Is Your Protagonist A Mary Sue?
40 Questions
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This quiz will help you identify whether a character is an over-perfect Mary Sue and how to fix him. The quiz typically takes 10 minutes or so.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Does this character ever get defeated by an opponent or obstacle?
- A.
- 2.
- A.
- 3.Was this character born into a powerful rank, position or caste?
- A.
- 4.Is this character the last survivor of anything? (Common examples include a species, family, town or civilization).
- A.
- 5.Is this character notably good-looking?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 6.How many languages does this character speak?
- A.
1-2
- B.
3-4
- C.
5+
- 7.Is this character very modest?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 8.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 9.Does this character ever get out of a tight spot by discovering new powers or abilities?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 10.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 11.Does this character consider his talents and/or abilities a curse?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 12.Does this character use a sword or other bladed weapon in a high-tech setting?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 13.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 14.Does this character wear leather, sunglasses or anything you find to be particularly badass?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 15.Is this character mortal?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 16.Are your other characters generally impressed by this character?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 17.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 18.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 19.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 20.Is this character ever raped or tortured?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 21.At the start of the book, does this character know who his birth parents are?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 22.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 23.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 24.Does the character make any moral decisions that readers will probably disagree with? For example, Peter breaks up with Mary Jane for her safety at the end of the first Spiderman movie.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 25.Does the character have political or religious beliefs similar to yours?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 26.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No / not applicable.
- 27.Was this character born with an impressive supernatural talent, like magic or The Force?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 28.Does this character have a particularly traumatic backstory? (For example, his parents were murdered or she was captured by slavers, etc.)
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 29.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 30.Is this character human?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 31.Is the character a hybrid of two species, like a half-elf or half-dragon?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 32.If your character is nonhuman, is there any way in which his species is weaker than humans?
- A.
Yes / not applicable.
- B.
No.
- 33.Is your character a non-human that looks mostly human anyway?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 34.Is this character secretly related to another character?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 35.Is this character the subject of a great prophecy?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 36.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 37.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 38.Does this character feel overwhelming guilty about something that wasn't his fault?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 39.Is the character royal or otherwise a member of a ruling family?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 40.Does this character look much younger than he actually is? (For example, he might be a 300-year-old that looks 20).
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
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