"Mary Sue"

[Super Buu]

Mary Sue is tossed around way to easily now, the problem with those sites is it nitpicks every little thing to the point that your character is a Mary Sue unless it's a friggen' quasimodo that can't do anything but lie, cheat, get jealous, and look stupid most of the time.

A Mary Sue is supposed to be a fan-made character that is clearly an avatar of a fanfic writer which is essentially infallible and disobey's the rules and context of said story. Like putting your character into Star Trek TNG and having him turn out to be stronger or smarter than the Q.

This.

A lot of the shit on that test is getting way beyond the scope of what's actually a Mary-Sue. Like 'Is your character driven by revenge?' and 'Are they antisocial?' Those are character flaws, they've got nothing to do with being idealistic or breaking the rules of the universe for your character.

The test also doesn't really account for people who are already well-aware of their character's stereotypical traits and use it deliberately in order to make a point, or for stylistic reasons. Rose can be juvenile, paranoid, irrational and indecisive, but according to the test she's flawless and such a blatant Mary-Sue that I should start over already (score 49).