Mary Sues Are Stories, Not Characters · 8:06am Jun 11th, 2016
Much digital ink has been spilled over what defines a Mary Sue. Wikipedia says they're an idealized, too-perfect character, often an author insert or serving as wish fulfillment. TV Tropes suggests it is a character "who is important in the story, possesses unusual physical traits, and has an irrelevantly over-skilled or over-idealized nature". Bookplayer suggested it is a character whose