he drags them along on, but are just playing along and kissing up to him because they are deeply afraid of him, as he has god-like powers (he is the programmer of the game after all), which he often uses to frighten or even torture them into playing along with him if they just step slightly out of line]].

* ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' has a rare cross between this and a BigBad. Cia is a strikingly beautiful and powerful sorceress who is in love with the hero Link, defeated the perennial ''Zelda'' villain Ganondorf, and bends the antagonists of other games to her will. The deconstruction comes with the gradual relevation that Cia is a [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]] who was driven insane over being forced into the thankless task of maintaining the timelines for eternity, and for all her power, is completely unable to change the ''Zelda'' canon on her own. [[spoiler: By the end of the game, her followers grow sick of her and makes way for Ganondorf to return]].

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'' has [=KeA=] as a darkly deconstructed example. She's mentally a young 9-year-old girl HappilyAdopted by the protagonists, ''everyone'' she meets loves her unconditionally and [[CutenessProximity thinks she's the cutest thing in the universe]], she's an InstantExpert at everything she tries, including [[SupremeChef cooking]], she's able to read and learn concepts ''far'' beyond elementary school level (i.e studies even some ''adults'' struggle with), and she's actually an [[CloneJesus attempt at re-creating a goddess from 500 years ago]]. The deconstruction comes in two ways: firstly her age [[ChildrenAreInnocent is treated very realistically]] and that limits her StoryBreakerPower a lot, and secondly she's only LovedByAll because her latent RealityWarper powers have been unwittingly ''forcing'' everyone to like her. [[spoiler: The BigBad exploits this by revealing it right as the protagonists are getting through to her; [=KeA=] is justifiably horrified at what she'd been unconsciously doing, sending her into a HeroicBSOD so severe she becomes the FinalBoss.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', the TrueFinalBoss is [[spoiler:Asriel Dreemurr. He takes the appearance of the ObviouslyEvil "God of Hyperdeath" with VillainousFashionSense, BlackEyesOfEvil, and HornsOfVillainy. Throughout the battle, he makes StrawNihilist remarks and explains his intention to [[OmnicidalManiac undo everything]] so you can struggle forever. He really is as powerful as he thinks, after absorbing all the other [=SOULs=] in the Undergroud]]. The problem is that [[spoiler: this is not Asriel's real character -- and when you understand that, it becomes painfully obvious that he is using this power to assume the form of a sort of self-insert edgelord VillainSue. Asriel is a kind-hearted child who is concealing his kindness and childhood. He makes himself appear older, cooler, and more badass -- or at least he tries: his attempt is so over-the-top it falls flat. [[note]] "God of Hyperdeath"? It's the sort of thing a little boy would think is cool. [[/note]] He reveals how immature he is when he throws a tantrum because you refuse to let him win the "game." Despite the parody, the whole exchange is PlayedForDrama. The way to overcome Asriel is to see him for what he is: a child who is frightened, in pain, and lashing out. Instead of defeating this boss, you let him know he has a friend.]]

* ''Webcomic/MarySueAcademy'' is about a school for Mary Sues, and is appropriately full of these. It's right [[http://www.drunkduck.com/Mary_Sue_Academy here]].

*** Karkat. He is secretly [[spoiler:a mutant]], the only one of his race who [[spoiler:has red blood]], which causes him much angst. He also insists that he's TheLeader of the group despite his apparent lack of leadership ability. The plot [[spoiler: renders his mutant blood totally irrelevant, and he gradually cultivates a real knack for leadership]].
*** Nepeta. An enthusiastic {{Fangirl}} who likes dressing up as a cat, drawing colorful comics and {{Shipping}} her friends, she resembles [[AscendedFangirl the protagonist]] of a SelfInsertFic written by [[StrawFan a fan of the very comic she's in]]. Unlike a conventional Self-Insert Sue, she [[spoiler: gets side-lined pretty consistently]].

*** Equius. He is a freakishly-STRONG [[PerpetualFrowner Perpetually-Frowning]] mess of restrained aggression, and everything he does is RatedMForManly. Like Nepeta, he [[spoiler: mostly occupies the background. What's more, his superlative STRENGTH is comically-useless against the greatest threats]].

*** Feferi. She has all of Jade's special qualities amplified. She is a PrincessClassic and, with the highest and rarest blood color, heir-apparent to become Empress. She wears bright clothes and gold accessories where almost everyone else is decked out in blacks and greys. She is a FriendToAllLivingThings and is very nice, considering the rest of the troll race are [[ProudWarriorRace a bunch of murderous bastards]]. And, of course, her [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu beloved Guardian]] can kill the rest of the troll race on a whim. She [[spoiler: fails to bring about the bright future she dreams of, and despite a royal pedigree she shows no leadership]].
*** Gamzee. [[spoiler: a JokeCharacter who turns into a LethalJokeCharacter, his murderous rampage kicks off an entire story arc and his behind-the-scenes machinations are explicitly or implicitly responsible for many plot details. However, instead of a {{Chessmaster}} MaryTzu, he's a gullible idiot. By the end, he is little more than a ButtMonkey and CosmicPlaything of the real villains.]]
*** Vriska. Most of all, Vriska, because she actively ''tries'' to be a Mary Sue. She has a [[TheMostDangerousVideoGame FLARP]] character named "Marquise Spinneret Mindfang". She can put people under MindControl to manipulate them. She cheats, lies, steals and [[KarmaHoudini evades consequences]]. She inserts herself into major plot events just to seem important. She even makes romantic moves toward TheHero! She strives to fill the role of MaryTzu, JerkSue, VillainSue, GodModeSue and BlackHoleSue ''all at once,'' because that's her idea of "winning." Sometimes she succeeds, but ultimately she fails [[spoiler: and dies]]. She seems to learn a lesson from this setback... [[spoiler: then she unlearns it and tries again]]. \\

While the rest are parodied for fun, Vriska is a thoroughly DeconstructedCharacterArchetype and metafictional examination of the MarySue. What kind of person would behave this way? [[spoiler: An insecure, unhappy one.]] How would others respond to her? [[spoiler: They consider her a dangerous, abusive manipulator.]] WordOfGod also declares that Vriska is an [[InvokedTrope intentional attempt]] to establish a BaseBreakingCharacter -- a resounding success, because she certainly is. The other characters have very divided opinions on Vriska, and so does the audience.

*** [[spoiler: Then we get Alt!Calliope. She's Calliope from a timeline where she managed to get past Caliborn and gain power equal to his. She manages to do what the kids have been trying to do for most of the story: destroy the Green Sun. She has realistic emotional troubles, though, because her whole timeline was never meant to happen. ]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Chainsawsuit}}'' got a few entries, including "[[https://chainsawsuit.krisstraub.com/20120313.shtml Brightshadow Academy for Mary Sues]]". Its newest student is [[http://chainsawsuit.krisstraub.com/20120329.shtml Jane Peters]], who "had no [[GodModeSue unique powers]] and a [[DarkAndTroubledPast very normal past]]":

* [[http://kevinbolk.deviantart.com/art/Mary-Sue-Wish-Fulfillment-Guy-201992341 Mary Sue Wish Fulfillment Guy]], by Kevin Bolk (author of Ensign Sue Must Die), who is a thinly-veiled parody of Rayne Summers of ''Webcomic/LeastICouldDo''.

** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-496-j SCP-496-J]], a blatant PuritySue who's in a relationship with Dr. Clef and given complete access to two other [=SCPs=], limited supply panacea 500 and machine that can alter objects 914.

** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-056 scp-056]] is a more realisticly written Parody Sue. It is a shapeshifting being that turns into a better version of whatever observes it and also has a completely insufferable personality.

** [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6101 SCP-6101]] is a more sympathetic take on this, being the persona of [[LittlestCancerPatient a nine-year-old boy from the Make-A-Wish Foundation]] who wanted to be an SCP. The article describes him as "the most powerful SCP" and a nearly omnipotent superhero that the Foundation considers one of its greatest allies, though it's all but stated that in real life, he's just a regular kid with a terminal illness.

** [[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-10101-j SCP-10101-J]] is of the "blatant author-insert that's better than everyone" variety handled in an over-the-top manner. He's ''ridiculously'' overpowered, his containment procedure amounts to "give him everything he wants," and he helps capture or redeem "evil" [=SCPs=] while refusing the help the Foundation with "good" [=SCPs=] (in a series that normally falls closer along the lines of BlackAndGrayMorality with some tragic characters). At some points, the article even goes in to first-person to highlight his self-insert nature.

While the rest are parodied for fun, Vriska is a thoroughly DeconstructedCharacterArchetype and metafictional examination of the MarySue. What kind of person would behave this way? [[spoiler: An insecure, unhappy one.]] How would others respond to her? [[spoiler: They consider her a dangerous, abusive manipulator.]] WordOfGod also declares that Vriska is an [[InvokedTrope intentional attempt]] to establish a BaseBreakingCharacter -- a resounding success, because she certainly is. The other characters have very divided opinions on Vriska, and so does the audience. Some revile her as a CompleteMonster, others enjoy her as a MagnificentBastard.

--> [[BadassBaritone I don't always drink beer. But when I do, I prefer Dos Equis]].

* A oneshot fic in, of all things, ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' fandom (oh yes, there is one) parodies the in-fandom tendency towards Sues. The full name of the character in question? "Lilac Ellisia Veronica Dr. Sparkles Mars [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow]] [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Rosalie Isabella]] [[Theatre/{{Rent}} Mimi Maureen]] [[Series/TrueBlood Sookie]] [[Series/JerseyShore J-Woww]] Leprechaun Fairy [[Theatre/SpringAwakening Wendla]] [[Theatre/LesMiserables Cosette]] [[Theatre/SpringAwakening Ilse]] [[Series/{{Glee}} Faberry]] [[Film/MeanGirls Glenn Coco]] [[Music/{{Evanescence}} Amy Lee]] [[Literature/{{Wicked}} Galinda (with a GA)]] Lucy Zoomba Fonteeso Mario Lita Rogers [[Music/TaylorSwift T-Swizzie]] [[Literature/HarryPotter Hermione]] [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Christine]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Bartok the Magnificent]] Streeper [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Cordelia]] Barbie [[Film/TheProducers Debris]] [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Meyer]] [[Fanfic/MyImmortal Way]]-Addams." She tries to seduce Wednesday, despite [[KissingCousins being her cousin]], later decides the latter's fiance Lucas is more appealing, and eventually is destroyed by the family's pet squid.

* LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya has probably become the definitive deconstruction/parody of the GodModeSue in Anime. She's brilliant and gets top grades without having to study ([[DitzyGenius though also prone to doing stupid things]] regularly), she's [[InformedAttractiveness noted to be stunningly beautiful]], she's also in incredible physical shape (having in a short period of time been in, quickly excelling, and gotten bored with, every school athletic club, who are pining to have her back), and an entire organization exists with the sole purpose of keeping her happy and making sure that she never loses at anything ([[SoreLoser because they are afraid of her]]). She is also [[spoiler:a ''literal'' God Mode Sue.]] In fact, she only doesn't count as being a MarySue because she's [[spoiler:totally disillusioned with reality due to her childhood]] and faced with a completely unflappable DeadpanSnarker. There's also the fact that her [[spoiler:"literal" God Mode]] is a direct ''obstacle'' to one of her main goals -- to experience the supernatural; much of the series involves the others running around trying to [[LockedOutOfTheLoop keep her in the dark]]. Her presence also makes their lives of the club members, as well as many others, harder instead of better, with no actual upside. It also really complicates her relationship with Kyon. She'd probably be mortified if she knew that Kyon can effectively read her mind at times based on [[spoiler:what her reality warping powers do]].

* Reinhard van Astrea from ''LightNovel/ReZero''. He's unquestionably the greatest swordsman in the setting, and is blessed with a miriad of abilities such as super speed, a power boost for every time of day and weather effect, the ability to see in the dark or unhindered by fog, the ability to walk on clouds and water, the guarantee that all attacks will miss him, all magic damage is reduced to only 20% of its normal power, curses can't affect him, [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway he never mixes up salt and sugar]], everything he cooks will be delicious no matter what, any clothes he makes will look good, and so on. Not only is he no holds barred the strongest character in the series, as well as the most competent at virtually any other physical task, but the light novels make a point of letting you know how graceful he looks while he does everything as well. He's also explicitly referred to as being handsome in case anyone following the series happens to be blind. His only shortcoming is that he's not good at resolving social conflicts, but he's so gosh darn amicable that he doesn't have to deal with this often. The only thing that keeps him from breaking the story is that he doesn't show up in most arcs.

* Catarina from ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom''. On the outside, she is a PuritySue who saves everyone from their inner demons, has a whole harem of rich, attractive men and women, and is called a saint for her kindness. While she does live up to her reputation and genuinely cares for everyone, she's also a dimwitted GenkiGirl who thinks that her harem consists of [[ObliviousToLove very good friends]]. For example, when accused of bullying, her friends defend her by saying that she's not just too nice, but too ''dumb'' to pull off the complicated StockShoujoBullyingTactics she was accused of.
* Varhram from ''LightNovel/AvestaOfBlackAndWhite'' plays this for drama. Throughout the story he is portrayed as a typical GodModeSue and BlackHoleSue, someone [[TheAce who accomplished the most insane feats to perfection]] and [[LovedByAll who is endlessly popular and well liked]] to the point that anyone who doesn't is looked at with suspicion or even pity. [[spoiler:As the story progresses however it is made clear that this popularity is closer to some kind of madness, a CultOfPersonality centered entirely around Varhram like a blind religion fueled by pure zealotry. And when the man himself finally makes an appearance it is clear that his perfection have caused him to become detached from humanity, [[TheSociopath unable to see people as anything more than characters in a book with himself as the reader, free to do with them however he pleases]]. But underneath all these layers it is revealed that he has been chained by his own perfection, endlessly feeling forced to accomplish greater and more insane feats in order to [[SlaveToPR live up to the outlandish ideals everyone has of him]] just so that he can feel that he has a reason to exist. More than anything, he just wants to be as flawed as everyone else, [[LonelyAtTheTop tired of the loneliness his perfection has brought him]]]].

* On the outside, Catarina Claes of ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' is a PuritySue who saves everyone from their inner demons, has a whole harem of rich, attractive men and women, and is called a saint for her kindness. While she does live up to her reputation and genuinely cares for everyone, she's also a dimwitted GenkiGirl who thinks that her harem consists of [[ObliviousToLove very good friends]]. For example, when accused of bullying, her friends defend her by saying that she's not the type; not only is she too nice, she's not bright enough to pull off the complicated StockShoujoBullyingTactics she was accused of.

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* ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' features Dark Pit, an edgy, brooding PaletteSwap of Pit who has all his powers, and can fly without divine intervention. He has all the makings of a VillainSue from an uninspired fanfic... [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall and the rest of the cast know it]], [[NoRespectGuy and mercilessly mock him for it]]. As the game progresses, he realizes he isn't actually all that evil, just slightly more sarcastic than the other characters (which admittedly is [[WorldOfSnark a lot]]), and ends up begrudgingly becoming a good guy. [[spoiler:And to add insult to injury, he was only able to fly because Pandora was possessing his wings, so as soon as she ditches him, [[RedemptionDemotion he can't do anything that Pit can't already do]].]]

* Varhram from ''LightNovel/AvestaOfBlackAndWhite'' plays this for drama. Throughout the story he is portrayed as a typical GodModeSue and BlackHoleSue, someone [[TheAce who accomplished the most insane feats to perfection]] and [[HundredPercentAdorationRating who is endlessly popular and well liked]] to the point that anyone who doesn't is looked at with suspicion or even pity. [[spoiler:As the story progresses however it is made clear that this popularity is closer to some kind of madness, a CultOfPersonality centered entirely around Varhram like a blind religion fueled by pure zealotry. And when the man himself finally makes an appearance it is clear that his perfection have caused him to become detached from humanity, [[TheSociopath unable to see people as anything more than characters in a book with himself as the reader, free to do with them however he pleases]]. But underneath all these layers it is revealed that he has been chained by his own perfection, endlessly feeling forced to accomplish greater and more insane feats in order to [[SlaveToPR live up to the outlandish ideals everyone has of him]] just so that he can feel that he has a reason to exist. More than anything, he just wants to be as flawed as everyone else, [[LonelyAtTheTop tired of the loneliness his perfection has brought him]]]].

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope people who sue parodies]].

* The ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' games give us Kurtis. He's handsome, he's badass, he is a genius, a cyborg, has a quite tragic backstory ''and'' is TheRival... And then he [[spoiler:does a HeroicSacrifice and ends up transformed into a [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Prinny]]]]. HilarityEnsues.

# The character succeeds and the whole universe ends up falling to her [[BuxomIsBetter buxom charms]], usually being made into her all-encompassing harem, [[SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond except]] for maybe one snarky guy [[OnlySaneMan who knows exactly how stupid this is]].

* Mako Mankanshoku of ''Anime/KillLaKill'' has a lot of CommonMarySueTraits; a quirky, buxom every girl who always manages to defuse dangerous situations, is the first and only friend of the protagonist, is incredibly powerful, and has the odd friendship (later crush) and leniency of the ultra strict disciplinary committee's chair. The parody? She's also a [[TheDitz clueless]] GenkiGirl who [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} seems totally out of touch with reality]] and generally comes off like more of a [[BunnyEarsLawyer bizarrely lucky idiot]] than TheAce.

* [[MeaningfulName Gary]] from Film/TheMuppets. He's basically your most cliched feel-good movie hero, but PlayedForLaughs. The fact that he's played by Creator/JasonSegel, the co-writer and executive producer, helps.

* Momoi Taro from ''Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrother'' may be one. He has has been able to do anything perfectly since he was a child, but being better than everyone else has caused people to dislike him to the point that all of his neighbors moved away to get away from him when he was a child. He also CannotTellALie, which results in BrutalHonesty and him always losing when he plays Rock Paper Scissors because his opponents can just ask him what move he will throw. He also is way more powerful and skilled at fighting than the rest of the Donbrothers and somehow is able to SummonBackupDancers for his BigEntrance when he transforms.

* ''Series/BlackMirror'''s "[[Recap/BlackMirrorUSSCallister USS Callister]]" plays it for horror with programmer Robert Darley's "Captain Darley" persona, which he plays in his GameMod for his {{Cyberspace}} game, ''Infinity'', based on his favorite TV show, ''Space Fleet'' (it even works as a bit of a ShoutOut to the original Mary Sue, seeing how ''Space Fleet'' is an obvious stand-in for ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''). In the game, Captain Daly is an archetypal overpowered, idealized SelfInsert, who is at first seemingly beloved and respected by his crew, who constantly extols his great skills and intelligence, until it is revealed that [[spoiler: all the other characters in the game are sapient [=AIs=] based on Robert's real co-workers, and he is essentially using the game to enact petty revenge for mostly imagined slights against him in his everyday life. Also, the crew don't really respect or love Captain Daly, or even care all for the space adventures he drags them along on, but are just playing along and kissing up to him because they are deeply afraid of him, as he has god-like powers (he is the programmer of the game after all), which he often uses to frighten or even torture them into playing along with him if they just step slightly out of line]].

* An episode of the ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1992}}'' cartoon has an old acquaintance of Sebastian who has the same problem. In a last-ditch effort to beat him at ''something'', Sebastian challenges him to pretty much tell Sebastian's life story. The old acquaintance not only does so, in perfect detail, (which, in itself is pretty damn creepy) but also manages to mix a heaping helping of [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech The Reason Sebastian Sucks]] while doing so. Cue the FlatWhat from everyone. Including the viewers. Though like the Tree excess example he admits the one thing he's not better than Sebastian at is making friends, because everybody would rather try to knock him off his high horse with contests than be his friend.

* Zed from ''VideoGame/WildArms'', more so in the remake ''Wild Arms Alter Code F''. He is a demon who sees himself as the incredibly awesome protagonist of the story and claims that the main characters are villainous, until he finally ditched Ziekfried and, in the remake, can eventually join the party. In the original game he also dropped the "Doom Bringer" sword which was very powerful but reduces Jack's luck the the worst possible value when he uses it - which sort of explains Zed's comic ineptitude throughout the game.

* ''Fanfic/ConsequencesOfUnoriginality'' is a ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony]]'' fanfic based upon the premise of someone being forced to be a Gary Stu--and then takes every single thing associated the the Mary Sue concept and points out how [[FridgeHorror absolutely horrifying]] they would all be in-universe. And then he becomes a normal pony, but the rest of Equestria remembers their minds being twisted into loving him.

* One ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch is a fake trailer for a movie called ''The Group Hopper'', a parody of movies like ''Film/TheMazeRunner'' and ''Film/TheHungerGames''. The main character is an ordinary boy refuses to conform to a category, instantly gets the girl because of this, has a powerful ancient weapon called a "zoomerang", draws parallels to God ("I'm a virgin pregnant with your baby!"), and is outright stated to be TheChosenOne. Also, his name is "[[PunnyName The]][[MeaningfulName hero]]", which he says is tattooed on his back; [[DontExplainTheJoke it actually reads]] "TheHero".

* ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Thunderclash, who is nice, sociable, well-read, polite and considerate, dashingly heroic, incredibly smart, AFatherToHisMen, and almost terminally selfless. In other words, everything Rodimus isn't. Comparisons to [[Series/RedDwarf Ace Rimmer]] by the fans came pretty quickly. This was also something of an oblique reference to his [[AllThereInTheManual old bio]], which gave him nothing but 9's and 10's in his stats and contained lines like "Commands the instant respect and loyalty of every Autobot" and "just his fearless presence on the battle field quells any Decepticon fightback."

* The Wiki/SCPFoundation has several flavors of this:

** With Bart Simpson's favorite comic book, ''Radioactive Man'', its eponymous hero can be this sometimes; one issue has him traveling back in time, competing against Jesse Owens in the Olympics, and ''winning'', something Bart [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality views as a good thing]]. although, there's another special issue where Milhouse claims he and Fallout Boy are killed on ''every'' page, which may be an aversion to the Trope.

** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-056 scp-056]] is a more realisticly written Parody Sue. It is a shapeshifting being that turns into a better version of whatever observses it and also has a completely insufferable personality.

* Infinite from ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' has many VillainSue traits. He's faster than FastestThingAlive Sonic and effortlessly curb stomps him, beats up powerful heroes like Silver and Omega easily, recruits a LegionOfDoom consisting of some of the franchises most powerful villains subservient to himself, is single-handedly responsible for Eggman's takeover of the world, and every other sentence he speaks is about how awesome and powerful he is. Fans have also noted he checks off a lot of boxes for edgy OC villains produced by the fandom from broad ones like his dark color scheme and asymetrical design to fandom specific ones like being a species of animal not seen in the series yet, a common fan character trait. [[spoiler:He's actually nothing more than a sadistic bully whose one ''real'' power is YourMindMakesItReal illusions that make him ''appear'' all powerful and the other villains are just illusionary copies. Once ways around it are found, he's not nearly as invincible as he likes to pretend he is and Eggman could dispose of him whenever he saw fit, which he ultimately does.]] Notably, he spends a lot of the game in direct opposition (and as a Foil to) the Avatar, a much more straightforward (and far less extreme) Original Character archetype and one who has a flaws and a character arc.

* Catarina from ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom''. On the outside, she is a PuritySue who saves everyone from their inner demons, has a whole harem of rich, attractive men and women, and is called a saint for her kindness. While she does live up to her reputation and genuinely cares for everyone, she's also a dimwitted GenkiGirl who thinks that her harem consists of [[ObliviousToLove very good friends]]. For example, when accused of bullying, her friends defend her by saying that she's far too stupid to pull off the complicated StockShoujoBullyingTactics she was accused of.