Post by Omni-X on Dec 9, 2009 1:34:07 GMT -5
I would like to point out one of the things you need to consider when making an OC. Don't make him/her/it overly powerful or so amazing it just defies God. Try and make a balanced realistic character..or balanced for the universe you create for your OC. Here is a simple test that you can take to see if your character is a "Mary Sue"
A Mary Sue (sometimes just Sue), in literary criticism and particularly in fanfiction, is a fictional character with overly idealized and hackneyed mannerisms, lacking noteworthy flaws, and primarily functioning as wish-fulfillment fantasies for their authors or readers. Perhaps the single underlying feature of all characters described as "Mary Sues" is that they are too ostentatious for the audience's taste, or that the author seems to favor the character too highly. The author may seem to push how exceptional and wonderful the "Mary Sue" character is on his or her audience, sometimes leading the audience to dislike or even resent the character fairly quickly; such a character could be described as an "author's pet".
"Mary Sues" can be either male or female, but male characters are often dubbed "Gary Stu", "Marty Stu", or similar names.[1] While the label "Mary Sue" itself originates from a parody of this type of character, most characters labeled "Mary Sues" by readers are not intended by authors as such.
While the term is generally limited to fan-created characters, and its most common usage today occurs within the fan fiction community or in reference to fan fiction, original characters in role-playing games or literary canon are also sometimes criticized as being "Mary Sues" or "canon Sues," if they dominate the spotlight or are too unrealistic or unlikely in other ways. One example of this is Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The only time I can think of your character to be a mary sue is If he/she is surrounded by millions of Mary Sues. So I guess you cant really call your OC a MS but what the hey. Thanks for reading my quick little tip. Have fun and remeber
Live long and be Preposterous
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Here are some more fun tests for your OCs to be put up to
A Mary Sue (sometimes just Sue), in literary criticism and particularly in fanfiction, is a fictional character with overly idealized and hackneyed mannerisms, lacking noteworthy flaws, and primarily functioning as wish-fulfillment fantasies for their authors or readers. Perhaps the single underlying feature of all characters described as "Mary Sues" is that they are too ostentatious for the audience's taste, or that the author seems to favor the character too highly. The author may seem to push how exceptional and wonderful the "Mary Sue" character is on his or her audience, sometimes leading the audience to dislike or even resent the character fairly quickly; such a character could be described as an "author's pet".
"Mary Sues" can be either male or female, but male characters are often dubbed "Gary Stu", "Marty Stu", or similar names.[1] While the label "Mary Sue" itself originates from a parody of this type of character, most characters labeled "Mary Sues" by readers are not intended by authors as such.
While the term is generally limited to fan-created characters, and its most common usage today occurs within the fan fiction community or in reference to fan fiction, original characters in role-playing games or literary canon are also sometimes criticized as being "Mary Sues" or "canon Sues," if they dominate the spotlight or are too unrealistic or unlikely in other ways. One example of this is Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The only time I can think of your character to be a mary sue is If he/she is surrounded by millions of Mary Sues. So I guess you cant really call your OC a MS but what the hey. Thanks for reading my quick little tip. Have fun and remeber
Live long and be Preposterous
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Here are some more fun tests for your OCs to be put up to
- Is He Kurking?: Pretty much a romance quiz for 2 OCs
- Despie Test: A quiz that determines if your OC is a despie (aka Attention Whore)
