Mary Sue Test: Odium · 9:18pm Nov 25th, 2020
For this part, add +1 point for each "X".
(X) Your OC has more than 2 colors in his/her coat.
( ) Your OC has Bat Wings/Ears.
( ) They have an ethereal/flowing mane
( ) They have sparkles in their design.
( ) Your OC has had his/hers eyes change colors.
(X) Your OC has Slit/Snake/Dragon/Bat Pony Eyes.
( ) Your OC uses a form of dark magic.
( ) Your OC has changed species.
( ) Your OC is an alicorn (+5 pts.)
( ) Your OC contains neon colors.
( ) Your OC has non-canon markings.
( ) Your OC has
( ) Your OC's name is an anagram.
( ) Your OC's cutie mark has something to do with the elements of harmony.
( ) Your OC has their own version of the elements of harmony.
( ) Does your OC have multi-colored eyes?
(X) Are they taller than big Macintosh?
( ) Are they in a romantic relationship with a canon character?
( ) Are they in a romantic relationship with one of the mane-six?
( ) Are they in a romantic relationship with royalty?
( ) Are they royalty?
( ) Do they have more than two colors in their mane?
( ) Does their tail have more colors than their mane?
( ) Gradient on their legs/wings/face?
( ) Are they enemies with Chrysalis/Tirek/Etc? (Add an extra point for every canon villain)
( ) Is your OC friends with one of the mane six? (Add an extra point for every extra character)
( ) Your OC has used Rainbow Power/The Elements of Harmony/Strong Magic
( ) Your OC's Coat is Black
( ) Your OC has black and red in their design.
( ) Your OC has more than three major virtues/vices.
( ) Your OC has powers from an alternative franchise/crossover
( ) Your OC has encountered a non-revamped generation 1 character.
( ) Your OC is adored by all they meet.
( ) Your OC is hated by everyone.
( ) Except one?
( ) Do they have a similar/same mane to a character from the show.
( ) Your OC is a shipping baby (it is the child of either a canon x canon ship or Canon x OC ship)
Total: 3
For this part, subtract 1 point from your previous total for every "X".
( ) Your OC is an alcoholic.
( ) Your OC is an Earth Pony.
( ) Your OC is selfish.
( ) Your OC is a smoker.
(X) Your OC has a severe flaw that has hindered them (Moral Dilemmas, Trust Issues, Self-Hatred)
( ) Your OC's cutie mark is something lame (like washing cars or something, Subtract 3 points)
( ) Your OC's only picture is via character generator (Subtract 3 points)
Grand Total: -2
1-9: Your OC is safe, relatively unique but not over the top.
10-19: Your OC is Moderate, but a little out of Show-Canon.
20-29: Your OC is a bit Mary-Sueish, you may want to revise some of their capabilities.
30-36: Your OC is a Mary Sue/Gary Stu, you really should revise their capabilities.
36+: Your OC is an extreme Mary Sue/Gary Stu, you NEED to revise this character.
Here's the original blog: Bezier
Um do you know what a Mary Sue is?
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What do you mean? Also, I didn't create this test.
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I know, just want to make sure your not going to change characters who arent Mary or Gary Sue's and to improve your overall writing
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Why?
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Because I love the craft of writing and because I like helping
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Oh. Okay.
Here's the problem. Unique doesn't always mean interesting. Or a character people will fall in love with and want to see more of.
The number of miserable failure of a character this fandom has made vastly outnumbers the well loved ones.