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I see the word "Mary Sue" tossed around a lot lately when it comes to characters. When I think of a Mary Sue, I think of this:



But often on the Internet, I see it misused to mean the character is overpowered, or even just cliche. Not that these can't be problems in themselves, but they don't make a character a Mary Sue. It's the self-insert element AND the lack of flaws together which make a Mary Sue, imo.

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