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Post by Stripes the Skunk on Jul 4, 2011 20:56:22 GMT -5
Inspired by yudhaikeledai's thread, I figured that I'd post a thread where we discuss Mary Sues. We've all seen them in the HTF fandon, be they Flippy-Sues or even Sues of other fan characters, but what are the characteristics of a Sue in your opinion?
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InnovationHTF
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Post by InnovationHTF on Jul 4, 2011 23:07:35 GMT -5
In my opinion, a sue is usually flawless, had almost no weakness, and overpowered. They usually fully copy an existing character's personality and partially copy the character's appearance. Sues are also usually made for fan couples which is OC X Canon only, not for other purposes. A sue can even has unnecessary accessories or body parts which is overly given to the character. What's more often, is that some sues (especially in HTF) is unfitting to the fandom itself because of the mentioned characteristics. I would like to post an example picture, but I had no idea what I should make...
Oh, most sues usually had the same backstory, like being an orphan during the past, given unknown powers later, then... whatever it is, I can't say it anymore.
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yudhaikeledai
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Post by yudhaikeledai on Jul 5, 2011 9:16:29 GMT -5
Salutations everyone,
Please allow me to also include my own personal definition of a Mary Sue
Mary Sue refers to those characters which are created and used to fulfill the owners desire to fix or perfect the story but in a way that outrageously support the Sue in an unfair manner. Such as being so Perfect, that even the villain was stopped, or probably have a charm that even the main character can't resist. Sues are created to be perfect, as the author's intention, but it in fact ruins the whole thing.
As Inas mentioned, we can conclude that OC x Canon was born out of the desire of the author who seemingly worship the character, which is bad for the character image himself...
Now talking about Sue, we've known names like Ale, Flippyna, or those alike. And seriously, I have to admit that I have an extremely disdainful attitude towards these sues. Even then, some characters which doesn't appear to be a Sue, can also be a Sue, due to the lack of weakness it has, or its tendency to ruin the whole story as it gives to much limelight on the sue.
In conclusion, they don't deserve to exist.
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Post by Stripes the Skunk on Jul 5, 2011 10:37:40 GMT -5
Thank you InovationHTF and yudhaikeledai for putting your own two cents in on what a sue is.
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thadogman
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Post by thadogman on Jul 9, 2011 8:04:42 GMT -5
Shit, i don't know what to say. Im not part of the HTF Fandom
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Post by Stripes the Skunk on Jul 16, 2011 13:50:36 GMT -5
Shit, i don't know what to say. Im not part of the HTF Fandom It's fine.
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