Rodimus Prime wrote:Neko wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I liked Kaminari Ishihara. Petr was alright, he didn't do that much. Kaminari was actually in the middle of the action.
True, but she smelt vaguely of 'Mary su' to me.
Excuse my ignorance, but I don't get the reference...
Also, I wonder if the Simmons/Frenzy part will come to fruition in RotF. I know we saw Simmons in the trailers, but it would be cool if they said he saved Frenzy. Because I (and I am sure many others) thought Frenzy offed himself.
I don't think I've ever come across someone on the net who didn't know what Mary Sue means. lol
wikipedia wrote:A Mary Sue (sometimes just Sue), in literary criticism and particularly in fanfiction, is a fictional character with overly idealized and hackneyed mannerisms, lacking noteworthy flaws, and primarily functioning as wish-fulfillment fantasies for their authors or readers. Perhaps the single underlying feature of all characters described as "Mary Sues" is that they are too ostentatious for the audience's taste, or that the author seems to favor the character too highly. The author may seem to push how exceptional and wonderful the "Mary Sue" character is on his or her audience, sometimes leading the audience to dislike or even resent the character fairly quickly; such a character could be described as an "author's pet".
"Mary Sues" can be either male or female, but male characters are often dubbed "Marty Stu", "Gary Stu", or similar names.[1] While the label "Mary Sue" itself originates from a parody of this type of character, most characters labeled "Mary Sues" by readers are not intended by authors as such.
While the term is generally limited to fan-created characters, and its most common usage today occurs within the fan fiction community or in reference to fan fiction, original characters in role-playing games or literary canon are also sometimes criticized as being "Mary Sues" or "canon Sues," if they dominate the spotlight or are too unrealistic or unlikely in other ways. Examples of this are Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation[2][3][4] and Bella Swan from Twilight.[5]
As for Frenzy, I'm curious to see how that pans out as well. The book seemed to leave that hanging a bit.