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Date Posted: Fri, Apr 16 2004, 15:24:24
Author: Porris
Subject: This all sounds frighteningly like
In reply to: Mad Katharine (AKA Raptor Red) 's message, "Re: 10 Mary Sue hallmarks that piss me off." on Thu, Apr 15 2004, 11:32:36

All these posts remind me frighteningly of Seven of Nine. And she's a CANON character. Can a canon character be a Mary Sue? Would that count?

>Another thing about Mary Sues is that they always seem
>to have IQs six times higher than the smartest person
>in the series, have complete mastery of every skill
>necessary to get the series' principals out of
>trouble, and they gush love all over the Sues for
>doing it ("The Phoenix is out of Bird Missiles?? Oh,
>I'll just fabricate some using sheetmetal from Joe's
>vehicle and fuel from the Phoenix for propellant and
>warheads! Is it okay if I dismantle your car, Joe?"
>"Of course you can! I'd never have thought of doing
>that myself! You're the best!" "<~blush~>
>Tee-hee!"), or they have some Deux es Telekina
>ability: they can move objects with the beauty of
>their smile, swoon animals and bloodthirsty terrorists
>with the music of their voice, stop speeding bullets
>with a song, jump tall buildings with a single
>sigh...you get the picture. ;-)

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Replies:

Re: This all sounds frighteningly like -- elaine22459, Fri, Apr 16 2004, 15:52:22
- Re: This all sounds frighteningly like -- elaine22459, Fri, Apr 16 2004, 15:53:12
- Re: This all sounds frighteningly like -- gkscotty, Fri, Apr 16 2004, 18:00:15
  - Gotta argue with you there. -- Gloria, Sat, Apr 17 2004, 4:50:26
    - Re: Gotta argue with you there. -- gkscotty, Sat, Apr 17 2004, 6:46:48
      - self insert =/= mary sue -- Sol 1056, Sat, Apr 17 2004, 18:46:48
        Re: self insert =/= mary sue -- Mad Katharine (AKA Raptor Red), Tue, Apr 20 2004, 1:09:31
        Re: self insert =/= mary sue -- Mad Katharine (AKA Raptor Red), Tue, Apr 20 2004, 1:10:16
        Whoa, what just happened there? -- Mad Katharine (AKA Raptor Red, Tue, Apr 20 2004, 1:21:58
  - Re: This all sounds frighteningly like -- Stinkerbelle, Sat, Apr 17 2004, 16:33:03
    - Re: This all sounds frighteningly like -- gkscotty, Sat, Apr 17 2004, 17:05:30
    - Re: This all sounds frighteningly like -- MST Meg, Sat, Apr 17 2004, 17:44:52
    - Re: This all sounds frighteningly like -- Catseye, Sun, Apr 18 2004, 21:42:05
- Re: This all sounds frighteningly like -- Sarin, Sat, Apr 17 2004, 1:06:53

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