MLP:FiM - How to NOT Make a Mary Sue! 

"Mary can't sue me, she isn't real!" -that one person who doesn't know what a mary sue is

is barbie a Mary sue?

So then a Mary Sue cutiemark would be this: The word “All”

There’s an anime that’s called “stuck in another world with my smart phone” and the main character is definitely a Mary Sue. He can use infinite magic, he gets all the girls, and he has his smart phone in a world without technology.

There's also the opposite side to the Mary Sue coin, where people can make their characters *so* flawed, dark, and edgy that there's really no point to them. So, I guess there are Mary Sues, and Edgelords?

How many Mary Sues I know? Ha! Too many to count!

I mean, being too kind IS a flaw. It's a flaw when you get taken advantage of and surround yourself with toxic people, or get so wrapped up into helping others that you hurt yourself in the process. I'd love to see something that talks about this, especially as it's something I struggle with

For me my FAKE friend is a Mary Sue 😒

I hate Mary Sue's/Gary Sue's more than anything else. Especially in Roleplays, Oh goD nOt tHe rOLepLays

My friend and I role played our OCs once. My OC wasn't a Mary sue, but my friend's was. She was so annoying that I stopped role playing with her because all her OCs are may sues.

I watched this video a while ago, changed design, backstory, and look. It helped so much! Tysm!

I feel like my character is a Mary sue but idkShe's a "alicorn" well a robot alicorn built to improve A.I technology. She's named herself steam because she's hasna steam punk feel. She has trouble showing emotion and was never taught how to use magic. She does like to create things. Most pony's tend to stay away from her because of fear. She's actually really nice. She can feel emotions and think her own thoughts. She is power by magic and a artificial heart. She doesn't need food or air because well she's a robot.

My OC use to be a Mary Sue, nad I didn't even knowed what it was, "she never lose, she's always right, she knows everything!", She was... What I wanted to be, But I grow up and realized. 1-We don't need to be perfect, so why would our OC? 2-She's base one me, If I wound't do it, why would she? 3-A backstory should come first than the "cool abilities" (sorry for bad english, I am Brazilian ^^' tell me if I wrote something wrong to learn more about this beautiful language)

Yep Mary Sue actually does scare the crap out of me

To me (my opinion) Mary Sue's are female oc's who think they are too powerful, Can't be killed, and who last "Forever" I see WAY TOO many Mary Sue's on Pony Town ;w;

I feel like it doesn’t matter how many flaws and strengths a character has, as long as the flaws affect the character as much of more than the strengths do.

The most Mary Sue character in the world: “Beauty Sans Wife” Just... watch her channel intro...

I can see why people dislike stories with Mary Sue/ Gary Stu ocs. If they're perfect or near perfection, there'll be no obstacles and challenge. There's also some people who like the angst and it's pretty boring sometimes if you don't see the character struggle. Everything would glide by quickly and smoothly. There would probably by no climax or rising action. Sure, the character could still fight the "boss" or villain of the story, but it would seem too easy.

Everyone in his life has make a Mary Sue/ Gary Stu. More when we are just beginning in creating original characters, more when we are kids, maybe. Of mlp, sonic, Powerpuff girls, etc. I see it like a practice and it's adorable, because the majority are kids making his firts original characters. Mary Sue is only the first step ;)

The last point in this video, I cannot agree with. Characters are neither there to be likeable, nor to be relatable. People create characters from their imagination, and nothing about it should have to do with the audience viewing it. If someone wants to make a mary sue, they can. It is their character and even if they get criticised for it, it's still not up to the viewers to decide what the character can and cannot be. This doesn't mean that the characters woud always be good, but they are just as respectable as any others. Not everything has to be relatable and if it's too perfect, it may be shallow and boring, but at least someone is trying to contribute something that sprouted from their imagination to the fandom and that is truly an amazing thing. Also critique and telling people what to do to make something more 'appealing' (to them), is not the same thing. Just felt like saying that.

Mary Sues. Yeah, these things. Let's be honest, I created a Mary Sue when I read my first fanfiction on FIMfiction. I made a yellow unicorn mare with orange mane and red highlights, named her Burning Starlight. I liked her really much and decided to make a story about her. I made her Twilight's pupil, an *extremely powerful magician*. Almost no flaws, ''extremely likable''. With confidence, I posted her to a rating community. Then the rates came. 3/10. Oh boy and how much I battled that "she's absolutely normal and perfect", but I then gave up. One person recommended me a site with common MS flaws. I read it and made another character. A dark blue stallion with light blue mane and pale orange highlights, named Lightcaster. He is a humble, loyal character with overprotective and slightly racist nature, a royal guard. Tried again and voila: 9/10. Well, they said "Never give up". They were right and today I rate and create OCs.

I AM making a "Mary sue" but she figures out she's to perfect and people do get bored of her. She decides to confess every of her flaws. She was being something she wasn't supposed to be. So I guess u could call her a Mary Sue for a bit of her life.

I made a oc it's was a mary-sue But I change it a lot and now it's base off my boring life :3 Edit: like my own comment

Nice video, but I feel that there are more things than just a lack of flaws that make a character a Mary Sue. I have compiled a list of other traits that I see in a ton of Mary Sues but I feel are never brought up. 1. False Characterflaws. One of the worst is something I refer to as 'false characterflaws', character-flaws that are rendered pointless due to the story being written in such a way that the "flaws" never leave any impact on the character's life. The best way that I can put it is the following scenario: Imagine that you have an OC and you decide that the character's flaw should be a short temper and a lack of brain-to-mouth filter. Perfectly acceptable flaws, nothing wrong there. But the way they become false character-flaws is if they either A. never affects the characters the OC likes, and/or B. never has any serious consequences. It really is a case of "show, don't tell". You say that your OC has this flaw and that flaw all day, but unless they actually leave a negative impact they are not true flaws. 2. Selfawareness. And not just in terms of what a Mary Sue is either, we are talking about having insight that the character should not have in universe. Knowledge that only a fangirl could possess. I know that as a fangirl it is very tempting to rewrite certain aspects of the shows we watch or games we play, whether to right a wrong or change the fate of the characters we like. But often it comes across as pretenscious and it makes the creator behind the character incredibly transparent. And to make matters worse, these kinds of character use that knowledge to eliminate any challenge or struggle that stands in their way. It is unsufferable and only serves to remind you that the character doesn't belong in the world. 3. The Interactions with the characters in the show This is probably the biggest warning-sign that a character is on its way to become a Mary Sue and one thing that you should watch out for as a character-creator and even more so as a writer. The issue here comes when your OC's interactions with the canon characters is entirely dictated by which characters you like and which ones you don't with no realistic attempts at building a relationship at all. All the 'good' and 'redeemable' characters instantly gravitate towards the OC and anyone who is 'bad' or disagrees with the OC are humiliated and disposed of, once again without real consequences. Even worse, the latter characters are often turned into either iredeemable monsters or complete morons with no redeemable or identifiable character-traits whatsoever. Into mere hollow shells of what they were in the sourcematerial. It feels incredibly shallow and downright manipulative in some cases. I often like to call Mary Sues the spoiled brats of the OC-world. They are spoiled and coddled by their creators and as such end up as flat and annoying characters. All characters needs to have flaws, and even more so permantent flaws that don't go away when its convinient, in order to be relatable and interesting.

CRAP, IT'S A MARY SUE! AAAAAH! GRAB YOUR PITCH FORKS AND TORCHES!!

When I roleplay from time to time, I always see people that are "shadow demons that can kill you so don't make them mad" or "strength: 10/10 speed 10/10 intelligence 10/10" like wtf.

I'm writing a book, so this is really helpful. Also, I know of a Mary sue in one of the book series i read. This cat is called Dovewing. Dovewing has magic. She was so boring, the writers had to make her fight beavers.

I once made a country cat name:ally and she was disabled she had three legs and also was very shy small and had A mix with a ram... but I love it!!!!

UGGGGH. My friend keeps making Mary Sues as her roleplay character. Her character gets angry, but it doesn't affect her because she's too perfect. She always has all the power in the world!

*watches this* *draws Mary Sue* *posts* *writes this comment* *closes laptop*

To me,a Mary Sue is an OC that looks too much like other fictional character,like a recolor. Or it has too many abilities,accessories,colors..etc Often,characters with bright or neon colors were Mary Sues to me This video helped me to make better OCs,no matter how hard I tried,they always ended up looking like recolors or Mary Sues

6:06 d flurry heart

I basically make my OC who I am, mixed with what I wanna look like. (Human OC) I make her look different, but have the same personality as I do IRL. With my MLP OC, it's a tiny bit different. I like an interesting OC, with an even more interesting story behind it. I often have some major problem that began long ago, which has lingered with that character till this day.. She's a pegasus, and has an interesting feature like no other.. When she was a filly, like super young, she fell into some paint, that got splattered on the tips of her ears, muzzle, feet, and on her flank. Now, that paint never came off. And she never got a cutiemark.. Why? Because those paint stains ARE her cutie mark. Kewl huh?

Thanks for the extended patience everyone! =3

Flaws are fine! Just listen to the song in Season 7 Episode 14!

Why have a Mary Sue/Gary Stu when you can just create an annoyingly powerful OC with a tragic backstory and an edgy personality? *Dark fic time*

Also some advice for critics (Not you Ty, just saying this in general). The term Mary Sue has been overused and misused way too much. Do your research before you call someone's OC a Mary Sue. It can be very insulting for someone who put a lot of work into their OC or made it a mirror of their true selves (in that case you're calling THEM a Mary Sue). Just because the story of a character has a happy ending, or they have pulled themselves out of the slums to become a hero or a princess, doesn't make them perfect.

Like, mah OC is an unicorn who has alicorn powers. She's black with an orange hair and everypony loves her. She never lose and her bestie is Cadence. She has saved Equestria like thousand times and she's a loyal guard. Her mother is Princess Celestia and husband Flash Sentry. Oh, did I forgot to mention that her first name is Mary and last name Sue? WELL, now you know :D

I make my characters powerful but they have a traumatic backstory making them hesitate to use their powers. I often make them have my trauma and go through stuff I went through. My example would be Charlie: She's childish and annoying and often gets yelled at due to her always annoying everyone. She's a side character and her backstory isn't too deep

Alright how about my character? My sona is different but this character is one I love a lot. Name: Magnus Age: 19 Species: Jersey Devil (check them out if you aren't sure what that means) Personality: He is quiet, timid, and shy. It doesn't take a lot to rile him up or make him angry. Magnus is loyal to his friends and rather creative, if not impatient. He is cautious and always thinks before he acts. Backstory: Jersey Devils aren't native to Equestria, but life was too rough out there, so Magnus's mother left him in the care of an old pony named Shamrock Shortfall, and he grew up in Equestria. Annoyed with how ponies treated him differently, running away or gasping at his frightening appearance, he joined a villain (another character of mine, a pegasus) to turn every pony into an earth pony... to equalize them. He painted a black x on his flank in place of a cutie mark. He later realized his mistakes and helped stop the Pegasus villain.

One thing everyone must remember is, OC'S ARE MEANT TO BE REPRESENTATIONS OF *OURSELVES*! Do you secretly have issues being social? Then don't make your OC an extrovert social butterfly!

1:20 *cough* *cough* Cadence *cough*

I've tried to degrade power from ocs from when I was like 7. Flaws are really useful, especially if you turn them completely against their strengths.

This video helped a lot when I first watched it! Honestly, two years ago was when I was first really making characters. Now, I hardly ever run into making Mary Sues. That being said. Sometimes it can be fun to make a Mary Sue like character. I made a character who THINKS he's the best thing to have ever happened to the world and has the biggest ego ever. He wears awful outfits and goes around changing colors of everything (as changing colors is his magic so to speak). Honestly, people shouldn't be so afraid of making a Mary Sue. Because! If done correctly, they could develop into a rather interesting character.

Do you think this is enough flaws: Horrible cooker Super clumsy Distracted Takes anger management Always forgets stuff Trying to play violin ( bad ) Kind of stupid Violent (I mean if u anoy her she will kick u)

I believe there is another type of Mary sue/ Gary Stu, "The ones that have TOO MANY flaws" example: dead parents depression (has committed suicide more then once) anger issues Psychopathic no emotions (except for sadness anger disgust negativity) no one likes them killed 500 + more ponies I'm I the only one who thinks this kind of pony is a Mary Sue /Gary Stu?

Thanks so much for all of your 'tips on a good OC' type of videos. They really do help me alot especially your 'good backstory' ones. Even though they are for MLP, they help me with other things to like anime, TV shows, etc. Thanks so much again helps me tons!

This actually goes for all ice in General. I like it! I made my first OC ever a Mary sue but I had no idea what this meant, but I changed it so people wouldn't be like that. My first OC was a transformer oc.

so isn't Celestia a Mary sue

When I was in 4th grade I didn't know about Mary Sues, so me and my friend made these alicorns that saved Equestria, and we made them on pony generator... yeah. After that I made like 4 other OCs and stuck with the 4th one :3

Hey to anyone still watching this video could you help me... I think my oc is a Mary Sue... it's my oc Tibbles She's a cyborg, but also a Dricko (a species that I made, part mammal, and part dragon,) She's, funny, helping, kind, and can turn into a bat sized fennec fox/dragon... But I tried to level it out by having a lot of people hate her, have her to have restless leg syndrome, sad a lot, weak, and can't see very much... I still think it's a Mary Sue... (if you saw some of my videos about her you would know what I mean) can anybody give me some advice to fix my oc?

I mean, I have made a OC who's a god who can visit any world in existence (MLP, Steven Universe, Etc) But there is still flaws in him, he's sometimes nostalgic when things change, He can die despite reviving 12 hours later and will use incorrect information or actions to someone or something. My OC is meant to be the representation of the Player, The people who play games, the people they want to play as and want to be. I agree it is Gary Stu Material, and I aint afraid to admit it, I always find a way to make him well balanced if his character gets a little too far.

One of my OC's is a pegasus named Icy Breeze. He is light purple with a light and dark blue mane and tail. His special talent is making ice by touching water, when he wants it to be ice. I've had him as an OC for like 2 years and i JUST noticed (when the Rumble episode came out) that his mane and tail are the same as Rumble's! Do you think he is a Gary Stu or a recolor?

When you think about it, a LOT of canon characters are also Mary Sues and Gary Stus. That's pretty much why fans often prefer the deuteragonist or the tritagonist over the protagonist. Or even a more minor character. Disney and Pixar movies are a perfect example of this phenomenon.

You make a good point about not making a Mary sue there. I liked your video 😒😉

I always thought Mary Sues were predictable, or fit so much into being a girly girl (or a 'tough guy') that it gets so stupid. To me, a Mary Sue is someone that doesn't have the capability to show the unexpected. And I love the unexpected. It gives me a feeling of excitement that either makes me wanna keep reading, or writing. And I actually like giving my characters a tragic backstory, but always having to come out from under in varying ways, sometimes for the good, other times not so much.

Looking back at my original designs for my main OC, she was 100% a Mary Sue! Luckily I watched a few of these types of videos and fixed her up ;w; so crrriinnngggeeeeyyyy...

My friends oc os stupid in my opinion, she is a blue alicorn with a pink Fluttershy- like mane and was the daughter of luna, no flaws whatsoever with a "tragic backstory" 😒

I’ve thought of some good personality traits, that, if done correctly, can be used against your character. Extremely honest- honest to the point that they come off as mean, or blunt. Hardworking/work oriented- overworks themselves, or ignoring self care Trusting: always

You have no idea how this Deer helped me in my life!! He made me into a artist and helped me make a good oc! I've watched so many of his videos! I'm so happy I watched his videos!

Did anyone notice that the pony at 4:52 looks a lot like Princess Flurry Heart as a fully grown pony xD

Mary Sue is Scary. O.o how does Maddy dare to have one around?

Great video! I thought about this topic a lot too because many fandoms have this kind of characters. I thought that if someone starts a story and realise that his/her character is a mary sue they could say that the Mary Sue’s traits are how the character sees her/himself and they are actually snobby and many hate them for that and later in the story they might realize they aren’t so awesome maybe because they were defeated in battle by the bad guy or failed at something that was important for the oc or has a fight with a dear friend that opens his/hers mind about it, all of this example will make the oc think about themself and create an interesting plot where the oc has to regain the trust of others and show humility realizing that no one is perfect

My friend has her own oc that i think is a mary sue and early on her oc was a mary sue for sure i would try to make my character unique but when i told her the trait she would say she also had the trait.

One of the more interesting flaws I decided to give my pony character, Nova Blast, is that he has a irrational fear of water - he can accept stuff like showers or buckets of water, but more like rivers, seas, oceans is where he gets frightening. He is terrified that something is lurking beneath the surface constantly, just waiting to pull him down into the deep dark abyss below...

5:14 what the fuck I was eating while watching this and when he said Monalisa like that I threw up my drink, it didnt land on the computer, it did on the food tho, I cant eat dis now Laughing so hard was worthy tho

It is stupid that people accused a character to be a Mary-Sue/Gary-Stu without even know the meaning of the word. They are using the word to justify their hate toward a character, I'm looking straight at you Star Wars Fans.

When you said "to powerful" i emediately though ONE-PUNCH MAN!

Other traits and trends also tend to be very unrealistic and overly tragic backstories and the like. Not to say your character can't have a tragic backstory, but it has to fit in context and not be over done.

I love how well thought out these videos are. Smooth and easy to understand.

One of my characters, (I have 2 from two different communities one here) he's an earth pony but can use magic, now please listen he is not the best due to the fact that he is an earth pony that can use magic, so he had to learn by himself and he can't use a lot of magic at once, unless he focuses it and then he can cast powerfull spells like time travel and such, and even absorbe magic from other beings, it all depends on their will and stuff, he can't like example change the full time when he wants with out causing a lot of ruckus so he is super nerfed, and due to the fact that he is old, he's also kinda like discord, but more dushie like but knows when too far is too far, so he isn't a powerful being just ... really old and with a gift.

If i made a oc it be the opposite of a Mary sue Here's what I like in characters - secretly depressed -friendly -weak -low sainty Not sure why, just like dark stuff

What if a characters' flaw is the that their a Mary Sue.

Hello! I'm not into my little pony, or anything, but these videos do really help me with my own original anime character! I completely understand how some of the Mlp fandom members find overpowered OCs with cliche back stories annoying. Thank you tyandaga, you are actually helping me make an OC that's original, and not overpowered, I'm trying to make a OC character to make a gaming and art channel for entertainment. I hope you get big in the future, you've earned a subscriber! =]

This actually helped me with my oc that isn’t a pony, and I’m gonna go edit their personality a bit now!

I love creating characters. I want them to be as amazing as possible, but even then I always give them flaws that actually affect them

Every time without fail, I seem to want to make a good character after watching your videos about character development.

when I create a character, I go DEEEP into everything, I have defined and written 10 paragraphs that describe the world they come from and 5 paragraphs that explain how magic and powers work, I don't publish it but I always use it so the character gives the feeling that they are from a story, a world of their own and not just some text I cam up with in 5 minutes

Another OC I came up with: (I came up with her today) Her name is Solice. She grew up in a wealthy family, who was prejudice against the nearby werewolves that lived in the nearby forest. Her father and many other men hunted these werewolves and sold these pelts for money. These men thought werewolves were evil creatures. Solice’s parents were very neglectful of her and her younger brother Amos. Sometimes, when their parents were very angry, they’d beat their children. Solice was very cold and distant. She would always stay in her room and never come out for hours. She took her anger at her parents onto her brother. She would always yell at him and never bother to play with him. Sometimes she would beat her brother. Solice sometimes felt guilty about this, but blamed her behavior on her parents. When Solice was 14, and Amos was 11, Amos told her he didn’t like how mean she was too him, and that she was just like their parents. The comment that she was like the people she hated, her parents, stung her, and she knew it was true. But she yelled at him for wasting her time, and he left. A few years later, Amos was sent to boarding school. After a few months, a letter was sent home that Amos had hung himself at the school after he had been bullied a lot. Solice was heartbroken and regretted everything she ever said to Amos. She ran out in the garden and cried. Then the demon Appsyus appeared and placed a curse on Solice. When she died she would be reincarnated into another human or creature, not always in the same world, and then she would die again, be reincarnated again, and again for the rest of time. But everytime she loved someone, or they loved her in any of her lives, she would have to kill them. Solice eventually died, and her lives continued on for centuries, and she kept killed all the people she loved. Then with one of her lives she reincarnated into her first body, and was back into her first world. Her descendants were still living in the same house in the woods. She lived in a cabin in the woods near the house alone. She was determined to not get close to anyone. She did watch over descendants children. If they ever got lost in the woods she would guide them back home. One day she met a strange young man. She met him in the woods, by her house. He was charming, but never said anything about himself. He kept visiting her and later revealed he was a werewolf. He brought her to his pack, and they immediateky felt like family. Solice also knew she loved this were wolf, who’s name was Dagger. She knew she had to kill them someday. But one day hunters tried to hunt down the werewolves. Solice saved the wolf pack. She confessed her love to Dagger. While she kissed him for the first time her murder side turned on she stabbed him with a peice of glass. He died, and she was heartbroken, she was planning to kill herself, but the soul of Amos stopped her. He told her she had suffered long enough and that he forgave her. Solice then goes to heaven where all her loved ones where. She was now at peace. This is really long!

My first character was quite likable. She was created in the time I was actually a bubbly little girl. She was amazing in my eyes still now. Her looks were only a little overused. As a cat she was silver and white with green eyes. But I still love her.

My friend and i were making ocs for our roleplay. She made a Mary sue and I got soooo annoyed. She made her character known by everyone, strongest person on earth, prettiest and most loved

"my oc is the daughter of luna and sombra!!!1!1 her name is princess midnight moon!!1!!!1 she is an alicorn and is more powerful than all the unicorns in equestria combined!!!!!111!!!!! but she turned evil once like her mum ;-; but when she became good again everyone forgave her because she is a kind and pretty princess!!!1!!!" -hundreds upon thousands of uneducated children thank you tyandaga for helping these poor people learn how to create a decent character *eye twitches*

Very late comment: Well, I like roleplaying with people on Facebook and when there are fights I want it to be fair and such, like not dodging every single attack. But one time, I was roleplaying with some dood and he was almost untouchable. Thats the reason why I don't roleplay fights xDD

Thank you Tyandaga! Your advice does help me much with my MLP fan fictions, but I also find it helpful in all my other writing projects. Thanks so much! :)

So basically, don't make Twilight Sparkle.

celestia and flurry heart... god...

I think one thing about Mary Sues is that their lives never have ups and downs. But in reality everyone has some kind of down moment in their life. When making a character be sure to make sure they have some ups and downs, so they stay interesting, and realistic.

My first MLP oc is the daughter of Princess Luna and King Sombra, it's a sort of what-if scenario, her name is Midnight "Mare" Moon, she is hidden within the old Castle of the Pony Sisters(can't remember crap for the life of me), some parts of it are fixed up and she is kept here so that she is never found out about, she is just a filly, she may have strong magic born around the same day as Nightmare night, hence her name, but she cannot control such strong magic and actually only knows how to teleport but not on command as she only does such a thing out of fear. She was born an Alicorn like Flurry Heart though unlike flurry she cannot use her wings to fly just yet as her wings are very big but she cannot use them as they aren't developed properly. Her horn is slightly curved like that of King Sombra and she actually sorta looks like a mix of her two parents, like her mother she can transform though most of her magic power is unleashed during this time which is very bad as it is uncontrollable and extremely dangerous to try and force something so strong. She is a nice young filly who will actually hide her wings or even her horn so that she isn't found out or questioned for her appearance, she is a kind, gentle filly who likes nature as she has been around nature for as long as she has been around. Ok Mary Sue?, Or no?

I have a question. My BFF made an OC, that has few flaws, who was a Unicorn who fell into a potion and became an Alicorn. Is that a Mary Sue?

People like: My character has two tone eyes/ half demon/ half reaper/ half dragon/ half human

My Oc was very pampered and loved because he had the ability of healing people and was born in a rich family . He was nice but very selfish . He greatly ignored that the people said he is dump. He had to help out in the war that attacked his country that's when he realized the world doesn't spins around him . He has a difficulty of making decisions and has a lot to learn by simple stuff such a cooking and cleaning as he was very pampered . He is really afraid of hurting someone and afraid fights , war anything that involvs physically hurting someone else so he rather runs away his whole life then to have a fight . He also never tries to take risks . Is he a mary sue ?

"To likable" *fangirl warming* AAHHH KINGDOM HEARTS! Lol great vid

O boy I better try not to make a Mary sue

Achilles was almost a Mary Sue.

Was kind of expecting more of an appearance from Mary Sue, probably near the end with her saying something the lines of "What's this coat rack saying about me?!"

A have a pony oc, it... -I actually have 2- Their names are Anilove and cupcake Anilove (used to be)- most powerful unicorn and a really good flyer. ALICORN. Had no foes and only had friends. Sister: FLURRYHEART?!?!?! Anilove (now)- an okay unicorn, who has quite a lot of foes and some friends. Loves animals and is now... a unicorn. Family: Unknown Cupcake (she is sorta new so she doesn’t have an old version)- a Pegasus with a robot leg and a half skeleton wing. Is sorta insane and works for pinkie pie (pinkies creepypasta) helps pinkie make cupcakes out of pony’s Backstory- ok... short... cupcake was pinkies next victim for the day, and she liked the feeling of pain... pinkimena Dian pie cut off her leg, and cut part of her wing... umm... she laughed and for some reason... pinkie made her... her assistant...? WUT Ok ok ok... old Anilove was a Mary Sue... cupcake... I don’t know... I guess not...

personally I think the fandom version of undertale sans is a gary stu, I mean. when I roleplay with someone. and they are sans. people are literally doing this "*shoots 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 faster blasters at Chara and chara dies* " and I'm not joking. like DUDE.

Is it considered a Mary Sue if I make my character a daughter of Celestia?A lot of people classify alicorns or any other characters that are somehow related to the canon characters as Mary Sues,so I'm just being careful with my creations 😊

This was a great Starlight Glimmer criticism video.

02:50 I don't think that simply "giving them flaws" is the solution, because this might as well end with flaws that feel "artificial" and people will notice that for sure. I'd rather say: DISCOVER their flaws that are ACTUALLY RELEVANT TO THE STORY by looking for things that could make their goal harder to achieve or the problems they're struggling with harder to overcome. Such flaws are automatically a potential for character development & growth throughout the story.