Why do people write Mary Sues?

Mostly because male authors indulge in Marty Stu’s. The Mary Sue is an idealized self insertion, thus the Mary Sue character is most often inserted by a female author because it’s her chance to get in on the action.

Can a Mary Sue be well written?

A well-written Mary Sue is an oxymoron – they are, by definition, badly-written enough characters to break Willing Suspension of Disbelief. A better term would be ‘Mary Sues in otherwise well-written stories’. A novel may have flaws, and yet remain good so long as the pros outweight the cons.

Is it bad to be a Mary Sue?

And the biggest Mary Sue of them all, Luke Skywalker. But if we look beyond the narrative or technical laziness to the idea of what a Mary Sue is, it’s not inherently a bad thing. If you pare it down to its essence, a Mary Sue is simply a character who is remarkable, heroic, inspiring.

Are Mary Sues always bad?

Mary Sue’s defining character trait, and it’s the quality audiences seem to despise the most in a badly written character. A Mary Sue is usually good at everything she does—even if she’s never done it before.

Is Mary Sue a bad word?

Mary Sue is a derogatory term primarily used in Fan Fic circles to describe a particular type of character. This much everyone can agree on. What that character type is, exactly, differs wildly from circle to circle, and often from person to person.

How do you classify a Mary Sue character?

A couple of systems have popped up to classify Mary Sue characters, the most popular of which is a variation on the Characterization Tags system. For example, a Perky Goth sorceress that is also a dragon might be labeled as Goth!Sorceress!Dragon!Sue.

What is a Mary Sue fanfic?

Mary Sue. The prototypical Mary Sue is an original female character in a fanfic who obviously serves as an idealized version of the author mainly for the purpose of Wish Fulfillment. She’s exotically beautiful, often having an unusual hair or eye color, and has a similarly cool and exotic name.

What is TVTV tropes’ definition of a Mary Sue?

TV Tropes doesn’t get to set what the term means; the best we can do is capture the way it is used. Since there’s no consensus on a precise definition, the best way to describe the phenomenon is by example of the kind of character pretty much everyone could agree to be a Mary Sue.