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Date Posted: Sat, Apr 17 2004, 16:40:30
Author: T.E.O.W.
Subject: Wait a minute... regarding Kimball Kinnison...
In reply to: Dragoness Eclectic 's message, "Re: Question: What makes Mary Sue so annoying?" on Thu, Apr 15 2004, 19:13:01

>Joe Average doesn't need a lot of explanation for his
>existance, and we can identify with him very easily;
>
at the other extreme, Kimbal Kinnison gets 3 books
>about his ancestors just to explain his place in the
>universe, and a lot of character development with him
>and Clarissa McDougall to make him sympathetic. You
>can't identify with the awesome power of the
>Second-stage Lensman, but anyone who's been in a
>hospital can identify with his reaction to hospital
>food! And girlfriend problems ;-)

Wait a minute - using Kinnison as an example of a non-Stu? But Kinnison IS a huge Marty-Stu! He is the mutha of all Stus!

I mean, look at his qualifications. Master pilot, master of disguise, master Lensman, master of everything. Always smarter, handsomer, and more super-powered than anyone else. Unlimited budget, too, and adoring superiors who don't mind if he lavishes untol taxpayer dollars on his girlfriend. Father of a new super-species, darling of the Gods (or super-powerful aliens), and his existence is the whole point of human existence (no kidding).

So IMHO he's a Stu, but the fact that both you and I know this much about him sixty years after his creation just proves that when done right, Sues and Stus can be entertaining.

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