The Mary Sue Test
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Fox will be participating after I remove the gag and ropes.
What he is...
Is your character the only one of his species in existence? (+2)
Fox: Not by a long shot.
Because all of the others died tragically? (+5)
Fox: *snerk* Yeah, right, in a soap opera somewhere. Nope, there are tons of us.
Because of unknown reasons? (+1)
Fox: *shrug* Well I don't think this question counts.
Is he a fantasy creature that's familiar but rarely used as an avatar (hippogriff, satyr, cockatrice)? (-2)
Fox: Well I'm an elf, I guess that makes me a fantasy creature. Wait, do I count as a creature?
Is he a normal, real world animal, excluding wolf? (-1)
Fox: Noooo...just named for one.
Is your character described as beautiful? (+1)
Fox: Well =) Now that you mention it....
I think the kindest description of his big pointy ears and crayola red hair is 'unique'.
Fox: HEY
"Unusually" or "astonishingly" beautiful? (+2)
Fox: I'm not answering this one, I'll wait for a comment from the peanut gallery.
Truth hurts, suck it up
Are his optics an unusual color? (+1)
Fox: They use to be...well I guess they still are.
Do they change color according to his mood? (+1)
Fox: Nope
You sure?
Fox: Yup.
Is he unusually petite or unusually large for his species? (+1)
Fox: Nope, I'm joe average for an 'Ears'.
Does he lack wings (ordinarily wingless creatures count!)? (-1)
Fox: No wings.
Is he wolf-sized or smaller? (-1)
Fox: Uh... Well I stand on two legs, that makes me bigger than a wolf, right?
Is he entirely black or white? (+1)
Fox: Nope, I'm an annoyingly bland flesh tone.
Shiny, metallic, iridescent, sparkly? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Does he have a prominent scar on his face? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Does his name contain any of the following:
Star/Fire/Black/Dark/Moon/Ice/Silver/Song/Wind (+3 each)
Flame/Night/Dawn/Shadow/Snow/Wing/Heart/Eye (+2 each)
Rain/Strike/Flash/Cloud/Soul/Feathis/Claw/Wolf/Blade/Tear (+1 each)
Fox: HEE! Foxnaku Strangehands *bow* Not in there anywhere =D
Deliberately misspelled (Starr, Wynd, Klaw)? (+2)
Fox: Well, uh, no.
Two part name (first and last)? (+1)
Fox: Maybe my last name, but not the first.
Both parts composed entirely of words from the above? (+20)
Fox: Nope.
Made up fantasy name starting and ending in the letter a? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Do you use this name for everything you do on the internet? (+5)
Fox: Nope.
Got Magic?
Unusually keen senses? (+1 for each)
Fox: No Magic per say. I have an ability.
Telepathy or empathy? (+1)
Fox: We call it Teek, I think the humans call it Telekineses. So my answer is Nope!
Healing? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Healing that works completely and perfectly regardless of the affliction in question? (+10)
Fox: Nope.
Control of the weather or other natural elements? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Precognitive dreams or visions? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Is he a shapeshifter? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
With more than two forms? (+2)
Fox: *sigh* Nope.
More than three? (+3)
Unlimited forms? (+10)
ALL of the above? (+100)
Fox: Can I go now?
Answer the question
Fox: NO
What's he do?
Does he have a beautiful singing voice? (+1)
Fox: I'm a liberator.
He's a thief
Fox: I can sing =D
No, he can't
Fox: *snort*
Is he royalty? (+1)
Fox: Well....
In his own mind
Fox: I could forge a title.
Is he the most powerful or high-ranking of his kind? (+3)
Fox: Uh..no
He's on the most wanted list of his own kind.
Is he the very best at what he does? (+3)
Fox: Actually I'm pretty good at it.
Actually..he is.
Is he a phenomenally skilled warrior? (+1)
Fox: *chews lip*
That would be a big fat NO
Fox: You hate me don't you?
Please you run and scream like a little girl
With any weapon? (+1)
Fox: I'm not allowed to touch weapons.
He tends to be clumsy
With a Very Special weapon? (+2)
Fox: If it did all the fighting for me while I was off in a bar drinking, then yes.
Passed down to him by a dying family member or master? (+3)
Fox: Uh no. My Dad makes cabinets.
Is it magical? (+2)
Fox: I haven't got one.
Is it named? (+1)
Fox: I haven't got one to name. But if I did I'd name it something jazzy. Like Gizzard Poker.
*face/palm*
With one or more of the words from the list? (+10)
Fox: Nope, nothing from the list! NyahNyah!
Does he have a perfectly normal history that you don't get into? (-10)
Fox: Growing up was kind of normal.
He really is Joe Average elf until he meets up with his co-hort
Have you written down the character's history in story form? (+1)
Fox: I don't know
In bits and pieces, so partially
Was he captured and/or abused by humans? (+10)
Fox: Captured and put in the clink a few times. They got teek blockers there, is that abuse?
No that's to keep your sorry ass in a cell
Fox: Oh, well but the capture part?
I guess that's a yes because you're a bonehead sometimes and get caught
Was he adopted? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Is he a human who was turned into his current form? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Is he a member of a rogue team that plays by its own rules? (+1)
Fox: I don't know if you consider 2 people a team, but we aren't exactly rogue..I'd say no.
Is he the leader? (+1)
Fox: I should be.
But thankfully he's not
Is he your Otherkin/Furry/Were "trueform"? (+10)
Fox: *eyes D*
Fuck NO
Do you secretly believe that someday you're going to transform into him? (+5)
Fox: O_O
I'd commit hari kari for the good of the world
Do you publicly believe that someday you're going to transform into him? (+10)
Fox: What's up with these weird-assed questions?
No, no and NO
Bonus question: In making your character, did you borrow ANY idea, be it in name, terminology, world, physiology, or function, from Mercedes Lackey? (+20)
Fox: *snort*
I'd say the hell not
0-5: Congratulations! You have created an original, believable, and interesting character!
6-10: Your Mary Sue tendencies are few and small enough that they probably don't matter much.
11-15: Borderline.
16-20: I'm sorry, dude, but you're pretty much a Mary Sue.
21-30: This is prominent enough that you might seriously want to consider making changes to your character so as not to annoy your neighbors.
30 or more: Please do not come near me.
Fox: How the hell did that happen?
Beats the hell out of me
weaslebeast, I live to gack from herFox will be participating after I remove the gag and ropes.
What he is...
Is your character the only one of his species in existence? (+2)
Fox: Not by a long shot.
Because all of the others died tragically? (+5)
Fox: *snerk* Yeah, right, in a soap opera somewhere. Nope, there are tons of us.
Because of unknown reasons? (+1)
Fox: *shrug* Well I don't think this question counts.
Is he a fantasy creature that's familiar but rarely used as an avatar (hippogriff, satyr, cockatrice)? (-2)
Fox: Well I'm an elf, I guess that makes me a fantasy creature. Wait, do I count as a creature?
Is he a normal, real world animal, excluding wolf? (-1)
Fox: Noooo...just named for one.
Is your character described as beautiful? (+1)
Fox: Well =) Now that you mention it....
I think the kindest description of his big pointy ears and crayola red hair is 'unique'.
Fox: HEY
"Unusually" or "astonishingly" beautiful? (+2)
Fox: I'm not answering this one, I'll wait for a comment from the peanut gallery.
Truth hurts, suck it up
Are his optics an unusual color? (+1)
Fox: They use to be...well I guess they still are.
Do they change color according to his mood? (+1)
Fox: Nope
You sure?
Fox: Yup.
Is he unusually petite or unusually large for his species? (+1)
Fox: Nope, I'm joe average for an 'Ears'.
Does he lack wings (ordinarily wingless creatures count!)? (-1)
Fox: No wings.
Is he wolf-sized or smaller? (-1)
Fox: Uh... Well I stand on two legs, that makes me bigger than a wolf, right?
Is he entirely black or white? (+1)
Fox: Nope, I'm an annoyingly bland flesh tone.
Shiny, metallic, iridescent, sparkly? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Does he have a prominent scar on his face? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Does his name contain any of the following:
Star/Fire/Black/Dark/Moon/Ice/Silver/Song/Wind (+3 each)
Flame/Night/Dawn/Shadow/Snow/Wing/Heart/Eye (+2 each)
Rain/Strike/Flash/Cloud/Soul/Feathis/Claw/Wolf/Blade/Tear (+1 each)
Fox: HEE! Foxnaku Strangehands *bow* Not in there anywhere =D
Deliberately misspelled (Starr, Wynd, Klaw)? (+2)
Fox: Well, uh, no.
Two part name (first and last)? (+1)
Fox: Maybe my last name, but not the first.
Both parts composed entirely of words from the above? (+20)
Fox: Nope.
Made up fantasy name starting and ending in the letter a? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Do you use this name for everything you do on the internet? (+5)
Fox: Nope.
Got Magic?
Unusually keen senses? (+1 for each)
Fox: No Magic per say. I have an ability.
Telepathy or empathy? (+1)
Fox: We call it Teek, I think the humans call it Telekineses. So my answer is Nope!
Healing? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Healing that works completely and perfectly regardless of the affliction in question? (+10)
Fox: Nope.
Control of the weather or other natural elements? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Precognitive dreams or visions? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Is he a shapeshifter? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
With more than two forms? (+2)
Fox: *sigh* Nope.
More than three? (+3)
Unlimited forms? (+10)
ALL of the above? (+100)
Fox: Can I go now?
Answer the question
Fox: NO
What's he do?
Does he have a beautiful singing voice? (+1)
Fox: I'm a liberator.
He's a thief
Fox: I can sing =D
No, he can't
Fox: *snort*
Is he royalty? (+1)
Fox: Well....
In his own mind
Fox: I could forge a title.
Is he the most powerful or high-ranking of his kind? (+3)
Fox: Uh..no
He's on the most wanted list of his own kind.
Is he the very best at what he does? (+3)
Fox: Actually I'm pretty good at it.
Actually..he is.
Is he a phenomenally skilled warrior? (+1)
Fox: *chews lip*
That would be a big fat NO
Fox: You hate me don't you?
Please you run and scream like a little girl
With any weapon? (+1)
Fox: I'm not allowed to touch weapons.
He tends to be clumsy
With a Very Special weapon? (+2)
Fox: If it did all the fighting for me while I was off in a bar drinking, then yes.
Passed down to him by a dying family member or master? (+3)
Fox: Uh no. My Dad makes cabinets.
Is it magical? (+2)
Fox: I haven't got one.
Is it named? (+1)
Fox: I haven't got one to name. But if I did I'd name it something jazzy. Like Gizzard Poker.
*face/palm*
With one or more of the words from the list? (+10)
Fox: Nope, nothing from the list! NyahNyah!
Does he have a perfectly normal history that you don't get into? (-10)
Fox: Growing up was kind of normal.
He really is Joe Average elf until he meets up with his co-hort
Have you written down the character's history in story form? (+1)
Fox: I don't know
In bits and pieces, so partially
Was he captured and/or abused by humans? (+10)
Fox: Captured and put in the clink a few times. They got teek blockers there, is that abuse?
No that's to keep your sorry ass in a cell
Fox: Oh, well but the capture part?
I guess that's a yes because you're a bonehead sometimes and get caught
Was he adopted? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Is he a human who was turned into his current form? (+1)
Fox: Nope.
Is he a member of a rogue team that plays by its own rules? (+1)
Fox: I don't know if you consider 2 people a team, but we aren't exactly rogue..I'd say no.
Is he the leader? (+1)
Fox: I should be.
But thankfully he's not
Is he your Otherkin/Furry/Were "trueform"? (+10)
Fox: *eyes D*
Fuck NO
Do you secretly believe that someday you're going to transform into him? (+5)
Fox: O_O
I'd commit hari kari for the good of the world
Do you publicly believe that someday you're going to transform into him? (+10)
Fox: What's up with these weird-assed questions?
No, no and NO
Bonus question: In making your character, did you borrow ANY idea, be it in name, terminology, world, physiology, or function, from Mercedes Lackey? (+20)
Fox: *snort*
I'd say the hell not
0-5: Congratulations! You have created an original, believable, and interesting character!
6-10: Your Mary Sue tendencies are few and small enough that they probably don't matter much.
11-15: Borderline.
16-20: I'm sorry, dude, but you're pretty much a Mary Sue.
21-30: This is prominent enough that you might seriously want to consider making changes to your character so as not to annoy your neighbors.
30 or more: Please do not come near me.
Fox: How the hell did that happen?
Beats the hell out of me
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