Mary Sue Litmus Test

[cattygabriel]

So I took the Mary Sue Litmus Test for Gabriel, out of curiosity. I knew he'd be a Sue - or a Gary-Stu - but his score did surprise me a little because it was a bit higer than what I was expecting (I'd been expecting the high seventies at most).

Your total is: 82.

*LAUGHS* Well, this is Gabriel, THE Messenger of God, Michael's second in command, etc. I'd have been shocked if he wasn't a Sue. Or a Stu.

Comments

[divine-tempest.livejournal.com]

I'm still trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong. :P Even if I click every box that even vaguely describes Uriel (and some of those are really huge stretches), I can't top 60 points.

As I said in comments on your entry, either way, the litmus test is hardly fair. I think most main characters of sci-fi/fantasy series and games are going to end up more Sueish than not. Some are a bit heavy-handed, yes, but I think it's part of the genre. Those that write the truly horrible Sues are either kids that will outgrow the phase, or people who think their Super Speshul SparkleSue is perfect as-is and should be allowed into any game/story/setting no matter what rules are already in place; a litmus test probably isn't going to do a thing to change their mind.

[glacialphoenix]

I think most main characters of sci-fi/fantasy series and games are going to end up more Sueish than not.

Oh, I agree. I admit I was trying to see how far I could push Mynah's score, because playing an epic character in an epic setting will more or less break the Mary Sue scale.