Talk:Dark Mage/@comment-26419174-20170122213413/@comment-30188108-20170124175428

Actually Dio, there are a bit of a difference of what a Gary Stu is to a Mary Stu. These 2 are sort of perfect characters for the sex of the character. For a women writer making a women character, it could lead to what a Mary Stu would be like. Usually completly good and flawless, the perfect human being, romantic interest to the favorite character, skills that are unrealistic or non canon to a story, or skills that are devloped to a obscure level. There are some similarities to what a Mary stu and a Gary stu have, but not quite. For a gary stu you would tend to see pure "badassery" to the highest form. Being overpowered, fights are one sided to the Gary's favor, the some chessy cliches you find like one liners and such, can be found with a Gary stu. Now as you had mention, these factors by themselves are not neccisary to have a Stu. But having these factors in one character pushes them to that Stu status.