Because a lot of people have been posting their Mary Sue Test results, and because my attempt at this has been sitting on the hard drive for too long, and because I really felt like coding*:
The Writer's Mary Sue Test.
If you feel like commenting on the test, please do so here.
* Yes, I find coding PHP therapeutic**. Bite me.
** I'm not actually any good at it, mind you. I just find it therapeutic.
The Writer's Mary Sue Test.
If you feel like commenting on the test, please do so here.
* Yes, I find coding PHP therapeutic**. Bite me.
** I'm not actually any good at it, mind you. I just find it therapeutic.
posted at 09:51 PM on 02/03/06
by kat -
Category: Writing
Stumble It!
Comments
August wrote:
02/03/06 10:18 PM
Julia wrote:
Is Honor Harrington a Mary Sue of sorts?
And one other character occurred to me as I was reading stuff, and I can't remember who it was now. :) If I remember in the next day or two, I may comment again.... (I'm having a very fuzzy-brained day, and it's not entirely pleasant.)
And one other character occurred to me as I was reading stuff, and I can't remember who it was now. :) If I remember in the next day or two, I may comment again.... (I'm having a very fuzzy-brained day, and it's not entirely pleasant.)
02/03/06 11:10 PM
JmariC wrote:
"She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy."
I got a score of 33 for my MC Protag. All in all, great job!
I did get thrown off by the above sentence. It's a great sentence and I don't think it should be taken out of the results. It was the only one not /quite/ correct about my character, but that's not the confusion. I don't recall seeing a question on that topic.
I would suggest adding:
"%name" believes s/he is destined to save the world
and does
more than once
:-)
I got a score of 33 for my MC Protag. All in all, great job!
I did get thrown off by the above sentence. It's a great sentence and I don't think it should be taken out of the results. It was the only one not /quite/ correct about my character, but that's not the confusion. I don't recall seeing a question on that topic.
I would suggest adding:
"%name" believes s/he is destined to save the world
and does
more than once
:-)
02/04/06 11:07 AM
kat wrote:
Gus:
Only a nine? Really? *looks at test* Even if you only scored in the first section, and you only got gender, physical appearance, age, sexual identity, and beliefs you should have gotten a 16; higher for stuff like "dresses alike" and "same job." So either you weren't being honest, the character isn't as like you as you thought, or something's screwed with my test. If you think it's that last please drop me an email....
The test is also biased towards characters you've written a large body of work about, so if this was a short story that may be messing with stuff to. The sf/f point got too long, so I'm going to write a seperate post on that.
Julia:
Honor Harrington is the reason you can score points on my test for changing viewpoint characters just to talk about how cool your main character is. *grin* SCREAMING Mary Sue. But then, I never liked the series much, and it's a very popular series, so who the heck am I to judge?
If you've ever read Anne Bishop's stuff I'd call her girl-goddess character a Mary Sue as well.
JMariC:
... hmm. Basically, each of the sentences are supposed to refer to a section of the test, and this one refers to the section that tests how innately special the character is (royalty, immortal, and so on.) But I was never very happy with that particular set. I'll see if I can think of anything better.
Glad you liked the test!
Only a nine? Really? *looks at test* Even if you only scored in the first section, and you only got gender, physical appearance, age, sexual identity, and beliefs you should have gotten a 16; higher for stuff like "dresses alike" and "same job." So either you weren't being honest, the character isn't as like you as you thought, or something's screwed with my test. If you think it's that last please drop me an email....
The test is also biased towards characters you've written a large body of work about, so if this was a short story that may be messing with stuff to. The sf/f point got too long, so I'm going to write a seperate post on that.
Julia:
Honor Harrington is the reason you can score points on my test for changing viewpoint characters just to talk about how cool your main character is. *grin* SCREAMING Mary Sue. But then, I never liked the series much, and it's a very popular series, so who the heck am I to judge?
If you've ever read Anne Bishop's stuff I'd call her girl-goddess character a Mary Sue as well.
JMariC:
... hmm. Basically, each of the sentences are supposed to refer to a section of the test, and this one refers to the section that tests how innately special the character is (royalty, immortal, and so on.) But I was never very happy with that particular set. I'll see if I can think of anything better.
Glad you liked the test!
02/05/06 10:19 AM
Gina wrote:
Funny as heck! I have to say that it really outlines quite a few crutches that pulp writers use. I can think of several online "writers" who showcase on LJ and who use nearly all of these very unoriginal memes in their character and story development. Oh well, to each their own! Thanks for the giggles.
02/08/06 10:56 AM
Mary wrote:
Just what I needed, another way to vacuum the cat. . . I ran a number of them through.
I note that while my characters seem to come out "healthy" they wiggle through some gaps. They get no points for losing <I>one</I> parent, or for a tragic death other than murder, or for being raised by a step-parent as well as a parent, or for being on the outs with relatives, or for suffering a curse.
Which may mean I'm just creative in hosing down my characters.
On the other hand, I was warned about not distancing myself too far from the character I think I'm most sentimental about.
And the character who was diagnosed "never been anything special about her that she could see" in fact is the princess who so habitually succeeds where others fail that she takes it for granted. To be sure, the secret of her success is that she isn't quick to assume that something is futile. . .
I note that while my characters seem to come out "healthy" they wiggle through some gaps. They get no points for losing <I>one</I> parent, or for a tragic death other than murder, or for being raised by a step-parent as well as a parent, or for being on the outs with relatives, or for suffering a curse.
Which may mean I'm just creative in hosing down my characters.
On the other hand, I was warned about not distancing myself too far from the character I think I'm most sentimental about.
And the character who was diagnosed "never been anything special about her that she could see" in fact is the princess who so habitually succeeds where others fail that she takes it for granted. To be sure, the secret of her success is that she isn't quick to assume that something is futile. . .
02/10/06 09:42 PM
Marten Kemp wrote:
Interesting test, but you made a couple of errors: "loose" instead of "lose" (twice) and "court-marshal" instead of "court-martial". Sorry, I'm picky that way.
02/11/06 08:56 AM
Joel Wideman wrote:
My anti-hero protagonist scored a 37. He's a jerk and in the end, he dies. Your test obviously fails to take this into account.
Also "he stands out... just the way you always wanted to."
Actually, I wanted to be normal. Reading a little too much into things.
Also "he stands out... just the way you always wanted to."
Actually, I wanted to be normal. Reading a little too much into things.
02/14/06 08:09 AM
Sherri wrote:
Joel, no need to be so sensitive, just take it for what it is: a fun and entertaining way to bring attention to what may be perceived as a weakness in your characterization.
Great test, loved it. Only, and maybe I just missed it, I didn't see a chart of how it is scored. I'll go back and look again.
Great test, loved it. Only, and maybe I just missed it, I didn't see a chart of how it is scored. I'll go back and look again.
02/15/06 10:15 PM
apenamee wrote:
There is one area where the score could have different, and that is if you believe the US is: despised, better or worse than another country, or, more advanced or backward than another country.
Wen got 7. Your summary description was accurate, because Wen IS a crummy dresser.
I wouldn't kill her off.
Wen got 7. Your summary description was accurate, because Wen IS a crummy dresser.
I wouldn't kill her off.
02/16/06 04:10 PM
Rick Robinson wrote:
Great test! Of course, starting with that means I'm about to pick a bone with a few of the questions:
In Part the Second, the "she regularly wears" questions seem like easy outs for most SF/F characters - outside of near-present settings, even the most excessively cool dresser probably won't wear shades or a trench coat. I can't think of any good solution, but I felt like my character was skating here.
Flip side, in Part the Fifth, "could have slept with several different people" seems unfair to female characters. After all, in a good many cultures, any fairly attractive woman - not Stunningly Gorgeous, just good looking - can pretty easily get laid by several guys if she wants it!
In Part the Second, the "she regularly wears" questions seem like easy outs for most SF/F characters - outside of near-present settings, even the most excessively cool dresser probably won't wear shades or a trench coat. I can't think of any good solution, but I felt like my character was skating here.
Flip side, in Part the Fifth, "could have slept with several different people" seems unfair to female characters. After all, in a good many cultures, any fairly attractive woman - not Stunningly Gorgeous, just good looking - can pretty easily get laid by several guys if she wants it!
02/22/06 01:14 PM
Christina wrote:
Love the test, you were exactly right about my Character. Yes I need to give her space to be herself, not very good at that part yet. Not that the test might be 100 percent right, but I think it was really amazing just to see what the results say. Cool test. :)
04/15/06 02:31 PM
Zireael wrote:
Great test, loved it. I got off with 17 for my character!
06/15/06 04:07 AM
Sukie wrote:
My character has been generally accepted by reviewers and she got off with 17 on this test. This is scarily apt! Are you sure you haven't already read my fic?? :) Great test!
06/24/06 12:49 PM
Elisabeth wrote:
"She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first."
That didn't seem to fit my character... I mean, she's not particularly cool, but she's not particularly uncool, either. -shrug- No quiz is perfect.
Besides that, though, your quiz was pretty accurate. Funny too. I liked it! ^.^
That didn't seem to fit my character... I mean, she's not particularly cool, but she's not particularly uncool, either. -shrug- No quiz is perfect.
Besides that, though, your quiz was pretty accurate. Funny too. I liked it! ^.^
07/22/06 03:56 PM
Kitty wrote:
They should SERIOUSLY take off points if the person is plain. And get points if the person is blond-haired. Oh and, if someone says "Her hair/eyes/whatever were as beuatiful as ______" you need that question!
I liked this quiz, perhaps you need more questions, though. :P
I got an average of 5 or so. And if a parent (s) dies, they should get points taken off if there are details about the death. I mean, yes, the parents died (technically, one went insane) but I should get points taken off for having so many details. Most stories just say the parents died, but I had 6 pages of mormal life before they died.
I liked this quiz, perhaps you need more questions, though. :P
I got an average of 5 or so. And if a parent (s) dies, they should get points taken off if there are details about the death. I mean, yes, the parents died (technically, one went insane) but I should get points taken off for having so many details. Most stories just say the parents died, but I had 6 pages of mormal life before they died.
07/23/06 01:30 PM
Rainbow wrote:
I have some questions about what counts in answering these questions. Mainly, if a character is part of a group of superheroes who all have relatively similar strength in their powers, does the idea of having magic powers count? What if they all have magic transformation objects, would this count under the thing about having a unique possession?
08/01/06 09:23 PM
Plangkye wrote:
Gyla is an elf who was kidnapped as a child and grew up as a slave to orcs. She's not seen her family since. She wields a scythe - clearly an odd weapon for a scout - and walks around in thigh-high leather boots and a chainmaille shirt. She's got scars on her arm that don't make her look bad. She's got white hair and darker skin than most elves, and she's got no Drow blood to back it up. The military academy where she trained after her escape from slavery was burned to the ground after a demonically-possessed friend of Gyla's attacked the place. She kicks ass and takes names.
And you say she's NOT a Mary Sue?
And you say she's NOT a Mary Sue?
08/05/06 10:06 PM
maya wrote:
This was fun! I tested my OC and got 34 she's sorta like me and i give her space but not too much! :)
08/07/06 04:18 PM
aquakirbyyoshi wrote:
Hehe. Nice test. X3 Lawl, this is pretty accurate.
08/09/06 10:08 AM
Eve wrote:
I got a 33 on my char Ezekiel, and I'm pretty happy with it.
08/25/06 08:28 PM
Mali wrote:
Nice, very nice test :3
however, when you ask about what species the character is of, you should ask as well if "he/she is the only one or one of the few personas from this specie that appears in the story" because if you're writing a story about elves, then an elf would be natural in the story and not count as a Mary Sue/Gary Stu.
Also, you should state before people take the test that: this is a test, and therefore not completely accurate.
Otherwise I applaud you!
however, when you ask about what species the character is of, you should ask as well if "he/she is the only one or one of the few personas from this specie that appears in the story" because if you're writing a story about elves, then an elf would be natural in the story and not count as a Mary Sue/Gary Stu.
Also, you should state before people take the test that: this is a test, and therefore not completely accurate.
Otherwise I applaud you!
09/14/06 05:35 PM
KamiKaze wrote:
I loved the test!
It was beyond brilliant
There were a few points I wanted to argue back on because my character is really hard to explain
but in general I'm not complaining
the questions were great!
It was beyond brilliant
There were a few points I wanted to argue back on because my character is really hard to explain
but in general I'm not complaining
the questions were great!
10/16/06 06:30 PM
Surrealidade wrote:
I loved that test! xD I was taking it again to check if my character is a Mary-Sue...
"She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first.""
That fit her nicely. xD Seriously.
"She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first.""
That fit her nicely. xD Seriously.
11/14/06 05:46 PM
Drow_Characters_Unite~ wrote:
Great test. I really appreciated the feedback. n_n
11/26/06 07:32 PM
Mistytail-s Creator (not her momma) wrote:
I loved this test! It proves that people can make smart choices sfter reading the results of this test, especially if they're bad. It's an honest experience and I highly commend you!
12/03/06 01:38 PM
kitty wrote:
Aw, this was so fun! (BTW I tested five characters of mine and only one was very slightly sue-ish, but I stopped writing about her a long time ago anyway. Whew!) Thanks for this test!
12/07/06 10:39 PM
kitty (same who wrote the last review) wrote:
Me again. Just a friendly warning: You should probably stick a disclaimer on this test. That's all. Thanks again!
12/07/06 10:43 PM
skrivare wrote:
So, are the assessments on-the-fly or pre-canned? Remarkable, either way. I get distracted trying to imagine the coding behind it all. Rather than solve sudoku puzzles one at a time, I wrote a program that solves any it has encountered so far. However, I still don't know how to _make_ a sudoku puzzle. It seems that this test's coder could.
12/08/06 03:26 PM
Gemini_Elf wrote:
WOW! I LOVE this quiz! It's the first that said my character WASN'T a Mary-Sue! I'm HAPPY :)
12/08/06 04:00 PM
someone you don-t know wrote:
wow this was a good quiz I took another
one before but it said that Rikku should
be erased but I didn't whant to get rid her well thanks :]
one before but it said that Rikku should
be erased but I didn't whant to get rid her well thanks :]
12/25/06 05:39 PM
Alden wrote:
I took the test for a character of mine that is one of the protagonists of my upcoming fantasy novel. While the results proved what I already knew, that he isn't a Mary Sue, they were wrong on almost everything else. He is a little reflection of myself in terms of behaviour, but different in everything else, but it wasn't really recognized as such.
Then, there's the fact he, like every other of my protagonists, is destined to do something great, and he's one of the few who knows it. This wasn't recognized, either. Just because someone doesn't flaunt it, doesn't mean they don't know.
All in all, the test is amusing, but I guess it could need some fine tuning. I'm taking it for another char and see if the results are more fitting.
Then, there's the fact he, like every other of my protagonists, is destined to do something great, and he's one of the few who knows it. This wasn't recognized, either. Just because someone doesn't flaunt it, doesn't mean they don't know.
All in all, the test is amusing, but I guess it could need some fine tuning. I'm taking it for another char and see if the results are more fitting.
01/07/07 03:02 AM
Kathy wrote:
Good test, better than some I've done. I have to accept the fact my vampire character WILL score higher than the common humans, I suppose.
BTW, you "lose" your temper; you "loose" your dog, so it should be "loses his/her temper," not "looses."
BTW, you "lose" your temper; you "loose" your dog, so it should be "loses his/her temper," not "looses."
01/13/07 06:38 PM
Rainbow wrote:
"Loose" your dog? It's still "lose" whether it's a temper or a dog. "Loose" means not tight, and it's an adjective. Or else some people might use it as a short form of "to let loose."
01/21/07 10:48 PM
Michelle wrote:
Haha this was awesum!! =D.
01/27/07 04:08 AM
Black Millenium wrote:
Love the test, I'll be using it for many of my characters in the future ^^;; I love how you really brought to light many aspects of mary-sues, even ones that I hadn't thought of before. If someone wanted to write a mary-sue, they sure would have an easy time.
I'm quite happy with my result, and found it truthful ^^ Thanks for the test, very useful.
I'm quite happy with my result, and found it truthful ^^ Thanks for the test, very useful.
02/05/07 09:29 PM
Aaron wrote:
What!!!! How dare you insinuate I am living a personal fantasy in my attempt at fantasy! Your test is WRONG. Blatantly wrong. Horrible, horrid, horrid test. I don't like the results.
;)
heh heh...Thanks for the fun.
;)
heh heh...Thanks for the fun.
02/14/07 05:10 PM
Soulless wrote:
That was a great test.
A few questions though.
First, when it says he goes to war against what wiser people say there is a "gets court-martialed option",well he might have had he survived,should I check this bx or check "gets but kicked".
Second, on the death and revived thing,in my story only murders don't get a second life before they get sent to the soul cauldren,had this been taken into account would I have done better(I got a 45).
Third, My character has two identities basicly,his adventerous brave but average stregthed hero like human one,and his strong but emotinless half spirit form.Should I have done these two seperatly?
A few questions though.
First, when it says he goes to war against what wiser people say there is a "gets court-martialed option",well he might have had he survived,should I check this bx or check "gets but kicked".
Second, on the death and revived thing,in my story only murders don't get a second life before they get sent to the soul cauldren,had this been taken into account would I have done better(I got a 45).
Third, My character has two identities basicly,his adventerous brave but average stregthed hero like human one,and his strong but emotinless half spirit form.Should I have done these two seperatly?
02/25/07 10:50 AM
Oubliette wrote:
I see you put a lot of work inot this particular test. I like how you enter the name and gender first off which is then continually referenced throughout the test. Excellent set up! I also like the little blurb at the end adressing the character. I think I'll take it again for some of my other characters.
<Name> is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about <Name>, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Irene is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
That is a really excellent summary that I got as a result for testing the heroine of one of my stories. A lot of thought went into this. Congratulations.
<Name> is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about <Name>, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Irene is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
That is a really excellent summary that I got as a result for testing the heroine of one of my stories. A lot of thought went into this. Congratulations.
03/04/07 03:58 PM
Michelle wrote:
I like this test because you put the character name into it, and it really makes you think about your character. Some of the question are funny though, when you think of your character, but I love it!
03/10/07 02:53 PM
Saltnester wrote:
Highly amusing. I agree with the trenchie/shades commenters re fantasy, but I had great fun ticking things like 'persecuted by a higher authority' for fallen angels and the like...(a distraction: I'm supposed to be teaching myself <i>how</i> to write a Sue, for a parody on a dare)
I think maybe a "is this character's trauma an exaggeration of an injustice you've experienced in the past" sort of question would catch more Sues. (the character I consider most like a collection of my neuroses scored pretty low and came out as a reasonably balanced, happy fellow rather than the self-fearing bad-tempered Orange bigot that he is) Also a tickbox for simple neglect under the abuse section..
...and what does "Yo" mean?
I think maybe a "is this character's trauma an exaggeration of an injustice you've experienced in the past" sort of question would catch more Sues. (the character I consider most like a collection of my neuroses scored pretty low and came out as a reasonably balanced, happy fellow rather than the self-fearing bad-tempered Orange bigot that he is) Also a tickbox for simple neglect under the abuse section..
...and what does "Yo" mean?
03/11/07 05:02 PM
Kenneth wrote:
Very good Mary Sue Test. I scored a 32 for one of my characters, so that lets me know that I'm doing something right.
03/16/07 05:05 PM
Xtra wrote:
It was an easy test to take, and it was a nice touch to have the name and gender of the character appear throughout the test.
However, you should also have a link to what range of scores get what results. And also how many points are given for which question.
However, you should also have a link to what range of scores get what results. And also how many points are given for which question.
03/30/07 12:53 AM
San wrote:
Yeah, it was a good test.
My character scored an eleven--- is that good?
My character scored an eleven--- is that good?
04/01/07 04:24 PM
San wrote:
Good!
04/01/07 04:25 PM
Ayaa wrote:
Very amusing test. Fun to take, and not too long, I love the little descriptions. :P
04/19/07 12:54 PM
indisclosed wrote:
hi my character scored a 32 lol i didn't expect anything good coming from him.
All in all i liked taking the test it was truthful gave an expected answer i made him kinda suey he has to be to fit the plot i have aroud him.
All in all i liked taking the test it was truthful gave an expected answer i made him kinda suey he has to be to fit the plot i have aroud him.
04/25/07 06:25 PM
Korde Benzen wrote:
Wow! Korde Benzen got a 77? Didn't see that coming. Been a while since someone commented. I don't know. But the character keeps more to himself and his life's a bitch.
05/04/07 09:53 PM
Sugar_Fairy wrote:
Kyaha! I took this test for an OC of mine, and got a nice score. but then, I took the test for a character in the series that I was using the oc for(yes, he's canon), and he got a 65. XDHAH! I swear, I only followed the manga, and that's what he got. I guess that score is okay, though. Whatever. He's not mine! :3
05/15/07 08:13 PM
Sugar_Fairy wrote:
Kyaha! I took this test for an OC of mine, and got a nice score. but then, I took the test for a character in the series that I was using the oc for(yes, he's canon), and he got a 65. XDHAH! I swear, I only followed the manga, and that's what he got. I guess that score is okay, though. Whatever. He's not mine! :3
05/15/07 08:15 PM
Sugar_Fairy wrote:
Kyaha! I took this test for an OC of mine, and got a nice score. but then, I took the test for a character in the series that I was using the oc for(yes, he's canon), and he got a 65. XDHAH! I swear, I only followed the manga, and that's what he got. I guess that score is okay, though. Whatever. He's not mine! :3
05/15/07 08:15 PM
Sugar_Fairy wrote:
Uh Oh... A triple-post..
05/15/07 08:18 PM
Kalira wrote:
Thank god! My darling boy as been repeatedly tsted and gotten a whole lotta weird results. But this one explains each of the answer sets so I can improve on him! Yay! I'd hate for my baby to be a Mary-Sue, so delight delight delight.
05/16/07 01:55 AM
Jay wrote:
Whaaa, only a 13? I have such a boring character. XD
That was a great quiz. Loved it.
That was a great quiz. Loved it.
05/18/07 06:39 PM
Sam wrote:
Great test! I tested one of my five characters and got a 23. Makes me feel good. Awesome!
05/24/07 11:36 AM
Michelle Taylor wrote:
Total: 36
I've been slapped in the face time and again for being a 'Mary Sue' writer. Odd that this test showed my Elly is not! LOL. Many good points in the quiz. :3 Kudos.
I've been slapped in the face time and again for being a 'Mary Sue' writer. Odd that this test showed my Elly is not! LOL. Many good points in the quiz. :3 Kudos.
05/29/07 10:57 AM
Spooky wrote:
My people are mainly in the thirties... I'm not sure about getting points just for them having the same skin colour as you, though.
What's 'Momma hates her!' about?
What's 'Momma hates her!' about?
05/31/07 06:21 AM
Rainbow wrote:
"Momma hates her" is referring to a character who isn't given lots of easy breaks in the story by the author; that is, a character who isn't right all the time, gets the pity, is NOT someone who is set up for people to like.
If it was referring to her own mother, that would be in the angst section.
If it was referring to her own mother, that would be in the angst section.
06/03/07 02:51 PM
Sumi wrote:
<3 I really like test. I use it all the time when I develop new characters and even come back plenty of times for older characters.
06/05/07 03:21 PM
Marie XD wrote:
w00t 11!
Marie will be coming back to this place for her other characters. It's a good place to test 'em. <3
Marie will be coming back to this place for her other characters. It's a good place to test 'em. <3
06/24/07 07:47 PM
Klaora wrote:
This is one of the better tests I've taken. It's very well written. And a great way to help me develop my characters a bit
My character received an eleven. And the character description was /almost/ her, but it just wasn't in the same universe. XD I will be coming back!
My character received an eleven. And the character description was /almost/ her, but it just wasn't in the same universe. XD I will be coming back!
06/26/07 01:41 AM
Allison wrote:
I love this test! It's well-written, straightforward and doesn't deviate too much from typical Mary Sue/Gary Stu traits.
And now, for my results ...
Felix got a 32. Frankly, I think he deserved higher. Still, it's extremely insightful to be able to read a review by someone who's never really met him before. Most of the comments I receive about my characters are from friends who are too spineless to slap me in the face when I make a Mary Sue/Gary Stu (and trust me, I've made more than my fair share.)
Also, this sentence ...
"He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life."
It's almost scary how true that is. ;)
Anyway, great test. I'll be revisiting it for some of my new characters once I've got 'em worked out. Keep up the great work!
And now, for my results ...
Felix got a 32. Frankly, I think he deserved higher. Still, it's extremely insightful to be able to read a review by someone who's never really met him before. Most of the comments I receive about my characters are from friends who are too spineless to slap me in the face when I make a Mary Sue/Gary Stu (and trust me, I've made more than my fair share.)
Also, this sentence ...
"He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life."
It's almost scary how true that is. ;)
Anyway, great test. I'll be revisiting it for some of my new characters once I've got 'em worked out. Keep up the great work!
06/30/07 05:19 PM
Kimi wrote:
Ooh, I got a 12 - This is from a character I came across when I was 9. Did I do good, or is 12 a bad score...? Anyway, I find that test quite interesting and it helps to tell me if I need to tweak a character a bit. :) Good job!
07/05/07 01:02 AM
Silverysnow wrote:
hmmm... My character's name is Helena and your test implied she's a little plain. But the truth is, most of her depth comes from her personality. You didn't exactly do a bad job, but not outstanding either. All in all, pretty good. I like the part where you include my character's name though. ^^
07/12/07 12:30 AM
Silverysnow wrote:
hmmm... My character's name is Helena and your test implied she's a little plain. But the truth is, most of her depth comes from her personality. You didn't exactly do a bad job, but not outstanding either. All in all, pretty good. I like the part where you include my character's name though. ^^
07/12/07 12:31 AM
CC wrote:
I got a 23. That's a good thing right?
I love how you included the name of the OC you chose. ^^
I love how you included the name of the OC you chose. ^^
07/14/07 08:03 AM
Stella wrote:
This test was very good and helpful, but as someone else said, sometimes my characters manage to get through some of the holes. For example, step parents, being town between two people, ect. All in al, though, great test!
07/21/07 03:24 PM
Kira wrote:
This is kind of weird but I took this test, (he isn't the protagonist but is the antagonist) and he yes he is "angst r us" but he doesn't moan about it. He actually uses it as an advantage.
For a very long time I had been worrying my character was going to be a "mary sue" kind of character but he ended up being a good well balanced character which is hard for me to believe, in for a second...
For a very long time I had been worrying my character was going to be a "mary sue" kind of character but he ended up being a good well balanced character which is hard for me to believe, in for a second...
07/31/07 10:18 PM
Fusionmix wrote:
I really must say that this is my favorite MS test I've come across so far. All of my characters scored in the 20-39 range, which is good, I suppose, and the little blurb that gets displayed at the end is pretty neat as well. Actually described around 4 of my ppls pretty well. Adding the name of the character was also a very cool touch. I've used many MS tests, but this one is currently the best of the lot (in my opinion at least), not just because of how accurate or damn true it is. It doesn't take an hour to fill out, and actually breaks down the character. Fantastic.
08/06/07 10:28 AM
Josh Smith; Magenkagereikon wrote:
Very well done. I like how each area is divided so that you know what about your character needs work. It helped me a lot with my Fanfic character, and I want to thank you for putting it here.
08/20/07 04:59 PM
Flamie wrote:
I purposely made my character like me. It's supposed to be me as a cat in the Warriors fandom.
09/03/07 11:06 AM
Drowned Hopes wrote:
Huh... I like this test, but aren't you kind of assuming that the character in question is a good guy? My favorite character, Navi, is usually a neutral character, sometimes a villain. She scored a 26.
At the end of the test, it said something about her being kind of popular, possibly a Mary Sue. Popular??? I used her in a fanfic once, and I'll still getting reviews that say things along the lines of "kill the b****". People hate her. I love her though... my mean little Navi.
But seriously, this test just automatically assumes the character is a good guy! What's wrong with villains!?! Otherwise, I like this test.
But seriously!!!!
At the end of the test, it said something about her being kind of popular, possibly a Mary Sue. Popular??? I used her in a fanfic once, and I'll still getting reviews that say things along the lines of "kill the b****". People hate her. I love her though... my mean little Navi.
But seriously, this test just automatically assumes the character is a good guy! What's wrong with villains!?! Otherwise, I like this test.
But seriously!!!!
09/10/07 08:42 PM
Drowned Hopes wrote:
I just took it again, and I have to say, it works pretty well for nonvillian characters.
09/10/07 08:57 PM
Nematri wrote:
Good stuff. This is by far one of the best Mary Sue Tests out there, because it takes into account the balance of characteristics the character in question has and explains the answers, rather than going "Uh oh! Your character has funny coloured eyes! She must be a Mary Sue!!" like so many of the other Mary Sue Tests I've encountered.
Nice one. :D
Nice one. :D
09/12/07 04:06 PM
mandamarie wrote:
With your version of this test, my characters are "healthy," and avoid the Mary Sue status, being in the 17-21 point range. This was SUCH a relief to hear, after scoring in the 60's on another test, which I thought was a little off.
Your test is definately the best I've come across, and the little passage at the end just adds to the fun!
Your test is definately the best I've come across, and the little passage at the end just adds to the fun!
09/16/07 12:57 AM
Erin wrote:
Hehe, awesome test! I scored a 21.. Border-line sue. I am going to fine-tune Laura, my character, and take the test again! Good work!
09/26/07 09:10 PM
SwordMaster Tracy wrote:
I really like your test so far... and I'm happy you implied the importance of FLAWS in your quiz. Like when you talked about the alcohol problem, how they MAY be flaws but affect them positively. I think that's what you're quiz needs a bit more of, because there's some people who keep saying that their character is not a Mary Sue because he/she has flaws.
So that leads me to conclude with this =
A.) The flaw is very minor and is more of a discription than a flaw. (For example = the flaw is that they are TOO KIND, SHORT TEMPER, and SHY.)
B.) The flaw isn't affecting the character in a bad way. (For example = A character is weak. Therefore, every other character in the story feel they must defend him/her and bad guys don't go after him/her because of weakness.)
So I'm just saying that the idea of ACTUALLY HAVING A FLAW should be important in order to avoid a Mary/Gary Sue
So that leads me to conclude with this =
A.) The flaw is very minor and is more of a discription than a flaw. (For example = the flaw is that they are TOO KIND, SHORT TEMPER, and SHY.)
B.) The flaw isn't affecting the character in a bad way. (For example = A character is weak. Therefore, every other character in the story feel they must defend him/her and bad guys don't go after him/her because of weakness.)
So I'm just saying that the idea of ACTUALLY HAVING A FLAW should be important in order to avoid a Mary/Gary Sue
10/05/07 08:08 PM
Amy wrote:
Of all the Mary Sue tests I have taken, this is the best one. Not too long, not too short, plenty of good questions, just enough detail...
My only problem is I need a test that I can do on an animal character, and I can't find one anywhere! :(
My only problem is I need a test that I can do on an animal character, and I can't find one anywhere! :(
10/13/07 12:52 PM
kaze no sakura wrote:
Nice test. There are a few points in it that I don't agree with. For example: "This character is a mouth piece of all my beliefs/opinions." Writing is a very powerful tool used by many prominent authors to voice their opinions and beliefs about the world. Furthermore, writing was invented with the purpose to expressing one's thoughts and beliefs.
Pushing all that aside, I think this quiz is good enough to be a fairly reliable source when it comes to fixing/creating any characters.
Pushing all that aside, I think this quiz is good enough to be a fairly reliable source when it comes to fixing/creating any characters.
10/16/07 10:51 AM
deejay wrote:
Very funny and witty and at the same, helpful. All my characters, who are in fact, all went insane, scored low...again....they all scored 7 and it said I don't know them well so I'm guessing they're all anti-sues or something... But very reliable test!
10/20/07 03:57 AM
Ara wrote:
Interesitngly enough I couldn;t click the stuff that has givemn my characters major mental scars - divorce, suicide attempt, unrequited love. obsession with another character... could be fun to see those! :P
10/24/07 06:47 AM
Debbie wrote:
i think this is a really good idea but some times it doesn't work if your using a character for a fan fiction, who already had an established background but has not actually been introduced. there were alot of sue qualities that i had to tick because the original author had made the character them royalty special powers etc. but other wise great test!
11/01/07 09:55 AM
Angie wrote:
Well, I just tested two of my rp/story characters, and found that if you're not writing fighting-oriented stuff, you may get a false low. Lisa, who really is sort of a sue, got a 20, and easily, because she doesn't carry weapons, doesn't win fights, and lacks a temper...
11/01/07 12:29 PM
Jake wrote:
25 points for my main character, most of those were from the "how much he is like me" section.
i recon thats a good score, i mean, he does have the very sue-ish fucked up relationshgip with his parents and the such, so i suppose i expected worse.
Great test, i'd say the comment part of my results seemed pretty accurate. I will reffer you to my fellow writers!
i recon thats a good score, i mean, he does have the very sue-ish fucked up relationshgip with his parents and the such, so i suppose i expected worse.
Great test, i'd say the comment part of my results seemed pretty accurate. I will reffer you to my fellow writers!
11/05/07 09:28 PM
Jake wrote:
OOhhh, Danny boy is lower than Kaylen!
thats a bit of a shock. dany got off with just 16 points, despite his sort of two dimentionalism
thanks again for making the test, will continue to use it as i write.
thats a bit of a shock. dany got off with just 16 points, despite his sort of two dimentionalism
thanks again for making the test, will continue to use it as i write.
11/05/07 09:44 PM
Rae Maria Wyatt wrote:
I scored an 18 with my character Sam for a Sailor Moon fan fiction.
This test is the best out of all that I've read. It's user friendly and easy to understand. Great test. :D
This test is the best out of all that I've read. It's user friendly and easy to understand. Great test. :D
11/13/07 07:22 PM
VNightmare wrote:
I love how this test gives a bit more leeway on plot points (i.e. witnessed a murder, lost a parent, etc.) that "shape" a character, but do not "make" the character. The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test does NOT do that, and I applaud you for including that in.
I scored a 42 on your test, and my character STILL passed with flying colors ("In general, you care deeply about her, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. She is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
"). Answering similar questions on the Litmus test gained a 47, and basically the results said to start over.
Again, thank you for factoring in elements of the plot in regards to the character.
I scored a 42 on your test, and my character STILL passed with flying colors ("In general, you care deeply about her, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. She is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
"). Answering similar questions on the Litmus test gained a 47, and basically the results said to start over.
Again, thank you for factoring in elements of the plot in regards to the character.
11/20/07 05:29 PM
Atari Maxi Tariyama wrote:
Other than saying he isn't very cool, I got a quite pleasing score.
I even checked that he -and- bad guys think he's handsome, and still got a great score! I'm surprised, because the test said he wasn't very cool-- but I made that explicitely clear.
I even checked that he -and- bad guys think he's handsome, and still got a great score! I'm surprised, because the test said he wasn't very cool-- but I made that explicitely clear.
11/21/07 03:27 PM
Atari Maxi Tariyama wrote:
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 21
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Joe 0
Healthy as a Horse 2
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 33
My next character, my main character. I think the test is not broad enough, but you're not trying to tell how a story should be written, so this could be right.
He's a good fighter, handsome and fresh-faced, but I was afraid to answer some of the questions because they took it to the extreme.
"Atari is remarkably handsome."
Well, he's a strapping young lad but he's not to die for, y'know?
Then again, he's in shape, lean, toned muscles. A six-pack, athletic, and always with a smile.
But that's just young and happy, really.
Anyway.
He's Got My Nose 21
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Joe 0
Healthy as a Horse 2
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 33
My next character, my main character. I think the test is not broad enough, but you're not trying to tell how a story should be written, so this could be right.
He's a good fighter, handsome and fresh-faced, but I was afraid to answer some of the questions because they took it to the extreme.
"Atari is remarkably handsome."
Well, he's a strapping young lad but he's not to die for, y'know?
Then again, he's in shape, lean, toned muscles. A six-pack, athletic, and always with a smile.
But that's just young and happy, really.
Anyway.
11/21/07 03:42 PM
Sabre wrote:
I love the test!
Though, sometimes it depends on the fandom you are writing in, so it's not always accurate.
I tested a character of mine, Leah, who I already knew wasn't a sue, but checked anyways.
The test is wonderful, and has made me rethink some things in my characters design.
(umm, what does a somthin' or other in time save?)
Keep up the good work!
Though, sometimes it depends on the fandom you are writing in, so it's not always accurate.
I tested a character of mine, Leah, who I already knew wasn't a sue, but checked anyways.
The test is wonderful, and has made me rethink some things in my characters design.
(umm, what does a somthin' or other in time save?)
Keep up the good work!
11/23/07 05:46 PM
Airie wrote:
Liked the test very much. And I'm happy that I didn't spawn a sue :)
11/26/07 03:19 AM
Kelly wrote:
Well I like it 8) I'll jut give my character some more add ons, she seems to have none XD
11/29/07 02:33 AM
Kay wrote:
Your test is awesome! Thank you for sharing this work. :)
11/30/07 01:07 AM
Hara-san wrote:
... This test was awesome. ^_^ My character isn't a Sue, thank God... (Forgot the score, though) I decided to have some fun around the test then... Canon characters can be Sues to...
11/30/07 06:28 AM
Thad Dereks wrote:
You spelled two things wrong in the test:
looses - loses
Histronics - histrionics
looses - loses
Histronics - histrionics
11/30/07 05:39 PM
Abby Mireen wrote:
Had a good laugh taking this quiz. I own a forum roleplay, so I posted a link to your quiz for everyone else to evaluate their characters, just for giggles. :P
There is one thing about Sues I don't think was addressed in this quiz, and that's how the story always tends to revolve around them, making all other characters take a backseat while the Sues gets glorified. If the story is in a fantasy setting, for example, and a majority of the characters do have magic powers, or stuff like that, then just having those powers doesn't make a Sue. Having a godlike advantage over everyone else does, though.
There is one thing about Sues I don't think was addressed in this quiz, and that's how the story always tends to revolve around them, making all other characters take a backseat while the Sues gets glorified. If the story is in a fantasy setting, for example, and a majority of the characters do have magic powers, or stuff like that, then just having those powers doesn't make a Sue. Having a godlike advantage over everyone else does, though.
12/02/07 10:35 PM
Amir Mousaly wrote:
Here's what I got, I think I did well, my score was 26.
"Saito Kojima is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Saito Kojima, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Saito Kojima is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him. "
"Saito Kojima is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Saito Kojima, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Saito Kojima is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him. "
12/03/07 02:17 PM
Frank wrote:
How would it affect the score if Cheazil went to the past a couple times (by accident) and talked to his younger self? What if he hits the Reaper equivellent with a rock? What if Xan became a ghost after he died so he could be a major character?
12/07/07 09:34 PM
frank wrote:
Sorry, just noticed, I should have a put spoiler warning on my last post. I hope I didn't ruin the surpries(sp) for to many people. Is there any way to edit that?
12/08/07 12:09 AM
Cat D. wrote:
A chacarter in my own, oringal story scored a fifty. A fifty.
Wow.
A drug addict, chain-smoking, metaphysical being with a bad habit of living in the past got a freaking fifty.
Oh, well.
Sometimes these things never really work
Wow.
A drug addict, chain-smoking, metaphysical being with a bad habit of living in the past got a freaking fifty.
Oh, well.
Sometimes these things never really work
12/12/07 09:18 PM
Lici wrote:
"Do is only a little like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. She's had a rough life - to say the least! Angst? Histronics? Her speciality. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
You may have let yourself get a little too close to Do. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Do is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her."
A 66...how disapointing on my end!
Well this was extremely helpful now I can edit her so her bio can be a bit more original.
If you have time maybe you can give me some tips! XD
You may have let yourself get a little too close to Do. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Do is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her."
A 66...how disapointing on my end!
Well this was extremely helpful now I can edit her so her bio can be a bit more original.
If you have time maybe you can give me some tips! XD
12/13/07 05:55 PM
AJ wrote:
AJ: Serenity got a score of 19 average enough.
Serenity: I'm not sure if that's good or not...
Andrew: i shall go next. i want to see what i got.
AJ: anyway, in a sense, what your doing would actually do some people good. i hate those overly powered jackholes...
Serenity: what is the average rating? im not sure though...
Serenity: I'm not sure if that's good or not...
Andrew: i shall go next. i want to see what i got.
AJ: anyway, in a sense, what your doing would actually do some people good. i hate those overly powered jackholes...
Serenity: what is the average rating? im not sure though...
12/15/07 01:50 PM
Marnie wrote:
This test was awesome. I'm extremely relieved my Jess is not a Sue. :)
12/16/07 10:45 PM
Blake wrote:
Fantastic test. I'm going to run all my future RPG characters through this to search-and-destroy clichйs.
12/19/07 06:26 PM
Maddie wrote:
I love this test, especially beacuse it uses the name and gender of the character, making it much easier to answer the questions accurately. Nice job on the test.
12/22/07 08:30 PM
can-t_speak_english wrote:
Very interesting, I tested one of the central characters of my story and I must say that the outcome pleased me greatly, poor Nobu scored a sad little six meaning he's ready to jump into the fray!
"There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise." right, this part is definitely giving me ideas...
"There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise." right, this part is definitely giving me ideas...
12/23/07 12:49 AM
Mira wrote:
heh! I scored a 17 with a character I just started on. This is a pretty good test, I winced at several of the things I was guilty of with a previous character. Maybe you should post guidlines, like, 'Anything above 20 is a Mary Sue'. Good test! :)
12/27/07 11:23 AM
Karissa M. wrote:
"Winifred is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Winifred, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Winifred is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her. "
Wow. I cannot tell you how perfectly perfect this discribes my Freddy... She got a 14, not bad, right? This thing is scarily accurrate, at least, I think so. Wow is all I can really say. When I read the results I was like 'Who are you and how did you get my story?!?' It was that scary. I'm very relieves she didn't turn out as a Sue, though I know some of my older characters were. Big ones.
In general, you care deeply about Winifred, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Winifred is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her. "
Wow. I cannot tell you how perfectly perfect this discribes my Freddy... She got a 14, not bad, right? This thing is scarily accurrate, at least, I think so. Wow is all I can really say. When I read the results I was like 'Who are you and how did you get my story?!?' It was that scary. I'm very relieves she didn't turn out as a Sue, though I know some of my older characters were. Big ones.
12/28/07 11:00 PM
Mori wrote:
Nice test :D I don't really think I should be too worried, since Mornmeril, the character I did the test about, it the main protagonist of my original novel, and the novel's about a really mixed up and weird world :) So some things jsut didn't apply here, and yet, the test was fun.
She didn't score too much, ;) I'm glad - wasn't cathegorised a sue, yay!
Thanks for the test.
She didn't score too much, ;) I'm glad - wasn't cathegorised a sue, yay!
Thanks for the test.
12/30/07 04:13 PM
rocky wrote:
um.. yeah. I was sent here after someone didnt like my fanfic, but does this thing even listed to what you check or dont check, or is this just a compleat random mess?
12/30/07 09:25 PM
Ares wrote:
So the lower the score, the less its a Mary Sue, right? Well, at least now I know what to work on, it makes a lot of sense too.
01/01/08 09:01 PM
MAH SPOON IS TOO BIG! D: wrote:
Think you should try and add some more questions, but it was pretty damn fun. :D
And maybe I'm just stupid, but I think it'd be ncie if you labled what "Yo!" and other such thingemabobs mean.
Well, yeah. See ya 'round, man. Or not.
And maybe I'm just stupid, but I think it'd be ncie if you labled what "Yo!" and other such thingemabobs mean.
Well, yeah. See ya 'round, man. Or not.
01/02/08 01:12 PM
Ognorf the Flatulent wrote:
"Cain is nothing like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's had more than his fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Cain, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Cain is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
Holy shitterbugs, that was pretty damn accurate for someone who's never read about Cain. I thought that his being a "vampire" (as in, he bites peoples' necks and suckez their bloodzez, but the being that caused him to begin vampiric behavior was not a typical vampire character) would turn him into a total Gary Stu, but it didn't, so hooray. Cain, my little in-the-closet idiot playboy, you shall live another day. :D
In general, you care deeply about Cain, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Cain is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
Holy shitterbugs, that was pretty damn accurate for someone who's never read about Cain. I thought that his being a "vampire" (as in, he bites peoples' necks and suckez their bloodzez, but the being that caused him to begin vampiric behavior was not a typical vampire character) would turn him into a total Gary Stu, but it didn't, so hooray. Cain, my little in-the-closet idiot playboy, you shall live another day. :D
01/02/08 01:25 PM
Geo wrote:
Excellent quiz, I laughed the whole time and it gave an amazing analysis at the end. It doesn't take some fandoms into account, like people are pointing out, but a few questions shouldn't make or break anyone's characters. It also gave me some good pointers in dealing with tragedies and flaws with characters. All in all, highly recommended to other writers I know, keep up the good work.
01/02/08 06:29 PM
Penguin_Factory wrote:
I liked this test in general, but a few of the questions seemed a little restrictive- why shouldn't a character have the same sexual identity or be in the same age group as the author?
01/03/08 09:09 AM
Ehawlz wrote:
Over all, I liked this test. Like all Mary Sue tests, a few of the answers are a bit unfair, but I thought the end result was like my character.
What hurt him was it gave him seventeen points for the "Angst R Us" but really, he is a rather angsty character.
Erthle is nothing like you. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's had more than his fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Erthle, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Erthle is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
He's The Anti-Cool 3
Plain Joe 1
Angst R Us 17
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 23
I like to think he's a bit cooler then that, but hey that's just me.
But really, I liked this test and plan on telling my writer friends about it.
*bookmarks*
What hurt him was it gave him seventeen points for the "Angst R Us" but really, he is a rather angsty character.
Erthle is nothing like you. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's had more than his fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Erthle, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Erthle is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
He's The Anti-Cool 3
Plain Joe 1
Angst R Us 17
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 23
I like to think he's a bit cooler then that, but hey that's just me.
But really, I liked this test and plan on telling my writer friends about it.
*bookmarks*
01/05/08 02:41 AM
Swefn wrote:
I thought this test was really interesting. I tested all my original characters in a story I've had in my head for a while and got scores ranging from 8 to 38. The average score of my 11 characters was 21 (which was a lot lower than I expected seeing as half of them were extra-terrestrial god-figures that govern a large portion of the Milky Way Galaxy, but whatever). I've always wondered if my characters were a pile of Mary-Sues and Gary Stues so I liked finding out that, by at least these standards, they were not. However, I think there might need to be a few more questions about intelligence, languages they speak, and mysteriousness as those would have upped a lot of my characters' scores quite a bit ;)
01/08/08 12:22 AM
spirit wrote:
Not a bad test at all. With an 18, I feel happy with my score. I mean, I'm sure people have better scores and may just sneer at my comment...But compared to another test I took, this isn't bad at all. Its hard though, becuase I think in everyones mind, we all want our character to be the 'hero' becuase we created it with our minds.
I'm constantly trying to break that habit of making my charrie the 'succesful hero' in the roleplay biz.
I'm constantly trying to break that habit of making my charrie the 'succesful hero' in the roleplay biz.
01/08/08 05:23 PM
jsontisac wrote:
I used Moses from the Torah just to see what he'd get. He wound up with a 36. Here are some important yeses, and my justifications for them:
There's an unusual story centering around Moses's birth or infancy.
He was adopted, raised by people other than his parents, or for some reason has no biological parents.
Moses is any sort of nobility or royalty (adopted into Pharaoh's court)
Moses was abandoned by his parents or guardians.
Moses is a member of a despised race, social class, species, or similar group. (Israelites were slaves in Egypt)
Moses suffers terrible guilt for something he did in the past. (Killed an Egyptian slave master, and fled Egypt because of it)
Moses is persecuted by an authority figure (parent, superior officer, et cetera) out of spite, jealousy, revenge, or general meanness...For being right when the authority figure was wrong (in this case Pharoh enslaving Israelites against God's will).
He has been responsible for the death of a friend, lover, or family member. More than one. (His hitting the rock essentially is what got Aaron and himself knocked off by God. Also, indirectly responsible for the deaths of his sister, possibly his nephews).
Moses frequently looses his temper and yells at other characters. But most of the time they immediately forgive his outburst, admit that he's right and they're wrong, or blame it all on his tragic past. (Specifically directed towards defiant Pharaohs and Israelites)
A character who disagrees with Moses ends up getting in trouble, being dreadfully injured, or dying horribly in a way that proves that Moses was right all along. More than once. Pretty much all the time, except maybe once or twice, and I give an excuse for Moses being wrong those times. (Several major rebellions against his authority resulted in many dead Israelites, e.g. Golden Calf thing, Korach's rebellion.)
Moses almost always wins physical fights or verbal battles. (Is the main general for the Israelites including the battle against Pharaoh's chariots, and in one battle all he had to do was stand on a rock and hold his hand up and his side would win)
Moses is/was kicked out of school or training for bucking the system, understanding something better than his instructors, having a new or radical theory, et cetera. (Radical theory being persecuting Israelites was wrong, and committing murder)
There's an unusual story centering around Moses's birth or infancy.
He was adopted, raised by people other than his parents, or for some reason has no biological parents.
Moses is any sort of nobility or royalty (adopted into Pharaoh's court)
Moses was abandoned by his parents or guardians.
Moses is a member of a despised race, social class, species, or similar group. (Israelites were slaves in Egypt)
Moses suffers terrible guilt for something he did in the past. (Killed an Egyptian slave master, and fled Egypt because of it)
Moses is persecuted by an authority figure (parent, superior officer, et cetera) out of spite, jealousy, revenge, or general meanness...For being right when the authority figure was wrong (in this case Pharoh enslaving Israelites against God's will).
He has been responsible for the death of a friend, lover, or family member. More than one. (His hitting the rock essentially is what got Aaron and himself knocked off by God. Also, indirectly responsible for the deaths of his sister, possibly his nephews).
Moses frequently looses his temper and yells at other characters. But most of the time they immediately forgive his outburst, admit that he's right and they're wrong, or blame it all on his tragic past. (Specifically directed towards defiant Pharaohs and Israelites)
A character who disagrees with Moses ends up getting in trouble, being dreadfully injured, or dying horribly in a way that proves that Moses was right all along. More than once. Pretty much all the time, except maybe once or twice, and I give an excuse for Moses being wrong those times. (Several major rebellions against his authority resulted in many dead Israelites, e.g. Golden Calf thing, Korach's rebellion.)
Moses almost always wins physical fights or verbal battles. (Is the main general for the Israelites including the battle against Pharaoh's chariots, and in one battle all he had to do was stand on a rock and hold his hand up and his side would win)
Moses is/was kicked out of school or training for bucking the system, understanding something better than his instructors, having a new or radical theory, et cetera. (Radical theory being persecuting Israelites was wrong, and committing murder)
01/13/08 10:44 PM
Tina wrote:
Wow... to tell you the truth, I was really scared about my character turning into a Mary Sue, I mean I worked so hard that she wouldn't fall into that category and... I've got only 30! Whew, I'm so happy! My favorite line has to be:
''In general, you care deeply about Nerissa, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Nerissa is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.''
Any you're right... I really care for her and I never intended to put any unnecesary past emotional scars on her. She's a great character and I believe she can be great even without that shit.
I love your test so much... I have finally saw some light into Nerissa... thank you! :)
''In general, you care deeply about Nerissa, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Nerissa is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.''
Any you're right... I really care for her and I never intended to put any unnecesary past emotional scars on her. She's a great character and I believe she can be great even without that shit.
I love your test so much... I have finally saw some light into Nerissa... thank you! :)
01/14/08 08:29 AM
Sarah wrote:
This test rocks. Hard. :D My character's a Sue. :(
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 12
Yo! 11
Plain Jane 0
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 31
Wierd that I hate her when 'She's got my nose' o.O
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 12
Yo! 11
Plain Jane 0
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 31
Wierd that I hate her when 'She's got my nose' o.O
01/17/08 03:48 PM
Kat wrote:
This was a really informative test. I got some nice results, saying my character had a promising career. :3
01/19/08 02:08 PM
Catherine wrote:
Is there a villain-sue litmus test anywhere?
01/20/08 08:43 PM
Comatose wrote:
Guess my character is far from perfect, scoring a measly 14. x] It appears that she just remains apart of the scenary, is a bit clumsy, and easy to get along with.
01/22/08 09:24 PM
Naga-chan wrote:
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 11
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 3
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 37
I'm not sure how many points are needed for a character to be a Mary Sue but it's much lower than scores Sara got on other tests.
And this.
"Sara Ricardi is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Sara Ricardi, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Sara Ricardi is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Holy fuck. You have no idea how much this touched me. Sara's the only really thought-out character I have and this is probably the nicest thing forwarded to her. And a lot of what's said there is true! Thank you SO MUCH! T3T
She's Got My Nose 11
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 3
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 37
I'm not sure how many points are needed for a character to be a Mary Sue but it's much lower than scores Sara got on other tests.
And this.
"Sara Ricardi is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Sara Ricardi, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Sara Ricardi is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Holy fuck. You have no idea how much this touched me. Sara's the only really thought-out character I have and this is probably the nicest thing forwarded to her. And a lot of what's said there is true! Thank you SO MUCH! T3T
01/24/08 01:22 AM
Riesay wrote:
This was a great test, I have a character that I wasn't so sure about on their Mary Sue-ness, I took a lot of litmus tests but they were mainly annoying. This one left me nice and happy! And I loved how I was left with more then just a number on a scale!
01/30/08 11:16 AM
Lx wrote:
I am so relieved my character isn't a Mary Sue...even though my novel is semi autobiographical!:D
This quiz rocks.
This quiz rocks.
01/30/08 05:26 PM
Narya wrote:
No way I got a 15 (I'm happy, just incredulous). After reading about the concept of Mary Sue online I was positively panicking because I came to believe I had a cast of !sues and !stus in the story forming in my head. Maybe I should take the test later into the book when they are all more than sketches in my head...
02/01/08 05:18 AM
Miss Alice wrote:
I was very satisfied with my character's rating - I write and publish but not fiction but professinoal non fiction and still attempt to write fiction - I have a friend who is doing very nicely internationally with a set of books about the Mary Sue to end all Mary Sue's and some readers do pick up on it - but she has an adoring crowd of fans and she and the publisher are doing very nicely thank you
02/04/08 11:26 AM
Bob wrote:
I'm sure this has been mentioned before, but anyway: this doesn't work so well for certain things.
I.e. I tested this on a random character. He was a special forces soldier in the future. As such, he gains points for:
1. Wearing black and carrying weapons (you can always go into battle unarmed and unarmoured. You will also get shot).
2. He happens to be in the most advanced faction of this universe (excluding the alien factions). Considering this was deliberate (this particular work happened to be an attack on religion- religious societies in it were deliberately made less advanced).
3. He was of the same gender as the author?!? As are, oh, I don't know, about 50% of all characters out there.
I.e. I tested this on a random character. He was a special forces soldier in the future. As such, he gains points for:
1. Wearing black and carrying weapons (you can always go into battle unarmed and unarmoured. You will also get shot).
2. He happens to be in the most advanced faction of this universe (excluding the alien factions). Considering this was deliberate (this particular work happened to be an attack on religion- religious societies in it were deliberately made less advanced).
3. He was of the same gender as the author?!? As are, oh, I don't know, about 50% of all characters out there.
02/05/08 05:03 AM
Pullitzer Prize Number One winner wrote:
I score low on the test, was recommended to not be so distant from my character yet my Mary Sue is me. Ain't I grand after all?! LOL!!! First fanfic, I wrote me on purpose. As it turns out, it's going to win a Pullitzer! Thanks.
02/10/08 11:51 AM
retroelectric wrote:
I scored a 25. Thanks for this test, it makes me think where I want my OC to stand
02/13/08 05:03 AM
S. wrote:
I put a couple of graphic novel cannon characters through this test:
1. Morpheus from Sandman:
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 16
Yo! 12
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 15
Angst R Us 11
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 61
2. Cassidy from Preacher:
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 8
James Dean, James Dean... 21
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 16
Angst R Us 13
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 11
Total: 69
1. Morpheus from Sandman:
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 16
Yo! 12
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 15
Angst R Us 11
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 61
2. Cassidy from Preacher:
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 8
James Dean, James Dean... 21
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 16
Angst R Us 13
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 11
Total: 69
02/13/08 05:57 PM
Musac wrote:
Hun, well, I loved this quiz...but I want to know if it is as canin as the original. My characters (Who I have spent many hard years in creation of) got realy high on the original but was said to be perfectly fine on yours. I do not think she is a Mary Sue...and there are many arguable points on any Mary-Sue test. I did liek the fact that yours was broken down into sections and was a lot shorter than the original, whic hmakes it easier to take. I jus tam worried about the healthiness of my poor characters...-_-
But I guess that the only way to really tell is to get them out there to shine! ^^ But I really think that your quizs helps give an idea, so thanks. ^^
But I guess that the only way to really tell is to get them out there to shine! ^^ But I really think that your quizs helps give an idea, so thanks. ^^
02/20/08 10:16 PM
Lauren, who just forgot her own name : D wrote:
I got s fourteen, woooooooot! Just wanted to say, somethings don't make sense, too me anyway, this could just be me. Losing your temper all the time is a flaw, but the other stuff you said under it made me laugh, gotta admit... I was just thinking about it... oh and HOW CAN SOMEONE HAVE NO BIOLOGICAL PARENTS?!?!?! I *need* to know, I'm not even critiquing, I just need to know! E-mail me please! I really liked this test, thanks for putting it up.
Also I feel stupid cause I had to look up Abraham Lincoln's last name... It's hard to spell... stop laughing...
Also I feel stupid cause I had to look up Abraham Lincoln's last name... It's hard to spell... stop laughing...
02/20/08 10:33 PM
AkemixHanako wrote:
I really liked this test! And it proved my character not to be a mary sue which is good lol! But you're right when you say ppl might not like her, and I don't want her to go down the road of mary sue!
Great test! Ima do it again for another now! Haha! Cya!
Great test! Ima do it again for another now! Haha! Cya!
02/21/08 02:44 AM
BobTheDragon wrote:
XD Great fun. Ran two of my characters through the test and got a 27 for my favorite character and a 47 for the main character of a story I'm setting up currently.
Huzzahz!
Huzzahz!
02/21/08 03:41 PM
Cat* wrote:
"She is familiar mythological being such as a vampire, werewolf, or elf, or an easily identifiable variation of the same"
I personaly think this one belongs in the "beware the monks of Cool" section and not the "i'm destened for what?" section
I personaly think this one belongs in the "beware the monks of Cool" section and not the "i'm destened for what?" section
02/21/08 05:44 PM
s. wrote:
Dear cat*,
I think the reason the familiar mythological being question is in the "I'm Destined for What?" section rather than the "Monks of Cool" section is that it's more of the type of thing that drives the plot, rather than an indication of a partier/player type of character. Not all Vampires are cool, but being a Vampire almost certainly has an effect on the plot and the character's destiny.
I think the reason the familiar mythological being question is in the "I'm Destined for What?" section rather than the "Monks of Cool" section is that it's more of the type of thing that drives the plot, rather than an indication of a partier/player type of character. Not all Vampires are cool, but being a Vampire almost certainly has an effect on the plot and the character's destiny.
02/21/08 10:24 PM
Mary wrote:
Penguin factory, having a few questions checked off won't make your character a Mary Sue.
Mary Suedom can spring from the desire to put your own dream self in a story, though, so you may want to watch how much your character resembles you.
Mary Suedom can spring from the desire to put your own dream self in a story, though, so you may want to watch how much your character resembles you.
02/25/08 11:18 PM
Morgan wrote:
I got a 4. D: Apparently I need to spice up my character a bit...
Great test! I wish there were a few more questions though. :)
Great test! I wish there were a few more questions though. :)
02/27/08 03:20 PM
Artemis wrote:
I did the test for both of my characters. Rochelle scored a 15 and matthew scored a 21, which is good.
03/06/08 03:54 PM
C. wrote:
Cool test. It doesn't work very well for RPG characters though. :)
03/07/08 01:10 AM
FennecWolf wrote:
I keep getting rather low scores for my characters... 11, 9, 7 and 13. Should I be worried they're boring, or rejoice in their lack of un Mary-sueish features? Hm...
Oh, and Lauren - their biological parents might be dead. Or they might be a clone...
Oh, and Lauren - their biological parents might be dead. Or they might be a clone...
03/07/08 05:23 PM
http://www.drunkduck.com/Twisted_Mirrors wrote:
Hey! Great test! I actually put two of my characters (who I greatly worried were in fact Mary Sue's) through it and they came out okay. (Not great...which makes me happier, because it feels like the test did it's job. Somewhere in the grey)
My main comment (aside from the spelling issues, I agree, you might wanna edit those. *nods* Not that I can spell any better) is that I didn't quite understand the score breakdown at the end. I thought it was a neat addition, so I wanted to know more about the categories and what they signified. Maybe a little info page to include that? Unecessary, but could be fun and informative, I think. I was curious anyway. XD
Other than that - great! I've been referring fellow writers here.
My main comment (aside from the spelling issues, I agree, you might wanna edit those. *nods* Not that I can spell any better) is that I didn't quite understand the score breakdown at the end. I thought it was a neat addition, so I wanted to know more about the categories and what they signified. Maybe a little info page to include that? Unecessary, but could be fun and informative, I think. I was curious anyway. XD
Other than that - great! I've been referring fellow writers here.
03/11/08 02:25 PM
Karma wrote:
I did this twice, for two of my characters: Melissa, a fanfic OC who scored 40; and Rynna, who is a bit of shameless self-insertion in an original story who got 21. xD
Both characters got this comment "In general, you care deeply about M/R, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. M/R is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her." I don't know how common that is, but I thought it was cool.
The opening comment on Rynna made me laugh: "Rynna is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things." ROFL. Busted!
Both characters got this comment "In general, you care deeply about M/R, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. M/R is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her." I don't know how common that is, but I thought it was cool.
The opening comment on Rynna made me laugh: "Rynna is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things." ROFL. Busted!
03/13/08 08:22 PM
Melissa wrote:
Loved the test; Very helpful for first time authors, such as myself. But one thing that I do think you should add to it is homosexual/bi, because one of my main characters are homosexual and I really think it should be added. I was surprised that it wasn't on there. ;) Nice site.
03/15/08 10:00 PM
Gabriel Texidor wrote:
A very accurate test with a creative, excellent rating sysytem. Showed me where I was right and where I was wrong. Also, you knocked some sense into me: I put in one character, Shi, who is a bad guy, and he scored a 4. And then... I put in Kamos, an street-wise, jumpy, vigilante/terrorist Neo-Atlantean who is an awesome skateboarder, has a psychic girlfriend and a big-boobed sidekick whom her life he saved, and just loves carrying around a chaingun he shoots people at with. His mother raped him regularly, and he killed his daddy (but never figured it out until the end). He got a 96.
Bravo!
Bravo!
03/15/08 11:54 PM
Nick wrote:
Excellent test! I really thought one of my characters was a Mary Sue, but she scored 30, so... thanks for the confidence boost! :) I shall probably be doing this several times...
03/16/08 07:02 AM
Emily B. wrote:
This Test is a life-saver! I was horribly afraid my character Delilah Raiaz was a Mary-Sue, but she isn't. Phew. Thanks!
PS- She is from a Magical Girl manga I am... drawing (I almost typed
writing -_-). So, of course, some things happen that are odd, but this bit of the results was really reassuring:
"In general, you care deeply about Delilah Raiaz, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Delilah Raiaz is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
PS- She is from a Magical Girl manga I am... drawing (I almost typed
writing -_-). So, of course, some things happen that are odd, but this bit of the results was really reassuring:
"In general, you care deeply about Delilah Raiaz, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Delilah Raiaz is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
03/16/08 08:40 PM
evie wrote:
this was so fun! i loved the score breakdown! lol. so funny:
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
He's The Anti-Cool 3
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 16
Angst R Us 11
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 35
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
He's The Anti-Cool 3
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 16
Angst R Us 11
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 35
03/18/08 05:12 AM
Lauren Rachel wrote:
This was really helpful!! I really don't want to stray really far into the Mary Sue realm. I have a personal story that will NEVER get posted that I angst out any and all Mary Sue urges so as not to inflict them. Thanks for creating this really helpful test.
03/18/08 05:32 PM
Caius wrote:
Hmm.. A 25. Not to bad, if I say so myself. Though the description isn't a perfect portrayal of my character, It's close enough.
03/20/08 07:31 PM
Mikey wrote:
Kat... please, please, please learn the distinction between "lose" and "loose"...
I really don't think you're a loser... Stay loose! ;)
I really don't think you're a loser... Stay loose! ;)
03/22/08 04:19 PM
Orange wrote:
Argh. My characters tend to be quite flat. I guess I'll write my story a little bit more and then take this test again.
03/28/08 10:27 PM
Ash wrote:
I made up a character who is a little too perfect. Everyone loves her excluding the villans and a select few. The villans want to sleep with her. Both the select few and villans want to kill her. You might too.
Thanks for the test. It's good to know that me characters aren't Mary-Sues or Gary-Stus
Thanks for the test. It's good to know that me characters aren't Mary-Sues or Gary-Stus
03/29/08 05:23 PM
Klaora wrote:
I told you I'd be back. :D I've taken the test again for the same character and the others after a little story adjusting.
Again, I love it! (And not just because I'm getting low scores. :P ) Still liking how I can read the character's name in the descriptions and get a laugh at imagining them in those situations.
Again, I love it! (And not just because I'm getting low scores. :P ) Still liking how I can read the character's name in the descriptions and get a laugh at imagining them in those situations.
03/30/08 01:01 AM
Doomy wrote:
Just took the test, and hell, it's pretty great. And interesting too! There was this other one, it bored me to tears... :P
I'm a bit irked, though, that my characters seem to have minds of their own, which affects their scores. o_o
ex: I'm told I've distanced myself a bit much from Milo, whereas it's Milo who's...doing the distancing. If that makes any sense! xDDD
SUCH an accurate description of her clothing style, though. Something about wearing whatever was on the floor.
MILO YOU SILLEEEE <3
Anyway, thanks for making this test thing. It broke the monotony, at least for today. :]
I'm a bit irked, though, that my characters seem to have minds of their own, which affects their scores. o_o
ex: I'm told I've distanced myself a bit much from Milo, whereas it's Milo who's...doing the distancing. If that makes any sense! xDDD
SUCH an accurate description of her clothing style, though. Something about wearing whatever was on the floor.
MILO YOU SILLEEEE <3
Anyway, thanks for making this test thing. It broke the monotony, at least for today. :]
03/30/08 02:02 AM
Orange wrote:
How is being slutty equal to having a masculine nickname?
04/01/08 11:54 PM
Miriel D wrote:
Hi:
Overall, I think the setup makes this my favourite of all the Sue tests I've ever taken (a lot, I have a fixation with Mary-Sues). I will say, though, that I agree with the people who say that there ought to be a tick-box to say that whatever fantasy/mythological race describes your character also includes all the other characters. This bugs me in a lot of tests, as almost all my stories star elves.
Another thing I think would be good would be a tick box in the angst section where points are taken off somewhere if the angsting is portrayed as a flaw - I have one character whose major flaw is that he thinks everything is his fault, and is prepared to go to great lengths to persuade others, thus royally annoying them, and I'd like a box to reflect that last fact :). Also, I think it would be good to have something so that you can show that they've had a rotten life, but don't complain (another of my characters, who has the worst luck on earth, unless you count 'he's lucky to be alive' as luck).
Definately a good test, apart from those small personal things!
Overall, I think the setup makes this my favourite of all the Sue tests I've ever taken (a lot, I have a fixation with Mary-Sues). I will say, though, that I agree with the people who say that there ought to be a tick-box to say that whatever fantasy/mythological race describes your character also includes all the other characters. This bugs me in a lot of tests, as almost all my stories star elves.
Another thing I think would be good would be a tick box in the angst section where points are taken off somewhere if the angsting is portrayed as a flaw - I have one character whose major flaw is that he thinks everything is his fault, and is prepared to go to great lengths to persuade others, thus royally annoying them, and I'd like a box to reflect that last fact :). Also, I think it would be good to have something so that you can show that they've had a rotten life, but don't complain (another of my characters, who has the worst luck on earth, unless you count 'he's lucky to be alive' as luck).
Definately a good test, apart from those small personal things!
04/04/08 01:07 PM
Akki-chan wrote:
Wel... thank you for that test ^o^
Itґs very good!
But... would you mind to help with my character? Because, even if I got a low result (20), Iґm afraid she is a Mary Sue... @.@
Because I identify with her. Not TOO much, but I do. She isnґt ME, but... well... thereґs a resemblance. Because my character is for a LARP and I have to sit in front of others and imagine Iґm the character. X_X Itґs my first LARP, so is difficult. But still.
Would you mind write me an eMail and tell me if my character is a mary sue or not, when i tell you a little (NOT a whole fanfiction XDDDD) about her?
(My eMail-Adress is Akito_Sohma@hotmail.de)
I would be happy to hear from you ^^
@.@
But I really wouldnґt be angry if you donґt write! O__O'
Well... I wish you a happy day... ^-^
Itґs very good!
But... would you mind to help with my character? Because, even if I got a low result (20), Iґm afraid she is a Mary Sue... @.@
Because I identify with her. Not TOO much, but I do. She isnґt ME, but... well... thereґs a resemblance. Because my character is for a LARP and I have to sit in front of others and imagine Iґm the character. X_X Itґs my first LARP, so is difficult. But still.
Would you mind write me an eMail and tell me if my character is a mary sue or not, when i tell you a little (NOT a whole fanfiction XDDDD) about her?
(My eMail-Adress is Akito_Sohma@hotmail.de)
I would be happy to hear from you ^^
@.@
But I really wouldnґt be angry if you donґt write! O__O'
Well... I wish you a happy day... ^-^
04/06/08 02:28 AM
Sarah wrote:
Lindsey is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Lindsey, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Lindsey is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
WOO! I have a healty character :D I always thought that since she always wins these verbal fights against someone she hates(Her love interest), she may be a Mary Sue. Yay! I liked this quiz. It saved me from being bored :P
In general, you care deeply about Lindsey, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Lindsey is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
WOO! I have a healty character :D I always thought that since she always wins these verbal fights against someone she hates(Her love interest), she may be a Mary Sue. Yay! I liked this quiz. It saved me from being bored :P
04/09/08 09:58 PM
Joe wrote:
Here's my score
He's Got My Nose 16
Yo! 14
I'm Destined For What? 5 (lol at that one)
Can't Complain 5
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 47
Sure Josef may be a stu (well, sort of), but to be honest, I'm not a fanfic writer at all, so him having a relationship with any canon character is out of the question.
He's Got My Nose 16
Yo! 14
I'm Destined For What? 5 (lol at that one)
Can't Complain 5
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 47
Sure Josef may be a stu (well, sort of), but to be honest, I'm not a fanfic writer at all, so him having a relationship with any canon character is out of the question.
04/17/08 07:41 AM
Calvin Crenshaw (Author) (The Magnum Opu wrote:
I just wanted to comment on the accuracy and clarity of this test: I experienced trouble with trying to understand what the results were saying, for one thing. Another thing was that some questions were strange or off-topic. Other problems were that you repeated questions, ignored certain branches of Mary-sue that were very important, you left out any questions as to his pride and/or personality, yet you assumed that they were "uncool" or "dumb" or that they thought they were cool or... well, I think that you got the idea. I'm not saying that this is a bad test. I'm just saying that it needs improvement. I have yet to see a perfect test, so I can't really complain about this one. It's pretty good.
BTW:
I took the test twice, first time rationalizing on what countered and what didn't, the second time, I counted everything that could apply at any point in my wildest dreams.
I got:
1. 4
2. 16
Pretty neat.
(I've been writing for a long, long time)
BTW:
I took the test twice, first time rationalizing on what countered and what didn't, the second time, I counted everything that could apply at any point in my wildest dreams.
I got:
1. 4
2. 16
Pretty neat.
(I've been writing for a long, long time)
04/17/08 04:52 PM
Rei Eclipse wrote:
I happened to get a 36 the first time, took it again, and got a 34! Yay me. Alot better than normal. My character however is a lot like me...
Ah, well.
I use her name as a disguise.
Mwahaha, cower, mortals. I am unknown.
Ah, well.
I use her name as a disguise.
Mwahaha, cower, mortals. I am unknown.
04/17/08 11:48 PM
Kirby wrote:
I definitely find this test and all others like it insulting. Being a teenager is a fault? Being abused or hurt counts against you? What is this?
This test goes against reality. All of them do. I'm just taking it out on you. According to this test, there is no definition of normal. And adding sarcastic or even mean comments afterward (so-and-so needs to stop whining so much about their past) is completely unnecessary and absolutely offensive.
Stop making these. Or rather, stop making these ridiculously. Normal people would fail this test just by having something different about them, and it's not up to you to pass rude comments about them just for being different. If no character had any of these, they wouldn't just be boring, they'd be inhuman.
Burn, makers of this test. Burn.
This test goes against reality. All of them do. I'm just taking it out on you. According to this test, there is no definition of normal. And adding sarcastic or even mean comments afterward (so-and-so needs to stop whining so much about their past) is completely unnecessary and absolutely offensive.
Stop making these. Or rather, stop making these ridiculously. Normal people would fail this test just by having something different about them, and it's not up to you to pass rude comments about them just for being different. If no character had any of these, they wouldn't just be boring, they'd be inhuman.
Burn, makers of this test. Burn.
04/19/08 06:45 PM
Beth wrote:
I liked this quiz. I didn't exactly undersnd weather or not my character was one, but it seed acurateenough. The other one I took said charater was a Mary Sue because I was related to a cannon caracter... >.< That was pretty much the only reason...
04/20/08 12:48 PM
Beth wrote:
Yah by the way, I got a 16 on this one! is that good?
04/20/08 12:50 PM
Liz wrote:
Whee! I got a 14. :D
04/24/08 02:59 PM
kumori13 wrote:
Excellent, xD
The results were reasonable, and they really did help, -nods happily-
xD I even tried to smack all the results in once, and...I must say, that description would be true for a sue.
Thank you very very much for this. Very handy, now I know I need to start fleshing out my characters more xD (they're all nerds?! well, only like...half of them :B xD)
Thanks again. Test = awesome
The results were reasonable, and they really did help, -nods happily-
xD I even tried to smack all the results in once, and...I must say, that description would be true for a sue.
Thank you very very much for this. Very handy, now I know I need to start fleshing out my characters more xD (they're all nerds?! well, only like...half of them :B xD)
Thanks again. Test = awesome
04/24/08 11:42 PM
Lemdrop wrote:
Got linked to this and took it as my D&D character. I took hits for things like "wears leather armor" and "is an elf" and "generally wins physical fights." Yep, she is a fighter.
I got a 15 as final score, but in the end I think D&D and Mary Sue tests just really don't mix. :) At level twenty, pretty much anyone is essentially a Mary Sue.
I got a 15 as final score, but in the end I think D&D and Mary Sue tests just really don't mix. :) At level twenty, pretty much anyone is essentially a Mary Sue.
04/28/08 01:53 AM
Alice wrote:
I tested this on Bullet (my "main" OC) and he got a 28. Like the results said, just a little bit like me but plenty original. Lovely test, thank you :)
04/30/08 04:10 AM
curt wrote:
what?!
my zombie-pirate-cyborg-convict space-messiah is a mary sue?
who would've guessed?
my zombie-pirate-cyborg-convict space-messiah is a mary sue?
who would've guessed?
05/01/08 03:15 PM
Sw33t D4rk Ange1z wrote:
Wow...our character Anna Marie Sanders scored 44%...apparently she is like us, but in a good way...WOO! SHE ISN'T A MARY-SUE! YAY!
05/06/08 11:36 AM
K.C. zOMG wrote:
This was really great! I saw so many questions I was like "Ug! *rolls eyes* I've seen that stupid plotline." I'm glad this is around: I hope Suethors find it and realize how stupid their little characters are.
I'm so happy my Meredith Avery was very un-Sue-ish! I didn't think she would be Mary-Sue, but taking a test that says "Nope, you're good!" makes you feel better about characterization.
I had an idea for a question for the test, though: "[insert name] often finds him/herself in highly, romantic, sweet, and/or blush-inducing moments with a canon character" and then add below it "more than one character." I see that really often, these melodramatic romance scenes Danielle Steel would roll her eyes at. Awful things!
Well, wonderful test! I'll probably use it all the time for every character I make, EVER!; just to be safe!!!
I'm so happy my Meredith Avery was very un-Sue-ish! I didn't think she would be Mary-Sue, but taking a test that says "Nope, you're good!" makes you feel better about characterization.
I had an idea for a question for the test, though: "[insert name] often finds him/herself in highly, romantic, sweet, and/or blush-inducing moments with a canon character" and then add below it "more than one character." I see that really often, these melodramatic romance scenes Danielle Steel would roll her eyes at. Awful things!
Well, wonderful test! I'll probably use it all the time for every character I make, EVER!; just to be safe!!!
05/07/08 09:56 PM
Lacey wrote:
Phenominal test! You've really done your research! I'll definitely use this again in the near future. :)
05/15/08 08:53 PM
Kris wrote:
Rather useful, especially for this story I'm writing. I'm trying to stray away from perfect Mary Sues *shudder*
One option you could have put is "Does [insert name] die?" without the "coming back to life" part.
One option you could have put is "Does [insert name] die?" without the "coming back to life" part.
05/16/08 02:05 PM
Matera the Mad wrote:
I am happy to report that my MC came off standing on his own feet--as he always does, bless the dear boy.
On the other hand, the MC of someone who asked me to beta is covered in pink foam...and I still don't know how to convince her that something is wrong. Eh.
On the other hand, the MC of someone who asked me to beta is covered in pink foam...and I still don't know how to convince her that something is wrong. Eh.
05/17/08 01:08 AM
Risk wrote:
Beautiful test. <3
It shows what makes a mary-sue. I'm glad alot of people have common sense and know what they are. Have you ever actually seen a story with one involved? I have; horrible!
Peace.
-Risk
It shows what makes a mary-sue. I'm glad alot of people have common sense and know what they are. Have you ever actually seen a story with one involved? I have; horrible!
Peace.
-Risk
05/17/08 08:10 PM
Richard wrote:
I really like this test. Many other tests I've taken go WAY too far on trying to hunt down a mary sue...even scoring a single point puts you in the danger zone. They're almost nazi like in their grading.
However, this test is wonderful! It is sparing of feelings, and offers very helpful advice and opinions on possible mary sue characters. Please keep up the great work! :)
However, this test is wonderful! It is sparing of feelings, and offers very helpful advice and opinions on possible mary sue characters. Please keep up the great work! :)
05/19/08 03:49 PM
BaKa-NEKO wrote:
It felt as though it had been sugar-coated a bit. I scored a 30/32, and I'm not quite sure if that makes her a Mary-Sue (or a canon-sue in my case) or not. The resulting description was actually quite humbling. Hennyways, I'm off to find more of these. I need self-confirmation, dammit!(?)
It was a very nice quiz, and it wasn't as big a blow to the ego as I feared it would be. Keep up the good work ^__^
--BaKa-NEKO
It was a very nice quiz, and it wasn't as big a blow to the ego as I feared it would be. Keep up the good work ^__^
--BaKa-NEKO
05/20/08 01:47 AM
Yahzi wrote:
Hehe... the test is hilarious.
I got a 79. But it's not as bad as it sounds. Really, a lot of the hits were accidental.
Really!
:D
I got a 79. But it's not as bad as it sounds. Really, a lot of the hits were accidental.
Really!
:D
05/21/08 12:12 AM
brokenseraphim wrote:
Jeez, I just love taking these Mary-Sue tests, they never fail to crack me up. For my LOTR O.C I got a 5 and for my Bleach one, I got a 15, all in all, I'd say that's pretty darn good. ;D
05/26/08 12:02 AM
AHR wrote:
Anurah is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Anurah, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Anurah is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 2
Can't Complain 3
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 23
Wow, I did this test for an oc in an original plot, and I must say the description they gave her pretty much fit. *bows* I am honored
In general, you care deeply about Anurah, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Anurah is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 2
Can't Complain 3
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 23
Wow, I did this test for an oc in an original plot, and I must say the description they gave her pretty much fit. *bows* I am honored
05/27/08 07:20 PM
ahr wrote:
I took the test again, same character, but I checked more boxes. The story is about a bunch of kids who get a virus as little kids that sends their pigments out of wack, adn gives them super powers ,so first time around I only picked th ones that specifically affected only her. This time I checked more boxes, and heres my score:
Anurah is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Anurah, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Anurah is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 27
Anurah is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Anurah, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Anurah is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 27
05/27/08 07:45 PM
(Return of) Naga-chan wrote:
Re-did the test for Sara Ricardi, and I got...
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 25
Huzzar. BD I suppose the only thing I still worry about Sara is if people will think she's one of those emo people with a tragic past. Her parents and older brother were killed in the same place...
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 25
Huzzar. BD I suppose the only thing I still worry about Sara is if people will think she's one of those emo people with a tragic past. Her parents and older brother were killed in the same place...
05/28/08 10:36 PM
(Return of) Naga-chan wrote:
Oh. That...and she's the cousin of a canon character.
Probably should've added that into my first comment, but...yeah, forgot.
Probably should've added that into my first comment, but...yeah, forgot.
05/28/08 11:19 PM
Mr. Mister wrote:
I lurve this awesome test. I tested some of the my most hated Mary Sues and man, are they damned. I like revenge.
06/01/08 07:38 AM
Melissa wrote:
I took the litmus test for a story that I started when I was 12 and I thought I was being terribly original and innovative, a likable gypsy. LMAO! I scored 46 which is a pleasant surprise. I didn't agree with the description referring to my character's past, she was a slave for a couple of years but it wasn't in her developmental stage of life. I can't see any of myself in her at all, I see a lot of what I would love to be... so no self-insertion but a lot of wish fulfillment!!~!
06/11/08 10:19 AM
Melissa wrote:
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 15
Yo! 14
Stars For His Eyes 32
Valium Poster Child 23
What A Brat! 38
Total: 122
I just did Dr. Who's test: he is such a marty stu!!!! I can't speak for his creators but omigod, yet I love this character, i mean... It's doctor WHO!!!
He's Got My Nose 15
Yo! 14
Stars For His Eyes 32
Valium Poster Child 23
What A Brat! 38
Total: 122
I just did Dr. Who's test: he is such a marty stu!!!! I can't speak for his creators but omigod, yet I love this character, i mean... It's doctor WHO!!!
06/11/08 10:29 AM
anonymous wrote:
Um, sorry to bother you, but can someone please explain the score breakdown to me? I get most of it, but I don't understand the categories or what the amount of points means? Is it good to have a lot, or not a lot? etc..
06/11/08 01:50 PM
YaigaMamire wrote:
My OC Shin scored a 18, damn that's awesome :D gonna do this with my other OC's
06/12/08 04:19 AM
rachel2205 wrote:
This is hilarious. I've been running my RP characters through it and it's pretty accurate! :D Good job.
06/14/08 07:56 PM
Irony wrote:
Excellent, I've been running my stories characters though it... I also ran Alaya and Jondalar from the Clan of the Cave Bear chronicles. Award winning books but as expected MARY*cough*SUE
BTW i laughed...
Bex
BTW i laughed...
Bex
06/16/08 07:27 AM
AKA wrote:
My character scored a 12. Awesome! I thank you lots for making this! ;D
06/22/08 11:11 PM
Kary wrote:
*in sing-songy voice* I got a 94~*~*~
xD I used my basically first rpg character and self-insert and got that. I still luff her though (NARCISIST!!! ) and I luff to torture teh F**k out of her and have her die too much. xD Awesome test by the way. ^^
xD I used my basically first rpg character and self-insert and got that. I still luff her though (NARCISIST!!! ) and I luff to torture teh F**k out of her and have her die too much. xD Awesome test by the way. ^^
06/25/08 02:19 AM
Niki the coolest kid around wrote:
I love your test, but there's certain things i'd like to see added, it might be too much coding and whatnot, but maybe in the beginning have a "species" selector and the test revolves around that. I say this because i have a few ghost characters and some of the questions are worded just to fit living people, but if a few words were changed it could apply to any kinds of characters throughout the entire test.
Since i can't really take the test with ghost characters on a test that's meant for living creatures, my answers are always extrememly low and make my characters seem boring, even when i make them extrememely sue-ish.
Overall it's a wonderful test and i love it to death.
Thanks so much for creating it!
Since i can't really take the test with ghost characters on a test that's meant for living creatures, my answers are always extrememly low and make my characters seem boring, even when i make them extrememely sue-ish.
Overall it's a wonderful test and i love it to death.
Thanks so much for creating it!
06/25/08 07:14 PM
Niki the coolest kid around wrote:
my results are always extrememly low***
06/25/08 07:15 PM
The Seventh Kotor wrote:
i've gone and put a bunch of my characters through this test, and i have to say it works pretty well. the worst score i got was 27, and that's good considering how bad i thought i was going to do. now i can write in peace without worrying about if Snake, Kai, Scott or April are Sues or not...
06/25/08 09:23 PM
The Seventh Kotor.... Again wrote:
oh, yeah, to add to my last statement, this is definitely one of the better tests out there. not so harsh. i tested the same characters on some of the more widespread tests, they failed horribly. of course, this test does share some of the same flaws as the others, the biggest one being that you can get results a little bit off because of certain circumstances (IE, an elf in a Lord of The Rings fanfiction isn't really a sue-ish quality).
however, this test, at least, is a bit less extreme than the others. in comparison:
Kai (this test): 21
Kai (another test): 124.
know why he did so bad on the other test? becuase he is)
A) a hybrid of two species (the entire story is about him and the others like him, they're a normal part of society in this story)
B) has abnormal hair color (which is normal for the hybrid people in this story.)
C) has superhuman powers (again, a result of his hybrid state. only difference is that he's quite a bit tougher. it's in his blood, though.)
D) Has no surviving family members (This is a crucial plot device, I needed to make it that way to have the story play out as intended.)
E) Has been tortured (again, crucial plot device. it wasn't entirely torture as you might think of it. more, testing and experimentation done to him and many of the other hybrids to create super-soldiers.)
and F) has a Japanese-sounding name. Considering that this is a Fan-Fiction based on a Japanese series, it fits a lot better than "Ralph" or "Adam"
however, this test, at least, is a bit less extreme than the others. in comparison:
Kai (this test): 21
Kai (another test): 124.
know why he did so bad on the other test? becuase he is)
A) a hybrid of two species (the entire story is about him and the others like him, they're a normal part of society in this story)
B) has abnormal hair color (which is normal for the hybrid people in this story.)
C) has superhuman powers (again, a result of his hybrid state. only difference is that he's quite a bit tougher. it's in his blood, though.)
D) Has no surviving family members (This is a crucial plot device, I needed to make it that way to have the story play out as intended.)
E) Has been tortured (again, crucial plot device. it wasn't entirely torture as you might think of it. more, testing and experimentation done to him and many of the other hybrids to create super-soldiers.)
and F) has a Japanese-sounding name. Considering that this is a Fan-Fiction based on a Japanese series, it fits a lot better than "Ralph" or "Adam"
06/25/08 09:45 PM
Crystal-Anne wrote:
"Nadine is nothing like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Nadine, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Nadine is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
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Wow. You got my character just right! I love the quiz. Great Job.
In general, you care deeply about Nadine, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Nadine is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
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Wow. You got my character just right! I love the quiz. Great Job.
06/26/08 01:49 PM
Crystal-Anne wrote:
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 1
She's The Anti-Cool 0
I'm Destined For What? 7
Angst R Us 10
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 21
Do I Know This Guy? 1
She's The Anti-Cool 0
I'm Destined For What? 7
Angst R Us 10
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 21
06/26/08 01:51 PM
Crystal-Anne wrote:
"Danielle is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Danielle, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Danielle is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 22
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 37 "
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Yet again, I say well done. :] Danielle IS suppose to be very similiar to me.
This test is great, and I plan to use it again and again for future ideas.
In general, you care deeply about Danielle, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Danielle is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 22
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 37 "
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Yet again, I say well done. :] Danielle IS suppose to be very similiar to me.
This test is great, and I plan to use it again and again for future ideas.
06/26/08 08:37 PM
Tiny wrote:
Maybe there could be a few more questions about romance and sex since many writers only write fics for the purpose of their Mary Sue getting off with some of the main characters the show is really about. Otherwise great test! thank you!
06/28/08 06:26 PM
Asia wrote:
Wow... I love your Mary-Sue test. I was afraid i would mess up on questions and get a mary sue, but your questions are easy to read and understand. Kampai (Cheers) to you.
and my charactor is not a sue... yay!
and my charactor is not a sue... yay!
07/02/08 12:58 PM
Emma wrote:
Nifty test... Pretty much all my characters were called healthy characters with a promising future ahead of them, and not to much like me. Which made me happy. :D
07/04/08 08:17 AM
Pygmi wrote:
I tend to post links to this test and one other mary sue test in RPGs I play in...
Because sometimes people need it thrown in their face they are playing a mary sue
Because sometimes people need it thrown in their face they are playing a mary sue
07/05/08 03:12 AM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
<.< >.>
Good thing these Mary Sue(s) and Marty Sue are kept within.
xD
But they had flaws...and two out of three were healthy characters...and the other is capable of being a good, three-dimesional character...If I write it well enough. If I'm going to write 'em that is...I tried to apply "Sophie" in two FF environments, but one was impossible to actually come in contact with the main cast...and the other is a game yet to come. :/
I tend to like getting (reasonably) "badass" OCs...unfortunately "Sophie" was TOO good enough. xD Despite the horrible...50...exact number forgot.
I'm amnesiac too. =o[/sarcasm] She had flaws too that anyone could relate too...but I got too close to her even though she doesn't get her at times...even with those too-good to be true skills...she has problems relating to others and she's two-face...blah, blah...excuses. :p I'm not even writing the piece of shit. If I am...I would like it to an original fiction. I HAVE to stop thinking like Tetsuya Nomura! D<
Well...despite that rant against myself...This test of fast overall...and two out of three of meh' cast so far are healthy. So I'm happy...I'm incorporating healthy "Jayne" to be the main because of character development. Well...those three were the mains...But awesome test. :D I needed to get myself out of denial. I frequent the Mary Wiki Article to keep me in check. xp
Anyways...I'll post my results in further posts. :]
Good thing these Mary Sue(s) and Marty Sue are kept within.
xD
But they had flaws...and two out of three were healthy characters...and the other is capable of being a good, three-dimesional character...If I write it well enough. If I'm going to write 'em that is...I tried to apply "Sophie" in two FF environments, but one was impossible to actually come in contact with the main cast...and the other is a game yet to come. :/
I tend to like getting (reasonably) "badass" OCs...unfortunately "Sophie" was TOO good enough. xD Despite the horrible...50...exact number forgot.
I'm amnesiac too. =o[/sarcasm] She had flaws too that anyone could relate too...but I got too close to her even though she doesn't get her at times...even with those too-good to be true skills...she has problems relating to others and she's two-face...blah, blah...excuses. :p I'm not even writing the piece of shit. If I am...I would like it to an original fiction. I HAVE to stop thinking like Tetsuya Nomura! D<
Well...despite that rant against myself...This test of fast overall...and two out of three of meh' cast so far are healthy. So I'm happy...I'm incorporating healthy "Jayne" to be the main because of character development. Well...those three were the mains...But awesome test. :D I needed to get myself out of denial. I frequent the Mary Wiki Article to keep me in check. xp
Anyways...I'll post my results in further posts. :]
07/09/08 04:45 AM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
"Jayne" is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Jayne, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jayne is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 24
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I loved how she turned out to be, so she's suitable for character development and the "ideal"(?) main...I think I have the overall overview and concept of the the story...but the whole story...But at least I have a concept that is fulfilling for an FF fan. :p
In general, you care deeply about Jayne, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jayne is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 24
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I loved how she turned out to be, so she's suitable for character development and the "ideal"(?) main...I think I have the overall overview and concept of the the story...but the whole story...But at least I have a concept that is fulfilling for an FF fan. :p
07/09/08 05:00 AM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
"Adrianne" is only a little like you. He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Adrianne, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Adrianne is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 5
James Dean, James Dean... 19
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 5
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 36
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He's TOO James Dean...but he's still healthy. Also I don't like his name that much because it isn't really related to Spaniard-descent. :/ Well...I don't know it's based off FF elements. They're all human...Why do I always get a high score. D: Ugh. x/
In general, you care deeply about Adrianne, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Adrianne is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 5
James Dean, James Dean... 19
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 5
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 36
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He's TOO James Dean...but he's still healthy. Also I don't like his name that much because it isn't really related to Spaniard-descent. :/ Well...I don't know it's based off FF elements. They're all human...Why do I always get a high score. D: Ugh. x/
07/09/08 05:12 AM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
Sophie is only a little like you. She is so impossibly hip that she has difficulty seeing over her own pelvis; she'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Sophie, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Sophie is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
James Dean, James Dean... 20
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 9
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 43
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What the hell...I thought she was a fifty...I guess I got a hold of her true character, while still being TOO James Dean...She's higher than "Adrianne"...but my last result was that I actually cut her some slack...when "Adrianne" the first time was opposite. At least I viewed her better this time...or equally with the three at least...I'm going to go further into the main cast. :] But their still "kickass", just not as my firsts.
In general, you care deeply about Sophie, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Sophie is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
James Dean, James Dean... 20
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 9
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 43
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What the hell...I thought she was a fifty...I guess I got a hold of her true character, while still being TOO James Dean...She's higher than "Adrianne"...but my last result was that I actually cut her some slack...when "Adrianne" the first time was opposite. At least I viewed her better this time...or equally with the three at least...I'm going to go further into the main cast. :] But their still "kickass", just not as my firsts.
07/09/08 05:24 AM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
Evie is only a little like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Evie, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Evie is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
Yo! 11
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 31
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Hey...she's overall decent. :] That's because she the secondary main cast...but just as important as the "canon" on a personal level. She's been through the same conditions as "Sophie", but was under lesser circumstances due to overall potential. But she's naturally talented nonetheless...while "Sophie" undergoes grueling training like her...yes, "Sophie" isn't the only one who is special. "Sophie" was actually my self-insert seeing her insight the most in RPGs...and then these other OCs came up...I'm glad they did. C:
In general, you care deeply about Evie, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Evie is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
Yo! 11
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 31
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Hey...she's overall decent. :] That's because she the secondary main cast...but just as important as the "canon" on a personal level. She's been through the same conditions as "Sophie", but was under lesser circumstances due to overall potential. But she's naturally talented nonetheless...while "Sophie" undergoes grueling training like her...yes, "Sophie" isn't the only one who is special. "Sophie" was actually my self-insert seeing her insight the most in RPGs...and then these other OCs came up...I'm glad they did. C:
07/09/08 05:39 AM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
Racquel is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Racquel, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Racquel is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 27
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I think she's just as "awesome" as "Evie", despite the results she received...She is just less out-going/easy-going than "Evie"...probably the same level or at least a little higher than "Sophie". This test is really therapeutic...I'm confessing my OCs here which I'm afraid of my lack of writing prowess and being flamed. But we fans can think can we?
In general, you care deeply about Racquel, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Racquel is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 27
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I think she's just as "awesome" as "Evie", despite the results she received...She is just less out-going/easy-going than "Evie"...probably the same level or at least a little higher than "Sophie". This test is really therapeutic...I'm confessing my OCs here which I'm afraid of my lack of writing prowess and being flamed. But we fans can think can we?
07/09/08 05:53 AM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
"Yves" is only a little like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Yves, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Yves is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
Yo! 17
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 5
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 35
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A "Snow" Vieras from the Feywood...Yes, the Laws of the Wood apply to them too just like Rava Vieras, and etc. :/ I could justify her existence...because she bitches a little too much thinking that age-experience is enough to voice her authority without question...but with good intentions...watch for the lil' ones. =o
In general, you care deeply about Yves, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Yves is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
Yo! 17
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 5
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 35
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A "Snow" Vieras from the Feywood...Yes, the Laws of the Wood apply to them too just like Rava Vieras, and etc. :/ I could justify her existence...because she bitches a little too much thinking that age-experience is enough to voice her authority without question...but with good intentions...watch for the lil' ones. =o
07/09/08 06:07 AM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
"Voyce" is only a little like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Voyce, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Voyce is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 5
Yo! 12
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 5
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
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Funny thing is that I don't make up these names...I just hear or read them in real life, and I say to myself,"Hmm I know I'm gonna remember this." It was one of the default character names from FFT my brother was playing. :p I got another one from a default too. Basically, "Voyce" has no shame and he has no intention of going back. He's just doing his thing 'cause he's good at it. This isn't recreational for him.
In general, you care deeply about Voyce, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Voyce is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 5
Yo! 12
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 5
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
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Funny thing is that I don't make up these names...I just hear or read them in real life, and I say to myself,"Hmm I know I'm gonna remember this." It was one of the default character names from FFT my brother was playing. :p I got another one from a default too. Basically, "Voyce" has no shame and he has no intention of going back. He's just doing his thing 'cause he's good at it. This isn't recreational for him.
07/09/08 06:17 AM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
"Percival" is only a little like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Percival, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Percival is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 5
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 31
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Same situation with the comment above...It's a random default name from an FFT character that didn't matter. He's very aware with his instincts, perceptive, calm, and mostly calm. But he has sadistic tendencies...he was raised under the same, exact circumstances as "Sophie", but is her Senior in their profession. He's just not eye candy. :p Even though he's a Senior to "Sophie"...they don't have a teacher and student relationship with each other. He supervises and advises her training and activities...keeps her in check. He only regards others as "useful"...he has been brainwashed long and well. D: Well its been fun...I'm gonna bookmark this for further entertainment...It was awesome! C: I'm glad I got better scores than the others...with all this expertise, talent, and magic going on. Yeah, FF elements. :D
In general, you care deeply about Percival, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Percival is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 5
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 31
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Same situation with the comment above...It's a random default name from an FFT character that didn't matter. He's very aware with his instincts, perceptive, calm, and mostly calm. But he has sadistic tendencies...he was raised under the same, exact circumstances as "Sophie", but is her Senior in their profession. He's just not eye candy. :p Even though he's a Senior to "Sophie"...they don't have a teacher and student relationship with each other. He supervises and advises her training and activities...keeps her in check. He only regards others as "useful"...he has been brainwashed long and well. D: Well its been fun...I'm gonna bookmark this for further entertainment...It was awesome! C: I'm glad I got better scores than the others...with all this expertise, talent, and magic going on. Yeah, FF elements. :D
07/09/08 06:37 AM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
"Edith" is only a little like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Edith, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Edith is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 9
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 31
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"Edith" was raised under the same circumstances like "Percival" and "Sophie", but not as early on...She unknowingly took up an offer that was too good to be true that it had a considerable price to pay for a lifetime. She didn't realize what she got herself into until it was too late...and like the others accepted it and hoped to move on. She is the most distant among the characters...but she is able to get along with her life-long peers and pupils with constant silence. She is more likely to respond in body language, and newcomers will find her difficult to put up with and communicate. Still she communicates by using quotes from "notable" people that aren't in the FF universe. According to her origins, she doesn't communicate well with people that aren't her own kind. So this applies to anyone of her kind, to likely not adapt well with civilized cultures. I could go on...I have back stories for all the characters. :]
In general, you care deeply about Edith, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Edith is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 9
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 31
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"Edith" was raised under the same circumstances like "Percival" and "Sophie", but not as early on...She unknowingly took up an offer that was too good to be true that it had a considerable price to pay for a lifetime. She didn't realize what she got herself into until it was too late...and like the others accepted it and hoped to move on. She is the most distant among the characters...but she is able to get along with her life-long peers and pupils with constant silence. She is more likely to respond in body language, and newcomers will find her difficult to put up with and communicate. Still she communicates by using quotes from "notable" people that aren't in the FF universe. According to her origins, she doesn't communicate well with people that aren't her own kind. So this applies to anyone of her kind, to likely not adapt well with civilized cultures. I could go on...I have back stories for all the characters. :]
07/09/08 12:28 PM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
"Pablo" is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Pablo, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Pablo is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
Plain Joe 1
Can't Complain 9
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 25
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"Pablo" took up an offer that was too good to refuse that it had a considerable price to pay for a lifetime. But he was actually aware of the consequences...and further on he starts to regret the decisions he has made. But like the others he gives up hope and learns to accept it...as with any order given to him by his superiors. He has an exceptional genius like the others, but more practical than some of the others...like "Percival", "Edith", "Sophie", and etc. others that went through the same/worse(?) training and environment than the three stated. I relate him being a dork, but he's not afraid to be who he is. I'm afraid to be who I am...and I'm a little withdrawn as a person. I find accepting yourself as a person a "superhuman" strength...it takes a long time to accept oneself and the past mistakes...Anyways, he's a great guy...just not as other characters.
In general, you care deeply about Pablo, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Pablo is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
Plain Joe 1
Can't Complain 9
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 25
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"Pablo" took up an offer that was too good to refuse that it had a considerable price to pay for a lifetime. But he was actually aware of the consequences...and further on he starts to regret the decisions he has made. But like the others he gives up hope and learns to accept it...as with any order given to him by his superiors. He has an exceptional genius like the others, but more practical than some of the others...like "Percival", "Edith", "Sophie", and etc. others that went through the same/worse(?) training and environment than the three stated. I relate him being a dork, but he's not afraid to be who he is. I'm afraid to be who I am...and I'm a little withdrawn as a person. I find accepting yourself as a person a "superhuman" strength...it takes a long time to accept oneself and the past mistakes...Anyways, he's a great guy...just not as other characters.
07/09/08 12:48 PM
Bobby Corwen wrote:
Aeris is nothing like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Aeris, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Aeris is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 1
She's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 7
Can't Complain 3
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 6
Total: 20
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Okay...Aeris is not my character. She is one of the hated characters from the FF7 cast that happened to be murdered out of no where, and she doesn't get revived. She becomes another sort of existence. I got really tired of other people hating her...simply saying straight-out that she is a Mary Sue. She has flaws like being afraid of big, new things...like the sky for example...weird she has never seen it or forgotten...deprived under a giant plate. D:
I guess most of the haters were girls, and hated that she was the most impressed by Cloud's choices according to the Date Mechanics. e.e So she ISN'T a Mary Sue...and this test proves it. :]
In general, you care deeply about Aeris, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Aeris is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 1
She's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 7
Can't Complain 3
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 6
Total: 20
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Okay...Aeris is not my character. She is one of the hated characters from the FF7 cast that happened to be murdered out of no where, and she doesn't get revived. She becomes another sort of existence. I got really tired of other people hating her...simply saying straight-out that she is a Mary Sue. She has flaws like being afraid of big, new things...like the sky for example...weird she has never seen it or forgotten...deprived under a giant plate. D:
I guess most of the haters were girls, and hated that she was the most impressed by Cloud's choices according to the Date Mechanics. e.e So she ISN'T a Mary Sue...and this test proves it. :]
07/09/08 01:01 PM
Lydia Grey wrote:
Your test is one of the few that actually seems to make sense. On both this and others I tested the test by testing (sheesh) alot of canon charachters as well. Every other test told me that all canon charachters of Heroes and Buffy are Mary Sues. Yours didn't. Good job.
07/11/08 02:43 PM
Ly wrote:
I got a 50 for Cassandra. im ok with that. it seems reasonable for my level of writing. =D
07/11/08 05:23 PM
Samantha wrote:
Wow.I'm so proud of myself. My character only got a 15. ^^(I didn't even make her boring of purpose. XD) Very nice quiz. ^^
07/13/08 12:08 AM
Michelle wrote:
huh i was surprised at how few applied to Sammy. I honestly thought she was a mary-sue. and i took this because one of my friends ointed out that she was but hey! I'm open to being wrong, especially about this. Awesome test! 18 is pretty dang good!
07/14/08 08:33 PM
Brandon wrote:
I got 32 very healthy not to strong not to weak. This is more accurate and simple then that other one what ever it's called, I'll do this with anyother characters I have.
07/14/08 09:25 PM
JB wrote:
hehehe very funny (my char got an 18). This test rules! Also, I get the chance to prove I'm human!
07/17/08 09:52 PM
Hannah wrote:
Hmm, amusing...although the questions asking about whether they have an unnatural eye color/hair color/powers/appearance/etc. may not do justice to the characters set in a more fantasy or, say, anime setting. But I realize this test is meant to be as general as possible...maybe you should include a specification asking whether the normal setting is a fantasy world, where EVERYONE may have pointy ears and be able to breathe fire.
I got a 37. Pretty accurate for this particular character of mine, I say. :)
I got a 37. Pretty accurate for this particular character of mine, I say. :)
07/18/08 07:03 PM
Roxy wrote:
I use this test for a lot of my characters and it really helps me. :) the particular haracter I used this time scored a 28, and I rather like the score I got. A good quiz indeed, and thank you for making it.
(Also, why the question? The "Just to prove you're human...?")
(Also, why the question? The "Just to prove you're human...?")
07/26/08 06:04 PM
maiko-san wrote:
Hahah! Now I fully understand what a Mary-Sue is ^^
I tested it using my character Kouri Kanata because I'm kind of scared that my character is a Mary-Sue...
I got a 27... I don't know if that's okay. But I'm glad that I read "In general, you care deeply about Kouri Kanata, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Kouri Kanata is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her. "
Now I can sigh in content and feel (a bit) confident in writing my story. And I'll promise to keep her as natural and "as human" as possible:)
I tested it using my character Kouri Kanata because I'm kind of scared that my character is a Mary-Sue...
I got a 27... I don't know if that's okay. But I'm glad that I read "In general, you care deeply about Kouri Kanata, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Kouri Kanata is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her. "
Now I can sigh in content and feel (a bit) confident in writing my story. And I'll promise to keep her as natural and "as human" as possible:)
07/27/08 10:56 PM
AkatsukiShinigami wrote:
I like this test, I always try to test my characters and look for ways to build on them, it's my constant go-to and helps me reaffirm the character's personality 5 stars! Plus, it's not as confusing as some of the other tests out there (my characters generally score between 28-21)
07/30/08 02:42 PM
Viera-XII wrote:
I got a 22. I'm so pleased ^^
Awesome test :D
Awesome test :D
08/03/08 11:48 AM
Christie wrote:
I used your test to figure out if my original story characters were Mary Sues and my one Fan Fiction Character. I was relieved to find out my fanfic character wasn't a Mary-Sue. ^^
I've used this test alot know to help me improove my character development, so thank you very much ^^
I'm sharing this test with my writing friends so we can all get better.
Thank you for making this test. I still need to work on my FanFic Charrie (She got a 32) but I am glad she didn't get too bad, thanks to your test.
I've used this test alot know to help me improove my character development, so thank you very much ^^
I'm sharing this test with my writing friends so we can all get better.
Thank you for making this test. I still need to work on my FanFic Charrie (She got a 32) but I am glad she didn't get too bad, thanks to your test.
08/09/08 04:28 PM
Kevin wrote:
This is a novel test. I used it for my OC Koopalings.
08/09/08 11:26 PM
Laura wrote:
I only have one OC, and I won't lie. I got a 25, which I guess is not that bad.
I can't wait to make my friend take this, she will get 100, if it's possible.
I can't wait to make my friend take this, she will get 100, if it's possible.
08/12/08 06:55 PM
Anna wrote:
This is an awesome test! I got a 27; I've done other tests, but felt they didn't allow for enough leeway in terms of expanding on questions. Thanks!
08/12/08 10:06 PM
Fusionmix wrote:
Wow, love this test :)
It's the one I use first.
It's the one I use first.
08/14/08 07:53 AM
Mouseh wrote:
So I did the FMC and the MMC for my newest story, and my FMC got a 24 on 'Anti-Cool', 2 on something else... my MMC got 5 total, in 'I love him, I let him go'
08/17/08 12:30 PM
Mouseh wrote:
Ooh! *lawls* 'Most people cannot pronounce Takarina's full name, unless they're very linguistically gifted or Welsh.' I know characters like that... I've contemplated making one, just for the helluvit. Parodies are hilarious. WELSH... XDXD
08/17/08 12:42 PM
Mouseh wrote:
I wish these things had an edit button... ah well. I just did another character, her who consider Sueish, and you said she wasn't...! Ah well. She is redeemable. But Sueish. And makes a canon character or two OOC (kinda have to, tho, if he's gonna fall in love with her *snicker*) Hee. 40!
08/17/08 12:48 PM
Kimmy wrote:
27? Not bad, I guess. But that makes me a little more confident with using her. (Shadow, the OC. ^^)
Great work making the test! *thumbs up* I love it, so I guess I'll be here, testing my characters more often. XD
Great work making the test! *thumbs up* I love it, so I guess I'll be here, testing my characters more often. XD
08/23/08 09:51 PM
Fantafree wrote:
I wanted to have a laugh wishing my character came out being a Sue but your text said what I really think about her (even the Momma HATES her! lol); it has put me in a such romantic mood XD
I liked this test, the others I did were too long.
I liked this test, the others I did were too long.
08/24/08 06:23 PM
Meghan wrote:
My charrie Erin was all up in the Angst R' Us department. I do not deny this assessment- the in-joke among my friends was that she is my Resident Emo and nobody in my head is allowed to be more emo than her XD
All in all it was a GREAT test. Maybe you could put a quick explanation of the scale? Because I'm too stupid to figure it all out myself XD
All in all it was a GREAT test. Maybe you could put a quick explanation of the scale? Because I'm too stupid to figure it all out myself XD
08/28/08 06:21 PM
No that ordinary wrote:
jihi no Naomi is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about jihi no Naomi , but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. jihi no Naomi is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 11
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 25
I had much fun taking this test. I didnt realize i cared so much about my character until now. THanks for this I'm glad my character is healthy. : )
In general, you care deeply about jihi no Naomi , but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. jihi no Naomi is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 11
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 25
I had much fun taking this test. I didnt realize i cared so much about my character until now. THanks for this I'm glad my character is healthy. : )
08/30/08 08:43 PM
Rhonda wrote:
lol Cool test! It actually soothed a lot of my worries. I tested 3 characters. The first one, a seemingly obvious Mary Sue, only received an 11, The one that's actually more like me, scored a 30. Guess I can't go by what other people tell me. This makes me want to write a story for each character to show the world. The first character though I made 7 years ago in high school and, though it's sad I've strayed away from her this much, I'm glad she's matured. The 3rd character, I'm glad she's "healthy". My development has matured as well. Thank you for helping me realize this about myself. You rock!
09/05/08 01:31 AM
Shara wrote:
I took the test and OMG. It seems I'm too much giving her specialties...But I didn't make her looks like me. I didn't. Hmmm...what should I do?
09/06/08 11:48 PM
Shara wrote:
I took the test and OMG. It seems I'm too much giving her specialties...But I didn't make her looks like me. I didn't. Hmmm...what should I do?
09/06/08 11:49 PM
shara wrote:
I took the mary sue test again, with different characters. Thanks goodness I didn't give him many special powers.
But I need comments about the other character I talked about before I post this one...T_T
But I need comments about the other character I talked about before I post this one...T_T
09/09/08 12:30 AM
jam wrote:
I got some strange result because my character was meant to be me when I was four... I'm not sure it really helped me seeing as it's for older characters only really...
09/17/08 03:26 PM
Plushietiger wrote:
Ayame is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Ayame, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ayame is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Awesome she has a promising future! I took the test because i didn't release this story i was writing in case she was a mary-sue but this helps a lot! It's good that it was 'probably spends more time than she ought to' since it's wrong XD I'm actually making it so she doesn't want anyone to know what happened in her past. She is extremely clumsy though and is going to star in a FujixOC fic as the OC. (Fuji is from Prince of tennis) I'm definitely putting this in my fanfiction bio for other people who want to make an OC fic :3
In general, you care deeply about Ayame, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ayame is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Awesome she has a promising future! I took the test because i didn't release this story i was writing in case she was a mary-sue but this helps a lot! It's good that it was 'probably spends more time than she ought to' since it's wrong XD I'm actually making it so she doesn't want anyone to know what happened in her past. She is extremely clumsy though and is going to star in a FujixOC fic as the OC. (Fuji is from Prince of tennis) I'm definitely putting this in my fanfiction bio for other people who want to make an OC fic :3
09/17/08 04:24 PM
superbus wrote:
Thanks, I answered everything honestly. I got a 4.
09/20/08 11:46 AM
Clover wrote:
lots of comments XD
Great test I think :3 I think I've put too many characters through now though, most get the same answer D:
Angst R Us
*gigglesnort*
Great test I think :3 I think I've put too many characters through now though, most get the same answer D:
Angst R Us
*gigglesnort*
09/22/08 06:36 AM
Laura wrote:
It's a pretty decent test, but in my opinion should have more questions. A character of mine who was intentionally supposed to be a 'rich spoiled heiress' type was deemed plain, etc. Overall it went better for my other OC's.
09/27/08 02:30 PM
Red wrote:
It's a decent test, but there needs to be a bit more tweaking. I mean...Mary Sue points for giving a guy brown eyes...?
09/28/08 04:18 PM
Tamar wrote:
A very good test, I think. Not too harsh, not too gentle.
I do have one issue though. The unusual hair/skin/eye color question (and any others like it). If the character in question has green skin and day-glo orange eyes, but that isn't unusual in her universe (I.E., her entire race looks just like her and they're fairly common) then does that count, or not? Since it's not really making her any more "special" within the universe? It would be nice to see that clarified at the beginning of the test. =)
I do have one issue though. The unusual hair/skin/eye color question (and any others like it). If the character in question has green skin and day-glo orange eyes, but that isn't unusual in her universe (I.E., her entire race looks just like her and they're fairly common) then does that count, or not? Since it's not really making her any more "special" within the universe? It would be nice to see that clarified at the beginning of the test. =)
09/29/08 03:23 PM
nekobakaz wrote:
This was very enjoyable in examining the relationship between author and character. I have one problem; I have characters that are neither male or female, which complicates the options at the beginning of the test.
09/30/08 05:40 PM
Masonian wrote:
Love it!
let's face it authors: too often we sit too close to our work to be objective.
A simple little prodding questionnaire like this serves to splash a little wake up in our eyes and re-examine our creation.
This served the purpose so well. People may try to jump into the fine points of "well, technically question #13 is worded all wrong" but we all know that is called missing the point.
I'm recommending this to the fellows in my writing clique. serve me up a little more perspective on my own writing please.
let's face it authors: too often we sit too close to our work to be objective.
A simple little prodding questionnaire like this serves to splash a little wake up in our eyes and re-examine our creation.
This served the purpose so well. People may try to jump into the fine points of "well, technically question #13 is worded all wrong" but we all know that is called missing the point.
I'm recommending this to the fellows in my writing clique. serve me up a little more perspective on my own writing please.
10/04/08 02:36 AM
Nita wrote:
Took this, got a 22. I love your test, btw. It's what I do when I'm bored.
10/04/08 06:43 PM
jess wrote:
I like this test. It's a lot better than that Universal Mary Sue Litmus test, which I think doesn't give too much leeway. There are some questions on the Universal test that relates more to cliched plots than actual Mary Sue character traits. Now while Sue-ism and cliched plot points go hand-in-hand, they are not one in the same. The most boring, normal character can be stuck in a cliched plot (character with normal hair & eye color has a dark, tragic past. parents abandond him/her, character runs away to Boys & Girls town, etc.) with the Universal test, my character was on the Mary Sue line, but here she scored a 24, which is a good score.
10/07/08 11:34 PM
lenden wrote:
Haha, I got a 66 by taking the test about me, instead of a character.
lenden isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be.
She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things.
I love it. This is the best mary-sue test I've run into so far!
lenden isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be.
She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things.
I love it. This is the best mary-sue test I've run into so far!
10/09/08 01:00 AM
Traverse Davies wrote:
All of my characters got really low scores, even a villain that I based off of me... I guess I'm just really, really mean to my characters (and the test doesn't even take into account things like having several characters dies as the result of the addiction).
Fun test.
Fun test.
10/10/08 02:24 PM
Fiendish wrote:
I was just hugely impressed with the results of this test. It described my character and my relationship to him with spooky amounts of insight.
Excellent version of the classic test. Way better than any others I've taken.
Woo.
Excellent version of the classic test. Way better than any others I've taken.
Woo.
10/10/08 06:19 PM
Rina wrote:
I really love the detail of it and the detail of your "answers" for the quiz. Great job!
I'm proud to say that by your standards all of my characters are promising, and I was honest. XD It makes me feel a bit better about my characters, and less nervous to write about them. Thanks
I'm proud to say that by your standards all of my characters are promising, and I was honest. XD It makes me feel a bit better about my characters, and less nervous to write about them. Thanks
10/11/08 02:48 AM
Đark Joka wrote:
I had 28-31 for my three characters, and it says they're ok. I thought it was gonna be worse. Maybe they're still Sues, and I just haven't fully developed them!! D:
10/11/08 09:04 AM
Diablo Manuel wrote:
Man. I like this test. Moreso than the other ones of its ilk that I've tried. I mean, I love the distraction of tests like this anyway, but I _like_ this test. I've only gone through it once, so I'm not sure I'm in a position to comment on reliable accuracy, but this test has got miles and miles of the litmus style... s?
10/11/08 07:00 PM
Kimmy wrote:
I took the test again, but with a different character, and got a 57. That's a big jump, compared to a few of my other characters.
But, the whole point was to make him rather cliched, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. >.>
But, the whole point was to make him rather cliched, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. >.>
10/12/08 04:58 AM
Bryan wrote:
Well, this definitely is a great way to make a character more relatable to the reader/audience you intend to. I mean there are certain areas where you kinda have to give him/her some kind of edge (like in fantasy), but other than that you should make him/her as indepedent as possible. I took the test for the main protagonist for a novel I'm authoring, and only got a 36 (give or take) in total, so there is little room for improvement. Now on to the other characters XD! Thank you for making this test, it'll make personifying my characters a lot easier.
10/13/08 01:50 AM
Greenie wrote:
Hah, this is by far the best Mary Sue test, ever. I got a nice thirty for my RP character, along with an entertaining review of my "relationship" with my character! Wish it was longer, but eh. It's awesome as it is.
10/13/08 09:00 AM
Pitdragon wrote:
My only trouble I had was the country the character from no longer exists but was located in that region, and many of the people there "descended" from that country (she was in no way the "sole survivor"). So technically she isn't from another country, and if people were to ask her if she was from that region she would reply "yes" and it would be the truth. People even still call the region by the old kingdom's name. *shrug* So "no" in a different country/world.
10/16/08 10:32 AM
I-m not telling wrote:
*claps* Excellent job on the test!
For people like me, who do better with people telling us the results of a test in words, I found this much more useful than the "litmus" test. It also did a good job with the seperate categories to show the exact problem spots.
I kept getting a high score on the "litmus" test, but with this test I at least now know that my main high spot is in a category I don't care too much about -and the rest where they should be to fit her characterization - so she won't destroy the story because I wouldn't let her go - which I definitely didn't want to do.
I would like a better explanation of the numbers at the end, though. I can tell that they're color-coded - and that it has something to do with the amounts from the test - but I can't find an explanation for any of it. When are the numbers Just Too Big?
So basically, the written explanation is spot-on and the color-coded numbers are useful from my first try out, but unless I'm a blind idiot (which is always a possibility...), displaying the numbers doesn't say very much beyond "Its Red? Well, your screwed." or "Blue? OMG YAY!!!", so I'd appreciate the added information on what the numbers mean or where, say, the blue-to-green cut-off is, so that I can see where my character fits exactly in the complete range of Blue to Red.
Oh, and on the mini "Does your Character Wear:" checklist, did the "Black" option mean they wear all black constantly, or just that they probably wear something black somewhere almost every day? If its the first, I completey understand why it is there, but if its the second, I can't see it always being useful. Some of us are just weird and/or have a limited color range in T-shirts or jeans (sometimes becaue we choose to, sometimes because we're poor as heck), and in stories where a modern character is unprepared (such as mine), black may just be what they're stuck with. Some added definition would be nice on that one.
And now, I quote:
"Andrea (Andy) is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf (you might want to get rid of that "f", since I didn' put it there. D:) made sure everyone else knew it too. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Andrea (Andy), but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Andrea (Andy) is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown:
She's Got My Nose 19
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 12
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 42 "
For people like me, who do better with people telling us the results of a test in words, I found this much more useful than the "litmus" test. It also did a good job with the seperate categories to show the exact problem spots.
I kept getting a high score on the "litmus" test, but with this test I at least now know that my main high spot is in a category I don't care too much about -and the rest where they should be to fit her characterization - so she won't destroy the story because I wouldn't let her go - which I definitely didn't want to do.
I would like a better explanation of the numbers at the end, though. I can tell that they're color-coded - and that it has something to do with the amounts from the test - but I can't find an explanation for any of it. When are the numbers Just Too Big?
So basically, the written explanation is spot-on and the color-coded numbers are useful from my first try out, but unless I'm a blind idiot (which is always a possibility...), displaying the numbers doesn't say very much beyond "Its Red? Well, your screwed." or "Blue? OMG YAY!!!", so I'd appreciate the added information on what the numbers mean or where, say, the blue-to-green cut-off is, so that I can see where my character fits exactly in the complete range of Blue to Red.
Oh, and on the mini "Does your Character Wear:" checklist, did the "Black" option mean they wear all black constantly, or just that they probably wear something black somewhere almost every day? If its the first, I completey understand why it is there, but if its the second, I can't see it always being useful. Some of us are just weird and/or have a limited color range in T-shirts or jeans (sometimes becaue we choose to, sometimes because we're poor as heck), and in stories where a modern character is unprepared (such as mine), black may just be what they're stuck with. Some added definition would be nice on that one.
And now, I quote:
"Andrea (Andy) is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf (you might want to get rid of that "f", since I didn' put it there. D:) made sure everyone else knew it too. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Andrea (Andy), but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Andrea (Andy) is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown:
She's Got My Nose 19
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 12
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 42 "
10/19/08 02:34 AM
Delilaaah:* wrote:
cool test :D
i got better with the results.. I really thought she was a mary sue :/ but what you said was right :D
''she is nothing like you. She is so impossibly hip that she has difficulty seeing over her own pelvis; she'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. She's had a rough life.''
thanka ;D
i got better with the results.. I really thought she was a mary sue :/ but what you said was right :D
''she is nothing like you. She is so impossibly hip that she has difficulty seeing over her own pelvis; she'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. She's had a rough life.''
thanka ;D
10/22/08 08:21 PM
ronnie wrote:
Heyyo, I really like your litmus test, it's good how you break down in which areas a character is more "Sue-ish" and which one's they're less in. I was kind of shocked when I noticed all of one characters scores where low one score and one thing skyrocketed her sue score:
Mirror, Mirror 31
She's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 4
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 8
Total: 51
So thanks for the heads-up
Though one thing, I agree with i-m not telling: I couldn't get what the scores/colors stood for for awhile. Could you make the results more specific please?
Mirror, Mirror 31
She's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 4
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 8
Total: 51
So thanks for the heads-up
Though one thing, I agree with i-m not telling: I couldn't get what the scores/colors stood for for awhile. Could you make the results more specific please?
10/27/08 06:54 PM
Marianne wrote:
I liked this test, it gave pretty correct answer. Only thig I missed was questions that could subtract "points". Like, if you're a believer and your character is an atheist and stays an atheist -> subtract 2 points etc etc.
10/28/08 02:03 AM
Mesprit wrote:
This was a pretty accurate test - it surprised me.
But, there was one thing you forgot: sometimes, the character has special powers such as talking to animals (or Pokйmon, in my character's case) but has a good, legit, understandable reason for doing so. (My character has spent some time as a Pokйmon himself (as punishment) and thus has the ability to talk to Pokйmon because his brain has been modified to understand Pokйspeak.)
You forgot the "life has been seriously screwed up by somebody else and wants to get revenge - the somebody else is a sibling" part. :3
But, there was one thing you forgot: sometimes, the character has special powers such as talking to animals (or Pokйmon, in my character's case) but has a good, legit, understandable reason for doing so. (My character has spent some time as a Pokйmon himself (as punishment) and thus has the ability to talk to Pokйmon because his brain has been modified to understand Pokйspeak.)
You forgot the "life has been seriously screwed up by somebody else and wants to get revenge - the somebody else is a sibling" part. :3
10/29/08 04:15 PM
Megan wrote:
"Content is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be."
Thank you!!! I knew something about her was bothering me!
I've taken loads of tests but they keep saying she's a Mary-Sue and that's it. I love how you explained the results in so much detail and you described her perfectly. Maybe I should develop my other character before testing them too...Thanks again! :D
Thank you!!! I knew something about her was bothering me!
I've taken loads of tests but they keep saying she's a Mary-Sue and that's it. I love how you explained the results in so much detail and you described her perfectly. Maybe I should develop my other character before testing them too...Thanks again! :D
10/31/08 05:41 PM
Debbie wrote:
While reading through the comments here a lot of people wanted the questions/details to go into more specifics. Personally I tried a different Mary-Sue test that was just that and I ended up getting a head-ache 1/3 of the way in.
I like this test beacause if its simplicity!
I believe what you were going for when making it was to help some realize they have a FLAMING Mary-Sue. Subtle Mary-Sue's don't bother me as much as the obvious ones.
(And really what fanfiction/sci-fi/fantasy character ISNT a Mary Sue these days?)
Everyone is a little Mary-Sue, and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you aren't THAT obvious about it :)
This test actually helped me prove that my characters ARN'T the flaming Mary-Sues some have claimed them to be. Shows what they know Xp
I like this test beacause if its simplicity!
I believe what you were going for when making it was to help some realize they have a FLAMING Mary-Sue. Subtle Mary-Sue's don't bother me as much as the obvious ones.
(And really what fanfiction/sci-fi/fantasy character ISNT a Mary Sue these days?)
Everyone is a little Mary-Sue, and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you aren't THAT obvious about it :)
This test actually helped me prove that my characters ARN'T the flaming Mary-Sues some have claimed them to be. Shows what they know Xp
11/04/08 02:11 PM
Sam wrote:
I got a pretty good score. Two things were kind of high, but the whole "a lot like the author" thing is because that type of character is how the original story is anyway (no, seriously, in the original story, the main character IS the reader. Plus, the plot calls for that type of character anyway), and the "bring back to life" thing is supposed to be part of the main plot. (The characters all die, are brought back to life in a "new world" where it's the same time, place, etc. and they have to try again, but only 1-2 character(s) remember what happened in the past worlds.) It's a sort of crossover (between a story that originally had that sort of plot and one that didn't), y'see. XD
Overall, good test! This is just specific enough but not too specific, and the results actually SAY what's wrong, so the writer can improve. Good job!
Overall, good test! This is just specific enough but not too specific, and the results actually SAY what's wrong, so the writer can improve. Good job!
11/04/08 03:31 PM
Katti wrote:
Ugh, a 29 for Eyon? Alright, here is a little background on my anti-anti-anti sue (I got a negitive on him once). The antaginist, he is a bastard that practicly rapes the guy (yes, gay!) he likes, is nobily but killed his parents, is kinda elfish (the race he is apart of is Unlawfuls, society as a whole is Lawers), has powers normal for his society, and can actually beat people with his wit and sword because anyone he fights with learned from him. Where this is a good test for some of my other characters (Raina is a Mary Sue after all), I don't think it had enough nulifiers because Eyon dies at the end, is never reformed, and hey, he likes being evil.
So good test, just not the best one there is because there are negitive reasons for a positive thing . . .
So good test, just not the best one there is because there are negitive reasons for a positive thing . . .
11/06/08 12:40 AM
Katti wrote:
Ugh, a 29 for Eyon? Alright, here is a little background on my anti-anti-anti sue (I got a negitive on him once). The antaginist, he is a bastard that practicly rapes the guy (yes, gay!) he likes, is nobily but killed his parents, is kinda elfish (the race he is apart of is Unlawfuls, society as a whole is Lawers), has powers normal for his society, and can actually beat people with his wit and sword because anyone he fights with learned from him. Where this is a good test for some of my other characters (Raina is a Mary Sue after all), I don't think it had enough nulifiers because Eyon dies at the end, is never reformed, and hey, he likes being evil.
So good test, just not the best one there is because there are negitive reasons for a positive thing . . .
So good test, just not the best one there is because there are negitive reasons for a positive thing . . .
11/06/08 12:41 AM
i ate your FACE! wrote:
Pretty good test! I enjoyed it, and my character tests a healthy 36!
Maybe make it a bit more accessible to villans, though. My character is a cold-blooded phsycopathic murderer at the age of ten... :C
But all in all, keep up the good work!
Maybe make it a bit more accessible to villans, though. My character is a cold-blooded phsycopathic murderer at the age of ten... :C
But all in all, keep up the good work!
11/08/08 12:20 PM
Nix wrote:
I'm amused by this test XD Greatly.
11/11/08 01:34 AM
Lindsay wrote:
Dig the test. I did it for the 3 main characters for my 3 serious writing projects.. They all did fairly well, so I'm happy. Except for:
"He's had more than his fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it."
There was no question about how much the character whines. :P
"He's had more than his fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it."
There was no question about how much the character whines. :P
11/13/08 04:15 PM
mousey wrote:
David/Thales is nothing like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about David/Thales, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. David (Thales) is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 16
Huh. This ass is the BAD guy, and he's the only one of my guy characters in this story to get a green total without me adding stuff. He's an asshole, but he used to be nice... broke a couple hearts too -- oh shut up Tanya, you're definitely Angst R Us Miss Dyed-Her-Hair-Black-And-Got-Contacts-Because-David-Complimented-Your-Hair-And-Eyes...
In general, you care deeply about David/Thales, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. David (Thales) is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 16
Huh. This ass is the BAD guy, and he's the only one of my guy characters in this story to get a green total without me adding stuff. He's an asshole, but he used to be nice... broke a couple hearts too -- oh shut up Tanya, you're definitely Angst R Us Miss Dyed-Her-Hair-Black-And-Got-Contacts-Because-David-Complimented-Your-Hair-And-Eyes...
11/14/08 04:24 PM
Syko wrote:
Pretty cool test, and fairly accurate too! I tested 3 characters (one was my avatar for the internet, the other two were two protagonists in my manga), and it seems like I've achieved what I've aimed for! I also put in two others as a jokes, one with all the boxes checked (can't see past his own hips, lol!) and one with none. Still a pair of pretty good analysisemases :D It doesn't say anything about species though, would setting a manga in a world with anthropomorphic creatures make a difference?
11/14/08 05:49 PM
Pheonee wrote:
I got a 12 for Merainechi. Too bad most characters are human, cause she's a wolf, and so a lot of the questions really don't apply. I tried to think of it as: if she WERE a human, what would she do? And hellsyeah she'd wear black. "Merainechi almost always wins physical fights or verbal battles" I excused because she's in the prime of her life, grew up training hella hard to be a good fighter, and she hangs around with a bunch of pacifists, so...kinda hard for her to lose. 8D
"She has a very striking scar, birthmark, tattoo, or other marking" I didn't check because she only has bunch of hairline scars and half an ear for a good reason (she got thrown out of her pack, and the customary procedure is to beat the crap out of the wolf being banished) and the tattoos she has are the exact same as everyone in her pack (identification purposes) and every single grown wolf in the whole forest has a tattoo. Neither are particularly striking to a contemporary audience.
This test is amusing--I may run it through a few times for other characters--I really work hard at keeping my characters well-rounded and accessible, but it's never come hard to me because I have so freaking many and they all have very noticeable personalities and I think designing "flyaways" or quirks is the FUN part x3
Thank you 8D
"She has a very striking scar, birthmark, tattoo, or other marking" I didn't check because she only has bunch of hairline scars and half an ear for a good reason (she got thrown out of her pack, and the customary procedure is to beat the crap out of the wolf being banished) and the tattoos she has are the exact same as everyone in her pack (identification purposes) and every single grown wolf in the whole forest has a tattoo. Neither are particularly striking to a contemporary audience.
This test is amusing--I may run it through a few times for other characters--I really work hard at keeping my characters well-rounded and accessible, but it's never come hard to me because I have so freaking many and they all have very noticeable personalities and I think designing "flyaways" or quirks is the FUN part x3
Thank you 8D
11/17/08 12:47 AM
Cherry wrote:
I put my Devil Summoner OC through it (and even the main character of same): Main came up as 23 (!) and OC came up as...8 (!!) Any doubts I'd had about her legitimacy as a character (meaning, I was afraid she was gonna become a Sue) have been erased and I can continue writing without fear. Thanks!
11/18/08 01:05 AM
Erato wrote:
I generally loved the test, the only thing that made me disagree with the results a little bit is the part about unusual hair colour: My story is set in our times, and our world, so the characters JUST HAD THEIR HAIR DYED xDDD Anyway, the test is great ;)
11/22/08 04:48 AM
Vix wrote:
I love this quiz, but I think it could be a little more specific. All in all, excellent work. x3!
11/22/08 01:57 PM
Jennifer wrote:
Very good test. My current OC scored an 18, which makes me happy. I love her deeply and have put so much effort into her. So far, she's passed every test I've taken. ^.^
11/22/08 07:34 PM
Band8PGeek wrote:
I tested two of my OCs for two different stories - the female got 34, the male got 15.
What happens if one is trying to blatantly make a character a Mary Sue for parody purposes or in order to make a twist later on? Do we get penalized for that?
What happens if one is trying to blatantly make a character a Mary Sue for parody purposes or in order to make a twist later on? Do we get penalized for that?
11/24/08 10:38 AM
SquashlingC wrote:
Great test! It seems to give more accurate results than a lot of more publicized Mary-Sue litmus tests.
11/25/08 04:42 PM
Andrea wrote:
Very nice test, easy to use. I liked the personalization of it.
11/29/08 01:09 AM
haley wrote:
Great test, Kris got a 15.
11/29/08 12:53 PM
Diana wrote:
I really like this test! I've been writing since third grade, and I'm always afraid of coming up with Mary Sues. Now, I'm certain I have well-rounded characters. I already tested out three of them. The first one, Courtney Thatcher, had a score of 20, and the other, Gertie Fletcher, had a score of 19. The last one, Ginger Jenkins, has a score of 12 though, and she's a loud-mouthed, bad tempered drug addict. I guess it means I have to work on her a bit more. She seems a little like an anti-sue.
11/29/08 10:12 PM
Anders B wrote:
This test seems to be a lot less strict then the old MS litmus test, which considered almost all of my original characters to be major Sues.
I ran what I consider my most Sue-ish characters through this one (including a sword-fighting magician princess from another world, an orphaned werewolf, and a guy that's actually *supposed* to be a bit too good to be true) but I never got higher then the 20-30 area, I think.
I ran what I consider my most Sue-ish characters through this one (including a sword-fighting magician princess from another world, an orphaned werewolf, and a guy that's actually *supposed* to be a bit too good to be true) but I never got higher then the 20-30 area, I think.
12/02/08 03:26 PM
jgirl wrote:
Heh...I liked it. My main character got a 26...yay for her. I tool the test for Mr. Vampire Hottie (aka Edward Cullen) and he got a 34. Surprising...I did him on another MS test and he got a 60.
And btw, on said other test, Harry Potter got a 100. LOL.
And btw, on said other test, Harry Potter got a 100. LOL.
12/02/08 04:50 PM
Shay wrote:
'Ello. Cool test. My character evidently passed:
Harper is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Harper, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Harper is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 17
It's shocking that she's not Mary Sue-ish. I actually meant for her to be a bit of a Mary-Sue as sort of a joke. Now really, she's not drop-dead gorgeous. Not even all that pretty. Harper's kind short, with even shorter hair. She's "blossoming" pretty late in the game (age 19 with hardly any breast or a figure to speak of). Yeah. Not sounding like much of a Mary Sue yet, huh? Well, I'm not quite done. It's her power. I checked off that she has super ablilities. And those abilities are.....to do or get anything she wants and or needs. Yes. It's kinda bad....^^; But it's not as great as it sounds. Obviously getting what you want has consequences. It's almost like a Fairly OddParents type of deal, now that I think about it. Oh and lastly, that comment "she blends into crowds"...You have no idea how right you are. Even though she has the power to do anything, she actually hasn't done much with her power. She hasn't made herself rich or beautiful or tried using it to win over some guy (or girl, I haven't really thought much about her sexuality lol). Actually, Harper's kinda selfish. She uses her power to make everyone who knows her forget about her, because she has given up on the world and wants to be alone. But this plan doesn't quite work....Okay, I'll stop now before I end up writing my whole story here. Once again, awesome stuff. ^_^
Harper is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Harper, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Harper is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 17
It's shocking that she's not Mary Sue-ish. I actually meant for her to be a bit of a Mary-Sue as sort of a joke. Now really, she's not drop-dead gorgeous. Not even all that pretty. Harper's kind short, with even shorter hair. She's "blossoming" pretty late in the game (age 19 with hardly any breast or a figure to speak of). Yeah. Not sounding like much of a Mary Sue yet, huh? Well, I'm not quite done. It's her power. I checked off that she has super ablilities. And those abilities are.....to do or get anything she wants and or needs. Yes. It's kinda bad....^^; But it's not as great as it sounds. Obviously getting what you want has consequences. It's almost like a Fairly OddParents type of deal, now that I think about it. Oh and lastly, that comment "she blends into crowds"...You have no idea how right you are. Even though she has the power to do anything, she actually hasn't done much with her power. She hasn't made herself rich or beautiful or tried using it to win over some guy (or girl, I haven't really thought much about her sexuality lol). Actually, Harper's kinda selfish. She uses her power to make everyone who knows her forget about her, because she has given up on the world and wants to be alone. But this plan doesn't quite work....Okay, I'll stop now before I end up writing my whole story here. Once again, awesome stuff. ^_^
12/03/08 05:53 PM
Sarrel wrote:
Loved the Quiz. Absolutely wonderful, I'm kind of surprised Panya wasn't considered a little more mary sueish, but I was a little fuzzy on a few of the questions.
Last of her kind, that kind of refers to a specific theme, but I was wondering, does it also count if she's the first of her kind? Or maybe just one of the very few in existence at the moment? As a note, she's not identifiable as whatever she is, heck, I don't even know what she is, she's just... not... quite human... I think... I don't think even she knows she's not human... she might figure it out later... Basically, it's just an explanation as to why she has certain powers, she could pass for human, but people ALWAYS keep track of the magic bloodlines. And a magic child is NEVER abandoned. Anyway, I'm off to take it again for a supporting charrie. Really helped. Thanks so much, this is going in my bookmarks!
Last of her kind, that kind of refers to a specific theme, but I was wondering, does it also count if she's the first of her kind? Or maybe just one of the very few in existence at the moment? As a note, she's not identifiable as whatever she is, heck, I don't even know what she is, she's just... not... quite human... I think... I don't think even she knows she's not human... she might figure it out later... Basically, it's just an explanation as to why she has certain powers, she could pass for human, but people ALWAYS keep track of the magic bloodlines. And a magic child is NEVER abandoned. Anyway, I'm off to take it again for a supporting charrie. Really helped. Thanks so much, this is going in my bookmarks!
12/03/08 09:32 PM
Echan wrote:
haha! my character got only got a 12 while on another test she got a 48. And that's probably only because she becomes a computer at some point! But I really like this test, it adds a sort of personalization to it ;)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 12
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 12
12/06/08 08:51 AM
M.Mayhem wrote:
Score Breakdown
Hahahahahahahahaha. I got a 5 :(. Nice test though. Mary Sues suck somethin' wicked.
:) IT was awesome.
Do I Know This Guy? 0
He's The Anti-Cool 1
Plain Joe 0
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 5
Hahahahahahahahaha. I got a 5 :(. Nice test though. Mary Sues suck somethin' wicked.
:) IT was awesome.
Do I Know This Guy? 0
He's The Anti-Cool 1
Plain Joe 0
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 5
12/12/08 03:38 AM
Kisame52 wrote:
yea! my OC aint a mary-sue!!!
(aparamtly it'd a close call) but who cares! she aint no mary bitchin sue!1
(aparamtly it'd a close call) but who cares! she aint no mary bitchin sue!1
12/12/08 06:51 PM
gekkei wrote:
Wow, this is awesome. I love how this is done; the results for my first OC came out... pretty much exactly how I expected them to (18~). Thank you for this <3
Now to test the other, who is much more Gary Stu, I will admit :P
Now to test the other, who is much more Gary Stu, I will admit :P
12/13/08 03:37 PM
Sarah wrote:
I think that people will like him, but I'm styfling him because I'm overprotective of him.
12/17/08 09:07 PM
Rita wrote:
Alright, I have taken this test with all of my characters, whether fan characters or original characters, and I must say I do prefer this quiz over the other mary-sue quizzes. While this quiz is simpler then the others, I find this one to be a lot more gentler on the writer. The mary-sue points make sense and it's easy to follow.
I'm glad I took this quiz. :) Thank you for making it.
I'm glad I took this quiz. :) Thank you for making it.
12/20/08 02:48 AM
penispenispenis wrote:
I didn't get a bad score; which isn't normally a bad thing.. but I kind of wanted it to be a bad score. ): I have a bad character just for the sake of being a bad character.
12/20/08 07:43 PM
Natalie wrote:
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 1
Valium Poster Child 26
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 38
Thats what I got. =0 Poor little Leah.
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 1
Valium Poster Child 26
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 38
Thats what I got. =0 Poor little Leah.
12/21/08 12:01 PM
Ylanne Sorrows wrote:
Hi, I've taken this test several times for this one character to whom I am deeply attached, and once for another character still in development.
The first character mentioned here has actually gone through the grinder several times in the past two years as I have further refined her, her past, and who she is. Much of it has been made, at least in my mentors' eyes (yes plural on mentors), in a way that takes away from how Mary Sue the character is.
In some ways, I think, this character was never a Mary Sue, but in other ways, she definitely was. Like the name. Which I finally decided to change today. :)
Thanks for this wonderful tool!
Although as the first commentor noted, much of it is mostly useful for those who write Fanfiction, Anime Fanfiction, Science-fiction, and fantasy. I, personally, am a crime writer. So it's kind of different. :)
Again, thanks, and Happy Holidays!
The first character mentioned here has actually gone through the grinder several times in the past two years as I have further refined her, her past, and who she is. Much of it has been made, at least in my mentors' eyes (yes plural on mentors), in a way that takes away from how Mary Sue the character is.
In some ways, I think, this character was never a Mary Sue, but in other ways, she definitely was. Like the name. Which I finally decided to change today. :)
Thanks for this wonderful tool!
Although as the first commentor noted, much of it is mostly useful for those who write Fanfiction, Anime Fanfiction, Science-fiction, and fantasy. I, personally, am a crime writer. So it's kind of different. :)
Again, thanks, and Happy Holidays!
12/24/08 04:32 PM
Ylanne Sorrows wrote:
This was my score:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 8
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 1
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 21
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 8
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 1
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 21
12/24/08 04:34 PM
Leucrotta wrote:
"Wearing shades after dark makes him run into things."
Ahaha... This is actually something I can see happening. |D You hit the nail on the head, so to speak.
Thank you for your enlightening and humorous test. I shall take it more. Just for fun.
Ahaha... This is actually something I can see happening. |D You hit the nail on the head, so to speak.
Thank you for your enlightening and humorous test. I shall take it more. Just for fun.
12/24/08 08:43 PM
Elle wrote:
8D I made a Mary Sue, LOL. Seriously to tick all the answers you must be a hell of a bad writer XD
12/25/08 07:54 PM
LBD wrote:
Hey, thanks. I get tired of the hefty penalties other tests attach to 'same race/same gender/same hair eye color' I'm a caucasian, brown haired, hazel eyed and about 50% of my characters are caucasian with brown hair. Why? Because brown hair is uber common and most of my characters are supposed to be common as mud. Anyway because of this this is the first time that I havn't had my characters doomed to sue-dom before I get done with the appearance and name! (I do use a baby book to grab names, because it's a useful name source, and I feel it's less annoying then making up a name yourself, and I'm a fan of prophetic names so I often take a couple days to get the perfect name, which also tends to hurt my score)
Seeing as how my characters tend towards bittersweet endings and I beat the crap out of them and don't let them complain about it... Well, I'm fairly confident I'm not a sue-maker since I only get flagged by name/appearance. but I like to test, and this is the first test that got me the result I expected. Can you believe that some tests take off fifty points if I use my own name? (Which has the useful meaning of beloved, and is very common, so I use it, albeit sparingly).
I mean, crap, when my character's sued for being a flaming redhead with emerald eyes and a scar up one cheek that leaves her even more pretty that's one thing. I can accept that. When my character's sued for being overpowered to too likable I can accept and change that. When my character's sued for being brown haired, brown eyed, caucasian, average height that's a completely different, and more annoying, situation. Because I am average height, brown haired, brown eyed, caucasian and that's ridiculously common.
Sorry about the rant. Yeah, really, thanks for making a test that works
Seeing as how my characters tend towards bittersweet endings and I beat the crap out of them and don't let them complain about it... Well, I'm fairly confident I'm not a sue-maker since I only get flagged by name/appearance. but I like to test, and this is the first test that got me the result I expected. Can you believe that some tests take off fifty points if I use my own name? (Which has the useful meaning of beloved, and is very common, so I use it, albeit sparingly).
I mean, crap, when my character's sued for being a flaming redhead with emerald eyes and a scar up one cheek that leaves her even more pretty that's one thing. I can accept that. When my character's sued for being overpowered to too likable I can accept and change that. When my character's sued for being brown haired, brown eyed, caucasian, average height that's a completely different, and more annoying, situation. Because I am average height, brown haired, brown eyed, caucasian and that's ridiculously common.
Sorry about the rant. Yeah, really, thanks for making a test that works
12/26/08 12:21 PM
Jennifer Jay wrote:
Cool! I got a 19 with my character. Thannks. This test is kind of hilarious. Love it!
12/28/08 04:40 PM
Mickaylah Ketmann wrote:
Um, I don't think my character is a Mary-Sue. I mean, sure her name is also Mickaylah and she looks like me (red hair and blue eyes), but that doesn't necessarilly mean she's a Mary-Sue.
Mickaylah's parents were killed when she was a child and she was raised by her godparents, who treated her like crap. Afterwards, she realizes that she is the last descendant of vampires, which proves her obsession with blood, yet she doesn't drink it. But then, she finds out that there's only one vampire left, so she must find him. She does and they must deal with the villain, Jack, who is a werewolf. In the process, Mickaylah and Dean (the last vampire) fall in love and they end up together. Some people in the story think that the only reason he's with her is because she's absolutely beautiful, but he really, truly loves her.
SEE? Totally NOT a Mary-Sue. My best friend Jeyleen (she's also in the story) also said so.
Thank you for reading. And I think this test is totally innaccurate.
Mickaylah Ketmann
Mickaylah's parents were killed when she was a child and she was raised by her godparents, who treated her like crap. Afterwards, she realizes that she is the last descendant of vampires, which proves her obsession with blood, yet she doesn't drink it. But then, she finds out that there's only one vampire left, so she must find him. She does and they must deal with the villain, Jack, who is a werewolf. In the process, Mickaylah and Dean (the last vampire) fall in love and they end up together. Some people in the story think that the only reason he's with her is because she's absolutely beautiful, but he really, truly loves her.
SEE? Totally NOT a Mary-Sue. My best friend Jeyleen (she's also in the story) also said so.
Thank you for reading. And I think this test is totally innaccurate.
Mickaylah Ketmann
12/28/08 04:49 PM
Mickaylah Ketmann wrote:
Ok, to the Mickaylah person, words can not begin to describe how much of a Mary-Sue your character is!!!! This is how a real, non- Mary-Sue character should sound like (at least the description.)
Guy's P.O.V. (Ignore POV tags. Bad for stories)
I didn't give her much thought, since she wasn’t very beautiful. She had light skin and brown eyes and hair. Nothing interesting. She wasn't fat, yet a little overweight and medium height.
Thank you very much. If you want to make her more pretty or attractive, you could even go and add that: "Although, she was almost interesting. She had a kind of face that some would find kind of difficult to forget.”
Your character does NOT have to be exceptionally beautiful to make her have someone to fall in love with. No one is perfect, so make your characters believable and seem more like a real person.
And Mickaylah, your character is not ONLY a Mary-Sue, but she's also a self-insert. THAT’S EVEN WORSE!!!!
-Sydney "Sey" M.
Guy's P.O.V. (Ignore POV tags. Bad for stories)
I didn't give her much thought, since she wasn’t very beautiful. She had light skin and brown eyes and hair. Nothing interesting. She wasn't fat, yet a little overweight and medium height.
Thank you very much. If you want to make her more pretty or attractive, you could even go and add that: "Although, she was almost interesting. She had a kind of face that some would find kind of difficult to forget.”
Your character does NOT have to be exceptionally beautiful to make her have someone to fall in love with. No one is perfect, so make your characters believable and seem more like a real person.
And Mickaylah, your character is not ONLY a Mary-Sue, but she's also a self-insert. THAT’S EVEN WORSE!!!!
-Sydney "Sey" M.
12/28/08 05:02 PM
James wrote:
Lol, wicked awesome test. I took it a couple of times, then did one for the fun of it. Love the results when the matches are over 90%, make me laugh. Awesome work1 :D
12/28/08 07:24 PM
Amber wrote:
I took this test for two of my characters, and I couldn't be happier with the results! I'd just like to thank you for making this test. They where excellent questions indeed.
12/30/08 03:32 PM
Suzumebachi wrote:
I am a bit confused.... is a 33 less mary-sue-ish or a 20?
12/30/08 04:15 PM
Tabby wrote:
I took the test for an oc of mine, and actually got some good ideas on how to flesh her out some more.
I got a 25 on my character, and the description is pretty spot on.
"There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. "
That right there? my OC to a T.
All in all, great test.
I got a 25 on my character, and the description is pretty spot on.
"There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. "
That right there? my OC to a T.
All in all, great test.
01/02/09 11:18 AM
Novice wrote:
Great test. I can actually kind of see how I've improved as a writer. I tested a recent character and a character from a while ago, and the new character scored much better. Hooray for character depth!
01/05/09 12:28 AM
Number Monster wrote:
Wow. I actually, really, really like the setup of this test. It's really useful, and a bit quicker than other ones. I'm also really surprised as to how well the responses nailed how I felt towards the characters. Not only is it a good character guide, it betters your understanding of your own writing. Now just to mess with the answers a bit to go through all the old versions of my character. :D
01/05/09 01:15 AM
RedRun wrote:
Thought it was bloody brilliant, to be blunt. XD I got a 10 with one of my characters, haven't done many others yet but will do. (: I've never really come across something like this before, it's really unique and useful. I had fun taking this quiz with one of my old 'desu' mary-sue characters I created about five years ago. :'D Classic.
Thanks for creating this, you've made my day.
~Red
Thanks for creating this, you've made my day.
~Red
01/05/09 01:05 PM
#7 wrote:
" and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things"
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isnt that true for anybody?
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isnt that true for anybody?
01/05/09 09:33 PM
Shadow wrote:
Feyrah got a 63 :D!I think that's good right? The test was a bit hard for me to do though beacuse Feyrah is a Zombie Wolf...
01/06/09 05:34 PM
Elchi wrote:
Yay, my OC got a 9! I tried to make him the less Mary Sue I could, and it worked :p
I love this test, I'm gonna use it for every characters I'll create! :D
I love this test, I'm gonna use it for every characters I'll create! :D
01/08/09 10:06 AM
SwiftDragonfly wrote:
This was really accurate, I was really surprised. Nice job in making it!
01/08/09 09:42 PM
Normalton wrote:
For a laugh, try running some of the Twilight protagonists through here.
Okay test. Some things seemed irrelevant (it matters that the character has the same sexual orientation as me? I'll go on faith and say that -most- people are heterosexual) and it felt too forgiving in some aspects, but overall it could be helpful. My original chumps all scored somewhere between 15 and 18, which is probably about right. I think. I guess. Maybe.
Okay test. Some things seemed irrelevant (it matters that the character has the same sexual orientation as me? I'll go on faith and say that -most- people are heterosexual) and it felt too forgiving in some aspects, but overall it could be helpful. My original chumps all scored somewhere between 15 and 18, which is probably about right. I think. I guess. Maybe.
01/09/09 04:48 PM
Laura wrote:
This was a great and useful test! I'm going to go take it another four times for the other four protags in my story!
The first person I ran through the test scored a 23, which sounds about right.
The first person I ran through the test scored a 23, which sounds about right.
01/10/09 12:07 PM
Laura wrote:
Hahaha! I just ran myself through the test, and I scored like 70!!!! I'm a real-life Mary Sue! Or whatever...
That was the most fun I've had in a couple of days!
That was the most fun I've had in a couple of days!
01/10/09 12:21 PM
Aaron wrote:
Fantastico! Although the test didn't ask if your character was clinically insane. I was worried about that. Yeah, Tearen's probably pretty close to how'd I'd want to be, but then again, I guy can fantasize can't he?
Otherwise, I love the diction and results page of this test! Yowza!
Otherwise, I love the diction and results page of this test! Yowza!
01/13/09 04:51 PM
Arean wrote:
Huh... Some of the earlier questions seemed a little odd. Frankly the gender and skin color bit, particularly for those who are of a shockingly common color even in a place where there's a lot of variety. Frankly there would be quite a few coincidences in that regard. Well, thanks to the test I decided to drop something I didn't really need at least, so it's all good in the end.
I'd suggest some split personality questions though, as those are surprisingly common for sues.
I'd suggest some split personality questions though, as those are surprisingly common for sues.
01/21/09 03:32 PM
Key Wii wrote:
This test was amazing and I'm only saying this because I have a pretty good character. Thank you :)
01/22/09 03:24 PM
Onyxr wrote:
awesome! I've always wondered if my character was a marysue, although she's more a motherly "tell me your problems" figure in a forest of emotional, gay teens/20s! that sounded horrrible, but true! actually, this test seems the most accurate to me... I did two other tests and it said she just made the 'salvagiable mary-sue' line even though i got a pretty low score. the set-up maybe? Oh well, Me is happy and Mito is happy she isn't a mary sue(now that i think about it, it sounds like Meat-ah-loving... was i hungry when i created her?)
01/24/09 08:24 AM
A_A wrote:
Hmmm, a fun little test. However, I do think it might be better if there were a few more questions regarding personal quirks/behaviors. I might also like to see, in addition to this, an antagonist Mary Sue test, because I don't want my bad guys to be Sues either.
Your descriptions were funny, though! :3 Keep it up.
Your descriptions were funny, though! :3 Keep it up.
01/29/09 04:10 PM
Lulu wrote:
I got a 28. Thats good, for a character that isn't totally created by me. Kind of a secondary character in a series that is supposed to be a boy but I changed to make a girl. She's based on somebody else and not really me so I dunno if it works properly. I liked the test. It was clearly set out but I think it would be better if it was separated into different sections depending on if it was a fantasy character or a kind of real life one. Is there a Canon-Sue test anywhere?
02/01/09 12:12 AM
nitro wrote:
So I'm not sharing scores or anything since I took it a bunch of times. But for the sexual identity question, would they have to be of the same gender and orientation because my stories tend to have multiple queers. Of various kinds.
02/06/09 09:01 PM
yuuko wrote:
I got a 21, which made me happy because my character is the protagonist. it would suck if 'oh god she's a mary sue?!' happened. gonna take it again for other characters now~
02/07/09 11:34 PM
Mike the Protagonist wrote:
26 points with the "Mirror Mirror" section maxed out. There's some confusion about who became who, though - is it the character who became the author, or is it author who picked up some of his characters's traits? That or I'm just nuts. :P
02/10/09 05:34 AM
Nunya wrote:
I find it funny. It only fit the female protagonist (an emo, self-punishing half angel) and the antagonist (an evil vampire who rapes anyone). The male protagonist (an egotistical werewolf) scored something around the same as the half angel, and the unimportant strict angel scored one less than the vampire.
02/13/09 10:09 PM
Emmahx. wrote:
I put Bella from Twilight through this.
She got 120.
She got 120.
02/17/09 02:45 PM
Amelia wrote:
Your test was AMAZINGLY helpful. It told me things I should have known myself but didn't, and know Ava (my character) is perfected, though not literally, she's still got her faults.
Thanks SO much again, your test probably helped out my book a bunch!
Thanks SO much again, your test probably helped out my book a bunch!
02/22/09 01:46 PM
:) wrote:
Absolutly loved it. I took it for one of my really insane characters and scored a 14. It's really a good test. I love these kinds of tests to make sure i'm actually a good writer.
02/22/09 03:42 PM
Lilleh wrote:
I ran a minor Twilight character (Emily Young) through here that I RP and got a nine. I ran Edward Cullen through and got a 60.
02/27/09 06:52 PM
danny lawson wrote:
i think the test was fair and truthful in it's entirety
03/03/09 10:28 AM
onnoff wrote:
i got 58 for my character. does that mean she's a mary-sue? i dun know if 58 is a mary-sue or not. helpppppp?!
03/04/09 12:51 PM
Sarah wrote:
This test was very intelligent and detailed. My character was rated as being somewhat similar to me, but not overly so. It said that she is a healthy character with a promising road ahead of her. I do intend to revise and make her more realistically flawed, but all in all, this made me feel much better. Thanks!
03/04/09 07:37 PM
Laurie Faust wrote:
Wow!
This was spot on!
I put in myslef and my personality, just to test this and I was plesently suprised when I saw the words, "Laurie is you."
Brillant. :D
You've covered every Mary Sue area!
My score was a 99.
This was spot on!
I put in myslef and my personality, just to test this and I was plesently suprised when I saw the words, "Laurie is you."
Brillant. :D
You've covered every Mary Sue area!
My score was a 99.
03/05/09 08:44 PM
kikutakara wrote:
wow, this test made me really think about my character. I've known that I needed to do more to make her interesting, b/c at the moment, I'm more interested in the supporting characters. I scored a 5, and it gave good advice, she's nothing like me, but not to put too much distance to the point I stop caring. gotta put more time into her!
Thanks for this test!!
Thanks for this test!!
03/07/09 02:42 AM
IS THIS MY NAME? wrote:
I tried putting James Bond in there, getting a 69.
03/07/09 04:38 AM
Mousey wrote:
Vanessa, current protagonist:
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 20
YEY!
Allison, younger twin and cousin to Vanessa (also orphaned):
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 8
She's The Anti-Cool 2
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 18
You need something for 'is {NAME} an orphan?'. Seriously.
Samantha, older twin, also the closest to a self insert -- actually her first version got into the yellow zone with how like me is she:
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 23
Yeeeah.
Keith:
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 7
He's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 14
He's a GUY, he automatically gets less points... but how the hell did he get a 7 in the mirror section?!
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 20
YEY!
Allison, younger twin and cousin to Vanessa (also orphaned):
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 8
She's The Anti-Cool 2
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 18
You need something for 'is {NAME} an orphan?'. Seriously.
Samantha, older twin, also the closest to a self insert -- actually her first version got into the yellow zone with how like me is she:
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 23
Yeeeah.
Keith:
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 7
He's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 14
He's a GUY, he automatically gets less points... but how the hell did he get a 7 in the mirror section?!
03/07/09 01:15 PM
Harra wrote:
I must say, actually, your test was VERY useful to me for grading my characters. Instead of the usual "Amount of points" tests, which is good and all for knowing when you're overboard, but they never tell you HOW you're going overboard without a person actually looking over your character.
All in all, I really liked the test, thanks for making it~
All in all, I really liked the test, thanks for making it~
03/07/09 08:34 PM
Dreamer wrote:
Good idea for a test. I didn't know what a Mary-Sue was for the LONGEST time and when I looked it up, I was afraid one of my characters was a Marty-Stu (guy version of a Mary-Sue, for people who don't know). When I took this test, it actually gave me a sigh of releif.
03/07/09 10:27 PM
Hawkie wrote:
This is a really cool test! Here are my results.
Paddlefish, protagonist:
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 8
He's The Anti-Cool 2
Plain Joe 1
Angst R Us 11
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 25
Airi, his love interest and secondary protagonist:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 31
Vivien, Airi's rival and another main character:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
Yo! 11
Plain Jane 2
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 23
Paddlefish, protagonist:
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 8
He's The Anti-Cool 2
Plain Joe 1
Angst R Us 11
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 25
Airi, his love interest and secondary protagonist:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 31
Vivien, Airi's rival and another main character:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
Yo! 11
Plain Jane 2
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 23
03/09/09 03:12 PM
Anon wrote:
So, what do the score breakdowns MEAN?
03/10/09 11:08 PM
no1curr wrote:
Yeah, as good as the test was, I have a major problem with it.
For some people, they put themselves into their books as the character - as in dressing, personality, exc. because it's easier for them to write the character if it's based on them rather then a total "stranger". Who cares if it's like them, but if the book is something similar to the crap called Twilight, then there's something wrong.
For some people, they put themselves into their books as the character - as in dressing, personality, exc. because it's easier for them to write the character if it's based on them rather then a total "stranger". Who cares if it's like them, but if the book is something similar to the crap called Twilight, then there's something wrong.
03/12/09 10:10 PM
Geraths wrote:
ha, none of my characters got over 30 and yet 'they aren't similar enough to me'. Thank god. My Tova was the most Mary Sue-ish, but she's from a sci-fi roleplay and that's a given. -____-
Funny test though.
Funny test though.
03/13/09 11:03 AM
David wrote:
All of these Mary Sue "tests" ignore Comedy. Jerry Seinfeld, Brendon Small, Sara Silverman, and Stephen Colbert have literally have Characters based on themselves, but they're not Mary Sues because they're rooted in Comedy. To a lesser extent, Stan from South Park is an Author Avatar for Trey Parker, Kyle from South Park is an Author Avatar for Matt Stone, Huey from The boondocks is an Author Avatar for Aaron McGruder, and Brian from Family Guy is an Author Avatar for Set McFarlane, but none of those, is considered a Mary Sue, but all eight Characters would fail your little test.
03/14/09 03:36 PM
David wrote:
I did the test with George from Seinfeld. Of course, he isn't a Mary Sue. As expected, he got a bbetter review from the test, except for this last sentence: "George is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him." No, he's not.
03/14/09 04:38 PM
David wrote:
Interestingly enough, Kramer isn't a Mary Sue, either. This just proves how flawed this test is. According to this test, the only test of whether a Character's a Mary Sue is if she's named after the Author.
03/14/09 07:31 PM
Silim wrote:
Really nice test. I scored 22 Points for a Naruto FanCharacter, and 32 for a FanCharacter of another series... I thought my second character would score much higher, since many people say he is a Gary Stue. Strange, but maybe it's because future events aren't in their point of view for the character, who knows.
03/15/09 10:18 AM
Chelsea Weaks wrote:
I'm almost fifteen years old and I've been working on my seven book series novel for the past two years and my friend/editor told me about this so I decided to give it a try. My main character who is based off of myself got a 59. I think thats pretty good actualy. I LOVE TO WRITE BOOKS!!!
03/15/09 01:18 PM
Ir-s me... MARIO! wrote:
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
Yo! 18
Plain Joe 1
Angst R Us 10
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 32
Can anyone tell me what the score breakdown mean? Anyway... I like this test a lot! It's very accurate~
Do I Know This Guy? 0
Yo! 18
Plain Joe 1
Angst R Us 10
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 32
Can anyone tell me what the score breakdown mean? Anyway... I like this test a lot! It's very accurate~
03/17/09 02:28 PM
Moonspur wrote:
Wow, fantastic, my paranormal investigators got 20 each, which I find encouraging.I didn't think they were a Sue and a Stu anyway.
03/19/09 12:23 AM
Heather wrote:
I absolutely love this.
I'm always confused when writing original characters or an original story because I'm worried of making my characters too 'Mary Suish' or 'Gary Stuish'.
I'm glad all my characters scored pretty well. Maybe I'll show this to my Writers Workshop classmates :D
I'm always confused when writing original characters or an original story because I'm worried of making my characters too 'Mary Suish' or 'Gary Stuish'.
I'm glad all my characters scored pretty well. Maybe I'll show this to my Writers Workshop classmates :D
03/19/09 03:34 AM
Cheshire Lee Kat wrote:
I must admit, going into this test I was quite nervous. I have a few characters that I often worry about, thinking they're Mary Sues/Gary Stus. But thanks to this test I was able to realized they weren't. I must thank the living being that created this test. It's wonderful!
In fact, here are the scores! :
Koi: 32
Kiseki 39
Tsuki: 20
Katline: 31
In fact, here are the scores! :
Koi: 32
Kiseki 39
Tsuki: 20
Katline: 31
03/20/09 06:16 PM
Lilz wrote:
I liked this test. I don't like Mary Sue tests in general (My main character, despite being fairly well rounded, often scores ridiculously high. However, as she's original fiction, and not used outside of the world which she was created for, I don't really care.), but your test was very well done. I think you give characters more credit, in a good way.
03/30/09 04:16 AM
Tiberiosity wrote:
It's a good test, but you need to add some qualifiers to the Angst portion. Such as something to the effect of "a lot of bad stuff has happened, but doesn't whine about it/has had closure/moved on with his live"
03/31/09 05:27 PM
Remmy wrote:
o.o I like this test... but I think I screwed it up.
I have a character, Samantha Blaire Wilson, who can-
Sing
Is fairly fashionable
Is a teenager (same as I)
Shares a sexual preference with me (Straight)
And has been physically abused (abusive relationships, but the scars aren't very striking.)
Goes by Sam and Blaire (masculine to me)
And yet, she got a 13...
Good test, strange resaults.
I have a character, Samantha Blaire Wilson, who can-
Sing
Is fairly fashionable
Is a teenager (same as I)
Shares a sexual preference with me (Straight)
And has been physically abused (abusive relationships, but the scars aren't very striking.)
Goes by Sam and Blaire (masculine to me)
And yet, she got a 13...
Good test, strange resaults.
04/01/09 01:50 PM
Katie wrote:
"Ansel is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Ansel, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ansel is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
Very very nice. 8D
I got a twenty. Ansel's momma HATES him, apparently, despite the fact that his mother really loves him. LOL.
Ansel is the son of a male-like hermaphrodite and a man. His mother is a half-breed, making Ansel a...Quarter breed? Beats me. Anyway, Ansel has very little fashion sense, living in a world that resembles medieval Europe. So he simply dresses in the clothes that the times call for. Well, that and a cape. But only because his daddy wears a cape and he wants to be JUST LIKE HIM OMG.
Ansel, unlike lots of canon character's kids, was born with a birth defect. It doesn't make him too terribly ugly, though it does give him a temper and abnormally tall stature. So, yes, he will occasionally lash out at people, but he has his reasons, and, for once, they AREN'T due to a bad past.
Yes, he is related to royalty, (His mother is a prince) so that would make him the prince's son. But, considering, BECAUSE OF CANON, his mother doesn't know, he doesn't either. He may learn later in the story, but that's up to me to decide, now, isn't it?
He has a scar, but it isn't on his face or any commonly visible part of his body, so it doesn't attract from his already average appearance. It's on his chest, diagonal and pretty big. When he was three, someone tried to assassinate him, (Because of his mother's heritage) and he never quite got over the trauma, despite the fact that his father saved him.
Let's see, let's see...What else?
Oh, his birth defect is called 'XYY Karyotype', meaning he was born with three sex chromosomes instead of two. Aside from his height and behavior, Ansel is subject to 'tics', another symptom of his disease. A tic, in case you didn't know, is a quick, uncontrollable movement, like a sneeze. He will click his tongue, flex his fingers, blink his eyes rapidly, or touch other people for no reason. He is also pretty clumsy, thanks to his rapid growth.
Though he suffers little to no brain damage from his disorder, he was a slow learner as a child, despite his mother's immense intelligence. He read fairly well, but history and math were definitely his weak points.
Well, before I stop my rambling and end this, I just wanted to say, great quiz, I really liked it. It assured me that my character is far, FAR from perfect, and that makes me feel a lot better as a writer. Ansel would thank you as well if he were real, but, unfortunately, he is a figment of my imagination.
Warm regards,
-Katie
In general, you care deeply about Ansel, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ansel is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
Very very nice. 8D
I got a twenty. Ansel's momma HATES him, apparently, despite the fact that his mother really loves him. LOL.
Ansel is the son of a male-like hermaphrodite and a man. His mother is a half-breed, making Ansel a...Quarter breed? Beats me. Anyway, Ansel has very little fashion sense, living in a world that resembles medieval Europe. So he simply dresses in the clothes that the times call for. Well, that and a cape. But only because his daddy wears a cape and he wants to be JUST LIKE HIM OMG.
Ansel, unlike lots of canon character's kids, was born with a birth defect. It doesn't make him too terribly ugly, though it does give him a temper and abnormally tall stature. So, yes, he will occasionally lash out at people, but he has his reasons, and, for once, they AREN'T due to a bad past.
Yes, he is related to royalty, (His mother is a prince) so that would make him the prince's son. But, considering, BECAUSE OF CANON, his mother doesn't know, he doesn't either. He may learn later in the story, but that's up to me to decide, now, isn't it?
He has a scar, but it isn't on his face or any commonly visible part of his body, so it doesn't attract from his already average appearance. It's on his chest, diagonal and pretty big. When he was three, someone tried to assassinate him, (Because of his mother's heritage) and he never quite got over the trauma, despite the fact that his father saved him.
Let's see, let's see...What else?
Oh, his birth defect is called 'XYY Karyotype', meaning he was born with three sex chromosomes instead of two. Aside from his height and behavior, Ansel is subject to 'tics', another symptom of his disease. A tic, in case you didn't know, is a quick, uncontrollable movement, like a sneeze. He will click his tongue, flex his fingers, blink his eyes rapidly, or touch other people for no reason. He is also pretty clumsy, thanks to his rapid growth.
Though he suffers little to no brain damage from his disorder, he was a slow learner as a child, despite his mother's immense intelligence. He read fairly well, but history and math were definitely his weak points.
Well, before I stop my rambling and end this, I just wanted to say, great quiz, I really liked it. It assured me that my character is far, FAR from perfect, and that makes me feel a lot better as a writer. Ansel would thank you as well if he were real, but, unfortunately, he is a figment of my imagination.
Warm regards,
-Katie
04/04/09 04:08 PM
King John Dragon Slayer,love of unicorns wrote:
~Fantastic~
Loved it. I got only a nine. Pretty accurate considering everything.
Loved it. I got only a nine. Pretty accurate considering everything.
04/04/09 10:40 PM
Jessie wrote:
I tested this on my sister's "anime character". I want to have her fill it out and show her the results. I'm glad you made this... people really need to realize how annoying their getting to make themselves, I mean, their god... er... mary sues. Sorry, I'm just deeply opposed to being that great. It takes the fun out of everything. T-T" Thanks again. :D
04/05/09 10:43 PM
Grimalkin wrote:
I tried this with two of my main characters and got a 10 and 16. This test is great, and definitely less strict and more useful than most of the others I've found.
Random question: These characters are time travelers. Should I check the box that says they're from a different country or not? XD
Random question: These characters are time travelers. Should I check the box that says they're from a different country or not? XD
04/06/09 03:09 PM
Nepenthe wrote:
He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading.
Yes, you were right. He is a damn nerd and was never interested in those "cool" things. After all he came out with a 16.
Loved this test especially the score break up thingy, for the last thing "Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child" is way too true.
Yes, you were right. He is a damn nerd and was never interested in those "cool" things. After all he came out with a 16.
Loved this test especially the score break up thingy, for the last thing "Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child" is way too true.
04/06/09 11:07 PM
DRSunie wrote:
Wow, that's...good. It's a great Mary-Sue test, and...but the problem with me is that sometimes my characters are just too unique that they're weird.
Anyway, I tested out a bunch of my villains and my heroes. Most of the heroes scored in the teens and the villains scoring a bit higher than that.
I think you could add something about "S/he is actually some sort of experiment with non-biological parents."
Anyway, I tested out a bunch of my villains and my heroes. Most of the heroes scored in the teens and the villains scoring a bit higher than that.
I think you could add something about "S/he is actually some sort of experiment with non-biological parents."
04/07/09 04:31 PM
Henry Frick wrote:
Well, glad to take a character through another Mary Sue test, however, I would change the results text to read as thustly:
She isn't really very cool: she’s an insufferable bitch, she avoids crowds like the plague, much like she avoids parties, but she’s smart enough not to wear shades after dark. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy... or something she could achieve if she worked REALLY hard for it. She's got no debilitating emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
Other than that, interesting test you got here.
And I'm a guy.
She isn't really very cool: she’s an insufferable bitch, she avoids crowds like the plague, much like she avoids parties, but she’s smart enough not to wear shades after dark. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy... or something she could achieve if she worked REALLY hard for it. She's got no debilitating emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
Other than that, interesting test you got here.
And I'm a guy.
04/09/09 12:41 AM
Nicole wrote:
Some of my characters were Mary Sues, and some weren't. My highest was 66 and my lowest 29. Yes, sometimes I make characters a little more admired or special or cooler than they should be, but I don't make them so Mary-Sue like that people can't stand them and they end up being bad characters and an irritating story. My stories are bland but not Mary Sue!
My Characters:
Allie (66) Ouch!
Adrian (Can't Remember) (was not very good, though)
Aubrey (Can't Remember) (was okay)
Mikayla: 31 (pretty cool)
Mandy: 29 (alright!)
My Characters:
Allie (66) Ouch!
Adrian (Can't Remember) (was not very good, though)
Aubrey (Can't Remember) (was okay)
Mikayla: 31 (pretty cool)
Mandy: 29 (alright!)
04/09/09 10:40 AM
Ori wrote:
I love this test! I use it for most of my characters--usually they come out low (phew).
04/09/09 10:51 PM
Skis wrote:
Pretty cool test overall! I'm using it right now to double-check how bad my characters are in the manga-thing I'm doing, doesn't seem too bad... a couple questions though...
1: When it comes to odd hair-color and eyes... do you mean odd to their race, or just odd in general? Like, Gorons naturally have stark white hair, no matter how young; but that's odd for a human to have naturally ivory hair, yes? I put it down anyway though because of rule 2.
2: What the heck qualifies as a bad score? It would be cool if it gave a little range at the end of the test as well to let you know how close you are in case you wanna save your Sue. :)
Thanks for the test though! Here's my results...
Rune Warren: 23. (I think it would've been a little lower if I could prove Rune is a more common German name lol, or if the little bugger's race didn't have natural red eyes and purple hair. I guess they count though, right?)
1: When it comes to odd hair-color and eyes... do you mean odd to their race, or just odd in general? Like, Gorons naturally have stark white hair, no matter how young; but that's odd for a human to have naturally ivory hair, yes? I put it down anyway though because of rule 2.
2: What the heck qualifies as a bad score? It would be cool if it gave a little range at the end of the test as well to let you know how close you are in case you wanna save your Sue. :)
Thanks for the test though! Here's my results...
Rune Warren: 23. (I think it would've been a little lower if I could prove Rune is a more common German name lol, or if the little bugger's race didn't have natural red eyes and purple hair. I guess they count though, right?)
04/12/09 04:31 AM
Zelda! wrote:
My antihero protagonist got a 38. Not too bad. *party*
Frigging awesome quizzy-thing! Love it.
Frigging awesome quizzy-thing! Love it.
04/14/09 05:14 PM
Dr. Cassical wrote:
My character is from Repo! the genetic opera, and none of the questions really applied to her.
04/14/09 06:42 PM
song.cherry wrote:
This test is brilliant. Very well put together, and it mostly stayed true its purpose to prevent the horrid Mary-Sue
04/14/09 11:32 PM
Coryn wrote:
To all those who don't think that Bella Swan from Twilight is a Mary Sue:
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 28
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 16
Can't Complain 9
What A Brat! 38
Total: 98
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 28
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 16
Can't Complain 9
What A Brat! 38
Total: 98
04/15/09 06:25 PM
militaryhistory wrote:
A bit biased to sf/fantasy, methinks. Perhaps a military sue/stu test should be in order. Just a thought.
04/17/09 09:58 AM
Al wrote:
I got 18! This test helped me see the character so well.
About the test, maybe you should add some more choices or something.
About the test, maybe you should add some more choices or something.
04/19/09 07:52 AM
J. Devlin wrote:
This is actually very helpful. I'm glad this sort of in-depth test exists.
04/19/09 05:00 PM
S Johnson wrote:
One of my mains scored a 33 on the test. I was as honest as possible, but some of the questions applied only in a technical sense (e.g. she was "abused" by punishing training during her childhood).
No, that's not me trying to mitigate things, just a comment on the broadness of some of the qualifiers.
But I guess if the shoe fits...
Anyway, I liked the test because of how accurate and comprehensive it was. I've seen other "Mary Sue litmus tests" that were also pretty dialed-in to the realities of wish-fulfillment writing, and this one was on par with the rest. :)
On a slightly different note, the upshot of egregious "Sue-ism" is that in case I ever swallow something poisonous and need to induce vomiting, there's no shortage of bad fan fiction on the internet. ;)
No, that's not me trying to mitigate things, just a comment on the broadness of some of the qualifiers.
But I guess if the shoe fits...
Anyway, I liked the test because of how accurate and comprehensive it was. I've seen other "Mary Sue litmus tests" that were also pretty dialed-in to the realities of wish-fulfillment writing, and this one was on par with the rest. :)
On a slightly different note, the upshot of egregious "Sue-ism" is that in case I ever swallow something poisonous and need to induce vomiting, there's no shortage of bad fan fiction on the internet. ;)
04/21/09 10:58 AM
s johnson wrote:
http://ponylandpress.nfshos...
and
http://www.springhole.net/q...
are also excellent Mary Sue tests (in reference to J. Devlin's comment above), in case anyone wanted to try them.
and
http://www.springhole.net/q...
are also excellent Mary Sue tests (in reference to J. Devlin's comment above), in case anyone wanted to try them.
04/21/09 10:59 AM
James wrote:
Wow, this was really useful. I love how I can test pilot characters for my stories without having to actually write the horrible stories.
Although, I wish the test took GENRE into account. For example, my score came out more Mary Sueish because a character is an alcoholic who rarely faces reprucussions. But the series is a comedy and that's a running joke: His alcoholism. Another came out as Mary Sue, since he has a traumatic... everything, but he's a parody of actual angsty characters. I would add "Was this done for humor?" at the end of certain questions, to make it more... you know... expansive.
Although, I wish the test took GENRE into account. For example, my score came out more Mary Sueish because a character is an alcoholic who rarely faces reprucussions. But the series is a comedy and that's a running joke: His alcoholism. Another came out as Mary Sue, since he has a traumatic... everything, but he's a parody of actual angsty characters. I would add "Was this done for humor?" at the end of certain questions, to make it more... you know... expansive.
04/21/09 10:57 PM
Jumping Jack Flash wrote:
Fun test. Unusually forgiving as Sue tests go. I ran a handful of my protagonists through, and they mostly got scores in the vicinity of 40; on most tests, they score in the 'OMG KILL IT WITH FIRE' range. I reckon this is because you don't have a lot of questions about specific powers and abilities.
See, I write rip-snorting pulp adventures, so of COURSE the protagonist is a sharpshooter or a martial artist or a mad genius or something. So are the antagonist, the sidekick, and the love interest. It might be cheezy, but it's not Sueish. Most Sue tests fail to make the distinction between wish fulfillment and high adventure.
Thanks for a fun test!
See, I write rip-snorting pulp adventures, so of COURSE the protagonist is a sharpshooter or a martial artist or a mad genius or something. So are the antagonist, the sidekick, and the love interest. It might be cheezy, but it's not Sueish. Most Sue tests fail to make the distinction between wish fulfillment and high adventure.
Thanks for a fun test!
04/24/09 02:16 AM
Ashley W. wrote:
Awesome. Test. Seriously. Couldn't stop laughing at all the point outs I see in roleplaying characters all. the. time.
I would recommend everyone with a main roleplaying character take this quiz!
Awesome.Jawsome.
I would recommend everyone with a main roleplaying character take this quiz!
Awesome.Jawsome.
04/24/09 08:54 PM
Random-dancing wrote:
Pretty cool test... I was really worried about my characters before, but now...I'm very happy to realize that those three years of working on them has finally payed off. However, I found that when the test said my characters were a "little like me", I could not help but laugh and say "Yeah, I'm a bird" or something like that. Great test...
*Does happy dance*
*Does happy dance*
04/25/09 09:50 PM
invexx wrote:
I had a lot of fun taking this test, thanks for making it! My character scored a 9, by the way, but I plan to find my most Sueish character now... mwahaha we'll see how he compares...
04/26/09 01:15 AM
A. Person wrote:
I knew what result to expect because I did it for a character I made up for the hell of it when I was ten and she is indeed a raging Sue. Gave me a smile. Think I'll bookmark it for future reference. Thanks for sharing. =]
04/26/09 06:21 PM
Bethany wrote:
Hhaaha, I used one of my characters from a Fantasy novel I'm wokring on, she's a bit like me, I'll admit, but acordding to the test, She's a good character... >.> thanks for making it, it was fucking... hilarious.
04/27/09 01:47 AM
kat wrote:
I got exactly what I thought I would.
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 12
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 31
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 12
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 31
05/02/09 03:22 PM
Lily wrote:
cool. My character is like me ..just a little but thanks to you i now know that she's a good character. i think she's cool..but human.
05/04/09 06:55 PM
Improvements needed wrote:
Hello, I just recently took your quiz on my character Faye tatsu, and Scored a 86 I think. Um I was wondering as a novice to writing characters for books and creating a series, Are their any suggestions you or anyone can make for her. My characters like me which is kinda a relief in some ways, which makes me happy to see she not all about me.
If anyone can get back to me and help me to improve my characters before I continue free writing my book I would appericate it.
sincerely.
Frea
If anyone can get back to me and help me to improve my characters before I continue free writing my book I would appericate it.
sincerely.
Frea
05/09/09 04:39 PM
Anthony Alexander wrote:
Yo!
I love this test. Firstly, it's less biased towards speculative fiction than other Mary-Sue tests; and secondly, it EXPLAINS what it decided about your character, and breaks down the score. That's always handy.
I will say this, however: this test was clearly not made for antagonists!
I love this test. Firstly, it's less biased towards speculative fiction than other Mary-Sue tests; and secondly, it EXPLAINS what it decided about your character, and breaks down the score. That's always handy.
I will say this, however: this test was clearly not made for antagonists!
05/09/09 10:58 PM
In reply to Frea: wrote:
I used to write horrible sues myself, so I think maybe I can help.
When trying to cure a mary-sue, the first thing you do is realize the symptoms are different from the underlying problem. That is, the real issues aren't things like way-too-shiny hair or magic powers - those aren't bad by themselves, they're just the typical side-effects. Usually, the real problem is that the world and the book have only been created as a display case for the character. When you have a mary-sue, it's not a realistic world - everything is focused around the mary-sue and making her look cooler.
For an example: Often (note: NOT always, but often) in stories with mary-sues, everyone in the story either loves her or hates her. There are no characters just minding their own business, being good citizens and working their jobs or whatever - they either rally behind her, or immediately turn against her somehow. That's because they aren't developed characters - they're just background, there to show off different aspects of the mary-sue. See what I mean? The real world doesn't bow to or turn against any one person automatically - it's mostly indifferent, and people have to work hard and make their own fortunes and reputations.
So if you suspect you have a full-blown case of the 'Sue, don't try to fix it by getting rid of the symptoms, as so many authors do. Look into the purpose of your story, whether you're giving this character too much importance compared to the rest of the universe, and whether the rest of your world has real depth, or if they're just there for the mary-sue's sake. Then rework the world until it's not so much in her favor.
That's the best advice I can give. Good luck on your book!
When trying to cure a mary-sue, the first thing you do is realize the symptoms are different from the underlying problem. That is, the real issues aren't things like way-too-shiny hair or magic powers - those aren't bad by themselves, they're just the typical side-effects. Usually, the real problem is that the world and the book have only been created as a display case for the character. When you have a mary-sue, it's not a realistic world - everything is focused around the mary-sue and making her look cooler.
For an example: Often (note: NOT always, but often) in stories with mary-sues, everyone in the story either loves her or hates her. There are no characters just minding their own business, being good citizens and working their jobs or whatever - they either rally behind her, or immediately turn against her somehow. That's because they aren't developed characters - they're just background, there to show off different aspects of the mary-sue. See what I mean? The real world doesn't bow to or turn against any one person automatically - it's mostly indifferent, and people have to work hard and make their own fortunes and reputations.
So if you suspect you have a full-blown case of the 'Sue, don't try to fix it by getting rid of the symptoms, as so many authors do. Look into the purpose of your story, whether you're giving this character too much importance compared to the rest of the universe, and whether the rest of your world has real depth, or if they're just there for the mary-sue's sake. Then rework the world until it's not so much in her favor.
That's the best advice I can give. Good luck on your book!
05/11/09 09:27 AM
Leanna wrote:
I took this test for rpg characters, rather than for writing characters (because I'm crappy at plot development and I know it, but I like building characters,) so I expected a somewhat inflated result. instead I kept getting told my characters were not sueish enough. oh well... jk. Good test, very fun to go through, even if I'm not technically the target audience.
05/12/09 11:49 AM
leanna wrote:
not that you probably care, but here are my characters' scores:
Leah-38
Leah looks a lot like me, and has a rather awful back story, so I'm not really surprised she's my most sueish.
Kora-13
Kora and I have one hobby in common, and that's it. I think she'd have gotten higher if you included some things to angst about that aren't technically anyone's fault (eg. and character who has survivor;s guilt from surviving an avalanche or a plane wreck that many people died in.) I went back and retook the test three times to try to get a couple more green sections, but it took too much fudging. I guess she's just unloved.
Aji-15
Aji's probably the most like me personality-wise, but she lives in a completely invented world, so I think that drove down her score a bit (since we can't have that much in common with such completely different societies)
Leah-38
Leah looks a lot like me, and has a rather awful back story, so I'm not really surprised she's my most sueish.
Kora-13
Kora and I have one hobby in common, and that's it. I think she'd have gotten higher if you included some things to angst about that aren't technically anyone's fault (eg. and character who has survivor;s guilt from surviving an avalanche or a plane wreck that many people died in.) I went back and retook the test three times to try to get a couple more green sections, but it took too much fudging. I guess she's just unloved.
Aji-15
Aji's probably the most like me personality-wise, but she lives in a completely invented world, so I think that drove down her score a bit (since we can't have that much in common with such completely different societies)
05/12/09 01:45 PM
Sam wrote:
I like this test. So far none of my characters appear to be marysues. :)
05/15/09 05:57 PM
Rebeka wrote:
I love taking this test! i have so many different characters and stories in my head that i have been too afraid to write because i was afraid the main character was a mary sue, its nice to have a non-biased opinion on stuff like this!
05/21/09 02:53 AM
Heffyo wrote:
I love this test, you covered loads of basic points, such as past and style and talents, whereas some other Mary Sue tests are very vague and not at all accurate. My protaganist got 32, which is fine, plus understandable because she lost her memory, therefore chose herself a new name, doesn't know where she comes from, etc, which is high-scoring points.
My two secondary main characters got 17 and 26, which I'm also fine with. Overall this test was fun :)
My two secondary main characters got 17 and 26, which I'm also fine with. Overall this test was fun :)
05/21/09 04:22 PM
Lynn wrote:
Great test! It hits a lot of points other Mary Sue tests don't. :) Very nice work.
Yeah, Honor Herrington can get a little Sue-ish, but she's being written by a male author so that probably throws things a bit. But there's lots of other reasons to read the series - actual science in the science fiction, Protector Benjamin, Harkness, the Queen. Loads of great minor characters.
Yeah, Honor Herrington can get a little Sue-ish, but she's being written by a male author so that probably throws things a bit. But there's lots of other reasons to read the series - actual science in the science fiction, Protector Benjamin, Harkness, the Queen. Loads of great minor characters.
05/21/09 07:19 PM
Airakasha wrote:
Brilliant test, very precise in the questioning, and I like how the name is added to some questions in order to pull out truth instead of lies to make the character look better. I think I shall be using this test for a large number of my characters now.
05/24/09 12:52 PM
AuthorOB wrote:
I can believe the 57 it gave my protagonist, however, everything it said about my character in the paragraph at the end was completely wrong, and for the most part completely different that what I had answered in the questions.
Not impressed at all; I'll be looking for another test to try out.
Not impressed at all; I'll be looking for another test to try out.
05/24/09 03:13 PM
Yuki wrote:
Ronto Yukimaru is only a little like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Ronto Yukimaru, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ronto Yukimaru is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
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Wow. This is a really good Mary Sue test. It doesn't say "Oh, he's ---- and ---, he's mary sue." It's "He's ----, but he's still creative and original because of ----." Much much better than other MS tests I've seen. =D
In general, you care deeply about Ronto Yukimaru, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ronto Yukimaru is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
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Wow. This is a really good Mary Sue test. It doesn't say "Oh, he's ---- and ---, he's mary sue." It's "He's ----, but he's still creative and original because of ----." Much much better than other MS tests I've seen. =D
05/25/09 01:23 PM
Larken wrote:
A lot better than the "Universal Litmus Mary Sue Test." At least this one doesn't like to shove everything in your face. I tested a fan fiction character, and I got a 14. Wewt, looks like I'm doing something right. :)
05/26/09 03:36 AM
Pandora wrote:
You know, where I go to school, names with apostrophes are common and considered normal, especially among people of African descent. When used properly, I don't think that apostrophes are a sign of a Mary-Sue.
05/28/09 06:32 PM
Ally wrote:
Is superhuman better than MOST humans or ALL humans?
My character is a boy genius, but I did ome research and he does not have the highest IQ EVER, though relatively close.
I think he might be a TAD Mary-Stui-ish (Gary-Stu, rather), and I want to work on that, though I'm not sure what to change ^_^;
My character is a boy genius, but I did ome research and he does not have the highest IQ EVER, though relatively close.
I think he might be a TAD Mary-Stui-ish (Gary-Stu, rather), and I want to work on that, though I'm not sure what to change ^_^;
05/31/09 10:03 PM
Lawenta wrote:
Oh great. I'm apparently unable to create a Mary Sue - even though I took the test for an RPG character that was created for fun to be as clichй as it gets, half-European-half-Japanese teenage sexbomb with special abilities :P Ah, and she's actually a mixture of three species and a royalty, but that is gamemaster's fault :D
And my main antagonist from a story who is usually getting Gary Stu warnings in other tests merely stands out here.
Maybe you're too nice? ;)
And my main antagonist from a story who is usually getting Gary Stu warnings in other tests merely stands out here.
Maybe you're too nice? ;)
06/01/09 08:54 AM
Weiss wrote:
Hmm... Not bad, not at all bad. Although a couple of characters scored lower than I thought they would've. One in particular, interesting point is that he's one of the least present characters in the story. Figures, I never put as much effort into the more minor characters.
06/01/09 03:07 PM
Dey-Deyyy wrote:
I had taken another online test, and honestly i like this one better. i understood what you were asking about my character and it was easier to planly anser them. I had scored higher on the other test which i didnt understand--not because it was bad--but because my character is a very gloating person.
I intend to take it again for some other characters to see if i need to improve them
:D
I intend to take it again for some other characters to see if i need to improve them
:D
06/01/09 08:27 PM
Armiece wrote:
Fun test overall, although getting the "...he doesn't stand out from the crowd" ending was hilarious, since the character I ran through is a genetically altered, multi-alien hybrid superbeing who spends the story lording himself over others and tormenting the main character. His powers where made just to make him completely nuts; he climbs into space and literally punches his way into spaceships, teleports and phases his way through walls and can reconstruct his body from tiny chunks. He can take huge amounts of damage and enjoys surfing on missiles. Also, he can fly, and his wife is the hottest thing on this half of the Milky Way. His score...20.
I'm not sure how to feel about that...
I'm not sure how to feel about that...
06/02/09 04:06 AM
K.P. wrote:
Very good, very fun, very accurate. Love it!
06/02/09 06:36 PM
Moggie wrote:
My kelpie character only got a 14. Not too unexpected. I don't think that semi-insane shapeshifting maneating horse demon-faery type things can ever really be mary sues, unless you try extremely hard.
06/03/09 12:12 PM
Vixen wrote:
the results i got a pretty much nothing like my OC. its said that she is not a character... of couse she is... she is basicly a mary sue but i dont have a problem with that. and is anyone does the should keep it to them selves
06/04/09 12:26 PM
Sev wrote:
I took your litmus test for my character and thought it was great, so I did it again for Harry Potter. And scored a 62! I got a score of 6 with my character, Brooke Xands. I couldn't stop laughing, and now I insist that someone get J.K.Rowling to take this test.
06/04/09 07:56 PM
Breloom wrote:
Aah, this was very good! Except for the one statement in the 'not cool, hangs on fringes at parties, blah blah' results that stated 'if he wore shades at night he would bump into things', the character happens to be a Rocket Grunt from the Pokemon fandom and so his eyes are in absolute darkness all the time. xD He got a seventeen.
And the 'unusual weapon' is a giant, hollow, metal pipe...
And the 'unusual weapon' is a giant, hollow, metal pipe...
06/05/09 07:07 PM
Cat wrote:
This was one of the better Mary-Sue tests I've taken. I actually enjoyed it a lot. It was very perceptive and amusing. At the end it said some lovely things about my character and me. *Is happy*
Thanks!
Thanks!
06/06/09 11:56 AM
Robby wrote:
Woo! 10! This is a really gewd test! Very helpful! Thanks x
06/06/09 09:20 PM
Destiny wrote:
Well, apparently, I'm distanced from most of my characters, and they all have promising careers. I have tried it with six different characters, and got basically the same thing. So either I'm a good writer, or one hell of a character maker.
06/07/09 07:00 AM
Aphrodite wrote:
This is a very good and extremely accurate test. I'm so glad my character Amy isn't a Sue. I think my other character Helen might be, though. I'll have to take it with her. She'll probably score significantly higher than Amy...
06/07/09 05:09 PM
Valen wrote:
Hahaha. I loved this test! Much more than the other Mary Sue tests I've taken. I believe it's the comments at the end.
Either way, brilliant!
Either way, brilliant!
06/08/09 09:20 AM
Ariel wrote:
I had a little bit of trouble because the character I used is a ghost and she likes being dead... >.>
....And I didn't understand the Score Breakdown. <:D Other than that, it's a great quiz! :D
....And I didn't understand the Score Breakdown. <:D Other than that, it's a great quiz! :D
06/09/09 12:19 PM
Johan De Ronin wrote:
Cool test. I plugged in the main character of my second book and she did well. I'm gonna do more of them.
JDR in Nyon, CH
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Suzie Sparks is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Suzie Sparks, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Suzie Sparks is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown:
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 11
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 24
JDR in Nyon, CH
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Suzie Sparks is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Suzie Sparks, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Suzie Sparks is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown:
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 11
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 24
06/11/09 05:43 AM
Marshmello wrote:
Nice test; it's cool how it uses the character's name and gender all along. There are some spelling errors and the test is a bit biased towards certain types of characters and certain genres, but well done nonetheless.
However, the results were confusing. The little paragraphs were cute, but for the actual score there was no context for anything and I don't know what it's supposed to mean.
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 10
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 17
It's hard to say how good a score 17 is without having a ceiling, and I don't know what any of the little comments mean.
However, the results were confusing. The little paragraphs were cute, but for the actual score there was no context for anything and I don't know what it's supposed to mean.
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 10
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 17
It's hard to say how good a score 17 is without having a ceiling, and I don't know what any of the little comments mean.
06/11/09 04:26 PM
Layla wrote:
This was a pretty accurate test. In the results, it said my character blends in a lot with the crowd and is quiet, which is exactly him. I was suprised! Anyway, it also comforted me, so now I know that he's not a Gary Stu.
06/12/09 03:23 PM
Breloom wrote:
Once again, I return to marvel at the accuracy of your Mary Sue test.
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Will is only a little like you. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. (So true. SO. VERY. TRUE.) He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Will, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Will is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
He's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 4 (Will never finds out exactly WHAT he's destined for until after the climax... by a Legendary Pokemon.)
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 16
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Will is only a little like you. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. (So true. SO. VERY. TRUE.) He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Will, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Will is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
He's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 4 (Will never finds out exactly WHAT he's destined for until after the climax... by a Legendary Pokemon.)
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 16
06/14/09 08:04 PM
Skelebat wrote:
Lol, I got twelve points for my creep of a flirtateous goth character, Kasey. This test was fun to take, but I do think there should be a couple more relationship questions.
06/15/09 11:16 PM
Leels wrote:
Oh damn, I got a 29 for my character Dr. Aero.
It was because he angsts so much, it's not funny.
Well, not so much as angsts, as converts his angst into psychosis. XD
It was because he angsts so much, it's not funny.
Well, not so much as angsts, as converts his angst into psychosis. XD
06/20/09 02:06 AM
Kat wrote:
HILARIOUS, and very fun to take.
06/20/09 05:56 PM
Darkstarr wrote:
I noticed in two places you used "loose" when you should have used "lose": ("<name> looses a loved one", "<name> looses his/her temper". Also noticed a few places where a "de-Sue-ifier" could've been added (for example, "<name> has been a slave", you could "it was by his/her own choice", or "<name> picks up new skills, etc. really quickly" could have "but there's a good, plot-driven reason for it".) Useful test, and I loved the opening comments!
06/23/09 11:13 PM
Cassy wrote:
This was great! I feel like you really nailed down my characters! I figured it might be a little psyched out by my second character because she's not magical, she doesn't have abilities, she's not even particularly likable, but she is special in her own right and it tagged it. I don't know how, but it did.
06/25/09 03:46 AM
melonpiranha.deviantart.com wrote:
Al' right, I got a 36... is that good? This test also seems to have gotten his personality spot on.
"-and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it."
That kinda sums him up.
"-and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it."
That kinda sums him up.
06/25/09 10:19 PM
NeS-eQuas-BeS7.Deviantart.com wrote:
pretty close, but er.. hes not clusmy or whatever, and he defo doesnt blend in with crowds or anything, never trys to be pop and all that, but yeah i guess i would like to be him for 1 day atleast XD
06/26/09 06:02 AM
NeS-eQuas-BeS7.Deviantart.com wrote:
oh and btwi got 70... =/ is that good or is that bad? a mean everyone else seems to be about 20 or 30 =/ so im either really good or really bad, i dunno. lol
06/26/09 06:04 AM
Sashaisme wrote:
My character Elle got a 36...
She's a good character!
I thumbs up for this test... =DD
She's a good character!
I thumbs up for this test... =DD
06/27/09 12:40 AM
Lucy wrote:
This test is AWESOME!!
I got a 57...
Which seems abit much compared to everyone elses :d
Oh well!
The comments were good, saying that i might want to be abit TOO much like her - but come on! Rose is a for a fanfic!
^_^
I got a 57...
Which seems abit much compared to everyone elses :d
Oh well!
The comments were good, saying that i might want to be abit TOO much like her - but come on! Rose is a for a fanfic!
^_^
06/27/09 01:55 AM
Kei wrote:
Alot of these results are the same...even if the characters are nowhere near close to each other...needs alot of work but it has potential.
06/28/09 04:33 AM
MayflyFerret wrote:
Of the three Sue litmus tests I took for my favorite original character, I liked this one the best. It was because it had comments, and so it didn't just take the whole score and call her a Sue because she happened to be a lot like me. I got a 31, 21 of which were in the first section. It's higher than other tests gave me, but I think it's accurate because she was based so much on me.
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Fenn is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Fenn, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Fenn is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
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I wonder what my other characters will score? 'Course I haven't fleshed them out very much yet, so I should probably get on that first...
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Fenn is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Fenn, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Fenn is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
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I wonder what my other characters will score? 'Course I haven't fleshed them out very much yet, so I should probably get on that first...
06/29/09 05:50 PM
kirakiraname wrote:
On both of my characters I scored in the low 20s. My characters are fairly Gary Stu-ish (mainly because they are very attractive, have some powers and are smart) but I'm happy with what it said when I finished for both. This is a great quiz for Sue and Stu-testing!
06/30/09 01:41 PM
SharkAkhrrana wrote:
I am taking the test for several characters. but is there a place where i can see what the ratings are for. I think it should be linked to the results page.
but that is just my opinion. Thanks
but that is just my opinion. Thanks
07/01/09 02:01 AM
Yer Mom wrote:
The test is a little better than some of the other ones I've taken but the main flaw I can see with almost all of them is that they assume that writing a character that shares some of your traits is a bad thing. A real Author-Sue is a GLORIFIED version of oneself used for wish fulfillment who's given an inordinate amount of focus. This test fails to recognize the possibility of using your own personality and experiences to make the character more realistic and well rounded. It also leaves out the all important question of how much focus the character gets relative to others, it doesn't even ask if it's the MAIN character. Furthermore, it fails to take into account how certain traits are portrayed, like a character's angsting being used to show that they are emotionally unstable and immature, like most REAL teens, and not used to gain sympathy. Furthermore, being a teen or having a teenaged appearance shouldn't count since it's just as acceptable in teen oriented literature as children in children's series, and adults in adult series. Finally there's the "not looking their age questions" what if a character is only in their 20's but looks 30 or 40 because of premature wrinkles or balding? What if they're in high school but are mistaken for middle schoolers because they're small or underdeveloped? Furthermore, in real life, depending on who you ask, or how the person is dressed/made up at a certain time, the age they appear to be can vary widely.
07/03/09 01:22 AM
Dirk van Klaveren wrote:
I have made a mary sue test before(which was not for writing, but never the less) and my score was 10, then.
I did your test twice and I ended up with a difference of 10 points. First 34, than 24. While I believe I only alternated 1 or 2 ticks. Isn't that a bit inacccurate?
I did your test twice and I ended up with a difference of 10 points. First 34, than 24. While I believe I only alternated 1 or 2 ticks. Isn't that a bit inacccurate?
07/08/09 11:04 AM
A Random Person wrote:
This is probably the best Mary Sue test up to date since it's not so closely wrapped around the "no no's" of one specific fandom. After all, some MS tests would misjudge a character who is actually very average just because the character comes from a world where life is much wilder (ie. everyone there has magic talents and pink hair). So thanks for being a little less subjective.
A good piece of advice for any one paranoid about their character being a MS; stop and think of what's realistic for your story. If you're writing a fantasy, it's okay to get creative, just make sure you don't go overboard. There's nothing wrong with making a character with an unusal talent or unusual appearance. Just make sure that they're not too far fetched.
Have fun and good luck everyone!
A good piece of advice for any one paranoid about their character being a MS; stop and think of what's realistic for your story. If you're writing a fantasy, it's okay to get creative, just make sure you don't go overboard. There's nothing wrong with making a character with an unusal talent or unusual appearance. Just make sure that they're not too far fetched.
Have fun and good luck everyone!
07/08/09 09:28 PM
ThreeBooksInTheFire wrote:
I didn't see a thing about 'Constantly wears Rainbow Colors.'
Sues do that too~ :D
Otherwise, great test! Maybe I like it because I scored lower on this then the others, but that's the other test's problem! *teehee*
Sues do that too~ :D
Otherwise, great test! Maybe I like it because I scored lower on this then the others, but that's the other test's problem! *teehee*
07/09/09 01:47 PM
JMorgan wrote:
I like the test, but it's missing a few questions, as follows:
Does (your character) regularly survive near-death experiences?
Has (your character) lost his/her memory?
-If/when he/she recovers it, will he/she discover something nasty about him/herself?
Is your character a shameless ripoff of your favorite character from a book, movie, TV show, or video game?
Does (your character) regularly survive near-death experiences?
Has (your character) lost his/her memory?
-If/when he/she recovers it, will he/she discover something nasty about him/herself?
Is your character a shameless ripoff of your favorite character from a book, movie, TV show, or video game?
07/10/09 12:03 AM
ArynChris wrote:
Gotta say--this was a nice version to try. I've been working with this version: http://www.springhole.net/q... , but I do have one fan character--it's simply HARD to get a decent score with her when the universe is Sailor Moon. I do believe my character is a lot more realistic that a lot of the canon characters, even, but there's a point where you just have to sit down and say, "There is no way to introduce a stand-alone, strong character without her being either a Sailor Scout or an angsty (or redeems-herself-by-the-end) villainess." Other character types barely have names in that show, and we all know it. Given that, and given that I'm not going the villain route, there had to be some sort of reason for her to show up on Earth, and the K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid!) principle says that's got to be tragedy.
She fails the other test pretty easily. For this character, I'm glad to use yours instead--I get a much more realistic answer.
She fails the other test pretty easily. For this character, I'm glad to use yours instead--I get a much more realistic answer.
07/10/09 04:08 PM
Katie wrote:
hehe, I ran my OC Kitauni through the test... got a 14.
Kita DOES have blue hair, however as I like things to be realistic, it's dyed, and is actually light brown. so I wasn't sure as to wether that counts or not. probably not. I know his name (Kitauni Topeinen) sounds strange and exotic, as sue's usually are, but that was because I was going for a Finnish-sounding name, trying to use my meager knowledge of Finnish pronunciation to make it, heh.
he was actually created as a companion for me in a 'pretending' game my friends and I played in primary school; he was my familiar, as I was a witch. I've kept him ever since, and have constantly built upon his character. I only put him through this out of curiosity really.
I found this was a really good test, although I think there could have been more options to show the character isn't a sue; rather than just ones towards being a sue. other than that, very good :)
Kita DOES have blue hair, however as I like things to be realistic, it's dyed, and is actually light brown. so I wasn't sure as to wether that counts or not. probably not. I know his name (Kitauni Topeinen) sounds strange and exotic, as sue's usually are, but that was because I was going for a Finnish-sounding name, trying to use my meager knowledge of Finnish pronunciation to make it, heh.
he was actually created as a companion for me in a 'pretending' game my friends and I played in primary school; he was my familiar, as I was a witch. I've kept him ever since, and have constantly built upon his character. I only put him through this out of curiosity really.
I found this was a really good test, although I think there could have been more options to show the character isn't a sue; rather than just ones towards being a sue. other than that, very good :)
07/12/09 12:27 AM
Kat wrote:
Isn't adding points for the oc being the same gender as it's author a little strict? There's only two ya know.
07/12/09 04:57 PM
Warriors4Life wrote:
I liked how this quiz laid out my character like a real person, it made me feel like I created a living being. She's normal, an average teenager and I appreciate the thought that I care about her, but understand she can stand on her own two feet. which is true, I never wanted a very unique character that stands out. The normal person who has interesting qualities like any other person, nice quiz. I'm just sad it was based on a humanoid standpoint, I have some animal based characters with personality and I wish there were Mary Sue versions of that as well.
07/12/09 09:03 PM
Cattish_Wasp wrote:
hmm... this seems to be quite useful for sane characters... but i tested an OC of mine that is liked by nearly no one, because she is psychotic and tortures people for almost no reason. the test basically said she wasn't cool. so, my insane OCs will have to take another test then... : (
but i do like this test, maybe i'll test some of my more sane characters here...
but i do like this test, maybe i'll test some of my more sane characters here...
07/13/09 02:41 PM
Hoppip wrote:
I tested my character, Chaletica:
"Chaletica is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Chaletica, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Chaletica is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
I think you shouldn't get points for "same hair, skin or eye color" UNLESS it's all three. Also, you shouldn't really get points for the character being of your own gender.
She's "not very cool"? She's sort of "cool", but in other ways.
It's a bit biased towards certain genres, but good test anyways.
Also note that this character isn't really a character in a written work.
"Chaletica is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Chaletica, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Chaletica is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
I think you shouldn't get points for "same hair, skin or eye color" UNLESS it's all three. Also, you shouldn't really get points for the character being of your own gender.
She's "not very cool"? She's sort of "cool", but in other ways.
It's a bit biased towards certain genres, but good test anyways.
Also note that this character isn't really a character in a written work.
07/14/09 02:18 PM
Queen Azrael wrote:
I think this is probably the best mary sue test there is. It's not perfect but then again, what is? This is definitely the first place I go to test my old characters, new characters and current characters. =]
07/14/09 05:42 PM
daff wrote:
I scored 24; I guess my character's still "healthy"
Nice test, I liked it
Nice test, I liked it
07/15/09 04:48 PM
floyd wrote:
Hey, I feel a lot better about my character. A friend just introduced me to the concept of mary-sue (though, I had a general idea about what mary-sue is), so that I could gain more confidence in the characterization of the people we had created for our stories. I look up this and other sue tests online and fill them out...what a relief to know, that my characters are legitimate and needing only polishing (your scoring system said that my character needed to get over his past [sounds like it's creator's personal problem :3 ])
I am greatly appreciative, this test is very enlightening and encouraging.
I am greatly appreciative, this test is very enlightening and encouraging.
07/16/09 02:33 AM
Ashley wrote:
I love your test! I've looked over a lot of mary-sue tests before but this one is the best for general fiction. I love the commentary at the end where you give a summary of the scores and how they fit together. Great work!
07/17/09 06:31 PM
KND wrote:
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 14
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Joe 0
Angst R Us 14
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 33
I'm a hobbyist "writer" (meaning I write stuff when I feel like writing and the things I write simply rot in the bowels of my hard drive). My score for my latest protagonist (as seen above) was slightly higher than I expected it to be, which made me realise a lot of things about him. Thanks for your insightful test. I reckon I'll employ it for my future literary escapades.
He's Got My Nose 14
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Joe 0
Angst R Us 14
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 33
I'm a hobbyist "writer" (meaning I write stuff when I feel like writing and the things I write simply rot in the bowels of my hard drive). My score for my latest protagonist (as seen above) was slightly higher than I expected it to be, which made me realise a lot of things about him. Thanks for your insightful test. I reckon I'll employ it for my future literary escapades.
07/20/09 03:21 AM
Chloriana Dorsett wrote:
a flamer recommended this website, because he thought that my character was a Mary Sue. Hah! My character got a 37- TAKE THAT WILLYONWHEELS!
Anyways, I actually thought she'd score higher. But then again- she a 200-year-old Dragon Rider, which is pretty different.
Some to think about- it's easier for most people to write about their own gender, since they can write more realistic reactions.
Anyways, I actually thought she'd score higher. But then again- she a 200-year-old Dragon Rider, which is pretty different.
Some to think about- it's easier for most people to write about their own gender, since they can write more realistic reactions.
07/20/09 02:35 PM
Chloriana Dorsett wrote:
I forgot- I wanted to ask, is Sylvaine too stereotypical? willyonwheels made me selfconscious.
And typo- SomeTHING to think about. Not 'Some'.
And typo- SomeTHING to think about. Not 'Some'.
07/20/09 02:37 PM
Dr. Sunie wrote:
Did another whole string of characters. Scores ranged from five to twenty-six.
You shouldn't have added "%name and I have the same sexual identity: straight, doms, trans, et cetera" since most of my characters are straight with like, ONE exception. Same gender seems harsh as well, though not as much for me, as over 80% of my characters are male even though I'm a female.
(I don't find it interesting at all to use characters who are in any way similar to me. It's like roleplaying as yourself. Boring as heck.)
You shouldn't have added "%name and I have the same sexual identity: straight, doms, trans, et cetera" since most of my characters are straight with like, ONE exception. Same gender seems harsh as well, though not as much for me, as over 80% of my characters are male even though I'm a female.
(I don't find it interesting at all to use characters who are in any way similar to me. It's like roleplaying as yourself. Boring as heck.)
07/20/09 10:27 PM
trig wrote:
Pretty nice survey. :) Simpler than the best mary suer I'd found before, but nonetheless bothers to give a detailed answer. Some of the questions are written in a way so that some ppl wouldn't want to answer honestly (I think you would know what I mean -_-') but I guess there are few other ways they could be stated :\.
Otherwise, you described my Bennie the little cynic pretty well. :D *thumbsup*
Otherwise, you described my Bennie the little cynic pretty well. :D *thumbsup*
07/21/09 01:35 AM
Thoadthetoad wrote:
It's pretty cool but there's some sue-tendencies that are missed here. Such as the "OMG BADASS" aspect of characters along with their goals and how they get there. It's still a fun test with a nice comment about the character that's generated.
07/21/09 11:37 AM
Peter Turner wrote:
Well, that was interesting. XD
I took the test with three characters, one who I knew to be a complete self-insert who scored predictably highly, one who I considered to be nothing like me at all who scored higher than I expected, and one that I designed for everyone to hate who got a spectacularly low score.
This was a lot of fun and perhaps a little sobering. Thanks.
I took the test with three characters, one who I knew to be a complete self-insert who scored predictably highly, one who I considered to be nothing like me at all who scored higher than I expected, and one that I designed for everyone to hate who got a spectacularly low score.
This was a lot of fun and perhaps a little sobering. Thanks.
07/24/09 01:36 PM
Lucifer Adams wrote:
Lucifer Adams is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." He always knew he was special, destined for great things - and probably made sure everyone else knew it too. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Lucifer Adams, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Lucifer Adams is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 13
He's The Anti-Cool 0
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 15
Can't Complain 6
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 38
This test is absolutely accurate for the most part. I find it humorous that the mentioned dressing habits and his knowing he's destined for greatness are actually opposite of the personality I gave him. He also had most everything handed to him except for his guitar playing and sword and fighting skill.
I'm not saying anything is wrong with the test. I just found the coincidences to be ironic.
He always dresses his best and is absolutely fastidious about his grooming. He also could care less about being great. He is a good guitar player and is exceptionally quick with his fingers but overly repetitive when playing at that speed. His fighting ability is completely self taught through laborious practice but did only take a few years.
I don't want to babble on and on with the explanation of why this is so. He is a lot like me and a lot like I wanted to be. I admit to scoring lower than I thought I would. The first time I took the test it was a 48 which was still lower than I expected. This test has helped me iron out some confusion on certain points I had with him.
In general, you care deeply about Lucifer Adams, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Lucifer Adams is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 13
He's The Anti-Cool 0
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 15
Can't Complain 6
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 38
This test is absolutely accurate for the most part. I find it humorous that the mentioned dressing habits and his knowing he's destined for greatness are actually opposite of the personality I gave him. He also had most everything handed to him except for his guitar playing and sword and fighting skill.
I'm not saying anything is wrong with the test. I just found the coincidences to be ironic.
He always dresses his best and is absolutely fastidious about his grooming. He also could care less about being great. He is a good guitar player and is exceptionally quick with his fingers but overly repetitive when playing at that speed. His fighting ability is completely self taught through laborious practice but did only take a few years.
I don't want to babble on and on with the explanation of why this is so. He is a lot like me and a lot like I wanted to be. I admit to scoring lower than I thought I would. The first time I took the test it was a 48 which was still lower than I expected. This test has helped me iron out some confusion on certain points I had with him.
07/26/09 05:45 PM
Anne wrote:
Thank you for making this test. It's very helpful, and I hate mary sues.
07/31/09 10:03 PM
Diandra wrote:
This was fun :)
See, I'm not a writer, so I took it for myself, ha ha.
Bad idea, because alot of the questions were hard to answer, such as "_____dresses exactly like you" I didn't answer those, but, yeah.
Nice quiz :)
See, I'm not a writer, so I took it for myself, ha ha.
Bad idea, because alot of the questions were hard to answer, such as "_____dresses exactly like you" I didn't answer those, but, yeah.
Nice quiz :)
08/02/09 10:05 AM
Draven wrote:
I took a test for my favorite OC Carter. I have to say, it wasn't as bad as I thought! Though I got a 74 for him (is that bad? ^_^;)
Though I guess you would have to hear my story first to get it. The beauty, "strikingly handsome" thing is hillarious. For my character it gets him in more trouble than it does out of it.
Though I guess you would have to hear my story first to get it. The beauty, "strikingly handsome" thing is hillarious. For my character it gets him in more trouble than it does out of it.
08/03/09 09:55 AM
Kumori wrote:
Awesome test, very helpful. ^^ Neous got a 25, but then again having a god take the test is kinda hard. xD
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Neous is nothing like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Neous, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Neous is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 9
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 25
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Neous is nothing like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Neous, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Neous is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 9
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 25
08/03/09 02:15 PM
Anima wrote:
A very helpful test, awesome! :D
Even though, some Mary-Sue characters are loved by the big crowd (I, myself find Harry Potter to be the biggest mary-sue around ;p while everyone loves him! I don't like the character at all, I just like the universe, but that's just me ^^)
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Spike is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Spike, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Spike is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 22
She's The Anti-Cool 0
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 25
Even though, some Mary-Sue characters are loved by the big crowd (I, myself find Harry Potter to be the biggest mary-sue around ;p while everyone loves him! I don't like the character at all, I just like the universe, but that's just me ^^)
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Spike is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Spike, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Spike is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 22
She's The Anti-Cool 0
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 25
08/03/09 05:51 PM
Shiri wrote:
"In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Marc"
The test was fun, but "goodly" bothered me
Also, just because he's not a Mary Sue doesn't mean He's underdeveloped and I don't care about him (ok..that sounds weird). I just feel that there weren't many things for me to check for him, they were all popularity and stuff, whereas I'm more concerned that he's a bit stereotypical emo. (though i'm not overly concerned. Just.. curious)
Uh. I sound rude. I know.
But overall, it made me laugh. So i guess it's cool.
The test was fun, but "goodly" bothered me
Also, just because he's not a Mary Sue doesn't mean He's underdeveloped and I don't care about him (ok..that sounds weird). I just feel that there weren't many things for me to check for him, they were all popularity and stuff, whereas I'm more concerned that he's a bit stereotypical emo. (though i'm not overly concerned. Just.. curious)
Uh. I sound rude. I know.
But overall, it made me laugh. So i guess it's cool.
08/04/09 12:43 AM
Peedz wrote:
Sweet quiz, definitely would catch your average Mary-Sue on point. And it made me lol, so it can't be -that- bad. I think it could use a little fine-tuning, like catching people who are so desperate to make their characters anti-sue that they miss the point entirely. Those piss me off to no end, ugh.
'Cause everyone is doing it, I'll tell you my results. I took the test for one of my protagonists in my super-special-awesome military sci-fi, who happens to be a telekinetic German-Japanese albino with a penchant for being a ruthless child soldier. Did I mention he's also 'chosen' to be the make-or-break factor of existence? (By pure accidental chance, though. DNAfail lol)
Dude got a 23. Not bad!
'Cause everyone is doing it, I'll tell you my results. I took the test for one of my protagonists in my super-special-awesome military sci-fi, who happens to be a telekinetic German-Japanese albino with a penchant for being a ruthless child soldier. Did I mention he's also 'chosen' to be the make-or-break factor of existence? (By pure accidental chance, though. DNAfail lol)
Dude got a 23. Not bad!
08/05/09 01:45 AM
Umibozu wrote:
My score was 22... or is it 23?? Dunno *shrugs*
Even that I take this quiz I still can't understand what is Mary Sue and why it called Mary sue...
I have read a few article but still... can you explain to me??
thanks m(_ _)m
Even that I take this quiz I still can't understand what is Mary Sue and why it called Mary sue...
I have read a few article but still... can you explain to me??
thanks m(_ _)m
08/08/09 12:59 PM
Goddii wrote:
I really enjoyed the quiz, luckily none of the 5 characters for my newest novel have been Mary Sues, or Gary Stus according. I am however very confused over the score breakdown. Maybe if you had a chart on what the different headings meant...
Otherwise I did love it, and a few more questions wouldn't hurt.
Otherwise I did love it, and a few more questions wouldn't hurt.
08/10/09 11:39 PM
V is for VELOCIRAPTOR! :] wrote:
this was great. :]
my first character, Juliet, is the protagonist and only scored 16!(i hope that's good) woo! and her brother, Alexei, only got 12!as me and my friends would say "YAY-YUH!" no, but seriously, it's because in my novel, they're part of a prophecy that they know only a bit about, like alexei may have been supposed to kill juliet but since their parents seprated them, that never happened so now something else might happen.they dont know though.uhhh.that sounds lame now.
ANYways, great test! :]
my first character, Juliet, is the protagonist and only scored 16!(i hope that's good) woo! and her brother, Alexei, only got 12!as me and my friends would say "YAY-YUH!" no, but seriously, it's because in my novel, they're part of a prophecy that they know only a bit about, like alexei may have been supposed to kill juliet but since their parents seprated them, that never happened so now something else might happen.they dont know though.uhhh.that sounds lame now.
ANYways, great test! :]
08/14/09 11:54 PM
Snowsky wrote:
Hehehe...I took this test for my characters Shadowlight and Flamesong. Shadowlight got 24 and Flamesong got 15 - this test is crazy good.
08/17/09 12:06 PM
celestial-moon-fire wrote:
I really enjoyed useing this test. Most Mary0Sue quizzes make everything seem wrong and must be changed, but thi sone actually made sense, and I didn't have any trouble answering the question.
Jinx had 33 points BTW xD
Jinx had 33 points BTW xD
08/18/09 12:42 AM
Sayuri wrote:
This test was quite interesting. I scored exactly 22 for my newest character, Aranethe. As for my older, keep-sake character Ariisinn, I scored 29. I've taken several other "Mary-sue" tests which scored Ariisinn in the 40's, as a heavily Mary Sue character who needed to be changed. I like this one much better, because I try hard to avoid making my character's Mary Sue and the description given is very accurate.
Aranethe: 22
Aranethe is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Aranethe, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Aranethe is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Ariisinn: 29
Ariisinn is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Ariisinn, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ariisinn is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
This test was a bit wrong, though. Ariisinn is actually the type who would avoid parties at any cost.. if she even was invited, considering I've recently upped her age to twenty. She's logical and rational, she doesn't do stupid things with no desirable result. As for Aranethe, she is potrayed as emotionless. She is actually the "Unapproachable Princess" type: Pretty and comes from a wealthy family, yet reserved and quiet. Snappy and blunt when dragged into conversation... and she's a werewolf, she wouldn't run into a wall even if she were blind. I actually tried to make her a Mary-sue-esk character with my own personal flare, and it seems I've managed to succeed in some small way. As for the "minor damage"... not quite. She's emotionless because of an incident involving her father killing her lover. Do you catch my point here? The test was... accurate with Ariisinn, but when you stop and think, it was hardly accurate with Aranethe... And I actually don't care about her all that much. Compared to my other characters I'd actually be willing to let some evil villian kill her off. >.>''
Ah.. yeah. Lengthy comment. I think you should make the questions a bit more detailed, honestly. Aranethe was only partially correct, while Ariisinnw wasn't exactly dead on the mark.. And yes, I do realize these two characters are quite similar. E-mail me and I'll prove how they aren't. XD
Aranethe: 22
Aranethe is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Aranethe, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Aranethe is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Ariisinn: 29
Ariisinn is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Ariisinn, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ariisinn is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
This test was a bit wrong, though. Ariisinn is actually the type who would avoid parties at any cost.. if she even was invited, considering I've recently upped her age to twenty. She's logical and rational, she doesn't do stupid things with no desirable result. As for Aranethe, she is potrayed as emotionless. She is actually the "Unapproachable Princess" type: Pretty and comes from a wealthy family, yet reserved and quiet. Snappy and blunt when dragged into conversation... and she's a werewolf, she wouldn't run into a wall even if she were blind. I actually tried to make her a Mary-sue-esk character with my own personal flare, and it seems I've managed to succeed in some small way. As for the "minor damage"... not quite. She's emotionless because of an incident involving her father killing her lover. Do you catch my point here? The test was... accurate with Ariisinn, but when you stop and think, it was hardly accurate with Aranethe... And I actually don't care about her all that much. Compared to my other characters I'd actually be willing to let some evil villian kill her off. >.>''
Ah.. yeah. Lengthy comment. I think you should make the questions a bit more detailed, honestly. Aranethe was only partially correct, while Ariisinnw wasn't exactly dead on the mark.. And yes, I do realize these two characters are quite similar. E-mail me and I'll prove how they aren't. XD
08/18/09 04:54 AM
Zippy wrote:
I first took this test for my own characters and found it to be astoundingly accurate. Then I took it for Bella Swan of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight. Everyone knew she was a Mary-sue, but I didn't know she was THAT much of a mary-sue! Excellent test.
08/19/09 12:29 AM
MaidenM wrote:
Very well made test! I took it for the three main characters in a story of mine and was very happy with the result. The only thing I thought was a bit sad that I couldn't tick off was "<name> has lost a part of his/her body" or something like that (one of my characters only has one arm). But overall, very nice test. Thanks for taking the time to do it =D
08/20/09 02:03 AM
Marmota wrote:
It seems a pretty good test, although it leaves out some things - which especially turns up in the verbal result, which is rather restricted. For one character of mine, it said "He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise." While he's surely cool, just not everyone considers him cool; a leader figure; he doesn't really blend into crowds, or, if he does, he's sure to do something that will bring him out sooner or later; he doesn't go to parties, because he has other things to do, but he'd probably be at the centre of things if he did; and I suspect he never wears shades, not even on bright summer days... well, maybe he does on those. This is just to show you that the test doesn't account on some things it says in the results.
It also seems to work better for fantasy characters - maybe that was the intention?
It also seems to work better for fantasy characters - maybe that was the intention?
08/22/09 11:47 AM
Kai-s friend wrote:
Oh, wow. XD
I tried my friend's character, Kazunomiya, and she scored a 92. Well done.
I tried my friend's character, Kazunomiya, and she scored a 92. Well done.
08/23/09 03:27 AM
Twilighter wrote:
121 for Edward Cullen.
08/23/09 03:36 AM
Kavyle wrote:
This is such a good test! I've taken it several times (One for each of my characters, and then some for the already-published characters... Edward Cullen is incredibly Mary-Sue. Not Gary-Stu. LOL)
Haruka's results:
Haruka is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Haruka, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Haruka is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
She's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 18
Not all of that is entirely true, but it's probably not your fault. =) After all, it's not like you can instantly write a review for each and every character result you recieve, right? XD
Besides, Haruka is a fairly new character, so I don't really know much about her myself.
(She's Japanese, which is why her name is Japanese. She's in a fanfiction.)
Haruka's results:
Haruka is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Haruka, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Haruka is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
She's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 18
Not all of that is entirely true, but it's probably not your fault. =) After all, it's not like you can instantly write a review for each and every character result you recieve, right? XD
Besides, Haruka is a fairly new character, so I don't really know much about her myself.
(She's Japanese, which is why her name is Japanese. She's in a fanfiction.)
08/27/09 08:10 PM
lasvegaslion.webs.com wrote:
Well, I have to say that I find this test quite helpful. However, one of my characters, Crystal Lion, according to the results is a doppelganger of me.
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 29 <-I'm known as 'Crystal Lion' because everyone I know in Adventure Quest Worlds calls me that, even out of the game.
Yo! 12
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0 <-Her past is so-so, only a dead grandpa from old age before she was born.
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 47
Ok, so her current state is this: she's a Las Vegas showgirl born and raised in Lore. The world changed abruptly, forced her into revealing clothes and made her a showgirl skilled at dancing and somewhat better looking than her original story. She's not such a major character in her current story, though, which can be found on theoriginalfive.deviantart.com
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 29 <-I'm known as 'Crystal Lion' because everyone I know in Adventure Quest Worlds calls me that, even out of the game.
Yo! 12
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0 <-Her past is so-so, only a dead grandpa from old age before she was born.
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 47
Ok, so her current state is this: she's a Las Vegas showgirl born and raised in Lore. The world changed abruptly, forced her into revealing clothes and made her a showgirl skilled at dancing and somewhat better looking than her original story. She's not such a major character in her current story, though, which can be found on theoriginalfive.deviantart.com
08/28/09 10:03 AM
Thalia wrote:
You know, I really thought my character was a mary sue, but I got a 33 and they said my character was good... THANK GOD! lol, because i was ready to completely ditch the story XDD i mite make some minor changes in stuff she says that REALLY seem mary sue-ish, but thanks for the quiz, it helped =]
08/28/09 07:21 PM
Nat wrote:
I would think that adding more questions would be great,
I took the test and it said I distanced myself a little too much from her :'D makes me feel like a bad mommy xD;;
but in all reality I kinda do :'D
I took the test and it said I distanced myself a little too much from her :'D makes me feel like a bad mommy xD;;
but in all reality I kinda do :'D
08/28/09 08:07 PM
Suki wrote:
This.Test.Was.AWESOME :D It really helped me. Now I know which characters I could consider working on which ones were fine when I thought they really weren't. Seriousness aside, I spent two hours taking tests just for the heck of it, it was a blast.
08/31/09 07:49 PM
Alex wrote:
I keep taking these tests and getting low scores... makes sense though, my characters are all pretty different from me (with one exception) and none of them are more special or well-liked than the next guy. what sets them apart is their unwillingness to give up and the fact that they have help, you can so rarely get things done all by yourself and never things like saving the world.
I think sue tests are really useful, I've heard a lot of bad things about them but good characters shouldn't get really high scores - if they're getting high scores they're too extraordinary and even if they are well written they could use some work. Things can feel real and still be exciting fantasy right?
And when people say that they are biased against fantasy characters, that's just silly. All my characters are fantasy and the most any of them have ever scored is a seven (he's a little close to my ideal guy - if only he wasn't so anti-social)
ya'know?
sorry, had to get that out of my system.
I think sue tests are really useful, I've heard a lot of bad things about them but good characters shouldn't get really high scores - if they're getting high scores they're too extraordinary and even if they are well written they could use some work. Things can feel real and still be exciting fantasy right?
And when people say that they are biased against fantasy characters, that's just silly. All my characters are fantasy and the most any of them have ever scored is a seven (he's a little close to my ideal guy - if only he wasn't so anti-social)
ya'know?
sorry, had to get that out of my system.
08/31/09 08:11 PM
Glaerdrune wrote:
This test is too cool :3 And quite accurate too! Although I must admit, I think I've both gained and lost points for 'technicalities'
Like the 'Horatio looses a loved one, only to subsequently bring that loved one back to life.'
Technically, yes, but he killed him in the first place, and the coming-back-to-life was an accident. That also applies to the 'tragically murdered' box, and I don't know whether to check them or not :P
He's extremely handsome, but that's all down to the genetics in his family history so I have to describe him that way. Not my fault. (Okay, maybe I'm shamelessly trying to avoid the blame here)
Although I agree, he is (or thinks he is) some kind of Gary-Stu, and I don't like him.
I did this for my possessed villain, Jack, and he got slightly more than I'd hoped for, the only character of about thirty to do so. Nothing appears overly-wrong with him, maybe it's because villains are always more flamboyant/overdeveloped. A few more questions or a seperate test for antagonists would be wonderful.
Oh, and your spelling could do with some tidying up, but apart from that it's a great test, and I love how it feels personal and varies with every result. More questions plz? :3
Good idea, I'll go try this on some published characters too :D
Like the 'Horatio looses a loved one, only to subsequently bring that loved one back to life.'
Technically, yes, but he killed him in the first place, and the coming-back-to-life was an accident. That also applies to the 'tragically murdered' box, and I don't know whether to check them or not :P
He's extremely handsome, but that's all down to the genetics in his family history so I have to describe him that way. Not my fault. (Okay, maybe I'm shamelessly trying to avoid the blame here)
Although I agree, he is (or thinks he is) some kind of Gary-Stu, and I don't like him.
I did this for my possessed villain, Jack, and he got slightly more than I'd hoped for, the only character of about thirty to do so. Nothing appears overly-wrong with him, maybe it's because villains are always more flamboyant/overdeveloped. A few more questions or a seperate test for antagonists would be wonderful.
Oh, and your spelling could do with some tidying up, but apart from that it's a great test, and I love how it feels personal and varies with every result. More questions plz? :3
Good idea, I'll go try this on some published characters too :D
09/02/09 06:21 PM
Shontia wrote:
Thank you SO much for this quiz! I was so worried my character was on the verge of May-su-ness! (if that's a word XD) The results said the character was based of me (which it is sorta XD) but is still a healthy character! So, again, thank you very much!
09/02/09 07:12 PM
WoodenStereo wrote:
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! This quiz is really clear, it explains everything, IT USES THE CHARACTER'S NAME (for once) and it's really prettily laid out. 'wearing shades after dark makes him run into things' That so totally fits my character! He's such a silly goofball~ But I love him. Whoot! 24! Thanks for the quiz, because it's the best Mary-Sue test EVER!
09/04/09 07:18 PM
Cate wrote:
I only got a 10 but I think that may be because the character was for a Pride and Prejudice fan fiction and thus was relatively normal. Still, neat test though I'd like more detail on what those things at the score total thing were.
09/05/09 09:36 PM
Skittles wrote:
My character, Ren, got a 12. XD well, at least she's not a mary-sue!
09/06/09 09:51 PM
RSXx wrote:
Sweet, only 21 points? Wow...
Damn, tho... apparanty my character's a little too much like me...
Hey, I'm a recovering self-insert author, what can I say?
Awesome test, it's simple and one helluva lot easier on the eyes than the Universal Mary-Sue litmus test.
-RSXx
Damn, tho... apparanty my character's a little too much like me...
Hey, I'm a recovering self-insert author, what can I say?
Awesome test, it's simple and one helluva lot easier on the eyes than the Universal Mary-Sue litmus test.
-RSXx
09/08/09 02:05 AM
confused.... wrote:
"/\/\ is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about /\/\, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. /\/\ is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her. "
Kind of funny, considering that she's a part demon, her parent and his spouse are ridiculously wealthy, she's the queen bee of her (supernatural) high school. Not only that, but she is one of the more powerful ones, considering her undiluted bloodline, and she is known by everyone. I think her saving grace is that she's an honest-to-god b*tch, and is never going to change for anyone.
""" is nothing like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about "", but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. "" is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her. "
And her... She's my main character! I adore her to bits, and write most of the story from her pov (third person pov). She's the only one in the story who was raised in a homosexual household, and it has impacted her greatly. She's a brilliant soccer player, despite having been asked not to join teams, since she refuses to wear uniform. She and the other girl are the coolest girls in the school.
I almost wonder if this test is too forgiving... I was sure /\/\ would be a Mary-Sue...
In general, you care deeply about /\/\, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. /\/\ is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her. "
Kind of funny, considering that she's a part demon, her parent and his spouse are ridiculously wealthy, she's the queen bee of her (supernatural) high school. Not only that, but she is one of the more powerful ones, considering her undiluted bloodline, and she is known by everyone. I think her saving grace is that she's an honest-to-god b*tch, and is never going to change for anyone.
""" is nothing like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about "", but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. "" is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her. "
And her... She's my main character! I adore her to bits, and write most of the story from her pov (third person pov). She's the only one in the story who was raised in a homosexual household, and it has impacted her greatly. She's a brilliant soccer player, despite having been asked not to join teams, since she refuses to wear uniform. She and the other girl are the coolest girls in the school.
I almost wonder if this test is too forgiving... I was sure /\/\ would be a Mary-Sue...
09/09/09 10:41 PM
DAZ wrote:
I just bagged a 103 or a character that's a manipulative tragic arch villain??! So it doesn't always work...Especial since his tragic nature is a twist saved for the end of the story. But it's a pretty fun test all the same... You can check out bio info and artwork of this character via the link below, if anyone's interested.
http://www.freewebs.com/veg...
http://www.freewebs.com/veg...
09/11/09 10:33 PM
Michelle wrote:
Tayumi is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Tayumi, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Tayumi is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
I believe that this test was very nicely,fairly written out.While you listed the major signs of a Mary Sue,you realized that some qualities in a character MUST be exotic in order to make that character interesting,and so you didn't list every single little thing that might have counted as a Sue quality.
My Rating:5/5
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 18
In general, you care deeply about Tayumi, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Tayumi is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
I believe that this test was very nicely,fairly written out.While you listed the major signs of a Mary Sue,you realized that some qualities in a character MUST be exotic in order to make that character interesting,and so you didn't list every single little thing that might have counted as a Sue quality.
My Rating:5/5
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 18
09/13/09 08:42 PM
Android 21 3/7 wrote:
I think your test is too imbalanced and lenient. If the character in question is in a slice-of-life kind of genre, that throws several qualities out the window right off the bat. And even for the characters who ARE in the fantasy genre, well... Let's just say that my blind archer (who can hit anything as long as the target is not something painted on a flat surface) outright failed every test I've run her through except this one. In this test, she got something like a C...
09/22/09 12:33 AM
Rose wrote:
Kaida is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Kaida, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Kaida is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 12
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 7
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 29
What is the score out of? Is she too Sue-ish? She may be a bit like me, I worry. She doesn't go to parties or wear shades, but I don't think that's the point of the description. She already knew she was special, but not "The Chosen One" special. She has just been involved with dragons her whole life. She's not really the type to blame everything on herself, she's quirky. But that may not be important. I'm not sure. What do you think? How could I improve her?
In general, you care deeply about Kaida, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Kaida is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 12
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 7
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 29
What is the score out of? Is she too Sue-ish? She may be a bit like me, I worry. She doesn't go to parties or wear shades, but I don't think that's the point of the description. She already knew she was special, but not "The Chosen One" special. She has just been involved with dragons her whole life. She's not really the type to blame everything on herself, she's quirky. But that may not be important. I'm not sure. What do you think? How could I improve her?
09/27/09 05:00 PM
Rose wrote:
Sorry to comment again. This is my other main character (yes, there are two). It looks like he's just fine :)
Riley is only a little like you. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Riley and given him plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Riley that you stop caring what happens to him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
He's The Anti-Cool 1
Plain Joe 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 6
I really do care about him. He isn't "Mr. Uncool", he's just average (or at least, perceived that way by normal kids his age).
Riley is only a little like you. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Riley and given him plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Riley that you stop caring what happens to him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
He's The Anti-Cool 1
Plain Joe 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 6
I really do care about him. He isn't "Mr. Uncool", he's just average (or at least, perceived that way by normal kids his age).
09/27/09 05:16 PM
Erin wrote:
Okay... I was surprised that Adrian didn't get a higher score. I was sort of expecting it, because
(a) He's very, very attractive, both sexually and psychologically, to both the opposite gender and a character who's gay.
(b) He's an incubus, which explains A.
(c) He has the opportunity to sleep with multiple people on a regular basis, and does so because he feeds off of them.
(d) He's pretty much a queen's sex slave.
I kind of expected, like, a thirty five, or something... but a seventeen? Perhaps you need to revamp the test.
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 17
Take the Test Again
(a) He's very, very attractive, both sexually and psychologically, to both the opposite gender and a character who's gay.
(b) He's an incubus, which explains A.
(c) He has the opportunity to sleep with multiple people on a regular basis, and does so because he feeds off of them.
(d) He's pretty much a queen's sex slave.
I kind of expected, like, a thirty five, or something... but a seventeen? Perhaps you need to revamp the test.
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 17
Take the Test Again
10/02/09 10:36 AM
ComicGirl wrote:
LMAO I have an old aged mutated OC (83) and he is a complete druggy and he got a 34! LMAO, I have no idea if that is good or not?!
And when it gave me back the summary it was hardly accurate like "he hangs out on the fringes at parties" hes a complete outcast of society and would never show his mug to a party, but still. This quiz was pretty funny when I got the results even if the results were not accurate, he should of came out something similar to an anti sue, thats how I made him.
And when it gave me back the summary it was hardly accurate like "he hangs out on the fringes at parties" hes a complete outcast of society and would never show his mug to a party, but still. This quiz was pretty funny when I got the results even if the results were not accurate, he should of came out something similar to an anti sue, thats how I made him.
10/03/09 01:49 PM
Elmarien wrote:
What? My blatant self-insert with superpowers got only a 30-something?
(All right, all right, he's a villain, but an Author Avatar anyway!)
Someone ought to do a Villain Sue test.
(All right, all right, he's a villain, but an Author Avatar anyway!)
Someone ought to do a Villain Sue test.
10/04/09 08:33 PM
Hallie wrote:
It was a very good test. I got a good answer that fit my character. I like the way you said it. :)
10/06/09 03:55 PM
Tori wrote:
This was FUN. :D
One of my OCs has developed so much since I came up with her 4 years ago that she's practically been 6 different characters. I decided to take the test once for every one.
The original scored 114, and the most recent version scored 28. I'm going to guess that this is because, in a nutshell, she progressed from noble 13-year-old warrior-spy who everybody loves, to the half-mad murderer who pretty much destroys her own reputation. XD
Anyway, awesome test! Definitely recommending it to my other writer friends.
One of my OCs has developed so much since I came up with her 4 years ago that she's practically been 6 different characters. I decided to take the test once for every one.
The original scored 114, and the most recent version scored 28. I'm going to guess that this is because, in a nutshell, she progressed from noble 13-year-old warrior-spy who everybody loves, to the half-mad murderer who pretty much destroys her own reputation. XD
Anyway, awesome test! Definitely recommending it to my other writer friends.
10/07/09 10:24 AM
haz the spaz wrote:
gee, mary-sie was a mary sue. I like the idea of 'personalising' the questions and answers. (PS, i am not trying to be sarcastic, if this sounds sarcastic; i really write like this)
High Score: 257!
High Score: 257!
10/07/09 10:41 AM
Sydnie wrote:
One thing that is sadly missing, is a way to say that someone's loved one died, of an accident, to be fair a put that their loved one was murdered but in reality she just died, in a very typical way. I also wish there were a few more things about normal human beings, these tests always seem to be centered around science fiction or fantasy stories and I never write those...
good though, I love the way you get your results :)
good though, I love the way you get your results :)
10/12/09 03:16 AM
-atomic cookie- wrote:
Phew, Rin passed the test. I guess that's why she is sort of an unlucky outsider, but I'm happy anyway seeing she turned out not being a mary-sue. ^^ (( sorry 'bout the mistakes, I'm from italy... @.@" ))
10/14/09 09:15 AM
MRSA wrote:
Ha, I was beginning to worry my character was a mary sue! I got a 30 on it and yeah, I put alot of me in her character, but I not so much that she mirrors me. Great test! :)
10/16/09 10:24 PM
anonymous wrote:
Jasmine is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Jasmine, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jasmine is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 19
This is alot like my character, This is an awesome test
In general, you care deeply about Jasmine, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jasmine is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 19
This is alot like my character, This is an awesome test
10/17/09 10:56 AM
Max wrote:
Wow, a brilliant test. Not only does it tell you how much of a Sue your character is (thankfully Elly, Cassie and Beach aren't that much of an MS, I need to iron out a few creases in Silence though *eep*) but it also tells you what you can do to help them out. Thanks!
10/18/09 09:57 AM
Random wrote:
My character got a 15 and the descriprition is alot like her. All in All this test is great.
10/18/09 02:17 PM
kavyle wrote:
(Yeah, I'm posting again.)
Crap. I can't tell if I'm getting better or worse at creating characters! I took the quiz for two characters in a new story--the same story, mind you--with the same status of "main character".
The first time, I tried it out on my vampire and got a 33. His supernatural state probably brought up his score a lot, plus his white hair and red eyes. (Woo-hoo, albino vampires!)
The second time, I took the test for my main human, I got a 6. Obviously, I made him too plain, but the story is only just beginning. It almost seemed like none of the questions applied to him.
The same happened with another one of my characters, minus a few questions regarding her name. I don't know if it's your test, or just my innability to create plausible characters (I suspect the latter). But... I guess I should work on y writing a little more and come back later.
(Though... I always use this Mary Sue Test before going into a story. Haha. ^.^')
Crap. I can't tell if I'm getting better or worse at creating characters! I took the quiz for two characters in a new story--the same story, mind you--with the same status of "main character".
The first time, I tried it out on my vampire and got a 33. His supernatural state probably brought up his score a lot, plus his white hair and red eyes. (Woo-hoo, albino vampires!)
The second time, I took the test for my main human, I got a 6. Obviously, I made him too plain, but the story is only just beginning. It almost seemed like none of the questions applied to him.
The same happened with another one of my characters, minus a few questions regarding her name. I don't know if it's your test, or just my innability to create plausible characters (I suspect the latter). But... I guess I should work on y writing a little more and come back later.
(Though... I always use this Mary Sue Test before going into a story. Haha. ^.^')
10/22/09 07:36 PM
Nyla wrote:
I like this test, but I don't get how my character got a 35. She got 20 in the 'angst' area. Her family was killed by a wizard by a spell gone wrong. She became a sort of half-cat from that same spell, and also has the eyes of death staring at her when she opens her eyes. She now bumps into things nearly all the time.
How did she get a 35?!
How did she get a 35?!
10/26/09 08:12 PM
Christina wrote:
Haha I usually get a good score using this test but not so much with Momoko. XD It could be because she's still a developing character though. *shrug* ^^
10/27/09 06:47 PM
Leo wrote:
All my characters kept getting suspiciously low scores, so I ran Alan Turing (yes, the real computer scientist) through the test, and he got a really low score (lower than my characters, in fact). Dude beat everyone at everything at school, studied with the best, invented most of computer science, saved the world from the friggin' Nazis with his nerdy invention, and was outcast, punished and angsty because he insisted on being openly gay in an intolerant society. How is he not a Mary Sue?
That test is way off. It probably concentrates too much on egomobiles (is the character just like you?) rather than Mary Sue themselves (is the character unbelievably awesome?), and possibly too much on past angst as opposed to angst acquired during the story.
That test is way off. It probably concentrates too much on egomobiles (is the character just like you?) rather than Mary Sue themselves (is the character unbelievably awesome?), and possibly too much on past angst as opposed to angst acquired during the story.
10/28/09 06:59 AM
Greg wrote:
Ended up getting a 66 for my Sonic the Hedgehog, and to be quite honest, that seems accurate.
10/30/09 07:43 PM
Fujoshi wrote:
I got a 78.
I must correct this test XD
In my opinion, Nanate and I aren't very similar at all. She's a very silent person, always very depressed but can be happy, but the blank expression on her face never changes, so it'd be hard to tell. When she's annoyed or pissed off, you'll know it. She has quite a bit of an anger problem...she'll either hit you, or light you on fire using her fire elemental abilities. She's been through a lot of troubles in her short life and blames herself for everything, mainly her father's death. She's a very beautiful girl, but she doesn't really believe that at all and doesn't even really think much of herself, though there are many people around her that care greatly for her.
I myself, though her creator, am not very close to her. To be more exact, she hates me and doesn't think that I could have possibly made her. I have no worries of anyone disliking her, she's on her own with that. I could honestly care less if people liked her or not, she's the one who chooses how she acts around people and whether she wants them to like her or not. Oh! And I'm not the one spoiling her! That'd be her older sister, Kioko ;P
I must correct this test XD
In my opinion, Nanate and I aren't very similar at all. She's a very silent person, always very depressed but can be happy, but the blank expression on her face never changes, so it'd be hard to tell. When she's annoyed or pissed off, you'll know it. She has quite a bit of an anger problem...she'll either hit you, or light you on fire using her fire elemental abilities. She's been through a lot of troubles in her short life and blames herself for everything, mainly her father's death. She's a very beautiful girl, but she doesn't really believe that at all and doesn't even really think much of herself, though there are many people around her that care greatly for her.
I myself, though her creator, am not very close to her. To be more exact, she hates me and doesn't think that I could have possibly made her. I have no worries of anyone disliking her, she's on her own with that. I could honestly care less if people liked her or not, she's the one who chooses how she acts around people and whether she wants them to like her or not. Oh! And I'm not the one spoiling her! That'd be her older sister, Kioko ;P
11/07/09 12:53 PM
Grace wrote:
"Santo is nothing like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Santo, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Santo Giuseppe DeCredico is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
This is pretty much accurate except that Santo doesn't really get off with minor damage. He gets driven insane lol
In general, you care deeply about Santo, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Santo Giuseppe DeCredico is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
This is pretty much accurate except that Santo doesn't really get off with minor damage. He gets driven insane lol
11/07/09 03:29 PM
rum4life wrote:
My Tom got a 6! I'm not sure if this is good or bad, but I've got a feeling it's leaning towards the good side... this test was extremely entertaining and helped me put some things into perspective with Tom. Plus, it even gave me a few ideas. Thank you for making this.
11/15/09 09:08 AM
Eva wrote:
Generally like the test. But what do the categories mean!?! In the scoring? Is there a description of them that I'm missing? Or are people just supposed to know by the title? Some are obvious, but I don't get some of them.
11/21/09 10:12 AM
Ruach wrote:
All in all I thought it was good. One huge difference between this one and others I have taken is that the results can be positive. A lot of them automatically assume a low score is a bland character, and a high score is a bland character with no real in-between. I have over 50 characters, and I've tried about 8 of them and they all came out ok I guess. I think it has some problems considering the universe. For example in my universe humans aren't as common as some of the other species so I lose monster points because I have non-humans with non-human abilities. And my non-human characters don't have typical human pasts so they don't, for example, usually raise or get raised by their parents for very long. Also I lost monster points because in my universe what are considered "super-human" abilities are very common. Despite all this my characters came out all right so I'm happy. To clarify I wasn't offended, I was just hoping to maybe give you another input to consider, I will not be checking back (probably) and I don't feel offended by the results.
11/23/09 02:20 PM
R.E.Dare wrote:
This test is great. My character Penelope Stone got a 16.
11/27/09 04:32 PM
Mirkwood wrote:
Poor Will. She got a 43, mainly because I gave her a really nasty past. Nut the little synopsis at the end described her perfectly.
11/27/09 06:21 PM
Vankoss wrote:
My Heather landed with a healthy 18 score. Great test :D ill try with other characters of mine,
11/27/09 07:41 PM
Her wrote:
I'm ok with my score, because Isabella really IS me. Just a cartoon alter-ego of myself. I let her become me. XD
11/29/09 06:39 PM
Anna wrote:
I really enjoyed taking this test. I tested the major characters of my story and they turned out mostly healthy, really keeps you thinking and trying not to make mary-sues.
One question though, lol. What about extenuating circumstances? Like say a character has a psychic ability but in the world they live it's completely normal and extremely common, should that be checked?
Juuust wondering.
Awesome work!
One question though, lol. What about extenuating circumstances? Like say a character has a psychic ability but in the world they live it's completely normal and extremely common, should that be checked?
Juuust wondering.
Awesome work!
11/29/09 09:31 PM
JStone wrote:
I think this test is more accurate than others I've taken. It stung a little bit because the character I based most on myself got the result "she's really not very cool" but it was also funny, because that's exactly how I intended the character. This is really fun and useful, thanks!
12/02/09 11:08 PM
Caramel wrote:
Only a 42? That's actually lower than I'd expect...
:3 Well, I'm happy.
I love the way you've made this, it's really good! >w< I'll recommend it to a few friends who are working on stories.
:3 Well, I'm happy.
I love the way you've made this, it's really good! >w< I'll recommend it to a few friends who are working on stories.
12/03/09 06:02 AM
Brendan Aggeler wrote:
Hmm. Geared a bit towards people writing heroic characters. I had to check both boxes for the "distinctive mark" question, but the fanchara in question is a Transformer.
12/03/09 03:45 PM
Brendan Aggeler wrote:
Specifically, a Decepticon.
12/03/09 03:48 PM
Rini wrote:
I absolutely love this test! Checked out four of my RPCs, two of which were originally horrible before I found this a few years ago, and of the four I have an average score of 29.25. Pretty good, I'd say. I definately plan on continuing to use this for a very long time.
A couple of things I wasn't sure on though... Selena wasn't raised at all... Basically, she disappeared when she was five, and next thing she knew, she had the mind and body of a fifteen-year-old, but not the memories, and was in an unfamiliar world. So I didn't check anything on the parents. And her brother, Vasun, feels bad that he wasn't keeping a better eye on her that day, even if it wasn't his fault, and it comes up once or twice in the story, but it's not a big thing, just a twice-a-year thing where he gets really upset, so I didn't mark the third box. Also, along with the worlds thing, she is from a different world than most of the characters in the story, but the characters were really all from different worlds, which made it difficult to decide if I wanted to check that or not.
These are the scores I got, by the way.
Lyrina Greil
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 29
Aramina Silverblaze
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 8
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 31
Selena Azel
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 12
She's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 11
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 28
Vasun Azel
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 9
Can't Complain 8
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 29
A couple of things I wasn't sure on though... Selena wasn't raised at all... Basically, she disappeared when she was five, and next thing she knew, she had the mind and body of a fifteen-year-old, but not the memories, and was in an unfamiliar world. So I didn't check anything on the parents. And her brother, Vasun, feels bad that he wasn't keeping a better eye on her that day, even if it wasn't his fault, and it comes up once or twice in the story, but it's not a big thing, just a twice-a-year thing where he gets really upset, so I didn't mark the third box. Also, along with the worlds thing, she is from a different world than most of the characters in the story, but the characters were really all from different worlds, which made it difficult to decide if I wanted to check that or not.
These are the scores I got, by the way.
Lyrina Greil
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 29
Aramina Silverblaze
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 8
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 31
Selena Azel
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 12
She's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 11
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 28
Vasun Azel
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 9
Can't Complain 8
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 29
12/04/09 10:53 PM
Kendrix wrote:
I'm glad that all my Characters, got into the "well developed healthy character zone" even though it's easier not to write Sues in your own universes XD Still, I stumbled across this, and just tried it out with some of my characters, expecially the ones who are more similar to me... I was quite surprised at the result I got for my character Eugeal, because it fit her exatly XD
Good work, definitely one of the first Mary Sue tests on the Web.
I apreciate this as even I, whose first book is going to be printed by now, have started off with some horrible Mary Sues XD I actually gained a friend because she loved my wrinting in that FF - The absolute crazy fantasy parts, that it. But it didn't have anything to do with the original show anymore. When I realized this, I deleted the fic, but there are some people who never have that realization and glorify their Sues endlessly (I never would have taken personal offence if anyone had given me a negative reaction for Marya, as the moster was named (In a show set in ancient Japan! I'm so ashamed!), in fact, I would have realized why no one was reading the fic if someone had told be my errors, or, if I had found this test back then.
You're doing a great job at helping young, unexperienced fanfiction authors, especially since the Results aren't formulated too insulting, even if you tick every single box (which I tried just for funXD)
Good work, definitely one of the first Mary Sue tests on the Web.
I apreciate this as even I, whose first book is going to be printed by now, have started off with some horrible Mary Sues XD I actually gained a friend because she loved my wrinting in that FF - The absolute crazy fantasy parts, that it. But it didn't have anything to do with the original show anymore. When I realized this, I deleted the fic, but there are some people who never have that realization and glorify their Sues endlessly (I never would have taken personal offence if anyone had given me a negative reaction for Marya, as the moster was named (In a show set in ancient Japan! I'm so ashamed!), in fact, I would have realized why no one was reading the fic if someone had told be my errors, or, if I had found this test back then.
You're doing a great job at helping young, unexperienced fanfiction authors, especially since the Results aren't formulated too insulting, even if you tick every single box (which I tried just for funXD)
12/08/09 03:22 PM
Eclipse wrote:
Name: Belle (she has no last name because I couldn't be bothered giving her one)
She's a vampire that got locked away in a dungeon in a castle for attacking a human in daylight. But the castle had been long since abandoned. Belle was all but forgotten. Until, a historian goes into the castle seeking to do some research and discovers what he assumes is a young child. (her real age is never mentioned)
She scored a 51. I'm a little hurt by the result, but I know this is wonderful test and is really accurate, perhaps I am a tad bit close to Belle, but I just created her, her character is really undeveloped, she'll get better :3
She's a vampire that got locked away in a dungeon in a castle for attacking a human in daylight. But the castle had been long since abandoned. Belle was all but forgotten. Until, a historian goes into the castle seeking to do some research and discovers what he assumes is a young child. (her real age is never mentioned)
She scored a 51. I'm a little hurt by the result, but I know this is wonderful test and is really accurate, perhaps I am a tad bit close to Belle, but I just created her, her character is really undeveloped, she'll get better :3
12/12/09 07:43 AM
Molly wrote:
I have to say, I just used myself, and I'm relatively pleased with what the result told me.
"Molly is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Molly, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Molly is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Considering it's real life and not even a self insert, it's nice to know all this. ;)
"Molly is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Molly, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Molly is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Considering it's real life and not even a self insert, it's nice to know all this. ;)
12/13/09 11:32 PM
Ashley wrote:
Yay! my characters are healthy according to this test, that's good thing :D
I enjoyed this, none of them were considered Mary Sues ^^
I enjoyed this, none of them were considered Mary Sues ^^
12/15/09 02:37 PM
Giratina wrote:
Okay. So since this test wasn't specifically tailored to the character I was making - then again, what test is? - and there were some totally justifiable parts (Rodney loses his temper a lot and shouts at other people because he's just that irritable all the time, has been subject to a sort of Noodle Incident Luxray-torture and bears a phobia as a result, wears sunglasses on a regular basis because he happens to be blind, and so on) but overall, like most other times, this test has made me quite happy with the results.
12/17/09 07:03 PM
anon wrote:
I enjoyed this quiz. I now know that my characters are incredibly realistic. I scored a 14 for the girl and a 9 for the guy. (Yes, I was being honest with my answers. I try to make my characters extremely legitimate so readers aren't like "are you serious? That's not even realistic...")
I give myself a pat on the back for avoiding Mary Sue characters like the plague...and I do...because it is a plague.
Anyway, just wanted to say awesome test...and it was great!
I give myself a pat on the back for avoiding Mary Sue characters like the plague...and I do...because it is a plague.
Anyway, just wanted to say awesome test...and it was great!
12/18/09 11:53 PM
Simone wrote:
I just loved the way the results are shown. The plain (and sometimes ugly) truth, in detail!
12/22/09 11:54 AM
Faith wrote:
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 14
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 7
Can't Complain 4
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 38
Great test! Very helpful :)
She's Got My Nose 14
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 7
Can't Complain 4
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 38
Great test! Very helpful :)
12/23/09 04:29 PM
avatarmaniac. wrote:
To be honest, and quite blunt, this test is sort of lacking. It needs more questions for example about the 'world' the character lives in, it's kinda ignorant to limit ALL characters to the limits of our world. my test scores?
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 2
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 21
Though I'm really relieved of one thing. This's the third test I've run her through and she's had healthy scores each time ^_^
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 2
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 21
Though I'm really relieved of one thing. This's the third test I've run her through and she's had healthy scores each time ^_^
12/23/09 09:27 PM
The Subplot Protagonist wrote:
Wow. I really love this test. I used it on a character I was sort of only thinking of, and especially after reading some of these comments I am very grateful for the time you spent typing that up! I definitely intend to use this more in the future to save my characters from certain doom. :]
12/24/09 01:58 PM
Alix wrote:
This test has helped me a lot. Thanks!
12/26/09 04:14 PM
justme wrote:
FUNNY!!! :)
I got a kick out of this.
But when you get the score... did I miss something? What's it relative to? 100? I didn't see a scale indicating where your character rates from best to worst score.
I got a kick out of this.
But when you get the score... did I miss something? What's it relative to? 100? I didn't see a scale indicating where your character rates from best to worst score.
12/26/09 10:53 PM
SynVegeta wrote:
"Helvetica is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Helvetica, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Helvetica is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
This is really constructive! Thank you so much! ^^
In general, you care deeply about Helvetica, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Helvetica is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
This is really constructive! Thank you so much! ^^
12/27/09 01:50 AM
Kellie wrote:
Lucy is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Lucy, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Lucy is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 14
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
Plain Jane 0
Can't Complain 8
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 31
I'm surprised, I care deeply about Lucy, but I don't like her much, she's insane and murders almost everyone around her, she fantasizes about killing people, she's spacey and out of touch with the world, almost no one can understand her when she talks because it's usually just senseless ramblings (and on occasion, it's her confession to murder) however, Lucy is a genius, she knows everything about everything she just isn't focused enough to come off as smart. :/ I like the people she kills more than I like her, but I guess she's kind of like a daughter to me, I love her no matter what, I've become quite attached. Which is a pity, since the story ends with her jumping off a cliff to "be one with the clouds" ... ... ... I mentioned she's insane, right? The only main character who doesn't die is her best friend... The story doesn't make much sense anyway, so I don't really care if the characters are realistic, they all die anyway.
In general, you care deeply about Lucy, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Lucy is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 14
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
Plain Jane 0
Can't Complain 8
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 31
I'm surprised, I care deeply about Lucy, but I don't like her much, she's insane and murders almost everyone around her, she fantasizes about killing people, she's spacey and out of touch with the world, almost no one can understand her when she talks because it's usually just senseless ramblings (and on occasion, it's her confession to murder) however, Lucy is a genius, she knows everything about everything she just isn't focused enough to come off as smart. :/ I like the people she kills more than I like her, but I guess she's kind of like a daughter to me, I love her no matter what, I've become quite attached. Which is a pity, since the story ends with her jumping off a cliff to "be one with the clouds" ... ... ... I mentioned she's insane, right? The only main character who doesn't die is her best friend... The story doesn't make much sense anyway, so I don't really care if the characters are realistic, they all die anyway.
12/27/09 08:42 AM
Surbette wrote:
Nathaniel is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Nathaniel, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Nathaniel is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 21
In general, you care deeply about Nathaniel, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Nathaniel is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 21
12/30/09 04:34 PM
Victor Velazquez wrote:
the sue test really worked for me. I'm gonna test all of my characters. This test was helpful. Thank you.
01/01/10 02:00 PM
F0xx0rz wrote:
This was a fabulous test! It was better than the rest I've taken because it gave me more than just a number telling me how MAry Sue my character was or wasn't...
01/02/10 12:20 AM
Twilla wrote:
I love the test, but I think you might add a percetage for the characters, or the max score so that everyone can tell just how bad there characters are. (Mine were 23 and 28)
01/02/10 12:10 PM
Puffy wrote:
This is a really wonderful test ^^
Very helpful and accurate... thankfully, my characters passed XD
Very helpful and accurate... thankfully, my characters passed XD
01/02/10 08:51 PM
Fish wrote:
This is a great test, although I wish it were less biased towards fantasy characters; a realistic universe pretty much guarantees a low score. My character, Chase, only scored an 18, but I wish there was a test out there that would really dig into his personality as opposed to whether or not his hair changes color--I can't tell whether he's annoyingly peppy or realistically resilient.
And I disagree with a few of the criteria--some of the self-insert stuff was pretty nitpicky. I mean, I'm a girl; I have brown hair. All those traits are extremely common, so I don't see how making a character have the same gender or hair color as me makes them any more self-insert-y.
But overall, it's a great test, and it was obviously tailored for fantasy characters, so I can't really complain that it doesn't do something it was never intended to do. :<
And I disagree with a few of the criteria--some of the self-insert stuff was pretty nitpicky. I mean, I'm a girl; I have brown hair. All those traits are extremely common, so I don't see how making a character have the same gender or hair color as me makes them any more self-insert-y.
But overall, it's a great test, and it was obviously tailored for fantasy characters, so I can't really complain that it doesn't do something it was never intended to do. :<
01/03/10 12:12 AM
Chicago Ted wrote:
Rebecca is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Rebecca, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Rebecca is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 15
She's The Anti-Cool 2
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 18
-+-+-+-
I actually laughed at my result, mostly because it was more accurate than I thought it would be. I got a 15, but that's because my character is A) what I kinda hope to be [[an unemployed 21 year old living in an apartment kicking ass in a zombie invasion XD]] and B) I'm trying to keep it as realistic as possible [[aside from the zombies]], and not have a stupid Bella on my hands :/
Thank you for the Test, it was awesome XD
In general, you care deeply about Rebecca, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Rebecca is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 15
She's The Anti-Cool 2
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 18
-+-+-+-
I actually laughed at my result, mostly because it was more accurate than I thought it would be. I got a 15, but that's because my character is A) what I kinda hope to be [[an unemployed 21 year old living in an apartment kicking ass in a zombie invasion XD]] and B) I'm trying to keep it as realistic as possible [[aside from the zombies]], and not have a stupid Bella on my hands :/
Thank you for the Test, it was awesome XD
01/04/10 12:37 AM
Junko wrote:
This has given me a bit to think about my OC.
Not that she's a Mary Sue it's just that she's bland a yogurt.
Thank you so much for making this test. I shall love you forever. X3
Not that she's a Mary Sue it's just that she's bland a yogurt.
Thank you so much for making this test. I shall love you forever. X3
01/05/10 05:12 PM
Scarlet wrote:
This test is good! It's similar to a REALLY comprehensive one that I took a few minutes ago (http://www.springhole.net/q...). One thing from that that I suggest for this, is that you mention that an attribute doesn't count if it's normal in your fictional universe. For example, my character has "strength that we would consider superhuman", but that's because she's a half-vampire, and that's normal for [part-]vampires in her fictional universe. There also aren't many characters who have it, but that's because there aren't a lot of vampires (in proportion to normal humans, at least) in her fictional universe.
The test I mentioned says I should probably work on her a bit, and this one says I have a "healthy character". (I got a 39). She is definitely a Mary Sue, though. She fits the "Angsty" Sue description on Wikipedia to a T. It's depressing. I've hardly developed her character at all... I don't like her! Which is weird, because she's an idealized projection of me! But I guess it's because she's the sullen, moody, super-intelligent, loner, devil-may-care idealized version of me, as opposed to the bouncy, bright, super-nice-to-everyone idealized version of me (who is actually a character in another story but strangely is not even remotely Mary Sue-ish... I don't know how I pulled that off...)
I hope I can fix this character somehow, though. So far nothing I've tried has worked! I think I'm too attached to my original concept of her... CRAAAAP!!!
P.S. Yes, I do use my character[s]'s name on websites, but I've done that with my other story's main character, too, and she's not a Mary Sue! I'm not going to use my real name, and it's clearly more convenient to use a name that I chose for a fictional character (and therefore already like), than try and painstakingly find one or come up with one on the spot. To do so when I have ready-made names available would be plain dumb! And I think it's perfectly sensible to want to use the protagonist's name over the others, because chances are you'll save the best name for them, and you're supposed to like them the best whether they're a Mary Sue or not! SO THERE! LOL.
The test I mentioned says I should probably work on her a bit, and this one says I have a "healthy character". (I got a 39). She is definitely a Mary Sue, though. She fits the "Angsty" Sue description on Wikipedia to a T. It's depressing. I've hardly developed her character at all... I don't like her! Which is weird, because she's an idealized projection of me! But I guess it's because she's the sullen, moody, super-intelligent, loner, devil-may-care idealized version of me, as opposed to the bouncy, bright, super-nice-to-everyone idealized version of me (who is actually a character in another story but strangely is not even remotely Mary Sue-ish... I don't know how I pulled that off...)
I hope I can fix this character somehow, though. So far nothing I've tried has worked! I think I'm too attached to my original concept of her... CRAAAAP!!!
P.S. Yes, I do use my character[s]'s name on websites, but I've done that with my other story's main character, too, and she's not a Mary Sue! I'm not going to use my real name, and it's clearly more convenient to use a name that I chose for a fictional character (and therefore already like), than try and painstakingly find one or come up with one on the spot. To do so when I have ready-made names available would be plain dumb! And I think it's perfectly sensible to want to use the protagonist's name over the others, because chances are you'll save the best name for them, and you're supposed to like them the best whether they're a Mary Sue or not! SO THERE! LOL.
01/05/10 10:25 PM
Aliya wrote:
Nice test. I'll be careful about the mary-sueness next time. ^___^
01/07/10 06:58 PM
ghjkl wrote:
I actually like this test, something that is actually realistic in its scores.
01/09/10 03:22 PM
quamp wrote:
The test was okay, but there was a problem with it.
I am male, but my main original character is female. The questions didn't quite take this into account.
BTW, here's another Sue test you missed: http://www.springhole.net/q...
I am male, but my main original character is female. The questions didn't quite take this into account.
BTW, here's another Sue test you missed: http://www.springhole.net/q...
01/10/10 08:45 PM
tatertots wrote:
I've only recieved an 11 :o
Wow. Aha.
I'm now tempted to think about other author's characters and see how bad they are xD
Wow. Aha.
I'm now tempted to think about other author's characters and see how bad they are xD
01/11/10 07:16 PM
Devonshire Red wrote:
This test is wonderful! I'm telling all my writer friends!
01/11/10 10:32 PM
Kitty wrote:
I love it! Thanks! This test is awesome! I'll be sure to tell my friend; she's also a writer.
01/12/10 04:55 PM
Kira wrote:
Part of a result for one of my characters said this: "She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too." I'm guessing the "f" isn't supposed to be there. ^.^
Amazing test, it's been very helpful. Thanks so much!
Amazing test, it's been very helpful. Thanks so much!
01/16/10 03:00 PM
Clara Fonteyn wrote:
A great test! I noticed that instead of 'lose' and 'losing' there were 'loose' and 'loosing.' No doubt you know the difference, though! :D
Thanks!
~Clara
Thanks!
~Clara
01/19/10 10:28 PM
Alexandria wrote:
Keep it up...I loved it! :D
01/19/10 10:29 PM
Silena Beauregard wrote:
Have you ever tested Edward Cullen on this? I mean, he scored waaaay too high.
Gary Stu, anyone?
Gary Stu, anyone?
01/20/10 03:58 PM
Sheila wrote:
Typo: She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too.
D:
D:
01/22/10 02:36 PM
bell eternity wrote:
nice...scary i got 251...yikes i think i need some help....lol kinda help full but i think i shuld get points off since shes had a tragic life an is kinda still havein 1 but im tryin to make her life betta...but i still get a high grade-_-' ugh...thankz for the test but rivision needed
01/22/10 10:22 PM
noneofyourbuisness wrote:
my score wasn't so good it said i don care about her. Not flaming but just gonna say that wrong :P It's a huge thing I'm working on in the story, something bad happens and she gets tested on and idk plot not done but i do know her moms her enemy rofl its gonna be a drama!! err shes really not liked in school, only has like 2 friends guess i could get her a dog XD
01/27/10 06:27 PM
Johnny wrote:
This was a pretty well-rounded test, but I felt it didn't dwell deeply enough on some issues (Such as parents dying, or only one abandoning the character, or one dying, one abandoning, etc).
There was also some... questionable results when comparing what me and some of my friends got (example being that one of us got a 23 and his character went on to form his own team/organization in his own city, more or less by himself)
There was also a part of my results that made me raise my eyebrow:
"He always knew he was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too."
My character never thought he was special, nor did he much care if anyone thought so. This is only a minor thing, since there's bound to be some generalization on the tests, but maybe make some questions that dwell deeper into those subjects?
Anyway, those are my thoughts
All in all, it was a pretty fun test, and you should feel proud of it. Thanks for the entertainment.
There was also some... questionable results when comparing what me and some of my friends got (example being that one of us got a 23 and his character went on to form his own team/organization in his own city, more or less by himself)
There was also a part of my results that made me raise my eyebrow:
"He always knew he was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too."
My character never thought he was special, nor did he much care if anyone thought so. This is only a minor thing, since there's bound to be some generalization on the tests, but maybe make some questions that dwell deeper into those subjects?
Anyway, those are my thoughts
All in all, it was a pretty fun test, and you should feel proud of it. Thanks for the entertainment.
01/29/10 01:45 AM
Tohno wrote:
Thank you! Whenever I write fanfiction, I always run original characters through this quiz.
And it's pretty funny to see people deny that they 'seriously don't want to stand out' like their characters. Man, I'm a jerk. xD
And it's pretty funny to see people deny that they 'seriously don't want to stand out' like their characters. Man, I'm a jerk. xD
01/30/10 07:10 PM
Alex wrote:
Wow, I thought that the hero of my story (and secret daydream stand-in) would get massive points off for marrying a princess. Then again, it is the standard deal of 'princess's hand and half the kingdom for one dragon' bit.
I tried my best to be honest, though I'm not sure if an extremely old sword counts as 'unusual' and in the end I just said yes.
Very good test, I mostly used my over-the-top daydreams for this test, which is the spawn of my stories.
Thank you for vindicating (to myself at least) that I am not writing Mary Sues.
I tried my best to be honest, though I'm not sure if an extremely old sword counts as 'unusual' and in the end I just said yes.
Very good test, I mostly used my over-the-top daydreams for this test, which is the spawn of my stories.
Thank you for vindicating (to myself at least) that I am not writing Mary Sues.
02/04/10 07:11 PM
David Beacon wrote:
I care deeply for my character, but I'm smart enough to let him stand on his own . . . yep. That pretty much sums it up.
This is a good test. I took the Original Mary Sue test and my dude tested as a "Borderline-Sue". I created him when I was fourteen and a lot less mature, so I guess the Sue-infection was unavoidable; but thank you for saying that he is a healthy character with a promising career!
This is a good test. I took the Original Mary Sue test and my dude tested as a "Borderline-Sue". I created him when I was fourteen and a lot less mature, so I guess the Sue-infection was unavoidable; but thank you for saying that he is a healthy character with a promising career!
02/09/10 06:51 PM
Lyndsay wrote:
I've made many characters and are never Mary Sues, AND I answer this honestly....
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Is this test okay? xD
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Is this test okay? xD
02/16/10 08:43 PM
Ellethwen wrote:
I scored a 20, so my character wasn't a Sue, but I find the fact that the test penalizes you for a thing such as being a teenager very annoying. And for being "witty". I think I'll stick with the one at Springhole. Nice try, though.
02/18/10 07:25 PM
Kiva wrote:
I got a 36 for my character. That pretty much means they're NOT a mary-sue, right?
That's awesome. I feel blessed to not have any cookie-cutter characters! :'D
That's awesome. I feel blessed to not have any cookie-cutter characters! :'D
02/19/10 02:59 PM
Kassandra wrote:
I don't have Mary Sue characters.
Thanks for noticing.
I feel special =)
Thanks for noticing.
I feel special =)
02/20/10 11:03 PM
Ivanksmw wrote:
Great test, actually tried it with one of my characters and now I want to try it with all of them
02/22/10 06:21 AM
richard wrote:
This test was to focused on such things as anime or hard core fantasy characters and didn't acknowledge that the character, your'e testing, might not be a good guy or an anti-hero of sorts. For instance the character I am currently writting about lives on earth and has posttraumatic stress syndrom and is a bit retracted from the rest of the world, fair enough, and even though the story ends up as a science fiction novel it is still more focused on the aspect of the character and in a way that you can see real personalities, not like most anime characters whom lacks both basis or substance. This the test cannot comprehend and is by such renderd ineffectual. A good way to improve the test is to ask fewer matireal questions and story questions and focus more upon more grey aspects (a few evil options wouldn't hurt either) of the character.
02/24/10 01:16 PM
Tenshi wrote:
XDDDD I took it for my alter-ego-type character (yes, I actually made one of those). Damn, the commentary was so damn close! XDDDDDDDDDD
Well, I think this is a great tool for checking your characters. X3 It's the best one I found so far.
Well, I think this is a great tool for checking your characters. X3 It's the best one I found so far.
02/24/10 08:47 PM
Anime_40_^^ wrote:
Hmm! I think this test is ok! I just made up any old character and I made up if she was like me JUST before I got the results and it was like you/ this test was psychic!
I like it, but I'd give it about....4/5. Only four (and I am sorry) because it didn't get through ALL the things I found on the other tests.
I like it, but I'd give it about....4/5. Only four (and I am sorry) because it didn't get through ALL the things I found on the other tests.
02/27/10 01:37 PM
Greaya wrote:
It's a good test, I was recommended it by a reviewer on ff.net for a character that wasn't main and was one of the badies and decided that this test would be good for main characters, this is the first time I ran through it with a main character though.
02/28/10 04:20 AM
Lori wrote:
This is theee most awesome test ever! I use it everytime I write about a new character! ^-^
03/07/10 06:07 PM
Kristina M wrote:
This is awesome.
I'm currently improving my character in my fan fiction. When someone told me that my character is a complete Mary Sue but honestly when I took this test, it's just slight as in just only a little like me.
"She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probably made sure everyone else knew it too. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you. "
"In general, you care deeply about *******************, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. ************** is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Now I don't know what to do. I'm confused. Can you please help me with my character? I lost my drive for the story when someone told me about her being a Mary Sue.
Please help me...
I'm currently improving my character in my fan fiction. When someone told me that my character is a complete Mary Sue but honestly when I took this test, it's just slight as in just only a little like me.
"She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probably made sure everyone else knew it too. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you. "
"In general, you care deeply about *******************, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. ************** is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Now I don't know what to do. I'm confused. Can you please help me with my character? I lost my drive for the story when someone told me about her being a Mary Sue.
Please help me...
03/08/10 06:56 AM
netta wrote:
Ah, this test is SO much better than the other one that's going around Deviantart. Your character had to boring, mean, and have no background to get a good score.
03/09/10 05:40 PM
Rainn wrote:
I took a spin off of this once for a character that I really do feel close too and have worked on for four years. I scored a 146...it said Mary Sue was at 70. Needless to say, I freaked a little.
I took this test, got a 36. XD
But still, it helped me make revisions and stuff that's mae my character come more into her own. Thank you.
I took this test, got a 36. XD
But still, it helped me make revisions and stuff that's mae my character come more into her own. Thank you.
03/09/10 11:37 PM
Marora wrote:
I was wondering why there aren't more questions relating to the character's intelligence, psychological and moral dilemas, as well as the character's general attitude.
03/10/10 04:09 PM
Lily wrote:
This is the first test for mary-sues that I've taken that didn't freak out because my characters are semi-like me. The highest score I got was a 19, for my friend's self-insertation into one of my stories. I really like this test better than any other I've found. Thanks for making this.
03/12/10 09:02 PM
simona wrote:
i did edward cullen, ddn't reallly know what to do with how much he is like me tho, but: Edward is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. He'd have to be pretty dense to miss the signs that he is destined for great things; he can hardly take a walk without tripping over a sword in a stone or a mysterious old woman wanting to tell his fortune. He's had a rough life - to say the least! Angst? Histronics? His speciality. And you, his creator, have spoilt him rotten and given him everything he wanted.
You identify far too heavily with Edward, and defend him from all sides, never realizing that in your quest to make him perfect you are alienating your readers. Back off and take a break. Try writing the story from the viewpoint of a different character, one you have less sympathy with... or writing a different story and coming back to this one.
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 20
James Dean, James Dean... 29
Stars For His Eyes 28
Valium Poster Child 22
What A Brat! 28
Total: 127
You identify far too heavily with Edward, and defend him from all sides, never realizing that in your quest to make him perfect you are alienating your readers. Back off and take a break. Try writing the story from the viewpoint of a different character, one you have less sympathy with... or writing a different story and coming back to this one.
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 20
James Dean, James Dean... 29
Stars For His Eyes 28
Valium Poster Child 22
What A Brat! 28
Total: 127
03/16/10 08:00 PM
Kanda wrote:
Several teeny tiny questions!
1. When you ask, in section 1, if you pretend to be that character, does that include when you're trying to write about them?
2. My character has a mechanism that acts as an eye instead of an actual eye. It looks somewhat like a monocle with several gears attached. Would this count as an "unusual eye" in part 2?
3. Would said mechanism apply as a "strange piece of jewelry" also in part 2?
4. Do piercings count?
5. Say the character has issues with their family and considers themself a different lineage or something to that effect, but hasn't been disowned/everyone's died off or anything, would Question 3 in part 3 still apply?
And that's all. Thanks so much for answering these questions.
I'm not asking to see if I can find loopholes or anything. All my characters scored fairly low, from between 10 and 30. I was just somewhat confused about these questions because the wording has several ways it could be interpreted. I would just like to know which one it was meant to be. :D
1. When you ask, in section 1, if you pretend to be that character, does that include when you're trying to write about them?
2. My character has a mechanism that acts as an eye instead of an actual eye. It looks somewhat like a monocle with several gears attached. Would this count as an "unusual eye" in part 2?
3. Would said mechanism apply as a "strange piece of jewelry" also in part 2?
4. Do piercings count?
5. Say the character has issues with their family and considers themself a different lineage or something to that effect, but hasn't been disowned/everyone's died off or anything, would Question 3 in part 3 still apply?
And that's all. Thanks so much for answering these questions.
I'm not asking to see if I can find loopholes or anything. All my characters scored fairly low, from between 10 and 30. I was just somewhat confused about these questions because the wording has several ways it could be interpreted. I would just like to know which one it was meant to be. :D
03/17/10 10:14 PM
L-----a wrote:
I got 41 is that good?
03/23/10 12:49 AM
L-----a wrote:
i got 41 is that good
03/23/10 12:50 AM
Dae wrote:
Awesome test! :D I very much enjoyed it. I've taken a few other "Mary Sue" tests and they weren't nearly as in depth as yours! Thanks!
03/23/10 04:13 PM
Natalie wrote:
While taking the test, I realized that some of the questions were difficult to answer because the settings weren't really appropriate for my character. I felt like they were tuned towards more of the modern lifestyle rather than something my character would be from--a fictional version of the Nile just south of Egypt, set back in time when slavery and massacres were common. When clicking on the 'my character has been a slave in the past,' I felt like it was too cliche to match her circumstances... as well as the 'she feels guilty for the death of a loved one,' because she actually -is- guilty for his death, but you only specified 'feeling' the guilt.
Also, what about masochism or sadism? Those hidden desires we possess... Your test is remarkable, but I don't think it explores all topics, such as setting and 'tone' of character. You don't include the character's lifestyle or back-story enough. And what of maturity level? You test on age but don't ask about how mature the character is in accordance with it, or at least not directly.
Your test is spectacular, and I enjoyed taking it =] I will certainly take it for more characters of mine, and I hope to see that in the future, it grows to be more commonly used.
Also, what about masochism or sadism? Those hidden desires we possess... Your test is remarkable, but I don't think it explores all topics, such as setting and 'tone' of character. You don't include the character's lifestyle or back-story enough. And what of maturity level? You test on age but don't ask about how mature the character is in accordance with it, or at least not directly.
Your test is spectacular, and I enjoyed taking it =] I will certainly take it for more characters of mine, and I hope to see that in the future, it grows to be more commonly used.
03/29/10 02:12 PM
robert wrote:
Your test is good and it might be right about some of our characters but it doesn't look at the events in his/her ENTIRE life. In my opinion, this based on personality and childhood events but beyong that, I just don't see what's so legit about labeling characters as "Mary-Sue". I'm not saying it's a bad test or a pointless one, I'm just saying it could use just a little polishing.
03/30/10 02:55 AM
Emily wrote:
The score breakdown was great. The desciprtion was also very true. I sometimes tend to put a little bit of myself into my characters beacause it makes it easier for me to write about the character.
Summer is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Summer, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Summer is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 17
Summer is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Summer, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Summer is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 17
04/03/10 01:09 PM
Emily wrote:
The score breakdown was great. The desciprtion was also very true. I sometimes tend to put a little bit of myself into my characters beacause it makes it easier for me to write about the character.
Summer is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Summer, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Summer is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 17
Summer is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Summer, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Summer is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 17
04/03/10 01:09 PM
KR wrote:
Rod Abernathy is only a little like you. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Rod Abernathy, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Rod Abernathy is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Rod's a vamp, there is NO career ahead of him.
Minor damage? Ha ha ha. Because of moi, he's scared of dogs, water, microwaves, Clorox, Oxi-Clean, most females, older women, bike chains, hands,
In general, you care deeply about Rod Abernathy, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Rod Abernathy is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Rod's a vamp, there is NO career ahead of him.
Minor damage? Ha ha ha. Because of moi, he's scared of dogs, water, microwaves, Clorox, Oxi-Clean, most females, older women, bike chains, hands,
04/03/10 07:03 PM
Prettierthanu wrote:
Princess March February Sparkly Neko-jin M\'randa Adorable ultra uber kawaii desu isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be. She is so impossibly hip that she has difficulty seeing over her own pelvis; she'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. She'd have to be pretty dense to miss the signs that she is destined for great things; she can hardly take a walk without tripping over a sword in a stone or a mysterious old woman wanting to tell her fortune. She's had a rough life - to say the least! Angst? Histronics? Her speciality. And you, her creator, have spoilt her rotten and given her everything she wanted.
You identify far too heavily with Princess March February Sparkly Neko-jin M\'randa Adorable ultra uber kawaii desu , and defend her from all sides, never realizing that in your quest to make her perfect you are alienating your readers. Back off and take a break. Try writing the story from the viewpoint of a different character, one you have less sympathy with... or writing a different story and coming back to this one.
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 58
James Dean, James Dean... 47
Stars For Her Eyes 45
Valium Poster Child 53
What A Brat! 51
Total: 254
THAT LIKE SOOOOOOO MEAN! I AHTE THIS TEST GO TO HELL FUCK YOU ALL!
You identify far too heavily with Princess March February Sparkly Neko-jin M\'randa Adorable ultra uber kawaii desu , and defend her from all sides, never realizing that in your quest to make her perfect you are alienating your readers. Back off and take a break. Try writing the story from the viewpoint of a different character, one you have less sympathy with... or writing a different story and coming back to this one.
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 58
James Dean, James Dean... 47
Stars For Her Eyes 45
Valium Poster Child 53
What A Brat! 51
Total: 254
THAT LIKE SOOOOOOO MEAN! I AHTE THIS TEST GO TO HELL FUCK YOU ALL!
04/03/10 10:55 PM
KR wrote:
You first, dearest Princess March February Sparkly Neko-jin M'randa Adorable Ultra Uber Kawaii Desu
04/04/10 08:36 AM
June wrote:
I did Rinoa Heartilly from Final Fantasy VIII, and she got a 87. I already thought she was pretty Mary Sue-ish but this was a pretty high score.
Some of these comments are funny, though. No offense to anyone responsible for designing over-the-top characters, but ... there's a limit. You don't even have to plug your OC into this test and tell on some level whether or not s/he is original and well-balanced.
Some of these comments are funny, though. No offense to anyone responsible for designing over-the-top characters, but ... there's a limit. You don't even have to plug your OC into this test and tell on some level whether or not s/he is original and well-balanced.
04/05/10 03:52 PM
Icalasari wrote:
This is a great test. The others I tried didn't do a break down, or take into account certain things
One of my characters is meant to be an author avatar, so I knew he would be like me in many ways. The mary sue tests always said fail but I didn't know if he failed in something he shouldn't have
This test allowed me to go, "Ah, alright, other than a little uniqueness, he is good to go!"
One of my characters is meant to be an author avatar, so I knew he would be like me in many ways. The mary sue tests always said fail but I didn't know if he failed in something he shouldn't have
This test allowed me to go, "Ah, alright, other than a little uniqueness, he is good to go!"
04/14/10 05:51 PM
Chelsea Toner wrote:
GREAT test. :) It's old and reliable, so i won't beg you to make changes.
I got a sweet 23 for my protagonist of my story.
I got a sweet 23 for my protagonist of my story.
04/14/10 06:20 PM
Anna wrote:
I felt like testing out some well known sue....
Bella Swan only gets a 67... maybe I did it wrong...
Bella Swan only gets a 67... maybe I did it wrong...
04/20/10 03:49 PM
EI kuulu sulle wrote:
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 14
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 5
Angst R Us 13
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 36
Aurora is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Aurora, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Aurora is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
A good description. She is a self-insert.
I tried running this test for Bella Swan. I got a 40. What did I do wrong?
She's Got My Nose 14
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 5
Angst R Us 13
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 36
Aurora is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Aurora, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Aurora is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
A good description. She is a self-insert.
I tried running this test for Bella Swan. I got a 40. What did I do wrong?
04/21/10 12:04 PM
Emma wrote:
Freakin awesome :D My OC Avri Scarell got a really low score, of 23. >w<
04/22/10 07:32 AM
RoxyWolf wrote:
Oh, I passed my very first character~
Yes. I'm happy.
Do I Know This Guy? 0
Yo! 14
I'm Destined For What? 9
Angst R Us 17
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 42
Arcana is nothing like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's had more than his fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Arcana, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Arcana is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
I win at life today.
Yes. I'm happy.
Do I Know This Guy? 0
Yo! 14
I'm Destined For What? 9
Angst R Us 17
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 42
Arcana is nothing like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's had more than his fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Arcana, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Arcana is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
I win at life today.
04/22/10 12:08 PM
DrSNAFU wrote:
Test was WAY off. Very few options applied to my character. I take that as a good writing on my part. Your options have very few options for the Jerkass Facade (look it up on tvtropes) Mine had a secret pain stemming from the childhood loss of his brother, leading him to a duty-oriented lifestyle, trying to live his brothers life for him. His parents found ways to escape the pain of losing a child, all but ignoring my character, leaving him to grow up alone. He acts like a total jerk to everyone to keep them at arms length so he won't get close to them and risk the pain of losing someone again. He's outwardly arrogant and doesn't care much about people, but is secretly sensitive and caring to those who make it past his defenses. Might want to add some options along that line.
04/23/10 01:26 AM
furufurufuriru wrote:
Hm.
Tragic murder of the whole family (inlcuding him) was a check, but does becoming a poltergeist spirit attached to a trumpet count as "coming back to life"?
And the fantastic superpower thing was a plus: but where's the option for "Everyone else has it too"?
Tragic murder of the whole family (inlcuding him) was a check, but does becoming a poltergeist spirit attached to a trumpet count as "coming back to life"?
And the fantastic superpower thing was a plus: but where's the option for "Everyone else has it too"?
04/23/10 01:23 PM
Rowan wrote:
I did Thalia Grace from the Percy Jackson series. seems that she got a 55. I guess she isn't terribly marysue, but I just hate it when authors decide to get lazy and create a character of the opposite sex with a personality identical to the original one.
04/24/10 06:22 PM
Emmy wrote:
Really good test (this might have something to due with I have no mary-sues yet but ignore that for a bit). The personlisation part (name etc) adds a nice touch to the test. Giving a description (sp)covering all the points and the short with the coverage with where'd you get those points is nice. Only thing that I can think of that you could improve is with the point thing on the right of the results, saying something like;
How much is you and your character alike; because I had I hard time trying to work out what they mean/ refering to.
How much is you and your character alike; because I had I hard time trying to work out what they mean/ refering to.
04/26/10 12:31 PM
MnH666 wrote:
My original character scored a 22. Pretty awesome marysue test, I've taken others, but this is pretty comprehensive.
I went and did a character from an old strategy JRPG I used to play a lot called Fire Emblem 7, and she got a 45, holy snap. I thought she was a pretty cool character, but damn.
I went and did a character from an old strategy JRPG I used to play a lot called Fire Emblem 7, and she got a 45, holy snap. I thought she was a pretty cool character, but damn.
04/27/10 12:30 PM
sailorjupiterox wrote:
I did it for two of my protags and I was extremely happy with the result :) Thanks for this quiz, it was really helpful and gave me a better insight for when I'm writing! Thanks :)
05/06/10 03:49 PM
A-chana wrote:
Ran a couple of my characters from an RP through. Unsurprisingly, the pair of cousins I have yet to actually play got low scores of 21 and 20, even though the first is a sweet girl who's unwittingly buddies with the guy that killed her dad and had feelings for her now-broken mother, and the second is a child of an affair who will likely become possessed (by the spirit of her real dad, sorta) and nearly kill her brother. They had almost no angst points. But I'm pretty sure those are really specific scenarios, and them not having any in-game experience is in their favor.
Surprisingly, the test was kind about the first girl's mom, whom I already decided to be a huge Mary Sue before now. She's gotten better lately, but her backstory remains. She ended up with 55, the bulk coming from being generally special and from everyone and everything trying to kill her and her loved ones.
Overall, while I still think my characters would have scored higher if more questions hit their big issues, this was pretty fun, and I like how different aspects are scored.
Surprisingly, the test was kind about the first girl's mom, whom I already decided to be a huge Mary Sue before now. She's gotten better lately, but her backstory remains. She ended up with 55, the bulk coming from being generally special and from everyone and everything trying to kill her and her loved ones.
Overall, while I still think my characters would have scored higher if more questions hit their big issues, this was pretty fun, and I like how different aspects are scored.
05/06/10 05:34 PM
Creator of Sarixe wrote:
I got a pretty 17 for my character! It's only good advice for my character. Thanks so much for this test! I love running my characters through this.
05/09/10 04:42 PM
Ray wrote:
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 2
Angst R Us 11
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 22
Cyanide is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And she's gotten no slack from you.
Painfully true. Except it's true - she doesn't have any superpowers. Cyanide's a normal girl who's been through the school of hard knocks and learned to deal.
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 2
Angst R Us 11
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 22
Cyanide is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And she's gotten no slack from you.
Painfully true. Except it's true - she doesn't have any superpowers. Cyanide's a normal girl who's been through the school of hard knocks and learned to deal.
05/09/10 08:06 PM
Ray wrote:
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 28
He's The Anti-Cool 0
I'm Destined For What? 4
Angst R Us 10
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 45
Cyanide's doctor friend Ray. Ray is actually nothing like me, but my screenname is Ray, so I always get high scores anyhow. He's also not very angsty. He hardly mentions his past. I think it turned up once.
Mirror, Mirror 28
He's The Anti-Cool 0
I'm Destined For What? 4
Angst R Us 10
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 45
Cyanide's doctor friend Ray. Ray is actually nothing like me, but my screenname is Ray, so I always get high scores anyhow. He's also not very angsty. He hardly mentions his past. I think it turned up once.
05/09/10 08:24 PM
Ettina wrote:
I don't think it's very accurate, because with one exception (my favorite villain) the characters I tend to like and identify with are very low scorers. I think you went too much for specific traits rather than story role, which means it only works on people who have fairly normal desires. For example, I'm asexual, so a Mary Sue written by me wouldn't get any sex unless it was rape. In fact, I've had to force myself to give some characters sexuality because I don't want all my characters to be asexual.
05/14/10 10:50 AM
Gabbie wrote:
I scored a 30... Does that mean my character is a Mary-Sue or not? I guess the test wasn't very clear on the scoring, or I just wasn't paying attention. LOL
05/14/10 10:06 PM
A.O.C. wrote:
I tried to depict a character I found called Tamura, compared the character to the ID pic of the author, read the fanfics. I thought was a true Mary-sue and to tell the truth, I wasn't too far from my guess...
I tried it also on several of my own characters that WERE supposed to be my essences/ emotions. The only one that tested slightly positive (in yellow) was the character that had a SIMILAR NAME to me. But seriously, that was the only thing that tipped the scale. The character that WAS supposed to be more like me was in the green level because she didn't have the same name, nickname, pen name... you get the idea.
The character I hated tested positive but then again the character I have almost no similarites with based on history/ perfectness turned positive as well.
Maybe you should have eased up on the first section of the test is all I have to say...
I tried it also on several of my own characters that WERE supposed to be my essences/ emotions. The only one that tested slightly positive (in yellow) was the character that had a SIMILAR NAME to me. But seriously, that was the only thing that tipped the scale. The character that WAS supposed to be more like me was in the green level because she didn't have the same name, nickname, pen name... you get the idea.
The character I hated tested positive but then again the character I have almost no similarites with based on history/ perfectness turned positive as well.
Maybe you should have eased up on the first section of the test is all I have to say...
05/15/10 03:22 AM
Natalie wrote:
I love the test! I made me find out a lot about my character but I don't get the scoring system.
I got 21. Is that good? Bad? Too high? Too low?
I got 21. Is that good? Bad? Too high? Too low?
05/15/10 05:49 PM
Black Claided Cat wrote:
I love this test, I'm going to take it for every OC I have to see what turns out! Great job on making it, it's the best I've seen so far. I'll definately make my other writer friends' read it.
The only thing that is slightly confusing are the names for the listings; some are obvious, others not.
The only thing that is slightly confusing are the names for the listings; some are obvious, others not.
05/17/10 07:31 PM
Charlie wrote:
About the "animals instinctively like ____" question, what if your character is from a world where they're close to animals?
05/18/10 12:10 PM
Semerson wrote:
I like this!! I'm working on one story (non fan-fic)which is fantasy-realism (hm, don't know if that's an actual genre) and I TOTALLY based her on me! Intentionally, because my life was so wierd at the time I decided it made for crap life, but great stories. However, her flaws (muteness when human after the first shift)aren't cute, and totally caltrop her progress. And, being based on me, she can't fight for Crap, and gets smacked down easily in human form (haven't figured out if she can fly fast or not as an animal!) To sum up, as the story is written, I'll check her progress. She's clearly not loved by everyone (pesky antogonists for one) so I've got some good non-MS hope here (scored 26). Thanks Kat!
05/19/10 12:53 AM
Gabbie wrote:
I took the test for all my OCs and they're all either "strong healthy" characters or characters that I've distanced myself from.
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That's funny, because I love all my OCs but laugh at their flaws constantly. :D
*is enjoying the fact I'm not a Suethor*
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That's funny, because I love all my OCs but laugh at their flaws constantly. :D
*is enjoying the fact I'm not a Suethor*
05/23/10 02:30 PM
gabbie wrote:
Oh, and I also took this test for Ebony Dar'kness Dementia Raven Way or whatever her name was, and it didn't flat-out call her a Mary-Sue. Maybe this Mary-Sue/Gary-Stu quiz is a bit too gentle...
05/23/10 02:32 PM
Sophie wrote:
I was happy to find that my character is not a Mary Sue. Maybe it's because I'm an evil author. But :D!
05/27/10 10:02 PM
riall wrote:
This was nice. :D It's very handy, I must say; I just have a small question.
Would the question about wearing black regularly still count if your character HAS to wear that certain color?
I'm just curious. I have a character who wears that because of psychological reasons; if she takes that certain item off, she goes insane and starts killing people
Great little test, anyhow! I enjoyed it.
Would the question about wearing black regularly still count if your character HAS to wear that certain color?
I'm just curious. I have a character who wears that because of psychological reasons; if she takes that certain item off, she goes insane and starts killing people
Great little test, anyhow! I enjoyed it.
05/30/10 10:37 PM
Heart of the Revolution wrote:
All in all this is a wonderful test; I've run several characters from several fandoms and original stories through it.
I think some of the questions have to be taken with a grain of salt, though, based on fandom. For instance, my old WOD Changeling chracter, Sia.
Well first off the part that asks "is familiar mythological being such as a vampire"? Well yes, she's a fae. But EVERY character in "Changeling the Dreaming" is a Fae. And every character onthe forum I play her on, a mixed oWOD RP, is a mythlogical creature or a slayer-esque human with supernatural skills. So that hardly makes her stand out.
I checked it, and all the question like them, but there were several. Is Sia nobility. Well, yes, that's her Kith (Her 'species' of Fae as it were was a Sidhe, the Fae nobility, although her ranking was very low, since she was a child character). Sia dies but is restored to life- not in the course of the RP, but all Fae (and according to my Storyteller/admin, possibly including Sidhe) are reincarnated. It just takes years.
sI some of it you just have to look at the standard.
I think some of the questions have to be taken with a grain of salt, though, based on fandom. For instance, my old WOD Changeling chracter, Sia.
Well first off the part that asks "is familiar mythological being such as a vampire"? Well yes, she's a fae. But EVERY character in "Changeling the Dreaming" is a Fae. And every character onthe forum I play her on, a mixed oWOD RP, is a mythlogical creature or a slayer-esque human with supernatural skills. So that hardly makes her stand out.
I checked it, and all the question like them, but there were several. Is Sia nobility. Well, yes, that's her Kith (Her 'species' of Fae as it were was a Sidhe, the Fae nobility, although her ranking was very low, since she was a child character). Sia dies but is restored to life- not in the course of the RP, but all Fae (and according to my Storyteller/admin, possibly including Sidhe) are reincarnated. It just takes years.
sI some of it you just have to look at the standard.
05/31/10 04:29 PM
Dealan wrote:
Got a 14! Good test, though it felt like it needed further details to some questions. Thanks very much for making this!
06/01/10 09:58 AM
Jillian wrote:
Thank you for understanding that you have to give your characters SOME interesting traits or nobody will want to read about them. So many tests will slap the "Mary Sue" label on a character if there's anything remotely special about them without taking into account that you have to give the reader a reason to care.
06/03/10 02:17 PM
Maddie wrote:
Sweet! Only 24, though I have to admit Alex is a self-insert so I'm actually surprised I didn't get a higher score.
06/03/10 02:50 PM
PanDuhx3 wrote:
Hm.. You know, I LOVE this test, and I got a 27.. But have you ever considered making one for children?.. Cause I used my little five year old boy for this one, and like, a lot of the questions would be wrong for children XD
Just decided to throw that out there c:
Just decided to throw that out there c:
06/06/10 10:46 AM
Ruu wrote:
Kyrie is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Kyrie, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Zhan Die Li is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 5
Angst R Us 12
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 34
...can anyone tell me whether this is good or not?
But good test anyway.
In general, you care deeply about Kyrie, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Zhan Die Li is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 5
Angst R Us 12
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 34
...can anyone tell me whether this is good or not?
But good test anyway.
06/07/10 01:48 PM
Agrotera wrote:
CX 16! Naomi rocked this test. I'm so proud of my little yakuza girl.
06/08/10 06:59 AM
Snowflakes wrote:
Yay~! I got a 31 for my character :3 She's not a mary-sue, I'm happy about that ^^ a lot of questions :) so that means that it's very accurate results (if you answered honestly)! I love this test; I'm using it for all my characters from now on.
06/12/10 05:21 PM
Laurus wrote:
I like this test it sort of a good judge of if a character is also suited for some role playing as well. Granted you have to place a little more into your character of your self but honestly works very well.
Laurus is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Laurus, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Laurus is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 12
Yo! 15
Plain Joe 0
Can't Complain 7
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 8
Total: 42
Laurus is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Laurus, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Laurus is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 12
Yo! 15
Plain Joe 0
Can't Complain 7
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 8
Total: 42
06/14/10 12:32 AM
Sapphy wrote:
Andi Lucas is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Andi Lucas, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Andi Lucas is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 24
Yay!!! The Mary Sue Litmas test said she was a Mary Sue *scowls*.
I prefer your test by far!!!! (She's a 'Gone' RPG character by the way- does it still work for RP's?)
In general, you care deeply about Andi Lucas, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Andi Lucas is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 24
Yay!!! The Mary Sue Litmas test said she was a Mary Sue *scowls*.
I prefer your test by far!!!! (She's a 'Gone' RPG character by the way- does it still work for RP's?)
06/15/10 04:21 PM
riall wrote:
I decided to do Nico Robin from One Piece.
I always knew she was a Mary-Sue, but these results are a bit unexpected, I must say.
Robin is nothing like you. She is so impossibly hip that she has difficulty seeing over her own pelvis; she'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Robin, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Robin is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
James Dean, James Dean... 21
I'm Destined For What? 7
Angst R Us 12
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 44
I didn't answer on the first page since, simply, she isn't my creation.
Then, I decided to do my self-insert, Jaime.
Jaime is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Jaime, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jaime is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 26
This test is great - I'll consider using it in the future.
I always knew she was a Mary-Sue, but these results are a bit unexpected, I must say.
Robin is nothing like you. She is so impossibly hip that she has difficulty seeing over her own pelvis; she'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Robin, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Robin is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
James Dean, James Dean... 21
I'm Destined For What? 7
Angst R Us 12
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 44
I didn't answer on the first page since, simply, she isn't my creation.
Then, I decided to do my self-insert, Jaime.
Jaime is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Jaime, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jaime is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 26
This test is great - I'll consider using it in the future.
06/16/10 02:36 PM
Eitf wrote:
my purpose built Gary stu got 145 :) thanks for the fun time
06/18/10 09:36 AM
Tinged A Light Grey wrote:
I really like this test, one thing however, when I try to run antagonists through this some of the questions can be answered 'yes' but seem biased towards good characters. For instance, 'has s/he ever killed someone in their family' is a definite yes for one character, but it was on purpose and with great gusto. I don't know, I'd just like to see something for the villains out there.
06/18/10 08:39 PM
AM wrote:
Does it count if my character staged his own death to rise to power? (For the dead and resurrected question)
Oh yeah, my character's family member who was tragically murdered was when he killed her... Then he proceeded to kill his mother and possibly his twin. Then his father and stepmother.
Did he save the day if the end result was him winning but the 'good' side losing?
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 8
Angst R Us 10
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 34
The angst is mostly because he's a very violent child who killed most of his family (intentionally) on his rise to power.
Oh yeah, my character's family member who was tragically murdered was when he killed her... Then he proceeded to kill his mother and possibly his twin. Then his father and stepmother.
Did he save the day if the end result was him winning but the 'good' side losing?
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 8
Angst R Us 10
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 34
The angst is mostly because he's a very violent child who killed most of his family (intentionally) on his rise to power.
06/19/10 05:39 PM
Alec wrote:
Uhm my character that I thought was most like me got 60 :P my "emo" one got 114 YIKES my rich-guy got 70 :PP and my undead servant got 24.
Yeah the people that say they have 17 and below are either BS-ing or they do not have well-developed characters!
Yeah the people that say they have 17 and below are either BS-ing or they do not have well-developed characters!
06/19/10 06:17 PM
Venus wrote:
This test made me laugh. I did it on a character who IS me and she wasn't a mary-sue. That's really funny.
06/21/10 01:13 AM
Vandalia creator wrote:
I liked this test better than the one I took immeadiatley before(the Universal Mary-Sue Litmus Test) and my character is doing well- I think. Vandalia got 49. I don't know if that's good or bad but YAY to the end comments!! I will be using this again FOR SURE. : )
06/21/10 02:42 PM
Mike wrote:
just saying, in the answer I got, you put an F on the end of "probably"
06/23/10 02:14 PM
Katie wrote:
I really enjoyed the test! I realize how many people end up making "Mary-Sue" characters. I'm actually really happy to say that my character didn't do too poorly, like I thought he would. xD It said he'd have a good career ahead of him. :D Maybe he'll develope well in the Role Play Game I'll be using him for too.
Thanks so much for this, I can't wait to use this again. X3
Thanks so much for this, I can't wait to use this again. X3
06/24/10 03:13 PM
Marilou wrote:
(Sorry if I'm not clear, English is not my maternal language... ^^') It was a really good test, thank you! The better Mary Sue test I've seen, until now...
But my results were not true. ^^' Only one sentence was. It said my character was pretentious. Well, he's really Mary Sue, but not pretentious at all! I don't see how my answers could prove that.
Anyway...
But my results were not true. ^^' Only one sentence was. It said my character was pretentious. Well, he's really Mary Sue, but not pretentious at all! I don't see how my answers could prove that.
Anyway...
06/25/10 01:15 PM
yurbleyurble13 wrote:
I think I did pretty damn good XD My protagonist got a decent score and it said I had given her enough distance. I was a little worried cause in the climax she does become the only one (for a little while) they can rely on.
I laughed that my poor, maliciously abused side character didn't get a bad score either.
But my favorite (and second main) character? "In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Kiyomaru O\'Donnie and given him plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Kiyomaru O'Donnie that you stop caring what happens to him. " HAHAHA I love him so much XD;; I just... maybe if you mentioned a few suicidal thins he may have gotten a higher score.
I laughed that my poor, maliciously abused side character didn't get a bad score either.
But my favorite (and second main) character? "In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Kiyomaru O\'Donnie and given him plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Kiyomaru O'Donnie that you stop caring what happens to him. " HAHAHA I love him so much XD;; I just... maybe if you mentioned a few suicidal thins he may have gotten a higher score.
06/25/10 10:39 PM
Mee wrote:
Manfred isn't a character: he's you, or you as you'd like to be. He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. He'd have to be pretty dense to miss the signs that he is destined for great things; he can hardly take a walk without tripping over a sword in a stone or a mysterious old woman wanting to tell his fortune. He's had a rough life - to say the least! Angst? Histronics? His speciality. And you, his creator, have spoilt him rotten and given him everything he wanted.
You identify far too heavily with Manfred, and defend him from all sides, never realizing that in your quest to make him perfect you are alienating your readers. Back off and take a break. Try writing the story from the viewpoint of a different character, one you have less sympathy with... or writing a different story and coming back to this one.
Amazing Character, isn't it!
You identify far too heavily with Manfred, and defend him from all sides, never realizing that in your quest to make him perfect you are alienating your readers. Back off and take a break. Try writing the story from the viewpoint of a different character, one you have less sympathy with... or writing a different story and coming back to this one.
Amazing Character, isn't it!
06/27/10 09:47 AM
Opal wrote:
I got a 26, and am very content with the fact that this test admits you can deeply care about a character without it being a Mary Sue. <3
06/28/10 07:41 PM
Jessica wrote:
Great test!! Very helpful. Thanks for sharing!! Nice to get a different perspective on characters and check up on how things are going.
06/29/10 10:34 AM
Jae wrote:
Great test! my main protag scored just an 18 - I love your description, too. Thanks.
06/30/10 08:11 PM
Sarah wrote:
This test helped me out A LOT with my character. I harbor a passionate hate towards Mary Sues and always try to make sure that my characters aren't Mary/Gary Sues.
I scored a 25... and I'll definitely recommend this test to other new authors :) (And please excuse my English; it's not my first language.)
I scored a 25... and I'll definitely recommend this test to other new authors :) (And please excuse my English; it's not my first language.)
07/01/10 09:59 AM
SkylaroseDepp wrote:
Tried out my two major characters in a romance story I'm writing.
Scores:
Scarlet is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Scarlet , but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Scarlet is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown :
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 19
Adam is only a little like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Adam, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Adam is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 8
Yo! 10
Plain Joe 1
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 23
Scores:
Scarlet is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Scarlet , but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Scarlet is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown :
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 19
Adam is only a little like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Adam, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Adam is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 8
Yo! 10
Plain Joe 1
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 23
07/02/10 05:17 AM
Marie wrote:
Great test! I use this a lot for my characters. Thanks for making it!
07/02/10 08:14 PM
alice wrote:
you should add something about acting like a child when they aren't or something, but it's otherwise great, i've used it for several of my characters, and it's been really useful!
07/03/10 09:06 PM
Mira wrote:
Score was 17 (yay). Thank you so much, I really appreciate the effort you put into this. I found it extremely helpful. I think the dangers of creating a Mary Sue are particularly worrying for people writing fantasy or science fiction. I was worried before taking the test because in the course of my novel my character becomes a vampire, but I answered everything honestly, so needless to say I'm wildly happy with my result! I'll definitely use this test for all my characters.
07/05/10 02:33 PM
Katherine wrote:
This helped me better then other ones thank you for that i got 53.
07/06/10 02:28 AM
JoJoDeathunter wrote:
Main character just got 21, thanks for the test, this is better than other tests I've tried because it doesn't super-mark up a character just for having either an unusual backstory or more "powers" than an average human.
07/07/10 01:17 PM
mel wrote:
One of the important characters got a 27. "In general, you care deeply about Name (of course, I care about my character), but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Name is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
07/08/10 06:56 PM
Zoshie wrote:
I only got 32. :D
07/08/10 08:31 PM
Sunny wrote:
Whoo!
Apparently, my character is perfect, I can relate to her, but I'm not being too clingy or distancing myself from her too much, either! And that she's not exceptionally beautiful, smart, important or rebellious. I think I'm good to go. :)
Apparently, my character is perfect, I can relate to her, but I'm not being too clingy or distancing myself from her too much, either! And that she's not exceptionally beautiful, smart, important or rebellious. I think I'm good to go. :)
07/13/10 07:16 AM
gman003 wrote:
Put in two of my characters. The main hero scored nearly zero, despite being a deconstruction of a hero. The main villain scored higher, about 45, but since he's also a deconstruction of a hero, piled on top of a deconstruction of a villain, I think I should try to score higher.
07/14/10 12:03 AM
SnowstormJenna wrote:
I used this test for my Drawn To Life OC Soraline. I'm pretty happy with the results. Matched Soraline(or Soar, sinced she re-named herself after forgetting her real name) almost perfectly 8D
In general, you care deeply about Soraline, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Soraline is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
"She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to."
I would say she stands out, being the newest raposa in the village and all. Not to mention the wierd scar on her left eye(and there's one on her right arm, but she hides that with her sleeve). And I don't really want to stand out. If it's for a good deed or something, just a thank you will do xD
"She may have sometimes thought that she was special,"
She doesn't really see herself as special, more like a burden(around 50-60% of the time she does), and she thinks some of the other villagers see her as a freak(besides for Galileo, she's the only raposa in the village interested in the sky. And she has two planes. Though Galileo is respected so hopefully she will overtime.).
"or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy."
I'm sure this thought has crossed her mind at least once.
"She's had more than her fair shair of hard knocks"
definately.
"and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it."
Do NOT get me started on this. She constantly blames herself for her parents' and little brother's deaths, when it was CLEARLY not her fault! Why, she was unconcious! She blames herself cause she just stood there, frozen. Then she was attacked and became unconcious.
"In general, you care deeply about Soraline, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies"
haha true. Very true.
"or propping her up with idealization"
Also very true.
"and over-dramatization."
No over-dramatization? L: are you sure?
Lol kiddin there. Although she does constantly blame herself for things(she's not one to complain though), I hope to blanace that out with her flute skills(due to where she's from, she has a musical talent. Everyone at her old village had a musical talent), her interests, life at the village, and overral life.
In general, you care deeply about Soraline, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Soraline is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
"She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to."
I would say she stands out, being the newest raposa in the village and all. Not to mention the wierd scar on her left eye(and there's one on her right arm, but she hides that with her sleeve). And I don't really want to stand out. If it's for a good deed or something, just a thank you will do xD
"She may have sometimes thought that she was special,"
She doesn't really see herself as special, more like a burden(around 50-60% of the time she does), and she thinks some of the other villagers see her as a freak(besides for Galileo, she's the only raposa in the village interested in the sky. And she has two planes. Though Galileo is respected so hopefully she will overtime.).
"or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy."
I'm sure this thought has crossed her mind at least once.
"She's had more than her fair shair of hard knocks"
definately.
"and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it."
Do NOT get me started on this. She constantly blames herself for her parents' and little brother's deaths, when it was CLEARLY not her fault! Why, she was unconcious! She blames herself cause she just stood there, frozen. Then she was attacked and became unconcious.
"In general, you care deeply about Soraline, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies"
haha true. Very true.
"or propping her up with idealization"
Also very true.
"and over-dramatization."
No over-dramatization? L: are you sure?
Lol kiddin there. Although she does constantly blame herself for things(she's not one to complain though), I hope to blanace that out with her flute skills(due to where she's from, she has a musical talent. Everyone at her old village had a musical talent), her interests, life at the village, and overral life.
07/15/10 06:21 AM
Snowstormjenna wrote:
Whoops... Screwed up pasting a part on there. It was the second paragraph. it was meant to be at the bottom(which it is) and not to top >.>
07/15/10 06:24 AM
Hawkbreath wrote:
I made a Mary Sue by clicking all the buttons. :D
07/16/10 08:22 AM
vfsdjkgfsdg wrote:
He's Got My Nose 21
James Dean, James Dean... 20
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 14
Can't Complain 8
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 10
Total: 73
Aaaghh damn it all. I think I have the worst score so far.
Well, looks like I'm gunna have to do some serious work on this guy. :|
James Dean, James Dean... 20
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 14
Can't Complain 8
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 10
Total: 73
Aaaghh damn it all. I think I have the worst score so far.
Well, looks like I'm gunna have to do some serious work on this guy. :|
07/20/10 06:30 PM
acthc wrote:
i love your test !! i tried a different test because my sister told me to , and it told me to,and i quote," KILL IT DEAD!" you were much nicer to me and my charactor .the other tes was also way complicated .your test was simple . thanks. ;)
07/22/10 10:57 AM
Fluffy wrote:
I tried this for the protagonist of my story and found out she is quite boring (9).. which is good right ?? xD
And then I took the most mary sue character I could find *He is just too badass xD* and he scored 73
I like these description because except the "looking like me" part its almost true xD
PS: This page needs more pages! and I'm a robot.... because I did not know the FFFFF answer XD
And then I took the most mary sue character I could find *He is just too badass xD* and he scored 73
I like these description because except the "looking like me" part its almost true xD
PS: This page needs more pages! and I'm a robot.... because I did not know the FFFFF answer XD
07/23/10 01:02 PM
Jodie wrote:
I only got 4...I think that a whole 3 points lower than my last one! Guess I'm getting better XD I also noticed that through-out the test you had a few spelling mistakes. I just thought that you might like to know! Thank-you for making this test, it's an aid to writers everywhere!
07/24/10 06:03 PM
Kipzilla wrote:
Funny! I took this test for a charater of a well know series of books! Though I knew she was extremily Sue, it was worse than I imagined! 103 is a lot baby! Hahahaha, and the author got rich from it! :(
07/26/10 04:00 AM
Kipzilla wrote:
Hope I won't be a robot till Mary has a little... appears this time!
I pushed all the buttons and my own name, just to know what the highest score was. Hold on to your seats people!
Mirror, Mirror 58
James Dean, James Dean... 47
Stars For Her Eyes 45
Valium Poster Child 53
What A Brat! 54
Total: 257
I pushed all the buttons and my own name, just to know what the highest score was. Hold on to your seats people!
Mirror, Mirror 58
James Dean, James Dean... 47
Stars For Her Eyes 45
Valium Poster Child 53
What A Brat! 54
Total: 257
07/26/10 04:07 AM
Jenny wrote:
Hahaha, I did Eragon from the Inheritance Series and got a 102.
07/28/10 03:37 PM
PandoraHearts wrote:
Ohoho, I love it. :'D
There was a couple of ones that I had to hesitate on; for instance, 'she is remarkable beautiful' was one, because she's a manga character, and it's pretty hard to have an ugly manga character when you have to draw them.
I'd put my Aurora's final score, but I forgot it. Something like 30.
There was a couple of ones that I had to hesitate on; for instance, 'she is remarkable beautiful' was one, because she's a manga character, and it's pretty hard to have an ugly manga character when you have to draw them.
I'd put my Aurora's final score, but I forgot it. Something like 30.
07/31/10 05:25 AM
Becky wrote:
Brilliant test :) really entertaining and helpful at the same time. Couldn't stop giggling at the commentry on the results. Very informative; I'll be useing this again in future.
My results:
Faye is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Faye, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Faye is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
She's The Anti-Cool 0
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 17
My results:
Faye is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Faye, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Faye is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
She's The Anti-Cool 0
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 17
08/02/10 01:05 PM
Emma wrote:
Excellent test
I am wrighting an original story and used it for all my characters.
Small point, I would suggest removing the '(Name) is my gender'
Anyway thanks for the test! Its very useful :)
I am wrighting an original story and used it for all my characters.
Small point, I would suggest removing the '(Name) is my gender'
Anyway thanks for the test! Its very useful :)
08/06/10 01:14 PM
Hibiki wrote:
YAHOO!! my character scored a 8!
and i am fed up with sues
and i am fed up with sues
08/06/10 04:17 PM
Beloved wrote:
You wrote "loose" instead of lose at some point
08/06/10 09:02 PM
Shiba wrote:
This is a really good test; I'm going to spread it 'round. :)
08/09/10 03:57 AM
LK wrote:
Ashton is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Ashton, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ashton is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
He's Got My Nose 13
He's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 24
Hah! This is a great result. Ash's based around the anime series Soul Eater, which plays with cliches like toys...
True to that series, I made him a weapon, so he got a couple checkmarks for superpowers. Also he wears... very unique clothes. So I think he fits relatively well. He could have a more punny name, but it felt too cheesy to give him one.
He's supposed to be a strong, lawful hero type who is more useless than he wants to admit. I guess that is pretty similar to myself, except I'm a wannabe. hehe
So, I'm pretty happy with this score. Too low a score, and he'd be so boring! A little cliche is healthy and fun :>
In general, you care deeply about Ashton, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ashton is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
He's Got My Nose 13
He's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 3
Total: 24
Hah! This is a great result. Ash's based around the anime series Soul Eater, which plays with cliches like toys...
True to that series, I made him a weapon, so he got a couple checkmarks for superpowers. Also he wears... very unique clothes. So I think he fits relatively well. He could have a more punny name, but it felt too cheesy to give him one.
He's supposed to be a strong, lawful hero type who is more useless than he wants to admit. I guess that is pretty similar to myself, except I'm a wannabe. hehe
So, I'm pretty happy with this score. Too low a score, and he'd be so boring! A little cliche is healthy and fun :>
08/10/10 06:42 PM
Anne wrote:
Haha, great test. I use it frequently! I have two really major characters in my currently book- Maya scored an 8 (she's the anti-Mary Sue in all ways but this: She's *really* got my nose...) and the other, Mary, scored a 28- which I'm not too ruffled about, because she's supposed to be rather whiny and helpless yet so pitiful she can't be ignored. It's her role. Great test! (I also decided, out of rampant curiosity, what score Bella of Twilight fame would get... she scored a tomato-throwing 100+. Yet more proof that Twilight sucks).
08/12/10 01:46 AM
Ester wrote:
I scored a 26 on this test for my character. This is a pretty cool test.
08/14/10 06:57 AM
BuboOwl wrote:
It's a pretty good test. For human characters, anyway. One of my characters, Jerr-azraelis, is a dinosaur.
08/15/10 10:20 PM
Evander wrote:
Great test, really a truly. It analyzes fairly deeply, into the different ways a character can fall into the Gary-lue/Mary-sue trap. : )
Call me biased, because I got a good result (though after 9 years of serious writing and QUITE a number of terribly sueish characters under my belt, I would hope I might have learned by now ...); but, I plan on reccomending this to some friends. ; )
Thanks for the great test!
Call me biased, because I got a good result (though after 9 years of serious writing and QUITE a number of terribly sueish characters under my belt, I would hope I might have learned by now ...); but, I plan on reccomending this to some friends. ; )
Thanks for the great test!
08/20/10 09:10 PM
NFG1213 wrote:
This test totally made me feel better. Everyone that reads my story tells me they love Amelia, because she's not a Mary-sue but when I saw these I had to take them, the first score was too high, because I checked off the boxes the wrong way, but this test totally put me at ease. Surprisingly, now that I think about it, my character and I are actually pretty different.
Amelia Dickinson is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Amelia Dickinson, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Amelia Dickinson is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Amelia Dickinson is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Amelia Dickinson, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Amelia Dickinson is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
08/20/10 10:33 PM
Is she a mary-sue? wrote:
My girl is called Alisha Roberts (My name is completely different) from a Yu gi oh GX fanfic she looks like me but is older than me. She lived in a rubbish apartment and got accepted into duel acadamy. Her main flaw is that she used to be a bad duellist and is fairly good, I wouldn't say anything special but has an amazing voice, boys thought she was hot and she didn't know it, but Seto Kaiba hurt her feelings, then she was really unpopular and she dropped out. Her mother had died in a house fire and she was put in an orphanage later to be adopted by this woman who treated her like cinderella. And a ghost visited Kaiba in the middle of the night showing him what career she would have and she ended up as a popstar and a duellist. She has feelings for Seto but that's not who she ends up with...
Is Alisha a mary-sue? Or is she just a genuine girl. My results say that she is a good character but im in danger or making her into a mary-sue.
Is Alisha a mary-sue? Or is she just a genuine girl. My results say that she is a good character but im in danger or making her into a mary-sue.
08/22/10 12:46 PM
Is she a mary-sue? wrote:
Another character I created is Lola. She is in a pokemon fanfic. She looks like me but is older. She looks average. Not pretty nor ugly. She is in Team Rocket, daughter of Giovanni, it's leader. At birth she was in Giovanni's lab in her mothers arms and suddenly the experiment went wrong and the acid vial burst, her mother died from it, however Lola survived and got powers. Her DNA modified so she had the power of every pokemon. Everyone wants to get hold of them except her true friends Jessie, James and Meowth. Her brothers and sisters like her sometimes and hate her at others. She fights her own battles and is never a damsel in distress. Her main flaw is that she avoids battling because she's lost every single one. She has an alter ego called Madison Emerald who is evil and she does evil things which is out of Lola's control. She is not taken pity on and is rarly forgiven for any of the actions she's committed as Madison.
Is she a Mary-Sue?
Is she a Mary-Sue?
08/22/10 01:13 PM
Is she a mary-sue? wrote:
oh yeah, another flaw is that Alisha is too moody and Lola can be naive and other characters can blame her.
08/22/10 02:10 PM
Elizabeth wrote:
Nice test, I scored a fifteen with my character. She, along with other characters, is part of a comic that I make for fun. ^^
08/22/10 05:46 PM
Catherine wrote:
I did your test for both of my avatars.
And I missed one thing:
There is no option: She/he knows it but dislikes it.
And by the Way I do not create my avatars, they're a lot like me.
And I'm far from perfect.
Cat
And I missed one thing:
There is no option: She/he knows it but dislikes it.
And by the Way I do not create my avatars, they're a lot like me.
And I'm far from perfect.
Cat
08/23/10 09:46 AM
yay wrote:
Lloyd Banks is nothing like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Lloyd Banks, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Lloyd Banks is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
Yo! 14
Plain Joe 1
Can't Complain 8
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 26
Wow, that summed him up perfectly.
Good test <3
In general, you care deeply about Lloyd Banks, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Lloyd Banks is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
Yo! 14
Plain Joe 1
Can't Complain 8
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 26
Wow, that summed him up perfectly.
Good test <3
08/25/10 10:42 PM
music-ninja at DeviantArt.com wrote:
lol good test its mostly true but i dont distance myself from my character he's just a complete different person and your every day lazy perverted gothic teen with his cute emo boyfreind
08/27/10 09:53 AM
Im a rubbish writer. I used to be good. wrote:
I got 48 :( is that bad?
08/27/10 12:07 PM
Im a rubbish writer. I used to be good. wrote:
Bella Swan isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And you, her creator, have spoilt her rotten and given her everything she wanted.
You may have let yourself get a little too close to Bella Swan. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Bella Swan is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her.
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 24
Yo! 11
I'm Destined For What? 10
Angst R Us 11
What A Brat! 29
Total: 85
Enough said. Stephanie, the jig is up!
You may have let yourself get a little too close to Bella Swan. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Bella Swan is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her.
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 24
Yo! 11
I'm Destined For What? 10
Angst R Us 11
What A Brat! 29
Total: 85
Enough said. Stephanie, the jig is up!
08/27/10 12:54 PM
Im a rubbish writer. I used to be good. wrote:
Edward Cullen is only a little like you. He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. He always knew he was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you, his creator, have spoilt him rotten and given him everything he wanted.
You identify far too heavily with Edward Cullen, and defend him from all sides, never realizing that in your quest to make him perfect you are alienating your readers. Back off and take a break. Try writing the story from the viewpoint of a different character, one you have less sympathy with... or writing a different story and coming back to this one.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 9
James Dean, James Dean... 22
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 14
Can't Complain 8
What A Brat! 40
Total: 93
Edward's worse.
You identify far too heavily with Edward Cullen, and defend him from all sides, never realizing that in your quest to make him perfect you are alienating your readers. Back off and take a break. Try writing the story from the viewpoint of a different character, one you have less sympathy with... or writing a different story and coming back to this one.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 9
James Dean, James Dean... 22
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 14
Can't Complain 8
What A Brat! 40
Total: 93
Edward's worse.
08/27/10 01:33 PM
nadia wrote:
Thank you for the great test! I noticed a few years ago that I really hated mary sue characters and that some of characters were. So now I deliberately make them more realistic and less like myself. I find that when people base characters off of themselves they have a tendency to make the character all powerful and it makes the story really boring.
Thanks again! (:
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 14
Thanks again! (:
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 14
08/30/10 11:48 PM
Plain ol- Jane told a story -bout a man. wrote:
The only problem I found with this is the first part. In my opinion, partially basing your character on yourself is good. For instance, if their religious views are the same as yours, they'll usually end up more realistic. I've always learned to write what you know, and I know more about myself than about something I have no clue about.
08/31/10 05:30 PM
June wrote:
I go here for every story I write to make sure my characters aren't Mary Sues. So far, I've gotten no higher than 15%, so thanks so much for posting this!
09/09/10 05:51 PM
Nyoko wrote:
Wow, this quiz is way past off. I have this character---she's a werewolf, a bit of a brute, anti-social, with a past that's rough but not drowning-in-her-family's-blood angsty. I find her super fun to write even though she can be dumb as a brick at times, but since she isn't based off me or drop dead gorgeous this quiz dubbed her dull and claimed that I didn't care. lol.
09/10/10 03:06 AM
nenome wrote:
Bella Swan doesn't score high enough P=
Awesome test though, otherwise.
Awesome test though, otherwise.
09/11/10 04:40 AM
chibixzaide wrote:
After taking this test for several of my characters and never once scoring any of them as a mary-sue (even the ONE that even I fear might be a sue), I'm thinking anyone outraged by getting scored as a sue is just angry to be told the truth... Because I TRIED to get my most sue-ish character scored as one and couldn't do it. So anyone actually managing to score one...ew, kill it with fire.
09/16/10 05:50 AM
moki yoki wrote:
i think adding a
is related to so and so character
twin
child
cousin
long-lost
would be good
is related to so and so character
twin
child
cousin
long-lost
would be good
09/19/10 02:44 AM
chickencheese wrote:
Haha, I got a 5 for my character, Grace Cooper, and it said she was uncool, not very clever etc. Actually, she's a murderer and is very clever, rich and fashionable (not in a Mary-Sue way, I don't think).
09/20/10 12:56 PM
honor wrote:
awesome! thanks for making this test. do i really need to cut my charater that much slack? JK. 18 for me.
09/24/10 08:40 PM
honor wrote:
bella swan is 44. ...mary-sue fail.
09/24/10 09:09 PM
iluvemartin wrote:
my character is NOT a mary-sue! shes beautiful, and peopl luv jer! u suck sh**!!
09/25/10 10:03 PM
rosewitch wrote:
Pacian is only a little like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Pacian, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Pacian is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 26
In general, you care deeply about Pacian, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Pacian is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 26
09/26/10 02:09 PM
rosewitch wrote:
yay. successful character development?
09/26/10 02:10 PM
Shin wrote:
Well, my first two characters used to be Sues. A male and female respectively. As time passed by, I had to tone them down a little, up to the point they turned antagonistic.
I got 15 for Kiriko, then 22 for Ryuu.
Truth is, their just plainlooking, and Kiriko is a sadist and she is the reason why the someone she loves is dead. It was pretty simple because she was the one who killed whoever that loved person is. (Mother, father, caretaker, younger brother...) As for Ryuu, he's just a slave... Well, I think they became protagonist with anti-hero tendencies even though they are at a neutral standing...
I got 15 for Kiriko, then 22 for Ryuu.
Truth is, their just plainlooking, and Kiriko is a sadist and she is the reason why the someone she loves is dead. It was pretty simple because she was the one who killed whoever that loved person is. (Mother, father, caretaker, younger brother...) As for Ryuu, he's just a slave... Well, I think they became protagonist with anti-hero tendencies even though they are at a neutral standing...
09/30/10 10:10 AM
Kora Krystle Young wrote:
I LOVE this test! Thank you so much for posting it! This thing is amazingly accurate and I just love it! Would you consider making another for fandom-based characters? (I have many of them, so I wondered...)
10/01/10 12:08 AM
Better results wrote:
YAY! SHE'S GOTTEN BETTER!
Lola is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Lola, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Lola is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Lola is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Lola, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Lola is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
10/01/10 03:59 PM
I-ve gotten better! wrote:
YAY!
Alisha is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Alisha, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alisha is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Alisha is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Alisha, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alisha is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
10/01/10 04:07 PM
Nick wrote:
The Eternal is only a little like you. He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. He always knew he was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
You may have let yourself get a little too close to The Eternal. Maybe he's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like him and are trying to give him a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! The Eternal is a good character. Give him room to be himself before you stifle him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 10
James Dean, James Dean... 26
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 13
Can't Complain 5
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 12
Total: 66
Wow, he really scores low considering he IS an all powerful being just below the all creator. But then, he is meant to be a secondary caracter(similar to a anthropomorphic rep of the game master)
You may have let yourself get a little too close to The Eternal. Maybe he's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like him and are trying to give him a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! The Eternal is a good character. Give him room to be himself before you stifle him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 10
James Dean, James Dean... 26
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 13
Can't Complain 5
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 12
Total: 66
Wow, he really scores low considering he IS an all powerful being just below the all creator. But then, he is meant to be a secondary caracter(similar to a anthropomorphic rep of the game master)
10/03/10 08:51 AM
Ellie wrote:
I took the test for the main character in a fancomic of mine (not made yet), and I scored 5. Could be because I haven't developed the story much yet; there were several questions where I wasn't sure of the answer, so I just left it blank.
10/09/10 11:39 PM
AICAT wrote:
HAHAHA! Cayo got a 27!
She is a Hetalia OC therefore it was a bit hard to answer some of the questions! But the result was pretty good, I do love her and she is a bit plain... BUT! She's also the glue that sticks her friends together, even if she's messed up!
She is a Hetalia OC therefore it was a bit hard to answer some of the questions! But the result was pretty good, I do love her and she is a bit plain... BUT! She's also the glue that sticks her friends together, even if she's messed up!
10/11/10 04:39 PM
Reena wrote:
I love how accurate this test is!!! :)
10/15/10 04:33 AM
Minku_Minku wrote:
Wow, I'm so happy! Azaka only got an 17. I was kinda worried about her since she's fairly powerful. This alleviates my fears a bit. The questions were so easy to answer!
10/15/10 10:53 PM
Kendrix wrote:
Astrid is only a little like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Astrid, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Astrid is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 7
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 38
I'm satisfied with that, even with the 13 Points in the cool section, she IS suposed to be a cool, badass character even if she has a horrible Pewrsonality.
I like the little texts this gives you. They are more helpfull than just a Number and are mostly surprisingly fitting.
I ticked the 'Nobility/and doesn't know it' boxes to be sure, but as the story takes place in modern times, it doesn't mean much and is only mentioned once.
Astrid is anything but happy to find out that she's related to a line of prussian noblemen and starts ranting about how the Germans got stuck with the stereotypes even if most of what used to be Prussia ist part of Polland now XD
In general, you care deeply about Astrid, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Astrid is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 7
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 38
I'm satisfied with that, even with the 13 Points in the cool section, she IS suposed to be a cool, badass character even if she has a horrible Pewrsonality.
I like the little texts this gives you. They are more helpfull than just a Number and are mostly surprisingly fitting.
I ticked the 'Nobility/and doesn't know it' boxes to be sure, but as the story takes place in modern times, it doesn't mean much and is only mentioned once.
Astrid is anything but happy to find out that she's related to a line of prussian noblemen and starts ranting about how the Germans got stuck with the stereotypes even if most of what used to be Prussia ist part of Polland now XD
10/17/10 11:01 AM
Anfaenger wrote:
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10/18/10 02:24 PM
Lee Robert Millado wrote:
So is every shonen hero a Mary Sue?
10/21/10 03:17 AM
Milino wrote:
FUCK THIS STUPID TEST! YOU KNOW WHAT! SO WHAT IF PEOPLE HAVE A DIFFERENT STYLE TO OTHERS! FUCK THE PERSON WHO MADE THIS! SCREW YOU! SCREW YOUR SISTER/BROTHER! AND WHAT EVER PETS YOU MAY HAVE AT THE MOMENT! FUCK YOU!
10/24/10 05:59 AM
Leelee wrote:
This test is great.. I use it to test all my characters. None of them are Sues or Stus, apparently! :Db
10/24/10 07:41 PM
Ande wrote:
I use this with almost all of my OCs! This test helps me so much and shows me what I need to tweak or what I don't!
10/24/10 10:23 PM
Haley wrote:
I myself am not surprised by my score of 11. My character itself is an animal, and I can see this is for specifically for humans (The school questions, attractiveness, etc.) and my character being a chimera experimented on, I understand my score therefor I should spice this character up somewhat more.
10/25/10 09:11 PM
anon wrote:
"Loose" is the opposite of tight. "Lose" is when something is lost.
10/28/10 09:24 PM
Sopie wrote:
I tested out my charectors on this since I was worried that they were Mary-Sues! I am pleased to see they are not!! This test was also really fun to take!! ^-^
11/02/10 04:04 PM
Nana wrote:
Great test, and I think that you accurately portrayed the common flaws that mary sues tend to have. :D
11/02/10 07:49 PM
Wolfie wrote:
My character only got a 19, and she's a sci-fi type character! :D Kind of proud here.
11/05/10 09:04 PM
Kayla wrote:
My character got a 14, which doesn't seem too bad to me. I'm just glad that I didn't turn this character into something I hate!
11/06/10 05:37 PM
Alyssa wrote:
Ha, this is pretty good! The first "real" character I've ever created--Kama--isn't a Gary Stu! He was... uhm... the "sort of like you, but not exactly," guy. I "care deeply about him but give him room to grow and command his own story," or some other thing.
And Dante and Vayne got, "don't distance yourself too far from them,"
And Dante and Vayne got, "don't distance yourself too far from them,"
11/07/10 01:17 AM
MM wrote:
Well, I enjoyed your personality infused into the test. I took it, and it helped me realize some things about some characters. Some were on the edge of Mary-Sue, others were far from it. I find the test helps me as a writer. Thanks!
11/07/10 03:12 AM
Ria wrote:
lol...well, I pretty much made character exactly like me so that is where the points added up, so the result that she was "me" was pretty obvious in the first place... She doesn't have characters falling for her left and right though. Oh well, I took the litmus sue quiz, and goth that my character wasn't one. So I'm fine with it.
11/10/10 07:16 AM
Ria wrote:
wow lots of typos there...my bad. Lol.
11/10/10 07:18 AM
Ria wrote:
Ok I am going to comment one more time, and then I will stop taking up space. I took the quiz again, this time for a different character. I got a 14. Not bad! lol...I'm bored. Bye!
11/10/10 07:27 AM
Bluewyrm wrote:
Good test! I've done it on my two major characters so far, and got pretty much the results I expected...
Actually, I thought one of my characters scored a little low - could that be because the character is a non-standard race (In this case, a bipedal dragon... as apposed to human, elf, vampire, werewolf, etc.) ?
(This, of course, leads to the question of whether it's possible for an entire race of characters to become Mary-sues...)
Actually, I thought one of my characters scored a little low - could that be because the character is a non-standard race (In this case, a bipedal dragon... as apposed to human, elf, vampire, werewolf, etc.) ?
(This, of course, leads to the question of whether it's possible for an entire race of characters to become Mary-sues...)
11/10/10 08:01 PM
Bluewyrm wrote:
Hehe... I did the test for a character who is "uplifted" to be a god at the end of his story arc...
result: 43 (he's one of the "bad guys" so I figure having him be a little irritating is OK...)
After godhood:
67.
XD this makes me laugh...
result: 43 (he's one of the "bad guys" so I figure having him be a little irritating is OK...)
After godhood:
67.
XD this makes me laugh...
11/11/10 04:11 PM
mochastain wrote:
I must say, I really do love your quiz and it's been pretty useful to me so far as a writer.
But I still have a suspicious feeling that one character of mine (thankfully not the MC) is a giant Marty Stu. He's not magical, but he's the only character in my series who isn't gifted or magical. His role in the story is pretty much proving that humans aren't bad and becoming a love interest for a major female character.
For anyone on this site, you agree with me? Anything I can do to improve him? He's not all that important anyone but I need a way for my characters to have a human to interact with....He's my token human after all ;)
But I still have a suspicious feeling that one character of mine (thankfully not the MC) is a giant Marty Stu. He's not magical, but he's the only character in my series who isn't gifted or magical. His role in the story is pretty much proving that humans aren't bad and becoming a love interest for a major female character.
For anyone on this site, you agree with me? Anything I can do to improve him? He's not all that important anyone but I need a way for my characters to have a human to interact with....He's my token human after all ;)
11/13/10 11:12 PM
Carthestian wrote:
As for suggestions, you would do yourself well to fix the "token" aspect. Even minor characters can have characterization, you need to morem fully develop WHY that human exists where he does in the world.
Personally, I enjoyed the test... Jonathan Penrose got a 10. Considering he's an "End Justifies the Means" low-level noble, I'm quite pleased with the result.
Personally, I enjoyed the test... Jonathan Penrose got a 10. Considering he's an "End Justifies the Means" low-level noble, I'm quite pleased with the result.
11/14/10 02:26 AM
mochastain wrote:
I kind of think Lukas is just an orphan or rebellious guy who hangs out with the group because they're on the run and he figures they're a ticket out of his montonous life. So...yeah. Thanks though, carthestian!
11/17/10 10:14 PM
Ross wrote:
For one of my characters I got the comment "Mamma HATES him", but there didn't seem to be any tick-boxes concerning the relationship of the character with their faimly members -- be they siblings, parents or extended family, so how is that judged?
11/21/10 08:00 AM
Elena wrote:
I like that it also mentions giving your character a lil bit of love and not distancing them. We write about people, these characters, because we think they would be interesting to read--or perhaps just relevant. Everybody has a story to tell. REAL people have something in their lives that another person would find interesting. Hyperawareness of your character and nitpicking them so that they come out as non-Marysue like as possible could be counterproductive. Finding the balance between realizing this is just a character to give them a fair critique and realizing this is also someone you WANT to write about and is very real in YOUR story is, in my opinion, a very healthy way of looking at your characters.
I love these tests, and I thank you for taking the time to make one.
I love these tests, and I thank you for taking the time to make one.
11/24/10 06:49 PM
KEE wrote:
My, I was curious about a pair of my characters and wondered if they were too Mary-Sue/Gary-Stu and according to this the girl isn't and I doubt that the boy is a Gary Stu.
Thanks for making such an easy test to take!
Thanks for making such an easy test to take!
11/25/10 05:08 PM
Allison wrote:
Thanks a bunch for this! Definitely worth the couple of minutes I just did, now I know my character isn't a Mary Gary. I will recommend this to my friends.
11/25/10 07:54 PM
Alex wrote:
Thanks so much for this. As I was writing my fics i was wondering whether my OC was a Mary-sue. I took two different ones and found that she isn't, but this one was the one I took first, so thanks a lot for making this.
11/25/10 09:18 PM
Rebecca wrote:
Oh wow I actually got good results. I was worried I would make her a Mary-sue with the battle comment when it said she came out with little damage but when I clicked the magical button I thought it meant without her being torn into multiple pieces. Oh well. I love my results and now I can write without worrying about people saying my character is a Mary-sue. I can't write in peace now. Thanks for the quiz.
12/01/10 10:08 AM
Jenny wrote:
Overall it was a nice test. I took it for someone who was intersex, so the gender part was clearly a bit off, but that's not the standard for most characters anyway. I really liked how you split things into different pages and allowed the entry of names and pronouns.
12/08/10 04:52 PM
Alexa159 wrote:
I took the test twice for both of my OCs and I got 27for my female character and 29 for my male character. I said it was good that I let them stand on their own and that I never give the characters my 'slack' and i never engage them in wild fantasies.
12/12/10 04:35 PM
Megalomaniac wrote:
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 9
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 33
Woot! All in the green! I really like this test but I don't quite think it applies well to my character. There isn't many Mary Sue/ Gary Stu tests that apply to villains.
See, my main character whom I RP as was a child soldier. He's spends ten years of his childhood slaughtering others and slowly morphs into a callus killer who enjoys torturing and devouring his victims. When the government cracks down on child soldiery, he (now called "Kamikaze" because it was said of him that he "killed his own conscious") is flung into contemporary society. The question is if a child soldier is freed of their bloody lifestyle, is it possible for them to change into civilized people?
Gary Stu? Or does anyone know a site that test evil character?
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 9
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 33
Woot! All in the green! I really like this test but I don't quite think it applies well to my character. There isn't many Mary Sue/ Gary Stu tests that apply to villains.
See, my main character whom I RP as was a child soldier. He's spends ten years of his childhood slaughtering others and slowly morphs into a callus killer who enjoys torturing and devouring his victims. When the government cracks down on child soldiery, he (now called "Kamikaze" because it was said of him that he "killed his own conscious") is flung into contemporary society. The question is if a child soldier is freed of their bloody lifestyle, is it possible for them to change into civilized people?
Gary Stu? Or does anyone know a site that test evil character?
12/19/10 06:24 PM
Megalomaniac wrote:
Fourth line of paragraph 2 should read "Their aren't many..." and the last line of the final paragraph should be "...that test evil characters?" Sorry.
Also, it probably should be mentioned that the site I RP on is very loosely based off the Redwall series. It revolves around vermin society (the "bad guys" of the series) so generally most RPers have somewhat evil traits. Kamikaze is just a much more severe case. (Did I mention he wears the body parts of his victims?)
Also, it probably should be mentioned that the site I RP on is very loosely based off the Redwall series. It revolves around vermin society (the "bad guys" of the series) so generally most RPers have somewhat evil traits. Kamikaze is just a much more severe case. (Did I mention he wears the body parts of his victims?)
12/19/10 06:38 PM
Hi wrote:
You know what... FUCK THIS SHIT aru! Castillaxcorezoxo isn't a marie sue ok aru! Your just jelus kus she's so cool aru. She has problems she's drpressd 4 godzi sake aru! SHE'S A STANITS aru! SCRaeW YOU POZR ARU!!111111111
12/21/10 05:05 AM
brokenmind wrote:
YEAH!
In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Joel Washington Virginia Ianto Phillips and given him plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Joel Washington Virginia Ianto Phillips that you stop caring what happens to him.
13 points. And I don't need to care for mah dearest Jo, he'll take care of himself. He's a superhero! Alright, he sucks at being a superhero and his super ability is kinda lame (for him) but he's a superhero nonetheless!
:D Thanks for that awesome test.
In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Joel Washington Virginia Ianto Phillips and given him plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Joel Washington Virginia Ianto Phillips that you stop caring what happens to him.
13 points. And I don't need to care for mah dearest Jo, he'll take care of himself. He's a superhero! Alright, he sucks at being a superhero and his super ability is kinda lame (for him) but he's a superhero nonetheless!
:D Thanks for that awesome test.
12/21/10 07:11 AM
IshiHatake23 wrote:
Sweet! I'm glad Roziline isn't a Mary Sue, she's supposed to be just a plain (as plain as it gets in the magical world)girl with a plain childhood who has a nack (sp?) for annoying her favorite teacher. Although ppl have been complaining she is... *shruggs* Oh well I guess I'll have to work on how I word my stories a little more.
12/21/10 01:58 PM
FangzV wrote:
I think this was one of the best Mary Sue tests I've ever taken. (And I'm a terribly paranoid person, so I've taken a lot just to reassure myself XD;)
I really liked the breakdown at the end. It's better than the traditional "If you got this score go to his". It seemed somewhat personalised, even if it may not be. It was more insightful than other results though.
HOWEVER it's flawed in that it's not indicative by the numbers. The description helps with this, but to me the numbers are meaningless if I don't know what the scale is. For example, I got "Yo! 11". But I don't know if that's a scale of 0-100 or 0-15.
I'm also not sure about the score breakdown meanings, in all honesty. I mean, "Angst R Us" is an example of a quite obvious one, but I have to infer for some.
Of course, no test is perfect. Some questions were hard to answer, not because of "I don't want a Sue", but because the questions were either phrased awkwardly, but are also questionable in if they applied. (Of course, I just checked them off anyway, if only for accuracy) For example, my character does have a scar, but it's not visible because he intentionally covers it. So I actually spent a good amount of time on the scar question just wondering.
Also, good idea to keep ambiguous with the results. "He may have sometimes" instead of a definitive" HE DOES FEEL THIS WAY I KNOW".
And the form at the beginning of the test was a unique part that I loved. For some reason, it enhanced the test-taking experience.
Thank you also for not biasing the test, and keeping it short & simple but letting it still cover a lot. There's been plenty of times I've done a Litmus test and just stopped to say a flat "WHAT".
Though an interesting characteristic of (I believe it was) the original litmus test was at the end when you could subtract points. It could be an interesting thing to add, though not to encourage ripping something off.
Great test, thank you a lot! It's helping me think more about my character.
Looking forward to using this for future characters. Good to be assured of my character's apparent lacking Stu-ey-ness...I think. (33 total...? Is that good?)
Of course, I'll continue being paranoid and check with other tests too.
I really liked the breakdown at the end. It's better than the traditional "If you got this score go to his". It seemed somewhat personalised, even if it may not be. It was more insightful than other results though.
HOWEVER it's flawed in that it's not indicative by the numbers. The description helps with this, but to me the numbers are meaningless if I don't know what the scale is. For example, I got "Yo! 11". But I don't know if that's a scale of 0-100 or 0-15.
I'm also not sure about the score breakdown meanings, in all honesty. I mean, "Angst R Us" is an example of a quite obvious one, but I have to infer for some.
Of course, no test is perfect. Some questions were hard to answer, not because of "I don't want a Sue", but because the questions were either phrased awkwardly, but are also questionable in if they applied. (Of course, I just checked them off anyway, if only for accuracy) For example, my character does have a scar, but it's not visible because he intentionally covers it. So I actually spent a good amount of time on the scar question just wondering.
Also, good idea to keep ambiguous with the results. "He may have sometimes" instead of a definitive" HE DOES FEEL THIS WAY I KNOW".
And the form at the beginning of the test was a unique part that I loved. For some reason, it enhanced the test-taking experience.
Thank you also for not biasing the test, and keeping it short & simple but letting it still cover a lot. There's been plenty of times I've done a Litmus test and just stopped to say a flat "WHAT".
Though an interesting characteristic of (I believe it was) the original litmus test was at the end when you could subtract points. It could be an interesting thing to add, though not to encourage ripping something off.
Great test, thank you a lot! It's helping me think more about my character.
Looking forward to using this for future characters. Good to be assured of my character's apparent lacking Stu-ey-ness...I think. (33 total...? Is that good?)
Of course, I'll continue being paranoid and check with other tests too.
12/23/10 07:36 PM
blind typer wrote:
hey, you just assume me that the villain of my novel is not a character, but my self!
LOL!!
LOL!!
12/23/10 07:37 PM
FangzV wrote:
Okay wait one last thing. My comment was getting absurdly long for my unstable browser, and I just ran through the test again and remembered something else.
Of course, the test isn't entirely accurate, and I'm not the only person to have proven this. For example, the test results stated for my second character "He's got no emotional scars to speak of."
Naturally, though, since I know my character better than a formula, I'm going to dismiss this sort of thing but it takes some credibility from the test.
2 more questions I had some issue with:
*I think everyone who reads this story will like and empathize with Character.
Being a logical person, I KNOW that's not going to happen. But my aim with the character is to make a generally sympathetic and even empathetic character. Should I be checking this off because it goes along with my aim?
*Character has a family member or a lover who was tragically murdered.
The issue with this question is that the character was not murdered, really. The family member in question was executed (on somewhat bogus accusations), but I didn't count that as murder because I felt it called for something different from a murder, even if execution is basically murdering the bad guy.
This question is fine, but limits the responce. I couldn't include the death of a very -key- character in my replies to this test, which affected the outcome.
I still love the test very much, but it is a little too general. I'm willing to dismiss and use my own judgement, because a machine is not perfect, but they're still issues. In my opinion, it's a good test to at least test the water.
Then again, that really goes for any Mary Sue test.
Of course, the test isn't entirely accurate, and I'm not the only person to have proven this. For example, the test results stated for my second character "He's got no emotional scars to speak of."
Naturally, though, since I know my character better than a formula, I'm going to dismiss this sort of thing but it takes some credibility from the test.
2 more questions I had some issue with:
*I think everyone who reads this story will like and empathize with Character.
Being a logical person, I KNOW that's not going to happen. But my aim with the character is to make a generally sympathetic and even empathetic character. Should I be checking this off because it goes along with my aim?
*Character has a family member or a lover who was tragically murdered.
The issue with this question is that the character was not murdered, really. The family member in question was executed (on somewhat bogus accusations), but I didn't count that as murder because I felt it called for something different from a murder, even if execution is basically murdering the bad guy.
This question is fine, but limits the responce. I couldn't include the death of a very -key- character in my replies to this test, which affected the outcome.
I still love the test very much, but it is a little too general. I'm willing to dismiss and use my own judgement, because a machine is not perfect, but they're still issues. In my opinion, it's a good test to at least test the water.
Then again, that really goes for any Mary Sue test.
12/23/10 08:07 PM
Char wrote:
Xagger got 16... huh.
That's good, I've doe it with most of my characters now. :D
That's good, I've doe it with most of my characters now. :D
12/24/10 07:11 PM
Rinru wrote:
Took the test with some of my characters.
The only thing which kinda bothers me is that this test, as some other commenters have already said, assumes that you character is good, which creates quite a problem when your characters are placed in a "grey-and-grey" world.
I still enjoyed it though. ;)
The only thing which kinda bothers me is that this test, as some other commenters have already said, assumes that you character is good, which creates quite a problem when your characters are placed in a "grey-and-grey" world.
I still enjoyed it though. ;)
12/26/10 01:35 PM
Arimae wrote:
After scrolling through the comments, I am laughing my head off at a few angry idiots. Don't take the test if you aren't willing to face all possible results with at least some dignity, lol. My eight year old sister understands that!
There is a big flaw... you don't get into personality. I felt like you instantly made assumptions that were not true. (You did.) One of my characters- a shy, solem little girl- is apparently hip and stands out in a crowd. Um... not. The test is comforting as my characters scored around 30, but it is not reliable. Sorry.
I don't understand the Yo and Mama hates her stuff so well. Explain...? Thank you.
There is a big flaw... you don't get into personality. I felt like you instantly made assumptions that were not true. (You did.) One of my characters- a shy, solem little girl- is apparently hip and stands out in a crowd. Um... not. The test is comforting as my characters scored around 30, but it is not reliable. Sorry.
I don't understand the Yo and Mama hates her stuff so well. Explain...? Thank you.
12/27/10 10:32 PM
anon ymous wrote:
I just punched in a fairly interesting character. Long story short, it's myself, in an alternate universe, as a villain. Not the normal "guy who acts like a jerk but is still fundamentally a good guy" - alt!me is someone who, even if you agree with his ideas, comes off as "too ruthless". I'm talking a ten-digit body count - over a billion dead, entire countries destroyed, etc. If I ever met alt!me, I would probably try to stop him myself.
Surprisingly, for a character that literally is the author, I only got a 50.
* 21 points from "being like the author", sort of low, actually, for someone who actually is the author.
* 18 points from "being cool": carries a small arsenal of weaponry with him, lost an eye (every time it's shown, it freaks everyone out), and, as an evil supervillain, he chose his own name
* 7 points for "destiny": one resurrection, that's it, and it's foreshadowed from Chapter 1, and the level of genius displayed with technology is probably superhuman
* 0 points for trauma: every crime he's accused of, he's committed, and since his backstory is mine up until age 17, there's no rape, torture or abuse
* 4 for "being awesome": about a third of the story is "people pointing out that he's being evil", and while he generally wins arguments, he usually does so the same way he wins battles: heavy weaponry, and a willingness to shoot first.
I don't really know why exactly I'm typing this up, but I figure it might help out. Besides, it's interesting to see how a Mary Sue test handles a deconstruction of a Mary Sue.
PS: I think there's a typo on page 5. I'm relatively certain it should be "loses control", not "looses control".
Surprisingly, for a character that literally is the author, I only got a 50.
* 21 points from "being like the author", sort of low, actually, for someone who actually is the author.
* 18 points from "being cool": carries a small arsenal of weaponry with him, lost an eye (every time it's shown, it freaks everyone out), and, as an evil supervillain, he chose his own name
* 7 points for "destiny": one resurrection, that's it, and it's foreshadowed from Chapter 1, and the level of genius displayed with technology is probably superhuman
* 0 points for trauma: every crime he's accused of, he's committed, and since his backstory is mine up until age 17, there's no rape, torture or abuse
* 4 for "being awesome": about a third of the story is "people pointing out that he's being evil", and while he generally wins arguments, he usually does so the same way he wins battles: heavy weaponry, and a willingness to shoot first.
I don't really know why exactly I'm typing this up, but I figure it might help out. Besides, it's interesting to see how a Mary Sue test handles a deconstruction of a Mary Sue.
PS: I think there's a typo on page 5. I'm relatively certain it should be "loses control", not "looses control".
01/03/11 03:38 PM
Crazy Weirdo Writer wrote:
Eva is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for. In general, you care deeply about Eva, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Eva is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
PERFECT. Except he IS destined for special things.
Charlie is nothing like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for. In general, you care deeply about Charlie, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Charlie is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
PERFECT
Divya isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for. In general, you care deeply about Divya, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Divya is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
PERFECT.
All my results seem like the real characters! But I would add some more things about personality: like about weaknesses - and how they overcome challenges. But awesome!
PERFECT. Except he IS destined for special things.
Charlie is nothing like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for. In general, you care deeply about Charlie, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Charlie is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
PERFECT
Divya isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for. In general, you care deeply about Divya, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Divya is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
PERFECT.
All my results seem like the real characters! But I would add some more things about personality: like about weaknesses - and how they overcome challenges. But awesome!
01/06/11 05:07 AM
Caleido wrote:
I've tried four different characters (one is the main but they other ones have big roles)and I scored really well. They all came out saying that I loved them deeply but I was smart enough to let them stand on their own and that they had promising careers. I was shit scared that they would be crappy characters but I'm really satisfied and I answered truthfully! Some of the description wasn't spot on(I think it's because the alternative for their personality wasnt on here).
This is a great test!
This is a great test!
01/08/11 12:01 PM
Dizzy wrote:
I love this test, probably because my character scored a 16 :) I was a little worried he would do worse, but I swear, I was completely honest.
01/14/11 11:48 AM
Vee wrote:
My character scored a 15 -- which I guess is good? The thing is, she's this mouse that gets turned into a human, so there were some complications. (as a human, she looks younger than she really is because she's short and has a sort of childish face...she's fourteen as a girl, so being short and whatnot was actually a disadvantage. xD) Also, as an animal her name is just plain Mouse. When a human, she DID have to make up a name, but...I dunno, it's more like she's naming her other self rather than her REAL self.
Also, when she turns into a human, she's pretty clueless about....all sorts of things...xD I don't know how you could have incorporated a question about that into the quiz, but still, if there could have been something on that that would be awesome.
This was just fun though, I really enjoyed it. I don't care if it was inaccurate, if I wanted pure accuracy I would have taken a Mary-Sue litmus test. =) Nice work!
P.S. And, ah, people? Just because a character has blonde hair and blue eyes does NOT mean she's a Sue. That's a perfectly normal set of hair and eye color. :D
Also, when she turns into a human, she's pretty clueless about....all sorts of things...xD I don't know how you could have incorporated a question about that into the quiz, but still, if there could have been something on that that would be awesome.
This was just fun though, I really enjoyed it. I don't care if it was inaccurate, if I wanted pure accuracy I would have taken a Mary-Sue litmus test. =) Nice work!
P.S. And, ah, people? Just because a character has blonde hair and blue eyes does NOT mean she's a Sue. That's a perfectly normal set of hair and eye color. :D
01/23/11 09:54 PM
Malice wrote:
My character Claptrap is a test tube baby made by a private biochemichal company to be part of their private army .One of thousand of soldiers Clamptrap was well odd .A quirky sniper he left to strike out on his own and although being quite insane ,he is sadly the only sane person in the country wearing actual tactical armor in battle . So too Mary-sue or not
01/29/11 01:13 AM
Rob wrote:
Scored a 9 for my character. Then again, the story's about teenage students involved in the school's newspaper organization. Not much saving the world and angsty past, to tell you the truth.
Good test, though.
Good test, though.
01/31/11 05:59 PM
what do you think? wrote:
I loved this test!! It totally made me rethink my OC... thanks.(Did the totally sound valley girl?) Kyomi and I are very thankful. Especially Kyomi since she's the OC.
01/31/11 10:29 PM
Jesse wrote:
I periodically run my characters through a Sue test just to make sure I'm not being stupid, and this one's my favorite. Easy to use, not too genre-specific.
One concern, though. I got the phrase "He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage" when testing a character whose damage is definitely not minor.
Now, he's not a tragedy Sue, and I figure that's what you meant to convey. But the dude is MADE of damage. We're talking a Dexter level of damage. So that makes me wonder if you might want to add a checkbox in that section for something like, "(character) suffers the consequences of his mistakes."
One concern, though. I got the phrase "He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage" when testing a character whose damage is definitely not minor.
Now, he's not a tragedy Sue, and I figure that's what you meant to convey. But the dude is MADE of damage. We're talking a Dexter level of damage. So that makes me wonder if you might want to add a checkbox in that section for something like, "(character) suffers the consequences of his mistakes."
02/02/11 08:08 AM
Gwendoline Rose Aurora Benett wrote:
Haha this was fun. I tried a well developed character on this ( Harry Potter) and he came out as a Gary-Stu which we know isn't true... I think you should add a bit more for weaknesses.
02/03/11 07:05 PM
Shadowdog101 wrote:
I took this of one of my characters: Krissy and she scored a 14. This test was lots of fun And it helps with characters NOT becoming mary-sues C:!
02/12/11 04:50 PM
Kidd wrote:
Haha, love your test<3
Scorpio scored a thirty four, and I wasn't sure about the number at first. But when I read the feedback that goes with it, well, it's a'right.
Awesome job, very insightful--really boosted my already high esteem. XD
Scorpio scored a thirty four, and I wasn't sure about the number at first. But when I read the feedback that goes with it, well, it's a'right.
Awesome job, very insightful--really boosted my already high esteem. XD
02/12/11 11:43 PM
Yoshi-Yosh wrote:
Haha, there's one thing wrong with the test. The character IS based after me, but it trys to tell me that I made him too much like me. Otherwise a very fun, and accurate test. Thumbs up!
(Or gifted in speaking Welsh) (I lol'ed)
(Or gifted in speaking Welsh) (I lol'ed)
02/13/11 11:20 PM
Sha wrote:
This is a great test. My MC scored a 27. I think it helped with other characters too. :) Great job!
02/14/11 07:25 PM
InMyPantyhose wrote:
Omgsh I NEARLY deleted my story.
But since I havent touched it in like a good year
I WILL be rewriting it, even though I got a good score on my dear Skylar
I reaally need to start that soon
_____
d(-_-)b
But since I havent touched it in like a good year
I WILL be rewriting it, even though I got a good score on my dear Skylar
I reaally need to start that soon
_____
d(-_-)b
02/20/11 01:27 AM
Elizabeth wrote:
Brilliant. I got a 27 for Liz (my char) and this at the end;
Elizabeth isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Elizabeth, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Elizabeth is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
That hits the nail on the head.
Elizabeth isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Elizabeth, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Elizabeth is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
That hits the nail on the head.
02/21/11 02:13 PM
Zakaroo wrote:
I got thirties for the three characters I plugged in (all OC's, but I haven't used one in years), and roughly the same thing: one's cool and two are uncool, two are like me, but all were "allowed to stand on their own". Brilliantly done.
Also, just on a whim, I checked every box on the test and ran it through - the "character", if you can even call it that, got a 258 and had a HILARIOUS comment. Loved the test in general, and I'm glad my character's aren't sues. :)
Also, just on a whim, I checked every box on the test and ran it through - the "character", if you can even call it that, got a 258 and had a HILARIOUS comment. Loved the test in general, and I'm glad my character's aren't sues. :)
02/24/11 02:24 PM
Major wrote:
This has been a very useful test, not just for keeping an eye on my own characters (who, incidentally, don't score very high, mostly because I really don't cut them any slack; where's the fun in that?), but for avoiding any Sue cliches. I seriously can't believe anyone would actually use some of the things suggested in this test.
02/28/11 12:04 PM
Lovely wrote:
Jules is only a little like you. He may be popular, or he may not, but no matter what he's impossible to ignore; he stands out... just the way you always wanted to. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Jules, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jules is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
20 points :D That's pretty cool, but considering his story is set in modern-life, there's no room for idiotic fantasy notions in it :P
In general, you care deeply about Jules, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jules is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
20 points :D That's pretty cool, but considering his story is set in modern-life, there's no room for idiotic fantasy notions in it :P
03/01/11 04:19 AM
Alyzz wrote:
I ran my character through the test and I was pretty pleased - and heart warmed :3 - by the result I got. My character is beautiful and deadly, I've always suspected her of being a mary sue but the test said otherwise. Said she was kinda but nothing too serious, it seemed.
For the lols I ran a second test and ticked every box, expecting to get some great long pretentious "DESTROY IT WITH FIRE!!" but I actually got a "Just come away from the story and go back to it later"
I was really suprised by such a kind answer. :)
I LOVE this test, definatly my favourite. Keep up the good work!
For the lols I ran a second test and ticked every box, expecting to get some great long pretentious "DESTROY IT WITH FIRE!!" but I actually got a "Just come away from the story and go back to it later"
I was really suprised by such a kind answer. :)
I LOVE this test, definatly my favourite. Keep up the good work!
03/01/11 07:39 PM
Shay wrote:
I tested my character (who to his credit is a bit of a chew toy) and got the "well-rounded" ending, which made me sublimely happy. I had to laugh at the shades at night bit... He runs into things when he wears shades at all, honestly.
03/01/11 09:54 PM
FutabaFortissimo wrote:
I can only say this; I love the test~<3
Love,Love,Love~
Love,Love,Love~
03/06/11 08:20 AM
An wrote:
Cindy is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Cindy, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Cindy is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 15
She's The Anti-Cool 2
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 22
I'm relieved.
In general, you care deeply about Cindy, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Cindy is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 15
She's The Anti-Cool 2
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 22
I'm relieved.
03/08/11 05:32 PM
Parorou wrote:
I got the same final paragraph for all my characters; "In general, you care deeply about *name*, but you're smart enough to let him/her stand on /his/her own, without burdening him/her with your personal fantasies or propping him/her up with idealization and over-dramatization. *name* is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him/her."
Phew, love you dear OCs! :'D
However, I think we need a "Villain Mary Sue Test" too. You see, while Sue heroes are portrayed as perfect for no reason, villains tend to be created as evil and imperfect also for no reason. My villains came out with incredibly low scores because of the lacking of questions like "Is he/she unfairly cruel?", or "Is he/she ugly?" or even "Does he/she want to rule the world?" and that sorta thing, hehe.
I love this test so much!
Phew, love you dear OCs! :'D
However, I think we need a "Villain Mary Sue Test" too. You see, while Sue heroes are portrayed as perfect for no reason, villains tend to be created as evil and imperfect also for no reason. My villains came out with incredibly low scores because of the lacking of questions like "Is he/she unfairly cruel?", or "Is he/she ugly?" or even "Does he/she want to rule the world?" and that sorta thing, hehe.
I love this test so much!
03/15/11 05:05 PM
Emily wrote:
Hmm... I got a twenty two.
What do you guys think of her?
Mackendra Phillips, goes by Mac. Junior in HS. Her father recently died and her mother is out of the picture so she lives with her Aunt and cousins in the inner city. She's been trying not to, but she needs cash so she agrees to help DeShawn ( a local gang leader) with territoryial/drug/ect issues. She manages to get off on minor charges after striking a deal with the cops, but nearly gets her family killed by giving names. What do you think? I feel that she's really Sueish, but I really love her story. Does anyone have any suggestions?
What do you guys think of her?
Mackendra Phillips, goes by Mac. Junior in HS. Her father recently died and her mother is out of the picture so she lives with her Aunt and cousins in the inner city. She's been trying not to, but she needs cash so she agrees to help DeShawn ( a local gang leader) with territoryial/drug/ect issues. She manages to get off on minor charges after striking a deal with the cops, but nearly gets her family killed by giving names. What do you think? I feel that she's really Sueish, but I really love her story. Does anyone have any suggestions?
03/15/11 11:48 PM
Sethian wrote:
This is pretty cool I got a better score on my guy than I thought I would, though I wasn't quite sure if I should have clicked "There's an unusual story centering around Griggs's birth or infancy." Because his human birth and infancy was fine, but there was a complicated story about him being turned to a werewolf that was rather strange. I should probably jsut retake the test for him and click that jsut to get the results.
I actually kind of liek this test much more than other tests I've taken.
And I agree with emily about there needing to be a villian sue test. I took this test with my sort of bad guy Darksky and I don't think I got accurate results.
I actually kind of liek this test much more than other tests I've taken.
And I agree with emily about there needing to be a villian sue test. I took this test with my sort of bad guy Darksky and I don't think I got accurate results.
03/16/11 04:25 PM
Pikachu127 wrote:
This is just fabulous. I've even used this for liscensed characters, such as Mario and Kirby. This works great. I thank thee for creating a wonderful tool.
03/17/11 07:58 PM
meosh wrote:
Haha, beautiful.
My characters got:
Luk: 14 (Protagonist)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 1
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 14
Ksati: 22 (Antagonist)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
Yo! 15
I'm Destined For What? 7
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 22
Pen: 20 (Ally/parent...who also happens to be a giant stupid liar-face who I am seriously getting pissed at)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Joe 1
Can't Complain 8
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 20
For my other story:
Xel: 22 (Protagonist)
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
She's The Anti-Cool 3
Plain Jane 1
Angst R Us 11
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 22
Leo: 10 (Protagonist)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
He's The Anti-Cool 1
Plain Joe 1
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 10
Io: 15 (Protagonist)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 1
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 15
(The antagonist for that story is an entire organization, and a revolution started by themselves(oops!))
My characters got:
Luk: 14 (Protagonist)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 1
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 14
Ksati: 22 (Antagonist)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
Yo! 15
I'm Destined For What? 7
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 22
Pen: 20 (Ally/parent...who also happens to be a giant stupid liar-face who I am seriously getting pissed at)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Joe 1
Can't Complain 8
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
Total: 20
For my other story:
Xel: 22 (Protagonist)
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
She's The Anti-Cool 3
Plain Jane 1
Angst R Us 11
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 22
Leo: 10 (Protagonist)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
He's The Anti-Cool 1
Plain Joe 1
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 10
Io: 15 (Protagonist)
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 1
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 15
(The antagonist for that story is an entire organization, and a revolution started by themselves(oops!))
03/20/11 01:00 AM
m_soccer wrote:
I took this test for who I consider the most sue-ish of my characters, but I guess she's "real" enough that despite being a spy (against her own parents, nonetheless) and always having the right sage advice to give her sisters (she's only 19, and the main is one of her younger sisters, so her score is boosted by the fact that she's not directly based on me)
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
She's The Anti-Cool 0
Plain Jane 0
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 14
That low? Really? For my spy-mentor figure? So confused!
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
She's The Anti-Cool 0
Plain Jane 0
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 14
That low? Really? For my spy-mentor figure? So confused!
03/20/11 02:29 PM
Ryet wrote:
I took the test twice for two different characters (a boy and a girl who end up together). Both characters apparently are parts of me. I take pride in referring to Rytex as a Marty Stu (since he is in a way a wish-fulfillment fantasy side of me). Anyway...
Rytex (the guy) got 33, 18, 3, 9, 7, coming out at a 70.
Xemyli (the girl)got a much lower score at 17, 6, 5, 5, 3, coming out at a 36.
The test was good and thorough.
Rytex (the guy) got 33, 18, 3, 9, 7, coming out at a 70.
Xemyli (the girl)got a much lower score at 17, 6, 5, 5, 3, coming out at a 36.
The test was good and thorough.
03/21/11 03:08 PM
Hiku wrote:
I liked this test it didn't ask all the confusing questions and it got straight to the point and it didn't say like kill your character off cause she is sooo mary sue cause shes pretty and other things. This one said she is a part of me and she isn't all that popular.
03/23/11 03:01 AM
black wrote:
Interesting tset, but only focus on how much the character is a mary sue.
theres hardly any room for good.
so there are several unknown areas the that could ask for, but may not exactly there and it makes a significant difference.
theres hardly any room for good.
so there are several unknown areas the that could ask for, but may not exactly there and it makes a significant difference.
03/23/11 01:42 PM
Balance wrote:
I think most of this test was spot-on, but I can't understand why the fact that my character feels guilty over a bad event as a psychological defense-mechanism to victim-blaming gives her Angst Points (I'm not asking "does this count," I'm asking why it counts).
03/24/11 10:23 AM
Balance wrote:
^BTW I wouldn't mind at all if someone emails me with an answer :O
03/24/11 10:24 AM
harmony wrote:
Finally, a test that makes sense!! My fan character is pretty much me in cartoon form. She's no where near perfect, blends in crowds, and has no tragic past or whatnot, yet she's considered a Mary-Sue in other tests. ???? Thanks for making a short, simple test with accurate results!
03/25/11 12:03 PM
ashley wrote:
My Main FC for naruto
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
She's The Anti-Cool 2
I'm Destined For What? 5
Angst R Us 19
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 33
My Second one
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Jane 1
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 15
And my own character for an original story.
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Joe 0
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 17
He's the only one that from a 'normal' world. Except he's bi like my main character
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
She's The Anti-Cool 2
I'm Destined For What? 5
Angst R Us 19
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 33
My Second one
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Jane 1
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 15
And my own character for an original story.
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Joe 0
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 17
He's the only one that from a 'normal' world. Except he's bi like my main character
03/26/11 12:13 AM
ashley wrote:
I mean to add, this test was really good and had you really think.
Thanks. I have no Sues
Thanks. I have no Sues
03/26/11 12:14 AM
How is she NOT cool? wrote:
My character does not wear shades, she doesn't hang with crowds, she only has a few friends, and she is speacil...>.>
03/28/11 04:39 AM
Name? What name? wrote:
I have no Sues!!!!!
One of the greatest Sue tests ever, I must say. Though your assessment of one of my older characters was a bit creepy... I really can't picture the neatest(and oldest) character in a book I'm writing having any clothes on the floor, never mind-le gasp!- any that are inside out.
I think you should also make a separate Test for antagonists, so we can make sure we don't have evil Sues. Because really, what's worse than an EVIL Sue?
One of the greatest Sue tests ever, I must say. Though your assessment of one of my older characters was a bit creepy... I really can't picture the neatest(and oldest) character in a book I'm writing having any clothes on the floor, never mind-le gasp!- any that are inside out.
I think you should also make a separate Test for antagonists, so we can make sure we don't have evil Sues. Because really, what's worse than an EVIL Sue?
03/28/11 03:41 PM
No NAME wrote:
Aradana is only a little like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Aradana, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Aradana is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 18
She stands out? No kidding? She uses a pencil as a weapon and has wings.
In general, you care deeply about Aradana, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Aradana is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 18
She stands out? No kidding? She uses a pencil as a weapon and has wings.
03/28/11 05:49 PM
Someone wrote:
Hello, I just wanted to state that you need to let us know what Mary Sue test this is for. Because each test needs to be different for each show/story/or fanfic.
Please let us know that way we won't take this test for a show that has something that consider Mary Sue on this test.
It is impossible to write a test for everything.
Please let us know that way we won't take this test for a show that has something that consider Mary Sue on this test.
It is impossible to write a test for everything.
03/29/11 10:45 PM
Pepsi wrote:
Looks like Nova is healthy, and Alia doesn't stand out much, but is healthy. (: Good I guess, haha.
03/30/11 08:23 PM
Rachel wrote:
Tested my characters, the main one was pretty accurate!! It's a good test, mainly because it doesn't count all characters as Mary-sues, unlike some tests. Love it!!
Also, I ran through one with everything ticked just for kicks. The result was kind of funny...I like the analysis at the end too.
Also, I ran through one with everything ticked just for kicks. The result was kind of funny...I like the analysis at the end too.
04/02/11 06:02 PM
Sarah H. wrote:
Summer is pretty healthy, and there is actually an explanation for the parts that aren't as much.
Aislinn scored pretty high, but a lot of her faults weren't included in the test. Mostly she's a spoilt brat, bitch, etc. The love interest, for a while, forgives her far too much, but other people see past the blindness of love and five her proper hell when she steps out of line.
All in all, I think this test is the most accurate and most helpful. It's more personal and gives an actual analysis at the end. So, thanks! I will work on making Aislinn less Sue-ish. XD
Aislinn scored pretty high, but a lot of her faults weren't included in the test. Mostly she's a spoilt brat, bitch, etc. The love interest, for a while, forgives her far too much, but other people see past the blindness of love and five her proper hell when she steps out of line.
All in all, I think this test is the most accurate and most helpful. It's more personal and gives an actual analysis at the end. So, thanks! I will work on making Aislinn less Sue-ish. XD
04/06/11 01:22 AM
Cat_ P. wrote:
It would be nice if when one got their results, one saw a breakdown of the Mary-Sue scoring like Example: 0 to 10=?, 10 to 20= ?, 100= throw away (dreadfuil Mary-Sue) so one can see where they are on the coninuum even if they scored non Mary-Sue.
04/11/11 08:24 PM
CGA wrote:
Hm...I felt that most of the questions favoured the fantasy-type genres. What about the kind of fiction that explores the inner-workings of everyday life? (with a little embellishing of course)
04/13/11 02:20 PM
Saxima wrote:
Taiyou, one of my three OCs for Kingdom Hearts, scored a 13. I really love your test, I've taken it like...three times, but for the same character.
Looks like she's a healthy character - we have no Xion going on in here. :3
Thanks for your test! I'll probably take it again for Ignis and Nikkoune, though they're basically the same, except for a few key points...
Looks like she's a healthy character - we have no Xion going on in here. :3
Thanks for your test! I'll probably take it again for Ignis and Nikkoune, though they're basically the same, except for a few key points...
04/16/11 02:26 PM
Saxima wrote:
Haha, I took your test, again. This time it was my OC for Maximum Ride, Phoenix (which I use my name for her cover name for the fact that I couldn't think of anything better... >_>)
And you said:
"Phoenix is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Phoenix, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Phoenix is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
I thank you once again, twenty, thirty times over! And anyone who says this test is wrong...well, they're wrong!
And you said:
"Phoenix is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Phoenix, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Phoenix is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
I thank you once again, twenty, thirty times over! And anyone who says this test is wrong...well, they're wrong!
04/16/11 04:12 PM
~Giitah wrote:
I'm kinda happy about my results with my character Kayden Brett :D
I got 19 :3
Maybe because him and I are complete opposites...
~Giitah
I got 19 :3
Maybe because him and I are complete opposites...
~Giitah
04/23/11 06:33 PM
randomanonomousgirl wrote:
I took this test for multiple characters in a story I am writing and am still working on some of the details, and let's just say I got, uh, interesting results. First, I need to be more confident with two of the main charecters and need to cut them some slack, as everything they have, they've worked for. I understand that part. It's with some of the other characters things don't make sense. For example, the two characters who have had the crap beaten out of them, and one of which who has died, are aperently perfect and I have spoiled them rotten. one of them does have the apearence of being perfect, but that's because the story's through the eyes of her jealous friends, who think she's perfect, although she isn't. The other one has some issues, which ultimatly lead to his downfall(fatal flaw=not perfect). By the way, how have I given him everything he's ever wanted if I killed him off before the world relizes he was right? The antagonist's results were what stumped me. He's going to live a short life, and is aparently nothing like me, which that part I get. However I aperently will defend him on all sides and have given him everything he's ever wanted, which is not true. He's the antaganist who tortures and/or kills everyone, including himself. All the bad things that happen to him(and there are alot)are his own doing. so how in the world have I spoiled him when he is the evil dude everyone hates? maybe the strange results have to do with the way I answered the questions, or maybe they have to do with the fact I haven't fully developed all the characters yet. By the way, your test made me make impulse decisions on my characters and forced me to develop them in ways I hadn't thought about. Thank you so much for that! it has added quality to my story! I think I'll wait a few days, develop my characters more, and then take the test again. This test is really helpful, even though I still got really funky results.
PS. Sorry if I somehow offended someone in my comment, I didn't mean to. I also am not sure how I could have offended someone, but I can never be sure. sometimes what I mean and what someone reads get lost in the translation.
PPS. Yes, I do suck at spelling :D anonomous is spelled wrong on purpouse, everthing else I can't help you with.
PS. Sorry if I somehow offended someone in my comment, I didn't mean to. I also am not sure how I could have offended someone, but I can never be sure. sometimes what I mean and what someone reads get lost in the translation.
PPS. Yes, I do suck at spelling :D anonomous is spelled wrong on purpouse, everthing else I can't help you with.
04/24/11 05:13 PM
randomanonomousgirl wrote:
I took this test for multiple characters in a story I am writing and am still working on some of the details, and let's just say I got, uh, interesting results. First, I need to be more confident with two of the main charecters and need to cut them some slack, as everything they have, they've worked for. I understand that part. It's with some of the other characters things don't make sense. For example, the two characters who have had the crap beaten out of them, and one of which who has died, are aperently perfect and I have spoiled them rotten. one of them does have the apearence of being perfect, but that's because the story's through the eyes of her jealous friends, who think she's perfect, although she isn't. The other one has some issues, which ultimatly lead to his downfall(fatal flaw=not perfect). By the way, how have I given him everything he's ever wanted if I killed him off before the world relizes he was right? The antagonist's results were what stumped me. He's going to live a short life, and is aparently nothing like me, which that part I get. However I aperently will defend him on all sides and have given him everything he's ever wanted, which is not true. He's the antaganist who tortures and/or kills everyone, including himself. All the bad things that happen to him(and there are alot)are his own doing. so how in the world have I spoiled him when he is the evil dude everyone hates? maybe the strange results have to do with the way I answered the questions, or maybe they have to do with the fact I haven't fully developed all the characters yet. By the way, your test made me make impulse decisions on my characters and forced me to develop them in ways I hadn't thought about. Thank you so much for that! it has added quality to my story! I think I'll wait a few days, develop my characters more, and then take the test again. This test is really helpful, even though I still got really funky results.
PS. Sorry if I somehow offended someone in my comment, I didn't mean to. I also am not sure how I could have offended someone, but I can never be sure. sometimes what I mean and what someone reads get lost in the translation.
PPS. Yes, I do suck at spelling :D anonomous is spelled wrong on purpouse, everthing else I can't help you with.
PS. Sorry if I somehow offended someone in my comment, I didn't mean to. I also am not sure how I could have offended someone, but I can never be sure. sometimes what I mean and what someone reads get lost in the translation.
PPS. Yes, I do suck at spelling :D anonomous is spelled wrong on purpouse, everthing else I can't help you with.
04/24/11 05:13 PM
Kat wrote:
The results said that my character "Had no emotional scars" But she really does My characters parents died when she was younger... (She wasn't adopted)
But other then that the quiz was great ^_^
But other then that the quiz was great ^_^
04/26/11 12:43 AM
Maddee wrote:
I bookmarked this test, and use it for all of my characters. :)
I scored a fourteen for my MC, which I find great. I don't like making my characters like me-it creeps me out to write about myself experiencing my plots.
Anyways, thanks for creating the test.
I scored a fourteen for my MC, which I find great. I don't like making my characters like me-it creeps me out to write about myself experiencing my plots.
Anyways, thanks for creating the test.
04/28/11 09:16 PM
Devaad wrote:
My character Devaad scored a 48. Mirror, Mirror 32
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
Plain Joe 2
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Him! 3
Overall, I have to say I'm satisfied. Devaad is supposed to be like me, because he is a Role-Play character and that makes it easier to get into his head. Of course, he also has special abilities I would love to have, but such abilities are normal in the RP. I particularly like the breakdown this test provides, because it made it clear to me than any possible sue-ishness in Devaad is due to the fact that I almost wish I were in his shoes and not because of awkward and unrealistic character traits. Of course, the line "Have some confidence in your writing! Devaad is a good character. Give him room to be himself before you stifle him." was a little off. I am confident in my writing, and in fact the similarity to me is just a tool allowing me to more easily interact with the character as a writer. He IS seperate from me though. I don't really want to be a borderline/outright villain. >.> Thanks!
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
Plain Joe 2
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Him! 3
Overall, I have to say I'm satisfied. Devaad is supposed to be like me, because he is a Role-Play character and that makes it easier to get into his head. Of course, he also has special abilities I would love to have, but such abilities are normal in the RP. I particularly like the breakdown this test provides, because it made it clear to me than any possible sue-ishness in Devaad is due to the fact that I almost wish I were in his shoes and not because of awkward and unrealistic character traits. Of course, the line "Have some confidence in your writing! Devaad is a good character. Give him room to be himself before you stifle him." was a little off. I am confident in my writing, and in fact the similarity to me is just a tool allowing me to more easily interact with the character as a writer. He IS seperate from me though. I don't really want to be a borderline/outright villain. >.> Thanks!
04/29/11 03:09 PM
Cathy wrote:
Oh no - my character scored over 100!
but it's a romance . . . any softening for romances ???
but it's a romance . . . any softening for romances ???
05/02/11 10:51 AM
Jenna wrote:
Talen is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
You may have let yourself get a little too close to Talen. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Talen is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her.
You may have let yourself get a little too close to Talen. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Talen is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her.
05/04/11 06:29 PM
Drakeero wrote:
Hey, I've been looking around at Mary Sue tests all night. I like yours quite well though I think it might be a little lacking in handling whether or not these "unique features" are considered normal in their environment. I like developing characters, species, worlds, cultures, etc. While I try to avoid a "technicolor" universe, some species may have unique traits. Like an unusual shade of green eyes. But that's common for everyone of that race.
I dunno if that's because this test is designed more for anime/fan-fic type characters or if I'm just too used to over-developing characters and their settings.
Still though, awesome test. I love putting my characters through these to see if any of them are getting a little more sparkly then intended.
I dunno if that's because this test is designed more for anime/fan-fic type characters or if I'm just too used to over-developing characters and their settings.
Still though, awesome test. I love putting my characters through these to see if any of them are getting a little more sparkly then intended.
05/06/11 12:57 AM
Surnoom wrote:
I got 55%
YOUR TEST IS S**T ! MY CHARACTER IS THE BEST ONE ! DO NOT ATTACK HER !
Just kidding :)
"She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too" this only part is, I think, wrong. My character runs away when she feels she's in danger and when she can avoid a fabulous destiny/war/bad person she does. And when she gets into this kind of thing she's not the only one.
I'm not getting mad and I think that the other parts are right. Thanks for this test, I was looking for a good one. :)
bye !
P.S. : I dunno how to respond to most of the questions that are made to prove I'm not a robot, are they some kind of english proverbs ? (I'm french so...)
YOUR TEST IS S**T ! MY CHARACTER IS THE BEST ONE ! DO NOT ATTACK HER !
Just kidding :)
"She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too" this only part is, I think, wrong. My character runs away when she feels she's in danger and when she can avoid a fabulous destiny/war/bad person she does. And when she gets into this kind of thing she's not the only one.
I'm not getting mad and I think that the other parts are right. Thanks for this test, I was looking for a good one. :)
bye !
P.S. : I dunno how to respond to most of the questions that are made to prove I'm not a robot, are they some kind of english proverbs ? (I'm french so...)
05/07/11 10:23 AM
Lisa wrote:
Hey, I just took your test because I saw the link on it.
I scored between 13 and 9 on my 3 in-thick-of-it characters. One question though....I had a good laugh reading most of the options, are the all true though? I mean "she dies and comes back to life" sounded a bit out there, but "more than once" on top of that..?(I am not saying anything against the test, just asking of that has happened in something you've read? I am genuinely curious..)
Me thinks tests like these sound be mandatory before and publication on a writing site, especially fanfics..I am sick of perfect characters making me feel like fml.
Thanks for the test :)
I scored between 13 and 9 on my 3 in-thick-of-it characters. One question though....I had a good laugh reading most of the options, are the all true though? I mean "she dies and comes back to life" sounded a bit out there, but "more than once" on top of that..?(I am not saying anything against the test, just asking of that has happened in something you've read? I am genuinely curious..)
Me thinks tests like these sound be mandatory before and publication on a writing site, especially fanfics..I am sick of perfect characters making me feel like fml.
Thanks for the test :)
05/07/11 07:48 PM
purpleexplodingbananas wrote:
I took the test for my semi-antagonistic dragon character. This is what I got:
"Jeredi is nothing like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Jeredi, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jeredi is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Of course she's impossible to ignore, she's a dragon! She's got no slack from me... got that right. She ends up dying in the end. Got off with minor damage? Most of the time...
My score breakdown: Do I Know This Guy? 1
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 22
Pretty good test. One thing I found funny, sometimes I take the test for real people, and when I took it for my enemy, "In general, you care deeply about (name), but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own."
"Jeredi is nothing like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Jeredi, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jeredi is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Of course she's impossible to ignore, she's a dragon! She's got no slack from me... got that right. She ends up dying in the end. Got off with minor damage? Most of the time...
My score breakdown: Do I Know This Guy? 1
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 5
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 22
Pretty good test. One thing I found funny, sometimes I take the test for real people, and when I took it for my enemy, "In general, you care deeply about (name), but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own."
05/08/11 12:14 PM
Raven wrote:
Well, you did a great job on making the test. I only saw on the wrong about what it said about my character, but that may have been my fault for simply forgetting something.
My character, Joker, is almost my best non-Gary Stu character yet. I'm glad I took your test.
My character, Joker, is almost my best non-Gary Stu character yet. I'm glad I took your test.
05/09/11 08:10 PM
Bokmal14 wrote:
I think this is a very good test. Even though you can't be completely sure what kind of person your character is from it, you get an general idea of its commonness. I thank you for this test, and wish you good fortune on your journey to become a writer.
Bokmal14
Bokmal14
05/10/11 11:08 AM
HarrietRants wrote:
I've taken this test about a million times and I'm pretty happy to see none of my OCs are anywhere near Mary Sues! I love this test.
05/11/11 09:56 AM
Migitmagee wrote:
I find it hysterical that Ms. Frizzle as I'm writing her, who's basically the same Frizzle as in the series but school-aged, isn't classified as a Sue despite her super-intelligence and her natural abilities and the fact that I had a kidcrush on her when I was little. Similarly, my character from an RPG, Silte Night, is an actor, singer, dancer, excellent musician, and from a traveling performance troupe, is witty and intelligent, charismatic, and pretty much walking sex, and everyone loves him, isn't a Stu. However, the character of the Fool from Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings (I took the test as if I'd written him), who is well-written, has his fair share of problems, and intelligent, but also lonely and one of the very best characters I have ever seen in literature, IS a Stu, even though I wouldn't want to be him and don't think we're that similar. XD Makes you think.
05/17/11 04:23 AM
Dylexa wrote:
I got fifty I guess.
To be honest, i think that was a good, fun test, and it probably DOES represent how most people are feeling, but I do kinda think that I'm not as obsessed as the quiz says. I've only been writing this new story of mine for a month...I haven't even gotten to know my character yet that well (which is why my writer's block is a horrible illness I have at the moment, since I'm still trying to plan out my character and other things), so I don't think I'm so obsessed with my character, or am not as upset about what people think as the quiz says. I don't really care what people think of my character; it's MY story. Not anyone else's, and I'm having fun writing, so I really don't care what other people think. I write for my own entertainment!
However, that quiz WAS interesting, and it really does make you think about who you and your character really are.
To be honest, i think that was a good, fun test, and it probably DOES represent how most people are feeling, but I do kinda think that I'm not as obsessed as the quiz says. I've only been writing this new story of mine for a month...I haven't even gotten to know my character yet that well (which is why my writer's block is a horrible illness I have at the moment, since I'm still trying to plan out my character and other things), so I don't think I'm so obsessed with my character, or am not as upset about what people think as the quiz says. I don't really care what people think of my character; it's MY story. Not anyone else's, and I'm having fun writing, so I really don't care what other people think. I write for my own entertainment!
However, that quiz WAS interesting, and it really does make you think about who you and your character really are.
05/18/11 05:46 PM
Dylexa wrote:
...I did like three more characters, all different results...interesting really.
But yes, that test is pretty fun.
But yes, that test is pretty fun.
05/18/11 07:48 PM
TAOAMFGTMBLAM wrote:
Great test! My best score for an actual character was a 19 and my worst score was a 47. But I then took the score for Derp, the most uninteresting and anti-mary-sue in my head for a zero XD. Ugly, powerless, un-liked creature that Derp is, I decided to do the test for her girlfriend, HERP, who is the only one who loves Derp (though she loves everyone, really and she's perfect in every way) and naturally got a 254 XD! They are perfect for each other, I tell you!
Then I created some OC's just for this test. May I introduce Awesome Guy, (Who checked all boxes in the coolness category) Fantasy Girl,(who is a hybrid of every species imaginable and ultra powerful) Trauma Man, (Who has had everything bad that could happen to a person happen to him and more) Beautifullness woman, (who is a rival to Venus she is so gorgeous and kind) and Me.(Who is...well...me.)
As you can see, I thought that the test was awesome. :D
Then I created some OC's just for this test. May I introduce Awesome Guy, (Who checked all boxes in the coolness category) Fantasy Girl,(who is a hybrid of every species imaginable and ultra powerful) Trauma Man, (Who has had everything bad that could happen to a person happen to him and more) Beautifullness woman, (who is a rival to Venus she is so gorgeous and kind) and Me.(Who is...well...me.)
As you can see, I thought that the test was awesome. :D
05/20/11 09:03 PM
Cala wrote:
Heh, I got a seventeen. I guess Elrбnien is a healthy character. I liked this test. It was very simple and easy to take.
05/22/11 02:38 PM
Cala wrote:
Heh, I got a seventeen. I guess Elrбnien is a healthy character. I liked this test. It was very simple and easy to take.
05/22/11 02:46 PM
Anna wrote:
This was fun.
I actually think cool is a temperature reading. Although I sometimes felt that the criteria seemed ridiculous, I realize that that is when taken in isolation. Taken together they would make the character seem ridiculous.
I actually think cool is a temperature reading. Although I sometimes felt that the criteria seemed ridiculous, I realize that that is when taken in isolation. Taken together they would make the character seem ridiculous.
05/25/11 07:09 PM
IDK wat my name is wrote:
'...and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things.'
Ha ha ha, so true!
I liked this test- the only thing I could complain about is that I think it added points to my character for having magical powers, even though he comes from a world were those powers are completely normal. I ended up with a 26- it still called Cadan a healthy character, but it's I can see it's higher than a lot of other characters mentioned here....
Ha ha ha, so true!
I liked this test- the only thing I could complain about is that I think it added points to my character for having magical powers, even though he comes from a world were those powers are completely normal. I ended up with a 26- it still called Cadan a healthy character, but it's I can see it's higher than a lot of other characters mentioned here....
05/25/11 07:47 PM
dreamingfifi wrote:
Good job! The design of this test is very sleek, and follows stream of conscious nicely. I really like the descriptions at the end!
I put a small mountain of my characters through it, some main characters, some secondary characters. I really struggled with the clothing parts, because it's not something I think about or describe very often.
The details that I focus on when I describe characters might actually being lowering some of the scores more than they ought to be. I could have sworn my handsome but oh so whiny Elven blacksmith with a tortured past would have gotten a much worse score... but I suppose him not being of my gender canceled out a lot of the potential points. This shows a weakness - what about improbable slash? There's a ton of male Mary Sues out there in slashfic. Well, I suppose that this test is aimed at sci-fi/fantasy original fiction, not fanfiction.
Thank-you,
dreamingfifi
I put a small mountain of my characters through it, some main characters, some secondary characters. I really struggled with the clothing parts, because it's not something I think about or describe very often.
The details that I focus on when I describe characters might actually being lowering some of the scores more than they ought to be. I could have sworn my handsome but oh so whiny Elven blacksmith with a tortured past would have gotten a much worse score... but I suppose him not being of my gender canceled out a lot of the potential points. This shows a weakness - what about improbable slash? There's a ton of male Mary Sues out there in slashfic. Well, I suppose that this test is aimed at sci-fi/fantasy original fiction, not fanfiction.
Thank-you,
dreamingfifi
05/31/11 12:58 AM
BlinkyRose wrote:
Glad to know my character Iris isn't even remotely close to beign a Mary-Sue.
I tried to avoid such things but at the same time keep her close.
I take much pride in her as an OC and am glad I devloped her enough to be just...normal.
I tried to avoid such things but at the same time keep her close.
I take much pride in her as an OC and am glad I devloped her enough to be just...normal.
06/03/11 11:14 AM
InterlopersvsSwordflash wrote:
Do you have a list of the various scoring stuff and what they mean?
06/03/11 09:49 PM
etmarsgirl wrote:
i think you should have a section for adding flaws.
my character Z'ha'o scored very low (despite the aposterphes!) but i think her score would have been lowered even more if i had a place to put things like:
she's a jerk
NO ONE likes her as opposed to everyone
shes the opposite of a lot of these (not very smart, blows up easily,actually evil)
my character Z'ha'o scored very low (despite the aposterphes!) but i think her score would have been lowered even more if i had a place to put things like:
she's a jerk
NO ONE likes her as opposed to everyone
shes the opposite of a lot of these (not very smart, blows up easily,actually evil)
06/08/11 05:43 AM
Dazric wrote:
Okay, what does "Valium Poster Child" mean?
06/13/11 06:53 PM
DarkWinds wrote:
I dunno, I got a "not a Mary-Sue" for one of my characters that another test says is... Meh, whatever, interesting test. :3
He probably woulda scored even lower than what he did, if there was a way to mark things that were common-place. Like, he has magic powers--but so does like 90% of the population, if not more. And a few others.
But overall, interesting test. :3
He probably woulda scored even lower than what he did, if there was a way to mark things that were common-place. Like, he has magic powers--but so does like 90% of the population, if not more. And a few others.
But overall, interesting test. :3
06/15/11 06:05 AM
Maddie wrote:
Personally, I don't mind mary - sues.
I haven't scored one yet, but even if I had I don't think I would mind. Mary - sues are more interesting to read about, because they have infinite power and can always create something else. Everything always happens to them which is WHY I think they make interesting story characters.
As far as roleplays go, though... especially group roleplays... not quite as welcomed.
I haven't scored one yet, but even if I had I don't think I would mind. Mary - sues are more interesting to read about, because they have infinite power and can always create something else. Everything always happens to them which is WHY I think they make interesting story characters.
As far as roleplays go, though... especially group roleplays... not quite as welcomed.
06/28/11 02:02 AM
Ri wrote:
I found this test to be rather accurate, but it IS a little bit annoying that some of the questions make it really hard to answer, if something like "magic" is really commonplace. :/ Otherwise, it was very good!
06/29/11 04:44 PM
Wendy wrote:
One of my characters got a 9, when he really is a full character. and the "Healthy as a horse" thing doesn't apply because he's paralyzed from the waist down, which this doesn't allow for. "sole survivor of a calamity" doesn't cover being attacked by a vampire and having his back broken, then his butt saved by a slayer. So maybe if you could include some more allowances for the character.
06/30/11 09:41 AM
Dylexa wrote:
Wow, it's been like a month later, and I think this test has really helped! Last time, as I said before, my character, Rain, wasn't fully formed, so I got fifty. Now after a while of writing, I got like, 20. That's a pretty good improvement! Thanks for the test, it's a big help! I'm always worrying about my characters being Mary sues!
07/01/11 01:13 AM
Emily wrote:
This has helped me a lot! Thank you!
07/07/11 11:34 AM
Etcetera wrote:
I tested Bloom from Winx Club and she got a 40. I knew she was a Mary-Sue, but you peoples didn't believe me!
07/07/11 02:39 PM
Madison wrote:
Hah, this helped so much! I now know my good ol' Evil protaganist Maria is NOT a mary-sue~ Yay~ I was hoping she wasn't too annoying or useless to my story...Now to test my other characters...XD Great test, I love it so much!
07/07/11 07:04 PM
andshecryz wrote:
End results were hilarious :) enjoyed taking it and glad to know my character is not a mary sue <3
07/07/11 09:37 PM
Lex wrote:
Hi !
I really love your test and use it so much !
Here, I had a question.
One of my characters dies at the end of the story (and never comes back in any way), and her mother died from an illness. Doesn't that make her Mary-Sueish ? Your test gave me only 8 (7 for "I love her, I let her go" and 1 for "Mommy HATES her".)
Plus, what do the category names mean ? ^^
Sorry if I did mistakes, English is not my main language...
Thank you ! =)
Lex
PS : I had to Google the "just to prove you're human". I must be an alien or something.
I really love your test and use it so much !
Here, I had a question.
One of my characters dies at the end of the story (and never comes back in any way), and her mother died from an illness. Doesn't that make her Mary-Sueish ? Your test gave me only 8 (7 for "I love her, I let her go" and 1 for "Mommy HATES her".)
Plus, what do the category names mean ? ^^
Sorry if I did mistakes, English is not my main language...
Thank you ! =)
Lex
PS : I had to Google the "just to prove you're human". I must be an alien or something.
07/10/11 07:28 AM
Face wrote:
Nice Test. I especially like that you personalised it. I scored an 8.
07/11/11 09:22 PM
windharmony wrote:
Thank you so much! I have been over-reacting over my character thinking she was a Mary Sue! You helped me clear my head enough to actually focus on my fic! I scored a solid 30!
07/11/11 10:14 PM
Spaqueen wrote:
You mean lose not loose.
07/14/11 06:19 PM
Sara wrote:
Great test. It's pretty accurate and fun, too. Most of my characters are not Mary Sues, thank goodness. But they still need a lot of work and maybe a little spice because they're pretty dull. This really helped. Thanks!
07/14/11 10:54 PM
Some Git wrote:
There were a couple of answers I wanted to take because they applied, such as the character being killed and coming back, but he's not exactly HIM and in fact turns into an antagonist after his revival. Perhaps an addendum could be "Came back wrong," or such.
07/16/11 01:10 AM
Kay Euphonium wrote:
I really liked your test - it made me laugh at some of my old work, and I agree with pretty much everything you said that created a Mary Sue character. I have one suggestion, though. These characteristics are all for bad a** characters. There are also Mary Sues that are simply too nice, so your test could also include some questions regarding that sort of Mary Sue.
Overall, though, excellent job. :)
Overall, though, excellent job. :)
07/21/11 03:26 AM
anonymous wrote:
Good test! I got a 17, 15, and 22 for each of my OCs. I would suggest adding a few questions regarding Anti-Sues though, because those are just as bad (if not worse) then Mary Sues.
07/25/11 10:49 AM
Nameless wrote:
Thank you for making this test! It's been really useful!
07/27/11 09:55 AM
Dee wrote:
I've watched the 'Sue' controversy for a long time. While Sues exist (in droves), I think these tests discount the need for OC protagonists to work dramatically in a fantasy / adventure milieu--not as 'supergirls' but as non-trivial in some important way--especially for a 'fish out of water' story. Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker are heroes, not Marty Stus. They're written that way because the story is a Hero's Journey. I guess self-awareness is the important thing...
I got a 16/17 on the test myself. My OC is a straight white female like myself--writing about a character with an age difference was about all I felt comfortable with. So?
I got a 16/17 on the test myself. My OC is a straight white female like myself--writing about a character with an age difference was about all I felt comfortable with. So?
07/28/11 09:45 PM
PerryRocks wrote:
I really liked this test. It had all the questions I was looking for.
WHOOO! My OC isn't a Mary sue! =D
WHOOO! My OC isn't a Mary sue! =D
08/05/11 02:18 PM
Maria wrote:
I tested all my OC's and none of them was a Sue or Stu! Thanks a lot!!
08/07/11 11:16 AM
Wolfgang wrote:
This is a great test and made me think about changing some stuff, especially since my character had kind of a high score. Although i think a bit of her back story negates a few of the checks, but even so I should keep working.
08/07/11 09:44 PM
Ezequiel wrote:
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
He's The Anti-Cool 2
Plain Joe 1
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 8
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It says I took to much distance from my character, but is it really like that? Actually, I'm a writter (that's why I'm taking all the possible opinions and test on my whole characters stuff xD) and Mirael is kind of my best character. Actually, I have him in too many versions (like seven or eight), since I can't leave that character behind and in everything I writte I put him even as a filler character (like... selling fruits, for example)...
My main problem is that now I don't want to think I made him too plain, so... I'd like to know if you could send me a note on my DA so I can give you a full description of him and you told me how's him...
Do I Know This Guy? 3
He's The Anti-Cool 2
Plain Joe 1
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 8
----
It says I took to much distance from my character, but is it really like that? Actually, I'm a writter (that's why I'm taking all the possible opinions and test on my whole characters stuff xD) and Mirael is kind of my best character. Actually, I have him in too many versions (like seven or eight), since I can't leave that character behind and in everything I writte I put him even as a filler character (like... selling fruits, for example)...
My main problem is that now I don't want to think I made him too plain, so... I'd like to know if you could send me a note on my DA so I can give you a full description of him and you told me how's him...
08/09/11 09:03 AM
Bekka wrote:
I found that none of my characters were sues. Awesome. I took a test using myself. I'm too much like myself and apparantly too hot. Maybe I wasn't as honest as I should've been with myself.
08/10/11 12:18 AM
Dawn wrote:
I took the test and found it a lot easier to keep up with than many other tests. I got a 40, by the way, for my character Blaike. :)
08/13/11 05:19 PM
Derpe wrote:
I tested Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way from My Immortal, aka the worst fanfiction ever. She got a 100 XD
08/13/11 08:38 PM
Lee wrote:
I'm writing a fanfiction on an already-known character, but I wanted to see if I had accidentally made her too Mary-Sue-ish, since it's in an alternative universe.
Mary-Sue Test:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 3
Angst R Us 10
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 40
Thanks for this test! I really appreciate it!
Mary-Sue Test:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 3
Angst R Us 10
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 40
Thanks for this test! I really appreciate it!
08/16/11 01:45 PM
Rode Sneeuw wrote:
I am not familiar with your style of testing; there is a different test I generally use, and changing from one to the other was a little odd. Your test was a little simpler than i had anticipated, but that is somewhat good, since the other test takes somewhere around 30 minutes to an hour to complete!
William Kiles
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 18
Not entirely sure how things could be the way they are... He's the son of a pirate, his mom's dead(so how could she hate him?), and I've got a plan in store for Mr. Kiles... In "Children of the Watcher: Sins of the Father"!
P.S. I don't get why you would put in a question to tell if somebody is a robot; the first time I was going to post a comment, I was asked about some James Harriet, and his books, when I clearly have no idea who James Harriet is in the first place.
William Kiles
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 18
Not entirely sure how things could be the way they are... He's the son of a pirate, his mom's dead(so how could she hate him?), and I've got a plan in store for Mr. Kiles... In "Children of the Watcher: Sins of the Father"!
P.S. I don't get why you would put in a question to tell if somebody is a robot; the first time I was going to post a comment, I was asked about some James Harriet, and his books, when I clearly have no idea who James Harriet is in the first place.
08/18/11 02:39 AM
ANONYMOUS wrote:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 6
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 6
Total: 29
yaaaaay
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 6
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 6
Total: 29
yaaaaay
08/22/11 04:43 AM
LetLoveLie wrote:
This is a great test. It covers all the bases and doesn't narrow it down to one story/movie/ect. I really enjoyed that it is a completely non-bais way to see if your character sucks or not! Val is one of those characters i wasn't sure if he past would mess with her flow in the story, but it was nessisary for her personality.
Do I Kow This Guy? 3
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES her 3
Total: 28
Thanks for the great test!
Do I Kow This Guy? 3
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES her 3
Total: 28
Thanks for the great test!
08/24/11 01:43 AM
DD wrote:
I use this test all the time. It's my favorite one out there :> I actully usually go through it and read the questions to help make my character's past XD I usually have a general idea and then grow upon it using this test (I dunno if its good or bad but they never turn out Mary-Sue when I do that, oddly).
08/24/11 02:49 PM
TotalCraze wrote:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 1
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 17
I loved the test, it really helps a lot. Plus I also took the Original Fiction test and got about the same, so I feel pretty good about this one. Thanks, it helped a lot :)
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 1
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 17
I loved the test, it really helps a lot. Plus I also took the Original Fiction test and got about the same, so I feel pretty good about this one. Thanks, it helped a lot :)
08/28/11 03:08 PM
Anjil wrote:
for what im reading my char must be a top mary-sue (ironicaly hes just a background char, the main one is still under construction), seems that the lower the score the better the char so... mine needs to go back to the folder and start over, any way i loved the test its really good and ill try the test later (when my actuall protagonist has a name and a past lol).
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 13
Yo! 12
I'm Destined For What? 10
Angst R Us 18
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 60
PS: could any one say what dose categories mean, im totally clue less about them. lol i failed "the Just to prove you're human:" thing i must be a robot or a fried chicken xD.
Score Breakdown
He's Got My Nose 13
Yo! 12
I'm Destined For What? 10
Angst R Us 18
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 60
PS: could any one say what dose categories mean, im totally clue less about them. lol i failed "the Just to prove you're human:" thing i must be a robot or a fried chicken xD.
08/31/11 02:58 AM
The Assassin Named Cendrillon wrote:
This is a character from my PotC Fanfiction: Of the Sea
Marina is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Marina, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Marina is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 24
Marina is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Marina, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Marina is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 24
09/11/11 05:08 PM
The Assassin Named Cendrillon wrote:
This is a character from my PotC Fanfiction: Of the Sea
Marina is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Marina, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Marina is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 24
Marina is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Marina, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Marina is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 24
09/11/11 05:09 PM
Rhiannon wrote:
Hehe, I loved the test. It was very accurate and fun to do. Thanks (:
09/15/11 09:02 PM
Lara wrote:
I loved your test! It really gives me a new point of view of my characters. Miri scored me a 60, don't know if that's much but i'm really proud of this Character :P I'm deffinitly going to take your test again soon!
09/16/11 10:24 AM
Val wrote:
Raphiel Maeurden is only a little like you. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you."
Oh my gosh. xD That is so true about my character! He actually did that once, or I imagine he does on a regular basis. Wearing the same clothes twice... his room is very messy, to. Pants. Pants eveywhere. He's actually quite lame. :P But I like him that way, so does his girlfriend.... who is kind of sorta out of his leauge.
I scored a 24. :3 My other character scored similarly.
Oh my gosh. xD That is so true about my character! He actually did that once, or I imagine he does on a regular basis. Wearing the same clothes twice... his room is very messy, to. Pants. Pants eveywhere. He's actually quite lame. :P But I like him that way, so does his girlfriend.... who is kind of sorta out of his leauge.
I scored a 24. :3 My other character scored similarly.
09/18/11 01:45 PM
Ianeira wrote:
"XXX is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
I had a concept for the chartakter bu not even a name. xD
I scored 18 and it sounds good at all. He isnt special or brave. He's a Don Joan that can run away fast hunted by a angry father.
Its a great test and I'll pass it top my friends. I'd never create a Gary Stue or Mary Sue. My charakters are allway very unspecial.^^ But its really fun to read the test.
I had a concept for the chartakter bu not even a name. xD
I scored 18 and it sounds good at all. He isnt special or brave. He's a Don Joan that can run away fast hunted by a angry father.
Its a great test and I'll pass it top my friends. I'd never create a Gary Stue or Mary Sue. My charakters are allway very unspecial.^^ But its really fun to read the test.
09/21/11 05:16 PM
Kotana-Clone wrote:
First I got 60 and then on the second try I got 74.It said that me and may charater are very alike and that's true. My character is based off of me, but she's a more brave kind of person than me.
09/23/11 07:21 PM
Joanne wrote:
James is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about James, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. James is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 7
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 25
Great test! This helps a lot when testing characters on whether or not they're Sues/Stus. It really does fit my protagonist. He has a lot of unusual powers, but they don't affect who he is, and they come with all the pros and cons. X3
In short, thanks for making this!
In general, you care deeply about James, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. James is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 6
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 7
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 25
Great test! This helps a lot when testing characters on whether or not they're Sues/Stus. It really does fit my protagonist. He has a lot of unusual powers, but they don't affect who he is, and they come with all the pros and cons. X3
In short, thanks for making this!
09/26/11 12:08 AM
Karenin-Akbash wrote:
Tristitia is nothing like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Tristitia, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Tristitia is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
Yo! 11
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 24
Very true, she is just like that, I agree with almost everything, except the part that says that she is as popular as I always wanted to, in fact I love being an outcast, popularity is something that I hate with my life and heart.
I feel relieved(Sp?) from knowing that she is not a Mary-sue
In general, you care deeply about Tristitia, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Tristitia is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
Yo! 11
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 24
Very true, she is just like that, I agree with almost everything, except the part that says that she is as popular as I always wanted to, in fact I love being an outcast, popularity is something that I hate with my life and heart.
I feel relieved(Sp?) from knowing that she is not a Mary-sue
09/29/11 06:40 AM
TwoRefined wrote:
I got a... I'm pretty sure I got an 18! That's great!
I did this for a (mostly) joke TF2 Femcharacter OC. She's an Australian with a mustache and huge muscles and is a soldier and loves beer and fistfights.
Also, most of that is pretty common in-canon, so I left some of it out of the results.
I did this for a (mostly) joke TF2 Femcharacter OC. She's an Australian with a mustache and huge muscles and is a soldier and loves beer and fistfights.
Also, most of that is pretty common in-canon, so I left some of it out of the results.
09/30/11 02:51 AM
TwoRefined wrote:
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 1
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 18
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Yup!
Do I Know This Guy? 1
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 18
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Yup!
09/30/11 02:54 AM
Kaylee wrote:
My main characters both scored 14. :)
10/08/11 01:32 PM
Amber wrote:
I scored a 21, I think thats good. I'm pretty happy with the results, I couldn't agree more.
10/08/11 07:14 PM
Lia Flame wrote:
I took the test for the main character of my first novel and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It was really helpful.
10/09/11 01:54 PM
Butterfly wrote:
This was enjoyable and accurate! I got a score that I liked and was realistic :) Nice job!
10/11/11 07:11 AM
Emma wrote:
This is an amazing test. I was particularly impressed with your results page at the end. The problem with a lot of Mary-Sue tests is that budding young writers are crushed when they get their results. You managed to be accurate but kind at the same time. Great job!
10/12/11 07:06 PM
Tom Hyle wrote:
No doubt a better test than the other one I took, probably a test aimed at, or at least inclusive of, more serious fiction, rather than just openly derivative fanfic anime.
A couple of questions I didn't understand, but Im autistic so that's at least par for the course on that; there's always something I don't understand.
Instead of asking would "we" consider her powers superhuman it may be better to ask "are" her powers superhuman; us weak, lazy modern people often consider things improbably superhuman that preindustrial people consider pretty everyday activity. Consider the distinction between supernatural and praeternatural (various spellings).
"Freytha thinks cool is a temperature reading" so spot-on! Character has no emotional scars is way off though, and she's the survivor of a lot of traumas, just not any kind of unique sole survivor, and they are largely undiscribed and only vaguely referenced. Her religion is illegal, but not socially disapproved (pagan in 10th century Denmark, a country in transition) She has guilt over her scads of misdeeds, but it doesn't haunt her because she's an unemotional person (who falls in love; thus the conflict/character development). Or is becoming unemotional a form of being haunted?
Some questions seemed irrelevant, but I supose that's somehow the nature of the test (we're both pink skinned brown haired people, but the story is in medieval Denmark; pretty much everyone is pink skinned and most of them are brown haired) She's heavily armed, but not moreso than any other soldier in the story; more on the lines of "does this stand out from her society or only from ours?" would probably help fine tune the test a bit, but might be cumbersome; autistic people lke me are often considered excessively detail oriented, as I'm probably demonstrating (even though I'm trimming this heavily). Some of the questions answered literally have a different answer than what a neurotypical reader might answer them; for instance she's a practitioner of an illegal religion and its fading martial art, not identified as the last one, but we don't see any others of the martial artists except in reminiscences, and that it's fading is a definite theme. So the question as asked seems to refer to a more explicit/extreme version, while my character is a somewhat mitigated version; or is that the point?
I'm more testing this concept of Mary Sue than testing my character; if Flat chested, outlawed, dirty, chapped-lipped, flat-haired, bad breathed, cold hearted, friend-threatening, murderous Freytha is a Mary Sue for being an extraordinarily dangerous (and thus well-known) soldier who practices the religion and martial art of paganism in a Christianizing land, and for being the rare but well documented medieval warrior woman, then probably any extraordinary character is a Mary Sue, which would make it a pretty dumb or at least very broad category; since I've just encountered the concept I'm investigating.
Freytha is unromantic/unattractive in a number of ways that are found in the real world but rarely in fiction; they would have to alter, and no doubt Mary Sue-ize, her, were there a Hollywood movie. Certainly she would have to have breasts.
Anyway, testing/learning this concept. It's nice to think about these things.
She's not the protagonist; does that figure in?
A couple of questions I didn't understand, but Im autistic so that's at least par for the course on that; there's always something I don't understand.
Instead of asking would "we" consider her powers superhuman it may be better to ask "are" her powers superhuman; us weak, lazy modern people often consider things improbably superhuman that preindustrial people consider pretty everyday activity. Consider the distinction between supernatural and praeternatural (various spellings).
"Freytha thinks cool is a temperature reading" so spot-on! Character has no emotional scars is way off though, and she's the survivor of a lot of traumas, just not any kind of unique sole survivor, and they are largely undiscribed and only vaguely referenced. Her religion is illegal, but not socially disapproved (pagan in 10th century Denmark, a country in transition) She has guilt over her scads of misdeeds, but it doesn't haunt her because she's an unemotional person (who falls in love; thus the conflict/character development). Or is becoming unemotional a form of being haunted?
Some questions seemed irrelevant, but I supose that's somehow the nature of the test (we're both pink skinned brown haired people, but the story is in medieval Denmark; pretty much everyone is pink skinned and most of them are brown haired) She's heavily armed, but not moreso than any other soldier in the story; more on the lines of "does this stand out from her society or only from ours?" would probably help fine tune the test a bit, but might be cumbersome; autistic people lke me are often considered excessively detail oriented, as I'm probably demonstrating (even though I'm trimming this heavily). Some of the questions answered literally have a different answer than what a neurotypical reader might answer them; for instance she's a practitioner of an illegal religion and its fading martial art, not identified as the last one, but we don't see any others of the martial artists except in reminiscences, and that it's fading is a definite theme. So the question as asked seems to refer to a more explicit/extreme version, while my character is a somewhat mitigated version; or is that the point?
I'm more testing this concept of Mary Sue than testing my character; if Flat chested, outlawed, dirty, chapped-lipped, flat-haired, bad breathed, cold hearted, friend-threatening, murderous Freytha is a Mary Sue for being an extraordinarily dangerous (and thus well-known) soldier who practices the religion and martial art of paganism in a Christianizing land, and for being the rare but well documented medieval warrior woman, then probably any extraordinary character is a Mary Sue, which would make it a pretty dumb or at least very broad category; since I've just encountered the concept I'm investigating.
Freytha is unromantic/unattractive in a number of ways that are found in the real world but rarely in fiction; they would have to alter, and no doubt Mary Sue-ize, her, were there a Hollywood movie. Certainly she would have to have breasts.
Anyway, testing/learning this concept. It's nice to think about these things.
She's not the protagonist; does that figure in?
10/13/11 08:09 AM
lian wrote:
Great test overall, with a few assumptions here and there on your part, but the thing that fascinated me was that you asked if the character was a teenager. Is there something about being older than twelve and less than twenty that makes someone different?
10/16/11 12:36 AM
Me wrote:
Several times, you write "looses" instead of "loses". Just to be clear, "looses" is pronounced LOOS-es. "Loses" is pronounced LOOZ-ez.
10/16/11 05:43 PM
Gabe Newell wrote:
Is it alright if you add an option for making a character incredibly stupid/naive/loveably clueless/etc.? It seems like a fitting choice. Espicially since a few of my characters (including the protagonist) range from lovable goof to borgerline retard.
10/20/11 08:53 PM
Son of the Swastika wrote:
I have taken the test, and Son of the Swastika is evidently a "Mary Sue." I would like to re-iterate that Son of the Swastika is a descendent of Adolf Hitler himself in the Jew dominated future of the late 21st century. Son of the Swastika leads a battered and dying Germany to conquer the world, purging the mutated Slavs, Blacks and other succumbed Whites devised by the Jews, before finally leading the final assault against the last Jewish fortress in Israel. In this colossal fight, he fights against a literal Jewish "Goliath" which towers at 20 meters over Son of the Swastika, but using his ancestor's (Adolf Hitler) intuition he defeats the giant and eliminates the Zionist leaders, and at long last destroying the Jew race.
Good story I'm writing, no?
Good story I'm writing, no?
10/22/11 10:52 AM
SS Soldiers wrote:
We'd like to corroborate what Son of the Swastika has done. We soldiers saw him executing the last Zionist leader with a clean headshot, initiating the beginning of a golden age for the Fourth Reich.
10/22/11 11:01 AM
Wehrmacht General wrote:
At the battle of Tel Aviv, Son of the Swastika eliminated over 1.6 million Jewish combatants and inhabitants of the city with his squad, he cleared a corridor for our Maus V tanks to destroy the opposition, and was awarded some 50 medals in that battle alone.
10/22/11 11:07 AM
Al28894 wrote:
My results on the Mary-Sue test:
"Imran isn't a character: he's you, or you as you'd like to be. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Imran, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Imran is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
Score= 34
Wow. Looks like I passed the test with flying colors! (Or maybe I didn't add anything more special to my OC and made him a Plain Joe).
All in all, a very nice and informative test. Now, to convince my friend to use this...
"Imran isn't a character: he's you, or you as you'd like to be. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Imran, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Imran is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
Score= 34
Wow. Looks like I passed the test with flying colors! (Or maybe I didn't add anything more special to my OC and made him a Plain Joe).
All in all, a very nice and informative test. Now, to convince my friend to use this...
10/23/11 08:00 AM
KokoroComplex wrote:
Lmao, I got
Score = 30
Umeko is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Umeko, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Umeko is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
But the funny thing is, we're not alike at all. We're not polar opposites, just not the same :P. And she stays away from crowds, because she's introverted (NOT shy). Nor does she think she's special :P.
Score = 30
Umeko is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Umeko, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Umeko is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
But the funny thing is, we're not alike at all. We're not polar opposites, just not the same :P. And she stays away from crowds, because she's introverted (NOT shy). Nor does she think she's special :P.
10/23/11 07:05 PM
KokoroComplex wrote:
Score
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 1
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 1
10/23/11 07:06 PM
Loink wrote:
This isn't the best test, as it doesn't cover some elements of Mary sues...Such as any relations they may have if they're fanfiction; also you don't have a score key (Though that may keep people from cheating). It is fine though, I suppose.
10/23/11 08:46 PM
Katy wrote:
I just noticed there is nothing about mental handicaps or learning disorders. I'm working on a character that has something known as superior autobiographical memory... meaning simply she forgets NOTHING that she sees or hears. Mention a day in her life and she can tell you what happened. I marked it as superhuman but that doesn't seem to fit quite right
10/24/11 05:24 AM
Angelica-chan wrote:
I was SO sure that all my OC's were Mary Sues and Gary Stus... none of them was =3. This made me very happy - maybe I am a good writer after all!
10/25/11 09:49 AM
Eric wrote:
"Ravary Lestrange" is my OC, but he's not a hero
I fully intend for him to be despicable
I fully intend for him to be despicable
10/29/11 12:01 PM
Some Guy wrote:
You know, this test is better than I thought initially. However, I feel that Mary Sue tests should always have question that knock points off for your character being flawed. Plus, some of these questions are a little unfair. "Is the character your gender?" That's a fifty-fifty shot.
10/30/11 01:19 AM
Not an author wrote:
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The test was good in that it covered most typical Mary Sue traits and the extra conditions on some points were also a useful - something often overlooked.
But your test is automatically biased if the protagonist is a mythical creature. If they were the only mythical creature or only good one, then yeah, its justified. But if your story is one of those secret world ones, where an innocent human learns the truth about the world, any mythical protagonists will suffer Sue points for having traits their species have. Which sucks, cause I wanted a personality criticism.
The test was good in that it covered most typical Mary Sue traits and the extra conditions on some points were also a useful - something often overlooked.
But your test is automatically biased if the protagonist is a mythical creature. If they were the only mythical creature or only good one, then yeah, its justified. But if your story is one of those secret world ones, where an innocent human learns the truth about the world, any mythical protagonists will suffer Sue points for having traits their species have. Which sucks, cause I wanted a personality criticism.
10/30/11 05:31 AM
PERSON! wrote:
Hehe, for fun I checked everything off. It was funny!
10/30/11 10:13 PM
Sylver wrote:
Thalia is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Thalia, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Thalia is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 1
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 17
I like this test! Hahaha
In general, you care deeply about Thalia, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Thalia is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 1
Momma HATES Her! 2
Total: 17
I like this test! Hahaha
10/31/11 02:14 PM
John wrote:
For once, I have a test that seems realistic enough to gauge the character. Others have cried "Sue" over this, but I truly believe they don't know what a sue is if she came up and slapped them!
11/03/11 04:37 AM
Sci-Fi Lover wrote:
Interesting - I put one of my characters through multiple mary sue tests and he came up very close to or even was called a mary sue in most of them. Then, when I run him through his test, he comes out as tremendously lame and uninteresting or unique. In fact, it told me that I should distance myself from his less. The strangest thing is that I compared my answers from the various tests and found that I'd said the same thing each time, yet the conclusions were all different. I wonder what happened.
11/05/11 02:36 PM
Kate wrote:
I love it. It's more straightforward than other tests, and to me, more accurate. The only thing is, if you had more time and/or space, allow for differences in setting b/c it has so much leverage on 'normalcy' from story to story. All in all I think this test is awesome; pretty well covers all the bases authors touch when they make characters for pure gratuitous voyeurism.
11/05/11 08:00 PM
Woah.... This test is really spot-on. wrote:
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11/05/11 10:43 PM
sarra wrote:
got a 29 and it says my character has a promising career
11/06/11 06:29 PM
Tenshi no Sue wrote:
Fuu isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you, her creator, have spoilt her rotten and given her everything she wanted.
You may have let yourself get a little too close to Fuu. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Fuu is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her.
Lol not my character but an infamous OC in the One Piece fandom.
You may have let yourself get a little too close to Fuu. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Fuu is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her.
Lol not my character but an infamous OC in the One Piece fandom.
11/07/11 05:38 PM
Kapuchu wrote:
Nishino is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Nishino, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Nishino is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Promising :)
I like the test however i think it is a little lacking in terms of questions. There isn't any option of being taken away from home by force (Kidnapped, like my character is) There are only options of having killed beloved ones/family etc, not other people only an option where the death of those people were possible, but not certain.
The answer i got was a nice thing to know, but i don't feel like i was able to tell completely who my character is.
i'll put it short: A 14 year old Half Elf that have been kidnapped by the prince of hell, she's now being trained as a Warlock, specializing in fire, nothing but fire.
She's murdered countless of demons in this hell while being trained (they were sort of canon fodder) She's been killed herself as well but was revived, later she roasted the guy who had killed her due to a massive empowerment from her Infernal Deity (The creature that had given her its powers)
Apart from these few lack of questions i think it's a good test :)
In general, you care deeply about Nishino, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Nishino is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Promising :)
I like the test however i think it is a little lacking in terms of questions. There isn't any option of being taken away from home by force (Kidnapped, like my character is) There are only options of having killed beloved ones/family etc, not other people only an option where the death of those people were possible, but not certain.
The answer i got was a nice thing to know, but i don't feel like i was able to tell completely who my character is.
i'll put it short: A 14 year old Half Elf that have been kidnapped by the prince of hell, she's now being trained as a Warlock, specializing in fire, nothing but fire.
She's murdered countless of demons in this hell while being trained (they were sort of canon fodder) She's been killed herself as well but was revived, later she roasted the guy who had killed her due to a massive empowerment from her Infernal Deity (The creature that had given her its powers)
Apart from these few lack of questions i think it's a good test :)
11/16/11 02:27 AM
Snowsky wrote:
I got a 15 for my NaNoWriMo story protagonist, Karina Avalon, which I'm happy about. I think this is a pretty good test.
(For background info, Karina is a rejected character from a Harry Potter fanfic who goes to Wonderland to take up adventuring and become a hero, but ends up as part of a rebellion whose goal is to dethrone the evil king who has taken over Wonderland.)
(For background info, Karina is a rejected character from a Harry Potter fanfic who goes to Wonderland to take up adventuring and become a hero, but ends up as part of a rebellion whose goal is to dethrone the evil king who has taken over Wonderland.)
11/17/11 07:40 PM
Timothy wrote:
The writer's mary sue test results for the character "Thrall" by Chris Metzen.
Thrall isn't a character: he's you, or you as you'd like to be. He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. He'd have to be pretty dense to miss the signs that he is destined for great things; he can hardly take a walk without tripping over a sword in a stone or a mysterious old woman wanting to tell his fortune. He's had a rough life - to say the least! Angst? Histronics? His speciality. And you, his creator, have spoilt him rotten and given him everything he wanted.
You identify far too heavily with Thrall, and defend him from all sides, never realizing that in your quest to make him perfect you are alienating your readers. Back off and take a break. Try writing the story from the viewpoint of a different character, one you have less sympathy with... or writing a different story and coming back to this one.
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 32
James Dean, James Dean... 31
Stars For His Eyes 24
Valium Poster Child 33
What A Brat! 45
Total: 165
Thrall isn't a character: he's you, or you as you'd like to be. He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. He'd have to be pretty dense to miss the signs that he is destined for great things; he can hardly take a walk without tripping over a sword in a stone or a mysterious old woman wanting to tell his fortune. He's had a rough life - to say the least! Angst? Histronics? His speciality. And you, his creator, have spoilt him rotten and given him everything he wanted.
You identify far too heavily with Thrall, and defend him from all sides, never realizing that in your quest to make him perfect you are alienating your readers. Back off and take a break. Try writing the story from the viewpoint of a different character, one you have less sympathy with... or writing a different story and coming back to this one.
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 32
James Dean, James Dean... 31
Stars For His Eyes 24
Valium Poster Child 33
What A Brat! 45
Total: 165
11/22/11 03:38 AM
Natalie wrote:
My character, Lucien Saint-Germain (a.k.a. Sol), was a teenage boy with deteriorating eyesight who was raised by his upper middle class family in France in the very early 1900s. He committed suicide because he had gone completely blind and couldn't stand it, but was 'revived' when my character Rafael (who got a score of 24) turned him into a vampire. In my story, all the vampires who are Turned after death become pale, and their hair turns white. He also has to wear a long coat with a hood whenever he goes out in the day, and can only do so when it's particularly overcast.
And he got this:
I Love Him, I Let Him Go: 4
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy As A Horse: 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 20
Some more personality questions would be nice. For instance, I'm pretty withdrawn and so is Sol, so he is like me in that respect. Overall, a fun and fairly accurate test. Thank you for creating it! :)
And he got this:
I Love Him, I Let Him Go: 4
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy As A Horse: 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 20
Some more personality questions would be nice. For instance, I'm pretty withdrawn and so is Sol, so he is like me in that respect. Overall, a fun and fairly accurate test. Thank you for creating it! :)
11/22/11 02:36 PM
Natalie wrote:
Oops! I just retook the test for my character, Rafael, and he got a 23 this time.
Do I Know This Guy? 2
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 8
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 23
He is from Spain, so he is from a different country than other characters in my story, but then again I have characters from all over the world in there (France, Spain, Japan, America, etc.). He's a dhampir, which is the child of a vampire father and human mother. He can go in the sunlight, but so can all other dhampirs. :p He does have a sort of telepathic connection with other dhampirs and vampires as well *some* of the speed, stamina, and strength of a vampire.
Do I Know This Guy? 2
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 8
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 23
He is from Spain, so he is from a different country than other characters in my story, but then again I have characters from all over the world in there (France, Spain, Japan, America, etc.). He's a dhampir, which is the child of a vampire father and human mother. He can go in the sunlight, but so can all other dhampirs. :p He does have a sort of telepathic connection with other dhampirs and vampires as well *some* of the speed, stamina, and strength of a vampire.
11/22/11 02:51 PM
YoOh wrote:
I just took this test for my own fictional character, Rosaline. she is the main character of my story which takes place in England in 18th century.
This is the numerical result:
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 19
Yo! 11
Plain Jane 1
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 34
She got 34. Yes, it is not a low score. Actually, Rosaline is an exact representation of what I am in my deep nature. she is very much like Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde--an epitome of a girlish chick who loves pink color, flower, fashion, etcetra. They are, honestly, so cheesy that I would not dare to show my love toward them to any of my friends. But I kinda portray my unsatisfied desire on Rosaline, making her, instead of myself, enjoy them. Obviously, I love her a lot.
However, I tried my best to put her in a ridiculous position where everyone hates her for her greatness and no one but her suffers. She is not so smart(but intelligent, cause she is from a noble family and is educated), and she is NOT strong AT ALL by any mean. I just tried my best to make her like a beautiful and loving, but somewhat dumb and very weak girl, who is very much into kitchy and girly stuffs.
Therefore, I was extremely satisfied with the sentences part of the result, which said "Rosaline is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be....In general, you care deeply about Rosaline, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization." This is definitely how I think of my Rosaline. How can I say anything more about how I feel about her? the result tells everything! Seriously, I loved this test and the result, because it is just so right. It would be great if I take it some time later again and compare the result with what I got right now.
This is the numerical result:
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 19
Yo! 11
Plain Jane 1
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 34
She got 34. Yes, it is not a low score. Actually, Rosaline is an exact representation of what I am in my deep nature. she is very much like Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde--an epitome of a girlish chick who loves pink color, flower, fashion, etcetra. They are, honestly, so cheesy that I would not dare to show my love toward them to any of my friends. But I kinda portray my unsatisfied desire on Rosaline, making her, instead of myself, enjoy them. Obviously, I love her a lot.
However, I tried my best to put her in a ridiculous position where everyone hates her for her greatness and no one but her suffers. She is not so smart(but intelligent, cause she is from a noble family and is educated), and she is NOT strong AT ALL by any mean. I just tried my best to make her like a beautiful and loving, but somewhat dumb and very weak girl, who is very much into kitchy and girly stuffs.
Therefore, I was extremely satisfied with the sentences part of the result, which said "Rosaline is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be....In general, you care deeply about Rosaline, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization." This is definitely how I think of my Rosaline. How can I say anything more about how I feel about her? the result tells everything! Seriously, I loved this test and the result, because it is just so right. It would be great if I take it some time later again and compare the result with what I got right now.
12/02/11 01:23 AM
YoOh wrote:
I just took this test for my own fictional character, Rosaline. she is the main character of my story which takes place in England in 18th century.
This is the numerical result:
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 19
Yo! 11
Plain Jane 1
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 34
She got 34. Yes, it is not a low score. Actually, Rosaline is an exact representation of what I am in my deep nature. she is very much like Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde--an epitome of a girlish chick who loves pink color, flower, fashion, etcetra. They are, honestly, so cheesy that I would not dare to show my love toward them to any of my friends. But I kinda portray my unsatisfied desire on Rosaline, making her, instead of myself, enjoy them. Obviously, I love her a lot.
However, I tried my best to put her in a ridiculous position where everyone hates her for her greatness and no one but her suffers. She is not so smart(but intelligent, cause she is from a noble family and is educated), and she is NOT strong AT ALL by any mean. I just tried my best to make her like a beautiful and loving, but somewhat dumb and very weak girl, who is very much into kitchy and girly stuffs.
Therefore, I was extremely satisfied with the sentences part of the result, which said "Rosaline is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be....In general, you care deeply about Rosaline, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization." This is definitely how I think of my Rosaline. How can I say anything more about how I feel about her? the result tells everything! Seriously, I loved this test and the result, because it is just so right. It would be great if I take it some time later again and compare the result with what I got right now.
This is the numerical result:
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 19
Yo! 11
Plain Jane 1
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 34
She got 34. Yes, it is not a low score. Actually, Rosaline is an exact representation of what I am in my deep nature. she is very much like Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde--an epitome of a girlish chick who loves pink color, flower, fashion, etcetra. They are, honestly, so cheesy that I would not dare to show my love toward them to any of my friends. But I kinda portray my unsatisfied desire on Rosaline, making her, instead of myself, enjoy them. Obviously, I love her a lot.
However, I tried my best to put her in a ridiculous position where everyone hates her for her greatness and no one but her suffers. She is not so smart(but intelligent, cause she is from a noble family and is educated), and she is NOT strong AT ALL by any mean. I just tried my best to make her like a beautiful and loving, but somewhat dumb and very weak girl, who is very much into kitchy and girly stuffs.
Therefore, I was extremely satisfied with the sentences part of the result, which said "Rosaline is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be....In general, you care deeply about Rosaline, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization." This is definitely how I think of my Rosaline. How can I say anything more about how I feel about her? the result tells everything! Seriously, I loved this test and the result, because it is just so right. It would be great if I take it some time later again and compare the result with what I got right now.
12/02/11 01:23 AM
Musakcritiq wrote:
I did this with my character Lily, got a 21
Did this with Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, the mary sue from the worst Fanfiction in the history of fanfictions, My Immortal
Got 118. I laughed so hard xD
Did this with Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, the mary sue from the worst Fanfiction in the history of fanfictions, My Immortal
Got 118. I laughed so hard xD
12/03/11 11:57 PM
Mary wrote:
I did it for my Character Jane and got 22. I feel kinda successful, but I still need to polish a few things (MY THOUGHTS) and I thank you for making this test! :D
12/05/11 07:06 PM
Emimar wrote:
What would be good for the test is a guide on low and high scores, what is average, etc and the meaning of score breakdown catagories. I got 40 for my charcter (which I consider to be a low score) and I've noticed that someone on here got a lower score on that and thought that it was high, yet someone else got a high score of 165. Otherwise the test is good because it doesn't automatically assume that a character which has an inperfect background is a Sue/Stu, which is something I have seen on some tests.
12/06/11 08:35 AM
Frip wrote:
My favorite part is the breakdown. It helped me see I may be a little too attached to a side character. I was also happy to see a higher score in "cool" for the characters I wanted to stand out.
My main character ended up with an unremarkable 20, which surprised me. I thought having him brought back to life would add a bajilion points. Thank you for your understanding.
My main character ended up with an unremarkable 20, which surprised me. I thought having him brought back to life would add a bajilion points. Thank you for your understanding.
12/20/11 02:13 AM
Thursdaynext wrote:
this isn't related specifically to my test but it's kind of silly to ask if somebody feels guilty about the death of a loved one because it's a common reaction after experiencing trauma.
12/23/11 04:04 AM
Scarlet wrote:
I tested my Twilight OC and received the following...
Cornelia is only a little like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Cornelia, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Cornelia is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 7
Can't Complain 9
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 39
Considering the "Mary Sue Litmus Test" tells me I should "kill her dead," I am very happy with these results.
Thank you for hosting this test. It successfully repaired my delicate ego. ^^
Best regards,
Scarlet
Cornelia is only a little like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Cornelia, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Cornelia is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
Yo! 13
I'm Destined For What? 7
Can't Complain 9
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 39
Considering the "Mary Sue Litmus Test" tells me I should "kill her dead," I am very happy with these results.
Thank you for hosting this test. It successfully repaired my delicate ego. ^^
Best regards,
Scarlet
12/23/11 02:43 PM
Ellen P. wrote:
I found the test fascinating! Here are the results and my comments in support of/questioning them
>she stands out... just the way you always wanted to.
This character isn't the sort of...thing...anyone wants to stand out like. But it's very hard to miss, that's true enough! When people hear its in town, they either go to it for what they need or avoid it completely. Saying it's in a position of being noticed that I'd like myself? No freaking way. XD
> She always knew she was special
Nope, typical story: kid learns stuff, raised normally, gets scraped knees, the usual. The harder events occur later. Maybe you'd say I wish my childhood was normal and so I made hers so? We are viewing our characters from a Mary Sue standpoint with a test like this, after all.
> destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too.
Nope again. This character isn't destined for jack, it's just street smart and therefor useful to other characters. No big destiny, and not arrogant to say "Great things are coming my way!" She wouldn't just -sound- like an idiot for acting that way, she's BE an idiot. Mistakes are made by her sometimes in the stories, but being a self-important prick isn't one of them. That's a different character I wrote for a different role. :)
> She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And she's gotten no slack from you.
Neither have any of the other characters. It's a pretty turbulent world for all of them. That's life. There are happy times and sad times. The moaning this character does that you're saying goes on might be when they're all at a celebration after-hours, just chatting about past times over a dying fire (celebrations are held often in the town, to keep up the people's morale after a hard month's labor). A good time to settle bones and air the soul with an old tale that might be a dash more fact than fiction from the speaker's perspective. ;)
> You may have let yourself get a little too close to Dina.
I do adore the one town this character spends a lot of time in. They're more quiet and humble, and when around them, her character's better nature can be written and relax. I feel a closeness to her and the people in that town then, but when she leaves, it's back to being on-guard and abrasive, and then it's back to the writer's grindstone. It's a nice break in the stories for both myself and the character.
> Maybe she's you as you wish you were,
Addicted, obsessive, and a generally unhappy, bitter crone. I wish I was like that. Wow, I have real problems. XD Nah, I can't wish to be anything like this character. But it's a fun and dynamic thing to play with!
> or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride.
Too much "probably" and "maybe" in this review. This one character I wrote isn't likable. It has traits that I can find I don't mind, but the whole character has such an extreme perspective of the world that I know I've written a thing that's not something I'd like to write about directly. It's a side character that is a tad bit of a McGuffin for my others. Its dark nature may be understood by readers, but I'd be disturbed if anyone ever told me they loved this character and wanted to be just like it. I'd recommend the nearest therapist and ask them to keep their distance.
> Give her room to be herself before you stifle her.
If I let this character "be herself," that would involve her accepting herself. As a complex character, she needs that conflict to continue being useful to my story.
>she stands out... just the way you always wanted to.
This character isn't the sort of...thing...anyone wants to stand out like. But it's very hard to miss, that's true enough! When people hear its in town, they either go to it for what they need or avoid it completely. Saying it's in a position of being noticed that I'd like myself? No freaking way. XD
> She always knew she was special
Nope, typical story: kid learns stuff, raised normally, gets scraped knees, the usual. The harder events occur later. Maybe you'd say I wish my childhood was normal and so I made hers so? We are viewing our characters from a Mary Sue standpoint with a test like this, after all.
> destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too.
Nope again. This character isn't destined for jack, it's just street smart and therefor useful to other characters. No big destiny, and not arrogant to say "Great things are coming my way!" She wouldn't just -sound- like an idiot for acting that way, she's BE an idiot. Mistakes are made by her sometimes in the stories, but being a self-important prick isn't one of them. That's a different character I wrote for a different role. :)
> She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And she's gotten no slack from you.
Neither have any of the other characters. It's a pretty turbulent world for all of them. That's life. There are happy times and sad times. The moaning this character does that you're saying goes on might be when they're all at a celebration after-hours, just chatting about past times over a dying fire (celebrations are held often in the town, to keep up the people's morale after a hard month's labor). A good time to settle bones and air the soul with an old tale that might be a dash more fact than fiction from the speaker's perspective. ;)
> You may have let yourself get a little too close to Dina.
I do adore the one town this character spends a lot of time in. They're more quiet and humble, and when around them, her character's better nature can be written and relax. I feel a closeness to her and the people in that town then, but when she leaves, it's back to being on-guard and abrasive, and then it's back to the writer's grindstone. It's a nice break in the stories for both myself and the character.
> Maybe she's you as you wish you were,
Addicted, obsessive, and a generally unhappy, bitter crone. I wish I was like that. Wow, I have real problems. XD Nah, I can't wish to be anything like this character. But it's a fun and dynamic thing to play with!
> or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride.
Too much "probably" and "maybe" in this review. This one character I wrote isn't likable. It has traits that I can find I don't mind, but the whole character has such an extreme perspective of the world that I know I've written a thing that's not something I'd like to write about directly. It's a side character that is a tad bit of a McGuffin for my others. Its dark nature may be understood by readers, but I'd be disturbed if anyone ever told me they loved this character and wanted to be just like it. I'd recommend the nearest therapist and ask them to keep their distance.
> Give her room to be herself before you stifle her.
If I let this character "be herself," that would involve her accepting herself. As a complex character, she needs that conflict to continue being useful to my story.
12/30/11 03:40 PM
Jojo wrote:
I really like the test and I've used it for several of my characters, but I think it's slightly unfair. For example, one of my characters is a nobility, but if she wasn't, she wouldn't be able to be in the society she is (meaning that basically everybody in the story is noble). This comes up with several questions. Other than that, I think the test really is very fair, not like some where it's basically impossible not to get a Mary Sue.
12/30/11 05:05 PM
the french fish wrote:
I stuck a writer who screamed at me every time I said something to the effect of, "you know, I don't THINK that you want your character to be the most wonderful, powerful, and special character in the story at seven..." in front of this and the character scored a 81!. Vengeance is mine!!
01/02/12 04:58 AM
the french fish wrote:
Ellen p. -- the fact that you're defending your character vehemently kinda makes me think that test must've hit pretty close to the mark to get you all riled up like that...
01/02/12 05:04 AM
the french fish wrote:
Oh, and my OC Ayy got a low score. I know the name comments are comin up, so before I'm labelled a hypocrite I use Ayy while writing Star Wars fanfic, and the name Ayy is actually a Star Wars name. I stick Ayy in for humor. She's a drama queen in love with a very VERY minor character who tries to stay out of her way and just wants to be friends, faints (or pretends to) at the drop of a hat, and writes very long and dramatic soliloquies to preach to everyone. I love my nutty Ayy dearly, but the test says I don't care about her enough...
Now I gotta test my sister's humor OC who is also cazy. This is her catchphrase.
"YUMMY YUMMY CUPCAKE BANANA BROWNIE SUGAR CAKEY CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUT COCOA PUFFS!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Now I gotta test my sister's humor OC who is also cazy. This is her catchphrase.
"YUMMY YUMMY CUPCAKE BANANA BROWNIE SUGAR CAKEY CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUT COCOA PUFFS!!!!!!!!!!!!"
01/02/12 06:04 AM
Samantha wrote:
This test is so funny, "every one thinks she's hot, escept the bad guys" "even the bad guys think she's hot". LOL I think I got a 15, is that good or bad?
01/03/12 02:59 PM
Haruhana wrote:
After taking the test for multiple times I realised that my characters are the most boring creatures on earth. I got a score 1 for my latest char, Masaru (altough he's only a minor char). The highest score was 12. I like the fact that they are not Mary/Gary Sues, but I never doubted this, only took the test for fun, and now I started to think... Several of my readers quit reading my fanfiction claiming it was boring... And I have a habit of making up annoyingly ordinary chars... maybe that's why I don't get reviews anymore...
01/03/12 06:41 PM
Renee (OC Tammy) wrote:
My OC Tammy got a 31. Does that mean she is on the border line of becoming a Sue?
01/04/12 08:12 PM
Abby wrote:
I enjoyed this test. It was interesting. I already knew that I was a bit close to my character and was trying to let her out and make her more different than me. I found one part about her wrong though. It said that she bragged and let everyone know about her prowess, but this was not the case as she did not know she was royalty. She also wanted to hide the extent of her skill and therefore did not learn how good she was. Other than that I am trying to take in the advice and let her have some more breathing space. I got a 79. Is that good or bad?
01/06/12 01:05 AM
Ari wrote:
Thanks :D I plan to use this test for my characters. My character didn't do bad at all.
01/06/12 11:09 PM
Ellen P. wrote:
the french fish: It got a 21. I guess I'm saying the final paragraphs are a bit silly. The numbers, on the other hand, are pretty nice and telling! I just wish they were bluntly translated beyond the fun multi-color titles.
It's not the most thorough test, but the most interestingly assembled. A great one I found states more clearly not to count a mark against the design if it's common place for many characters. If we knew that, our marks might be lower. In my character's case, keeping it high at 21 means this side character is interesting enough to propel the bland main!
It's not the most thorough test, but the most interestingly assembled. A great one I found states more clearly not to count a mark against the design if it's common place for many characters. If we knew that, our marks might be lower. In my character's case, keeping it high at 21 means this side character is interesting enough to propel the bland main!
01/09/12 08:20 AM
Koi wrote:
Maeve is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Maeve, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Maeve is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Jane 2
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 15
Great test! This does fit my protagonist really well. I'm also going to take this for my other characters. :)
In general, you care deeply about Maeve, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Maeve is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Jane 2
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 15
Great test! This does fit my protagonist really well. I'm also going to take this for my other characters. :)
01/10/12 11:43 PM
justforkicksandgiggles wrote:
Cam is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Cam and given her plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Cam that you stop caring what happens to her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
She's The Anti-Cool 1
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 6
I think that main reason my protagonist scored so low is really twofold: 1) Cam is in a short story that is only maybe going to be longer, so their are certain things that I never went into, like any sort of romance, cuz that has nothing to do with the story and 2) because this story is neither scifi nor fantasy. So I think that the only problem I see with this test is that it is geared towards romance and scifi and fantasy, but there are bazillions of other genres out there that don't really get recognized. Then again, they have less of a tendency for Mary Sues. I guess I'm just thinking that I do like my character and care about her, but she is not kick-ass, magical, or into romance, and that's most of the test.
In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Cam and given her plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Cam that you stop caring what happens to her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
She's The Anti-Cool 1
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 6
I think that main reason my protagonist scored so low is really twofold: 1) Cam is in a short story that is only maybe going to be longer, so their are certain things that I never went into, like any sort of romance, cuz that has nothing to do with the story and 2) because this story is neither scifi nor fantasy. So I think that the only problem I see with this test is that it is geared towards romance and scifi and fantasy, but there are bazillions of other genres out there that don't really get recognized. Then again, they have less of a tendency for Mary Sues. I guess I'm just thinking that I do like my character and care about her, but she is not kick-ass, magical, or into romance, and that's most of the test.
01/13/12 02:28 PM
Koruga wrote:
19 for my character Spike, which I feel quite good about. And yes, the name "Spike it a blatant rip-off of Buffy. I acknowledge it.
01/13/12 08:10 PM
Koruga wrote:
Oh, and, most of my characters in that story have an unusual hair colour, but they use dyes.
01/13/12 08:19 PM
Lineru Hain wrote:
'And she's gotten no slack from you'
DAMN right. Kidnapping, forced marriage, getting sick, getting nearly cut up multiple times, FUCK YEAH.
...
Yeah I ain't giving her slack.
DAMN right. Kidnapping, forced marriage, getting sick, getting nearly cut up multiple times, FUCK YEAH.
...
Yeah I ain't giving her slack.
01/14/12 12:56 AM
Dorky-chan wrote:
Aw... I was taking the test to see how a parody sue self-insert did... I only got a 44. D:
*story linked to in my name, if you're interested... It's really crappy, though...*
*story linked to in my name, if you're interested... It's really crappy, though...*
01/16/12 04:56 PM
kim wrote:
Okay, so this test is nice, but it's not exactly very detailed. Half the questions apply to my characters but not in the context asked so they at the same time don't. A lot of my characters have this. So it's hard to make a definite answer and get a correct outcome.
01/18/12 04:06 PM
Cassidy wrote:
Good test, but the character that is based off of me the most scored the lowest... I think I should re-take it for her. Also How do you feel about Bella from Twilight? I feel she's the epitome of a Mary Sue.
01/19/12 09:28 PM
Architect wrote:
The one flaw I find in this test is that it doesn't account for a character having magical or other powers and abilities in a world where such things are considered the norm. Otherwise, very helpful.
01/23/12 12:45 PM
Garret E.B. wrote:
I really liked this test and the results. I like how at the beginning of the test you ask us to enter our character's name. I'm recommending this one to my friends!
01/26/12 08:13 PM
AM wrote:
Heh, all of the characters I test on this come out to be pretty anti-cool - just like I want them to be!
01/30/12 06:33 AM
katy wrote:
"Alanna is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Alanna, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alanna is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
In general, you care deeply about Alanna, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alanna is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
01/30/12 11:58 PM
AM wrote:
"Jio is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. He is not at all cool; in fact, he thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when he says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," he means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's had more than his fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Jio, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jio is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
Yeah, I have been pretty sparing with the free handouts. He almost gets killed, and his friend dies, before he gets food when he's starving.
In general, you care deeply about Jio, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Jio is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
Yeah, I have been pretty sparing with the free handouts. He almost gets killed, and his friend dies, before he gets food when he's starving.
01/31/12 06:31 AM
Cassy Tyler wrote:
I like this test! this is the 3rd Mary Sue test I've taken for Daelah McCoy, answerd the same things everytime (there were a few diferances because I'm still fleshing out her character) but this was the first one that didnt tell me she was a complete and tottal Mary Sue with no hope of ever being un-Sueifed. probably because Daelah is such a very strange Character, she exists in the Danny Phantom Phandom (wich is sadly known for its horrible, horible Mary Sue's) where the main Cannon character fights ghosts every day! also her father is (was, he was killed by a ghost when she was 5, in front of her) a TimeLord, a highly technilogicly advacned but sadly extict alien race from Doctor Who, and while she has never visited the home planet of said Time Lords (Gallifey) she did inherit thier high IQ/inteligece and is smarter (at math and science only) than the average Rocket Scientest (but, much like me she cant spell to save her life) she also inherited thier ability to regenerate (when they die they burst into golden light and kida become a new person with the same memories but a diferant apperance and slightly different personality) so whenever I said my character was a half human, Mary Sue alerts went up even though she really inst that much. She is really a nerd (and oh, so pround of it) and doesnt want to fit in with the crowd. from no one I'm so using this test to see if my characters are Mary Sue's, starting with Chritopher, Daelah's Scottish boyfreind. also, sorry for this being qiute long and containing so many spelling mistakes.
02/01/12 08:44 PM
Mo-Mo Jones wrote:
Lol.. i was about to comment on this, and then i kind of skimmed over the comment above and noticed the four words: 'time lord' and 'Doctor who' and smiled
My story is kinda based off of Doctor Who, only i made up my own race of aliens and it's fairly different. Okay, maybe it's more 'inspired' by Doctor who...oh well. My 'time lord' Character (who isn't a timelord but a 'Rift Carver of Polaris Seven' (working name) scored a 45 because he's quirky but I wouldn't think of him as a Mary Sue. Just naieve and slightly crazy.
I shall be using this in the future for my other Characters :3
AHAHAHA for the question you're supposed to answer (Mine was: Actions are louder than...?) i answered 'Words. Generally, but silence is pretty quiet too.' and it said: you seem to be some sort of robot blah blah blah.
My story is kinda based off of Doctor Who, only i made up my own race of aliens and it's fairly different. Okay, maybe it's more 'inspired' by Doctor who...oh well. My 'time lord' Character (who isn't a timelord but a 'Rift Carver of Polaris Seven' (working name) scored a 45 because he's quirky but I wouldn't think of him as a Mary Sue. Just naieve and slightly crazy.
I shall be using this in the future for my other Characters :3
AHAHAHA for the question you're supposed to answer (Mine was: Actions are louder than...?) i answered 'Words. Generally, but silence is pretty quiet too.' and it said: you seem to be some sort of robot blah blah blah.
02/03/12 01:26 AM
Kaist wrote:
Hey, thanks for making this! It's been really helpful in trying to gauge my character's Sueyness: Caspian Rikoda-Kaist is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Caspian Rikoda-Kaist, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Caspian Rikoda-Kaist is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 8
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 23
XD Well for a Stoic Woobie who's been practically Mind Raped over the course of millions of Groundhog Day Loops..
In general, you care deeply about Caspian Rikoda-Kaist, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Caspian Rikoda-Kaist is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 8
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 23
XD Well for a Stoic Woobie who's been practically Mind Raped over the course of millions of Groundhog Day Loops..
02/05/12 05:00 AM
Ollie wrote:
Awesome test. You're doing good work here--I hope you stop some Mary Sue authors dead in their tracks. I tested one of my characters (who's actually not the main character, but he is my favorite) and was happy with the results. :)
However, you weren't completely right when you said he stands out in a way that I always wanted to. I'm actually a bit of an attention addict and stand out a lot while my character flies under the radar basically unnoticed. You also said he's had a rough past with no major consequences, which isn't true--he has no healthy relationships and his life is basically one big mess. Just putting in my two cents. Long story short, great job with this quiz.
However, you weren't completely right when you said he stands out in a way that I always wanted to. I'm actually a bit of an attention addict and stand out a lot while my character flies under the radar basically unnoticed. You also said he's had a rough past with no major consequences, which isn't true--he has no healthy relationships and his life is basically one big mess. Just putting in my two cents. Long story short, great job with this quiz.
02/05/12 03:47 PM
Rhianna wrote:
I tested out my protag. and she's good! I felt for the heck of it I'm gonna make my antagonist a Mary-Sue, just so people will hate her more. XD Damn, this will work well indeed.
02/10/12 03:53 PM
VonTrappTheory wrote:
Wow. This test is a lot simpler to understand than some others out there. Not that I don't like them...
Anyway. I just really like this test! I tested out a couple protag girls from a couple stories I'm working on, and the little things you've got at the bottom like "Mama HATES her" and "Mirror mirror" and what not are a lot more helpful than just a score. Just thought I'd share. :D
Anyway. I just really like this test! I tested out a couple protag girls from a couple stories I'm working on, and the little things you've got at the bottom like "Mama HATES her" and "Mirror mirror" and what not are a lot more helpful than just a score. Just thought I'd share. :D
02/12/12 12:34 AM
RoDo wrote:
I'm a bit confused by your scoring system, so I'm still not sure if my characters are too Sue or Stu (although for reference I used two of my most desirable, sexy, magical and therefore most Mary Sue/ Gary Stu - like characters).
However, all the clickable situations were just perfect anti-inspiration. For example, I was going to make the most likeable character, before realising due to this quiz that it would be boring and unrealistic, causing him to now have his ass-y side.
However, all the clickable situations were just perfect anti-inspiration. For example, I was going to make the most likeable character, before realising due to this quiz that it would be boring and unrealistic, causing him to now have his ass-y side.
02/19/12 06:44 PM
AM wrote:
"Rufus is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's had more than his fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Rufus, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Rufus is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
Hmm...he doesn't really go to parties or even have the concept of "cool." Maybe it's because he's an older rat living in the middle of a forest and his daughter is the only other creature he's seen in years,
In general, you care deeply about Rufus, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Rufus is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him."
Hmm...he doesn't really go to parties or even have the concept of "cool." Maybe it's because he's an older rat living in the middle of a forest and his daughter is the only other creature he's seen in years,
02/19/12 08:11 PM
Amm wrote:
"She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy." lol it doesnt really sound like my character but besides that i liked it it was funny XD
03/05/12 08:32 PM
Reza wrote:
11? wow. Well, guess since this isn't a fantasy character most of the options doesn't apply....
03/07/12 01:22 AM
Hannah wrote:
This was hilarious! It was also interesting, because I used a character in one of my yonks-old stories... and I found out she was something of a Mary Sue... which is very useful, because now I can change her and perhaps make the story better in the meantime! I didn't actually finish it, so it'll be good. Thanks very much! (:
03/09/12 10:31 AM
Katie.K wrote:
Rinslet:
"You may have let yourself get a little too close to Rinslet. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Rinslet is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her."
Well, I AM pretty awesome. I mean, I got 50 points on that test! Plus, I'm Dead Red Rinslet, bitches! Don't mess with me or I go all Zombie Queen on yer ass.
Joel:
"Joel is only a little like you. He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for."
.....That sounds as if you've just read my life story.....
Eve:
"In general, you care deeply about Eve, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Eve is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Oh wow....can I go eat cupcakes now? :3
Tara:
"There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it."
Me, moan? Never.
Heather:
"Heather Layla Dragneel is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Is that it? Is that why you sat me down and bothered me for the past 5 minutes? Arghh!
"You may have let yourself get a little too close to Rinslet. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Rinslet is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her."
Well, I AM pretty awesome. I mean, I got 50 points on that test! Plus, I'm Dead Red Rinslet, bitches! Don't mess with me or I go all Zombie Queen on yer ass.
Joel:
"Joel is only a little like you. He is so impossibly hip that he has difficulty seeing over his own pelvis; he'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever he gains, he's worked for."
.....That sounds as if you've just read my life story.....
Eve:
"In general, you care deeply about Eve, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Eve is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Oh wow....can I go eat cupcakes now? :3
Tara:
"There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it."
Me, moan? Never.
Heather:
"Heather Layla Dragneel is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Is that it? Is that why you sat me down and bothered me for the past 5 minutes? Arghh!
03/10/12 12:08 PM
Corinne wrote:
I really liked the test. You did a good job on it. :)
But I did find one mistake...You put "looses a loved one" instead of "loses a loved one" at a certain spot.
But I did find one mistake...You put "looses a loved one" instead of "loses a loved one" at a certain spot.
03/10/12 04:32 PM
Darkly wrote:
I think this is one of the only good sue testa out there! It doesn't put stupid picky tidbit questions like
"if your characher were in ___ situation they'd do ___ or ___"
The one thing I think could be improved a tiny bit is adding a tiny bit more detail to the results or maybe one or two more general questions.
Other than that it's a great test really!
"if your characher were in ___ situation they'd do ___ or ___"
The one thing I think could be improved a tiny bit is adding a tiny bit more detail to the results or maybe one or two more general questions.
Other than that it's a great test really!
03/15/12 08:52 PM
Elsie wrote:
Dude, I did this, and my character who is bulimic and pretty much insane came up as 'not having emotional scars'. O.o
03/15/12 11:09 PM
Mars wrote:
I think something you should add in the same section of extreme poverty "Extreme wealth". I think a lot of characters are rich and seems to be a sue problem.
As well as "Portrayed as a promiscuous but is actually a virgin/innocent" I seem to stumble upon a lot of characters like that... ;;;
As well as "Portrayed as a promiscuous but is actually a virgin/innocent" I seem to stumble upon a lot of characters like that... ;;;
03/16/12 04:09 AM
berelinde wrote:
The only complaint I have with this test is that it's too hard for non-fantasy characters to rack up points. Heck, it's pretty hard for fantasy characters to rack up poits, too.
And yeah, there should be points for "Character is wealthy but has no logical reason for being so" and "Character is virginal".
And yeah, there should be points for "Character is wealthy but has no logical reason for being so" and "Character is virginal".
03/17/12 11:01 PM
Zsaria wrote:
My character score was 14.Woohoo :D
03/22/12 12:30 AM
CyborgWizard wrote:
I got a 13...man I need to work on her!
This test is great, it really does help on the weaknesses and over-powers, I'm sure Crystal will come back here. XD
I really enjoy doing this test, thank you!
This test is great, it really does help on the weaknesses and over-powers, I'm sure Crystal will come back here. XD
I really enjoy doing this test, thank you!
03/25/12 08:14 PM
Anonymous wrote:
I love your test. The only criticism I have is that you used "loose" when you meant "lose" in a couple of questions.
04/05/12 01:54 PM
Debs xx wrote:
Mine is on my self insert. I've only done a few chapters but she appears to be okay.
Angel isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Angel, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Angel is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 25
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 41
Angel isn't a character: she's you, or you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Angel, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Angel is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Mirror, Mirror 25
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 7
Total: 41
04/07/12 06:07 AM
Debs xx wrote:
Alisha is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Alisha, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alisha is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 17
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 22
"She's gotten no slack from you"?
Well duh. I mean, I haven't necessarily whooped her backside but she's just a normal uncool kid living a normal teenage life with abnormal things going on around her.
In general, you care deeply about Alisha, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alisha is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 17
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
Plain Jane 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 22
"She's gotten no slack from you"?
Well duh. I mean, I haven't necessarily whooped her backside but she's just a normal uncool kid living a normal teenage life with abnormal things going on around her.
04/07/12 06:21 AM
Debs xx wrote:
Hank is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Hank and given him plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Hank that you stop caring what happens to him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
Plain Joe 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 13
Damn. This is bad. I wanted him to be that sort of 'funny' side character who isn't cool and mostly messes things up but is still loveable. But I guess it's only a few chapters in so I'll see what I can do.
In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from Hank and given him plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Hank that you stop caring what happens to him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
Plain Joe 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 13
Damn. This is bad. I wanted him to be that sort of 'funny' side character who isn't cool and mostly messes things up but is still loveable. But I guess it's only a few chapters in so I'll see what I can do.
04/07/12 06:36 AM
Debs xx wrote:
My villain character.
Hm. I honestly expected him to get more.
Alex is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Alex, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alex is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 21
Hm. I honestly expected him to get more.
Alex is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Alex, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alex is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 7
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 21
04/07/12 09:06 AM
Debs xx wrote:
Another villain character.
Last one, I promise:
James is nothing like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about James, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. James is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 21
Last one, I promise:
James is nothing like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He may have sometimes thought that he was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He's come in for his share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about James, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. James is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 8
I'm Destined For What? 6
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Him! 2
Total: 21
04/07/12 09:12 AM
Haddy wrote:
Hi!
This test is really very well made. What especially impressed me was the point "Answer honest" - "If you try to convince yourself that a certain point does not apply to your character, it does". That was really helpful.
Also the questions, the things you thought about and the result is very good. It really shows when to be careful with your character when it gets too similiar. Thank you. ;-)
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 14
She's The Anti-Cool 3
Plain Jane 2
Healthy as a Horse 2
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 8
Total: 29
Well - she is one of my main characters (on the good sode) and the most similiar to me.
I just don't get what exactly you mean with Spare the Rod... I understand the saying, but not exactly what it says about my character...? You could add some explanation if you like to.
And how many scores can you get for one of these - well, characteristic?
This test is really very well made. What especially impressed me was the point "Answer honest" - "If you try to convince yourself that a certain point does not apply to your character, it does". That was really helpful.
Also the questions, the things you thought about and the result is very good. It really shows when to be careful with your character when it gets too similiar. Thank you. ;-)
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 14
She's The Anti-Cool 3
Plain Jane 2
Healthy as a Horse 2
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 8
Total: 29
Well - she is one of my main characters (on the good sode) and the most similiar to me.
I just don't get what exactly you mean with Spare the Rod... I understand the saying, but not exactly what it says about my character...? You could add some explanation if you like to.
And how many scores can you get for one of these - well, characteristic?
04/07/12 12:34 PM
Peter Lillycrop wrote:
Eli is nothing like you. She is so impossibly hip that she has difficulty seeing over her own pelvis; she'll probably die young, but damn, will it have been a good life. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. She's had a rough life - to say the least! Angst? Histronics? Her speciality. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
You may have let yourself get a little too close to Eli. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Eli is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
James Dean, James Dean... 21
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 16
Valium Poster Child 27
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 8
Total: 74
She is an emotionally unstable, self-destructive, sex-addicted, ageless, god-like being. I decided to the test again with Eli but from the beginning of the story before she became ageless or god like.
Eli is nothing like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Eli, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Eli is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
Yo! 16
I'm Destined For What? 7
Angst R Us 13
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 41
So does my plot my the character bad?
You may have let yourself get a little too close to Eli. Maybe she's you as you wish you were, or maybe you're just afraid no one will like her and are trying to give her a free ride. Have some confidence in your writing! Eli is a good character. Give her room to be herself before you stifle her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
James Dean, James Dean... 21
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 16
Valium Poster Child 27
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 8
Total: 74
She is an emotionally unstable, self-destructive, sex-addicted, ageless, god-like being. I decided to the test again with Eli but from the beginning of the story before she became ageless or god like.
Eli is nothing like you. She may be popular, or she may not, but no matter what she's impossible to ignore; she stands out... just the way you always wanted to. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And she's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Eli, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Eli is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 2
Yo! 16
I'm Destined For What? 7
Angst R Us 13
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 41
So does my plot my the character bad?
04/08/12 03:00 AM
Luna wrote:
Sooo...I scored a 66...is that bad?
04/08/12 08:25 PM
Incognito wrote:
Huh.I guess I'm a good not-a-mary-sue writer. Who would've thought that.
04/09/12 06:22 PM
Incognito wrote:
Huh.I guess I'm a good not-a-mary-sue writer. Who would've thought that.
04/09/12 06:23 PM
Debs xx wrote:
Sky is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Sky, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Sky is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 0
Can't Complain 4
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 9
Total: 24
In general, you care deeply about Sky, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Sky is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 0
Can't Complain 4
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 9
Total: 24
04/10/12 08:56 AM
Princess Faery Banana Hammock wrote:
LOL!
i purposely wrote a mary-sue just to test this test out, and a few better off characters as well.
i would recommend this test for anyone whom has trouble with invading sues, or horrible characters.
i nearly wet myself laughing at Princess' results!
i purposely wrote a mary-sue just to test this test out, and a few better off characters as well.
i would recommend this test for anyone whom has trouble with invading sues, or horrible characters.
i nearly wet myself laughing at Princess' results!
04/19/12 12:36 AM
Jojo wrote:
I liked this one. All my characters got low scores, which I do think is fairly accurate - however, they're not fantasy characters, soooooooo.
All in all, my characters are just regular people who accidentally start a war. So, this is pretty good.
All in all, my characters are just regular people who accidentally start a war. So, this is pretty good.
04/20/12 04:49 PM
HannahHypolitatheHedgehog wrote:
The best test I've found all over the internet
04/20/12 07:34 PM
Linnie wrote:
This is a good test, I got a 34, looks like I have to take off some stuff for my character, maybe I'll change her hair colour, since it's the same as mine.
I think that maybe you could put some point taker offers, since my character does have some major flaws, such as the fact that she has no conscience and got her brother killed because she was too busy being a slut, things like that aren't on the test.
But all in all, it's a really good test, I will definitely use it in the future.
I think that maybe you could put some point taker offers, since my character does have some major flaws, such as the fact that she has no conscience and got her brother killed because she was too busy being a slut, things like that aren't on the test.
But all in all, it's a really good test, I will definitely use it in the future.
04/25/12 06:07 PM
Whitymchonkeywhite wrote:
i made a character named nigger and clicked all that applied to niggers... this test is bullshit because it thought a nigger would a have a promising carrier
04/28/12 07:07 PM
VoidSWimMer wrote:
Tested a real person. Got higher than some people are getting for there fictional people. Obviosuly sections 1 and 3 would score low.
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 0
Angst R Us 10
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 20
Maybe the test is flawed in some way. Shouldnt a real human get a lower score than that?
Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 0
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 0
Angst R Us 10
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 4
Total: 20
Maybe the test is flawed in some way. Shouldnt a real human get a lower score than that?
04/29/12 10:55 PM
Melissa wrote:
I... I wasn't sure of how to answer at some points, but my OC got 24 points so I think she did alright.
"Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 24"
I suggest to add some questions about diseases, my OC for example is cataleptic and seems to be dead a couple of times in her story, so I didn't know how to answer if she ever appeared to be dead but actually wasn't (more than once).
I don't understand what those categories in the Score Breakdown are supposed to mean, but it was a great test anyway.
"Score Breakdown
Do I Know This Guy? 3
Yo! 10
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 3
Total: 24"
I suggest to add some questions about diseases, my OC for example is cataleptic and seems to be dead a couple of times in her story, so I didn't know how to answer if she ever appeared to be dead but actually wasn't (more than once).
I don't understand what those categories in the Score Breakdown are supposed to mean, but it was a great test anyway.
05/01/12 12:29 AM
Jie wrote:
I suggest you add some questions about psychological problems/possible causes, since the part about dead family members/lovers makes my character seem Sue-ish, until you realize that he killed them and he's a complete and utter psychopath with no true redeeming features.
Similarly, I've written several too-good-to-be-true characters who turn out to be insane/the villain/not so above it all and they seem to score high because mitigating factors aren't considered.
On the other hand...I scored pretty high on the test. Oh no! I'm a Sue! Kill it with fire!
Similarly, I've written several too-good-to-be-true characters who turn out to be insane/the villain/not so above it all and they seem to score high because mitigating factors aren't considered.
On the other hand...I scored pretty high on the test. Oh no! I'm a Sue! Kill it with fire!
05/04/12 11:06 AM
Uta-chan wrote:
I ADORE this!
However, the only issue is the character I used is a person who is very antisocial and I didn't have much of a way to add that in.
All in all, this is what she got:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 9
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma's Gonna Keep Baby Cozy and Warm.... 13
Total: 37
However, the only issue is the character I used is a person who is very antisocial and I didn't have much of a way to add that in.
All in all, this is what she got:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 9
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 6
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma's Gonna Keep Baby Cozy and Warm.... 13
Total: 37
05/08/12 06:13 PM
Skylar wrote:
very nice quiz :)
you may want to make it open to more species of OCs though
you may want to make it open to more species of OCs though
05/13/12 11:04 PM
Viv wrote:
"She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things.", that made me giggle, it's very accurate, I think. I actually expected to score higher.
Also, these human-robot question was tricky, or maybe I'm an idiot.
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 8
Can't Complain 9
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 25
Also, these human-robot question was tricky, or maybe I'm an idiot.
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 8
Can't Complain 9
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 25
05/14/12 08:14 PM
Mehrbano wrote:
My character Ally got a good low score on this one. She has a promising career. I think it's due to the fact she is ridiculously arrogant and overconfident xD
05/25/12 03:02 AM
Sylvi wrote:
This test is great, and surprisingly accurate. I've taken it for several of my characters, and I'm happy to say all of them are in the healthy range :3
05/26/12 08:00 PM
x-xShYpAnDax-x wrote:
I don't know if this is good or bad but I scored 11. ^ u ^
As for my OC, I haven't really thought much about him, but he isn't a mary-sue. o.o
He has no special abilities (unless you count flexibility and years of constant training in housework and etiquette special?) or anything of that manner.
Nice quiz! ^ u ^b
As for my OC, I haven't really thought much about him, but he isn't a mary-sue. o.o
He has no special abilities (unless you count flexibility and years of constant training in housework and etiquette special?) or anything of that manner.
Nice quiz! ^ u ^b
05/29/12 05:49 PM
Noobrapter wrote:
I have thought of a series of people in a band and when I herd obout this test I tryed it out. And this test says none of my charicters are anywhere close to mery sue. Awsome
06/01/12 02:11 PM
*GaMVrisT* wrote:
I took this test for someone I roleplay with... She scored a 151 xD My character, scored an 18...
06/02/12 01:17 PM
Sing to life-s eternal melody!~ wrote:
Yeah, I think mine was rather inaccurate. There were mostly love related options when in fact my OC is hated, or dispized. I was at a loss for how to choose on some since it'd give the wrong view. Other then that, as far as loved OCs go, I think its rather accurate test. =o Kinda hoping someone out there has one of these for more hated/unloved OCs cause I can't get a very accurate score without more negative options as to how the character views herself and others. But nice test. =)
06/06/12 07:55 PM
Alice wrote:
Do things like the character being my gender or sexuality really count as Sue traits? What am I gonna do, make everyone in my story a gay male?
06/06/12 10:53 PM
Marissa wrote:
did myself and got fifty :D
and yes, alice, make a yaoi <3
and yes, alice, make a yaoi <3
06/10/12 07:03 PM
Landon wrote:
This is an awesome test. It made me ask questions about my characters, and I now have full blown biographies about each one that could pass for a story all their own. You have improved the depth of my story ten fold.
Yours in gratitude,
Landon Sullivan
P.s. My story is Starfox: Second Sun by One B.A. Human on Fanfiction.net, and I think it's pretty good. Please visit and review.
Yours in gratitude,
Landon Sullivan
P.s. My story is Starfox: Second Sun by One B.A. Human on Fanfiction.net, and I think it's pretty good. Please visit and review.
06/13/12 07:21 PM
Linda wrote:
Thanks, Kat. I scored 5/0/5/2/2 for a total of 14. I think yours is one of the better "Mary Sue" tests and I hope you will consider expanding it in the future. Because there are so many types of possible Mary Sue settings some of the other tests can become overly complicated.
06/15/12 01:27 PM
Zana wrote:
Hmmm, I have to admit, my character mainly suffered in the "Mirror, mirror" section. But considering he started out as a deliberate insertion of a male version of myself as an NPC in a D20 Modern roleplaying session (because having an NPC have qualms about the heroes' lack of morals seems somewhat more subtle and organic than "The voice of God(ess) disapproves"), I feel mildly less bad about it. Of course, now that he's graduated to novel character, he kind of needs to start becoming his own person.
06/16/12 06:49 PM
Zana wrote:
Ah, though one more comment I forgot to include: you may consider a "redemption" section. For example, even if you have a 6'4" Russian mafia member, they should get some amount of leeway for enjoying baking cookies with their sister.
06/16/12 06:51 PM
Ometh wrote:
"Ometh is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. He always knew he was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Ometh, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ometh is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him. "
I love that this test tells me my Characters aren't Mary Sues when I feel that they are. :P Writing Epic Fantasy done in the vein of R.A. Salvatore ala Forgotten Realms (and after writing out some exquisitely in depth combat scenarios) probably lends to my feeling this way.
In general, you care deeply about Ometh, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Ometh is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him. "
I love that this test tells me my Characters aren't Mary Sues when I feel that they are. :P Writing Epic Fantasy done in the vein of R.A. Salvatore ala Forgotten Realms (and after writing out some exquisitely in depth combat scenarios) probably lends to my feeling this way.
06/20/12 03:11 AM
Alissa wrote:
Well, I suspected my monster-hunter Aisling to be Mary Sue par excellence, and it turnes out sheґs not, great :-) If only the test didnґt tell me I donґt care enough about her...
Scored 12 in total and thought about some aspects of her existence I have never thought before. Thanks :-)
(The spam control wouldnґt let me to post a comment, I must be missing a joke here. Thatґll be a culture shock.)
Scored 12 in total and thought about some aspects of her existence I have never thought before. Thanks :-)
(The spam control wouldnґt let me to post a comment, I must be missing a joke here. Thatґll be a culture shock.)
06/21/12 10:10 AM
Catlin wrote:
I really liked the test, although I noticed that on the "Oh, The Trauma" portion of the test it lacked an "emotional abuse" or a general trauma section. Nothing big, I just happened to notice it.
Otherwise great test, I really liked it.
Otherwise great test, I really liked it.
06/23/12 02:03 PM
Eric wrote:
I got 27 for Hikashu. The description was extremely accurate.
06/24/12 10:10 PM
Christy wrote:
i laughed at some of the choices for this test cuz i know people who do that and i hate it >.< it was fun and i got a good review (a 30 is good for me) and the rating comment thing at the enda was pretty accurate so im happy, thx.
07/01/12 03:56 PM
Tayra wrote:
I think the test could use more questions, especially for non fantasy setting characters, because a most of the specific questions only apply to these kind of characters and not everyone writes fantasy
07/01/12 06:30 PM
Brittany wrote:
My character Veda DeClark had 'no emotional scars to speak of', however, her parents constantly fight and are soon-to-be divorced. Her mother is alcoholic (and is verbally abusive at times, and even blackmails her kids to keep her husband from finding out what goes on while he's at work) and her father is too busy with work to take care of Veda and her siblings. Her older sister is more of a caretaker. She's bullied at school for being near-mute and has no friends other then her younger brother (when the story starts; she fleshes out later.)
The test needs to be a little more on the nitty-gritty side and it needs more emotional detail. It seems to focus on the more physical things. Veda got an 11 and I am unhappy with that as I believe she should've gotten worse. Also, the test needs rebuttals scattered about. Things like, under, perhaps, a 'this character is beautiful', giving 2/3 points, and under it having a 'he/she works hard to maintain their looks' as a -1 and a 'the character's flaws outweigh the attraction of her/his looks' as the same -1.
The test needs to be a little more on the nitty-gritty side and it needs more emotional detail. It seems to focus on the more physical things. Veda got an 11 and I am unhappy with that as I believe she should've gotten worse. Also, the test needs rebuttals scattered about. Things like, under, perhaps, a 'this character is beautiful', giving 2/3 points, and under it having a 'he/she works hard to maintain their looks' as a -1 and a 'the character's flaws outweigh the attraction of her/his looks' as the same -1.
07/02/12 12:33 AM
Nick wrote:
I went through ticking every box. So for future reference, the ultimate mary sue scores 257.
07/04/12 09:36 AM
nick wrote:
The woman that wrote Twilight should of taken this test.......
07/04/12 09:41 AM
Jaymi .K. wrote:
I took this a few months back and I scored an awful, awful Mary Sue. Sooo, I went back, revised, and re worked my character. Took it again and she is now, blissfully, normal. Thanks :)
07/06/12 04:37 AM
Kierany9 wrote:
As people have said before, you need to focus some more on the gritty stuff. I also tested a villain and a rival of the story. They both got 37, whereas the main characters got 16, 18 and 22 respectively. Which is odd since one of them is your average warrior, the second is the villains brother and ends up losing control of his power(sending many innocents to the afterlife) and the third is a cute warrior girl who turns to the dark side. And kicks the other two guy's asses.
07/07/12 07:35 AM
Stephenie Meyer wrote:
How can you call this a tesr?!? I tested two characters frpm my multi-million dollar book called TWILIGHT(Don't know abut it? You suck) and look at thos! This is an outrage!
BELLS
She's Got My Nose 22
Yo! 15
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 5
Momma's Gonna Keep Baby Cozy and Warm.... 21
Total: 68
EDWAD
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 9
James Dean, James Dean... 21
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 17
Angst R Us 17
What A Brat! 31
Total: 95
Ps: Sory for any typod, im writinf this very fast, i need to go to a conbention in london and get my next paychek.
BELLS
She's Got My Nose 22
Yo! 15
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 5
Momma's Gonna Keep Baby Cozy and Warm.... 21
Total: 68
EDWAD
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 9
James Dean, James Dean... 21
Hey, Wanna See My Crown-Shaped Birthmark? 17
Angst R Us 17
What A Brat! 31
Total: 95
Ps: Sory for any typod, im writinf this very fast, i need to go to a conbention in london and get my next paychek.
07/07/12 08:12 AM
Rynette wrote:
Brilliant test. :D There needs to be a bit more though. Like, whether the character is dark, dangerous when angry, etc.
Now I can rest in peace knowing my characters aren't Sues.
Now I can rest in peace knowing my characters aren't Sues.
07/09/12 07:12 AM
CheekyLittleLass wrote:
I got 18, hurrah! Excellent test, scarily accurate, and whilst I would never bestow on any of my characters magical birthmarks or sapphire eyes, I will now be watching my characterisation carefully to see I don't fall into Mary Sue traps! Cheers very much x
07/10/12 09:32 AM
Yomama wrote:
Sunajesh'sja: Got a 35, I believe, although I do admit she's Sue-y multiple times- she DID come from a character I wrote 10 years ago (when I was 13) that WAS a self-insert Sue, but she was the only other human character that fit the story I was writing. :( (Veni is a Durlan, Diedre while human is a psychopath, and Annie is a child- I needed an adult). Besides, I'm interesting. XD Eh, the fandom I'm writing her for is too small to have any real standards anyways as long as you don't break too much canon or make the character overly Sue-ish, it's okay.
Diedre got a 15, I believe. The funny thing is that it said to not distance myself so far from her that I stop caring what happens to her... the funny thing is I specifically wrote her TO BE HATED. XD She's completely unsympathetic, she's abusive, megalomanaical, thinks everyone is supposed to bend to her will, imposes on everyone, all that jazz. Also, there's nothing wrong with her- she's just an entitled bitch (although her sister didn't turn out that way, so it wasn't bad parenting- she doesn't have that excuse to go on, either). XP
I like this test. It's interactive. :)
Diedre got a 15, I believe. The funny thing is that it said to not distance myself so far from her that I stop caring what happens to her... the funny thing is I specifically wrote her TO BE HATED. XD She's completely unsympathetic, she's abusive, megalomanaical, thinks everyone is supposed to bend to her will, imposes on everyone, all that jazz. Also, there's nothing wrong with her- she's just an entitled bitch (although her sister didn't turn out that way, so it wasn't bad parenting- she doesn't have that excuse to go on, either). XP
I like this test. It's interactive. :)
07/11/12 07:31 PM
yomama wrote:
Oh, Brittany reminds me, Suni (long form "Sunajesh'sja") also scored "no emotional scars". HOO BOY is this wrong. She was raised in a mentally abusive environment (in home) where she and another character were constantly ridiculed for not being like the other children (out of home); has an ambiguous mental illness that leads her to not understand why some things are wrong; she's nearly mute, is distrustful, and can't look anyone other than certain people directly in the eye; is terrified of people in general due to childhood; and basically has to go through life being told what to do because the decision making process was stripped from her by her mother's abuse, and what remains of it is suppressed by the illness- so she can decide on things she likes, but when it comes to life decisions, has no clue what she should be doing.
TL;DR- "No emotional scars"= wrong. BRB Gonna run some canons through this thing. (And someone else's OC just to solve a dispute.)
TL;DR- "No emotional scars"= wrong. BRB Gonna run some canons through this thing. (And someone else's OC just to solve a dispute.)
07/11/12 07:40 PM
bree wrote:
This test feels like it's lacking a bit. I have a character with an emotional scar that heavily affects her personality, but the test came out saying she has no emotional scars. True, it was not her fault that her sister died, but there aren't even any questions asking about the death of family members, with the exception of them being murdered by the character you're doing the test on or if they come back to life.
With another character, she came out as being only slightly cool. When in reality she is a complete and total b*tch who I want readers to hate, many characters in the story think of her as one of the most popular people they know. I don't know what sort of questions you could ask to give more results on characters like this, but something must be missing...
Maybe a question should be added about a character's actions bringing upon his/her downfall? My character ends up dying because she starved herself (she isn't the protagonist), and I feel like that says something about her. She's too worried about being cool and looking good (or way too skinny, but she thinks she's hot) to care about her health...
For the most part, I like this test, but I really feel like it could be improved in some aspects.
With another character, she came out as being only slightly cool. When in reality she is a complete and total b*tch who I want readers to hate, many characters in the story think of her as one of the most popular people they know. I don't know what sort of questions you could ask to give more results on characters like this, but something must be missing...
Maybe a question should be added about a character's actions bringing upon his/her downfall? My character ends up dying because she starved herself (she isn't the protagonist), and I feel like that says something about her. She's too worried about being cool and looking good (or way too skinny, but she thinks she's hot) to care about her health...
For the most part, I like this test, but I really feel like it could be improved in some aspects.
07/12/12 04:55 AM
A very great secret wrote:
While an interesting little test, the final conclusions couldn't be more off base if they wanted to be. But then, without knowing what the buzz word/programming is for said test, the authors biases come storming into play.
07/18/12 11:38 AM
Juud wrote:
Nice test, I've tried it with many literary characters and some characters I've created myself and it was really fun.
Although it has some limits. For example, one of my main characters came out as the ultimate Mary Sue because she looks like me and sees the world with my own eyes. She looks a lot like me and is me in many ways, but she is by all means not a perfect character. She doesn't only have my good parts, but also my shortcomings. She isn't remarkably beautiful, nor very popular at all and is kind of weird and awkward. She does have an exceptional talent and a promising career, but she suffers from mental and social handicaps that enable her to reach happiness. She doesn't have many friends, she doesn't have boyfriends, nor do many people like her. I wouldn't consider her a Mary Sue at all, only because she looks like me in many ways.
A character with many Mary Sue characteristics doesn't have to be a Mary Sue in the end if this character is a round and well-developed character with shortcomings and when these characteristics actually have an important role in the story and are not just made up to make the character look perfect.
Although it has some limits. For example, one of my main characters came out as the ultimate Mary Sue because she looks like me and sees the world with my own eyes. She looks a lot like me and is me in many ways, but she is by all means not a perfect character. She doesn't only have my good parts, but also my shortcomings. She isn't remarkably beautiful, nor very popular at all and is kind of weird and awkward. She does have an exceptional talent and a promising career, but she suffers from mental and social handicaps that enable her to reach happiness. She doesn't have many friends, she doesn't have boyfriends, nor do many people like her. I wouldn't consider her a Mary Sue at all, only because she looks like me in many ways.
A character with many Mary Sue characteristics doesn't have to be a Mary Sue in the end if this character is a round and well-developed character with shortcomings and when these characteristics actually have an important role in the story and are not just made up to make the character look perfect.
07/21/12 05:00 AM
Scaler wrote:
the test is great i did it so far with my ocs Scaler and ruben
Rubens own is how its ment to be like around 38 i think no way close to gary stu
as for scaler <_> i agree to a point hes abit like me cause that's what he's meant with stuff im not even familar to do (guess like a fur version of my self XP) i would also say scaler is not spoiled but its possiable not going to say he is not cause there's a lot with friends, 63 is fitting for scaler but in retrospect it depends on how you look at him no one really haves too much an issue with him but only with looks and that one i work hard on so much to have his own but i don't like him to be mary/gary stu but fun test ^^
Rubens own is how its ment to be like around 38 i think no way close to gary stu
as for scaler <_> i agree to a point hes abit like me cause that's what he's meant with stuff im not even familar to do (guess like a fur version of my self XP) i would also say scaler is not spoiled but its possiable not going to say he is not cause there's a lot with friends, 63 is fitting for scaler but in retrospect it depends on how you look at him no one really haves too much an issue with him but only with looks and that one i work hard on so much to have his own but i don't like him to be mary/gary stu but fun test ^^
07/22/12 12:06 PM
Amanda-s Pleased wrote:
I did great on the test, I was so scared my OC was a Mary Sue. *Takes deep breath* I've been practicing on not making Mary Sue's, I suppose practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect is the last thing I want in a character, duh she isn't a Mary Sue lol. So relieved!
07/24/12 02:46 AM
ailenbear123 wrote:
Got a 13. I'm so happy my favorite made-up character isn't a perfectionist like a Mary Sue.
08/05/12 04:04 PM
Rachel S. wrote:
So is the number suppose to be high or low? I got a 40...and the description it gave my character was bad and nothing like her.
"Tomiko is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Tomiko, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Tomiko is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
"Tomiko is nothing like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She always knew she was special, destined for great things - and probablyf made sure everyone else knew it too. She's had more than her fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than she ought moaning about it. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Tomiko, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Tomiko is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
08/06/12 04:27 PM
Random Person wrote:
Hmm...I got a 20. I feel I should have gotten a worse score... In any case, this quiz was really fun~! I'll probably take it again for my other characters. Awesome quiz~
08/07/12 02:54 AM
bitterBanshee wrote:
I have recently taken this little test and I find it rather amusing, it is a nice test to get your mind juices going about your character and weather you actually have noticed that the character is like yourself or not. I did like this test but some of the answer choises were a little off and dont give you a whole lot of room to work with for example The Your Character has been Raped bubble what if your character had been in a similar situation but not that exact one? Maybe I am just over thinking it, I am glad I took this test and I thank you for letting it be out there on the interwebs.
08/07/12 09:22 PM
Random author wrote:
I tried it on a few of my characters and got the same message all 3 times :/
Scored around 20 each time though
I think its because i often act like my characters, try to get inside their heads to even out their personality
And all my characters are fantasy creatures with powers and 2 of my characters are royal
A huge part of my story relies on that
But thanks for this test :)
Scored around 20 each time though
I think its because i often act like my characters, try to get inside their heads to even out their personality
And all my characters are fantasy creatures with powers and 2 of my characters are royal
A huge part of my story relies on that
But thanks for this test :)
08/08/12 03:03 AM
TheCatsTales wrote:
Overall, one of the better Sue tests I have seen. However, I do think some of the questions focus a little too much on plot, rather than the character themselves, or how other characters react to the OC. For example, just because a character appears to die during the story, and then is resurrected, or it turns out to have been a hoax, does not make them any more of less of a Sue. Cliche plot points should not be mistaken for Sue-ism; the best character in the world can be a victim of bad writing - it doesn't make them a Sue.
I also think questions like do they have the same hair/skin colour as you and are they the same gender as you should be avoided. I am brunette, which is a very common hair colour, so of course some of my characters are going to have the same hair colour as me, just as many of them have the same skin colour as me. If anything, it would be more Sue-ish if my OC had bright blue hair for no apparent reason. The gender question is completely irrelevant; gender ratios in most places are roughly 50-50, so many characters will be the same gender as the creator - avoiding female OCs just because I am female would be ridiculous.
Some of the history questions bother me slightly as well; a couple of my characters are slaves in a culture where slaves are little more than property, and are often abused, which scores them a whole host of points on the abuse/rape/rdoesn't know their biological parents etc. Having a life that sucks royally is not Sue-ism, unless this life fails to leave scars, both physical and mental, yet the test does not reflect this. The way the questions appear suggest that having an OC with an horrendous past makes them a Sue, which, as I have said, is not the case. The questions should emphasise the fact that long suffering characters should not behave like someone who has lived an average life - their suffering should affect their view on life. A better way to present the question would be something like "Your character was abused as a child, yet they have put it behind them and don't allow it to affect who they are today", which smacks of Sue-ism.
Incidentally, that leads me to a further point; someone's station in life has no reflection on whether they are a Sue or not, unless that station is inappropriate for the time, or is irrelevant to the story. Having a royal OC just because it is cool, or in a period/country when there was/is no royalty is Sue-ism, but if they are royal because they need to be for the story to work, then it is fine - it works the same way with s,ages too; having a slave OC is fine, as long as it is appropriate and relevant, and again, I feel the questions should reflect that, eg "Is your character a slave at a time when slavery is illegal".
Still, as I said, it is one of the better MSLT I have seen, but I do feel you need to beware of the trap of confusing plot points with characters, and cliches with Sue-ism.
I also think questions like do they have the same hair/skin colour as you and are they the same gender as you should be avoided. I am brunette, which is a very common hair colour, so of course some of my characters are going to have the same hair colour as me, just as many of them have the same skin colour as me. If anything, it would be more Sue-ish if my OC had bright blue hair for no apparent reason. The gender question is completely irrelevant; gender ratios in most places are roughly 50-50, so many characters will be the same gender as the creator - avoiding female OCs just because I am female would be ridiculous.
Some of the history questions bother me slightly as well; a couple of my characters are slaves in a culture where slaves are little more than property, and are often abused, which scores them a whole host of points on the abuse/rape/rdoesn't know their biological parents etc. Having a life that sucks royally is not Sue-ism, unless this life fails to leave scars, both physical and mental, yet the test does not reflect this. The way the questions appear suggest that having an OC with an horrendous past makes them a Sue, which, as I have said, is not the case. The questions should emphasise the fact that long suffering characters should not behave like someone who has lived an average life - their suffering should affect their view on life. A better way to present the question would be something like "Your character was abused as a child, yet they have put it behind them and don't allow it to affect who they are today", which smacks of Sue-ism.
Incidentally, that leads me to a further point; someone's station in life has no reflection on whether they are a Sue or not, unless that station is inappropriate for the time, or is irrelevant to the story. Having a royal OC just because it is cool, or in a period/country when there was/is no royalty is Sue-ism, but if they are royal because they need to be for the story to work, then it is fine - it works the same way with s,ages too; having a slave OC is fine, as long as it is appropriate and relevant, and again, I feel the questions should reflect that, eg "Is your character a slave at a time when slavery is illegal".
Still, as I said, it is one of the better MSLT I have seen, but I do feel you need to beware of the trap of confusing plot points with characters, and cliches with Sue-ism.
08/08/12 11:44 PM
Glyph255 wrote:
What should I check if my character is part of a large clan? And that one check with the 'vampires, werewolfs, elves, other easily identifiable' blah blah blah, covers dwarves right?
08/09/12 05:35 PM
OABlue wrote:
GOD DAMN IT. Why can't I ever make a friggin' Mary Sue character? Every-flippin'-time, I think I've made someone proper Mary Sue-ish, mais non. They're too bloody boring.
08/11/12 07:39 PM
Kay wrote:
I tried Zoey from house of night. Damn she's close, but over all she's good.
08/24/12 04:03 PM
Kay wrote:
My characters scored well, though.
Rina-22
Shell-16
Moria-19
Trident-21
Blake-12
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Rina-22
Shell-16
Moria-19
Trident-21
Blake-12
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08/24/12 04:07 PM
Probably not Robert Schultz wrote:
After testing my characters and being generally pleased with the results, I concocted a masterpiece known as "High Score!!" and tried to make her the most generic Mary Sue I could think of.
Got a high score of 248 with it!
I felt like an angsty teen during the testing process.
Got a high score of 248 with it!
I felt like an angsty teen during the testing process.
08/24/12 10:18 PM
Fox wrote:
A total of 79, yay
09/01/12 08:08 AM
Ben wrote:
Like the test. The only issue I've got with it is in the phrasing of one of the questions in part two "S/he and I share a sexual identity (straight, dom, trans, etc)" Trans* isn't a sexual identity. It's just an identity.
Minor issue, not really a big deal, just thought I'd make sure you knew. :)
Minor issue, not really a big deal, just thought I'd make sure you knew. :)
09/05/12 01:46 AM
michelle perry wrote:
thanks for this test any ideas on how to build her up in my book before i end the book to get it published? candy douglas as a character in my novel of a call girl who finds love in the middle of the profession she started.
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09/12/12 01:26 PM
eddddd the mad genius wrote:
i love this test its always so useful
one thing tho: i dont really think that he/she is as pure of a dichotomy as you think, for example, my character is an ftm transgender man in a setting without the technology for gender change, so... what do i put? he lives as a man
one thing tho: i dont really think that he/she is as pure of a dichotomy as you think, for example, my character is an ftm transgender man in a setting without the technology for gender change, so... what do i put? he lives as a man
09/14/12 08:44 AM
Lizzy wrote:
I like this test, its accurate, and even if your character is a little bit unbelievable, it gives you advice and isn't like "well your character is so dumb" or something like that. XD At least, from what I got.
Love it
Love it
09/15/12 01:30 PM
Tuna-lakka wrote:
This test was fun to do! A lot of the choices made me laugh a lot, and made me think that most manga characters would be partial Mary Sues... the irony of it all. It was close, real close to what I know of, but there was one or two things that were a bit off. But that's fine; it's not like this test is completely right or something. This is definitely something I'll show to my friends. Maybe then they'll reconsider their OCs.
09/15/12 03:56 PM
Kay wrote:
Wow, I was sooo sure that Blake from my "Neferet's Curse" was a huuuuuuge sue, but he's completely healthy. Thanks again, Kat.
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Alissa wrote:
New character, new test - no, Elis is not a Mary Sue after all, but might get there if I donґt watch out.
Being kissed by Elis is a kiss of doom... well, yeah, thatґs actually the point, sheґs a transmitter of a serious disease. Is that good or bad? O:-)
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09/27/12 07:59 AM
ri wrote:
So I scored a 7...
"wearing shades after dark makes her run into things."
ROFL. Somehow I approve of this result. Its stupidly cute. <:)
Thanks for this nifty test! Will definitely be trying it again.
"wearing shades after dark makes her run into things."
ROFL. Somehow I approve of this result. Its stupidly cute. <:)
Thanks for this nifty test! Will definitely be trying it again.
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10/02/12 05:36 PM
Icicle Spear wrote:
So, I made a Mage character just to goof around and this test showed up, so I thought to test him.
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 25
Got 25 (Not bad), I always see him having the same life as I do, just normal but a bit different in a way.
I am just bothered by the questions involving same hair color and stuff since I lived in an Asian area where black hair and dark eyes are common; and the history there was pretty rough at some points.
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 3
Can't Complain 6
Momma HATES Him! 1
Total: 25
Got 25 (Not bad), I always see him having the same life as I do, just normal but a bit different in a way.
I am just bothered by the questions involving same hair color and stuff since I lived in an Asian area where black hair and dark eyes are common; and the history there was pretty rough at some points.
10/04/12 12:44 AM
0hna.tk wrote:
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You have touched some pleasant points here. Any way keep up wrinting.
You have touched some pleasant points here. Any way keep up wrinting.
10/05/12 11:35 AM
Blanche wrote:
I thought the test was an excellent way of getting a writer back in action. I scored 53, I'm not sure if it's good or bad. I really enjoyed taking the test. Thank You Mary Sue
10/11/12 09:54 AM
Ella wrote:
i LOve this!!
i got 57
i got 57
10/11/12 11:32 AM
Silence wrote:
I love this test!
10/13/12 07:47 AM
Nanda? wrote:
"She isn't very cool: She blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things."
I giggled. Seriously? Thanks. XD
I giggled. Seriously? Thanks. XD
10/13/12 07:52 AM
Good job! wrote:
This is most definitely one of the better Mary Sue tests. I think it's the absolute best, actually. Though, like all of them, it has some flaws. Just not as much as the others. The others are usually mostly, if not completely, flawed at knowing what the characteristics of a Mary Sue are.
10/14/12 07:43 PM
Good job! wrote:
Oh yeah, my character score:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
She's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 11
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 28
(Name) is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
Though it doesn't seem right that she's "not at all cool". She has frickin' WINGS! But then her personality isn't all bubbly, arrogant, and sassy, so...yeah, I got it.
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
She's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 11
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 28
(Name) is only a little like you. She is not at all cool; in fact, she thinks cool is a temperature reading, and when she says "Oh, I just put on whatever old thing's lying around," she means "on the floor, where I threw it last night - but I turned the underwear inside out first." She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And she's gotten no slack from you.
Though it doesn't seem right that she's "not at all cool". She has frickin' WINGS! But then her personality isn't all bubbly, arrogant, and sassy, so...yeah, I got it.
10/14/12 07:49 PM
Good job! wrote:
I wonder what score that Ebony girl would get? What was her name again? Was it, like, "Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way"? I think so, I actually have to see if the name order is correct...
Yaeh, it is.
Yaeh, it is.
10/14/12 07:55 PM
Good job! wrote:
There were some flaws with this test. Cliche elements. Cliches don't always make a Mary Sue! The cliches were personality, character past and experiences, and plot points. These three flaws are ALWAYS on EVERY Mary Sue test, and most of them have NOTHING to do with being a Mary Sue. It just depends on the main idea of the story you're writing.
10/14/12 08:04 PM
Sydney Awesomness101 wrote:
I got an 18 for my character, Maya. I think i did good cuz in the summary it says that, "Maya is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her." Phew! Jeez i was flipping out before i took the test xD
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11/02/12 02:14 AM
Lala wrote:
I like your test, but my character is fashionable, and it was all "He wears whatever" and stuff. I just think it could be a little bit more in depth.
11/09/12 03:01 PM
Jay wrote:
It said I didn't like my character. Boy, was that wrong, I love him!!!
11/12/12 12:44 AM
Hannah Armstrong wrote:
I really like this. It helped me improve my character in my Legend of Zelda fanfiction. If you're interested, go to fanfiction.net and search Fourth Bearer of the Triforce. My penname is Link's Rose
11/12/12 11:37 PM
good job! wrote:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 7
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 25
I decided to take the test again. I have changed up her origins and physical appearance a tad, so I had to update my progress. I shaved off three points. All I did was give her one or two physical scars, put her in the mountains, and re-read some of the questions to make sure I really knew what I was doing picking it.
But by taking this test again, the summary changed.
(Name) is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 5
I'm Destined For What? 7
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 25
I decided to take the test again. I have changed up her origins and physical appearance a tad, so I had to update my progress. I shaved off three points. All I did was give her one or two physical scars, put her in the mountains, and re-read some of the questions to make sure I really knew what I was doing picking it.
But by taking this test again, the summary changed.
(Name) is only a little like you. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. She may have sometimes thought that she was special, or destined for greater things, but probably dismissed the idea as a fantasy. She's got no emotional scars to speak of. And she's gotten no slack from you.
11/13/12 06:29 PM
good job! wrote:
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 15
I tested another character. Not the main protagonist, like my first one. This super low outcome didn't surprise me, though.
Funny thing, I didn't select a gender at the beginning, and yet it labled my character as female. Probably because most Mary Sues are females. But, my character has no gender. My character is a robot, just BUILT to have the APPEARANCE of a female. My character is referenced as female by those who love and tolerate her, of course. Those who are opposed to humanified robots definitely would call her an "it".
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 4
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 15
I tested another character. Not the main protagonist, like my first one. This super low outcome didn't surprise me, though.
Funny thing, I didn't select a gender at the beginning, and yet it labled my character as female. Probably because most Mary Sues are females. But, my character has no gender. My character is a robot, just BUILT to have the APPEARANCE of a female. My character is referenced as female by those who love and tolerate her, of course. Those who are opposed to humanified robots definitely would call her an "it".
11/13/12 06:48 PM
good job! wrote:
Do I Know This Guy? 0
He's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 8
Yes, I'm back. With another character. A guy, this time. I'm surprised by his low outcome. I'm surprised it's lower than my second character. It should really be much higher. I'm going to re-take the test for him.
He's The Anti-Cool 3
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 8
Yes, I'm back. With another character. A guy, this time. I'm surprised by his low outcome. I'm surprised it's lower than my second character. It should really be much higher. I'm going to re-take the test for him.
11/13/12 07:06 PM
good job! wrote:
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 16
There we go! I read through the test more carefully. I'll check once more.
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 16
There we go! I read through the test more carefully. I'll check once more.
11/13/12 07:11 PM
good job! wrote:
Do I Know This Guy? 2
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 7
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 18
I'll come back again when I develop this character's past. My current test results aren't exactly accurate since I don't know much about his past.
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
I'm Destined For What? 7
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 18
I'll come back again when I develop this character's past. My current test results aren't exactly accurate since I don't know much about his past.
11/13/12 07:15 PM
Amber wrote:
THis is such a helpful test! Thanks for making it! :D
12/10/12 07:22 PM
Bob wrote:
I'm really surprised that none of the mary sue tests have any questions about whether your character is a feminine man, or whether his gender gets mistaken often.
01/01/13 09:19 PM
zuzu wrote:
I like this one in particular because you actually show how you grade each section. I really like it.
01/02/13 09:12 PM
Transition wrote:
Hi, I have a non-human character in a science fantasy words of sorts that I made pass the test. I got this as a result:
The Dude is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from the Dude and given him plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Lupnaп that you stop caring what happens to him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
Plain Joe 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 13
But the description doesn't describe the character at all. He is a sort of bishop with a vow of celibacy who struggles to keep an orphanage of children of a fully female race wich is relucntly allowed by their representatives and evied by many corrupted memebers of his own fully-male race. By the third chapter, the love he thought dead awkwardly show herself on his doorstep with nothing to her name but daggers and a worn out mire. The only dangers the character puts himself in are moral, racial, diplomatic and political, so his little odysea isn't what you can usually call an adventure. Still, I care a lot for him as he reflect a part of my personality through I am female, thus we share similar beliefs.
I wrote his story for many reasons namely to try myself at a different kind of progressive romance, but given all of the previously mentioned traits, I think I have reasons to suspect he comes close to the Gary Tsu or might be desperately 2-dimensional...
The Dude is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's got no emotional scars to speak of. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you've kept yourself a goodly distance from the Dude and given him plenty of room - maybe a little too much. Don't distance yourself so far from Lupnaп that you stop caring what happens to him.
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 9
Plain Joe 0
Healthy as a Horse 0
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 13
But the description doesn't describe the character at all. He is a sort of bishop with a vow of celibacy who struggles to keep an orphanage of children of a fully female race wich is relucntly allowed by their representatives and evied by many corrupted memebers of his own fully-male race. By the third chapter, the love he thought dead awkwardly show herself on his doorstep with nothing to her name but daggers and a worn out mire. The only dangers the character puts himself in are moral, racial, diplomatic and political, so his little odysea isn't what you can usually call an adventure. Still, I care a lot for him as he reflect a part of my personality through I am female, thus we share similar beliefs.
I wrote his story for many reasons namely to try myself at a different kind of progressive romance, but given all of the previously mentioned traits, I think I have reasons to suspect he comes close to the Gary Tsu or might be desperately 2-dimensional...
01/05/13 10:14 PM
Transition wrote:
Oh my...I'm terribly embarrassed by the typos in the previous message...forgot to spell-check it. Really sorry.
01/05/13 10:16 PM
Rebound wrote:
My character, John, got a total score of 56. Meh.
01/12/13 12:24 PM
Thomas wrote:
I think the test is a good one, but it doesn't allow for you to explain that while your character may fit a certain common trope, that perhaps another aspect of the writing makes up for it. It's not uncommon for writers to go "ugh... that's so stereotypical" and then write it in a new and unique way so that it gives the character depth and dynamic. Some of the questions don't allow for alternate-reality or alien worlds either. What might be perceived as "special snowflake" in our world may be normal or unimportant in another world.
01/16/13 07:55 PM
Beth wrote:
this quiz sucked i barely understood it and the result was so off the mark for my character it wasn't even funny
01/19/13 12:25 AM
mintshadow2 wrote:
I think you did a wonderful job in this :) I'm glad I got decent reviews for both of mine, and the one it said was way too much like me was the one exactly modeled off me XD
I would argue that you might want to put something about personality in there? Because I realized that both my charries are inherently nice...and that's it. There aren't any huge flaws that make them interesting to roleplay, they're kinda just...almost like background characters?
I don't know. Either way, great job and thank you!
I would argue that you might want to put something about personality in there? Because I realized that both my charries are inherently nice...and that's it. There aren't any huge flaws that make them interesting to roleplay, they're kinda just...almost like background characters?
I don't know. Either way, great job and thank you!
01/19/13 02:29 AM
Maggie wrote:
Omg, this test had me cracking up. It's perfect! THANK YOU~
01/21/13 02:26 AM
Zadok13 wrote:
Firstly, I should mention that I applied this test to my D&D character, and while I think it's probably a good test for writers, I think other similar tests are far better-suited to my purpose.
The biggest problems with this test, I think, are that it fails to account for probability and societal norms. For example:
-Sharing a gender is a 50% chance of giving a "Mary Sue point", on blind probability alone. I would recommend this question be removed, as it is as far too likely to give false positives.
-More people are heterosexual than otherwise (eg, a 2005 UK survey returned <15% being anything OTHER than heterosexual, including those who declined to answer). Furthermore, more settings in fiction are heteronormative than otherwise. Having a heterosexual character in a heteronormative society is therefore far more likely to be a false positive than a genuine one. In this case, I would recommend that a caveat along the lines of "is this sexuality unusual for the setting?" be added to the question.
-Other questions need a similar caveat; for example, if writing Harry Potter fanfic, *not* possessing magical powers would be a far better indicator of a Mary Sue, because possessing magical powers are the norm in that setting. In this question, simply replacing "magic" with "unusual" or "unique" would dramatically increase accuracy.
This isn't an exhaustive list. The test as it currently stands is a good start, but urgently needs corrections to account for fictional societies (kind of important when assessing characters in fictional works. Just sayin'), not to mention high-probability coincidences, both which artificially inflate the score quite dramatically.
The biggest problems with this test, I think, are that it fails to account for probability and societal norms. For example:
-Sharing a gender is a 50% chance of giving a "Mary Sue point", on blind probability alone. I would recommend this question be removed, as it is as far too likely to give false positives.
-More people are heterosexual than otherwise (eg, a 2005 UK survey returned <15% being anything OTHER than heterosexual, including those who declined to answer). Furthermore, more settings in fiction are heteronormative than otherwise. Having a heterosexual character in a heteronormative society is therefore far more likely to be a false positive than a genuine one. In this case, I would recommend that a caveat along the lines of "is this sexuality unusual for the setting?" be added to the question.
-Other questions need a similar caveat; for example, if writing Harry Potter fanfic, *not* possessing magical powers would be a far better indicator of a Mary Sue, because possessing magical powers are the norm in that setting. In this question, simply replacing "magic" with "unusual" or "unique" would dramatically increase accuracy.
This isn't an exhaustive list. The test as it currently stands is a good start, but urgently needs corrections to account for fictional societies (kind of important when assessing characters in fictional works. Just sayin'), not to mention high-probability coincidences, both which artificially inflate the score quite dramatically.
02/07/13 05:57 PM
Sparrow wrote:
Well, I got a 16 for my character Ellie. This test really helped me write my fanfics and original stories. Thank you so much for the test.
02/07/13 06:07 PM
good job! wrote:
I'm re-taking the test for my main protagonist. I shaved off quite a lot of points now that I've changed her origins and appearance.
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 1
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 14
Though, "healthy as a horse" isn't accurate. There was an accident in her homeland that killed much of her people's population. She isn't the only one of her people to survive, though, no, she's far from it.
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 1
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 14
Though, "healthy as a horse" isn't accurate. There was an accident in her homeland that killed much of her people's population. She isn't the only one of her people to survive, though, no, she's far from it.
02/09/13 09:30 AM
good job! well... wrote:
There are some things I hate with this test...BIG TIME.
Most of the time, girls' main protagonists are female, and for boys male. Most people are gonna make them heterosexual, 'cause that's the norm for the world. Sharing the same ethical stance? Um...don't most people give their main protagonists good morality? Most main protagonists are HEROES, after all.
The big thing that would make someone a Mary Sue would be if they have an excessive amount of superpowers, aren't subject to weaknessess of their kind, have a troubled past but no scars, everybody knows them, they get away with everything. And I mean all of these traits TOGETHER IN ONE CHARACTER. Not just a character possessing only ONE of these.
Most of the time, girls' main protagonists are female, and for boys male. Most people are gonna make them heterosexual, 'cause that's the norm for the world. Sharing the same ethical stance? Um...don't most people give their main protagonists good morality? Most main protagonists are HEROES, after all.
The big thing that would make someone a Mary Sue would be if they have an excessive amount of superpowers, aren't subject to weaknessess of their kind, have a troubled past but no scars, everybody knows them, they get away with everything. And I mean all of these traits TOGETHER IN ONE CHARACTER. Not just a character possessing only ONE of these.
02/09/13 09:40 AM
good job! wrote:
There is something I found in the comments that bothers me.
Blond hair makes someone a Mary Sue? What? You know, just because you have a uniquely beautiful hair color, doesn't mean you have a beautiful face and body. There are ugly blonds out there. In fact, my main protagonist has blond hair. She doesn't have blue eyes, though. Not green, either. Just brown. She isn't super attractive, either, she's just pretty in an average way.
Blond hair makes someone a Mary Sue? What? You know, just because you have a uniquely beautiful hair color, doesn't mean you have a beautiful face and body. There are ugly blonds out there. In fact, my main protagonist has blond hair. She doesn't have blue eyes, though. Not green, either. Just brown. She isn't super attractive, either, she's just pretty in an average way.
02/09/13 09:55 AM
Austriaide wrote:
Lol. Both of my characters
got the whole 'no emotional scars'
But they do... lol... o.o
The paragraphs aren't exactly accurate, especially with the whole judging the connection between writer and character.
I've never wanted to stand out, i hate attention, but whatever.
Overall pretty good test.
got the whole 'no emotional scars'
But they do... lol... o.o
The paragraphs aren't exactly accurate, especially with the whole judging the connection between writer and character.
I've never wanted to stand out, i hate attention, but whatever.
Overall pretty good test.
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03/05/13 07:09 PM
Norbe Fadul wrote:
My character Drake Yagami got 39 and the test said that he has a promising career ahead of him. Is that good or something?
03/06/13 07:06 PM
Arina wrote:
I took the test using myself as the character and the world as the fandom, with my mom for the 'this character and me' parts, and I got 43. o_O.
03/09/13 11:41 PM
Spitfyre wrote:
Hah! I liked this. I tend to torture my characters, good to know I don't have any Mary Sues!
There needs to be a 'Does your character die a tragic death?' section.
I think I kill half my characters.
It's a habit.
There needs to be a 'Does your character die a tragic death?' section.
I think I kill half my characters.
It's a habit.
03/12/13 08:52 PM
good job! wrote:
Once again, I took the test again for my main protagonist. I shaved off some more points now that I've yet AGAIN changed up her origins. It's possible that I'll change it up again.
Do I Know This Guy? 3
She's The Anti-Cool 2
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 10
Do I Know This Guy? 3
She's The Anti-Cool 2
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 10
03/14/13 01:57 PM
good job! wrote:
I did it again. I looked more carefully for things that applied to her. She's a soldier and carries a weapon. But I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "heavy weaponry". What weapons would be examples of this?
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 12
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 3
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 12
03/14/13 02:06 PM
good job! wrote:
Yet AGAIN, I did it. A minor change. I forgot to select the box that said if the character has more than one special power. She does have two super powers, but well, its not a big deal. She can breathe well in the mountains, 'cause, well, she's from there, and she is from the tribe that has wings. I'm actually kind of debating over whether she should have wings or not, though. But...
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 14
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 5
Healthy as a Horse 2
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 14
03/14/13 02:23 PM
kate wrote:
cool she is NOT a sue! great test
03/15/13 03:15 PM
good job! wrote:
Yet again, I took more into consideration. My main protagonist was forced into training at 12, among many others at that age or older, and throughout the bulk of the story she is 24. So of course with those 12 years of experience, she may have gotten scarred, or tortured, or accused of something she didn't do, on some missions. (I can't believe she was originally gonna be 15 for the whole story.)
I'm keeping the wings. I don't care how illogical her wingspan size and the way she hides them are. You rarely see anyone have the lack of scientific logic of winged characters get in their way of enjoying the story.
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 19
I'm keeping the wings. I don't care how illogical her wingspan size and the way she hides them are. You rarely see anyone have the lack of scientific logic of winged characters get in their way of enjoying the story.
Do I Know This Guy? 3
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 4
I'm Destined For What? 5
Can't Complain 7
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 19
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Melanie wrote:
Thank you so much for making this! I was looking for a way to make sure that my LOTR OC wouldn't be another Mary-Sue and I will definitely check out MerlinMissy's original.
Thank you again!!
Thank you again!!
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Heather Turner wrote:
My Percy Jackson OC isnt a Gary Stu and he is a god! However he does spend a lot of time with humans...
None of my OC 's are Mary Sue/Gary Stu!
None of my OC 's are Mary Sue/Gary Stu!
04/09/13 09:47 AM
Pochapal wrote:
Well, from my experience with this, you can still get a relatively high score, and have a well-balanced character. For example, my list of characters have a varied range of answers, but they all add up to a well thought out character with a 'promising career ahead'.
Here are my scores:
35 Female Lead
15 Comical Character
44 Antagonist
25 Anti-Hero
27 Wise Teacher-like Character
33 Male Lead
Each of these characters are radically different from each other, and the two extremes are the antagonist (44) and the comical character (15), which is accurate, since I portray the antagonist as a human being, and not some evil presence that the protagonists have to defeat, and the comical character lacks depth, and just ends up joining the characters for a few chapters before dying.
So, all in all, I have this character making thing down to a T, and it'll really help novice writers create good characters. :)
Here are my scores:
35 Female Lead
15 Comical Character
44 Antagonist
25 Anti-Hero
27 Wise Teacher-like Character
33 Male Lead
Each of these characters are radically different from each other, and the two extremes are the antagonist (44) and the comical character (15), which is accurate, since I portray the antagonist as a human being, and not some evil presence that the protagonists have to defeat, and the comical character lacks depth, and just ends up joining the characters for a few chapters before dying.
So, all in all, I have this character making thing down to a T, and it'll really help novice writers create good characters. :)
04/15/13 12:54 PM
Santana wrote:
I don't know about the accuracy of this test bevause there seemed to be things missing on it.
My character, Valentina, scored 47. She is a 19th century, 17-year-old, drunken, homeless prostitute who was born inside a prison. She is beautiful but scars, dirt, bruises and her tattered clothing detract from her beauty. Valentina only has a few close friends, her half-brother and toddler son. Eventually she dies along with all her dreams (this is when the focus shifts to her half-brother, Caleb).
By no means is Valentina perfect but the test says otherwise.
My character, Valentina, scored 47. She is a 19th century, 17-year-old, drunken, homeless prostitute who was born inside a prison. She is beautiful but scars, dirt, bruises and her tattered clothing detract from her beauty. Valentina only has a few close friends, her half-brother and toddler son. Eventually she dies along with all her dreams (this is when the focus shifts to her half-brother, Caleb).
By no means is Valentina perfect but the test says otherwise.
04/16/13 10:35 PM
Kim wrote:
Although the test prove to be a bit of a struggle because of certain questions that I am having second guesses on, my character is doing pretty well regardless of how high it was scored (86, but she either grew to be like that or someone forced her to act in such a way following the questions). I am in no ways like her - although how awesome would it be to punish all criminals? - but I do wish to work on more of her flaws, because she has plenty. Thank you so much for the results! I hope I'm able to develop my character even more.
04/22/13 04:11 PM
neighborhood writer wrote:
For my protagonist, Maeve, I got this score:
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 22
Hm. According to the test, Maeve is a healthy character with a promising future ahead of her. I'll keep this test in mind for future characters I make.
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 7
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
I'm Destined For What? 4
Can't Complain 4
Momma HATES Her! 1
Total: 22
Hm. According to the test, Maeve is a healthy character with a promising future ahead of her. I'll keep this test in mind for future characters I make.
04/27/13 11:47 AM
Rosalie wrote:
I love love love this test. It is totally useful and I use it All The Time.
04/29/13 07:08 AM
zerda wrote:
I just wanted to note that trans isn't a sexual identity. Being trans has nothing to do with your sexual preferences. It's to do with gender and sex.
Besides that, I enjoyed the test a lot.
Besides that, I enjoyed the test a lot.
04/30/13 12:42 AM
Gold_Kitsune wrote:
My pony OC, Charade scored a 40. Every word of the analysis was true.
his life is not overly fantastic, he simply lives a life I would like to live. He's a character that I would like to be more like.
His is not unobtainable in his world or even in the real world. My score sheet was as follows:
He's Got My Nose 16
Yo! 12
I'm Destined For What? 7
Healthy as a Horse 0 (funny I got 0 on this since he ..is one XD)
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
his life is not overly fantastic, he simply lives a life I would like to live. He's a character that I would like to be more like.
His is not unobtainable in his world or even in the real world. My score sheet was as follows:
He's Got My Nose 16
Yo! 12
I'm Destined For What? 7
Healthy as a Horse 0 (funny I got 0 on this since he ..is one XD)
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 5
05/09/13 07:46 PM
TakTheFox wrote:
This test was not very accurate, as neither myself or Rynk blend into the crowd. However while that is similar, we are not very similar. She does not dismiss the "destiny" thing, she more-so ignores it, as very few actually know about whatever she is destined for, and it isn't talked about much at all.
As for the moaning about hard-knocks, she actually spends most of her time trying to avoid talking like that, as while she does acknowledge her hard times, she does not feel that people want to hear about it, and does not wish to wear herself down with depressing talk like that.
I did agree somewhat with the secondary paragraph, but while I don't know what exactly is meant by my "fantasies" (I can only guess that refers to something sexual, which I avoid), but I actually do put overdone amounts of work into the character. I realize this makes things look worse, but I was told to be honest.
I could explain the character myself in more detail, and I also found it hard to answer some of the questions.
The question of beauty for example was a check-off, but I left it blank. Why? Because there was a reason for why she is considered so pretty, which is that people have said that she is a very attractive character, without my help.
Most of the other answers which would normally make her a mary-sue relate to this also, as these are things people have told me about the character, not things I wish would happen and just wrote in myself.
Note please, I do not mean to offend. If it came across as such I apologize.
As for the moaning about hard-knocks, she actually spends most of her time trying to avoid talking like that, as while she does acknowledge her hard times, she does not feel that people want to hear about it, and does not wish to wear herself down with depressing talk like that.
I did agree somewhat with the secondary paragraph, but while I don't know what exactly is meant by my "fantasies" (I can only guess that refers to something sexual, which I avoid), but I actually do put overdone amounts of work into the character. I realize this makes things look worse, but I was told to be honest.
I could explain the character myself in more detail, and I also found it hard to answer some of the questions.
The question of beauty for example was a check-off, but I left it blank. Why? Because there was a reason for why she is considered so pretty, which is that people have said that she is a very attractive character, without my help.
Most of the other answers which would normally make her a mary-sue relate to this also, as these are things people have told me about the character, not things I wish would happen and just wrote in myself.
Note please, I do not mean to offend. If it came across as such I apologize.
05/10/13 02:05 AM
Person wrote:
Interestingly, I picked a bunch of choices I thought would make a character a Sue, but I got pretty good results.
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Bluebird wrote:
Great test, although there were a couple of noticeable spelling errors.
A suggestion I have is to add questions focusing on the character's skills, not just superpowers. For example, maybe there's a character out there that is very smart and a great singer and is a hard worker and is basically awesome at everything. This character should definitely receive extra points.
I ran a bunch of my characters through the test. The scores were:
Main character/protagonist: 14
Main antagonist: 28
Character based off of myself: 15
Jerk with a traumatic past: 32
Protagonist's best friend: 11
Some other random people: 12, 15, 9
All of them passed, so I'm happy with the results, although quite a few of them were "given too much room".
A suggestion I have is to add questions focusing on the character's skills, not just superpowers. For example, maybe there's a character out there that is very smart and a great singer and is a hard worker and is basically awesome at everything. This character should definitely receive extra points.
I ran a bunch of my characters through the test. The scores were:
Main character/protagonist: 14
Main antagonist: 28
Character based off of myself: 15
Jerk with a traumatic past: 32
Protagonist's best friend: 11
Some other random people: 12, 15, 9
All of them passed, so I'm happy with the results, although quite a few of them were "given too much room".
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05/30/13 05:30 PM
Spectrobes Princess wrote:
Hmmm... I'm a little disappointed that I got a little 'she hates me' on one of my favorite Ocs. Oh we'll, she just isn't that interesting in that area...great test!!!!!!!!
05/30/13 10:23 PM
Flame wrote:
yeah! i got 30
05/31/13 10:46 AM
Flame wrote:
Just testing!
05/31/13 11:06 AM
Heather Turner wrote:
this is my fave sue/stu test.
06/01/13 04:44 PM
Annie Allen wrote:
"In general, you care deeply about Meredith, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Meredith is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her."
Still, the score is a little bit too high in my opinion
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
She's The Anti-Cool 2
Plain Jane 0
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 15
Still, the score is a little bit too high in my opinion
Score Breakdown
I Love Her, I Let Her Go 10
She's The Anti-Cool 2
Plain Jane 0
Can't Complain 3
Momma HATES Her! 0
Total: 15
06/06/13 01:46 AM
Mister Blue wrote:
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 7
James Dean, James Dean... 20
I'm Destined For What? 11
Valium Poster Child 24
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 8
Total: 70
Not sure about how I got a high score for the "Coolness" part so I'll have to look into that bit.
But for the "Valium poster child" part I keep running through a lot of my OCs for a novel I'm working on and they generally DO keep getting that bit again and again. Simply because its such a crapsack world that its hard to get through the slums without being horribly abused in some way...And a lot of them have had family members killed in fights and wars, as well as done their share of killing too.
In fact my OC does personally kill his own father and brother and has his lover, mother, grandmother all killed too, and dies himself at the end of it all. Though he's an assassin himself and has killed a lot of people by his hands... The magic he has is keyed into his ability to master fighting and weapons but proves to be his undoing in the end too. So while I do work on him I think that how he has to deal with such a bad past, present, AND future does help to balance the other possible "sue-ness" of him. And he does have to make amends for his own mistakes and if he looses his temper and punches his friend, then she punches him right back for that and he has to apologize for hitting her in a fit of temper. The bit about the wearing black (its his personal preference and favorite color as well as being one of the optimal colors to wear for assassin work) and the heavy weaponry well... he has to defend himself in the gang warfare so its of course needed. And the choosing his name, that's a common tradition in the slums where he grew up to choose one's name especially after objects or animals.
So while its wonderful in making sure there's not too much sue-ness going around, still certain things may seem sue out of context but if its more common in the culture its nothing too unique and more the rules of the world. Another thing possibly have the bit about the characters if they die or not at the end of the story and taking some points off a bit for that? Since its not too common trope just yet and does underscore (if played right) how much a suckish fighting cat-eat-dog world it is.
Thank you for the awesome test though! ^^
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 7
James Dean, James Dean... 20
I'm Destined For What? 11
Valium Poster Child 24
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 8
Total: 70
Not sure about how I got a high score for the "Coolness" part so I'll have to look into that bit.
But for the "Valium poster child" part I keep running through a lot of my OCs for a novel I'm working on and they generally DO keep getting that bit again and again. Simply because its such a crapsack world that its hard to get through the slums without being horribly abused in some way...And a lot of them have had family members killed in fights and wars, as well as done their share of killing too.
In fact my OC does personally kill his own father and brother and has his lover, mother, grandmother all killed too, and dies himself at the end of it all. Though he's an assassin himself and has killed a lot of people by his hands... The magic he has is keyed into his ability to master fighting and weapons but proves to be his undoing in the end too. So while I do work on him I think that how he has to deal with such a bad past, present, AND future does help to balance the other possible "sue-ness" of him. And he does have to make amends for his own mistakes and if he looses his temper and punches his friend, then she punches him right back for that and he has to apologize for hitting her in a fit of temper. The bit about the wearing black (its his personal preference and favorite color as well as being one of the optimal colors to wear for assassin work) and the heavy weaponry well... he has to defend himself in the gang warfare so its of course needed. And the choosing his name, that's a common tradition in the slums where he grew up to choose one's name especially after objects or animals.
So while its wonderful in making sure there's not too much sue-ness going around, still certain things may seem sue out of context but if its more common in the culture its nothing too unique and more the rules of the world. Another thing possibly have the bit about the characters if they die or not at the end of the story and taking some points off a bit for that? Since its not too common trope just yet and does underscore (if played right) how much a suckish fighting cat-eat-dog world it is.
Thank you for the awesome test though! ^^
06/06/13 03:16 AM
Jose wrote:
Well my character is a good character good to know, I think there were a question about color hair and you should especified what do you think a strange color is because my main character is a red-head and I doubted because is a normal color for humans but there are not so many read-heads in the world.
thanks for the test. it was very helpful.
thanks for the test. it was very helpful.
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In general, you care deeply about Alexandra, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alexandra is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her. ''
Cool! I thought that it would say that she was a Mary Sue, considering she is based off of me.
In general, you care deeply about Alexandra, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alexandra is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her. ''
Cool! I thought that it would say that she was a Mary Sue, considering she is based off of me.
06/15/13 08:40 PM
Nope wrote:
I was pretty sure my characters were Mary Sue, but none of them ended up being classified as it.
From this I draw the conclusion that a lot of your questions are too specific in certain aspects.
If a scarred, angsty, suicidal super scientist who has Hulk-ripoff strength and anger issues, extreme intelligence and happens to be gay doesn't constitute as a Mary Sue, I'm not sure how valuable this test's results were.
In fact, the test said that they "aren't very cool, blends into crowds" and "There is nothing special about them they could see". Which is rather the complete opposite of what they do.
From this I draw the conclusion that a lot of your questions are too specific in certain aspects.
If a scarred, angsty, suicidal super scientist who has Hulk-ripoff strength and anger issues, extreme intelligence and happens to be gay doesn't constitute as a Mary Sue, I'm not sure how valuable this test's results were.
In fact, the test said that they "aren't very cool, blends into crowds" and "There is nothing special about them they could see". Which is rather the complete opposite of what they do.
06/16/13 02:07 PM
I think maybe my problem is that my story isn't sf/fantasy/etc.