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.Is this character the last survivor of anything? (Common examples include a species, family, town or civilization).
- A.
- 4.Is this character notably good-looking?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 5.How many languages does this character speak?
- A.
1-2
- B.
3-4
- C.
5+
- 6.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 7.Can this character polymorph or otherwise change species?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 8.Does this character ever get out of a tight spot by discovering new powers or abilities?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 9.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 10.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 11.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 12.Is this character name's Hunter or anything you find to be particularly badass?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 13.Does this character wear leather, sunglasses or anything you find to be particularly badass?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 14.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 15.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 16.Does this character have problems with authority figures? (For example: his parents, his bosses, the police, etc.)
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 17.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 18.Does this character date any of the following: an elf, a royal or someone high-class?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 19.Is this character ever raped or tortured?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 20.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 21.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 22.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 23.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.
- 24.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 25.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No / not applicable.
- 26.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 27.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 28.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 29.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 30.
- 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.
- A.
Yes / not applicable.
- B.
No.
- 33.
- 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.Is this character originally from the 20th or 21st century real-world but somehow transported to a fantasy realm?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 37.Is this character a furry? A furry is an animal that walks and talks and is (except for his body) otherwise indistinguishable from a human.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 38.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 39.Is the character royal or otherwise a member of a ruling family?
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
- 40.
- A.
Yes.
- B.
No.
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